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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 (2009) by country
Showing values for 2009.
Select another time period:
| Rank |
Countries
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Amount
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Date
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# 1
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China: |
313,680,000
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2009  |
|
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Media in China
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# 2
|
United States: |
141,000,000
|
2009  |
|
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Media in United States
|
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# 3
|
Germany: |
48,700,000
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Germany
|
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# 4
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Russia: |
44,802,000
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Russia
|
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# 5
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Japan: |
44,364,000
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Japan
|
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# 6
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Brazil: |
41,497,000
|
2009  |
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Media in Brazil
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# 7
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Indonesia: |
33,958,000
|
2009  |
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Media in Indonesia
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# 8
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United Kingdom: |
32,117,000
|
2009  |
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Media in United Kingdom
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# 9
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Iran: |
25,804,000
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Iran
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# 10
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Italy: |
21,300,000
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Italy
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# 11
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Spain: |
20,057,000
|
2009  |
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Media in Spain
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# 12
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Mexico: |
19,425,000
|
2009  |
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Media in Mexico
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# 13
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Korea, South: |
19,289,000
|
2009  |
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Media in Korea, South
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# 14
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Canada: |
18,251,000
|
2009  |
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Media in Canada
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# 15
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Vietnam: |
17,427,000
|
2009  |
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Media in Vietnam
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# 16
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Turkey: |
16,534,000
|
2009  |
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Media in Turkey
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# 17
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Taiwan: |
14,596,000
|
2009  |
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Media in Taiwan
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# 18
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Ukraine: |
13,026,000
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Ukraine
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# 19
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Egypt: |
10,313,000
|
2009  |
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Media in Egypt
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# 20
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Argentina: |
9,764,000
|
2009  |
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Media in Argentina
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# 21
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Poland: |
9,556,000
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Poland
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# 22
|
Australia: |
9,020,000
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Australia
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# 23
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Colombia: |
7,500,000
|
2009  |
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Media in Colombia
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# 24
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Netherlands: |
7,320,000
|
2009  |
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Media in Netherlands
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# 25
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Thailand: |
7,024,000
|
2009  |
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Media in Thailand
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# 26
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Venezuela: |
6,867,000
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Venezuela
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# 27
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Greece: |
5,930,000
|
2009  |
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Media in Greece
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# 28
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Romania: |
5,313,000
|
2009  |
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Media in Romania
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# 29
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Sweden: |
5,146,000
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Sweden
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# 30
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Switzerland: |
4,650,000
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Switzerland
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# 31
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South Africa: |
4,320,000
|
2009  |
|
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Media in South Africa
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# 32
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Malaysia: |
4,312,000
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Malaysia
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# 33
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Hong Kong: |
4,188,000
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Hong Kong
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# 34
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Saudi Arabia: |
4,171,000
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Saudi Arabia
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# 35
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Pakistan: |
4,058,000
|
2009  |
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Media in Pakistan
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# 36
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Portugal: |
4,049,000
|
2009  |
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Media in Portugal
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# 37
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Belarus: |
3,969,000
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Belarus
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# 38
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Syria: |
3,871,000
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Syria
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# 39
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Kazakhstan: |
3,763,000
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Kazakhstan
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# 40
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Chile: |
3,575,000
|
2009  |
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Media in Chile
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# 41
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Morocco: |
3,516,000
|
2009  |
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Media in Morocco
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# 42
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Austria: |
3,253,000
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Austria
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# 43
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Israel: |
3,250,000
|
2009  |
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Media in Israel
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# 44
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Serbia and Montenegro: |
3,106,000
|
2009  |
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Media in Serbia and Montenegro
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# 45
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Hungary: |
3,069,000
|
2009  |
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Media in Hungary
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# 46
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Peru: |
2,965,000
|
2009  |
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Media in Peru
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# 47
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Algeria: |
2,576,000
|
2009  |
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Media in Algeria
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# 48
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Bulgaria: |
2,164,000
|
2009  |
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Media in Bulgaria
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# 49
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Czech Republic: |
2,092,000
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2009  |
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Media in Czech Republic
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# 50
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Ireland: |
2,080,000
|
2009  |
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Media in Ireland
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# 51
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Denmark: |
2,062,000
|
2009  |
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Media in Denmark
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# 52
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Ecuador: |
2,004,000
|
2009  |
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Media in Ecuador
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# 53
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Norway: |
1,900,000
|
2009  |
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Media in Norway
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# 54
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New Zealand: |
1,870,000
|
2009  |
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Media in New Zealand
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# 55
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Croatia: |
1,859,000
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Croatia
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# 56
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Uzbekistan: |
1,857,000
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Uzbekistan
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# 57
|
Singapore: |
1,852,000
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Singapore
|
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# 58
|
United Arab Emirates: |
1,561,000
|
2009  |
|
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Media in United Arab Emirates
|
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# 59
|
Bangladesh: |
1,522,000
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Bangladesh
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# 60
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Costa Rica: |
1,493,000
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Costa Rica
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# 61
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Finland: |
1,430,000
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Finland
|
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# 62
|
Nigeria: |
1,419,000
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Nigeria
|
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# 63
|
Guatemala: |
1,413,000
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Guatemala
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# 64
|
Azerbaijan: |
1,397,000
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Azerbaijan
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# 65
|
Tunisia: |
1,279,000
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Tunisia
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# 66
|
Cuba: |
1,168,000
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Cuba
|
|
# 67
|
Moldova: |
1,139,000
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Moldova
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# 68
|
Iraq: |
1,108,000
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Iraq
|
|
# 69
|
Libya: |
1,101,000
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Libya
|
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# 70
|
El Salvador: |
1,099,000
|
2009  |
|
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Media in El Salvador
|
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# 71
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Slovenia: |
1,034,000
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Slovenia
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# 72
|
Slovakia: |
1,022,000
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Slovakia
|
|
# 73
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina: |
998,600
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
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# 74
|
Yemen: |
997,000
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Yemen
|
|
# 75
|
Dominican Republic: |
965,400
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Dominican Republic
|
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# 76
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Uruguay: |
953,400
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Uruguay
|
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# 77
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Ethiopia: |
915,100
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Ethiopia
|
|
# 78
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Puerto Rico: |
870,100
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Puerto Rico
|
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# 79
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Honduras: |
830,000
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Honduras
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# 80
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Nepal: |
820,500
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Nepal
|
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# 81
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Burma: |
812,000
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Burma
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# 82
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Bolivia: |
810,200
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Bolivia
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# 83
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Lebanon: |
750,000
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Lebanon
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|
# 84
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Lithuania: |
747,400
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Lithuania
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# 85
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Kenya: |
664,100
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Kenya
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|
# 86
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Latvia: |
644,000
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Latvia
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# 87
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Armenia: |
630,000
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Armenia
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# 88
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Georgia: |
620,000
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Georgia
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# 89
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Kuwait: |
553,500
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Kuwait
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# 90
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Panama: |
537,100
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Panama
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# 91
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Jordan: |
501,200
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Jordan
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# 92
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Kyrgyzstan: |
498,300
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Kyrgyzstan
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# 93
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Estonia: |
492,800
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Estonia
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# 94
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Turkmenistan: |
478,000
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Turkmenistan
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# 95
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Macedonia, Republic of: |
442,200
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Macedonia, Republic of
|
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# 96
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Paraguay: |
387,300
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Paraguay
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# 97
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Zimbabwe: |
385,100
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Zimbabwe
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# 98
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Mauritius: |
379,100
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Mauritius
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# 99
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Sudan: |
370,400
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Sudan
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# 100
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Albania: |
363,000
|
2009  |
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Media in Albania
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# 101
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Cameroon: |
323,800
|
2009  |
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Media in Cameroon
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# 102
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Trinidad and Tobago: |
314,800
|
2009  |
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Media in Trinidad and Tobago
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# 103
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Angola: |
303,200
|
2009  |
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Media in Angola
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# 104
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Jamaica: |
302,300
|
2009  |
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Media in Jamaica
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# 105
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Oman: |
300,100
|
2009  |
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Media in Oman
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# 106
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Tajikistan: |
290,000
|
2009  |
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Media in Tajikistan
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# 107
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Qatar: |
285,300
|
2009  |
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Media in Qatar
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# 108
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Côte d'Ivoire: |
282,100
|
2009  |
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Media in Côte d'Ivoire
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# 109
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Senegal: |
278,800
|
2009  |
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Media in Senegal
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# 110
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Luxembourg: |
273,600
|
2009  |
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Media in Luxembourg
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# 111
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Ghana: |
267,400
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Ghana
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# 112
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Nicaragua: |
255,000
|
2009  |
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Media in Nicaragua
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# 113
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Malta: |
252,700
|
2009  |
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Media in Malta
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# 114
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Bahrain: |
238,400
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Bahrain
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# 115
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Uganda: |
233,500
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Uganda
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# 116
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Mongolia: |
188,900
|
2009  |
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Media in Mongolia
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# 117
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Iceland: |
185,200
|
2009  |
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Media in Iceland
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# 118
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Madagascar: |
181,200
|
2009  |
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Media in Madagascar
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# 119
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Togo: |
178,700
|
2009  |
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Media in Togo
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# 120
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Malawi: |
175,000
|
2009  |
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Media in Malawi
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# 121
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Burkina Faso: |
167,000
|
2009  |
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Media in Burkina Faso
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# 122
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Botswana: |
144,200
|
2009  |
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Media in Botswana
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# 123
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Namibia: |
142,100
|
2009  |
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Media in Namibia
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# 124
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Fiji: |
136,800
|
2009  |
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Media in Fiji
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# 125
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Barbados: |
135,700
|
2009  |
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Media in Barbados
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# 126
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Laos: |
132,200
|
2009  |
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Media in Laos
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# 127
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Guyana: |
130,000
|
2009  |
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Media in Guyana
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# 128
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Afghanistan: |
129,300
|
2009  |
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Media in Afghanistan
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# 129
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Bahamas, The: |
129,000
|
2009  |
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Media in Bahamas, The
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# 130
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Benin: |
127,100
|
2009  |
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Media in Benin
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# 131
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Haiti: |
108,300
|
2009  |
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Media in Haiti
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# 132
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Somalia: |
100,000
|
2009  |
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Media in Somalia
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# 133
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Zambia: |
90,300
|
2009  |
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Media in Zambia
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# 134
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Suriname: |
83,700
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2009  |
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Media in Suriname
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# 135
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Mozambique: |
82,400
|
2009  |
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Media in Mozambique
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# 136
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Mali: |
81,000
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2009  |
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Media in Mali
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# 137
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Brunei: |
80,500
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2009  |
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Media in Brunei
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# 138
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Virgin Islands: |
75,000
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2009  |
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Media in Virgin Islands
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# 139
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Mauritania: |
74,500
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2009  |
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Media in Mauritania
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# 140
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Jersey: |
73,900
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2009  |
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Media in Jersey
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# 141
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Cape Verde: |
72,200
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2009  |
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Media in Cape Verde
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# 142
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New Caledonia: |
65,900
|
2009  |
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Media in New Caledonia
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# 143
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Guam: |
65,500
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Guam
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# 144
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Niger: |
65,000
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2009  |
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Media in Niger
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# 145
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Papua New Guinea: |
60,000
|
2009  |
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Media in Papua New Guinea
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# 146
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Bermuda: |
57,700
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Bermuda
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# 147
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French Polynesia: |
54,300
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2009  |
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Media in French Polynesia
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# 148
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Cambodia: |
54,200
|
2009  |
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Media in Cambodia
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# 149
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Maldives: |
49,913
|
2009  |
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Media in Maldives
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# 150
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Gambia, The: |
49,000
|
2009  |
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Media in Gambia, The
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# 151
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Eritrea: |
48,500
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Eritrea
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# 152
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Guernsey: |
45,100
|
2009  |
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Media in Guernsey
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# 153
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Swaziland: |
44,000
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2009  |
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Media in Swaziland
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# 154
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Saint Lucia: |
41,000
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2009  |
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Media in Saint Lucia
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# 155
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Lesotho: |
40,000
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2009  |
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Media in Lesotho
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# 156
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Congo, Democratic Republic of the: |
40,000
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2009  |
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Media in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
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# 157
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Aruba: |
38,300
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2009  |
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Media in Aruba
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# 158
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Cayman Islands: |
38,000
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2009  |
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Media in Cayman Islands
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# 159
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Andorra: |
37,900
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2009  |
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Media in Andorra
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# 160
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Antigua and Barbuda: |
37,400
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2009  |
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Media in Antigua and Barbuda
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# 161
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Monaco: |
35,400
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2009  |
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Media in Monaco
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# 162
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Rwanda: |
33,500
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Rwanda
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# 163
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Sierra Leone: |
32,800
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Sierra Leone
|
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# 164
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Samoa: |
31,900
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Samoa
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# 165
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Burundi: |
31,500
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Burundi
|
|
# 166
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Belize: |
31,200
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Belize
|
|
# 167
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Tonga: |
31,000
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Tonga
|
|
# 168
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Grenada: |
28,600
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Grenada
|
|
# 169
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Gabon: |
26,500
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Gabon
|
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# 170
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Bhutan: |
26,300
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Bhutan
|
|
# 171
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Comoros: |
25,400
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Comoros
|
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# 172
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Northern Mariana Islands: |
25,100
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Northern Mariana Islands
|
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# 173
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Congo, Republic of the: |
24,300
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Congo, Republic of the
|
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# 174
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Gibraltar: |
24,000
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Gibraltar
|
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# 175
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: |
23,000
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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# 176
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Seychelles: |
22,100
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2009  |
|
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Media in Seychelles
|
|
# 177
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Greenland: |
22,000
|
2009  |
|
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Media in Greenland
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|
# 178
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Guinea: |
22,000
|
2009  |
|
|
Media in Guinea
|
|
# 179
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San Marino: |
21,500
|
2009  |
|
|
Media in San Marino
|
|
# 180
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Faroe Islands: |
20,900
|
2009  |
|
|
Media in Faroe Islands
|
|
# 181
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Saint Kitts and Nevis: |
20,500
|
2009  |
|
|
Media in Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
|
# 182
|
British Virgin Islands: |
20,100
|
2009  |
|
|
Media in British Virgin Islands
|
|
# 183
|
Liechtenstein: |
19,600
|
2009  |
|
|
Media in Liechtenstein
|
|
# 184
|
Dominica: |
17,500
|
2009  |
|
|
Media in Dominica
|
|
# 185
|
Djibouti: |
16,800
|
2009  |
|
|
Media in Djibouti
|
|
# 186
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Chad: |
13,000
|
2009  |
|
|
Media in Chad
|
|
# 187
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Central African Republic: |
12,000
|
2009  |
|
|
Media in Central African Republic
|
|
# 188
|
American Samoa: |
10,400
|
2009  |
|
|
Media in American Samoa
|
|
# 189
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Mayotte: |
10,000
|
2009  |
|
|
Media in Mayotte
|
|
# 190
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Equatorial Guinea: |
10,000
|
2009  |
|
|
Media in Equatorial Guinea
|
|
# 191
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Micronesia, Federated States of: |
8,700
|
2009  |
|
|
Media in Micronesia, Federated States of
|
|
# 192
|
Solomon Islands: |
8,200
|
2009  |
|
|
Media in Solomon Islands
|
|
# 193
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São Tomé and Príncipe: |
7,800
|
2009  |
|
|
Media in São Tomé and Príncipe
|
|
# 194
|
Vanuatu: |
7,200
|
2009  |
|
|
Media in Vanuatu
|
|
# 195
|
Palau: |
7,100
|
2009  |
|
|
Media in Palau
|
|
# 196
|
Cook Islands: |
6,900
|
2009  |
|
|
Media in Cook Islands
|
|
# 197
|
Anguilla: |
6,300
|
2009  |
|
|
Media in Anguilla
|
|
# 198
|
Guinea-Bissau: |
4,800
|
2009  |
|
|
Media in Guinea-Bissau
|
|
# 199
|
Saint Pierre and Miquelon: |
4,800
|
2009  |
|
|
Media in Saint Pierre and Miquelon
|
|
# 200
|
Marshall Islands: |
4,400
|
2009  |
|
|
Media in Marshall Islands
|
|
# 201
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Belgium: |
4,255
|
2009  |
|
|
Media in Belgium
|
|
# 202
|
Kiribati: |
4,000
|
2009  |
|
|
Media in Kiribati
|
|
# 203
|
Turks and Caicos Islands: |
3,700
|
2009  |
|
|
Media in Turks and Caicos Islands
|
|
# 204
|
Wallis and Futuna: |
3,000
|
2009  |
|
|
Media in Wallis and Futuna
|
|
# 205
|
Montserrat: |
2,700
|
2009  |
|
|
Media in Montserrat
|
|
# 206
|
East Timor: |
2,400
|
2009  |
|
|
Media in East Timor
|
|
# 207
|
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas): |
2,000
|
2009  |
|
|
Media in Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
|
|
# 208
|
Liberia: |
2,000
|
2009  |
|
|
Media in Liberia
|
|
# 209
|
Nauru: |
1,900
|
2009  |
|
|
Media in Nauru
|
|
# 210
|
Tuvalu: |
1,700
|
2009  |
|
|
Media in Tuvalu
|
|
# 211
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Niue: |
1,100
|
2009  |
|
|
Media in Niue
|
|
# 212
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Tokelau: |
300
|
2009  |
|
|
Media in Tokelau
|
|
# 213
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France: |
36.431
|
2009  |
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|
Media in France
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Total: |
1,102,702,904.431
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Weighted average: |
5,177,008.9 |
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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
See also
See this stat for year:
2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1992
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CITATION
"Telephones > main lines in use (2009) 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=2009
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