Currency code:
TJS
Exchange rates:
Tajikistani somoni per US dollar - 3.2475 (2006), 3.1166 (2005),
2.9705 (2004), 3.0614 (2003), 2.7641 (2002)
Fiscal year:
calendar year
Communications Tajikistan
Telephones - main lines in use:
245,200 (2004)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
265,000 (2005)
Telephone system:
general assessment: poorly developed and not well maintained; many
towns are not linked to the national network
domestic: the domestic telecommunications network has historically
been under-funded and poorly maintained; main line availability has
not changed significantly since 1998; cellular telephony is rare and
coverage remains limited.
international: country code - 992; linked by cable and microwave
radio relay to other CIS republics and by leased connections to the
Moscow international gateway switch; Dushanbe linked by Intelsat to
international gateway switch in Ankara (Turkey); satellite earth
stations - 1 Orbita and 2 Intelsat
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 8, FM 10, shortwave 2 (2002)
Radios:
1.291 million (1991)
Television broadcast stations:
6 (2006)