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Economic Indicator: Telephone Statistics: Number of Fixed Lines, Mobile Phone Penetration Rate
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Detailed Analysis for Year: 2015
Full Dataset: from 1993 to 2014
Dataset updated: 17th March 2015
Data Source: CIA Factbook
National or Regional Currency: Afghanis
Currency Symbol: AFA
Telephone System: 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; the Afghan Ministry of Communications and Information claims that more than 90 percent of the population live in areas with access to mobile-cellular services ; international: country code - 93; multiple VSAT's provide international and domestic voice and data connectivity (2012)
Population: 31,822,848 (July 2014 est.)
Telephones - Main Lines In Use: 13,500 (2012)
Telephones - Mobile Cellular: 18 million (2012)