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68:list of wars
1946:Isle of Man
1881:recognition
1855:Switzerland
1790:Netherlands
1289:e-Residency
1279:Agriculture
833:Masing, Uku
722:10062/38703
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625:Vana Kannel
544:Volkslieder
1971:Categories
1825:San Marino
1785:Montenegro
1765:Luxembourg
1745:Kazakhstan
1648:Azerbaijan
1529:Television
1509:Newspapers
1476:Kalevipoeg
1463:Literature
1380:Healthcare
1196:Government
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733:References
676:Copenhagen
621:Jakob Hurt
385:Television
327:Literature
270:Kalevipoeg
1936:Gibraltar
1760:Lithuania
1494:Mythology
1458:Languages
1365:Estonians
1360:Education
1324:Transport
1299:Oil shale
1244:Riigikogu
1233:President
1186:Elections
1098:Geography
690:Footnotes
550:in 1807.
536:jaanipäev
532:midsummer
415:Monuments
288:Festivals
258:Mythology
248:Languages
1956:Svalbard
1941:Guernsey
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1840:Slovenia
1835:Slovakia
1810:Portugal
1668:Bulgaria
1569:Category
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1448:Folklore
1385:Religion
1309:Taxation
1223:Military
1164:Politics
923:Timeline
907:articles
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617:Estonian
567:Beiträge
295:Religion
262:folklore
63:Timeline
24:a series
22:Part of
1865:Ukraine
1815:Romania
1775:Moldova
1733:Ireland
1728:Iceland
1723:Hungary
1713:Germany
1708:Georgia
1698:Finland
1693:Estonia
1688:Denmark
1673:Croatia
1658:Belgium
1653:Belarus
1643:Austria
1638:Armenia
1633:Andorra
1628:Albania
1553:Outline
1534:Theatre
1504:Symbols
1433:Cuisine
1400:Culture
1338:Society
1319:Tourism
1267:Economy
1125:Islands
1110:Climate
915:History
903:Estonia
609:Virumaa
599:Tallinn
436:Symbols
358:Theatre
281:Cuisine
53:History
1951:Jersey
1893:Kosovo
1860:Turkey
1850:Sweden
1830:Serbia
1820:Russia
1805:Poland
1800:Norway
1780:Monaco
1750:Latvia
1718:Greece
1703:France
1678:Cyprus
1574:Portal
1423:Cinema
1408:Anthem
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390:Cinema
335:Poetry
241:People
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1770:Malta
1740:Italy
1560:Index
1524:Sport
1519:Radio
1489:Music
1484:Media
1443:Flags
1390:Women
1350:Crime
1150:Towns
1130:Lakes
1120:Fauna
406:Sport
395:Films
380:Radio
372:Media
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