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Page 207
... major modern lan- guage communities in Albania are the Gegs ( Ghegs ) in the north and the Tosks in the south . There are also a number of ethnic Greeks , concentrated mainly in the southeast . Although under the communist government ...
... major modern lan- guage communities in Albania are the Gegs ( Ghegs ) in the north and the Tosks in the south . There are also a number of ethnic Greeks , concentrated mainly in the southeast . Although under the communist government ...
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... major indus- tries , the U.S. administration is the main employer . The territory's gross national prod- uct ( GNP ) is growing about as rapidly as the population ; the GNP per capita is one of the highest among the Pacific Islands ...
... major indus- tries , the U.S. administration is the main employer . The territory's gross national prod- uct ( GNP ) is growing about as rapidly as the population ; the GNP per capita is one of the highest among the Pacific Islands ...
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... major works by Ammannati in Florence are the Bridge of Santa Trinità ( 1567-69 ) , which contains elliptical arches , and the Fountain of Neptune ( 1567-70 ; de- stroyed 1944 , rebuilt 1957 ) ; the latter , in the Piazza della Signoria ...
... major works by Ammannati in Florence are the Bridge of Santa Trinità ( 1567-69 ) , which contains elliptical arches , and the Fountain of Neptune ( 1567-70 ; de- stroyed 1944 , rebuilt 1957 ) ; the latter , in the Piazza della Signoria ...
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