| Communications |
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Telephones - main lines in use: |
3.996 million (2007) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular: |
28.381 million (2007) |
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Telephone system: |
general assessment: modern system
domestic: extensive microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, and fiber-optic cable systems; mobile-cellular subscribership has been increasing rapidly
international: country code - 966; landing point for the international submarine cable Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG) and for both the SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable networks providing connectivity to Asia, Middle East, Europe, and US; microwave radio relay to Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, UAE, Yemen, and Sudan; coaxial cable to Kuwait and Jordan; satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (3 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean), 1 Arabsat, and 1 Inmarsat (Indian Ocean region) |
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Radio broadcast stations: |
AM 43, FM 31, shortwave 2 (1998) |
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Television broadcast stations: |
117 (1997) |
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Internet country code: |
.sa |
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Internet hosts: |
141,232 (2008) |
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Internet users: |
6.2 million (2007) |
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