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SOURCE
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
DEFINITION
This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity.
| Date |
Amount |
Rank |
| 2008 |
29 |
#207 |
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| 2007 |
257 |
#169 |
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| 2006 |
263 |
#175 |
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| 2003 |
681 |
#65 |
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DEFINITION: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity.
SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
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