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==Communication of Aruba== | ==Communication of Aruba== | ||
*Telephones - main lines in use: 43,000 (2012) | |||
:country comparison to the world: 169 | |||
*Telephones - mobile cellular: 135,000 (2012) | |||
:country comparison to the world: 188 | |||
*Telephone system: | |||
:general assessment: modern fully automatic telecommunications system | |||
:domestic: increased competition through privatization; 3 mobile-cellular service providers are now licensed | |||
:international: country code - 297; landing site for the PAN-AM submarine telecommunications cable system that extends from the US Virgin Islands through Aruba to Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, and the west coast of South America; extensive interisland microwave radio relay links (2007) | |||
*Broadcast media: 2 commercial TV stations; cable TV subscription service provides access to foreign channels; about 20 commercial radio stations broadcast (2007) | |||
*Internet country code:.aw | |||
*Internet hosts: 40,560 (2012) | |||
:country comparison to the world: 101 | |||
*Internet users: 24,000 (2009) | |||
:country comparison to the world: 188 | |||
==Transportation of Aruba== | ==Transportation of Aruba== | ||
==Military of Aruba== | ==Military of Aruba== | ||