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Carabobo (state) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 10 10 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 10.1667 decimal degrees |
Long: 068 05 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -68.0833 decimal degrees |
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Note: Bounded on N by Caribbean Sea, Aragua on E, Guárico & Cojedes on S & Yaracuy on W; named for Battle of Carabobo in 1821 when nation won independence from Spain; produces rice, cotton & sugar; industries include dairies, textile mills & shoe factories. |
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Carabobo (preferred,C,V,English)
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Estado Carabobo (C,V,O,English)
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Estado Carabobo (Portuguese)
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Estado Carabobo (Spanish)
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Carabobo, Estado (C,V)
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Carabobo state (C,O)
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VE07 (C,U,FIPS)
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state (preferred, C) |
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first level subdivision (C) |
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agricultural land (C) |
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