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STAT Egypt Philippines HISTORY
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 multiple national private TV and radio networks; multi-channel satellite and cable TV systems available; more than 350 TV stations - 4 major TV networks operating nationwide with 1 being government-owned; some 1100 cable TV providers and some 1,200 radio stations broadcasting; the Philippines is scheduled to complete the switch from analog to digital broadcasting by the end of 2015
Households with television 88.6%
Ranked 61st. 40% more than Philippines
63.1%
Ranked 35th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 28.33
Ranked 111th. 28% more than Philippines
22.2
Ranked 115th.

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 44.07
Ranked 95th. 22% more than Philippines
36.24
Ranked 110th.

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 432.4
Ranked 100th. 22% more than Philippines
355.68
Ranked 114th.
Internet > Users per 1000 116.13
Ranked 95th. 95% more than Philippines
59.63
Ranked 116th.

Internet users 20.14 million
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Philippines
8.28 million
Ranked 34th.
News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>Middle East News Agency (MENA) - state-run</p> </p>Masrawy - news portal</p> <p>Philippines News Agency - government-run</p>
Personal computers > Per capita 37.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th.
45.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 90th. 19% more than Egypt

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>ABS-CBN - operates stations nationally</p> </p>GMA Network - operates stations nationally</p> </p>Manila Broadcasting Company (MBC) - operates stations nationally</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15527446">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 115.29
Ranked 72nd. 8% more than Philippines
106.77
Ranked 94th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 374.25 per 1,000 people
Ranked 107th.
981 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Egypt

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>ABS-CBN - commercial</p> </p>GMA Network - commercial</p> </p>ETC - commercial</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15527446">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 121.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 93th. 2 times more than Philippines
51.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 121st.

Televisions per 1000 110.9
Ranked 106th. 2 times more than Philippines
44.79
Ranked 138th.
Personal computers per 1000 39.01
Ranked 34th.
43.74
Ranked 90th. 12% more than Egypt

Radio broadcast stations AM 42 (plus 15 repeaters), FM 14, shortwave 3 AM 381, FM 628, shortwave 4 (each shortwave station operates on multiple frequencies in the language of the target audience)
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 324.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 91st.
459.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 83th. 42% more than Egypt

Internet > Users > Per capita 107.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 102nd. 84% more than Philippines
58.19 per 1,000 people
Ranked 119th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 106.01
Ranked 117th. 3 times more than Philippines
40.73
Ranked 147th.

Televisions 7.7 million
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Philippines
3.7 million
Ranked 40th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 139.78 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st. 94% more than Philippines
72.15 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd.

Internet > Internet users 36.88 million
Ranked 15th.
37.6 million
Ranked 14th. 2% more than Egypt
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 31.51 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th.
66.04 per 1,000 people
Ranked 39th. 2 times more than Egypt
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 3,657 Mbps
Ranked 21st. 14% more than Philippines
3,214.5 Mbps
Ranked 40th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 49.4 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 47th. 25% more than Philippines
39.38 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 82nd.

Personal computers 2.8 million
Ranked 12th.
3.68 million
Ranked 29th. 32% more than Egypt

Television broadcast stations 98
Ranked 12th.
250
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Egypt

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 1.69 billion min.
Ranked 12th.
2.35 billion min.
Ranked 7th. 39% more than Egypt

Radios per 1000 295.25
Ranked 106th. 2 times more than Philippines
139.22
Ranked 153th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 720.96
Ranked 108th.
986.97
Ranked 2nd. 37% more than Egypt

Internet > Percent using internet 44.07%
Ranked 94th. 22% more than Philippines
36.24%
Ranked 111th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular 83.42 million
Ranked 16th.
94.19 million
Ranked 14th. 13% more than Egypt

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.323 per capita
Ranked 88th. Twice as much as Philippines
0.161 per capita
Ranked 134th.

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 134.33
Ranked 107th. 85% more than Philippines
72.59
Ranked 3rd.

Telephone mainlines per 1000 144.84
Ranked 74th. 4 times more than Philippines
39.24
Ranked 105th.

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>Philippine Star - private daily</p> </p>The Daily Tribune - private daily</p> </p>Philippine Daily Inquirer - private daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15527446">Full Article</a>
Films produced 25
Ranked 25th.
53
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Egypt
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 good international radiotelephone and submarine cable services; domestic and interisland service adequate
Television receivers per 1000 122.04
Ranked 90th. 2 times more than Philippines
50.84
Ranked 119th.

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 28
Ranked 40th.
78
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Egypt

Internet > IP addresses per capita 101.02
Ranked 126th. 94% more than Philippines
52.08
Ranked 149th.
Internet > Users 8.62 million
Ranked 28th. 63% more than Philippines
5.3 million
Ranked 36th.

Internet > Internet penetration 44.1%
Ranked 99th. 22% more than Philippines
36.2%
Ranked 117th.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 189.89
Ranked 104th.
405.25
Ranked 77th. 2 times more than Egypt

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,199.16
Ranked 64th. 13% more than Philippines
1,065.08
Ranked 95th.

Televisions > Households with TV 16.58 million
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Philippines
8.06 million
Ranked 2nd.
Telecoms > Telephone lines 8.56 million
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Philippines
3.94 million
Ranked 42nd.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 96.8 million
Ranked 16th.
103 million
Ranked 12th. 6% more than Egypt

Internet > Internet Service Providers 50
Ranked 21st. 52% more than Philippines
33
Ranked 35th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 2.29 million
Ranked 34th. 7% more than Philippines
2.15 million
Ranked 38th.

Telephones > Main lines in use 8.71 million
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Philippines
3.56 million
Ranked 46th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 10.6
Ranked 117th. 3 times more than Philippines
4.07
Ranked 147th.

Active military personnel 468,500
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Philippines
220,000
Ranked 15th.
Radio receivers per 1000 324.91
Ranked 88th. 2 times more than Philippines
158.01
Ranked 130th.

Televisions > Households with TV per thousand people 227.16
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Philippines
103.76
Ranked 2nd.
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 184.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 105th.
418.75 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th. 2 times more than Egypt

Internet > Hosts per 1000 2.32
Ranked 109th.
3.14
Ranked 104th. 35% more than Egypt

Number of PCs per million 32.58
Ranked 102nd.
43.74
Ranked 93th. 34% more than Egypt
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 96.8 million
Ranked 15th.
103 million
Ranked 11th. 6% more than Egypt

Radio receivers 20.5 million
Ranked 20th. 78% more than Philippines
11.5 million
Ranked 30th.

Cinema > Number of cinemas 232
Ranked 2nd. 10% more than Philippines
211
Ranked 23th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 92.64 million
Ranked 15th.
106.99 million
Ranked 12th. 15% more than Egypt
Television receivers 7.7 million
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Philippines
3.7 million
Ranked 40th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology 200
Ranked 26th. 5 times more than Philippines
41
Ranked 29th.

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 1.6 per 1 million people
Ranked 25th.
2.75 per 1 million people
Ranked 5th. 71% more than Egypt

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 1.45$
Ranked 58th. 21% more than Philippines
1.2$
Ranked 65th.

Mobile phone subscribers 13.63 million
Ranked 28th.
34.78 million
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Egypt

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 - 63; a series of submarine cables together provide connectivity to Asia, US, the Middle East, and Europe; multiple international gateways
Internet > ISP 50
Ranked 11th. 52% more than Philippines
33
Ranked 22nd.
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 1.58
Ranked 85th. 2 times more than Philippines
0.666
Ranked 75th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 8.56 million
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Philippines
3.94 million
Ranked 42nd.

Radios 20.5 million
Ranked 20th. 78% more than Philippines
11.5 million
Ranked 32nd.
Films produced per million 0.36
Ranked 43th.
0.642
Ranked 37th. 78% more than Egypt
Internet > Hosts 175,342
Ranked 60th.
283,579
Ranked 52nd. 62% more than Egypt

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 31.95
Ranked 46th.
64.74
Ranked 39th. 2 times more than Egypt
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 50.95 Mbps
Ranked 47th. 34% more than Philippines
38.16 Mbps
Ranked 82nd.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 16
Ranked 43th.
82
Ranked 22nd. 5 times more than Egypt

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 2.08 million
Ranked 19th.
6.51 million
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Egypt

Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 0.0
Ranked 56th.
0.0
Ranked 49th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 2.08 million
Ranked 23th.
4.71 million
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Egypt
Internet > Top level domain .eg .ph
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.015$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 73th.
0.07$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 25th. 5 times more than Egypt

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 0.353
Ranked 76th.
0.821
Ranked 63th. 2 times more than Egypt

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 18.08$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Philippines
6.55$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 34th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences 219
Ranked 29th. 4 times more than Philippines
53
Ranked 28th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 31.95
Ranked 40th.
77.34
Ranked 41st. 2 times more than Egypt

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 telecommunications infrastructure includes the following platforms: fixed-line, mobile cellular, cable TV, over-the-air TV, radio and Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT), fiber-optic cable, and satellite; mobile-cellular communications now dominate the industry
Internet country code .eg .ph
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 40.92 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 30th. 15% more than Philippines
35.44 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 51st.

Telephone mainlines 10.4 million
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Philippines
3.37 million
Ranked 36th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 23.88 min.
Ranked 55th.
27.88 min.
Ranked 53th. 17% more than Egypt

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ $831.60 million
Ranked 14th.
$1.11 billion
Ranked 12th. 34% more than Egypt

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita 0.022 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th. 16% more than Philippines
0.019 per 1,000 people
Ranked 38th.

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 1.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 86th. 2 times more than Philippines
0.686 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th.

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 4.97$/month
Ranked 171st. 3 times more than Philippines
1.81$/month
Ranked 175th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 23.21 min. per capita
Ranked 55th.
28.77 min. per capita
Ranked 52nd. 24% more than Egypt

Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people 3.13
Ranked 2nd. 29% more than Philippines
2.42
Ranked 53th.

Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 100%
Ranked 8th. The same as Philippines
100%
Ranked 7th.

Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 19.37$ per capita
Ranked 71st.
92.95$ per capita
Ranked 58th. 5 times more than Egypt

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology 215
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Philippines
79
Ranked 22nd.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature 256
Ranked 38th. 13% more than Philippines
227
Ranked 29th.

Internet > Broadband subscribers 113,526
Ranked 53th. 2 times more than Philippines
55,000
Ranked 42nd.

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 0.72
Ranked 120th. 80% more than Philippines
0.399
Ranked 148th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences 150
Ranked 39th. 28% more than Philippines
117
Ranked 31st.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 16
Ranked 47th.
42
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Egypt
Internet > IP addresses 8.45 million
Ranked 37th. 56% more than Philippines
5.4 million
Ranked 49th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 21.06
Ranked 20th. 83% more than Philippines
11.53
Ranked 45th.

Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 3435000000 49656000000
Number of PCs 2,300
Ranked 40th.
3,684
Ranked 29th. 60% more than Egypt
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 106.01
Ranked 123th. 3 times more than Philippines
40.73
Ranked 152nd.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total 1,410
Ranked 39th. 2% more than Philippines
1,380
Ranked 27th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 22.47 million
Ranked 14th. 6 times more than Philippines
3.97 million
Ranked 43th.
Television broadcast stations per million 1.6
Ranked 25th.
2.81
Ranked 3rd. 76% more than Egypt

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation 44
Ranked 39th.
79
Ranked 27th. 80% more than Egypt

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million 22
Ranked 56th. 21% more than Philippines
18.15
Ranked 40th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily 45
Ranked 39th.
47
Ranked 36th. 4% more than Egypt
Internet > TLD .eg .ph
Internet > Livejournal users 392
Ranked 51st.
4,592
Ranked 10th. 12 times more than Egypt
Internet > Secure Internet servers 53
Ranked 74th.
283
Ranked 42nd. 5 times more than Egypt

Cinema > Number of distribution companies 10
Ranked 29th.
239
Ranked 3rd. 24 times more than Egypt

Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people 0.128
Ranked 49th.
2.74
Ranked 14th. 21 times more than Egypt

Cinema > Percentage of nationally controlled distribution companies 100%
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Philippines
20.5%
Ranked 35th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000 21.06
Ranked 31st. 8 times more than Philippines
2.73
Ranked 43th.
Telecommunications > Country calling code 20 63
Telephone subscribers per 1000 334.72
Ranked 90th.
444.49
Ranked 86th. 33% more than Egypt

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 26.9%
Ranked 60th. 7 times more than Philippines
3.8%
Ranked 117th.
E-Government rating 41
Ranked 89th.
42.4
Ranked 77th. 3% more than Egypt
Population covered by mobile telephony 98%
Ranked 27th. 7% more than Philippines
92%
Ranked 72nd.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita 3.95 per 1 million people
Ranked 51st. 29% more than Philippines
3.06 per 1 million people
Ranked 37th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million 3.42
Ranked 43th. 5 times more than Philippines
0.697
Ranked 37th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 0.246
Ranked 70th.
0.577
Ranked 74th. 2 times more than Egypt
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 0.703 per 1 million people
Ranked 134th.
3.35 per 1 million people
Ranked 116th. 5 times more than Egypt

Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 9.6 million
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Philippines
3.9 million
Ranked 40th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita 1.48 per 1 million people
Ranked 47th. 75% more than Philippines
0.848 per 1 million people
Ranked 37th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million 3.99
Ranked 53th. 34% more than Philippines
2.99
Ranked 39th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History 86
Ranked 37th. 15% more than Philippines
75
Ranked 29th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million 0.691
Ranked 58th. 7% more than Philippines
0.646
Ranked 51st.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita 0.682 per 1 million people
Ranked 58th. 3% more than Philippines
0.659 per 1 million people
Ranked 50th.
Internet > Livejournal users per million 5.55
Ranked 160th.
54.52
Ranked 83th. 10 times more than Egypt
Website defacements 46
Ranked 35th. 44% more than Philippines
32
Ranked 45th.
Website defacements per million 0.684
Ranked 93th. 70% more than Philippines
0.404
Ranked 98th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.691
Ranked 50th.
5.91
Ranked 68th. 9 times more than Egypt

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million 3.35
Ranked 43th. 3 times more than Philippines
1.04
Ranked 33th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million 2.34
Ranked 50th. 52% more than Philippines
1.54
Ranked 39th.

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 19044790000 188759000000
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,199.16
Ranked 60th. 13% more than Philippines
1,065.08
Ranked 94th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.246
Ranked 68th.
0.974
Ranked 107th. 4 times more than Egypt

Telecommunications > Telephone > Households with landlines 8 million
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Philippines
2.16 million
Ranked 3rd.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita 20.77 per 1,000 people
Ranked 31st. 7 times more than Philippines
2.79 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita 2.32 per 1 million people
Ranked 49th. 47% more than Philippines
1.57 per 1 million people
Ranked 36th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita 1.33 per 1 million people
Ranked 50th. 31% more than Philippines
1.01 per 1 million people
Ranked 37th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita 0.278 per 1 million people
Ranked 50th. 38% more than Philippines
0.202 per 1 million people
Ranked 37th.

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per capita 21.83$ per capita
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Philippines
7.81$ per capita
Ranked 50th.

Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.2
Ranked 34th. Twice as much as Philippines
0.1
Ranked 58th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million 1.5
Ranked 49th. 81% more than Philippines
0.829
Ranked 39th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code 20
Ranked 52nd.
63
Ranked 49th. 3 times more than Egypt
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita $10.30
Ranked 45th.
$11.51
Ranked 41st. 12% more than Egypt

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities 96
Ranked 32nd. 52% more than Philippines
63
Ranked 29th.

ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 7.28%
Ranked 112th.
67.28%
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Egypt

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 21.27%
Ranked 29th.
26.31%
Ranked 20th. 24% more than Egypt

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences 126
Ranked 44th.
631
Ranked 25th. 5 times more than Egypt

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 0.242 per 1 million people
Ranked 69th.
0.589 per 1 million people
Ranked 74th. 2 times more than Egypt
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily 1.37 million
Ranked 17th. 7 times more than Philippines
199,000
Ranked 35th.
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.073 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 94th.
0.086 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 83th. 18% more than Egypt
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita 3.38 per 1 million people
Ranked 41st. 5 times more than Philippines
0.713 per 1 million people
Ranked 36th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Households with landlines per thousand people 109.66
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Philippines
27.87
Ranked 4th.
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita 22.51$
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Philippines
7.56$
Ranked 50th.

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 5.8$/month
Ranked 147th. 10% more than Philippines
5.29$/month
Ranked 152nd.

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 4.03$/month
Ranked 107th.
11.58$/month
Ranked 66th. 3 times more than Egypt

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million 3.12
Ranked 47th. 6 times more than Philippines
0.539
Ranked 42nd.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita 1.95 per 1 million people
Ranked 54th.
8.49 per 1 million people
Ranked 37th. 4 times more than Egypt

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million 1.97
Ranked 56th.
8.3
Ranked 39th. 4 times more than Egypt

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million 1.34
Ranked 52nd. 36% more than Philippines
0.987
Ranked 39th.

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 2.15 per 1,000 people
Ranked 130th.
2.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 122nd. 38% more than Egypt

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 140.43 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th. 3 times more than Philippines
40.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 105th.

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 0.754 per 1,000 people
Ranked 61st. 3 times more than Philippines
0.287 per 1,000 people
Ranked 78th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 18.39$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 71st. 39% more than Philippines
13.23$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 73th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.02$ per 1 million people
Ranked 89th. 33% more than Philippines
0.015$ per 1 million people
Ranked 94th.

Television standard > VHF SECAM B/PAL B NTSC M
Internet > ISP per million 0.756
Ranked 83th. 78% more than Philippines
0.425
Ranked 99th.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 324.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 91st.
459.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 83th. 42% more than Egypt

Telephone system > Regulation 1998 1979
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 0.1 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 57th.
5.2 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 105th. 52 times more than Egypt

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita 3.32 per 1 million people
Ranked 42nd. 3 times more than Philippines
1.06 per 1 million people
Ranked 32nd.

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 10.19
Ranked 120th. 2 times more than Philippines
4.08
Ranked 147th.

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$, % of GDP 0.323%
Ranked 45th.
0.445%
Ranked 35th. 38% more than Egypt

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita 3.09 per 1 million people
Ranked 46th. 6 times more than Philippines
0.552 per 1 million people
Ranked 39th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million 0.281
Ranked 51st. 42% more than Philippines
0.197
Ranked 38th.

Telephone subscribers 24.03 million
Ranked 23th.
38.15 million
Ranked 16th. 59% more than Egypt

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million 0.687
Ranked 53th.
1.04
Ranked 39th. 51% more than Egypt

Telephone subscribers per employee 312.41
Ranked 66th.
1,555.15
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Egypt

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 3.55% GDP
Ranked 42nd.
3.88% GDP
Ranked 61st. 9% more than Egypt

Television standard > UHF SECAM G/PAL G NTSC M
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 0.726
Ranked 131st.
3.24
Ranked 115th. 4 times more than Egypt

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 45
Ranked 31st.
498
Ranked 17th. 11 times more than Egypt

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ 1.62 billion$
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Philippines
648.7 million$
Ranked 23th.

Internet > ISP > Per capita 0.743 per 1 million people
Ranked 78th. 70% more than Philippines
0.436 per 1 million people
Ranked 91st.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 3.7
Ranked 144th.
8.62
Ranked 130th. 2 times more than Egypt

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 2.72
Ranked 112th. 22% more than Philippines
2.23
Ranked 116th.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation 1.37 million
Ranked 11th. 41% more than Philippines
971,220
Ranked 24th.

Royalties and fees $0.90
Ranked 36th. 9 times more than Philippines
$0.10
Ranked 55th.
Phone system > International dialling code +20 +63
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 263.45
Ranked 60th. 7 times more than Philippines
37.55
Ranked 116th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology 18
Ranked 40th. 20% more than Philippines
15
Ranked 29th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 18.39%
Ranked 78th.
27.48%
Ranked 53th. 49% more than Egypt

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 33.33%
Ranked 48th. 77% more than Philippines
18.83%
Ranked 100th.

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