132/264 The following table describes our average number of employees by geographic location: December 31, 2016 2017 United States 812 1,348 Sweden 849 1,087 United Kingdom 191 217 Additionally, at the end of 2016 and 2017 we had approximately 232 and 308 employees, respectively, in the aggregate in Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan, and Turkey on average. From time to time, we have engaged temporary employees to fill open positions. 125
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