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Communications of Tajikistan

Telephones - main lines in use:280,200 (2005)
Telephones - mobile cellular:265,000 (2005)
Telephone system:general assessment: poorly developed and not well maintained; many towns are not linked to the national network
domestic: the domestic telecommunications network has historically been under funded and poorly maintained; main line availability has not changed significantly since 1998; cellular telephony is rare and coverage remains limited
international: country code - 992; linked by cable and microwave radio relay to other CIS republics and by leased connections to the Moscow international gateway switch; Dushanbe linked by Intelsat to international gateway switch in Ankara (Turkey); satellite earth stations - 1 Orbita and 2 Intelsat (2006)
Radio broadcast stations:AM 8, FM 10, shortwave 2 (2002)
Radios:1.291 million (1991)
Television broadcast stations:6 (2006)
Televisions:820,000 (1997)
Internet country code:.tj
Internet hosts:98 (2006)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):4 (2002)
Internet users:5,000 (2005)

Tajikistan Quickstats

  • Population: 7,076,598 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 143,100 sq km
  • Density: 45 /km² (151st)
  • GDP (total): $8.802 billion (139th)
  • GDP (per capita): $1,388 (159th)
  • Literacy: 99.5%

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  • Currency: Somoni (TJS)
  • Dial code: +992

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Tajikistan Internet

  • Usage: 5,000
  • Penetration: 0.1 %
  • Top Domain: .ti

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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