15-44    Level of Postal and Telecommunication Services
Item	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001
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)