Communications in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia occupies 80 percent of the Arabian Peninsula. Throughout this large expanse of land is distributed the Provinces of Saudi Arabia. Communications in Saudi Arabia constructs a network across these places.

Communications in Saudi Arabia is through telephones, television, radio, internet and satellite channels. There are about 3,317,500 mainline Telephone Connections in Saudi Arabia. In 2002 it was estimated that there are 5.008 million mobile phones in use.

In 1997 the statistics revealed that there are 6.25 million radios. The radio broadcast stations are AM 43, FM 31 and shortwave 2. The Wahhabi Culture in Saudi Arabia prohibits the representation of animals or human beings and therefore there are no cinema halls in the country except in private premises. This necessitates the possession of a television to keep one updated about the happenings in the rest of the world. In 1997 it was recorded that there are 5.1 million television sets in Saudi Arabia. Television broadcast stations are a little more than 117 in number.

People are also entitled to Satellite Communications in Saudi Arabia. The satellite earth stations in Saudi Arabia are - 5 Intelsat (3 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean), 1 Arabsat, and 1 Inmarsat (Indian Ocean region). Communications in Saudi Arabia also include internet facilities. In 2005 a survey recorded that there are 22 Internet service Providers in Saudi Arabia.

The Saudi Arabia Travel Guide provides necessary information on such interesting statistical aspects of Saudi Arabia. Besides these it also informs tourists about History of Saudi Arabia, Geography of Saudi Arabia, Provinces of Saudi Arabia, Population of Saudi Arabia, Economy and Politics of Saudi Arabia, Language of Saudi Arabia and Currency of Saudi Arabia.