Media Stats: compare key data on Lebanon & United States

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.
News Agencies > List of news agencies: List of news agencies.
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.
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.
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 broadcast stations: The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast stations.
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people: Daily newspapers refer to those published at least four times a week and calculated as average circulation (or copies printed) per 1,000 people."
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 users > Per 100 people: Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
Internet > Internet users: Internet users.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
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.
Cinema attendance per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
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.
Average cost of local call: Telephone average cost of local call (US$ per three minutes). Cost of local call is the cost of a three-minute call within the same exchange area using the subscriber's equipment (that is, not from a public phone).
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.
Cinemas > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
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.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions.
Cinema > Number of cinemas: Number of cinemas.
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.
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.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
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.
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 > 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.
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.
Telephone mainlines: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment.
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.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists, female per million people: Newspaper journalists (headcounts), Female. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
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 > Number of cinemas per million people: Number of cinemas. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films: Percentage of feature films that are 100% funded by national companies.
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 > 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.
Cinemas per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > IP addresses: Number of IPv4 internet addresses allocated to each country.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people: Estimated number of individual non-daily newspapers in circulation by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
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.
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."
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people: Fixed telephone lines. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions: Mobile subscriptions Number.
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 > 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).
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."
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 > 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.
Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
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.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration: Mobile subscriptions %.
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 > Pure sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists: Number of newspaper journalists by country.
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 > Generalities > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > Livejournal users per million: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > Linux web servers: Total usage of Linux servers by country as of Jan 2001
Website defacements per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$: Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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.
Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
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.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people: Newspaper journalists (headcounts) per 1,000,000 inhabitants.
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.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalist gender ratio: Number of female newspaper journalists for every 100 male newspaper journalists.
Newspapers > Male newspaper journalists: Number of male newspaper journalists by country.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country.
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.
Newspapers > Male newspaper journalists per million people: Number of male newspaper journalists by country. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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 > Social sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of individual non-daily newspapers in circulation by country.
Internet servers using encryption: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History 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.
Phone system > International dialling code: Country international dialling code.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile subscriptions Number. Figures expressed per thousand people 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.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita: Telephone employees refer to the total full-time telecommunications staff. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP: ICT service exports (% of service exports, BoP). Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
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.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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.
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."
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports: Information and communication technology goods imports include telecommunications, audio and video, computer and related equipment; electronic components; and other information and communication technology goods. Software is excluded."
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports: Information and communication technology goods exports include telecommunications, audio and video, computer and related equipment; electronic components; and other information and communication technology goods. Software is excluded."
Newspapers > Female newspaper journalists: Number of female newspaper journalists by country.
Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists, female: Newspaper journalists (headcounts), Female.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > 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 > Applied sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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.
Phone subscribers: Fixed line and mobile telephones (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.
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.
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.
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).
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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 > Arts and recreation 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.
Newspapers > Female newspaper journalists per million people: Number of female newspaper journalists by country. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology 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.
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.
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.
Internet > Linux web servers per million: Total usage of Linux servers by country as of Jan 2001. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.

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STAT	Lebanon	United States
Broadcast media	7	4
Households with television	92.9% Ranked 38th.	97.84% Ranked 14th. 5% more than Lebanon
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000	113 Ranked 68th.	281.99 Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Lebanon
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people	61.25 Ranked 59th.	81.03 Ranked 26th. 32% more than Lebanon
Internet > Internet users per thousand people	613.79 Ranked 59th.	803.03 Ranked 28th. 31% more than Lebanon
Internet > Users per 1000	232.85 Ranked 59th.	697.1 Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Lebanon
Internet users	1,000,000 Ranked 98th.	245 million Ranked 2nd. 245 times more than Lebanon
News Agencies > List of news agencies	<p>Lebanese National News Agency - state-run, pages in English</p> </p>Naharnet - privately-owned news portal, pages in English</p>	<p>Associated Press</p> </p>Bloomberg Business News</p> </p>UPI</p>
Personal computers > Per capita	102.08 per 1,000 people Ranked 21st.	762.15 per 1,000 people Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Lebanon
Radio > List of radio stations	<p>Voice of Lebanon - established commercial station</p> </p>Radio Liban - state-run</p> </p>Sawt al-Ghad (Voice of Tomorrow) - commercial</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14648683">Full Article</a>	<p>NPR (National Public Radio) - non-commercial network of member stations; news, information and cultural programmes</p> </p>Clear Channel - America's largest commercial radio operator, owns more than 1,200 stations</p> </p>CBS Radio - major commercial operator with nearly 180 stations in major markets</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16757497">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	93.2 Ranked 119th.	98.17 Ranked 111th. 5% more than Lebanon
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita	320.98 per 1,000 people Ranked 118th.	846.78 per 1,000 people Ranked 59th. 3 times more than Lebanon
Television > List of TV stations	<p>Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation (LBC) - commercial, market leader and pan-regional broadcaster; channels comprise LBC Sat, LBC Europe, LBC Sat America, LBC Sat Australia and LBC Nagham</p> </p>Future TV - commercial; channels comprise Future International, Future News and Future TV USA; owned by Hariri family</p> </p>Tele-Liban - state-run</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14648683">Full Article</a>	<p>ABC - major commercial network</p> </p>CBS - major commercial network</p> </p>NBC - major commercial network</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16757497">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita	324.97 per 1,000 people Ranked 49th.	803.21 per 1,000 people Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Lebanon
Televisions per 1000	319.77 Ranked 54th.	754.89 Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Lebanon
Personal computers per 1000	102.69 Ranked 22nd.	764.36 Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Lebanon
Radio broadcast stations	AM 20, FM 22, shortwave 4	AM 4,789, FM 8,961, shortwave 19
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people	54.23 Ranked 48th.	193.19 Ranked 18th. 4 times more than Lebanon
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people	553.56 per 1,000 people Ranked 74th.	1,227.11 per 1,000 people Ranked 36th. 2 times more than Lebanon
Internet > Users > Per capita	234.28 per 1,000 people Ranked 59th.	695.68 per 1,000 people Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Lebanon
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000	198.45 Ranked 83th.	442.8 Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Lebanon
Televisions	1.18 million Ranked 77th.	219 million Ranked 2nd. 186 times more than Lebanon
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita	168.04 per 1,000 people Ranked 75th.	541.94 per 1,000 people Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Lebanon
Internet users > Per 100 people	22.53 Ranked 93th.	75.77 Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Lebanon
Internet > Internet users	2.54 million Ranked 82nd.	254.3 million Ranked 2nd. 100 times more than Lebanon
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita	58.32 per 1,000 people Ranked 41st.	198.23 per 1,000 people Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Lebanon
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps	290 Mbps Ranked 42nd.	970,953.5 Mbps Ranked 1st. 3348 times more than Lebanon
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita	72.31 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 43th.	3,306.44 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 19th. 46 times more than Lebanon
Personal computers	409,400 Ranked 27th.	223.81 million Ranked 1st. 547 times more than Lebanon
Television broadcast stations	15 Ranked 28th.	2,218 Ranked 1st. 148 times more than Lebanon
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes	400.5 million min. Ranked 54th.	82.06 billion min. Ranked 1st. 205 times more than Lebanon
Radios per 1000	772.33 Ranked 29th.	1,982.02 Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Lebanon
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000	359.32 Ranked 152nd.	932.29 Ranked 78th. 3 times more than Lebanon
Internet > Percent using internet	61.25% Ranked 57th.	81.03% Ranked 24th. 32% more than Lebanon
Telephones > Mobile cellular	3.35 million Ranked 117th.	290.3 million Ranked 3rd. 87 times more than Lebanon
Radio receivers > Per capita	0.785 per capita Ranked 25th.	2.11 per capita Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Lebanon
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000	176.6 Ranked 90th.	459.63 Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Lebanon
Telephone mainlines per 1000	248.32 Ranked 53th.	607.73 Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Lebanon
Newspapers > List of newspapers	<p>An-Nahar - private daily</p> </p>Al-Safir - private daily</p> </p>Al-Anwar - private daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14648683">Full Article</a>	<p>USA Today - national daily</p> </p>Wall Street Journal - business daily</p> </p>Christian Science Monitor - church-owned daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16757497">Full Article</a>
Cinema attendance	10.87 million Ranked 38th.	1.42 billion Ranked 2nd. 131 times more than Lebanon
Telephone system > General assessment	repair of the telecommunications system, severely damaged during the civil war, now complete	a large, technologically advanced, multipurpose communications system
Cinema attendance per capita	2.95 Ranked 10th.	4.9 Ranked 2nd. 66% more than Lebanon
Television receivers per 1000	381.54 Ranked 37th.	803.21 Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Lebanon
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced	14 Ranked 54th.	819 Ranked 3rd. 59 times more than Lebanon
Internet > IP addresses per capita	110.55 Ranked 121st.	4,911.96 Ranked 2nd. 44 times more than Lebanon
Average cost of local call	0.07 Ranked 53th.	0.09 Ranked 3rd. 29% more than Lebanon
Internet > Users	950,000 Ranked 70th.	208 million Ranked 2nd. 219 times more than Lebanon
Internet > Internet penetration	61.2% Ranked 62nd.	81% Ranked 29th. 32% more than Lebanon
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000	248.32 Ranked 96th.	682.36 Ranked 50th. 3 times more than Lebanon
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000	903.98 Ranked 123th.	987.53 Ranked 110th. 9% more than Lebanon
Telecoms > Telephone lines	878,105 Ranked 81st.	139 million Ranked 2nd. 158 times more than Lebanon
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions	4 million Ranked 121st.	310 million Ranked 3rd. 78 times more than Lebanon
Internet > Internet Service Providers	22 Ranked 45th.	7,000 Ranked 1st. 318 times more than Lebanon
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	500,000 Ranked 68th.	88.52 million Ranked 2nd. 177 times more than Lebanon
Cinemas > Per capita	0.007 per 1,000 people Ranked 46th.	0.116 per 1,000 people Ranked 5th. 17 times more than Lebanon
Telephones > Main lines in use	900,000 Ranked 82nd.	146 million Ranked 2nd. 162 times more than Lebanon
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people	18.66 Ranked 90th.	44.41 Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Lebanon
Active military personnel	59,100 Ranked 43th.	1.43 million Ranked 1st. 24 times more than Lebanon
Radio receivers per 1000	921.52 Ranked 18th.	2,108.88 Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Lebanon
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita	246.84 per 1,000 people Ranked 96th.	680.31 per 1,000 people Ranked 49th. 3 times more than Lebanon
Internet > Hosts per 1000	8.76 Ranked 82nd.	1,039.15 Ranked 2nd. 119 times more than Lebanon
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions	3.76 million Ranked 120th.	303.05 million Ranked 3rd. 81 times more than Lebanon
Radio receivers	2.85 million Ranked 77th.	575 million Ranked 1st. 202 times more than Lebanon
Cinema > Number of cinemas	150 Ranked 28th.	6,356 Ranked 1st. 42 times more than Lebanon
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones	2.72 million Ranked 62nd.	327.58 million Ranked 3rd. 120 times more than Lebanon
Television receivers	1.18 million Ranked 76th.	219 million Ranked 2nd. 186 times more than Lebanon
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology	256 Ranked 23th.	3,803 Ranked 2nd. 15 times more than Lebanon
Television broadcast stations > Per capita	4.3 per 1 million people Ranked 17th.	7.42 per 1 million people Ranked 17th. 73% more than Lebanon
Mobile phone subscribers	990,000 Ranked 99th.	201.65 million Ranked 2nd. 204 times more than Lebanon
Telephone system > International	country code - 961; submarine cable links to Cyprus, Egypt, and Syria; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Atlantic Ocean); coaxial cable to Syria	country code - 1; multiple ocean cable systems provide international connectivity; satellite earth stations - 61 Intelsat (45 Atlantic Ocean and 16 Pacific Ocean), 5 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region), and 4 Inmarsat (Pacific and Atlantic Ocean regions)
Internet > ISP	22 Ranked 28th.	7,000 Ranked 1st. 318 times more than Lebanon
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000	32.61 Ranked 43th.	167.13 Ranked 15th. 5 times more than Lebanon
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines	878,105 Ranked 80th.	139 million Ranked 2nd. 158 times more than Lebanon
Radios	2.85 million Ranked 79th.	575 million Ranked 1st. 202 times more than Lebanon
Internet > Hosts	36,681 Ranked 79th.	316 million Ranked 1st. 8615 times more than Lebanon
Cinemas > Annual attendance	10.9 million Ranked 25th.	1.47 billion Ranked 1st. 134 times more than Lebanon
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000	68 Ranked 40th.	198.27 Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Lebanon
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita	3.45 Ranked 6th.	5.25 Ranked 2nd. 52% more than Lebanon
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million	72.74 Mbps Ranked 43th.	3,316.04 Mbps Ranked 19th. 46 times more than Lebanon
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation	215,000 Ranked 49th.	57.35 million Ranked 4th. 267 times more than Lebanon
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles	15 Ranked 54th.	1,486 Ranked 2nd. 99 times more than Lebanon
Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced	50% Ranked 8th. 4 times more than United States	11.6% Ranked 44th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily	220,000 Ranked 46th.	55.95 million Ranked 3rd. 254 times more than Lebanon
Internet > Top level domain	.lb	.us
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people	3.19 Ranked 31st. 22% more than United States	2.63 Ranked 38th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences	2 Ranked 52nd.	3,725 Ranked 2nd. 1863 times more than Lebanon
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	55.79 Ranked 50th.	195.85 Ranked 19th. 4 times more than Lebanon
Telephone system > Domestic	two mobile-cellular networks provide good service; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular subscribership roughly 100 per 100 persons	a large system of fiber-optic cable, microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, and domestic satellites carries every form of telephone traffic; a rapidly growing cellular system carries mobile telephone traffic throughout the country
Internet country code	.lb	.us
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP	13.21 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 55th.	83.14 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 29th. 6 times more than Lebanon
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita	126.87 min. Ranked 38th.	280.26 min. Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Lebanon
Telephone mainlines	990,000 Ranked 64th.	177.95 million Ranked 2nd. 180 times more than Lebanon
Cinemas	25 Ranked 56th.	31,640 Ranked 1st. 1266 times more than Lebanon
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita	0.079 per 1,000 people Ranked 45th.	0.253 per 1,000 people Ranked 37th. 3 times more than Lebanon
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita	32.41 per 1,000 people Ranked 45th.	166.63 per 1,000 people Ranked 15th. 5 times more than Lebanon
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering	No evidence of filtering	No evidence of filtering
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists, female per million people	94.46 Ranked 10th. 37% more than United States	68.76 Ranked 5th.
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month	10$/month Ranked 151st.	14.95$/month Ranked 120th. 50% more than Lebanon
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita	107.49 min. per capita Ranked 42nd.	279.45 min. per capita Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Lebanon
Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people	36.77 Ranked 11th. 73% more than United States	21.3 Ranked 22nd.
Internet hosts	None	None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films	50% Ranked 51st.	88.4% Ranked 16th. 77% more than Lebanon
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology	5 Ranked 51st.	898 Ranked 10th. 180 times more than Lebanon
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature	26 Ranked 52nd.	13,221 Ranked 3rd. 509 times more than Lebanon
Mobile cellular subscriptions	1.43 million Ranked 127th.	270.5 million Ranked 4th. 190 times more than Lebanon
Internet > Broadband subscribers	130,000 Ranked 51st.	49.39 million Ranked 1st. 380 times more than Lebanon
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million	5.96 Ranked 50th.	24.13 Ranked 23th. 4 times more than Lebanon
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences	19 Ranked 49th.	10,762 Ranked 3rd. 566 times more than Lebanon
Cinemas per million	8.08 Ranked 46th.	116.04 Ranked 5th. 14 times more than Lebanon
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily	13 Ranked 45th.	1,476 Ranked 1st. 114 times more than Lebanon
Internet > IP addresses	457,728 Ranked 99th.	1.54 billion Ranked 1st. 3368 times more than Lebanon
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	108.4 Ranked 24th.	367.37 Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Lebanon
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU	50000000000	26836000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	5.03 Ranked 69th.	24.02 Ranked 18th. 5 times more than Lebanon
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people	198.45 Ranked 88th.	442.8 Ranked 28th. 2 times more than Lebanon
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total	289 Ranked 52nd.	68,175 Ranked 3rd. 236 times more than Lebanon
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions	13,042 Ranked 139th.	234.41 million Ranked 1st. 17974 times more than Lebanon
Television broadcast stations per million	4.94 Ranked 14th.	7.43 Ranked 15th. 50% more than Lebanon
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million	92.81 Ranked 46th.	253.07 Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Lebanon
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation	1 Ranked 57th.	4,245 Ranked 6th. 4245 times more than Lebanon
Internet > TLD	.lb	.us
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	34.03 Ranked 140th.	88.87 Ranked 80th. 3 times more than Lebanon
Internet > Livejournal users	96 Ranked 117th.	1.29 million Ranked 1st. 13467 times more than Lebanon
Internet > Secure Internet servers	40 Ranked 82nd.	259,881 Ranked 1st. 6497 times more than Lebanon
Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people	1.83 Ranked 19th. 5 times more than United States	0.355 Ranked 43th.
Cinema > Number of distribution companies	8 Ranked 30th.	109 Ranked 6th. 14 times more than Lebanon
Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita	2.92 per capita Ranked 9th.	5.25 per capita Ranked 2nd. 79% more than Lebanon
Telecommunications > Country calling code	961	1
Telephone subscribers per 1000	496.63 Ranked 80th.	1,230.67 Ranked 35th. 2 times more than Lebanon
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration	0.3% Ranked 141st.	74.7% Ranked 9th. 249 times more than Lebanon
E-Government rating	45 Ranked 59th.	60.1 Ranked 4th. 34% more than Lebanon
Population covered by mobile telephony	100% Ranked 2nd. 1% more than United States	99% Ranked 28th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million	0.642 Ranked 51st.	13.83 Ranked 34th. 22 times more than Lebanon
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita	7.06 per 1 million people Ranked 45th.	49.08 per 1 million people Ranked 36th. 7 times more than Lebanon
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million	4.02 Ranked 23th.	5.23 Ranked 20th. 30% more than Lebanon
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists	1,300 Ranked 17th.	54,134 Ranked 3rd. 42 times more than Lebanon
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita	9.86 per 1 million people Ranked 89th.	869.2 per 1 million people Ranked 7th. 88 times more than Lebanon
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines	714,000 Ranked 89th.	114 million Ranked 2nd. 160 times more than Lebanon
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita	49.72 per 1 million people Ranked 6th. 4 times more than United States	11.24 per 1 million people Ranked 32nd.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million	8.35 Ranked 47th.	49.08 Ranked 35th. 6 times more than Lebanon
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History	7 Ranked 53th.	6,583 Ranked 3rd. 940 times more than Lebanon
Internet > Livejournal users per million	24.91 Ranked 107th.	4,415.29 Ranked 3rd. 177 times more than Lebanon
Internet > Linux web servers	4 Ranked 65th.	11,108 Ranked 1st. 2777 times more than Lebanon
Website defacements per million	1.49 Ranked 70th.	1.51 Ranked 69th. 1% more than Lebanon
Website defacements	5 Ranked 85th.	429 Ranked 2nd. 86 times more than Lebanon
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences	41 Ranked 50th.	14,225 Ranked 3rd. 347 times more than Lebanon
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita	3.45 per 1 million people Ranked 23th.	5.23 per 1 million people Ranked 19th. 52% more than Lebanon
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$	$482.74 million Ranked 35th.	$22.44 billion Ranked 3rd. 46 times more than Lebanon
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita	0.543 per 1 million people Ranked 51st.	13.83 per 1 million people Ranked 35th. 25 times more than Lebanon
Internet > ISP per million	6.8 Ranked 33th.	24.34 Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Lebanon
Telephone subscribers > Per capita	493.67 per 1,000 people Ranked 80th.	1,227.11 per 1,000 people Ranked 36th. 2 times more than Lebanon
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita	1.36 per 1 million people Ranked 46th.	3.33 per 1 million people Ranked 47th. 2 times more than Lebanon
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people	20.46 Ranked 81st.	44.02 Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Lebanon
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita	70.5 per 1 million people Ranked 5th. 5 times more than United States	14.12 per 1 million people Ranked 36th.
Telephone subscribers	1.98 million Ranked 79th.	360.35 million Ranked 2nd. 182 times more than Lebanon
Telephone subscribers per employee	210.18 Ranked 56th.	345.72 Ranked 61st. 64% more than Lebanon
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP	7.15% GDP Ranked 7th. 3 times more than United States	2.67% GDP Ranked 96th.
Television standard > UHF	SECAM G	NTSC M
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people	326.07 Ranked 10th. 78% more than United States	183.18 Ranked 15th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	11.65 Ranked 68th.	28.03 Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Lebanon
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people	48.59 Ranked 87th.	1,474.08 Ranked 19th. 30 times more than Lebanon
Newspapers > Newspaper journalist gender ratio	47.21 Ranked 15th.	60.09 Ranked 4th. 27% more than Lebanon
Newspapers > Male newspaper journalists	771 Ranked 11th.	33,814 Ranked 1st. 44 times more than Lebanon
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles	4 Ranked 81st.	7,607 Ranked 1st. 1902 times more than Lebanon
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	3.89 Ranked 51st.	5.08 Ranked 42nd. 30% more than Lebanon
Newspapers > Male newspaper journalists per million people	200.07 Ranked 7th. 75% more than United States	114.42 Ranked 6th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million	58.77 Ranked 7th. 5 times more than United States	11.24 Ranked 31st.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people	848.65 Ranked 127th.	965.4 Ranked 113th. 14% more than Lebanon
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million	13.17 Ranked 50th.	52.8 Ranked 38th. 4 times more than Lebanon
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people	15.39 Ranked 83th.	1,234.13 Ranked 6th. 80 times more than Lebanon
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation	400,000 Ranked 28th.	107.57 million Ranked 2nd. 269 times more than Lebanon
Internet servers using encryption	65 Ranked 83th.	378,887 Ranked 1st. 5829 times more than Lebanon
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million	2.25 Ranked 51st.	24.44 Ranked 27th. 11 times more than Lebanon
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code	961 Ranked 22nd. 961 times more than United States	1 Ranked 32nd.
Phone system > International dialling code	+961	+1
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people	3.16 Ranked 140th.	740.25 Ranked 9th. 235 times more than Lebanon
Telephone mainlines > Per capita	246.84 per 1,000 people Ranked 53th.	605.97 per 1,000 people Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Lebanon
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita	1.53 per 1,000 people Ranked 69th.	3.55 per 1,000 people Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Lebanon
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP	56.76% Ranked 8th. 3 times more than United States	22.13% Ranked 60th.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports	43.03% Ranked 27th.	43.14% Ranked 26th. About the same as Lebanon
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports	43.17% Ranked 24th. 44% more than United States	30.02% Ranked 58th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	1.08 Ranked 86th.	25.98 Ranked 42nd. 24 times more than Lebanon
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita	11.14 per 1 million people Ranked 48th.	52.8 per 1 million people Ranked 39th. 5 times more than Lebanon
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology	5 Ranked 47th.	2,333 Ranked 3rd. 467 times more than Lebanon
Telephone lines	750,000 Ranked 83th.	154.65 million Ranked 3rd. 206 times more than Lebanon
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	211,000 Ranked 63th.	73.12 million Ranked 2nd. 347 times more than Lebanon
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports	3.61% Ranked 134th.	12.49% Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Lebanon
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports	1.92% Ranked 63th.	12.78% Ranked 16th. 7 times more than Lebanon
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities	183 Ranked 24th.	3,027 Ranked 3rd. 17 times more than Lebanon
Newspapers > Female newspaper journalists	364 Ranked 10th.	20,320 Ranked 1st. 56 times more than Lebanon
Television standard > VHF	SECAM B	NTSC M
Internet > IP addresses (share)	0.0 Ranked 178th.	35.9 Ranked 1st.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists, female	364 Ranked 10th.	20,320 Ranked 1st. 56 times more than Lebanon
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita	1.36 per 1 million people Ranked 42nd.	8.66 per 1 million people Ranked 35th. 6 times more than Lebanon
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita	1.9 per 1 million people Ranked 49th.	24.44 per 1 million people Ranked 28th. 13 times more than Lebanon
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita	5.16 per 1 million people Ranked 45th.	39.95 per 1 million people Ranked 35th. 8 times more than Lebanon
Internet > ISP > Per capita	5.83 per 1 million people Ranked 30th.	24.27 per 1 million people Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Lebanon
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million	9.8 Ranked 88th.	870.97 Ranked 7th. 89 times more than Lebanon
Phone subscribers	407.41 Ranked 5th.	1,117.9 Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Lebanon
Telephone lines > Per 100 people	17.88 Ranked 89th.	50.81 Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Lebanon
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month	20.14$/month Ranked 23th. 4 times more than United States	5.21$/month Ranked 153th.
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month	14.97$/month Ranked 49th.	25.02$/month Ranked 26th. 67% more than Lebanon
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million	1.61 Ranked 43th.	8.66 Ranked 33th. 5 times more than Lebanon
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU	2365990000000	291122000000
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million	0.321 Ranked 56th.	15.76 Ranked 30th. 49 times more than Lebanon
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million	6.1 Ranked 45th.	39.95 Ranked 34th. 7 times more than Lebanon
Newspapers > Female newspaper journalists per million people	94.46 Ranked 10th. 37% more than United States	68.76 Ranked 5th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million	1.61 Ranked 46th.	3.33 Ranked 47th. 2 times more than Lebanon
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million	82.78 Ranked 5th. 6 times more than United States	14.12 Ranked 36th.
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue	62.5% Ranked 25th. 7 times more than United States	9.22% Ranked 87th.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita	9.23 per 1,000 people Ranked 96th.	1,040.07 per 1,000 people Ranked 3rd. 113 times more than Lebanon
Internet > Linux web servers per million	1.19 Ranked 63th.	38.98 Ranked 5th. 33 times more than Lebanon

SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; World Development Indicators database; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users (Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" , Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013). Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Internet World Stats, June 30, 2010; British Broadcasting Corporation 2014; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; CIA World Factbook, December 2003. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; World Development Indicators database. 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Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users (Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" , Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013); CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. 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