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Other pages in this profile of Sri Lanka:
Geography, People, Government, Economy, Military & Transnational Issues.
Geography, People, Government, Economy, Military & Transnational Issues.
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Telephones - main lines in use |
2.087 million (2007) |
Telephones - mobile cellular |
5.959 million (2007) |
Telephone system |
general assessment: telephone services have improved significantly and are available in most parts of the country domestic: national trunk network consists mostly of digital microwave radio relay; fiber-optic links now in use in Colombo area and 2 fixed wireless local loops have been installed; competition is strong in mobile cellular systems and mobile cellular subscribership is increasing; telephone density remains low (2006) international: country code - 94; submarine cables to Indonesia, Djibouti, India and Maldives; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) |
Radio broadcast stations |
34 (station types NA) (2006) |
Television broadcast stations |
14 (2006) |
Internet country code |
.lk |
Internet hosts |
6,198 (2007) |
Internet users |
428,000 (2006) |
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Airports |
18 (2007) |
Airports - with paved runways |
total: 14 over 3,047 m: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 6 914 to 1,523 m: 7 (2007) |
Airports - with unpaved runways |
total: 4 914 to 1,523 m: 1 under 914 m: 3 (2007) |
Railways |
total: 1,449 km broad gauge: 1,449 km 1.676-m gauge (2006) |
Roadways |
total: 97,287 km paved: 78,802 km unpaved: 18,485 km (2003) |
Waterways |
160 km (primarily on rivers in southwest) (2006) |
Merchant marine |
total: 24 ships (1000 GRT or over) 162,280 GRT/227,478 DWT by type: bulk carrier 2, cargo 18, container 2, petroleum tanker 2 foreign-owned: 6 (Germany 6) registered in other countries: 3 (Panama 3) (2007) |
Ports and terminals |
Colombo, Galle |
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