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Forecast of 2004 world drilling comparisons with
2003 and 2002 |
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(Data compiled by World Oil, with assistance from government agencies, industry
associations, oil companies and private sources.) |
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2004 Forecast
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Estimated wells drilled in 2003
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Drilling in 2002*
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AREA AND COUNTRY |
Wells |
% diff.
2004
2003 |
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Oil |
Gas |
Dry |
Sus-
pended |
Service |
Total
Wells |
** |
Total
Footage |
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Total
Wells |
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Total
Footage |
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North America |
57,637 |
9.6 |
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13,229 |
33,716 |
5,405 |
24 |
214 |
52,588 |
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246,587,637 |
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43,029 |
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200,920,425 |
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Canada |
20,522 |
2.8 |
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4,488 |
14,001 |
1,248 |
18 |
209 |
19,964 |
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67,744,341 |
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15,026 |
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52,292,500 |
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Cuba |
17 |
5.6 |
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16 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
18 |
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127,550 |
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28 |
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240,660 |
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Mexico |
1,018 |
71.7 |
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124 |
383 |
76 |
5 |
5 |
593 |
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5,882,546 |
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459 |
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3,581,365 |
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United States |
36,077 |
12.7 |
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8,601 |
19,332 |
4,079 |
0 |
0 |
32,012 |
*** |
172,827,000 |
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27,515 |
*** |
144,798,000 |
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Others |
3 |
200.0 |
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0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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6,200 |
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1 |
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7,900 |
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South America |
2,984 |
4.6 |
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2,236 |
99 |
91 |
146 |
281 |
2,853 |
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16,240,183 |
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3,047 |
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18,348,160 |
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Argentina |
1,200 |
7.6 |
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1,106 |
55 |
38 |
0 |
99 |
1,298 |
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7,681,460 |
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1,132 |
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6,380,079 |
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Bolivia |
16 |
42.9 |
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9 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
28 |
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323,703 |
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52 |
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425,529 |
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Brazil |
405 |
7.1 |
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254 |
20 |
20 |
98 |
44 |
136 |
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1,902,490 |
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513 |
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3,049,785 |
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Chile |
3 |
25.0 |
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2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
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28,000 |
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4 |
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27,760 |
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Colombia |
95 |
11.8 |
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79 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
85 |
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544,000 |
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72 |
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460,113 |
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Ecuador |
98 |
5.4 |
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89 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
93 |
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857,925 |
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102 |
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941,011 |
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Peru |
28 |
3.4 |
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25 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
29 |
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192,721 |
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17 |
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133,730 |
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Trinidad & Tobago |
179 |
10.5 |
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105 |
10 |
6 |
21 |
20 |
162 |
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508,558 |
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109 |
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510,362 |
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Venezuela |
805 |
30.9 |
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475 |
3 |
7 |
20 |
110 |
615 |
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4,019,025 |
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958 |
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6,259,601 |
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Others |
155 |
50.5 |
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92 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
103 |
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182,301 |
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88 |
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160,190 |
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Western Europe |
586 |
1.3 |
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151 |
68 |
45 |
13 |
51 |
594 |
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6,372,522 |
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684 |
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7,743,185 |
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Austria |
18 |
12.5 |
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6 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
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135,499 |
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33 |
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207,192 |
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Denmark |
31 |
3.1 |
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20 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
6 |
32 |
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602,032 |
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34 |
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653,505 |
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France |
15 |
150.0 |
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2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
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53,235 |
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4 |
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34,278 |
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Germany |
24 |
60.0 |
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7 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
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111,647 |
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25 |
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252,497 |
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Italy |
45 |
12.5 |
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13 |
10 |
10 |
4 |
3 |
40 |
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274,921 |
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34 |
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238,058 |
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Netherlands |
15 |
58.3 |
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0 |
7 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
36 |
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413,100 |
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42 |
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481,949 |
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Norway |
160 |
0.0 |
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100 |
11 |
6 |
2 |
41 |
160 |
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2,049,731 |
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179 |
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2,558,770 |
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United Kingdom |
264 |
0.8 |
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--------------------------- Not available --------------------------- |
266 |
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2,580,200 |
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325 |
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3,240,500 |
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Others |
14 |
39.1 |
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3 |
9 |
5 |
6 |
0 |
23 |
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152,157 |
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8 |
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76,436 |
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Eastern Europe/FSU |
5,765 |
4.0 |
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3,920 |
406 |
32 |
10 |
10 |
5,542 |
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36,968,396 |
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5,570 |
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37,108,007 |
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Croatia |
15 |
150.0 |
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2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
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50,010 |
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11 |
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52,552 |
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Czech Republic |
8 |
20.0 |
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2 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
10 |
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39,961 |
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16 |
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87,300 |
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FSU-Russian Federation |
4,600 |
2.1 |
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3740 |
333 |
----------- Not available ----------- |
4,505 |
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31,520,196 |
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4,410 |
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31,079,600 |
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FSU-Others |
739 |
1.0 |
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--------------------------- Not available --------------------------- |
732 |
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4,047,456 |
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742 |
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4,199,091 |
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Hungary |
23 |
15.0 |
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8 |
5 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
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108,268 |
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30 |
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114,790 |
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Poland |
30 |
16.7 |
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5 |
20 |
8 |
1 |
2 |
36 |
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241,413 |
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53 |
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310,204 |
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Romania |
312 |
70.5 |
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134 |
34 |
6 |
4 |
5 |
183 |
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729,659 |
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261 |
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1,028,543 |
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Others |
38 |
24.0 |
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29 |
9 |
7 |
3 |
2 |
50 |
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231,433 |
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47 |
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235,927 |
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Africa |
1,211 |
14.4 |
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729 |
104 |
110 |
76 |
40 |
1,059 |
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8,736,968 |
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983 |
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8,187,862 |
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Algeria |
175 |
2.2 |
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104 |
42 |
20 |
10 |
3 |
179 |
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1,996,578 |
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172 |
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1,918,500 |
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Angola |
75 |
25.0 |
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40 |
0 |
11 |
5 |
4 |
60 |
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540,900 |
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85 |
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766,000 |
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Congo |
15 |
15.4 |
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9 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
13 |
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80,665 |
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20 |
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124,100 |
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Egypt |
308 |
16.2 |
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172 |
13 |
19 |
41 |
20 |
265 |
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2,226,740 |
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219 |
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1,830,661 |
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Equatorial Guinea |
21 |
5.0 |
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10 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
20 |
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140,000 |
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27 |
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188,900 |
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Gabon |
30 |
25.0 |
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31 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
40 |
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231,200 |
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38 |
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219,640 |
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Libya |
128 |
1.6 |
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80 |
28 |
9 |
5 |
4 |
126 |
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844,400 |
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131 |
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877,901 |
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Nigeria |
110 |
2.8 |
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81 |
6 |
11 |
9 |
0 |
107 |
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965,000 |
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119 |
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1,071,000 |
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Sudan |
208 |
74.8 |
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101 |
0 |
12 |
1 |
5 |
119 |
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773,500 |
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69 |
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448,500 |
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Tunisia |
16 |
6.7 |
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13 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
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107,085 |
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18 |
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128,500 |
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Others |
125 |
8.7 |
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88 |
8 |
17 |
2 |
0 |
115 |
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830,900 |
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85 |
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614,160 |
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Middle East |
1,577 |
5.1 |
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756 |
94 |
42 |
34 |
142 |
1,501 |
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11,645,441 |
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1,430 |
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11,204,554 |
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Iran |
140 |
16.7 |
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65 |
12 |
2 |
3 |
38 |
120 |
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862,200 |
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135 |
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969,898 |
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Iraq |
N.A. |
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--------------------------- Not available --------------------------- |
N.A. |
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N.A. |
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N.A. |
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N.A. |
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Kuwait |
72 |
30.9 |
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51 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
55 |
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451,000 |
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77 |
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628,705 |
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Neutral Zone |
45 |
12.5 |
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36 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
40 |
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260,000 |
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35 |
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227,500 |
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Oman |
450 |
0.0 |
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364 |
17 |
8 |
8 |
53 |
450 |
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3,231,000 |
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400 |
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2,872,000 |
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Qatar |
100 |
35.1 |
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42 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
22 |
74 |
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914,938 |
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96 |
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1,186,876 |
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Saudi Arabia |
335 |
1.5 |
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--------------------------- Not available --------------------------- |
330 |
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2,680,000 |
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313 |
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2,541,560 |
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Syria |
104 |
1.0 |
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--------------------------- Not available --------------------------- |
103 |
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1,107,300 |
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90 |
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967,500 |
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Turkey |
55 |
8.3 |
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7 |
16 |
20 |
10 |
7 |
60 |
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264,708 |
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29 |
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150,800 |
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UAE-Abu Dhabi |
92 |
3.2 |
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48 |
34 |
3 |
5 |
5 |
95 |
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846,600 |
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90 |
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802,000 |
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UAE-Dubai |
3 |
62.5 |
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6 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
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72,720 |
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11 |
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100,000 |
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Yemen |
140 |
12.0 |
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110 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
10 |
125 |
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812,500 |
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110 |
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605,000 |
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Others |
41 |
0.0 |
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27 |
8 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
41 |
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142,475 |
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44 |
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152,715 |
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Far East |
12,246 |
4.3 |
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1,202 |
303 |
172 |
73 |
162 |
11,737 |
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86,747,992 |
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11,760 |
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87,746,676 |
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Brunei |
29 |
46.3 |
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45 |
4 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
54 |
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251,240 |
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36 |
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183,789 |
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China |
10,257 |
4.4 |
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--------------------------- Not available --------------------------- |
9,825 |
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75,675,309 |
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10,007 |
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77,073,416 |
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India |
418 |
0.5 |
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262 |
27 |
78 |
30 |
23 |
420 |
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3,165,960 |
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381 |
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2,819,925 |
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Indonesia |
975 |
5.4 |
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660 |
69 |
61 |
9 |
126 |
925 |
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3,075,625 |
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753 |
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2,503,725 |
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Malaysia |
196 |
34.2 |
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101 |
40 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
146 |
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1,234,403 |
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129 |
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1,033,721 |
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Myanmar |
65 |
44.4 |
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24 |
9 |
8 |
4 |
0 |
45 |
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200,585 |
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55 |
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237,070 |
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Pakistan |
54 |
28.0 |
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9 |
35 |
11 |
18 |
2 |
75 |
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558,120 |
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56 |
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465,879 |
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Philippines |
4 |
20.0 |
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0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
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24,342 |
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1 |
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9,006 |
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Thailand |
185 |
5.7 |
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60 |
109 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
175 |
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1,825,091 |
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241 |
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2,513,411 |
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Vietnam |
45 |
11.8 |
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36 |
0 |
8 |
4 |
3 |
51 |
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610,292 |
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62 |
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597,113 |
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Others |
18 |
12.5 |
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5 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
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127,025 |
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39 |
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309,621 |
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South Pacific |
302 |
55.7 |
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73 |
40 |
78 |
2 |
1 |
194 |
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1,528,037 |
|
197 |
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1,553,513 |
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Australia |
270 |
56.1 |
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64 |
40 |
69 |
0 |
0 |
173 |
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1,347,546 |
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172 |
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1,358,612 |
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New Zealand |
26 |
62.5 |
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5 |
0 |
8 |
2 |
1 |
16 |
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115,491 |
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20 |
|
130,981 |
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Papua New Guinea |
6 |
20.0 |
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4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
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65,000 |
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5 |
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63,920 |
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World Total |
82,308 |
8.2 |
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22,296 |
34,830 |
5,975 |
378 |
901 |
76,068 |
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414,827,176 |
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66,700 |
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372,812,382 |
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* |
Revised |
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** |
Note: 2003 well totals will not equal sum of breakdown categories due to lack of data in some countries. |
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*** |
API counts subject to revision. |
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