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				Afghanistan | 29,000 (1998) | 280,000 (2005) | 
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				Albania | 120,000 (2001) | 353,600 (2005) | 
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				Algeria | 2.3 million (1998) | 2.841 million (2006) | 
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				American Samoa | 13,000 (1997) | 10,400 (2004) | 
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				Andorra | 32,946 (December 1998) | 35,400 (2005) | 
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				Angola | 72,000 (1998) | 98,200 (2006) | 
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				Anguilla | 4,974 (2000) | 6,200 (2002) | 
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				Antarctica | 0 
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				0; note - information for US bases only (2001) | 
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				Antigua and Barbuda | 28,000 (1996) | 40,000 (2006) | 
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				Argentina | 7.5 million (1998) | 9.46 million (2006) | 
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				Armenia | 600,000 (2002) | 594,400 (2005) | 
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				Aruba | 33,000 (1997) | 38,300 (2005) | 
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				Australia | 10.05 million (2000) | 9.94 million (2006) | 
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				Austria | 4 million (consisting of 3,600,000 analog main lines plus 400,000 Integrated Services Digital Network connections); in addition, there are 100,000 Asymmetric Digital Services lines (2001) | 3.564 million (2006) | 
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				Azerbaijan | 865,000 (2002) | 1.189 million (2006) | 
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				Bahamas, The | 96,000 (1997) | 133,100 (2005) | 
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				Bahrain | 152,000 (1997) | 193,300 (2006) | 
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				Bangladesh | 500,000 (2000) | 1.134 million (2006) | 
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				Barbados | 108,000 (1997) | 134,900 (2005) | 
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				Belarus | 2.313 million (1997) | 3.368 million (2006) | 
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				Belgium | 4.769 million (1997) | 4.719 million (2006) | 
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				Belize | 31,000 (1997) | 33,900 (2006) | 
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				Benin | 51,000 (2000) | 77,300 (2006) | 
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				Bermuda | 52,000 (1997) | 57,700 (2006) | 
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				Bhutan | 6,000 (1997) | 31,500 (2006) | 
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				Bolivia | 327,600 (1996) | 646,300 (2005) | 
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				Bosnia and Herzegovina | 303,000 (1997) | 989,000 (2006) | 
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				Botswana | 131,000 (September 2001) | 136,900 (2006) | 
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				Brazil | 17.039 million (1997) | 38.8 million (2006) | 
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				British Virgin Islands | 10,000 (1996) | 11,700 (2002) | 
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				Brunei | 79,000 (1996) | 80,200 (2006) | 
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				Bulgaria | 3,186,731 (2001) | 2.399 million (2006) | 
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				Burkina Faso | 53,200 (2000) | 94,800 (2006) | 
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				Burma | 250,000 (2000) | 503,900 (2005) | 
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				Burundi | 18,000 (2002) | 31,100 (2005) | 
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				Cambodia | 21,800 (mid-1998) | 32,800 (2006) | 
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				Cameroon | 95,000 (2001) | 100,300 (2005) | 
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				Canada | 20,802,900 (1999) | 20.78 million (2005) | 
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				Cape Verde | 60,935 (2002) | 71,600 (2006) | 
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				Cayman Islands | 19,000 (1995) | 38,000 (2002) | 
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				Central African Republic | 9,500 (2000) | 10,000 (2005) | 
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				Chad | 9,700 (1999) | 13,000 (2006) | 
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				Chile | 2.603 million (1998) | 3.326 million (2006) | 
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				China | 135 million (2000) | 368 million (2006) | 
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				Colombia | 5,433,565 (December 1997) | 7.865 million (2006) | 
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				Comoros | 7,000 (2000) | 16,900 (2005) | 
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				Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 20,000 (2000) | 9,700 (2006) | 
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				Congo, Republic of the | 22,000 (1998) | 15,900 (2005) | 
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				Cook Islands | 5,000 (1997) | 6,200 (2002) | 
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				Costa Rica | 450,000 (1998) 
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				1.351 million (2006) | 
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				Cote d'Ivoire | 263,700 (2000) | 260,900 (2006) | 
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				Croatia | 1,721,139 (2000) | 1.832 million (2006) | 
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				Cuba | 473,031 (2000) | 972,900 (2006) | 
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				Cyprus | Greek Cypriot area: 405,000 (1998);; Turkish Cypriot area: 83,162 (1998) | area under government control: 408,300 (2006); area administered by Turkish Cypriots: 86,228 (2002) | 
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				Czech Republic | 3.869 million (2000) | 3,217,300 (2005) | 
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				Denmark | 4.785 million (1997) | 3.098 million (2006) | 
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				Djibouti | 10,000 (2002) | 10,800 (2005) | 
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				Dominica | 19,000 (1996) | 21,000 (2004) | 
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				Dominican Republic | 709,000 (1997) | 897,000 (2006) | 
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				East Timor | NA | - | 
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				Ecuador | 1,115,272 (1999) | 1.754 million (2006) | 
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				Egypt | 3,971,500 (December 1998) | 10.808 million (2006) | 
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				El Salvador | 380,000 (1998) | 1.037 million (2006) | 
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				Equatorial Guinea | 6,000 (1998) | 10,000 (2005) | 
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				Eritrea | 30,000 (2001) | 37,700 (2006) | 
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				Estonia | 501,691 (2000) | 541,900 (2006) | 
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				Ethiopia | 231,900 (2000) | 725,000 (2006) | 
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				European Union | - | 238 million (2005) | 
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				Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | NA | 2,400 (2002) | 
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				Faroe Islands | 24,851 (1999) | 23,000 (2006) | 
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				Fiji | 80,901 (1999) | 112,500 (2005) | 
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				Finland | 2,847,900 (2001) | 1.92 million (2006) | 
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				France | 34.86 million (yearend 1998) | 34.63 million; 33,897,000 (metropolitan France) (2006) | 
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				French Guiana | 47,000 (1997) | - | 
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				French Polynesia | 52,000 (1997) | 53,600 (2006) | 
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				Gabon | 39,000 (1998) | 36,500 (2006) | 
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				Gambia, The | 31,900 (2000) | 52,900 (2006) | 
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				Gaza Strip | 95,729 (total for Gaza Strip and West Bank) (1997) | 349,000 (includes West Bank) (2005) | 
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				Georgia | 620,000 (1997) | 544,000 (2007) | 
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				Germany | 50.9 million (March 2001) | 54.2 million (2006) | 
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				Ghana | 240,000 (2001) | 356,400 (2006) | 
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				Gibraltar | 19,000 (1997) | 24,512 (2002) | 
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				Greece | 5.431 million (1997) | 6.185 million (2006) | 
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				Greenland | 25,617 (yearend 1999) | 25,300 (2002) | 
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				Grenada | 27,000 (1997) | 27,700 (2006) | 
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				Guadeloupe | 171,000 (1996) | - | 
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				Guam | 84,134 (1998) | 80,000 (2001) | 
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				Guatemala | 665,061 (June 2000) | 1.355 million (2006) | 
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				Guernsey | 44,000 (1996) | 45,100 (2005) | 
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				Guinea | 37,000 (1998) | 26,300 (2005) | 
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				Guinea-Bissau | 10,000 (2001) | 10,200 (2005) | 
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				Guyana | 70,000 (2000) | 110,100 (2005) | 
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				Haiti | 60,000 (1997) | 145,300 (2005) | 
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				Holy See (Vatican City) | NA | 5,120 (2005) | 
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				Honduras | 234,000 (1997) | 708,400 (2006) | 
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				Hong Kong | 3.839 million (1999) | 3.87 million (2007) | 
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				Hungary | 3.095 million (1997) | 3.35 million (2006) | 
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				Iceland | 196,984 (2001) | 193,700 (2006) | 
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				India | 27.7 million (October 2000) | 49.75 million (2005) | 
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				Indonesia | 5,588,310 (1998) | 14.821 million (2006) | 
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				Iran | 6.313 million (1997) | 21.981 million (2006) | 
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				Iraq | 675,000 (1997); note - an unknown number of telephone lines were damaged or destroyed during the March-April war | 1.547 million (2005) | 
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				Ireland | 1.6 million (2002) | 2.097 million (2006) | 
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				Israel | 2.8 million (1999) | 3.005 million (2006) | 
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				Italy | 25 million (1999) | 25.049 million (2005) | 
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				Jamaica | 353,000 (1996) | 319,000 (2005) | 
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				Japan | 60.381 million (1997) | 55.155 million (2006) | 
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				Jersey | 65,500 (1997) | 73,900 (2001) | 
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				Jordan | 403,000 (1997) | 614,000 (2006) | 
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				Kazakhstan | 1.92 million (2001) | 2.928 million (2006) | 
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				Kenya | 310,000 (2001) | 293,400 (2006) | 
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				Kiribati | 3,800 (1999) | 4,500 (2002) | 
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				Korea, North | 1.1 million (1997) | 980,000 (2003) | 
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				Korea, South | 24 million (2000) | 26.866 million (2006) | 
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				Kosovo | - | 106,300 (2006) | 
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				Kuwait | 412,000 (1997) | 510,300 (2005) | 
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				Kyrgyzstan | 351,000 (1997) | 440,400 (2005) | 
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				Laos | 25,000 (1997) | 90,067 (2006) | 
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				Latvia | 734,693 (2000) | 657,400 (2006) | 
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				Lebanon | 700,000 (1999) | 681,400 (2006) | 
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				Lesotho | 22,200 (2000) | 48,000 (2005) | 
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				Liberia | 6,700 (2000) | 6,900 (2002) | 
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				Libya | 500,000 (1998) | 483,000 (2006) | 
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				Liechtenstein | 20,072 (2000) | 20,000 (2005) | 
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				Lithuania | 1.142 million (2001) | 792,400 (2006) | 
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				Luxembourg | 314,700 (1999) | 246,700 (2006) | 
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				Macau | 176,902 (November 2001) | 178,013 (2007) | 
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				Macedonia | - | 490,900 (2006) | 
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				Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of | 408,000 (1997) | - | 
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				Madagascar | 55,000 (2000) | 129,800 (2006) | 
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				Malawi | 45,000 (2000) | 102,700 (2005) | 
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				Malaysia | 4.6 million (2000) | 4.342 million (2006) | 
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				Maldives | 21,000 (1999) | 32,500 (2006) | 
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				Mali | 45,000 (2000) | 82,500 (2006) | 
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				Malta | 187,000 (1997) | 202,300 (2006) | 
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				Marshall Islands | 4,186 (2001) | 4,500 (2004) | 
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				Martinique | 170,000 (1997) | - | 
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				Mauritania | 26,500 (2001) | 34,900 (2006) | 
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				Mauritius | 280,900 (2000) | 357,300 (2006) | 
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				Mayotte | 12,000 (1998) | 10,000 (2002) | 
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				Mexico | 12.332 million (2000) | 19.861 million (2006) | 
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				Micronesia, Federated States of | 11,000 (2001) | 12,400 (2005) | 
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				Moldova | 627,000 (1997) | 1.018 million (2006) | 
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				Monaco | 31,027 (1995) | 34,000 (2005) | 
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				Mongolia | 104,100 (1999) | 158,900 (2006) | 
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				Montenegro | - | 353,300 (2006) | 
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				Montserrat | 4,000 (1997) | NA | 
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				Morocco | 1.391 million (1998) | 1.266 million (2006) | 
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				Mozambique | 90,000 (2001) | 67,000 (2006) | 
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				Namibia | 110,200 (2000) | 138,900 (2005) | 
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				Nauru | 2,000 (1996) | 1,900 (2002) | 
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				Nepal | 236,816 (January 2000) | 595,800 (2006) | 
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				Netherlands | 9,132,400 (1999) | 7.6 million (2005) | 
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				Netherlands Antilles | 76,000 (1995) | 81,000 (2001) | 
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				New Caledonia | 47,000 (1997) | 55,300 (2005) | 
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				New Zealand | 1.92 million (2000) | 1.729 million (2005) | 
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				Nicaragua | 140,000 (1996) | 247,900 (2006) | 
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				Niger | 20,000 (2001) | 24,000 (2005) | 
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				Nigeria | 500,000 (2000 est.) | 1.688 million (2006) | 
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				Niue | 376 (1991) | 1,100 (2002 est.) | 
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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) | 2.055 million (2006) | 
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				Oman | 201,000 (1997) | 278,300 (2006) | 
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				Pakistan | 2.861 million (March 1999) | 5.24 million (2006) | 
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				Panama | 396,000 (1997) | 432,900 (2006) | 
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				Papua New Guinea | 61,152 (1999) | 63,700 (2005) | 
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				Paraguay | 290,475 (2001) | 331,100 (2006) | 
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				Peru | 1.8 million (2000) | 2.332 million (2006) | 
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				Philippines | 6.98 million (2001) | 3.633 million (2006) | 
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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) | 11.475 million (2006) | 
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				Portugal | 5.3 million (yearend 1998) | 4.231 million (2006) | 
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				Puerto Rico | 1.322 million (1997) | 1.038 million (2005) | 
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				Qatar | 142,000 (1997) | 228,300 (2006) | 
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				Reunion | 268,500 (1999) | - | 
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				Romania | 3.777 million (1997) | 4.231 million (2006) | 
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				Russia | 30 million (1998) | 40.1 million (2005) | 
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				Rwanda | 600,000 note - 90% in Kigali (2002) | 22,000 (2005) | 
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				Saint Helena | 2,000 (1997) | 2,200 (2002) | 
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				Saint Kitts and Nevis | 17,000 (1997) | 25,000 (2004) | 
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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) | 22,600 (2006) | 
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				Samoa | 8,183 (1998) | 19,500 (2005) | 
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				San Marino | 18,000 (1998) | 21,000 (2006) | 
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				Sao Tome and Principe | 4,600 (2000) | 7,100 (2005) | 
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				Saudi Arabia | 3.9 million (2002 est.) | 4.5 million (2006) | 
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				Senegal | 234,916 (2001) | 282,600 (2006) | 
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				Serbia | - | 2.719 million (2006) | 
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				Serbia and Montenegro | 2.017 million (1995) | - | 
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				Seychelles | 19,635 (1997) | 20,700 (2006) | 
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				Sierra Leone | 25,000 (2001) | 24,000 (2002) | 
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				Singapore | 1.95 million (2000) | 1.854 million (2006) | 
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				Slovakia | 1,934,558 (1998) | 1.167 million (2006) | 
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				Slovenia | 722,000 (1997) | 837,500 (2006) | 
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				Solomon Islands | 8,000 (1997) | 7,400 (2005) | 
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				Somalia | 15,000 (2000) | 100,000 (2005) | 
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				South Africa | more than 5 million (2001) | 4.729 million (2005) | 
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				Spain | 17.336 million (1999) | 18.385 million (2006) | 
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				Sri Lanka | 494,509 (1998) | 2.742 million (2007) | 
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				Sudan | 400,000 (2000) | 636,900 (2006) | 
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				Suriname | 64,000 (1997) | 81,500 (2006) | 
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				Swaziland | 38,500 (2001) | 44,000 (2006) | 
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				Sweden | 6.017 million (December 1998) | 6.379 million (2005) | 
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				Switzerland | 4.82 million (1998) | 5.04 million (2006) | 
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				Syria | 1.313 million (1997) | 3.243 million (2006) | 
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				Taiwan | 12.49 million (September 2000) | 14.497 million (2006) | 
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				Tajikistan | 363,000 (1997) | 280,200 (2005) | 
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				Tanzania | 127,000 (1998) | 169,135 (2007) | 
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				Thailand | 5.6 million (2000) | 7.073 million (2006) | 
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				Timor-Leste | - | 2,500 (2006) | 
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				Togo | 25,000 (1997) | 82,100 (2006) | 
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				Tokelau | NA | 300 (2002) | 
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				Tonga | 8,000 (1996) | 13,700 (2005) | 
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				Trinidad and Tobago | 252,000 (1999) | 325,500 (2006) | 
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				Tunisia | 654,000 (1997) | 1.268 million (2006) | 
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				Turkey | 19.5 million (1999) | 18.978 million (2005) | 
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				Turkmenistan | 363,000 (1997) | 495,000 (2006) | 
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				Turks and Caicos Islands | 3,000 (1994) | 5,700 (2002) | 
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				Tuvalu | 1,000 (1997) | 900 (2005) | 
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				Uganda | 50,074; however, 80,868 main lines have been installed (1998) | 108,100 (2006) | 
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				Ukraine | 9.45 million (April 1999) | 12.341 million (2006) | 
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				United Arab Emirates | 915,223 (1998) | 1.31 million (2006) | 
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				United Kingdom | 34.878 million (1997) | 33.602 million (2006) | 
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				United States | 194 million (1997) | 172 million (2006) | 
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				Uruguay | 929,141 (2001) | 987,000 (2006) | 
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				Uzbekistan | 1.98 million (1999) | 1.793 million (2005) | 
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				Vanuatu | 5,500 (1998) | 7,000 (2005) | 
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				Venezuela | 2.6 million (however, 3,500,000 have been installed) (1998) | 4.217 million (2006) | 
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				Vietnam | 2.6 million (2000) | 10.8 million (2007) | 
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				Virgin Islands | 65,000 (1997) | 71,700 (2005) | 
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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) | 349,000 (includes Gaza Strip) (2005) | 
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				World | NA | 1,263,367,600 (2005) | 
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				Yemen | 291,359 (1999) | 968,400 (2006) | 
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				Zambia | 130,000 (including approximately 40,000 fixed telephones in wireless local loop connections) (2002) | 93,400 (2006) | 
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				Zimbabwe | 212,000 (in addition, there are about 20,000 fixed telephones in wireless local loop connections) (1997) | 331,700 (2006) |