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Telephones lines:
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94,800 (2006) |
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Mobile cellular in
Burkina Faso:
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1.017 million (2006)
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Telephone system in
Burkina Faso:
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general assessment:
services only fair; in 2006 the government sold a 51
percent stake in the national telephone company and
ultimately plans to retain only a 23 percent stake in
the company; fixed-line connections stand at less than 1
per 100 persons; mobile-cellular usage, fostered by
multiple providers, is increasing and stands at about 7
per 100 persons
domestic: microwave radio relay, open-wire, and
radiotelephone communication stations
international: country code - 226; satellite
earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2007)
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Radio broadcast
stations:
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AM 3, FM 17, shortwave 3
(2001) |
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Radios:
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394,020 (2000) |
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Television broadcast
stations in Burkina Faso:
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1 (2002) |
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Televisions:
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131,340 (2002) |
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Internet country
code:
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.bf |
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Internet hosts:
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193 (2007) |
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Internet Service
Providers (ISPs):
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1 (2002) |
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Internet users:
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80,000 (2006) |
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Airports in Burkina
Faso:
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33 (2007) |
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Airports with paved
runways in Burkina Faso Africa:
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total: 2
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 (2007) |
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Airports with unpaved
runways in Burkina Faso Africa:
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total: 31
1,524 to 2,437 m: 3
914 to 1,523 m: 11
under 914 m: 17 (2007) |
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Railways in Burkina
Faso Africa:
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total: 622 km
narrow gauge: 622 km 1.000-m gauge
note:: another 660 km of this railway extends
into Cote D'Ivoire (2006) |
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Roadways in Burkina
Faso Africa:
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total: 15,272 km
paved: 4,766 km
unpaved: 10,506 km (2004) |
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