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Communications of Singapore

Telephones - main lines in use:1.854 million (2006)
Telephones - mobile cellular:4.385 million (2005)
Telephone system:general assessment: excellent service
domestic: excellent domestic facilities; launched 3G wireless service in February 2005
international: country code - 65; 9 submarine cables provide direct connection to more than 100 countries; satellite earth stations -4; supplemented by VSAT coverage (2003)
Radio broadcast stations:AM 0, FM 17, shortwave 2 (2003)
Radios:2.6 million (2000)
Television broadcast stations:1 (broadcasting on six channels); additional reception of numerous UHF and VHF signals originating in Malaysia and Indonesia (2006)
Televisions:1.33 million (1997)
Internet country code:.sg
Internet hosts:898,762 (2006)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):9 (2000)
Internet users:2.422 million (2005)

Singapore Quickstats

  • Population: 4,553,009 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 692.7 sq km
  • Density: 6,369 /km² (4th)
  • GDP (total): $145.183 billion (54th)
  • GDP (per capita): $32,866.67 (18th)
  • Literacy: 92.5%

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  • Currency: Singapore dollar (SGD)
  • Dial code: +65²

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