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Macedonia (former administrative division) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 41 00 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 41.0000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 023 00 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 23.0000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Administrative region in northern Greece; is mountainous in west, drained by Vistritsa river; includes the Chalcidice peninsula; formed a part of the ancient country of Macedonia. |
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| Makedhonía (preferred,C,V)
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| Makedhonia (C,V)
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| Makedonia (C,V)
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| Macedonia (C,O,English-P,U,N)
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| Macédoine (C,O)
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| Macedon (C,V)
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Macedonia (former administrative division) (P) |
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| former administrative division (preferred, C) |
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| first level subdivision (H) |
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| region (administrative division) (H) |
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although this region was divided into 3 sections for election purposes in 1987, it is still more commonly treated as one unit |
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