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Total subscriptions: 1.09 million
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1 (2014 est.)
Country comparison to the world: 74
Total: 120.4 million
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 72 (2014 est.)
Country comparison to the world: 12
General assessment: inadequate for a modern country; introducing digital systems; trunk systems include VHF and UHF microwave radio relay links, and some fiber-optic cable in cities
Domestic: fixed-line teledensity remains only about 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular telephone subscribership has been increasing rapidly and now exceeds 67 telephones per 100 persons
International: country code - 880; landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-4 fiber-optic submarine cable system that provides links to Europe, the Middle East, and Asia; satellite earth stations - 6; international radiotelephone communications and landline service to neighboring countries (2011)