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DEFINITION
Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment.
Media Statistics > Telephone mainlines (most recent) by country
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| Rank |
Countries
|
Amount
|
Date
|
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# 1
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China: |
350,433,000
|
2005  |
|
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# 2
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United States: |
177,947,000
|
2004  |
|
|
# 3
|
Japan: |
58,780,000
|
2005  |
|
|
# 4
|
Germany: |
55,046,000
|
2005  |
|
|
# 5
|
India: |
49,750,000
|
2005  |
|
|
# 6
|
Brazil: |
42,382,160
|
2004  |
|
|
# 7
|
Russia: |
40,100,000
|
2005  |
|
|
# 8
|
France: |
35,700,000
|
2005  |
|
|
# 9
|
United Kingdom: |
31,796,000
|
2005  |
|
|
# 10
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Italy: |
25,049,000
|
2005  |
|
|
# 11
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Korea, South: |
23,745,210
|
2005  |
|
|
# 12
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Mexico: |
19,512,020
|
2005  |
|
|
# 13
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Iran: |
18,985,670
|
2005  |
|
|
# 14
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Turkey: |
18,978,220
|
2005  |
|
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# 15
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Spain: |
18,322,000
|
2005  |
|
|
# 16
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Canada: |
18,276,350
|
2005  |
|
|
# 17
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Vietnam: |
15,845,000
|
2005  |
|
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# 18
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Indonesia: |
12,772,250
|
2005  |
|
|
# 19
|
Ukraine: |
12,141,960
|
2004  |
|
|
# 20
|
Poland: |
11,803,110
|
2005  |
|
|
# 21
|
Australia: |
11,460,000
|
2005  |
|
|
# 22
|
Egypt: |
10,396,150
|
2005  |
|
|
# 23
|
Argentina: |
8,800,000
|
2005  |
|
|
# 24
|
Colombia: |
7,678,804
|
2005  |
|
|
# 25
|
Netherlands: |
7,600,000
|
2005  |
|
|
# 26
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Thailand: |
7,034,677
|
2005  |
|
|
# 27
|
Sweden: |
6,447,000
|
2004  |
|
|
# 28
|
Greece: |
6,303,443
|
2005  |
|
|
# 29
|
Pakistan: |
5,277,546
|
2005  |
|
|
# 30
|
Switzerland: |
5,123,000
|
2005  |
|
|
# 31
|
Belgium: |
4,801,000
|
2004  |
|
|
# 32
|
South Africa: |
4,729,000
|
2005  |
|
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# 33
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Romania: |
4,390,805
|
2005  |
|
|
# 34
|
Malaysia: |
4,366,000
|
2005  |
|
|
# 35
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Portugal: |
4,234,075
|
2005  |
|
|
# 36
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Saudi Arabia: |
3,800,000
|
2005  |
|
|
# 37
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Hong Kong: |
3,794,592
|
2005  |
|
|
# 38
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Austria: |
3,705,000
|
2005  |
|
|
# 39
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Venezuela: |
3,605,502
|
2005  |
|
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# 40
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Chile: |
3,435,888
|
2005  |
|
|
# 41
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Philippines: |
3,367,252
|
2005  |
|
|
# 42
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Hungary: |
3,356,098
|
2005  |
|
|
# 43
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Denmark: |
3,350,285
|
2005  |
|
|
# 44
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Belarus: |
3,284,272
|
2005  |
|
|
# 45
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Czech Republic: |
3,217,340
|
2005  |
|
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# 46
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Israel: |
2,936,295
|
2005  |
|
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# 47
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Syria: |
2,903,139
|
2005  |
|
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# 48
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Serbia and Montenegro: |
2,685,419
|
2004  |
|
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# 49
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Algeria: |
2,572,000
|
2005  |
|
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# 50
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Kazakhstan: |
2,500,000
|
2004  |
|
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# 51
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Bulgaria: |
2,483,485
|
2005  |
|
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# 52
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Peru: |
2,250,529
|
2005  |
|
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# 53
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Norway: |
2,128,997
|
2005  |
|
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# 54
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Finland: |
2,120,000
|
2005  |
|
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# 55
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Ireland: |
2,033,000
|
2005  |
|
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# 56
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Croatia: |
1,889,500
|
2005  |
|
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# 57
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Singapore: |
1,844,400
|
2005  |
|
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# 58
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New Zealand: |
1,729,000
|
2005  |
|
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# 59
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Uzbekistan: |
1,717,068
|
2003  |
|
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# 60
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Ecuador: |
1,701,496
|
2005  |
|
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# 61
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Costa Rica: |
1,388,503
|
2005  |
|
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# 62
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Morocco: |
1,341,156
|
2005  |
|
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# 63
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Tunisia: |
1,257,479
|
2005  |
|
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# 64
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Guatemala: |
1,248,160
|
2005  |
|
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# 65
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Sri Lanka: |
1,243,993
|
2005  |
|
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# 66
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United Arab Emirates: |
1,236,860
|
2005  |
|
|
# 67
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Nigeria: |
1,223,258
|
2005  |
|
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# 68
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Slovakia: |
1,197,044
|
2005  |
|
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# 69
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Puerto Rico: |
1,111,894
|
2004  |
|
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# 70
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Azerbaijan: |
1,091,400
|
2005  |
|
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# 71
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Bangladesh: |
1,070,000
|
2005  |
|
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# 72
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Iraq: |
1,034,240
|
2004  |
|
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# 73
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Uruguay: |
1,006,001
|
2005  |
|
|
# 74
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Lebanon: |
990,000
|
2005  |
|
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# 75
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Korea, North: |
980,000
|
2003  |
|
|
# 76
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El Salvador: |
971,455
|
2005  |
|
|
# 77
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Bosnia and Herzegovina: |
968,857
|
2005  |
|
|
# 78
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Moldova: |
929,400
|
2005  |
|
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# 79
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Dominican Republic: |
896,252
|
2005  |
|
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# 80
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Cuba: |
849,927
|
2005  |
|
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# 81
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Slovenia: |
816,365
|
2005  |
|
|
# 82
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Lithuania: |
801,110
|
2005  |
|
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# 83
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Yemen: |
798,136
|
2004  |
|
|
# 84
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Libya: |
750,000
|
2003  |
|
|
# 85
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Latvia: |
731,000
|
2005  |
|
|
# 86
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Georgia: |
683,230
|
2004  |
|
|
# 87
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Sudan: |
670,000
|
2005  |
|
|
# 88
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Bolivia: |
646,291
|
2005  |
|
|
# 89
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Jordan: |
637,811
|
2004  |
|
|
# 90
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Ethiopia: |
610,347
|
2005  |
|
|
# 91
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Armenia: |
582,490
|
2004  |
|
|
# 92
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Macedonia, Republic of: |
533,185
|
2005  |
|
|
# 93
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Kuwait: |
510,295
|
2005  |
|
|
# 94
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Honduras: |
494,359
|
2005  |
|
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# 95
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Burma: |
476,169
|
2005  |
|
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# 96
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Nepal: |
448,639
|
2005  |
|
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# 97
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Estonia: |
442,045
|
2005  |
|
|
# 98
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Panama: |
440,129
|
2005  |
|
|
# 99
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Kyrgyzstan: |
438,158
|
2005  |
|
|
# 100
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Cyprus: |
420,030
|
2005  |
|
|
# 101
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Turkmenistan: |
376,100
|
2003  |
|
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# 102
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Mauritius: |
359,000
|
2005  |
|
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# 103
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Jamaica: |
342,000
|
2005  |
|
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# 104
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Zimbabwe: |
328,000
|
2005  |
|
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# 105
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Trinidad and Tobago: |
323,477
|
2005  |
|
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# 106
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Ghana: |
321,526
|
2005  |
|
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# 107
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Paraguay: |
320,294
|
2005  |
|
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# 108
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Kenya: |
281,764
|
2005  |
|
|
# 109
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Albania: |
274,557
|
2004  |
|
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# 110
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Senegal: |
266,612
|
2005  |
|
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# 111
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Oman: |
265,237
|
2005  |
|
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# 112
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Côte d'Ivoire: |
257,932
|
2004  |
|
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# 113
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Tajikistan: |
245,192
|
2003  |
|
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# 114
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Luxembourg: |
244,500
|
2005  |
|
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# 115
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Nicaragua: |
220,869
|
2005  |
|
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# 116
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Qatar: |
205,386
|
2005  |
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# 117
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Malta: |
202,116
|
2005  |
|
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# 118
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Bahrain: |
196,515
|
2005  |
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# 119
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Iceland: |
193,852
|
2005  |
|
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# 120
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Macau: |
174,389
|
2005  |
|
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# 121
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Mongolia: |
156,045
|
2005  |
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# 122
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Tanzania: |
148,360
|
2004  |
|
|
# 123
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Haiti: |
140,000
|
2004  |
|
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# 124
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Bahamas, The: |
139,936
|
2004  |
|
|
# 125
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Barbados: |
134,878
|
2005  |
|
|
# 126
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Botswana: |
132,034
|
2005  |
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# 127
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Namibia: |
127,935
|
2004  |
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# 128
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Guyana: |
110,136
|
2005  |
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# 129
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Malawi: |
102,724
|
2005  |
|
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# 130
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Fiji: |
102,023
|
2003  |
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# 131
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Uganda: |
100,777
|
2005  |
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= 132
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Somalia: |
100,000
|
2005  |
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= 132
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Afghanistan: |
100,000
|
2005  |
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# 134
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Cameroon: |
99,439
|
2004  |
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# 135
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Burkina Faso: |
97,400
|
2005  |
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# 136
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Zambia: |
94,665
|
2005  |
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# 137
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Angola: |
94,280
|
2005  |
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# 138
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Brunei: |
83,890
|
2005  |
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# 139
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Suriname: |
81,056
|
2005  |
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# 140
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Netherlands Antilles: |
81,000
|
2001  |
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# 141
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Guam: |
80,000
|
2001  |
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# 142
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Benin: |
76,267
|
2005  |
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# 143
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Laos: |
75,303
|
2005  |
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# 144
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Mali: |
75,000
|
2005  |
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# 145
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Cape Verde: |
71,412
|
2005  |
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# 146
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Virgin Islands: |
70,888
|
2004  |
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# 147
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Mozambique: |
69,676
|
2004  |
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# 148
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Madagascar: |
66,900
|
2005  |
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# 149
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Papua New Guinea: |
62,000
|
2004  |
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# 150
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Togo: |
58,634
|
2005  |
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# 151
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Bermuda: |
56,000
|
2002  |
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# 152
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New Caledonia: |
55,310
|
2005  |
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# 153
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French Polynesia: |
53,389
|
2005  |
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# 154
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Saint Lucia: |
51,121
|
2002  |
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# 155
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Lesotho: |
47,964
|
2005  |
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# 156
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Gambia, The: |
44,000
|
2005  |
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# 157
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Mauritania: |
41,000
|
2005  |
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# 158
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Gabon: |
39,128
|
2005  |
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= 159
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Antigua and Barbuda: |
38,000
|
2004  |
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= 159
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Cayman Islands: |
38,000
|
2001  |
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# 161
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Eritrea: |
37,712
|
2005  |
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# 162
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Aruba: |
37,132
|
2001  |
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# 163
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Cambodia: |
36,359
|
2003  |
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# 164
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Andorra: |
35,444
|
2005  |
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# 165
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Swaziland: |
35,042
|
2005  |
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# 166
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Belize: |
33,282
|
2005  |
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# 167
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Bhutan: |
32,709
|
2005  |
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# 168
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Grenada: |
32,705
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2004  |
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# 169
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Maldives: |
32,296
|
2005  |
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# 170
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Burundi: |
27,744
|
2004  |
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# 171
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Guinea: |
26,200
|
2004  |
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# 172
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Greenland: |
25,330
|
2002  |
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# 173
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Saint Kitts and Nevis: |
25,000
|
2004  |
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# 174
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Sierra Leone: |
24,000
|
2002  |
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# 175
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Niger: |
23,954
|
2005  |
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# 176
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Rwanda: |
22,972
|
2004  |
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# 177
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: |
22,505
|
2005  |
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# 178
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Seychelles: |
21,404
|
2005  |
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# 179
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Northern Mariana Islands: |
20,990
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2000  |
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# 180
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Dominica: |
20,963
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2004  |
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# 181
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San Marino: |
20,754
|
2004  |
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# 182
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Faroe Islands: |
20,111
|
2003  |
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# 183
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Liechtenstein: |
19,951
|
2005  |
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# 184
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Comoros: |
16,939
|
2005  |
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# 185
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Congo, Republic of the: |
13,820
|
2004  |
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# 186
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Samoa: |
13,287
|
2003  |
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# 187
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Chad: |
13,000
|
2004  |
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# 188
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Micronesia, Federated States of: |
12,449
|
2005  |
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# 189
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Tonga: |
11,201
|
2002  |
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# 190
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Djibouti: |
10,779
|
2005  |
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# 191
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Congo, Democratic Republic of the: |
10,579
|
2005  |
|
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# 192
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Guinea-Bissau: |
10,558
|
2003  |
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# 193
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American Samoa: |
10,354
|
2004  |
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= 194
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Central African Republic: |
10,000
|
2005  |
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= 194
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Equatorial Guinea: |
10,000
|
2005  |
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= 194
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Mayotte: |
10,000
|
2002  |
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|
# 197
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Solomon Islands: |
7,407
|
2005  |
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# 198
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São Tomé and Príncipe: |
7,050
|
2004  |
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# 199
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Liberia: |
6,900
|
2002  |
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# 200
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Vanuatu: |
6,759
|
2004  |
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# 201
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Kiribati: |
4,474
|
2002  |
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# 202
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Marshall Islands: |
4,461
|
2003  |
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Total: |
1,248,003,139
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Weighted average: |
6,178,233.4
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DEFINITION: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment.
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