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-| width="60%" colspan="2" style="vertical-align: top;" | Did you know that '''Ireland census records 1901 to 1911''' are '''complete and available''' to the public on line? Since 1946, censuses were taken every five years through 1971, then taken every ten years.
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-| width="60%" colspan="2" style="vertical-align: top;" | Did you know that Indonesia has 17,508 islands and the '''world’s largest archipelagic ''' (large body of water with many islands) '''State''', with 234 million people? Needs information about the '''Emigration and Immigration records''' to assist Indonesian people in searching for family members.
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