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Jiangsu (province) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 33 00 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 33.0000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 119 50 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 119.8333 decimal degrees |
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Note: Deltaic plain located at the mouth of the Yangtze; one of smallest and most densely populated provinces; formerly part of Nanking province under Ming dynasty; headquarters 1853-1854 during Taiping Rebellion; increased in importance with growth of Shanghai. |
Names: |
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| Jiangsu (preferred,C,V,English)
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| Jiangsu (Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones),U)
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| Jiangsu (Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin))
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| Kiangsu (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| Kiangsu (Chinese)
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| Chiang-su (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| Chiang-su (Chinese)
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| CH04 (C,V,FIPS,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| Chiang-su Sheng (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| Chiang-su Sheng (Chinese)
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| Jiangsu Sheng (C,V,O,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P)
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| Jiangsu Sheng (Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones),U)
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| Kiangsu Province (C,V,Chinese)
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| Kiangsu Province (Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| 江苏 (C,V,Chinese,U)
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| 江苏省 (C,V,Chinese-P,U)
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| Province de Jiangsu (C,U,French)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| province (preferred, C) |
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since 18th cen. |
| first level subdivision (C) |
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