Telephones Greek area: 367,000 (1996 est.); Turkish area: 80,000 (1996 est.)

Telephone system excellent in both the Greek and Turkish areas
domestic: open wire, fiber-optic cable, and microwave radio relay
international: tropospheric scatter; 3 coaxial and 5 fiber-optic submarine cables;satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean),2 Eutelsat, 2 Intersputnik, and 1 Arabsat

Radio broadcast stations Greek area: AM 4, FM 36, shortwave 1, Turkish area: AM 2, FM 6, shortwave0

Radios Greek area: 500,000 (1996 est.); Turkish area: 130,000 (1996 est.)

Television broadcast stations Greek area: 8 (repeaters 34); Turkish area: 2

Televisions Greek area: 300,000 (1996 est.); Turkish area: 90,000 (1996 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Cyprus 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 Cyprus Communications 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Cyprus Communications 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.