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INTERNET USAGE STATISTICS FOR AFRICA
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AFRICA
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Population
(2008 Est.)
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Internet Users
Dec/2000
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Internet Users
Latest Data
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Penetration
(% Population)
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User Growth
(2000-2008)
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% Users
in Africa
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Algeria
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33,769,669
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50,000
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3,500,000
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10.4 %
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6,900 %
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6.5 %
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Angola
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12,531,357
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30,000
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498,000
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4.0 %
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1,560.0 %
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0.9 %
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Benin
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8,532,547
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15,000
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150,000
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1.8
%
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900.0 %
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0.3 %
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Botswana
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1,952,048
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15,000
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100,000
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5.1
%
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566.7 %
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0.2 %
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Burkina Faso
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15,264,735
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10,000
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80,000
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0.5
%
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700.0 %
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0.1 %
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Burundi
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8,691,005
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3,000
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60,000
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0.7
%
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1,900.0 %
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0.1 %
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Cameroon
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18,467,692
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20,000
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370,000
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2.0
%
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1,750.0 %
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0.7 %
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Cape
Verde
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426,998
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8,000
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37,000
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8.7
%
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362.5 %
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0.1 %
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Central African Rep.
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4,444,330
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1,500
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13,000
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0.3
%
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766.7 %
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0.0 %
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Chad
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10,111,337
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1,000
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60,000
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0.6
%
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5,900.0 %
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0.1 %
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Comoros
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731,775
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1,500
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21,000
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2.9
%
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1,300.0 %
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0.0 %
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Congo
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3,905,010
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500
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70,000
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1.8
%
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13,900.0 %
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0.1 %
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Congo,
Dem. Rep.
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66,514,506
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500
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230,400
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0.3
%
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45,980.0 %
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0.4 %
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Cote
d'Ivoire
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20,179,602
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40,000
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300,000
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1.5
%
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650.0 %
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0.6 %
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Djibouti
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506,221
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1,400
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11,000
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2.2
%
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685.7 %
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0.0 %
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Egypt
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81,713,517
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450,000
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10,532,400
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12.9
%
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2,240.5 %
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19.4 %
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Equatorial Guinea
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616,459
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500
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8,000
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1.3
%
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1,500.0 %
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0.0 %
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Eritrea
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5,502,026
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5,000
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120,000
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2.2
%
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2,300.0 %
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0.2 %
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Ethiopia
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82,544,838
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10,000
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291,000
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0.4
%
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2,810.0 %
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0.5 %
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Gabon
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1,485,832
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15,000
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82,000
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5.5
%
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446.7 %
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0.2 %
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Gambia
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1,735,464
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4,000
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100,200
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5.8
%
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2,405.0 %
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0.2 %
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Ghana
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23,382,848
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30,000
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880,000
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3.8
%
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2,833.3 %
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1.6 %
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Guinea
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9,806,509
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8,000
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50,000
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0.5
%
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525.0 %
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0.1 %
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Guinea-Bissau
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1,503,182
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1,500
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37,000
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2.5
%
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2,366.7 %
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0.1 %
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Kenya
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37,953,838
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200,000
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3,000,000
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7.9
%
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1,400.0 %
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5.5 %
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Lesotho
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2,128,180
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4,000
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70,000
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3.3
%
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1,650.0 %
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0.1 %
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Liberia
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3,334,587
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500
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20,000
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0.6 %
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3,900.0 %
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0.0 %
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Libya
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6,173,579
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10,000
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260,000
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4.2
%
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2,500.0 %
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0.5 %
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Madagascar
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20,042,551
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30,000
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110,000
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0.5
%
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266.7 %
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0.2 %
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Malawi
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13,931,831
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15,000
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139,500
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1.0
%
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830.0 %
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0.3 %
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Mali
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12,324,029
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18,800
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100,000
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0.8
%
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431.9 %
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0.2 %
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Mauritania
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3,054,933
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5,000
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30,000
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1.0
%
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500.0 %
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0.1 %
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Mauritius
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1,274,189
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87,000
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340,000
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26.7 %
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290.8 %
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0.6 %
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Mayotte (FR)
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216,306
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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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Morocco
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34,343,219
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100,000
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6,600,000
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19.2 %
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6,500.0 %
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12.2 %
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Mozambique
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21,284,701
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30,000
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200,000
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0.9
%
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566.7 %
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0.4 %
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Namibia
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2,088,669
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30,000
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101,000
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4.8
%
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236.7 %
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0.2 %
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Niger
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14,752,080
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5,000
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40,000
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0.3
%
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700.0 %
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0.1 %
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Nigeria
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146,255,306
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200,000
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10,000,000
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6.8
%
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4,900.0 %
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18.5 %
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Reunion (FR)
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803,209
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130,000
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220,000
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27.4 %
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69.2 %
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0.4 %
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Rwanda
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10,186,063
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5,000
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100,000
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1.0
%
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1,900.0 %
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0.2 %
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Saint
Helena (UK)
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7,601
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n/a
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1,000
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13.2
%
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n/a
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0.0 %
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Sao
Tome & Principe
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206,178
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6,500
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23,000
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11.2 %
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253.8 %
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0.0 %
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Senegal
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13,343,424
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40,000
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820,000
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6.1
%
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1,950.0 %
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1.5 %
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Seychelles
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86,595
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6,000
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32,000
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37.0 %
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433.3 %
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0.1 %
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Sierra
Leone
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6,294,774
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5,000
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13,000
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0.2
%
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160.0 %
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0.0 %
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Somalia
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9,558,666
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200
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98,000
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1.0
%
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48,900.0 %
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0.2 %
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South
Africa
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48,782,755
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2,400,000
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4,590,000
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9.4
%
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91.3 %
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8.5 %
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Sudan
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40,218,455
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30,000
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3,500,000
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8.7
%
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11,566.7 %
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6.5 %
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Swaziland
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1,128,814
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10,000
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42,000
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3.7 %
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320.0 %
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0.1 %
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Tanzania
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40,213,162
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115,000
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400,000
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1.0
%
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247.8 %
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0.7 %
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Togo
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5,858,673
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100,000
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320,000
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5.5
%
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220.0 %
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0.6 %
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Tunisia
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10,383,577
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100,000
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2,800,000
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27.0
%
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2,700.0 %
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5.2 %
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Uganda
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31,367,972
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40,000
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750,000
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2.4
%
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1,775.0 %
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1.4 %
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Western Sahara
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393,831
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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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11,669,534
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20,000
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500,000
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4.3
%
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2,400.0 %
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0.9 %
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Zimbabwe
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11,350,111
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50,000
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1,351,000
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11.9
%
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2,602.0 %
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2.5 %
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TOTAL
AFRICA
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975,330,899
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4,514,400
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54,171,500
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5.6
%
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1,100.0 %
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100.0 %
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NOTES: (1) Africa Internet
Statistics were updated for March 31, 2009. (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. (5) The most
recent usage information comes mainly from data published
by Nielsen Online, ITU , WWW and other local trustworthy sources. (6) For growth
comparison purposes, usage data for the year 2000 is displayed.
(7) Data from this table may be cited, giving the due credit and
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