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Communications of Lebanon

Telephones - main lines in use:681,400 (2006)
Telephones - mobile cellular:1.178 million (2005)
Telephone system:general assessment: repair of the telecommunications system, severely damaged during the civil war, now complete
domestic: 2 commercial wireless networks provide good service; political instability hampers privatization and deployment of new technologies
international: country code - 961; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Atlantic Ocean) (erratic operations); coaxial cable to Syria; 3 submarine coaxial cables
Radio broadcast stations:AM 20, FM 22, shortwave 4 (1998)
Radios:2.85 million (1997)
Television broadcast stations:15 (plus 5 repeaters) (1995)
Televisions:1.18 million (1997)
Internet country code:.lb
Internet hosts:3,307 (2006)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):22 (2000)
Internet users:700,000 (2005)

Lebanon Quickstats

  • Population: 3,925,502 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 10,400 sq km
  • Density: 358 /km² (26th)
  • GDP (total): $21.45 billion (103rd)
  • GDP (per capita): $5,500 (90th)
  • Literacy: 87.4%

Languages of Lebanon

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  • Currency: Lebanese lira (LL) (LBP)
  • Dial code: +961

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Lebanon Internet

  • Usage: 600,000
  • Penetration: 13.4 %
  • Top Domain: .le

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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