Telephones - fixed lines:
total subscriptions: 1.57 million
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 35 (2014 est.)
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country comparison to the world: 66
Telephones - mobile cellular:
total: 4.5 million
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subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 100 (2014 est.)
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country comparison to the world: 123
Telephone system:
general assessment: the telecommunications network has improved steadily since the mid-1990s, covering much of what were once inaccessible areas; local lines are digital
domestic: fixed-line teledensity holding steady at about 40 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions exceed the population
international: country code - 385; digital international service is provided through the main switch in Zagreb; Croatia participates in the Trans-Asia-Europe (TEL) fiber-optic project, which consists of 2 fiber-optic trunk connections with Slovenia and a fiber-optic trunk line from Rijeka to Split and Dubrovnik; the ADRIA-1 submarine cable provides connectivity to Albania and Greece (2011)
Broadcast media:
the national state-owned public broadcaster, Croatian Radiotelevision, operates 4 terrestrial TV networks, a satellite channel that rebroadcasts programs for Croatians living abroad, and 6 regional TV centers; 2 private broadcasters operate national terrestrial networks; roughly 25 privately owned regional TV stations; multi-channel cable and satellite TV subscription services are available; state-owned public broadcaster operates 3 national radio networks and 9 regional radio stations; 2 privately owned national radio networks and more than 170 regional, county, city, and community radio stations (2012)
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 16, FM 98, shortwave 5 (1999)
Television - broadcast stations:
36 (plus 321 repeaters) (1995)
Internet hosts:
729,420 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 50
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]
Internet users:
total: 2.9 million
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percent of population: 65.1% (2014 est.)
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country comparison to the world: 86