Currency (code):
metical (MZM)
Currency code:
MZM
Exchange rates:
meticais per US dollar - 24.9245 (2006), 23,061 (2005), 22,581
(2004), 23,782 (2003), 23,678 (2002)
Fiscal year:
calendar year
Communications Mozambique
Telephones - main lines in use:
69,700 (2004)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
1.22 million (2005)
Telephone system:
general assessment: fair system but not available generally
(extremely low density with less than 1 main line per 100 persons)
domestic: the system consists of open-wire lines and trunk
connection by microwave radio relay and tropospheric scatter
international: country code - 258; satellite earth stations - 5
Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean)
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 13, FM 17, shortwave 11 (2001)
Radios:
730,000 (1997)