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Oman

Oman Media Stats

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STAT AMOUNT DATE RANK HISTORY
Active military personnel 42,600 2014 53th out of 147
Average cost of local call 0.02 2001 90th out of 104
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology 5 1999 41st out of 44
Broadcast media 1 2007
Cinema > Number of cinemas 18 2006 50th out of 61
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 0.0 2009 100th out of 101
Cinema attendance 250,000 2003 73th out of 78
Cinema attendance per capita 0.105 2003 67th out of 77
Cinemas > Annual attendance 300,000 1997 57th out of 62
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 0.138 1997 53th out of 61
Cinemas > Per capita 0.007 per 1,000 people 1998 43th out of 52
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 622.7 per 1,000 people 2005 67th out of 140
Households with television 79.16% 2002 71st out of 142
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 468.84 million min. 2004 35th out of 73
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 3.32 2005 74th out of 114
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 71,214 2012 105th out of 188
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 21.49 2012 117th out of 188
Internet > Hosts 4,785 2008 122nd out of 226
Internet > Hosts per 1000 1.84 2008 114th out of 198
Internet > IP addresses per capita 200.48 2014 101st out of 233
Internet > ISP 1 2000 147th out of 161
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 499 Mbps 2005 36th out of 87
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 194.39 Mbps per 1 million peop 2005 34th out of 87
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 197.83 Mbps 2005 34th out of 87
Internet > Internet Service Providers 1 2003 203th out of 229
Internet > Internet penetration 60% 2013 65th out of 209
Internet > Internet users 1.85 million 2013 94th out of 209
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 60 2012 62nd out of 201
Internet > Internet users per thousand people 587.83 2013 65th out of 205
Internet > Percent using internet 60% 2012 60th out of 200
Internet > Users 340,000 2007 98th out of 154
Internet > Users > Per capita 106.09 per 1,000 people 2007 104th out of 152
Internet > Users per 1000 132.31 2007 91st out of 149
Internet users 1.47 million 2009 81st out of 206
Internet users > Per 100 people 20 2008 99th out of 186
Mobile phone subscribers 1.33 million 2005 89th out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 519.38 per 1,000 people 2005 63th out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 528.57 2005 63th out of 167
News Agencies > List of news agencies

Oman News Agency - official, English-language pages

2013
Newspapers 5 2003 46th out of 67
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 6 2004 88th out of 163
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 62,500 1996 109th out of 183
Newspapers > List of newspapers

Al-Watan - daily

Oman Daily - Arabic daily

The Week - English-language


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2013
Newspapers per million 2.09 2003 40th out of 66
Number of PCs per million 47.89 2004 90th out of 162
Personal computers 118,000 2004 104th out of 155
Personal computers > Per capita 46.57 per 1,000 people 2004 88th out of 155
Personal computers per 1000 47.89 2004 87th out of 153
Radio > List of radio stations

Radio Oman - state-run, operates Arabic and English-language networks

Hala FM - private, Arabic music

Al-Wisal - private, Arabic music


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2013
Radio broadcast stations AM 3, FM 9, shortwave 2 1999
Radio receivers 1.4 million 1997 96th out of 187
Radio receivers > Per capita 0.609 per capita 1997 46th out of 181
Radio receivers per 1000 642.87 1997 44th out of 179
Radios 1.4 million 2003 96th out of 221
Radios per 1000 585.99 2003 54th out of 196
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 304,545 2012 112th out of 211
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 9.19 2012 126th out of 202
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 5.28 million 2012 105th out of 199
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 5.28 million 2012 108th out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 181.73 2012 10th out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,592.51 2012 19th out of 200
Telecoms > Telephone lines 304,545 2012 112th out of 203
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 91.9 2012 125th out of 203
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 1.87$ 2004 47th out of 111
Telephone mainlines per 1000 105.16 2005 86th out of 141
Telephone system > General assessment modern system consisting of open-wire, microwave, and radiotelephone communication stations; limited coaxial cable; domestic satellite system with 8 earth stations 2013
Telephone system > International country code - 968; the Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG) and the SEA-ME-WE-3 submarine cable provide connectivity to Asia, the Middle East, and Europe; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Indian Ocean), 1 Arabsat 2008
Telephones > Main lines in use 287,600 2011 116th out of 189
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 83.65 per 1,000 people 2007 88th out of 124
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 112.68 2009 111th out of 193
Telephones > Mobile cellular 4.81 million 2011 104th out of 192
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 780.06 per 1,000 people 2007 70th out of 162
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 1,491.05 2009 11th out of 187
Television > List of TV stations

Oman TV - state-run

2013
Television broadcast stations 13 1999 7th out of 13
Television broadcast stations > Per capita 5.41 per 1 million people 1999 3rd out of 13
Television receivers 1.6 million 1997 67th out of 184
Television receivers > Per capita 695.96 per 1,000 people 1997 5th out of 178
Television receivers per 1000 734.71 1997 3rd out of 176
Televisions 1.6 million 2003 69th out of 214
Televisions per 1000 669.7 2003 8th out of 191

SOURCES: Wikipedia: List of countries by number of military and paramilitary personnel (The list); Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics, March 11, 2003; UNESCO Institute for Statistics, March 11, 2003. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; World Development Indicators database; World Development Indicators database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; http://www.iana.org/numbers; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users ("Percentage of Individuals using the Internet 2000-2012" , International Telecommunications Union (Geneva), June 2013, retrieved 22 June 2013); Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users (Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" , Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013); International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users (Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" , Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013). Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunications Union. Source tables; Internet World Stats, June 30, 2010; British Broadcasting Corporation 2014; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; ITU. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; CIA World Factbook, December 2003. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; International Telecommunications Union; International Telecommunications Union. Source tables; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

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