Media Stats: compare key data on Japan & Kuwait

Definitions

Households with television: 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.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users (per 100 people). Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
Internet > Internet users per thousand people: Internet users. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Internet > Users per 1000: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
News Agencies > List of news agencies: List of news agencies.
Personal computers > Per capita: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Radio > List of radio stations: List of radio stations.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people: Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people). Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included.
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Television > List of TV stations: List of TV stations.
Television receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Televisions per 1000: The total number of televisions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Personal computers per 1000: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Radio broadcast stations: The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast stations.
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > 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.
Internet > Users > Per capita: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Televisions: The total number of televisions
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
Internet > Internet users: Internet users.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Personal computers: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes).
Radios per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment."
Internet > Percent using internet: Percentage of individuals using the Internet.
Telephones > Mobile cellular: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use.
Radio receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telephone mainlines per 1000: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Newspapers > List of newspapers: List of newspapers.
Telephone system > General assessment: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic and international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
Television receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Internet > IP addresses per capita: Number of IPv4 internet address allocated per 1000 residents.
Internet > Users: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months.
Internet > Internet penetration: Penetration.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecoms > Telephone lines: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included.
Internet > Internet Service Providers: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
Telephones > Main lines in use: The total number of main telephone lines in use.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people: Fixed-telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.
Active military personnel: Active military.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
Radio receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > Hosts per 1000: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Number of PCs per million: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States.
Mobile phone subscribers: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology.
Telephone system > International: A brief characterization of the system with details on international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa. Arabsat
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines: Fixed telephone lines.
Internet > Hosts: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities.
Internet > Top level domain: Country top level domain.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 $ gross domestic product.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Telephone system > Domestic: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
Arabsat -
Internet country code: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Telephone mainlines: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering:
Indicates whether websites that express views in opposition to those of the current government (mainly on issues of human rights, freedom of expression, minority rights and religious movements) are censored or blocked. This is determined by accessing websites with provocative or objectionable content in English from within the country in question as well as from a place known to have no filtering regime. The retrieved content is then compared and scanned for discrepancies. Possible differences in blocking behavior across different ISPs is considered, as well as normal connectivity problems.

Values

“per”, pervasive filtering: A large portion of the targeted content in several categories is blocked.

“sub”, substantial filtering: Either a number of categories are subject to a medium level of filtering or a low level of filtering is carried out across many categories.

“sel”, selective filtering: A small number of specific sites across a few categories are blocked, or filtering that targets a single category or issue is present.

“sus”, suspected filtering: Connectivity abnormalities suggest the presence of filtering, but no conclusive proof of deliberate tampering could be found.

“ne”, no evidence of filtering or blocking.

“nd”, no data.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists, female per million people: Newspaper journalists (headcounts), Female. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month: Price basket for Internet is calculated based on the cheapest available tariff for accessing the Internet 20 hours a month (10 hours peak and 10 hours off-peak). The basket does not include the telephone line rental but does include telephone usage charges if applicable. Data are compiled in the national currency and converted to U.S. dollars using the annual average exchange rate.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment."
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included."
Internet > Broadband subscribers: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries.
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > IP addresses: Number of IPv4 internet addresses allocated to each country.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU: Telecommunications investment refers to the expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of telecommunication equipment infrastructure (including supporting land and buildings and intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer software). These include expenditure on initial installations and on additions to existing installations.
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology."
Number of PCs: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people: Fixed telephone lines. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > TLD: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people: Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included."
Internet > Livejournal users: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004)
Internet > Secure Internet servers: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Telecommunications > Country calling code:
The calling code for each country. A calling code should not be confused with an area or city code. For instance, the calling code for the United States is 1, and the area code for Detroit is 313. In order to dial Detroit from overseas you must dial the 1, plus 313, then the actual phone number. It's also common to see a “+” in front of the calling code, e.g., +1 313 XXX-XXXX.
Telephone subscribers per 1000: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
E-Government rating: Darrell M. West, Center for Public Policy, Brown University
Population covered by mobile telephony: Population covered by mobile telephony is the percentage of people within range of a mobile cellular signal regardless of whether they are subscribers.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists: Number of newspaper journalists by country.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines: Number of telephone lines.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > Livejournal users per million: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > Linux web servers: Total usage of Linux servers by country as of Jan 2001
Website defacements per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$: Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 10 million $ gross domestic product.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists, female: Newspaper journalists (headcounts), Female.
Newspapers > Female newspaper journalists: Number of female newspaper journalists by country.
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines: Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalist gender ratio: Number of female newspaper journalists for every 100 male newspaper journalists.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people: Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people). Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers (per 100 people). Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month: Price basket for mobile is calculated as the pre-paid price for 25 calls per month spread over the same mobile network, other mobile networks, and mobile to fixed calls and during peak, off-peak, and weekend times. It also includes 30 text messages per month.
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines (per 100 people). Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month: Price basket for residential fixed line is calculated as one-fifth of the installation charge, the monthly subscription charge, and the cost of local calls (15 peak and 15 off-peak calls of three minutes each).
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet servers using encryption: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telephone mainlines > Per capita: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Newspapers > Female newspaper journalists per million people: Number of female newspaper journalists by country. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita: Telephone employees refer to the total full-time telecommunications staff. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue: Telecommunications investment refers to the expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of telecommunication equipment infrastructure (including supporting land and buildings and intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer software). These include expenditure on initial installations and on additions to existing installations.
Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country.
Newspapers > Male newspaper journalists: Number of male newspaper journalists by country.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code: Country Code.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
Phone subscribers: 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.
Phone system > International dialling code: Country international dialling code.
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP: ICT service exports (% of service exports, BoP). Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service exports) include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports) include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people: Newspaper journalists (headcounts) per 1,000,000 inhabitants.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telephone lines: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology."
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports: Information and communication technology goods imports include telecommunications, audio and video, computer and related equipment; electronic components; and other information and communication technology goods. Software is excluded."
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports: Information and communication technology goods exports include telecommunications, audio and video, computer and related equipment; electronic components; and other information and communication technology goods. Software is excluded."
Royalties and fees: Receipts of royalties and licence fees ($US per person)
Newspapers > Male newspaper journalists per million people: Number of male newspaper journalists by country. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
Telephone subscribers per employee: Telephone subscribers per employee are telephone subscribers (fixed-line plus mobile) divided by total telecommunications employees.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > Linux web servers per million: Total usage of Linux servers by country as of Jan 2001. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.

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STAT	Japan	Kuwait
Broadcast media	a mixture of public and commercial broadcast TV and radio stations; 6 national terrestrial TV networks including 1 public broadcaster; the large number of radio and TV stations available provide a wide range of choices; satellite and cable services provide access to international channels	-
Households with television	99% Ranked 5th. 4% more than Kuwait	95.44% Ranked 27th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000	276.69 Ranked 24th. 19 times more than Kuwait	14.46 Ranked 124th.
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people	79.05 Ranked 31st.	79.18 Ranked 30th. About the same as Japan
Internet > Internet users per thousand people	791.21 Ranked 31st. 2% more than Kuwait	777.39 Ranked 34th.
Internet > Users per 1000	689.59 Ranked 12th. 96% more than Kuwait	352.26 Ranked 50th.
Internet users	99.18 million Ranked 3rd. 90 times more than Kuwait	1.1 million Ranked 94th.
News Agencies > List of news agencies	<p>Kyodo - English-language pages</p> </p>Japan Today - online news, in English</p>	<p>Kuwait News Agency (Kuna) - in Arabic and English</p>
Personal computers > Per capita	541.63 per 1,000 people Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Kuwait	236.65 per 1,000 people Ranked 12th.
Radio > List of radio stations	<p>NHK - public, operates news/speech-based Radio 1, cultural/educational network Radio 2, classical music-based network FM Radio, external service Radio Japan</p> </p>Inter FM - Tokyo commercial music station</p> </p>J-Wave - Tokyo commercial music station</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15217593">Full Article</a>	<p>Radio Kuwait - state-run, programmes in English and Arabic</p> </p>Marina FM - first private radio station, music-based</p>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	109.43 Ranked 86th.	191.11 Ranked 4th. 75% more than Japan
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita	842.31 per 1,000 people Ranked 60th.	1,107.14 per 1,000 people Ranked 32nd. 31% more than Japan
Television > List of TV stations	<p>NHK - public, operates the General TV, Educational TV channels. NHK also runs HD satellite channels BS1 and BS Premium. NHK World is the organisation's international English-language channel.</p> </p>TV Asahi - national commercial network</p> </p>Fuji TV - national commercial network</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15217593">Full Article</a>	<p>Kuwaiti TV - state-run, operates four networks and satellite channel</p> </p>Al-Rai - first private TV, via satellite</p> </p>Al-Sabah - private</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14646837">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita	686.01 per 1,000 people Ranked 6th. 55% more than Kuwait	441.92 per 1,000 people Ranked 28th.
Televisions per 1000	677.27 Ranked 6th. 64% more than Kuwait	413.45 Ranked 37th.
Personal computers per 1000	541.64 Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Kuwait	261.29 Ranked 12th.
Radio broadcast stations	AM 215 (plus 370 repeaters), FM 89 (plus 485 repeaters), shortwave 21	AM 6, FM 11, shortwave 1
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people	1,201.54 per 1,000 people Ranked 36th. 5% more than Kuwait	1,139.88 per 1,000 people Ranked 38th.
Internet > Users > Per capita	691.42 per 1,000 people Ranked 12th. 92% more than Kuwait	359.2 per 1,000 people Ranked 54th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000	503.86 Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Kuwait	156.9 Ranked 104th.
Televisions	86.5 million Ranked 3rd. 99 times more than Kuwait	875,000 Ranked 84th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita	402.03 per 1,000 people Ranked 27th. 2 times more than Kuwait	198.89 per 1,000 people Ranked 66th.
Internet users > Per 100 people	75.16 Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Kuwait	36.66 Ranked 59th.
Internet > Internet users	100.68 million Ranked 4th. 48 times more than Kuwait	2.1 million Ranked 90th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps	132,608 Mbps Ranked 9th. 150 times more than Kuwait	882 Mbps Ranked 28th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita	1,037.92 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 30th. 3 times more than Kuwait	347.87 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 29th.
Personal computers	69.2 million Ranked 2nd. 115 times more than Kuwait	600,000 Ranked 23th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes	5.55 billion min. Ranked 6th. 16 times more than Kuwait	342.1 million min. Ranked 59th.
Radios per 1000	943.48 Ranked 14th. 70% more than Kuwait	555.2 Ranked 61st.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000	900.9 Ranked 83th.	1,359.95 Ranked 23th. 51% more than Japan
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$	$349.16 billion Ranked 2nd. 77 times more than Kuwait	$4.56 billion Ranked 51st.
Internet > Percent using internet	79.05% Ranked 29th.	79.18% Ranked 28th. About the same as Japan
Telephones > Mobile cellular	132.76 million Ranked 7th. 27 times more than Kuwait	4.93 million Ranked 100th.
Radio receivers > Per capita	0.956 per capita Ranked 15th. 61% more than Kuwait	0.593 per capita Ranked 48th.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000	347.79 Ranked 45th. 79% more than Kuwait	194.2 Ranked 83th.
Telephone mainlines per 1000	460.03 Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Kuwait	222.22 Ranked 59th.
Newspapers > List of newspapers	<p>Asahi Shimbun - daily, English-language pages</p> </p>Yomiuri Shimbun - daily, English-language pages</p> </p>Mainichi Daily News - English-language pages</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15217593">Full Article</a>	<p>Al-Watan - private, daily</p> </p>Al-Qabas - private, daily</p> </p>Al-Rai al-Amm - private, daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14646837">Full Article</a>
Telephone system > General assessment	excellent domestic and international service	the quality of service is excellent
Television receivers per 1000	686.01 Ranked 6th. 28% more than Kuwait	534.84 Ranked 14th.
Internet > IP addresses per capita	1,587.39 Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Kuwait	712.38 Ranked 48th.
Internet > Users	88.11 million Ranked 2nd. 98 times more than Kuwait	900,000 Ranked 79th.
Internet > Internet penetration	79.1% Ranked 33th.	79.2% Ranked 32nd. About the same as Japan
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000	741.51 Ranked 46th.	1,036.36 Ranked 12th. 40% more than Japan
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000	1,084.68 Ranked 89th.	1,700.05 Ranked 12th. 57% more than Japan
Telecoms > Telephone lines	64.27 million Ranked 3rd. 126 times more than Kuwait	510,000 Ranked 95th.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions	138.36 million Ranked 7th. 25 times more than Kuwait	5.53 million Ranked 104th.
Internet > Internet Service Providers	73 Ranked 14th. 24 times more than Kuwait	3 Ranked 128th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	35.3 million Ranked 3rd. 751 times more than Kuwait	47,000 Ranked 114th.
Telephones > Main lines in use	64.67 million Ranked 3rd. 126 times more than Kuwait	514,700 Ranked 98th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people	50.47 Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Kuwait	15.69 Ranked 104th.
Active military personnel	230,300 Ranked 13th. 15 times more than Kuwait	15,500 Ranked 77th.
Radio receivers per 1000	955.66 Ranked 14th. 33% more than Kuwait	718.22 Ranked 31st.
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita	741.5 per 1,000 people Ranked 47th.	938.62 per 1,000 people Ranked 26th. 27% more than Japan
Internet > Hosts per 1000	312.51 Ranked 17th. 257 times more than Kuwait	1.22 Ranked 119th.
Number of PCs per million	541.64 Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Kuwait	204.87 Ranked 38th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions	141.13 million Ranked 7th. 28 times more than Kuwait	5.1 million Ranked 107th.
Radio receivers	120.5 million Ranked 3rd. 103 times more than Kuwait	1.18 million Ranked 103th.
Television receivers	86.5 million Ranked 3rd. 99 times more than Kuwait	875,000 Ranked 82nd.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology	1,078 Ranked 11th. 35 times more than Kuwait	31 Ranked 32nd.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes	1.63$ Ranked 5th. 8% more than Kuwait	1.51$ Ranked 70th.
Mobile phone subscribers	94.75 million Ranked 4th. 40 times more than Kuwait	2.38 million Ranked 74th.
Telephone system > International	country code - 81; numerous submarine cables provide links throughout Asia, Australia, the Middle East, Europe, and US; satellite earth stations - 7 Intelsat (Pacific and Indian Oceans), 1 Intersputnik (Indian Ocean region), 2 Inmarsat (Pacific and Indian Ocean regions), and 8 SkyPerfect JSAT	country code - 965; linked to international submarine cable Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG); linked to Bahrain, Qatar, UAE via the Fiber-Optic Gulf (FOG) cable; coaxial cable and microwave radio relay to Saudi Arabia; satellite earth stations - 6 (3 Intelsat - 1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean, 1 Inmarsat - Atlantic Ocean, and 2 Arabsat)
Internet > ISP	73 Ranked 5th. 24 times more than Kuwait	3 Ranked 89th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000	175.04 Ranked 14th. 19 times more than Kuwait	9.11 Ranked 58th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines	64.27 million Ranked 3rd. 126 times more than Kuwait	510,000 Ranked 94th.
Radios	120.5 million Ranked 3rd. 103 times more than Kuwait	1.18 million Ranked 105th.
Internet > Hosts	39.91 million Ranked 2nd. 12134 times more than Kuwait	3,289 Ranked 129th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million	1,037.94 Mbps Ranked 30th. 3 times more than Kuwait	384.09 Mbps Ranked 27th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation	70.45 million Ranked 3rd. 111 times more than Kuwait	635,000 Ranked 55th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles	108 Ranked 15th. 14 times more than Kuwait	8 Ranked 77th.
Internet > Top level domain	.jp	.kw
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP	0.075$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 20th. 5 times more than Kuwait	0.014$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 74th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences	1,363 Ranked 8th. 170 times more than Kuwait	8 Ranked 37th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	551.39 Ranked 2nd. 38% more than Kuwait	400.57 Ranked 10th.
Telephone system > Domestic	high level of modern technology and excellent service of every kind	new telephone exchanges provide a large capacity for new subscribers; trunk traffic is carried by microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, and open-wire and fiber-optic cable; a mobile-cellular telephone system operates throughout Kuwait, and the country is well supplied with pay telephones
Internet country code	.jp	.kw
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP	28.92 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 60th. 3 times more than Kuwait	10.92 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 59th.
Telephone mainlines	58.78 million Ranked 2nd. 115 times more than Kuwait	510,295 Ranked 76th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita	43.41 min. Ranked 46th.	188.13 min. Ranked 24th. 4 times more than Japan
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita	0.447 per 1,000 people Ranked 27th. 4 times more than Kuwait	0.104 per 1,000 people Ranked 32nd.
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita	175.04 per 1,000 people Ranked 14th. 22 times more than Kuwait	8.13 per 1,000 people Ranked 60th.
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering		Selective filtering
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists, female per million people	19.18 Ranked 16th.	107.97 Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Japan
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month	13.79$/month Ranked 125th.	22.22$/month Ranked 89th. 61% more than Japan
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita	43.41 min. per capita Ranked 46th.	162.37 min. per capita Ranked 26th. 4 times more than Japan
Internet hosts	None	None
Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$	$2,737.23 Ranked 7th. 68% more than Kuwait	$1,630.12 Ranked 21st.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita	2,691.9$ per capita Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Kuwait	466.14$ per capita Ranked 32nd.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature	11,924 Ranked 5th. 628 times more than Kuwait	19 Ranked 39th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology	1,402 Ranked 3rd. 1402 times more than Kuwait	1 Ranked 37th.
Mobile cellular subscriptions	110.39 million Ranked 8th. 38 times more than Kuwait	2.91 million Ranked 104th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers	22.37 million Ranked 3rd. 1118 times more than Kuwait	20,000 Ranked 63th.
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million	0.572 Ranked 130th.	1.42 Ranked 102nd. 2 times more than Japan
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences	12,155 Ranked 2nd. 1351 times more than Kuwait	9 Ranked 41st.
Internet > IP addresses	202.18 million Ranked 3rd. 107 times more than Kuwait	1.89 million Ranked 66th.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU	2694800000000	164199000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	23.58 Ranked 21st. 16 times more than Kuwait	1.47 Ranked 97th.
Number of PCs	69,200 Ranked 1st. 154 times more than Kuwait	450 Ranked 68th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people	503.86 Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Kuwait	156.9 Ranked 109th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total	56,221 Ranked 4th. 257 times more than Kuwait	219 Ranked 41st.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million	447.05 Ranked 26th. 4 times more than Kuwait	120.44 Ranked 34th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation	10,046 Ranked 1st. 2009 times more than Kuwait	5 Ranked 41st.
Internet > TLD	.jp	.kw
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	86.45 Ranked 82nd.	106.56 Ranked 53th. 23% more than Japan
Internet > Livejournal users	5,559 Ranked 8th. 45 times more than Kuwait	124 Ranked 106th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers	42,338 Ranked 2nd. 465 times more than Kuwait	91 Ranked 62nd.
Telecommunications > Country calling code	81	965
Telephone subscribers per 1000	1,201.54 Ranked 35th.	1,258.58 Ranked 31st. 5% more than Japan
E-Government rating	52 Ranked 13th. 63% more than Kuwait	32 Ranked 153th.
Population covered by mobile telephony	99% Ranked 26th.	100% Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Japan
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita	94.81 per 1 million people Ranked 27th. 11 times more than Kuwait	9.02 per 1 million people Ranked 35th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million	10.84 Ranked 36th. 2 times more than Kuwait	4.4 Ranked 29th.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists	20,315 Ranked 4th. 11 times more than Kuwait	1,893 Ranked 2nd.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita	331.89 per 1 million people Ranked 28th. 9 times more than Kuwait	35.01 per 1 million people Ranked 66th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines	47.58 million Ranked 4th. 88 times more than Kuwait	541,000 Ranked 94th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita	9.14 per 1 million people Ranked 38th.	17.09 per 1 million people Ranked 23th. 87% more than Japan
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History	2,543 Ranked 7th. 98 times more than Kuwait	26 Ranked 38th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million	94.81 Ranked 26th. 9 times more than Kuwait	10.45 Ranked 37th.
Internet > Livejournal users per million	43.51 Ranked 88th.	56.45 Ranked 82nd. 30% more than Japan
Internet > Linux web servers	2,390 Ranked 2nd. 2390 times more than Kuwait	1 Ranked 88th.
Website defacements per million	1.33 Ranked 74th.	4.04 Ranked 45th. 3 times more than Japan
Website defacements	169 Ranked 9th. 21 times more than Kuwait	8 Ranked 70th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita	10.84 per 1 million people Ranked 37th. 3 times more than Kuwait	3.8 per 1 million people Ranked 30th.
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$	$1.53 billion Ranked 24th.	$6.91 billion Ranked 11th. 5 times more than Japan
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP	0.185 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 27th. 97% more than Kuwait	0.094 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 75th.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists, female	2,450 Ranked 4th. 9 times more than Kuwait	261 Ranked 3rd.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences	12,770 Ranked 4th. 180 times more than Kuwait	71 Ranked 41st.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology	1,791 Ranked 6th. 138 times more than Kuwait	13 Ranked 32nd.
Newspapers > Female newspaper journalists	2,450 Ranked 4th. 9 times more than Kuwait	261 Ranked 3rd.
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines	1.7 per 100 mainlines Ranked 131st.	4 per 100 mainlines Ranked 45th. 2 times more than Japan
Newspapers > Newspaper journalist gender ratio	13.74 Ranked 25th.	15.99 Ranked 6th. 16% more than Japan
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people	750.05 Ranked 28th. 4 times more than Kuwait	179.05 Ranked 57th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	27.92 Ranked 23th. 17 times more than Kuwait	1.63 Ranked 123th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	0.845 Ranked 110th.	3.64 Ranked 54th. 4 times more than Japan
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month	20.51$/month Ranked 21st.	75.18$/month Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Japan
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people	50.84 Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Kuwait	17.64 Ranked 94th.
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month	26.15$/month Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Kuwait	10.46$/month Ranked 81st.
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people	519.59 Ranked 24th. 6 times more than Kuwait	85.16 Ranked 56th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million	14.24 Ranked 24th. Twice as much as Kuwait	7.15 Ranked 25th.
Internet servers using encryption	66,279 Ranked 3rd. 278 times more than Kuwait	238 Ranked 60th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million	96.65 Ranked 19th. 20 times more than Kuwait	4.95 Ranked 36th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million	11.15 Ranked 31st. 20 times more than Kuwait	0.55 Ranked 34th.
Telephone mainlines > Per capita	460.03 per 1,000 people Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Kuwait	201.26 per 1,000 people Ranked 63th.
Newspapers > Female newspaper journalists per million people	19.18 Ranked 16th.	107.97 Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Japan
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita	0.896 per 1,000 people Ranked 69th.	3 per 1,000 people Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Japan
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue	12.83% Ranked 53th.	27.37% Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Japan
Internet > IP addresses (share)	4.7 Ranked 3rd.	0.0 Ranked 77th.
Internet > ISP > Per capita	0.575 per 1 million people Ranked 83th.	1.37 per 1 million people Ranked 65th. 2 times more than Japan
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million	9.14 Ranked 37th.	19.8 Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Japan
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles	6 Ranked 40th.	91 Ranked 42nd. 15 times more than Japan
Newspapers > Male newspaper journalists	17,829 Ranked 1st. 11 times more than Kuwait	1,632 Ranked 2nd.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million	331.4 Ranked 27th. 9 times more than Kuwait	37.64 Ranked 63th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code	81 Ranked 46th.	965 Ranked 18th. 12 times more than Japan
Phone subscribers	1,184.84 Ranked 19th. 73% more than Kuwait	685.1 Ranked 41st.
Phone system > International dialling code	+81	+965
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities	1,149 Ranked 7th. 32 times more than Kuwait	36 Ranked 33th.
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP	20.71% Ranked 66th.	34.46% Ranked 32nd. 66% more than Japan
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports	49.85% Ranked 15th. 46% more than Kuwait	34.16% Ranked 41st.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports	37.77% Ranked 36th. 21 times more than Kuwait	1.81% Ranked 133th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	0.0476 Ranked 43th.	41.43 Ranked 24th. 871 times more than Japan
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita	101.54 per 1 million people Ranked 30th. 3 times more than Kuwait	33.7 per 1 million people Ranked 30th.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people	158.99 Ranked 17th.	783.06 Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Japan
Internet > Hosts > Per capita	313.53 per 1,000 people Ranked 18th. 247 times more than Kuwait	1.27 per 1,000 people Ranked 138th.
Telephone lines	48.43 million Ranked 5th. 90 times more than Kuwait	541,000 Ranked 88th.
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	30.11 million Ranked 3rd. 753 times more than Kuwait	40,000 Ranked 94th.
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports	10.31% Ranked 21st. 72% more than Kuwait	6% Ranked 86th.
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports	14.31% Ranked 14th. 43 times more than Kuwait	0.33% Ranked 100th.
Royalties and fees	$80.50 Ranked 9th.	0.0 Ranked 68th.
Television standard > VHF	NTSC M	PAL B
Newspapers > Male newspaper journalists per million people	139.55 Ranked 11th.	675.09 Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Japan
Internet > ISP per million	0.575 Ranked 89th.	1.57 Ranked 67th. 3 times more than Japan
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people	1,106.36 Ranked 84th.	1,568.99 Ranked 17th. 42% more than Japan
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million	101.54 Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Kuwait	39.05 Ranked 31st.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU	19567300000000	600000000
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million	20.22 Ranked 31st. 41% more than Kuwait	14.3 Ranked 27th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP	0.36$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 10th.	31.57$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 78th. 88 times more than Japan
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita	0.013$ per 1 million people Ranked 10th.	0.63$ per 1 million people Ranked 33th. 48 times more than Japan
Telephone subscribers > Per capita	1,201.54 per 1,000 people Ranked 36th. 5% more than Kuwait	1,139.88 per 1,000 people Ranked 38th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita	11.15 per 1 million people Ranked 31st. 23 times more than Kuwait	0.475 per 1 million people Ranked 33th.
Telephone lines > Per 100 people	37.92 Ranked 41st. 91% more than Kuwait	19.83 Ranked 85th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita	8.57 per 1 million people Ranked 43th.	14.71 per 1 million people Ranked 26th. 72% more than Japan
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million	79.88 Ranked 14th. 29 times more than Kuwait	2.75 Ranked 34th.
Telephone subscribers	153.53 million Ranked 3rd. 53 times more than Kuwait	2.89 million Ranked 68th.
Telephone subscribers per employee	1,283.41 Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Kuwait	338.07 Ranked 62nd.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP	3.94% GDP Ranked 58th. 15% more than Kuwait	3.44% GDP Ranked 72nd.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million	8.57 Ranked 42nd.	17.05 Ranked 26th. 99% more than Japan
Internet > Linux web servers per million	18.8 Ranked 19th. 37 times more than Kuwait	0.505 Ranked 72nd.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita	20.22 per 1 million people Ranked 31st. 64% more than Kuwait	12.34 per 1 million people Ranked 26th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita	14.24 per 1 million people Ranked 24th. 2 times more than Kuwait	6.17 per 1 million people Ranked 24th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita	96.65 per 1 million people Ranked 19th. 23 times more than Kuwait	4.27 per 1 million people Ranked 35th.

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