The UN have decided to put a rope going round the equator of the Earth. They are presuming that the Earths circumferance is 40 000 km and that there are no mountains in the way.
Someone told them that people are going to trip over this rope, so the UN have decided to have the rope hanging at a constant distance of 10m above the Earths surface (Russians named Vladaskova on stilts hold the rope up). How long does the rope have to be now.

and for bonus points, lets say Vladaskovas would have to be placed every 5m along the rope, how many stilts would be needed?