| Communications | North Korea |
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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1.18 million (2007) |
Telephones - main lines in use density:
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53 Telephones - main lines in use per 1000 people |
Telephones - mobile cellular:
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void |
Telephones - mobile cellular - density:
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void |
Telephone system:
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general assessment: inadequate system; currently mobile cellular telephone services are available in Pyongyang only
domestic: fiber-optic links installed between cities; telephone directories unavailable; mobile cellular service, initiated in 2002, suspended in 2004; Orascom Telecom, an Egyptian company, launched mobile service on December 15, 2008 for the Pyongyang area only
international: country code - 850; satellite earth stations - 2 (1 Intelsat - Indian Ocean, 1 Russian - Indian Ocean region); other international connections through Moscow and Beijing (2008) |
Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 17 (including 11 stations of Korean Central Broadcasting Station; North Korea has a "national intercom" cable radio station wired throughout the country that is a significant source of information for the average North Korean citizen; it is wired into most residences and workplaces and carries news and commentary), FM 14, shortwave 14 (2006) |
Radio broadcast stations AM density:
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1,333,256 people per AM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations FM density:
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1,618,954 people per FM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations shortwave density:
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1,618,954 people per shortwave Radio broadcast station |
Television broadcast stations:
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4 (includes Korean Central Television, Mansudae Television, Korean Educational and Cultural Network, and Kaesong Television targeting South Korea) (2003) |
Television broadcast stations density:
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5,666,337 people per Television broadcast station |
Internet country code:
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.kp |
Internet hosts:
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void |
Internet users:
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NA |
Internet users - density:
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void |
Communications - note:
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void |
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