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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.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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 > 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.
  • 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.
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Telephone system > Domestic: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
    Arabsat -
  • Internet country code: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
  • Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
  • 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.
  • Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$: Investment in telecoms with private participation (current US$). Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets and small projects are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • 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 > 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 > Seats per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Internet > Livejournal users per million: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Telephone employees > Total > Per capita: Telephone employees refer to the total full-time telecommunications staff. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • Internet servers using encryption: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
  • Royalties and fees: Receipts of royalties and licence fees ($US per person)
  • Phone subscribers: Fixed line and mobile telephones (per 1,000 people). Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers per million: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country.
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per capita: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
  • Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people: Number of non-daily newspaper titles per 1,000,000 literate inhabitants. 
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines: Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.
  • Cinemas > Seats > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
  • 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.
  • Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$, % of GDP: Investment in telecoms with private participation (current US$). Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets and small projects are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • Telecommunications revenue > % GDP: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
  • Telephone subscribers per employee: Telephone subscribers per employee are telephone subscribers (fixed-line plus mobile) divided by total telecommunications employees.
  • Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
  • Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Telephone 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.
  • 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.
  • Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of individual non-daily newspapers in circulation by country.
  • Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita: Investment in telecoms with private participation (current US$). Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets and small projects are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Phone system > International dialling code: Country international dialling code.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile subscriptions Number. 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.
  • Number of PCs > Per $ GDP: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 10 million $ gross domestic product.
  • ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$: Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
  • Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Telephone system > Regulation: The year that the nation established an industry regulator for its telecommunication providers. "n/a" indicates that no regulator has been established.
  • 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.
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Broadcast media 4 m about a half-dozen privately-owned TV stations and a state-owned television broadcaster that operates 2 channels; satellite and cable TV subscription services are available; state-owned radio broadcaster operates 2 national radio channels and provides regional and local radio services in multiple languages; a large number of private radio broadcasters, including provincial stations broadcasting in local languages; transmissions of several international broadcasters are available
Households with television 97.3%
Ranked 12th. 6 times more than Kenya 		17.08%
Ranked 114th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 178.71
Ranked 47th. 180 times more than Kenya 		0.994
Ranked 158th.
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 55.15
Ranked 70th. 72% more than Kenya 		32.1
Ranked 121st.
Internet > Internet users per thousand people 555.93
Ranked 71st. 77% more than Kenya 		313.49
Ranked 125th.
Internet > Users per 1000 247.92
Ranked 67th. 3 times more than Kenya 		79.47
Ranked 108th.
Internet users 3.4 million
Ranked 26th. 		4 million
Ranked 58th. 18% more than Bulgaria
News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) - English-language pages</p> </p>Novinite - English-language news site</p> </p>Mediapool - news site</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17205118">Full Article</a> <p>Kenya News Agency - state-owned, English-language</p>
Personal computers > Per capita 59.25 per 1,000 people
Ranked 79th. 6 times more than Kenya 		9.16 per 1,000 people
Ranked 126th.
Radio > List of radio stations <p>BNR (Bulgarian National Radio) - public, operates flagship network Horizont, cultural network Hristo Botev</p> </p>Darik Radio - private, national</p> <p>Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) - state-owned, networks in English, and Swahili and other indigenous languages</p> </p>Capital FM - private, music</p> </p>East FM - private, for Nairobi&#039;s Asian listeners</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13681344">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 145.73
Ranked 30th. 2 times more than Kenya 		71.89
Ranked 149th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 1,351.52 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Kenya 		501.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th.
Television > List of TV stations <p>BNT (Bulgarian National Television) - public, operates Kanal 1 and satellite channel TV Bulgaria</p> </p>bTV - private, national</p> </p>Nova TV - private, national</p> <p>Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) - state-owned</p> </p>Kenya Television Network (KTN) - private, operated by Standard Group</p> </p>NTV - private, operated by Nation Media Group</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13681344">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 398.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 35th. 16 times more than Kenya 		25.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 137th.
Televisions per 1000 423.08
Ranked 35th. 20 times more than Kenya 		21.53
Ranked 153th.
Personal computers per 1000 59.25
Ranked 79th. 7 times more than Kenya 		8.85
Ranked 124th.
Radio broadcast stations AM 31, FM 63, shortwave 2 AM 24, FM 18, shortwave 6
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 78.98
Ranked 38th. 9 times more than Kenya 		8.34
Ranked 52nd.
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,127.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st. 8 times more than Kenya 		142.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 111th.
Internet > Users > Per capita 259.32 per 1,000 people
Ranked 67th. 3 times more than Kenya 		81.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 110th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 308.37
Ranked 53th. 53 times more than Kenya 		5.83
Ranked 186th.
Televisions 3.31 million
Ranked 44th. 5 times more than Kenya 		730,000
Ranked 91st.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 314.08 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th. 18 times more than Kenya 		17.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 10th.
Internet users > Per 100 people 34.72
Ranked 60th. 4 times more than Kenya 		8.67
Ranked 124th.
Internet > Internet users 3.88 million
Ranked 72nd. 		13.81 million
Ranked 35th. 4 times more than Bulgaria
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 173.7 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 21 times more than Kenya 		8.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 2,465 Mbps
Ranked 23th. 23 times more than Kenya 		105 Mbps
Ranked 85th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 318.48 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 30th. 102 times more than Kenya 		3.14 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 113th.
Personal computers 461,000
Ranked 67th. 54% more than Kenya 		300,000
Ranked 72nd.
Television broadcast stations 39
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Kenya 		8
Ranked 4th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 284.37 million min.
Ranked 47th. 61% more than Kenya 		176.58 million min.
Ranked 50th.
Radios per 1000 576.46
Ranked 57th. 6 times more than Kenya 		90.55
Ranked 168th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 1,399.71
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Kenya 		486.26
Ranked 137th.
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $3.00 billion
Ranked 55th. 71% more than Kenya 		$1.76 billion
Ranked 60th.
Internet > Percent using internet 55.15%
Ranked 69th. 72% more than Kenya 		32.1%
Ranked 122nd.
Telephones > Mobile cellular 10.47 million
Ranked 70th. 		28.08 million
Ranked 34th. 3 times more than Bulgaria
Radio receivers > Per capita 0.543 per capita
Ranked 54th. 5 times more than Kenya 		0.107 per capita
Ranked 154th.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 285.3
Ranked 53th. 17 times more than Kenya 		16.68
Ranked 155th.
Telephone mainlines per 1000 320.87
Ranked 37th. 41 times more than Kenya 		7.87
Ranked 130th.
Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>Dnevnik - daily</p> </p>24 Chasa - daily</p> </p>Telegraf - daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17205118">Full Article</a> <p>Daily Nation - market-leading daily published by the Nation Media Group</p> </p>The Standard - privately-owned daily, Kenya&#039;s oldest newspaper</p> </p>The Star - privately-owned daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13681344">Full Article</a>
Cinema attendance 1.92 million
Ranked 53th. 2 times more than Kenya 		850,000
Ranked 65th.
Telephone system > General assessment inherited an extensive but antiquated telecommunications network from the Soviet era; quality has improved with a modern digital trunk line now connecting switching centers in most of the regions; remaining areas are connected by digital microwave radio relay inadequate; fixed-line telephone system is small and inefficient; trunks are primarily microwave radio relay; business data commonly transferred by a very small aperture terminal (VSAT) system
Cinema attendance per capita 0.246
Ranked 56th. 10 times more than Kenya 		0.0251
Ranked 74th.
Television receivers per 1000 398.22
Ranked 35th. 16 times more than Kenya 		25.22
Ranked 134th.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 15
Ranked 52nd. 		0.0
Ranked 48th.
Internet > IP addresses per capita 589.7
Ranked 55th. 15 times more than Kenya 		38.48
Ranked 155th.
Internet > Users 1.9 million
Ranked 58th. 		3 million
Ranked 51st. 58% more than Bulgaria
Internet > Internet penetration 55.1%
Ranked 75th. 72% more than Kenya 		32.1%
Ranked 128th.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 806.82
Ranked 37th. 6 times more than Kenya 		128.88
Ranked 117th.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,475.88
Ranked 29th. 2 times more than Kenya 		711.74
Ranked 147th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines 2.25 million
Ranked 54th. 9 times more than Kenya 		251,567
Ranked 121st.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 10.78 million
Ranked 73th. 		30.73 million
Ranked 33th. 3 times more than Bulgaria
Internet > Internet Service Providers 200
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Kenya 		65
Ranked 15th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 1.31 million
Ranked 50th. 30 times more than Kenya 		42,913
Ranked 115th.
Cinemas > Per capita 0.023 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th. 23 times more than Kenya 		0.001 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st.
Telephones > Main lines in use 2.36 million
Ranked 54th. 8 times more than Kenya 		283,500
Ranked 118th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 29.31
Ranked 55th. 50 times more than Kenya 		0.583
Ranked 186th.
Active military personnel 35,000
Ranked 56th. 45% more than Kenya 		24,120
Ranked 66th.
Radio receivers per 1000 542.58
Ranked 54th. 5 times more than Kenya 		106.07
Ranked 152nd.
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 806.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 39th. 6 times more than Kenya 		134.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 115th.
Internet > Hosts per 1000 67.35
Ranked 50th. 95 times more than Kenya 		0.706
Ranked 127th.
Number of PCs per million 59.25
Ranked 81st. 5 times more than Kenya 		12.66
Ranked 127th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 10.78 million
Ranked 73th. 		30.73 million
Ranked 33th. 3 times more than Bulgaria
Radio receivers 4.51 million
Ranked 57th. 47% more than Kenya 		3.07 million
Ranked 71st.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 10.65 million
Ranked 53th. 		28.08 million
Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Bulgaria
Television receivers 3.31 million
Ranked 44th. 5 times more than Kenya 		730,000
Ranked 88th.
Television broadcast stations > Per capita 4.93 per 1 million people
Ranked 6th. 20 times more than Kenya 		0.25 per 1 million people
Ranked 16th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 0.57$
Ranked 102nd. 		3$
Ranked 19th. 5 times more than Bulgaria
Mobile phone subscribers 6.24 million
Ranked 49th. 35% more than Kenya 		4.61 million
Ranked 56th.
Telephone system > International country code - 359; submarine cable provides connectivity to Ukraine and Russia; a combination submarine cable and land fiber-optic system provides connectivity to Italy, Albania, and Macedonia; satellite earth stations - 3 (1 Intersputnik in the Atlantic Ocean region, 2 Intelsat in the Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions) country code - 254; landing point for the EASSy, TEAMS and SEACOM fiber-optic submarine cable systems; satellite earth stations - 4 Intelsat
Internet > ISP 200
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Kenya 		65
Ranked 5th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 2.25 million
Ranked 54th. 9 times more than Kenya 		251,567
Ranked 121st.
Radios 4.51 million
Ranked 60th. 47% more than Kenya 		3.07 million
Ranked 73th.
Internet > Hosts 513,470
Ranked 46th. 19 times more than Kenya 		27,376
Ranked 83th.
Cinemas > Annual attendance 1.9 million
Ranked 35th. 2 times more than Kenya 		900,000
Ranked 44th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 171.36
Ranked 19th. 21 times more than Kenya 		8.2
Ranked 54th.
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 0.231
Ranked 42nd. 8 times more than Kenya 		0.0295
Ranked 48th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 318.48 Mbps
Ranked 30th. 106 times more than Kenya 		3.01 Mbps
Ranked 113th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 58
Ranked 27th. 12 times more than Kenya 		5
Ranked 93th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 615,600
Ranked 41st. 2 times more than Kenya 		250,000
Ranked 37th.
Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 33.33%
Ranked 22nd. 		0.0
Ranked 36th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 1.4 million
Ranked 28th. 6 times more than Kenya 		250,000
Ranked 45th.
Internet > Top level domain .bg .ke
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.038$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 58th. 36% more than Kenya 		0.028$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 68th.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 2.04
Ranked 47th. 		0.0
Ranked 48th.
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 30.66$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 3rd. 36% more than Kenya 		22.48$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 8th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 79.11
Ranked 40th. 10 times more than Kenya 		8.2
Ranked 46th.
Telephone system > Domestic the Bulgaria Telecommunications Company's fixed-line monopoly terminated in 2005 in an effort to upgrade fixed-line services; mobile-cellular teledensity, fostered by multiple service providers, has reached 150 telephones per 100 persons sole fixed-line provider, Telkom Kenya, is slated for privatization; multiple providers in the mobile-cellular segment of the market fostering a boom in mobile-cellular telephone usage with teledensity reaching 65 per 100 persons in 2011
Internet country code .bg .ke
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 92.5 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 19th. 14 times more than Kenya 		6.48 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 109th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 36.55 min.
Ranked 48th. 7 times more than Kenya 		5.07 min.
Ranked 68th.
Telephone mainlines 2.48 million
Ranked 44th. 9 times more than Kenya 		281,764
Ranked 90th.
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ $245.70 million
Ranked 32nd. 		$413.60 million
Ranked 23th. 68% more than Bulgaria
Cinemas 191
Ranked 24th. 10 times more than Kenya 		20
Ranked 39th.
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 7.32$/month
Ranked 166th. 		75.93$/month
Ranked 11th. 10 times more than Bulgaria
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 36.55 min. per capita
Ranked 48th. 7 times more than Kenya 		5.28 min. per capita
Ranked 67th.
Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 66.67%
Ranked 37th. 		0.0
Ranked 41st.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 140.99$ per capita
Ranked 53th. 9 times more than Kenya 		15.73$ per capita
Ranked 73th.
Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$ $395.17
Ranked 40th. 9 times more than Kenya 		$44.10
Ranked 67th.
Mobile cellular subscriptions 10.5 million
Ranked 55th. 		16.3 million
Ranked 38th. 55% more than Bulgaria
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 25.56
Ranked 22nd. 13 times more than Kenya 		1.92
Ranked 87th.
Cinemas > Seats per 1000 10.11
Ranked 18th. 47 times more than Kenya 		0.217
Ranked 31st.
Cinemas per million 23.26
Ranked 25th. 35 times more than Kenya 		0.656
Ranked 40th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 43
Ranked 28th. 11 times more than Kenya 		4
Ranked 66th.
Internet > IP addresses 4.15 million
Ranked 53th. 3 times more than Kenya 		1.66 million
Ranked 70th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 429.46
Ranked 12th. 23 times more than Kenya 		18.58
Ranked 53th.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 580000000 6374000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 11.07
Ranked 48th. 1107 times more than Kenya 		0.01
Ranked 162nd.
Number of PCs 461
Ranked 67th. 5% more than Kenya 		441
Ranked 70th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 308.37
Ranked 58th. 53 times more than Kenya 		5.83
Ranked 190th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 2.84 million
Ranked 55th. 3 times more than Kenya 		954,896
Ranked 72nd.
Television broadcast stations per million 4.86
Ranked 6th. 20 times more than Kenya 		0.242
Ranked 15th.
Cinemas > Seats 83,000
Ranked 13th. 13 times more than Kenya 		6,600
Ranked 28th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily 527
Ranked 11th. 53 times more than Kenya 		10
Ranked 58th.
Internet > TLD .bg .ke
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 137.74
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Kenya 		42.06
Ranked 132nd.
Internet > Livejournal users 154
Ranked 96th. 3 times more than Kenya 		46
Ranked 165th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers 86
Ranked 66th. 5 times more than Kenya 		17
Ranked 106th.
Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita 0.231 per capita
Ranked 43th. 8 times more than Kenya 		0.03 per capita
Ranked 49th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000 322.63
Ranked 7th. 89 times more than Kenya 		3.61
Ranked 40th.
Telecommunications > Country calling code 359 254
Telephone subscribers per 1000 1,127.69
Ranked 38th. 8 times more than Kenya 		136.75
Ranked 111th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 40.3%
Ranked 41st. 18 times more than Kenya 		2.2%
Ranked 124th.
E-Government rating 41.1
Ranked 88th. 		44
Ranked 69th. 7% more than Bulgaria
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 5.26
Ranked 19th. 40 times more than Kenya 		0.131
Ranked 74th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 11.17 per 1 million people
Ranked 87th. 23 times more than Kenya 		0.484 per 1 million people
Ranked 142nd.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million 64.19
Ranked 8th. 196 times more than Kenya 		0.328
Ranked 62nd.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita 64.21 per 1 million people
Ranked 8th. 193 times more than Kenya 		0.333 per 1 million people
Ranked 62nd.
Internet > Livejournal users per million 19.79
Ranked 110th. 15 times more than Kenya 		1.32
Ranked 186th.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 2.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 4 times more than Kenya 		0.602 per 1,000 people
Ranked 64th.
Telephone mainlines > Per capita 320.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th. 39 times more than Kenya 		8.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 129th.
Internet servers using encryption 263
Ranked 57th. 5 times more than Kenya 		52
Ranked 88th.
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 34.67
Ranked 72nd. 26 times more than Kenya 		1.31
Ranked 134th.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 2803360000 52393000000
Royalties and fees $0.40
Ranked 44th. Twice as much as Kenya 		$0.20
Ranked 52nd.
Phone subscribers 550.62
Ranked 53th. 19 times more than Kenya 		29.6
Ranked 128th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 11.17
Ranked 85th. 24 times more than Kenya 		0.462
Ranked 141st.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 366
Ranked 20th. 183 times more than Kenya 		2
Ranked 102nd.
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ 816.9 million$
Ranked 17th. 94% more than Kenya 		421 million$
Ranked 29th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita 322.73 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 88 times more than Kenya 		3.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th.
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per capita 105.54$ per capita
Ranked 5th. 9 times more than Kenya 		12.29$ per capita
Ranked 41st.
Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.1
Ranked 47th. 		0.0
Ranked 132nd.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people 55.64
Ranked 16th. 407 times more than Kenya 		0.137
Ranked 82nd.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 16.6%
Ranked 83th. 28% more than Kenya 		12.92%
Ranked 100th.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 24.27%
Ranked 75th. 		29.22%
Ranked 61st. 20% more than Bulgaria
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 47.04
Ranked 20th. 819 times more than Kenya 		0.0574
Ranked 109th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 5.33 per 1 million people
Ranked 18th. 40 times more than Kenya 		0.133 per 1 million people
Ranked 73th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily 2.65 million
Ranked 10th. 24 times more than Kenya 		110,000
Ranked 35th.
Telephone lines 2.19 million
Ranked 52nd. 9 times more than Kenya 		243,741
Ranked 108th.
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 843,543
Ranked 44th. 257 times more than Kenya 		3,282
Ranked 142nd.
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 6.09%
Ranked 61st. 		6.21%
Ranked 59th. 2% more than Bulgaria
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 2.63%
Ranked 51st. 2 times more than Kenya 		1.26%
Ranked 67th.
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 4.2 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 44th. 		130.4 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 2nd. 31 times more than Bulgaria
Cinemas > Seats > Per capita 10.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th. 46 times more than Kenya 		0.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd.
Telephone lines > Per 100 people 28.72
Ranked 57th. 46 times more than Kenya 		0.63
Ranked 175th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 30.45
Ranked 52nd. 52 times more than Kenya 		0.588
Ranked 186th.
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$, % of GDP 0.481%
Ranked 30th. 		1.11%
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Bulgaria
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 8.9$/month
Ranked 80th. 		13.92$/month
Ranked 53th. 56% more than Bulgaria
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 23.17%
Ranked 24th. 90% more than Kenya 		12.17%
Ranked 58th.
Television standard > UHF SECAM <a href=/encyclopedia/Kelvin>K</a> PAL G
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 6.68% GDP
Ranked 10th. 63% more than Kenya 		4.09% GDP
Ranked 53th.
Telephone subscribers per employee 364.23
Ranked 58th. 3 times more than Kenya 		141.13
Ranked 85th.
Telephone subscribers 8.73 million
Ranked 44th. 78% more than Kenya 		4.89 million
Ranked 59th.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 1,127.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st. 8 times more than Kenya 		142.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 110th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.073$ per 1 million people
Ranked 75th. 		0.09$ per 1 million people
Ranked 68th. 23% more than Bulgaria
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 23.46$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 68th. 		185.2$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 37th. 8 times more than Bulgaria
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,475.88
Ranked 28th. 2 times more than Kenya 		711.74
Ranked 147th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 7.45
Ranked 30th. 52 times more than Kenya 		0.144
Ranked 145th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 17.65
Ranked 47th. 176 times more than Kenya 		0.1
Ranked 158th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 164.14
Ranked 59th. 39 times more than Kenya 		4.17
Ranked 140th.
Internet > ISP > Per capita 25.28 per 1 million people
Ranked 3rd. 12 times more than Kenya 		2.07 per 1 million people
Ranked 14th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation 3.34 million
Ranked 12th. 6 times more than Kenya 		523,600
Ranked 21st.
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita $33.64
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Kenya 		$9.58
Ranked 47th.
Phone system > International dialling code +359 +254
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 406.07
Ranked 41st. 19 times more than Kenya 		21.68
Ranked 124th.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita 70.7 per 1,000 people
Ranked 59th. 98 times more than Kenya 		0.721 per 1,000 people
Ranked 146th.
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.075 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 91st. 		0.127 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 58th. 69% more than Bulgaria
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $382.83 million
Ranked 39th. 		$437.63 million
Ranked 45th. 14% more than Bulgaria
Television standard > VHF SECAM D PAL B
Internet > ISP per million 24.94
Ranked 3rd. 12 times more than Kenya 		2.02
Ranked 16th.
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita 105.54$
Ranked 7th. 9 times more than Kenya 		11.76$
Ranked 41st.
Telephone system > Regulation 1998 1999
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 16.6$/month
Ranked 40th. About the same as Kenya 		16.55$/month
Ranked 41st.

SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; World Development Indicators database; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. 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