Telephones - fixed lines:
total subscriptions: 19.09 million
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 40 (2014 est.)
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 16
Telephones - mobile cellular:
total: 50.8 million
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - total country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 106 (2014 est.)
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 30
Telephone system:
general assessment: well-developed, modern facilities; fixed-line teledensity exceeds 40 per 100 persons
domestic: combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity exceeds 150 telephones per 100 persons
international: country code - 34; submarine cables provide connectivity to Europe, Middle East, Asia, and US; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), NA Eutelsat; tropospheric scatter to adjacent countries (2011)
Broadcast media:
a mixture of both publicly operated and privately owned TV and radio stations; overall, hundreds of TV channels are available including national, regional, local, public, and international channels; satellite and cable TV systems available; multiple national radio networks, a large number of regional radio networks, and a larger number of local radio stations; overall, hundreds of radio stations (2008)
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 18, FM 250, shortwave 2 (2008)
Television - broadcast stations:
379 (2008)
Internet hosts:
4.228 million (2012)
country comparison to the world: 26
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]
Internet users:
total: 35.5 million
[see also: Internet users - total country ranks ]
percent of population: 74.4% (2014 est.)
[see also: Internet users - percent of population country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 20