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Communications of Armenia

Telephones - main lines in use:594,400 (2005)
Telephones - mobile cellular:320,000 (2005)
Telephone system:general assessment: system inadequate; now 90% privately owned and undergoing modernization and expansion
domestic: the majority of subscribers and the most modern equipment are in Yerevan (this includes paging and mobile cellular service)
international: country code - 374; Yerevan is connected to the Trans-Asia-Europe fiber-optic cable through Iran; additional international service is available by microwave radio relay and landline connections to the other countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States and through the Moscow international switch and by satellite to the rest of the world; satellite earth stations - 3 (2005)
Radio broadcast stations:AM 9, FM 16, shortwave 1 (2006)
Radios:850,000 (1997)
Television broadcast stations:48 (private television stations alongside 2 public networks; major Russian channels widely available) (2006)
Televisions:825,000 (1997)
Internet country code:.am
Internet hosts:8,163 (2006)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):9 (2001)
Internet users:150,000 (2005)

Armenia Quickstats

  • Population: 2,971,650 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 29,800 sq km
  • Density: 101 /km² (98th)
  • GDP (total): $14.17 billion (127th)
  • GDP (per capita): $4,270 (115th)
  • Literacy: 99.4%

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  • Currency: Dram (AMD)
  • Dial code: +374

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Armenia Internet

  • Usage: 161,000
  • Penetration: 5.5 %
  • Top Domain: .am

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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