FAQs
Resolve your doubts about electronic certificates.
Registration Offices
In general, obtaining an electronic certificate requires the applicant's accreditation in a registration office authorised by the certificate issuing organisation. Contact the transmitting organisation of your choice to know the registration offices which have them able.
In the case of the electronic certificates issued by the Spanish Royal Mint (FMNT), the Tax Agency acts as a Register Office for the identity accreditation (in no case is it a certificate issuing organisation). You can locate your nearest Registry Office from the Office Location Service of the FNMT .
To visit a Tax Agency office, request an appointment. You will be able to request it through the link that you will find in section "Contact us" of the home page of Tax Agency's website.
Spain's career consular offices abroad:
Citizens who are not resident in Spain can process their application for an electronic certificate issued by the FNMT through all Spanish Consular Offices abroad, without needing to travel to Spain.
Similarly, corporate persons and entities without legal personality that are not resident in Spain can process their application for an electronic certificate issued by the FNMT through the Spanish Consular Offices abroad authorized to do so, without needing to travel to Spain.
Spanish consular offices abroad:
As of June 7, 2021, the following Consular Offices not marked with ' * ' carry out procedures related to NIF or electronic certificates of natural persons, representatives of legal entities and representatives of entities without legal personality:
Spanish consular offices abroad:
As of June 7, 2021, the following Consular Offices not marked with ' * ' carry out procedures related to NIF or electronic certificates of natural persons, representatives of legal entities and representatives of entities without legal personality:
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COUNTRY |
CONSULAR OFFICE |
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A.R.Y. MACEDONIA |
SKOPJE |
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AFGHANISTAN |
KABUL |
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ALBANIA |
TIRANA |
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GERMANY |
BERLIN |
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GERMANY |
DÜSSELDORF |
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GERMANY |
FRANKFURT |
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GERMANY |
HAMBURG |
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GERMANY |
MUNICH |
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GERMANY |
STUTTGART |
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ANDORRA |
ANDORRA |
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ANGOLA |
LUANDA |
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SAUDI ARABIA |
RIYADH |
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ALGERIA |
ALGIERS |
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ALGERIA |
ORAN |
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ARGENTINA |
BAHÍA BLANCA |
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ARGENTINA |
BUENOS AIRES |
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ARGENTINA |
CÓRDOBA |
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ARGENTINA |
MENDOZA |
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ARGENTINA |
ROSARIO |
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AUSTRALIA |
CANBERRA |
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AUSTRALIA |
MELBOURNE |
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AUSTRALIA |
SYDNEY |
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AUSTRIA |
VIENNA |
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BANGLADESH |
DHAKA |
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BELGIUM |
BRUSSELS |
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BOLIVIA |
LA PAZ |
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BOLIVIA |
SANTA CRUZ DE LA SIERRA |
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BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA |
SARAJEVO |
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BRAZIL |
BRASILIA |
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BRAZIL |
PORTO ALEGRE |
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BRAZIL |
RIO DI JANEIRO |
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BRAZIL |
SALVADOR-BAHÍA |
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BRAZIL |
SAO PAULO |
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BULGARIA |
SOFÍA |
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CAPE VERDE |
PRAIA |
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CAMEROON |
YAOUNDÉ |
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CANADA |
MONTREAL |
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CANADA |
OTTAWA |
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CANADA |
TORONTO |
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CHILE |
SANT. DE CHILE |
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CHINA |
GUANGZHOU |
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CHINA |
HONG KONG |
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CHINA |
BEIJING |
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CHINA |
SHANGHAI |
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CYPRUS |
NICOSIA |
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COLOMBIA |
BOGOTÁ |
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SOUTH KOREA |
SEOUL |
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IVORY COAST |
ABIDJAN |
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COSTA RICA |
SAN J. COSTA RICA |
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CROATIA |
ZAGREB |
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CUBA |
HAVANA |
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DENMARK |
COPENHAGEN |
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ECUADOR |
GUAYAQUIL |
|
ECUADOR |
QUITO |
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EGYPT |
CAIRO |
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EL SALVADOR |
SAN SALVADOR |
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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
ABU DHABI |
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SLOVENIA |
LJUBLJANA |
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UNITED STATES |
BOSTON |
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UNITED STATES |
CHICAGO |
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UNITED STATES |
HOUSTON |
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UNITED STATES |
LOS ANGELES |
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UNITED STATES |
MIAMI |
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UNITED STATES |
NEW YORK |
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UNITED STATES |
SAN FRANCISCO |
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UNITED STATES |
WASHINGTON |
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ESTONIA |
TALLINN |
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ETHIOPIA |
ADDIS ABABA |
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PHILIPPINES |
MANILA |
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FINLAND |
HELSINKI |
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FRANCE |
BAYONA |
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FRANCE |
BORDEAUX |
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FRANCE |
STRASBOURG |
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FRANCE |
LYON |
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FRANCE |
MARSEILLES |
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FRANCE |
MONTPELIER |
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FRANCE |
PARIS |
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FRANCE |
PAU |
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FRANCE |
PERPIGNAN |
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FRANCE |
TOULOUSE |
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GABON |
LIBREVILLE |
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GHANA |
ACCRA |
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GREECE |
ATHENS |
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GUATEMALA |
GUATEMALA |
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GUINEA |
CONAKRY |
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GUINEA-BISSAU |
BISSAU |
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EQUATORIAL GUINEA |
BATA |
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EQUATORIAL GUINEA |
MALABO |
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HAITI |
PORT-AU-PRINCE |
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HONDURAS |
TEGUCIGALPA |
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HUNGARY |
BUDAPEST |
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INDIA |
MUMBAI |
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INDIA |
NEW DELHI |
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INDONESIA |
JAKARTA |
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IRAN |
TEHRAN |
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IRAQ |
BAGHDAD |
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IRELAND |
DUBLIN |
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ISRAEL |
TEL-AVIV |
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ITALY |
MILAN |
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ITALY |
NAPLES |
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ITALY |
ROMA |
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JAMAICA |
KINGSTON |
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JAPAN |
TOKYO |
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JORDAN |
AMMAN |
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KAZAKHSTAN |
ASTANA |
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KENYA |
NAIROBI |
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KUWAIT |
KUWAIT |
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LATVIA |
RIGA |
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LEBANON |
BEIRUT |
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LIBYA |
TRIPOLI (*) |
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LITHUANIA |
VILNIUS |
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LUXEMBOURG |
LUXEMBOURG |
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MALAYSIA |
KUALA LUMPUR |
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MALI |
BAMAKO |
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MALTA |
LA VALETA |
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MOROCCO |
AGADIR |
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MOROCCO |
CASABLANCA |
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MOROCCO |
LARACHE |
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MOROCCO |
NADOR |
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MOROCCO |
RABAT |
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MOROCCO |
TANGIER |
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MOROCCO |
TETOUAN |
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MAURITANIA |
NOUADHIBU |
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MAURITANIA |
NOUAKCHOTT |
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MEXICO |
GUADALAJARA |
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MEXICO |
MEXICO |
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MEXICO |
MONTERREY |
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MOZAMBIQUE |
MAPUTO |
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NAMIBIA |
WINDHOEK |
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NICARAGUA |
MANAGUA |
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NIGER |
NIAMEY |
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NIGERIA |
ABUJA |
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NIGERIA |
LAGOS |
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NORWAY |
OSLO |
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NEW ZEALAND |
WELLINGTON |
|
OMAN |
MASCATE |
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NETHERLANDS |
AMSTERDAM |
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PAKISTAN |
ISLAMABAD |
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PANAMA |
PANAMA |
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PARAGUAY |
ASUNCIÓN |
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PERU |
LIMA |
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POLAND |
WARSAW |
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PORTUGAL |
LISBON |
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PORTUGAL |
PORTO |
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PUERTO RICO |
SAN J. PUERTO RICO |
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QATAR |
DOHA |
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UNITED KINGDOM |
EDINBURGH |
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UNITED KINGDOM |
LONDON |
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UNITED KINGDOM |
MANCHESTER |
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CZECH REPUBLIC |
PRAGUE |
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DEM. REP. CONGO |
KINSHASA |
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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC |
SANTO DOMINGO |
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SLOVAK REPUBLIC |
BRATISLAVA |
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REP. NORTH MACEDONIA |
SKOPJE |
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ROMANIA |
BUCHAREST |
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RUSSIA |
MOSCOW |
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RUSSIA |
ST. PETERSBURG |
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SENEGAL |
DAKAR |
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SERBIA |
BELGRADE |
|
SINGAPORE |
SINGAPORE |
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SYRIA |
DAMASCUS (*) |
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SOUTH AFRICA |
CAPE TOWN |
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SOUTH AFRICA |
PRETORIA |
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SUDAN |
JARTUM |
|
SWEDEN |
STOCKHOLM |
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SWITZERLAND |
BERN |
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SWITZERLAND |
GENEVA |
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SWITZERLAND |
ZURICH |
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THAILAND |
BANGKOK |
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TANZANIA |
DAR ES SALAAM |
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PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES |
JERUSALEM |
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TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO |
PORT OF SPAIN |
|
TUNISIA |
TUNISIA |
|
TURKEY |
ANKARA |
|
TURKEY |
ISTANBUL |
|
UKRAINE |
KIEV |
|
URUGUAY |
MONTEVIDEO |
|
VENEZUELA |
CARACAS |
|
VIETNAM |
HANOI |
|
YEMEN |
SANA´A (*) |
|
ZIMBABWE |
HARARE |