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Geography containing GA-GZ

Can you guess these places from around the world whose names contain the sequence of letters "ga", "gb", and so on? I have given some crossword-type clues to assist in working out the missing letters of the answers.

For example, the clue "Infrared back in Latvian capital" could be RI-(ga).
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Answer
GA
European country which is a popular holiday destination (8 letters)
Portugal
GB
Strange human pub along Thai province; not for you, a light first Heineken and rum with the outer bits drained off (13)
Nongbua Lamphu
GC
Large Chinese city where actor Jackie hears a tune (9)
Changchun
GD
Country whose language we are using right now (13)
United Kingdom
GE
River of five African countries, which two of them are named after (5)
Niger
GF
Lengthy car built in Irish county (8)
Longford
GG
Animal's tail vibrates twice in city of New South Wales (10)
Wagga Wagga
GH
City which the arrow points to (10)
Nottingham
GI
State (7)
Georgia
GJ
South Korean city of the pale jug (7)
Gwangju
GK
Crash into rooster in Thai metropolis (7)
Bangkok
GL
Asian country where bag handles are made (10)
Bangladesh
GM
Shanghai maps showing the highest mountain located entirely in China (12)
Shishapangma
GN
Party at French river with best friend, ending with the no. 1 estuary (8)
Dordogne
GO
Cold country where man gets into trouble with igloo (8)
Mongolia
GP
A sunbeam comes back, allowing us to breathe; Tibetan stream initially takes a course north of Chinese river, which strange orangutangs ply (14)
Yarlung Tsangpo
GQ
First Chinese megacity, where half of Hong Kong is found, starting a dynasty (9)
Chongqing
GR
Iraqi river which makes us think that a big cat is there (6)
Tigris
GS
Nanjing, after grandmother is taken away, has a new city centre built, inviting us back to its province (7)
Jiangsu
GT
River which flows through the above province (7)
Yangtze
GU
City of El Salvador where they are always musing about ale (9)
San Miguel
GV
Town in Texas where one can see for a great distance (8)
Longview
GW
South Korean city center where you just have to hang on (8)
Changwon
GX
Table tennis heard in Chinese city, played by President Jinping, a figure with no guard (9)
Pingxiang
GY
Ancient civilisation in Africa (5)
Egypt
GZ
The main city of the world's largest metropolis (9)
Guangzhou
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