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1. A. This region is an autonomous community of Spain with capital at Seville. It was ruled by the Moors 711-1492, except for the Lower region which was reconquered by the Christians in 1212.
2. B. This region was an ancient republic of Greece. Today it is a province of central Greece with capital at Levádhia.
3. C. This region is county of Munster province, Ireland. Its capital (with the same name) is the second largest city of the Irish Republic.
4. D. This is a historical region and a former province of south east France with capital at Grenoble.
5. E. This region is a district of Portugal. The capital has the same name as the district. It was the residence of the Portuguese court in the 15th and 16th centuries.
6. F. This region is a former duchy in north east Italy with capital at Trieste.
7. G. This region was a medieval Welsh kingdom. It is now an unitary authority (former county) with capital at Caernarfon.
8. H. This region is a county of Hungary with capital at Debrecen.
9. I. This former county of Scotland included several of the Inner and Outer Hebrides (Harris, North Uist, South Uist, Skye and Eigg).
10. J. This region in Germany between Cologne and Aachen became a duchy in 1356. It united with the duchy of Berg in 1423 and was passed to the dukes of Kleve in the 16th century.
11. K. This region is a former political subdivision of east Russia. It is now included in Mari-El, Chuvash and Tatarstan republics.
12. L. This region is a county of north west England with capital at Preston.
13. M. This region in the Balkans was an independent republic 1878-1918.
14. N. This region is a canton of Switzerland. The capital has the same name as the canton. It was the only canton with monarchical government (until 1848).
15. O. This region is a county ("fylke") of Norway with capital at Sarpsborg.
16. P. This region is a marshland in south Belarus and north west Ukraine. It is densely wooded and largely uninhabited. It formerly marked a natural boundary between Poland and USSR/Russia.
17. S. This region in Albania (and its capital) was called Porto Edda by the Italians.
18. T. This resort region between Poland and Slovakia is also the name of the chief mountain group of the central Carpathian mountains.
19. U. This region of Austria was called Upper Danube (Oberdonau) under Nazi rule (1938-45).
20. W.This region includes large parts of west central Poland. Major cities are Poznan, Gorzow, Zielona Gora, Leszno and Kalisz.
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