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a city in north central Laos... the UNESCO Town Of ______ World Heritage Site... was listed in 1995 for unique and "remarkably" well preserved architectural, religious and cultural heritage... ______ is well known for its numerous Buddhist temples and monasteries... The city was formerly the capital of a kingdom of the same name... It was the royal capital and seat of government of the Kingdom of Laos, until the Pathet Lao takeover in 1975
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Luang Prabang
ຫລວງພະບາງ
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the capital and largest metropolitan city in Fiji. It is located on the southeast coast of the island of Viti Levu... ______ is the political, economic, and cultural centre of Fiji. It is also the economic and cultural capital of the South Pacific, hosting the majority of regional headquarters of major corporations, as well as international agencies and diplomatic missions in the region
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Suva
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the capital city of Australia. Founded following the federation of the colonies of Australia as the seat of government for the new nation, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall... an entirely planned city... by American architects Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin
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Canberra
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the largest city in northern Thailand... ______ (meaning "New City" in Thai) was founded in 1296 as the new capital of Lan Na, succeeding the former capital, Chiang Rai. The city's strategic location on the Ping River (a major tributary of the Chao Phraya River) and its proximity to major trading routes contributed to its historic importance
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Chiang Mai
เชียงใหม่
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a city in South Korea, the fourth-largest... ______ was an economic motor of Korea during the 1960s–1980s period and was especially known for its electronics industry. The humid subtropical climate of ______ is ideal for producing high-quality apples, thus the nickname, "Apple City"
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Daegu
대구
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a city-state in Southeast Asia... Although its history stretches back millennia, modern ______ was founded in 1819 by Sir Stamford Raffles as a trading post of the British East India Company... Modern ______ is a global hub for education, finance, healthcare, innovation, manufacturing, technology, tourism, trade, and transport
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Singapore
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a city located in central Kagawa Prefecture on the island of Shikoku in Japan, and is the capital city of the prefectural government... It is a port city located on the Seto Inland Sea, and is the closest port to Honshu from Shikoku island... a population of 838,788 (as October 1, 2005), making it the largest in Shikoku
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Takamatsu
高松
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the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Canterbury Region... Agriculture is the historic mainstay of ______'s economy... The city suffered a series of earthquakes between September 2010 and January 2012
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Christchurch
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a city in the North Island of New Zealand. The most populous urban area in the country... ______ was replaced as the capital in 1865 by Wellington, but the influx of immigration stayed strong, and it has remained the nation's largest city. Today, ______'s central business district is New Zealand's leading economic hub
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Auckland
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the capital city of the state of South Australia, and the fifth-most populous city of Australia... the city was founded in 1836 as the planned capital for the only freely-settled British province in Australia... It has been noted for its leading examples of religious freedom and progressive political reforms, and became known as the "City of Churches" due to its diversity of faiths. Today, ______ is noted for its many festivals and sporting events, its food and wine, its coastline and Hills, and its large defence and manufacturing sectors
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Adelaide
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