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Telephones - main lines in use:
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268,100 (2007) |
Telephones - main lines in use density:
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79 Telephones - main lines in use per 1000 people |
Telephones - mobile cellular:
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2.5 million (2007) |
Telephones - mobile cellular - density:
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732 mobile cellular telephones in use per 1000 capita |
Telephone system:
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general assessment: modern system consisting of open-wire, microwave, and radiotelephone communication stations; limited coaxial cable
domestic: fixed-line phone service gradually being introduced to remote villages using wireless local loop systems; fixed-line and mobile-cellular subscribership both increasing; open-wire, microwave, radiotelephone communications, and a domestic satellite system with 8 earth stations
international: country code - 968; the Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG) and the SEA-ME-WE-3 submarine cable provide connectivity to Asia, the Middle East, and Europe; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Indian Ocean), 1 Arabsat (2007) |
Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 3, FM 9, shortwave 2 (1999) |
Radio broadcast stations AM density:
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1,139,362 people per AM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations FM density:
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379,788 people per FM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations shortwave density:
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1,709,043 people per shortwave Radio broadcast station |
Television broadcast stations:
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13 (plus 25 repeaters) (1999) |
Television broadcast stations density:
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262,930 people per Television broadcast station |
Internet country code:
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.om |
Internet hosts:
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4,785 (2008) |
Internet users:
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340,000 (2007) |
Internet users - density:
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100 internet users per 1000 capita |
Communications - note:
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void |
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