Public libraries (to the end of the year)

	1995	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Number of public libraries - total	4794	4382	4374	4152	4131	4124	4124
including:
urban	735	658	660	639	657	661	661
rural	4059	3724	3714	3513	36,8	3463	3463
Stock of library - total, mln, copies	39,3	37,2	38,7	36,9	36.9	36,5	36,5
including:
urban	19,2	18,3	19,9	18,2	18,5	18,3	18,3
rural	20,1	18,9	18,8	18,7	18,3	18,2	18,2
Per 1000 population, copy	5168	4708	4867	4603	4559	4483	4483
urban	4845	4537	4922	4481	4484	4358	4358
rural	5520	4886	4811	4730	4635	4615	4615

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