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75th Academy Award > Best Foreign Film > English title	Corazon de Fuego
76th Academy Award > Best Foreign Film > English title Seawards Journey (El Viaje hacia el mar)
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Submissions for the 75th Academy Award for Best Foreign Film
Average cost of local call	0.17		[11th of 151]
DEFINITION: Telephone average cost of local call (US$ per three minutes). Cost of local call is the cost of a three-minute call within the same exchange area using the subscriber's equipment (that is, not from a public phone).
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Submissions for the 76th Academy Award for Best Foreign Film
Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences	153		[29th of 77]
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Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation	28		[34th of 72]
SOURCE: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics		View time series
Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities	16		[39th of 70]
SOURCE: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics		View time series
Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography, history	65		[31st of 77]
SOURCE: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics		View time series
Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature	181		[31st of 77]
SOURCE: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics		View time series
Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology	6		[34th of 70]
SOURCE: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics		View time series
Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy, psychology	19		[28th of 68]
SOURCE: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics		View time series
Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences	5		[41st of 72]
SOURCE: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics		View time series
Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion, theology	7		[40th of 73]
SOURCE: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics		View time series
Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences	194		[35th of 77]
SOURCE: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics		View time series
Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total	674		[36th of 80]
SOURCE: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics		View time series
Computer, communications and other services > % of commercial service exports	15.4 %		[89th of 153]
DEFINITION: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service exports) include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services.		View time series
SOURCE: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Computer, communications and other services > % of commercial service imports	18.9 %		[99th of 155]
DEFINITION: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports) include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
DVD region	4		[95th of 171]
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
E-Government rating	32		[163rd of 182]
DEFINITION: Darrell M. West, Center for Public Policy, Brown University
SOURCE: Amazon.com
Fax machines	2.81 per 1,000 people		[48th of 103]
SOURCE: 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)
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > per 1,000 people	623.97 per 1,000 people		[67th of 193]
DEFINITION: Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.		View time series
SOURCE: The Information for Development Program
HAM radio prefixes	CVA - CXZ
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Households with television > %	92.9 %		[37th of 160]
DEFINITION: Households with television are the share of households with a television set. Some countries report only the number of households with a color television set, and therefore the true number may be higher than reported.		View time series
SOURCE: hamcity.com
Information and communication technology expenditure > current US$	1,505,700,000 $		[59th of 74]
DEFINITION: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Information and communication technology expenditure > current US$ (per $ GDP)	0.079 $ per $1 of GDP		[15th of 74]
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Inspector Rex > Syndication > Type	dubbed
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
International dialling code	598
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Inspector Rex
International voice traffic > out and in, minutes	201,222,200 min.		[79th of 164]
DEFINITION: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes).		View time series
Investment in telecoms with private participation > current US$	8,400,000 $		[77th of 101]
DEFINITION: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Investment in telecoms with private participation > current US$ (per $ GDP)	0.5 $ per $1,000 of GDP		[80th of 130]
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Kidou Keiji Jiban > Foreign Broadcast > Language Spanish
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Kidou Keiji Jiban > Foreign Broadcast > Station	Channel 10
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Kidou Keiji Jiban
Latin Grammy Awards > Awards > Total	1		[16th of 16]
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Kidou Keiji Jiban
Mobile phone subscribers	1,154,922		[94th of 198]
DEFINITION: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology.		View time series
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Latin Grammy Awards
Music recording sales certification > international sales certification thresholds > Certifier	CUD
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily	4		[63rd of 106]
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Music recording sales certification		View time series
Number of PCs	430		[71st of 169]
DEFINITION: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004.
SOURCE: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Number of PCs (per $ GDP)	0.087 per $10 million of GDP		[83rd of 144]
Personal computers	430,000		[69th of 164]
DEFINITION: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual.		View time series
SOURCE: ITU
Phone subscribers	437.62		[66th of 178]
DEFINITION: Fixed line and mobile telephones (per 1,000 people). Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Population covered by mobile telephony > %	100 %		[7th of 108]
DEFINITION: Population covered by mobile telephony is the percentage of people within range of a mobile cellular signal regardless of whether they are subscribers.		View time series
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month	16.06 $/month		[45th of 185]
DEFINITION: Price basket for mobile is calculated as the pre-paid price for 25 calls per month spread over the same mobile network, other mobile networks, and mobile to fixed calls and during peak, off-peak, and weekend times. It also includes 30 text messages per month.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month	10.73 $/month		[70th of 151]
DEFINITION: Price basket for residential fixed line is calculated as one-fifth of the installation charge, the monthly subscription charge, and the cost of local calls (15 peak and 15 off-peak calls of three minutes each).		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Radio broadcast stations AM 93, FM 191, shortwave 7
DEFINITION: The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast stations.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Radio receivers	1,970,000		[89th of 188]
SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008		View time series
Radios	1,970,000		[89th of 221]
SOURCE: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Resident Evil: Extinction > Release Information > Release date	November 23 2007
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: CIA World Factbook, December 2003
Royalties and fees	$0.00		[77th of 85]
DEFINITION: Receipts of royalties and licence fees ($US per person)
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Resident Evil: Extinction
Submissions for the 75th Academy Award for Best Foreign Film > Director	Diego Arsuaga
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: World Bank. 2002. World Development Indicators 2002. CD-ROM. Washington, DC; aggregates calculated for the Human Development Report Office by the World Bank
Submissions for the 76th Academy Award for Best Foreign Film > Director	Guillermo Casanova
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Submissions for the 75th Academy Award for Best Foreign Film
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue	13.45 %		[120th of 165]
DEFINITION: Telecommunications investment refers to the expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of telecommunication equipment infrastructure (including supporting land and buildings and intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer software). These include expenditure on initial installations and on additions to existing installations.		View time series
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Submissions for the 76th Academy Award for Best Foreign Film
Telecommunications investment > current LCU	1266623000
DEFINITION: Telecommunications investment refers to the expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of telecommunication equipment infrastructure (including supporting land and buildings and intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer software). These include expenditure on initial installations and on additions to existing installations.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP	3.85 % GDP		[50th of 167]
DEFINITION: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Telecommunications revenue > current LCU	9511769000
DEFINITION: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes	0.52 $		[104th of 142]
DEFINITION: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes (per $ GDP)	39.346 $ per $1 trillion of GD		[62nd of 174]
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Telephone employees, total	5,667		[73rd of 194]
DEFINITION: Telephone employees refer to the total full-time telecommunications staff.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Telephone faults > per 100 mainlines	5.6 per 100 mainlines		[87th of 134]
DEFINITION: Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Telephone mainlines	1,006,001		[63rd of 202]
DEFINITION: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Telephone subscribers	2,160,923		[76th of 199]
DEFINITION: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Telephone subscribers per employee	259.55		[67th of 191]
DEFINITION: Telephone subscribers per employee are telephone subscribers (fixed-line plus mobile) divided by total telecommunications employees.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Television broadcast stations	62		[2nd of 89]
DEFINITION: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Television receivers	782,000		[85th of 185]
SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008		View time series
Television standard > UHF	PAL N
SOURCE: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Television standard > VHF	PAL N
SOURCE: Tenlab May 2002
Televisions	782,000		[88th of 215]
DEFINITION: The total number of televisions
SOURCE: Tenlab May 2002
Website defacements	29		[47th of 129]
SOURCE: CIA World Factbook, December 2003
World sales and certifications for Madonna > Confessions on a Dance Floor > Peak	1		[42nd of 42]
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: attrition.org

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