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Average cost of local call
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0.01 |
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[148th of 151]
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DVD region
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2 |
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[138th of 171]
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Number of PCs
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600 |
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[62nd of 169]
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Radios
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4,150,000 |
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[63rd of 221]
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Telecommunications revenue > % GDP
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2.84 % GDP
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[58th of 167]
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Telecommunications revenue > current LCU
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39500000000 |
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Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes
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4.81 $
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[28th of 142]
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Telephone employees, total
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22,661
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[22nd of 194]
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Telephone faults > per 100 mainlines
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50 per 100 mainlines
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[10th of 134]
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Telephone mainlines
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2,903,139
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[42nd of 202]
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Telephone subscribers
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5,853,139
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[53rd of 199]
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Telephone subscribers per employee
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220.86
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[77th of 191]
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Telephone system > Domestic
coaxial cable and microwave radio relay network |
Telephone system > General assessment
fair system currently undergoing significant improvement and digital upgrades, including fiber-optic technology |
Telephone system > International
country code - 963; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) and 1 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region); 1 submarine cable; coaxial cable and microwave radio relay to Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey; participant in Medarabtel |
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Telephones > Main lines in use
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2,903,000
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[47th of 225]
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Telephones > Mobile cellular
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3,128,000
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[70th of 220]
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Television broadcast stations
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44
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[43rd of 220]
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Television standard > VHF
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SECAM B |
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Televisions
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1,050,000 |
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[79th of 215]
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SOURCES: ; Amazon.com; ITU; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; World Development Indicators database; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007
; Tenlab May 2002
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Syria, Syrian Arab Republic, Al Jumhuriyah al Arabiyah as Suriyah, Suriyah
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