. Index 

. Flag  

. Geography  

. People 

. Government  

. Economy  

. Transportation  

. Commun'tions  

. Defense  

. Gender Issues  

. HR Issues  

. Media  

. Relevant Links  

. Feedback   

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• Telephone system: 
30,200,000 telephones; technologically advanced domestic and international system 
 
local: 
NA 
 
intercity: 
NA equal mix of buried cables, microwave and optical-fiber systems 
 
international: 
40 coaxial submarine cables; 10 INTELSAT (7 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean), 1 INMARSAT, and 1 EUTELSAT earth satellite; at least 8 large international switching centers 
 
• Radio: 
 
broadcast stations: 
AM 225, FM 525 (mostly repeaters), shortwave 0 
 
radios: 
70 million 
 
• Television: 
 
broadcast stations: 
207 (repeaters 3,210) 
 
televisions: 
20 million