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As an unincorporated territory of the United States, Puerto Rico does not have any first order administrative divisions as defined by the U.S. Government, but there are 78 municipalities at the secondary level which function as counties. Each municipality has a mayor and a municipal legislature elected for four year terms. The first municipality (previously called "town") of Puerto Rico, San Juan, was founded in 1521. ( source ) Thank you Emy!

San Marino , is a state situated on the Italian Peninsula on the eastern side of the Apennine Mountains. It is an enclave surrounded by Italy. Its size is just over 61 km 2 with an estimated population of over 30,000. Its capital is the City of San Marino. San Marino has the smallest population of all the members of the Council of Europe. San Marino is the oldest surviving sovereign state and constitutional republic in the world. It is considered to have a highly stable economy, with one of the lowest unemployment rates in Europe, no national debt and a budget surplus. ( source ) Thank you Filippo from Ufficio di Stato per il Turismo !

Northern Cyprus is a self-declared state. Its territory comprises the northeastern part of the island of Cyprus. Only Turkey has recognized its independence, while the international community considers it occupied territory of the Republic of Cyprus. ( source ) Thank you Leslie!

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Annaba is a small province in the north-eastern corner of Algeria. Its capital, Annaba is Algeria's main port for mineral exports. ( source ) Thank you Faiza!

Goshiki-numa is a cluster of five volcanic lakes situated at the foot of Mount Bandai in the center of the lake district of Bandai-kōgen, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. Goshiki-numa formed when Mount Bandai erupted on July 15, 1888, destroying dozens of villages and killing approximately 500 people while creating hundreds of lakes and tarns. ( source ) Thank you Clarissa!

New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and entertainment. The home of the United Nations Headquarters, New York is an important center for international affairs and is widely deemed the cultural capital of the world. ( source ) Thanks Kilian!

Thank you Beccy!

Kursky railway station, the biggest one in Moscow, dates back to 1860, when the first station building was constructed for the Kurskaya railway. P.P. Melnikov – minister of means of communication himself used to select the area for building up. His choice was unique: at that time it was the only Moscow station located beyond the city boundaries. ( source ) Thanks Dasha!

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My blog has reached 100 followers! What a great birthday present!

Seville is the artistic, historic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain. It is the capital of the autonomous community of Andalusia and of the province of Seville. The inhabitants of the city are known as sevillanos . The population of the city of Seville was 704,198 as of 2010, ranking as the fourth largest city of Spain. ( source ) Gracias Belem!

http://tite-roy-gatra-pc.blogspot.com/search/label/Oregon Thank you Jessica!

Rotterdam Zoo Thank you Silvia!

Thank you Toni Rose!

The Royal House of Norway belongs to the House of Glücksburg. The members of the Norwegian Royal House are Their Majesties King Harald and Queen Sonja and Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Haakon, Crown Princess Mette-Marit. ( source ) Thank you SLLiew!

http://tite-roy-gatra-pc.blogspot.com/2011/05/176-finland.html Thank you Eva!

Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna (1913) Tsesarevic Alexis on the yacht Standart (1906) Thank you Alena

Thank you Agata!

So, the giveaway is closed. As there were so many great comments and so many people taking part I decided to give out more prizes than just one. The main prize is for: SleepyT Second prize (surprise) is for: Octabis Third prize (surprise) is for: Saouri The first person to leave a comment: Lela Will send out the mails/u2us soon! Congratulations!

http://tite-roy-gatra-pc.blogspot.com/2010/06/june-jubilee-31.html Thank you Svetlana!

These next posts will be about great cards that Eileen (gran7) sent me! Thank you Eileen!