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CommunicationsTelephones - main lines in use World Ranking: 13
19.904 million (2009)
Telephones - mobile cellular World Ranking: 25
51.493 million (2009)
Telephone system
General assessment
Well developed, modern facilities; fixed-line teledensity is roughly 50 per 100 persons Domestic Combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity is roughly 175 telephones per 100 persons International Country code - 34; submarine cables provide connectivity to Europe, Middle East, Asia, and US; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), NA Eutelsat; tropospheric scatter to adjacent countries Broadcast media
A mixture of both publicly-operated and privately-owned TV and radio stations; overall, hundreds of TV channels are available including national, regional, local, public, and international channels; satellite and cable TV systems available; multiple national radio networks, a large number of regional radio networks, and a larger number of local radio stations; overall, hundreds of radio stations (2008) Internet country code
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Internet hosts World Ranking: 25
4.232 million (2010)
Internet users World Ranking: 14
28.119 million (2009)
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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in economic and political power. Spain remained neutral in World Wars I and II but suffered through a devastating civil war (1936-39). A peaceful transition to democracy following the death of dictator Francisco FRANCO in 1975, and rapid economic modernization (Spain joined the EU in 1986) gave Spain a dynamic and rapidly growing economy and made it a global champion of freedom and human rights. The government's major focus for the immediate future will be on measures to reverse the severe economic recession that started in mid-2008.