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Total subscriptions: 21,700
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: less than 1 (2014 est.)
Country comparison to the world: 182
Total: 3.2 million
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 31 (2014 est.)
Country comparison to the world: 138
General assessment: sparse system of open-wire, radiotelephone communications, and low-capacity microwave radio relays
Domestic: telephone density one of the lowest in the world; fixed-line connections stand at well less than 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular usage is increasing but remains at roughly 20 per 100 persons
International: country code - 257; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) (2011)