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Nueva Esparta (state) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 11 00 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 11.0000 decimal degrees |
Long: 064 00 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -64.0000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located off coast of Peńinsula De Araya; comprises Isle Margarita, Cubugua and Coche Isle and small uninhabited islands; dependent on federal government; has many fishing ports and villages; tourism is main industry; pearling has also been important. |
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Nueva Esparta (preferred,C,V,English)
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Nueva Esparta (Spanish)
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Estado Nueva Esparta (C,V,O,English)
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Estado Nueva Esparta (Portuguese)
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Estado Nueva Esparta (Spanish)
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Nueva Esparta, Estado (C,V)
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Margarita (C,U,Spanish)
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VE17 (C,U,FIPS)
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state (preferred, C) |
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first level subdivision (C) |
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island group (C) |
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port (C) |
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