List of countries by unemployment rate
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This is a list of unemployment rates for various countries. Unless indicated otherwise, statistics are based on The World Factbook.[1] Several non-sovereign entities are also included in this list. Note that different states, NGOs, and agencies estimate unemployment rates using different definitions and methodologies. Given the dramatic differences in cultural attitudes towards the workforce and working conditions that exist even between Western countries, a definition that is both descriptive and objective probably does not exist. Questions like how is a part-time job counted, how long until someone is out of the workforce, and the status of subsistence living have not been agreed upon. In short, these figures are not directly comparable.
Comparable unemployment rates
Because international comparisons of unemployment rates can be misleading several organizations adjust unemployment rates to a common concept to allow accurate international comparisons. These comparisons generally pertain to developed countries and are prepared by the Division of International Labor Comparisons, Eurostat, and the statistical division of the OECD.[2]
Unemployment rate by country
Country / Region | Unemployment rate (%) | Source / date of information |
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35.0 | 2008[3] |
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13.49 | 2010 (Q4)[4] |
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10.0 | 2010 (September)[5] |
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23.8 | 2010[3] |
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2.9 | 2009 |
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7.8 | 2002 (July)[6] |
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11.0 | 2001[3] |
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7.3 | 2010 (Q4)[7] |
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7.0 | 2010 (December)[8] |
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5.7 | 2007[9] |
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5.2 | 2011 (September)[10] |
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4.3 | 2011 (May)[11] |
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6.0 | 2009[12] |
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15 | 2005 [13] |
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5.0 | 2009[14] |
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9.4 | 2010 (Q3)[15] |
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0.7 | 2010[16] |
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7.3 | 2011 (May)[11] |
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12.6 | 2009 (September)[17] |
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4.5 | 2009 (May)[18] |
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4.0 | 2009[19] |
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6.0 | 2010 (Q2)[20] |
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29.2 | 2010 (August)[21] |
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7.5 | 2007[3] |
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6.5 | 2011 (March)[22] |
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3.1 | 2007[23] |
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3.7 | 2008[3] |
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11.2 | 2011 (May)[11] |
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4.9 | 2009[3] |
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1.68 | 2008[24] |
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4.4 (underemployment - 75.8) 30.0[3](CIA estimate) | 2005[25] |
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7.2 | 2011 (July)[26] |
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13.1 | 2010 (May)[27] |
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4.0 (5.5 - 2010 estimate)[28] | 2008[29] |
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8.0 | 2001[3] |
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7.1 | 2010 (December)[30] |
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4.1 | 2010 (September)[31] |
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60.0 | 2000[3] |
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12.2 | 2010 (April)[32] |
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20.0 | 1996[3] |
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13.1 | 2001[33] |
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7.8 | 2009 (October)[34] |
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16.8 | 2011 (July)[90] |
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1.6 | 2009[3] |
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7.4 | 2011 (May)[11] |
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6.5 | 2011 (May)[11] |
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7.4 | 2011 (May)[11] |
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59.0 | 2007[3] |
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23.0 | 2000[3] |
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14.4 | 2010 (April)[35] |
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20.0 | 2006 |
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7.7 | 2010 (Q2)[20] |
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9.4 | 2009 (Q4)[20][36] |
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7.2 | 2009[3] |
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30.0 | 1998[3] |
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13.8 | 2011 (March)[37] |
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9.3 | 2011 (May)[38] |
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5.9 | 2010 (May)[39] |
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8.6 | 2007[40][41] |
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7.8 | 2011 (May)[11] |
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9.5 | 2011 (May)[11] |
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11.7 | 2007[42] |
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21.0 | 2006[3] |
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37.8 | 2010 [43] |
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16.9 | 2009[44] |
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5.8 | 2011 (September)[11] |
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3.6 | 2008 (September)[45] |
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3.3 | 2005[46] |
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18.4 | 2011 (August)[47] |
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7.8 | 2009[48] |
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24.5 | 2009 (June)[49] |
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56 | 2010 (August)[50] |
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3.2 | 2005[3] |
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1.5 | 2010 (Q2)[51] |
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9.0 | 2009 (July)[52] |
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27.8 | 2007 |
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3.5 | 2011 (July)[53] |
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10.0 | 2011 (May)[11] |
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7.6 | 2010 (June)[54][55] |
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10.8 | 2010[3] |
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7.14 | 2010 (February)[56] |
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11.5 | 2011 (Q3)[57] |
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18.0 | 2009 (February)[58] |
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14.0 | 2011 (May)[11] |
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1.8 | 2010 (August)[59] |
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5.4 | 2011 (June)[60] |
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8.1 | 2011 (May)[11] |
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11.3 | 2009 (July)[61] |
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4.1 | 2011 (September)[62] |
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2.7 | 2009 (July)[63] |
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11.9 | 2010 (Q4)[64] |
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6.1 | 2010 (May)[65] |
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40.0 | 2009[66] |
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38.2 | 2006[67] |
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40.0 | 2010[68] |
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1.5 | 2008 (March)[69] |
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8.2 | 2008[70][71] |
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2.5 | 2009[3] |
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16.2 | 2011 (March)[11] |
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10.0 | 2009 (July)[72] |
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22.7 | 2008[73] |
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3.6 | 2010[74] |
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13.0 | 2005 (May)[75] |
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1.5 | 2007 (December)[3] |
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16.3 | 2011 (May)[11] |
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4.5 | 2011 (May)[11] |
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3.0 | 2010 (April)[76] |
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32.0 | 2010[77] |
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3.2 | 2010 (April)[78] |
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30.0 | 2004[3] |
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6.2 | 2011 (May)[11] |
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30.9 | 1999[79] |
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30.0 | 2008[3] |
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8.4 | 2010 (Q1)[80] |
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25.4 | 2005[3] |
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5.5 | 2010 (April)[81][82] |
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22.0 | 2000[83] |
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9.1 | 2010 (Q1)[84] |
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0.0 | 2005[3] |
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12.2 | 2010 (Q1)[85] |
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20.3 | 2009 (Q4)[86] |
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6.0 | 1998[3] |
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10.0 | 2010 (Q1)[87][88] |
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60.0 | 2009 |
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51.2 | 2008[3] |
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90.0 | 2004[3] |
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46.0 | 2008[3] |
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4.2 | 2011 (May)[37] |
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10.0 | 2008[89] |
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17.1 | 2004[3] |
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6.6 | 2011 (March)[90] |
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5.9 | 2009[3] |
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4.9% | 2009 (March)[91] |
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3.4 | 2011 (April)[11] |
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10.7 | 2006[92] |
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15 | 2010[93] |
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4.2 | 2005[3] |
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7.1 | 2009[3] |
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1.8 | 2004[3] |
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7.9 | 2009[3] |
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7.7 | 2010 (May)[94] |
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7.2 | 2011 (April)[95] |
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9.2 | 2011 (May))[11] |
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12.4 | 2011 (May)[11] |
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16 | 2011 (June)[96] |
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0.5 | 2009[3] |
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7.0 | 2011 (March)[11] |
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7.6 | 2011 (January)[97] |
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14.0 | 1998[3] |
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4.5 | 1997[3] |
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15.7 | 2006[98] |
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10.3 | 1999[3] |
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18.0 | 2009 (June)[49] |
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3.1 | 2008[3] |
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10.8 (males only) | 2010 [99] |
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48.0;[citation needed] 30% among adults aged 24 and under[100] | 2007 |
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27+ | 2011 (October)[101] |
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1.9 | 2011 (March)[102] |
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13.3 | 2011 (May)[11] |
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8.3 | 2011 (May)[11] |
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25.0 | 2011 (Q3)[103] |
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3.7 | 2010 (April)[81] |
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21.5 | 2011 (October)[11] |
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5.9 | 2009 (Q3)[104] |
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18.7 | 2002[3] |
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9.5 | 2004[3] |
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40.6 | 2007[105] |
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7.7 | 2011 (May)[11] |
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2.9 | 2010 (June)[106] |
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9.2 | 2009[3] |
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5.14 | 2010 (May)[107] |
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60.0 | 2008 (August)[108] |
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1.2 | 2009 (September)[109] |
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12.6 | 2009 (September)[110] |
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1.1 | 2006[111] |
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5.8 | 2009 (Q3)[20] |
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13.3 | 2009[112] |
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9.1 | 2011 (September)[113] |
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70.0 | 2008 (November)[114] |
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5.4 | 2007[115] |
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9.2 | 2009 (December)[20] |
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12.7 | 2008[116] |
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7.6 | 2011 (March)[11] |
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9.0 | 2011 (October)[117] |
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6.1 | 2011 (January)[118] |
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8.0 | 2008 (December)[119] |
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78.21 | 1999[120] |
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8.3 | 2011 (September)[121] |
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2.9 | 2009 (April)[3] |
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7.9 | 2010 (April)[122] |
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12.2 | 2008[123] |
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17.2 | 2010 [43] |
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35.0 | 2009 (June)[124] |
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16.0 | 2005[125] |
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97.0 | 2009 |
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