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Communications of Spain

Telephones - main lines in use:18.385 million (2006)
Telephones - mobile cellular:41.328 million (2005)
Telephone system:general assessment: generally adequate, modern facilities; teledensity is 45 main lines for each 100 persons
domestic: NA
international: country code - 34; 22 coaxial submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), NA Eutelsat; tropospheric scatter to adjacent countries
Radio broadcast stations:AM 208, FM 715, shortwave 1 (1998)
Radios:13.1 million (1997)
Television broadcast stations:224 (plus 2,105 repeaters; includes 11 television broadcast stations and 88 repeaters in the Canary Islands) (1995)
Televisions:16.2 million (1997)
Internet country code:.es
Internet hosts:2.521 million (2006)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):56 (2000)
Internet users:19.205 million (2006)

Spain Quickstats

  • Population: 40,448,191 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 504,782 sq km
  • Density: 79 people per km² /km² (106th)
  • GDP (total): $1.261 trillion (11th)
  • GDP (per capita): $27,950 (2005) (27th)
  • Literacy: 97.9%

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  • Currency: Euro (€)³(EUR)
  • Dial code: +34

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Spain Internet

  • Usage: 16,129,731
  • Penetration: 37.1 %
  • Top Domain: .sp

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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