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Average cost of local call
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115 |
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[115th of 151]
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DVD region
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29 |
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[29th of 171]
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E-Government rating
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68 |
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[68th of 182]
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HAM radio prefixes
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SSN - STZ |
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International dialling code
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249 |
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Number of PCs
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61 |
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[61st of 169]
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Personal computers
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11
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[11th of 164]
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Phone subscribers
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156 |
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[156th of 178]
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Radio broadcast stations AM 12, FM 1, shortwave 1 (1998) |
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Radios
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42 |
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[42nd of 221]
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Royalties and fees
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$86.00 |
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[86th of 85]
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Telephone system > Domestic consists of microwave radio relay, cable, radiotelephone communications, tropospheric scatter, and a domestic satellite system with 14 earth stations |
Telephone system > General assessment large, well-equipped system by regional standards and being upgraded; cellular communications started in 1996 and have expanded substantially |
Telephone system > International country code - 249; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), 1 Arabsat (2000) |
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Telephone system > Regulation
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1996 |
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Telephone systems > Privatisation
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1994 |
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Television broadcast stations
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133
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[133rd of 220]
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Television standard > UHF
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PAL G |
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Television standard > VHF
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PAL B |
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Televisions
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60 |
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[60th of 215]
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SOURCES: Telephone average cost of local call (US$ per three minutes). Cost of local call is the cost of a three-minute call within the same exchange area using the subscriber's equipment (that is, not from a public phone).; ; Darrell M. West, Center for Public Policy, Brown University; The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004.; Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual.; 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.; The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast stations.
; Receipts of royalties and licence fees ($US per person); A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa. Arabsat -
; A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic and international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
; A brief characterization of the system with details on international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa. Arabsat
; The year that the nation established an industry regulator for its telecommunication providers. "n/a" indicates that no regulator has been established.; The year a nation privatised its telecommunications services. "n/a" indicates that the relevant firm was not privatized.; This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations.
; The total number of televisions
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Sudan, Republic of the Sudan, Jumhuriyat as-Sudan, As-Sudan
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