npaved runways. Sixteen heliports can be found in India. 3.1.7.2Communication There are 18.95 million main telephone lines in use in India. There are 1.9 million mobile cellular telephones. The telephone service is mediocre. Local and long distance services are provided however, throughout all regions of the country. The demand for communication services is growing rapidly. The major objective for India is to continue to expand and modernize long-distance network in order to keep pace with the growing number of local subscriber lines. The local telephone service is provided by microwave radio relay and coaxial cable with open wire. Obsolete electromechanical and manual switchboard systems are still in use in rural areas. There are 116 million radios and 63 million televisions in India. There are 562 broadcast stations; 82 of which gave 1kW or greater power and 480, which have less than one kW of power. Internet service is available although the number of ISPs could not be found.3.1.8Product Fit with MarketNot Applicable3.1.9Competitive BarriersNot Applicable3.1.10Risk ConsiderationsNot Applicable3.2.1Country ProfileCanada is the world's second-largest country (9 970 610 km2), surpassed only by the Russian Federation. Canadas population as of 1998 was 30 675 398. Canada has two official languages: English, the mother tongue of about 59% of Canadians; and French, the first language of 23% of the population. A full 18% have either more than one mother tongue or a mother tongue other than English or French, such as Chinese, Italian, German, Polish, Spanish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Ukrainian, Arabic, Dutch, Tagalog, Greek, Vietnamese, Cree, Inuktitut, or other languages. More than four-fifths of Canadians are Christian, with Catholics accounting for about 47% of the population and Protestants about 36%. Other religions include Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Sikhism and Buddhism. Some 12.5%, more than any single denomination except Roman Catholic, h...
