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Broadcast media 2 -
Households with television 99%
Ranked 3rd. 2% more than Iceland
97%
Ranked 13th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 326.99
Ranked 15th.
353.29
Ranked 9th. 8% more than Canada

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 86.77
Ranked 15th.
96
Ranked 1st. 11% more than Canada

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 860.93
Ranked 14th.
953.61
Ranked 1st. 11% more than Canada

Internet > Users per 1000 850.35
Ranked 3rd. 31% more than Iceland
649.3
Ranked 16th.

Internet users 26.96 million
Ranked 16th. 89 times more than Iceland
301,600
Ranked 39th.

Personal computers > Per capita 699.93 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 46% more than Iceland
478.52 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th.

Personal computers per 1000 699.8
Ranked 6th. 46% more than Iceland
478.54
Ranked 7th.

Radio > List of radio stations <p>CBC - public, operates English-language network Radio One and cultural network Radio Two</p> </p>Societe Radio-Canada - public, operates French-language services Première Chaîne and Espace Musique</p> </p>Radio Canada International - external service run by CBC</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16841120">Full Article</a> <p>Icelandic National Broadcasting Service - public radio, operates two national networks and four regional stations</p> </p>Bylgjan - main private station</p>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 75.74
Ranked 143th.
105.39
Ranked 97th. 39% more than Canada

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 575.89 per 1,000 people
Ranked 77th.
1,150.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th. Twice as much as Canada

Television > List of TV stations <p>CBC - public, operates English-language national network and cable news channel CBC Newsworld</p> </p>Societe Radio-Canada - public, operates national French-language network and cable news channel RDI</p> </p>CTV - major commercial network</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16841120">Full Article</a> <p>Icelandic National Broadcasting Service - operates public network Sjonvarpid</p> </p>Stod 2 - main private station</p> </p>Syn - private</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17386737">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 716.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 99% more than Iceland
360.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 39th.

Televisions per 1000 678.75
Ranked 5th. Twice as much as Iceland
338.49
Ranked 48th.
Radio broadcast stations AM 245, FM 582, shortwave 6 AM 3, FM about 70 (including repeaters), shortwave 1
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 174.56
Ranked 23th.
551.62
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Canada

Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,079.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th.
1,677.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 55% more than Canada

Internet > Users > Per capita 838.57 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 25% more than Iceland
670.02 per 1,000 people
Ranked 15th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 516.33
Ranked 14th.
590.37
Ranked 9th. 14% more than Canada

Televisions 21.5 million
Ranked 12th. 219 times more than Iceland
98,000
Ranked 134th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 645.03 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 4% more than Iceland
618.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th.

Internet users > Per 100 people 75.31
Ranked 13th.
90
Ranked 1st. 20% more than Canada

Internet > Internet users 29.76 million
Ranked 20th. 99 times more than Iceland
300,656
Ranked 139th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 167.93 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st.
323.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 93% more than Canada

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 217,521 Mbps
Ranked 5th. 175 times more than Iceland
1,240 Mbps
Ranked 26th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 6,799.87 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 9th. 63% more than Iceland
4,178.6 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 6th.

Personal computers 22.39 million
Ranked 8th. 158 times more than Iceland
142,000
Ranked 40th.

Television broadcast stations 80
Ranked 8th. 6 times more than Iceland
14
Ranked 26th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 13.5 billion min.
Ranked 4th. 168 times more than Iceland
80.53 million min.
Ranked 64th.

Radios per 1000 1,019.7
Ranked 9th. 14% more than Iceland
898.04
Ranked 21st.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 684.35
Ranked 113th.
1,095.76
Ranked 55th. 60% more than Canada

Internet > Percent using internet 86.77%
Ranked 14th.
96.21%
Ranked 1st. 11% more than Canada

Telephones > Mobile cellular 27.39 million
Ranked 35th. 80 times more than Iceland
344,100
Ranked 164th.

Radio receivers > Per capita 1.08 per capita
Ranked 8th. 13% more than Iceland
0.956 per capita
Ranked 14th.

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 541.14
Ranked 13th.
581.48
Ranked 9th. 7% more than Canada

Telephone mainlines per 1000 565.62
Ranked 7th.
653.29
Ranked 3rd. 15% more than Canada

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>The Globe and Mail - Toronto-based national daily</p> </p>La Presse - Montreal-based daily</p> </p>The Toronto Sun - daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16841120">Full Article</a> <p>Frettabladid - daily</p> </p>Morgunbladid - morning daily</p> </p>DV - evening daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17386737">Full Article</a>
Films produced 69
Ranked 15th. 12 times more than Iceland
6
Ranked 50th.
Cinema attendance 112.79 million
Ranked 11th. 74 times more than Iceland
1.53 million
Ranked 56th.
Telephone system > General assessment excellent service provided by modern technology telecommunications infrastructure is modern and fully digitized, with satellite-earth stations, fiber-optic cables, and an extensive broadband network
Cinema attendance per capita 3.56
Ranked 7th.
5.29
Ranked 1st. 49% more than Canada
Television receivers per 1000 716.97
Ranked 4th. 98% more than Iceland
361.45
Ranked 38th.

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 86
Ranked 15th. 7 times more than Iceland
13
Ranked 55th.

Internet > IP addresses per capita 2,332.06
Ranked 10th.
2,601.01
Ranked 7th. 12% more than Canada
Internet > Users 28 million
Ranked 10th. 138 times more than Iceland
202,300
Ranked 109th.

Internet > Internet penetration 86.8%
Ranked 16th.
96%
Ranked 2nd. 11% more than Canada
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 513.74
Ranked 65th.
1,024.49
Ranked 15th. Twice as much as Canada

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 752.94
Ranked 144th.
1,080.79
Ranked 90th. 44% more than Canada

Telecoms > Telephone lines 18.01 million
Ranked 16th. 95 times more than Iceland
189,000
Ranked 125th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 26.26 million
Ranked 40th. 76 times more than Iceland
346,000
Ranked 169th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers 760
Ranked 2nd. 38 times more than Iceland
20
Ranked 49th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 11.41 million
Ranked 13th. 101 times more than Iceland
113,100
Ranked 97th.

Cinemas > Per capita 0.023 per 1,000 people
Ranked 30th.
0.166 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Canada

Telephones > Main lines in use 18.2 million
Ranked 16th. 95 times more than Iceland
191,100
Ranked 125th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 50.65
Ranked 15th.
55.24
Ranked 10th. 9% more than Canada

Active military personnel 68,250
Ranked 37th.
0.0
Ranked 142nd.
Radio receivers per 1000 1,077.13
Ranked 7th. 12% more than Iceland
958.96
Ranked 13th.

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 513.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th.
1,024.43 per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th. Twice as much as Canada

Internet > Hosts per 1000 153.64
Ranked 35th.
831.66
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Canada

Number of PCs per million 699.8
Ranked 4th. 48% more than Iceland
472.48
Ranked 20th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 27.89 million
Ranked 37th. 79 times more than Iceland
352,114
Ranked 167th.

Radio receivers 32.3 million
Ranked 13th. 124 times more than Iceland
260,000
Ranked 149th.

Cinema > Number of cinemas 656
Ranked 11th. 30 times more than Iceland
22
Ranked 46th.

Television receivers 21.5 million
Ranked 12th. 219 times more than Iceland
98,000
Ranked 131st.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology 740
Ranked 7th. 16 times more than Iceland
46
Ranked 38th.

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 2.67 per 1 million people
Ranked 37th.
51.47 per 1 million people
Ranked 1st. 19 times more than Canada
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 1.2$
Ranked 133th. 43% more than Iceland
0.84$
Ranked 117th.

Mobile phone subscribers 16.6 million
Ranked 25th. 55 times more than Iceland
304,001
Ranked 128th.

Telephone system > International country code - 1; submarine cables provide links to the US and Europe; satellite earth stations - 7 (5 Intelsat - 4 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean, and 2 Intersputnik - Atlantic Ocean region) country code - 354; the CANTAT-3 and FARICE-1 submarine cable systems provide connectivity to Canada, the Faroe Islands, UK, Denmark, and Germany; a planned new section of the Hibernia-Atlantic submarine cable will provide additional connectivity to Canada, US, and Ireland; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions)(Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden)
Internet > ISP 760
Ranked 1st. 38 times more than Iceland
20
Ranked 11th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 207.56
Ranked 11th.
262.92
Ranked 1st. 27% more than Canada

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 18.01 million
Ranked 16th. 95 times more than Iceland
189,000
Ranked 125th.

Radios 32.3 million
Ranked 13th. 124 times more than Iceland
260,000
Ranked 149th.
Films produced per million 2.18
Ranked 17th.
20.72
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Canada
Internet > Hosts 5.12 million
Ranked 13th. 19 times more than Iceland
263,980
Ranked 55th.

Cinemas > Annual attendance 112.8 million
Ranked 8th. 75 times more than Iceland
1.5 million
Ranked 37th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 167.92
Ranked 21st.
323.61
Ranked 7th. 93% more than Canada

Mobile phones 37.72 per 100 people
Ranked 31st.
90.28 per 100 people
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Canada
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 3.73
Ranked 6th.
5.41
Ranked 1st. 45% more than Canada

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 6,798.59 Mbps
Ranked 9th. 63% more than Iceland
4,178.83 Mbps
Ranked 6th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 103
Ranked 16th. 34 times more than Iceland
3
Ranked 108th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 5.58 million
Ranked 15th. 35 times more than Iceland
161,571
Ranked 52nd.

Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 28.38%
Ranked 24th.
30.77%
Ranked 25th. 8% more than Canada

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 5.17 million
Ranked 12th. 57 times more than Iceland
91,000
Ranked 51st.

Internet > Top level domain .ca .is
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 2.49
Ranked 41st.
40.75
Ranked 1st. 16 times more than Canada

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences 1,101
Ranked 8th. 8 times more than Iceland
140
Ranked 34th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 174.34
Ranked 24th.
553.19
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Canada

Telephone system > Domestic domestic satellite system with about 300 earth stations liberalization of the telecommunications sector beginning in the late 1990s has led to increased competition especially in the mobile services segment of the market
Internet country code .ca .is
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 222.7 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Iceland
78.41 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 22nd.

Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment per 1000 $0.55 Million US dollars
Ranked 18th. 10 times more than Iceland
$0.05 Million US dollars
Ranked 29th.
Telephone mainlines 18.28 million
Ranked 14th. 94 times more than Iceland
193,852
Ranked 98th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 438.73 min.
Ranked 11th. 59% more than Iceland
275.72 min.
Ranked 10th.

Cinemas 692
Ranked 13th. 15 times more than Iceland
46
Ranked 32nd.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita 0.752 per 1,000 people
Ranked 15th.
6.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Canada

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 207.64 per 1,000 people
Ranked 11th.
262.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 27% more than Canada

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 8.9$/month
Ranked 157th.
59.6$/month
Ranked 19th. 7 times more than Canada

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 438.73 min. per capita
Ranked 10th. 59% more than Iceland
275.7 min. per capita
Ranked 10th.

Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people 20.3
Ranked 24th.
72.42
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Canada

Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 71.62%
Ranked 26th. 3% more than Iceland
69.23%
Ranked 33th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature 4,248
Ranked 4th. 10 times more than Iceland
444
Ranked 32nd.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology 620
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Iceland
150
Ranked 28th.

Mobile cellular subscriptions 22.09 million
Ranked 34th. 64 times more than Iceland
342,711
Ranked 153th.

Internet > Broadband subscribers 6.71 million
Ranked 9th. 86 times more than Iceland
78,017
Ranked 55th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 23.99
Ranked 24th.
69.08
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Canada
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences 3,634
Ranked 3rd. 19 times more than Iceland
192
Ranked 35th.

Cinemas > Seats per 1000 21.38
Ranked 6th.
32.45
Ranked 1st. 52% more than Canada

Cinemas per million 22.88
Ranked 30th.
165.84
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Canada

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 104
Ranked 16th. 35 times more than Iceland
3
Ranked 63th.

Internet > IP addresses 79.99 million
Ranked 8th. 98 times more than Iceland
814,592
Ranked 82nd.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 715.66
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Iceland
259.36
Ranked 17th.

Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 4322000000 3630000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 29.55
Ranked 11th.
32.67
Ranked 9th. 11% more than Canada

Number of PCs 22,390
Ranked 7th. 162 times more than Iceland
138
Ranked 102nd.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 516.33
Ranked 17th.
590.37
Ranked 11th. 14% more than Canada

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total 22,941
Ranked 4th. 13 times more than Iceland
1,796
Ranked 37th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 17.16 million
Ranked 19th. 76 times more than Iceland
224,568
Ranked 110th.
Television broadcast stations per million 2.67
Ranked 41st.
51.64
Ranked 2nd. 19 times more than Canada
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation 1,402
Ranked 4th. 10 times more than Iceland
138
Ranked 29th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million 752.18
Ranked 17th.
6,553.62
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Canada

Cinemas > Seats 646,700
Ranked 4th. 72 times more than Iceland
9,000
Ranked 27th.

Communications > Telephone access > Telephone access 153.14 Number of telecommunicati
Ranked 24th.
183.32 Number of telecommunicati
Ranked 8th. 20% more than Canada
Internet > TLD .ca .is
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 66.32
Ranked 107th.
107.97
Ranked 51st. 63% more than Canada

Internet > Livejournal users 89,743
Ranked 2nd. 152 times more than Iceland
591
Ranked 41st.
Internet > Secure Internet servers 21,026
Ranked 5th. 56 times more than Iceland
376
Ranked 38th.

Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita 3.73 per capita
Ranked 6th.
5.41 per capita
Ranked 1st. 45% more than Canada

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price free Free
Telecommunications > Country calling code 1 354
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date 2007.03.14 2004.10.01
Telephone subscribers per 1000 1,079.36
Ranked 43th.
1,677.78
Ranked 3rd. 55% more than Canada

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 50%
Ranked 32nd.
71.7%
Ranked 15th. 43% more than Canada
E-Government rating 61.1
Ranked 3rd. 23% more than Iceland
49.8
Ranked 26th.
Population covered by mobile telephony 95%
Ranked 39th.
99%
Ranked 21st. 4% more than Canada

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita 139.28 per 1 million people
Ranked 16th.
1,620.44 per 1 million people
Ranked 1st. 12 times more than Canada

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million 36.1
Ranked 15th.
510.86
Ranked 1st. 14 times more than Canada

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 3.38
Ranked 26th.
10.67
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Canada

Newspapers > Newspaper journalists 5,000
Ranked 13th. 8 times more than Iceland
607
Ranked 21st.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 645.83 per 1 million people
Ranked 9th.
1,257.67 per 1 million people
Ranked 3rd. 95% more than Canada

Total number of combined radio and television institutions per million people 0.433 Number
Ranked 26th.
6.74 Number
Ranked 5th. 16 times more than Canada
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita 19.48 per 1 million people
Ranked 20th.
160.58 per 1 million people
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Canada

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History 1,904
Ranked 5th. 14 times more than Iceland
139
Ranked 32nd.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million 139.28
Ranked 17th.
1,620.16
Ranked 1st. 12 times more than Canada

Internet > Livejournal users per million 2,804.91
Ranked 7th. 39% more than Iceland
2,023.46
Ranked 12th.
Website defacements 130
Ranked 15th. 14 times more than Iceland
9
Ranked 69th.
Internet > Linux web servers 982
Ranked 5th. 196 times more than Iceland
5
Ranked 61st.
Website defacements per million 4.18
Ranked 41st.
31.58
Ranked 8th. 8 times more than Canada
Internet > ISP per million 24.7
Ranked 17th.
70.18
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Canada
Television standard > VHF NTSC M PAL B
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 645.44
Ranked 9th.
1,237.73
Ranked 3rd. 92% more than Canada

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita 36.1 per 1 million people
Ranked 14th.
510.95 per 1 million people
Ranked 1st. 14 times more than Canada

ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $6.60 billion
Ranked 12th. 69 times more than Iceland
$95.85 million
Ranked 79th.

Royalties and fees $44.70
Ranked 11th.
0.0
Ranked 63th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita 119.15 per 1 million people
Ranked 15th.
700.73 per 1 million people
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Canada

The New Adventures of Old Christine > International Broadcasters > Series Premiere March 13, 2006 November 5 2006
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 3.38 per 1 million people
Ranked 25th.
10.68 per 1 million people
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Canada

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences 8,182
Ranked 3rd. 17 times more than Iceland
476
Ranked 35th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita 62.43 per 1 million people
Ranked 15th.
507.3 per 1 million people
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Canada

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 36.09
Ranked 21st.
82.17
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Canada

Cinemas > Seats > Per capita 21.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th.
32.43 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 52% more than Canada

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million 268.27
Ranked 11th.
1,736.93
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Canada

Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 983.91
Ranked 14th.
1,711.27
Ranked 3rd. 74% more than Canada

Internet servers using encryption 33,197
Ranked 5th. 61 times more than Iceland
546
Ranked 40th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology 516
Ranked 7th. 19 times more than Iceland
27
Ranked 35th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 51.94
Ranked 15th.
57.57
Ranked 9th. 11% more than Canada

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million 119.15
Ranked 16th.
700.61
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Canada

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita 16.92 per 1 million people
Ranked 17th.
98.54 per 1 million people
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Canada

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million 16.92
Ranked 18th.
98.52
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Canada

Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment $18,463.33 Million US dollars
Ranked 11th. 1080 times more than Iceland
$17.10 Million US dollars
Ranked 30th.
Internet > IP addresses (share) 1.9
Ranked 8th.
0.0
Ranked 76th.
Telephone mainlines > Per capita 565.85 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th.
653.25 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 15% more than Canada

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 2.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st.
5.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Canada

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 1.98$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 164th.
97.36$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 100th. 49 times more than Canada

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million 45.97
Ranked 17th.
503.56
Ranked 1st. 11 times more than Canada

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.04$ per 1 million people
Ranked 127th.
2.99$ per 1 million people
Ranked 24th. 75 times more than Canada

Phone subscribers 1,037.65
Ranked 29th.
1,484.15
Ranked 4th. 43% more than Canada
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 13.26%
Ranked 70th.
21.47%
Ranked 85th. 62% more than Canada

Phone system > International dialling code +1 +354
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 496.5
Ranked 31st.
712.28
Ranked 14th. 43% more than Canada
Internet usage % > 2007 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_internet_users">84.3</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_internet_users">89.3</a>
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities 594
Ranked 7th. 14 times more than Iceland
44
Ranked 39th.

ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 41.15%
Ranked 20th. 52% more than Iceland
27.09%
Ranked 40th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 46.29%
Ranked 22nd. 93% more than Iceland
23.93%
Ranked 61st.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 37.94%
Ranked 34th. 59% more than Iceland
23.87%
Ranked 77th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita 268.27 per 1 million people
Ranked 9th.
1,737.23 per 1 million people
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Canada

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 154.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th.
867.31 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Canada

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.219 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 15th. 49% more than Iceland
0.147 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 45th.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 1,079.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th.
1,677.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 55% more than Canada

Telephone lines 18.25 million
Ranked 16th. 94 times more than Iceland
193,512
Ranked 114th.

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 9.84 million
Ranked 9th. 95 times more than Iceland
103,697
Ranked 76th.

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 8.82%
Ranked 32nd. 86% more than Iceland
4.74%
Ranked 85th.

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 3.79%
Ranked 42nd. 9 times more than Iceland
0.43%
Ranked 84th.

Idol series > Idol around the world > Winners <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Idol_%28Season_1%29">Season 1, 2003</a> : Ryan Malcolm <br> Season 2, 2004 : Kalan Porter <br> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Idol_%28Season_3%29">Season 3, 2005</a> : Melissa O'Neil <br> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Idol_%28Season_4%29">Season 4, 2006</a> : Eva Avila <br> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Idol_%28Season_5%29">Season 5, 2007</a> : Auditions in progress Season 1, 2003-04 : Kalli Bjarni <br> Season 2, 2004-05 : Hildur Vala Einarsdóttir <br> Season 3, 2005-06 : Snorri Snorrason
Telephone system > Regulation 1976 1997
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita 20.33 per 1 million people
Ranked 14th.
547.45 per 1 million people
Ranked 1st. 27 times more than Canada

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 54.79
Ranked 13th.
60.97
Ranked 7th. 11% more than Canada

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 6.93$/month
Ranked 132nd.
13.25$/month
Ranked 64th. 91% more than Canada
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita 24.26 per 1 million people
Ranked 23th.
167.88 per 1 million people
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Canada

Telephone subscribers 34.88 million
Ranked 17th. 70 times more than Iceland
497,853
Ranked 115th.

Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment, % of GDP 1.38e-06%
Ranked 19th. 10 times more than Iceland
1.41e-07%
Ranked 30th.
Telephone subscribers per employee 455.91
Ranked 6th. 49% more than Iceland
306.67
Ranked 67th.

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 2.72% GDP
Ranked 95th.
2.93% GDP
Ranked 55th. 8% more than Canada

Television standard > UHF NTSC M PAL G
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million 24.26
Ranked 23th.
167.85
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Canada

Internet > Linux web servers per million 31.59
Ranked 8th. 80% more than Iceland
17.55
Ranked 24th.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people 156.27
Ranked 24th.
2,045.6
Ranked 1st. 13 times more than Canada
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 32.89
Ranked 14th.
34.45
Ranked 9th. 5% more than Canada

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 1,233.44
Ranked 21st.
3,139.28
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Canada

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 3.22
Ranked 58th.
10.27
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Canada

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 1,071
Ranked 5th. 45 times more than Iceland
24
Ranked 61st.

Total number of combined radio and television institutions 14 Number
Ranked 11th. 7 times more than Iceland
2 Number
Ranked 28th.
Internet > ISP > Per capita 24.7 per 1 million people
Ranked 12th.
70.17 per 1 million people
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Canada
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 799.53
Ranked 139th.
1,099.89
Ranked 86th. 38% more than Canada

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 32597620000 29214720000
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million 19.48
Ranked 23th.
160.56
Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Canada

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million 62.43
Ranked 16th.
507.21
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Canada

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million 20.33
Ranked 15th.
547.35
Ranked 1st. 27 times more than Canada

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation 21.23 million
Ranked 1st. 280 times more than Iceland
75,751
Ranked 39th.

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