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  • 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 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.
  • News Agencies > List of news agencies: List of news agencies.
  • Personal computers > Per capita: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Radio > List of radio stations: List of radio 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.
  • Television receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Televisions per 1000: The total number of televisions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Personal computers per 1000: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Radio broadcast stations: The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast stations.
  • Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people: Daily newspapers refer to those published at least four times a week and calculated as average circulation (or copies printed) per 1,000 people."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • Personal computers: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual.
  • Television broadcast stations: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations.
  • International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes).
  • 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.
  • Information and communication technology spending > Current US$: 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."
  • Internet > Percent using internet: Percentage of individuals using the Internet.
  • Telephones > Mobile cellular: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use.
  • Radio receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Newspaper circulation per 1000: A newspaper's circulation is the number of copies it distributes on an average day.Circulation is not always the same as copies sold, often called paid circulation, since some newspapers are distributed without cost to the reader. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Newspapers > List of newspapers: List of newspapers.
  • 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.
  • Cinema > Number of national feature films produced: Number of national feature films produced.
  • Newspapers: Daily newspapers
  • Internet > IP addresses per capita: Number of IPv4 internet address allocated per 1000 residents.
  • Average cost of local call: 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).
  • 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.
  • Newspaper circulation: A newspaper's circulation is the number of copies it distributes on an average day.Circulation is not always the same as copies sold, often called paid circulation, since some newspapers are distributed without cost to the reader.
  • 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.
  • Cinemas > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones: Number of mobile phones.

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

  • Television broadcast stations > Per capita: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes: 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.
  • 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
  • Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Newspapers per million: Daily newspapers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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 > 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.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day.
  • Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced: Percentage of feature films that are co-productions with international companies.
  • Internet > Top level domain: Country top level domain.
  • Television > Total number of channels: Total number of television channels.
  • Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: 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. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 $ gross domestic product.
  • Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people: Number of national feature films produced. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Television > Total number of channels per million people: Total number of television channels. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • 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 > Broadband subscribers > Per capita: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
     
     
  • Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month: Price basket for Internet is calculated based on the cheapest available tariff for accessing the Internet 20 hours a month (10 hours peak and 10 hours off-peak). The basket does not include the telephone line rental but does include telephone usage charges if applicable. Data are compiled in the national currency and converted to U.S. dollars using the annual average exchange rate.
  • International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films: Percentage of feature films that are 100% funded by national companies.
  • Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita: 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. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$: 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."
  • 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 > Broadband subscribers: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries.
  • 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.
  • Cinemas per million: . 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.
  • Television broadcast stations per million: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Radio > Total number of channels: Total number of radio channels.
  • 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)
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Television > Percentage of public channels with national coverage: Percentage of public television channels with national coverage.
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Radio > Total number of channels per million people: Total number of radio channels. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines: Number of telephone lines.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Internet > Livejournal users per million: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Radio > Percentage of public channels with national coverage: Percentage of public radio channels with national coverage.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code: Country Code.

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

  • Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
  • Phone system > International dialling code: Country international dialling code.
  • 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.
  • 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 average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP: 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. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
  • 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.
  • Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita: 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. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • 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."
  • ICT goods imports > % total goods imports: Information and communication technology goods imports include telecommunications, audio and video, computer and related equipment; electronic components; and other information and communication technology goods. Software is excluded."
  • ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports: Information and communication technology goods exports include telecommunications, audio and video, computer and related equipment; electronic components; and other information and communication technology goods. Software is excluded."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Periodicals per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Phone subscribers: 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.
  • Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country.
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > 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.
  • Radio > Radio only broadcast journalist gender ratio: Sex ratio (F/M) of radio only broadcast journalists (headcounts).
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people 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.
  • 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 > 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 > Secure Internet servers per million: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
  • 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.
  • ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP: ICT service exports (% of service exports, BoP). Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
  • 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.
  • Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines: Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$, % of GDP: Investment in telecoms with private participation (current US$). 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 as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Periodicals > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month: 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).
  • 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.
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Broadcast media - media is government regulated; 1 dominant state-owned TV broadcaster, Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV), operates a network consisting of 5 channels; private TV broadcasters are permitted; to date 69 foreign satellite channels are operational; the state-owned radio network operates more than 40 stations; nearly 100 commercially licensed privately owned radio stations provide programming mostly limited to music and talk shows
Households with television 88.06%
Ranked 62nd. 89% more than Pakistan 		46.52%
Ranked 41st.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 28.87
Ranked 110th. 6 times more than Pakistan 		5.17
Ranked 140th.
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 15.23
Ranked 146th. 53% more than Pakistan 		9.96
Ranked 164th.
Internet > Internet users per thousand people 149.4
Ranked 150th. 52% more than Pakistan 		98.12
Ranked 168th.
Internet > Users per 1000 99.72
Ranked 104th. 		106.75
Ranked 99th. 7% more than Algeria
Internet users 4.7 million
Ranked 49th. 		20.43 million
Ranked 20th. 4 times more than Algeria
News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>Algerian Press Service (APS) - state-run</p> <p>Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) - state-funded</p>
Personal computers > Per capita 10.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 49th. 3 times more than Pakistan 		4.24 per 1,000 people
Ranked 136th.
Radio > List of radio stations <p>Algerian Radio - operated by state-run Radio-Television Algerienne, runs national Arabic, Berber and French networks and several local stations</p> <p>Radio Pakistan - state-run, operates 25 stations nationwide, an external service and the entertainment-based FM 101 network, aimed at younger listeners</p> </p>Azad Kashmir Radio - state-run, for Pakistani-administered Kashmir</p> </p>Mast FM 103 - private, music</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12965785">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 103.31
Ranked 101st. 55% more than Pakistan 		66.77
Ranked 155th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 826.89 per 1,000 people
Ranked 62nd. 62% more than Pakistan 		509.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd.
Television > List of TV stations <p>Enterprise Nationale de Television (ENTV) - state-run</p> </p>Echourouk TV - private, via satellite</p> </p>Ennahar TV - private, via satellite</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14118855">Full Article</a> <p>Pakistan Television Corporation Ltd - state TV, operates PTV Home, regional network PTV National, Baluchi-language PTV Bolan, PTV News</p> </p>ATV - semi-private, terrestrial network</p> </p>Geo TV - leading private satellite broadcaster, owned by Jang publishing group; based in Dubai; services include Urdu-language Geo News</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12965785">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 106.17 per 1,000 people
Ranked 100th. 4 times more than Pakistan 		24.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 138th.
Televisions per 1000 93.93
Ranked 115th. 5 times more than Pakistan 		20.34
Ranked 156th.
Personal computers per 1000 10.31
Ranked 49th. 3 times more than Pakistan 		4.09
Ranked 136th.
Radio broadcast stations AM 25, FM 1, shortwave 8 AM 31, FM 68, shortwave NA
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 27.18
Ranked 51st. 		50.33
Ranked 51st. 85% more than Algeria
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 494.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th. 4 times more than Pakistan 		115.87 per 1,000 people
Ranked 114th.
Internet > Users > Per capita 105 per 1,000 people
Ranked 105th. 		106.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 103th. 1% more than Algeria
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 83.21
Ranked 129th. 3 times more than Pakistan 		32.39
Ranked 155th.
Televisions 3.1 million
Ranked 49th. The same as Pakistan 		3.1 million
Ranked 50th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 92.04 per 1,000 people
Ranked 84th. 3 times more than Pakistan 		32.96 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th.
Internet users > Per 100 people 11.93
Ranked 111th. 7% more than Pakistan 		11.14
Ranked 113th.
Internet > Internet users 5.69 million
Ranked 53th. 		18.96 million
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Algeria
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 26.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th. 		40.56 per 1,000 people
Ranked 45th. 51% more than Algeria
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 156.3 Mbps
Ranked 69th. 		800 Mbps
Ranked 59th. 5 times more than Algeria
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 4.98 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 104th. 		5.26 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 108th. 6% more than Algeria
Personal computers 350,000
Ranked 30th. 		600,000
Ranked 55th. 71% more than Algeria
Television broadcast stations 46
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Pakistan 		20
Ranked 17th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 1.67 billion min.
Ranked 13th. 1% more than Pakistan 		1.66 billion min.
Ranked 20th.
Radios per 1000 215.13
Ranked 128th. 2 times more than Pakistan 		88.57
Ranked 170th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 899.59
Ranked 84th. 49% more than Pakistan 		605.55
Ranked 124th.
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $3.87 billion
Ranked 53th. 		$7.26 billion
Ranked 46th. 88% more than Algeria
Internet > Percent using internet 15.23%
Ranked 145th. 53% more than Pakistan 		9.96%
Ranked 161st.
Telephones > Mobile cellular 35.62 million
Ranked 30th. 		111 million
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Algeria
Radio receivers > Per capita 0.243 per capita
Ranked 113th. 2 times more than Pakistan 		0.105 per capita
Ranked 155th.
Newspaper circulation per 1000 24.13
Ranked 38th. 		36.47
Ranked 30th. 51% more than Algeria
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 70.8
Ranked 129th. 3 times more than Pakistan 		23.86
Ranked 148th.
Telephone mainlines per 1000 75.73
Ranked 92nd. 2 times more than Pakistan 		33.41
Ranked 106th.
Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>El Khabar - private, Arabic daily; website has pages in Arabic, French and English</p> </p>Ech Chourouk - private, Arabic daily; website has English-language pages</p> </p>Le Quotidien d&#039;Oran - private, French-language daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14118855">Full Article</a> <p>Daily Jang - Karachi-based, Urdu-language; largest-circulation daily</p> </p>Dawn - Karachi-based, largest-circulation English-language daily</p> </p>The Nation - Lahore-based, English-language daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12965785">Full Article</a>
Telephone system > General assessment privatization of Algeria's telecommunications sector began in 2000; three mobile cellular licenses have been issued and, in 2005, a consortium led by Egypt's Orascom Telecom won a 15-year license to build and operate a fixed-line network in Algeria; the license will allow Orascom to develop high-speed data and other specialized services and contribute to meeting the large unfulfilled demand for basic residential telephony; Internet broadband services began in 2003 the telecommunications infrastructure is improving dramatically with foreign and domestic investments in fixed-line and mobile-cellular networks; system consists of microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, fiber-optic cable, cellular, and satellite networks;
Television receivers per 1000 102.16
Ranked 99th. 4 times more than Pakistan 		23.2
Ranked 136th.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 1
Ranked 42nd. 		27
Ranked 38th. 27 times more than Algeria
Newspapers 24
Ranked 27th. 		352
Ranked 5th. 15 times more than Algeria
Internet > IP addresses per capita 73.91
Ranked 134th. 3 times more than Pakistan 		27.22
Ranked 163th.
Average cost of local call 0.02
Ranked 86th. The same as Pakistan 		0.02
Ranked 91st.
Internet > Users 3.5 million
Ranked 46th. 		17.5 million
Ranked 15th. 5 times more than Algeria
Internet > Internet penetration 15.2%
Ranked 153th. 52% more than Pakistan 		10%
Ranked 171st.
Newspaper circulation 796,440
Ranked 22nd. 		5.56 million
Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Algeria
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 402.27
Ranked 78th. 5 times more than Pakistan 		80.85
Ranked 129th.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 979.48
Ranked 116th. 46% more than Pakistan 		670.64
Ranked 153th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines 3.2 million
Ranked 49th. 		5.8 million
Ranked 28th. 81% more than Algeria
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 37.69 million
Ranked 32nd. 		120.15 million
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Algeria
Internet > Internet Service Providers 2
Ranked 145th. 		30
Ranked 38th. 15 times more than Algeria
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 1.11 million
Ranked 53th. 20% more than Pakistan 		926,922
Ranked 58th.
Cinemas > Per capita 0.005 per 1,000 people
Ranked 52nd. 25% more than Pakistan 		0.004 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th.
Telephones > Main lines in use 3.06 million
Ranked 50th. 		5.72 million
Ranked 30th. 87% more than Algeria
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 8.32
Ranked 130th. 3 times more than Pakistan 		3.24
Ranked 154th.
Active military personnel 147,000
Ranked 20th. 		617,000
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Algeria
Radio receivers per 1000 233.97
Ranked 113th. 2 times more than Pakistan 		101.05
Ranked 153th.
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 415.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 77th. 5 times more than Pakistan 		81.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 130th.
Internet > Hosts per 1000 0.0134
Ranked 177th. 		1.18
Ranked 120th. 88 times more than Algeria
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 37.69 million
Ranked 32nd. 		120.15 million
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Algeria
Radio receivers 7.1 million
Ranked 44th. 		13.5 million
Ranked 27th. 90% more than Algeria
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 33 million
Ranked 31st. 		130.58 million
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Algeria
Television receivers 3.1 million
Ranked 49th. The same as Pakistan 		3.1 million
Ranked 50th.
Television broadcast stations > Per capita 1.63 per 1 million people
Ranked 24th. 13 times more than Pakistan 		0.126 per 1 million people
Ranked 35th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 2.08$
Ranked 38th. 2 times more than Pakistan 		1.03$
Ranked 75th.
Mobile phone subscribers 13.66 million
Ranked 27th. 7% more than Pakistan 		12.77 million
Ranked 31st.
Telephone system > International country code - 213; landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-4 fiber-optic submarine cable system that provides links to Europe, the Middle East, and Asia; microwave radio relay to Italy, France, Spain, Morocco, and Tunisia; coaxial cable to Morocco and Tunisia; participant in Medarabtel; satellite earth stations - 51 (Intelsat, Intersputnik, and Arabsat) country code - 92; landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable systems that provide links to Asia, the Middle East, and Europe; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean); 3 operational international gateway exchanges (1 at Karachi and 2 at Islamabad); microwave radio relay to neighboring countries
Internet > ISP 2
Ranked 101st. 		30
Ranked 23th. 15 times more than Algeria
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 5.74
Ranked 70th. 20 times more than Pakistan 		0.282
Ranked 95th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 3.2 million
Ranked 49th. 		5.8 million
Ranked 28th. 81% more than Algeria
Radios 7.1 million
Ranked 45th. 		13.5 million
Ranked 29th. 90% more than Algeria
Internet > Hosts 477
Ranked 159th. 		197,264
Ranked 58th. 414 times more than Algeria
Cinemas > Annual attendance 600,000
Ranked 54th. 		9.7 million
Ranked 36th. 16 times more than Algeria
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 25.83
Ranked 55th. 		38.93
Ranked 45th. 51% more than Algeria
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 0.0198
Ranked 61st. 		0.0726
Ranked 56th. 4 times more than Algeria
Newspapers per million 0.727
Ranked 55th. 		2.31
Ranked 38th. 3 times more than Algeria
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 4.8 Mbps
Ranked 107th. 		5.16 Mbps
Ranked 107th. 7% more than Algeria
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 17
Ranked 51st. 		291
Ranked 7th. 17 times more than Algeria
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 1.08 million
Ranked 49th. 		7.82 million
Ranked 10th. 7 times more than Algeria
Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 100%
Ranked 3rd. 		0.0
Ranked 48th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 796,000
Ranked 36th. 		5.6 million
Ranked 11th. 7 times more than Algeria
Internet > Top level domain .dz .pk
Television > Total number of channels 3
Ranked 47th. 		11
Ranked 28th. 4 times more than Algeria
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.024$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 70th. 		0.069$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Algeria
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 0.032
Ranked 44th. 		0.159
Ranked 93th. 5 times more than Algeria
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 12.44$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 14th. 		32.37$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Algeria
Television > Total number of channels per million people 0.0883
Ranked 62nd. 27% more than Pakistan 		0.0696
Ranked 64th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 36.19
Ranked 90th. 		50.39
Ranked 53th. 39% more than Algeria
Telephone system > Domestic a limited network of fixed lines with a teledensity of less than 10 telephones per 100 persons has been offset by the rapid increase in mobile-cellular subscribership; in 2011, mobile-cellular teledensity was roughly 100 telephones per 100 persons mobile-cellular subscribership has skyrocketed, exceeding 110 million by the end of 2011, up from only about 300,000 in 2000; more than 90 percent of Pakistanis live within areas that have cell phone coverage and more than half of all Pakistanis have access to a cell phone; fiber systems are being constructed throughout the country to aid in network growth; fixed line availability has risen only marginally over the same period and there are still difficulties getting fixed-line service to rural areas
Internet country code .dz .pk
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 2.74 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 124th. 		8.32 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 105th. 3 times more than Algeria
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 49.82 min.
Ranked 41st. 4 times more than Pakistan 		11.08 min.
Ranked 95th.
Telephone mainlines 2.57 million
Ranked 43th. 		5.28 million
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Algeria
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ $86.70 million
Ranked 54th. 		$314.00 million
Ranked 28th. 4 times more than Algeria
Cinemas 136
Ranked 43th. 		574
Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Algeria
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 5.93 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st. 21 times more than Pakistan 		0.286 per 1,000 people
Ranked 96th.
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering Selective filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 9.41$/month
Ranked 156th. 		9.5$/month
Ranked 155th. 1% more than Algeria
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 51.52 min. per capita
Ranked 40th. 5 times more than Pakistan 		11.45 min. per capita
Ranked 93th.
Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 0.0
Ranked 49th. 		100%
Ranked 5th.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 83.86$ per capita
Ranked 60th. 52% more than Pakistan 		55.17$ per capita
Ranked 67th.
Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$ $110.88
Ranked 59th. 3 times more than Pakistan 		$42.77
Ranked 68th.
Mobile cellular subscriptions 31.87 million
Ranked 28th. 		88.02 million
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Algeria
Internet > Broadband subscribers 195,000
Ranked 45th. 4 times more than Pakistan 		44,600
Ranked 61st.
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 0.0606
Ranked 186th. 		0.197
Ranked 167th. 3 times more than Algeria
Cinemas per million 4.48
Ranked 55th. 10% more than Pakistan 		4.08
Ranked 36th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 24
Ranked 40th. 		306
Ranked 9th. 13 times more than Algeria
Internet > IP addresses 2.62 million
Ranked 57th. 		5.18 million
Ranked 51st. 98% more than Algeria
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 7449000000 12128000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 1.41
Ranked 99th. 14 times more than Pakistan 		0.1
Ranked 132nd.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 83.21
Ranked 135th. 3 times more than Pakistan 		32.39
Ranked 159th.
Television broadcast stations per million 1.57
Ranked 26th. 13 times more than Pakistan 		0.124
Ranked 33th.
Radio > Total number of channels 33
Ranked 25th. 		76
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Algeria
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily 82
Ranked 28th. 		560
Ranked 10th. 7 times more than Algeria
Internet > TLD .dz .pk
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 92.72
Ranked 73th. 75% more than Pakistan 		52.99
Ranked 119th.
Internet > Livejournal users 174
Ranked 83th. 7% more than Pakistan 		162
Ranked 91st.
Internet > Secure Internet servers 6
Ranked 128th. 		69
Ranked 70th. 12 times more than Algeria
Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita 0.021 per capita
Ranked 61st. 		0.076 per capita
Ranked 56th. 4 times more than Algeria
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000 29.49
Ranked 32nd. 2 times more than Pakistan 		12.68
Ranked 36th.
Telecommunications > Country calling code 213 92
Telephone subscribers per 1000 478
Ranked 82nd. 4 times more than Pakistan 		114.25
Ranked 114th.
E-Government rating 35.2
Ranked 144th. 		37.3
Ranked 120th. 6% more than Algeria
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 0.779
Ranked 75th. 		2.13
Ranked 44th. 3 times more than Algeria
Television > Percentage of public channels with national coverage 33.33%
Ranked 30th. 83% more than Pakistan 		18.18%
Ranked 40th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 0.18 per 1 million people
Ranked 159th. 		0.434 per 1 million people
Ranked 145th. 2 times more than Algeria
Radio > Total number of channels per million people 0.972
Ranked 43th. 2 times more than Pakistan 		0.481
Ranked 59th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 3.31 million
Ranked 47th. 		4.55 million
Ranked 33th. 37% more than Algeria
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita 2.77 per 1 million people
Ranked 39th. 		4.16 per 1 million people
Ranked 45th. 50% more than Algeria
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million 2.66
Ranked 40th. 		3.98
Ranked 45th. 50% more than Algeria
Internet > Livejournal users per million 5.2
Ranked 163th. 5 times more than Pakistan 		1.04
Ranked 192nd.
Radio > Percentage of public channels with national coverage 9.09%
Ranked 38th. 7 times more than Pakistan 		1.32%
Ranked 56th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code 213
Ranked 49th. 2 times more than Pakistan 		92
Ranked 40th.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 253944000000 162619000000
Phone system > International dialling code +213 +92
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 0.54
Ranked 148th. 		0.62
Ranked 145th. 15% more than Algeria
Internet servers using encryption 19
Ranked 114th. 		105
Ranked 71st. 6 times more than Algeria
Telephone mainlines > Per capita 78.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 92nd. 2 times more than Pakistan 		33.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 106th.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 0.753 per 1,000 people
Ranked 62nd. 39% more than Pakistan 		0.543 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 24.47$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 67th. 2 times more than Pakistan 		10.72$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 78th.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita 0.014 per 1,000 people
Ranked 197th. 		1.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 139th. 82 times more than Algeria
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.064$ per 1 million people
Ranked 78th. 9 times more than Pakistan 		0.007$ per 1 million people
Ranked 107th.
Telephone lines 3.31 million
Ranked 42nd. 		4.42 million
Ranked 32nd. 33% more than Algeria
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 485,000
Ranked 51st. 3 times more than Pakistan 		168,082
Ranked 67th.
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 5.79%
Ranked 90th. 2% more than Pakistan 		5.66%
Ranked 67th.
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 0.0
Ranked 132nd. 		0.47%
Ranked 81st.
Television standard > VHF PAL B PAL B
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 494.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 79th. 4 times more than Pakistan 		115.87 per 1,000 people
Ranked 114th.
Telephone subscribers 16.23 million
Ranked 31st. 		18.05 million
Ranked 27th. 11% more than Algeria
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 7.46$/month
Ranked 128th. 3 times more than Pakistan 		2.43$/month
Ranked 177th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Periodicals 106
Ranked 25th. 		559
Ranked 16th. 5 times more than Algeria
Telephone subscribers per employee 302.29
Ranked 69th. 42% more than Pakistan 		213.34
Ranked 9th.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 3.39% GDP
Ranked 46th. 37% more than Pakistan 		2.48% GDP
Ranked 64th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Periodicals per million 3.44
Ranked 31st. 		3.98
Ranked 33th. 16% more than Algeria
Phone subscribers 64.21
Ranked 116th. 2 times more than Pakistan 		28.92
Ranked 129th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 82
Ranked 21st. 		988
Ranked 10th. 12 times more than Algeria
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ 1.27 billion$
Ranked 13th. 		3.58 billion$
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Algeria
Internet > ISP > Per capita 0.066 per 1 million people
Ranked 119th. 		0.217 per 1 million people
Ranked 107th. 3 times more than Algeria
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per capita 38.72$ per capita
Ranked 13th. 68% more than Pakistan 		23.01$ per capita
Ranked 27th.
Radio > Radio only broadcast journalist gender ratio 0.862
Ranked 15th. 		1.2
Ranked 6th. 39% more than Algeria
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 979.48
Ranked 111th. 46% more than Pakistan 		670.64
Ranked 152nd.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.508
Ranked 123th. 		1.88
Ranked 82nd. 4 times more than Algeria
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 3.05
Ranked 107th. 6 times more than Pakistan 		0.515
Ranked 141st.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 1.27
Ranked 168th. The same as Pakistan 		1.27
Ranked 169th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 0.174
Ranked 158th. 		0.429
Ranked 144th. 2 times more than Algeria
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita 30.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd. 2 times more than Pakistan 		13.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th.
Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.1
Ranked 45th. The same as Pakistan 		0.1
Ranked 50th.
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita $2.25
Ranked 84th. 29% more than Pakistan 		$1.75
Ranked 86th.
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 59.43%
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Pakistan 		20.06%
Ranked 69th.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 26.83%
Ranked 72nd. 		34.57%
Ranked 40th. 29% more than Algeria
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 19.49%
Ranked 89th. 		42.58%
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Algeria
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 2.66
Ranked 32nd. 		6.37
Ranked 67th. 2 times more than Algeria
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 0.81 per 1 million people
Ranked 71st. 		2.22 per 1 million people
Ranked 41st. 3 times more than Algeria
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily 909,000
Ranked 24th. 		1.78 million
Ranked 13th. 96% more than Algeria
Internet > ISP per million 0.0631
Ranked 125th. 		0.209
Ranked 112th. 3 times more than Algeria
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita 37.45$
Ranked 13th. 65% more than Pakistan 		22.69$
Ranked 28th.
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 0.8 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 53th. 		98.6 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 14th. 123 times more than Algeria
Telephone lines > Per 100 people 9.64
Ranked 119th. 4 times more than Pakistan 		2.66
Ranked 148th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 8.78
Ranked 127th. 3 times more than Pakistan 		3.22
Ranked 154th.
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$, % of GDP 0.0417%
Ranked 86th. 		0.136%
Ranked 77th. 3 times more than Algeria
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Periodicals > Per capita 3.58 per 1 million people
Ranked 31st. 		4.15 per 1 million people
Ranked 33th. 16% more than Algeria
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 6.32$/month
Ranked 98th. 24% more than Pakistan 		5.09$/month
Ranked 104th.
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 23.89%
Ranked 75th. Twice as much as Pakistan 		11.89%
Ranked 79th.

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