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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.
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people: Daily newspapers refer to those published at least four times a week and calculated as average circulation (or copies printed) per 1,000 people."
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.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
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.
Television broadcast stations: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations.
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$: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment."
Internet > Percent using internet: Percentage of individuals using the Internet.
Telephones > Mobile cellular: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use.
Radio receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telephone mainlines per 1000: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Newspapers > List of newspapers: List of newspapers.
Telephone system > General assessment: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic and international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
Cinema attendance per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Television receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced: Number of national feature films produced.
Internet > IP addresses per capita: Number of IPv4 internet address allocated per 1000 residents.
Average cost of local call: Telephone average cost of local call (US$ 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).
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.
Cinemas > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
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.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones: Number of mobile phones.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
Television broadcast stations > Per capita: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
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.
Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced: Percentage of feature films that are co-productions with international companies.
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.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people: Number of national feature films produced. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
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.
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.
Telephone mainlines: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment.
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.
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.
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films: Percentage of feature films that are 100% funded by national companies.
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.
Cinemas per million: . 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."
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people: Fixed telephone lines. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Television broadcast stations per million: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. Figures expressed per million population 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 > Arabic Wikipedia > Share of pageviews: Location of readers of the Arabic language edition of Wikipedia.
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.
Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
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 and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telephone subscribers per employee: Telephone subscribers per employee are telephone subscribers (fixed-line plus mobile) divided by total telecommunications employees.
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.
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 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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History 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.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by 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.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code: Country Code.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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.
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."
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million 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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
Phone system > International dialling code: Country international dialling code.
Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
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 > Geography > History > 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.
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.
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.
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines: Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.
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 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.
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).
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million: . Figures expressed per million population 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.
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
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.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita: Telephone employees refer to the total full-time telecommunications staff. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.

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STAT	Algeria	United States
Broadcast media	-	4
Households with television	88.06% Ranked 62nd.	97.84% Ranked 14th. 11% more than Algeria
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000	28.87 Ranked 110th.	281.99 Ranked 22nd. 10 times more than Algeria
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people	15.23 Ranked 146th.	81.03 Ranked 26th. 5 times more than Algeria
Internet > Internet users per thousand people	149.4 Ranked 150th.	803.03 Ranked 28th. 5 times more than Algeria
Internet > Users per 1000	99.72 Ranked 104th.	697.1 Ranked 8th. 7 times more than Algeria
Internet users	4.7 million Ranked 49th.	245 million Ranked 2nd. 52 times more than Algeria
News Agencies > List of news agencies	<p>Algerian Press Service (APS) - state-run</p>	<p>Associated Press</p> </p>Bloomberg Business News</p> </p>UPI</p>
Personal computers > Per capita	10.65 per 1,000 people Ranked 49th.	762.15 per 1,000 people Ranked 4th. 72 times more than Algeria
Radio > List of radio stations	<p>Algerian Radio - operated by state-run Radio-Television Algerienne, runs national Arabic, Berber and French networks and several local stations</p>	<p>NPR (National Public Radio) - non-commercial network of member stations; news, information and cultural programmes</p> </p>Clear Channel - America's largest commercial radio operator, owns more than 1,200 stations</p> </p>CBS Radio - major commercial operator with nearly 180 stations in major markets</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16757497">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	103.31 Ranked 101st. 5% more than United States	98.17 Ranked 111th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita	826.89 per 1,000 people Ranked 62nd.	846.78 per 1,000 people Ranked 59th. 2% more than Algeria
Television > List of TV stations	<p>Enterprise Nationale de Television (ENTV) - state-run</p> </p>Echourouk TV - private, via satellite</p> </p>Ennahar TV - private, via satellite</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14118855">Full Article</a>	<p>ABC - major commercial network</p> </p>CBS - major commercial network</p> </p>NBC - major commercial network</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16757497">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita	106.17 per 1,000 people Ranked 100th.	803.21 per 1,000 people Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Algeria
Televisions per 1000	93.93 Ranked 115th.	754.89 Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Algeria
Personal computers per 1000	10.31 Ranked 49th.	764.36 Ranked 3rd. 74 times more than Algeria
Radio broadcast stations	AM 25, FM 1, shortwave 8	AM 4,789, FM 8,961, shortwave 19
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people	27.18 Ranked 51st.	193.19 Ranked 18th. 7 times more than Algeria
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people	494.11 per 1,000 people Ranked 80th.	1,227.11 per 1,000 people Ranked 36th. 2 times more than Algeria
Internet > Users > Per capita	105 per 1,000 people Ranked 105th.	695.68 per 1,000 people Ranked 9th. 7 times more than Algeria
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000	83.21 Ranked 129th.	442.8 Ranked 25th. 5 times more than Algeria
Televisions	3.1 million Ranked 49th.	219 million Ranked 2nd. 71 times more than Algeria
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita	92.04 per 1,000 people Ranked 84th.	541.94 per 1,000 people Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Algeria
Internet users > Per 100 people	11.93 Ranked 111th.	75.77 Ranked 11th. 6 times more than Algeria
Internet > Internet users	5.69 million Ranked 53th.	254.3 million Ranked 2nd. 45 times more than Algeria
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita	26.88 per 1,000 people Ranked 54th.	198.23 per 1,000 people Ranked 16th. 7 times more than Algeria
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps	156.3 Mbps Ranked 69th.	970,953.5 Mbps Ranked 1st. 6212 times more than Algeria
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita	4.98 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 104th.	3,306.44 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 19th. 664 times more than Algeria
Personal computers	350,000 Ranked 30th.	223.81 million Ranked 1st. 639 times more than Algeria
Television broadcast stations	46 Ranked 16th.	2,218 Ranked 1st. 48 times more than Algeria
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes	1.67 billion min. Ranked 13th.	82.06 billion min. Ranked 1st. 49 times more than Algeria
Radios per 1000	215.13 Ranked 128th.	1,982.02 Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Algeria
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000	899.59 Ranked 84th.	932.29 Ranked 78th. 4% more than Algeria
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$	$3.87 billion Ranked 53th.	$991.69 billion Ranked 1st. 256 times more than Algeria
Internet > Percent using internet	15.23% Ranked 145th.	81.03% Ranked 24th. 5 times more than Algeria
Telephones > Mobile cellular	35.62 million Ranked 30th.	290.3 million Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Algeria
Radio receivers > Per capita	0.243 per capita Ranked 113th.	2.11 per capita Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Algeria
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000	70.8 Ranked 129th.	459.63 Ranked 20th. 6 times more than Algeria
Telephone mainlines per 1000	75.73 Ranked 92nd.	607.73 Ranked 8th. 8 times more than Algeria
Newspapers > List of newspapers	<p>El Khabar - private, Arabic daily; website has pages in Arabic, French and English</p> </p>Ech Chourouk - private, Arabic daily; website has English-language pages</p> </p>Le Quotidien d'Oran - private, French-language daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14118855">Full Article</a>	<p>USA Today - national daily</p> </p>Wall Street Journal - business daily</p> </p>Christian Science Monitor - church-owned daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16757497">Full Article</a>
Cinema attendance	645,000 Ranked 67th.	1.42 billion Ranked 2nd. 2203 times more than Algeria
Telephone system > General assessment	privatization of Algeria's telecommunications sector began in 2000; three mobile cellular licenses have been issued and, in 2005, a consortium led by Egypt's Orascom Telecom won a 15-year license to build and operate a fixed-line network in Algeria; the license will allow Orascom to develop high-speed data and other specialized services and contribute to meeting the large unfulfilled demand for basic residential telephony; Internet broadband services began in 2003	a large, technologically advanced, multipurpose communications system
Cinema attendance per capita	0.0195 Ranked 75th.	4.9 Ranked 2nd. 251 times more than Algeria
Television receivers per 1000	102.16 Ranked 99th.	803.21 Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Algeria
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced	1 Ranked 42nd.	819 Ranked 3rd. 819 times more than Algeria
Internet > IP addresses per capita	73.91 Ranked 134th.	4,911.96 Ranked 2nd. 66 times more than Algeria
Average cost of local call	0.02 Ranked 86th.	0.09 Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Algeria
Internet > Users	3.5 million Ranked 46th.	208 million Ranked 2nd. 59 times more than Algeria
Internet > Internet penetration	15.2% Ranked 153th.	81% Ranked 29th. 5 times more than Algeria
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000	402.27 Ranked 78th.	682.36 Ranked 50th. 70% more than Algeria
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000	979.48 Ranked 116th.	987.53 Ranked 110th. 1% more than Algeria
Telecoms > Telephone lines	3.2 million Ranked 49th.	139 million Ranked 2nd. 43 times more than Algeria
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions	37.69 million Ranked 32nd.	310 million Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Algeria
Internet > Internet Service Providers	2 Ranked 145th.	7,000 Ranked 1st. 3500 times more than Algeria
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	1.11 million Ranked 53th.	88.52 million Ranked 2nd. 80 times more than Algeria
Cinemas > Per capita	0.005 per 1,000 people Ranked 52nd.	0.116 per 1,000 people Ranked 5th. 23 times more than Algeria
Telephones > Main lines in use	3.06 million Ranked 50th.	146 million Ranked 2nd. 48 times more than Algeria
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people	8.32 Ranked 130th.	44.41 Ranked 23th. 5 times more than Algeria
Active military personnel	147,000 Ranked 20th.	1.43 million Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Algeria
Radio receivers per 1000	233.97 Ranked 113th.	2,108.88 Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Algeria
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita	415.82 per 1,000 people Ranked 77th.	680.31 per 1,000 people Ranked 49th. 64% more than Algeria
Internet > Hosts per 1000	0.0134 Ranked 177th.	1,039.15 Ranked 2nd. 77828 times more than Algeria
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions	37.69 million Ranked 32nd.	303.05 million Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Algeria
Radio receivers	7.1 million Ranked 44th.	575 million Ranked 1st. 81 times more than Algeria
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones	33 million Ranked 31st.	327.58 million Ranked 3rd. 10 times more than Algeria
Television receivers	3.1 million Ranked 49th.	219 million Ranked 2nd. 71 times more than Algeria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology	2 Ranked 42nd.	3,803 Ranked 2nd. 1902 times more than Algeria
Television broadcast stations > Per capita	1.63 per 1 million people Ranked 24th.	7.42 per 1 million people Ranked 17th. 5 times more than Algeria
Mobile phone subscribers	13.66 million Ranked 27th.	201.65 million Ranked 2nd. 15 times more than Algeria
Telephone system > International	country code - 213; landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-4 fiber-optic submarine cable system that provides links to Europe, the Middle East, and Asia; microwave radio relay to Italy, France, Spain, Morocco, and Tunisia; coaxial cable to Morocco and Tunisia; participant in Medarabtel; satellite earth stations - 51 (Intelsat, Intersputnik, and Arabsat)	country code - 1; multiple ocean cable systems provide international connectivity; satellite earth stations - 61 Intelsat (45 Atlantic Ocean and 16 Pacific Ocean), 5 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region), and 4 Inmarsat (Pacific and Atlantic Ocean regions)
Internet > ISP	2 Ranked 101st.	7,000 Ranked 1st. 3500 times more than Algeria
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000	5.74 Ranked 70th.	167.13 Ranked 15th. 29 times more than Algeria
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines	3.2 million Ranked 49th.	139 million Ranked 2nd. 43 times more than Algeria
Radios	7.1 million Ranked 45th.	575 million Ranked 1st. 81 times more than Algeria
Internet > Hosts	477 Ranked 159th.	316 million Ranked 1st. 662474 times more than Algeria
Cinemas > Annual attendance	600,000 Ranked 54th.	1.47 billion Ranked 1st. 2442 times more than Algeria
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000	25.83 Ranked 55th.	198.27 Ranked 16th. 8 times more than Algeria
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita	0.0198 Ranked 61st.	5.25 Ranked 2nd. 266 times more than Algeria
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million	4.8 Mbps Ranked 107th.	3,316.04 Mbps Ranked 19th. 691 times more than Algeria
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation	1.08 million Ranked 49th.	57.35 million Ranked 4th. 53 times more than Algeria
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles	17 Ranked 51st.	1,486 Ranked 2nd. 87 times more than Algeria
Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced	100% Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than United States	11.6% Ranked 44th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily	796,000 Ranked 36th.	55.95 million Ranked 3rd. 70 times more than Algeria
Internet > Top level domain	.dz	.us
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP	0.024$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 70th.	0.088$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Algeria
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people	0.032 Ranked 44th.	2.63 Ranked 38th. 82 times more than Algeria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences	11 Ranked 36th.	3,725 Ranked 2nd. 339 times more than Algeria
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	36.19 Ranked 90th.	195.85 Ranked 19th. 5 times more than Algeria
Telephone system > Domestic	a limited network of fixed lines with a teledensity of less than 10 telephones per 100 persons has been offset by the rapid increase in mobile-cellular subscribership; in 2011, mobile-cellular teledensity was roughly 100 telephones per 100 persons	a large system of fiber-optic cable, microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, and domestic satellites carries every form of telephone traffic; a rapidly growing cellular system carries mobile telephone traffic throughout the country
Internet country code	.dz	.us
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP	2.74 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 124th.	83.14 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 29th. 30 times more than Algeria
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita	49.82 min. Ranked 41st.	280.26 min. Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Algeria
Telephone mainlines	2.57 million Ranked 43th.	177.95 million Ranked 2nd. 69 times more than Algeria
Cinemas	136 Ranked 43th.	31,640 Ranked 1st. 233 times more than Algeria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita	0.004 per 1,000 people Ranked 44th.	0.253 per 1,000 people Ranked 37th. 63 times more than Algeria
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita	5.93 per 1,000 people Ranked 71st.	166.63 per 1,000 people Ranked 15th. 28 times more than Algeria
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering	No evidence of filtering	No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month	9.41$/month Ranked 156th.	14.95$/month Ranked 120th. 59% more than Algeria
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita	51.52 min. per capita Ranked 40th.	279.45 min. per capita Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Algeria
Internet hosts	None	None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films	0.0 Ranked 49th.	88.4% Ranked 16th.
Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$	$110.88 Ranked 59th.	$3,230.18 Ranked 2nd. 29 times more than Algeria
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita	83.86$ per capita Ranked 60th.	3,851.5$ per capita Ranked 2nd. 46 times more than Algeria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature	10 Ranked 41st.	13,221 Ranked 3rd. 1322 times more than Algeria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology	1 Ranked 38th.	898 Ranked 10th. 898 times more than Algeria
Mobile cellular subscriptions	31.87 million Ranked 28th.	270.5 million Ranked 4th. 8 times more than Algeria
Internet > Broadband subscribers	195,000 Ranked 45th.	49.39 million Ranked 1st. 253 times more than Algeria
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million	0.0606 Ranked 186th.	24.13 Ranked 23th. 398 times more than Algeria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences	46 Ranked 35th.	10,762 Ranked 3rd. 234 times more than Algeria
Cinemas per million	4.48 Ranked 55th.	116.04 Ranked 5th. 26 times more than Algeria
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily	24 Ranked 40th.	1,476 Ranked 1st. 62 times more than Algeria
Internet > IP addresses	2.62 million Ranked 57th.	1.54 billion Ranked 1st. 589 times more than Algeria
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU	7449000000	26836000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	1.41 Ranked 99th.	24.02 Ranked 18th. 17 times more than Algeria
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people	83.21 Ranked 135th.	442.8 Ranked 28th. 5 times more than Algeria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total	133 Ranked 43th.	68,175 Ranked 3rd. 513 times more than Algeria
Television broadcast stations per million	1.57 Ranked 26th.	7.43 Ranked 15th. 5 times more than Algeria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million	4.25 Ranked 45th.	253.07 Ranked 36th. 60 times more than Algeria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation	2 Ranked 43th.	4,245 Ranked 6th. 2123 times more than Algeria
Internet > Arabic Wikipedia > Share of pageviews	8.6% Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than United States	2.4% Ranked 9th.
Internet > TLD	.dz	.us
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	92.72 Ranked 73th. 4% more than United States	88.87 Ranked 80th.
Internet > Livejournal users	174 Ranked 83th.	1.29 million Ranked 1st. 7430 times more than Algeria
Internet > Secure Internet servers	6 Ranked 128th.	259,881 Ranked 1st. 43314 times more than Algeria
Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita	0.021 per capita Ranked 61st.	5.25 per capita Ranked 2nd. 250 times more than Algeria
Telecommunications > Country calling code	213	1
Telephone subscribers per 1000	478 Ranked 82nd.	1,230.67 Ranked 35th. 3 times more than Algeria
E-Government rating	35.2 Ranked 144th.	60.1 Ranked 4th. 71% more than Algeria
Population covered by mobile telephony	75% Ranked 56th.	99% Ranked 28th. 32% more than Algeria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita	0.333 per 1 million people Ranked 39th.	49.08 per 1 million people Ranked 36th. 147 times more than Algeria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million	0.352 Ranked 38th.	13.83 Ranked 34th. 39 times more than Algeria
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million	0.779 Ranked 75th.	5.23 Ranked 20th. 7 times more than Algeria
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita	0.18 per 1 million people Ranked 159th.	869.2 per 1 million people Ranked 7th. 4829 times more than Algeria
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines	3.31 million Ranked 47th.	114 million Ranked 2nd. 34 times more than Algeria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History	33 Ranked 56th.	6,583 Ranked 3rd. 199 times more than Algeria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita	1.36 per 1 million people Ranked 59th.	11.24 per 1 million people Ranked 32nd. 8 times more than Algeria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million	0.32 Ranked 41st.	49.08 Ranked 35th. 153 times more than Algeria
Internet > Livejournal users per million	5.2 Ranked 163th.	4,415.29 Ranked 3rd. 849 times more than Algeria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita	0.366 per 1 million people Ranked 37th.	13.83 per 1 million people Ranked 35th. 38 times more than Algeria
Television standard > VHF	PAL B	NTSC M
Internet > ISP per million	0.0631 Ranked 125th.	24.34 Ranked 3rd. 386 times more than Algeria
Telephone subscribers	16.23 million Ranked 31st.	360.35 million Ranked 2nd. 22 times more than Algeria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita	0.033 per 1 million people Ranked 37th.	3.33 per 1 million people Ranked 47th. 101 times more than Algeria
Telephone subscribers per employee	302.29 Ranked 69th.	345.72 Ranked 61st. 14% more than Algeria
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people	8.78 Ranked 127th.	44.02 Ranked 25th. 5 times more than Algeria
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP	3.39% GDP Ranked 46th. 27% more than United States	2.67% GDP Ranked 96th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita	0.067 per 1 million people Ranked 41st.	14.12 per 1 million people Ranked 36th. 211 times more than Algeria
Television standard > UHF	PAL G	NTSC M
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million	0.0639 Ranked 43th.	15.76 Ranked 30th. 246 times more than Algeria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million	0.0639 Ranked 43th.	14.12 Ranked 36th. 221 times more than Algeria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million	1.11 Ranked 66th.	24.44 Ranked 27th. 22 times more than Algeria
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU	253944000000	291122000000
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people	979.48 Ranked 111th. 1% more than United States	965.4 Ranked 113th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	0.508 Ranked 123th.	5.08 Ranked 42nd. 10 times more than Algeria
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	3.05 Ranked 107th.	28.03 Ranked 22nd. 9 times more than Algeria
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people	1.27 Ranked 168th.	1,474.08 Ranked 19th. 1158 times more than Algeria
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue	23.89% Ranked 75th. 3 times more than United States	9.22% Ranked 87th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles	82 Ranked 21st.	7,607 Ranked 1st. 93 times more than Algeria
Internet > ISP > Per capita	0.066 per 1 million people Ranked 119th.	24.27 per 1 million people Ranked 2nd. 368 times more than Algeria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million	1.31 Ranked 58th.	11.24 Ranked 31st. 9 times more than Algeria
Telephone subscribers > Per capita	494.11 per 1,000 people Ranked 79th.	1,227.11 per 1,000 people Ranked 36th. 2 times more than Algeria
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code	213 Ranked 49th. 213 times more than United States	1 Ranked 32nd.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology	4 Ranked 36th.	2,333 Ranked 3rd. 583 times more than Algeria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita	1.9 per 1 million people Ranked 41st.	52.8 per 1 million people Ranked 39th. 28 times more than Algeria
Internet > Hosts > Per capita	0.014 per 1,000 people Ranked 197th.	1,040.07 per 1,000 people Ranked 3rd. 74291 times more than Algeria
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	485,000 Ranked 51st.	73.12 million Ranked 2nd. 151 times more than Algeria
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports	5.79% Ranked 90th.	12.49% Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Algeria
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports	0.0 Ranked 132nd.	12.78% Ranked 16th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita	0.81 per 1 million people Ranked 71st.	5.23 per 1 million people Ranked 19th. 6 times more than Algeria
Telephone lines	3.31 million Ranked 42nd.	154.65 million Ranked 3rd. 47 times more than Algeria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences	57 Ranked 42nd.	14,225 Ranked 3rd. 250 times more than Algeria
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	2.66 Ranked 32nd.	25.98 Ranked 42nd. 10 times more than Algeria
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports	19.49% Ranked 89th.	30.02% Ranked 58th. 54% more than Algeria
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports	26.83% Ranked 72nd.	43.14% Ranked 26th. 61% more than Algeria
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP	59.43% Ranked 5th. 3 times more than United States	22.13% Ranked 60th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities	39 Ranked 47th.	3,027 Ranked 3rd. 78 times more than Algeria
Phone system > International dialling code	+213	+1
Internet > IP addresses (share)	0.1 Ranked 45th.	35.9 Ranked 1st. 359 times more than Algeria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita	0.133 per 1 million people Ranked 38th.	8.66 per 1 million people Ranked 35th. 65 times more than Algeria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita	1.15 per 1 million people Ranked 67th.	24.44 per 1 million people Ranked 28th. 21 times more than Algeria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita	1.53 per 1 million people Ranked 37th.	39.95 per 1 million people Ranked 35th. 26 times more than Algeria
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million	0.174 Ranked 158th.	870.97 Ranked 7th. 5009 times more than Algeria
Phone subscribers	64.21 Ranked 116th.	1,117.9 Ranked 22nd. 17 times more than Algeria
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines	0.8 per 100 mainlines Ranked 53th.	13.24 per 100 mainlines Ranked 26th. 17 times more than Algeria
Telephone lines > Per 100 people	9.64 Ranked 119th.	50.81 Ranked 17th. 5 times more than Algeria
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month	7.46$/month Ranked 128th. 43% more than United States	5.21$/month Ranked 153th.
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month	6.32$/month Ranked 98th.	25.02$/month Ranked 26th. 4 times more than Algeria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million	0.128 Ranked 39th.	8.66 Ranked 33th. 68 times more than Algeria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million	1.82 Ranked 43th.	52.8 Ranked 38th. 29 times more than Algeria
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people	0.54 Ranked 148th.	1,234.13 Ranked 6th. 2285 times more than Algeria
Internet servers using encryption	19 Ranked 114th.	378,887 Ranked 1st. 19941 times more than Algeria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million	1.47 Ranked 40th.	39.95 Ranked 34th. 27 times more than Algeria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million	0.032 Ranked 38th.	3.33 Ranked 47th. 104 times more than Algeria
Telephone mainlines > Per capita	78.29 per 1,000 people Ranked 92nd.	605.97 per 1,000 people Ranked 9th. 8 times more than Algeria
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita	0.753 per 1,000 people Ranked 62nd.	3.55 per 1,000 people Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Algeria

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