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Broadcast media broadcast media dominated by the private sector; roughly 150 private TV channels, about a dozen of the private channels broadcast at the national or regional level; 3 publicly-owned terrestrial TV channels with national coverage, 1 publicly-owned satellite channel, and 3 stations designed for digital terrestrial transmissions; multi-channel satellite and cable TV services obtainable; upwards of 1,500 radio stations broadcasting, nearly all of them privately-owned; state-run broadcaster has 7 national stations, 2 international stations, and 19 regional stations 4
Households with television 99.5%
Ranked 3rd. 2% more than United States
97.84%
Ranked 14th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 238.06
Ranked 34th.
281.99
Ranked 22nd. 18% more than Greece

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 56
Ranked 67th.
81.03
Ranked 26th. 45% more than Greece

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 559.73
Ranked 70th.
803.03
Ranked 28th. 43% more than Greece
Internet > Users per 1000 226.93
Ranked 74th.
697.1
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Greece

Internet users 4.97 million
Ranked 19th.
245 million
Ranked 2nd. 49 times more than Greece
News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>Athens News Agency - national agency, English-language pages</p> </p>NewsIt - news portal</p> </p>Nooz.gr - news portal</p> <p>Associated Press</p> </p>Bloomberg Business News</p> </p>UPI</p>
Personal computers > Per capita 89.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 67th.
762.15 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 9 times more than Greece

Radio > List of radio stations <p>Greek Public Radio (ERA) - state broadcaster, shut down in June 2013</p> </p>Easy 972 - commercial</p> </p>Athena 984 - municipal Athens station, one of the first non-state radios</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17372888">Full Article</a> <p>NPR (National Public Radio) - non-commercial network of member stations; news, information and cultural programmes</p> </p>Clear Channel - America&#039;s largest commercial radio operator, owns more than 1,200 stations</p> </p>CBS Radio - major commercial operator with nearly 180 stations in major markets</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16757497">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 116.94
Ranked 68th. 19% more than United States
98.17
Ranked 111th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 1,120.56 per 1,000 people
Ranked 28th. 32% more than United States
846.78 per 1,000 people
Ranked 59th.

Television > List of TV stations <p>Public TV (DT) - temporary replacement for state broadcaster ERT, which was shut down in June 2013</p> </p>Mega TV - major private station</p> </p>ANT1 - major private station</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17372888">Full Article</a> <p>ABC - major commercial network</p> </p>CBS - major commercial network</p> </p>NBC - major commercial network</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16757497">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 235.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 68th.
803.21 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Greece

Televisions per 1000 230.42
Ranked 75th.
754.89
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Greece
Personal computers per 1000 89.14
Ranked 68th.
764.36
Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than Greece

Radio broadcast stations AM 26, FM 88, shortwave 4 AM 4,789, FM 8,961, shortwave 19
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,472.09 per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th. 20% more than United States
1,227.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th.

Internet > Users > Per capita 237.24 per 1,000 people
Ranked 73th.
695.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Greece

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 484.14
Ranked 20th. 9% more than United States
442.8
Ranked 25th.

Televisions 2.54 million
Ranked 57th.
219 million
Ranked 2nd. 86 times more than Greece
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 581.62 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 7% more than United States
541.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th.

Internet users > Per 100 people 43.11
Ranked 49th.
75.77
Ranked 11th. 76% more than Greece

Internet > Internet users 6.03 million
Ranked 52nd.
254.3 million
Ranked 2nd. 42 times more than Greece
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 6,513 Mbps
Ranked 34th.
970,953.5 Mbps
Ranked 1st. 149 times more than Greece

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 588.79 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 37th.
3,306.44 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 19th. 6 times more than Greece

Personal computers 986,000
Ranked 52nd.
223.81 million
Ranked 1st. 227 times more than Greece

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 1.79 billion min.
Ranked 18th.
82.06 billion min.
Ranked 1st. 46 times more than Greece

Radios per 1000 455.39
Ranked 75th.
1,982.02
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Greece
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 1,178.35
Ranked 45th. 26% more than United States
932.29
Ranked 78th.

Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $15.38 billion
Ranked 29th.
$991.69 billion
Ranked 1st. 64 times more than Greece

Internet > Percent using internet 56%
Ranked 66th.
81.03%
Ranked 24th. 45% more than Greece

Telephones > Mobile cellular 12.13 million
Ranked 62nd.
290.3 million
Ranked 3rd. 24 times more than Greece

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.466 per capita
Ranked 64th.
2.11 per capita
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Greece

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 525.58
Ranked 14th. 14% more than United States
459.63
Ranked 20th.

Telephone mainlines per 1000 567.67
Ranked 6th.
607.73
Ranked 8th. 7% more than Greece

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>Eleftherotypia - daily</p> </p>Ta Nea - daily</p> </p>Ethnos - daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17372888">Full Article</a> <p>USA Today - national daily</p> </p>Wall Street Journal - business daily</p> </p>Christian Science Monitor - church-owned daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16757497">Full Article</a>
Films produced 22
Ranked 31st.
611
Ranked 2nd. 28 times more than Greece
Cinema attendance 13 million
Ranked 33th.
1.42 billion
Ranked 2nd. 109 times more than Greece
Telephone system > General assessment adequate, modern networks reach all areas; good mobile telephone and international service a large, technologically advanced, multipurpose communications system
Cinema attendance per capita 1.18
Ranked 28th.
4.9
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Greece
Television receivers per 1000 235.7
Ranked 66th.
803.21
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Greece

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 43
Ranked 30th.
819
Ranked 3rd. 19 times more than Greece

Internet > IP addresses per capita 515.38
Ranked 62nd.
4,911.96
Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than Greece
Average cost of local call 0.08
Ranked 44th.
0.09
Ranked 3rd. 13% more than Greece
Internet > Users 2.54 million
Ranked 52nd.
208 million
Ranked 2nd. 82 times more than Greece

Internet > Internet penetration 56%
Ranked 71st.
81%
Ranked 29th. 45% more than Greece
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 904.42
Ranked 27th. 33% more than United States
682.36
Ranked 50th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,183.82
Ranked 66th. 20% more than United States
987.53
Ranked 110th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines 5.46 million
Ranked 29th.
139 million
Ranked 2nd. 25 times more than Greece

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 13.35 million
Ranked 62nd.
310 million
Ranked 3rd. 23 times more than Greece

Internet > Internet Service Providers 27
Ranked 40th.
7,000
Ranked 1st. 259 times more than Greece
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 2.69 million
Ranked 30th.
88.52 million
Ranked 2nd. 33 times more than Greece

Telephones > Main lines in use 5.75 million
Ranked 29th.
146 million
Ranked 2nd. 25 times more than Greece

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 49.09
Ranked 18th. 11% more than United States
44.41
Ranked 23th.

Active military personnel 177,600
Ranked 1st.
1.43 million
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Greece
Radio receivers per 1000 465.83
Ranked 64th.
2,108.88
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Greece

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 904.42 per 1,000 people
Ranked 31st. 33% more than United States
680.31 per 1,000 people
Ranked 49th.

Internet > Hosts per 1000 144.7
Ranked 36th.
1,039.15
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Greece

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 13.35 million
Ranked 63th.
303.05 million
Ranked 3rd. 23 times more than Greece

Radio receivers 5.02 million
Ranked 55th.
575 million
Ranked 1st. 115 times more than Greece

Television receivers 2.54 million
Ranked 57th.
219 million
Ranked 2nd. 86 times more than Greece

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology 208
Ranked 27th.
3,803
Ranked 2nd. 18 times more than Greece

Mobile phone subscribers 10.04 million
Ranked 37th.
201.65 million
Ranked 2nd. 20 times more than Greece

Telephone system > International country code - 30; landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-3 optical telecommunications submarine cable that provides links to Europe, Middle East, and Asia; a number of smaller submarine cables provide connectivity to various parts of Europe, the Middle East, and Cyprus; tropospheric scatter; satellite earth stations - 4 (2 Intelsat - 1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean, 1 Eutelsat, and 1 Inmarsat - Indian Ocean region) country code - 1; multiple ocean cable systems provide international connectivity; satellite earth stations - 61 Intelsat (45 Atlantic Ocean and 16 Pacific Ocean), 5 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region), and 4 Inmarsat (Pacific and Atlantic Ocean regions)
Internet > ISP 27
Ranked 25th.
7,000
Ranked 1st. 259 times more than Greece
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 14.42
Ranked 59th.
167.13
Ranked 15th. 12 times more than Greece

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 5.46 million
Ranked 29th.
139 million
Ranked 2nd. 25 times more than Greece

Films produced per million 2
Ranked 21st.
2.11
Ranked 18th. 6% more than Greece
Radios 5.02 million
Ranked 56th.
575 million
Ranked 1st. 115 times more than Greece
Internet > Hosts 1.63 million
Ranked 31st.
316 million
Ranked 1st. 194 times more than Greece

Cinemas > Annual attendance 13 million
Ranked 22nd.
1.47 billion
Ranked 1st. 113 times more than Greece

Mobile phones 83.86 per 100 people
Ranked 11th. 72% more than United States
48.81 per 100 people
Ranked 29th.
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 1.19
Ranked 23th.
5.25
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Greece

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 588.79 Mbps
Ranked 38th.
3,316.04 Mbps
Ranked 19th. 6 times more than Greece

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 156
Ranked 10th.
1,486
Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than Greece

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 1.65 million
Ranked 39th.
57.35 million
Ranked 4th. 35 times more than Greece

Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 20.93%
Ranked 34th. 80% more than United States
11.6%
Ranked 44th.

Internet > Top level domain .gr .us
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.041$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 55th.
0.088$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Greece

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 3.81
Ranked 28th. 45% more than United States
2.63
Ranked 38th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences 239
Ranked 25th.
3,725
Ranked 2nd. 16 times more than Greece

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 154.07
Ranked 46th.
195.85
Ranked 19th. 27% more than Greece

Telephone system > Domestic microwave radio relay trunk system; extensive open-wire connections; submarine cable to offshore islands a large system of fiber-optic cable, microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, and domestic satellites carries every form of telephone traffic; a rapidly growing cellular system carries mobile telephone traffic throughout the country
Internet country code .gr .us
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 31.15 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 54th.
83.14 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Greece

Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment per 1000 $0.06 Million US dollars
Ranked 28th.
$0.54 Million US dollars
Ranked 19th. 9 times more than Greece
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 163.15 min.
Ranked 29th.
280.26 min.
Ranked 9th. 72% more than Greece

Telephone mainlines 6.3 million
Ranked 24th.
177.95 million
Ranked 2nd. 28 times more than Greece

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita 0.377 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th. 49% more than United States
0.253 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th.

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 14.42 per 1,000 people
Ranked 60th.
166.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 15th. 12 times more than Greece

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 16.35$/month
Ranked 115th. 9% more than United States
14.95$/month
Ranked 120th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 163.15 min. per capita
Ranked 26th.
279.45 min. per capita
Ranked 9th. 71% more than Greece

Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 76.74%
Ranked 28th.
88.4%
Ranked 16th. 15% more than Greece

Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$ $1,362.88
Ranked 25th.
$3,230.18
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Greece

Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 877.67$ per capita
Ranked 26th.
3,851.5$ per capita
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Greece

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature 1,568
Ranked 19th.
13,221
Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Greece

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology 156
Ranked 23th.
898
Ranked 10th. 6 times more than Greece

Mobile cellular subscriptions 13.8 million
Ranked 43th.
270.5 million
Ranked 4th. 20 times more than Greece

Internet > Broadband subscribers 160,113
Ranked 49th.
49.39 million
Ranked 1st. 308 times more than Greece

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 2.45
Ranked 74th.
24.13
Ranked 23th. 10 times more than Greece
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences 318
Ranked 34th.
10,762
Ranked 3rd. 34 times more than Greece

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 207
Ranked 9th.
1,476
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Greece

Internet > IP addresses 5.55 million
Ranked 46th.
1.54 billion
Ranked 1st. 278 times more than Greece
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 42.82
Ranked 10th.
367.37
Ranked 13th. 9 times more than Greece

Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 1088000000 26836000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 13.41
Ranked 42nd.
24.02
Ranked 18th. 79% more than Greece

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 484.14
Ranked 23th. 9% more than United States
442.8
Ranked 28th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total 4,067
Ranked 26th.
68,175
Ranked 3rd. 17 times more than Greece

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 4.79 million
Ranked 38th.
234.41 million
Ranked 1st. 49 times more than Greece
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation 296
Ranked 19th.
4,245
Ranked 6th. 14 times more than Greece

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million 377.4
Ranked 27th. 49% more than United States
253.07
Ranked 36th.

Communications > Telephone access > Telephone access 202.95 Number of telecommunicati
Ranked 3rd. 21% more than United States
167.48 Number of telecommunicati
Ranked 17th.
Internet > TLD .gr .us
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 122.8
Ranked 29th. 38% more than United States
88.87
Ranked 80th.

Internet > Livejournal users 463
Ranked 46th.
1.29 million
Ranked 1st. 2792 times more than Greece
Internet > Secure Internet servers 445
Ranked 36th.
259,881
Ranked 1st. 584 times more than Greece

Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people 1.77
Ranked 21st. 5 times more than United States
0.355
Ranked 43th.

Cinema > Number of distribution companies 20
Ranked 20th.
109
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Greece

Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita 1.2 per capita
Ranked 24th.
5.25 per capita
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Greece

Telecommunications > Country calling code 30 1
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price Free free
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date 2003.09.?? 2003.11.24
Telephone subscribers per 1000 1,472.09
Ranked 15th. 20% more than United States
1,230.67
Ranked 35th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 44.5%
Ranked 35th.
74.7%
Ranked 9th. 68% more than Greece
E-Government rating 41.5
Ranked 86th.
60.1
Ranked 4th. 45% more than Greece
Population covered by mobile telephony 99.6%
Ranked 16th. 1% more than United States
99%
Ranked 28th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita 145.5 per 1 million people
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than United States
49.08 per 1 million people
Ranked 36th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million 22.18
Ranked 26th. 60% more than United States
13.83
Ranked 34th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 19.1
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than United States
5.23
Ranked 20th.

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 40.04 per 1 million people
Ranked 63th.
869.2 per 1 million people
Ranked 7th. 22 times more than Greece

Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 5.97 million
Ranked 29th.
114 million
Ranked 2nd. 19 times more than Greece
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita 12.9 per 1 million people
Ranked 26th. 15% more than United States
11.24 per 1 million people
Ranked 32nd.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History 428
Ranked 21st.
6,583
Ranked 3rd. 15 times more than Greece

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million 145.5
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than United States
49.08
Ranked 35th.

Internet > Livejournal users per million 41.86
Ranked 91st.
4,415.29
Ranked 3rd. 105 times more than Greece
Internet > Linux web servers 27
Ranked 40th.
11,108
Ranked 1st. 411 times more than Greece
Website defacements 34
Ranked 43th.
429
Ranked 2nd. 13 times more than Greece
Website defacements per million 3.11
Ranked 51st. 2 times more than United States
1.51
Ranked 69th.
Phone system > International dialling code +30 +1
Royalties and fees $0.50
Ranked 41st.
$134.30
Ranked 5th. 269 times more than Greece
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 444.6
Ranked 35th.
740.25
Ranked 9th. 66% more than Greece
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 14.57
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than United States
5.08
Ranked 42nd.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities 139
Ranked 29th.
3,027
Ranked 3rd. 22 times more than Greece

ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 7.87%
Ranked 110th.
22.13%
Ranked 60th. 3 times more than Greece

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 8.28%
Ranked 118th.
43.14%
Ranked 26th. 5 times more than Greece

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 18.85%
Ranked 99th.
30.02%
Ranked 58th. 59% more than Greece

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita 55.3 per 1 million people
Ranked 30th. 5% more than United States
52.8 per 1 million people
Ranked 39th.

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 7989000000 291122000000
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million 39.72
Ranked 22nd. 63% more than United States
24.44
Ranked 27th.

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 151.64 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th.
1,040.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Greece

Telephone lines 5.98 million
Ranked 26th.
154.65 million
Ranked 3rd. 26 times more than Greece

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 1.51 million
Ranked 34th.
73.12 million
Ranked 2nd. 49 times more than Greece

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 5.62%
Ranked 69th.
12.49%
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Greece

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 3.21%
Ranked 47th.
12.78%
Ranked 16th. 4 times more than Greece

Internet usage % > 2007 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_internet_users">45.9</a> Uzbekistan
Idol series > Idol around the world > Winners Season 1, 2004 : Stavros Konstantinou <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Idol_%28Season_1%29">Season 1, 2002</a> : Kelly Clarkson <br> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Idol_%28Season_2%29">Season 2, 2003</a> : Ruben Studdard <br> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Idol_%28Season_3%29">Season 3, 2004</a> : Fantasia Barrino <br> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Idol_%28Season_4%29">Season 4, 2005</a> : Carrie Underwood <br> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Idol_%28Season_5%29">Season 5, 2006</a> : Taylor Hicks <br> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Idol_%28Season_6%29">Season 6, 2007</a> : In progress
Internet > ISP per million 2.47
Ranked 52nd.
24.34
Ranked 3rd. 10 times more than Greece
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 1,472.09 per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th. 20% more than United States
1,227.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th.

Telephone system > Regulation 1995 1934
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita 14.47 per 1 million people
Ranked 24th. 4 times more than United States
3.33 per 1 million people
Ranked 47th.

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 53.17
Ranked 16th. 5% more than United States
50.81
Ranked 17th.

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 23.58$/month
Ranked 10th. 5 times more than United States
5.21$/month
Ranked 153th.

Telephone subscribers 16.35 million
Ranked 30th.
360.35 million
Ranked 2nd. 22 times more than Greece

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita 19.3 per 1 million people
Ranked 29th. 37% more than United States
14.12 per 1 million people
Ranked 36th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million 11.04
Ranked 27th. 28% more than United States
8.66
Ranked 33th.

Telephone subscribers per employee 611.79
Ranked 26th. 77% more than United States
345.72
Ranked 61st.

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 4.41% GDP
Ranked 31st. 65% more than United States
2.67% GDP
Ranked 96th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million 27.47
Ranked 22nd. 74% more than United States
15.76
Ranked 30th.

Television standard > UHF PAL G NTSC M
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million 19.3
Ranked 30th. 37% more than United States
14.12
Ranked 36th.

Internet > Linux web servers per million 2.47
Ranked 54th.
38.98
Ranked 5th. 16 times more than Greece
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita 29.51 per 1 million people
Ranked 30th.
39.95 per 1 million people
Ranked 35th. 35% more than Greece

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita 39.71 per 1 million people
Ranked 21st. 63% more than United States
24.44 per 1 million people
Ranked 28th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita 11.04 per 1 million people
Ranked 27th. 28% more than United States
8.66 per 1 million people
Ranked 35th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million 12.9
Ranked 28th. 15% more than United States
11.24
Ranked 31st.

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 168.35
Ranked 58th.
1,474.08
Ranked 19th. 9 times more than Greece

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation 464,000
Ranked 12th.
107.57 million
Ranked 2nd. 232 times more than Greece

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 23.52
Ranked 35th.
28.03
Ranked 22nd. 19% more than Greece

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,183.82
Ranked 64th. 23% more than United States
965.4
Ranked 113th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million 55.31
Ranked 31st. 5% more than United States
52.8
Ranked 38th.

Music sales > Singles > Millions 0.1
Ranked 15th.
1.2
Ranked 5th. 12 times more than Greece

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 47.83
Ranked 19th. 9% more than United States
44.02
Ranked 25th.

Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 79.23
Ranked 57th.
1,234.13
Ranked 6th. 16 times more than Greece

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 21.14$/month
Ranked 28th.
25.02$/month
Ranked 26th. 18% more than Greece

Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment $699.69 Million US dollars
Ranked 28th.
$164,622.86 Million US dollars
Ranked 1st. 235 times more than Greece
Internet servers using encryption 894
Ranked 34th.
378,887
Ranked 1st. 424 times more than Greece

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million 29.51
Ranked 31st.
39.95
Ranked 34th. 35% more than Greece

Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment, % of GDP 2.18e-07%
Ranked 28th.
1.18e-06%
Ranked 22nd. 5 times more than Greece
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million 14.48
Ranked 24th. 4 times more than United States
3.33
Ranked 47th.

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 567.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th.
605.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 7% more than Greece

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 2.31 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th.
3.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 53% more than Greece

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 13.82%
Ranked 50th. 50% more than United States
9.22%
Ranked 87th.

Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.1
Ranked 54th.
35.9
Ranked 1st. 359 times more than Greece
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 17
Ranked 44th.
7,607
Ranked 1st. 447 times more than Greece

Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 39.92
Ranked 61st.
870.97
Ranked 7th. 22 times more than Greece

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology 119
Ranked 27th.
2,333
Ranked 3rd. 20 times more than Greece

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 1.56
Ranked 45th.
25.98
Ranked 42nd. 17 times more than Greece

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences 596
Ranked 32nd.
14,225
Ranked 3rd. 24 times more than Greece

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 19.11 per 1 million people
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than United States
5.23 per 1 million people
Ranked 19th.

Phone subscribers 1,280.65
Ranked 13th. 15% more than United States
1,117.9
Ranked 22nd.
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $820.53 million
Ranked 30th.
$22.44 billion
Ranked 3rd. 27 times more than Greece

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita 22.18 per 1 million people
Ranked 25th. 60% more than United States
13.83 per 1 million people
Ranked 35th.

Television standard > VHF PAL B NTSC M
Internet > Government Broadband Index 2.4
Ranked 15th.
3
Ranked 11th. 25% more than Greece
Internet > ISP > Per capita 2.47 per 1 million people
Ranked 45th.
24.27 per 1 million people
Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than Greece
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 13.8 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 24th. 4% more than United States
13.24 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 26th.

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