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				Afghanistan | 29,000 (1996)
 note: there were 21,000 main lines in service in Kabul in 1998  | 
				33,100 (2002) | 
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				Albania | 87,000 (1997) | 255,000 (2003) | 
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				Algeria | 2.3 million (1998) | 2,199,600 (2003) | 
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				American Samoa | 13,000 (1997) | 15,000 (2001) | 
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				Andorra | 32,946 (December 1998) | 35,000 (2001) | 
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				Angola | 62,000 (1997) | 96,300 (2003) | 
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				Anguilla | 5,000 (1997) | 6,200 (2002) | 
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				Antarctica | 0
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				Antigua and Barbuda | 28,000 (1996) | 38,000 (2002) | 
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				Argentina | 7.5 million (1998) | 8,009,400 (2002) | 
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				Armenia | 568,000 (1997) | 562,600 (2003) | 
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				Aruba | 33,000 (1997) | 37,100 (2002) | 
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				Australia | 9.58 million (1998) | 10.815 million (2003) | 
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				Austria | 4 million (3,600,000 analog main lines plus 400,000 ISDN or Integrated Services Digital Network connections) (1999) | 3.881 million (2003) | 
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				Azerbaijan | 663,000 (1997) | 923,800 (2002) | 
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				Bahamas, The | 96,000 (1997) | 131,700 (2003) | 
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				Bahrain | 152,000 (1997) | 185,800 (2003) | 
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				Bangladesh | 500,000 (2000) | 740,000 (2003) | 
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				Barbados | 108,000 (1997) | 134,000 (2003) | 
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				Belarus | 2.313 million (1997) | 3,071,300 (2003) | 
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				Belgium | 4.769 million (1997) | 5,120,400 (2002) | 
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				Belize | 31,000 (1997) | 33,300 (2003) | 
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				Benin | 36,000 (1997) | 66,500 (2003) | 
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				Bermuda | 52,000 (1997) | 56,000 (2002) | 
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				Bhutan | 6,000 (1997) | 25,200 (2003) | 
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				Bolivia | 327,600 (1996) | 600,100 (2003) | 
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				Bosnia and Herzegovina | 303,000 (1997) | 938,000 (2003) | 
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				Botswana | 86,000 (1997) | 142,400 (2002) | 
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				Brazil | 17.039 million (1997) | 38.81 million (2002) | 
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				British Virgin Islands | 10,000 (1996) | 11,700 (2002) | 
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				Brunei | 79,000 (1996) | 90,000 (2002) | 
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				Bulgaria | 3.255 million (2000) | 2,868,200 (2002) | 
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				Burkina Faso | 36,000 (1997) | 65,400 (2003) | 
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				Burma | 250,000 (2000) | 357,300 (2003) | 
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				Burundi | 16,000 (1997) | 23,900 (2003) | 
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				Cambodia | 21,800 (mid-1998) | 35,400 (2002) | 
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				Cameroon | 75,000 (1997) | 110,900 (2002) | 
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				Canada | 18.5 million (1999) | 19,950,900 (2003) | 
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				Cape Verde | 45,644 (2000) | 71,700 (2003) | 
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				Cayman Islands | 19,000 (1995) | 38,000 (2002) | 
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				Central African Republic | 10,000 (1997) | 9,000 (2002) | 
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				Chad | 7,000 (1997) | 11,800 (2002) | 
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				Chile | 2.603 million (1998) | 3.467 million (2002) | 
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				China | 135 million (2000) | 263 million (2003) | 
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				Cocos (Keeling) Islands | NA (1999) | 287 (1992) | 
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				Colombia | 5,433,565 (December 1997) | 8,768,100 (2003) | 
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				Comoros | 6,000 (1997) | 13,200 (2003) | 
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				Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 21,000 (1997) | 10,000 (2002) | 
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				Congo, Republic of the | 22,000 (1997) | 7,000 (2003) | 
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				Cook Islands | 5,000 (1997) | 6,200 (2002) | 
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				Costa Rica | 450,000 (1998)
 note: 584,000 installed in 1997, but only about 450,000 were in use 1998  | 
				1.132 million (2002) | 
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				Cote d'Ivoire | 219,283 (31 December 1999) | 328,000 (2003) | 
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				Croatia | 1.488 million (1997) | 1.825 million (2002) | 
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				Cuba | 473,031 (2000) | 574,400 (2002) | 
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				Cyprus | Greek Cypriot area: 405,000 (1998); Turkish Cypriot area: 83,162 (1998) | Republic of Cyprus: 427,400 (2002); north Cyprus: 86,228 (2002) | 
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				Czech Republic | 3.869 million (2000) | 3.626 million (2003) | 
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				Denmark | 4.785 million (1997) | 3,610,100 (2003) | 
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				Djibouti | 8,000 (1997) | 9,500 (2003) | 
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				Dominica | 19,000 (1996) | 23,700 (2002) | 
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				Dominican Republic | 709,000 (1997) | 901,800 (2003) | 
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				East Timor | - | NA | 
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				Ecuador | 899,000 (1997) | 1.549 million (2003) | 
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				Egypt | 3,971,500 (December 1998) | 8,735,700 (2003) | 
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				El Salvador | 380,000 (1998) | 752,600 (2003) | 
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				Equatorial Guinea | 4,000 (1996) | 9,600 (2003) | 
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				Eritrea | 23,578 (2000) | 38,100 (2003) | 
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				Estonia | 476,078 (yearend 1998) | 475,000 (2002) | 
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				Ethiopia | 157,000 (1997) | 435,000 (2003) | 
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				European Union | - | 238,763,162 (2002) | 
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				Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | NA | 2,400 (2002) | 
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				Faroe Islands | 24,851 (1999) | 23,000 (2002) | 
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				Fiji | 72,000 (1997) | 102,000 (2003) | 
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				Finland | 2.861 million (1997) | 2.548 million (2003) | 
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				France | 34.86 million (yearend 1998) | 33,905,400 (2003) | 
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				French Guiana | 47,000 (1997) | 51,000 (2001) | 
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				French Polynesia | 52,000 (1997) | 52,500 (2002) | 
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				Gabon | 37,000 (1997) | 38,400 (2003) | 
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				Gambia, The | 31,900 (2000) | 38,400 (2002) | 
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				Georgia | 620,000 (1997) | 650,500 (2003) | 
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				Germany | 45.2 million (1997)
 note: 46.5 million main lines were installed by yearend 1998  | 
				54.35 million (2003) | 
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				Ghana | 200,000 (1998) | 302,300 (2003) | 
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				Gibraltar | 19,000 (1997) | 24,512 (2002) | 
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				Greece | 5.431 million (1997) | 5,205,100 (2003) | 
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				Greenland | 25,617 (end 1999) | 26,000 (2001) | 
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				Grenada | 27,000 (1997) | 33,500 (2002) | 
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				Guadeloupe | 171,000 (1996) | 210,000 (2001) | 
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				Guam | 84,134 (1998) | 84,134 (2001) | 
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				Guatemala | 665,061 (June 2000) | 846,000 (2002) | 
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				Guernsey | 44,000 (1996) | 55,000 (2001) | 
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				Guinea | 20,000 (1997) | 26,200 (2003) | 
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				Guinea-Bissau | 8,000 (1997) | 10,600 (2003) | 
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				Guyana | 70,000 (2000) | 80,400 (2002) | 
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				Haiti | 60,000 (1997) | 130,000 (2002) | 
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				Honduras | 234,000 (1997) | 322,500 (2002) | 
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				Hong Kong | 3.839 million (1999) | 3,801,300 (2003) | 
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				Hungary | 3.095 million (1997) | 3,666,400 (2002) | 
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				Iceland | 168,000 (1997) | 190,700 (2003) | 
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				India | 27.7 million (October 2000) | 48.917 million (2003) | 
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				Indonesia | 5,588,310 (1998) | 7.75 million (2002) | 
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				Iran | 6.313 million (1997) | 14,571,100 (2003) | 
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				Iraq | 675,000 (1997) | 675,000; note - an unknown number of telephone lines were damaged or destroyed during the March-April 2003 war (2003) | 
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				Ireland | 1.59 million (2001) | 1.955 million (2003) | 
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				Israel | 2.8 million (1999) | 3.006 million (2002) | 
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				Italy | 25 million (1999) | 26.596 million (2003) | 
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				Jamaica | 353,000 (1996) | 444,400 (2002) | 
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				Japan | 60.381 million (1997) | 71.149 million (2002) | 
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				Jersey | 65,500 (1997) | 73,900 (2001) | 
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				Jordan | 403,000 (1997) | 622,600 (2003) | 
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				Kazakhstan | 1.818 million (1997) | 2,081,900 (2002) | 
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				Kenya | 290,000 (1998) | 328,400 (2003) | 
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				Kiribati | 2,000 (1997) | 4,500 (2002) | 
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				Korea, North | 1.1 million (1997) | 1.1 million (2001) | 
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				Korea, South | 24 million (1999) | 22.877 million (2003) | 
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				Kuwait | 412,000 (1997) | 486,900 (2003) | 
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				Kyrgyzstan | 351,000 (1997) | 394,800 (2002) | 
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				Laos | 25,000 (1997) | 61,900 (2002) | 
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				Latvia | 748,000 (1997) | 653,900 (2003) | 
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				Lebanon | 700,000 (1999) | 678,800 (2002) | 
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				Lesotho | 20,000 (1997) | 28,600 (2002) | 
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				Liberia | 6,000 (1997) | 7,000 (2001) | 
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				Libya | 380,000 (1996) | 750,000 (2003) | 
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				Liechtenstein | 20,000 (1997) | 19,900 (2002) | 
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				Lithuania | 1.048 million (1997) | 824,200 (2003) | 
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				Luxembourg | 314,700 (1999) | 355,400 (2002) | 
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				Macau | 176,837 (2000) | 174,600 (2003) | 
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				Macedonia | - | 560,000 (2002) | 
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				Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of | 408,000 (1997) | - | 
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				Madagascar | 43,000 (1997) | 59,600 (2003) | 
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				Malawi | 37,000 (1997) | 85,000 (2003) | 
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				Malaysia | 4.5 million (1999) | 4,571,600 (2003) | 
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				Maldives | 21,000 (1999) | 28,700 (2002) | 
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				Mali | 23,000 (1997) | 56,600 (2002) | 
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				Malta | 187,000 (1997) | 208,300 (2003) | 
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				Marshall Islands | 3,000 (1996) | 4,500 (2003) | 
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				Martinique | 170,000 (1997) | 172,000 est (2001) | 
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				Mauritania | 26,000 (2000) | 31,500 (2002) | 
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				Mauritius | 223,000 (1997) | 348,200 (2003) | 
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				Mayotte | 9,314 (1997) | 10,000 (2001) | 
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				Mexico | 9.6 million (1998) | 15,958,700 (2003) | 
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				Micronesia, Federated States of | 11,000 (2001) | 10,100 (2001) | 
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				Moldova | 627,000 (1997) | 706,900 (2002) | 
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				Monaco | 31,027 (1995) | 33,700 (2002) | 
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				Mongolia | 104,100 (1999) | 128,000 (2002) | 
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				Montserrat | 4,000 (1997) | NA | 
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				Morocco | 1.391 million (1998) | 1,219,200 (2003) | 
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				Mozambique | 65,354 (2000) | 83,700 (2002) | 
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				Namibia | 100,848 (1997) | 127,400 (2003) | 
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				Nauru | 2,000 (1996) | 1,900 (2002) | 
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				Nepal | 236,816 (January 2000) | 371,800 (2003) | 
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				Netherlands | 9,132,400 (1999) | 10.004 million (2002) | 
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				Netherlands Antilles | 76,000 (1995) | 81,000 (2001) | 
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				New Caledonia | 47,000 (1997) | 52,000 (2002) | 
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				New Zealand | 1.84 million (1997) | 1.765 million (2002) | 
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				Nicaragua | 140,000 (1996) | 171,600 (2002) | 
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				Niger | 16,000 (1997) | 22,400 (2002) | 
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				Nigeria | 500,000 (2000) | 853,100 (2003) | 
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				Niue | 376 (1991) | 1,100 est (2002) | 
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				Norfolk Island | 1,087 (1983) | 2,532; note: a mix of analog (2500) and digital (32) circuits (2004) | 
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				Northern Mariana Islands | 21,000 (1996) | 21,000 (2000) | 
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				Norway | 2.735 million (1998) | 3.343 million (2002) | 
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				Oman | 201,000 (1997) | 233,900 (2002) | 
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				Pakistan | 2.861 million (March 1999) | 3,982,800 (2003) | 
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				Palau | 1,500 (1988) | 6,700 (2002) | 
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				Panama | 396,000 (1997) | 386,900 (2002) | 
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				Papua New Guinea | 47,000 (1996) | 62,000 (2002) | 
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				Paraguay | 290,475 (2001) | 273,200 (2002) | 
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				Peru | 1.509 million (1998) | 1,839,200 (2003) | 
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				Philippines | 1.9 million (1997) | 3,310,900 (2002) | 
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				Pitcairn Islands | 1 (there are 17 telephones on one party line) (1997) | 1 (there are 17 telephones on one party line); (2004) | 
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				Poland | 8.07 million (1998) | 12.3 million (2003) | 
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				Portugal | 5.3 million (end 1998) | 4,278,800 (2003) | 
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				Puerto Rico | 1.322 million (1997) | 1,329,500 (2002) | 
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				Qatar | 142,000 (1997) | 184,500 (2003) | 
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				Reunion | 236,500 (1997) | 300,000 est (2001) | 
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				Romania | 3.777 million (1997) | 4.3 million (2003) | 
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				Russia | 30 million (1998) | 35.5 million (2002) | 
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				Rwanda | 15,000 (1995) | 23,200 (2002) | 
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				Saint Helena | 2,000 (1997) | 2,200 (2002) | 
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				Saint Kitts and Nevis | 17,000 (1997) | 23,500 (2002) | 
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				Saint Lucia | 37,000 (1997) | 51,100 (2002) | 
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				Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 4,000 (1997) | 4,800 (2002) | 
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				Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 20,500 (1998) | 27,300 (2002) | 
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				Samoa | 8,000 (1997) | 11,800 (2002) | 
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				San Marino | 18,000 (1998) | 20,600 (2002) | 
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				Sao Tome and Principe | 3,000 (1997) | 7,000 (2003) | 
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				Saudi Arabia | 3.1 million (1998) | 3,502,600 (2003) | 
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				Senegal | 116,000 (1997) | 228,800 (2003) | 
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				Serbia and Montenegro | - | 2,611,700 (2003) | 
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				Seychelles | 19,635 (1997) | 21,700 (2002) | 
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				Sierra Leone | 17,000 (1997) | 24,000 (2002) | 
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				Singapore | 1.928 million (November 2000) | 1,896,100 (2004) | 
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				Slovakia | 1,934,558 (1998) | 1,294,700 (2003) | 
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				Slovenia | 722,000 (1997) | 812,300 (2003) | 
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				Solomon Islands | 8,000 (1997) | 6,600 (2002) | 
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				Somalia | NA | 100,000 est (2002) | 
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				South Africa | 5.075 million (1999) | 4.844 million (2002) | 
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				Spain | 17.336 million (1999) | 17,567,500 (2003) | 
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				Sri Lanka | 494,509 (1998) | 881,400 (2002) | 
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				Sudan | 400,000 (2000) | 900,000 (2003) | 
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				Suriname | 64,000 (1997) | 79,800 (2003) | 
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				Swaziland | 33,500 (2000) | 46,200 (2003) | 
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				Sweden | 6.017 million (December 1998) | 6,579,200 (2002) | 
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				Switzerland | 4.82 million (1998) | 5.419 million (2002) | 
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				Syria | 1.313 million (1997) | 2,099,300 (2002) | 
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				Taiwan | 12.49 million (September 2000) | 13.355 million (2003) | 
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				Tajikistan | 363,000 (1997) | 242,100 (2003) | 
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				Tanzania | 127,000 (1998) | 149,100 (2003) | 
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				Thailand | 5.4 million (1998) | 6.6 million (2003) | 
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				Togo | 25,000 (1997) | 60,600 (2003) | 
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				Tokelau | NA | 300 (2002) | 
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				Tonga | 8,000 (1996) | 11,200 (2002) | 
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				Trinidad and Tobago | 243,000 (1997) | 325,100 (2002) | 
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				Tunisia | 654,000 (1997) | 1,163,800 (2003) | 
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				Turkey | 19.5 million (1999) | 18,916,700 (2003) | 
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				Turkmenistan | 363,000 (1997) | 374,000 (2002) | 
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				Turks and Caicos Islands | 3,000 (1994) | 5,700 (2002) | 
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				Tuvalu | 1,000 (1997) | 700 (2002) | 
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				Uganda | 50,074; however, 80,868 main lines were installed (1998) | 61,000 (2003) | 
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				Ukraine | 9.45 million (April 1999) | 10,833,300 (2002) | 
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				United Arab Emirates | 915,223 (1998) | 1,135,800 (2003) | 
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				United Kingdom | 34.878 million (1997) | 34.898 million (2002) | 
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				United States | 194 million (1997) | 181,599,900 (2003) | 
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				Uruguay | 850,000 (2000) | 946,500 (2002) | 
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				Uzbekistan | 1.98 million (1999) | 1,717,100 (2003) | 
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				Vanuatu | 4,000 (1996) | 6,500 (2003) | 
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				Venezuela | 2,600,000.00; however, 3,500,000 were installed (1998) | 2,841,800 (2002) | 
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				Vietnam | 2.6 million (2000) | 4.402 million (2003) | 
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				Virgin Islands | 62,000 (1997) | 69,400 (2002) | 
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				Wallis and Futuna | 1,125 (1994) | 1,900 (2002) | 
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				West Bank | 95,729 (total for West Bank and Gaza Strip) (1997) | 301,600 (total for West Bank and Gaza Strip) (2002) | 
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				World | NA | 843,923,500 (2003) | 
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				Yemen | 291,359 (1999) | 542,200 (2002) | 
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				Yugoslavia | 2.017 million (1995) | - | 
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				Zambia | 77,935 (in addition there are about 40,000 fixed telephones in wireless local loop connections) (1997) | 88,400 (2003) | 
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				Zimbabwe | 212,000 (in addition there are about 20,000 fixed telephones in wireless local loop connections) (1997) | 300,900 (2003) |