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DEFINITION
Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
Media Statistics > Telephone subscribers (most recent) by country
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| Rank |
Countries
|
Amount
|
Date
|
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# 1
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China: |
743,861,000
|
2005  |
|
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# 2
|
United States: |
360,347,000
|
2004  |
|
|
# 3
|
Russia: |
160,100,000
|
2005  |
|
|
# 4
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Japan: |
153,525,000
|
2005  |
|
|
# 5
|
India: |
139,750,000
|
2005  |
|
|
# 6
|
Germany: |
134,246,000
|
2005  |
|
|
# 7
|
Brazil: |
107,987,200
|
2004  |
|
|
# 8
|
United Kingdom: |
97,296,000
|
2005  |
|
|
# 9
|
Italy: |
97,249,000
|
2005  |
|
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# 10
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France: |
83,758,400
|
2005  |
|
|
# 11
|
Mexico: |
66,974,130
|
2005  |
|
|
# 12
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Turkey: |
62,587,190
|
2005  |
|
|
# 13
|
Korea, South: |
62,087,540
|
2005  |
|
|
# 14
|
Indonesia: |
59,682,220
|
2005  |
|
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# 15
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Spain: |
59,649,910
|
2005  |
|
|
# 16
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Poland: |
40,969,500
|
2005  |
|
|
# 17
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South Africa: |
38,688,960
|
2005  |
|
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# 18
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Philippines: |
38,146,250
|
2005  |
|
|
# 19
|
Canada: |
34,876,350
|
2005  |
|
|
# 20
|
Thailand: |
34,190,270
|
2004  |
|
|
# 21
|
Argentina: |
30,900,000
|
2005  |
|
|
# 22
|
Australia: |
29,880,000
|
2005  |
|
|
# 23
|
Colombia: |
29,528,800
|
2005  |
|
|
# 24
|
Iran: |
26,208,210
|
2005  |
|
|
# 25
|
Ukraine: |
25,876,960
|
2004  |
|
|
# 26
|
Vietnam: |
25,438,200
|
2005  |
|
|
# 27
|
Egypt: |
24,025,750
|
2005  |
|
|
# 28
|
Malaysia: |
23,911,000
|
2005  |
|
|
# 29
|
Netherlands: |
23,434,000
|
2005  |
|
|
# 30
|
Nigeria: |
19,810,260
|
2005  |
|
|
# 31
|
Pakistan: |
18,048,750
|
2005  |
|
|
# 32
|
Romania: |
17,744,940
|
2005  |
|
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# 33
|
Saudi Arabia: |
17,100,000
|
2005  |
|
|
# 34
|
Greece: |
16,346,080
|
2005  |
|
|
# 35
|
Algeria: |
16,233,360
|
2005  |
|
|
# 36
|
Sweden: |
16,222,000
|
2004  |
|
|
# 37
|
Venezuela: |
16,101,220
|
2005  |
|
|
# 38
|
Portugal: |
15,681,750
|
2005  |
|
|
# 39
|
Czech Republic: |
14,993,220
|
2005  |
|
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# 40
|
Chile: |
14,005,460
|
2005  |
|
|
# 41
|
Belgium: |
13,932,710
|
2004  |
|
|
# 42
|
Morocco: |
13,733,960
|
2005  |
|
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# 43
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Hungary: |
12,676,100
|
2005  |
|
|
# 44
|
Hong Kong: |
12,487,960
|
2005  |
|
|
# 45
|
Switzerland: |
11,970,000
|
2005  |
|
|
# 46
|
Austria: |
11,865,000
|
2005  |
|
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# 47
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Israel: |
10,693,300
|
2005  |
|
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# 48
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Bangladesh: |
10,070,000
|
2005  |
|
|
# 49
|
Denmark: |
8,819,630
|
2005  |
|
|
# 50
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Bulgaria: |
8,728,178
|
2005  |
|
|
# 51
|
Ecuador: |
7,947,828
|
2005  |
|
|
# 52
|
Peru: |
7,833,885
|
2005  |
|
|
# 53
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Serbia and Montenegro: |
7,415,048
|
2004  |
|
|
# 54
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Belarus: |
7,382,269
|
2005  |
|
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# 55
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Finland: |
7,351,000
|
2005  |
|
|
# 56
|
Tunisia: |
6,938,205
|
2005  |
|
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# 57
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Norway: |
6,883,450
|
2005  |
|
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# 58
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Ireland: |
6,243,000
|
2005  |
|
|
# 59
|
Singapore: |
6,229,000
|
2005  |
|
|
# 60
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Syria: |
5,853,139
|
2005  |
|
|
# 61
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United Arab Emirates: |
5,771,340
|
2005  |
|
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# 62
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Guatemala: |
5,758,227
|
2005  |
|
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# 63
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Slovakia: |
5,737,418
|
2005  |
|
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# 64
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New Zealand: |
5,259,000
|
2005  |
|
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# 65
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Kazakhstan: |
5,258,940
|
2004  |
|
|
# 66
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Lithuania: |
5,154,557
|
2005  |
|
|
# 67
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Kenya: |
4,893,734
|
2005  |
|
|
# 68
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Croatia: |
4,873,400
|
2005  |
|
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# 69
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Sri Lanka: |
4,605,768
|
2005  |
|
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# 70
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Dominican Republic: |
4,519,541
|
2005  |
|
|
# 71
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Puerto Rico: |
3,793,894
|
2004  |
|
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# 72
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El Salvador: |
3,383,208
|
2005  |
|
|
# 73
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Azerbaijan: |
3,333,400
|
2005  |
|
|
# 74
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Ghana: |
3,163,970
|
2005  |
|
|
# 75
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Bolivia: |
3,067,693
|
2005  |
|
|
# 76
|
Jamaica: |
3,042,000
|
2005  |
|
|
# 77
|
Kuwait: |
2,890,106
|
2005  |
|
|
# 78
|
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: |
2,756,579
|
2005  |
|
|
# 79
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Latvia: |
2,602,602
|
2005  |
|
|
# 80
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Slovenia: |
2,575,597
|
2005  |
|
|
# 81
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina: |
2,563,224
|
2005  |
|
|
# 82
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Sudan: |
2,497,940
|
2005  |
|
|
# 83
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Costa Rica: |
2,489,538
|
2005  |
|
|
# 84
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Jordan: |
2,261,921
|
2004  |
|
|
# 85
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Paraguay: |
2,207,294
|
2005  |
|
|
# 86
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Uruguay: |
2,160,923
|
2005  |
|
|
# 87
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Tanzania: |
2,090,360
|
2004  |
|
|
# 88
|
Uzbekistan: |
2,037,883
|
2003  |
|
|
# 89
|
Moldova: |
2,019,200
|
2005  |
|
|
# 90
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Senegal: |
1,996,718
|
2005  |
|
|
# 91
|
Lebanon: |
1,980,000
|
2005  |
|
|
# 92
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Côte d'Ivoire: |
1,932,264
|
2004  |
|
|
# 93
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Estonia: |
1,887,345
|
2005  |
|
|
# 94
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Yemen: |
1,870,136
|
2004  |
|
|
# 95
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Macedonia, Republic of: |
1,794,513
|
2005  |
|
|
# 96
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Panama: |
1,792,053
|
2005  |
|
|
# 97
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Honduras: |
1,775,821
|
2005  |
|
|
# 98
|
Cameroon: |
1,636,033
|
2004  |
|
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# 99
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Uganda: |
1,625,902
|
2005  |
|
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# 100
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Iraq: |
1,608,240
|
2004  |
|
|
# 101
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Oman: |
1,598,462
|
2005  |
|
|
# 102
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Albania: |
1,534,147
|
2004  |
|
|
# 103
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Georgia: |
1,523,830
|
2004  |
|
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# 104
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Nicaragua: |
1,340,248
|
2005  |
|
|
# 105
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Afghanistan: |
1,300,000
|
2005  |
|
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# 106
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Angola: |
1,188,395
|
2005  |
|
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# 107
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Cyprus: |
1,138,872
|
2005  |
|
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# 108
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Trinidad and Tobago: |
1,123,477
|
2005  |
|
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# 109
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Mauritius: |
1,072,300
|
2005  |
|
|
# 110
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Zambia: |
1,041,223
|
2005  |
|
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# 111
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Zimbabwe: |
1,027,000
|
2005  |
|
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# 112
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Ethiopia: |
1,020,977
|
2005  |
|
|
# 113
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Cuba: |
984,407
|
2005  |
|
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# 114
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Kyrgyzstan: |
979,810
|
2005  |
|
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# 115
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Luxembourg: |
964,450
|
2005  |
|
|
# 116
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Botswana: |
955,104
|
2005  |
|
|
# 117
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Bahrain: |
945,218
|
2005  |
|
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# 118
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Mali: |
944,576
|
2005  |
|
|
# 119
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Qatar: |
922,149
|
2005  |
|
|
# 120
|
Korea, North: |
916,000
|
2002  |
|
|
# 121
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Libya: |
877,000
|
2003  |
|
|
# 122
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Benin: |
826,267
|
2005  |
|
|
# 123
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Mauritania: |
786,615
|
2005  |
|
|
# 124
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Armenia: |
785,799
|
2004  |
|
|
# 125
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Mozambique: |
777,676
|
2004  |
|
|
# 126
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Laos: |
713,505
|
2005  |
|
|
# 127
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Mongolia: |
713,252
|
2005  |
|
|
# 128
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Macau: |
707,147
|
2005  |
|
|
# 129
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Nepal: |
697,459
|
2005  |
|
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# 130
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Gabon: |
688,935
|
2005  |
|
|
# 131
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Burkina Faso: |
669,600
|
2005  |
|
|
# 132
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Burma: |
659,603
|
2005  |
|
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# 133
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Somalia: |
600,000
|
2005  |
|
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# 134
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Madagascar: |
571,560
|
2005  |
|
|
# 135
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Haiti: |
540,000
|
2004  |
|
|
# 136
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Cambodia: |
534,747
|
2003  |
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# 137
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Malawi: |
532,029
|
2005  |
|
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# 138
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Malta: |
526,096
|
2005  |
|
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# 139
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Togo: |
502,269
|
2005  |
|
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# 140
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Iceland: |
497,853
|
2005  |
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# 141
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Namibia: |
414,030
|
2004  |
|
|
# 142
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Congo, Republic of the: |
397,473
|
2004  |
|
|
# 143
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Guyana: |
391,504
|
2005  |
|
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# 144
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Turkmenistan: |
385,287
|
2003  |
|
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# 145
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Barbados: |
341,068
|
2005  |
|
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# 146
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Bahamas, The: |
325,943
|
2004  |
|
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# 147
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Niger: |
323,853
|
2005  |
|
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# 148
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Brunei: |
316,790
|
2005  |
|
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# 149
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Suriname: |
313,841
|
2005  |
|
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# 150
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Lesotho: |
293,016
|
2005  |
|
|
# 151
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Tajikistan: |
292,809
|
2003  |
|
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# 152
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Gambia, The: |
291,478
|
2005  |
|
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# 153
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Swaziland: |
235,042
|
2005  |
|
|
# 154
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Fiji: |
211,905
|
2003  |
|
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# 155
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New Caledonia: |
189,575
|
2005  |
|
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# 156
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Maldives: |
185,689
|
2005  |
|
|
# 157
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Guinea: |
181,100
|
2004  |
|
|
# 158
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Rwanda: |
161,700
|
2004  |
|
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# 159
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Cape Verde: |
153,133
|
2005  |
|
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# 160
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French Polynesia: |
140,389
|
2005  |
|
|
# 161
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Chad: |
136,000
|
2004  |
|
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# 162
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Virgin Islands: |
135,088
|
2004  |
|
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# 163
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Burundi: |
128,304
|
2004  |
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# 164
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Belize: |
126,371
|
2005  |
|
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# 165
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Guam: |
112,600
|
2001  |
|
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# 166
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Central African Republic: |
110,000
|
2005  |
|
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# 167
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Netherlands Antilles: |
109,000
|
1999  |
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# 168
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Equatorial Guinea: |
106,900
|
2005  |
|
|
# 169
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Andorra: |
100,004
|
2005  |
|
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# 170
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: |
93,125
|
2005  |
|
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# 171
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Antigua and Barbuda: |
92,000
|
2004  |
|
|
# 172
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Sierra Leone: |
91,000
|
2002  |
|
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# 173
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Aruba: |
90,132
|
2001  |
|
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# 174
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Bermuda: |
86,000
|
2002  |
|
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# 175
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Papua New Guinea: |
84,000
|
2004  |
|
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# 176
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Seychelles: |
78,407
|
2005  |
|
|
# 177
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Eritrea: |
78,150
|
2005  |
|
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# 178
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Grenada: |
76,018
|
2004  |
|
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# 179
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Bhutan: |
70,551
|
2005  |
|
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# 180
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Saint Lucia: |
65,434
|
2002  |
|
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# 181
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Dominica: |
62,801
|
2004  |
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# 182
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Cayman Islands: |
55,000
|
2001  |
|
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# 183
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Djibouti: |
54,832
|
2005  |
|
|
# 184
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Liechtenstein: |
47,454
|
2005  |
|
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# 185
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Greenland: |
45,254
|
2002  |
|
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# 186
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San Marino: |
37,839
|
2004  |
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# 187
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Saint Kitts and Nevis: |
35,000
|
2004  |
|
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# 188
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Comoros: |
33,004
|
2005  |
|
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# 189
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Mayotte: |
30,300
|
2002  |
|
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# 190
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Micronesia, Federated States of: |
26,543
|
2005  |
|
|
# 191
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Samoa: |
23,787
|
2003  |
|
|
# 192
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Vanuatu: |
17,263
|
2004  |
|
|
# 193
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São Tomé and Príncipe: |
14,795
|
2004  |
|
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# 194
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Tonga: |
14,555
|
2002  |
|
|
# 195
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Solomon Islands: |
13,407
|
2005  |
|
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# 196
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American Samoa: |
12,604
|
2004  |
|
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# 197
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Guinea-Bissau: |
11,833
|
2003  |
|
|
# 198
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Liberia: |
8,800
|
2001  |
|
|
# 199
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Marshall Islands: |
5,059
|
2003  |
|
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# 200
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Kiribati: |
4,969
|
2002  |
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Total: |
3,348,981,689
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Weighted average: |
16,744,908.4
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DEFINITION: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
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