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Communications of Djibouti

Telephones - main lines in use:10,800 (2005)
Telephones - mobile cellular:44,100 (2005)
Telephone system:general assessment: telephone facilities in the city of Djibouti are adequate, as are the microwave radio relay connections to outlying areas of the country
domestic: microwave radio relay network
international: country code - 253; submarine cable to Jiddah, Suez, Sicily, Marseille, Colombo, and Singapore; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) and 1 Arabsat; Medarabtel regional microwave radio relay telephone network
Radio broadcast stations:AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (2001)
Radios:52,000 (1997)
Television broadcast stations:1 (2001)
Televisions:28,000 (1997)
Internet country code:.dj
Internet hosts:1,540 (2006)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):1 (2000)
Internet users:9,000 (2005)

Djibouti Quickstats

  • Population: 496,374 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 23,200 km² (149th)
  • Density: 34 /km² (168th)
  • GDP (total): $1.641 billion (164th)
  • GDP (per capita): $2,070 (141st)
  • Literacy: 67.9%

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  • Currency: Franc (DJF)
  • Dial code: +253

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