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SOURCE
CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
DEFINITION
The total number of main telephone lines in use.
Media Statistics > Telephones > main lines in use (2003) by country
Showing values for 2003.
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| Rank |
Countries
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Amount
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Date
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# 1
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United States: |
268,000,000
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2003  |
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Media in United States
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# 2
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China: |
263,000,000
|
2003  |
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Media in China
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# 3
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Germany: |
54,350,000
|
2003  |
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Media in Germany
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# 4
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India: |
48,917,000
|
2003  |
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Media in India
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# 5
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France: |
33,905,400
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2003  |
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Media in France
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# 6
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Italy: |
26,596,000
|
2003  |
|
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Media in Italy
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# 7
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Korea, South: |
22,877,000
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2003  |
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Media in Korea, South
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# 8
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Canada: |
19,950,900
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2003  |
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Media in Canada
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# 9
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Turkey: |
18,916,700
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2003  |
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Media in Turkey
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# 10
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Spain: |
17,567,500
|
2003  |
|
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Media in Spain
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# 11
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Mexico: |
15,958,700
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2003  |
|
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Media in Mexico
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# 12
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Iran: |
14,571,100
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2003  |
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Media in Iran
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# 13
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Taiwan: |
13,355,000
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2003  |
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Media in Taiwan
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# 14
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Poland: |
12,300,000
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2003  |
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Media in Poland
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# 15
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Australia: |
10,815,000
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2003  |
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Media in Australia
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# 16
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Colombia: |
8,768,100
|
2003  |
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Media in Colombia
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# 17
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Egypt: |
8,735,700
|
2003  |
|
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Media in Egypt
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# 18
|
Thailand: |
6,617,400
|
2003  |
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Media in Thailand
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# 19
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Greece: |
5,205,100
|
2003  |
|
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Media in Greece
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# 20
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Malaysia: |
4,571,600
|
2003  |
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Media in Malaysia
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# 21
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Vietnam: |
4,402,000
|
2003  |
|
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Media in Vietnam
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# 22
|
Romania: |
4,300,000
|
2003  |
|
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Media in Romania
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# 23
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Portugal: |
4,278,800
|
2003  |
|
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Media in Portugal
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# 24
|
Pakistan: |
3,982,800
|
2003  |
|
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Media in Pakistan
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# 25
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Austria: |
3,881,000
|
2003  |
|
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Media in Austria
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# 26
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Hong Kong: |
3,801,300
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2003  |
|
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Media in Hong Kong
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# 27
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Czech Republic: |
3,626,000
|
2003  |
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Media in Czech Republic
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# 28
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Denmark: |
3,610,100
|
2003  |
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Media in Denmark
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# 29
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Saudi Arabia: |
3,502,600
|
2003  |
|
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Media in Saudi Arabia
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# 30
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Belarus: |
3,071,300
|
2003  |
|
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Media in Belarus
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# 31
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Serbia and Montenegro: |
2,611,700
|
2003  |
|
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Media in Serbia and Montenegro
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# 32
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Finland: |
2,548,000
|
2003  |
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Media in Finland
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# 33
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Algeria: |
2,199,600
|
2003  |
|
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Media in Algeria
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# 34
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Ireland: |
1,955,000
|
2003  |
|
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Media in Ireland
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# 35
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Peru: |
1,839,200
|
2003  |
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Media in Peru
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# 36
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Uzbekistan: |
1,717,000
|
2003  |
|
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Media in Uzbekistan
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# 37
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Ecuador: |
1,549,000
|
2003  |
|
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Media in Ecuador
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# 38
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Slovakia: |
1,294,700
|
2003  |
|
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Media in Slovakia
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# 39
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Morocco: |
1,219,200
|
2003  |
|
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Media in Morocco
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# 40
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Tunisia: |
1,163,800
|
2003  |
|
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Media in Tunisia
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# 41
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United Arab Emirates: |
1,135,800
|
2003  |
|
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Media in United Arab Emirates
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# 42
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Korea, North: |
980,000
|
2003  |
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Media in Korea, North
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# 43
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Bosnia and Herzegovina: |
938,000
|
2003  |
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Media in Bosnia and Herzegovina
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# 44
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Dominican Republic: |
901,800
|
2003  |
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Media in Dominican Republic
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# 45
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Sudan: |
900,000
|
2003  |
|
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Media in Sudan
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# 46
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Nigeria: |
853,100
|
2003  |
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Media in Nigeria
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# 47
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Lithuania: |
824,200
|
2003  |
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Media in Lithuania
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# 48
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Slovenia: |
812,300
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2003  |
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Media in Slovenia
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# 49
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El Salvador: |
752,600
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2003  |
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Media in El Salvador
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# 50
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Libya: |
750,000
|
2003  |
|
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Media in Libya
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# 51
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Bangladesh: |
740,000
|
2003  |
|
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Media in Bangladesh
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# 52
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Iraq: |
675,000
|
2003  |
|
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Media in Iraq
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# 53
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Latvia: |
653,900
|
2003  |
|
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Media in Latvia
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# 54
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Georgia: |
650,500
|
2003  |
|
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Media in Georgia
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# 55
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Jordan: |
622,600
|
2003  |
|
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Media in Jordan
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# 56
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Bolivia: |
600,100
|
2003  |
|
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Media in Bolivia
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# 57
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Armenia: |
562,600
|
2003  |
|
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Media in Armenia
|
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# 58
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Kuwait: |
486,900
|
2003  |
|
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Media in Kuwait
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# 59
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Ethiopia: |
435,000
|
2003  |
|
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Media in Ethiopia
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# 60
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Turkmenistan: |
376,100
|
2003  |
|
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Media in Turkmenistan
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# 61
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Nepal: |
371,800
|
2003  |
|
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Media in Nepal
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# 62
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Burma: |
357,300
|
2003  |
|
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Media in Burma
|
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# 63
|
Mauritius: |
348,200
|
2003  |
|
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Media in Mauritius
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# 64
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Kenya: |
328,400
|
2003  |
|
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Media in Kenya
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# 65
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Côte d'Ivoire: |
328,000
|
2003  |
|
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Media in Côte d'Ivoire
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# 66
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Ghana: |
302,300
|
2003  |
|
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Media in Ghana
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# 67
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Zimbabwe: |
300,900
|
2003  |
|
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Media in Zimbabwe
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# 68
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Albania: |
255,000
|
2003  |
|
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Media in Albania
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# 69
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Tajikistan: |
242,100
|
2003  |
|
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Media in Tajikistan
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# 70
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Senegal: |
228,800
|
2003  |
|
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Media in Senegal
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# 71
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Malta: |
208,300
|
2003  |
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Media in Malta
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# 72
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Iceland: |
190,700
|
2003  |
|
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Media in Iceland
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# 73
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Bahrain: |
185,800
|
2003  |
|
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Media in Bahrain
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# 74
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Qatar: |
184,500
|
2003  |
|
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Media in Qatar
|
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# 75
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Macau: |
174,600
|
2003  |
|
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Media in Macau
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# 76
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Tanzania: |
149,100
|
2003  |
|
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Media in Tanzania
|
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# 77
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Barbados: |
134,000
|
2003  |
|
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Media in Barbados
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# 78
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Bahamas, The: |
131,700
|
2003  |
|
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Media in Bahamas, The
|
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# 79
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Namibia: |
127,400
|
2003  |
|
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Media in Namibia
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# 80
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Fiji: |
102,000
|
2003  |
|
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Media in Fiji
|
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# 81
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Angola: |
96,300
|
2003  |
|
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Media in Angola
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# 82
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Zambia: |
88,400
|
2003  |
|
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Media in Zambia
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# 83
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Malawi: |
85,000
|
2003  |
|
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Media in Malawi
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# 84
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Suriname: |
79,800
|
2003  |
|
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Media in Suriname
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# 85
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Cape Verde: |
71,700
|
2003  |
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Media in Cape Verde
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# 86
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Benin: |
66,500
|
2003  |
|
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Media in Benin
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# 87
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Guam: |
65,500
|
2003  |
|
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Media in Guam
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# 88
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Burkina Faso: |
65,400
|
2003  |
|
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Media in Burkina Faso
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# 89
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Uganda: |
61,000
|
2003  |
|
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Media in Uganda
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# 90
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Togo: |
60,600
|
2003  |
|
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Media in Togo
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# 91
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Madagascar: |
59,600
|
2003  |
|
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Media in Madagascar
|
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# 92
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Swaziland: |
46,200
|
2003  |
|
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Media in Swaziland
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# 93
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Gabon: |
38,400
|
2003  |
|
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Media in Gabon
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# 94
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Eritrea: |
38,100
|
2003  |
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Media in Eritrea
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# 95
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Cambodia: |
36,400
|
2003  |
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Media in Cambodia
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# 96
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Belize: |
33,300
|
2003  |
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Media in Belize
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# 97
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Guinea: |
26,200
|
2003  |
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Media in Guinea
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# 98
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Bhutan: |
25,200
|
2003  |
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Media in Bhutan
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# 99
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Burundi: |
23,900
|
2003  |
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Media in Burundi
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# 100
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Samoa: |
13,300
|
2003  |
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Media in Samoa
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# 101
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Comoros: |
13,200
|
2003  |
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Media in Comoros
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# 102
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Guinea-Bissau: |
10,600
|
2003  |
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Media in Guinea-Bissau
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# 103
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Equatorial Guinea: |
9,600
|
2003  |
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Media in Equatorial Guinea
|
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# 104
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Djibouti: |
9,500
|
2003  |
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Media in Djibouti
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# 105
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Congo, Republic of the: |
7,000
|
2003  |
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Media in Congo, Republic of the
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# 106
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São Tomé and Príncipe: |
7,000
|
2003  |
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Media in São Tomé and Príncipe
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# 107
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Vanuatu: |
6,500
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2003  |
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Media in Vanuatu
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# 108
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Marshall Islands: |
4,500
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2003  |
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Media in Marshall Islands
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Total: |
951,981,400
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Weighted average: |
8,814,642.6 |
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DEFINITION: The total number of main telephone lines in use.
SOURCE: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
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CITATION
"Telephones > main lines in use (2003) by country", CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. Retrieved from http://www.NationMaster.com/graph/med_tel_mai_lin_in_use-media-telephones-main-lines-use&date=2003
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