The number of persons employed is defined as the total number of persons working in the various industries: employees, non employees (e.g. family workers, delivery personnel) with the exception of agency workers.
European aggregates (EU-27, EU-25) are expressed in 100.
|
Mining and quarrying
|
| |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
| EU (27 countries) |
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
8000
(eiu)
|
8000
(ei)
|
7721
|
7332
|
7020
|
..
|
| Belgium |
4017
|
3448
|
3668
|
3620
|
3497
|
..
|
3261
|
3545
|
3463
|
3365
|
3368
|
3257
|
| Bulgaria |
60473
|
55373
|
48450
|
40580
|
37268
|
33911
|
32649
|
30969
|
29831
|
30250
|
29776
|
29993
|
| Czech Republic |
79539
|
72467
|
64662
|
58712
|
57127
(p)
|
53197
|
49605
|
47719
|
46105
|
44435
|
42276
|
..
|
| Denmark |
..
|
..
|
2366
|
2346
|
2452
|
3298
|
3324
|
2968
|
3020
|
4119
|
3486
|
3582
|
| Germany |
..
|
..
|
135525
|
128712
|
107169
|
101875
|
96187
|
95641
|
90390
|
87594
|
83849
|
77808
|
| Estonia |
..
|
..
|
..
|
6621
|
6348
|
5982
|
6089
|
5905
|
5655
|
5356
|
5206
|
5317
|
| Ireland |
5592
(p)
|
5752
(p)
|
4861
|
5292
|
5568
|
5530
|
..
(c)
|
..
(c)
|
5894
|
6206
|
6759
|
6340
|
| Greece |
..
|
..
|
..
(e)
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
13964
|
13074
|
13386
|
13481
|
13509
|
..
|
| Spain |
45646
|
42238
|
42753
|
40933
|
42091
|
41851
|
41761
|
41761
|
39509
|
38635
|
38500
|
37307
|
| France |
48546
|
46505
|
42529
|
42289
|
40464
|
38973
|
37895
|
39256
|
33963
|
33021
|
30396
|
..
(u)
|
| Italy |
35919
|
37937
|
36675
|
37033
|
36765
|
44697
|
40813
|
41318
|
42431
|
42440
|
42529
|
41859
|
| Cyprus |
599
|
613
|
..
|
649
|
629
|
620
|
639
|
642
|
617
|
575
|
604
|
632
|
| Latvia |
..
|
1775
|
1707
|
1611
|
1907
|
2401
|
2221
|
2553
|
2712
|
2857
|
2939
|
3078
|
| Lithuania |
2690
|
3185
|
3161
|
3131
|
2836
|
2918
|
2908
|
3004
|
3196
|
3450
|
3392
|
3092
|
| Luxembourg |
314
|
289
|
291
(p)
|
313
|
288
|
292
|
321
|
321
|
335
|
325
|
339
|
326
|
| Hungary |
..
|
9994
|
8649
|
6410
|
7133
|
6982
|
6775
|
6141
|
5873
|
5600
|
5375
|
5540
|
| Malta |
..
|
..
|
263
|
294
|
347
|
300
|
368
|
329
|
377
|
..
|
379
|
..
|
| Netherlands |
10183
|
10097
|
9958
|
8804
|
8992
|
9170
|
8978
|
8903
|
8737
|
7474
|
7932
|
7691
|
| Austria |
6562
|
6382
|
5986
|
5627
|
5488
|
5645
|
5616
|
6204
|
5936
|
6020
|
6157
|
6344
|
| Poland |
326208
|
286964
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
208867
|
202271
|
192674
|
188579
|
184841
|
183066
|
187762
|
| Portugal |
..
|
..
|
15760
|
14500
|
14953
|
14797
|
14244
|
14173
|
14690
|
14101
|
13468
|
13274
|
| Romania |
226489
|
214851
|
189939
|
180434
|
179053
|
170603
|
158156
|
144713
|
134300
|
107998
|
92796
|
..
|
| Slovenia |
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
4951
|
4657
|
4285
|
3952
|
3785
|
3590
|
3419
|
| Slovakia |
..
|
..
|
..
|
15213
|
13600
|
12027
|
10874
|
9903
|
9401
|
8840
|
9172
|
8949
|
| Finland |
4779
|
4282
|
3624
|
3680
|
3738
|
3660
|
3641
|
3589
|
3529
|
3613
|
3858
|
5031
|
| Sweden |
10608
|
10048
|
9634
|
8909
|
8798
|
9331
|
8010
|
8480
|
8702
|
8830
|
9291
|
9736
|
| United Kingdom |
83552
|
79496
|
73962
|
72956
|
71370
|
67283
|
69741
|
65316
|
67541
|
65634
|
60083
|
..
|
| Iceland |
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
| Norway |
..
|
..
|
..
|
25688
|
..
|
33571
|
27967
|
32859
|
38477
|
33749
|
39242
|
44548
|
| Switzerland |
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
| Montenegro |
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
| Croatia |
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
(c)
|
| Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the |
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
| Turkey |
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
|
Manufacturing
|
| |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
| EU (27 countries) |
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
356300
|
352604
|
346438
|
344128
|
345406
|
..
|
| Belgium |
654555
|
661121
|
665484
|
676961
|
678517
|
..
|
631863
|
623457
|
614770
|
608502
|
611324
|
606855
|
| Bulgaria |
769140
|
739821
|
648097
|
611347
|
605060
|
615305
|
635898
|
643793
|
645154
|
663847
|
668709
|
654387
|
| Czech Republic |
1495193
|
1428887
|
1392518
|
1377896
|
1391218
(p)
|
1387998
|
1372300
|
1363226
|
1345623
|
1354162
|
1383837
|
..
|
| Denmark |
496394
|
490564
|
478779
|
488000
|
479226
|
457633
|
437562
|
417285
|
409918
|
415088
|
421380
|
397655
|
| Germany |
..
|
..
|
7503831
|
7551269
|
7535385
|
7337847
|
7293159
|
7228207
|
7171468
|
7108858
|
7243522
|
7064914
|
| Estonia |
..
|
..
|
..
|
119379
|
122729
|
127113
|
128301
|
130433
|
130943
|
132236
|
131903
|
125189
|
| Ireland |
241170
(p)
|
243782
(p)
|
250191
|
255705
|
251199
|
241738
|
230002
|
220935
|
217080
|
220101
|
223612
|
208330
|
| Greece |
..
|
..
|
..
(e)
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
377598
|
402103
|
389746
|
400081
|
406965
|
..
|
| Spain |
2317217
|
2409980
|
2555976
|
2594832
|
2656155
|
2629611
|
2618213
|
2584251
|
2599254
|
2589588
|
2545358
|
2464248
|
| France |
3988954
|
3979120
|
3984755
|
4026591
|
4069632
|
4038522
|
3940739
|
3887901
|
3737182
|
3657504
|
3600991
|
..
(u)
|
| Italy |
4816500
|
4862817
|
4784004
|
4821489
|
4833179
|
4782300
|
4771484
|
4675047
|
4610345
|
4576771
|
4603649
|
4570386
|
| Cyprus |
40199
|
39010
|
..
|
36422
|
37090
|
37477
|
40375
|
40144
|
36829
|
36490
|
36824
|
37491
|
| Latvia |
..
|
158929
|
148568
|
153516
|
154405
|
172269
|
161956
|
167936
|
166793
|
163840
|
158466
|
146543
|
| Lithuania |
258250
|
249648
|
240695
|
244720
|
246471
|
250360
|
270468
|
263545
|
266319
|
267850
|
259256
|
241335
|
| Luxembourg |
34174
|
34643
|
33207
(p)
|
34357
|
34316
|
34364
|
37207
|
37822
|
37075
|
37020
|
37255
|
37844
|
| Hungary |
..
|
739667
|
746824
|
756003
|
877827
|
888255
|
851504
|
835079
|
794254
|
778075
|
773948
|
771610
|
| Malta |
..
|
..
|
31949
|
31728
|
31951
|
31705
|
30173
|
28059
|
27712
|
..
|
26285
|
..
|
| Netherlands |
..
|
..
|
869927
|
915268
|
928823
|
853088
|
795324
|
785917
|
767624
|
778676
|
777380
|
788912
|
| Austria |
628488
|
637420
|
628011
|
628753
|
628523
|
631296
|
624464
|
621087
|
619811
|
624394
|
638050
|
646660
|
| Poland |
2808271
|
2738981
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
2402050
|
2374593
|
2482445
|
2473495
|
2590854
|
2703514
|
2671167
|
| Portugal |
..
|
..
|
997388
|
937549
|
909922
|
911645
|
886253
|
866105
|
868881
|
830116
|
818418
|
790090
|
| Romania |
2295330
|
2137848
|
1994470
|
1835416
|
1802045
|
1772876
|
1736732
|
1689459
|
1621043
|
1552158
|
1508130
|
..
|
| Slovenia |
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
257164
|
243954
|
239694
|
232923
|
235917
|
240600
|
235988
|
| Slovakia |
..
|
..
|
..
|
411256
|
420638
|
408924
|
411425
|
400992
|
404843
|
412181
|
424295
|
447578
|
| Finland |
410499
|
423979
|
426675
|
435788
|
436132
|
431617
|
422286
|
409686
|
406715
|
406638
|
413465
|
440650
|
| Sweden |
774262
|
789355
|
792496
|
791764
|
798566
|
790641
|
772366
|
806881
|
797039
|
798471
|
806325
|
785201
|
| United Kingdom |
4299289
|
4354688
|
4214413
|
4100154
|
3887546
|
3761734
|
3533784
|
3408919
|
3245636
|
3141176
|
3072211
|
..
|
| Iceland |
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
| Norway |
287198
|
295572
|
291634
|
283955
|
280173
|
..
|
260668
|
258955
|
253934
|
261814
|
272299
|
277031
|
| Switzerland |
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
| Montenegro |
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
| Croatia |
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
328234.00
|
| Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the |
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
| Turkey |
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
|
Electricity, gas and water supply
|
| |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
| EU (27 countries) |
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
17000
(ei)
|
17000
(ei)
|
16000
(eiu)
|
16002
|
16000
(ei)
|
..
|
| Belgium |
27435
|
27769
|
27758
|
27068
|
26959
|
..
|
22433
|
25384
|
24409
|
22789
|
25134
|
26278
|
| Bulgaria |
58315
|
57609
|
58424
|
59366
|
59564
|
60344
|
59835
|
59581
|
58278
|
56747
|
53711
|
53787
|
| Czech Republic |
84214
|
80723
|
76857
|
73273
|
69834
(p)
|
71965
|
67281
|
64729
|
60721
|
56993
|
54650
|
..
|
| Denmark |
20037
|
19322
|
18685
|
17340
|
16674
|
16418
|
16259
|
17094
|
17187
|
17089
|
16296
|
15870
|
| Germany |
..
|
333903
|
317518
|
294831
|
285072
|
285081
|
271340
|
283701
|
277710
|
276226
|
272464
|
262579
|
| Estonia |
..
|
..
|
..
|
12780
|
10435
|
9643
|
9310
|
9043
|
8553
|
8253
|
8046
|
7816
|
| Ireland |
..
(c)
|
9773
(p)
|
..
(c)
|
..
(c)
|
..
(c)
|
..
(c)
|
..
(c)
|
..
(c)
|
..
(c)
|
9018
|
..
(c)
|
..
(c)
|
| Greece |
..
|
..
|
..
(e)
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
25189
|
25253
|
24766
|
24318
|
23306
|
..
|
| Spain |
66072
|
64112
|
61800
|
63490
|
63620
|
61248
|
63610
|
64632
|
65768
|
69653
|
74832
|
83234
|
| France |
199770
|
197694
|
196586
|
201660
|
201825
|
201072
|
196006
|
196198
|
195862
|
195113
|
195388
|
..
(u)
|
| Italy |
160456
|
154752
|
146585
|
145896
|
133338
|
127417
|
121665
|
118244
|
117867
|
114856
|
114601
|
113339
|
| Cyprus |
1501
|
1510
|
..
|
1535
|
1543
|
1428
|
1474
|
1656
|
1725
|
1760
|
1783
|
1811
|
| Latvia |
..
|
19623
|
19783
|
17754
|
17287
|
17872
|
17324
|
16596
|
16156
|
15060
|
13724
|
14067
|
| Lithuania |
39787
|
39686
|
39264
|
37064
|
31841
|
31049
|
29418
|
27934
|
26545
|
25378
|
24810
|
24315
|
| Luxembourg |
984
|
950
|
1363
(p)
|
1378
|
1555
|
944
|
1041
|
1187
|
1029
|
1060
|
1082
|
1216
|
| Hungary |
..
|
83993
|
78027
|
72301
|
67234
|
63546
|
61719
|
59372
|
57204
|
54129
|
48825
|
46981
|
| Malta |
..
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12820
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16364
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28627
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16954
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12683
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12464
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13094
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14586
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245505
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328174
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303471
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212224
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223934
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215695
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229933
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25474
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28103
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28237
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28920
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28305
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30358
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33297
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12414
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15946
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20482
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16595
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16863
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19340
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19916
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21707
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23796
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25627
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45189
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49016
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54172
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52939
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54685
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53925
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93756
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1388055
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1199878
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1220363
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1237280
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1253598
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1277423
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| Cyprus |
19139
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19691
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20404
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21426
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22346
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22501
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22526
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23302
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23656
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23711
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23832
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72124
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71741
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68623
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70460
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77535
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73180
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78859
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80199
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83094
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84315
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85363
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87668
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91348
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88080
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88381
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88189
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87414
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91000
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17277
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22381
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22720
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22946
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23416
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24429
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26030
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28429
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| Hungary |
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219057
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218601
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219106
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272705
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278142
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276741
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276659
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268858
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265001
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264519
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258990
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14406
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13091
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13532
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12545
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12411
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12644
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12171
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| Netherlands |
411010
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423314
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481719
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490871
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472628
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453597
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461825
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452321
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475054
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478162
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490963
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| Austria |
243962
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242828
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244453
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246199
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247101
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249382
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249922
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249809
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240763
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241759
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242919
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247376
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| Poland |
839661
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734261
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728638
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733475
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723229
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793993
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828309
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| Portugal |
169731
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176281
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178478
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174701
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177686
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182574
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187161
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184389
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191645
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193613
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195387
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195215
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438513
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386527
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374217
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356912
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356887
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356634
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361796
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379785
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398695
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| Slovenia |
..
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50184
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50483
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51335
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51633
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53013
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52205
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52108
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52476
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55513
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58508
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61700
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| Slovakia |
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118802
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118532
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116423
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111384
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110069
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104424
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102092
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103600
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108638
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113247
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| Finland |
144876
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155974
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158078
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160052
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157955
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155878
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156335
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156978
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158062
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160920
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164243
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177340
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| Sweden |
286094
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290361
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299782
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301348
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299041
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291966
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276432
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296900
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313108
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307641
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315143
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316475
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| United Kingdom |
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1469218
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1560882
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1573013
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1620709
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1620012
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1600461
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1601726
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1634497
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| Belgium |
350200
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383294
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407862
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455918
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467258
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434756
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450712
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474062
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537477
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570044
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612658
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| Bulgaria |
75365
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80625
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93401
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100484
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111187
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116532
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125571
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138482
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150072
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173163
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194651
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226064
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368231
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364855
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374129
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385875
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459745
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467743
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273102
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295007
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314715
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308893
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304430
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333330
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358918
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388518
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406077
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334329
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4086000
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3106907
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3723349
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3884670
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3826355
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3979375
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4130533
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4463166
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4756402
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5081722
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39262
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41817
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45047
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46567
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50593
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56120
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65404
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70625
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73478
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| Ireland |
91862
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110889
(p)
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112082
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128698
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143419
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162001
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172241
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186034
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190993
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222515
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248873
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279763
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195481
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201051
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220351
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243325
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276009
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286283
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336283
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1671474
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1916084
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2018156
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2174733
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2511999
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2741163
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2929331
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2887395
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2061140
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2244418
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1574839
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1695795
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2005070
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2172583
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2350399
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2427136
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2552959
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2712118
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2801844
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2913220
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3037736
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15588
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16315
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17646
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18898
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21079
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22332
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24692
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| Latvia |
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38438
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52068
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51287
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51832
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65205
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71412
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76996
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88169
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93134
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100727
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| Lithuania |
35531
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37607
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41769
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47962
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49826
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53348
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60055
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65122
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87152
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101407
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116209
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124139
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27940
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29964
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42680
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44681
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49773
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52143
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52533
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52501
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56882
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62495
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| Hungary |
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113460
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126105
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138754
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370894
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389198
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396536
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442862
|
447369
|
482970
|
524676
|
543731
|
| Malta |
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
12652
|
13376
|
15742
|
15287
|
17700
|
..
|
20825
|
..
|
| Netherlands |
1089900
(p)
|
1124354
|
..
|
1293959
|
1363328
|
1292530
|
1144780
|
1238807
|
1330109
|
1599064
|
1688387
|
1788978
|
| Austria |
206304
|
230587
|
243848
|
275690
|
292670
|
333454
|
344797
|
368567
|
386762
|
417335
|
436499
|
465332
|
| Poland |
595183
|
673108
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
863244
|
874490
|
909976
|
926206
|
969070
|
1049486
(p)
|
1105366
|
| Portugal |
243991
|
260882
|
264845
|
282401
|
312691
|
320962
|
319634
|
359146
|
558242
|
606612
|
637637
|
672988
|
| Romania |
189989
|
204943
|
222313
|
213003
|
213006
|
232753
|
266139
|
319302
|
367466
|
427572
|
483538
|
..
|
| Slovenia |
..
|
47894
|
50539
|
52978
|
55563
|
56502
|
59030
|
61583
|
66620
|
73434
|
79464
|
86223
|
| Slovakia |
..
|
..
|
53605
|
82343
|
89978
|
79890
|
81028
|
91215
|
104236
|
112575
|
132156
|
147534
|
| Finland |
131093
|
143140
|
157693
|
185259
|
180346
|
191173
|
193790
|
194232
|
205560
|
224145
|
241120
|
286384
|
| Sweden |
417819
|
454142
|
489209
|
547839
|
595883
|
600575
|
573589
|
506255
|
534465
|
578127
|
640266
|
689206
|
| United Kingdom |
..
|
3757937
|
3950785
|
4236775
|
4272864
|
4330061
|
4371413
|
4523400
|
4775853
|
4758531
|
4994217
|
..
|
| Iceland |
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
| Norway |
..
|
..
|
218052
|
233262
(i)
|
229936
(i)
|
227504
|
..
|
..
|
236170
|
254599
|
281820
|
300129
|
| Switzerland |
..
|
..
|
..
|
297507
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
| Montenegro |
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
| Croatia |
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
| Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the |
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
| Turkey |
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
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