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2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

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USA

18,697

5,058

4,705

6,116

6,857

7,038

7,903

6,493

5,453

3,912

3,000

3,401

2,589

81,222

Spain

562

475

941

1,427

1,043

2,389

2,753

1,759

1,059

619

573

584

664

14.848

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4,535

604

618

800

1,112

1,007

973

608

658

431 451

475

343

12,615 Netherlands

960

457

445

510

567

800

666

362

365

299 283

306

197

6,217

Sweden

585

165

220

316

373

497

462

314

280

206

248

190

107

3,963

Norway

644

126

216

310

298

308

299

176

156

85 106

88

66

2,878

France

87

105

130

210

360

491

458

314

176

144

102

100

97

2,774

UK

667

176

175

111

108

165

188

187

127

32 11

16

13

1,976

Denmark

344

129

134

145

178

164

207

157

139

69 89

65

40

1,860

Belgium

211

110

95

138

138

205

203

153

110

54

77

59

29

1,582

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