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INTERNET USAGE STATISTICS FOR AFRICA
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AFRICA
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Population
(2010 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
(2000-2010)
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% Users
in Africa
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Algeria
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34,586,184
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50,000
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4,700,000
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13.6 %
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9,300.0 %
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4.3 %
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Angola
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13,068,161
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30,000
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607,400
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4.6 %
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1,924.7 %
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0.5 %
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Benin
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9,056,010
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15,000
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200,000
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2.2
%
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1,233.3 %
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0.2 %
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Botswana
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2,029,307
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15,000
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120,000
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5.9
%
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700.0 %
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0.1 %
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Burkina Faso
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16,241,811
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10,000
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178,200
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1.1
%
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1,682.0 %
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0.2 %
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Burundi
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9,863,117
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3,000
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65,000
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0.7
%
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2,066.7 %
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0.1 %
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Cameroon
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19,294,149
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20,000
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750,000
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3.9
%
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3,650.0 %
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0.7 %
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Cape
Verde
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508,659
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8,000
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150,000
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29.5
%
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1,775.0 %
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0.1 %
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Central African Rep.
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4,844,927
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1,500
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22,600
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0.5
%
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1,406.7 %
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0.0 %
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Chad
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10,543,464
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1,000
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187,800
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1.8
%
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18,680.0 %
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0.2 %
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Comoros
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773,407
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1,500
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24,300
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3.1
%
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1,520.0 %
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0.0 %
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Congo
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4,125,916
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500
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245,200
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5.9
%
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48,940.0 %
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0.2 %
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Congo,
Dem. Rep.
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70,916,439
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500
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365,000
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0.5
%
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72,900.0 %
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0.3 %
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Cote
d'Ivoire
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21,058,798
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40,000
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968,000
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4.6
%
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2,320.0 %
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0.9 %
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Djibouti
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740,528
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1,400
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25,900
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3.5
%
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1,750.0 %
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0.0 %
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Egypt
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80,471,869
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450,000
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17,060,000
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21.2
%
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3,691.1 %
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15.4 %
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Equatorial Guinea
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650,702
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500
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14,400
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2.2
%
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2,780.0 %
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0.0 %
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Eritrea
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5,792,984
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5,000
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250,000
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4.3
%
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4,900.0 %
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0.2 %
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Ethiopia
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88,013,491
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10,000
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445,400
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0.5
%
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4,354.0 %
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0.4 %
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Gabon
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1,545,255
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15,000
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98,800
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6.4
%
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558.7 %
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0.1 %
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Gambia
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1,824,158
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4,000
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130,100
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7.1
%
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3,152.5 %
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0.1 %
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Ghana
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24,339,838
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30,000
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1,297,000
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5.3
%
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4,223.3 %
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1.2 %
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Guinea
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10,324,025
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8,000
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95,000
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0.9
%
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1,087.5 %
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0.1 %
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Guinea-Bissau
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1,565,126
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1,500
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37,100
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2.4
%
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2,373.3 %
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0.0 %
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Kenya
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40,046,566
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200,000
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3,995,500
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10.0
%
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1,897.8 %
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3.6 %
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Lesotho
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1,919,552
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4,000
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76,800
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4.0
%
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1,820.0 %
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0.1 %
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Liberia
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3,685,076
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500
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20,000
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0.5 %
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3,900.0 %
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0.0 %
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Libya
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6,461,454
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10,000
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353,900
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5.5
%
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3,439.0 %
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0.3 %
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Madagascar
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21,281,844
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30,000
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320,000
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1.5
%
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966.7 %
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0.3 %
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Malawi
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15,447,500
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15,000
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716,400
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4.6
%
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4,676.0 %
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0.6 %
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Mali
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13,796,354
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18,800
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250,000
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1.8
%
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1,229.8 %
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0.2 %
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Mauritania
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3,205,060
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5,000
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75,000
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2.3
%
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1,400.0 %
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0.1 %
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Mauritius
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1,294,104
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87,000
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290,000
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22.4 %
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233.3 %
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0.3 %
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Mayotte (FR)
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231,139
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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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31,627,428
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100,000
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10,442,500
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33.0 %
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10,342.5 %
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9.4 %
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Mozambique
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22,061,451
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30,000
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612,500
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2.8
%
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1,941.7 %
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0.6 %
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Namibia
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2,128,471
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30,000
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127,500
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6.0
%
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325.0 %
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0.1 %
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Niger
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15,878,271
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5,000
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115,900
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0.7
%
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2,218.0 %
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0.1 %
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Nigeria
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152,217,341
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200,000
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43,982,200
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28.9
%
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21,891.1 %
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39.6 %
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Reunion (FR)
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822,986
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130,000
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300,000
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36.5 %
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130.8 %
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0.3 %
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Rwanda
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11,055,976
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5,000
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450,000
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4.1
%
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8,900.0 %
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0.4 %
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Saint
Helena (UK)
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7,670
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n/a
|
800
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10.4
%
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n/a
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0.0 %
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Sao
Tome & Principe
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175,808
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6,500
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26,700
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15.2 %
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310.8 %
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0.0 %
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Senegal
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14,086,103
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40,000
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923,000
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6.6
%
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2,207.5 %
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0.8 %
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Seychelles
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88,340
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6,000
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33,900
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38.4 %
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465.0 %
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0.0 %
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Sierra
Leone
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5,245,695
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5,000
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14,900
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0.3
%
|
198.0 %
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0.0 %
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Somalia
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10,112,453
|
200
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106,000
|
1.0
%
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52,900.0 %
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0.1 %
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South
Africa
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49,109,107
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2,400,000
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5,300,000
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10.8
%
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120.8 %
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4.8 %
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Sudan
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41,980,182
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30,000
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4,200,000
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10.0
%
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13,900.0 %
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3.8 %
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Swaziland
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1,354,051
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10,000
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90,000
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6.6 %
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800.0 %
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0.1 %
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Tanzania
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41,892,895
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115,000
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676,000
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1.6
%
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487.8 %
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0.6 %
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Togo
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6,199,841
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100,000
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356,300
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5.7
%
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256.3 %
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0.3 %
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Tunisia
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10,589,025
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100,000
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3,600,000
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34.0
%
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3,500.0 %
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3.2 %
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Uganda
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33,398,682
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40,000
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3,200,000
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9.6
%
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7,900.0 %
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2.9 %
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Western Sahara
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491,519
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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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12,056,923
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20,000
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816,700
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6.8
%
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3,983.5 %
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0.7 %
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Zimbabwe
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11,651,858
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50,000
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1,422,000
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12.2
%
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2,744.0
%
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1.3 %
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TOTAL
AFRICA
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1,013,779,050
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4,514,400
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110,931,700
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10.9
%
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2,357.3 %
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100.0 %
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NOTES: (1) Africa Internet
Statistics were updated for June 30, 2010. (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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