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Communications of Mozambique

Telephones - main lines in use: 67,000 (2006)
Telephones - mobile cellular: 2.339 million (2006)
Telephone system: general assessment: fair system but not available generally (extremely low density with less than 1 main line per 100 persons)
domestic: the system consists of open-wire lines and trunk connection by microwave radio relay and tropospheric scatter
international: country code - 258; satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean)
Radio broadcast stations: AM 13, FM 17, shortwave 11 (2001)
Radios: 730,000 (1997)
Television broadcast stations: 1 (2000)
Televisions: 67,600 (2000)
Internet country code: .mz
Internet hosts: 6,985 (2006)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 11 (2002)
Internet users: 138,000 (2005)

Mozambique Quickstats

  • Population: 20,905,585
  • Area: 801,590 sq km
  • Density: 25 /km² (178th)
  • GDP (total): $27.013 billion (100th)
  • GDP (per capita): $1,389 (158th)
  • Literacy: 47.8%

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  • Currency: Mozambican metical (Mtn) (MZN)
  • Dial code: +258

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