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Top of the TGN hierarchy
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World
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Abbasid Caliphate
(historical region)
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Africa
(continent)
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Alexandrian Empire
(former nation/state/empire)
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Antarctica
(continent)
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Asia
(continent)
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British Empire
(historical region)
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Byzantine Empire
(former nation/state/empire)
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Central Asia
(general region)
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Commonwealth of Independent States
(association)
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Commonwealth of Nations
(association)
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Eurasia
(general region)
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Europe
(continent)
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Holy Roman Empire
(former nation/state/empire)
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Kosovo
(independent nation)
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Latin America
(general region)
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Middle East
(general region)
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North and Central America
(continent)
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization
(organization)
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North Pacific Ocean
(general region)
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Oceania
(continent)
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Ottoman Empire
(former nation/state/empire)
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Pacific Islands
(general region)
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Roman Empire
(former nation/state/empire)
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Seleucid Kingdom
(former nation/state/empire)
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Silk Road
(road)
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South America
(continent)
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South Pacific Ocean
(general region)
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Third World
(group of nations/states/cities)
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United Nations
(organization)
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United States Minor Outlying Islands
(general region)
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