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Telephones - main lines in use
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This entry gives the total number of main telephone lines in use.
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Source: CIA-World Factbook
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Country |
Telephones - main
lines in use |
Bezugsjahr |
Rank |
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Afghanistan |
280,000 |
2005 |
114 |
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Albania |
255,000 |
2003 |
118 |
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Algeria |
2,572,000 |
2005 |
52 |
|
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American Samoa |
15,000 |
2001 |
197 |
|
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American Virgin Islands |
70,900 |
2004 |
154 |
|
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Andorra |
35,400 |
2005 |
174 |
|
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Angola |
94,300 |
2005 |
143 |
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Anguilla |
6,200 |
2002 |
215 |
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Antarctica |
0 |
2001 |
232 |
|
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Antigua and Barbuda |
38,000 |
2004 |
169 |
|
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Arctic Ocean |
0 |
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|
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Argentina |
8,800,000 |
2005 |
26 |
|
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Armenia |
600,000 |
2006 |
94 |
|
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Aruba |
37,100 |
2002 |
172 |
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Atlantic Ocean |
0 |
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|
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Australia |
11,460,000 |
2005 |
24 |
|
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Austria |
3,705,000 |
2005 |
41 |
|
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Azerbaijan |
1,091,000 |
2005 |
74 |
|
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Bahamas, The |
139,900 |
2004 |
131 |
|
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Bahrain |
196,500 |
2005 |
124 |
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Bangladesh |
1,070,000 |
2005 |
75 |
|
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Barbados |
134,900 |
2005 |
132 |
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Belarus |
3,284,300 |
2005 |
47 |
|
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Belgium |
4,801,000 |
2004 |
34 |
|
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Belize |
33,300 |
2005 |
177 |
|
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Benin |
76,300 |
2005 |
150 |
|
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Bermuda |
56,000 |
2002 |
159 |
|
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Bhutan |
32,700 |
2005 |
178 |
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Bolivia |
646,300 |
2005 |
91 |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina |
968,900 |
2005 |
80 |
|
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Botswana |
132,000 |
2005 |
133 |
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Brazil |
42,382,000 |
2004 |
7 |
|
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British Virgin Islands |
11,700 |
2002 |
202 |
|
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Brunei |
90,000 |
2002 |
145 |
|
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Bulgaria |
2,483,000 |
2005 |
54 |
|
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Burkina Faso |
97,400 |
2005 |
141 |
|
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Burma |
476,200 |
2005 |
99 |
|
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Burma |
476,200 |
2005 |
99 |
|
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Burundi |
27,700 |
2004 |
181 |
|
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Cambodia |
36,400 |
2003 |
173 |
|
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Cameroon |
99,400 |
2004 |
140 |
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Canada |
18,276,000 |
2005 |
18 |
|
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Cape Verde |
71,400 |
2005 |
153 |
|
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Cayman Islands |
38,000 |
2002 |
170 |
|
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Central African Republic |
10,000 |
2004 |
207 |
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Chad |
13,000 |
2004 |
200 |
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Chile |
3,436,000 |
2005 |
44 |
|
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China |
350,433,000 |
2005 |
1 |
|
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Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
287 |
1992 |
230 |
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Colombia |
7,678,800 |
2005 |
27 |
|
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Comoros |
16,900 |
2005 |
196 |
|
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Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
10,600 |
2005 |
205 |
|
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Congo, Republic of the |
13,800 |
2004 |
198 |
|
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Cook Islands |
6,200 |
2002 |
216 |
|
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Costa Rica |
1,388,000 |
2005 |
66 |
|
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Cote d'Ivoire |
257,900 |
2004 |
117 |
|
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Croatia |
1,890,000 |
2005 |
59 |
|
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Cuba |
849,900 |
2005 |
84 |
|
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Cyprus |
86,228 |
|
146 |
|
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Czech Republic |
3,217,300 |
2005 |
48 |
|
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Denmark |
3,350,000 |
2005 |
46 |
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Djibouti |
11,100 |
2004 |
204 |
|
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Dominica |
21,000 |
2004 |
193 |
|
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Dominican Republic |
894,500 |
2005 |
83 |
|
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Ecuador |
1,701,000 |
2005 |
63 |
|
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Egypt |
10,396,000 |
2005 |
25 |
|
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El Salvador |
971,500 |
2005 |
79 |
|
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Equatorial Guinea |
10,000 |
2005 |
209 |
|
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Eritrea |
37,700 |
2005 |
171 |
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Estonia |
442,000 |
2005 |
101 |
|
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Ethiopia |
610,300 |
2005 |
93 |
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European Union |
238,000,000 |
2005 |
3 |
|
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Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) |
2,400 |
2002 |
223 |
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Faroe Islands |
23,800 |
2005 |
188 |
|
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Fiji |
102,000 |
2003 |
137 |
|
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Finland |
2,120,000 |
2005 |
57 |
|
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France |
35,700,000 |
2005 |
10 |
|
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France, Metropolitan |
0 |
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|
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French Guiana |
51000 |
2001 |
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|
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French Polynesia |
53,400 |
2005 |
162 |
|
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Gabon |
39,100 |
2005 |
168 |
|
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Gambia, The |
44,000 |
2005 |
166 |
|
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Gaza Strip |
349,000 |
2005 |
106 |
|
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Georgia |
683,200 |
2004 |
89 |
|
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Germany |
55,046,000 |
2005 |
5 |
|
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Ghana |
321,500 |
2005 |
111 |
|
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Gibraltar |
24,512 |
2002 |
185 |
|
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Greece |
6,303,000 |
2005 |
31 |
|
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Greenland |
25,300 |
2002 |
183 |
|
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Grenada |
32,700 |
2004 |
179 |
|
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Guadeloupe |
210000 |
2001 |
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|
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Guam |
84,134 |
2001 |
147 |
|
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Guatemala |
1,132,000 |
2004 |
72 |
|
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Guernsey |
55,100 |
2004 |
161 |
|
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Guinea |
26,200 |
2003 |
182 |
|
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Guinea-Bissau |
10,600 |
2003 |
206 |
|
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Guyana |
110,100 |
2005 |
135 |
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Haiti |
140,000 |
2004 |
130 |
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Holy See (Vatican City) |
5,120 |
2005 |
219 |
|
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Honduras |
494,400 |
2005 |
98 |
|
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Hong Kong |
3,795,000 |
2005 |
40 |
|
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Hungary |
3,356,000 |
2005 |
45 |
|
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Iceland |
193,900 |
2005 |
125 |
|
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India |
49,750,000 |
2005 |
6 |
|
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Indian Ocean |
0 |
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|
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Indonesia |
12,772,000 |
2005 |
21 |
|
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Iran |
18,986,000 |
2005 |
15 |
|
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Iraq |
1,547,000 |
2005 |
64 |
|
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Ireland |
2,033,000 |
2005 |
58 |
|
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Isle of Man |
51,000 |
1999 |
164 |
|
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Israel |
2,936,000 |
2005 |
49 |
|
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Italy |
25,049,000 |
2005 |
12 |
|
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Jamaica |
342,000 |
2005 |
108 |
|
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Japan |
58,780,000 |
2005 |
4 |
|
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Jersey |
73,900 |
2001 |
152 |
|
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Jordan |
628,200 |
2005 |
92 |
|
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Kazakhstan |
2,500,000 |
2004 |
53 |
|
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Kenya |
281,800 |
2005 |
113 |
|
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Kiribati |
4,500 |
2002 |
221 |
|
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Korea, North |
980,000 |
2003 |
78 |
|
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Korea, South |
23,745,000 |
2005 |
13 |
|
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Kuwait |
510,300 |
2005 |
96 |
|
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Kyrgyzstan |
438,200 |
2005 |
103 |
|
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Laos |
90,067 |
2006 |
144 |
|
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Latvia |
731,000 |
2005 |
88 |
|
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Lebanon |
990,000 |
2005 |
77 |
|
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Lesotho |
48,000 |
2005 |
165 |
|
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Liberia |
6,900 |
2002 |
212 |
|
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Libya |
750,000 |
2003 |
87 |
|
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Liechtenstein |
19,900 |
2002 |
195 |
|
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Lithuania |
801,100 |
2005 |
86 |
|
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Luxembourg |
244,500 |
2005 |
120 |
|
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Macau |
174,400 |
2005 |
127 |
|
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Macedonia |
533,200 |
2005 |
95 |
|
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Madagascar |
66,900 |
2005 |
156 |
|
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Malawi |
102,700 |
2005 |
136 |
|
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Malaysia |
4,366,000 |
2005 |
38 |
|
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Maldives |
32,181 |
2006 |
180 |
|
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Mali |
75,000 |
2005 |
151 |
|
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Malta |
202,100 |
2005 |
123 |
|
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Marshall Islands |
5,510 |
2004 |
218 |
|
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Martinique |
172000 |
2001 |
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|
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Mauritania |
41,000 |
2005 |
167 |
|
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Mauritius |
359,000 |
2005 |
105 |
|
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Mayotte |
10,000 |
2002 |
208 |
|
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Mexico |
19,512,000 |
2005 |
14 |
|
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Micronesia, Federated States of |
12,400 |
2005 |
201 |
|
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Moldova |
929,400 |
2005 |
81 |
|
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Monaco |
33,700 |
2002 |
176 |
|
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Mongolia |
156,000 |
2005 |
128 |
|
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Montenegro |
177,663 |
2005 |
126 |
|
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Morocco |
1,341,000 |
2005 |
67 |
|
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Mozambique |
69,700 |
2004 |
155 |
|
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Namibia |
127,900 |
2004 |
134 |
|
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Nauru |
1,900 |
2002 |
225 |
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Nepal |
448,600 |
2005 |
100 |
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