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Old Oct 17, 2006 | 10:53 pm
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Mr. Roboto
 
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El Perú
El Salvador
O Brasil
Le Canada
The Bahamas
The Philippines
The Netherlands
The Netherlands Antilles

Another example, although not a country, is La Habana.
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