Country ranking for field: telephone system international 1999

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1flag of IranIran13985 
2flag of United KingdomUnited Kingdom40 coaxial submarine cables; satellite earth stations_10 Intelsat 
3flag of United StatesUnited States24 ocean cable systems in use; satellite earth stations_61 Intelsat 
4flag of SpainSpain22 coaxial submarine cables; satellite earth stations_2 Intelsat 
5flag of DenmarkDenmark18 submarine fiber-optic cables linking Denmark with Norway Sweden Russia Poland Germany Netherlands UK Faroe Islands Iceland and Canada; satellite earth stations_6 Intelsat 10 Eutelsat 1 Orion 1 Inmarsat 
6flag of TurkeyTurkey12 satellite earth stations_Intelsat 
7flag of PortugalPortugal6 submarine cables; satellite earth stations_3 Intelsat 
8flag of CanadaCanada5 coaxial submarine cables; satellite earth stations_5 Intelsat 
9flag of AlgeriaAlgeria5 submarine cables; microwave radio relay to Italy France Spain Morocco and Tunisia; coaxial cable to Morocco and Tunisia; participant in Medarabtel; satellite earth stations_2 Intelsat 
10flag of MoroccoMorocco5 submarine cables; satellite earth stations_2 Intelsat 
11flag of SwedenSweden5 submarine coaxial cables; satellite earth stations_1 Intelsat 
12flag of TunisiaTunisia5 submarine cables; satellite earth stations_1 Intelsat 
13flag of The NetherlandsThe Netherlands5 submarine cables; satellite earth stations_3 Intelsat 
14flag of BelgiumBelgium5 submarine cables; satellite earth stations_2 Intelsat 
15flag of SenegalSenegal4 submarine cables; satellite earth station_1 Intelsat 
16flag of BermudaBermuda3 submarine cables; satellite earth stations_3 Intelsat 
17flag of VenezuelaVenezuela3 submarine coaxial cables; satellite earth station_1 Intelsat 
18flag of JerseyJersey3 submarine cables 
19flag of BrazilBrazil3 coaxial submarine cables; satellite earth stations_3 Intelsat 
20flag of IsraelIsrael3 submarine cables; satellite earth stations_3 Intelsat 
21flag of LuxembourgLuxembourg3 channels leased on TAT-6 coaxial submarine cable 
22flag of Cabo VerdeCabo Verde2 coaxial submarine cables; HF radiotelephone to Senegal and Guinea-Bissau; satellite earth station_1 Intelsat 
23flag of NorwayNorway2 buried coaxial cable systems; 4 coaxial submarine cables; satellite earth stations_NA Eutelsat NA Intelsat 
24flag of Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks and Caicos Islands2 submarine cables; satellite earth station_1 Intelsat 
25flag of MaltaMalta2 submarine cables; satellite earth station_1 Intelsat 
26flag of Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda1 coaxial submarine cable; satellite earth station_1 Intelsat 
27flag of GuernseyGuernsey1 submarine cable 
28flag of PanamaPanama1 coaxial submarine cable; satellite earth stations_2 Intelsat 
29flag of South AfricaSouth Africa1 submarine cable; satellite earth stations_3 Intelsat 
30flag of Dominican RepublicDominican Republic1 coaxial submarine cable; satellite earth station_1 Intelsat 
31flag of ArubaAruba1 submarine cable to Sint Maarten 
32flag of Cayman IslandsCayman Islands1 submarine coaxial cable; satellite earth station_1 Intelsat 
33flag of FinlandFinland1 submarine cable; satellite earth stations_access to Intelsat transmission service via a Swedish satellite earth station 1 Inmarsat 
34flag of MartiniqueMartiniquemicrowave radio relay to Guadeloupe Dominica and Saint Lucia; satellite earth stations_2 Intelsat 
35flag of PolandPolandsatellite earth stations_2 Intelsat NA Eutelsat 2 Inmarsat 
36flag of Marshall IslandsMarshall Islandssatellite earth stations_2 Intelsat 
37flag of Pitcairn IslandsPitcairn Islandsradiotelephone 
38flag of PakistanPakistansatellite earth stations_3 Intelsat 
39flag of PhilippinesPhilippinessubmarine cables to Hong Kong Guam Singapore Taiwan and Japan; satellite earth stations_3 Intelsat 
40flag of PeruPerusatellite earth stations_2 Intelsat 
41flag of ParaguayParaguaysatellite earth station_1 Intelsat 
42flag of Papua New GuineaPapua New Guineasubmarine cables to Australia and Guam; satellite earth station_1 Intelsat 
43flag of QatarQatartropospheric scatter to Bahrain; microwave radio relay to Saudi Arabia and UAE; submarine cable to Bahrain and UAE; satellite earth stations_2 Intelsat 
44flag of RomaniaRomaniasatellite earth station_1 Intelsat; new digital international direct-dial exchanges are in Bucharest 
45flag of RussiaRussiaRussia is connected internationally by three undersea fiber-optic cables; digital switches in several cities provide more than 50000 lines for international calls; satellite earth stations provide access to Intelsat Intersputnik Eutelsat Inmarsat and Orbita 
46flag of MauritaniaMauritaniasatellite earth stations_1 Intelsat 
47flag of MauritiusMauritiussatellite earth station_1 Intelsat 
48flag of PalauPalausatellite earth station_1 Intelsat 
49flag of NamibiaNamibiaNA 
50flag of OmanOmansatellite earth stations_2 Intelsat 
51flag of Saint HelenaSaint Helenamajor coaxial submarine cable relay point between South Africa Portugal and UK at Ascension; satellite earth stations_2 Intelsat 
52flag of NauruNaurusatellite earth station_1 Intelsat 
53flag of MozambiqueMozambiquesatellite earth stations_5 Intelsat 
54flag of MontserratMontserratNA 
55flag of NepalNepalradiotelephone communications; satellite earth station_1 Intelsat 
56flag of New CaledoniaNew Caledoniasatellite earth station_1 Intelsat 
57flag of MongoliaMongoliasatellite earth station_1 Intersputnik 
58flag of New ZealandNew Zealandsubmarine cables to Australia and Fiji; satellite earth stations_2 Intelsat 
59flag of MonacoMonacono satellite earth stations; connected by cable into the French communications system 
60flag of MoldovaMoldovatwo fiber-optic segments provide connectivity to Romania; worldwide service can be available to Moldova through this infrastructure; additional analog lines are to Russia; Intelsat Eutelsat and Intersputnik earth stations 
61flag of MyanmarMyanmarsatellite earth station_1 Intelsat 
62flag of NicaraguaNicaraguasatellite earth stations_1 Intersputnik 
63flag of NigerNigersatellite earth stations_2 Intelsat 
64flag of NigeriaNigeriasatellite earth stations_3 Intelsat 
65flag of NiueNiueNA 
66flag of Norfolk IslandNorfolk Islandradiotelephone service with Sydney 
67flag of North KoreaNorth Koreasatellite earth stations_1 Intelsat 
68flag of MexicoMexicosatellite earth stations_5 Intelsat 
69flag of MayotteMayottemicrowave radio relay and HF radiotelephone communications to Comoros and other international connections 
70flag of Northern Mariana IslandsNorthern Mariana Islandssatellite earth stations_2 Intelsat 
71flag of RwandaRwandainternational connections employ microwave radio relay to neighboring countries and satellite communications to more distant countries; satellite earth stations_1 Intelsat 
72flag of AfghanistanAfghanistansatellite earth stations_1 Intelsat 
73flag of Saint Kitts and NevisSaint Kitts and Nevisinternational calls are carried by radiotelephone to Antigua and Barbuda and from there switched to submarine cable or to Intelsat or carried to Saint Martin 
74flag of UkraineUkraineforeign investment in the form of joint business ventures greatly improved the Ukrainian telephone system; Ukraine's two main fiber-optic lines are part of the Trans-Asia-Europe Fiber-Optic Line 
75flag of The GambiaThe Gambiamicrowave radio relay links to Senegal and Guinea-Bissau; satellite earth station_1 Intelsat 
76flag of TogoTogosatellite earth stations_1 Intelsat 
77flag of TokelauTokelauradiotelephone service to Western Samoa; government-regulated telephone service 
78flag of TongaTongasatellite earth station_1 Intelsat 
79flag of Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobagosatellite earth station_1 Intelsat 
80flag of TurkmenistanTurkmenistanlinked by cable and microwave radio relay to other CIS republics and to other countries by leased connections to the Moscow international gateway switch; a new telephone link from Ashgabat to Iran has been established; a new exchange in Ashgabat switches international traffic through Turkey via Intelsat; satellite earth stations_1 Orbita and 1 Intelsat 
81flag of TuvaluTuvaluNA 
82flag of U.S. Virgin IslandsU.S. Virgin Islandssubmarine cable and satellite communications; satellite earth stations_NA 
83flag of UgandaUgandasatellite earth station_1 Intelsat 
84flag of United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emiratessatellite earth stations_3 Intelsat 
85flag of ThailandThailandsatellite earth stations_2 Intelsat 
86flag of UruguayUruguaysatellite earth stations_2 Intelsat 
87flag of UzbekistanUzbekistanlinked by landline or microwave radio relay with CIS member states and to other countries by leased connection via the Moscow international gateway switch; new Intelsat links to Tokyo 
88flag of VanuatuVanuatusatellite earth station_1 Intelsat 
89flag of VietnamVietnamsatellite earth stations_2 Intersputnik 
90flag of Wake IslandWake IslandNA 
91flag of Wallis and FutunaWallis and FutunaNA 
92flag of West BankWest BankNA 
93flag of Western SaharaWestern Saharatied into Morocco's system by microwave radio relay tropospheric scatter and satellite; satellite earth stations_2 Intelsat 
94flag of YemenYemensatellite earth stations_3 Intelsat 
95flag of ZambiaZambiasatellite earth stations_2 Intelsat 
96flag of The BahamasThe Bahamastropospheric scatter and submarine cable to Florida; 3 coaxial submarine cables; satellite earth station_1 Intelsat 
97flag of TanzaniaTanzaniasatellite earth stations_2 Intelsat 
98flag of Saint LuciaSaint Luciadirect microwave radio relay link with Martinique and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; tropospheric scatter to Barbados; international calls beyond these countries are carried by Intelsat from Martinique 
99flag of SloveniaSloveniaNA 
100flag of Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesVHF/UHF radiotelephone from Saint Vincent to Barbados; new SHF radiotelephone to Grenada and to Saint Lucia; access to Intelsat earth station in Martinique through Saint Lucia 
101flag of SamoaSamoasatellite earth station_1 Intelsat 
102flag of San MarinoSan Marinomicrowave radio relay and cable connections to Italian network; no satellite earth stations 
103flag of Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabiamicrowave radio relay to Bahrain Jordan Kuwait Qatar UAE Yemen and Sudan; coaxial cable to Kuwait and Jordan; submarine cable to Djibouti Egypt and Bahrain; satellite earth stations_5 Intelsat 
104flag of Serbia and MontenegroSerbia and Montenegrosatellite earth station_1 Intelsat 
105flag of SeychellesSeychellesdirect radiotelephone communications with adjacent island countries and African coastal countries; satellite earth station_1 Intelsat 
106flag of Sierra LeoneSierra Leonesatellite earth station_1 Intelsat 
107flag of SingaporeSingaporesubmarine cables to Malaysia 
108flag of MaliMalisatellite earth stations_2 Intelsat 
109flag of Solomon IslandsSolomon Islandssatellite earth station_1 Intelsat 
110flag of TajikistanTajikistanlinked by cable and microwave radio relay to other CIS republics and by leased connections to the Moscow international gateway switch; Dushanbe linked by Intelsat to international gateway switch in Ankara 
111flag of SomaliaSomaliainternational connections are available from Mogadishu by satellite 
112flag of South KoreaSouth Koreafiber-optic submarine cable to China; satellite earth stations_3 Intelsat 
113flag of Sri LankaSri Lankasubmarine cables to Indonesia and Djibouti; satellite earth stations_2 Intelsat 
114flag of SudanSudansatellite earth stations_1 Intelsat 
115flag of SurinameSurinamesatellite earth stations_2 Intelsat 
116flag of SvalbardSvalbardsatellite earth station_1 of NA type 
117flag of SwazilandSwazilandsatellite earth station_1 Intelsat 
118flag of SwitzerlandSwitzerlandsatellite earth stations_2 Intelsat 
119flag of SyriaSyriasatellite earth stations_1 Intelsat 
120flag of TaiwanTaiwansatellite earth stations_2 Intelsat 
121flag of SlovakiaSlovakiaNA 
122flag of LibyaLibyasatellite earth stations_4 Intelsat NA Arabsat and NA Intersputnik; submarine cables to France and Italy; microwave radio relay to Tunisia and Egypt; tropospheric scatter to Greece; participant in Medarabtel 
123flag of MaldivesMaldivessatellite earth station_1 Intelsat 
124flag of CroatiaCroatiano satellite earth stations 
125flag of Central African RepublicCentral African Republicsatellite earth station_1 Intelsat 
126flag of ChadChadsatellite earth station_1 Intelsat 
127flag of ChileChilesatellite earth stations_2 Intelsat 
128flag of ChinaChinasatellite earth stations_5 Intelsat 
129flag of Christmas IslandChristmas IslandNA 
130flag of Cocos IslandsCocos Islandstelephone telex and facsimile communications with Australia and elsewhere via satellite; 1 satellite earth station of NA type 
131flag of ColombiaColombiasatellite earth stations_2 Intelsat 
132flag of CongoCongosatellite earth station_1 Intelsat 
133flag of Cook IslandsCook Islandssatellite earth station_1 Intelsat 
134flag of Costa RicaCosta Ricaconnected to Central American Microwave System; satellite earth station_1 Intelsat 
135flag of CubaCubasatellite earth station_1 Intersputnik 
136flag of CambodiaCambodiaadequate but expensive landline and cellular service available to all countries from Phnom Penh and major provincial cities; satellite earth station_1 Intersputnik 
137flag of CyprusCyprustropospheric scatter; 3 coaxial and 5 fiber-optic submarine cables; satellite earth stations_3 Intelsat 
138flag of Czech RepublicCzech Republicsatellite earth stations_2 Intersputnik 
139flag of Côte d'IvoireCôte d'Ivoiresatellite earth stations_2 Intelsat 
140flag of Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the Congosatellite earth station_1 Intelsat 
141flag of DjiboutiDjiboutisubmarine cable to Jiddah Suez Sicily Marseilles Colombo and Singapore; satellite earth stations_1 Intelsat 
142flag of DominicaDominicamicrowave radio relay and SHF radiotelephone links to Martinique and Guadeloupe; VHF and UHF radiotelephone links to Saint Lucia 
143flag of EcuadorEcuadorsatellite earth station_1 Intelsat 
144flag of EgyptEgyptsatellite earth stations_2 Intelsat 
145flag of El SalvadorEl Salvadorsatellite earth station_1 Intelsat 
146flag of Equatorial GuineaEquatorial Guineainternational communications from Bata and Malabo to African and European countries; satellite earth station_1 Intelsat 
147flag of CameroonCameroonsatellite earth stations_2 Intelsat 
148flag of BurundiBurundisatellite earth station_1 Intelsat 
149flag of EstoniaEstoniaforeign investment in the form of joint business ventures greatly improved Estonia's telephone service; fiber-optic cables to Finland Sweden Latvia and Russia provide worldwide packet switched service 
150flag of BangladeshBangladeshsatellite earth stations_2 Intelsat 
151flag of American SamoaAmerican Samoasatellite earth station_1 Intelsat 
152flag of AndorraAndorralandline circuits to France and Spain 
153flag of AngolaAngolasatellite earth stations_2 Intelsat 
154flag of AnguillaAnguillamicrowave radio relay to island of Saint Martin 
155flag of AntarcticaAntarcticaNA 
156flag of ArgentinaArgentinasatellite earth stations_2 Intelsat 
157flag of ArmeniaArmeniaYerevan is connected to the Trans-Asia-Europe line through Iran; additional international service is available by microwave land line and satellite through the Moscow switch; 1 INTELSAT earth station 
158flag of AustraliaAustraliasubmarine cables to New Zealand Papua New Guinea and Indonesia; satellite earth stations_10 Intelsat 
159flag of AzerbaijanAzerbaijanthe old Soviet system of cable and microwave is still serviceable; satellite service between Baku and Turkey provides access to 200 countries; additional satellite providers supply services between Baku and specific countries; Azerbaijan is a signator of the Trans-Asia-Europe Fiber-Optic Line 
160flag of BahrainBahraintropospheric scatter to Qatar and UAE; microwave radio relay to Saudi Arabia; submarine cable to Qatar UAE and Saudi Arabia; satellite earth stations_2 Intelsat 
161flag of BelarusBelarusinternational traffic is carried by the Moscow international gateway switch and also by satellite; satellite earth stations_1 Intelsat 
162flag of Burkina FasoBurkina Fasosatellite earth station_1 Intelsat 
163flag of BelizeBelizesatellite earth station_1 Intelsat 
164flag of BeninBeninsatellite earth station_1 Intelsat 
165flag of BhutanBhutaninternational telephone and telegraph service is by landline through India; a satellite earth station was planned 
166flag of BoliviaBoliviasatellite earth station_1 Intelsat 
167flag of Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovinano satellite earth stations 
168flag of BotswanaBotswanamicrowave radio relay links to Zambia Zimbabwe and South Africa; satellite earth station_1 Intelsat 
169flag of British Indian Ocean TerritoryBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryNA 
170flag of British Virgin IslandsBritish Virgin Islandssubmarine cable to Bermuda 
171flag of BruneiBruneisatellite earth stations_2 Intelsat 
172flag of BulgariaBulgariadirect dialing to 36 countries; satellite earth stations_1 Intersputnik 
173flag of EritreaEritreaNA 
174flag of EthiopiaEthiopiaopen wire to Sudan and Djibouti; microwave radio relay to Kenya and Djibouti; satellite earth stations_3 Intelsat 
175flag of MalaysiaMalaysiasubmarine cables to India Hong Kong and Singapore; satellite earth stations_2 Intelsat 
176flag of KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstanconnections with other CIS countries by landline or microwave radio relay and with other countries by leased connections with Moscow international gateway switch and by satellite; satellite earth stations_1 Intersputnik and 1 Intelsat; connected internationally by the Trans-Asia-Europe Fiber-Optic Line 
177flag of Isle of ManIsle of ManNA 
178flag of ItalyItalysatellite earth stations_3 Intelsat 
179flag of JamaicaJamaicasatellite earth stations_2 Intelsat 
180flag of JapanJapansatellite earth stations_5 Intelsat 
181flag of Johnston AtollJohnston AtollNA 
182flag of JordanJordansatellite earth stations_3 Intelsat 1 Arabsat and 29 land and maritime Inmarsat terminals 
183flag of KazakhstanKazakhstaninternational traffic with other former Soviet republics and China carried by landline and microwave radio relay and with other countries by satellite and through 8 international telecommunications circuits at the Moscow international gateway switch; satellite earth stations_1 Intelsat and a new digital satellite earth station established at Almaty; a third satellite earth station at Atyrau provides teleconnectivity to the AT&T network via Intelsat; cable connected by the Trans-Asia-Europe Fiber-Optic Line 
184flag of KenyaKenyasatellite earth stations_4 Intelsat 
185flag of KiribatiKiribatisatellite earth station_1 Intelsat 
186flag of KuwaitKuwaitcoaxial cable and microwave radio relay to Saudi Arabia; satellite earth stations_3 Intelsat 
187flag of LaosLaossatellite earth station_1 Intersputnik 
188flag of IraqIraqsatellite earth stations_2 Intelsat 
189flag of LatviaLatviaLatvia has international fiber-optic connectivity to Belarus Estonia Lithuania and an undersea fiber-optic cable to Sweden 
190flag of LebanonLebanonsatellite earth stations_2 Intelsat 
191flag of LesothoLesothosatellite earth station_1 Intelsat 
192flag of LiberiaLiberiasatellite earth station_1 Intelsat 
193flag of AlbaniaAlbaniainadequate; international traffic carried by microwave radio relay from the Tirana exchange to Italy and Greece 
194flag of LiechtensteinLiechtensteinlinked to Swiss networks by cable and microwave radio relay 
195flag of LithuaniaLithuaniaLithuania has international fiber-optic connectivity to Latvia Poland and an undersea fiber-optic cable to Sweden 
196flag of MacauMacauHF radiotelephone communication facility; access to international communications carriers provided via Hong Kong and China; satellite earth station_1 Intelsat 
197flag of MadagascarMadagascarsubmarine cable to Bahrain; satellite earth stations_1 Intelsat 
198flag of MalawiMalawisatellite earth stations_2 Intelsat 
199flag of IrelandIrelandsatellite earth station_1 Intelsat 
200flag of IndonesiaIndonesiasatellite earth stations_2 Intelsat 
201flag of Falkland IslandsFalkland Islandssatellite earth station_1 Intelsat 
202flag of GreeceGreecetropospheric scatter; 8 submarine cables; satellite earth stations_2 Intelsat 
203flag of Faroe IslandsFaroe Islandssatellite earth stations_1 Orion; 1 fiber-optic submarine cable linking the Faroe Islands with Denmark and Iceland 
204flag of FijiFijiaccess to important cable link between US and Canada and NZ and Australia; satellite earth station_1 Intelsat 
205flag of FranceFrancesatellite earth stations_2 Intelsat 
206flag of French PolynesiaFrench Polynesiasatellite earth station_1 Intelsat 
207flag of GabonGabonsatellite earth stations_3 Intelsat 
208flag of Gaza StripGaza StripNA 
209flag of GeorgiaGeorgiaGeorgia and Russia are working on a fiber-optic line between P'ot'i and Sochi 
210flag of GermanyGermanysatellite earth stations_14 Intelsat 
211flag of GhanaGhanasatellite earth station_1 Intelsat 
212flag of GibraltarGibraltarradiotelephone; microwave radio relay; satellite earth station_1 Intelsat 
213flag of GrenadaGrenadanew SHF radiotelephone links to Trinidad and Tobago and Saint Vincent; VHF and UHF radio links to Trinidad 
214flag of IndiaIndiasatellite earth stations_8 Intelsat 
215flag of GuamGuamsatellite earth stations_2 Intelsat 
216flag of GuatemalaGuatemalaconnected to Central American Microwave System; satellite earth station_1 Intelsat 
217flag of Guinea-BissauGuinea-BissauNA 
218flag of GuineaGuineasatellite earth station_1 Intelsat 
219flag of GuyanaGuyanatropospheric scatter to Trinidad; satellite earth station_1 Intelsat 
220flag of HaitiHaitisatellite earth station_1 Intelsat 
221flag of Holy SeeHoly Seeuses Italian system 
222flag of HondurasHondurassatellite earth stations_2 Intelsat 
223flag of Hong KongHong Kongsatellite earth stations_3 Intelsat 
224flag of HungaryHungarysatellite earth stations_1 Intelsat and 1 Intersputnik 
225flag of IcelandIcelandsatellite earth stations_2 Intelsat 
226flag of ZimbabweZimbabwesatellite earth station_1 Intelsat 


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