Currency code:
COP
Exchange rates:
Colombian pesos per US dollar - 2,877.65 (2003), 2,504.24 (2002),
2,299.63 (2001), 2,087.9 (2000), 1,756.23 (1999)
Fiscal year:
calendar year
Communications Colombia
Telephones - main lines in use:
8,768,100 (2003)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
6,186,200 (2003)
Telephone system:
general assessment: modern system in many respects
domestic: nationwide microwave radio relay system; domestic
satellite system with 41 earth stations; fiber-optic network linking
50 cities
international: country code - 57; satellite earth stations - 6
Intelsat, 1 Inmarsat; 3 fully digitalized international switching
centers; 8 submarine cables
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 454, FM 34, shortwave 27 (1999)
Radios:
21 million (1997)
Television broadcast stations:
60 (includes seven low-power stations) (1997)