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1127:Armenia
1122:Andorra
1117:Albania
1040:Outline
1001:Museums
976:Cuisine
953:Culture
871:Society
852:Tourism
822:Banking
805:Economy
611:Ostmark
497:Noricum
467:History
455:Austria
154:Austria
93:scholar
1678:Turkey
1673:Taiwan
1663:Sweden
1638:Serbia
1633:Russia
1628:Poland
1623:Norway
1608:Mexico
1593:Israel
1573:Greece
1563:France
1538:Canada
1445:Jersey
1387:Kosovo
1349:Turkey
1339:Sweden
1319:Serbia
1309:Russia
1294:Poland
1289:Norway
1269:Monaco
1239:Latvia
1207:Greece
1192:France
1167:Cyprus
1061:Portal
966:Cinema
837:Mining
832:Energy
693:States
688:Rivers
658:Cities
507:Raetia
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224:pardon
212:Parole
190:murder
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1658:Spain
1603:Japan
1598:Italy
1543:China
1420:Åland
1334:Spain
1259:Malta
1229:Italy
1047:Index
1021:Sport
1006:Music
996:Media
943:Women
893:Crime
673:Lakes
480:Celts
100:JSTOR
86:books
986:Flag
980:wine
200:and
131:The
72:news
759:Law
176:or
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