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Afghanistan:
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Other pages in this profile of Afghanistan:
Geography, People, Government, Economy, Military & Transnational Issues.
Geography, People, Government, Economy, Military & Transnational Issues.
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Telephones - main lines in use |
Definition - World rank and map 280,000 (2005) |
Telephones - main lines in use per 1,000 people |
Definition - World rank and map 8.6 (2005) |
Telephones - mobile cellular |
Definition - World rank and map 4.668 million (2007) |
Telephones - mobile cellular subscribers per 1,000 people |
Definition - World rank and map 142.6 (2007) |
Telephone system |
Definition general assessment: limited landline telephone service; an increasing number of Afghans utilize mobile-cellular phone networks in major cities domestic: aided by the presence of multiple providers, mobile-cellular telephone service is improving rapidly international: country code - 93; five VSAT's installed in Kabul, Herat, Mazar-e-Sharif, Kandahar, and Jalalabad provide international and domestic voice and data connectivity (2007) |
Radio broadcast stations |
Definition AM 21, FM 5, shortwave 1 (broadcasts in Pashto, Dari (Afghan Persian), Urdu, and English) (2006) |
Television broadcast stations |
Definition at least 7 (1 government-run central television station in Kabul and regional stations in 6 of the 34 provinces) (2006) |
Internet country code |
Definition .af |
Internet hosts |
Definition - World rank and map 21 (2007) |
Internet hosts per 1,000 people |
Definition - World rank and map nearly 0 (2007) |
Internet users |
Definition - World rank and map 535,000 (2006) |
Internet users per 1,000 people |
Definition - World rank and map 16.3 (2006) |
Communications - note |
Definition Internet access is growing through Internet cafes as well as public "telekiosks" in Kabul (2005) |
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Airports |
Definition - World rank and map 46 (2007) |
Airports - with paved runways |
Definition total: 12 over 3,047 m: 4 2,438 to 3,047 m: 2 1,524 to 2,437 m: 4 914 to 1,523 m: 1 under 914 m: 1 (2007) |
Airports - with unpaved runways |
Definition total: 34 over 3,047 m: 1 2,438 to 3,047 m: 4 1,524 to 2,437 m: 16 914 to 1,523 m: 4 under 914 m: 9 (2007) |
Heliports |
Definition 9 (2007) |
Pipelines |
Definition gas 466 km (2007) |
Roadways |
Definition - World rank and map total: 34,782 km paved: 8,229 km unpaved: 26,553 km (2004) |
Waterways |
Definition 1,200 km (chiefly Amu Darya, which handles vessels up to 500 DWT) (2007) |
Ports and terminals |
Definition Kheyrabad, Shir Khan |
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