(a) Number of Companies that are Regional Headquarters
by
Country/Territory of Incorporation of
the Parent Company |
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Country/territory
of incorporation of
the parent company |
1997 |
2001 |
2002 |
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Number |
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% |
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Number |
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% |
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Number |
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% |
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United States |
219 |
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24.3 |
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221 |
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23.4 |
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233 |
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24.6 |
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Japan |
119 |
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13.2 |
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160 |
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16.9 |
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159 |
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16.8 |
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The mainland of
China |
113 |
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12.5 |
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70 |
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7.4 |
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96 |
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10.1 |
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United Kingdom |
84 |
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9.3 |
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90 |
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9.5 |
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80 |
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8.4 |
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Germany |
51 |
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5.6 |
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56 |
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5.9 |
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52 |
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5.5 |
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Netherlands |
25 |
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2.8 |
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48 |
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5.1 |
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39 |
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4.1 |
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Switzerland |
25 |
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2.8 |
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34 |
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3.6 |
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36 |
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3.8 |
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France |
35 |
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3.9 |
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43 |
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4.6 |
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35 |
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3.7 |
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Singapore |
18 |
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2.0 |
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25 |
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2.6 |
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26 |
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2.7 |
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Canada |
16 |
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1.8 |
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16 |
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1.7 |
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23 |
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2.4 |
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Taiwan |
28 |
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3.1 |
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22 |
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2.3 |
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21 |
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2.2 |
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Sweden |
18 |
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2.0 |
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16 |
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1.7 |
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17 |
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1.8 |
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Republic of Korea |
19 |
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2.1 |
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13 |
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1.4 |
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17 |
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1.8 |
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Australia |
14 |
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1.6 |
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15 |
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1.6 |
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13 |
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1.4 |
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Denmark |
8 |
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0.9 |
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10 |
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1.1 |
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11 |
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1.2 |
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Others |
122 |
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13.5 |
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110 |
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11.7 |
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94 |
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9.9 |
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Total |
914 |
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949 |
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952 |
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(903) |
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(944) |
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(948) |
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(b) Number of Companies that are Regional Offices
by
Country/Territory of Incorporation of the Parent Company |
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Country/territory
of incorporation of
the parent company |
1997 |
2001 |
2002 |
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Number |
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% |
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Number |
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% |
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Number |
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% |
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Japan |
379 |
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23.5 |
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533 |
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23.2 |
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471 |
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21.7 |
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United States |
261 |
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16.2 |
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420 |
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18.3 |
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437 |
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20.1 |
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The mainland of
China |
130 |
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8.1 |
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172 |
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7.5 |
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170 |
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7.8 |
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United Kingdom |
130 |
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8.1 |
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163 |
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7.1 |
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163 |
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7.5 |
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Taiwan |
49 |
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3.0 |
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|
142 |
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6.2 |
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|
121 |
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5.6 |
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Germany |
78 |
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4.8 |
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108 |
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4.7 |
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96 |
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4.4 |
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France |
65 |
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4.0 |
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|
88 |
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3.8 |
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91 |
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4.2 |
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Singapore |
44 |
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2.7 |
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|
77 |
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3.4 |
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79 |
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3.6 |
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Switzerland |
42 |
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2.6 |
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68 |
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3.0 |
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61 |
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2.8 |
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Netherlands |
47 |
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2.9 |
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62 |
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2.7 |
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57 |
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2.6 |
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Australia |
33 |
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2.0 |
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43 |
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1.9 |
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52 |
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2.4 |
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Republic of Korea |
80 |
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5.0 |
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76 |
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3.3 |
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49 |
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2.3 |
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Italy |
24 |
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1.5 |
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52 |
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2.3 |
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38 |
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1.8 |
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Canada |
24 |
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1.5 |
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|
34 |
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1.5 |
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|
28 |
|
1.3 |
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Austria |
18 |
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1.1 |
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32 |
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1.4 |
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26 |
|
1.2 |
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Others |
212 |
|
13.2 |
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|
228 |
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9.9 |
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238 |
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11.0 |
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Total |
1 616 |
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2 298 |
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2 177 |
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(1 611) |
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(2 293) |
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(2 171) |
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