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Afghanistan | at least 10 (one government-run central television station in Kabul and regional stations in nine of the 34 provinces; the regional stations operate on a reduced schedule; also, in 1997, there was a station in Mazar-e-Sharif reaching four northern Afghanistan provinces) (1998)
Albania | 65 (3 national, 62 local); note - 2 cable networks (2005)
Algeria | 46 (plus 216 repeaters) (1995)
American Samoa | 1 (Low Power TV); note - one cable TV station (2006)
Andorra | 0 (1997)
Angola | 6 (2000)
Anguilla | 1 (1997)
Antarctica | 1 (cable system with six channels; American Forces Antarctic Network-McMurdo) note: information for US bases only (2002)
Antigua and Barbuda | 2 (1997)
Argentina | 42 (plus 444 repeaters) (1997)
Armenia | 3 (plus an unknown number of repeaters) (1998)
Aruba | 1 (1997)
Australia | 104 (1997)
Austria | 10 (plus more than 1,000 repeaters) (2001)
Azerbaijan | 2 (1997)
Bahamas, The | 2 (2004)
Bahrain | 4 (1997)
Bangladesh | 15 (1999)
Barbados | 1 (plus two cable channels) (2004)
Belarus | 47 (plus 27 repeaters) (1995)
Belgium | 25 (plus 10 repeaters) (1997)
Belize | 2 (1997)
Benin | 1 (2001)
Bermuda | 3 (2005)
Bhutan | 1 (2005)
Bolivia | 48 (1997)
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 33 (plus 277 repeaters) (September 1995)
Botswana | 1 (2001)
Brazil | 138 (1997)
British Indian Ocean Territory | 1 (1997)
British Virgin Islands | 1 (plus one cable company) (1997)
Brunei | 2 (1997)
Bulgaria | 39 (plus 1,242 repeaters) (2001)
Burkina Faso | 1 (2002)
Burma | 2 (2004)
Burundi | 1 (2001)
Cambodia | 7 (2003)
Cameroon | 1 (2002)
Canada | 80 (plus many repeaters) (1997)
Cape Verde | 1 (and 7 repeaters) (2002)
Cayman Islands | 4 with cable system (2004)
Central African Republic | 1 (2001)
Chad | 1 (2002)
Chile | 63 (plus 121 repeaters) (1997)
China | 3,240 (of which 209 are operated by China Central Television, 31 are provincial TV stations, and nearly 3,000 are local city stations) (1997)
Christmas Island | 0; note - TV broadcasts received via satellite from mainland Australia (2006)
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | NA
Colombia | 60 (includes seven low-power stations) (1997)
Comoros | NA
Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 4 (2001)
Congo, Republic of the | 1 (2002)
Cook Islands | 1 (outer islands receive satellite broadcasts) (2004)
Costa Rica | 20 (plus 43 repeaters) (2002)
Cote d'Ivoire | 14 (1999)
Croatia | 36 (plus 321 repeaters) (September 1995)
Cuba | 58 (1997)
Cyprus | Republic of Cyprus: 8 north Cyprus: 2 (plus 4 relay) (2004)
Czech Republic | 150 (plus 1,434 repeaters) (2000)
Denmark | 26 (plus 51 repeaters) (1998)
Djibouti | 1 (2002)
Dominica | 1 (2004)
Dominican Republic | 25 (2003)
East Timor | NA
Ecuador | 7 (plus 14 repeaters) (2001)
Egypt | 98 (September 1995)
El Salvador | 5 (1997)
Equatorial Guinea | 1 (2002)
Eritrea | 1 (2000)
Estonia | 3 (2001)
Ethiopia | 1 plus 24 repeaters (2002)
European Union | 2,791 (1995); note - does not include repeaters; sum of individual country television broadcast stations; there is also a European-wide station (Eurovision)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 2 (operated by the British Forces Broadcasting Service) note: cable television is available in Stanley (2002)
Faroe Islands | 3 (plus 43 low-power repeaters) (September 1995)
Fiji | NA
Finland | 120 (plus 431 repeaters) (1999)
France | 584 (plus 9,676 repeaters) (1995)
French Guiana | 3 (plus eight low-power repeaters) (1997)
French Polynesia | 7 (plus 17 low-power repeaters) (1997)
Gabon | 4 (plus four low-power repeaters) (2001)
Gambia, The | 1 (government-owned) (1997)
Gaza Strip | 1 (2005)
Georgia | 12 (plus repeaters) (1998)
Germany | 373 (plus 8,042 repeaters) (1995)
Ghana | 10 (2001)
Gibraltar | 1 (plus three low-power repeaters) (1997)
Greece | 36 (plus 1,341 low-power repeaters); also two stations in the US Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (1995)
Greenland | 1 publicly-owned station, some local low-power stations, and three AFRTS (US Air Force) stations (1997)
Grenada | 2 (1997)
Guadeloupe | 5 (plus several low-power repeaters) (1997)
Guam | 3; 6 (Low Power TV) (2006)
Guatemala | 26 (plus 27 repeaters) (1997)
Guernsey | 1 (1997)
Guinea | 6 low-power stations (2001)
Guinea-Bissau | NA (2005)
Guyana | 3 (one public station; two private stations which relay US satellite services) (1997)
Haiti | 2 (plus a cable TV service) (1997)
Holy See (Vatican City) | 1 (2005)
Honduras | 11 (plus 17 repeaters) (1997)
Hong Kong | 4 (2004)
Hungary | 35 (plus 161 low-power repeaters) (1995)
Iceland | 14 (plus 156 low-power repeaters) (1997)
India | 562 (of which 82 stations have 1 kW or greater power and 480 stations have less than 1 kW of power) (1997)
Indonesia | 41 (1999)
Iran | 28 (plus 450 low-power repeaters) (1997)
Iraq | 21 (2004)
Ireland | 4 (many low-power repeaters) (2001)
Isle of Man | 0 (receives broadcasts from the UK and satellite) (1999)
Israel | 17 (plus 36 low-power repeaters) (1995)
Italy | 358 (plus 4,728 repeaters) (1995)
Jamaica | 7 (1997)
Japan | 211 plus 7,341 repeaters note: in addition, US Forces are served by 3 TV stations and 2 TV cable services (1999)
Jersey | 2 (1997)
Jordan | 20 (plus 96 repeaters) (1995)
Kazakhstan | 12 (plus nine repeaters) (1998)
Kenya | 8 (2002)
Kiribati | 1 (not reported to be active) (2002)
Korea, North | 4 (includes Korean Central Television, Mansudae Television, Korean Educational and Cultural Network, and Kaesong Television targeting South Korea) (2003)
Korea, South | terrestrial stations 43; cable operators 59; relay cable operators 190 (2005)
Kuwait | 13 (plus several satellite channels) (1997)
Kyrgyzstan | NA (repeater stations throughout the country relay programs from Russia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Turkey) (1997)
Latvia | 44 (plus 31 repeaters) (1995)
Lebanon | 15 (plus 5 repeaters) (1995)
Lesotho | 1 (2000)
Liberia | 1 (plus four low-power repeaters) (2001)
Libya | 12 (plus one low-power repeater) (1999)
Liechtenstein | NA (linked to Swiss networks) (1997)
Lithuania | 27 note: Lithuania has approximately 27 broadcasting stations, but may have as many as 100 transmitters, including repeater stations (2001)
Luxembourg | 5 (1999)
Macau | 1 (2003)
Macedonia | 31 (plus 166 repeaters) (1995)
Madagascar | 1 (plus 36 repeaters) (2001)
Malawi | 1 (2001)
Malaysia | 1 (plus 15 high-power repeaters) (2001)
Maldives | 1 (1997)
Mali | 1 (plus repeaters) (2001)
Malta | 6 (2000)
Marshall Islands | 2 (both are US military stations) note: Marshalls Broadcasting Service (cable company) operates on Majuro (2005)
Martinique | 11 (plus nine repeaters) (1997)
Mauritania | 1 (2002)
Mauritius | 2 (plus several repeaters) (1997)
Mayotte | 3 (2001)
Mexico | 236 (plus repeaters) (1997)
Micronesia, Federated States of | 3; note - cable TV also available (2004)
Moldova | 1 (plus 30 repeaters) (1995)
Monaco | 5 (1998)
Mongolia | 52 (plus 21 provincial repeaters and many low power repeaters) (2004)
Montserrat | 1 (1997)
Morocco | 35 (plus 66 repeaters) (1995)
Mozambique | 1 (2001)
Namibia | 8 (plus about 20 low-power repeaters) (1997)
Nauru | 1 (1997)
Nepal | 1 (plus 9 repeaters) (1998)
Netherlands | 21 (plus 26 repeaters) (1995)
Netherlands Antilles | 3 (there is also a cable service, which supplies programs received from various US satellite networks and two Venezuelan channels) (2004)
New Caledonia | 6 (plus 25 low-power repeaters) (1997)
New Zealand | 41 (plus 52 medium-power repeaters and over 650 low-power repeaters) (1997)
Nicaragua | 3 (plus seven low-power repeaters) (1997)
Niger | 3 (plus seven low-power repeaters) (2002)
Nigeria | 3 (the government controls 2 of the broadcasting stations and 15 repeater stations) (2002)
Niue | 1 (1997)
Norfolk Island | 1 (local programming station plus two repeaters that bring in Australian programs by satellite) (2005)
Northern Mariana Islands | 1 (Low Power TV on Saipan; in addition, two cable services on Saipan provide varied programming from satellite networks) (2006)
Norway | 360 (plus 2,729 repeaters) (1995)
Oman | 13 (plus 25 low-power repeaters) (1999)
Pakistan | 22 (plus seven low-power repeaters) (1997)
Palau | 1 (cable) (2005)
Panama | 38 (including repeaters) (1998)
Papua New Guinea | 3 (all in the Port Moresby area) note: additional stations at Mt. Hagen, Goroka, Lae, and Rabaul are planned (2004)
Paraguay | 5 (2003)
Peru | 13 (plus 112 repeaters) (1997)
Philippines | 225; note - 1373 CATV networks (2004)
Poland | 179 (plus 256 repeaters) (September 1995)
Portugal | 62 (plus 166 repeaters) note: includes Azores and Madeira Islands (1995)
Puerto Rico | 32 (2006)
Qatar | 1 (plus three repeaters) (2001)
Reunion | 35 (plus 18 low-power repeaters) (2001)
Romania | 48 (plus 392 repeaters) (1995)
Russia | 7,306 (1998)
Rwanda | 2 (2004)
Saint Helena | 0 note: three television channels are received in Saint Helena via satellite and distributed by UHF (2005)
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 (plus three repeaters) (2004)
Saint Lucia | 2 (of which one is a commercial broadcast station and one is a community antenna television or CATV channel) (2004)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0 (there are, however, two repeaters which rebroadcast programs from France, Canada, and the US) (1997)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 (plus three repeaters) (2004)
Samoa | 2 (2002)
San Marino | 1 (San Marino residents also receive broadcasts from Italy) (1997)
Sao Tome and Principe | 2 (2002)
Saudi Arabia | 117 (1997)
Senegal | 1 (1997)
Serbia and Montenegro | more than 771 (including 86 strong stations and 685 low-power stations, plus 20 repeaters in the principal networks; also numerous local or private stations in Serbia and Vojvodina) (1997)
Seychelles | 2 (plus 9 repeaters) (1997)
Sierra Leone | 2 (1999)
Singapore | 3 (2005)
Slovakia | 6 national broadcasting, 7 regional, 67 local (2004)
Slovenia | 48 (2001)
Somalia | 4; note - two in Mogadishu; two in Hargeisa (2001)
South Africa | 556 (plus 144 network repeaters) (1997)
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | 0 (2003)
Spain | 224 (plus 2,105 repeaters) note: these figures include 11 television broadcast stations and 88 repeaters in the Canary Islands (1995)
Sri Lanka | 21 (1997)
Sudan | 3 (1997)
Suriname | 3 (plus seven repeaters) (2000)
Svalbard | NA
Swaziland | 12 (includes 7 relay stations) (2004)
Sweden | 169 (plus 1,299 repeaters) (1995)
Switzerland | 115 (plus 1,919 repeaters) (1995)
Syria | 44 (plus 17 repeaters) (1995)
Taiwan | 29 (plus two repeaters) (1997)
Tajikistan | 13 (2001)
Tanzania | 3 (1999)
Thailand | 5 (all in Bangkok; plus 131 repeaters) (1997)
Togo | 3 (plus two repeaters) (1997)
Tonga | 3 (2004)
Trinidad and Tobago | 6 (2005)
Tunisia | 26 (plus 76 repeaters) (1995)
Turkey | 635 (plus 2,934 repeaters) (1995)
Turkmenistan | 4 (government owned and programmed) (2004)
Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 (broadcasts from The Bahamas are received; 2 cable television networks) (2004)
Tuvalu | 0 (2004)
Uganda | 8 (plus one low-power repeater) (2001)
Ukraine | at least 33 (plus 21 repeaters that relay broadcasts from Russia) (1997)
United Arab Emirates | 15 (2004)
United Kingdom | 228 (plus 3,523 repeaters) (1995)
United States | 2,218 (2006)
Uruguay | 62 (2005)
Uzbekistan | 4 (plus two repeaters that relay Russian programs), 1 cable rebroadcaster in Tashkent; approximately 20 stations in regional capitals (2003)
Vanuatu | 1 (2004)
Venezuela | 66 (plus 45 repeaters) (1997)
Vietnam | at least 7 (plus 13 repeaters) (1998)
Virgin Islands | 5 (2006)
Wake Island | 0 note: Armed Forces Radio/Television Service (AFRTS) radio service provided by satellite (2005)
Wallis and Futuna | 2 (2000)
West Bank | 8 (2005)
Western Sahara | NA
World | NA
Yemen | 7 (plus several low-power repeaters) (1997)
Zambia | 9 (2002)
Zimbabwe | 16 (1997)
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