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Communications of Sudan

Telephones - main lines in use:636,900 (2006)
Telephones - mobile cellular:4.683 million (2006)
Telephone system:general assessment: large, well-equipped system by regional standards and being upgraded; cellular communications started in 1996 and have expanded substantially
domestic: consists of microwave radio relay, cable, radiotelephone communications, tropospheric scatter, and a domestic satellite system with 14 earth stations
international: country code - 249; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), 1 Arabsat (2000)
Radio broadcast stations:AM 12, FM 1, shortwave 1 (1998)
Radios:7.55 million (1997)
Television broadcast stations:3 (1997)
Televisions:2.38 million (1997)
Internet country code:.sd
Internet hosts:16 (2006)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):2 (2002)
Internet users:2.8 million (2005)

Sudan Quickstats

  • Population: 39,379,358 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 2,505,810 sq km
  • Density: 14 /km² (194th)
  • GDP (total): $84.755 billion (62nd)
  • GDP (per capita): $2,522 9.6% (134th)
  • Literacy: 61.1%

Languages of Sudan

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  • Currency: Sudanese pound (SDG, SDD)
  • Dial code: +249

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Sudan Internet

  • Usage: 1,140,000
  • Penetration: 3.3 %
  • Top Domain: .su

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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