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Exchange rates:

Uzbekistani soum (UZS) per US dollar - 1,317 (2008 est.), 1,263.8 (2007), 1,219.8 (2006), 1,020 (2005), 971.265 (2004)

Communications ::Uzbekistan

Telephones - main lines in use:

1.85 million (2008) country comparison to the world: 61

Telephones - mobile cellular:

12.734 million (2008) country comparison to the world: 49

Telephone system:

general assessment: antiquated and inadequate; in serious need of modernization