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1336:Guadeloupe
1191:Costa Rica
926:2014-04-14
905:2014-04-14
884:2022-01-17
808:2017-05-07
766:2023-05-26
742:2023-05-26
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695:References
552:and later
214:Roman Rite
156:Population
143:Statistics
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114:Saint John
1331:Greenland
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1221:Guatemala
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