Reception's just better in Moscow

There are now more cell phones in Russia than people, according to eMarketer.

Russia's population tops at 142 million.

GSM phones, the standard in most non-U.S. countries, account for 99 percent of handsets sold. In the former Soviet Union, some 30 million were purchased in 2006. Overall, revenue from handsets reached $5.48 billion.

59 percent of phones sold in Russia last year had cameras, and a third had build-in mp3 players. Nokia, Samsung, and Motorola were the top three mobile phone brands.