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Other pages in this profile of Pakistan:
Geography, People, Government, Economy, Military & Transnational Issues.
Geography, People, Government, Economy, Military & Transnational Issues.
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Telephones - main lines in use |
5.24 million (2006) |
Telephones - mobile cellular |
63.16 million (2007) |
Telephone system |
general assessment: the telecom infrastructure is improving dramatically with foreign and domestic investments into fixed-line and mobile networks; mobile cellular subscribership has skyrocketed, approaching 50 million in late 2006, up from only about 300,000 in 2000; fiber systems are being constructed throughout the country to aid in network growth; main line availability has risen only marginally over the same period and there are still difficulties getting main line service to rural areas. domestic: microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, fiber-optic cable, cellular, and satellite networks international: country code - 92; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean); 3 operational international gateway exchanges (1 at Karachi and 2 at Islamabad); microwave radio relay to neighboring countries (2006) |
Radio broadcast stations |
AM 31, FM 68, shortwave NA (2006) |
Television broadcast stations |
20 (5 state-run channels and 15 privately-owned satellite channels) (2006) |
Internet country code |
.pk |
Internet hosts |
164,067 (2007) |
Internet users |
12 million (2006) |
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Airports |
146 (2007) |
Airports - with paved runways |
total: 92 over 3,047 m: 16 2,438 to 3,047 m: 19 1,524 to 2,437 m: 29 914 to 1,523 m: 18 under 914 m: 10 (2007) |
Airports - with unpaved runways |
total: 54 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 16 914 to 1,523 m: 13 under 914 m: 24 (2007) |
Heliports |
18 (2007) |
Pipelines |
gas 10,257 km; oil 2,001 km (2006) |
Railways |
total: 8,163 km broad gauge: 7,718 km 1.676-m gauge (293 km electrified) narrow gauge: 445 km 1.000-m gauge (2006) |
Roadways |
total: 258,340 km paved: 167,146 km (includes 711 km of expressways) unpaved: 91,194 km (2004) |
Merchant marine |
total: 14 ships (1000 GRT or over) 325,254 GRT/536,876 DWT by type: bulk carrier 1, cargo 10, petroleum tanker 3 registered in other countries: 12 (Comoros 2, Hong Kong 1, North Korea 1, Malta 2, Panama 5, St Vincent and The Grenadines 1) (2007) |
Ports and terminals |
Karachi, Port Muhammad Bin Qasim |
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