Average cost of local call
0.09
0.11
DEFINITION:
Telephone average cost of local call (US$ per three minutes). Cost of local call is the cost of a three-minute call within the same exchange area using the subscriber's equipment (that is, not from a public phone).
Ranked 58th.
Ranked 36th. 22% more than Germany
Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion, theology
3,718
87
SOURCE:
Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Ranked 3rd in 1996. 42 times more than Latvia
Ranked 44th in 1996.
Cinema attendance
148,996,000
1,375,000
SOURCE:
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, March 11, 2003
Ranked 5th. 107 times more than Latvia
Ranked 59th.
Fax machines
45.55 per 1,000 people
0.31 per 1,000 people
SOURCE:
The Information for Development Program
Ranked 3rd. 146 times more than Latvia
Ranked 83rd.
Households with television > %
95 %
98 %
DEFINITION:
Households with television are the share of households with a television set. Some countries report only the number of households with a color television set, and therefore the true number may be higher than reported.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 19th in 2004.
Ranked 8th in 2004. 3% more than Germany
Newspapers
398
26
DEFINITION:
Daily newspapers
SOURCE:
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, March 11, 2003
Ranked 3rd. 14 times more than Latvia
Ranked 26th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily
23,946,000
327,000
SOURCE:
Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Ranked 4th in 2000. 72 times more than Latvia
Ranked 41st in 2000.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily
382
26
SOURCE:
Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Ranked 6th in 2000. 14 times more than Latvia
Ranked 39th in 2000.
Newspaper circulation
25,000,000
327,000
DEFINITION:
A newspaper's circulation is the number of copies it distributes on an average day.Circulation is not always the same as copies sold, often called paid circulation, since some newspapers are distributed without cost to the reader.
SOURCE:
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, March 11, 2003
Ranked 2nd. 75 times more than Latvia
Ranked 26th.
Number of PCs
40,000
501
DEFINITION:
The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004.
SOURCE:
ITU
Ranked 3rd. 79 times more than Latvia
Ranked 65th.
Personal computers (per capita)
545.3
per 1,000 people
216.6
per 1,000 people
DEFINITION:
Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 15th in 2004. 152% more than Latvia
Ranked 35th in 2004.
Phone subscribers
1,316.52
587.66
DEFINITION:
Fixed line and mobile telephones (per 1,000 people). Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
Ranked 10th. 124% more than Latvia
Ranked 52nd.
Radios
77,800,000
1,760,000
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbook, December 2003
Ranked 6th. 43 times more than Latvia
Ranked 91st.
Radio receivers
77,800,000
1,760,000
SOURCE:
Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Ranked 6th in 1997. 43 times more than Latvia
Ranked 91st in 1997.
Televisions
51,400,000
1,220,000
DEFINITION:
The total number of televisions
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbook, December 2003
Ranked 6th. 41 times more than Latvia
Ranked 75th.
Television broadcast stations
373
44
DEFINITION:
This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations.
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 4th in 1995. 7 times more than Latvia
Ranked 18th in 1995.
Television receivers
46,500,000
1,220,000
SOURCE:
Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Ranked 6th in 1997. 37 times more than Latvia
Ranked 73rd in 1997.
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