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SELECT 
  vi_state_descriptions.state 
FROM 
  vi_states 
  LEFT JOIN vi_state_descriptions ON vi_state_descriptions.state_id = vi_states.state_id 
  AND vi_state_descriptions.lang_code = 'it' 
WHERE 
  vi_states.country_code = 'GI' 
  AND vi_states.code = ''

Query time 0.00009

JSON explain

{
  "query_block": {
    "select_id": 1,
    "table": {
      "message": "Impossible WHERE noticed after reading const tables"
    }
  }
}