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Apure (state) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 07 10 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 7.1667 decimal degrees |
Long: 068 50 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -68.8333 decimal degrees |
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Note: Cattle-raising region bordered by Colombia & Orinoco river; noted for extremes of climate alternating between dry season & rainy season accompanied by flooding; has been part of nation's regional development corporation since 1969. |
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Apure (preferred,C,V,English)
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Estado Apure (C,V,O,English)
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Estado Apure (Portuguese)
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Estado Apure (Spanish)
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Apure, Estado (C,V)
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VE03 (C,U,FIPS)
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Apure (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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agricultural land (C) |
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