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DVD region
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5 |
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[32nd of 171]
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E-Government rating
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36 |
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[137th of 182]
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Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > per 1,000 people
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41.36 per 1,000 people
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[149th of 193]
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International dialling code
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850 |
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International voice traffic > out and in, minutes
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6,199,000 min.
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[138th of 164]
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Radio broadcast stations
AM 17 (including 11 stations of Korean Central Broadcasting Station; North Korea has a "national intercom" cable radio station wired throughout the country that is a significant source of information for the average North Korean citizen; it is wired into most residences and workplaces and carries news and commentary), FM 14, shortwave 14 |
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Radio receivers
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3,360,000 |
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[67th of 188]
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Radios
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3,360,000 |
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[68th of 221]
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Telephone faults > per 100 mainlines
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50 per 100 mainlines
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[61st of 134]
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Telephone mainlines
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980,000
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[68th of 202]
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Telephone subscribers
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916,000
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[94th of 199]
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Telephone subscribers per employee
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33.33
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[120th of 191]
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Telephone system > Domestic
fiber-optic links installed between cities; telephone directories unavailable; mobile cellular service, initiated in 2002, terminated in 2004; in January 2008 Orascom Telecom, an Egyptian company, announced that it had been granted a commercial license to provide mobile telephone services in North Korea |
Telephone system > General assessment
inadequate system; currently no mobile cellular telephone services |
Telephone system > International
country code - 850; satellite earth stations - 2 (1 Intelsat - Indian Ocean, 1 Russian - Indian Ocean region); other international connections through Moscow and Beijing |
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Telephones > Main lines in use
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1,180,000 |
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[60th of 174]
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Television broadcast stations
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4 |
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[7th of 89]
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Television receivers
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1,200,000 |
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[75th of 185]
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Television standard > VHF
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PAL |
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Televisions
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1,200,000 |
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[76th of 215]
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SOURCES: Amazon.com; report presents the second annual update on global e-government, i.e., the delivery of public sector information and online services through the Internet. This report studies the features that are available online at national government websites. Using a detailed analysis of 1.197 government websites in 198 different nations, it measures the information and services that are online, chart the variations that exist across countries, and discuss how e-government sites vary by region of the world. In order to see how the 198 nations ranked overall, the E-Government Ranking 2002 created a 0 to 100 point index and applied it to each nation's websites based on the availability of contact information, publications, databases, portals, and number of online services. (2002); World Development Indicators database; ; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; Tenlab May 2002
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Korea, North, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, North Korea, Choson-minjujuui-inmin-konghwaguk, korea, democratic people's republic of, democratic people’s republic of korea, korea, dem. people's rep., korea, dem., korea-north nk, Korea DPR, DPR Korea, Korea (DPR), Korea, Democratic People's Republic, D.P.R. Korea
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