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Media Stats: compare key data on Latvia & United Kingdom

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Broadcast media several national and regional commercial TV stations are foreign-owned, 2 national TV stations are publicly-owned; system supplemented by privately-owned regional and local TV stations; cable and satellite multi-channel TV services with domestic and foreign broadcasts are available; publicly-owned broadcaster operates 4 radio networks with dozens of stations throughout the country; dozens of private broadcasters also operate radio stations public service broadcaster BBC is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world; BBC operates multiple TV networks with regional and local TV service; a mixed system of public and commercial TV broadcasters along with satellite and cable systems provide access to hundreds of TV stations throughout the world; BBC operates multiple national, regional, and local radio networks with multiple transmission sites; a large number of commercial radio stations as well as satellite radio services are available
Households with television 98%
Ranked 4th. 1% more than United Kingdom
97.5%
Ranked 15th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 237.52
Ranked 35th.
337.99
Ranked 12th. 42% more than Latvia

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 74
Ranked 38th.
87.02
Ranked 13th. 18% more than Latvia

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 744.46
Ranked 37th.
865.38
Ranked 12th. 16% more than Latvia

Internet > Users per 1000 517.11
Ranked 32nd.
659.16
Ranked 15th. 27% more than Latvia

Internet users 1.5 million
Ranked 30th.
51.44 million
Ranked 7th. 34 times more than Latvia
News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>LETA - English-language pages</p> </p>BNS (Baltic News Service)</p> </p>Delfi - news portal, in Latvian and Russian</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17528622">Full Article</a> <p>The Press Association</p>
Personal computers > Per capita 216.62 per 1,000 people
Ranked 35th.
599.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Latvia

Radio > List of radio stations <p>Latvian Radio - public; four national networks</p> </p>Radio SWH - commercial</p> </p>Star FM - commercial</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17528622">Full Article</a> <p>BBC Radio - national services include new-music station Radio 1, adult music station Radio 2, cultural network Radio 3, flagship speech station Radio 4 and news and sport station Five Live</p> </p>BBC Radio Scotland</p> </p>BBC Radio nan Gaidheal - Gaelic-language station for Scotland</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18027956">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 103.38
Ranked 100th.
130.75
Ranked 47th. 26% more than Latvia

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 981.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd.
1,184.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th. 21% more than Latvia

Television > List of TV stations <p>Latvian Television (LTV) - public, operates LTV1 and LTV7</p> </p>Latvian Independent Television (LNT) - main terrestrial commercial TV</p> </p>TV3 Latvia - commercial</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17528622">Full Article</a> <p>BBC TV - operates BBC1, BBC2 and digital services including BBC News channel</p> </p>BBC World News - commercially-funded international news channel</p> </p>ITV - major commercial network, organised around regional franchises</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18027956">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 497.96 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st.
521.64 per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th. 5% more than Latvia

Televisions per 1000 524.65
Ranked 19th. 2% more than United Kingdom
512.03
Ranked 22nd.
Personal computers per 1000 216.62
Ranked 36th.
599.49
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Latvia

Radio broadcast stations AM 8, FM 56, shortwave 1 AM 219, FM 431, shortwave 3
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 154.11
Ranked 27th.
289.75
Ranked 12th. 88% more than Latvia

Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,131.32 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th.
1,615.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 43% more than Latvia

Internet > Users > Per capita 520.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th.
661.44 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 27% more than Latvia

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 247.35
Ranked 67th.
522.08
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Latvia

Televisions 1.22 million
Ranked 75th.
30.5 million
Ranked 9th. 25 times more than Latvia
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 284.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th.
554.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 94% more than Latvia

Internet users > Per 100 people 60.44
Ranked 31st.
76.02
Ranked 9th. 26% more than Latvia

Internet > Internet users 1.62 million
Ranked 101st.
54.86 million
Ranked 9th. 34 times more than Latvia

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 137.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th.
320.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Latvia

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 2,248 Mbps
Ranked 44th.
781,554 Mbps
Ranked 2nd. 348 times more than Latvia

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 971.99 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 32nd.
13,061.97 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 4th. 13 times more than Latvia

Personal computers 501,000
Ranked 65th.
35.89 million
Ranked 5th. 72 times more than Latvia

Television broadcast stations 44
Ranked 18th.
228
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Latvia
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 121.41 million min.
Ranked 58th.
15.6 billion min.
Ranked 2nd. 128 times more than Latvia

Radios per 1000 756.88
Ranked 30th.
1,418.59
Ranked 3rd. 87% more than Latvia
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 994.75
Ranked 69th.
1,300.33
Ranked 29th. 31% more than Latvia

Internet > Percent using internet 74%
Ranked 35th.
87.02%
Ranked 13th. 18% more than Latvia

Telephones > Mobile cellular 2.31 million
Ranked 128th.
81.61 million
Ranked 1st. 35 times more than Latvia

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.718 per capita
Ranked 32nd.
1.45 per capita
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Latvia

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 285.61
Ranked 52nd.
519.6
Ranked 15th. 82% more than Latvia

Telephone mainlines per 1000 317.76
Ranked 38th.
527.96
Ranked 11th. 66% more than Latvia

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>Diena - daily</p> </p>Neatkariga Rita Avize (NRA) - broadsheet, in Latvian</p> </p>Dienas Bizness - business tabloid in Latvian, affiliated to Diena</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17528622">Full Article</a> <p>The Daily Telegraph - broadsheet</p> </p>Financial Times - daily, business</p> </p>The Guardian - daily, former broadsheet</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18027956">Full Article</a>
Cinema attendance 1.38 million
Ranked 58th.
139.5 million
Ranked 8th. 101 times more than Latvia
Telephone system > General assessment recent efforts focused on bringing competition to the telecommunications sector; the number of fixed lines is decreasing as mobile-cellular telephone service expands technologically advanced domestic and international system
Cinema attendance per capita 0.591
Ranked 42nd.
2.34
Ranked 16th. 4 times more than Latvia
Television receivers per 1000 501.47
Ranked 22nd.
523
Ranked 18th. 4% more than Latvia

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 6
Ranked 70th.
299
Ranked 6th. 50 times more than Latvia

Internet > IP addresses per capita 757.14
Ranked 47th. 387 times more than United Kingdom
1.95
Ranked 1st.
Average cost of local call 0.11
Ranked 20th.
0.17
Ranked 6th. 55% more than Latvia
Internet > Users 1.18 million
Ranked 71st.
40.2 million
Ranked 6th. 34 times more than Latvia

Internet > Internet penetration 74%
Ranked 40th.
87%
Ranked 14th. 18% more than Latvia
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 813.56
Ranked 36th.
1,087.6
Ranked 9th. 34% more than Latvia

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,140.47
Ranked 79th.
1,298.63
Ranked 46th. 14% more than Latvia

Telecoms > Telephone lines 501,000
Ranked 96th.
33.01 million
Ranked 9th. 66 times more than Latvia

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.31 million
Ranked 136th.
82.11 million
Ranked 18th. 36 times more than Latvia

Internet > Internet Service Providers 41
Ranked 29th.
400
Ranked 4th. 10 times more than Latvia
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 481,100
Ranked 70th.
21.37 million
Ranked 6th. 44 times more than Latvia

Cinemas > Per capita 0.048 per 1,000 people
Ranked 15th. 37% more than United Kingdom
0.035 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th.
Telephones > Main lines in use 516,300
Ranked 97th.
33.23 million
Ranked 9th. 64 times more than Latvia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 24.32
Ranked 66th.
52.88
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Latvia

Active military personnel 5,745
Ranked 114th.
205,850
Ranked 16th. 36 times more than Latvia
Radio receivers per 1000 723.43
Ranked 29th.
1,448.98
Ranked 4th. Twice as much as Latvia

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 813.56 per 1,000 people
Ranked 38th.
1,087.56 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 34% more than Latvia

Internet > Hosts per 1000 97.12
Ranked 44th.
134.69
Ranked 38th. 39% more than Latvia

Number of PCs per million 216.62
Ranked 36th.
599.49
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Latvia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 2.31 million
Ranked 135th.
84.94 million
Ranked 18th. 37 times more than Latvia

Radio receivers 1.76 million
Ranked 91st.
84.5 million
Ranked 5th. 48 times more than Latvia

Cinema > Number of cinemas 42
Ranked 44th.
697
Ranked 11th. 17 times more than Latvia

Television receivers 1.22 million
Ranked 74th.
30.5 million
Ranked 9th. 25 times more than Latvia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology 104
Ranked 25th.
5,199
Ranked 1st. 50 times more than Latvia

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 17.5 per 1 million people
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than United Kingdom
3.91 per 1 million people
Ranked 18th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 1.63$
Ranked 54th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
0.77$
Ranked 89th.

Mobile phone subscribers 1.87 million
Ranked 80th.
65.5 million
Ranked 9th. 35 times more than Latvia

Telephone system > International country code - 371; the Latvian network is now connected via fiber optic cable to Estonia, Finland, and Sweden country code - 44; numerous submarine cables provide links throughout Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East, and US; satellite earth stations - 10 Intelsat (7 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean), 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic Ocean region), and 1 Eutelsat; at least 8 large international switching centers
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 113.35
Ranked 29th.
163.79
Ranked 16th. 44% more than Latvia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 501,000
Ranked 95th.
33.01 million
Ranked 9th. 66 times more than Latvia

Radios 1.76 million
Ranked 91st.
84.5 million
Ranked 5th. 48 times more than Latvia
Internet > Hosts 220,082
Ranked 57th.
8.27 million
Ranked 10th. 38 times more than Latvia

Cinemas > Annual attendance 1.4 million
Ranked 39th.
139.5 million
Ranked 5th. 100 times more than Latvia

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 137.8
Ranked 27th.
325.32
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Latvia

Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 0.586
Ranked 34th.
2.38
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Latvia

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 971.97 Mbps
Ranked 32nd.
13,054.65 Mbps
Ranked 4th. 13 times more than Latvia

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 356,800
Ranked 45th.
17.38 million
Ranked 6th. 49 times more than Latvia

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 23
Ranked 42nd.
109
Ranked 14th. 5 times more than Latvia

Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 16.67%
Ranked 39th.
25.75%
Ranked 28th. 55% more than Latvia

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 327,000
Ranked 41st.
19.16 million
Ranked 5th. 59 times more than Latvia

Internet > Top level domain .lv .uk
Television > Total number of channels 2
Ranked 26th.
31
Ranked 2nd. 16 times more than Latvia
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 2.92
Ranked 33th.
4.76
Ranked 19th. 63% more than Latvia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences 102
Ranked 23th.
8,902
Ranked 1st. 87 times more than Latvia

Television > Total number of channels per million people 0.874
Ranked 14th. 71% more than United Kingdom
0.512
Ranked 17th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 154.27
Ranked 28th.
290.22
Ranked 13th. 88% more than Latvia

Telephone system > Domestic number of telecommunications operators has grown rapidly since the fixed-line market opened to competition in 2003; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular subscribership roughly 150 per 100 persons equal mix of buried cables, microwave radio relay, and fiber-optic systems
Internet country code .lv .uk
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 163.64 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 16th.
366.57 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Latvia

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 52.5 min.
Ranked 39th.
263.92 min.
Ranked 17th. 5 times more than Latvia

Telephone mainlines 731,000
Ranked 72nd.
31.8 million
Ranked 7th. 43 times more than Latvia

Cinemas 115
Ranked 28th.
2,019
Ranked 6th. 18 times more than Latvia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita 0.911 per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th.
1.89 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Latvia

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 113.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 30th.
163.78 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 44% more than Latvia

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 12.48$/month
Ranked 130th.
27.25$/month
Ranked 67th. 2 times more than Latvia

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 52.5 min. per capita
Ranked 39th.
262.18 min. per capita
Ranked 17th. 5 times more than Latvia

Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people 18.36
Ranked 25th. 60% more than United Kingdom
11.5
Ranked 32nd.

Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 83.33%
Ranked 21st. 12% more than United Kingdom
74.25%
Ranked 30th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology 158
Ranked 17th.
4,274
Ranked 1st. 27 times more than Latvia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature 385
Ranked 26th.
22,104
Ranked 1st. 57 times more than Latvia

Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.23 million
Ranked 110th.
77.36 million
Ranked 12th. 35 times more than Latvia

Internet > Broadband subscribers 260,770
Ranked 41st.
9.86 million
Ranked 6th. 38 times more than Latvia

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 17.63
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
6.72
Ranked 46th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences 343
Ranked 24th.
17,106
Ranked 1st. 50 times more than Latvia

Cinemas per million 48.11
Ranked 15th. 38% more than United Kingdom
34.8
Ranked 27th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 26
Ranked 39th.
108
Ranked 14th. 4 times more than Latvia

Internet > IP addresses 1.66 million
Ranked 69th.
123.5 million
Ranked 4th. 74 times more than Latvia
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 891.51
Ranked 6th. 19% more than United Kingdom
750.09
Ranked 8th.

Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 15000000 8999999000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 8.83
Ranked 53th.
28.13
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Latvia

Number of PCs 501
Ranked 65th.
35,890
Ranked 4th. 72 times more than Latvia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 247.35
Ranked 72nd.
522.08
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Latvia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total 2,178
Ranked 25th.
110,965
Ranked 1st. 51 times more than Latvia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 1.12 million
Ranked 68th.
45.42 million
Ranked 9th. 40 times more than Latvia
Television broadcast stations per million 17.71
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than United Kingdom
3.93
Ranked 19th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation 87
Ranked 26th.
10,520
Ranked 1st. 121 times more than Latvia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million 911.11
Ranked 15th.
1,897.25
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Latvia

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily 201
Ranked 18th.
467
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Latvia

Internet > TLD .lv .uk
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 98.58
Ranked 65th.
125.98
Ranked 24th. 28% more than Latvia

Internet > Livejournal users 874
Ranked 34th.
71,742
Ranked 3rd. 82 times more than Latvia
Internet > Secure Internet servers 105
Ranked 60th.
33,892
Ranked 3rd. 323 times more than Latvia

Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people 3.4
Ranked 8th. 98% more than United Kingdom
1.72
Ranked 23th.

Cinema > Percentage of nationally controlled distribution companies 42.86%
Ranked 33th.
62.37%
Ranked 28th. 46% more than Latvia
Cinema > Number of distribution companies 7
Ranked 33th.
108
Ranked 3rd. 15 times more than Latvia

Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita 0.586 per capita
Ranked 34th.
2.38 per capita
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Latvia

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000 739.15
Ranked 5th. 7 times more than United Kingdom
106.06
Ranked 16th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Days to port 10 days
Ranked 3rd. 10 times more than United Kingdom
1 days
Ranked 29th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price Free Free
Telecommunications > Country calling code 371 44
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date 2007.??.?? 1999.01.??
Telephone subscribers per 1000 1,131.31
Ranked 37th.
1,615.56
Ranked 7th. 43% more than Latvia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 51.2%
Ranked 29th.
72%
Ranked 14th. 41% more than Latvia
E-Government rating 46.9
Ranked 49th.
54.8
Ranked 9th. 17% more than Latvia
Population covered by mobile telephony 98.4%
Ranked 24th.
99%
Ranked 14th. 1% more than Latvia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million 42.67
Ranked 13th.
152.2
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Latvia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita 161.09 per 1 million people
Ranked 14th.
377.23 per 1 million people
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Latvia

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 10.96
Ranked 6th. 6 times more than United Kingdom
1.83
Ranked 48th.

Television > Percentage of public channels with national coverage 100%
Ranked 6th. 24% more than United Kingdom
80.65%
Ranked 13th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 45.92 per 1 million people
Ranked 61st.
561.49 per 1 million people
Ranked 15th. 12 times more than Latvia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 644,000
Ranked 92nd.
33.21 million
Ranked 8th. 52 times more than Latvia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History 137
Ranked 24th.
12,433
Ranked 1st. 91 times more than Latvia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita 43.52 per 1 million people
Ranked 9th. 19% more than United Kingdom
36.57 per 1 million people
Ranked 10th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million 161.06
Ranked 15th.
377.93
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Latvia

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita 84.74 per 1 million people
Ranked 4th. 11 times more than United Kingdom
7.82 per 1 million people
Ranked 34th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million 84.7
Ranked 4th. 11 times more than United Kingdom
7.93
Ranked 34th.

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 > Results > Points 3
Ranked 16th.
140
Ranked 2nd. 47 times more than Latvia
Internet > Livejournal users per million 377.89
Ranked 41st.
1,198.34
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Latvia
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003 > Participants > Artist Dzintars Cica Tom Morley
Internet > Linux web servers 11
Ranked 50th.
1,339
Ranked 4th. 122 times more than Latvia
Website defacements 4
Ranked 86th.
301
Ranked 6th. 75 times more than Latvia
Website defacements per million 1.7
Ranked 67th.
5.09
Ranked 34th. 3 times more than Latvia
Television standard > UHF PAL G/SEC <a href=/encyclopedia/Kelvin>K</a> PAL I
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 1.52% GDP
Ranked 75th.
3.15% GDP
Ranked 81st. 2 times more than Latvia

Telephone subscribers per employee 586.53
Ranked 28th. 66% more than United Kingdom
353.44
Ranked 51st.

Telephone subscribers 2.6 million
Ranked 70th.
97.3 million
Ranked 6th. 37 times more than Latvia

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 > Participants > Points 50
Ranked 10th. 79% more than United Kingdom
28
Ranked 13th.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 1,131.32 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th.
1,615.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 43% more than Latvia

Telephone systems > Privatisation 1994 1984
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.705$ per 1 million people
Ranked 29th. 54 times more than United Kingdom
0.013$ per 1 million people
Ranked 101st.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 118.65$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 49th. 329 times more than United Kingdom
0.361$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 107th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million 66.1
Ranked 5th.
73.08
Ranked 5th. 11% more than Latvia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million 57.31
Ranked 18th.
212.58
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Latvia

Internet servers using encryption 258
Ranked 58th.
55,564
Ranked 4th. 215 times more than Latvia

Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 114.41
Ranked 47th.
904.85
Ranked 16th. 8 times more than Latvia

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 9.94
Ranked 22nd. 5 times more than United Kingdom
1.82
Ranked 84th.

Royalties and fees $1.00
Ranked 34th.
$123.90
Ranked 7th. 124 times more than Latvia
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 21.53
Ranked 41st.
34.03
Ranked 12th. 58% more than Latvia

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 274.5
Ranked 46th.
1,478.28
Ranked 17th. 5 times more than Latvia

Phone subscribers 587.66
Ranked 47th.
1,358.44
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Latvia
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 > Participants > Artist Kids4Rock Joni Fuller
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 229
Ranked 28th.
1,010
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Latvia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita 143.51 per 1 million people
Ranked 12th.
291.93 per 1 million people
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Latvia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita 57.32 per 1 million people
Ranked 17th.
212.18 per 1 million people
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Latvia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita 54.81 per 1 million people
Ranked 6th.
60.93 per 1 million people
Ranked 6th. 11% more than Latvia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million 43.51
Ranked 12th. 19% more than United Kingdom
36.64
Ranked 12th.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation 2.06 million
Ranked 16th.
44.91 million
Ranked 6th. 22 times more than Latvia

Phone system > International dialling code + 371 +44
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 515.4
Ranked 29th.
716.45
Ranked 13th. 39% more than Latvia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology 131
Ranked 17th.
3,570
Ranked 1st. 27 times more than Latvia

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 99.01
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than United Kingdom
16.87
Ranked 52nd.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences 627
Ranked 26th.
24,714
Ranked 1st. 39 times more than Latvia

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 10.96 per 1 million people
Ranked 6th. 6 times more than United Kingdom
1.81 per 1 million people
Ranked 47th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily 1.75 million
Ranked 11th.
6.25 million
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Latvia

ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $216.90 million
Ranked 51st.
$19.68 billion
Ranked 4th. 91 times more than Latvia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita 42.68 per 1 million people
Ranked 12th.
151.92 per 1 million people
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Latvia

Telephone system > Regulation 1992 1984
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 > Participants > Song Es Esmu Maza Jauka Meitene How Does It Feel?
Telephone lines > Per 100 people 28.42
Ranked 59th.
54.08
Ranked 14th. 90% more than Latvia

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 13.3$/month
Ranked 55th.
31.28$/month
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Latvia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million 36.39
Ranked 18th.
179.87
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Latvia

Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 20.26 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 38th. 84% more than United Kingdom
11 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 54th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita 66.11 per 1 million people
Ranked 5th.
72.94 per 1 million people
Ranked 4th. 10% more than Latvia

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003 > Participants > Song Tu Esi Vasarā My Song For The World
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 9.48$/month
Ranked 107th.
14.02$/month
Ranked 57th. 48% more than Latvia

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003 > Participants > Points 37
Ranked 9th.
118
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Latvia
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 22.42
Ranked 70th.
52.57
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Latvia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,140.47
Ranked 75th.
1,343.35
Ranked 40th. 18% more than Latvia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita 43.52 per 1 million people
Ranked 13th.
88.73 per 1 million people
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Latvia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million 54.8
Ranked 6th.
61.04
Ranked 6th. 11% more than Latvia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million 262.29
Ranked 12th.
422.55
Ranked 8th. 61% more than Latvia

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 136000000 36631000000
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million 143.49
Ranked 13th.
292.47
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Latvia

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 317.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 38th.
527.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th. 66% more than Latvia

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 1.61 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st.
3.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Latvia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million 43.51
Ranked 13th.
88.89
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Latvia

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 11.45%
Ranked 59th.
27.48%
Ranked 47th. 2 times more than Latvia

Internet > Linux web servers per million 4.67
Ranked 42nd.
22.65
Ranked 15th. 5 times more than Latvia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities 104
Ranked 24th.
2,143
Ranked 1st. 21 times more than Latvia

ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 20.45%
Ranked 68th.
39.11%
Ranked 23th. 91% more than Latvia

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 20.34%
Ranked 75th.
45.41%
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Latvia

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 25.84%
Ranked 70th.
31.51%
Ranked 53th. 22% more than Latvia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita 262.34 per 1 million people
Ranked 10th.
421.77 per 1 million people
Ranked 8th. 61% more than Latvia

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 98.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 52nd.
135.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th. 38% more than Latvia

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people 116.6
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than United Kingdom
20.62
Ranked 34th.

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.189 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 26th.
0.201 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 23th. 6% more than Latvia
Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.0
Ranked 106th.
2.9
Ranked 4th.
Telephone lines 644,000
Ranked 85th.
33.21 million
Ranked 10th. 52 times more than Latvia

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 200,000
Ranked 64th.
17.28 million
Ranked 6th. 86 times more than Latvia

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 6.65%
Ranked 52nd.
10.08%
Ranked 23th. 52% more than Latvia

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 5.14%
Ranked 33th.
7.74%
Ranked 19th. 51% more than Latvia

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita 739.46 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 7 times more than United Kingdom
104.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th.

Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 45.89
Ranked 58th.
559.31
Ranked 15th. 12 times more than Latvia

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