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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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