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