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Tỉnh Kiến Giang (province) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 10 00 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 10.0000 decimal degrees |
Long: 105 10 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 105.1667 decimal degrees |
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Note: Traditional base of militant Buddhist sect Hoa Hao; U Minh Forest of mangrove and paperbark trees covers wide area of province; main products include fish, rice, corn, soybeans, sugarcane, and tobacco; many inhabitants are Khmer. |
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Tỉnh Kiến Giang (preferred,C,V,O)
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Kiến Giang, Tỉnh (C,V)
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Kiến Giang (C,V)
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Kien Giang (C,V)
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Kiến Giang (C,U)
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VM21 (C,U,FIPS)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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province (preferred, C) |
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borders extended to include part of former province of Chuong Thien in 1976 |
first level subdivision (C) |
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