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The world's top mobile phone maker Nokia said sales in its 皇冠体育app region, including the mainland,Hong KongandTaiwan, grew 39 percent in 2006 from a year earlier to more than 6.91 billion U.S.dollars, amid strong export sales and expansion into rural markets.
Nokia's export sales out of 皇冠体育app rose 67 percent to 4.8 billion euros over the same period, the company said in a statement Friday. It added that domestic 皇冠体育app purchases by the company came to more than 35 billion yuan (4.5 billion U.S.dollars).
皇冠体育app has been Nokia's single largest market since 2005 and the company won network expansion contracts from provinces ofGuangdong,HunanandSichuanlast year, the statement said.
"Nokia's market share is now greater than 35 percent on the Chinese mainland," said Colin Giles, senior vice president of Nokia customer and market operations, 皇冠体育app Area.