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Albania:
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Other pages in this profile of Albania:
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 353,600 (2005) |
Telephones - main lines in use per 1,000 people |
Definition - World rank and map 97.7 (2005) |
Telephones - mobile cellular |
Definition - World rank and map 1.53 million (2005) |
Telephones - mobile cellular subscribers per 1,000 people |
Definition - World rank and map 422.7 (2005) |
Telephone system |
Definition general assessment: despite new investment in fixed lines, the density of main lines remains low with roughly 10 lines per 100 people; cellular telephone use is widespread and generally effective; combined fixed line and mobile telephone density is approximately 60 telephones per 100 persons domestic: offsetting the shortage of fixed line capacity, mobile phone service has been available since 1996; by 2003 two companies were providing mobile services at a greater density than some of Albania's neighbors; Internet broadband services initiated in 2005; internet cafes are popular in Tirana and have started to spread outside the capital international: country code - 355; submarine cable provides connectivity to Italy, Croatia, and Greece; the Trans-Balkan Line, a combination submarine cable and land fiber-optic system, provides additional connectivity to Bulgaria, Macedonia, and Turkey; international traffic carried by fiber-optic cable and, when necessary, by microwave radio relay from the Tirana exchange to Italy and Greece (2007) |
Radio broadcast stations |
Definition AM 13, FM 46, shortwave 1 (2005) |
Television broadcast stations |
Definition 65 (3 national, 62 local); 2 cable networks (2005) |
Internet country code |
Definition .al |
Internet hosts |
Definition - World rank and map 852 (2007) |
Internet hosts per 1,000 people |
Definition - World rank and map 0.2 (2007) |
Internet users |
Definition - World rank and map 471,200 (2006) |
Internet users per 1,000 people |
Definition - World rank and map 130.2 (2006) |
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Airports |
Definition - World rank and map 11 (2007) |
Airports - with paved runways |
Definition total: 3 2,438 to 3,047 m: 3 (2007) |
Airports - with unpaved runways |
Definition total: 8 over 3,047 m: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 2 914 to 1,523 m: 1 under 914 m: 4 (2007) |
Heliports |
Definition 1 (2007) |
Pipelines |
Definition gas 339 km; oil 207 km (2007) |
Railways |
Definition - World rank and map total: 447 km standard gauge: 447 km 1.435-m gauge (2006) |
Roadways |
Definition - World rank and map total: 18,000 km paved: 7,020 km unpaved: 10,980 km (2002) |
Waterways |
Definition 43 km (2007) |
Merchant marine |
Definition - World rank and map total: 25 ships (1000 GRT or over) 52,201 GRT/78,548 DWT by type: cargo 24, roll on/roll off 1 foreign-owned: 2 (Latvia 1, Turkey 1) registered in other countries: 2 (Panama 2) (2008) |
Ports and terminals |
Definition Durres, Sarande, Shengjin, Vlore |
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