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1461:Moldova
1419:Ireland
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1399:Germany
1394:Georgia
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1096:Culture
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1584:Kosovo
1546:Turkey
1536:Sweden
1516:Serbia
1506:Russia
1491:Poland
1486:Norway
1466:Monaco
1436:Latvia
1404:Greece
1389:France
1364:Cyprus
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