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| Communications | Last updated on 15 January, 2010 |
| Telephones - main lines in use: | 618,000 (2008)
country comparison to the world: 93 | | Telephones - mobile cellular: | 2.755 million (2008)
country comparison to the world: 111 | | Telephone system: | general assessment: fixed-line telecommunications network has only limited coverage outside Tbilisi; long list of people waiting for fixed line connections; multiple mobile-cellular providers provide services to an increasing subscribership throughout the country
domestic: cellular telephone networks now cover the entire country; mobile-cellular teledensity approaching 75 per 100 people; urban fixed-line telephone density is about 20 per 100 people; rural telephone density is about 4 per 100 people; intercity facilities include a fiber-optic line between T'bilisi and K'ut'aisi; nationwide pager service is available
international: country code - 995; the Georgia-Russia fiber optic submarine cable provides connectivity to Russia; international service is available by microwave, landline, and satellite through the Moscow switch; international electronic mail and telex service are available | | Radio broadcast stations: | AM 7, FM 12, shortwave 4 (1998) | | Television broadcast stations: | 12 (plus repeaters) (1998) | | Internet country code: | .ge | | Internet hosts: | 104,243 (2009)
country comparison to the world: 72 | | Internet users: | 1.024 million (2008)
country comparison to the world: 85 | | Telephone calling code: | +995 | | International Codes: | Geography code (by fips 10-4): GG
Country code (by ISO-3166): GE (2 char); GEO (3 char); 268 (number);
Internet code: .ge
Language code (by ISO-639): KA (K'art'uli, IBERIO-CAUCASIAN language family) |
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