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ASIA
INTERNET USAGE AND POPULATION
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ASIA
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Population
( 2007 Est.)
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Internet Users,
(Year 2000)
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Internet Users,
Latest Data
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Penetration
(% Population)
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(%) Users
in Asia
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Use Growth
( 2000-2007 )
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Afganistan
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31,889,923
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1,000
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535,000
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1.7
%
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0.1
%
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53,400.0
%
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Armenia
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2,971,650
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30,000
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172,800
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5.8
%
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0.0
%
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476.0 %
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Azerbaijan
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8,120,247
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12,000
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1,000,000
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12.3
%
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0.2
%
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8,233.3 %
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Bangladesh
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150,448,339
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100,000
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450,000
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0.3
%
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0.1
%
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350.0 %
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Bhutan
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671,887
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500
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30,000
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4.5
%
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0.0
%
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5,900.0 %
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Brunei
Darussalem
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374,577
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30,000
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176,029
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47.0 %
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0.0
%
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486.8 %
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Cambodia
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13,995,904
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6,000
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44,000
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0.3
%
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0.0
%
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633.3 %
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China *
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1,321,851,888
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22,500,000
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210,000,000
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15.9 %
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41.1 %
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833.3 %
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East
Timor
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1,084,971
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-
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1,000
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0.1
%
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0.0
%
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0.0
%
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Georgia
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4,646,003
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20,000
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332,000
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7.1 %
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0.1 %
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1,560.0
%
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Hong
Kong *
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6,980,412
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2,283,000
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4,878,713
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69.9 %
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1.1
%
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113.7 %
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India
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1,129,866,154
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5,000,000
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60,000,000
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5.3
%
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13.0 %
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1,100.0 %
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Indonesia
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234,693,997
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2,000,000
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20,000,000
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8.5
%
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4.3
%
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900.0 %
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Japan
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127,433,494
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47,080,000
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87,540,000
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68.7 %
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19.0 %
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85.9 %
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Kazakhstan
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15,284,929
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70,000
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1,247,000
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8.2
%
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0.3
%
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1,681.4 %
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Korea,
North
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23,301,725
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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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Korea,
South
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49,044,790
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19,040,000
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34,910,000
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71.2 %
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6.8
%
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83.4 %
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Kyrgystan
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5,284,149
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51,600
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298,100
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5.6
%
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0.1
%
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477.7 %
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Laos
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6,521,998
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6,000
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25,000
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0.4
%
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0.0
%
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316.7 %
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Macao *
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456,989
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60,000
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216,600
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47.4 %
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0.0
%
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261.0 %
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Malaysia
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24,821,286
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3,700,000
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14,904,000
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60.0 %
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3.2
%
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302.8 %
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Maldives
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369,031
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6,000
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20,100
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5.4
%
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0.0
%
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235.0 %
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Mongolia
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2,951,786
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30,000
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310,000
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10.5 %
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0.1
%
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933.3 %
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Myanmar
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47,373,470
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1,000
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300,000
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0.6
%
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0.1
%
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29,900.0 %
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Nepal
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28,901,790
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50,000
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316,800
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1.1
%
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0.1
%
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533.6 %
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Pakistan
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164,741,924
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133,900
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12,000,000
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7.3
%
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2.6
%
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8,861.9 %
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Philippines
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91,077,287
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2,000,000
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14,000,000
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15.4
%
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3.0
%
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600.0 %
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Singapore
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4,553,009
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1,200,000
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2,421,800
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53.2 %
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0.5
%
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101.8 %
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Sri
Lanka
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20,926,315
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121,500
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428,000
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2.0
%
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0.1
%
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252.3 %
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Taiwan
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22,858,872
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6,260,000
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15,400,000
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67.4 %
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3.0
%
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146.0 %
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Tajikistan
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7,076,598
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2,000
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19,500
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0.3
%
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0.0
%
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875.0 %
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Thailand
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65,068,149
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2,300,000
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8,465,800
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13.0 %
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1.8
%
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268.1 %
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Turkmenistan
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5,097,028
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2,000
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64,800
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1.3
%
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0.0
%
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3,140.0 %
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Uzbekistan
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27,780,059
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7,500
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1,745,000
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6.3
%
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0.4
%
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23,166.7 %
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Vietnam
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85,262,356
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200,000
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18,226,701
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21.4 %
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3.6
%
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9,013.4 %
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TOTAL
ASIA
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3,733,783,474
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114,304,000
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510,478,743
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13.7 %
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100.0 %
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346.6 %
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NOTES: (1) The Asian Internet
Statistics were updated for December 31, 2007. (2) CLICK on each
country name to see detailed data for individual countries and
regions. (3) The demographic (population) numbers are based on
data contained in Census Bureau.
(4) The usage numbers come from various sources, mainly from data
published by Nielsen//NetRatings
, ITU , and other
trustworthy sources. (5) Data may be cited, giving due credit and
establishing an active link to Internet World Stats. (6) For definitions and help, see the site surfing guide . (*) For statistical purposes, China figures do not include
SAR Hong Kong and SAR Macao which are reported separately.
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