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Acre (Israel)

Acre

Acre (äk'ru, äk'rā) [key], state (1990 est. pop. 1,125,100), 58,915 sq mi (152,590 sq km), W Brazil, on the borders of Peru and Bolivia. Rio Branco is the capital.

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