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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.
  • 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 > Percent using internet: Percentage of individuals using the Internet.
  • Radio broadcast stations: The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast stations.
  • Radios per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Television broadcast stations: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations.
  • Televisions: The total number of televisions
  • Televisions per 1000: The total number of televisions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Internet > IP addresses per capita: Number of IPv4 internet address allocated per 1000 residents.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people: Estimated number of individual non-daily newspapers in circulation by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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)
  • Telephone subscribers per 1000: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Figures expressed per thousand 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.
  • Website defacements per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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 subscribers per employee: Telephone subscribers per employee are telephone subscribers (fixed-line plus mobile) divided by total telecommunications employees.
  • Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
  • Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of individual non-daily newspapers in circulation by country.
  • 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.
  • Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Internet servers using encryption: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • 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).
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STAT American Samoa Philippines HISTORY
Broadcast media 3 multiple national private TV and radio networks; multi-channel satellite and cable TV systems available; more than 350 TV stations - 4 major TV networks operating nationwide with 1 being government-owned; some 1100 cable TV providers and some 1,200 radio stations broadcasting; the Philippines is scheduled to complete the switch from analog to digital broadcasting by the end of 2015
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 221.12 per 1,000 people
Ranked 117th. 		459.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 83th. 2 times more than American Samoa
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 0.0
Ranked 181st. 		22.2
Ranked 115th.
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 0.0
Ranked 169th. 		36.24
Ranked 110th.
Internet > Percent using internet 0.0
Ranked 171st. 		36.24%
Ranked 111th.
Radio broadcast stations AM 2, FM 3, shortwave 0 AM 381, FM 628, shortwave 4 (each shortwave station operates on multiple frequencies in the language of the target audience)
Radios per 1000 964.19
Ranked 13th. 7 times more than Philippines 		139.22
Ranked 153th.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 3.64
Ranked 167th. 		106.77
Ranked 94th. 29 times more than American Samoa
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 181.4
Ranked 91st. 4 times more than Philippines 		40.73
Ranked 147th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 182.46 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Philippines 		72.15 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd.
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 38.6 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th. 		981 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 25 times more than American Samoa
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 37.12
Ranked 28th. 		986.97
Ranked 2nd. 27 times more than American Samoa
Television broadcast stations 1
Ranked 35th. 		250
Ranked 1st. 250 times more than American Samoa
Televisions 14,000
Ranked 180th. 		3.7 million
Ranked 40th. 264 times more than American Samoa
Televisions per 1000 236.82
Ranked 71st. 5 times more than Philippines 		44.79
Ranked 138th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular 2,200
Ranked 7th. 		94.19 million
Ranked 14th. 42814 times more than American Samoa
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 184.91
Ranked 85th. 3 times more than Philippines 		72.59
Ranked 3rd.
Telephone mainlines per 1000 174.72
Ranked 79th. 4 times more than Philippines 		39.24
Ranked 105th.
Telephone system > General assessment good telex, telegraph, facsimile, and cellular telephone services good international radiotelephone and submarine cable services; domestic and interisland service adequate
Internet > IP addresses per capita 60.18
Ranked 141st. 16% more than Philippines 		52.08
Ranked 149th.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 37.97
Ranked 157th. 		405.25
Ranked 77th. 11 times more than American Samoa
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 37.97
Ranked 167th. 		1,065.08
Ranked 95th. 28 times more than American Samoa
Telecoms > Telephone lines 10,000
Ranked 191st. 		3.94 million
Ranked 42nd. 394 times more than American Samoa
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 2,250
Ranked 200th. 		103 million
Ranked 12th. 45778 times more than American Samoa
Internet > Internet Service Providers 1
Ranked 215th. 		33
Ranked 35th. 33 times more than American Samoa
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 0.0
Ranked 181st. 		2.15 million
Ranked 38th.
Telephones > Main lines in use 10,400
Ranked 197th. 		3.56 million
Ranked 46th. 342 times more than American Samoa
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 18.14
Ranked 92nd. 4 times more than Philippines 		4.07
Ranked 147th.
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 39.47 per 1,000 people
Ranked 162nd. 		418.75 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th. 11 times more than American Samoa
Internet > Hosts per 1000 33.71
Ranked 64th. 11 times more than Philippines 		3.14
Ranked 104th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 2,250
Ranked 203th. 		103 million
Ranked 11th. 45778 times more than American Samoa
Television broadcast stations > Per capita 16.78 per 1 million people
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Philippines 		2.75 per 1 million people
Ranked 5th.
Mobile phone subscribers 2,250
Ranked 195th. 		34.78 million
Ranked 16th. 15457 times more than American Samoa
Telephone system > International country code - 1-684; satellite earth station - 1 (Intelsat-Pacific Ocean) country code - 63; a series of submarine cables together provide connectivity to Asia, US, the Middle East, and Europe; multiple international gateways
Internet > ISP 1
Ranked 153th. 		33
Ranked 22nd. 33 times more than American Samoa
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 10,000
Ranked 192nd. 		3.94 million
Ranked 42nd. 394 times more than American Samoa
Radios 57,000
Ranked 184th. 		11.5 million
Ranked 32nd. 202 times more than American Samoa
Internet > Hosts 1,923
Ranked 139th. 		283,579
Ranked 52nd. 147 times more than American Samoa
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 2
Ranked 132nd. 		82
Ranked 22nd. 41 times more than American Samoa
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 5,000
Ranked 152nd. 		6.51 million
Ranked 12th. 1303 times more than American Samoa
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 92.72
Ranked 64th. 20% more than Philippines 		77.34
Ranked 41st.
Telephone system > Domestic domestic satellite system with 1 Comsat earth station telecommunications infrastructure includes the following platforms: fixed-line, mobile cellular, cable TV, over-the-air TV, radio and Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT), fiber-optic cable, and satellite; mobile-cellular communications now dominate the industry
Internet country code .as .ph
Telephone mainlines 10,354
Ranked 172nd. 		3.37 million
Ranked 36th. 325 times more than American Samoa
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ 0.0
Ranked 117th. 		$1.11 billion
Ranked 12th.
Internet hosts None None
Mobile cellular subscriptions 2,250
Ranked 188th. 		68.12 million
Ranked 15th. 30274 times more than American Samoa
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 16.92
Ranked 31st. 42 times more than Philippines 		0.399
Ranked 148th.
Internet > IP addresses 4,096
Ranked 209th. 		5.4 million
Ranked 49th. 1320 times more than American Samoa
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 51.92
Ranked 36th. 5 times more than Philippines 		11.53
Ranked 45th.
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 0.0
Ranked 167th. 		1.16
Ranked 102nd.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 181.4
Ranked 96th. 4 times more than Philippines 		40.73
Ranked 152nd.
Television broadcast stations per million 17.05
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Philippines 		2.81
Ranked 3rd.
Internet > TLD .as .ph
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 3.64
Ranked 156th. 		75.39
Ranked 97th. 21 times more than American Samoa
Internet > Livejournal users 246
Ranked 71st. 		4,592
Ranked 10th. 19 times more than American Samoa
Telephone subscribers per 1000 212.68
Ranked 115th. 		444.49
Ranked 86th. 2 times more than American Samoa
Internet > Livejournal users per million 4,151.06
Ranked 4th. 76 times more than Philippines 		54.52
Ranked 83th.
Website defacements 7
Ranked 78th. 		32
Ranked 45th. 5 times more than American Samoa
Website defacements per million 120.32
Ranked 2nd. 298 times more than Philippines 		0.404
Ranked 98th.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita 29.66 per 1,000 people
Ranked 76th. 10 times more than Philippines 		2.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 122nd.
Telephone subscribers per employee 82.19
Ranked 112th. 		1,555.15
Ranked 1st. 19 times more than American Samoa
Telephone subscribers 12,604
Ranked 175th. 		38.15 million
Ranked 16th. 3027 times more than American Samoa
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 221.12 per 1,000 people
Ranked 117th. 		459.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 83th. 2 times more than American Samoa
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 33.75
Ranked 5th. 35 times more than Philippines 		0.974
Ranked 107th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation 2,800
Ranked 66th. 		971,220
Ranked 24th. 347 times more than American Samoa
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 18.54
Ranked 40th. 3 times more than Philippines 		5.91
Ranked 68th.
Internet > ISP per million 17.38
Ranked 22nd. 41 times more than Philippines 		0.425
Ranked 99th.
Telephone mainlines > Per capita 181.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 79th. 4 times more than Philippines 		40.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 105th.
Internet servers using encryption 4
Ranked 151st. 		484
Ranked 43th. 121 times more than American Samoa
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 61.51
Ranked 57th. 12 times more than Philippines 		5.26
Ranked 111th.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 10590000 188759000000
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 37.97
Ranked 161st. 		1,065.08
Ranked 94th. 28 times more than American Samoa
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 0.0
Ranked 181st. 		2.23
Ranked 116th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 54.42
Ranked 84th. 6 times more than Philippines 		8.62
Ranked 130th.
Phone subscribers 247.67
Ranked 3rd. 29% more than Philippines 		191.96
Ranked 90th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 1
Ranked 104th. 		498
Ranked 17th. 498 times more than American Samoa
Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.0
Ranked 197th. 		0.1
Ranked 58th.
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita 0.0
Ranked 117th. 		$11.51
Ranked 41st.
Telephone lines 10,400
Ranked 181st. 		4.08 million
Ranked 36th. 392 times more than American Samoa
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 0.0
Ranked 167th. 		1.05 million
Ranked 39th.
Telephone lines > Per 100 people 15.73
Ranked 99th. 3 times more than Philippines 		4.51
Ranked 135th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 14.15
Ranked 108th. 3 times more than Philippines 		4.08
Ranked 147th.
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 10.08$/month
Ranked 74th. 		11.58$/month
Ranked 66th. 15% more than American Samoa

SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; World Development Indicators database; 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.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.; International Telecommunications Union. Source tables; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; CIA World Factbook, December 2003. 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.; 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. 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.; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. 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.; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; World Development Indicators 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.; http://www.iana.org/numbers; 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. 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.; International Telecommunications Union; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. 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