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				Afghanistan | 2.52 million (2006) | NA | 
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				Albania | 1.53 million (2005) | 250,000 (2001) | 
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				Algeria | 20.998 million (2006) | 33,500 (1999) | 
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				American Samoa | 2,200 (2004) | 2,550 (1997) | 
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				Andorra | 64,600 (2005) | 14,117 (December 1998) | 
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				Angola | 2.264 million (2006) | 25,800 (2000) | 
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				Anguilla | 1,800 (2002) | 1,629 (2000) | 
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				Antarctica | - | NA; Iridium system in use | 
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				Antigua and Barbuda | 102,000 (2006) | 1,300 (1996) | 
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				Argentina | 31.51 million (2006) | 3 million (December 1999) | 
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				Armenia | 318,000 (2005) | 50,000 (2002) | 
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				Aruba | 108,200 (2005) | 3,402 (1997) | 
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				Australia | 19.76 million (2006) | 8.6 million (2000) | 
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				Austria | 9.255 million (2006) | 6 million (2001) | 
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				Azerbaijan | 3.324 million (2006) | 800,000 (2002) | 
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				Bahamas, The | 227,800 (2005) | 6,152 (1997) | 
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				Bahrain | 898,900 (2006) | 58,543 (1997) | 
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				Bangladesh | 19.131 million (2006) | 283,000 (2000) | 
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				Barbados | 206,200 (2005) | 8,013 (1997) | 
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				Belarus | 5.96 million (2006) | 8,167 (1997) | 
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				Belgium | 9.66 million (2006) | 974,494 (1997) | 
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				Belize | 118,300 (2006) | 3,023 (1997) | 
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				Benin | 750,000 (2005) | 55,500 (2000) | 
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				Bermuda | 60,100 (2006) | 7,980 (1996) | 
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				Bhutan | 82,100 (2006) | NA | 
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				Bolivia | 2.421 million (2005) | 116,000 (1997) | 
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				Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.888 million (2006) | 9,000 (1997) | 
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				Botswana | 979,800 (2006) | 270,000 (September 2001) | 
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				Brazil | 99.919 million (2006) | 4.4 million (1997) | 
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				British Virgin Islands | 8,000 (2002) | NA | 
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				Brunei | 254,000 (2006) | 43,524 (1996) | 
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				Bulgaria | 8.253 million (2006) | 1.054 million (2001) | 
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				Burkina Faso | 1.017 million (2006) | 25,200 (2000) | 
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				Burma | 214,200 (2006) | 8,492 (1997) | 
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				Burundi | 153,000 (2005) | 30,000 (2002) | 
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				Cambodia | 1.14 million (2006) | 80,000 (2000) | 
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				Cameroon | 2.253 million (2005) | 300,000 (2002) | 
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				Canada | 17.017 million (2005) | 8,751,300 (1997) | 
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				Cape Verde | 108,900 (2006) | 28,119 (2002) | 
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				Cayman Islands | 17,000 (2002) | 2,534 (1995) | 
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				Central African Republic | 100,000 (2005) | 710 (1998) | 
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				Chad | 466,100 (2006) | 5,500 (2000) | 
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				Chile | 12.451 million (2006) | 944,225 (1998) | 
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				China | 461.1 million (2006) | 65 million (January 2001) | 
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				Christmas Island | - | NA | 
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				Cocos (Keeling) Islands | - | NA | 
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				Colombia | 29.763 million (2006) | 1,800,229 (December 1998) | 
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				Comoros | 16,100 (2005) | NA | 
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				Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 4.415 million (2006) | 15,000 (2000) | 
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				Congo, Republic of the | 490,000 (2005) | 3,300 (1998) | 
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				Cook Islands | 1,500 (2002) | 0 (1994) | 
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				Costa Rica | 1.444 million (2006) | 143,000 (2000) | 
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				Cote d'Ivoire | 4.065 million (2006) | 450,000 (2000) | 
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				Croatia | 4.47 million (2006) | 1.3 million (2001) | 
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				Cuba | 152,700 (2006) | 2,994 (1997) | 
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				Cyprus | area under government control: 777,500 (2006); area administered by Turkish Cypriots: 143,178 (2002) | Greek Cypriot area: 68,000 (1998); Turkish Cypriot area: 70,000 (1999) | 
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				Czech Republic | 12.15 million (2006) | 4.346 million (2000) | 
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				Denmark | 5.841 million (2006) | 1,444,016 (1997) | 
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				Djibouti | 44,100 (2005) | 5,000 (2002) | 
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				Dominica | 41,800 (2004) | 461 (1996) | 
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				Dominican Republic | 4.606 million (2006) | 130,149 (1997) | 
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				East Timor | - | NA | 
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				Ecuador | 8.485 million (2006) | 384,000 (1999) | 
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				Egypt | 18.001 million (2006) | 380,000 (1999) | 
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				El Salvador | 3.852 million (2006) | 40,163 (1997) | 
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				Equatorial Guinea | 96,900 (2005) | 300 (1998) | 
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				Eritrea | 62,000 (2006) | NA; note - mobile cellular service was introduced in May 2001 | 
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				Estonia | 1.659 million (2006) | 711,000 (yearend 2001) | 
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				Ethiopia | 866,700 (2006) | 17,800 (2000) | 
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				European Union | 466 million (2005) | - | 
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				Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 0 (2001) | NA | 
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				Faroe Islands | 50,000 (2006) | 10,761 (1999) | 
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				Fiji | 205,000 (2005) | 5,200 (1997) | 
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				Finland | 5.67 million (2006) | 3,728,600 (2001) | 
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				France | 53.023 million; 51.662 million (metropolitan France) (2006) | 11.078 million (yearend 1998) | 
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				French Guiana | - | NA | 
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				French Polynesia | 152,000 (2006) | 5,427 (1997) | 
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				Gabon | 764,700 (2006) | 120,000 (2000) | 
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				Gambia, The | 404,300 (2006) | 5,624 (2000) | 
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				Gaza Strip | 1.095 million (includes West Bank) (2005) | NA | 
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				Georgia | 1.704 million (2006) | 185,500 (2000) | 
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				Germany | 84.3 million (2006) | 55.3 million (June 2001) | 
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				Ghana | 5.207 million (2006) | 150,000 (2001) | 
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				Gibraltar | 9,797 (2002) | 1,620 (1997) | 
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				Greece | 11.098 million (2006) | 937,700 (1997) | 
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				Greenland | 32,200 (2004) | 12,676 (yearend 1999) | 
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				Grenada | 46,200 (2006) | 976 (1997) | 
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				Guadeloupe | - | NA | 
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				Guam | 98,000 (2004) | 55,000 (1998) | 
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				Guatemala | 7.179 million (2006) | 663,296 (September 2000) | 
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				Guernsey | 43,800 (2004) | 12,000 (1997) | 
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				Guinea | 189,000 (2005) | 21,567 (1998) | 
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				Guinea-Bissau | 95,000 (2005) | 0 (2001) | 
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				Guyana | 281,400 (2005) | 6,100 (2000) | 
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				Haiti | 500,200 (2005) | over 180,000 (January 2003) | 
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				Holy See (Vatican City) | - | NA | 
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				Honduras | 2.241 million (2006) | 14,427 (1997) | 
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				Hong Kong | 9.356 million (2006) | 3.7 million (December 1999) | 
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				Hungary | 9.965 million (2006) | 1.269 million (July 1999) | 
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				Iceland | 328,500 (2006) | 248,131 (221,231 GSM, 26,900 NMT) (2001) | 
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				India | 166.1 million (2006) | 2.93 million (November 2000) | 
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				Indonesia | 63.803 million (2006) | 1.07 million (1998) | 
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				Iran | 13.659 million (2006) | 265,000 (August 1998) | 
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				Iraq | 8.7 million (2006) | NA; service available in northern Iraq (2001) | 
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				Ireland | 4.69 million (2006) | 3 million (2002) | 
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				Isle of Man | - | NA | 
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				Israel | 8.404 million (2006) | 2.5 million (1999) | 
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				Italy | 71.5 million (2005) | 20.5 million (1999) | 
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				Jamaica | 2.804 million (2005) | 54,640 (1996) | 
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				Japan | 101.7 million (2006) | 63.88 million (2000) | 
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				Jersey | 83,900 (2004) | 4,400 (1997) | 
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				Jordan | 4.343 million (2006) | 11,500 (1995) | 
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				Kazakhstan | 7.83 million (2006) | 400,000 (2001) | 
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				Kenya | 6.485 million (2006) | 540,000 (2001) | 
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				Kiribati | 600 (2004) | NA | 
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				Korea, North | - | NA | 
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				Korea, South | 40.197 million (2006) | 28 million (September 2000) | 
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				Kuwait | 2.536 million (2006) | 210,000 (1997) | 
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				Kyrgyzstan | 541,700 (2005) | NA | 
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				Laos | 638,200 (2006) | 4,915 (1997) | 
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				Latvia | 2.184 million (2006) | 401,263 (2000) | 
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				Lebanon | 1.103 million (2006) | 580,000 (1999) | 
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				Lesotho | 249,800 (2005) | 21,600 (2000) | 
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				Liberia | 160,000 (2005) | 0 (1998) | 
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				Libya | 3.928 million (2006) | 20,000 (1998) | 
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				Liechtenstein | 27,500 (2005) | NA | 
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				Lithuania | 4.718 million (2006) | 500,000 (2001) | 
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				Luxembourg | 713,800 (2006) | 215,741 (2000) | 
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				Macau | 636,300 (2006) | 158,251 (November 2001) | 
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				Macedonia | 1.417 million (2006) | - | 
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				Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of | - | 12,362 (1997) | 
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				Madagascar | 1.046 million (2006) | 63,100 (2000) | 
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				Malawi | 429,300 (2005) | 49,000 (2000) | 
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				Malaysia | 19,464 (2006) | 5 million (2000) | 
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				Maldives | 262,600 (2006) | 1,290 (1997) | 
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				Mali | 1.513 million (2006) | 40,000 (2001) | 
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				Malta | 346,800 (2006) | 17,691 (1997) | 
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				Marshall Islands | 600 (2004) | 489 (2001) | 
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				Martinique | - | 15,000 (1997) | 
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				Mauritania | 1.06 million (2006) | 35,000 (2001) | 
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				Mauritius | 772,400 (2006) | 180,000 (2000) | 
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				Mayotte | 48,100 (2005) | 0 (2000) | 
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				Mexico | 57.016 million (2006) | 2.02 million (1998) | 
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				Micronesia, Federated States of | 14,100 (2005) | newly installed in Pohnpei and Yap | 
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				Moldova | 1.358 million (2006) | 2,200 (1997) | 
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				Monaco | 17,200 (2005) | NA | 
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				Mongolia | 557,200 (2005) | 110,000 (2001) | 
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				Montenegro | 821,800 (2006) | - | 
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				Montserrat | NA | 70 (1994) | 
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				Morocco | 16.005 million (2006) | 116,645 (1998) | 
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				Mozambique | 2.339 million (2006) | 287,000 (2002) | 
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				Namibia | 495,000 (2005) | 82,000 (2000 est.) | 
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				Nauru | 1,500 (2002) | 450 (1994) | 
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				Nepal | 1.042 million (2006) | NA | 
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				Netherlands | 15.834 million (2005) | 4,081,891 (April 1999) | 
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				Netherlands Antilles | 200,000 (2004) | 13,977 (1996) | 
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				New Caledonia | 134,300 (2005) | 13,040 (1998) | 
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				New Zealand | 3.53 million (2005) | 2.2 million (2000) | 
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				Nicaragua | 1.83 million (2006) | 7,911 (1997) | 
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				Niger | 323,900 (2005) | 6,700 (2002) | 
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				Nigeria | 32.322 million (2006) | 200,000 (2001) | 
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				Niue | 400 (2002) | 0 (1991) | 
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				Norfolk Island | 0; note - proposed cellular service disallowed in August 2002 island referendum (2002) | 0 (1983) | 
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				Northern Mariana Islands | 20,500 (2004) | 1,200 (1995) | 
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				Norway | 5.041 million (2006) | 2,080,408 (1998) | 
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				Oman | 1.818 million (2006) | 59,822 (1997) | 
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				Pakistan | 63.16 million (2007) | 158,000 (1998) | 
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				Panama | 1.694 million (2005) | 17,000 (1997) | 
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				Papua New Guinea | 75,000 (2005) | 3,053 (1996) | 
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				Paraguay | 3.233 million (2006) | 510,000 (2001) | 
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				Peru | 8.5 million (2006) | 504,995 (1998) | 
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				Philippines | 42.869 million (2006) | 11.35 million (2001) | 
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				Poland | 36.746 million (2006) | 13 million (2002) | 
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				Portugal | 12.226 million (2006) | 3,074,194 (1999) | 
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				Puerto Rico | 3.354 million (2005) | 169,265 (1996) | 
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				Qatar | 919,800 (2006) | 43,476 (1997) | 
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				Reunion | - | 197,000 (September 2000) | 
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				Romania | 17.4 million (2006) | 645,500 (1999) | 
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				Russia | 150 million (2006) | 19 million (January 2003) | 
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				Rwanda | 290,000 (2005) | 81,000 (2001) 
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				Saint Helena | - | 0 (1997) | 
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				Saint Kitts and Nevis | 10,000 (2004) | 205 (1997) | 
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				Saint Lucia | 105,700 (2005) | 1,600 (1997) | 
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				Saint Pierre and Miquelon | - | 0 (1994) | 
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				Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 87,600 (2006) | NA | 
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				Samoa | 24,000 (2005) | 1,545 (February 1998) | 
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				San Marino | 17,390 (2006) | 3,010 (1998) | 
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				Sao Tome and Principe | 12,000 (2005) | 6,942 (1997) | 
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				Saudi Arabia | 19.663 million (2006) | 2.9 million (2002 est.) | 
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				Senegal | 2.983 million (2006) | 373,965 (2001) | 
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				Serbia | 6.644 million (2006) | - | 
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				Serbia and Montenegro | - | 87,000 (1997) | 
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				Seychelles | 70,300 (2006) | 16,316 (1999) | 
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				Sierra Leone | 113,200 (2003) | 30,000 (2001) | 
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				Singapore | 4.789 million (2006) | 2.74 million (2000) | 
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				Slovakia | 4.893 million (2006) | 736,662 (April 1999) | 
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				Slovenia | 1.82 million (2006) | 1 million (2000) | 
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				Solomon Islands | 6,000 (2005) | 658 (1997) | 
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				Somalia | 500,000 (2005) | NA | 
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				South Africa | 39.66 million (2006) | 7.06 million (2001) | 
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				Spain | 46.152 million (2006) | 8.394 million (1999) | 
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				Sri Lanka | 5.959 million (2007) | 228,604 (1999) | 
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				Sudan | 4.683 million (2006) | 20,000 (2000) | 
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				Suriname | 320,000 (2006) | 4,090 (1997) | 
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				Svalbard | - | NA | 
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				Swaziland | 250,000 (2006) | 45,000 (2001) | 
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				Sweden | 9.087 million (2005) | 3.835 million (October 1998) | 
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				Switzerland | 7.418 million (2006) | 1.967 million (1999) | 
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				Syria | 4.675 million (2006) | NA | 
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				Taiwan | 23.249 million (2006) | 16 million (September 2000) | 
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				Tajikistan | 265,000 (2005) | 2,500 (1997) | 
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				Tanzania | 6.72 million (2007) | 30,000 (1999) | 
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				Thailand | 40.816 million (2006) | 3.1 million (2002) | 
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				Timor-Leste | 49,100 (2006) | - | 
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				Togo | 708,000 (2006) | 2,995 (1997) | 
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				Tokelau | - | 0 (2001) | 
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				Tonga | 29,900 (2005) | 302 (1996) | 
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				Trinidad and Tobago | 1.655 million (2006) | 17,411 (1997) | 
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				Tunisia | 7.339 million (2006) | 50,000 (1998) | 
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				Turkey | 43.609 million (2005) | 17.1 million (2001) | 
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				Turkmenistan | 105,000 (2005) | 4,300 (1998) | 
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				Turks and Caicos Islands | 1,700 (1999) | 0 (1994) | 
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				Tuvalu | 0 (2004) | 0 (1994) | 
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				Uganda | 2.009 million (2006) | 9,000 (1998) | 
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				Ukraine | 49.076 million (2006) | 236,000 (1998) | 
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				United Arab Emirates | 5.519 million (2006) | 1 million (1999) | 
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				United Kingdom | 69.657 million (2006) | 43.5 million (yearend 1998) | 
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				United States | 233 million (2006) | 69.209 million (1998) | 
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				Uruguay | 2.333 million (2006) | 350,000 (2001) | 
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				Uzbekistan | 1.1 million (2005) | 130,000 (2003) | 
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				Vanuatu | 12,700 (2005) | 310 (2000) | 
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				Venezuela | 18.79 million (2006) | 2 million (1998) | 
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				Vietnam | 15.505 million (2006) | 730,155 (2000) | 
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				Virgin Islands | 80,300 (2005) | 2,000 (1992) | 
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				West Bank | 1.095 million (includes Gaza Strip) (2005) | NA | 
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				World | 2,168,433,600 (2005) | NA | 
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				Yemen | 2 million (2006) | 32,042 (2000) | 
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				Zambia | 949,600 (2005) | 90,000 (2002) | 
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				Zimbabwe | 832,500 (2006) | 111,000 (2001) |