Telecommunications in Djibouti falls under the authority of the Ministry of Communication & Culture.
Communications
Telephones Main lines in use: 23,000 (2015) Mobile/cellular: 312,000 (2015)
Telephone system
General assessment: Telephone facilities in the city of Djibouti are defined by CIA World Factbook as "adequate as are the microwave radio relay connections to outlying areas of the country."
Domestic: Djibouti Telecom is the sole provider of telecommunications services and utilizes mostly a microwave radio relay network; fiber-optic cable is installed in the capital; rural areas connected via wireless local loop radio systems; mobile cellular coverage is primarily limited to the area in and around Djibouti city International: country code - 253 SEA-ME-WE 3 submarine cable to Jeddah, Suez, Sicily, Marseille, Colombo, and Singapore satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) and 1 Arabsat Medarabtel regional microwave radio relay telephone network
Radio Radio broadcast stations: AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (2001)
Television
Television broadcast stations: 1 (2002); Radio Television of Djibouti
Broadcast media Maintains restrictions on the licensing and operation of broadcast media; state-owned Radiodiffusion-Television de Djibouti (RTD) operates the sole terrestrial TV station as well as the only 2 domestic radio networks; no private TV or radio stations; transmissions of several international broadcasters are available (2007)
Internet Internet hosts: 215 (2012)
Internet country code: .dj
Internet users 38,866 (2020)
References
CIA Factbook on Djibouti
External links GSM World page on Djibouti PanAfriL10n page on Djibouti


