Media Stats: compare key data on Iran & Israel

Definitions

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.
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.
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 > 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.
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.
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.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telephone mainlines per 1000: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Newspapers > List of newspapers: List of newspapers.
Telephone system > General assessment: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic and international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
Television receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced: Number of national feature films produced.
Internet > IP addresses per capita: Number of IPv4 internet address allocated per 1000 residents.
Internet > Users: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months.
Internet > Internet penetration: Penetration.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecoms > Telephone lines: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included.
Internet > Internet Service Providers: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
Telephones > Main lines in use: The total number of main telephone lines in use.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people: Fixed-telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.
Active military personnel: Active military.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
Radio receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > Hosts per 1000: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Number of PCs per million: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones: Number of mobile phones.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
Television broadcast stations > Per capita: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States.
Mobile phone subscribers: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology.
Telephone system > International: A brief characterization of the system with details on international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa. Arabsat
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines: Fixed telephone lines.
Internet > Hosts: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity.
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 > Total average circulation: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day.
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.
Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced: Percentage of feature films that are co-productions with international companies.
Internet > Top level domain: Country top level domain.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 $ gross domestic product.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people: Number of national feature films produced. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
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 > Urban households with personal computer per thousand people: Number of urban households that possess a personal computer. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
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.
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.
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films: Percentage of feature films that are 100% funded by national companies.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
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.
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.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > Rural households with personal computer: Number of rural households that possess a personal computer.
Internet > Rural households with personal computer per thousand people: Number of rural households that possess a personal computer. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Internet > Rural households with internet: Number of rural households with access to the internet (regardless of device that is used).
Internet > Households with personal computer per thousand people: Number of households that possess a personal computer. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Internet > Rural households with internet per thousand people: Number of rural households with access to the internet (regardless of device that is used). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Internet > Households with internet per thousand people: Number of households with access to the internet (regardless of device that is used). Figures expressed per thousand people 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.
Cinema > Percentage of nationally controlled distribution companies: Percentage of nationally based film distribution companies.
Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people: Total number of film distribution companies. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Cinema > Number of distribution companies: Total number of film distribution companies.
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.
E-Government rating: Darrell M. West, Center for Public Policy, Brown University
Population covered by mobile telephony: Population covered by mobile telephony is the percentage of people within range of a mobile cellular signal regardless of whether they are subscribers.
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.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines: Number of telephone lines.
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.
Internet > Livejournal users per million: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Website defacements per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
Phone system > International dialling code: Country international dialling code.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita: Telephone employees refer to the total full-time telecommunications staff. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 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.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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.
Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines: Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.
Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
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).
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.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Telephone greetings, owner answers phone: What the receiver of a call usually says when taking the call.
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.
Royalties and fees: Receipts of royalties and licence fees ($US per person)
Internet > Households with internet: Number of households with access to the internet (regardless of device that is used).
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 > 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.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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 > Geography > History 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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code: Country Code.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: 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 > Social sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > Urban households with personal computer: Number of urban households that possess a personal computer.
Internet > Households with personal computer: Number of households that possess a personal computer.
Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
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 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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month: Price basket for mobile is calculated as the pre-paid price for 25 calls per month spread over the same mobile network, other mobile networks, and mobile to fixed calls and during peak, off-peak, and weekend times. It also includes 30 text messages per month.
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines (per 100 people). Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation 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.

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STAT	Iran	Israel
Broadcast media	state-run broadcast media with no private, independent broadcasters; Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), the state-run TV broadcaster, operates 5 nationwide channels, a news channel, about 30 provincial channels, and several international channels; about 20 foreign Persian-language TV stations broadcasting on satellite TV are capable of being seen in Iran; satellite dishes are illegal and, while their use had been tolerated, authorities began confiscating satellite dishes following the unrest stemming from the 2009 presidential election; IRIB operates 8 nationwide radio networks, a number of provincial stations, and an external service; most major international broadcasters transmit to Iran	state broadcasting network, operated by the Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA), broadcasts on 2 channels, one in Hebrew and the other in Arabic; 5 commercial channels including a channel broadcasting in Russian, a channel broadcasting Knesset proceedings, and a music channel supervised by a public body; multi-channel satellite and cable TV packages provide access to foreign channels; IBA broadcasts on 8 radio networks with multiple repeaters and Israel Defense Forces Radio broadcasts over multiple stations; about 15 privately-owned radio stations; overall more than 100 stations and repeater stations operating
Households with television	76.58% Ranked 75th.	92.6% Ranked 23th. 21% more than Iran
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000	40.25 Ranked 101st.	216.37 Ranked 41st. 5 times more than Iran
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people	26 Ranked 124th.	73.37 Ranked 40th. 3 times more than Iran
Internet > Internet users per thousand people	256.77 Ranked 130th.	722.58 Ranked 43th. 3 times more than Iran
Internet > Users per 1000	320.29 Ranked 56th. 15% more than Israel	278.55 Ranked 60th.
Internet users	8.21 million Ranked 35th. 82% more than Israel	4.53 million Ranked 51st.
Personal computers > Per capita	109.14 per 1,000 people Ranked 61st.	740.35 per 1,000 people Ranked 5th. 7 times more than Iran
Personal computers per 1000	105.95 Ranked 60th.	739.76 Ranked 5th. 7 times more than Iran
Radio > List of radio stations	<p>IRIB - state-run, operates eight national networks, provincial services and an external service</p>	<p>Israel Broadcasting Authority - operates public radios, including speech-based Reshet Aleph, news-based Reshet Bet, music-based Reshet Gimmel, Arabic-language Reshet Dalet</p> </p>Galei Zahal - Israel Defence Forces (IDF) Radio, broadcasts news and music to mostly-civilian audience; also operates music and traffic news network Galgalatz</p>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	76.92 Ranked 140th.	119.89 Ranked 62nd. 56% more than Iran
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita	455.22 per 1,000 people Ranked 93th.	1,207.27 per 1,000 people Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Iran
Television > List of TV stations	<p>IRIB - state-run, operates provincial, national and international services</p> </p>Press TV - IRIB's English-language satellite channel</p> </p>Al-Alam - IRIB network in Arabic</p>	<p>Israel Broadcasting Authority - public TV, operates Channel 1</p> </p>Channel 2 - national, commercial</p> </p>Israel 10 - national, commercial</p>
Television receivers > Per capita	75.73 per 1,000 people Ranked 109th.	289.58 per 1,000 people Ranked 51st. 4 times more than Iran
Televisions per 1000	67.26 Ranked 127th.	252.63 Ranked 66th. 4 times more than Iran
Radio broadcast stations	AM 72, FM 5, shortwave 5	AM 23, FM 15, shortwave 2
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people	384 per 1,000 people Ranked 88th.	1,544.47 per 1,000 people Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Iran
Internet > Users > Per capita	351.69 per 1,000 people Ranked 56th. 13% more than Israel	311.2 per 1,000 people Ranked 59th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000	376.3 Ranked 41st.	454.48 Ranked 23th. 21% more than Iran
Televisions	4.61 million Ranked 33th. 3 times more than Israel	1.69 million Ranked 68th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita	364.46 per 1,000 people Ranked 32nd.	434.9 per 1,000 people Ranked 6th. 19% more than Iran
Internet > Internet users	20.5 million Ranked 24th. 4 times more than Israel	5.57 million Ranked 54th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps	1,000 Mbps Ranked 46th.	17,000 Mbps Ranked 24th. 17 times more than Iran
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita	15.06 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 86th.	2,498.71 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 23th. 166 times more than Iran
Personal computers	7.35 million Ranked 19th. 46% more than Israel	5.04 million Ranked 22nd.
Television broadcast stations	28 Ranked 17th. 65% more than Israel	17 Ranked 27th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes	510.9 million min. Ranked 41st.	2.01 billion min. Ranked 15th. 4 times more than Iran
Radios per 1000	248.02 Ranked 117th.	458.91 Ranked 73th. 85% more than Iran
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000	714.62 Ranked 112th.	1,205.25 Ranked 41st. 69% more than Iran
Internet > Percent using internet	26% Ranked 125th.	73.37% Ranked 37th. 3 times more than Iran
Telephones > Mobile cellular	56.04 million Ranked 21st. 6 times more than Israel	9.2 million Ranked 78th.
Radio receivers > Per capita	0.279 per capita Ranked 100th.	0.526 per capita Ranked 59th. 89% more than Iran
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000	350.87 Ranked 43th.	434.17 Ranked 24th. 24% more than Iran
Telephone mainlines per 1000	270.63 Ranked 46th.	423.7 Ranked 25th. 57% more than Iran
Newspapers > List of newspapers	<p>Tehran Times - state-run English-language daily</p> </p>Iran Daily - English-language, published by state news agency IRNA</p> </p>Sharq (The East) - reformist daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14542234">Full Article</a>	<p>Yediot Aharonot - Tel Aviv-based, widely-read daily</p> </p>Israel Hayom - Tel Aviv-based, free-of-charge, large-circulation daily</p> </p>Ha'aretz - Tel Aviv-based daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14629611">Full Article</a>
Telephone system > General assessment	currently being modernized and expanded with the goal of not only improving the efficiency and increasing the volume of the urban service but also bringing telephone service to several thousand villages, not presently connected	most highly developed system in the Middle East
Television receivers per 1000	73.71 Ranked 107th.	289.58 Ranked 49th. 4 times more than Iran
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced	76 Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Israel	26 Ranked 41st.
Internet > IP addresses per capita	66.7 Ranked 137th.	997.77 Ranked 37th. 15 times more than Iran
Internet > Users	23 million Ranked 11th. 12 times more than Israel	2 million Ranked 56th.
Internet > Internet penetration	26% Ranked 132nd.	73.4% Ranked 42nd. 3 times more than Iran
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000	102.95 Ranked 125th.	1,119.32 Ranked 7th. 11 times more than Iran
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000	760.98 Ranked 142nd.	1,166.55 Ranked 70th. 53% more than Iran
Telecoms > Telephone lines	28.76 million Ranked 12th. 8 times more than Israel	3.59 million Ranked 43th.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions	58.16 million Ranked 24th. 6 times more than Israel	9.22 million Ranked 83th.
Internet > Internet Service Providers	100 Ranked 11th. 5 times more than Israel	21 Ranked 48th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	3.08 million Ranked 27th. 80% more than Israel	1.71 million Ranked 45th.
Telephones > Main lines in use	27.77 million Ranked 12th. 8 times more than Israel	3.5 million Ranked 47th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people	37.63 Ranked 39th.	47.02 Ranked 20th. 25% more than Iran
Active military personnel	523,000 Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Israel	176,500 Ranked 1st.
Radio receivers per 1000	271.82 Ranked 103th.	526.05 Ranked 58th. 94% more than Iran
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita	105.82 per 1,000 people Ranked 125th.	1,120.37 per 1,000 people Ranked 7th. 11 times more than Iran
Internet > Hosts per 1000	0.0394 Ranked 169th.	193.6 Ranked 29th. 4919 times more than Iran
Number of PCs per million	105.95 Ranked 63th.	739.76 Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Iran
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions	58.16 million Ranked 24th. 6 times more than Israel	9.22 million Ranked 83th.
Radio receivers	17 million Ranked 23th. 6 times more than Israel	3.07 million Ranked 72nd.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones	96.17 million Ranked 13th. 10 times more than Israel	9.32 million Ranked 54th.
Television receivers	4.61 million Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than Israel	1.69 million Ranked 66th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology	4,504 Ranked 1st. 35 times more than Israel	130 Ranked 32nd.
Television broadcast stations > Per capita	0.46 per 1 million people Ranked 59th.	3.07 per 1 million people Ranked 20th. 7 times more than Iran
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes	0.55$ Ranked 103th.	0.59$ Ranked 100th. 7% more than Iran
Mobile phone subscribers	7.22 million Ranked 46th.	7.76 million Ranked 45th. 7% more than Iran
Telephone system > International	country code - 98; submarine fiber-optic cable to UAE with access to Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG); Trans-Asia-Europe (TAE) fiber-optic line runs from Azerbaijan through the northern portion of Iran to Turkmenistan with expansion to Georgia and Azerbaijan; HF radio and microwave radio relay to Turkey, Azerbaijan, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Syria, Kuwait, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan; satellite earth stations - 13 (9 Intelsat and 4 Inmarsat)	country code - 972; submarine cables provide links to Europe, Cyprus, and parts of the Middle East; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean)
Internet > ISP	100 Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Israel	21 Ranked 31st.
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000	0.258 Ranked 84th.	177.43 Ranked 13th. 687 times more than Iran
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines	28.76 million Ranked 12th. 8 times more than Israel	3.59 million Ranked 43th.
Radios	17 million Ranked 23th. 6 times more than Israel	3.07 million Ranked 74th.
Internet > Hosts	2,860 Ranked 131st.	1.42 million Ranked 33th. 495 times more than Iran
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million	14.59 Mbps Ranked 86th.	2,496.7 Mbps Ranked 23th. 171 times more than Iran
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation	1.65 million Ranked 38th. The same as Israel	1.65 million Ranked 40th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles	172 Ranked 10th. 5 times more than Israel	34 Ranked 40th.
Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced	15.38% Ranked 35th.	0.0 Ranked 48th.
Internet > Top level domain	.ir	.il
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP	0.025$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 69th.	0.083$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Iran
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people	1.01 Ranked 57th.	3.35 Ranked 30th. 3 times more than Iran
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences	1,844 Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Israel	221 Ranked 28th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	26.87 Ranked 102nd.	289.88 Ranked 23th. 11 times more than Iran
Telephone system > Domestic	the addition of new fiber cables and modern switching and exchange systems installed by Iran's state-owned telecom company have improved and expanded the fixed-line network greatly; fixed-line availability has more than doubled to more than 27 million lines since 2000; additionally, mobile-cellular service has increased dramatically serving roughly 56 million subscribers in 2011; combined fixed and mobile-cellular subscribership now exceeds 100 per 100 persons	good system of coaxial cable and microwave radio relay; all systems are digital; four privately owned mobile-cellular service providers with countrywide coverage
Internet country code	.ir	.il
Internet > Urban households with personal computer per thousand people	85.69 Ranked 6th.	203.4 Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Iran
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP	7.38 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 101st.	145.45 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 18th. 20 times more than Iran
Telephone mainlines	18.99 million Ranked 11th. 6 times more than Israel	2.94 million Ranked 41st.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita	7.45 min. Ranked 92nd.	305.6 min. Ranked 18th. 41 times more than Iran
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita	0.236 per 1,000 people Ranked 25th.	0.33 per 1,000 people Ranked 29th. 40% more than Iran
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita	0.267 per 1,000 people Ranked 84th.	177.6 per 1,000 people Ranked 13th. 665 times more than Iran
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering	Pervasive filtering	No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month	2.26$/month Ranked 174th.	22.02$/month Ranked 95th. 10 times more than Iran
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita	7.7 min. per capita Ranked 93th.	305.6 min. per capita Ranked 16th. 40 times more than Iran
Internet hosts	None	None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films	84.62% Ranked 18th.	100% Ranked 2nd. 18% more than Iran
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita	76.81$ per capita Ranked 61st.	1,572.17$ per capita Ranked 20th. 20 times more than Iran
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature	247 Ranked 28th.	630 Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Iran
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology	1,486 Ranked 2nd. 25 times more than Israel	59 Ranked 36th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers	17,700 Ranked 54th.	1.23 million Ranked 24th. 69 times more than Iran
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million	1.46 Ranked 101st.	3.14 Ranked 67th. 2 times more than Iran
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences	2,426 Ranked 9th. 13 times more than Israel	181 Ranked 37th.
Internet > IP addresses	5.26 million Ranked 50th.	7.57 million Ranked 39th. 44% more than Iran
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU	10354800000000	6831000000
Number of PCs	7,347 Ranked 19th. 46% more than Israel	5,037 Ranked 22nd.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people	376.3 Ranked 46th.	454.48 Ranked 26th. 21% more than Iran
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total	14,783 Ranked 7th. 8 times more than Israel	1,969 Ranked 35th.
Television broadcast stations per million	0.448 Ranked 63th.	3.07 Ranked 22nd. 7 times more than Iran
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million	227.93 Ranked 27th.	329.76 Ranked 31st. 45% more than Iran
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation	733 Ranked 10th. 24 times more than Israel	30 Ranked 42nd.
Internet > Rural households with personal computer	608,900 Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Israel	142,340 Ranked 1st.
Internet > Rural households with personal computer per thousand people	8.07 Ranked 9th.	19.48 Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Iran
Internet > Rural households with internet	237,094 Ranked 4th. 77% more than Israel	134,330 Ranked 1st.
Internet > Households with personal computer per thousand people	93.76 Ranked 7th.	222.87 Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Iran
Internet > Rural households with internet per thousand people	3.14 Ranked 10th.	18.38 Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Iran
Internet > Households with internet per thousand people	49.42 Ranked 7th.	183.98 Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Iran
Internet > TLD	.ir	.il
Internet > Livejournal users	88 Ranked 125th.	3,158 Ranked 12th. 36 times more than Iran
Internet > Secure Internet servers	28 Ranked 92nd.	1,286 Ranked 25th. 46 times more than Iran
Cinema > Percentage of nationally controlled distribution companies	100% Ranked 8th. The same as Israel	100% Ranked 6th.
Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people	1.25 Ranked 29th.	1.7 Ranked 21st. 37% more than Iran
Cinema > Number of distribution companies	94 Ranked 5th. 8 times more than Israel	12 Ranked 25th.
Telecommunications > Country calling code	98	972
Telephone subscribers per 1000	373.59 Ranked 89th.	1,543.02 Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Iran
E-Government rating	44 Ranked 66th.	50.9 Ranked 23th. 16% more than Iran
Population covered by mobile telephony	90% Ranked 74th.	99% Ranked 12th. 10% more than Iran
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita	3.94 per 1 million people Ranked 36th.	105.51 per 1 million people Ranked 26th. 27 times more than Iran
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million	28.43 Ranked 18th.	37.01 Ranked 17th. 30% more than Iran
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita	0.405 per 1 million people Ranked 147th.	182.71 per 1 million people Ranked 37th. 451 times more than Iran
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines	27.77 million Ranked 12th. 9 times more than Israel	3.1 million Ranked 49th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History	906 Ranked 11th. 5 times more than Israel	165 Ranked 29th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million	3.81 Ranked 38th.	105.51 Ranked 27th. 28 times more than Iran
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita	9.76 per 1 million people Ranked 27th. 35% more than Israel	7.2 per 1 million people Ranked 35th.
Internet > Livejournal users per million	1.27 Ranked 189th.	463.8 Ranked 34th. 365 times more than Iran
Website defacements per million	0.419 Ranked 97th.	34.01 Ranked 7th. 81 times more than Iran
Website defacements	28 Ranked 48th.	219 Ranked 8th. 8 times more than Iran
Telephone mainlines > Per capita	278.17 per 1,000 people Ranked 44th.	424.1 per 1,000 people Ranked 26th. 52% more than Iran
Phone system > International dialling code	+98	+972
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita	0.695 per 1,000 people Ranked 77th.	2.15 per 1,000 people Ranked 30th. 3 times more than Iran
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue	73.68% Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Israel	36% Ranked 35th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP	3.37$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 93th.	5.05$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 86th. 50% more than Iran
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita	0.008$ per 1 million people Ranked 105th.	0.087$ per 1 million people Ranked 72nd. 11 times more than Iran
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports	2.95% Ranked 146th.	63.03% Ranked 7th. 21 times more than Iran
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports	1.08% Ranked 149th.	40.34% Ranked 29th. 37 times more than Iran
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences	1,319 Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Israel	439 Ranked 36th.
Television standard > VHF	SECAM B	PAL B
Internet > ISP per million	1.48 Ranked 12th.	3.34 Ranked 46th. 2 times more than Iran
Telephone subscribers > Per capita	384 per 1,000 people Ranked 88th.	1,544.47 per 1,000 people Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Iran
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines	2.56 per 100 mainlines Ranked 117th.	12 per 100 mainlines Ranked 109th. 5 times more than Iran
Telephone subscribers	26.21 million Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Israel	10.69 million Ranked 41st.
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month	2.43$/month Ranked 140th.	10.48$/month Ranked 80th. 4 times more than Iran
Telephone subscribers per employee	407.04 Ranked 54th.	692.16 Ranked 18th. 70% more than Iran
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP	1.27% GDP Ranked 129th.	4.45% GDP Ranked 30th. 4 times more than Iran
Television standard > UHF	SECAM G	PAL G
Telecommunications > Telephone > Telephone greetings, owner answers phone	Alo. Baleh?	Shalom.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	4.07 Ranked 101st.	22.24 Ranked 39th. 5 times more than Iran
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people	1.35 Ranked 167th.	396.44 Ranked 39th. 294 times more than Iran
Royalties and fees	0.0 Ranked 75th.	$82.80 Ranked 8th.
Internet > Households with internet	3.73 million Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Israel	1.34 million Ranked 1st.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million	0.394 Ranked 145th.	182.32 Ranked 35th. 462 times more than Iran
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	2.48 Ranked 67th.	5.97 Ranked 39th. 2 times more than Iran
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita	38.67 per 1 million people Ranked 25th. 28% more than Israel	30.31 per 1 million people Ranked 30th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita	14.44 per 1 million people Ranked 25th.	27.63 per 1 million people Ranked 25th. 91% more than Iran
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita	11.25 per 1 million people Ranked 21st.	11.89 per 1 million people Ranked 26th. 6% more than Iran
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people	760.98 Ranked 141st.	1,166.55 Ranked 68th. 53% more than Iran
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million	13.97 Ranked 28th.	27.63 Ranked 27th. 98% more than Iran
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million	37.4 Ranked 26th. 23% more than Israel	30.31 Ranked 31st.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million	22.91 Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Israel	9.88 Ranked 30th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code	98 Ranked 36th.	972 Ranked 12th. 10 times more than Iran
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU	14053700000000	24659800000
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million	20.34 Ranked 36th.	73.52 Ranked 30th. 4 times more than Iran
Internet > Urban households with personal computer	6.46 million Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Israel	1.49 million Ranked 1st.
Internet > Households with personal computer	7.07 million Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Israel	1.63 million Ranked 1st.
Internet > ISP > Per capita	1.53 per 1 million people Ranked 10th.	3.34 per 1 million people Ranked 39th. 2 times more than Iran
Internet > IP addresses (share)	0.1 Ranked 46th.	0.2 Ranked 39th. Twice as much as Iran
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million	9.44 Ranked 29th. 31% more than Israel	7.2 Ranked 37th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities	612 Ranked 5th. 14 times more than Israel	43 Ranked 40th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology	706 Ranked 4th. 10 times more than Israel	71 Ranked 31st.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita	21.02 per 1 million people Ranked 34th.	73.52 per 1 million people Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Iran
Internet > Hosts > Per capita	0.043 per 1,000 people Ranked 188th.	198.95 per 1,000 people Ranked 33th. 4627 times more than Iran
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP	0.142 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 50th.	0.39 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Iran
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita	29.39 per 1 million people Ranked 17th.	37.01 per 1 million people Ranked 16th. 26% more than Iran
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita	23.69 per 1 million people Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Israel	9.88 per 1 million people Ranked 29th.
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month	2.64$/month Ranked 174th.	9.31$/month Ranked 111th. 4 times more than Iran
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people	38.03 Ranked 38th.	46.71 Ranked 20th. 23% more than Iran
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita	71.79 per 1 million people Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Israel	21.77 per 1 million people Ranked 29th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million	10.89 Ranked 21st.	11.89 Ranked 27th. 9% more than Iran
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million	11.3 Ranked 24th. 2 times more than Israel	5.02 Ranked 38th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million	69.44 Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Israel	21.77 Ranked 30th.

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