| Communications |
| Telephones
in use: |
4.546 million (2008) |
| Cellular
Phones in use: |
88.02 million (2008) |
| Telephone
system: |
general assessment: the
telecommunications infrastructure is improving dramatically with
foreign and domestic investments into fixed-line and mobile
networks; mobile-cellular subscribership has skyrocketed, reaching
some 88 million in 2008, up from only about 300,000 in 2000; fiber
systems are being constructed throughout the country to aid in
network growth; main line availability has risen only marginally
over the same period and there are still difficulties getting main
line service to rural areas
domestic: microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, fiber-optic cable,
cellular, and satellite networks
international: country code - 92; landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-3
and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable systems that provide links to Asia,
the Middle East, and Europe; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat
(1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean); 3 operational international
gateway exchanges (1 at Karachi and 2 at Islamabad); microwave radio
relay to neighboring countries (2008) |
| Radio
broadcast stations: |
AM 31, FM 68, shortwave NA (2006) |
| Television
broadcast stations: |
20 (5 state-run channels and 15
privately-owned satellite channels) (2006) |
| Internet
country code: |
.pk |
| Internet
hosts: |
197,264 (2008) |
| Internet
users: |
17.5 million (2007) |
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| Transportation |
| Airports: |
146 (2007) |
| Airports
(paved runways): |
total: 92
over 3,047 m: 16
2,438 to 3,047 m: 19
1,524 to 2,437 m: 29
914 to 1,523 m: 18
under 914 m: 10 (2007) |
| Airports
(unpaved runways): |
total: 54
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 16
914 to 1,523 m: 13
under 914 m: 24 (2007) |
| Heliports: |
18 (2007) |
| Pipelines: |
gas 10,402 km; oil 2,076 km; refined
products 792 km (2008) |
| Railways: |
total: 8,163 km
broad gauge: 7,718 km 1.676-m gauge (293 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 445 km 1.000-m gauge (2006) |
| Roadways: |
total: 259,758 km
paved: 162,879 km (includes 711 km of expressways)
unpaved: 96,879 km (2005) |
| Merchant
marine: |
total: 15
by type: bulk carrier 1, cargo 10, petroleum tanker 4
registered in other countries: 19 (Comoros 4, Malta 2, Marshall
Islands 1, Panama 9, Saint Kitts and Nevis 3) (2008) |
| Ports
and terminals: |
Karachi, Port Muhammad Bin Qasim |
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