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Letters patent are a legal document issued by a monarch or government granting a right, a monopoly or a title to someone.

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Sakhalin

... being 948 km (589 miles) long, and 25 to 170 km (16 to 105 miles) wide, with an area of 78,000 km² (24,560 sq. miles). The capital of Sakhalin is Yuzhno ...