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Orel

a government of Russia, con- 18,042 square miles. In the eastern part land. In the west the soil is sandy and large area of agricultural ill adapted for agriculture. Stock raising is the most important industry. There are immense forests which produce timber, tar, and pitch. There are manufactories of iron rails, glass, flour, and hemp products. Pop. about 900,000.

Capital Orel.

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