Media Stats: compare key data on Netherlands & Switzerland

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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.
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment."
Internet > Percent using internet: Percentage of individuals using the Internet.
Telephones > Mobile cellular: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use.
Radio receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telephone mainlines per 1000: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Newspapers > List of newspapers: List of newspapers.
Films produced: Amount of films created in specified country as catalogued by IMDB
Telephone system > General assessment: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic and international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
Cinema attendance per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Television receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced: Number of national feature films produced.
Internet > IP addresses per capita: Number of IPv4 internet address allocated per 1000 residents.
Average cost of local call: Telephone average cost of local call (US$ 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.
Cable TV subscribers: Cable TV subscribers per 1000 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.
Number of PCs per million: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions.
Cinema > Number of cinemas: Number of cinemas.
Television broadcast stations > Per capita: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States.
Mobile phone subscribers: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology.
Telephone system > International: A brief characterization of the system with details on international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa. Arabsat
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines: Fixed telephone lines.
Films produced per million: Amount of films created in specified country as catalogued by IMDB. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
Mobile phones: Mobile cellular per 100 population (2002).
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.
Television > Total number of channels: Total number of television channels.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 $ gross domestic product.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people: Number of national feature films produced. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Music > Share of all albums sold: Share of album sales in domestic music industries during 1990-2000.
Television > Total number of channels per million people: Total number of television channels. 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.
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment per 1000: The OECD has developed a commodity-based definition of the ICT sector based on the CPC (Central Product Classification) and the Harmonised System (HS). The definition of ICT goods includes the following broad categories: telecommunications equipment; computer and related equipment; electronic components; audio and video equipment; and other ICT goods. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
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.
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering:
Indicates whether websites that express views in opposition to those of the current government (mainly on issues of human rights, freedom of expression, minority rights and religious movements) are censored or blocked. This is determined by accessing websites with provocative or objectionable content in English from within the country in question as well as from a place known to have no filtering regime. The retrieved content is then compared and scanned for discrepancies. Possible differences in blocking behavior across different ISPs is considered, as well as normal connectivity problems.

Values

“per”, pervasive filtering: A large portion of the targeted content in several categories is blocked.

“sub”, substantial filtering: Either a number of categories are subject to a medium level of filtering or a low level of filtering is carried out across many categories.

“sel”, selective filtering: A small number of specific sites across a few categories are blocked, or filtering that targets a single category or issue is present.

“sus”, suspected filtering: Connectivity abnormalities suggest the presence of filtering, but no conclusive proof of deliberate tampering could be found.

“ne”, no evidence of filtering or blocking.

“nd”, no data.
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month: Price basket for Internet is calculated based on the cheapest available tariff for accessing the Internet 20 hours a month (10 hours peak and 10 hours off-peak). The basket does not include the telephone line rental but does include telephone usage charges if applicable. Data are compiled in the national currency and converted to U.S. dollars using the annual average exchange rate.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Cinema > 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.
Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment."
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
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.
Music > Singles sales > Share of global physical sales > 2005: Percentage of single records sold physically, i.e. in CDs, cassettes, DVDs, etc.
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.
Pay TV subscribers: Percentage of households subscribing to pay TV service (Data is for 1999).
Cinemas per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Cinemas > Seats per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Internet > IP addresses: Number of IPv4 internet addresses allocated to each country.
Telecommunications revenue: Telecommunications revenue as % of GDP.
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."
Number of PCs: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people: Fixed telephone lines. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions: Mobile subscriptions Number.
Internet > Broadband access: DSL lines, cable modems etc. total in major countries (Top 30)
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.
Communications > Telephone access > Telephone access: For the OECD member countries and China, total communication access paths are the total of fixed lines (standard analogue access lines and ISDN lines) plus the number of DSL, cable modem subscribers and mobile telephone subscribers. For Brazil, India, Russian Federation and South Africa, total communication access paths are the sum of main telephone lines in operation, ISDN lines, DSL and cable modem subscribers and cellular mobile telephone subscribers.
Mobile number portability > Implementation date: Date mobile number portability service was implemented in various countries.
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 > Percentage of nationally controlled distribution companies: Percentage of nationally based film distribution companies.
Cinema > Number of distribution companies: Total number of film distribution companies.
Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people: Total number of film distribution companies. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Days to port: Time to port days.
Belarus had range specified: 0-3

No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
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.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date: Implementation date yyyy.mm.dd.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
Internet > Communication technology patents: Electric communication technique patents 1998-2000 per million population.
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
Internet > Internet charges: Cost of Internet access for 40 hours at evening times at discounted rates, September 2002.
Internet > Secure servers: Number of secure servers per 100000 population (2002).
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.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Television reception through satellite: Media - Television reception by satellite.
Television > Percentage of public channels with national coverage: Percentage of public television channels with national coverage.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Internet > Web sites: Websites per 1000 population.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines: Number of telephone lines.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Internet > Livejournal users per million: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Television reception through cable: Media - Television reception by cable.
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.
Telephone system > Regulation: The year that the nation established an industry regulator for its telecommunication providers. "n/a" indicates that no regulator has been established.
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines: Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.
Public funding of broadcasters revenue per capita: Public funding of broadcasters' revenue, 1999, US$ per capita.
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.
Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
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.
Telephone subscribers per employee: Telephone subscribers per employee are telephone subscribers (fixed-line plus mobile) divided by total telecommunications employees.
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment, % of GDP: The OECD has developed a commodity-based definition of the ICT sector based on the CPC (Central Product Classification) and the Harmonised System (HS). The definition of ICT goods includes the following broad categories: telecommunications equipment; computer and related equipment; electronic components; audio and video equipment; and other ICT goods. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
Public share of broadcasting revenue: Public share as a % of total broadcasting revenue (Data is for 1999).
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Telecommunications employment: Telecommunications employment as a share (%) of national employment (Data is for 2001).
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.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Commercial share of broadcasting revenue: Commercial share as a % of total broadcasting revenue (Data is for 1999).
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people: Number of non-daily newspaper titles per 1,000,000 literate inhabitants.
Total broadcasters revenue per capita: Total broadcasters' revenue, 1999, US$ per capita.
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 systems > Privatisation: The year a nation privatised its telecommunications services. "n/a" indicates that the relevant firm was not privatized.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Television reception by terrestrial means: Percentage of households receiving television through terrestrial means only.
Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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."
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita: Telephone employees refer to the total full-time telecommunications staff. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
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.
Internet servers using encryption: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
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.
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.
Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of individual non-daily newspapers in circulation by country.
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.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 10 million $ gross domestic product.
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."
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 > Specific websites > Chinese Wikipedia edits: Location of editors of the Standard Chinese language edition of Wikipedia.
Cinemas > Seats > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 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.
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment: The OECD has developed a commodity-based definition of the ICT sector based on the CPC (Central Product Classification) and the Harmonised System (HS). The definition of ICT goods includes the following broad categories: telecommunications equipment; computer and related equipment; electronic components; audio and video equipment; and other ICT goods.
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	Netherlands	Switzerland
Broadcast media	more than 90% of households are connected to cable or satellite TV systems that provide a wide range of domestic and foreign channels; public service broadcast system includes multiple broadcasters, 3 with a national reach and the remainder operating in regional and local markets; 2 major nationwide commercial television companies, each with 3 or more stations, and many commercial TV stations in regional and local markets; nearly 600 radio stations with a mix of public and private stations providing national or regional coverage	the publicly owned radio and TV broadcaster, Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG/SSR), operates 7 national TV networks, 3 broadcasting in German, 2 in Italian, and 2 in French; private commercial TV stations broadcast regionally and locally; TV broadcasts from stations in Germany, Italy, and France are widely available via multi-channel cable and satellite TV services; SRG/SSR operates 18 radio stations that, along with private broadcasters, provide national to local coverage
Households with television	99.42% Ranked 5th.	99.83% Ranked 2nd. About the same as Netherlands
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000	393.14 Ranked 4th.	404.77 Ranked 3rd. 3% more than Netherlands
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people	93 Ranked 5th. 9% more than Switzerland	85.2 Ranked 18th.
Internet > Internet users per thousand people	925.88 Ranked 5th. 10% more than Switzerland	844.49 Ranked 17th.
Internet > Users per 1000	915.66 Ranked 2nd. 50% more than Switzerland	610.51 Ranked 21st.
Internet users	14.87 million Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Switzerland	5.74 million Ranked 16th.
News Agencies > List of news agencies	<p>Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau (ANP) - news agency</p> </p>DutchNews.nl - news in English</p>	<p>swissinfo - news portal operated by public broadcaster, pages in English</p> </p>SDA - Swiss News Agency (SDA/ATS)</p>
Personal computers > Per capita	682.36 per 1,000 people Ranked 8th.	864.58 per 1,000 people Ranked 1st. 27% more than Netherlands
Radio > List of radio stations	<p>NOS - public radio, operates news and information station Radio 1, music network Radio 2, pop station 3FM, cultural station Radio 4</p> </p>Radio Netherlands - international broadcaster, language services include English</p> </p>Sky Radio - popular commercial FM station, continuous music</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17741366">Full Article</a>	<p>SR-DRS - German-language public broadcaster, operates five stations</p> </p>RSR - French-language public broadcaster, operates four stations</p> </p>RSI - Italian-language public broadcaster, operates three stations</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17982246">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	117.52 Ranked 67th.	135.25 Ranked 40th. 15% more than Netherlands
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita	1,056.72 per 1,000 people Ranked 25th.	1,071.66 per 1,000 people Ranked 34th. 1% more than Netherlands
Television > List of TV stations	<p>NOS - public broadcaster</p> </p>BVN TV - public, for Dutch-speakers abroad</p> </p>RTL - commercial, operates RTL4, RTL5, RTL7 and RTL8</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17741366">Full Article</a>	<p>SF-DRS - German-language public broadcaster, operates three channels</p> </p>RTSI - Italian-language public broadcaster, operates two channels</p> </p>TSR - French-language public broadcaster, operates two channels</p>
Television receivers > Per capita	519 per 1,000 people Ranked 19th. 11% more than Switzerland	466.99 per 1,000 people Ranked 24th.
Televisions per 1000	499.22 Ranked 24th. 11% more than Switzerland	451.02 Ranked 30th.
Personal computers per 1000	682.36 Ranked 7th.	864.58 Ranked 1st. 27% more than Netherlands
Radio broadcast stations	AM 4, FM 246, shortwave 3	AM 4, FM 113 (plus many low-power stations), shortwave 2
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people	307.5 Ranked 11th.	420.04 Ranked 6th. 37% more than Netherlands
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people	1,435.92 per 1,000 people Ranked 21st.	1,609.5 per 1,000 people Ranked 8th. 12% more than Netherlands
Internet > Users > Per capita	905.22 per 1,000 people Ranked 2nd. 48% more than Switzerland	610.22 per 1,000 people Ranked 24th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000	422.6 Ranked 31st.	547.95 Ranked 11th. 30% more than Netherlands
Televisions	8.1 million Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Switzerland	3.31 million Ranked 43th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita	442.59 per 1,000 people Ranked 19th.	661.84 per 1,000 people Ranked 1st. 50% more than Netherlands
Internet users > Per 100 people	86.98 Ranked 3rd. 15% more than Switzerland	75.93 Ranked 10th.
Internet > Internet users	15.56 million Ranked 32nd. 2 times more than Switzerland	6.75 million Ranked 49th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita	278.99 per 1,000 people Ranked 11th.	371.09 per 1,000 people Ranked 5th. 33% more than Netherlands
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps	334,578 Mbps Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Switzerland	71,464 Mbps Ranked 13th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita	20,549.29 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Switzerland	9,670.91 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 6th.
Personal computers	11.11 million Ranked 15th. 73% more than Switzerland	6.43 million Ranked 7th.
Television broadcast stations	21 Ranked 25th.	115 Ranked 11th. 5 times more than Netherlands
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes	4.95 billion min. Ranked 11th. 4% more than Switzerland	4.78 billion min. Ranked 12th.
Radios per 1000	942.97 Ranked 15th.	967.43 Ranked 12th. 3% more than Netherlands
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000	1,281.4 Ranked 33th. 7% more than Switzerland	1,195.14 Ranked 43th.
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$	$49.34 billion Ranked 13th. 46% more than Switzerland	$33.71 billion Ranked 16th.
Internet > Percent using internet	93% Ranked 5th. 9% more than Switzerland	85.2% Ranked 17th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular	19.84 million Ranked 45th. 96% more than Switzerland	10.12 million Ranked 72nd.
Radio receivers > Per capita	0.98 per capita Ranked 13th.	1 per capita Ranked 11th. 2% more than Netherlands
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000	442.82 Ranked 22nd.	600.48 Ranked 7th. 36% more than Netherlands
Telephone mainlines per 1000	465.69 Ranked 17th.	688.84 Ranked 1st. 48% more than Netherlands
Newspapers > List of newspapers	<p>Algemeen Dagblad - national, daily</p> </p>NRC Handelsblad - national, daily</p> </p>De Telegraaf - national, daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17741366">Full Article</a>	<p>Neue ZÃ¼rcher Zeitung - Zurich-based daily</p> </p>Tages-Anzeiger - Zurich-based daily</p> </p>Le Temps - Geneva-based daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17982246">Full Article</a>
Films produced	24 Ranked 26th.	44 Ranked 20th. 83% more than Netherlands
Cinema attendance	18.6 million Ranked 23th. 21% more than Switzerland	15.43 million Ranked 27th.
Telephone system > General assessment	highly developed and well maintained	highly developed telecommunications infrastructure with excellent domestic and international services
Cinema attendance per capita	1.15 Ranked 29th.	2.1 Ranked 18th. 83% more than Netherlands
Television receivers per 1000	518.88 Ranked 20th. 11% more than Switzerland	466.93 Ranked 25th.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced	73 Ranked 22nd.	84 Ranked 17th. 15% more than Netherlands
Internet > IP addresses per capita	2,772.15 Ranked 5th. 2% more than Switzerland	2,726.45 Ranked 6th.
Average cost of local call	0.11 Ranked 28th.	0.12 Ranked 5th. 9% more than Netherlands
Internet > Users	15 million Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Switzerland	4.61 million Ranked 38th.
Internet > Internet penetration	93% Ranked 6th. 9% more than Switzerland	85.2% Ranked 19th.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000	970.23 Ranked 21st. 5% more than Switzerland	920.65 Ranked 26th.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000	1,171.48 Ranked 68th.	1,307.97 Ranked 44th. 12% more than Netherlands
Telecoms > Telephone lines	7.09 million Ranked 24th. 62% more than Switzerland	4.38 million Ranked 37th.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions	19.64 million Ranked 50th. 88% more than Switzerland	10.46 million Ranked 76th.
Internet > Internet Service Providers	52 Ranked 19th. 18% more than Switzerland	44 Ranked 25th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	6.59 million Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Switzerland	3.24 million Ranked 26th.
Cinemas > Per capita	0.029 per 1,000 people Ranked 22nd.	0.054 per 1,000 people Ranked 12th. 86% more than Netherlands
Cable TV subscribers	388 Ranked 1st. 8% more than Switzerland	358 Ranked 3rd.
Telephones > Main lines in use	7.13 million Ranked 25th. 55% more than Switzerland	4.61 million Ranked 34th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people	42.97 Ranked 29th.	56.48 Ranked 9th. 31% more than Netherlands
Active military personnel	61,302 Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Switzerland	22,059 Ranked 69th.
Radio receivers per 1000	980.1 Ranked 12th.	1,001.56 Ranked 10th. 2% more than Netherlands
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita	970.23 per 1,000 people Ranked 22nd. 5% more than Switzerland	920.65 per 1,000 people Ranked 29th.
Internet > Hosts per 1000	667.84 Ranked 5th. 49% more than Switzerland	449.42 Ranked 11th.
Number of PCs per million	682.36 Ranked 5th.	826.16 Ranked 1st. 21% more than Netherlands
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions	19.72 million Ranked 49th. 89% more than Switzerland	10.41 million Ranked 76th.
Radio receivers	15.3 million Ranked 24th. 2 times more than Switzerland	7.1 million Ranked 43th.
Cinema > Number of cinemas	163 Ranked 27th.	414 Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Netherlands
Television receivers	8.1 million Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Switzerland	3.31 million Ranked 43th.
Television broadcast stations > Per capita	1.36 per 1 million people Ranked 26th.	16.33 per 1 million people Ranked 4th. 12 times more than Netherlands
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes	0.32$ Ranked 108th. The same as Switzerland	0.32$ Ranked 12th.
Mobile phone subscribers	15.83 million Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Switzerland	6.85 million Ranked 47th.
Telephone system > International	country code - 31; submarine cables provide links to the US and Europe; satellite earth stations - 5 (3 Intelsat - 1 Indian Ocean and 2 Atlantic Ocean, 1 Eutelsat, and 1 Inmarsat	country code - 41; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean)
Internet > ISP	52 Ranked 9th. 18% more than Switzerland	44 Ranked 14th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000	251.23 Ranked 3rd. 8% more than Switzerland	232 Ranked 7th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines	7.09 million Ranked 24th. 62% more than Switzerland	4.38 million Ranked 37th.
Radios	15.3 million Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Switzerland	7.1 million Ranked 44th.
Films produced per million	1.48 Ranked 26th.	6 Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Netherlands
Internet > Hosts	10.98 million Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Switzerland	3.44 million Ranked 20th.
Cinemas > Annual attendance	18.6 million Ranked 15th. 21% more than Switzerland	15.4 million Ranked 18th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000	278.99 Ranked 11th.	371.09 Ranked 5th. 33% more than Netherlands
Mobile phones	72.24 per 100 people Ranked 20th.	78.75 per 100 people Ranked 17th. 9% more than Netherlands
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita	1.18 Ranked 24th.	2.16 Ranked 13th. 83% more than Netherlands
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million	20,549.23 Mbps Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Switzerland	9,670.86 Mbps Ranked 6th.
Internet penetration	88.6 Ranked 4th. 18% more than Switzerland	75.3 Ranked 11th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation	5 million Ranked 16th. 61% more than Switzerland	3.1 million Ranked 20th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles	37 Ranked 34th.	96 Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Netherlands
Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced	36.99% Ranked 17th. 11% more than Switzerland	33.33% Ranked 19th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily	4.44 million Ranked 13th. 67% more than Switzerland	2.67 million Ranked 18th.
Internet > Top level domain	.nl	.ch
Television > Total number of channels	144 Ranked 1st. 18 times more than Switzerland	8 Ranked 12th.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP	0.063$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 32nd.	0.075$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 19th. 19% more than Netherlands
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people	4.37 Ranked 22nd.	10.62 Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Netherlands
Music > Share of all albums sold	1.2-1.8	0.75-0.9
Television > Total number of channels per million people	8.79 Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Switzerland	1.07 Ranked 9th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	307.15 Ranked 12th.	420.18 Ranked 7th. 37% more than Netherlands
Telephone system > Domestic	extensive fixed-line fiber-optic network; large cellular telephone system with 5 major operators utilizing the third generation of the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) technology; one in five households now use Voice over the Internet Protocol (VoIP) services	ranked among leading countries for fixed-line teledensity and infrastructure; mobile-cellular subscribership roughly 125 per 100 persons; extensive cable and microwave radio relay networks
Internet country code	.nl	.ch
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP	551.47 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Switzerland	199.28 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 13th.
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment per 1000	$4.27 Million US dollars Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Switzerland	$0.80 Million US dollars Ranked 15th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita	310.82 min. Ranked 17th.	664.79 min. Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Netherlands
Telephone mainlines	7.6 million Ranked 22nd. 48% more than Switzerland	5.12 million Ranked 26th.
Cinemas	465 Ranked 15th. 21% more than Switzerland	384 Ranked 17th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita	251.23 per 1,000 people Ranked 3rd. 8% more than Switzerland	232 per 1,000 people Ranked 7th.
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month	12.37$/month Ranked 133th. 56% more than Switzerland	7.95$/month Ranked 160th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita	310.82 min. per capita Ranked 16th.	664.79 min. per capita Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Netherlands
Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people	9.97 Ranked 34th.	55.32 Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Netherlands
Internet hosts	None	None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films	38.36% Ranked 53th.	66.67% Ranked 34th. 74% more than Netherlands
Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$	$2,984.90 Ranked 4th.	$4,360.91 Ranked 1st. 46% more than Netherlands
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita	2,525.91$ per capita Ranked 11th.	3,939.96$ per capita Ranked 1st. 56% more than Netherlands
Mobile cellular subscriptions	20.63 million Ranked 36th. 2 times more than Switzerland	8.9 million Ranked 60th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers	4.1 million Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Switzerland	1.73 million Ranked 17th.
Music > Singles sales > Share of global physical sales > 2005	1.3-1.7	0.5-0.92
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million	3.2 Ranked 66th.	6 Ranked 49th. 87% more than Netherlands
Pay TV subscribers	90% Ranked 4th.	97% Ranked 3rd. 8% more than Netherlands
Cinemas per million	29.41 Ranked 22nd.	53.75 Ranked 12th. 83% more than Netherlands
Cinemas > Seats per 1000	5.69 Ranked 29th.	32.31 Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Netherlands
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily	35 Ranked 32nd.	104 Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Netherlands
Internet > IP addresses	46.38 million Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Switzerland	20.87 million Ranked 19th.
Telecommunications revenue	3.06 % of GDP Ranked 11th.	3.19 % of GDP Ranked 9th. 4% more than Netherlands
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	1,118.12 Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Switzerland	182.82 Ranked 21st.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU	2949000000	2155000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	35.31 Ranked 6th. 5% more than Switzerland	33.68 Ranked 7th.
Number of PCs	11,110 Ranked 15th. 82% more than Switzerland	6,105 Ranked 21st.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people	422.6 Ranked 34th.	547.95 Ranked 14th. 30% more than Netherlands
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions	10.2 million Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Switzerland	3.28 million Ranked 49th.
Internet > Broadband access	3.83 million Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Switzerland	1.55 million Ranked 18th.
Television broadcast stations per million	1.36 Ranked 27th.	16.33 Ranked 4th. 12 times more than Netherlands
Cinemas > Seats	88,800 Ranked 19th.	230,800 Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Netherlands
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily	49 Ranked 33th.	120 Ranked 31st. 2 times more than Netherlands
Communications > Telephone access > Telephone access	174.1 Number of telecommunicati Ranked 11th.	181.07 Number of telecommunicati Ranked 9th. 4% more than Netherlands
Mobile number portability > Implementation date	1997.08.01	2000.03.??
Internet > TLD	.nl	.ch
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	125.43 Ranked 25th. 8% more than Switzerland	116.33 Ranked 38th.
Internet > Livejournal users	5,528 Ranked 9th. 7 times more than Switzerland	846 Ranked 35th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers	6,744 Ranked 7th. 56% more than Switzerland	4,318 Ranked 10th.
Cinema > Percentage of nationally controlled distribution companies	47.37% Ranked 36th.	100% Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Netherlands
Cinema > Number of distribution companies	24 Ranked 16th.	55 Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Netherlands
Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people	1.44 Ranked 26th.	6.95 Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Netherlands
Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita	1.18 per capita Ranked 25th.	2.16 per capita Ranked 13th. 83% more than Netherlands
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000	19.91 Ranked 30th.	166.57 Ranked 14th. 8 times more than Netherlands
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Days to port	3 days Ranked 20th.	5 days Ranked 11th. 67% more than Netherlands
Telecommunications > Country calling code	31	41
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date	1999.04.??	2000.03.??
Internet > Communication technology patents	18 per 1000000 people Ranked 4th. 96% more than Switzerland	9.2 per 1000000 people Ranked 6th.
Telephone subscribers per 1000	1,435.92 Ranked 20th.	1,609.5 Ranked 8th. 12% more than Netherlands
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration	61% Ranked 20th. 47% more than Switzerland	41.4% Ranked 39th.
E-Government rating	44 Ranked 73th.	55.4 Ranked 8th. 26% more than Netherlands
Internet > Internet charges	$53.00 Ranked 2nd. 15% more than Switzerland	$46.00 Ranked 7th.
Internet > Secure servers	8.3 per 100,000 people Ranked 14th.	21.5 per 100,000 people Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Netherlands
Population covered by mobile telephony	99.9% Ranked 6th.	100% Ranked 4th. About the same as Netherlands
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million	2.2 Ranked 42nd.	14.48 Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Netherlands
Television reception through satellite	5% Ranked 17th.	10% Ranked 12th. Twice as much as Netherlands
Television > Percentage of public channels with national coverage	13.89% Ranked 5th.	87.5% Ranked 12th. 6 times more than Netherlands
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita	411.94 per 1 million people Ranked 22nd.	580.26 per 1 million people Ranked 14th. 41% more than Netherlands
Internet > Web sites	48.2 per 1,000 people Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Switzerland	20.5 per 1,000 people Ranked 10th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines	7.32 million Ranked 25th. 52% more than Switzerland	4.82 million Ranked 32nd.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million	3.08 Ranked 43th.	16.8 Ranked 26th. 5 times more than Netherlands
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita	3.08 per 1 million people Ranked 43th.	16.81 per 1 million people Ranked 26th. 5 times more than Netherlands
Internet > Livejournal users per million	339.52 Ranked 42nd. 3 times more than Switzerland	114.48 Ranked 62nd.
Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 > 2004 semifinal > Artist	Re-union	Piero & The Musicstars
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 > Results > Points	27 Ranked 10th. 7 times more than Switzerland	4 Ranked 15th.
Television reception through cable	90% Ranked 2nd. 3% more than Switzerland	87% Ranked 3rd.
Internet > Linux web servers	161 Ranked 14th.	196 Ranked 11th. 22% more than Netherlands
Website defacements per million	4.74 Ranked 38th.	11.07 Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Netherlands
Website defacements	76 Ranked 22nd.	80 Ranked 21st. 5% more than Netherlands
Eurovision Song Contest 1971 > Results > Points	85 Ranked 7th. 9% more than Switzerland	78 Ranked 12th.
Eurovision Song Contest 1969 > Results > Points	18 Ranked 4th. 38% more than Switzerland	13 Ranked 5th.
Eurovision Song Contest 1959 > Results > Points	21 Ranked 1st. 50% more than Switzerland	14 Ranked 4th.
Eurovision Song Contest 1957 > Results > Points	31 Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Switzerland	5 Ranked 8th.
Telephone system > Regulation	1997	1992
DB Boulevard > Point of View > Date	April 11, 2002	May 26, 2002
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines	0.5 per 100 mainlines Ranked 101st.	18.47 per 100 mainlines Ranked 71st. 37 times more than Netherlands
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 > Results > Translation	He Is A Crack	Cheeky
Pure Shores > Charts > Date	March 2000	March 12, 2000
Public funding of broadcasters revenue per capita	$39.00 Ranked 10th.	$56.00 Ranked 5th. 44% more than Netherlands
Telephone lines > Per 100 people	44.49 Ranked 24th.	63.22 Ranked 5th. 42% more than Netherlands
Telephone subscribers	23.43 million Ranked 25th. 96% more than Switzerland	11.97 million Ranked 39th.
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month	23.38$/month Ranked 12th.	28.41$/month Ranked 6th. 22% more than Netherlands
Woman in Love > Charts > Date	October 18, 1980	November 16, 1980
Telephone subscribers per employee	352.89 Ranked 33th.	525.29 Ranked 35th. 49% more than Netherlands
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment, % of GDP	8.87e-06% Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Switzerland	1.22e-06% Ranked 21st.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP	3.29% GDP Ranked 78th.	3.55% GDP Ranked 43th. 8% more than Netherlands
Television standard > UHF	PAL G	PAL G
Public share of broadcasting revenue	67% Ranked 8th. The same as Switzerland	67% Ranked 9th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people	1,175.89 Ranked 66th.	1,302.23 Ranked 43th. 11% more than Netherlands
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	2.27 Ranked 75th.	12.99 Ranked 13th. 6 times more than Netherlands
Digital terrestrial television > Analog Switch-Off	11 December 2006	October 2009
Digital terrestrial television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch	2003	Began 2001
Telecommunications employment	0.66% Ranked 10th. 6% more than Switzerland	0.62% Ranked 14th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	39.44 Ranked 4th.	41.86 Ranked 3rd. 6% more than Netherlands
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people	2,803.72 Ranked 3rd. 23% more than Switzerland	2,282.19 Ranked 7th.
Eurovision Song Contest 1974 > Results > Points	15 Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Switzerland	3 Ranked 15th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP	0.527$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 103th.	0.872$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 9th. 65% more than Netherlands
My Name Is Earl > Broadcasters > Series Premiere	3 july 2006	October 22 2006
Try Again > Charts > Date	May 2000	August 13, 2000
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles	558 Ranked 16th. 5 times more than Switzerland	117 Ranked 38th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita	0.02$ per 1 million people Ranked 90th.	0.043$ per 1 million people Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Netherlands
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita	19.91 per 1,000 people Ranked 30th.	166.67 per 1,000 people Ranked 14th. 8 times more than Netherlands
Internet > ISP > Per capita	3.27 per 1 million people Ranked 41st.	6.12 per 1 million people Ranked 27th. 88% more than Netherlands
Internet usage % > 2007	<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_internet_users">85.4</a>	<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_internet_users">75.8</a>
Commercial share of broadcasting revenue	23% Ranked 11th.	30% Ranked 8th. 30% more than Netherlands
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people	46.88 Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Switzerland	19.06 Ranked 37th.
World music market > Digital Singles Sales Share in 2005	< 0.2%	< 0.2%
Total broadcasters revenue per capita	$58.00 Ranked 10th.	$83.00 Ranked 4th. 43% more than Netherlands
Phone system > International dialling code	+31	+41
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people	607.08 Ranked 20th. 48% more than Switzerland	410.38 Ranked 40th.
Under the Bridge / Lady Marmalade > Charts > Date	May 1998	September 13, 1998
Telephone systems > Privatisation	1994	1998
Telephone subscribers > Per capita	1,435.92 per 1,000 people Ranked 21st.	1,609.5 per 1,000 people Ranked 8th. 12% more than Netherlands
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita	2.2 per 1 million people Ranked 42nd.	14.48 per 1 million people Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Netherlands
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily	317,000 Ranked 28th.	1.19 million Ranked 18th. 4 times more than Netherlands
Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 > 2004 semifinal > Composer	Ed van Otterdijk	Greg Manning
Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 > 2004 semifinal > Lyrics	Angeline van Otterdijk	Greg Manning
Eurovision Song Contest 1966 > Results > Points	2 Ranked 15th.	12 Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Netherlands
Television reception by terrestrial means	6% Ranked 15th. Twice as much as Switzerland	3% Ranked 16th.
Internet > ISP per million	3.27 Ranked 48th.	6.12 Ranked 35th. 88% more than Netherlands
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports	11.78% Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Switzerland	3.48% Ranked 45th.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita	3.67 per 1,000 people Ranked 16th. 24% more than Switzerland	2.97 per 1,000 people Ranked 10th.
Telephone mainlines > Per capita	465.69 per 1,000 people Ranked 19th.	688.84 per 1,000 people Ranked 1st. 48% more than Netherlands
Internet servers using encryption	23,376 Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Switzerland	8,656 Ranked 10th.
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people	1,414.05 Ranked 5th. 26% more than Switzerland	1,119.62 Ranked 9th.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU	14715000000	16222000000
Music sales > Singles > Millions	0.4 Ranked 10th. The same as Switzerland	0.4 Ranked 11th.
Eurovision Song Contest 1973 > Results > Points	69 Ranked 14th.	79 Ranked 12th. 14% more than Netherlands
Eurovision Song Contest 1975 > Results > Points	152 Ranked 1st. 97% more than Switzerland	77 Ranked 6th.
I Wanna Be the Only One > Charts > Date	July 1997	August 10, 1997
Phone subscribers	1,388.05 Ranked 7th.	1,476.29 Ranked 5th. 6% more than Netherlands
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million	412.58 Ranked 21st.	576.97 Ranked 13th. 40% more than Netherlands
Internet > IP addresses (share)	1.1 Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Switzerland	0.5 Ranked 20th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation	18.2 million Ranked 7th. 13 times more than Switzerland	1.35 million Ranked 19th.
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP	44.86% Ranked 14th. 30% more than Switzerland	34.57% Ranked 31st.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports	57.46% Ranked 10th. 70% more than Switzerland	33.77% Ranked 42nd.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports	54.56% Ranked 12th. 46% more than Switzerland	37.4% Ranked 40th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	34.27 Ranked 29th. 2 times more than Switzerland	15.83 Ranked 53th.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita	659.83 per 1,000 people Ranked 7th. 46% more than Switzerland	453.34 per 1,000 people Ranked 12th.
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP	0.231 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 13th.	0.242 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 12th. 5% more than Netherlands
Telephone lines	7.32 million Ranked 23th. 51% more than Switzerland	4.83 million Ranked 29th.
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	5.81 million Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Switzerland	2.58 million Ranked 21st.
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports	12.59% Ranked 14th. 92% more than Switzerland	6.55% Ranked 54th.
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue	20.04% Ranked 92nd. 48% more than Switzerland	13.54% Ranked 51st.
Television standard > VHF	PAL B	PAL B
Internet > Specific websites > Chinese Wikipedia edits	0.6% Ranked 12th.	0.7% Ranked 10th. 17% more than Netherlands
Never Ever > Charts > Date	February 1998	March 1, 1998
Cinemas > Seats > Per capita	5.69 per 1,000 people Ranked 28th.	32.33 per 1,000 people Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Netherlands
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people	42.4 Ranked 30th.	56.66 Ranked 10th. 34% more than Netherlands
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment	$70,620.83 Million US dollars Ranked 5th. 11 times more than Switzerland	$6,194.06 Million US dollars Ranked 22nd.
Internet > Linux web servers per million	10.03 Ranked 32nd.	27.11 Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Netherlands

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