Eritrea:
Communications & Transportation

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Geography, People, Government, Economy, Military & Transnational Issues.


Telephones - main lines in use	Definition - World rank and map 37,700 (2006)
Telephones - main lines in use per 1,000 people	Definition - World rank and map 7.5 (2006)
Telephones - mobile cellular	Definition - World rank and map 70,000 (2007)
Telephones - mobile cellular subscribers per 1,000 people	Definition - World rank and map 13.9 (2007)
Telephone system	Definition general assessment: inadequate domestic: inadequate; most telephones are in Asmara; government is seeking international tenders to improve the system (2002) international: country code - 291; note - international connections exist
Radio broadcast stations	Definition AM 2, FM NA, shortwave 2 (2000)
Television broadcast stations	Definition 2 (2006)
Internet country code	Definition .er
Internet hosts	Definition - World rank and map 1,446 (2007)
Internet hosts per 1,000 people	Definition - World rank and map 0.3 (2007)
Internet users	Definition - World rank and map 100,000 (2006)
Internet users per 1,000 people	Definition - World rank and map 19.9 (2006)

Airports	Definition - World rank and map 18 (2007)
Airports - with paved runways	Definition total: 4 over 3,047 m: 2 2,438 to 3,047 m: 2 (2007)
Airports - with unpaved runways	Definition total: 14 over 3,047 m: 1 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 6 914 to 1,523 m: 4 under 914 m: 2 (2007)
Heliports	Definition 1 (2007)
Railways	Definition - World rank and map total: 306 km narrow gauge: 306 km 0.950-m gauge (2006)
Roadways	Definition - World rank and map total: 4,010 km paved: 874 km unpaved: 3,136 km (2000)
Merchant marine	Definition - World rank and map total: 5 ships (1000 GRT or over) 12,529 GRT/15,023 DWT by type: cargo 2, liquefied gas 1, petroleum tanker 1, roll on/roll off 1 (2008)
Ports and terminals	Definition Assab, Massawa

Eritrea: Communications & Transportation

Eritrea:
Communications & Transportation