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Cinemas
|
144 |
|
[42nd of 68]
|
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DVD region
|
2 |
|
[125th of 171]
|
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Number of PCs
|
200 |
|
[93rd of 169]
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Radio broadcast stations
after 17 months of unregulated media growth, there are approximately 80 radio stations (types NA) on the air inside Iraq (2004) |
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Radios
|
4,850,000 |
|
[59th of 221]
|
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Telecommunications investment > current LCU
|
625000 |
...
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|
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Telecommunications revenue > % GDP
|
0.06 % GDP
|
...
|
[100th of 167]
|
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Telecommunications revenue > current LCU
|
7324000 |
...
|
|
|
Telephone employees, total
|
13,386
|
...
|
[50th of 194]
|
|
Telephone mainlines
|
1,034,240
|
...
|
[67th of 202]
|
|
Telephone subscribers
|
1,608,240
|
...
|
[93rd of 199]
|
|
Telephone subscribers per employee
|
50.64
|
...
|
[53rd of 191]
|
Telephone system > Domestic
repairs to switches and lines destroyed during 2003 have been completed, but sabotage remains a problem; additional switching capacity is improving access; cellular service is widely available in major cities and centered on 3 regional GSM networks, improving country-wide connectivity; there are currently 8.7 million users of cellular services |
Telephone system > General assessment
the aftermath of the liberation of Iraq in 2003 severely disrupted telecommunications throughout Iraq including international connections; USAID repaired switching capabilities and constructed a mobile and satellite communication facility; landlines now exceed pre-war levels |
Telephone system > International
country code - 964; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), 1 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region), and 1 Arabsat (inoperative); coaxial cable and microwave radio relay to Jordan, Kuwait, Syria, and Turkey; despite a new satellite gateway, international calls outside of Baghdad are sometimes problematic (2006) |
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Telephones > Main lines in use
|
1,547,000
|
|
[61st of 225]
|
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Telephones > Mobile cellular
|
8,700,000
|
|
[43rd of 220]
|
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Television broadcast stations
|
21
|
|
[66th of 220]
|
|
Television standard > VHF
|
SECAM B |
|
|
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Televisions
|
1,750,000 |
|
[66th of 215]
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