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Communications of Kyrgyzstan

Telephones - main lines in use:440,400 (2005)
Telephones - mobile cellular:541,700 (2005)
Telephone system:general assessment: telecommunications infrastructure is growing; fixed line penetration remains low and concentrated in urban areas
domestic: 4 mobile cellular service providers with growing coverage
international: country code - 996; connections with other CIS countries by landline or microwave radio relay and with other countries by leased connections with Moscow international gateway switch and by satellite; satellite earth stations - 1 Intersputnik, 1 Intelsat; connected internationally by the Trans-Asia-Europe (TAE) fiber-optic line (2006)
Radio broadcast stations:AM 3 (plus 10 repeater stations), FM 20, shortwave NA (2006)
Radios:520,000 (1997)
Television broadcast stations:7 (1 countrywide and 6 regional stations) (2006)
Televisions:210,000 (1997)
Internet country code:.kg
Internet hosts:18,928 (2006)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):NA
Internet users:280,000 (2005)

Kyrgyzstan Quickstats

  • Population: 5,284,149 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 198,500 sq km
  • Density: 26 /km² (176th)
  • GDP (total): $10.764 billion (134th)
  • GDP (per capita): $2,150 (140th)
  • Literacy: 98.7%

Languages of Kyrgyzstan

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  • Currency: Som (KGS)
  • Dial code: +996

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Kyrgyzstan Internet

  • Usage: 263,000
  • Penetration: 5.0 %
  • Top Domain: .kg

WT eBusiness info:

  • Success Ranking: 100
  • Market testing: Untested
  • Overall risk: High
  • Overall reward: Low

e-maturity:

  • Tourism: 10%
  • eCommerce: 10%
  • Gaming: 10%
  • eLearning: 10%

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