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      <title>Provinces, Algeria, 2007</title>
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    <abstract lang="eng" displayLabel="Abstract">This polygon shapefile contains province boundaries for Algeria as of January 2007. Provinces, or 'wilayas,' are the level 1 administrative units (ADM1) for Algeria. This layer is part of the Map Library dataset containing line and polygon boundaries for individual countries on the African continent.</abstract>
    <abstract lang="eng" displayLabel="Purpose">The Map Library is a project of the UK charity &#x201C;The Map Maker Trust." It aims to make public domain mapping data more readily available for development in all kinds of fields, from health care to urban management, from de-mining to environmental protection.</abstract>
    <note lang="eng" displayLabel="Preferred citation">Map Maker Ltd. (2007). Provinces, Algeria, 2007 Map Maker, Ltd. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/bp688xp0355.</note>
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        <coordinates>W 8&#xB0;40&#x2B9;21&#x2BA;--E 11&#xB0;58&#x2B9;46&#x2BA;/N 37&#xB0;5&#x2B9;37&#x2BA;--N 18&#xB0;57&#x2B9;36&#x2BA;</coordinates>
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      <place>
        <placeTerm type="text">Argyll, GB</placeTerm>
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    <accessCondition type="useAndReproduction">This item is in the public domain.  There are no restrictions on use.</accessCondition>
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