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Táchira (state) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 07 50 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 7.8333 decimal degrees |
| Long: 072 05 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -72.0833 decimal degrees |
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Note: Bounded on W by Colombia; lies in SW region of Andean Cordillera de Mérida; agriculture dominates economy; city of La Alguitrana claims to have built nation's first oil well; contains portion of Pan-American highway. |
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| Táchira (preferred,C,V,English)
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| Táchira (Spanish)
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| Estado Táchira (C,V,O,Portuguese)
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| Estado Táchira (Spanish)
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| Táchira, Estado (C,V)
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| VE20 (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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| industrial center (C) |
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