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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.
  • Television receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Cinema > Number of national feature films produced: Number of national feature films produced.
  • Internet > IP addresses per capita: Number of IPv4 internet address allocated per 1000 residents.
  • Internet > Users: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months.
  • Internet > Internet penetration: Penetration.
  • Mobile phone subscribers per 1000: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telecoms > Telephone lines: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
  • Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included.
  • Internet > Internet Service Providers: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet.
  • Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
  • Telephones > Main lines in use: The total number of main telephone lines in use.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people: Fixed-telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.
  • 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
  • Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines: Fixed telephone lines.
  • Internet > Hosts: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day.
  • Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced: Percentage of feature films that are co-productions with international companies.
  • Internet > Top level domain: Country top level domain.
  • Television > Total number of channels: Total number of television channels.
  • Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 $ gross domestic product.
  • Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people: Number of national feature films produced. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Television > Total number of channels per million people: Total number of television channels. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Telephone system > Domestic: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
    Arabsat -
  • Internet country code: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
  • Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
  • 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 > Broadband subscribers > Per capita: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet > Censorship > Political filtering:
    Indicates whether websites that express views in opposition to those of the current government (mainly on issues of human rights, freedom of expression, minority rights and religious movements) are censored or blocked. This is determined by accessing websites with provocative or objectionable content in English from within the country in question as well as from a place known to have no filtering regime. The retrieved content is then compared and scanned for discrepancies. Possible differences in blocking behavior across different ISPs is considered, as well as normal connectivity problems. 
     
    Values
     
    “per”, pervasive filtering: A large portion of the targeted content in several categories is blocked.
     
    “sub”, substantial filtering: Either a number of categories are subject to a medium level of filtering or a low level of filtering is carried out across many categories.
     
    “sel”, selective filtering: A small number of specific sites across a few categories are blocked, or filtering that targets a single category or issue is present.
     
    “sus”, suspected filtering: Connectivity abnormalities suggest the presence of filtering, but no conclusive proof of deliberate tampering could be found.
     
    “ne”, no evidence of filtering or blocking. 
     
     “nd”, no data.
     
     
  • Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month: Price basket for Internet is calculated based on the cheapest available tariff for accessing the Internet 20 hours a month (10 hours peak and 10 hours off-peak). The basket does not include the telephone line rental but does include telephone usage charges if applicable. Data are compiled in the national currency and converted to U.S. dollars using the annual average exchange rate.
  • International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films: Percentage of feature films that are 100% funded by national companies.
  • Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment."
  • Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included."
  • Internet > Broadband subscribers: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries.
  • Internet > Internet Service Providers per million: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Internet > IP addresses: Number of IPv4 internet addresses allocated to each country.
  • Television > Percentage of Government (public) television institutions: Percentage of Government (public) television institutions.
  • 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.
  • Radio > Total number of channels: Total number of radio channels.
  • Radio > Ratio of private to government (public) radio institutions: Number of private radio institutions to government radio institutions. For instance, for every one government radio institution Turkey has 1,265 that are private.
  • Internet > TLD: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
  • Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people: Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included."
  • Internet > Livejournal users: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004)
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • 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.
  • Television > Percentage of public channels with national coverage: Percentage of public television channels with national coverage.
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Total number of combined radio and television institutions per million people: Total number of combined radio and television institutions. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Radio > Total number of channels per million people: Total number of radio channels. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines: Number of telephone lines.
  • Radio > Percentage of private radio institutions: Percentage of radio institutions that are private.
  • Radio > Percentage of government (public) radio institutions: Percentage of radio institutions that are financed by the government, also known as public radio institutions.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Internet > Livejournal users per million: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Internet > Linux web servers: Total usage of Linux servers by country as of Jan 2001
  • Website defacements per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
  • Telephone subscribers per employee: Telephone subscribers per employee are telephone subscribers (fixed-line plus mobile) divided by total telecommunications employees.
  • Telecommunications revenue > % GDP: 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 ($US per person)
  • Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers (per 100 people). Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people: Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people). Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country.
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$: 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.
  • Television > Percentage of private television institutions: Percentage of private television institutions.
  • Total number of combined radio and television institutions: Total number of radio and television institutions.
  • Radio > Percentage of public channels with national coverage: Percentage of public radio channels with national coverage.
  • Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
  • Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of individual non-daily newspapers in circulation by country.
  • Television > Ratio of private to Government (public) television institutions: Number of private television institutions to government television institutions. For instance, for every one government television institution Turkey has 528 that are private.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code: Country Code.

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • 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.
  • ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP: ICT service exports (% of service exports, BoP). Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
  • Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service exports) include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services.
  • Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports) include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$: Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
  • Internet > Linux web servers per million: Total usage of Linux servers by country as of Jan 2001. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Phone subscribers: Fixed line and mobile telephones (per 1,000 people). Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
  • 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 and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million 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. 
  • Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Internet > 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.
  • 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 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.
  • Television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch: Official launch date of digital terrestrial television in different countries.
  • 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.
  • 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.
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Broadcast media all broadcast media are owned by, or affiliated with, the Communist Party of China or a government agency; no privately owned TV or radio stations; state-run Chinese Central TV, provincial, and municipal stations offer more than 2,000 channels; the Central Propaganda Department lists subjects that are off limits to domestic broadcast media with the government maintaining authority to approve all programming; foreign-made TV programs must be approved prior to broadcast the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) operates 4 TV stations, 3 are free-to-air and 1 is pay TV; e.tv, a private station, is accessible to more than half the population; multiple subscription TV services provide a mix of local and international channels; well developed mix of public and private radio stations at the national, regional, and local levels; the SABC radio network, state-owned and controlled but nominally independent, operates 18 stations, one for each of the 11 official languages, 4 community stations, and 3 commercial stations; more than 100 community-based stations extend coverage to rural areas
Households with television 89.17%
Ranked 56th. 51% more than South Africa 		59.2%
Ranked 34th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 130.03
Ranked 62nd. 6 times more than South Africa 		21.63
Ranked 116th.
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 42.3
Ranked 98th. 3% more than South Africa 		41
Ranked 102nd.
Internet > Internet users per thousand people 421.01
Ranked 101st. 2% more than South Africa 		411.77
Ranked 103th.
Internet > Users per 1000 122.92
Ranked 93th. 14% more than South Africa 		108.05
Ranked 81st.
Internet users 389 million
Ranked 1st. 88 times more than South Africa 		4.42 million
Ranked 54th.
News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>Xinhua (New China News Agency) - state-run, web pages in English</p> <p>South African Press Association (SAPA)</p>
Personal computers > Per capita 40.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 95th. 		84.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than China
Radio > List of radio stations <p>China National Radio - state-run</p> </p>China Radio International - state-run external broadcaster, programmes in more than 40 languages, notably to Taiwan and Korea</p> <p>SABC - state broadcaster with 20 regional and national services in 11 languages, including: national English-language network SAfm; contemporary music station 5 FM; national Afrikaans station Radio Sonder Grense; national Zulu station Ukhozi FM; Sesotho station Lesedi FM</p> </p>Channel Africa - SABC&#039;s pan-African external radio</p> </p>YFM - popular Johannesburg commercial R&amp;B, soul and hip-hop station</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14094861">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 81.26
Ranked 138th. 		134.8
Ranked 41st. 66% more than China
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 414.03 per 1,000 people
Ranked 95th. 		961.41 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th. 2 times more than China
Television > List of TV stations <p>Chinese Central TV (CCTV) - state-run national broadcaster, networks include English-language CCTV News</p> <p>SABC - state broadcaster, operates three national TV networks, two pay-TV channels</p> </p>e.tv - free-to-air, commercial; also operates news network eNCA</p> </p>M-Net - pay-TV, pan-African audience</p>
Television receivers > Per capita 325.18 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th. 3 times more than South Africa 		127.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 91st.
Televisions per 1000 310.46
Ranked 58th. 2 times more than South Africa 		130.11
Ranked 100th.
Personal computers per 1000 40.88
Ranked 94th. 		84.03
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than China
Radio broadcast stations AM 369, FM 259, shortwave 45 AM 14, FM 347 (plus 243 repeaters), shortwave 1
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 74.1
Ranked 41st. 3 times more than South Africa 		29.62
Ranked 57th.
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 570.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st. 		825.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th. 45% more than China
Internet > Users > Per capita 122.56 per 1,000 people
Ranked 94th. 13% more than South Africa 		108.77 per 1,000 people
Ranked 91st.
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 206.46
Ranked 78th. 3 times more than South Africa 		78.75
Ranked 132nd.
Televisions 400 million
Ranked 1st. 67 times more than South Africa 		6 million
Ranked 29th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 276.43 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th. 3 times more than South Africa 		105.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th.
Internet users > Per 100 people 22.5
Ranked 94th. 3 times more than South Africa 		8.58
Ranked 125th.
Internet > Internet users 568.19 million
Ranked 1st. 28 times more than South Africa 		20.01 million
Ranked 25th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 59.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th. 2 times more than South Africa 		25.41 per 1,000 people
Ranked 50th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 136,106 Mbps
Ranked 2nd. 154 times more than South Africa 		881.5 Mbps
Ranked 57th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 104.34 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 40th. 5 times more than South Africa 		19.01 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 92nd.
Personal computers 52.99 million
Ranked 3rd. 13 times more than South Africa 		3.97 million
Ranked 10th.
Television broadcast stations 3,240
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than South Africa 		556
Ranked 3rd.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 5.98 billion min.
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than South Africa 		1.25 billion min.
Ranked 24th.
Radios per 1000 323.66
Ranked 99th. 		368.63
Ranked 89th. 14% more than China
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 561.12
Ranked 127th. 		941.52
Ranked 76th. 68% more than China
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $287.82 billion
Ranked 3rd. 11 times more than South Africa 		$27.02 billion
Ranked 18th.
Internet > Percent using internet 42.3%
Ranked 97th. 3% more than South Africa 		41%
Ranked 102nd.
Telephones > Mobile cellular 986.25 million
Ranked 1st. 15 times more than South Africa 		64 million
Ranked 19th.
Radio receivers > Per capita 0.339 per capita
Ranked 83th. 1% more than South Africa 		0.336 per capita
Ranked 84th.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 235.63
Ranked 67th. 3 times more than South Africa 		87.59
Ranked 123th.
Telephone mainlines per 1000 268.79
Ranked 47th. 3 times more than South Africa 		100.19
Ranked 87th.
Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>Renmin Ribao (People&#039;s Daily) - Communist Party daily, web pages in English</p> </p>Zhongguo Qingnian Bao (China Youth Daily) - state-run, linked to Communist Youth League</p> </p>China Daily - state-run, English-language</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13017881">Full Article</a> <p>The Star - Johannesburg-based daily, city&#039;s oldest newspaper</p> </p>The Sowetan - Johannesburg-based tabloid</p> </p>Beeld - largest Afrikaans daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14094861">Full Article</a>
Telephone system > General assessment domestic and international services are increasingly available for private use; unevenly distributed domestic system serves principal cities, industrial centers, and many towns; China continues to develop its telecommunications infrastructure; China in the summer of 2008 began a major restructuring of its telecommunications industry, resulting in the consolidation of its six telecom service operators to three, China Telecom, China Mobile and China Unicom, each providing both fixed-line and mobile services the system is the best developed and most modern in Africa
Television receivers per 1000 325.18
Ranked 48th. 3 times more than South Africa 		127.06
Ranked 88th.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 584
Ranked 4th. 27 times more than South Africa 		22
Ranked 45th.
Internet > IP addresses per capita 245.91
Ranked 93th. 		417.67
Ranked 72nd. 70% more than China
Internet > Users 162 million
Ranked 1st. 32 times more than South Africa 		5.1 million
Ranked 23th.
Internet > Internet penetration 42.3%
Ranked 102nd. 3% more than South Africa 		41%
Ranked 107th.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 301.77
Ranked 92nd. 		719.51
Ranked 47th. 2 times more than China
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 814.4
Ranked 140th. 		1,336.1
Ranked 40th. 64% more than China
Telecoms > Telephone lines 278.86 million
Ranked 1st. 69 times more than South Africa 		4.03 million
Ranked 41st.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.1 billion
Ranked 1st. 16 times more than South Africa 		68.39 million
Ranked 19th.
Internet > Internet Service Providers 3
Ranked 131st. 		150
Ranked 10th. 50 times more than China
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 175.62 million
Ranked 1st. 159 times more than South Africa 		1.11 million
Ranked 54th.
Telephones > Main lines in use 285.12 million
Ranked 1st. 69 times more than South Africa 		4.13 million
Ranked 42nd.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 20.2
Ranked 80th. 3 times more than South Africa 		7.69
Ranked 133th.
Active military personnel 2.29 million
Ranked 1st. 37 times more than South Africa 		62,082
Ranked 41st.
Radio receivers per 1000 339
Ranked 82nd. 1% more than South Africa 		335.97
Ranked 83th.
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 301.59 per 1,000 people
Ranked 91st. 		724.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th. 2 times more than China
Internet > Hosts per 1000 10.8
Ranked 75th. 		26.58
Ranked 65th. 2 times more than China
Number of PCs per million 40.88
Ranked 96th. 		80.15
Ranked 73th. 96% more than China
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 1.11 billion
Ranked 1st. 16 times more than South Africa 		68.39 million
Ranked 19th.
Radio receivers 417 million
Ranked 2nd. 30 times more than South Africa 		13.75 million
Ranked 26th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 1.23 billion
Ranked 1st. 21 times more than South Africa 		59.47 million
Ranked 22nd.
Television receivers 400 million
Ranked 1st. 77 times more than South Africa 		5.2 million
Ranked 29th.
Television broadcast stations > Per capita 2.63 per 1 million people
Ranked 38th. 		13.59 per 1 million people
Ranked 14th. 5 times more than China
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 2.9$
Ranked 21st. 4 times more than South Africa 		0.79$
Ranked 86th.
Mobile phone subscribers 393.43 million
Ranked 1st. 12 times more than South Africa 		33.96 million
Ranked 17th.
Telephone system > International country code - 86; a number of submarine cables provide connectivity to Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and the US; satellite earth stations - 7 (5 Intelsat - 4 Pacific Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean; 1 Intersputnik - Indian Ocean region; and 1 Inmarsat - Pacific and Indian Ocean regions) country code - 27; the SAT-3/WASC and SAFE fiber-optic submarine cable systems connect South Africa to Europe and Asia; the EASSy fiber-optic cable system connects with Europe and North America; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 2 Atlantic Ocean)
Internet > ISP 3
Ranked 92nd. 		150
Ranked 4th. 50 times more than China
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 28.77
Ranked 47th. 8 times more than South Africa 		3.5
Ranked 73th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 278.86 million
Ranked 1st. 69 times more than South Africa 		4.03 million
Ranked 41st.
Radios 417 million
Ranked 2nd. 25 times more than South Africa 		17 million
Ranked 24th.
Internet > Hosts 14.31 million
Ranked 5th. 11 times more than South Africa 		1.3 million
Ranked 34th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 59.88
Ranked 41st. 2 times more than South Africa 		25.41
Ranked 50th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 104.4 Mbps
Ranked 39th. 6 times more than South Africa 		18.89 Mbps
Ranked 91st.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 963
Ranked 3rd. 54 times more than South Africa 		18
Ranked 50th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 96.7 million
Ranked 1st. 69 times more than South Africa 		1.41 million
Ranked 32nd.
Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 14.23%
Ranked 36th. 		72.73%
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than China
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 75.6 million
Ranked 1st. 68 times more than South Africa 		1.12 million
Ranked 30th.
Internet > Top level domain .cn .za
Television > Total number of channels 2,899
Ranked 1st. 725 times more than South Africa 		4
Ranked 42nd.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.053$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 47th. 		0.099$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 4th. 87% more than China
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 0.434
Ranked 72nd. 		0.435
Ranked 71st. The same as China
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.59$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 100th. 		4.94$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 48th. 8 times more than China
Television > Total number of channels per million people 2.22
Ranked 23th. 26 times more than South Africa 		0.0847
Ranked 63th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 74.61
Ranked 43th. 2 times more than South Africa 		30.17
Ranked 59th.
Telephone system > Domestic interprovincial fiber-optic trunk lines and cellular telephone systems have been installed; mobile-cellular subscribership is increasing rapidly; the number of Internet users exceeded 564 million by the end of 2012; a domestic satellite system with several earth stations is in place combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity is roughly 140 telephones per 100 persons; consists of carrier-equipped open-wire lines, coaxial cables, microwave radio relay links, fiber-optic cable, radiotelephone communication stations, and wireless local loops; key centers are Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth, and Pretoria
Internet country code .cn .za
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 60.92 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 28th. 15 times more than South Africa 		4.11 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 113th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 4.62 min.
Ranked 70th. 		27.47 min.
Ranked 80th. 6 times more than China
Telephone mainlines 350.43 million
Ranked 1st. 74 times more than South Africa 		4.73 million
Ranked 27th.
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ 0.0
Ranked 102nd. 		$1.58 billion
Ranked 8th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 28.75 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th. 8 times more than South Africa 		3.52 per 1,000 people
Ranked 73th.
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering Pervasive filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 9.75$/month
Ranked 154th. 		63.21$/month
Ranked 18th. 6 times more than China
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 4.62 min. per capita
Ranked 70th. 		27.6 min. per capita
Ranked 78th. 6 times more than China
Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 85.77%
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than South Africa 		27.27%
Ranked 58th.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 108.49$ per capita
Ranked 57th. 		537.47$ per capita
Ranked 31st. 5 times more than China
Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$ $216.17
Ranked 51st. 		$547.80
Ranked 34th. 3 times more than China
Mobile cellular subscriptions 641.23 million
Ranked 1st. 14 times more than South Africa 		45 million
Ranked 23th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers 37.5 million
Ranked 2nd. 227 times more than South Africa 		165,290
Ranked 48th.
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 0.00233
Ranked 197th. 		3.25
Ranked 64th. 1397 times more than China
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 909
Ranked 2nd. 57 times more than South Africa 		16
Ranked 44th.
Internet > IP addresses 330.32 million
Ranked 2nd. 16 times more than South Africa 		20.39 million
Ranked 20th.
Television > Percentage of Government (public) television institutions 100%
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than South Africa 		33.33%
Ranked 16th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 76.12
Ranked 29th. 		163.51
Ranked 24th. 2 times more than China
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 203340000000 6586000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 6.29
Ranked 63th. 7 times more than South Africa 		0.87
Ranked 105th.
Number of PCs 52,990
Ranked 2nd. 14 times more than South Africa 		3,740
Ranked 26th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 206.46
Ranked 83th. 3 times more than South Africa 		78.75
Ranked 138th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 231.61 million
Ranked 2nd. 18 times more than South Africa 		12.7 million
Ranked 21st.
Television broadcast stations per million 2.63
Ranked 42nd. 		13.59
Ranked 17th. 5 times more than China
Radio > Total number of channels 2,306
Ranked 2nd. 121 times more than South Africa 		19
Ranked 30th.
Radio > Ratio of private to government (public) radio institutions 0.0
Ranked 65th. 		5
Ranked 46th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily 1,098
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than South Africa 		261
Ranked 16th.
Internet > TLD .cn .za
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 48.41
Ranked 128th. 		92.23
Ranked 74th. 91% more than China
Internet > Livejournal users 791
Ranked 36th. 16% more than South Africa 		682
Ranked 37th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers 588
Ranked 32nd. 		1,104
Ranked 26th. 88% more than China
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000 81.8
Ranked 20th. 		96.14
Ranked 18th. 18% more than China
Telecommunications > Country calling code 86 27
Telephone subscribers per 1000 570.57
Ranked 72nd. 		819.71
Ranked 56th. 44% more than China
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 17.2%
Ranked 75th. 		26%
Ranked 62nd. 51% more than China
E-Government rating 56.3
Ranked 7th. 34% more than South Africa 		42
Ranked 80th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 0.72
Ranked 65th. 98% more than South Africa 		0.364
Ranked 69th.
Television > Percentage of public channels with national coverage 0.483%
Ranked 55th. 		75%
Ranked 19th. 155 times more than China
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 0.448 per 1 million people
Ranked 144th. 		23.3 per 1 million people
Ranked 74th. 52 times more than China
Total number of combined radio and television institutions per million people 1.48 Number
Ranked 14th. 70 times more than South Africa 		0.0212 Number
Ranked 46th.
Radio > Total number of channels per million people 1.77
Ranked 30th. 4 times more than South Africa 		0.403
Ranked 61st.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 269.91 million
Ranked 1st. 61 times more than South Africa 		4.42 million
Ranked 35th.
Radio > Percentage of private radio institutions 0.0
Ranked 68th. 		83.33%
Ranked 49th.
Radio > Percentage of government (public) radio institutions 100%
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than South Africa 		16.67%
Ranked 20th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita 0.87 per 1 million people
Ranked 53th. 		5.93 per 1 million people
Ranked 36th. 7 times more than China
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million 0.87
Ranked 53th. 		5.93
Ranked 36th. 7 times more than China
Internet > Livejournal users per million 0.61
Ranked 196th. 		14.61
Ranked 119th. 24 times more than China
Website defacements 394
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than South Africa 		147
Ranked 14th.
Internet > Linux web servers 20
Ranked 43th. 		85
Ranked 20th. 4 times more than China
Website defacements per million 0.31
Ranked 101st. 		3.27
Ranked 49th. 11 times more than China
Television standard > VHF PAL D PAL I
Internet > ISP per million 0.00238
Ranked 133th. 		3.34
Ranked 10th. 1406 times more than China
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 570.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st. 		825.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th. 45% more than China
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita 0.88$
Ranked 92nd. 		25.07$
Ranked 27th. 29 times more than China
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$, % of GDP 0.0
Ranked 102nd. 		0.411%
Ranked 38th.
Telephone subscribers 743.86 million
Ranked 1st. 19 times more than South Africa 		38.69 million
Ranked 15th.
Telephone subscribers per employee 927.66
Ranked 8th. 28% more than South Africa 		725.35
Ranked 15th.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 3.17% GDP
Ranked 47th. 		5.73% GDP
Ranked 16th. 81% more than China
Royalties and fees $0.10
Ranked 60th. 		$1.40
Ranked 31st. 14 times more than China
Digital terrestrial television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch 2007-2008 March, 2006
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 12.97
Ranked 60th. 6 times more than South Africa 		2.18
Ranked 117th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 3.14
Ranked 149th. 		83.75
Ranked 75th. 27 times more than China
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.743
Ranked 115th. 93% more than South Africa 		0.386
Ranked 128th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 964
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than South Africa 		314
Ranked 23th.
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ 1.14 billion$
Ranked 10th. 		1.18 billion$
Ranked 14th. 4% more than China
Television > Percentage of private television institutions 0.0
Ranked 69th. 		66.67%
Ranked 51st.
Total number of combined radio and television institutions 1,932 Number
Ranked 1st. 1932 times more than South Africa 		1 Number
Ranked 44th.
Radio > Percentage of public channels with national coverage 2.73%
Ranked 49th. 		26.32%
Ranked 20th. 10 times more than China
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 1.5$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 97th. 		3.68$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 90th. 2 times more than China
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.002$ per 1 million people
Ranked 110th. 		0.017$ per 1 million people
Ranked 92nd. 9 times more than China
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation 98.66 million
Ranked 3rd. 13 times more than South Africa 		7.63 million
Ranked 9th.
Television > Ratio of private to Government (public) television institutions 0.0
Ranked 65th. 		2
Ranked 48th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code 86
Ranked 43th. 3 times more than South Africa 		27
Ranked 53th.
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita 0.0
Ranked 102nd. 		$30.87
Ranked 10th.
Phone system > International dialling code +86 +27
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 171.62
Ranked 75th. 		261.28
Ranked 62nd. 52% more than China
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 34.92%
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than South Africa 		10.56%
Ranked 101st.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 38.55%
Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than South Africa 		12.58%
Ranked 104th.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 30.79%
Ranked 55th. 46% more than South Africa 		21.07%
Ranked 89th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 0.72 per 1 million people
Ranked 64th. 98% more than South Africa 		0.364 per 1 million people
Ranked 68th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily 103.28 million
Ranked 1st. 24 times more than South Africa 		4.23 million
Ranked 6th.
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $7.82 billion
Ranked 11th. 17 times more than South Africa 		$453.91 million
Ranked 36th.
Internet > Linux web servers per million 0.0157
Ranked 98th. 		1.89
Ranked 56th. 120 times more than China
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 35.06%
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than South Africa 		9.77%
Ranked 85th.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 0.538 per 1,000 people
Ranked 68th. 		0.764 per 1,000 people
Ranked 60th. 42% more than China
Telephone mainlines > Per capita 268.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th. 3 times more than South Africa 		100.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 86th.
Internet servers using encryption 1,579
Ranked 29th. 		1,994
Ranked 25th. 26% more than China
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 1.19
Ranked 135th. 		40.43
Ranked 68th. 34 times more than China
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 579897000000 87342000000
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 823.39
Ranked 134th. 		1,336.1
Ranked 41st. 62% more than China
Phone subscribers 247.72
Ranked 79th. 		364.32
Ranked 66th. 47% more than China
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 0.449
Ranked 142nd. 		23.13
Ranked 72nd. 52 times more than China
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita 81.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th. 		96.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th. 18% more than China
Internet > ISP > Per capita 0.002 per 1 million people
Ranked 126th. 		3.35 per 1 million people
Ranked 9th. 1674 times more than China
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per capita 0.88$ per capita
Ranked 93th. 		25.24$ per capita
Ranked 26th. 29 times more than China
Internet > IP addresses (share) 7.7
Ranked 2nd. 15 times more than South Africa 		0.5
Ranked 21st.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people 1.04
Ranked 78th. 		11.84
Ranked 46th. 11 times more than China
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.744
Ranked 100th. 		6.73
Ranked 66th. 9 times more than China
Internet > Hosts > Per capita 10.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 91st. 		26.59 per 1,000 people
Ranked 78th. 2 times more than China
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.073 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 95th. 		0.076 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 89th. 4% more than China
Telephone lines 340.81 million
Ranked 1st. 77 times more than South Africa 		4.42 million
Ranked 31st.
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 83.37 million
Ranked 1st. 196 times more than South Africa 		426,000
Ranked 56th.
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 23.19%
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than South Africa 		8.76%
Ranked 35th.
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 27.46%
Ranked 4th. 17 times more than South Africa 		1.61%
Ranked 60th.
Telephone lines > Per 100 people 25.73
Ranked 64th. 3 times more than South Africa 		9.07
Ranked 123th.
Television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch 2006 2006-03
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 2.9$/month
Ranked 173th. 		13.26$/month
Ranked 63th. 5 times more than China
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 20.6
Ranked 80th. 3 times more than South Africa 		7.94
Ranked 130th.

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