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Media Stats: compare key data on Albania & Republic of Macedonia

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STAT Albania Republic of Macedonia HISTORY
Broadcast media 3 public TV broadcaster operates 3 national channels and a satellite network; 5 privately owned TV channels broadcast nationally using terrestrial transmitters and about 15 broadcast on national level via satellite; roughly 75 local commercial TV stations; large number of cable operators offering domestic and international programming; public radio broadcaster operates over multiple stations; 3 privately owned radio stations broadcast nationally; about 70 local commercial radio stations
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 50.6
Ranked 94th.
143.55
Ranked 55th. 3 times more than Albania

Internet > Internet users 1.64 million
Ranked 100th. 25% more than Republic of Macedonia
1.31 million
Ranked 109th.

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 54.66
Ranked 73th.
63.15
Ranked 55th. 16% more than Albania

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 545.01
Ranked 75th.
630.02
Ranked 58th. 16% more than Albania

Internet > Percent using internet 54.66%
Ranked 72nd.
63.15%
Ranked 53th. 16% more than Albania

Internet users 1.3 million
Ranked 32nd. 23% more than Republic of Macedonia
1.06 million
Ranked 95th.
News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>Albanian Telegraphic Agency (ATA) - English-language pages</p> <p>Makfax - private</p> </p>Macedonian Information Agency (MIA) - state-run, English-language pages</p>
Radio > List of radio stations <p>Albanian Radio and TV (RTSh) - public broadcaster</p> </p>Top Albania Radio - national, private</p> </p>+2 Radio - national, private</p> <p>Macedonian Radio - state-owned</p> </p>Kanal 77 - private, national</p> </p>Antenna 5 - private, national</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17551488">Full Article</a>
Radios per 1000 308.7
Ranked 104th. 57% more than Republic of Macedonia
197.03
Ranked 136th.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 108.45
Ranked 88th. About the same as Republic of Macedonia
108.16
Ranked 90th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 98.67
Ranked 122nd.
193.72
Ranked 87th. 96% more than Albania

Television > List of TV stations <p>Albanian Radio and TV (RTSh) - public, operates two networks</p> </p>Top Channel - private</p> </p>TV Klan - private</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17680734">Full Article</a> <p>MTV - state-owned, operates three national networks and satellite network</p> </p>Sitel TV - private, national</p> </p>Kanal 5 - private, national</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17551488">Full Article</a>
Televisions 700,000
Ranked 94th. 37% more than Republic of Macedonia
510,000
Ranked 100th.
Televisions per 1000 216.09
Ranked 78th.
245.09
Ranked 68th. 13% more than Albania
Telephones > Mobile cellular 3.1 million
Ranked 123th. 40% more than Republic of Macedonia
2.21 million
Ranked 131st.

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>Shekulli - private daily</p> </p>Gazeta Shqiptare - private daily</p> </p>Panorama - private daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17680734">Full Article</a> <p>Nova Makedonija - state-subsidised daily</p> </p>Utrinski Vesnik - private, daily</p> </p>Dnevnik - private, daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17551488">Full Article</a>
Telephone system > General assessment despite new investment in fixed lines, teledensity remains low with roughly 10 fixed lines per 100 people; mobile-cellular telephone use is widespread and generally effective competition from the mobile-cellular segment of the telecommunications market has led to a drop in fixed-line telephone subscriptions
Average cost of local call 0.02
Ranked 28th. Twice as much as Republic of Macedonia
0.01
Ranked 102nd.
Internet > Internet penetration 54.7%
Ranked 77th.
63.1%
Ranked 58th. 15% more than Albania
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,106.87
Ranked 85th. 4% more than Republic of Macedonia
1,061.69
Ranked 98th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines 312,000
Ranked 111th.
407,896
Ranked 102nd. 31% more than Albania

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 3.5 million
Ranked 124th. 57% more than Republic of Macedonia
2.24 million
Ranked 139th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers 10
Ranked 87th. 67% more than Republic of Macedonia
6
Ranked 103th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 160,000
Ranked 89th.
302,257
Ranked 78th. 89% more than Albania

Telephones > Main lines in use 338,800
Ranked 111th.
422,100
Ranked 104th. 25% more than Albania

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 9.87
Ranked 122nd.
19.39
Ranked 84th. 97% more than Albania

Active military personnel 14,295
Ranked 83th. 79% more than Republic of Macedonia
8,000
Ranked 109th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 3.5 million
Ranked 122nd. 57% more than Republic of Macedonia
2.24 million
Ranked 139th.

Telephone system > International country code - 355; submarine cable provides connectivity to Italy, Croatia, and Greece; the Trans-Balkan Line, a combination submarine cable and land fiber-optic system, provides additional connectivity to Bulgaria, Macedonia, and Turkey; international traffic carried by fiber-optic cable and, when necessary, by microwave radio relay from the Tirana exchange to Italy and Greece country code - 389
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 312,000
Ranked 111th.
407,896
Ranked 101st. 31% more than Albania

Radios 1,000,000
Ranked 110th. 2 times more than Republic of Macedonia
410,000
Ranked 137th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 76,000
Ranked 53th.
180,191
Ranked 51st. 2 times more than Albania

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 21
Ranked 46th. 2 times more than Republic of Macedonia
10
Ranked 69th.

Internet > Top level domain .al .mk
Television > Total number of channels 7
Ranked 13th.
64
Ranked 13th. 9 times more than Albania
Television > Total number of channels per million people 2.2
Ranked 6th.
30.62
Ranked 2nd. 14 times more than Albania
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 23.46
Ranked 55th.
86.39
Ranked 38th. 4 times more than Albania

Telephone system > Domestic offsetting the shortage of fixed line capacity, mobile-cellular phone service has been available since 1996; by 2011 multiple companies were providing mobile services and mobile teledensity had reached 100 per 100 persons; Internet broadband services initiated in 2005 but growth has been slow; Internet cafes are popular in Tirana and have started to spread outside the capital combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular telephone subscribership about 130 per 100 persons
Internet country code .al .mk
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ 0.0
Ranked 107th.
$16.00 million
Ranked 79th.

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering
Internet hosts None None
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 3.09
Ranked 68th. 7% more than Republic of Macedonia
2.88
Ranked 70th.
Television > Percentage of Government (public) television institutions 1.35%
Ranked 55th.
17.19%
Ranked 25th. 13 times more than Albania
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 98.67
Ranked 128th.
193.72
Ranked 92nd. 96% more than Albania

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 552,676
Ranked 90th. 23% more than Republic of Macedonia
449,646
Ranked 93th.
Radio > Total number of channels 5
Ranked 55th.
95
Ranked 12th. 19 times more than Albania
Radio > Ratio of private to government (public) radio institutions 49
Ranked 14th. 23 times more than Republic of Macedonia
2.17
Ranked 51st.
Internet > Livejournal users 320
Ranked 59th. 9 times more than Republic of Macedonia
35
Ranked 181st.
Telecommunications > Country calling code 355 389
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date 2010.12.22 2008.09.01
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 18.4%
Ranked 74th.
21.6%
Ranked 68th. 17% more than Albania
E-Government rating 34
Ranked 149th.
45.1
Ranked 58th. 33% more than Albania
Television > Percentage of public channels with national coverage 42.86%
Ranked 24th.
0.0
Ranked 28th.

Total number of combined radio and television institutions per million people 2.19 Number
Ranked 11th.
0.0
Ranked 63th.
Radio > Total number of channels per million people 1.56
Ranked 33th.
45.45
Ranked 6th. 29 times more than Albania
Radio > Percentage of private radio institutions 98%
Ranked 17th. 43% more than Republic of Macedonia
68.42%
Ranked 54th.
Radio > Percentage of government (public) radio institutions 2%
Ranked 52nd.
31.58%
Ranked 15th. 16 times more than Albania
Internet > Livejournal users per million 99.5
Ranked 68th. 6 times more than Republic of Macedonia
16.78
Ranked 115th.
Website defacements per million 0.609
Ranked 94th.
2.91
Ranked 53th. 5 times more than Albania
Website defacements 2
Ranked 103th.
6
Ranked 79th. 3 times more than Albania
Phone system > International dialling code +355 +389
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 183.53
Ranked 74th.
215.43
Ranked 68th. 17% more than Albania
Phone subscribers 137.91
Ranked 100th.
372.69
Ranked 65th. 3 times more than Albania
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 18.97
Ranked 118th.
39.42
Ranked 91st. 2 times more than Albania

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 4.96
Ranked 94th.
14.62
Ranked 52nd. 3 times more than Albania

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$, % of GDP 0.0
Ranked 104th.
0.166%
Ranked 72nd.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 6.53
Ranked 36th. 36% more than Republic of Macedonia
4.79
Ranked 45th.

Television > Percentage of private television institutions 98.65%
Ranked 13th. 19% more than Republic of Macedonia
82.81%
Ranked 43th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 79
Ranked 45th. 3 times more than Republic of Macedonia
28
Ranked 59th.

Radio > Percentage of public channels with national coverage 20%
Ranked 26th. 5 times more than Republic of Macedonia
4.21%
Ranked 45th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,106.87
Ranked 83th. 4% more than Republic of Macedonia
1,061.69
Ranked 97th.

Total number of combined radio and television institutions 7 Number
Ranked 14th.
0.0
Ranked 64th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people 35.1
Ranked 29th. 95% more than Republic of Macedonia
17.98
Ranked 39th.

Television > Ratio of private to Government (public) television institutions 73
Ranked 9th. 15 times more than Republic of Macedonia
4.82
Ranked 39th.
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita 0.0
Ranked 107th.
$7.60
Ranked 51st.

ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 10.92%
Ranked 99th.
23.99%
Ranked 54th. 2 times more than Albania

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 24.56
Ranked 43th. 83% more than Republic of Macedonia
13.42
Ranked 57th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 9.67
Ranked 123th.
19.74
Ranked 86th. 2 times more than Albania

SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users (Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" , Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013); International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users (Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" , Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013). 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Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. 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