Iraq Communications 1997

Telephones 632,000 (1987 est.)

Telephone system reconstitution of damaged telecommunication facilities began after theGulf war; most damaged facilities have been rebuilt
domestic: the network consists of coaxial cables and microwave radio relay links
international : satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 IndianOcean), 1 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean Region) and 1 Arabsat (inoperative);coaxial cable and microwave radio relay to Jordan, Kuwait, Syria, and Turkey;Kuwait line is probably nonoperational

Radio broadcast stations AM 16, FM 1, shortwave 0

Radios 4.02 million (1991 est.)

Television broadcast stations 13

Televisions 1 million (1992 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Iraq on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Iraq Communications 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Iraq Communications 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.