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Demography and Infastructure

DEMOGRAPHY   2004 2005 2006 Population Growth Rate (%) 12.9 12.6 12.4     2007 2008 2009 Population Projections ('000) 73,875 74,766 75,643 Population Projections by Age Groups ('000)   2007 2008 2009 0- 4 6,531 6,530 6,566 5- 9 6,963 6,845 6,709 10-14 6,979 7,063 7,113 15-19 6,382 6,502 6,630 20-24 6,418 6,315 6,245 25-29 6,767 6,722 6,656 30-34 6,517 6,619 6,690 35-39 5,595 5,807 6,006 40-44 4,757 4,869 5,000 45-49 4,182 4,277 4,372 50-54 3,548 3,662 3,769 55-59 2,706 2,859 3,009 60-64 2,065 2,119 2,189 65-69 1,717 1,731 1,752 70-74 1,336 1,375 1,406 75+ 1,412 1,471 1,531 Toplam/Total 73,875 74,766 75,643 Number of Households 2002   16 446 645 2003   16 744 495 2004   17 096 537 2005   17 549 020 INFRASTRUCTURE Transportation Air Transportation Year  Number of Operators  Number of Planes  Seat Capacity Number of Airports under the rule of General Directorate of State Airports Authority 2006 20 258 42 894 36     Railways Year Length (km) Load (tons) 2005 8,697 18,945   Roads Year Length (km) State Road State Road Village Road 2005 31,371 30,568 285,632   Sea Port Capacity in terms of Quantities of Freight and Number of Passengers Unloaded Year Number Gross Tons Disembarked Passangers 2001 20,431 125,997,380 590,454 Fixed (PSTN) - Mobile Phone (GSM) Users GSM Users                                      June 2007 58,055,434 PSTN Users June 2007 18,623,905          Internet Users According to International Telecommunication Union , as of year 2005 there are 222 users per 1000 persons, which approximates to 16 million users in the whole population.