My World Factbook
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Note: Most information adapted from the popular World Factbook is distributed between the websites GeoWorld (geography, people, communications & transportation), Politix (government) and Great Depression II (economy).
Communications
129,300 (2009)
country comparison to the world: 
139
12 million (2009)
country comparison to the world: 57
general assessment: limited fixed-line telephone service; an increasing number of Afghans utilize mobile-cellular phone networks
domestic: aided by the presence of multiple providers, mobile-cellular telephone service continues to improve rapidly
international: country code - 93; multiple VSAT’s provide international and domestic voice and data connectivity (2009)
state-owned broadcaster, Radio Television Afghanistan (RTA), operates a series of radio and television stations in Kabul and the provinces; an estimated 50 private radio stations, 8 TV networks, and about a dozen international broadcasters are available; more than 30 community-based radio stations broadcasting (2007)
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46 (2010)
country comparison to the world: 211
1 million (2009)
country comparison to the world: 98
Internet access is growing through Internet cafes as well as public “telekiosks” in Kabul (2005)
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