1,223,140 (2001),
625,219 (2000), 418,783 (1999), 260,724 (1998), 151,865 (1997)

Fiscal year: calendar year

Communications Cyprus

Telephones - main lines in use: Greek Cypriot area: 405,000 (1998);
Turkish Cypriot area: 83,162 (1998)

Telephones - mobile cellular: Greek Cypriot area: 68,000 (1998);
Turkish Cypriot area: 70,000 (1999)

Telephone system: general assessment: excellent in both the Greek Cypriot
and Turkish Cypriot areas domestic: open wire, fiber-optic cable, and
microwave radio relay international: tropospheric scatter; 3 coaxial and
5 fiber-optic submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat
(1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean), 2 Eutelsat, 2 Intersputnik,
and 1 Arabsat

Radio broadcast stations: AM 7, FM 60, shortwave 1 (1998); Turkish
Cypriot area: Radios: Greek Cypriot area: 310,000 (1997); Turkish
Cypriot area: 56,450 (1994)

Television broadcast stations: Greek Cypriot area: 4 (plus 225 low-power
repeaters) (September 1995); Turkish Cypriot area: 4 (plus 5 repeaters)
(September 1995)

Televisions: Greek Cypriot area: 248,000 (1997); Turkish Cypriot area:
52,300 (1994)

Internet country code: .cy

Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 6 (2000)

Internet users: 120,000 (2001)

Transportation Cyprus

Railways: 0 km

Highways: 10,663 km (1998 est.); Turkish Cypriot area: Greek Cypriot
area: Waterways: none

Ports and harbors: Famagusta, Kyrenia, Larnaca, Limassol, Paphos,
Vasilikos

Merchant marine: total: 1,254 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling
22,802,712 GRT/36,337,768 DWT note: includes some foreign-owned
ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Austria 12, Belgium 2,
Bulgaria 2, Canada 3, Chile 2, China 16, Croatia 2, Cuba 11, Finland 1,
Germany 229, Greece 607, Guam 1, Hong Kong 6, India 6, Iran 1, Ireland 1,
Israel 5, Italy 1, Japan 26, Latvia 14, Lebanon 1, Lithuania 2, Mexico 1,
Monaco 10, Netherlands 30, Norway 23, Panama 1, Philippines 2, Poland 19,
Portugal 2, Russia 57, Singapore 2, Slovenia 2, South Korea 4, Spain
7, Sudan 2, Sweden 6, Switzerland 4, Turkey 1, Ukraine 1, United Arab
Emirates 13, United Kingdom 6, United States 4, Vietnam 1 (2002 est.)
ships by type: barge carrier 2, bulk 438, cargo 378, chemical tanker 24,
combination bulk 31, combination ore/oil 2, container 133, liquefied gas
4, passenger 7, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 131, refrigerated
cargo 46, roll on/roll off 41, short-sea passenger 10, specialized