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Media Stats: compare key data on Italy & Russia

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Broadcast media two Italian media giants dominate - the publicly owned Radiotelevisione Italiana (RAI) with 3 national terrestrial stations and privately owned Mediaset with 3 national terrestrial stations; a large number of private stations and Sky Italia - a satellite TV network; RAI operates 3 AM/FM nationwide radio stations; some 1,300 commercial radio stations 6 m
Households with television 95.5%
Ranked 16th.
98.03%
Ranked 13th. 3% more than Italy

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 221.33
Ranked 40th. 54% more than Russia
143.93
Ranked 54th.

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 58
Ranked 65th. 9% more than Russia
53.27
Ranked 77th.

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 577.91
Ranked 67th. 8% more than Russia
532.81
Ranked 78th.

Internet > Users per 1000 538.94
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Russia
211.12
Ranked 78th.

Internet users 30.03 million
Ranked 5th.
59.7 million
Ranked 2nd. 99% more than Italy

News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>Ansa</p> </p>AGI</p> <p>Itar-Tass - state-owned news agency, pages in English</p> </p>RIA-Novosti - state-owned news agency, pages in English</p> </p>Interfax - private news agency, pages in English</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17840134">Full Article</a>
Personal computers > Per capita 366.61 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Russia
121.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th.

Radio > List of radio stations <p>Rai - public, stations include flagship national network Radio 1, entertainment-based Radio 2, cultural station Radio 3 and parliamentary station GR Parlamento</p> </p>Radio 24 - commercial, news and business</p> </p>R101 - commercial, pop music</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17433146">Full Article</a> <p>Radio Russia - national network run by state-owned Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (VGTRK)</p> </p>Ekho Moskvy - editorially-independent station, majority owned by state-run Gazprom</p> </p>Radio Mayak - state-run national network</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17840134">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 159.48
Ranked 19th.
183.52
Ranked 8th. 15% more than Italy

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 1,341.47 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 12% more than Russia
1,202.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th.

Television > List of TV stations <p>Rai - public, stations include Rai Uno, Rai Due, Rai Tre, rolling news channel Rai News 24 and cable/satellite services</p> </p>Mediaset - main private broadcaster, operates Italia 1, Rete 4 and Canale 5</p> </p>La7 - private, owned by Telecom Italia Media</p> <p>Russia One - national network, run by state-owned Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (VGTRK)</p> </p>Channel One - national network, 51% owned by state, 49% by private shareholders</p> </p>NTV - national network, owned by state-run Gazprom</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17840134">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 532.57 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th. 30% more than Russia
410.71 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd.

Televisions per 1000 526
Ranked 18th. 26% more than Russia
418.4
Ranked 36th.
Personal computers per 1000 366.61
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Russia
121.55
Ranked 19th.

Radio broadcast stations AM about 100, FM about 4,600, shortwave 9 AM 323, FM 1,500 est., shortwave 62
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 137.1
Ranked 29th. 49% more than Russia
91.78
Ranked 36th.

Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,659.34 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 48% more than Russia
1,118.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd.

Internet > Users > Per capita 550.32 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Russia
212.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 355.49
Ranked 45th. 19% more than Russia
298.9
Ranked 54th.

Televisions 30.3 million
Ranked 10th.
60.5 million
Ranked 5th. Twice as much as Italy
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 459.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th. 49% more than Russia
308.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st.

Internet users > Per 100 people 41.77
Ranked 52nd. 31% more than Russia
31.88
Ranked 70th.

Internet > Internet users 35.53 million
Ranked 18th.
75.93 million
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Italy

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 119,794 Mbps
Ranked 7th. 8 times more than Russia
14,365 Mbps
Ranked 25th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 2,079.59 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 16th. 21 times more than Russia
99.86 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 65th.

Personal computers 21.49 million
Ranked 2nd. 23% more than Russia
17.4 million
Ranked 3rd.

Television broadcast stations 358
Ranked 6th.
7,306
Ranked 1st. 20 times more than Italy
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 13.59 billion min.
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Russia
2.22 billion min.
Ranked 12th.

Radios per 1000 876.67
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Russia
425.31
Ranked 80th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 1,505.38
Ranked 9th.
1,624.27
Ranked 4th. 8% more than Italy

Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $104.47 billion
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Russia
$50.05 billion
Ranked 12th.

Internet > Percent using internet 58%
Ranked 64th. 9% more than Russia
53.27%
Ranked 76th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular 96 million
Ranked 11th.
236.7 million
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Italy

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.888 per capita
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Russia
0.418 per capita
Ranked 72nd.

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 353.86
Ranked 42nd. 12% more than Russia
315.71
Ranked 48th.

Telephone mainlines per 1000 427.41
Ranked 23th. 53% more than Russia
280.13
Ranked 45th.

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>Corriere della Sera - Milan-based, major daily</p> </p>La Repubblica - Rome-based daily, owned by L&#039;Espresso group</p> </p>Il Messaggero - Rome-based daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17433146">Full Article</a> <p>Komsomolskaya Pravda - mass circulation, left-leaning daily, controlled by energy group YeSN</p> </p>Kommersant - daily, business-orientated, controlled by steel tycoon Alisher Usmanov</p> </p>Moskovsky Komsomolets - popular privately-owned Moscow daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17840134">Full Article</a>
Films produced 134
Ranked 6th. 12% more than Russia
120
Ranked 10th.
Cinema attendance 104.9 million
Ranked 12th. 6 times more than Russia
19.05 million
Ranked 21st.
Telephone system > General assessment modern, well-developed, fast; fully automated telephone, telex, and data services the telephone system is experiencing significant changes; there are more than 1,000 companies licensed to offer communication services; access to digital lines has improved, particularly in urban centers; Internet and e-mail services are improving; Russia has made progress toward building the telecommunications infrastructure necessary for a market economy; the estimated number of mobile subscribers jumped from fewer than 1 million in 1998 to more than 235 million in 2011; fixed line service has improved but a large demand remains
Cinema attendance per capita 1.82
Ranked 21st. 14 times more than Russia
0.132
Ranked 64th.
Television receivers per 1000 532.6
Ranked 16th. 30% more than Russia
410.72
Ranked 32nd.

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 155
Ranked 11th. 11% more than Russia
140
Ranked 12th.

Internet > IP addresses per capita 832.5
Ranked 41st. 3 times more than Russia
309.69
Ranked 83th.
Average cost of local call 0.11
Ranked 25th. 11 times more than Russia
0.01
Ranked 7th.
Internet > Users 32 million
Ranked 8th. 7% more than Russia
30 million
Ranked 9th.

Internet > Internet penetration 58%
Ranked 69th. 9% more than Russia
53.3%
Ranked 81st.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 1,231.93
Ranked 4th. 47% more than Russia
838.28
Ranked 35th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,596.01
Ranked 18th.
1,824.57
Ranked 6th. 14% more than Italy

Telecoms > Telephone lines 21.66 million
Ranked 13th.
42.9 million
Ranked 6th. 98% more than Italy

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 97.23 million
Ranked 14th.
261.89 million
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Italy

Internet > Internet Service Providers 93
Ranked 12th.
300
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Italy
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 13.48 million
Ranked 11th.
20.66 million
Ranked 7th. 53% more than Italy

Cinemas > Per capita 0.081 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 8 times more than Russia
0.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th.

Telephones > Main lines in use 22.12 million
Ranked 13th.
44.15 million
Ranked 5th. Twice as much as Italy

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 35.4
Ranked 44th. 17% more than Russia
30.14
Ranked 52nd.

Active military personnel 180,270
Ranked 1st.
766,000
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Italy
Radio receivers per 1000 887.67
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Russia
417.5
Ranked 69th.

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 1,231.93 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 47% more than Russia
838.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th.

Internet > Hosts per 1000 295.86
Ranked 18th. 9 times more than Russia
33.97
Ranked 63th.

Number of PCs per million 311.99
Ranked 28th. 2 times more than Russia
132.15
Ranked 54th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 97.27 million
Ranked 13th.
261.89 million
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Italy

Radio receivers 50.5 million
Ranked 10th.
61.5 million
Ranked 8th. 22% more than Italy

Cinema > Number of cinemas 1,910
Ranked 6th. 26% more than Russia
1,510
Ranked 1st.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 88.58 million
Ranked 16th.
256.12 million
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Italy
Television receivers 30.3 million
Ranked 10th.
60.5 million
Ranked 5th. Twice as much as Italy

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology 2,338
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Russia
984
Ranked 13th.

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 6.3 per 1 million people
Ranked 10th.
49.73 per 1 million people
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Italy
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 0.79$
Ranked 87th.
2.03$
Ranked 40th. 3 times more than Italy

Mobile phone subscribers 72.2 million
Ranked 8th.
120 million
Ranked 3rd. 66% more than Italy

Telephone system > International country code - 39; a series of submarine cables provide links to Asia, Middle East, Europe, North Africa, and US; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (with a total of 5 antennas - 3 for Atlantic Ocean and 2 for Indian Ocean), 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic Ocean region), and NA Eutelsat country code - 7; Russia is connected internationally by undersea fiber optic cables; satellite earth stations provide access to Intelsat, Intersputnik, Eutelsat, Inmarsat, and Orbita systems
Internet > ISP 93
Ranked 3rd.
300
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Italy
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 115.69
Ranked 26th. 10 times more than Russia
11.1
Ranked 62nd.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 21.66 million
Ranked 13th.
42.9 million
Ranked 6th. 98% more than Italy

Films produced per million 2.33
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Russia
0.83
Ranked 33th.
Radios 50.5 million
Ranked 10th.
61.5 million
Ranked 8th. 22% more than Italy
Internet > Hosts 17.7 million
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Russia
4.82 million
Ranked 14th.

Cinemas > Annual attendance 104.9 million
Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Russia
19.1 million
Ranked 14th.

Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 1.84
Ranked 17th. 14 times more than Russia
0.131
Ranked 45th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 2,079.59 Mbps
Ranked 16th. 21 times more than Russia
99.86 Mbps
Ranked 64th.

Internet penetration 51.7
Ranked 28th. 21% more than Russia
42.8
Ranked 37th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 96
Ranked 19th.
250
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Italy

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 8.02 million
Ranked 9th.
13.28 million
Ranked 7th. 66% more than Italy

Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 14.84%
Ranked 41st.
37.5%
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Italy

Internet > Top level domain .it .ru
Television > Total number of channels 28
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Russia
13
Ranked 8th.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.043$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 53th. 19% more than Russia
0.036$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 62nd.

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 2.55
Ranked 40th. 3 times more than Russia
0.979
Ranked 58th.

Music > Share of all albums sold 1.7-2.0 2.0-2.9
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences 1,110
Ranked 7th.
2,869
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Italy

Television > Total number of channels per million people 0.475
Ranked 19th. 5 times more than Russia
0.0912
Ranked 29th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 137.81
Ranked 30th. 49% more than Russia
92.32
Ranked 37th.

Telephone system > Domestic high-capacity cable and microwave radio relay trunks cross-country digital trunk lines run from Saint Petersburg to Khabarovsk, and from Moscow to Novorossiysk; the telephone systems in 60 regional capitals have modern digital infrastructures; cellular services, both analog and digital, are available in many areas; in rural areas, the telephone services are still outdated, inadequate, and low density
Internet country code .it .ru
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 79.48 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Russia
24.39 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 67th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 235.97 min.
Ranked 21st. 15 times more than Russia
15.31 min.
Ranked 90th.

Telephone mainlines 25.05 million
Ranked 8th.
40.1 million
Ranked 5th. 60% more than Italy

Cinemas 4,603
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Russia
1,416
Ranked 6th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita 0.569 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Russia
0.245 per 1,000 people
Ranked 39th.

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 115.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th. 10 times more than Russia
11.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 63th.

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering Selective filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 24.8$/month
Ranked 75th. 95% more than Russia
12.72$/month
Ranked 128th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 235.97 min. per capita
Ranked 20th. 15 times more than Russia
15.31 min. per capita
Ranked 89th.

Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people 32.41
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Russia
10.63
Ranked 1st.

Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 85.16%
Ranked 19th. 36% more than Russia
62.5%
Ranked 23th.

Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 1,369.21$ per capita
Ranked 21st. 6 times more than Russia
222.13$ per capita
Ranked 47th.

Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$ $1,734.71
Ranked 20th. 5 times more than Russia
$352.80
Ranked 46th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology 608
Ranked 6th.
1,171
Ranked 5th. 93% more than Italy

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature 7,826
Ranked 3rd.
8,493
Ranked 8th. 9% more than Italy

Mobile cellular subscriptions 90.34 million
Ranked 10th.
199.52 million
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Italy

Internet > Broadband subscribers 6.78 million
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Russia
1.59 million
Ranked 20th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 1.61
Ranked 95th.
2.07
Ranked 84th. 29% more than Italy
Cinemas per million 80.89
Ranked 5th. 8 times more than Russia
9.68
Ranked 32nd.

Cinemas > Seats per 1000 8.3
Ranked 23th. 98% more than Russia
4.19
Ranked 26th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences 3,537
Ranked 4th.
7,003
Ranked 5th. 98% more than Italy

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 89
Ranked 20th.
333
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Italy

Internet > IP addresses 51 million
Ranked 9th. 19% more than Russia
42.76 million
Ranked 13th.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 7887000000 31737000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 18.86
Ranked 31st. 3 times more than Russia
6.54
Ranked 62nd.

Number of PCs 18,150
Ranked 10th.
19,010
Ranked 9th. 5% more than Italy
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 355.49
Ranked 50th. 19% more than Russia
298.9
Ranked 59th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total 32,365
Ranked 3rd.
36,237
Ranked 7th. 12% more than Italy

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 31.71 million
Ranked 12th.
75.34 million
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Italy
Internet > Broadband access 5.91 million
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Russia
1.41 million
Ranked 19th.
Television broadcast stations per million 6.3
Ranked 10th.
49.73
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Italy
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million 568.64
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Russia
245.28
Ranked 39th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation 3,353
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Russia
664
Ranked 17th.

Cinemas > Seats 472,000
Ranked 5th.
613,000
Ranked 3rd. 30% more than Italy

Internet > TLD .it .ru; note - Russia also has responsibility for a legacy domain ".su" that was allocated to the Soviet Union and is being phased out
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 150.99
Ranked 7th. 7% more than Russia
140.56
Ranked 12th.

Internet > Livejournal users 1,881
Ranked 22nd.
37,870
Ranked 4th. 20 times more than Italy
Internet > Secure Internet servers 3,119
Ranked 13th. 7 times more than Russia
449
Ranked 34th.

Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people 0.611
Ranked 36th. 86% more than Russia
0.328
Ranked 45th.
Cinema > Number of distribution companies 36
Ranked 10th.
47
Ranked 9th. 31% more than Italy
Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita 1.84 per capita
Ranked 17th. 14 times more than Russia
0.131 per capita
Ranked 46th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Days to port 1 days
Ranked 30th.
0.0
Ranked 34th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price free (1 to 1.6 \u20ac if the subscriber wants to bring his prepaid credit to the new carrier) RUR 0-100
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date 2002.04.01 2013.12.01
Telecommunications > Country calling code 39 7
Telephone subscribers per 1000 1,659.34
Ranked 4th. 48% more than Russia
1,118.41
Ranked 40th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 51.8%
Ranked 28th.
52.9%
Ranked 25th. 2% more than Italy
E-Government rating 48.3
Ranked 30th. 31% more than Russia
36.8
Ranked 124th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita 137.49 per 1 million people
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Russia
57.49 per 1 million people
Ranked 35th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million 19.5
Ranked 24th. About the same as Russia
19.42
Ranked 31st.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 1.56
Ranked 52nd.
2.28
Ranked 40th. 46% more than Italy

Newspapers > Newspaper journalists 8,866
Ranked 5th.
102,300
Ranked 1st. 12 times more than Italy

Television > Percentage of public channels with national coverage 75%
Ranked 17th. 8% more than Russia
69.23%
Ranked 18th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 53.25 per 1 million people
Ranked 58th. 17 times more than Russia
3.15 per 1 million people
Ranked 118th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 20.03 million
Ranked 15th.
44.96 million
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Italy
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History 4,469
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Russia
1,615
Ranked 8th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita 10.59 per 1 million people
Ranked 26th.
22.76 per 1 million people
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Italy

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million 137.5
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Russia
57.49
Ranked 34th.

Internet > Livejournal users per million 32.33
Ranked 102nd.
263.26
Ranked 44th. 8 times more than Italy
Website defacements per million 2.81
Ranked 54th. 4 times more than Russia
0.767
Ranked 91st.
Website defacements 160
Ranked 11th. 43% more than Russia
112
Ranked 18th.
Internet > Linux web servers 226
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Russia
55
Ranked 25th.
Royalties and fees $9.80
Ranked 23th. 16 times more than Russia
$0.60
Ranked 40th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 1.65
Ranked 91st.
1.74
Ranked 86th. 5% more than Italy

Phone system > International dialling code +39 +7
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 515.77
Ranked 28th.
528.73
Ranked 24th. 3% more than Italy
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,596.75
Ranked 15th.
1,824.58
Ranked 4th. 14% more than Italy

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million 78.52
Ranked 14th. 7 times more than Russia
10.93
Ranked 42nd.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology 2,075
Ranked 2nd. 63% more than Russia
1,275
Ranked 9th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita 113.24 per 1 million people
Ranked 19th. 90% more than Russia
59.57 per 1 million people
Ranked 38th.

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 427.41 per 1,000 people
Ranked 23th. 53% more than Russia
280.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th.

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 1.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th.
2.34 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd. 53% more than Italy

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 304.44 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 9 times more than Russia
34.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 0.458$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 104th.
3.45$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 92nd. 8 times more than Italy

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.014$ per 1 million people
Ranked 98th. The same as Russia
0.014$ per 1 million people
Ranked 96th.

Internet usage % > 2007 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_internet_users">50.1</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_internet_users">27.1</a>
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $2.50 billion
Ranked 19th.
$2.63 billion
Ranked 18th. 5% more than Italy

Telephone systems > Privatisation 1998 1997
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 1,659.34 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 48% more than Russia
1,118.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd.

Some Kind of Bliss > Chart performance > Year 1997 1997
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita 10.68 per 1 million people
Ranked 18th. 35% more than Russia
7.93 per 1 million people
Ranked 32nd.

Telephone subscribers 97.25 million
Ranked 7th.
160.1 million
Ranked 2nd. 65% more than Italy

Television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch 1/1/2004 2010
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 14.43$/month
Ranked 53th. 2 times more than Russia
5.96$/month
Ranked 146th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita 41.07 per 1 million people
Ranked 15th. 6 times more than Russia
6.66 per 1 million people
Ranked 45th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million 36.46
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Russia
8.63
Ranked 34th.

Telephone subscribers per employee 947.84
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Russia
333.97
Ranked 64th.

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 3.04% GDP
Ranked 52nd. 6% more than Russia
2.87% GDP
Ranked 56th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million 58.91
Ranked 15th. 13 times more than Russia
4.49
Ranked 47th.

Television standard > UHF PAL G SECAM <a href=/encyclopedia/Kelvin>K</a>
NUMB3RS > International first broadcast dates > First aired March 5, 2006 August 18, 2006
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 70
Ranked 46th.
7,267
Ranked 2nd. 104 times more than Italy

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 208.07
Ranked 54th. 5 times more than Russia
38.95
Ranked 92nd.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 22.12
Ranked 40th. 53% more than Russia
14.48
Ranked 55th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million 10.59
Ranked 28th.
22.76
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Italy

Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people 155.12
Ranked 11th.
714.63
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Italy

Telecommunications > Telephone > Telephone greetings, owner answers phone Pronto. Chi parla? Алло (Да)
Internet > Linux web servers per million 3.97
Ranked 49th. 11 times more than Russia
0.377
Ranked 78th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million 10.68
Ranked 20th. 35% more than Russia
7.93
Ranked 33th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million 62.14
Ranked 22nd. 31% more than Russia
47.4
Ranked 32nd.

Internet servers using encryption 6,581
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Russia
1,495
Ranked 30th.

Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 109.28
Ranked 49th. 10 times more than Russia
10.54
Ranked 93th.

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 43115000000 620000000000
Music sales > Singles > Millions 0.3
Ranked 12th. 6 times more than Russia
0.05
Ranked 24th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million 113.25
Ranked 21st. 90% more than Russia
59.57
Ranked 37th.

Phone subscribers 1,310.82
Ranked 11th. 5 times more than Russia
281.14
Ranked 74th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 52.92
Ranked 55th. 17 times more than Russia
3.15
Ranked 116th.

Internet > ISP > Per capita 1.63 per 1 million people
Ranked 59th.
2.05 per 1 million people
Ranked 51st. 26% more than Italy
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita 62.14 per 1 million people
Ranked 21st. 31% more than Russia
47.4 per 1 million people
Ranked 33th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita 78.51 per 1 million people
Ranked 13th. 7 times more than Russia
10.93 per 1 million people
Ranked 42nd.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita 36.45 per 1 million people
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Russia
8.63 per 1 million people
Ranked 36th.

Internet > IP addresses (share) 1.2
Ranked 9th. 20% more than Russia
1
Ranked 13th.
Radio > International broadcast station Rai Italia Radio Voce della Russia
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people 1.41
Ranked 74th.
59.78
Ranked 15th. 42 times more than Italy

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities 603
Ranked 6th.
3,362
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Italy

ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 34.87%
Ranked 30th. 9% more than Russia
31.92%
Ranked 37th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 39.56%
Ranked 30th. 6% more than Russia
37.17%
Ranked 36th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 46.46%
Ranked 20th. 33% more than Russia
35%
Ranked 43th.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 1.2
Ranked 96th.
50.52
Ranked 18th. 42 times more than Italy

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences 6,446
Ranked 4th.
8,801
Ranked 7th. 37% more than Italy

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 1.56 per 1 million people
Ranked 50th.
2.28 per 1 million people
Ranked 39th. 46% more than Italy

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.113 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 67th.
0.135 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 51st. 19% more than Italy
Telephone lines 21.25 million
Ranked 13th.
44.9 million
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Italy

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 11.28 million
Ranked 7th. 22% more than Russia
9.28 million
Ranked 10th.

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 5.73%
Ranked 66th.
8.89%
Ranked 31st. 55% more than Italy

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 2.82%
Ranked 50th. 7 times more than Russia
0.38%
Ranked 87th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita 19.5 per 1 million people
Ranked 22nd. About the same as Russia
19.42 per 1 million people
Ranked 32nd.

Television standard > VHF PAL B SECAM D
Internet > ISP per million 1.63
Ranked 66th.
2.05
Ranked 58th. 26% more than Italy
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 16.2 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 89th.
35.21 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 48th. 2 times more than Italy

Cinemas > Seats > Per capita 8.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd. 98% more than Russia
4.19 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th.

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 35.51
Ranked 46th. 12% more than Russia
31.63
Ranked 50th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 35.52
Ranked 44th. 18% more than Russia
30.06
Ranked 54th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million 41.08
Ranked 15th. 6 times more than Russia
6.66
Ranked 44th.

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 24.27%
Ranked 34th. 2 times more than Russia
10.53%
Ranked 117th.

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