| | Book (edition) | abbreviated, e.g. canton (Switzerland), vilayet (Turkey), region (Chile), kray and oblast (Russia). The country...Mt. (mount or mountain), Mts. (mountains), R. (river), Is. (island), Vole. (volcano), Penin. (peninsula)...historical names of regions is preferred here, e.g. Upper Silesia, Moravia and Transylvania. Some names of...by Mobutu, and is now the Katanga administrative region again. The former Kivu province is now divided...the central United States or of the Upper Silesian historical region in Poland, where the importance of |
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