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Telephones - main lines in use:
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35,000 (2006)
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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250,000 (2007)
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: primitive system; telephone density one of the lowest in the world; fixed-line connections stand at well less than 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular usage is increasing but remains at a meager 3 per 100 persons
domestic: sparse system of open-wire, radiotelephone communications, and low-capacity microwave radio relay
international: country code - 257; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) (2007)
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 0, FM 4, shortwave 1 (2001)
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Television broadcast stations:
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1 (2001)
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Internet country code:
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.bi
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Internet hosts:
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162 (2008)
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Internet users:
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60,000 (2006)
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