National Level                                                                 

  Average Area Served by Every

122.3

93.9

144.0

135.3

168.0

  Post Office                                           (sq.km) 

  Average People Served by Every Post office 

1.56

1.22

1.87

1.70

2.20

  (10 000 persons)

  Annual Average Number of Letters                          

5.56

5.27

4.90

6.40

6.90

  Mailed per Capita                                   (piece)

  Annual Average Number of Newspaper and       

17.69

18.42

20.00

16.40

17.20

  Magazine Subscribed per   100   Persons  (piece)                                 

  Number of Telephone Sets Owned                            

8.11

10.53

13.00

20.10

25.90

  per 100 Persons                                      (unit)  

  Number of Mobile Telephones Owned 

1.07

1.89

3.50

6.77

11.40

  per 100 Persons                                      (unit)  

  Rural Level                                                                    

  Percentage of Townships with Post and         

78.7

77.6

79.4

78.7

77.6

  Telecommunication Offices                       (%)

  Percentage of Townships                          

89.2

92.9

97.7

100.0

100.0

  with Telephone Communication               (%)

  Percentage of Townships with Connected 

81.7

87.5

100.0

100.0

100.0

  Autoexchange Net of Long Distance Call  (%)

  Countries and Regions with 

145

145

145

145

145

  Post Communication                                   (unit)