Which of the following pairs are correct?

17^th Parallel – North and South Vietnam

20^th Parallel – Sudan and Egypt

22^nd Parallel – Sudan and Libya

25^th Parallel – Mali- Mauritania

31^st Parallel – Iraq and Iran

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The 17th latitude from the equator divided erstwhile North and South Vietnam. It was demarcated based on the 1954 Geneva Accords. The 17th parallel became irrelevant after the unification of Vietnam in 1976.
20^th parallel is located at the 20th northern latitude which is used as the border between Sudan and Libya.
The 22^nd parallel marks a major portion of the Sudan-Egypt border.
25^th Parallel is the northernmost section of the Mali-Mauritania border is marked using this line.
The 31st parallel marks the border between Iraq and Iran. It also demarcates the border between the US states of Louisiana and Mississippi.

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The 17th latitude from the equator divided erstwhile North and South Vietnam. It was demarcated based on the 1954 Geneva Accords. The 17th parallel became irrelevant after the unification of Vietnam in 1976.
20^th parallel is located at the 20th northern latitude which is used as the border between Sudan and Libya.
The 22^nd parallel marks a major portion of the Sudan-Egypt border.
25^th Parallel is the northernmost section of the Mali-Mauritania border is marked using this line.
The 31st parallel marks the border between Iraq and Iran. It also demarcates the border between the US states of Louisiana and Mississippi.

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