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Communications of Zimbabwe

Telephones - main lines in use:331,700 (2006)
Telephones - mobile cellular:832,500 (2006)
Telephone system:general assessment: system was once one of the best in Africa, but now suffers from poor maintenance; more than 100,000 outstanding requests for connection despite an equally large number of installed but unused main lines
domestic: consists of microwave radio relay links, open-wire lines, radiotelephone communication stations, fixed wireless local loop installations, and a substantial mobile cellular network; Internet connection is available in Harare and planned for all major towns and for some of the smaller ones
international: country code - 263; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat; 2 international digital gateway exchanges (in Harare and Gweru)
Radio broadcast stations:AM 7, FM 20 (plus 17 repeater stations), shortwave 1 (1998)
Radios:1.14 million (1997)
Television broadcast stations:16 (1997)
Televisions:370,000 (1997)
Internet country code:.zw
Internet hosts:7,954 (2006)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):6 (2000)
Internet users:1 million (2005)

Zimbabwe Quickstats

  • Population: 12,311,143
  • Area: 390,580 sq km
  • Density: 33 /km² (170th)
  • GDP (total): $30.581 billion (94th)
  • GDP (per capita): $2,607 (129th)
  • Literacy: 90.7%

Languages of Zimbabwe

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  • Currency: Dollar (ZWD)
  • Dial code: +263

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Zimbabwe Internet

  • Usage: 820,000
  • Penetration: 6.8 %
  • Top Domain: .zi

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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