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1623:Turkmenistan
1588:Saudi Arabia
1502:South Korea
1496:special city
1487:North Korea
1122:
1074:
1059:
1039:
993:
939:
885:
831:
777:
734:
691:
434:Provincial:
330:
329:
239:
238:
211:
194:
193:
185:
174:
144:Human rights
131:Constitution
85:Subdivisions
1656:recognition
1573:Philippines
1383:Afghanistan
1180:(1982–2015)
1071:Kanchanpur)
765:Population
604:Visa policy
149:LGBT rights
1780:Categories
1633:Uzbekistan
1608:Tajikistan
1523:Kyrgyzstan
1483:Kazakhstan
1433:East Timor
1403:Bangladesh
1393:Azerbaijan
1262:Dhaulagiri
1205:Sagarmatha
1114:References
907:Dhaulagiri
799:Sagarmatha
768:Area (km)
477:Federalism
331:Judiciary:
303:Chairman:
195:Executive:
163:Government
71:Government
1675:Palestine
1598:Sri Lanka
1593:Singapore
1453:Indonesia
1025:2,552,517
975:3,546,682
921:4,926,765
867:9,656,985
861:Kathmandu
813:5,811,555
718:districts
716:) and 75
629:Civil War
524:Districts
504:Governors
489:Provinces
412:General:
367:Elections
259:Speaker:
171:President
1733:Nepalese
1665:Abkhazia
1613:Thailand
1568:Pakistan
1548:Mongolia
1543:Maldives
1538:Malaysia
1506:province
1491:province
1418:Cambodia
1318:Mahakali
1244:Narayani
1239:Janakpur
1104:(Former)
1093:(Former)
1080:See also
1011:Mahakali
853:Narayani
845:Janakpur
807:Dhankuta
594:Passport
581:in Nepal
563:Minister
53:Location
43:Category
1638:Vietnam
1553:Myanmar
1533:Lebanon
1443:Georgia
1398:Bahrain
1388:Armenia
1295:Karnali
1272:Lumbini
1267:Gandaki
1234:Bagmati
1168:Former
1019:Dipayal
961:Karnali
915:Pokhara
903:Lumbini
899:Gandaki
849:Bagmati
451:Local:
1685:Taiwan
1618:Turkey
1583:Russia
1518:Kuwait
1478:Jordan
1468:Israel
1428:Cyprus
1413:Brunei
1408:Bhutan
1032:19,539
982:42,378
928:29,398
874:27,410
820:28,456
756:Zones
751:Nepali
726:जिल्ला
722:Nepali
710:Nepali
698:Nepali
223:Oli IV
63:Number
1731:This
1643:Yemen
1603:Syria
1578:Qatar
1558:Nepal
1473:Japan
1448:India
1438:Egypt
1423:China
1300:Rapti
1290:Bheri
1200:Mechi
1178:Nepal
1174:zones
957:Bheri
953:Rapti
795:Koshi
791:Mechi
753:name
714:अञ्चल
706:zones
694:Nepal
92:Zones
1737:stub
1563:Oman
1528:Laos
1463:Iraq
1458:Iran
1323:Seti
1195:Kosi
1172:and
1007:Seti
744:No.
458:2022
453:2017
441:2022
436:2017
424:2022
419:2017
414:2013
402:2023
397:2018
392:2015
206:list
1176:of
1782::
989:5
965:15
935:4
911:16
881:3
857:19
827:2
803:16
773:1
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