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Tunisia:
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Other pages in this profile of Tunisia:
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 1.268 million (2006) |
Telephones - main lines in use per 1,000 people |
Definition - World rank and map 122.1 (2006) |
Telephones - mobile cellular |
Definition - World rank and map 7.842 million (2007) |
Telephones - mobile cellular subscribers per 1,000 people |
Definition - World rank and map 755.2 (2007) |
Telephone system |
Definition general assessment: above the African average and continuing to be upgraded; key centers are Sfax, Sousse, Bizerte, and Tunis; Internet access available domestic: in an effort jumpstart expansion of the fixed-line network, the government has awarded a concession to build and operate a VSAT network with international connectivity; competition between the two mobile-cellular service providers has resulted in lower activation and usage charges and a strong surge in subscribership; overall fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity is about 85 telephones per 100 persons international: country code - 216; a landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable system that provides links to Europe, Middle East, and Asia; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) and 1 Arabsat; coaxial cable and microwave radio relay to Algeria and Libya; participant in Medarabtel; 2 international gateway digital switches |
Radio broadcast stations |
Definition AM 7, FM 38, shortwave 2 (2007) |
Television broadcast stations |
Definition 26 (plus 76 repeaters) (1995) |
Internet country code |
Definition .tn |
Internet hosts |
Definition - World rank and map 1,163 (2007) |
Internet hosts per 1,000 people |
Definition - World rank and map 0.1 (2007) |
Internet users |
Definition - World rank and map 1.295 million (2006) |
Internet users per 1,000 people |
Definition - World rank and map 124.7 (2006) |
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Airports |
Definition - World rank and map 30 (2007) |
Airports - with paved runways |
Definition total: 14 over 3,047 m: 3 2,438 to 3,047 m: 6 1,524 to 2,437 m: 2 914 to 1,523 m: 3 (2007) |
Airports - with unpaved runways |
Definition total: 16 1,524 to 2,437 m: 2 914 to 1,523 m: 7 under 914 m: 7 (2007) |
Pipelines |
Definition gas 2,665 km; oil 1,235 km; refined products 353 km (2007) |
Railways |
Definition - World rank and map total: 2,153 km standard gauge: 471 km 1.435-m gauge narrow gauge: 1,674 km 1.000-m gauge (65 km electrified) dual gauge: 8 km 1.435 m and 1.000-m gauges (three rails) (2006) |
Roadways |
Definition - World rank and map total: 19,232 km paved: 12,655 km (includes 262 km of expressways) unpaved: 6,577 km (2004) |
Merchant marine |
Definition - World rank and map total: 7 ships (1000 GRT or over) 118,908 GRT/72,506 DWT by type: bulk carrier 1, cargo 1, chemical tanker 1, passenger/cargo 4 registered in other countries: 1 (Panama 1) (2008) |
Ports and terminals |
Definition Bizerte, Gabes, La Goulette, Rades, Sfax, Skhira |
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