Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences
9
9,891
SOURCE:
Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Ranked 63rd in 1995.
Ranked 3rd in 1995. 1098 times more than Laos
Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation
2
4,238
SOURCE:
Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Ranked 64th in 1995.
Ranked 4th in 1995. 2118 times more than Laos
Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature
15
11,537
SOURCE:
Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Ranked 64th in 1995.
Ranked 4th in 1995. 768 times more than Laos
Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion, theology
2
3,324
SOURCE:
Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Ranked 64th in 1995.
Ranked 4th in 1995. 1661 times more than Laos
DVD region
3
1
SOURCE:
Amazon.com
Ranked 114th. 2 times more than United States
Ranked 172nd.
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > per 1,000 people
48.21 per 1,000 people
1,227.11 per 1,000 people
DEFINITION:
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.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 155th in 2004.
Ranked 36th in 2004. 24 times more than Laos
Households with television > %
30.3 %
97.84 %
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 100th in 2002.
Ranked 14th in 2002. 2 times more than Laos
Mobile phones
1 per 100 people
48.81 per 100 people
DEFINITION:
Mobile cellular per 100 population (2002).
SOURCE:
International Telecommunication Union
Ranked 42nd.
Ranked 29th. 48 times more than Laos
Mobile phone subscribers
638,202
201,650,000
DEFINITION:
Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 115th in 2005.
Ranked 2nd in 2005. 315 times more than Laos
Personal computers (per capita)
3.9
per 1,000 people
762.2
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 146th in 2004.
Ranked 4th in 2004. 192 times more than Laos
Radios
730,000
575,000,000
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbook, December 2003
Ranked 124th.
Ranked 1st. 787 times more than Laos
Radio broadcast stations
AM 7, FM 14, shortwave 2
AM 4,789, FM 8,961, shortwave 19
DEFINITION:
The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast stations.
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Radio receivers
730,000
575,000,000
SOURCE:
Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Ranked 123rd in 1997.
Ranked 1st in 1997. 787 times more than Laos
Radio receivers (per capita)
0.1 per capita
2.1 per capita
DEFINITION:
Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
SOURCE:
Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Ranked 139th in 1997.
Ranked 1st in 1997. 13 times more than Laos
Televisions
52,000
219,000,000
DEFINITION:
The total number of televisions
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbook, December 2003
Ranked 154th.
Ranked 2nd. 4211 times more than Laos
Television broadcast stations
7
2,218
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 19th in 2006.
Ranked 1st in 2006. 316 times more than Laos
Television receivers
52,000
219,000,000
SOURCE:
Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Ranked 150th in 1997.
Ranked 2nd in 1997. 4211 times more than Laos
Television receivers (per capita)
10.6 per 1,000 people
803.2 per 1,000 people
DEFINITION:
Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
SOURCE:
Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Ranked 155th in 1997.
Ranked 1st in 1997. 75 times more than Laos
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