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1479:Nigeria
1469:Namibia
1459:Morocco
1424:Liberia
1419:Lesotho
1369:Eritrea
1339:Comoros
1314:Burundi
1289:Algeria
1206:Réunion
1202:Mayotte
1193:Madeira
1188:(Spain)
1184:Melilla
1115:Tunisia
1085:Somalia
1070:Senegal
1055:Nigeria
1045:Namibia
1035:Morocco
1000:Liberia
995:Lesotho
945:Eritrea
915:Comoros
890:Burundi
865:Algeria
793:Outline
724:Cuisine
680:Culture
656:Tourism
638:Escudo
611:Economy
509:Streams
482:Islands
472:Climate
425:Famines
400:History
166:Malaria
161:Malaria
66:Mindelo
1649:
1632:
1619:
1549:Zambia
1544:Uganda
1484:Rwanda
1439:Malawi
1399:Guinea
1294:Angola
1225:
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1125:Zambia
1120:Uganda
1060:Rwanda
1015:Malawi
975:Guinea
870:Angola
754:Health
739:Emblem
666:Unions
633:Energy
467:Cities
390:
1604:Ceuta
1524:Sudan
1474:Niger
1429:Libya
1414:Kenya
1394:Ghana
1384:Gabon
1359:Egypt
1299:Benin
1180:Ceuta
1100:Sudan
1050:Niger
1005:Libya
990:Kenya
970:Ghana
960:Gabon
935:Egypt
875:Benin
800:Index
764:Music
759:Media
719:Crime
504:Ports
440:PAICV
435:PAIGC
95:Praia
78:Brava
62:Praia
1534:Togo
1444:Mali
1334:Chad
1110:Togo
1020:Mali
910:Chad
744:Flag
712:list
565:LGBT
322:2021
210:2021
128:Fogo
80:and
74:Fogo
68:and
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