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Geography containing IA-IZ

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

For example, "Relaxing hydro therapy in European nation" could be SPA-(in).
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ia
European country where rabies is rampant (6 letters)
Serbia
ib
Stone bridges crossing an arid region of Australia (12)
Gibson Desert
ic
Nation with the Pope as its leader (11)
Vatican City
id
Pacific island involved in the war (6)
Midway
ie
The capital of Austria
Vienna
if
The upland area of south-central France (13)
Massif Central
ig
The moon guided us to a lion's lair, in the largest settlement on Nauru (10)
Denigomodu
ih
Question I repeated in the back of a car, the answer being in the far north of China (7)
Qiqihar
ii
North coast Japanese city where a tag is put back (7)
Niigata
ij
Country in the Pacific Ocean (4)
Fiji
ik
Lake formed by a giant yank of two tectonic plates (10)
Tanganyika
il
River (4)
Nile
im
Dumb blonde visits city of the Central African Republic (5)
Bimbo
in
Country whose name contains "in" thrice (28)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
io
City in Crete where hare runs all over the place at the sight of a huge cat (9)
Heraklion
ip
Upland area in Somerset (11)
Mendip Hills
iq
A mob quiz me about African country (10)
Mozambique
ir
Perthshire town which a bold man returns to (6)
Birnam
is
Five islands in the Philippines to which one might, say, go back (7)
Visayas
it
Town in Brunei where things are not as lumpy as in its Malaysian counterpart - more milky, rather (11)
Kuala Belait
iu
Mexican city bordering El Paso (12)
Ciudad Juárez
iv
Large port in Haiti where navies go for maintenance and repair (8)
Gonaïves
iw
Spicy mince dish cooked up in far-out city of British Columbia (10)
Chilliwack
ix
Town of faith in the French Pyrenees (4)
Foix
iy
Last edge of baby's napkin found at town in Equatorial Guinea (8)
Ebibiyin
iz
Place in the Sahara where Mummy might be found on holiday (4)
Giza
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