Gaza Strip:
Communications & Transportation

Other pages in this profile of the Gaza Strip:
Geography, People, Government, Economy, Military & Transnational Issues.


Telephones - main lines in use	Definition - World rank and map 349,000 (includes West Bank) (2005)
Telephones - main lines in use per 1,000 people	Definition - World rank and map 227 (2005)
Telephones - mobile cellular	Definition - World rank and map 1.026 million (includes West Bank) (2007)
Telephones - mobile cellular subscribers per 1,000 people	Definition - World rank and map 667.4 (2007)
Telephone system	Definition general assessment: NA domestic: Israeli company BEZEK and the Palestinian company PALTEL are responsible for fixed line services; the Palestinian JAWAL company provides cellular services international: country code - 970 (2004)
Radio broadcast stations	Definition AM 0, FM 10, shortwave 0 (2008)
Television broadcast stations	Definition 1 (2008)
Internet country code	Definition .ps; note - same as West Bank
Internet users	Definition - World rank and map 243,000 (includes West Bank) (2005)
Internet users per 1,000 people	Definition - World rank and map 158.1 (2005)

Airports	Definition - World rank and map 2 (2007)
Airports - with paved runways	Definition total: 1 over 3,047 m: 1 (2007)
Airports - with unpaved runways	Definition total: 1 under 914 m: 1 (2007)
Heliports	Definition 1 (2007)
Roadways	Definition - World rank and map note: see entry for West Bank
Ports and terminals	Definition Gaza