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Benin:
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Other pages in this profile of Benin:
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 77,300 (2006) |
Telephones - main lines in use per 1,000 people |
Definition - World rank and map 9.3 (2006) |
Telephones - mobile cellular |
Definition - World rank and map 1.895 million (2007) |
Telephones - mobile cellular subscribers per 1,000 people |
Definition - World rank and map 228.5 (2007) |
Telephone system |
Definition general assessment: inadequate; fixed-line network is almost saturated with fixed-line teledensity stuck at a meager 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular telephone subscribership is increasing domestic: fair system of open-wire, microwave radio relay, and cellular connections; four mobile-cellular providers international: country code - 229; landing point for the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and Asia; satellite earth stations - 7 (Intelsat-Atlantic Ocean) (2007) |
Radio broadcast stations |
Definition AM 1, FM 34, shortwave 1 (2007) |
Television broadcast stations |
Definition 6 (2007) |
Internet country code |
Definition .bj |
Internet hosts |
Definition - World rank and map 798 (2007) |
Internet hosts per 1,000 people |
Definition - World rank and map 0.1 (2007) |
Internet users |
Definition - World rank and map 700,000 (2006) |
Internet users per 1,000 people |
Definition - World rank and map 84.4 (2006) |
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Airports |
Definition - World rank and map 5 (2007) |
Airports - with paved runways |
Definition total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2007) |
Airports - with unpaved runways |
Definition total: 4 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 2 (2007) |
Railways |
Definition - World rank and map total: 758 km narrow gauge: 758 km 1.000-m gauge (2006) |
Roadways |
Definition - World rank and map total: 16,000 km paved: 1,400 km unpaved: 14,600 km (2006) |
Waterways |
Definition 150 km (on River Niger along northern border) (2005) |
Ports and terminals |
Definition Cotonou |
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