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1237:Oudomxay
1189:Province
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911:124,000
873:395,000
835:836,000
804:435,000
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730:410,000
692:192,000
654:313,000
616:444,000
578:182,000
540:397,000
502:302,000
497:Xam Neua
464:706,000
426:287,000
388:198,000
350:153,000
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1592:Vietnam
1507:Myanmar
1487:Lebanon
1397:Georgia
1352:Bahrain
1342:Armenia
1252:Salavan
1197:Attapeu
1007:History
986:15,880
945:98,000
876:16,389
807:18,526
770:21,774
733:10,691
725:Salavan
695:16,270
657:15,370
619:16,875
543:16,315
535:Thakhek
505:16,500
467:15,415
429:14,863
353:10,320
345:Attapeu
264:khoueng
191:Village
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1639:Taiwan
1572:Turkey
1537:Russia
1472:Kuwait
1432:Jordan
1422:Israel
1382:Cyprus
1367:Brunei
1362:Bhutan
1262:Sekong
992:LA-XI
954:LA-XS
948:4,506
920:LA-XE
914:7,665
906:Sekong
882:LA-XA
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838:3,920
813:LA-VI
776:LA-SV
739:LA-SL
701:LA-PH
663:LA-OU
625:LA-LP
587:LA-LM
581:9,325
549:LA-KH
511:LA-HO
473:LA-CH
435:LA-BL
421:Pakxan
397:LA-BK
391:6,196
359:LA-AT
252:khoeng
240:ແຂວງ,
57:Number
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1685:This
1597:Yemen
1557:Syria
1532:Qatar
1512:Nepal
1427:Japan
1402:India
1392:Egypt
1377:China
1202:Bokeo
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304:Name
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1691:stub
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1417:Iraq
1412:Iran
1030:baan
841:209
230:Laos
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