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position by acquired citizenship per country. On 11 December 2020 at the
Parliament, the Minister of Justice of Bulgaria Desislava Ahladova reported that from 1 January 2010 to 22 October 2020, 77,829 files have been opened for the acquisition of Bulgarian citizenship by citizens of North Macedonia, 77,762 of them based on declared Bulgarian origin. Macedonian citizens are starting to take out Bulgarian passports due to the fact that Bulgaria is becoming a member of the European Union, and with that, the only prospect for Macedonian citizens is to be able to work and live in European countries where there are greater conditions for prosperity.
1180:. After the opening of the two clubs, protests were organized and the clubs were attacked. The Commission for Protection against Discrimination concluded that the club names discriminate against the Macedonian public on national and ethnic grounds. The Commission was referred by the Association of Fighters the National Liberation War and the anti-fascist war. According to the Bulgarian co-chairman of the common Bulgarian-Macedonian historical commission Angel Dimitrov, the arguments for these changes remind him of the
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and other prominent people received death sentences or prison terms. Mayors and other administrators during the
Bulgarian regime were sentenced to death. 1,260 prominent Macedono-Bulgarians were killed by these farce processes. In 1946, Dimitar Gyuzelev, Yordan Chkartov and Dimitar Chkartov were sentenced to death, whereas seventy-four other Macedono-Bulgarian nationalists led by Angel Dimov were sentenced to jail for plotting to join Vardar Macedonia to Bulgaria.
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146:. The total number of Bulgarians counted in the 2021 Census was 3,504 or roughly 0.2%. Over 100,000 nationals of North Macedonia have received Bulgarian citizenship since 2001 and some 53,000 are still waiting for such, almost all based on declared Bulgarian origin. In the period when North Macedonia was part of Yugoslavia, there was also migration of Bulgarians from the so called
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Defence of the Macedonian National Honour was set up by Yugoslav authorities, and its targets were Macedono-Bulgarian intellectuals who openly expressed their Bulgarian identity. Writers, lawyers, journalists, doctors, teachers, priests
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Bulgarian sources assert that thousands lost their lives due to this cause after 1944 , and that more than 100 , 000 people were imprisoned under the law for the protection of
Macedonian national honour 'for opposing the new ethnogenesis'. 1,260 leading Bulgarians were allegedly killed in Skopje,
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have continued until today. In the period after 1991 ca. 100,000 citizens of North
Macedonia have acquired Bulgarian citizenship (which represents 10% of the self-declared ethnic Macedonians in the country in the 2021 population census), almost all of them acquired by descent and always on 1st
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was smashed. On 20 November 2022, the glass façade of the same club was smashed by three masked men throwing stones, an incident that was followed by gun fire opened at the club from a car on 22 November. On 30 January 2022, the car of the
Chairman of the Association of Macedonian-Bulgarian
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and insisted on putting them into North
Macedonia's constitution, which lists the Albanian, Serbian, Bosniak, Turkish, Romani peoples, as well as the other peoples inhabiting the country. A total of 169 people in North Macedonia voted in the
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was most common affiliation then, mistreatment by occupying
Bulgarian troops during WWII cured most Macedonians from their pro-Bulgarian sympathies, leaving them embracing the new Macedonian identity promoted by the Tito regime after the
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Macedonia do not have their own political parties, but still have political activity. Many politicians have revealed their affiliation to Bulgaria after leaving the political stage, such as
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Friendship in Skopje was vandalised. On 20 January 2023, the secretary of the club in Ohrid was attacked. Three suspects have been apprehended, one of them has
Bulgarian citizenship. On 8 February 2023, the
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1933:Доклад за дейността на комисията по българско гражданство за периода 01 януари – 31 декември 2022 г. (Activity Report of the Bulgarian Citizenship Commission for the period 01 January - 31 December 2022)
1922:Доклад за дейността на комисията по българско гражданство за периода 01 януари – 31 декември 2021 г. (Activity Report of the Bulgarian Citizenship Commission for the period 01 January - 31 December 2021)
1911:Доклад за дейността на комисията по българско гражданство за периода 01 януари – 31 декември 2020 г. (Activity Report of the Bulgarian Citizenship Commission for the period 01 January - 31 December 2020)
1900:Доклад за дейността на комисията по българско гражданство за периода 01 януари – 31 декември 2019 г. (Activity Report of the Bulgarian Citizenship Commission for the period 01 January - 31 December 2019)
1889:Доклад за дейността на комисията по българско гражданство за периода 01 януари – 31 декември 2018 г. (Activity Report of the Bulgarian Citizenship Commission for the period 01 January - 31 December 2018)
1878:Доклад за дейността на комисията по българско гражданство за периода 14 януари – 31 декември 2017 г. (Activity Report of the Bulgarian Citizenship Commission for the period 14 January - 31 December 2017)
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By the time the then-Republic of Macedonia proclaimed its independence those who continued to look to Bulgaria were very few. Some 3,000 - 4,000 people that stuck to their Bulgarian identity (most from
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consciousness that would inspire identification with Yugoslavia. The authorities took also repressive measures that would overcome the Bulgarian national identity of the population, such as the
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Mirjana Maleska. Editor-in-chief. WITH THE EYES OF THE "OTHERS". (about Macedonian-Bulgarian relations and the Macedonian national identity). New Balkan Politics - Journal of Politics. ISSUE 6
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and surroundings) met great hostility among the authorities and the rest of the population. With the fall of Communism the hostility decreased, but still remains. Occasional trials against
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1723:[The Court for Trial of Offenses against the Macedonian National Honor was established by a decision of the Presidium of the National Assembly of Macedonia (ACHOM).]
1867:Годишен доклад за дейността на КБГБЧ за периода 01.01.2016-31.12.2016 година (Annual report on the activities of the CBCBA for the period 01.01.2016-31.12.2016 year), p. 6
1856:Годишен доклад за дейността на КБГБЧ за периода 01.01.2015-31.12.2015 година (Annual report on the activities of the CBCBA for the period 01.01.2015-31.12.2015 year), p. 6
1845:Годишен доклад за дейността на КБГБЧ за периода 01.01.2014-31.12.2014 година (Annual report on the activities of the CBCBA for the period 01.01.2014-31.12.2014 year), p. 5
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2243:"Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the attack on Bulgarian club in Ohrid: We expect institutions in North Macedonia to take action - Българска национална телевизия"
1812:Предоставяне на българско гражданство, Справка за преиода 22.01.2002-15.01.2012 г. (Bulgarian citizenship Information for the period 22.01.2002-15.01.2012 year)
1834:Доклад за дейността на КБГБЧ за периода 23.01.2013 – 22.01.2014 година (Report on the activities of the CBCBA for the period 23.01.2013–22.01.2014 year), p. 6
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was swiftly apprehended and was given a 6 months suspended sentence. On 12 October 2022, the sign above the front door of the "Boris III" cultural club in
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or if they incite religious, national or racial hatred or intolerance. This change came after the opening of two Bulgarian clubs - one named after
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increased almost to the level of state ideology, and the communists were successful in removing all Bulgarian influence in the region. A special
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for pro-Bulgarian leanings. Per Dimitrov, this shows that the Macedonians still use propaganda from the early times of Communist Yugoslavia.
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1768:Богослав Јанев, Босилегратчани во Македонија, Скопје: Здружение на граѓани. "Босилеградско", 2006, Куманово: Графотекс. ISBN 9989-57-472-3.
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adopted changes to the Law on Associations and Foundations in which clubs and organizations cannot be registered if their names reference
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for the implementation of this law, which came into effect on January 3, 1945. Bulgarian sources claim that in early 1945, around 100,000
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authorities began a policy of removing of any Bulgarian influence, making North Macedonia a connecting link for the establishment of new
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Veles, Kumanovo, Prilep, Bitola and Stip... For more see: Hugh Poulton, Who are the Macedonians? C. Hurst & Co. Publishers, 2000,
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the attack on Bulgarian club in Ohrid: We expect institutions in North Macedonia to take action
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condemned the incident and stated that certain political subjects in Bulgaria have used this case for their political goals.
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District's Attorney charged the detainees with an "ethnically-motivated hate crime". The President of North Macedonia
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political organisation in North Macedonia. The "Radko" association was registered in Ohrid in 2000. In 2001 the
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had Bulgarian identity. In 1913, the region of present-day Republic of North Macedonia became a part of the
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There were 37 ethnic Bulgarians born in North Macedonia who lived in the United States of America in 2015.
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as "promoting racial and religious hate and intolerance". The association is named after the conspiration
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area, but over the years, the absolute majority of southeastern North Macedonia have declared themselves
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2147:"Je suis Lambe Alabakovski! Македонците защитават подпалвача на българския културен център"
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On 5 June 2022, the entrance of the "Vancho Mihaylov" club was set on fire. The attacker,
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Bulgaria, North Macedonia condemn ethnic-related violence
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was inaugurated into an established system. The new
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Modern hatreds: the symbolic politics of ethnic war
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185:
182:
179:
176:
94:
89:
82:
77:
66:
61:
53:
48:
43:
38:
2119:НМ (27 September 2022).
2097:Епицентър, 18 окт. 2022.
2085:24.mk, 14 октомври 2022.
1427:Who are the Macedonians?
725:Protestant denominations
379:Bloody Christmas in 1945
373:and creating a distinct
19:Not to be confused with
2073:Dir.bg, 3 ноември 2022.
2041:7 February 2009 at the
1638:Stojčev, Vanče (1996).
1551:. I.B.Tauris. pp.
1543:Phillips, John (2004).
2539:
2347:НМ (31 January 2023).
1648:] (in Slovenian).
1603:Kostov, Chris (2010).
1518:Djokić, Dejan (2003).
1035:23.01.2023-22.01.2024
1021:01.01.2022-31.12.2022
1007:01.01.2021-31.12.2021
655:Bessarabian Bulgarians
57:and surrounding region
2966:Macedonian Bulgarians
2546:Other minority groups
2537:
2401:Радио Слободна Европа
1956:"Explore Census Data"
1233:Macedonian Bulgarians
1051:22.01.2002-22.01.2024
993:01.01.2020-31.12.2020
979:01.01.2019-31.12.2019
965:01.01.2018-31.12.2018
951:14.01.2017-31.12.2017
937:01.01.2016-31.12.2016
923:01.01.2015-31.12.2015
909:01.01.2014-31.12.2014
895:23.01.2013-22.01.2014
881:23.01.2012-22.01.2013
867:22.01.2002-15.01.2012
856:Acquired citizenships
665:Macedonian Bulgarians
160:Macedonian Bulgarians
90:Related ethnic groups
21:Macedonian Bulgarians
2971:Bulgarian minorities
2059:5 March 2009 at the
1584:on 24 September 2007
1106:Constitutional Court
645:Anatolian Bulgarians
142:, as well as during
1228:Macedonian Question
1072:Bulgarian passports
685:Thracian Bulgarians
660:Dobrujan Bulgarians
355:Macedonian language
331:region of Macedonia
132:Kingdom of Bulgaria
130:) were part of the
44:3,504 (census 2021)
35:
2682:Bulgarian diaspora
2540:
1613:. pp. 84–85.
1326:on 23 October 2021
1166:national socialism
1090:Ljubčo Georgievski
784:List of Bulgarians
31:
2953:
2952:
2856:
2855:
2641:
2640:
2591:Megleno-Romanians
1490:Europe since 1945
1436:978-1-85065-238-0
1211:Stevo Pendarovski
1198:Lambe Alabakovski
1096:Association Radko
1061:
1060:
825:
824:
335:Kingdom of Serbia
323:
322:
105:
104:
2998:
2923:Asia and Oceania
2898:
2876:
2696:Southeast Europe
2693:
2692:
2680:
2679:
2668:
2661:
2654:
2645:
2644:
2625:
2619:
2611:
2603:
2595:
2587:
2579:
2571:
2563:
2559:Balkan Egyptians
2555:
2526:
2518:
2510:
2502:
2494:
2486:
2467:
2443:
2436:
2429:
2420:
2419:
2413:
2412:
2410:
2408:
2393:
2387:
2382:
2376:
2371:
2365:
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2331:
2323:
2321:
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2303:
2297:
2296:
2294:
2292:
2276:
2270:
2265:
2259:
2258:
2256:
2254:
2239:
2233:
2228:
2222:
2221:
2219:
2217:
2202:
2196:
2191:
2185:
2180:
2174:
2169:
2163:
2162:
2160:
2158:
2143:
2137:
2136:
2134:
2132:
2116:
2110:
2105:
2099:
2093:
2087:
2081:
2075:
2069:
2063:
2051:
2045:
2033:
2027:
2022:
2016:
2015:
2008:
2002:
2001:
1999:
1997:
1983:
1977:
1976:
1966:
1960:
1959:
1952:
1946:
1941:
1935:
1930:
1924:
1919:
1913:
1908:
1902:
1897:
1891:
1886:
1880:
1875:
1869:
1864:
1858:
1853:
1847:
1842:
1836:
1831:
1825:
1820:
1814:
1809:
1803:
1798:
1792:
1787:
1781:
1775:
1769:
1766:
1760:
1749:
1743:
1731:
1725:
1724:
1707:
1701:
1700:
1674:
1668:
1667:
1635:
1629:
1628:
1600:
1594:
1593:
1591:
1589:
1580:. Archived from
1573:
1567:
1566:
1550:
1540:
1534:
1533:
1515:
1502:
1486:
1480:
1479:
1455:
1445:
1439:
1423:
1417:
1401:
1395:
1394:
1392:
1390:
1384:
1378:. Archived from
1377:
1369:
1363:
1362:
1354:
1348:
1342:
1336:
1335:
1333:
1331:
1325:
1318:
1307:
1301:
1295:
1289:
1284:
1275:
1259:
1178:Tsar Ferdinand I
1132:and a Bulgarian
847:
846:
817:
810:
803:
650:Banat Bulgarians
439:
430:
412:
411:
337:, thus becoming
169:
168:
148:Western Outlands
39:Total population
36:
30:
3006:
3005:
3001:
3000:
2999:
2997:
2996:
2995:
2956:
2955:
2954:
2949:
2918:
2892:
2870:
2852:
2809:
2786:Bulgarian Turks
2733:North Macedonia
2684:
2674:
2672:
2642:
2637:
2628:
2623:
2617:
2609:
2601:
2593:
2585:
2577:
2569:
2561:
2553:
2541:
2529:
2524:
2516:
2508:
2500:
2492:
2484:
2470:
2465:
2452:
2447:
2417:
2416:
2406:
2404:
2395:
2394:
2390:
2383:
2379:
2372:
2368:
2358:
2356:
2355:(in Macedonian)
2353:Нова Македонија
2345:
2341:
2325:
2324:
2317:
2315:
2314:(in Macedonian)
2304:
2300:
2290:
2288:
2287:(in Macedonian)
2277:
2273:
2266:
2262:
2252:
2250:
2241:
2240:
2236:
2229:
2225:
2215:
2213:
2204:
2203:
2199:
2192:
2188:
2181:
2177:
2170:
2166:
2156:
2154:
2145:
2144:
2140:
2130:
2128:
2127:(in Macedonian)
2125:Нова Македонија
2117:
2113:
2106:
2102:
2094:
2090:
2082:
2078:
2070:
2066:
2061:Wayback Machine
2052:
2048:
2043:Wayback Machine
2034:
2030:
2023:
2019:
2010:
2009:
2005:
1995:
1993:
1991:www.sobranie.mk
1985:
1984:
1980:
1974:
1967:
1963:
1954:
1953:
1949:
1942:
1938:
1931:
1927:
1920:
1916:
1909:
1905:
1898:
1894:
1887:
1883:
1876:
1872:
1865:
1861:
1854:
1850:
1843:
1839:
1832:
1828:
1821:
1817:
1810:
1806:
1799:
1795:
1788:
1784:
1776:
1772:
1767:
1763:
1750:
1746:
1732:
1728:
1709:
1708:
1704:
1693:
1675:
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1636:
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1601:
1597:
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1505:
1487:
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1446:
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1398:
1388:
1386:
1385:on 23 July 2006
1382:
1375:
1371:
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1278:
1260:
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1251:
1219:
1194:
1154:
1152:Bulgarian clubs
1098:
1085:
830:
821:
718:Greek-Catholics
713:Catholic Church
575:North Macedonia
428:
427:
357:, a process of
339:Southern Serbia
167:
162:
156:
138:and the end of
112:North Macedonia
34:North Macedonia
33:
29:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
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2899:
2887:
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2858:
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2854:
2853:
2851:
2850:
2848:United Kingdom
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2580:
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2445:
2438:
2431:
2423:
2415:
2414:
2388:
2377:
2366:
2339:
2298:
2285:Слободен печат
2271:
2260:
2249:(in Bulgarian)
2234:
2223:
2197:
2186:
2175:
2164:
2138:
2111:
2100:
2088:
2076:
2064:
2046:
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1978:
1961:
1947:
1936:
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1914:
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1892:
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1859:
1848:
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1826:
1815:
1804:
1793:
1782:
1770:
1761:
1744:
1726:
1702:
1691:
1669:
1658:
1650:Grigor Prličev
1630:
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1535:
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1247:
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1190:
1174:Tsar Boris III
1153:
1150:
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1136:. In 2009 the
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158:See also:
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108:Bulgarians
96:Bulgarians
72:Macedonian
2930:Australia
2868:Argentina
2723:Macedonia
2607:Armenians
2485:(509,083)
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1114:pseudonym
1102:Bulgarian
864:2002-2012
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766:Torlakian
741:Bulgarian
637:Subgroups
520:Australia
407:SR Serbia
341:. During
128:Novo Selo
68:Bulgarian
62:Languages
2885:Honduras
2861:Americas
2708:Bulgaria
2517:(17,018)
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2509:(35,939)
2501:(53,879)
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694:Religion
417:a series
415:Part of
367:Yugoslav
363:identity
124:Strumica
116:Strumica
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2833:Germany
2818:Austria
2793:Ukraine
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2745:Romania
2740:Moldova
2718:Hungary
2713:Croatia
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2554:(6,300)
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600:Brazil
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550:Greece
540:France
525:Canada
484:Dances
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