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... republic and accounts for much of its character . In the far south , beyond belts of open steppes , portions of the land assume a subtropical and even a hot semidesert character . The republic's position , in latitudes in which ...
... republic and accounts for much of its character . In the far south , beyond belts of open steppes , portions of the land assume a subtropical and even a hot semidesert character . The republic's position , in latitudes in which ...
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... republic . The Supreme Soviet of the autonomous republic chooses the governing body of the republic - the Council of Ministers . The local bodies of state power in the oblasti , autono- mous oblasti , national okruga , kraya , rayony ...
... republic . The Supreme Soviet of the autonomous republic chooses the governing body of the republic - the Council of Ministers . The local bodies of state power in the oblasti , autono- mous oblasti , national okruga , kraya , rayony ...
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... Republic of San Marino is surround- ed on all sides by the Republic of Italy . It centres on the capital of the same name . The republic's area of 23.5 square miles ( 61 square kilometres ) makes it the smallest independent state in ...
... Republic of San Marino is surround- ed on all sides by the Republic of Italy . It centres on the capital of the same name . The republic's area of 23.5 square miles ( 61 square kilometres ) makes it the smallest independent state in ...
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