Media Stats: compare key data on Egypt & Ethiopia

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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.
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 > 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.
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.
Newspaper circulation per 1000: A newspaper's circulation is the number of copies it distributes on an average day.Circulation is not always the same as copies sold, often called paid circulation, since some newspapers are distributed without cost to the reader. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
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.
Newspapers: Daily newspapers
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.
Newspaper circulation: A newspaper's circulation is the number of copies it distributes on an average day.Circulation is not always the same as copies sold, often called paid circulation, since some newspapers are distributed without cost to the reader.
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.
Newspapers per million: Daily newspapers. Figures expressed per million 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.
Internet > Top level domain: Country top level domain.
Television > Total number of channels: Total number of television channels.
Television > Total number of channels per million people: Total number of television channels. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Telephone system > Domestic: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
Arabsat -
Internet country code: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Telephone mainlines: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering:
Indicates whether websites that express views in opposition to those of the current government (mainly on issues of human rights, freedom of expression, minority rights and religious movements) are censored or blocked. This is determined by accessing websites with provocative or objectionable content in English from within the country in question as well as from a place known to have no filtering regime. The retrieved content is then compared and scanned for discrepancies. Possible differences in blocking behavior across different ISPs is considered, as well as normal connectivity problems.

Values

“per”, pervasive filtering: A large portion of the targeted content in several categories is blocked.

“sub”, substantial filtering: Either a number of categories are subject to a medium level of filtering or a low level of filtering is carried out across many categories.

“sel”, selective filtering: A small number of specific sites across a few categories are blocked, or filtering that targets a single category or issue is present.

“sus”, suspected filtering: Connectivity abnormalities suggest the presence of filtering, but no conclusive proof of deliberate tampering could be found.

“ne”, no evidence of filtering or blocking.

“nd”, no data.
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month: Price basket for Internet is calculated based on the cheapest available tariff for accessing the Internet 20 hours a month (10 hours peak and 10 hours off-peak). The basket does not include the telephone line rental but does include telephone usage charges if applicable. Data are compiled in the national currency and converted to U.S. dollars using the annual average exchange rate.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
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.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > TLD: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
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
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > 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.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Periodicals per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand 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.
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.
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.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 10 million $ gross domestic product.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telephone system > Regulation: The year that the nation established an industry regulator for its telecommunication providers. "n/a" indicates that no regulator has been established.
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines: Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
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 > 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
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telephone subscribers per employee: Telephone subscribers per employee are telephone subscribers (fixed-line plus mobile) divided by total telecommunications employees.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Periodicals per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
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.
Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Periodicals > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Radio > Percentage of public channels with national coverage: Percentage of public radio channels with national coverage.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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.
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.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Periodicals > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month: Price basket for residential fixed line is calculated as one-fifth of the installation charge, the monthly subscription charge, and the cost of local calls (15 peak and 15 off-peak calls of three minutes each).

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STAT	Egypt	Ethiopia
Broadcast media	mix of state-run and private broadcast media; state-run TV operates 2 national and 6 regional terrestrial networks as well as a few satellite channels; about 20 private satellite channels and a large number of Arabic satellite channels are available via subscription; state-run radio operates about 70 stations belonging to 8 networks; 2 privately-owned radio stations operational	1
Households with television	88.6% Ranked 61st. 37 times more than Ethiopia	2.41% Ranked 139th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000	28.33 Ranked 111th. 69 times more than Ethiopia	0.412 Ranked 168th.
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people	44.07 Ranked 95th. 30 times more than Ethiopia	1.48 Ranked 194th.
Internet > Internet users per thousand people	432.4 Ranked 100th. 30 times more than Ethiopia	14.4 Ranked 198th.
Internet > Users per 1000	116.13 Ranked 95th. 32 times more than Ethiopia	3.62 Ranked 145th.
Internet users	20.14 million Ranked 21st. 45 times more than Ethiopia	447,300 Ranked 117th.
News Agencies > List of news agencies	<p>Middle East News Agency (MENA) - state-run</p> </p>Masrawy - news portal</p>	<p>Walta Information Centre (WIC) - privately-owned, pro-government</p> </p>Ethiopian News Agency (ENA) - state-owned</p>
Personal computers > Per capita	37.82 per 1,000 people Ranked 37th. 12 times more than Ethiopia	3.22 per 1,000 people Ranked 148th.
Radio > List of radio stations	<p>Egypt Radio Television Union (ERTU) - state-run, operates national, regional and external services including flagship General Programme Network</p> </p>Nile FM - private, Western pop</p> </p>Nogoum FM - private, Arabic pop</p>	<p>Radio Ethiopia - state-owned, operates National Service and External Service and regional stations</p> </p>FM Addis 97.1 - operated by Addis Ababa city administration</p> </p>Voice of Tigray Revolution - Tigray Regional State government radio</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13349401">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	115.29 Ranked 72nd. 5 times more than Ethiopia	23.72 Ranked 191st.
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita	374.25 per 1,000 people Ranked 107th. 24 times more than Ethiopia	15.79 per 1,000 people Ranked 161st.
Television > List of TV stations	<p>Egypt Radio Television Union (ERTU) - state-run, operates domestic and satellite networks, including Nile News, Nile TV International and Nile TV thematic channels</p> </p>Dream TV - private satellite network, operates Dream 1 targeting young viewers and Dream 2, an entertainment channel</p> </p>Al-Mihwar - private, via satellite</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13313373">Full Article</a>	<p>Ethiopian Television (ETV) - state-owned</p>
Television receivers > Per capita	121.14 per 1,000 people Ranked 93th. 23 times more than Ethiopia	5.36 per 1,000 people Ranked 165th.
Televisions per 1000	110.9 Ranked 106th. 12 times more than Ethiopia	9.47 Ranked 171st.
Personal computers per 1000	39.01 Ranked 34th. 13 times more than Ethiopia	3.04 Ranked 147th.
Radio broadcast stations	AM 42 (plus 15 repeaters), FM 14, shortwave 3	AM 8, FM 0, shortwave 1
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people	324.53 per 1,000 people Ranked 91st. 23 times more than Ethiopia	14.33 per 1,000 people Ranked 139th.
Internet > Users > Per capita	107.3 per 1,000 people Ranked 102nd. 28 times more than Ethiopia	3.8 per 1,000 people Ranked 147th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000	106.01 Ranked 117th. 12 times more than Ethiopia	8.69 Ranked 178th.
Televisions	7.7 million Ranked 25th. 11 times more than Ethiopia	682,000 Ranked 95th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita	139.78 per 1,000 people Ranked 71st. 12 times more than Ethiopia	11.5 per 1,000 people Ranked 110th.
Internet > Internet users	36.88 million Ranked 15th. 27 times more than Ethiopia	1.35 million Ranked 107th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita	31.51 per 1,000 people Ranked 46th. 84 times more than Ethiopia	0.375 per 1,000 people Ranked 86th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps	3,657 Mbps Ranked 21st. 366 times more than Ethiopia	10 Mbps Ranked 114th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita	49.4 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 47th. 332 times more than Ethiopia	0.149 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 156th.
Personal computers	2.8 million Ranked 12th. 12 times more than Ethiopia	225,000 Ranked 87th.
Television broadcast stations	98 Ranked 12th. 98 times more than Ethiopia	1 Ranked 20th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes	1.69 billion min. Ranked 12th. 11 times more than Ethiopia	157.24 million min. Ranked 53th.
Radios per 1000	295.25 Ranked 106th. 40% more than Ethiopia	211.14 Ranked 132nd.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000	720.96 Ranked 108th. 15 times more than Ethiopia	47.76 Ranked 180th.
Internet > Percent using internet	44.07% Ranked 94th. 30 times more than Ethiopia	1.48% Ranked 192nd.
Telephones > Mobile cellular	83.42 million Ranked 16th. 6 times more than Ethiopia	14.13 million Ranked 53th.
Radio receivers > Per capita	0.323 per capita Ranked 88th. 64% more than Ethiopia	0.197 per capita Ranked 123th.
Newspaper circulation per 1000	29.96 Ranked 33th. 94 times more than Ethiopia	0.319 Ranked 49th.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000	134.33 Ranked 107th. 12 times more than Ethiopia	10.79 Ranked 167th.
Telephone mainlines per 1000	144.84 Ranked 74th. 18 times more than Ethiopia	8.01 Ranked 128th.
Newspapers > List of newspapers	<p>Al-Ahram - state-owned daily, the oldest newspaper in the Arab world</p> </p>Al-Ahram Weekly - English-language</p> </p>Al-Jumhuriyah - state-owned daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13313373">Full Article</a>	<p>Addis Zemen - state-owned daily</p> </p>Ethiopian Herald - state-owned English-language daily</p> </p>The Daily Monitor - private, English-language</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13349401">Full Article</a>
Telephone system > General assessment	underwent extensive upgrading during 1990s; principal centers at Alexandria, Cairo, Al Mansurah, Ismailia, Suez, and Tanta are connected by coaxial cable and microwave radio relay	inadequate telephone system with the Ethio Telecom maintaining a monopoly over telecommunication services; open-wire, microwave radio relay; radio communication in the HF, VHF, and UHF frequencies; 2 domestic satellites provide the national trunk service
Television receivers per 1000	122.04 Ranked 90th. 23 times more than Ethiopia	5.28 Ranked 163th.
Newspapers	16 Ranked 33th. 8 times more than Ethiopia	2 Ranked 60th.
Internet > IP addresses per capita	101.02 Ranked 126th. 289 times more than Ethiopia	0.35 Ranked 221st.
Internet > Users	8.62 million Ranked 28th. 30 times more than Ethiopia	291,000 Ranked 104th.
Internet > Internet penetration	44.1% Ranked 99th. 29 times more than Ethiopia	1.5% Ranked 202nd.
Newspaper circulation	2.08 million Ranked 15th. 90 times more than Ethiopia	23,000 Ranked 44th.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000	189.89 Ranked 104th. 35 times more than Ethiopia	5.39 Ranked 165th.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000	1,199.16 Ranked 64th. 5 times more than Ethiopia	223.75 Ranked 193th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines	8.56 million Ranked 22nd. 11 times more than Ethiopia	797,501 Ranked 85th.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions	96.8 million Ranked 16th. 5 times more than Ethiopia	20.52 million Ranked 46th.
Internet > Internet Service Providers	50 Ranked 21st. 50 times more than Ethiopia	1 Ranked 226th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	2.29 million Ranked 34th. 61 times more than Ethiopia	37,754 Ranked 118th.
Telephones > Main lines in use	8.71 million Ranked 23th. 11 times more than Ethiopia	829,000 Ranked 86th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people	10.6 Ranked 117th. 12 times more than Ethiopia	0.869 Ranked 178th.
Active military personnel	468,500 Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Ethiopia	138,000 Ranked 21st.
Radio receivers per 1000	324.91 Ranked 88th. 68% more than Ethiopia	193.94 Ranked 122nd.
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita	184.1 per 1,000 people Ranked 105th. 32 times more than Ethiopia	5.76 per 1,000 people Ranked 166th.
Internet > Hosts per 1000	2.32 Ranked 109th. 1499 times more than Ethiopia	0.00155 Ranked 191st.
Number of PCs per million	32.58 Ranked 102nd. 11 times more than Ethiopia	3.04 Ranked 154th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions	96.8 million Ranked 15th. 5 times more than Ethiopia	20.52 million Ranked 46th.
Radio receivers	20.5 million Ranked 20th. 74% more than Ethiopia	11.75 million Ranked 29th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones	92.64 million Ranked 15th. 5 times more than Ethiopia	18 million Ranked 43th.
Television receivers	7.7 million Ranked 23th. 24 times more than Ethiopia	320,000 Ranked 107th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology	200 Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Ethiopia	63 Ranked 27th.
Television broadcast stations > Per capita	1.6 per 1 million people Ranked 25th. 107 times more than Ethiopia	0.015 per 1 million people Ranked 22nd.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes	1.45$ Ranked 58th.	4.01$ Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Egypt
Mobile phone subscribers	13.63 million Ranked 28th. 33 times more than Ethiopia	410,630 Ranked 125th.
Telephone system > International	country code - 20; landing point for Aletar, the SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable networks, Link Around the Globe (FLAG) Falcon and FLAG FEA; satellite earth stations - 4 (2 Intelsat - Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean, 1 Arabsat, and 1 Inmarsat); tropospheric scatter to Sudan; microwave radio relay to Israel; a participant in Medarabtel	country code - 251; open-wire to Sudan and Djibouti; microwave radio relay to Kenya and Djibouti; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Pacific Ocean)
Internet > ISP	50 Ranked 11th. 50 times more than Ethiopia	1 Ranked 20th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000	1.58 Ranked 85th. 1998 times more than Ethiopia	0.000792 Ranked 108th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines	8.56 million Ranked 22nd. 11 times more than Ethiopia	797,501 Ranked 84th.
Radios	20.5 million Ranked 20th. 35% more than Ethiopia	15.2 million Ranked 27th.
Internet > Hosts	175,342 Ranked 60th. 1370 times more than Ethiopia	128 Ranked 181st.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000	31.95 Ranked 46th. 87 times more than Ethiopia	0.369 Ranked 85th.
Newspapers per million	0.23 Ranked 61st. 8 times more than Ethiopia	0.0278 Ranked 66th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million	50.95 Mbps Ranked 47th. 356 times more than Ethiopia	0.143 Mbps Ranked 158th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles	16 Ranked 43th. 5 times more than Ethiopia	3 Ranked 118th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation	2.08 million Ranked 19th. 6 times more than Ethiopia	358,000 Ranked 44th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily	2.08 million Ranked 23th. 90 times more than Ethiopia	23,000 Ranked 77th.
Internet > Top level domain	.eg	.et
Television > Total number of channels	33 Ranked 15th. 33 times more than Ethiopia	1 Ranked 68th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences	219 Ranked 29th. 37 times more than Ethiopia	6 Ranked 39th.
Television > Total number of channels per million people	0.46 Ranked 42nd. 35 times more than Ethiopia	0.0131 Ranked 67th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	31.95 Ranked 40th. 7 times more than Ethiopia	4.83 Ranked 71st.
Telephone system > Domestic	largest fixed-line system in the region; as of 2011 there were multiple mobile-cellular networks with a total of roughly 83 million subscribers	the number of fixed lines and mobile telephones is increasing from a small base; combined fixed and mobile-cellular teledensity is roughly 15 per 100 persons
Internet country code	.eg	.et
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP	40.92 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 30th. 30 times more than Ethiopia	1.36 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 150th.
Telephone mainlines	10.4 million Ranked 19th. 17 times more than Ethiopia	610,347 Ranked 75th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita	23.88 min. Ranked 55th. 11 times more than Ethiopia	2.12 min. Ranked 72nd.
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$	$831.60 million Ranked 14th.	0.0 Ranked 123th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita	0.022 per 1,000 people Ranked 54th. 3 times more than Ethiopia	0.007 per 1,000 people Ranked 40th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita	1.53 per 1,000 people Ranked 86th. 1533 times more than Ethiopia	0.001 per 1,000 people Ranked 109th.
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering	No evidence of filtering	Pervasive filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month	4.97$/month Ranked 171st.	23.32$/month Ranked 83th. 5 times more than Egypt
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita	23.21 min. per capita Ranked 55th. 10 times more than Ethiopia	2.25 min. per capita Ranked 72nd.
Internet hosts	None	None
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature	256 Ranked 38th. 14 times more than Ethiopia	18 Ranked 40th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology	215 Ranked 21st. 27 times more than Ethiopia	8 Ranked 32nd.
Internet > Broadband subscribers	113,526 Ranked 53th. 1992 times more than Ethiopia	57 Ranked 105th.
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million	0.72 Ranked 120th. 52 times more than Ethiopia	0.0139 Ranked 196th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences	150 Ranked 39th. 95% more than Ethiopia	77 Ranked 33th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily	16 Ranked 47th. 8 times more than Ethiopia	2 Ranked 97th.
Internet > IP addresses	8.45 million Ranked 37th. 258 times more than Ethiopia	32,768 Ranked 166th.
Television > Percentage of Government (public) television institutions	12.5% Ranked 29th.	100% Ranked 4th. 8 times more than Egypt
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	21.06 Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Ethiopia	6.45 Ranked 20th.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU	3435000000	304000000
Number of PCs	2,300 Ranked 40th. 10 times more than Ethiopia	225 Ranked 90th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people	106.01 Ranked 123th. 12 times more than Ethiopia	8.69 Ranked 182nd.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total	1,410 Ranked 39th. 3 times more than Ethiopia	444 Ranked 37th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions	22.47 million Ranked 14th. 56 times more than Ethiopia	402,173 Ranked 97th.
Television broadcast stations per million	1.6 Ranked 25th. 112 times more than Ethiopia	0.0143 Ranked 20th.
Radio > Total number of channels	38 Ranked 23th. 6 times more than Ethiopia	6 Ranked 53th.
Radio > Ratio of private to government (public) radio institutions	1 Ranked 56th. 67% more than Ethiopia	0.6 Ranked 59th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation	44 Ranked 39th. 6 times more than Ethiopia	8 Ranked 39th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million	22 Ranked 56th. 3 times more than Ethiopia	6.92 Ranked 42nd.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily	45 Ranked 39th.	78 Ranked 29th. 73% more than Egypt
Internet > TLD	.eg	.et
Internet > Livejournal users	392 Ranked 51st. 2 times more than Ethiopia	163 Ranked 89th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers	53 Ranked 74th. 53 times more than Ethiopia	1 Ranked 181st.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000	21.06 Ranked 31st. 3 times more than Ethiopia	6.45 Ranked 42nd.
Telecommunications > Country calling code	20	251
Telephone subscribers per 1000	334.72 Ranked 90th. 25 times more than Ethiopia	13.4 Ranked 139th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration	26.9% Ranked 60th. 67 times more than Ethiopia	0.4% Ranked 139th.
E-Government rating	41 Ranked 89th. 2% more than Ethiopia	40 Ranked 108th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita	3.95 per 1 million people Ranked 51st. 14 times more than Ethiopia	0.287 per 1 million people Ranked 40th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million	3.42 Ranked 43th. 37 times more than Ethiopia	0.0935 Ranked 40th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million	0.246 Ranked 70th. 8 times more than Ethiopia	0.0321 Ranked 103th.
Television > Percentage of public channels with national coverage	39.39% Ranked 26th.	100% Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Egypt
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita	0.703 per 1 million people Ranked 134th. 50 times more than Ethiopia	0.014 per 1 million people Ranked 181st.
Total number of combined radio and television institutions per million people	0.0139 Number Ranked 49th. 6% more than Ethiopia	0.0131 Number Ranked 50th.
Radio > Total number of channels per million people	0.529 Ranked 57th. 7 times more than Ethiopia	0.0788 Ranked 66th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines	9.6 million Ranked 23th. 11 times more than Ethiopia	908,900 Ranked 84th.
Radio > Percentage of private radio institutions	50% Ranked 59th. 33% more than Ethiopia	37.5% Ranked 62nd.
Radio > Percentage of government (public) radio institutions	50% Ranked 9th.	62.5% Ranked 7th. 25% more than Egypt
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million	3.99 Ranked 53th. 14 times more than Ethiopia	0.281 Ranked 42nd.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History	86 Ranked 37th. 4 times more than Ethiopia	21 Ranked 39th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita	1.48 per 1 million people Ranked 47th. 2 times more than Ethiopia	0.637 per 1 million people Ranked 39th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million	0.691 Ranked 58th.	1.25 Ranked 48th. 81% more than Egypt
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita	0.682 per 1 million people Ranked 58th.	1.27 per 1 million people Ranked 47th. 87% more than Egypt
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Periodicals per 1000	42.6 Ranked 20th. 4 times more than Ethiopia	11.03 Ranked 20th.
Internet > Livejournal users per million	5.55 Ranked 160th. 3 times more than Ethiopia	2.2 Ranked 179th.
Phone system > International dialling code	+20	+251
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people	263.45 Ranked 60th. 61 times more than Ethiopia	4.28 Ranked 137th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita	0.02$ per 1 million people Ranked 89th.	0.058$ per 1 million people Ranked 84th. 3 times more than Egypt
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities	96 Ranked 32nd. 2 times more than Ethiopia	40 Ranked 32nd.
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP	7.28% Ranked 112th. 12% more than Ethiopia	6.48% Ranked 116th.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports	18.39% Ranked 78th. 17% more than Ethiopia	15.71% Ranked 86th.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports	33.33% Ranked 48th. 42% more than Ethiopia	23.54% Ranked 79th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita	1.95 per 1 million people Ranked 54th.	3.23 per 1 million people Ranked 40th. 66% more than Egypt
Internet > Hosts > Per capita	2.15 per 1,000 people Ranked 130th. 1073 times more than Ethiopia	0.002 per 1,000 people Ranked 212th.
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP	0.073 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 94th. 78% more than Ethiopia	0.041 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 119th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita	3.38 per 1 million people Ranked 41st. 35 times more than Ethiopia	0.096 per 1 million people Ranked 39th.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita	324.53 per 1,000 people Ranked 91st. 23 times more than Ethiopia	14.33 per 1,000 people Ranked 139th.
Television standard > VHF	SECAM B/PAL B	PAL B
Internet > ISP per million	0.756 Ranked 83th. 53 times more than Ethiopia	0.0143 Ranked 27th.
Telephone system > Regulation	1998	1996
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines	0.1 per 100 mainlines Ranked 57th.	100 per 100 mainlines Ranked 5th. 1000 times more than Egypt
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita	3.32 per 1 million people Ranked 42nd. 26 times more than Ethiopia	0.127 per 1 million people Ranked 36th.
Telephone subscribers	24.03 million Ranked 23th. 24 times more than Ethiopia	1.02 million Ranked 93th.
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month	5.8$/month Ranked 147th. 91% more than Ethiopia	3.03$/month Ranked 172nd.
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$, % of GDP	0.323% Ranked 45th.	0.0 Ranked 119th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita	3.09 per 1 million people Ranked 46th. 3 times more than Ethiopia	1 per 1 million people Ranked 38th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Periodicals	235 Ranked 20th. 16 times more than Ethiopia	15 Ranked 35th.
Telephone subscribers per employee	312.41 Ranked 66th. 4 times more than Ethiopia	80.86 Ranked 90th.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP	3.55% GDP Ranked 42nd. 2 times more than Ethiopia	1.69% GDP Ranked 72nd.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million	0.687 Ranked 53th. 6 times more than Ethiopia	0.125 Ranked 42nd.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Periodicals per million	3.61 Ranked 34th. 16 times more than Ethiopia	0.227 Ranked 36th.
Television standard > UHF	SECAM G/PAL G	PAL G
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million	3.12 Ranked 47th. 3 times more than Ethiopia	0.982 Ranked 40th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	2.72 Ranked 112th. 62 times more than Ethiopia	0.0436 Ranked 167th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people	3.7 Ranked 144th. 19 times more than Ethiopia	0.196 Ranked 193th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	0.246 Ranked 68th. 6 times more than Ethiopia	0.0405 Ranked 150th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles	45 Ranked 31st.	135 Ranked 35th. 3 times more than Egypt
Television > Percentage of private television institutions	87.5% Ranked 39th.	0.0 Ranked 62nd.
Total number of combined radio and television institutions	1 Number Ranked 40th. The same as Ethiopia	1 Number Ranked 39th.
Internet > ISP > Per capita	0.743 per 1 million people Ranked 78th. 50 times more than Ethiopia	0.015 per 1 million people Ranked 26th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Periodicals > Per capita	42.01 per 1,000 people Ranked 20th. 4 times more than Ethiopia	11.23 per 1,000 people Ranked 20th.
Internet > IP addresses (share)	0.2 Ranked 34th.	0.0 Ranked 235th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people	1,199.16 Ranked 60th. 5 times more than Ethiopia	223.75 Ranked 192nd.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million	1.5 Ranked 49th. 2 times more than Ethiopia	0.623 Ranked 41st.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million	1.97 Ranked 56th.	3.16 Ranked 42nd. 61% more than Egypt
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million	1.34 Ranked 52nd. 4 times more than Ethiopia	0.327 Ranked 40th.
Radio > Percentage of public channels with national coverage	23.68% Ranked 23th. 42% more than Ethiopia	16.67% Ranked 29th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation	1.37 million Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Ethiopia	402,000 Ranked 13th.
Television > Ratio of private to Government (public) television institutions	7 Ranked 35th.	0.0 Ranked 58th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Periodicals	2.77 million Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Ethiopia	688,000 Ranked 15th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code	20 Ranked 52nd.	251 Ranked 18th. 13 times more than Egypt
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP	18.39$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 71st.	504.93$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 35th. 27 times more than Egypt
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita	$10.30 Ranked 45th.	0.0 Ranked 123th.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita	0.754 per 1,000 people Ranked 61st. 6 times more than Ethiopia	0.117 per 1,000 people Ranked 87th.
Telephone mainlines > Per capita	140.43 per 1,000 people Ranked 75th. 16 times more than Ethiopia	8.57 per 1,000 people Ranked 128th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million	3.35 Ranked 43th. 27 times more than Ethiopia	0.125 Ranked 37th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million	2.34 Ranked 50th. 95% more than Ethiopia	1.2 Ranked 41st.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU	19044790000	1631843000
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million	0.726 Ranked 131st. 57 times more than Ethiopia	0.0128 Ranked 178th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita	20.77 per 1,000 people Ranked 31st. 3 times more than Ethiopia	6.56 per 1,000 people Ranked 42nd.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita	2.32 per 1 million people Ranked 49th. 89% more than Ethiopia	1.23 per 1 million people Ranked 39th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita	1.33 per 1 million people Ranked 50th. 4 times more than Ethiopia	0.334 per 1 million people Ranked 38th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	0.691 Ranked 50th.	1.82 Ranked 89th. 3 times more than Egypt
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences	126 Ranked 44th.	203 Ranked 32nd. 61% more than Egypt
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita	0.242 per 1 million people Ranked 69th. 7 times more than Ethiopia	0.033 per 1 million people Ranked 103th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily	1.37 million Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Ethiopia	402,000 Ranked 30th.
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue	21.27% Ranked 29th.	29.29% Ranked 23th. 38% more than Egypt
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people	10.19 Ranked 120th. 11 times more than Ethiopia	0.922 Ranked 178th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Periodicals > Per capita	3.56 per 1 million people Ranked 34th. 15 times more than Ethiopia	0.233 per 1 million people Ranked 36th.
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month	4.03$/month Ranked 107th. 38% more than Ethiopia	2.92$/month Ranked 137th.

SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; World Development Indicators database; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users (Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" , Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013). Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Internet World Stats, June 30, 2010; British Broadcasting Corporation 2014; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; CIA World Factbook, December 2003. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; World Development Indicators database. 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