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Communications of Somalia

Telephones - main lines in use:100,000 (2005)
Telephones - mobile cellular:500,000 (2005)
Telephone system:general assessment: the public telecommunications system was almost completely destroyed or dismantled by the civil war factions; private wireless companies offer service in most major cities and charge the lowest international rates on the continent
domestic: local cellular telephone systems have been established in Mogadishu and in several other population centers
international: country code - 252; international connections are available from Mogadishu by satellite (2001)
Radio broadcast stations:AM 0, FM 11 (also 1 station each in Puntland and Somaliland), shortwave 1 (in Mogadishu) (2001)
Radios:470,000 (1997)
Television broadcast stations:4 (2 in Mogadishu and 2 in Hargeisa) (2001)
Televisions:135,000 (1997)
Internet country code:.so
Internet hosts:3 (2006)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):3 (one each in Boosaaso, Hargeisa, and Mogadishu) (2000)
Internet users:90,000 (2005)

Somalia Quickstats

  • Population: 9,118,773
  • Area: 637,657 sq km
  • Density: 13 /km² (198th)
  • GDP (total): $5.023 billion (160th)
  • GDP (per capita): $600 (not ranked)
  • Literacy: 37.8%

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  • Currency: Somali shilling (SOS)
  • Dial code: +252

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