Exchange rates:
kwanza per US dollar - 88.6 (2005), 83.541 (2004), 74.606 (2003),
43.53 (2002), 22.058 (2001)
Fiscal year:
calendar year
Communications Angola
Telephones - main lines in use:
94,300 (2005)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
1,094,100 (2005)
Telephone system:
general assessment: telephone service limited mostly to government
and business use; HF radiotelephone used extensively for military
links
domestic: limited system of wire, microwave radio relay, and
tropospheric scatter
international: country code - 244; satellite earth stations - 29;
fiber optic submarine cable (SAT-3/WASC) provides connectivity to
Europe and Asia (2005)
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 21, FM 6, shortwave 7 (2000)
Radios:
815,000 (2000)
Television broadcast stations:
6 (2000)
Televisions:
196,000 (2000)