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| Telephones - main lines in use: |
400,000 (2000)
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| Telephones - mobile cellular: |
20,000 (2000)
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| Telephone system: |
general assessment:
large, well-equipped system by regional standards and being upgraded; cellular communications started in 1996 and have expanded substantially
domestic:
consists of microwave radio relay, cable, radiotelephone communications, tropospheric scatter, and a domestic satellite system with 14 earth stations
international:
satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) and 1 Arabsat (2000)
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| Radio broadcast stations: |
AM 12, FM 1, shortwave 1 (1998)
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| Radios: |
7.55 million (1997)
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| Television broadcast stations: |
3 (1997)
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| Televisions: |
2.38 million (1997)
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| Internet country code: |
.sd
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| Internet Service Providers (ISPs): |
1 (2000)
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| Internet users: |
10,000 (2000)
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