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DEFINITION
Telephone employees refer to the total full-time telecommunications staff.
Media Statistics > Telephone employees, total (most recent) by country
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| Rank |
Countries
|
Amount
|
Date
|
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# 1
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United States: |
1,042,300
|
2004  |
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# 2
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China: |
697,000
|
2004  |
|
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# 3
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India: |
416,642
|
2001  |
|
|
# 4
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Russia: |
336,021
|
2004  |
|
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# 5
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United Kingdom: |
236,000
|
2002  |
|
|
# 6
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Germany: |
225,100
|
2004  |
|
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# 7
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Poland: |
161,300
|
2003  |
|
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# 8
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France: |
134,000
|
2004  |
|
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# 9
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Ukraine: |
125,800
|
2002  |
|
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# 10
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Japan: |
114,440
|
2003  |
|
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# 11
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Korea, South: |
103,574
|
2003  |
|
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# 12
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Brazil: |
93,494
|
2001  |
|
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# 13
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Mexico: |
91,588
|
2004  |
|
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# 14
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Vietnam: |
90,000
|
2003  |
|
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# 15
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Spain: |
88,005
|
2004  |
|
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# 16
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Italy: |
87,954
|
2003  |
|
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# 17
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Pakistan: |
84,600
|
2005  |
|
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# 18
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Canada: |
76,499
|
2005  |
|
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# 19
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Turkey: |
60,981
|
2004  |
|
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# 20
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Netherlands: |
58,500
|
2000  |
|
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# 21
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Egypt: |
54,759
|
2004  |
|
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# 22
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Australia: |
50,000
|
2003  |
|
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# 23
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Iran: |
46,164
|
2003  |
|
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# 24
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Romania: |
43,188
|
2003  |
|
|
# 25
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Indonesia: |
37,195
|
2004  |
|
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# 26
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South Africa: |
35,416
|
2004  |
|
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# 27
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Kazakhstan: |
33,006
|
2003  |
|
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# 28
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Colombia: |
32,197
|
2001  |
|
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# 29
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Belarus: |
26,662
|
2004  |
|
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# 30
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Greece: |
25,588
|
2004  |
|
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# 31
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Malaysia: |
24,754
|
2004  |
|
|
# 32
|
Algeria: |
24,379
|
2004  |
|
|
# 33
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Uzbekistan: |
24,275
|
2001  |
|
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# 34
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Belgium: |
23,775
|
2004  |
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# 35
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Philippines: |
23,389
|
2004  |
|
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# 36
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Argentina: |
22,921
|
2004  |
|
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# 37
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Syria: |
22,661
|
2004  |
|
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# 38
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Switzerland: |
21,964
|
2004  |
|
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# 39
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Saudi Arabia: |
21,349
|
2002  |
|
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# 40
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Thailand: |
20,638
|
2005  |
|
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# 41
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Bulgaria: |
20,472
|
2004  |
|
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# 42
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Czech Republic: |
20,330
|
2004  |
|
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# 43
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Kenya: |
20,162
|
2004  |
|
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# 44
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Austria: |
19,900
|
2004  |
|
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# 45
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Bangladesh: |
19,814
|
2001  |
|
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# 46
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Denmark: |
19,739
|
2004  |
|
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# 47
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Chile: |
19,391
|
2002  |
|
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# 48
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Hong Kong: |
19,240
|
2004  |
|
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# 49
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Sweden: |
18,914
|
2004  |
|
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# 50
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Hungary: |
18,351
|
2004  |
|
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# 51
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Azerbaijan: |
17,912
|
2004  |
|
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# 52
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Finland: |
17,433
|
2003  |
|
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# 53
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Cuba: |
16,685
|
2002  |
|
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# 54
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Georgia: |
16,500
|
2002  |
|
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# 55
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Dominican Republic: |
16,235
|
2000  |
|
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# 56
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Nigeria: |
15,792
|
2003  |
|
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# 57
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Norway: |
15,069
|
2004  |
|
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# 58
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Korea, North: |
15,000
|
1993  |
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# 59
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Portugal: |
14,778
|
2004  |
|
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# 60
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Venezuela: |
14,769
|
2002  |
|
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# 61
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Israel: |
14,618
|
2004  |
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# 62
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Ireland: |
14,467
|
2004  |
|
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# 63
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Serbia and Montenegro: |
14,003
|
2002  |
|
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# 64
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Libya: |
14,000
|
2000  |
|
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# 65
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Iraq: |
13,386
|
1988  |
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# 66
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Peru: |
13,004
|
2004  |
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# 67
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Morocco: |
12,963
|
2004  |
|
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# 68
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Paraguay: |
11,733
|
2001  |
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# 69
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Croatia: |
11,600
|
2004  |
|
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# 70
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Slovakia: |
10,878
|
2004  |
|
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# 71
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Sri Lanka: |
10,260
|
2004  |
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# 72
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United Arab Emirates: |
10,039
|
2004  |
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# 73
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Tunisia: |
9,373
|
2005  |
|
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# 74
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Singapore: |
8,804
|
2001  |
|
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# 75
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Ethiopia: |
8,192
|
2004  |
|
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# 76
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Burma: |
7,866
|
2004  |
|
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# 77
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Ecuador: |
7,735
|
2004  |
|
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# 78
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Turkmenistan: |
7,514
|
2001  |
|
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# 79
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Moldova: |
7,502
|
2004  |
|
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# 80
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Kyrgyzstan: |
7,443
|
2004  |
|
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# 81
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Kuwait: |
7,386
|
2004  |
|
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# 82
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Bosnia and Herzegovina: |
7,001
|
2004  |
|
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# 83
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Panama: |
6,562
|
2005  |
|
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# 84
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Honduras: |
5,892
|
2004  |
|
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# 85
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Costa Rica: |
5,840
|
2004  |
|
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# 86
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Lebanon: |
5,700
|
1999  |
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# 87
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Ghana: |
5,678
|
2005  |
|
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# 88
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Uruguay: |
5,667
|
2001  |
|
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# 89
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Yemen: |
5,408
|
2002  |
|
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# 90
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Armenia: |
5,388
|
2004  |
|
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# 91
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Lithuania: |
5,303
|
2001  |
|
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# 92
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Tajikistan: |
5,119
|
2003  |
|
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# 93
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Jordan: |
5,094
|
2004  |
|
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# 94
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Puerto Rico: |
5,093
|
2001  |
|
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# 95
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New Zealand: |
5,019
|
2004  |
|
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# 96
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Haiti: |
5,000
|
2003  |
|
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# 97
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Nepal: |
4,860
|
2004  |
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# 98
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Zimbabwe: |
4,226
|
2005  |
|
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# 99
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Mongolia: |
3,935
|
2003  |
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# 100
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Congo, Democratic Republic of the: |
3,900
|
2004  |
|
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# 101
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Sudan: |
3,840
|
2005  |
|
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# 102
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Macedonia, Republic of: |
3,776
|
2001  |
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# 103
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Latvia: |
3,729
|
2004  |
|
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# 104
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Bolivia: |
3,567
|
2004  |
|
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# 105
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Tanzania: |
3,514
|
2002  |
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# 106
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Estonia: |
3,500
|
2004  |
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# 107
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Senegal: |
3,346
|
2004  |
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# 108
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Albania: |
3,270
|
2003  |
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# 109
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Malawi: |
3,218
|
2002  |
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# 110
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Guatemala: |
3,205
|
2001  |
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# 111
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Zambia: |
3,172
|
2004  |
|
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# 112
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Trinidad and Tobago: |
3,128
|
2001  |
|
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# 113
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Jamaica: |
3,000
|
2003  |
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# 114
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El Salvador: |
2,862
|
2005  |
|
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# 115
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Côte d'Ivoire: |
2,850
|
2004  |
|
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# 116
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Cameroon: |
2,799
|
2003  |
|
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# 117
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Cyprus: |
2,506
|
2004  |
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# 118
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Madagascar: |
2,313
|
2003  |
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# 119
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Angola: |
2,237
|
2002  |
|
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# 120
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Slovenia: |
2,172
|
2004  |
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# 121
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Gabon: |
2,165
|
2004  |
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# 122
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Nicaragua: |
2,013
|
2003  |
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# 123
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Fiji: |
2,000
|
2002  |
|
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# 124
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Mauritius: |
1,997
|
2004  |
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# 125
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Mozambique: |
1,982
|
2004  |
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# 126
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Bahrain: |
1,923
|
2004  |
|
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# 127
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Malta: |
1,877
|
2004  |
|
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# 128
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Oman: |
1,799
|
2004  |
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# 129
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Papua New Guinea: |
1,790
|
2000  |
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# 130
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Qatar: |
1,717
|
2004  |
|
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# 131
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Luxembourg: |
1,660
|
2003  |
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# 132
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Uganda: |
1,648
|
2004  |
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# 133
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Iceland: |
1,567
|
2004  |
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# 134
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Mali: |
1,533
|
2002  |
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# 135
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Namibia: |
1,503
|
2002  |
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# 136
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Somalia: |
1,500
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1991  |
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# 137
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Laos: |
1,400
|
2003  |
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# 138
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Niger: |
1,338
|
2001  |
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# 139
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Benin: |
1,264
|
2004  |
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# 140
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Burkina Faso: |
1,251
|
2004  |
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# 141
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Sierra Leone: |
1,191
|
2001  |
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# 142
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Bahamas, The: |
1,137
|
2003  |
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# 143
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Gambia, The: |
1,114
|
2002  |
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# 144
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Togo: |
1,099
|
2004  |
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# 145
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Macau: |
1,090
|
2004  |
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# 146
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Suriname: |
1,029
|
2004  |
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# 147
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Cambodia: |
992
|
2003  |
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# 148
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Botswana: |
985
|
2003  |
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# 149
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Congo, Republic of the: |
921
|
1995  |
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# 150
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Barbados: |
919
|
2004  |
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# 151
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French Polynesia: |
913
|
2002  |
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# 152
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Brunei: |
901
|
1998  |
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# 153
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Eritrea: |
832
|
2004  |
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# 154
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Afghanistan: |
825
|
2005  |
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# 155
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Netherlands Antilles: |
816
|
1996  |
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# 156
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Guinea: |
780
|
2002  |
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# 157
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Mauritania: |
730
|
2003  |
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# 158
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Liberia: |
722
|
1997  |
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# 159
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Bhutan: |
667
|
2004  |
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# 160
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Guyana: |
625
|
2004  |
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# 161
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Chad: |
610
|
2003  |
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# 162
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Djibouti: |
588
|
2003  |
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# 163
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Burundi: |
549
|
2004  |
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# 164
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Maldives: |
516
|
2004  |
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# 165
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Bermuda: |
476
|
2002  |
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# 166
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Swaziland: |
471
|
2003  |
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# 167
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Cape Verde: |
454
|
2004  |
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# 168
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Belize: |
442
|
2004  |
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# 169
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Greenland: |
437
|
2002  |
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# 170
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Virgin Islands: |
432
|
1998  |
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# 171
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Aruba: |
417
|
2001  |
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# 172
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Guam: |
402
|
2001  |
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# 173
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Saint Lucia: |
377
|
1998  |
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# 174
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Central African Republic: |
370
|
2003  |
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# 175
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Lesotho: |
359
|
2002  |
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# 176
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Seychelles: |
356
|
2001  |
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# 177
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Rwanda: |
350
|
2001  |
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# 178
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Tonga: |
294
|
2002  |
|
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# 179
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Cayman Islands: |
269
|
2000  |
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# 180
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Faroe Islands: |
257
|
2002  |
|
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# 181
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Samoa: |
251
|
2003  |
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# 182
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Guinea-Bissau: |
243
|
2000  |
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# 183
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New Caledonia: |
234
|
2003  |
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# 184
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Grenada: |
212
|
2001  |
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# 185
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Equatorial Guinea: |
200
|
2001  |
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# 186
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Antigua and Barbuda: |
184
|
2001  |
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# 187
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Vanuatu: |
179
|
2001  |
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# 188
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Comoros: |
172
|
2003  |
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# 189
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Dominica: |
168
|
1999  |
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# 190
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Kiribati: |
156
|
2001  |
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# 191
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Solomon Islands: |
151
|
2001  |
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# 192
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Saint Kitts and Nevis: |
147
|
2001  |
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# 193
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American Samoa: |
146
|
1999  |
|
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# 194
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Micronesia, Federated States of: |
138
|
2003  |
|
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# 195
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Andorra: |
130
|
1998  |
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# 196
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: |
121
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2003  |
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= 197
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Liechtenstein: |
110
|
2002  |
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= 197
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Marshall Islands: |
110
|
2003  |
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# 199
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São Tomé and Príncipe: |
89
|
2004  |
|
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# 200
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San Marino: |
75
|
2004  |
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# 201
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Mayotte: |
26
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1999  |
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Total: |
5,743,902
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Weighted average: |
28,576.6
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DEFINITION: Telephone employees refer to the total full-time telecommunications staff.
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