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Pakistan:
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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 |
Definition - World rank and map 5.24 million (2006) |
Telephones - main lines in use per 1,000 people |
Definition - World rank and map 31.2 (2006) |
Telephones - mobile cellular |
Definition - World rank and map 88.02 million (2008) |
Telephones - mobile cellular subscribers per 1,000 people |
Definition - World rank and map 524.7 (2008) |
Telephone system |
Definition general assessment: the telecommunications infrastructure is improving dramatically with foreign and domestic investments into fixed-line and mobile networks; mobile-cellular subscribership has skyrocketed, reaching some 63 million in mid-2007, 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; landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable systems that provide links to Asia, the Middle East, and Europe; 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 |
Definition AM 31, FM 68, shortwave NA (2006) |
Television broadcast stations |
Definition 20 (5 state-run channels and 15 privately-owned satellite channels) (2006) |
Internet country code |
Definition .pk |
Internet hosts |
Definition - World rank and map 164,067 (2007) |
Internet hosts per 1,000 people |
Definition - World rank and map 1 (2007) |
Internet users |
Definition - World rank and map 12 million (2006) |
Internet users per 1,000 people |
Definition - World rank and map 71.5 (2006) |
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Airports |
Definition - World rank and map 146 (2007) |
Airports - with paved runways |
Definition 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 |
Definition 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 |
Definition 18 (2007) |
Pipelines |
Definition gas 10,398 km; oil 2,076 km (2007) |
Railways |
Definition - World rank and map 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 |
Definition - World rank and map total: 259,758 km paved: 162,879 km (includes 711 km of expressways) unpaved: 96,879 km (2005) |
Merchant marine |
Definition - World rank and map 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: 15 (Comoros 3, Malta 2, North Korea 1, Panama 6, St Kitts and Nevis 3) (2008) |
Ports and terminals |
Definition Karachi, Port Muhammad Bin Qasim |
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