Zimbabwe Phone Cards
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 | | ZIMBABWE FACTS | | Population: 12.9 million (UN, 2003) | | Capital: Harare | | Major language: English (official), Shona, Sindebele | | Major religions: Christianity, indigenous beliefs | | Life expectancy: 34 years (men), 33 years (women) (UN) | | Monetary unit: 1 Zimbabwe dollar = 100 cents | | Main exports: Tobacco, cotton, agricultural products, gold, minerals | | Average annual income: US $480 (World Bank, 2001) | | Internet domain: .zw | | International dialling code: +263 |
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Zimbabwe Telecommunication*
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Telephones - main lines in use: | 212,000 (in addition, there are about 20,000 fixed telephones in wireless local loop connections) (1997) | Telephones - mobile cellular: | 111,000 (2001) | Telephone system: | general assessment: system was once one of the best in Africa, but now suffers from poor maintenance; more than 100,000 outstanding requests for connection despite an equally large number of installed but unused main lines domestic: consists of microwave radio relay links, open-wire lines, radiotelephone communication stations, fixed wireless local loop installations, and a substantial mobile cellular network; Internet connection is available in Harare and planned for all major towns and for some of the smaller ones international: satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat; two international digital gateway exchanges (in Harare and Gweru) | Radio broadcast stations: | AM 7, FM 20 (plus 17 repeater stations), shortwave 1 (1998) | Television broadcast stations: | 16 (1997) | Internet country code: | .zw | Internet Service Providers (ISPs): | 6 (2000) | Internet users: | 100,000 (2002) |
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*Zimbabwe telecommunications data is from CIA World Factbook.
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