Sister States and Regions
- Washington, United States (1982)
- Michigan, United States (1982)
- Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan (1984)
- Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan (1985)
- South P'yŏngan, North Korea (1985)
- Midi-Pyrénées, France (1987)
- North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (1988)
- Leicestershire, United Kingdom (1988)
- Piedmont, Italy (1990)
- Pernambuco, Brazil (1992)
- Tolna County, Hungary (1993)
- Valencian Community, Spain (1994)
- Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium (1995)
- Barinas State, Venezuela (2001)
- Friesland, Netherlands (2001)
- Almaty Province, Kazakhstan (2001)
- Mpumalanga, South Africa (2002)
- Suphan Buri, Thailand (2010)
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