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Iraq:
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Other pages in this profile of Iraq:
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 1.547 million (2005) |
Telephones - main lines in use per 1,000 people |
Definition - World rank and map 54.8 (2005) |
Telephones - mobile cellular |
Definition - World rank and map 14.021 million (2007) |
Telephones - mobile cellular subscribers per 1,000 people |
Definition - World rank and map 496.8 (2007) |
Telephone system |
Definition general assessment: the 2003 liberation of Iraq severely disrupted telecommunications throughout Iraq including international connections; widespread government efforts to rebuild domestic and international communications through fiber optic links are in progress; the mobile cellular market has expanded rapidly with an estimated 10.9 million current users domestic: repairs to switches and lines destroyed during 2003 continue; additional switching capacity is improving access; cellular service is available and centered on 3 GSM networks which are being expanded beyond their regional roots, improving country-wide connectivity; wireless local loop licences have been issued with the hope of overcoming the lack of fixed-line infrastructure international: country code - 964; satellite earth stations - 4 (2 Intelsat - 1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean, 1 Intersputnik - Atlantic Ocean region, and 1 Arabsat (inoperative)); local microwave radio relay connects border regions to Jordan, Kuwait, Syria, and Turkey; planned international fiber-optic connections to Iran (terrestrial) with a link to the Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG) submarine fiber-optic cable (2007) |
Radio broadcast stations |
Definition after 17 months of unregulated media growth, there are approximately 80 radio stations (types NA) on the air inside Iraq (2004) |
Television broadcast stations |
Definition 21 (2004) |
Internet country code |
Definition .iq |
Internet hosts |
Definition - World rank and map 3 (2007) |
Internet hosts per 1,000 people |
Definition - World rank and map nearly 0 (2007) |
Internet users |
Definition - World rank and map 36,000 (2004) |
Internet users per 1,000 people |
Definition - World rank and map 1.3 (2004) |
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Airports |
Definition - World rank and map 110 (2007) |
Airports - with paved runways |
Definition total: 76 over 3,047 m: 19 2,438 to 3,047 m: 37 1,524 to 2,437 m: 5 914 to 1,523 m: 6 under 914 m: 9 (2007) |
Airports - with unpaved runways |
Definition total: 34 over 3,047 m: 3 2,438 to 3,047 m: 4 1,524 to 2,437 m: 4 914 to 1,523 m: 13 under 914 m: 10 (2007) |
Heliports |
Definition 17 (2007) |
Pipelines |
Definition gas 2,250 km; liquid petroleum gas 918 km; oil 5,509 km; refined products 1,637 km (2007) |
Railways |
Definition - World rank and map total: 2,272 km standard gauge: 2,272 km 1.435-m gauge (2006) |
Roadways |
Definition - World rank and map total: 45,550 km paved: 38,399 km unpaved: 7,151 km (2000) |
Waterways |
Definition 5,279 km note: Euphrates River (2,815 km), Tigris River (1,899 km), and Third River (565 km) are principal waterways (2006) |
Merchant marine |
Definition - World rank and map total: 14 ships (1000 GRT or over) 83,559 GRT/126,546 DWT by type: cargo 10, petroleum tanker 4 (2008) |
Ports and terminals |
Definition Al Basrah, Khawr az Zubayr, Umm Qasr |
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