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South America > Suriname > Media

SURINAMESE MEDIA STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Average cost of local call 0.07 [75th of 151]
Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences 2 Time series [71st of 77]
    Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences (per capita) 4.784 per million people Time series [60th of 77]
Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities 18 Time series [57th of 70]
    Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities (per capita) 43.056 per million people Time series [8th of 70]
Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography, history 1 Time series [75th of 77]
    Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography, history (per capita) 2.392 per million people Time series [62nd of 77]
Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature 1 Time series [76th of 77]
    Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature (per capita) 2.392 per million people Time series [71st of 76]
Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology 2 Time series [68th of 70]
    Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology (per capita) 4.784 per million people Time series [41st of 69]
Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy, psychology 1 Time series [68th of 68]
    Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy, psychology (per capita) 2.392 per million people Time series [48th of 67]
Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion, theology 16 Time series [63rd of 73]
    Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion, theology (per capita) 38.272 per million people Time series [19th of 72]
Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences 6 Time series [76th of 77]
    Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences (per capita) 14.352 per million people Time series [59th of 76]
Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total 47 Time series [75th of 80]
    Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total (per capita) 112.424 per million people Time series [51st of 79]
Cinema attendance 103,626 [77th of 78]
    Cinema attendance (per capita) 236.511 per 1,000 people [58th of 78]
Cinemas 1 Time series [61st of 61]
    Cinemas (per capita) 2.37 per million people Time series [58th of 60]
Cinemas > Annual attendance 100,000 Time series [62nd of 65]
    Cinemas > Annual attendance (per capita) 0.237 per capita Time series [50th of 64]
Cinemas > Seats 800 Time series [43rd of 44]
    Cinemas > Seats (per capita) 1.896 per 1,000 people Time series [38th of 43]
Computer, communications and other services > % of commercial service exports 36.8 % Time series [39th of 153]
Computer, communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 53.71 % Time series [14th of 155]
Daily newspapers > per 1,000 people 66.99 per 1,000 people Time series [40th of 89]
DVD region 4 [71st of 171]
E-Government rating 32 [155th of 182]
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > per 1,000 people 698.61 per 1,000 people Time series [62nd of 193]
HAM radio prefixes PZA - PZZ
Households with television > % 65.93 % Time series [81st of 160]
International dialling code 597
International voice traffic > out and in, minutes 90,189,500 min. Time series [60th of 164]
    International voice traffic > out and in, minutes (per capita) 202.01 min. per capita Time series [12th of 185]
Mobile phone subscribers 232,785 Time series [138th of 198]
    Mobile phone subscribers (per capita) 518.177 per 1 million people Time series [65th of 201]
Newspaper circulation 28,000 [42nd of 51]
    Newspaper circulation (per capita) 63.9059 per 1,000 people [26th of 51]
Newspapers 2 [59th of 67]
    Newspapers (per capita) 4.56471 per 1 million people [26th of 67]
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 28,000 Time series [76th of 90]
    Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily (per capita) 65.71 per 1,000 people Time series [41st of 90]
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily 63,000 Time series [43rd of 46]
    Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily (per capita) 147.847 per 1,000 people Time series [14th of 46]
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Periodicals 8,000 Time series [24th of 26]
    Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Periodicals (per capita) 18.774 per 1,000 people Time series [20th of 26]
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 2 Time series [93rd of 106]
    Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily (per capita) 4.694 per million people Time series [23rd of 104]
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily 9 Time series [55th of 69]
    Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily (per capita) 21.121 per million people Time series [22nd of 68]
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Periodicals 8 Time series [38th of 40]
    Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Periodicals (per capita) 18.774 per million people Time series [25th of 40]
Personal computers 20,000 Time series [132nd of 164]
    Personal computers (per capita) 45.716 per 1 million people Time series [79th of 171]
Phone subscribers 373.56 [73rd of 178]
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 9.62 $/month Time series [106th of 185]
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 6.55 $/month Time series [114th of 151]
Radio broadcast stations AM 4, FM 13, shortwave 1 Time series
Radio receivers 300,000 Time series [147th of 188]
    Radio receivers (per capita) 0.711 per capita Time series [33rd of 182]
Radios 300,000 [146th of 221]
    Radios (per capita) 684.706 per 1,000 people [43rd of 212]
Royalties and fees $0.00 [64th of 85]
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 18.66 % Time series [36th of 165]
Telecommunications investment > current LCU 41974000000 Time series
Telecommunications revenue > current LCU 277176000000 Time series
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 1.33 $ Time series [9th of 142]
    Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes (per $ GDP) 991.326 $ per $1 trillion of GD Time series [1st of 174]
    Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes (per capita) 2.961 $ per 1 million people Time series [2nd of 178]
Telephone employees, total 1,029 Time series [83rd of 194]
    Telephone employees, total (per capita) 2.305 per 1,000 people Time series [25th of 202]
Telephone faults > per 100 mainlines 38.58 per 100 mainlines Time series [24th of 134]
Telephone mainlines 81,056 Time series [113rd of 202]
    Telephone mainlines (per capita) 180.43 per 1,000 people Time series [68th of 203]
Telephone subscribers 313,841 Time series [121st of 199]
    Telephone subscribers (per capita) 0.716 per 1,000 people Time series [61st of 201]
Telephone subscribers per employee 286.23 Time series [70th of 191]
Telephone system > Domestic
combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity about 90 telephones per 100 persons; microwave radio relay network
Telephone system > General assessment
international facilities are good
Telephone system > International
country code - 597; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Telephones > Main lines in use 81,500 Time series [118th of 174]
    Telephones > Main lines in use (per capita) 180.483 per 1,000 people Time series [74th of 173]
Telephones > Mobile cellular 320,000 Time series [128th of 186]
    Telephones > Mobile cellular (per capita) 708.645 per 1,000 people Time series [64th of 185]
Television broadcast stations 3 Time series [7th of 89]
    Television broadcast stations (per capita) 6.912 per million people Time series [3rd of 67]
Television receivers 63,000 Time series [143rd of 185]
    Television receivers (per capita) 149.301 per 1,000 people Time series [86th of 179]
Television standard > UHF NTSC M
Television standard > VHF NTSC M
Televisions 63,000 [149th of 215]
    Televisions (per capita) 143.788 per 1,000 people [112nd of 209]
Website defacements 2 [98th of 129]
    Website defacements (per capita) 4.56471 per 1 million people [43rd of 124]

SOURCES: ; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; UNESCO Institute for Statistics, March 11, 2003; World Development Indicators database; 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); hamcity.com; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; World Bank. 2002. World Development Indicators 2002. CD-ROM. Washington, DC; aggregates calculated for the Human Development Report Office by the World Bank; Tenlab May 2002; attrition.org

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Suriname, Republic of Suriname, Republiek Suriname, surinam

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