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Africa > South Africa > Media

SOUTH AFRICAN MEDIA STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Average cost of local call 0.07 [85th of 151]
Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences 1,002 Time series [24th of 77]
Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature 1,227 Time series [25th of 77]
Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion, theology 516 Time series [15th of 73]
DVD region 2 [165th of 171]
Fax machines 2.11 per 1,000 people [54th of 103]
Households with television > % 59.2 % Time series [35th of 160]
Mobile phone subscribers 33,959,960 Time series [17th of 198]
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 1,118,000 Time series [30th of 90]
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 16 Time series [42nd of 106]
Number of PCs 3,740 [26th of 169]
Phone subscribers 364.32 [75th of 178]
Radio receivers 13,750,000 Time series [26th of 188]
Radios 17,000,000 [24th of 221]
Telephone system > International
country code - 27; the SAT-3/WASC and SAFE fiber optic cable systems connect South Africa to Europe and Asia; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 2 Atlantic Ocean)
Telephones > Mobile cellular 42,300,000 Time series [17th of 186]
Television broadcast stations 556 Time series [3rd of 89]
Television receivers 5,200,000 Time series [29th of 185]
Televisions 6,000,000 [29th of 215]
Website defacements 147 [14th of 129]

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SOURCES: ; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; Amazon.com; The Information for Development Program; World Development Indicators database; ITU; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; attrition.org

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: South Africa, Republic of South Africa, rep. of s. africa, SAFRICA

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