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Cinemas
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144 |
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[42nd of 61]
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DVD region
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2 |
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[125th of 171]
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Definition: Media > DVD region |
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Source: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics |
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Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > per 1,000 people
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57.32 per 1,000 people
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[149th of 193]
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Definition: Media > Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > per 1,000 people |
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Source: Amazon.com |
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Mobile phone subscribers
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574,000
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[111st of 198]
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Definition: Media > Mobile phone subscribers |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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Number of PCs
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200 |
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[93rd of 169]
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Definition: Media > Number of PCs |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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Personal computers
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200,000
|
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[77th of 164]
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Definition: Media > Personal computers |
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Source: ITU |
Radio broadcast stations
after 17 months of unregulated media growth, there are approximately 80 radio stations (types NA) on the air inside Iraq |
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Definition: Media > Radio broadcast stations |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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Radio receivers
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4,850,000 |
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[56th of 188]
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Definition: Media > Radio receivers |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Radios
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4,850,000 |
|
[59th of 221]
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Definition: Media > Radios |
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Source: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics |
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Telecommunications revenue > % GDP
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0.06 % GDP
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[100th of 167]
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Definition: Media > Telecommunications revenue > % GDP |
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Source: CIA World Factbook, December 2003 |
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Telephone mainlines
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1,034,240
|
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[67th of 202]
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Definition: Media > Telephone mainlines |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
Telephone system > Domestic
repairs to switches and lines destroyed during 2003 continue; additional switching capacity is improving access; cellular service is available and centered on 3 GSM networks which are being expanded beyond their regional roots, improving country-wide connectivity; wireless local loop licenses have been issued with the hope of overcoming the lack of fixed-line infrastructure |
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Definition: Media > Telephone system > Domestic |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
Telephone system > General assessment
the 2003 liberation of Iraq severely disrupted telecommunications throughout Iraq including international connections; widespread government efforts to rebuild domestic and international communications through fiber optic links are in progress; the mobile cellular market has expanded rapidly with an estimated 14 million current users in 2007 |
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Definition: Media > Telephone system > General assessment |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
Telephone system > International
country code - 964; satellite earth stations - 4 (2 Intelsat - 1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean, 1 Intersputnik - Atlantic Ocean region, and 1 Arabsat (inoperative)); local microwave radio relay connects border regions to Jordan, Kuwait, Syria, and Turkey; planned international fiber-optic connections to Iran (terrestrial) with a link to the Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG) submarine fiber-optic cable |
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Definition: Media > Telephone system > International |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Telephones > Main lines in use
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1,547,000 |
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[57th of 174]
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Definition: Media > Telephones > Main lines in use |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Telephones > Mobile cellular
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14,021,000 |
|
[35th of 186]
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Definition: Media > Telephones > Mobile cellular |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Television broadcast stations
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21 |
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[8th of 89]
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Definition: Media > Television broadcast stations |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Television receivers
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1,750,000 |
|
[63rd of 185]
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Definition: Media > Television receivers |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Television standard > VHF
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SECAM B |
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|
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Definition: Media > Television standard > VHF |
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Source: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics |
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Televisions
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1,750,000 |
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[66th of 215]
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Definition: Media > Televisions |
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Source: Tenlab May 2002 |
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