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1287:Armenia
1282:Andorra
1277:Albania
1200:Outline
1176:Symbols
1129:Cuisine
1111:Culture
1086:Poverty
1061:Housing
1019:Society
1000:Tourism
975:Fishing
935:Economy
813:Regions
803:Islands
738:Economy
508:History
406:Madeira
402:Funchal
382:Montijo
344:in the
336:in the
235:in the
196:SetĂşbal
180:Leixões
101:scholar
65:removed
50:sources
1605:Jersey
1547:Kosovo
1509:Turkey
1499:Sweden
1479:Serbia
1469:Russia
1454:Poland
1449:Norway
1429:Monaco
1399:Latvia
1367:Greece
1352:France
1327:Cyprus
1221:Portal
1124:Cinema
1081:People
1051:Health
980:Mining
962:Energy
818:Rivers
788:Cities
622:Empire
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414:Azores
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390:Lisbon
358:Carris
192:Lisbon
184:Aveiro
160:Lisbon
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1580:Ă…land
1494:Spain
1419:Malta
1389:Italy
1207:Index
1171:Sport
1156:Music
1146:Media
1101:Women
1031:Crime
969:(EEZ)
808:Lakes
748:Music
555:Suebi
394:Porto
362:Porto
210:Roads
200:Sines
164:Porto
152:Brisa
108:JSTOR
94:books
1134:Wine
1096:Time
899:LGBT
560:Buri
398:Faro
340:and
332:and
204:Faro
202:and
172:Beja
170:and
168:Faro
80:news
48:any
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884:Law
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