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Other pages in this profile of Ghana:
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 356,400 (2006) |
Telephones - main lines in use per 1,000 people |
Definition - World rank and map 15.2 (2006) |
Telephones - mobile cellular |
Definition - World rank and map 7.604 million (2007) |
Telephones - mobile cellular subscribers per 1,000 people |
Definition - World rank and map 325.2 (2007) |
Telephone system |
Definition general assessment: fixed-line infrastructure outdated and unreliable; competition among multiple mobile-cellular providers has spurred growth with subscribership about 25 per 100 persons and rising domestic: primarily microwave radio relay; wireless local loop has been installed international: country code - 233; landing point for the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and Asia; satellite earth stations - 4 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean); microwave radio relay link to Panaftel system connects Ghana to its neighbors |
Radio broadcast stations |
Definition AM 0, FM 86, shortwave 3 (2007) |
Television broadcast stations |
Definition 7 (2007) |
Internet country code |
Definition .gh |
Internet hosts |
Definition - World rank and map 2,899 (2007) |
Internet hosts per 1,000 people |
Definition - World rank and map 0.1 (2007) |
Internet users |
Definition - World rank and map 609,800 (2006) |
Internet users per 1,000 people |
Definition - World rank and map 26.1 (2006) |
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Airports |
Definition - World rank and map 12 (2007) |
Airports - with paved runways |
Definition total: 7 over 3,047 m: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 4 914 to 1,523 m: 2 (2007) |
Airports - with unpaved runways |
Definition total: 5 914 to 1,523 m: 3 under 914 m: 2 (2007) |
Pipelines |
Definition oil 13 km; refined products 316 km (2007) |
Railways |
Definition - World rank and map total: 953 km narrow gauge: 953 km 1.067-m gauge (2006) |
Roadways |
Definition - World rank and map total: 62,221 km paved: 9,955 km unpaved: 52,266 km (2006) |
Waterways |
Definition 1,293 km note: 168 km for launches and lighters on Volta, Ankobra, and Tano rivers; 1,125 km of arterial and feeder waterways on Lake Volta (2007) |
Merchant marine |
Definition - World rank and map total: 4 ships (1000 GRT or over) 7,861 GRT/11,270 DWT by type: petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 3 foreign-owned: 1 (Brazil 1) (2008) |
Ports and terminals |
Definition Tema |
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