Media Stats: compare key data on Australia & China

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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.
Films produced: Amount of films created in specified country as catalogued by IMDB
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Films produced per million: Amount of films created in specified country as catalogued by IMDB. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
Mobile phones: Mobile cellular per 100 population (2002).
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 > 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.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day.
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.
Television > Total number of channels: Total number of television channels.
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.
Television > Total number of channels per million people: Total number of television channels. 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.
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.
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 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.
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."
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.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people: Estimated number of individual non-daily newspapers in circulation by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
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.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions: Mobile subscriptions Number.
Internet > Broadband access: DSL lines, cable modems etc. total in major countries (Top 30)
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.
Radio > Total number of channels: Total number of radio channels.
Radio > Ratio of private to government (public) radio institutions: Number of private radio institutions to government radio institutions. For instance, for every one government radio institution Turkey has 1,265 that are private.
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.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
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.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration: Mobile subscriptions %.
E-Government rating: Darrell M. West, Center for Public Policy, Brown University
Television > Digital TV households: Number of households with digital television in 2002
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists: Number of newspaper journalists by country.
Television > Percentage of public channels with national coverage: Percentage of public television channels with national coverage.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Total number of combined radio and television institutions per million people: Total number of combined radio and television institutions. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Radio > Total number of channels per million people: Total number of radio channels. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Television > Digital TV households per million: Number of households with digital television in 2002. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines: Number of telephone lines.
Radio > Percentage of private radio institutions: Percentage of radio institutions that are private.
Radio > Percentage of government (public) radio institutions: Percentage of radio institutions that are financed by the government, also known as public radio institutions.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily 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.
Television > Subscription TV revenues per million: Subscription television revenues in 2002 (millions of $US). 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.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of individual non-daily newspapers in circulation by country.
Radio > Percentage of public channels with national coverage: Percentage of public radio channels with national coverage.
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.
Phone system > International dialling code: Country international dialling code.
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 subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile subscriptions Number. Figures expressed per thousand people 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.
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.
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).
Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Total number of combined radio and television institutions: Total number of radio and television institutions.
Internet > Specific websites > Chinese Wikipedia edits: Location of editors of the Standard Chinese language edition of Wikipedia.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country.
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.
Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
Television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch: Official launch date of digital terrestrial television in different countries.
Telephone subscribers per employee: Telephone subscribers per employee are telephone subscribers (fixed-line plus mobile) divided by total telecommunications employees.
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.
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 revenue > % GDP: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
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.
Royalties and fees: Receipts of royalties and licence fees ($US per person)
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people: Newspaper journalists (headcounts) per 1,000,000 inhabitants.
Internet > Specific websites > Chinese Wikipedia readers: Location of readers of the Standard Chinese language edition of Wikipedia.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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 and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita: 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."
Television > Subscription TV revenues: Subscription television revenues in 2002 (millions of $US)
Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.

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STAT	Australia	China
Broadcast media	the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) runs multiple national and local radio networks and TV stations, as well as Australia Network, a TV service that broadcasts throughout the Asia-Pacific region and is the main public broadcaster; Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), a second large public broadcaster, operates radio and TV networks broadcasting in multiple languages; several large national commercial TV networks, a large number of local commercial TV stations, and hundreds of commercial radio stations are accessible; cable and satellite systems are available	all broadcast media are owned by, or affiliated with, the Communist Party of China or a government agency; no privately owned TV or radio stations; state-run Chinese Central TV, provincial, and municipal stations offer more than 2,000 channels; the Central Propaganda Department lists subjects that are off limits to domestic broadcast media with the government maintaining authority to approve all programming; foreign-made TV programs must be approved prior to broadcast
Households with television	96.28% Ranked 15th. 8% more than China	89.17% Ranked 56th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000	253.18 Ranked 30th. 95% more than China	130.03 Ranked 62nd.
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people	82.35 Ranked 24th. 95% more than China	42.3 Ranked 98th.
Internet > Internet users per thousand people	814.36 Ranked 26th. 93% more than China	421.01 Ranked 101st.
Internet > Users per 1000	534.83 Ranked 29th. 4 times more than China	122.92 Ranked 93th.
Internet users	15.81 million Ranked 25th.	389 million Ranked 1st. 25 times more than Australia
News Agencies > List of news agencies	<p>AAP - Australian Associated Press</p> </p>ABC News - public broadcaster's news site</p>	<p>Xinhua (New China News Agency) - state-run, web pages in English</p>
Personal computers > Per capita	682.86 per 1,000 people Ranked 7th. 17 times more than China	40.88 per 1,000 people Ranked 95th.
Radio > List of radio stations	<p>ABC - public, operates speech-cultural network Radio National, ABC NewsRadio, youth network Triple J, ABC Classic FM and local services</p> </p>Radio Australia - ABC's external service, targeted at Asia-Pacific</p> </p>SBS Radio - public, multilingual</p>	<p>China National Radio - state-run</p> </p>China Radio International - state-run external broadcaster, programmes in more than 40 languages, notably to Taiwan and Korea</p>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	106.19 Ranked 95th. 31% more than China	81.26 Ranked 138th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita	1,040.41 per 1,000 people Ranked 36th. 3 times more than China	414.03 per 1,000 people Ranked 95th.
Television > List of TV stations	<p>ABC - national, public</p> </p>ABC News 24 - ABC's news TV</p> </p>Australia Network - international channel operated by ABC</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15675260">Full Article</a>	<p>Chinese Central TV (CCTV) - state-run national broadcaster, networks include English-language CCTV News</p>
Television receivers > Per capita	548.14 per 1,000 people Ranked 12th. 69% more than China	325.18 per 1,000 people Ranked 48th.
Televisions per 1000	510.17 Ranked 23th. 64% more than China	310.46 Ranked 58th.
Personal computers per 1000	681.66 Ranked 8th. 17 times more than China	40.88 Ranked 94th.
Radio broadcast stations	AM 262, FM 345, shortwave 1	AM 369, FM 259, shortwave 45
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people	155.07 Ranked 26th. 2 times more than China	74.1 Ranked 41st.
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people	1,469.82 per 1,000 people Ranked 18th. 3 times more than China	570.23 per 1,000 people Ranked 71st.
Internet > Users > Per capita	550.06 per 1,000 people Ranked 28th. 4 times more than China	122.56 per 1,000 people Ranked 94th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000	461.61 Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than China	206.46 Ranked 78th.
Televisions	10.15 million Ranked 21st.	400 million Ranked 1st. 39 times more than Australia
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita	477.63 per 1,000 people Ranked 16th. 73% more than China	276.43 per 1,000 people Ranked 44th.
Internet users > Per 100 people	70.78 Ranked 19th. 3 times more than China	22.5 Ranked 94th.
Internet > Internet users	18.13 million Ranked 28th.	568.19 million Ranked 1st. 31 times more than Australia
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita	160.97 per 1,000 people Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than China	59.88 per 1,000 people Ranked 40th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps	120,000 Mbps Ranked 3rd.	136,106 Mbps Ranked 2nd. 13% more than Australia
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita	5,902.9 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 4th. 57 times more than China	104.34 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 40th.
Personal computers	13.72 million Ranked 12th.	52.99 million Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Australia
Television broadcast stations	104 Ranked 7th.	3,240 Ranked 1st. 31 times more than Australia
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes	4.15 billion min. Ranked 10th.	5.98 billion min. Ranked 5th. 44% more than Australia
Radios per 1000	1,281.7 Ranked 6th. 4 times more than China	323.66 Ranked 99th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000	1,112.09 Ranked 50th. 98% more than China	561.12 Ranked 127th.
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$	$44.59 billion Ranked 15th.	$287.82 billion Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Australia
Internet > Percent using internet	82.35% Ranked 22nd. 95% more than China	42.3% Ranked 97th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular	24.49 million Ranked 40th.	986.25 million Ranked 1st. 40 times more than Australia
Radio receivers > Per capita	1.38 per capita Ranked 5th. 4 times more than China	0.339 per capita Ranked 83th.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000	414.16 Ranked 29th. 76% more than China	235.63 Ranked 67th.
Telephone mainlines per 1000	561.91 Ranked 9th. 2 times more than China	268.79 Ranked 47th.
Newspapers > List of newspapers	<p>The Sydney Morning Herald - daily</p> </p>Herald Sun - Melbourne-based daily</p> </p>The Australian - national daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15675260">Full Article</a>	<p>Renmin Ribao (People's Daily) - Communist Party daily, web pages in English</p> </p>Zhongguo Qingnian Bao (China Youth Daily) - state-run, linked to Communist Youth League</p> </p>China Daily - state-run, English-language</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13017881">Full Article</a>
Films produced	16 Ranked 37th.	212 Ranked 4th. 13 times more than Australia
Cinema attendance	80 million Ranked 14th.	140 million Ranked 7th. 75% more than Australia
Telephone system > General assessment	excellent domestic and international service	domestic and international services are increasingly available for private use; unevenly distributed domestic system serves principal cities, industrial centers, and many towns; China continues to develop its telecommunications infrastructure; China in the summer of 2008 began a major restructuring of its telecommunications industry, resulting in the consolidation of its six telecom service operators to three, China Telecom, China Mobile and China Unicom, each providing both fixed-line and mobile services
Cinema attendance per capita	4.02 Ranked 6th. 37 times more than China	0.109 Ranked 65th.
Television receivers per 1000	548.14 Ranked 13th. 69% more than China	325.18 Ranked 48th.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced	43 Ranked 32nd.	584 Ranked 4th. 14 times more than Australia
Internet > IP addresses per capita	2,160.89 Ranked 14th. 9 times more than China	245.91 Ranked 93th.
Internet > Users	11.24 million Ranked 24th.	162 million Ranked 1st. 14 times more than Australia
Internet > Internet penetration	82.3% Ranked 25th. 95% more than China	42.3% Ranked 102nd.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000	903.17 Ranked 28th. 3 times more than China	301.77 Ranked 92nd.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000	1,072.93 Ranked 92nd. 32% more than China	814.4 Ranked 140th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines	10.47 million Ranked 19th.	278.86 million Ranked 1st. 27 times more than Australia
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions	24.34 million Ranked 42nd.	1.1 billion Ranked 1st. 45 times more than Australia
Internet > Internet Service Providers	571 Ranked 3rd. 190 times more than China	3 Ranked 131st.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	5.74 million Ranked 18th.	175.62 million Ranked 1st. 31 times more than Australia
Telephones > Main lines in use	10.57 million Ranked 20th.	285.12 million Ranked 1st. 27 times more than Australia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people	45.43 Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than China	20.2 Ranked 80th.
Radio receivers per 1000	1,377.11 Ranked 5th. 4 times more than China	339 Ranked 82nd.
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita	906.1 per 1,000 people Ranked 30th. 3 times more than China	301.59 per 1,000 people Ranked 91st.
Internet > Hosts per 1000	520.66 Ranked 9th. 48 times more than China	10.8 Ranked 75th.
Number of PCs per million	681.66 Ranked 6th. 17 times more than China	40.88 Ranked 96th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions	24.34 million Ranked 42nd.	1.11 billion Ranked 1st. 46 times more than Australia
Radio receivers	25.5 million Ranked 16th.	417 million Ranked 2nd. 16 times more than Australia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones	30.2 million Ranked 34th.	1.23 billion Ranked 1st. 41 times more than Australia
Television receivers	10.15 million Ranked 20th.	400 million Ranked 1st. 39 times more than Australia
Television broadcast stations > Per capita	5.62 per 1 million people Ranked 24th. 2 times more than China	2.63 per 1 million people Ranked 38th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes	0.68$ Ranked 105th.	2.9$ Ranked 21st. 4 times more than Australia
Mobile phone subscribers	18.42 million Ranked 23th.	393.43 million Ranked 1st. 21 times more than Australia
Telephone system > International	country code - 61; landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-3 optical telecommunications submarine cable with links to Asia, the Middle East, and Europe; the Southern Cross fiber optic submarine cable provides links to New Zealand and the United States; satellite earth stations - 19 (10 Intelsat - 4 Indian Ocean and 6 Pacific Ocean, 2 Inmarsat - Indian and Pacific Ocean regions, 2 Globalstar, 5 other)	country code - 86; a number of submarine cables provide connectivity to Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and the US; satellite earth stations - 7 (5 Intelsat - 4 Pacific Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean; 1 Intersputnik - Indian Ocean region; and 1 Inmarsat - Pacific and Indian Ocean regions)
Internet > ISP	571 Ranked 2nd. 190 times more than China	3 Ranked 92nd.
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000	103.1 Ranked 31st. 4 times more than China	28.77 Ranked 47th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines	10.47 million Ranked 19th.	278.86 million Ranked 1st. 27 times more than Australia
Radios	25.5 million Ranked 16th.	417 million Ranked 2nd. 16 times more than Australia
Films produced per million	0.804 Ranked 34th. 5 times more than China	0.165 Ranked 45th.
Internet > Hosts	11.13 million Ranked 6th.	14.31 million Ranked 5th. 28% more than Australia
Cinemas > Annual attendance	88 million Ranked 9th.	140 million Ranked 4th. 59% more than Australia
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000	160.97 Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than China	59.88 Ranked 41st.
Mobile phones	63.97 per 100 people Ranked 25th. 4 times more than China	16.09 per 100 people Ranked 38th.
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita	4.65 Ranked 4th. 40 times more than China	0.115 Ranked 57th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million	5,883.85 Mbps Ranked 3rd. 56 times more than China	104.4 Mbps Ranked 39th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles	49 Ranked 30th.	963 Ranked 3rd. 20 times more than Australia
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation	3.11 million Ranked 19th.	96.7 million Ranked 1st. 31 times more than Australia
Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced	9.3% Ranked 46th.	14.23% Ranked 36th. 53% more than Australia
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily	3.08 million Ranked 17th.	75.6 million Ranked 1st. 25 times more than Australia
Internet > Top level domain	.au	.cn
Television > Total number of channels	6 Ranked 35th.	2,899 Ranked 1st. 483 times more than Australia
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP	0.062$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 34th. 17% more than China	0.053$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 47th.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people	1.93 Ranked 48th. 4 times more than China	0.434 Ranked 72nd.
Television > Total number of channels per million people	0.294 Ranked 49th.	2.22 Ranked 23th. 8 times more than Australia
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	154.71 Ranked 27th. 2 times more than China	74.61 Ranked 43th.
Telephone system > Domestic	domestic satellite system; significant use of radiotelephone in areas of low population density; rapid growth of mobile telephones	interprovincial fiber-optic trunk lines and cellular telephone systems have been installed; mobile-cellular subscribership is increasing rapidly; the number of Internet users exceeded 564 million by the end of 2012; a domestic satellite system with several earth stations is in place
Internet country code	.au	.cn
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP	163.82 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 8th. 3 times more than China	60.92 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 28th.
Telephone mainlines	11.46 million Ranked 18th.	350.43 million Ranked 1st. 31 times more than Australia
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita	213.77 min. Ranked 21st. 46 times more than China	4.62 min. Ranked 70th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita	103.44 per 1,000 people Ranked 32nd. 4 times more than China	28.75 per 1,000 people Ranked 48th.
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering	No evidence of filtering	Pervasive filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month	22.82$/month Ranked 85th. 2 times more than China	9.75$/month Ranked 154th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita	213.77 min. per capita Ranked 19th. 46 times more than China	4.62 min. per capita Ranked 70th.
Internet hosts	None	None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films	90.7% Ranked 14th. 6% more than China	85.77% Ranked 17th.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita	2,433.94$ per capita Ranked 12th. 22 times more than China	108.49$ per capita Ranked 57th.
Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$	$2,038.48 Ranked 18th. 9 times more than China	$216.17 Ranked 51st.
Mobile cellular subscriptions	22.12 million Ranked 33th.	641.23 million Ranked 1st. 29 times more than Australia
Internet > Broadband subscribers	2.1 million Ranked 14th.	37.5 million Ranked 2nd. 18 times more than Australia
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million	28.7 Ranked 20th. 12326 times more than China	0.00233 Ranked 197th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily	48 Ranked 27th.	909 Ranked 2nd. 19 times more than Australia
Internet > IP addresses	47.57 million Ranked 11th.	330.32 million Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Australia
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	21.51 Ranked 41st.	76.12 Ranked 29th. 4 times more than Australia
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU	159000000	203340000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	23.98 Ranked 19th. 4 times more than China	6.29 Ranked 63th.
Number of PCs	13,720 Ranked 11th.	52,990 Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Australia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people	461.61 Ranked 25th. 2 times more than China	206.46 Ranked 83th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions	21.18 million Ranked 15th.	231.61 million Ranked 2nd. 11 times more than Australia
Internet > Broadband access	2.36 million Ranked 14th.	35.01 million Ranked 2nd. 15 times more than Australia
Television broadcast stations per million	5.62 Ranked 28th. 2 times more than China	2.63 Ranked 42nd.
Radio > Total number of channels	70 Ranked 15th.	2,306 Ranked 2nd. 33 times more than Australia
Radio > Ratio of private to government (public) radio institutions	130.5 Ranked 5th.	0.0 Ranked 65th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily	97 Ranked 26th.	1,098 Ranked 5th. 11 times more than Australia
Internet > TLD	.au	.cn
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	103.21 Ranked 56th. 2 times more than China	48.41 Ranked 128th.
Internet > Livejournal users	34,142 Ranked 5th. 43 times more than China	791 Ranked 36th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers	11,986 Ranked 6th. 20 times more than China	588 Ranked 32nd.
Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita	4.65 per capita Ranked 4th. 40 times more than China	0.115 per capita Ranked 57th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000	19.89 Ranked 31st.	81.8 Ranked 20th. 4 times more than Australia
Telecommunications > Country calling code	61	86
Telephone subscribers per 1000	1,465.08 Ranked 16th. 3 times more than China	570.57 Ranked 72nd.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration	96.2% Ranked 6th. 6 times more than China	17.2% Ranked 75th.
E-Government rating	58.3 Ranked 6th. 4% more than China	56.3 Ranked 7th.
Television > Digital TV households	1,646 Ranked 5th.	11,886 Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Australia
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million	2.51 Ranked 38th. 3 times more than China	0.72 Ranked 65th.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists	5,416 Ranked 6th.	82,849 Ranked 2nd. 15 times more than Australia
Television > Percentage of public channels with national coverage	83.33% Ranked 16th. 173 times more than China	0.483% Ranked 55th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita	584.09 per 1 million people Ranked 12th. 1304 times more than China	0.448 per 1 million people Ranked 144th.
Total number of combined radio and television institutions per million people	0.0981 Number Ranked 39th.	1.48 Number Ranked 14th. 15 times more than Australia
Radio > Total number of channels per million people	3.43 Ranked 25th. 94% more than China	1.77 Ranked 30th.
Television > Digital TV households per million	83.76 Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than China	9.28 Ranked 8th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines	9.37 million Ranked 24th.	269.91 million Ranked 1st. 29 times more than Australia
Radio > Percentage of private radio institutions	99.24% Ranked 8th.	0.0 Ranked 68th.
Radio > Percentage of government (public) radio institutions	0.76% Ranked 62nd.	100% Ranked 3rd. 131 times more than Australia
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita	5.06 per 1 million people Ranked 38th. 6 times more than China	0.87 per 1 million people Ranked 53th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million	5.06 Ranked 38th. 6 times more than China	0.87 Ranked 53th.
Internet > Livejournal users per million	1,696.29 Ranked 15th. 2779 times more than China	0.61 Ranked 196th.
Television > Subscription TV revenues per million	29.06 Ranked 4th. 21 times more than China	1.37 Ranked 11th.
Website defacements	156 Ranked 12th.	394 Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Australia
Internet > Linux web servers	633 Ranked 6th. 32 times more than China	20 Ranked 43th.
Website defacements per million	8.04 Ranked 20th. 26 times more than China	0.31 Ranked 101st.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation	433,000 Ranked 29th.	98.66 million Ranked 3rd. 228 times more than Australia
Radio > Percentage of public channels with national coverage	7.14% Ranked 40th. 3 times more than China	2.73% Ranked 49th.
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue	0.53% Ranked 100th.	35.06% Ranked 2nd. 66 times more than Australia
Phone system > International dialling code	+61	+86
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU	54800000000	579897000000
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people	951.6 Ranked 6th. 6 times more than China	171.62 Ranked 75th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people	1,072.93 Ranked 90th. 30% more than China	823.39 Ranked 134th.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita	530.01 per 1,000 people Ranked 10th. 49 times more than China	10.76 per 1,000 people Ranked 91st.
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$	$2.21 billion Ranked 23th.	$7.82 billion Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Australia
Telephone subscribers > Per capita	1,469.82 per 1,000 people Ranked 18th. 3 times more than China	570.23 per 1,000 people Ranked 71st.
Television standard > VHF	PAL B	PAL D
Internet > ISP > Per capita	29.07 per 1 million people Ranked 1st. 14536 times more than China	0.002 per 1 million people Ranked 126th.
Total number of combined radio and television institutions	2 Number Ranked 32nd.	1,932 Number Ranked 1st. 966 times more than Australia
Internet > Specific websites > Chinese Wikipedia edits	1.2% Ranked 7th.	20.9% Ranked 2nd. 17 times more than Australia
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles	435 Ranked 19th.	964 Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Australia
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	2.43 Ranked 70th. 3 times more than China	0.743 Ranked 115th.
Telephone subscribers	29.88 million Ranked 19th.	743.86 million Ranked 1st. 25 times more than Australia
Television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch	1/1/2001	2006
Telephone subscribers per employee	506.24 Ranked 39th.	927.66 Ranked 8th. 83% more than Australia
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month	18.33$/month Ranked 29th. 6 times more than China	2.9$/month Ranked 173th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people	1,724.46 Ranked 12th. 550 times more than China	3.14 Ranked 149th.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP	5.71% GDP Ranked 17th. 80% more than China	3.17% GDP Ranked 47th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	25.06 Ranked 31st. 93% more than China	12.97 Ranked 60th.
Royalties and fees	$17.90 Ranked 17th. 179 times more than China	$0.10 Ranked 60th.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people	278.99 Ranked 5th. 4 times more than China	63.55 Ranked 24th.
Digital terrestrial television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch	January 1, 2001	2007-2008
Internet > Specific websites > Chinese Wikipedia readers	1% Ranked 6th.	33% Ranked 1st. 33 times more than Australia
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million	579.09 Ranked 12th. 1291 times more than China	0.449 Ranked 142nd.
Phone subscribers	1,095.01 Ranked 23th. 4 times more than China	247.72 Ranked 79th.
Telephone lines > Per 100 people	43.72 Ranked 28th. 70% more than China	25.73 Ranked 64th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people	45.69 Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than China	20.6 Ranked 80th.
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people	1,212.21 Ranked 7th. 1019 times more than China	1.19 Ranked 135th.
Internet servers using encryption	26,517 Ranked 6th. 17 times more than China	1,579 Ranked 29th.
Telephone mainlines > Per capita	563.73 per 1,000 people Ranked 9th. 2 times more than China	268.63 per 1,000 people Ranked 47th.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita	2.52 per 1,000 people Ranked 19th. 5 times more than China	0.538 per 1,000 people Ranked 68th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP	1.6$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 125th. 7% more than China	1.5$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 97th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita	0.035$ per 1 million people Ranked 97th. 18 times more than China	0.002$ per 1 million people Ranked 110th.
Internet > Linux web servers per million	32.61 Ranked 6th. 2074 times more than China	0.0157 Ranked 98th.
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP	18.57% Ranked 73th.	34.92% Ranked 29th. 88% more than Australia
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports	19.1% Ranked 77th.	38.55% Ranked 32nd. 2 times more than Australia
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports	21.32% Ranked 88th.	30.79% Ranked 55th. 44% more than Australia
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	21.61 Ranked 45th. 29 times more than China	0.744 Ranked 100th.
Internet > IP addresses (share)	1.1 Ranked 11th.	7.7 Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Australia
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita	2.51 per 1 million people Ranked 37th. 3 times more than China	0.72 per 1 million people Ranked 64th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily	381,000 Ranked 25th.	103.28 million Ranked 1st. 271 times more than Australia
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP	0.224 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 14th. 3 times more than China	0.073 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 95th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita	19.89 per 1,000 people Ranked 31st.	81.8 per 1,000 people Ranked 20th. 4 times more than Australia
Telephone lines	9.37 million Ranked 21st.	340.81 million Ranked 1st. 36 times more than Australia
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	5.14 million Ranked 16th.	83.37 million Ranked 1st. 16 times more than Australia
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports	10.05% Ranked 25th.	23.19% Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Australia
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports	1.45% Ranked 63th.	27.46% Ranked 4th. 19 times more than Australia
Television > Subscription TV revenues	571 Ranked 6th.	1,750 Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Australia
Internet > ISP per million	29.06 Ranked 2nd. 12229 times more than China	0.00238 Ranked 133th.

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