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Dominican Republic:
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Other pages in this profile of the Dominican Republic:
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 897,000 (2006) |
Telephones - main lines in use per 1,000 people |
Definition - World rank and map 94.4 (2006) |
Telephones - mobile cellular |
Definition - World rank and map 5.513 million (2007) |
Telephones - mobile cellular subscribers per 1,000 people |
Definition - World rank and map 579.9 (2007) |
Telephone system |
Definition general assessment: relatively efficient system based on island-wide microwave radio relay network domestic: fixed telephone line density is about 10 per 100 persons; multiple providers of mobile cellular service with a subscribership of roughly 50 per 100 persons international: country code - 1-809; landing point for the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1) fiber-optic telecommunications submarine cable that provides links to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and US; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) |
Radio broadcast stations |
Definition AM 120, FM 56, shortwave 4 (1998) |
Television broadcast stations |
Definition 25 (2003) |
Internet country code |
Definition .do |
Internet hosts |
Definition - World rank and map 81,218 (2007) |
Internet hosts per 1,000 people |
Definition - World rank and map 8.5 (2007) |
Internet users |
Definition - World rank and map 1.232 million (2006) |
Internet users per 1,000 people |
Definition - World rank and map 129.6 (2006) |
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Airports |
Definition - World rank and map 34 (2007) |
Airports - with paved runways |
Definition total: 15 over 3,047 m: 3 2,438 to 3,047 m: 4 1,524 to 2,437 m: 4 914 to 1,523 m: 3 under 914 m: 1 (2007) |
Airports - with unpaved runways |
Definition total: 19 1,524 to 2,437 m: 3 914 to 1,523 m: 5 under 914 m: 11 (2007) |
Railways |
Definition - World rank and map total: 517 km standard gauge: 375 km 1.435-m gauge narrow gauge: 142 km 0.762-m gauge note: additional 1,226 km operated by sugar companies in 1.076 m, 0.889 m, and 0.762-m gauges (2006) |
Roadways |
Definition - World rank and map total: 12,600 km paved: 6,224 km unpaved: 6,376 km (2000) |
Merchant marine |
Definition - World rank and map total: 1 ship (1000 GRT or over) 1,587 GRT/1,165 DWT by type: cargo 1 registered in other countries: 1 (Panama 1) (2008) |
Ports and terminals |
Definition Boca Chica, Caucedo, Puerto Plata, Rio Haina, Santo Domingo |
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