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				Afghanistan | at least 10 (one government-run central television station in Kabul and regional stations in nine of the 32 provinces; the regional stations operate on a reduced schedule; also, in 1997, there was a station in Mazar-e Sharif reaching four northern Afghanistan provinces) (1998) | at least 7 (1 government-run central television station in Kabul and regional stations in 6 of the 34 provinces) (2006) | 
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				Akrotiri | - | 0 (British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides multi-channel satellite service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia) (2006) | 
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				Albania | 3 (plus 58 repeaters) (2001) | 65 (3 national, 62 local); 2 cable networks (2005) | 
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				American Samoa | 1 (2004) | 1 (2006) | 
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				Antarctica | 1 (cable system with six channels; American Forces Antarctic Network-McMurdo) 
 note: information for US bases only (2002)  | 
				1 (cable system with 6 channels; American Forces Antarctic Network-McMurdo - information for US bases only) (2002) | 
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				Armenia | 3 (plus an unknown number of repeaters); (1998) | 48 (private television stations alongside 2 public networks; major Russian channels widely available) (2006) | 
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				Bahamas, The | 2 (2004) | 2 (2006) | 
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				Barbados | 1 (plus two cable channels) (1997) | 1 (plus 2 cable channels) (2004) | 
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				Belize | 2 (1997) | 5 (2006) | 
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				Benin | 1 (2001) | 6 (2007) | 
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				Bermuda | 4 (2003) | 3 (2005) | 
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				Bhutan | 0 (1997) | 1 (2007) | 
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				Botswana | 1 (2001) | 2 (1 state-owned, 1 private) | 
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				British Virgin Islands | 1 (plus one cable company) (1997) | 1 (plus 1 cable company) (1997) | 
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				Brunei | 2 (1997) | 4 (includes 2 UHF stations broadcasting a subscription service) (2006) | 
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				Burkina Faso | 1 (2002) | 3 (1 national, 2 private) | 
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				Burma | 2 (2004) | 4 (2008) | 
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				Cambodia | 7 (2003) | 9 (including 2 TV relay stations with French and Vietnamese broadcasts); excludes 18 regional relay stations (2006) | 
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				Cameroon | 1 (2002) | 1 (2001) | 
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				Cape Verde | 1 (and 7 repeaters) (2002) | 1 (plus 7 repeaters) (2001) | 
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				Cayman Islands | 1 with cable system | 4 with cable system (2004) | 
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				Chad | 1 (2002) | 1 (2001) | 
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				China | 3,240 (of which 209 are operated by China Central Television, 31 are provincial TV stations and nearly 3,000 are local city stations) (1997) | 3,240 (of which 209 are operated by China Central Television, 31 are provincial TV stations, and nearly 3,000 are local city stations) (1997) | 
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				Christmas Island | NA | 0 (TV broadcasts received via satellite from mainland Australia) (2006) | 
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				Colombia | 60 (includes seven low-power stations) (1997) | 60 (1997) | 
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				Congo, Republic of the | 1 (2002) | 1 (2001) | 
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				Cote d'Ivoire | 14 (1999) | 14 (1998) | 
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				Croatia | 36 (plus 321 repeaters) (September 1995) | 36 (plus 321 repeaters) (1995) | 
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				Cyprus | Republic of Cyprus: 4 (plus 225 low-power repeaters) (September 1995);; north Cyprus: 4 (plus 5 repeaters) (September 1995) | area under government control: 8 
 area administered by Turkish Cypriots: 2 (plus 4 relay) (2004)  | 
				
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				Dhekelia | - | 0 (British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides multi-channel satellite service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia) (2006) | 
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				Djibouti | 1 (2002) | 1 (2001) | 
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				East Timor | NA | - | 
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				Ecuador | 7 (plus 14 repeaters) (2001) | 7 (plus 14 repeaters) (2000) | 
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				Equatorial Guinea | 1 (2002) | 1 (2001) | 
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				Eritrea | 1 (2000) | 2 (2006) | 
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				Ethiopia | 1 plus 24 repeaters (2002) | 1 (plus 24 repeaters) (2001) | 
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				European Union | 2,791 (1995); note - does not include repeaters; sum of indiviual country television broadcast stations; there is also a European-wide station (Eurovision) | 2,700 (1995); note - sum of individual country television broadcast stations excluding repeaters; there is also a European-wide station (Eurovision) | 
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				Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 2 (operated by the British Forces Broadcasting Service) 
 note: cable television is available in Stanley (2002)  | 
				2 (British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides multi-channel satellite service to members of UK Forces as well as islanders); cable television is available in Stanley (2006) | 
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				Faroe Islands | 3 (plus 43 low-power repeaters) (September 1995) | 3 (plus 43 repeaters) (September 1995) | 
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				French Guiana | 3 (plus eight low-power repeaters) (1997) | - | 
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				French Polynesia | 7 (plus 17 low-power repeaters) (1997) | 7 (plus 17 repeaters) (1997) | 
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				Gabon | 4 (plus four low-power repeaters) (2001) | 4 (plus 4 repeaters) (2001) | 
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				Gaza Strip | 2 (operated by the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation) (1997) | 1 (2008) | 
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				Ghana | 10 (2001) | 7 (2007) | 
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				Gibraltar | 1 (plus three low-power repeaters) (1997) | 1 (plus 3 repeaters) (1997) | 
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				Greece | 36 (plus 1,341 low-power repeaters); also two stations in the US Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (1995) | 36 (plus 1,341 repeaters); also 2 stations in the US Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (1995) | 
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				Greenland | 1 publicly-owned station, some local low-power stations, and three AFRTS (US Air Force) stations (1997) | 1 (plus some local low-power stations, and 3 Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS) stations (1997) | 
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				Guadeloupe | 5 (plus several low-power repeaters) (1997) | - | 
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				Guam | 5 (1997) | 3 (2006) | 
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				Guinea | 6 low-power stations (2001) | 6 (2001) | 
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				Guinea-Bissau | NA (1997) | NA (2005) | 
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				Guyana | 3 (one public station; two private stations which relay US satellite services) (1997) | 3 (1 public station; 2 private stations which relay US satellite services) (1997) | 
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				Holy See (Vatican City) | 1 (1996) | 1 (2005) | 
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				Hong Kong | 4 (2004) | 55 (2 TV networks, each broadcasting on 2 channels) (2007) | 
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				Hungary | 35 (plus 161 low-power repeaters) (1995) | 35 (plus 161 repeaters) (1995) | 
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				Iceland | 14 (plus 156 low-power repeaters) (1997) | 14 (plus 156 repeaters) (1997) | 
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				India | 562 (of which 82 stations have 1 kW or greater power and 480 stations have less than 1 kW of power) (1997) | 562 (1997) | 
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				Indonesia | 41 (1999) | 54 local TV stations (11 national TV networks; each with their own group of local transmitters) (2006) | 
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				Iran | 28 (plus 450 low-power repeaters) (1997) | 28 (plus 450 repeaters) (1997) | 
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				Ireland | 4 (many low-power repeaters) (2001) | 4 (many repeaters) (2001) | 
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				Israel | 17 (plus 36 low-power repeaters) (1995) | 17 (plus 36 repeaters) (1995) | 
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				Japan | 211 plus 7,341 repeaters 
 note: in addition, US Forces are served by 3 TV stations and 2 TV cable services (1999)  | 
				211 (plus 7,341 repeaters); in addition, US Forces are served by 3 TV stations and 2 TV cable services (1999) | 
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				Jordan | 20 (plus 96 repeaters) (1995) | 22 (2007) | 
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				Kazakhstan | 12 (plus nine repeaters) (1998) | 12 (plus 9 repeaters) (1998) | 
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				Kenya | 8 (2002) | 8 (2001) | 
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				Kiribati | 1 (not reported to be active) (2002) | 1 (possibly inactive) (2002) | 
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				Korea, North | 38 (1999) | 4 (includes Korean Central Television, Mansudae Television, Korean Educational and Cultural Network, and Kaesong Television targeting South Korea) (2003) | 
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				Korea, South | 64 (additionally 119 Cable Operators; 239 Relay Cable Operators) (2004) | 43 (plus 59 cable operators and 190 relay cable operators) (2005) | 
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				Kyrgyzstan | NA (repeater stations throughout the country relay programs from Russia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Turkey) (1997) | 7 (1 countrywide and 6 regional stations) (2006) | 
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				Laos | 4 (1999) | 7 (includes 1 station relaying Vietnam Television from Hanoi) (2006) | 
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				Liberia | 1 (plus four low-power repeaters) (2001) | 4 (plus 4 repeaters) (2007) | 
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				Libya | 12 (plus one low-power repeater) (1999) | 12 (plus 1 repeater) (1999) | 
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				Lithuania | 27 
 note: Lithuania has approximately 27 broadcasting stations, but may have as many as 100 transmitters, including repeater stations (2001)  | 
				27 (may have as many as 100 transmitters, including repeater stations) (2001) | 
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				Macau | 1 (2003) | 1 (2006) | 
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				Malaysia | 1 (plus 15 high-power repeaters) (2001) | 88 (mainland Malaysia 51, Sabah 16, and Sarawak 21) (2006) | 
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				Maldives | 1 (1997) | 1 (2006) | 
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				Mali | 1 (plus repeaters) (2001) | 2 (plus repeaters) (2007) | 
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				Malta | 6 (2000) | 5 (2006) | 
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				Marshall Islands | 2 (both are US military stations) (2002) | 2 (both are US military stations; Marshalls Broadcasting Service, a cable company, operates on Majuro) (2005) | 
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				Martinique | 11 (plus nine repeaters) (1997) | - | 
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				Micronesia, Federated States of | 3; note - cable TV also available (2004) | 3 (cable TV also available) (2004) | 
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				Moldova | 1 (plus 30 repeaters) (1995) | 40 (2006) | 
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				Mongolia | 9 (plus 18 provincial repeaters and many low power repeaters) (2004) | 456 (including provincial and low-power repeaters) (2006) | 
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				Montenegro | - | 13 (2004) | 
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				Mozambique | 1 (2001) | 1 (2000) | 
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				Namibia | 8 (plus about 20 low-power repeaters) (1997) | 2 (2007) | 
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				Netherlands Antilles | 3 (there is also a cable service, which supplies programs received from various US satellite networks and two Venezuelan channels) (2004) | 3 (there is also a cable service, which supplies programs received from various US satellite networks and 4 Venezuelan channels) (2003) | 
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				New Caledonia | 6 (plus 25 low-power repeaters) (1997) | 6 (plus 25 repeaters) (1997) | 
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				New Zealand | 41 (plus 52 medium-power repeaters and over 650 low-power repeaters) (1997) | 41 (plus about 700 repeaters) (1997) | 
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				Nicaragua | 3 (plus seven low-power repeaters) (1997) | 3 (plus 7 repeaters) (1997) | 
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				Niger | 3 (plus seven low-power repeaters) (2002) | 5 (2007) | 
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				Nigeria | 3 (the government controls 2 of the broadcasting stations and 15 repeater stations) (2002) | 3 (the government controls 2 of the broadcasting stations and 15 repeater stations) (2001) | 
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				Norfolk Island | 1 (local programming station plus two repeaters that bring in Australian programs by satellite) (1998) | 1 (local programming station plus 2 repeaters that air Australian programs by satellite) (2005) | 
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				Northern Mariana Islands | 1 (on Saipan and one station planned for Rota; in addition, two cable services on Saipan provide varied programming from satellite networks) (1997) | 1 (on Saipan; in addition, 2 cable services on Saipan provide varied programming from satellite networks) (2006) | 
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				Oman | 13 (plus 25 low-power repeaters) (1999) | 13 (plus 25 repeaters) (1999) | 
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				Pakistan | 22 (plus seven low-power repeaters) (1997) | 20 (5 state-run channels and 15 privately-owned satellite channels) (2006) | 
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				Papua New Guinea | 3 (all in the Port Moresby area) 
 note: additional stations at Mt. Hagen, Goroka, Lae, and Rabaul are planned (2004)  | 
				3 (all in the Port Moresby area; stations at Mt. Hagen, Goroka, Lae, and Rabaul are planned) (2004) | 
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				Paraguay | 5 (2003) | 5 (2007) | 
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				Philippines | 225; note - 1373 CATV networks (2004) | 250 (plus 1,501 CATV networks) (2007) | 
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				Pitcairn Islands | 0 (1997) | - | 
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				Poland | 179 (plus 256 repeaters) (September 1995) | 40 (2006) | 
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				Portugal | 62 (plus 166 repeaters) 
 note: includes Azores and Madeira Islands (1995)  | 
				62 (plus 166 repeaters; includes Azores and Madeira Islands) (1995) | 
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				Puerto Rico | 6 (19 relay stations) (2004) | 32 (2006) | 
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				Qatar | 1 (plus three repeaters) (2001) | 1 (plus 3 repeaters) (2001) | 
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				Reunion | 35 (plus 18 low-power repeaters) (2001) | - | 
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				Romania | 48 (plus 392 repeaters) (1995) | 623 (plus 200 repeaters) (2006) | 
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				Rwanda | NA | 2 (2004) | 
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				Saint Helena | 0 
 note: television programs are received in Saint Helena via satellite and distributed by cable (2002)  | 
				0 (3 television channels are received via satellite and distributed by UHF) (2005) | 
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				Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 (plus three repeaters) (2004) | 1 (plus 3 repeaters) (2003) | 
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				Saint Lucia | 2 (of which one is a commercial broadcast station and one is a community antenna television or CATV channel) (2004) | 2 (1 commercial broadcast station and 1 community antenna television or CATV channel) (2003) | 
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				Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0 (there are, however, two repeaters which rebroadcast programs from France, Canada, and the US) (1997) | 0 (2 repeaters rebroadcast programs from France, Canada, and the US) (1997) | 
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				Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 (plus three repeaters) (2004) | 1 (plus 3 repeaters) (2004) | 
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				Sao Tome and Principe | 2 (2002) | 2 (2001) | 
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				Senegal | 1 (1997) | 4 (2007) | 
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				Serbia and Montenegro | more than 771 (including 86 strong stations and 685 low-power stations, plus 20 repeaters in the principal networks; also numerous local or private stations in Serbia and Vojvodina) (1997) | - | 
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				Singapore | 7 (2003) | 1 (broadcasting on six channels); additional reception of numerous UHF and VHF signals originating in Malaysia and Indonesia (2006) | 
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				Slovakia | 6 national broadcasting, 7 regional, 67 local (2004) | 80 (national broadcasting 6, regional 7, local 67) (2004) | 
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				Slovenia | 48 (2001) | 31 (2006) | 
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				Solomon Islands | 0 (1997) | - | 
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				Somalia | 4 
 note: two in Mogadishu; two in Hargeisa (2001)  | 
				4 (2 in Mogadishu and 2 in Hargeisa) (2001) | 
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				Spain | 224 (plus 2,105 repeaters) 
 note: these figures include 11 television broadcast stations and 88 repeaters in the Canary Islands (1995)  | 
				224 (plus 2,105 repeaters; includes 11 television broadcast stations and 88 repeaters in the Canary Islands) (1995) | 
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				Sri Lanka | 21 (1997) | 14 (2006) | 
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				Suriname | 3 (plus seven repeaters) (2000) | 3 (plus 7 repeaters) (2000) | 
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				Swaziland | 5 plus 7 relay stations (2001) | 12 (includes 7 relay stations) (2004) | 
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				Taiwan | 29 (plus two repeaters) (1997) | 76 (46 digital and 30 analog) | 
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				Tajikistan | 13 (2001) | 6 (2006) | 
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				Thailand | 5 (all in Bangkok; plus 131 repeaters) (1997) | 111 (2006) | 
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				Timor-Leste | - | 1 (Timor-Leste has one national public broadcaster) | 
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				Togo | 3 (plus two repeaters) (1997) | 3 (plus 2 repeaters) (1997) | 
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				Tonga | 2 (2001) | 3 (2004) | 
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				Trinidad and Tobago | 4 (2004) | 6 (2005) | 
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				Turkmenistan | 4 (government owned and programmed) (2004) | 4 (government-owned and programmed) (2004) | 
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				Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 (broadcasts from The Bahamas are received; 2 cable television networks) (2004) | 0 (broadcasts received from The Bahamas; 2 cable television networks) (2003) | 
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				Tuvalu | 0 (1997) | 0 (2004) | 
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				Uganda | 8 (plus one low-power repeater) (2001) | 8 (plus 1 repeater) (2001) | 
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				Ukraine | at least 33 (plus 21 repeaters that relay broadcasts from Russia) (1997) | 647 (2006) | 
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				United States | more than 1,500 (including nearly 1,000 stations affiliated with the five major networks - NBC, ABC, CBS, FOX, and PBS; in addition, there are about 9,000 cable TV systems) (1997) | 2,218 (2006) | 
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				Uruguay | 23 (2002) | 62 (2005) | 
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				Uzbekistan | 4 (plus two repeaters that relay Russian programs), 1 cable rebroadcaster in Tashkent; approximately 20 stations in regional capitals (2003) | 8 (includes 1 cable rebroadcaster in Tashkent; approximately 20 stations in regional capitals) (2006) | 
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				Vanuatu | 1 (2002) | 1 (2004) | 
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				Vietnam | at least 7 (plus 13 repeaters) (1998) | 6 (plus 61 provincial TV stations) (2006) | 
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				Virgin Islands | 2 (2002) | 5 (2006) | 
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				Wake Island | 0 (1997) | 0 (2005) | 
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				West Bank | NA | 30 (2008) | 
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				Yemen | 7 (plus several low-power repeaters) (1997) | 3 (including one Egypt-based station that broadcasts in Yemen); (plus several repeaters) (2007) | 
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				Zambia | 9 (2002) | 9 (2001) |