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1254:Pärnu river
1084:No religion
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1391:References
1108:Not stated
957:Adventists
929:Methodists
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599:11,694
555:51,649
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1129:11.8
1126:8,510
1103:68.4
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778:6,590
772:7,274
750:5,030
744:5,008
738:5,473
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580:1,065
577:4,722
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561:60.4
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533:8,435
530:Rural
514:1,352
511:5,494
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473:10.1
467:4,985
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