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Africa > Somalia > Media

SOMALI MEDIA STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Computer, communications and other services > % of commercial service exports 24.93 % Time series [67th of 153]
Computer, communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 57.6 % Time series [6th of 155]
DVD region 5 [13th of 171]
E-Government rating 32 [157th of 182]
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > per 1,000 people 72.92 per 1,000 people Time series [123rd of 193]
HAM radio prefixes 6OA - 6OZ
Households with television > % 8.45 % Time series [126th of 160]
International dialling code 252
Investment in telecoms with private participation > current US$ 1,400,000 $ Time series [82nd of 101]
    Investment in telecoms with private participation > current US$ (per $ GDP) 1.09 $ per $1,000 of GDP Time series [103rd of 130]
    Investment in telecoms with private participation > current US$ (per capita) 0.17 $ per capita Time series [81st of 132]
Mobile phone subscribers 500,000 Time series [121st of 198]
    Mobile phone subscribers (per capita) 60.769 per 1 million people Time series [140th of 201]
Number of PCs 50 [125th of 169]
    Number of PCs (per $ GDP) 0.109 per $10 million of GDP [69th of 144]
    Number of PCs (per capita) 0.058 per 10,000 people [148th of 169]
Personal computers 50,000 Time series [116th of 164]
    Personal computers (per capita) 6.278 per 1 million people Time series [138th of 171]
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 5.15 $/month Time series [155th of 185]
Radio broadcast stations
AM 0, FM 11 (also 1 station each in Puntland and Somaliland), shortwave 1 (in Mogadishu)
Radio receivers 470,000 Time series [132nd of 188]
    Radio receivers (per capita) 0.073 per capita Time series [166th of 182]
Radios 470,000 [132nd of 221]
    Radios (per capita) 54.702 per 1,000 people [200th of 212]
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 32.55 % Time series [52nd of 165]
Telecommunications investment > current LCU 21089000 Time series
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 0.22 % GDP Time series [78th of 167]
Telecommunications revenue > current LCU 64783000 Time series
Telephone employees, total 1,500 Time series [122nd of 194]
    Telephone employees, total (per capita) 0.227 per 1,000 people Time series [172nd of 202]
Telephone mainlines 100,000 Time series [108th of 202]
    Telephone mainlines (per capita) 12.154 per 1,000 people Time series [124th of 203]
Telephone subscribers 600,000 Time series [111st of 199]
    Telephone subscribers (per capita) 0.07 per 1,000 people Time series [125th of 201]
Telephone subscribers per employee 10 Time series [166th of 191]
Telephone system > Domestic
local cellular telephone systems have been established in Mogadishu and in several other population centers
Telephone system > General assessment
the public telecommunications system was almost completely destroyed or dismantled during the civil war; private wireless companies offer service in most major cities and charge the lowest international rates on the continent
Telephone system > International
country code - 252; international connections are available from Mogadishu by satellite
Telephones > Main lines in use 100,000 Time series [104th of 174]
    Telephones > Main lines in use (per capita) 10.966 per 1,000 people Time series [113rd of 173]
Telephones > Mobile cellular 600,000 Time series [130th of 186]
    Telephones > Mobile cellular (per capita) 65.798 per 1,000 people Time series [152nd of 185]
Television broadcast stations 4 Time series [14th of 89]
    Television broadcast stations (per capita) 0.553 per million people Time series [22nd of 67]
Television receivers 135,000 Time series [123rd of 185]
    Television receivers (per capita) 20.877 per 1,000 people Time series [144th of 179]
Television standard > UHF PAL G
Television standard > VHF PAL B
Televisions 135,000 [125th of 215]
    Televisions (per capita) 15.7123 per 1,000 people [180th of 209]

SOURCES: 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; ; ITU; 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

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