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Corn Island is a municipality in the Región Autónoma del Atlántico Sur department of Nicaragua. A municipality or general-purpose district (compare with: special-purpose district) is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government. ... RegiÃ³n AutÃ³noma del AtlÃ¡ntico Sur, sometimes shortened to RAAS, is an autonomous region in Nicaragua. ... Nicaragua is a unitary republic. ...

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Corn Islands (490 words)
	Corn Island is located in the Caribbean Sea, 52 miles from the port city of Bluefields.
	Corn Island has almost 16,400 feet of white sand beach and crystal water which are ideal for swimming, snorkeling, and other water sports.
	For centuries, the Corn Islands were under British domination and served as a refuge for British, Dutch and French pirates escaping the Spanish fleet.

Agriculture-products. The World Factbook. 2003 (2011 words)
	soybeans, coffee, coca, cotton, corn, sugarcane, rice, potatoes; timber
	corn, rice, manioc (tapioca), sugar, cocoa, vegetables, bananas; cattle, pigs, poultry
	bananas, rice, corn, coffee, sugarcane, vegetables; livestock; shrimp

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