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Average cost of local call	0.15		[13th of 151]
DVD region	5		[55th of 171]
Fax machines	0.41 per 1,000 people		[81st of 103]
SOURCE: Amazon.com
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > per 1,000 people	497.84 per 1,000 people		[80th of 193]
DEFINITION: Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.		View time series
SOURCE: The Information for Development Program
Households with television > %	53.85 %		[86th of 160]
DEFINITION: Households with television are the share of households with a television set. Some countries report only the number of households with a color television set, and therefore the true number may be higher than reported.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
International voice traffic > out and in, minutes	83,767,790 min.		[63rd of 164]
DEFINITION: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes).		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Mobile phone subscribers	649,807		[114th of 198]
DEFINITION: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily	35,000		[74th of 90]
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database		View time series
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily	2		[95th of 106]
SOURCE: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics		View time series
Number of PCs	40		[131st of 169]
DEFINITION: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004.
SOURCE: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Personal computers	45,000		[45th of 164]
DEFINITION: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual.		View time series
SOURCE: ITU
Phone subscribers	234.01		[94th of 178]
DEFINITION: Fixed line and mobile telephones (per 1,000 people). Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Radio broadcast stations AM 6, FM 7 (plus 11 repeaters), shortwave 4
DEFINITION: The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast stations.		View time series
Radio receivers	208,000		[159th of 188]
SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008		View time series
Radios	208,000		[158th of 221]
SOURCE: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Telephone system > Regulation	2000
DEFINITION: The year that the nation established an industry regulator for its telecommunication providers. "n/a" indicates that no regulator has been established.
SOURCE: CIA World Factbook, December 2003
Television broadcast stations	4		[18th of 89]
DEFINITION: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations.		View time series
SOURCE: ITU-BDT Telecommunications Regulatory Database
Television receivers	63,000		[144th of 185]
SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008		View time series
Television standard > VHF	SECAM K1
SOURCE: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Televisions	63,000		[150th of 215]
DEFINITION: The total number of televisions
SOURCE: Tenlab May 2002

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