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Average cost of local call	0.06		[92nd of 151]
DVD region	5		[52nd of 171]
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > per 1,000 people	89.23 per 1,000 people		[118th 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: Amazon.com
Households with television > %	25.99 %		[104th 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	75,895,020 min.		[81st 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	946,558		[101st 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	228,000		[45th of 90]
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database		View time series
Number of PCs	113		[113rd of 169]
DEFINITION: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004.
SOURCE: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Personal computers	113,000		[107th of 164]
DEFINITION: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual.		View time series
SOURCE: ITU
Phone subscribers	19.43		[154th 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 19, FM 5, shortwave 4
DEFINITION: The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast stations.		View time series
Radio receivers	1,030,000		[107th of 188]
SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008		View time series
Radios	1,200,000		[104th of 221]
SOURCE: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP	2.67 % GDP		[101st of 167]
DEFINITION: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.		View time series
SOURCE: CIA World Factbook, December 2003
Telephone system > Regulation	1994
DEFINITION: The year that the nation established an industry regulator for its telecommunication providers. "n/a" indicates that no regulator has been established.
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Television broadcast stations	9		[3rd 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	277,000		[112nd of 185]
SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008		View time series
Television standard > VHF	PAL B
SOURCE: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Televisions	277,000		[116th of 215]
DEFINITION: The total number of televisions
SOURCE: Tenlab May 2002
Website defacements	1		[126th of 129]
SOURCE: CIA World Factbook, December 2003

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