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Communications of Uruguay

Telephones - main lines in use:987,000 (2006)
Telephones - mobile cellular:600,000 (2004)
Telephone system:general assessment: fully digitalized
domestic: most modern facilities concentrated in Montevideo; new nationwide microwave radio relay network
international: country code - 598; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2002)
Radio broadcast stations:AM 93, FM 191, shortwave 7 (2005)
Radios:1.97 million (1997)
Television broadcast stations:62 (2005)
Televisions:782,000 (1997)
Internet country code:.uy
Internet hosts:145,774 (2006)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):14 (2001)
Internet users:680,000 (2005)

Uruguay Quickstats

  • Population: 3,460,607 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 176,220 sq km
  • Density: 19 /km² (156th)
  • GDP (total): $33.98 billion (96th)
  • GDP (per capita): $9,900 (88th)
  • Literacy: 98%

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  • Currency: Uruguayan Peso (UYU)
  • Dial code: +598

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