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  • Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > 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.
  • Households with television: 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.
  • Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users (per 100 people). Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
  • Internet > Internet users per thousand people: Internet users. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Internet > Users > Per capita: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet > Users per 1000: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Radio > List of radio stations: List of radio stations.
  • Radio broadcast stations: The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast stations.
  • Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people: Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people). Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included.
  • Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Television > List of TV stations: List of TV stations.
  • Televisions per 1000: The total number of televisions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Televisions: The total number of televisions
  • Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
  • Internet > Internet users: Internet users.
  • Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic.
  • Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Radios per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Internet > Percent using internet: Percentage of individuals using the Internet.
  • Telephones > Mobile cellular: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use.
  • Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telephone mainlines per 1000: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telephone system > General assessment: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic and international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
  • Television receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Internet > IP addresses per capita: Number of IPv4 internet address allocated per 1000 residents.
  • Internet > Users: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months.
  • Internet > Internet penetration: Penetration.
  • Mobile phone subscribers per 1000: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telecoms > Telephone lines: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
  • Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included.
  • Internet > Internet Service Providers: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet.
  • Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
  • Telephones > Main lines in use: The total number of main telephone lines in use.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people: Fixed-telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.
  • Active military personnel: Active military.

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • Radio receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet > Hosts per 1000: 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. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions.
  • Mobile phone subscribers: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology.
  • Telephone system > International: A brief characterization of the system with details on international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa. Arabsat
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines: Fixed telephone lines.
  • Internet > Hosts: 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.
  • Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities.
  • Internet > Top level domain: Country top level domain.
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: 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. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Telephone system > Domestic: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
    Arabsat -
  • Internet country code: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
  • Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
  • Telephone mainlines: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment.
  • Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$: Investment in telecoms with private participation (current US$). 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 and small projects 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.
  • Internet > Censorship > Political filtering:
    Indicates whether websites that express views in opposition to those of the current government (mainly on issues of human rights, freedom of expression, minority rights and religious movements) are censored or blocked. This is determined by accessing websites with provocative or objectionable content in English from within the country in question as well as from a place known to have no filtering regime. The retrieved content is then compared and scanned for discrepancies. Possible differences in blocking behavior across different ISPs is considered, as well as normal connectivity problems. 
     
    Values
     
    “per”, pervasive filtering: A large portion of the targeted content in several categories is blocked.
     
    “sub”, substantial filtering: Either a number of categories are subject to a medium level of filtering or a low level of filtering is carried out across many categories.
     
    “sel”, selective filtering: A small number of specific sites across a few categories are blocked, or filtering that targets a single category or issue is present.
     
    “sus”, suspected filtering: Connectivity abnormalities suggest the presence of filtering, but no conclusive proof of deliberate tampering could be found.
     
    “ne”, no evidence of filtering or blocking. 
     
     “nd”, no data.
     
     
  • Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included."
  • Internet > Internet Service Providers per million: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Internet > IP addresses: Number of IPv4 internet addresses allocated to each country.
  • Telecommunications investment > Current LCU: 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.
  • Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology."
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people: Fixed telephone lines. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Internet > TLD: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
  • Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people: Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included."
  • Internet > Livejournal users: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004)
  • Telecommunications > Country calling code:

    The calling code for each country. A calling code should not be confused with an area or city code. For instance, the calling code for the United States is 1, and the area code for Detroit is 313. In order to dial Detroit from overseas you must dial the 1, plus 313, then the actual phone number. It's also common to see a “+” in front of the calling code, e.g., +1 313 XXX-XXXX.

  • Telephone subscribers per 1000: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • E-Government rating: Darrell M. West, Center for Public Policy, Brown University
  • Internet > Livejournal users per million: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Telephone lines: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
  • Fixed broadband Internet subscribers: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology."
  • Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per capita: 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. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Telephone mainlines > Per capita: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telephone employees > Total > Per capita: Telephone employees refer to the total full-time telecommunications staff. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
  • Price basket for mobile > US$ per month: 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.
  • Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines (per 100 people). Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita: Investment in telecoms with private participation (current US$). 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 and small projects 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. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code: Country Code.

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • Phone system > International dialling code: Country international dialling code.
  • Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports: 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.
  • Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports: 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.
  • Internet > Hosts > Per capita: 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. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people: Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people). Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers (per 100 people). Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
  • Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita: 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. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Internet servers using encryption: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Telecommunications investment > % of revenue: 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.
  • Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
  • Telephone subscribers per employee: Telephone subscribers per employee are telephone subscribers (fixed-line plus mobile) divided by total telecommunications employees.
  • Telecommunications revenue > % GDP: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
STAT Afghanistan Somalia HISTORY
Broadcast media state-owned broadcaster, Radio Television Afghanistan (RTA), operates a series of radio and television stations in Kabul and the provinces; an estimated 175 private radio stations, 8 TV networks, and about a dozen international broadcasters are available 2 m
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 43.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 131st.
72.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 122nd. 68% more than Afghanistan

Households with television 6.29%
Ranked 141st.
8.45%
Ranked 126th. 34% more than Afghanistan

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 0.0528
Ranked 188th.
0.0
Ranked 199th.

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 5.45
Ranked 175th. 4 times more than Somalia
1.38
Ranked 196th.

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 53.34
Ranked 179th. 4 times more than Somalia
13.54
Ranked 200th.
Internet > Users > Per capita 18.19 per 1,000 people
Ranked 133th. 69% more than Somalia
10.75 per 1,000 people
Ranked 139th.

Internet > Users per 1000 22.01
Ranked 129th. Twice as much as Somalia
11
Ranked 136th.

Internet users 1,000,000
Ranked 99th. 9 times more than Somalia
106,000
Ranked 153th.
Radio > List of radio stations <p>Arman FM - Afghanistan&#039;s first private radio station, on FM in Kabul and other cities</p> </p>Arakozia FM - private, operated by Moby Group</p> </p>Radio Afghanistan - run by state broadcaster National Radio-TV Afghanistan (NRTA); also operates Kabul Radio FM 93 in the capital and 32 provincial stations</p> <p>Radio Mogadishu - operated by transitional government, coverage limited to Mogadishu</p> </p>Radio Shabelle - leading private network; Mogadishu, Marka</p> </p>Radio Banaadir - private, Mogadishu</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14094550">Full Article</a>
Radio broadcast stations AM 21, FM 5, shortwave 1 (broadcasts in Pashto, Dari (Afghan Persian), Urdu, and English) AM 0, FM 11 (also 1 station each in Puntland and Somaliland), shortwave 1 (in Mogadishu)
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 53.9
Ranked 169th. 8 times more than Somalia
6.72
Ranked 199th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 164.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Somalia
65.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 151st.

Television > List of TV stations <p>National Television Afghanistan - run by state broadcaster (NRTA), via terrestrial relays and satellite</p> </p>Tolo TV - leading private network, operated by Moby Group; via provincial relays and satellite</p> </p>TOLOnews - Moby Group&#039;s news network, via satellite; website in English</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12013942">Full Article</a> <p>Somali National Television - state-run, from Mogadishu</p> </p>Universal TV - London-based satellite station</p> </p>Somaliland National TV (SLNTV) - owned by Somaliland government</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14094550">Full Article</a>
Televisions per 1000 4.33
Ranked 182nd.
16.8
Ranked 162nd. 4 times more than Afghanistan
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 0.453
Ranked 201st.
9.81
Ranked 176th. 22 times more than Afghanistan

Televisions 100,000
Ranked 133th.
135,000
Ranked 125th. 35% more than Afghanistan
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 9.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 149th.
10.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 112th. 17% more than Afghanistan

Internet users > Per 100 people 1.72
Ranked 167th. 51% more than Somalia
1.14
Ranked 174th.

Internet > Internet users 1.66 million
Ranked 99th. 12 times more than Somalia
138,849
Ranked 165th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 10 Mbps
Ranked 77th. 3 times more than Somalia
3 Mbps
Ranked 118th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 0.334 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 86th.
0.389 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 125th. 16% more than Afghanistan

Radios per 1000 7.22
Ranked 196th.
58.47
Ranked 183th. 8 times more than Afghanistan
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 433.08
Ranked 142nd. 6 times more than Somalia
68.33
Ranked 178th.

Internet > Percent using internet 5.45%
Ranked 172nd. 4 times more than Somalia
1.38%
Ranked 194th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular 17.56 million
Ranked 47th. 27 times more than Somalia
655,000
Ranked 154th.

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 4.67
Ranked 179th.
10.66
Ranked 168th. 2 times more than Afghanistan

Telephone mainlines per 1000 4.02
Ranked 136th.
11.81
Ranked 122nd. 3 times more than Afghanistan

Telephone system > General assessment limited fixed-line telephone service; an increasing number of Afghans utilize mobile-cellular phone networks the public telecommunications system was almost completely destroyed or dismantled during the civil war; private companies offer limited local fixed-line service and private wireless companies offer service in most major cities while charging the lowest international rates on the continent
Television receivers per 1000 14.19
Ranked 146th.
20.23
Ranked 142nd. 43% more than Afghanistan

Internet > IP addresses per capita 3.41
Ranked 201st. 3 times more than Somalia
1.02
Ranked 214th.
Internet > Users 580,000
Ranked 86th. 6 times more than Somalia
98,000
Ranked 126th.

Internet > Internet penetration 5.5%
Ranked 183th. 4 times more than Somalia
1.4%
Ranked 204th.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 48.27
Ranked 147th.
59.05
Ranked 138th. 22% more than Afghanistan

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 603.53
Ranked 162nd. 9 times more than Somalia
64.54
Ranked 199th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines 13,500
Ranked 190th.
100,000
Ranked 142nd. 7 times more than Afghanistan

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 18 million
Ranked 53th. 27 times more than Somalia
658,000
Ranked 159th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers 1
Ranked 221st.
3
Ranked 134th. 3 times more than Afghanistan
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 1,500
Ranked 172nd.
0.0
Ranked 199th.

Telephones > Main lines in use 13,500
Ranked 178th.
100,000
Ranked 143th. 7 times more than Afghanistan

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 0.0453
Ranked 199th.
0.687
Ranked 182nd. 15 times more than Afghanistan

Active military personnel 200,000
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Somalia
62,000
Ranked 1st.
Radio receivers per 1000 144.58
Ranked 139th. 2 times more than Somalia
70.43
Ranked 164th.

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 40.09 per 1,000 people
Ranked 151st.
60.77 per 1,000 people
Ranked 139th. 52% more than Afghanistan

Internet > Hosts per 1000 0.00115
Ranked 193th. 10 times more than Somalia
0.000109
Ranked 197th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 18 million
Ranked 53th. 8 times more than Somalia
2.3 million
Ranked 136th.

Radio receivers 2.75 million
Ranked 79th. 6 times more than Somalia
470,000
Ranked 132nd.

Television receivers 270,000
Ranked 113th. Twice as much as Somalia
135,000
Ranked 122nd.

Mobile phone subscribers 1.2 million
Ranked 92nd. 2 times more than Somalia
500,000
Ranked 120th.

Telephone system > International country code - 93; multiple VSAT's provide international and domestic voice and data connectivity country code - 252; Mogadishu is a landing point for the EASSy fiber-optic submarine cable system linking East Africa with Europe and North America
Internet > ISP 1
Ranked 157th.
3
Ranked 94th. 3 times more than Afghanistan
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 13,500
Ranked 189th.
100,000
Ranked 142nd. 7 times more than Afghanistan

Radios 167,000
Ranked 165th.
470,000
Ranked 132nd. 3 times more than Afghanistan
Internet > Hosts 31
Ranked 204th. 31 times more than Somalia
1
Ranked 225th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 0.402 Mbps
Ranked 85th. 8% more than Somalia
0.373 Mbps
Ranked 124th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 113,200
Ranked 94th. 11 times more than Somalia
10,000
Ranked 143th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 19
Ranked 3rd. 10 times more than Somalia
2
Ranked 141st.
Internet > Top level domain .af .so
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 10.96$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 19th. 10 times more than Somalia
1.09$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 102nd.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 6.15
Ranked 130th. 4 times more than Somalia
1.54
Ranked 147th.
Telephone system > Domestic aided by the presence of multiple providers, mobile-cellular telephone service continues to improve rapidly; the Afghan Ministry of Communications and Information claims that more than 90 percent of the population live in areas with access to mobile-cellular services local cellular telephone systems have been established in Mogadishu and in several other population centers with one company beginning to provide 3G services in late 2012
Internet country code .af .so
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 1.37 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 75th.
141.76 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 135th. 104 times more than Afghanistan

Telephone mainlines 100,000
Ranked 107th. The same as Somalia
100,000
Ranked 106th.

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ $101.20 million
Ranked 50th.
0.0
Ranked 101st.

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering
Internet hosts None None
Mobile cellular subscriptions 7.9 million
Ranked 64th. 13 times more than Somalia
627,000
Ranked 138th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 0.0433
Ranked 190th.
0.373
Ranked 149th. 9 times more than Afghanistan
Internet > IP addresses 103,744
Ranked 134th. 10 times more than Somalia
10,240
Ranked 187th.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 7000000000 21089000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 0.0
Ranked 177th.
0.0
Ranked 172nd.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 0.453
Ranked 204th.
9.81
Ranked 180th. 22 times more than Afghanistan

Internet > TLD .af .so
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 27.22
Ranked 153th. 4 times more than Somalia
7.02
Ranked 173th.

Internet > Livejournal users 1,893
Ranked 21st. 63 times more than Somalia
30
Ranked 185th.
Telecommunications > Country calling code 93 252
Telephone subscribers per 1000 52.29
Ranked 129th.
70.86
Ranked 124th. 36% more than Afghanistan

E-Government rating 32
Ranked 168th. The same as Somalia
32
Ranked 158th.
Internet > Livejournal users per million 78.81
Ranked 74th. 22 times more than Somalia
3.64
Ranked 168th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.764
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Somalia
0.309
Ranked 144th.
Telephone lines 101,124
Ranked 132nd. 1% more than Somalia
100,000
Ranked 133th.

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 500
Ranked 158th.
0.0
Ranked 174th.

Television standard > VHF PAL/SECAM B PAL B
Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.0
Ranked 218th.
0.0
Ranked 124th.
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per capita 2.68$ per capita
Ranked 65th. 16 times more than Somalia
0.17$ per capita
Ranked 83th.

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 3.34 per 1,000 people
Ranked 138th.
12.15 per 1,000 people
Ranked 122nd. 4 times more than Afghanistan

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 0.028 per 1,000 people
Ranked 10th.
0.227 per 1,000 people
Ranked 148th. 8 times more than Afghanistan

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 0.35
Ranked 183th.
1.12
Ranked 161st. 3 times more than Afghanistan

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 10.82$/month
Ranked 93th. 2 times more than Somalia
5.15$/month
Ranked 154th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 0.0404
Ranked 201st.
1.02
Ranked 176th. 25 times more than Afghanistan

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ 80.1 million$
Ranked 50th. 57 times more than Somalia
1.4 million$
Ranked 82nd.

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita $3.39
Ranked 75th.
0.0
Ranked 101st.

Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code 93
Ranked 39th.
252
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Afghanistan
Phone system > International dialling code +93 +252
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 100%
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Somalia
24.93%
Ranked 67th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 4.56%
Ranked 132nd.
57.6%
Ranked 6th. 13 times more than Afghanistan

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 0.001 per 1,000 people
Ranked 216th.
0.0
Ranked 220th.

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 1.11
Ranked 173th. 11 times more than Somalia
0.0981
Ranked 195th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 0.00478
Ranked 191st.
0.0
Ranked 199th.

Internet > ISP per million 0.0486
Ranked 128th.
0.406
Ranked 100th. 8 times more than Afghanistan
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 603.53
Ranked 161st. 3 times more than Somalia
225.6
Ranked 191st.

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 18500000000 64783000
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita 3.22$
Ranked 65th. 19 times more than Somalia
0.165$
Ranked 83th.

Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 0.3
Ranked 160th. 3 times more than Somalia
0.11
Ranked 175th.

Internet servers using encryption 9
Ranked 132nd. 9 times more than Somalia
1
Ranked 170th.

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 37.84%
Ranked 1st. 16% more than Somalia
32.55%
Ranked 52nd.

Telephone subscribers > Per capita 43.44 per 1,000 people
Ranked 131st.
72.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 122nd. 68% more than Afghanistan

Telephone subscribers 1.3 million
Ranked 86th. 2 times more than Somalia
600,000
Ranked 110th.

Telephone subscribers per employee 1,575.76
Ranked 1st. 158 times more than Somalia
10
Ranked 165th.

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 5.1% GDP
Ranked 23th. 23 times more than Somalia
0.22% GDP
Ranked 78th.

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