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Communications of United States

Telephones - main lines in use:172 million (2006)
Telephones - mobile cellular:219.4 million (2005)
Telephone system:general assessment: a large, technologically advanced, multipurpose communications system
domestic: a large system of fiber-optic cable, microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, and domestic satellites carries every form of telephone traffic; a rapidly growing cellular system carries mobile telephone traffic throughout the country
international: country code - 1; 24 ocean cable systems in use; satellite earth stations - 61 Intelsat (45 Atlantic Ocean and 16 Pacific Ocean), 5 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region), and 4 Inmarsat (Pacific and Atlantic Ocean regions) (2000)
Radio broadcast stations:AM 4,789, FM 8,961, shortwave 19 (2006)
Radios:575 million (1997)
Television broadcast stations:2,218 (2006)
Televisions:219 million (1997)
Internet country code:.us
Internet hosts:195.139 million (2005)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):7,000 (2002 est.)
Internet users:205.327 million (2005)

United States Quickstats

  • Population: 301,139,947 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 9,826,630 sq km
  • Density: 31 /km² (172nd)
  • GDP (total): $13,020,861m[²] (1st)
  • GDP (per capita): $43,444 (4th)
  • Literacy: 99%

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  • Currency: United States dollar ($)
  • Dial code: +1

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