Maldivian Communications, Maldives Communications
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Telephones - main lines in use: 28,700 (2002)
Telephones - mobile cellular: 41,900 (2002)
Telephone system: General assessment: minimal domestic and international facilities domestic: interatoll communication through microwave links; all inhabited islands are connected with telephone and fax service international: country code - 960; satellite earth station - 3 Intelsat (Indian Ocean)
Radio broadcast stations: AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 1 (1998)
Television broadcast stations: 1 (1997)
Internet country code: .mv
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
Internet users: 15,000 (2002)
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The information here has been derived from Public Domain Sources such as the CIA World Factbook. No liability can be taken for any inaccuracies.
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The Maldives was long a sultanate, first under Dutch and then under British protection. It became a republic in 1968, three years after independence. Since 1978, President Maumoon Abdul GAYOOM - currently in his sixth term in office - has dominated t...