Average cost of local call
0.06
0.09
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 88th.
Ranked 59th. 50% more than Papua New Guinea
DVD region
4
1
SOURCE:
Amazon.com
Ranked 76th. 3 times more than United States
Ranked 172nd.
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > per 1,000 people
14.55 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 172nd in 2004.
Ranked 36th in 2004. 83 times more than Papua New Guinea
Households with television > %
8.79 %
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 125th in 2002.
Ranked 14th in 2002. 10 times more than Papua New Guinea
Mobile phone subscribers
26,000
201,650,000
DEFINITION:
Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 163rd in 2005.
Ranked 2nd in 2005. 7755 times more than Papua New Guinea
Personal computers
367,000
223,810,000
DEFINITION:
Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 72nd in 2004.
Ranked 1st in 2004. 609 times more than Papua New Guinea
Personal computers (per capita)
63.6
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 77th in 2004.
Ranked 4th in 2004. 11 times more than Papua New Guinea
Phone subscribers
13.73
1,117.9
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 160th.
Ranked 22nd. 80 times more than Papua New Guinea
Radios
410,000
575,000,000
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbook, December 2003
Ranked 138th.
Ranked 1st. 1401 times more than Papua New Guinea
Radio broadcast stations
AM 8, FM 19, shortwave 28
AM 4,762, FM 5,542, shortwave 18
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
410,000
575,000,000
SOURCE:
Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Ranked 137th in 1997.
Ranked 1st in 1997. 1401 times more than Papua New Guinea
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 162nd in 1997.
Ranked 1st in 1997. 24 times more than Papua New Guinea
Televisions
59,841
219,000,000
DEFINITION:
The total number of televisions
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbook, December 2003
Ranked 152nd.
Ranked 2nd. 3659 times more than Papua New Guinea
Television broadcast stations
3
1,740
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 21st in 2004.
Ranked 1st in 2004. 579 times more than Papua New Guinea
Television receivers
42,000
219,000,000
SOURCE:
Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Ranked 155th in 1997.
Ranked 2nd in 1997. 5213 times more than Papua New Guinea
Television receivers (per capita)
8.5 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 159th in 1997.
Ranked 1st in 1997. 93 times more than Papua New Guinea
Television standard > VHF
PAL B
NTSC M
SOURCE:
Tenlab May 2002
Telephone system > Regulation
1997
1934
DEFINITION:
The year that the nation established an industry regulator for its telecommunication providers. "n/a" indicates that no regulator has been established.
SOURCE:
ITU-BDT Telecommunications Regulatory Database
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