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Broadcast media broadcast media are state-controlled; state-run TV operates 4 networks; Saudi Arabia is a major market for pan-Arab satellite TV broadcasters; state-run radio operates several networks; multiple international broadcasters are available Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) operates multiple TV and radio networks and stations; multiple privately owned national television stations and up to 300 private regional and local television stations; multi-channel cable TV subscriptions available; more than 1,000 private radio broadcast stations
Households with television 98.68%
Ranked 9th. 7% more than Turkey
92.19%
Ranked 24th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 69.49
Ranked 86th.
106.2
Ranked 71st. 53% more than Saudi Arabia

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 54
Ranked 75th. 20% more than Turkey
45.13
Ranked 93th.

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 531.88
Ranked 79th. 19% more than Turkey
446.01
Ranked 95th.

Internet > Users per 1000 239.24
Ranked 70th. 25% more than Turkey
191.62
Ranked 67th.

Internet users 9.77 million
Ranked 30th.
35 million
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia

Personal computers > Per capita 376.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th. 7 times more than Turkey
52.05 per 1,000 people
Ranked 84th.

Personal computers per 1000 355.55
Ranked 24th. 6 times more than Turkey
55.4
Ranked 82nd.

Radio > List of radio stations <p>Saudi Radio - state-run</p> </p>MBC FM - private</p> <p>Turkish Radio and Television (TRT) - state broadcaster, services include cultural/educational network TRT 1, popular music network TRT 3 and Turkish folk/classical music station TRT 4</p> </p>Kral FM - popular private network</p> </p>Super FM - popular private network</p>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 184.68
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Turkey
90.84
Ranked 124th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 1,028.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 38th. 18% more than Turkey
870.96 per 1,000 people
Ranked 55th.

Television > List of TV stations <p>Saudi TV - state-run, operates four networks, including news network Al-Ikhbariya</p> <p>Turkish Radio and Television (TRT) - state broadcaster, operates four national networks</p> </p>Star TV - private, the first station to break state TV&#039;s monopoly</p> </p>Show TV - private, widely-watched network</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17992011">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 262.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 59th.
326.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th. 24% more than Saudi Arabia

Televisions per 1000 223.17
Ranked 77th.
316.96
Ranked 56th. 42% more than Saudi Arabia
Radio broadcast stations AM 43, FM 31, shortwave 2 AM 16, FM 107, shortwave 6
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 739.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 60th.
868.48 per 1,000 people
Ranked 49th. 17% more than Saudi Arabia

Internet > Users > Per capita 224.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 76th. 25% more than Turkey
180.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st.

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 169.75
Ranked 95th.
187.3
Ranked 89th. 10% more than Saudi Arabia

Televisions 5.1 million
Ranked 31st.
20.9 million
Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 144.78 per 1,000 people
Ranked 70th.
258.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th. 79% more than Saudi Arabia

Internet users > Per 100 people 31.29
Ranked 72nd.
34.37
Ranked 63th. 10% more than Saudi Arabia

Internet > Internet users 14.33 million
Ranked 34th.
35.99 million
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 750 Mbps
Ranked 61st.
29,200 Mbps
Ranked 6th. 39 times more than Saudi Arabia

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 33.29 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 86th.
405.19 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 26th. 12 times more than Saudi Arabia

Personal computers 8.48 million
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Turkey
3.7 million
Ranked 28th.

Television broadcast stations 117
Ranked 6th.
635
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Saudi Arabia
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 2.73 billion min.
Ranked 11th. 24% more than Turkey
2.21 billion min.
Ranked 9th.

Radios per 1000 273.5
Ranked 110th. 60% more than Turkey
171.37
Ranked 144th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 1,674.26
Ranked 3rd. 90% more than Turkey
881.23
Ranked 88th.

Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $25.15 billion
Ranked 21st.
$27.46 billion
Ranked 17th. 9% more than Saudi Arabia

Internet > Percent using internet 54%
Ranked 74th. 20% more than Turkey
45.13%
Ranked 92nd.

Telephones > Mobile cellular 53.71 million
Ranked 24th.
65.32 million
Ranked 18th. 22% more than Saudi Arabia

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.321 per capita
Ranked 89th. 81% more than Turkey
0.177 per capita
Ranked 127th.

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 155.66
Ranked 100th.
232.09
Ranked 71st. 49% more than Saudi Arabia

Telephone mainlines per 1000 153.91
Ranked 72nd.
280.15
Ranked 44th. 82% more than Saudi Arabia

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>Al-Watan - Abha-based daily</p> </p>Al-Riyadh - Riyadh-based daily</p> </p>Okaz - Jeddah-based daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14703480">Full Article</a> <p>Hurriyet - mass-circulation daily</p> </p>Hurriyet Daily News - English-language version of Hurriyet</p> </p>Milliyet - mass-circulation daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17992011">Full Article</a>
Telephone system > General assessment modern system including a combination of extensive microwave radio relays, coaxial cables, and fiber-optic cables comprehensive telecommunications network undergoing rapid modernization and expansion, especially in mobile-cellular services
Television receivers per 1000 267.56
Ranked 55th.
346.18
Ranked 42nd. 29% more than Saudi Arabia

Internet > IP addresses per capita 207.44
Ranked 99th. 7% more than Turkey
193.03
Ranked 105th.
Average cost of local call 0.01
Ranked 101st.
0.12
Ranked 18th. 12 times more than Saudi Arabia
Internet > Users 6.2 million
Ranked 32nd.
13.15 million
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia

Internet > Internet penetration 54%
Ranked 79th. 20% more than Turkey
45.1%
Ranked 97th.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 538.68
Ranked 62nd.
643.74
Ranked 54th. 20% more than Saudi Arabia

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,874.03
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Turkey
914.64
Ranked 121st.

Telecoms > Telephone lines 4.8 million
Ranked 30th.
13.86 million
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 53.01 million
Ranked 26th.
67.68 million
Ranked 20th. 28% more than Saudi Arabia

Internet > Internet Service Providers 22
Ranked 44th.
50
Ranked 24th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 1.97 million
Ranked 42nd.
7.86 million
Ranked 15th. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia

Telephones > Main lines in use 4.63 million
Ranked 32nd.
15.21 million
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 16.97
Ranked 96th.
18.73
Ranked 89th. 10% more than Saudi Arabia

Active military personnel 233,500
Ranked 12th.
664,049
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
Radio receivers per 1000 327.9
Ranked 87th. 75% more than Turkey
187.17
Ranked 123th.

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 575.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 58th.
605.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 56th. 5% more than Saudi Arabia

Internet > Hosts per 1000 5.36
Ranked 93th.
37.9
Ranked 60th. 7 times more than Saudi Arabia

Number of PCs per million 355.55
Ranked 24th. 6 times more than Turkey
55.4
Ranked 85th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 53.01 million
Ranked 27th.
67.68 million
Ranked 20th. 28% more than Saudi Arabia

Radio receivers 6.25 million
Ranked 49th.
11.3 million
Ranked 31st. 81% more than Saudi Arabia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 46 million
Ranked 29th.
68 million
Ranked 21st. 48% more than Saudi Arabia
Television receivers 5.1 million
Ranked 30th.
20.9 million
Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology 850
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Turkey
255
Ranked 16th.

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 6.02 per 1 million people
Ranked 22nd.
10.29 per 1 million people
Ranked 5th. 71% more than Saudi Arabia
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 2.4$
Ranked 50th. The same as Turkey
2.4$
Ranked 46th.

Mobile phone subscribers 13.3 million
Ranked 30th.
43.61 million
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia

Telephone system > International country code - 966; landing point for the international submarine cable Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG) and for both the SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable networks providing connectivity to Asia, Middle East, Europe, and US; microwave radio relay to Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, UAE, Yemen, and Sudan; coaxial cable to Kuwait and Jordan; satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (3 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean), 1 Arabsat, and 1 Inmarsat (Indian Ocean region) country code - 90; international service is provided by the SEA-ME-WE-3 submarine cable and by submarine fiber-optic cables in the Mediterranean and Black Seas that link Turkey with Italy, Greece, Israel, Bulgaria, Romania, and Russia; satellite earth stations - 12 Intelsat; mobile satellite terminals - 328 in the Inmarsat and Eutelsat systems
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 0.826
Ranked 85th.
23.47
Ranked 50th. 28 times more than Saudi Arabia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 4.8 million
Ranked 30th.
13.86 million
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia

Radios 6.25 million
Ranked 50th.
11.3 million
Ranked 33th. 81% more than Saudi Arabia
Internet > Hosts 141,232
Ranked 64th.
2.67 million
Ranked 25th. 19 times more than Saudi Arabia

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 31.46 Mbps
Ranked 85th.
431.04 Mbps
Ranked 26th. 14 times more than Saudi Arabia

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 1.1 million
Ranked 47th.
6.84 million
Ranked 10th. 6 times more than Saudi Arabia
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 12
Ranked 65th.
588
Ranked 4th. 49 times more than Saudi Arabia

Internet > Top level domain .sa .tr
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.023$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 72nd.
0.079$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 17.8$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 18th.
19.84$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 10th. 11% more than Saudi Arabia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences 270
Ranked 22nd. 4 times more than Turkey
68
Ranked 27th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 58.63
Ranked 77th.
115.15
Ranked 56th. 96% more than Saudi Arabia
Telephone system > Domestic mobile-cellular subscribership has been increasing rapidly additional digital exchanges are permitting a rapid increase in subscribers; the construction of a network of technologically advanced intercity trunk lines, using both fiber-optic cable and digital microwave radio relay, is facilitating communication between urban centers; remote areas are reached by a domestic satellite system; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity is roughly 100 telephones per 100 persons
Internet country code .sa .tr
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 3 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 117th.
80.55 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 21st. 27 times more than Saudi Arabia

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 125.15 min.
Ranked 36th. 4 times more than Turkey
33.05 min.
Ranked 50th.

Telephone mainlines 3.8 million
Ranked 31st.
18.98 million
Ranked 12th. 5 times more than Saudi Arabia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita 0.194 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th. 4 times more than Turkey
0.044 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th.

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 0.874 per 1,000 people
Ranked 86th.
22.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 52nd. 25 times more than Saudi Arabia

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering sub Selective filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 21.33$/month
Ranked 97th. 84% more than Turkey
11.61$/month
Ranked 140th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 126.52 min. per capita
Ranked 33th. 4 times more than Turkey
31.05 min. per capita
Ranked 51st.

Internet hosts None None
Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$ $990.67
Ranked 31st. 3 times more than Turkey
$367.06
Ranked 44th.

Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 307.85$ per capita
Ranked 43th.
452.01$ per capita
Ranked 35th. 47% more than Saudi Arabia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature 710
Ranked 29th.
1,096
Ranked 16th. 54% more than Saudi Arabia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology 180
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Turkey
82
Ranked 21st.

Mobile cellular subscriptions 36 million
Ranked 27th.
65.82 million
Ranked 16th. 83% more than Saudi Arabia

Internet > Broadband subscribers 19,700
Ranked 64th.
1.59 million
Ranked 19th. 81 times more than Saudi Arabia

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 0.963
Ranked 115th. 27% more than Turkey
0.758
Ranked 119th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences 440
Ranked 29th. 54% more than Turkey
285
Ranked 25th.

Internet > IP addresses 5.5 million
Ranked 47th.
15.39 million
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 3750000000 1.44727e+015
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 4.23
Ranked 75th.
7.78
Ranked 58th. 84% more than Saudi Arabia

Number of PCs 8,476
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Turkey
3,703
Ranked 28th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 169.75
Ranked 100th.
187.3
Ranked 94th. 10% more than Saudi Arabia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total 3,780
Ranked 29th. 29% more than Turkey
2,920
Ranked 23th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 11.35 million
Ranked 22nd.
13.02 million
Ranked 20th. 15% more than Saudi Arabia
Television broadcast stations per million 6.14
Ranked 25th.
10.85
Ranked 5th. 77% more than Saudi Arabia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation 132
Ranked 30th. 45% more than Turkey
91
Ranked 25th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million 198.31
Ranked 34th. 4 times more than Turkey
46.91
Ranked 39th.

Internet > TLD .sa .tr
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 145.12
Ranked 9th. 63% more than Turkey
89.05
Ranked 79th.

Internet > Livejournal users 101
Ranked 114th.
386
Ranked 52nd. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia
Internet > Secure Internet servers 110
Ranked 59th.
1,794
Ranked 19th. 16 times more than Saudi Arabia

Telecommunications > Country calling code 966 90
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date 2006.07.08 2008.11.09
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price Free Free
Telephone subscribers per 1000 692.59
Ranked 60th.
923.89
Ranked 49th. 33% more than Saudi Arabia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 42.8%
Ranked 37th. 3 times more than Turkey
16.3%
Ranked 79th.
E-Government rating 38
Ranked 118th.
46
Ranked 52nd. 21% more than Saudi Arabia
Population covered by mobile telephony 92%
Ranked 55th.
96.3%
Ranked 33th. 5% more than Saudi Arabia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita 36.52 per 1 million people
Ranked 31st. 2 times more than Turkey
16.53 per 1 million people
Ranked 32nd.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million 14.17
Ranked 31st. 13 times more than Turkey
1.09
Ranked 36th.

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 4.64 per 1 million people
Ranked 106th.
24.6 per 1 million people
Ranked 73th. 5 times more than Saudi Arabia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 4.1 million
Ranked 39th.
17.5 million
Ranked 17th. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita 15.43 per 1 million people
Ranked 23th. 23 times more than Turkey
0.679 per 1 million people
Ranked 38th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million 37.25
Ranked 32nd. 2 times more than Turkey
17.61
Ranked 34th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History 528
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Turkey
210
Ranked 20th.

Internet > Livejournal users per million 4.24
Ranked 167th.
5.77
Ranked 159th. 36% more than Saudi Arabia
Website defacements per million 0.383
Ranked 99th.
0.764
Ranked 92nd. Twice as much as Saudi Arabia
Website defacements 8
Ranked 72nd.
49
Ranked 32nd. 6 times more than Saudi Arabia
NUMB3RS > International first broadcast dates > First aired October 30, 2006 2005
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 30.54
Ranked 98th.
116.76
Ranked 67th. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 6.85
Ranked 85th.
10.55
Ranked 73th. 54% more than Saudi Arabia

Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code 966
Ranked 17th. 11 times more than Turkey
90
Ranked 42nd.
Phone system > International dialling code +966 +90
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 421.38
Ranked 37th. 3 times more than Turkey
161.32
Ranked 78th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.503
Ranked 125th.
8.8
Ranked 24th. 17 times more than Saudi Arabia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology 60
Ranked 34th.
139
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita 15.94 per 1 million people
Ranked 42nd. 63% more than Turkey
9.79 per 1 million people
Ranked 36th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million 16.26
Ranked 43th. 56% more than Turkey
10.43
Ranked 38th.

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 5.02 per 1,000 people
Ranked 110th.
37.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 73th. 7 times more than Saudi Arabia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million 27.7
Ranked 25th. 8 times more than Turkey
3.37
Ranked 37th.

Telephone lines 4.1 million
Ranked 35th.
17.5 million
Ranked 17th. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 1.05 million
Ranked 38th.
5.75 million
Ranked 14th. 5 times more than Saudi Arabia

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 7.97%
Ranked 45th. 71% more than Turkey
4.67%
Ranked 86th.

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 0.39%
Ranked 93th.
2.13%
Ranked 54th. 5 times more than Saudi Arabia

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 12.73$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 102nd. 27% more than Turkey
9.98$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 98th.

Television standard > VHF SECAM-B/PAL-B PAL B
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.111$ per 1 million people
Ranked 79th. 3 times more than Turkey
0.034$ per 1 million people
Ranked 92nd.

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita 186.96$
Ranked 4th. 76% more than Turkey
106.17$
Ranked 6th.

Telephone subscribers > Per capita 739.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 60th.
868.48 per 1,000 people
Ranked 49th. 17% more than Saudi Arabia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita 9.26 per 1 million people
Ranked 29th. 7 times more than Turkey
1.24 per 1 million people
Ranked 29th.

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 16.53
Ranked 93th.
23.68
Ranked 72nd. 43% more than Saudi Arabia

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 11.73$/month
Ranked 64th.
14.73$/month
Ranked 62nd. 26% more than Saudi Arabia

Telephone subscribers 17.1 million
Ranked 29th.
62.59 million
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia

Telephone subscribers per employee 389.97
Ranked 40th.
882.78
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 3.25% GDP
Ranked 78th.
3.61% GDP
Ranked 66th. 11% more than Saudi Arabia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million 44.59
Ranked 16th. 11 times more than Turkey
4.1
Ranked 33th.

Television standard > UHF SECAM G PAL G
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 185
Ranked 18th.
1,771
Ranked 8th. 10 times more than Saudi Arabia

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 0.989 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th. 15% more than Turkey
0.857 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th.

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 164.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 70th.
263.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th. 60% more than Saudi Arabia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million 9.44
Ranked 29th. 7 times more than Turkey
1.32
Ranked 30th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million 23.08
Ranked 35th. 5 times more than Turkey
4.58
Ranked 37th.

Internet servers using encryption 279
Ranked 55th.
4,947
Ranked 15th. 18 times more than Saudi Arabia

Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 10.99
Ranked 92nd.
66.12
Ranked 60th. 6 times more than Saudi Arabia

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 30498660000 1.55461e+016
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,874.03
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Turkey
914.64
Ranked 119th.

Phone subscribers 258.12
Ranked 75th.
587.02
Ranked 48th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 4.34
Ranked 108th.
26.14
Ranked 70th. 6 times more than Saudi Arabia

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ 4.46 billion$
Ranked 3rd.
7.19 billion$
Ranked 1st. 61% more than Saudi Arabia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita 22.63 per 1 million people
Ranked 34th. 5 times more than Turkey
4.3 per 1 million people
Ranked 34th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita 27.15 per 1 million people
Ranked 24th. 9 times more than Turkey
3.17 per 1 million people
Ranked 35th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita 3.09 per 1 million people
Ranked 35th. 47% more than Turkey
2.1 per 1 million people
Ranked 32nd.

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per capita 197.83$ per capita
Ranked 4th. 98% more than Turkey
99.8$ per capita
Ranked 7th.

Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.1
Ranked 52nd.
0.4
Ranked 25th. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million 15.74
Ranked 25th. 22 times more than Turkey
0.723
Ranked 40th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities 300
Ranked 19th. 7 times more than Turkey
45
Ranked 31st.

ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 3.59%
Ranked 126th. 2 times more than Turkey
1.63%
Ranked 130th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 100%
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Turkey
10.59%
Ranked 107th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 67.56%
Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Turkey
11.44%
Ranked 119th.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 9.82
Ranked 54th.
26.49
Ranked 40th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences 310
Ranked 40th.
649
Ranked 24th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.273 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Turkey
0.073 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 96th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita 13.89 per 1 million people
Ranked 30th. 14 times more than Turkey
1.03 per 1 million people
Ranked 35th.

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 12.3%
Ranked 57th. 32% more than Turkey
9.31%
Ranked 67th.

Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 1.7 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 80th.
30.39 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 29th. 18 times more than Saudi Arabia

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 9.66$/month
Ranked 103th.
12.57$/month
Ranked 70th. 30% more than Saudi Arabia

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 16.73
Ranked 99th.
18.6
Ranked 89th. 11% more than Saudi Arabia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita 43.72 per 1 million people
Ranked 15th. 11 times more than Turkey
3.85 per 1 million people
Ranked 31st.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million 3.15
Ranked 38th. 41% more than Turkey
2.23
Ranked 33th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million 6.93
Ranked 33th. 5 times more than Turkey
1.46
Ranked 37th.

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. 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