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Telephones main lines
in use:
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76,300 (2005) |
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Telephones - mobile
cellular in Benin:
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750,000 (2005) |
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Telephone system in
Benin:
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general assessment:
inadequate; fixed-line network is almost saturated with
fixed-line teledensity stuck at a meager 1 per 100
persons; mobile-cellular telephone density of roughly 10
per 100 persons
domestic: fair system of open-wire, microwave
radio relay, and cellular connections; four
mobile-cellular providers
international: country code - 229; landing point
for the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic submarine cable that
provides connectivity to Europe and Asia; satellite
earth station - 7 (Intelsat-Atlantic Ocean) (2007)
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Radio broadcast
stations:
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AM 2, FM 9, shortwave 4
(2000) |
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Radios in Benin:
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660,000 (2000) |
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Television broadcast
stations in Benin:
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1 (2001) |
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Televisions in Benin:
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66,000 (2000) |
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Internet country
code:
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.bj |
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Internet hosts in
Benin:
|
798 (2007) |
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Internet Service
Providers (ISPs) in Benin:
|
4 (2002) |
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Internet users in
Benin:
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700,000 (2006) |
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Airports in Benin:
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5 (2007)
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total:
1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2007) |
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Airports - with unpaved runways in Benin:
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total:
4
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 2 (2007)
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Railways in Benin:
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total:
758 km
narrow gauge: 758 km 1.000-m gauge (2006) |
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Roadways in Benin:
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total:
16,000 km
paved: 1,400 km
unpaved: 14,600 km (2005) |
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Waterways in Benin:
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150 km
(on River Niger along northern border) (2005) |
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Ports and terminals:
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Cotonou
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Facts
on ICT & Transport in Benin