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INTERNET USAGE STATISTICS FOR AFRICA
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AFRICA
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Population
( 2007 Est.)
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Internet Users
Dec/2000
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Internet Users,
Latest Data
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% Population
(Penetration)
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(%) Users
in Africa
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Use Growth
( 2000-2007 )
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Algeria
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33,333,216
|
50,000
|
2,460,000
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7.4
%
|
5.6
%
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4,820.0 %
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Angola
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12,263,596
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30,000
|
172,000
|
1.4
%
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0.4
%
|
473.3 %
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Benin
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8,078,314
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15,000
|
700,000
|
8.7
%
|
1.6
%
|
4,566.7 %
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Botswana
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1,815,508
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15,000
|
60,000
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3.3
%
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0.1
%
|
300.0 %
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Burkina Faso
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14,326,203
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10,000
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80,000
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0.6
%
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0.2
%
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700.0 %
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Burundi
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8,390,505
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3,000
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60,000
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0.7
%
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0.1
%
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1,900.0 %
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Cameroon
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18,060,382
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20,000
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370,000
|
2.0
%
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0.8
%
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1,750.0 %
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Cape
Verde
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423,613
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8,000
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29,000
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6.8
%
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0.1
%
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262.5 %
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Central African Rep.
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4,369,038
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1,500
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13,000
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0.3
%
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0.0
%
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766.7 %
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Chad
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9,885,661
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1,000
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60,000
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0.6
%
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0.1
%
|
5,900.0 %
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Comoros
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711,417
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1,500
|
21,000
|
3.0
%
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0.0
%
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1,300.0 %
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Congo
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3,800,610
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500
|
70,000
|
1.9
%
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0.2
%
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13,900.0 %
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Congo,
Dem. Rep.
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68,008,922
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500
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180,000
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0.3
%
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0.4
%
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35,900.0 %
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Cote
d'Ivoire
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18,373,060
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40,000
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300,000
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1.6
%
|
0.7
%
|
650.0 %
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Djibouti
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496,374
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1,400
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11,000
|
2.2
%
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0.0
%
|
685.7 %
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Egypt
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80,335,036
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450,000
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6,000,000
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7.5
%
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13.6 %
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1,233.3 %
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Equatorial Guinea
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551,201
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500
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8,000
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1.5
%
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0.0
%
|
1,500.0 %
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Eritrea
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4,906,585
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5,000
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100,000
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2.0
%
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0.2
%
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1,900.0 %
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Ethiopia
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76,511,887
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10,000
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164,000
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0.2
%
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0.4
%
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1,540.0 %
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Gabon
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1,454,867
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15,000
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81,000
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5.6
%
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0.2
%
|
440.0 %
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Gambia
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1,688,359
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4,000
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82,300
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4.9
%
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0.2
%
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1,957.5 %
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Ghana
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22,931,299
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30,000
|
609,800
|
2.7
%
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1.4
%
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1,932.7 %
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Guinea
|
9,947,814
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8,000
|
50,000
|
0.5
%
|
0.1
%
|
525.0 %
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Guinea-Bissau
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1,472,780
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1,500
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37,000
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2.5
%
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0.1
%
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2,366.7 %
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Kenya
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36,913,721
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200,000
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2,770,300
|
7.5
%
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6.3
%
|
1,285.2 %
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Lesotho
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2,125,262
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4,000
|
51,500
|
2.4
%
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0.1
%
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1,187.5 %
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Liberia
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3,195,931
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500
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1,000
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0.03 %
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0.0
%
|
100.0 %
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Libya
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6,036,914
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10,000
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232,000
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3.8
%
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0.5
%
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2,220.0 %
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Madagascar
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19,448,815
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30,000
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110,000
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0.6
%
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0.2
%
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266.7 %
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Malawi
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13,603,181
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15,000
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59,700
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0.4
%
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0.1
%
|
298.0 %
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Mali
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11,995,402
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18,800
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88,400
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0.7
%
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0.2
%
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370.2 %
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Mauritania
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3,270,065
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5,000
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100,000
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3.1
%
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0.2 %
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1,900.0 %
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Mauritius
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1,250,882
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87,000
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300,000
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24.0 %
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0.7
%
|
244.8 %
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Mayotte (FR)
|
208,783
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--
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--
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--
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-
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n/a
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Morocco
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33,757,175
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100,000
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6,100,000
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18.1 %
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13.8 %
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6,000.0 %
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Mozambique
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20,905,585
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30,000
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178,000
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0.9
%
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0.4
%
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493.3 %
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Namibia
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2,055,080
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30,000
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80,600
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3.9
%
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0.2
%
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168.7 %
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Niger
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12,894,865
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5,000
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40,000
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0.3
%
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0.1
%
|
700.0 %
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Nigeria
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135,031,164
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200,000
|
8,000,000
|
5.9
%
|
18.1
%
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3,900.0 %
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Reunion (FR)
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802,911
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130,000
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220,000
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27.4 %
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0.5
%
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69.2 %
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Rwanda
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9,907,509
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5,000
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65,000
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0.7
%
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0.1
%
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1,200.0 %
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Saint
Helena (UK)
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7,543
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--
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1,000
|
13.3
%
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0.0
%
|
0.0
%
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Sao
Tome & Principe
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199,579
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6,500
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29,000
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14.5 %
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0.1
%
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346.2 %
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Senegal
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12,521,851
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40,000
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650,000
|
5.2
%
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1.5
%
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1,525.0 %
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Seychelles
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81,895
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6,000
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29,000
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35.4 %
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0.1
%
|
383.3 %
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Sierra
Leone
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6,144,562
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5,000
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10,000
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0.2
%
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0.0
%
|
100.0 %
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Somalia
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12,448,179
|
200
|
94,000
|
0.8
%
|
0.2
%
|
46,900.0 %
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South
Africa
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43,997,828
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2,400,000
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5,100,000
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11.6
%
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11.5 %
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112.5 %
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Sudan
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39,379,358
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30,000
|
3,500,000
|
8.6
%
|
7.9
%
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11,566.7 %
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Swaziland
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1,133,066
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10,000
|
41,600
|
3.7
%
|
0.1
%
|
316.0 %
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Tanzania
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39,384,223
|
115,000
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384,300
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1.0
%
|
0.9
%
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234.2 %
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Togo
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5,701,579
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100,000
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320,000
|
5.6
%
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0.7
%
|
220.0 %
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Tunisia
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10,276,158
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100,000
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1,618,440
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15.7
%
|
3.6
%
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1,518.4 %
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Uganda
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30,262,610
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40,000
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750,000
|
2.5
%
|
1.7
%
|
1,775.0 %
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Western Sahara
|
382,617
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--
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--
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--
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--
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0.0
%
|
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Zambia
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11,477,447
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20,000
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500,000
|
4.4
%
|
1.1
%
|
2,400.0 %
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Zimbabwe
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12,311,143
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50,000
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1,220,000
|
9.9
%
|
2.8
%
|
2,340.0 %
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TOTAL
AFRICA
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941,249,130
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4,514,400
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44,361,940
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4.7
%
|
100.0 %
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882.7 %
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NOTES: (1) Africa Internet
Statistics were updated for December 31, 2007. (2) CLICK on each
country name for further data on individual countries and
regions. (3) Population numbers are based on data from the
U.S. Census Bureau. (4) For help and definitions, see
the site surfing
guide, now in 10 languages. (5) The most
recent usage information comes mainly from data published
by Nielsen//NetRatings, ITU , local NICs and other trustworthy sources. (6) For growth
comparison purposes, usage data for the year 2.000 is displayed.
(7) Data from this table may be cited, giving the due credit and
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