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Communications of Saudi Arabia

Telephones - main lines in use:4.5 million (2006)
Telephones - mobile cellular:13.3 million (2005)
Telephone system:general assessment: modern system
domestic: extensive microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, and fiber-optic cable systems
international: country code - 966; microwave radio relay to Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, UAE, Yemen, and Sudan; coaxial cable to Kuwait and Jordan; submarine cable to Djibouti, Egypt and Bahrain; satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (3 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean), 1 Arabsat, and 1 Inmarsat (Indian Ocean region)
Radio broadcast stations:AM 43, FM 31, shortwave 2 (1998)
Radios:6.25 million (1997)
Television broadcast stations:117 (1997)
Televisions:5.1 million (1997)
Internet country code:.sa
Internet hosts:10,931 (2006)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):22 (2003)
Internet users:3.2 million (2006)

Saudi Arabia Quickstats

  • Population: 27,601,038
  • Area: 2,149,690 sq km
  • Density: 11 /km² (205th)
  • GDP (total): $446 billion (27th)
  • GDP (per capita): $21,200 (41st)
  • Literacy: 78.8%

Languages of Saudi Arabia

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  • Currency: Riyal (SAR)
  • Dial code: +966

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Saudi Arabia Internet

  • Usage: 2,540,000
  • Penetration: 10,6 %
  • Top Domain: .sa

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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