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Zulia (state) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 10 00 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 10.0000 decimal degrees |
Long: 072 10 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -72.1667 decimal degrees |
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Note: Area surrounding Lake Maracaibo, bordering Golfo de Venezuela & Colombia; industrial centers developed after discovery of oil in 1917. |
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Zulia (preferred,C,V,English)
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Zulia (Spanish)
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Estado Zulia (C,V,O,Portuguese)
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Estado Zulia (Spanish)
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Zulia, Estado (C,V)
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VE23 (C,U,FIPS)
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Zulia (state) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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state (preferred, C) |
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first level subdivision (C) |
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industrial center (C) |
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agricultural land (H) |
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