| Communications | Afghanistan |
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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280,000 (2005) |
Telephones - main lines in use density:
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9 Telephones - main lines in use per 1000 people |
Telephones - mobile cellular:
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5.4 million (2008) |
Telephones - mobile cellular - density:
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161 mobile cellular telephones in use per 1000 capita |
Telephone system:
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general assessment: limited landline telephone service; an increasing number of Afghans utilize mobile-cellular phone networks in major cities
domestic: aided by the presence of multiple providers, mobile-cellular telephone service is improving rapidly
international: country code - 93; five VSAT's installed in Kabul, Herat, Mazar-e-Sharif, Kandahar, and Jalalabad provide international and domestic voice and data connectivity (2007) |
Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 21, FM 5, shortwave 1 (broadcasts in Pashto, Dari (Afghan Persian), Urdu, and English) (2006) |
Radio broadcast stations AM density:
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1,600,474 people per AM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations FM density:
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6,721,988 people per FM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations shortwave density:
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33,609,937 people per shortwave Radio broadcast station |
Television broadcast stations:
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at least 7 (1 government-run central television station in Kabul and regional stations in 6 of the 34 provinces) (2006) |
Television broadcast stations density:
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4,801,420 people per Television broadcast station |
Internet country code:
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.af |
Internet hosts:
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31 (2008) |
Internet users:
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580,000 (2007) |
Internet users - density:
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18 internet users per 1000 capita |
Communications - note:
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Internet access is growing through Internet cafes as well as public "telekiosks" in Kabul (2005) |
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