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				Afghanistan | 33,100 (2002) | 33,100 (2002) | 
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				Albania | 255,000 (2003) | 255,000 (2003) | 
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				Algeria | 2,199,600 (2003) | 2,199,600 (2003) | 
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				American Samoa | 15,000 (2001) | 15,000 (2001) | 
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				Andorra | 35,000 (2001) | 35,000 (2001) | 
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				Angola | 96,300 (2003) | 96,300 (2003) | 
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				Anguilla | 6,200 (2002) | 6,200 (2002) | 
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				Antarctica | 0 
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				Antigua and Barbuda | 38,000 (2002) | 38,000 (2002) | 
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				Argentina | 8,009,400 (2002) | 8,009,400 (2002) | 
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				Armenia | 562,600 (2003) | 562,600 (2003) | 
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				Aruba | 37,100 (2002) | 37,100 (2002) | 
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				Australia | 10.815 million (2003) | 10.815 million (2003) | 
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				Austria | 3.881 million (2003) | 3.881 million (2003) | 
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				Azerbaijan | 923,800 (2002) | 923,800 (2002) | 
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				Bahamas, The | 131,700 (2003) | 131,700 (2003) | 
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				Bahrain | 185,800 (2003) | 185,800 (2003) | 
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				Bangladesh | 740,000 (2003) | 740,000 (2003) | 
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				Barbados | 134,000 (2003) | 134,000 (2003) | 
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				Belarus | 3,071,300 (2003) | 3,071,300 (2003) | 
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				Belgium | 5,120,400 (2002) | 5,120,400 (2002) | 
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				Belize | 33,300 (2003) | 33,300 (2003) | 
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				Benin | 66,500 (2003) | 66,500 (2003) | 
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				Bermuda | 56,000 (2002) | 56,000 (2002) | 
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				Bhutan | 25,200 (2003) | 25,200 (2003) | 
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				Bolivia | 600,100 (2003) | 600,100 (2003) | 
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				Bosnia and Herzegovina | 938,000 (2003) | 938,000 (2003) | 
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				Botswana | 142,400 (2002) | 142,400 (2002) | 
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				Brazil | 38.81 million (2002) | 38.81 million (2002) | 
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				British Indian Ocean Territory | NA | NA | 
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				British Virgin Islands | 11,700 (2002) | 11,700 (2002) | 
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				Brunei | 90,000 (2002) | 90,000 (2002) | 
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				Bulgaria | 2,868,200 (2002) | 2,868,200 (2002) | 
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				Burkina Faso | 65,400 (2003) | 65,400 (2003) | 
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				Burma | 357,300 (2003) | 357,300 (2003) | 
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				Burundi | 23,900 (2003) | 23,900 (2003) | 
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				Cambodia | 35,400 (2002) | 35,400 (2002) | 
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				Cameroon | 110,900 (2002) | 110,900 (2002) | 
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				Canada | 19,950,900 (2003) | 19,950,900 (2003) | 
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				Cape Verde | 71,700 (2003) | 71,700 (2003) | 
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				Cayman Islands | 38,000 (2002) | 38,000 (2002) | 
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				Central African Republic | 9,000 (2002) | 9,000 (2002) | 
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				Chad | 11,800 (2002) | 11,800 (2002) | 
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				Chile | 3.467 million (2002) | 3.467 million (2002) | 
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				China | 263 million (2003) | 263 million (2003) | 
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				Christmas Island | NA | NA | 
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				Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 287 (1992) | 287 (1992) | 
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				Colombia | 8,768,100 (2003) | 8,768,100 (2003) | 
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				Comoros | 13,200 (2003) | 13,200 (2003) | 
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				Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 10,000 (2002) | 10,000 (2002) | 
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				Congo, Republic of the | 7,000 (2003) | 7,000 (2003) | 
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				Cook Islands | 6,200 (2002) | 6,200 (2002) | 
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				Costa Rica | 1.132 million (2002) | 1.132 million (2002) | 
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				Cote d'Ivoire | 328,000 (2003) | 328,000 (2003) | 
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				Croatia | 1.825 million (2002) | 1.825 million (2002) | 
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				Cuba | 574,400 (2002) | 574,400 (2002) | 
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				Cyprus | Republic of Cyprus: 427,400 (2002); north Cyprus: 86,228 (2002) | Republic of Cyprus: 427,400 (2002); north Cyprus: 86,228 (2002) | 
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				Czech Republic | 3.626 million (2003) | 3.626 million (2003) | 
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				Denmark | 3,610,100 (2003) | 3,610,100 (2003) | 
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				Djibouti | 9,500 (2003) | 9,500 (2003) | 
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				Dominica | 23,700 (2002) | 23,700 (2002) | 
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				Dominican Republic | 901,800 (2003) | 901,800 (2003) | 
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				East Timor | NA | NA | 
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				Ecuador | 1.549 million (2003) | 1.549 million (2003) | 
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				Egypt | 8,735,700 (2003) | 8,735,700 (2003) | 
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				El Salvador | 752,600 (2003) | 752,600 (2003) | 
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				Equatorial Guinea | 9,600 (2003) | 9,600 (2003) | 
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				Eritrea | 38,100 (2003) | 38,100 (2003) | 
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				Estonia | 475,000 (2002) | 475,000 (2002) | 
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				Ethiopia | 435,000 (2003) | 435,000 (2003) | 
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				European Union | 238,763,162 (2002) | 238,763,162 (2002) | 
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				Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 2,400 (2002) | 2,400 (2002) | 
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				Faroe Islands | 23,000 (2002) | 23,000 (2002) | 
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				Fiji | 102,000 (2003) | 102,000 (2003) | 
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				Finland | 2.548 million (2003) | 2.548 million (2003) | 
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				France | 33,905,400 (2003) | 33,905,400 (2003) | 
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				French Guiana | 51,000 (2001) | 51,000 (2001) | 
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				French Polynesia | 52,500 (2002) | 52,500 (2002) | 
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				Gabon | 38,400 (2003) | 38,400 (2003) | 
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				Gambia, The | 38,400 (2002) | 38,400 (2002) | 
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				Gaza Strip | 95,729 (total for Gaza Strip and West Bank) (1997) | 95,729 (total for Gaza Strip and West Bank) (1997) | 
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				Georgia | 650,500 (2003) | 650,500 (2003) | 
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				Germany | 54.35 million (2003) | 54.35 million (2003) | 
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				Ghana | 302,300 (2003) | 302,300 (2003) | 
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				Gibraltar | 24,512 (2002) | 24,512 (2002) | 
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				Greece | 5,205,100 (2003) | 5,205,100 (2003) | 
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				Greenland | 26,000 (2001) | 26,000 (2001) | 
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				Grenada | 33,500 (2002) | 33,500 (2002) | 
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				Guadeloupe | 210,000 (2001) | 210,000 (2001) | 
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				Guam | 84,134 (2001) | 84,134 (2001) | 
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				Guatemala | 846,000 (2002) | 846,000 (2002) | 
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				Guernsey | 55,000 (2001) | 55,000 (2001) | 
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				Guinea | 26,200 (2003) | 26,200 (2003) | 
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				Guinea-Bissau | 10,600 (2003) | 10,600 (2003) | 
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				Guyana | 80,400 (2002) | 80,400 (2002) | 
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				Haiti | 130,000 (2002) | 130,000 (2002) | 
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				Holy See (Vatican City) | NA | NA | 
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				Honduras | 322,500 (2002) | 322,500 (2002) | 
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				Hong Kong | 3,801,300 (2003) | 3,801,300 (2003) | 
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				Hungary | 3,666,400 (2002) | 3,666,400 (2002) | 
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				Iceland | 190,700 (2003) | 190,700 (2003) | 
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				India | 48.917 million (2003) | 48.917 million (2003) | 
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				Indonesia | 7.75 million (2002) | 7.75 million (2002) | 
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				Iran | 14,571,100 (2003) | 14,571,100 (2003) | 
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				Iraq | 675,000; note - an unknown number of telephone lines were damaged or destroyed during the March-April 2003 war (2003) | 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 | 1.955 million (2003) | 1.955 million (2003) | 
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				Isle of Man | 51,000 (1999) | 51,000 (1999) | 
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				Israel | 3.006 million (2002) | 3.006 million (2002) | 
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				Italy | 26.596 million (2003) | 26.596 million (2003) | 
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				Jamaica | 444,400 (2002) | 444,400 (2002) | 
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				Japan | 71.149 million (2002) | 71.149 million (2002) | 
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				Jersey | 73,900 (2001) | 73,900 (2001) | 
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				Jordan | 622,600 (2003) | 622,600 (2003) | 
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				Kazakhstan | 2,081,900 (2002) | 2,081,900 (2002) | 
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				Kenya | 328,400 (2003) | 328,400 (2003) | 
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				Kiribati | 4,500 (2002) | 4,500 (2002) | 
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				Korea, North | 1.1 million (2001) | 1.1 million (2001) | 
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				Korea, South | 22.877 million (2003) | 22.877 million (2003) | 
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				Kuwait | 486,900 (2003) | 486,900 (2003) | 
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				Kyrgyzstan | 394,800 (2002) | 394,800 (2002) | 
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				Laos | 61,900 (2002) | 61,900 (2002) | 
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				Latvia | 653,900 (2003) | 653,900 (2003) | 
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				Lebanon | 678,800 (2002) | 678,800 (2002) | 
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				Lesotho | 28,600 (2002) | 28,600 (2002) | 
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				Liberia | 7,000 (2001) | 7,000 (2001) | 
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				Libya | 750,000 (2003) | 750,000 (2003) | 
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				Liechtenstein | 19,900 (2002) | 19,900 (2002) | 
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				Lithuania | 824,200 (2003) | 824,200 (2003) | 
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				Luxembourg | 355,400 (2002) | 355,400 (2002) | 
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				Macau | 174,600 (2003) | 174,600 (2003) | 
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				Macedonia | 560,000 (2002) | 560,000 (2002) | 
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				Madagascar | 59,600 (2003) | 59,600 (2003) | 
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				Malawi | 85,000 (2003) | 85,000 (2003) | 
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				Malaysia | 4,571,600 (2003) | 4,571,600 (2003) | 
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				Maldives | 28,700 (2002) | 28,700 (2002) | 
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				Mali | 56,600 (2002) | 56,600 (2002) | 
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				Malta | 208,300 (2003) | 208,300 (2003) | 
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				Marshall Islands | 4,500 (2003) | 4,500 (2003) | 
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				Martinique | 172,000 est (2001) | 172,000 est (2001) | 
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				Mauritania | 31,500 (2002) | 31,500 (2002) | 
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				Mauritius | 348,200 (2003) | 348,200 (2003) | 
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				Mayotte | 10,000 (2001) | 10,000 (2001) | 
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				Mexico | 15,958,700 (2003) | 15,958,700 (2003) | 
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				Micronesia, Federated States of | 10,100 (2001) | 10,100 (2001) | 
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				Moldova | 706,900 (2002) | 706,900 (2002) | 
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				Monaco | 33,700 (2002) | 33,700 (2002) | 
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				Mongolia | 128,000 (2002) | 128,000 (2002) | 
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				Montserrat | NA | NA | 
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				Morocco | 1,219,200 (2003) | 1,219,200 (2003) | 
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				Mozambique | 83,700 (2002) | 83,700 (2002) | 
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				Namibia | 127,400 (2003) | 127,400 (2003) | 
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				Nauru | 1,900 (2002) | 1,900 (2002) | 
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				Nepal | 371,800 (2003) | 371,800 (2003) | 
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				Netherlands | 10.004 million (2002) | 10.004 million (2002) | 
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				Netherlands Antilles | 81,000 (2001) | 81,000 (2001) | 
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				New Caledonia | 52,000 (2002) | 52,000 (2002) | 
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				New Zealand | 1.765 million (2002) | 1.765 million (2002) | 
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				Nicaragua | 171,600 (2002) | 171,600 (2002) | 
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				Niger | 22,400 (2002) | 22,400 (2002) | 
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				Nigeria | 853,100 (2003) | 853,100 (2003) | 
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				Niue | 1,100 est (2002) | 1,100 est (2002) | 
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				Norfolk Island | 2,532; note: a mix of analog (2500) and digital (32) circuits (2004) | 2,532; note: a mix of analog (2500) and digital (32) circuits (2004) | 
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				Northern Mariana Islands | 21,000 (2000) | 21,000 (2000) | 
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				Norway | 3.343 million (2002) | 3.343 million (2002) | 
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				Oman | 233,900 (2002) | 233,900 (2002) | 
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				Pakistan | 3,982,800 (2003) | 3,982,800 (2003) | 
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				Palau | 6,700 (2002) | 6,700 (2002) | 
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				Panama | 386,900 (2002) | 386,900 (2002) | 
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				Papua New Guinea | 62,000 (2002) | 62,000 (2002) | 
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				Paraguay | 273,200 (2002) | 273,200 (2002) | 
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				Peru | 1,839,200 (2003) | 1,839,200 (2003) | 
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				Philippines | 3,310,900 (2002) | 3,310,900 (2002) | 
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				Pitcairn Islands | 1 (there are 17 telephones on one party line); (2004) | 1 (there are 17 telephones on one party line); (2004) | 
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				Poland | 12.3 million (2003) | 12.3 million (2003) | 
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				Portugal | 4,278,800 (2003) | 4,278,800 (2003) | 
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				Puerto Rico | 1,329,500 (2002) | 1,329,500 (2002) | 
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				Qatar | 184,500 (2003) | 184,500 (2003) | 
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				Reunion | 300,000 est (2001) | 300,000 est (2001) | 
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				Romania | 4.3 million (2003) | 4.3 million (2003) | 
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				Russia | 35.5 million (2002) | 35.5 million (2002) | 
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				Rwanda | 23,200 (2002) | 23,200 (2002) | 
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				Saint Helena | 2,200 (2002) | 2,200 (2002) | 
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				Saint Kitts and Nevis | 23,500 (2002) | 23,500 (2002) | 
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				Saint Lucia | 51,100 (2002) | 51,100 (2002) | 
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				Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 4,800 (2002) | 4,800 (2002) | 
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				Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 27,300 (2002) | 27,300 (2002) | 
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				Samoa | 11,800 (2002) | 11,800 (2002) | 
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				San Marino | 20,600 (2002) | 20,600 (2002) | 
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				Sao Tome and Principe | 7,000 (2003) | 7,000 (2003) | 
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				Saudi Arabia | 3,502,600 (2003) | 3,502,600 (2003) | 
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				Senegal | 228,800 (2003) | 228,800 (2003) | 
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				Serbia and Montenegro | 2,611,700 (2003) | 2,611,700 (2003) | 
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				Seychelles | 21,700 (2002) | 21,700 (2002) | 
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				Sierra Leone | 24,000 (2002) | 24,000 (2002) | 
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				Singapore | 1,896,100 (2004) | 1,896,100 (2004) | 
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				Slovakia | 1,294,700 (2003) | 1,294,700 (2003) | 
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				Slovenia | 812,300 (2003) | 812,300 (2003) | 
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				Solomon Islands | 6,600 (2002) | 6,600 (2002) | 
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				Somalia | 100,000 est (2002) | 100,000 est (2002) | 
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				South Africa | 4.844 million (2002) | 4.844 million (2002) | 
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				Spain | 17,567,500 (2003) | 17,567,500 (2003) | 
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				Sri Lanka | 881,400 (2002) | 881,400 (2002) | 
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				Sudan | 900,000 (2003) | 900,000 (2003) | 
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				Suriname | 79,800 (2003) | 79,800 (2003) | 
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				Svalbard | NA | NA | 
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				Swaziland | 46,200 (2003) | 46,200 (2003) | 
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				Sweden | 6,579,200 (2002) | 6,579,200 (2002) | 
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				Switzerland | 5.419 million (2002) | 5.419 million (2002) | 
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				Syria | 2,099,300 (2002) | 2,099,300 (2002) | 
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				Taiwan | 13.355 million (2003) | 13.355 million (2003) | 
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				Tajikistan | 242,100 (2003) | 242,100 (2003) | 
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				Tanzania | 149,100 (2003) | 149,100 (2003) | 
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				Thailand | 6.6 million (2003) | 6.6 million (2003) | 
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				Togo | 60,600 (2003) | 60,600 (2003) | 
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				Tokelau | 300 (2002) | 300 (2002) | 
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				Tonga | 11,200 (2002) | 11,200 (2002) | 
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				Trinidad and Tobago | 325,100 (2002) | 325,100 (2002) | 
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				Tunisia | 1,163,800 (2003) | 1,163,800 (2003) | 
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				Turkey | 18,916,700 (2003) | 18,916,700 (2003) | 
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				Turkmenistan | 374,000 (2002) | 374,000 (2002) | 
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				Turks and Caicos Islands | 5,700 (2002) | 5,700 (2002) | 
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				Tuvalu | 700 (2002) | 700 (2002) | 
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				Uganda | 61,000 (2003) | 61,000 (2003) | 
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				Ukraine | 10,833,300 (2002) | 10,833,300 (2002) | 
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				United Arab Emirates | 1,135,800 (2003) | 1,135,800 (2003) | 
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				United Kingdom | 34.898 million (2002) | 34.898 million (2002) | 
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				United States | 181,599,900 (2003) | 181,599,900 (2003) | 
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				Uruguay | 946,500 (2002) | 946,500 (2002) | 
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				Uzbekistan | 1,717,100 (2003) | 1,717,100 (2003) | 
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				Vanuatu | 6,500 (2003) | 6,500 (2003) | 
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				Venezuela | 2,841,800 (2002) | 2,841,800 (2002) | 
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				Vietnam | 4.402 million (2003) | 4.402 million (2003) | 
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				Virgin Islands | 69,400 (2002) | 69,400 (2002) | 
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				Wallis and Futuna | 1,900 (2002) | 1,900 (2002) | 
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				West Bank | 301,600 (total for West Bank and Gaza Strip) (2002) | 301,600 (total for West Bank and Gaza Strip) (2002) | 
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				Western Sahara | about 2,000 (1999 est.) | about 2,000 (1999 est.) | 
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				World | 843,923,500 (2003) | 843,923,500 (2003) | 
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				Yemen | 542,200 (2002) | 542,200 (2002) | 
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				Zambia | 88,400 (2003) | 88,400 (2003) | 
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				Zimbabwe | 300,900 (2003) | 300,900 (2003) |