Media Stats: compare key data on Argentina & Japan

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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.
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.
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.
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.
Films produced: Amount of films created in specified country as catalogued by IMDB
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.
Cinema attendance per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
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.
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.
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.
Number of PCs per million: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Figures expressed per million 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.
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.
Films produced per million: Amount of films created in specified country as catalogued by IMDB. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
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.
Internet > Top level domain: Country top level domain.
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.
Music > Share of all albums sold: Share of album sales in domestic music industries during 1990-2000.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Telephone system > Domestic: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
Arabsat -
Internet country code: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Telephone mainlines: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
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.
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.
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."
Number of PCs: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people: Fixed telephone lines. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions: Mobile subscriptions Number.
Internet > Broadband access: DSL lines, cable modems etc. total in major countries (Top 30)
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million: . 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)
Internet > Secure Internet servers: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people: Total number of film distribution companies. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Cinema > Percentage of nationally controlled distribution companies: Percentage of nationally based film distribution companies.
Cinema > Number of distribution companies: Total number of film distribution companies.
Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
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.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration: Mobile subscriptions %.
E-Government rating: Darrell M. West, Center for Public Policy, Brown University
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines: Number of telephone lines.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature 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.
Website defacements per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > Linux web servers: Total usage of Linux servers by country as of Jan 2001
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.
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code: Country Code.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
Phone system > International dialling code: Country international dialling code.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile subscriptions Number. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people: Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people). Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers (per 100 people). Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Telephone greetings, owner answers phone: What the receiver of a call usually says when taking the call.
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 and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Royalties and fees: Receipts of royalties and licence fees ($US per person)
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Telephone lines: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology."
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."
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 > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Internet servers using encryption: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences 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.
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.
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 systems > Privatisation: The year a nation privatised its telecommunications services. "n/a" indicates that the relevant firm was not privatized.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines: Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch: Official launch date of digital terrestrial television in different countries.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
Telephone subscribers per employee: Telephone subscribers per employee are telephone subscribers (fixed-line plus mobile) divided by total telecommunications employees.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > Linux web servers per million: Total usage of Linux servers by country as of Jan 2001. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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).
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 10 million $ gross domestic product.
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$: 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).
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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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STAT	Argentina	Japan
Broadcast media	government owns a TV station and a radio network; more than 2 dozen TV stations and hundreds of privately owned radio stations; high rate of cable TV subscription usage	a mixture of public and commercial broadcast TV and radio stations; 6 national terrestrial TV networks including 1 public broadcaster; the large number of radio and TV stations available provide a wide range of choices; satellite and cable services provide access to international channels
Households with television	96.97% Ranked 21st.	99% Ranked 5th. 2% more than Argentina
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000	108.93 Ranked 69th.	276.69 Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Argentina
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people	55.8 Ranked 68th.	79.05 Ranked 31st. 42% more than Argentina
Internet > Internet users per thousand people	552.52 Ranked 72nd.	791.21 Ranked 31st. 43% more than Argentina
Internet > Users per 1000	236.68 Ranked 73th.	689.59 Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Argentina
Internet users	13.69 million Ranked 28th.	99.18 million Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Argentina
News Agencies > List of news agencies	<p>Diarios y Noticias (DYN) - partly owned by Grupo Clarin</p> </p>Telam - state run</p> </p>Noticias Argentinas - set up by privately-owned newspapers</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-18707517">Full Article</a>	<p>Kyodo - English-language pages</p> </p>Japan Today - online news, in English</p>
Personal computers > Per capita	83.39 per 1,000 people Ranked 70th.	541.63 per 1,000 people Ranked 17th. 6 times more than Argentina
Radio > List of radio stations	<p>Radio Mitre - private, speech-based, operated by Grupo Clarin</p> </p>Radio 10 - private, news and entertainment</p> </p>Radio Nacional - public radio</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-18707517">Full Article</a>	<p>NHK - public, operates news/speech-based Radio 1, cultural/educational network Radio 2, classical music-based network FM Radio, external service Radio Japan</p> </p>Inter FM - Tokyo commercial music station</p> </p>J-Wave - Tokyo commercial music station</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15217593">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	142.51 Ranked 32nd. 30% more than Japan	109.43 Ranked 86th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita	1,002.48 per 1,000 people Ranked 40th. 19% more than Japan	842.31 per 1,000 people Ranked 60th.
Television > List of TV stations	<p>Telefe (Canal11) - leading national network, operated by Grupo Telefe</p> </p>Canal 13 (El Trece) - leading national network, operated by Grupo Clarin</p> </p>Canal 9 - popular national network</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-18707517">Full Article</a>	<p>NHK - public, operates the General TV, Educational TV channels. NHK also runs HD satellite channels BS1 and BS Premium. NHK World is the organisation's international English-language channel.</p> </p>TV Asahi - national commercial network</p> </p>Fuji TV - national commercial network</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15217593">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita	222.76 per 1,000 people Ranked 72nd.	686.01 per 1,000 people Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Argentina
Televisions per 1000	209.37 Ranked 82nd.	677.27 Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Argentina
Personal computers per 1000	83.53 Ranked 71st.	541.64 Ranked 17th. 6 times more than Argentina
Radio broadcast stations	AM 260 (includes 10 inactive stations), FM (probably more than 1,000, mostly unlicensed), shortwave 6	AM 215 (plus 370 repeaters), FM 89 (plus 485 repeaters), shortwave 21
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people	35.52 Ranked 56th.	551.23 Ranked 2nd. 16 times more than Argentina
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people	797.48 per 1,000 people Ranked 57th.	1,201.54 per 1,000 people Ranked 36th. 51% more than Argentina
Internet > Users > Per capita	230.98 per 1,000 people Ranked 75th.	691.42 per 1,000 people Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Argentina
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000	243.31 Ranked 68th.	503.86 Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Argentina
Televisions	7.95 million Ranked 24th.	86.5 million Ranked 3rd. 11 times more than Argentina
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita	235.72 per 1,000 people Ranked 51st.	402.03 per 1,000 people Ranked 27th. 71% more than Argentina
Internet users > Per 100 people	28.11 Ranked 76th.	75.16 Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Argentina
Internet > Internet users	23.54 million Ranked 22nd.	100.68 million Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Argentina
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita	40.66 per 1,000 people Ranked 44th.	566.69 per 1,000 people Ranked 1st. 14 times more than Argentina
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps	12,248 Mbps Ranked 11th.	132,608 Mbps Ranked 9th. 11 times more than Argentina
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita	316.1 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 31st.	1,037.92 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 30th. 3 times more than Argentina
Personal computers	3.2 million Ranked 32nd.	69.2 million Ranked 2nd. 22 times more than Argentina
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes	922.3 million min. Ranked 38th.	5.55 billion min. Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Argentina
Radios per 1000	639.97 Ranked 42nd.	943.48 Ranked 14th. 47% more than Argentina
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000	1,296.51 Ranked 30th. 44% more than Japan	900.9 Ranked 83th.
Internet > Percent using internet	55.8% Ranked 67th.	79.05% Ranked 29th. 42% more than Argentina
Telephones > Mobile cellular	55 million Ranked 23th.	132.76 million Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Argentina
Radio receivers > Per capita	0.681 per capita Ranked 36th.	0.956 per capita Ranked 15th. 40% more than Argentina
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000	243.96 Ranked 64th.	347.79 Ranked 45th. 43% more than Argentina
Telephone mainlines per 1000	227.7 Ranked 57th.	460.03 Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Argentina
Newspapers > List of newspapers	<p>Clarin - popular daily</p> </p>La Nacion - respected conservative daily</p> </p>Cronica - tabloid daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-18707517">Full Article</a>	<p>Asahi Shimbun - daily, English-language pages</p> </p>Yomiuri Shimbun - daily, English-language pages</p> </p>Mainichi Daily News - English-language pages</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15217593">Full Article</a>
Films produced	78 Ranked 14th.	310 Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Argentina
Cinema attendance	32.5 million Ranked 16th.	145 million Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Argentina
Telephone system > General assessment	in 1998 Argentina opened its telecommunications market to competition and foreign investment encouraging the growth of modern telecommunications technology; fiber-optic cable trunk lines are being installed between all major cities; major networks are entirely digital and the availability of telephone service is improving	excellent domestic and international service
Cinema attendance per capita	0.856 Ranked 36th.	1.14 Ranked 31st. 33% more than Argentina
Television receivers per 1000	222.75 Ranked 70th.	686.01 Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Argentina
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced	100 Ranked 13th.	441 Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Argentina
Internet > IP addresses per capita	344.8 Ranked 82nd.	1,587.39 Ranked 21st. 5 times more than Argentina
Average cost of local call	0.09 Ranked 38th. 29% more than Japan	0.07 Ranked 48th.
Internet > Users	9.31 million Ranked 27th.	88.11 million Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Argentina
Internet > Internet penetration	55.8% Ranked 72nd.	79.1% Ranked 33th. 42% more than Argentina
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000	571.83 Ranked 60th.	741.51 Ranked 46th. 30% more than Argentina
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000	1,426.23 Ranked 32nd. 31% more than Japan	1,084.68 Ranked 89th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines	10 million Ranked 21st.	64.27 million Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Argentina
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions	58.6 million Ranked 23th.	138.36 million Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Argentina
Internet > Internet Service Providers	33 Ranked 34th.	73 Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Argentina
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	4.48 million Ranked 19th.	35.3 million Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Argentina
Cinemas > Per capita	0.022 per 1,000 people Ranked 31st. 22% more than Japan	0.018 per 1,000 people Ranked 28th.
Telephones > Main lines in use	10.14 million Ranked 22nd.	64.67 million Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Argentina
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people	23.52 Ranked 67th.	50.47 Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Argentina
Active military personnel	73,100 Ranked 34th.	230,300 Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Argentina
Radio receivers per 1000	680.85 Ranked 37th.	955.66 Ranked 14th. 40% more than Argentina
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita	570.37 per 1,000 people Ranked 61st.	741.5 per 1,000 people Ranked 47th. 30% more than Argentina
Internet > Hosts per 1000	96.1 Ranked 45th.	312.51 Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Argentina
Number of PCs per million	78.31 Ranked 76th.	541.64 Ranked 15th. 7 times more than Argentina
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions	62.41 million Ranked 21st.	141.13 million Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Argentina
Radio receivers	24.3 million Ranked 17th.	120.5 million Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Argentina
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones	56.73 million Ranked 24th.	121.25 million Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Argentina
Television receivers	7.95 million Ranked 22nd.	86.5 million Ranked 3rd. 11 times more than Argentina
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology	656 Ranked 13th.	1,078 Ranked 11th. 64% more than Argentina
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes	2.77$ Ranked 99th. 70% more than Japan	1.63$ Ranked 5th.
Mobile phone subscribers	22.1 million Ranked 19th.	94.75 million Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Argentina
Telephone system > International	country code - 54; landing point for the Atlantis-2, UNISUR, South America-1, and South American Crossing/Latin American Nautilus submarine cable systems that provide links to Europe, Africa, South and Central America, and US; satellite earth stations - 112; 2 international gateways near Buenos Aires	country code - 81; numerous submarine cables provide links throughout Asia, Australia, the Middle East, Europe, and US; satellite earth stations - 7 Intelsat (Pacific and Indian Oceans), 1 Intersputnik (Indian Ocean region), 2 Inmarsat (Pacific and Indian Ocean regions), and 8 SkyPerfect JSAT
Internet > ISP	33 Ranked 21st.	73 Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Argentina
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000	21.76 Ranked 51st.	175.04 Ranked 14th. 8 times more than Argentina
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines	10 million Ranked 21st.	64.27 million Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Argentina
Radios	24.3 million Ranked 17th.	120.5 million Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Argentina
Films produced per million	2.05 Ranked 20th.	2.43 Ranked 13th. 18% more than Argentina
Internet > Hosts	3.81 million Ranked 17th.	39.91 million Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than Argentina
Cinemas > Annual attendance	32.5 million Ranked 14th.	145 million Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Argentina
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000	40.65 Ranked 44th.	566.69 Ranked 2nd. 14 times more than Argentina
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita	0.9 Ranked 33th.	1.14 Ranked 27th. 27% more than Argentina
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million	316.91 Mbps Ranked 31st.	1,037.94 Mbps Ranked 30th. 3 times more than Argentina
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles	184 Ranked 9th. 70% more than Japan	108 Ranked 15th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation	1.36 million Ranked 33th.	70.45 million Ranked 3rd. 52 times more than Argentina
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily	1.5 million Ranked 26th.	71.9 million Ranked 2nd. 48 times more than Argentina
Internet > Top level domain	.ar	.jp
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP	0.071$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 23th.	0.075$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 20th. 6% more than Argentina
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people	2.46 Ranked 42nd.	3.45 Ranked 29th. 41% more than Argentina
Music > Share of all albums sold	0.5-0.7	12/9/2011
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences	271 Ranked 24th.	1,363 Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Argentina
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	35.58 Ranked 58th.	551.39 Ranked 2nd. 15 times more than Argentina
Telephone system > Domestic	microwave radio relay, fiber-optic cable, and a domestic satellite system with 40 earth stations serve the trunk network; fixed-line teledensity is increasing gradually and mobile-cellular subscribership is increasing rapidly; broadband Internet services are gaining ground	high level of modern technology and excellent service of every kind
Internet country code	.ar	.jp
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP	66.86 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Japan	28.92 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 60th.
Telephone mainlines	8.8 million Ranked 20th.	58.78 million Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Argentina
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita	24.99 min. Ranked 87th.	43.41 min. Ranked 46th. 74% more than Argentina
Cinemas	780 Ranked 12th.	2,221 Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Argentina
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita	0.332 per 1,000 people Ranked 28th.	0.447 per 1,000 people Ranked 27th. 35% more than Argentina
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita	21.7 per 1,000 people Ranked 53th.	175.04 per 1,000 people Ranked 14th. 8 times more than Argentina
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month	14.37$/month Ranked 123th. 4% more than Japan	13.79$/month Ranked 125th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita	25 min. per capita Ranked 87th.	43.41 min. per capita Ranked 46th. 74% more than Argentina
Internet hosts	None	None
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita	379.39$ per capita Ranked 39th.	2,691.9$ per capita Ranked 9th. 7 times more than Argentina
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature	3,210 Ranked 11th.	11,924 Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Argentina
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology	138 Ranked 29th.	1,402 Ranked 3rd. 10 times more than Argentina
Mobile cellular subscriptions	46.51 million Ranked 22nd.	110.39 million Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Argentina
Internet > Broadband subscribers	841,000 Ranked 29th.	22.37 million Ranked 3rd. 27 times more than Argentina
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million	0.869 Ranked 116th. 52% more than Japan	0.572 Ranked 130th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences	1,409 Ranked 16th.	12,155 Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Argentina
Cinemas per million	21.6 Ranked 31st. 23% more than Japan	17.54 Ranked 28th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily	106 Ranked 15th.	110 Ranked 13th. 4% more than Argentina
Internet > IP addresses	14.55 million Ranked 26th.	202.18 million Ranked 3rd. 14 times more than Argentina
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU	869000000	2694800000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	7.99 Ranked 57th.	23.58 Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Argentina
Number of PCs	3,000 Ranked 33th.	69,200 Ranked 1st. 23 times more than Argentina
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people	243.31 Ranked 73th.	503.86 Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Argentina
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total	11,991 Ranked 15th.	56,221 Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Argentina
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions	5.23 million Ranked 34th.	144.08 million Ranked 3rd. 28 times more than Argentina
Internet > Broadband access	690,000 Ranked 29th.	20.91 million Ranked 3rd. 30 times more than Argentina
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million	332.07 Ranked 30th.	447.05 Ranked 26th. 35% more than Argentina
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation	821 Ranked 7th.	10,046 Ranked 1st. 12 times more than Argentina
Internet > TLD	.ar	.jp
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	116.61 Ranked 37th. 35% more than Japan	86.45 Ranked 82nd.
Internet > Livejournal users	535 Ranked 43th.	5,559 Ranked 8th. 10 times more than Argentina
Internet > Secure Internet servers	465 Ranked 33th.	42,338 Ranked 2nd. 91 times more than Argentina
Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people	1.79 Ranked 20th.	2.11 Ranked 15th. 18% more than Argentina
Cinema > Percentage of nationally controlled distribution companies	93.15% Ranked 20th.	97.78% Ranked 16th. 5% more than Argentina
Cinema > Number of distribution companies	73 Ranked 6th.	270 Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Argentina
Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita	0.9 per capita Ranked 33th.	1.15 per capita Ranked 28th. 27% more than Argentina
Telecommunications > Country calling code	54	81
Telephone subscribers per 1000	799.53 Ranked 58th.	1,201.54 Ranked 35th. 50% more than Argentina
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration	12.4% Ranked 85th.	113.1% Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Argentina
E-Government rating	41.8 Ranked 84th.	52 Ranked 13th. 24% more than Argentina
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million	7.5 Ranked 35th.	10.84 Ranked 36th. 44% more than Argentina
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita	88.92 per 1 million people Ranked 29th.	94.81 per 1 million people Ranked 27th. 7% more than Argentina
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million	2.87 Ranked 30th. 3 times more than Japan	0.867 Ranked 62nd.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita	11.89 per 1 million people Ranked 86th.	331.89 per 1 million people Ranked 28th. 28 times more than Argentina
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines	9.63 million Ranked 22nd.	47.58 million Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Argentina
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History	748 Ranked 16th.	2,543 Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Argentina
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita	9.89 per 1 million people Ranked 32nd. 8% more than Japan	9.14 per 1 million people Ranked 38th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million	88.9 Ranked 29th.	94.81 Ranked 26th. 7% more than Argentina
Internet > Livejournal users per million	13.97 Ranked 120th.	43.51 Ranked 88th. 3 times more than Argentina
Website defacements	155 Ranked 13th.	169 Ranked 9th. 9% more than Argentina
Website defacements per million	4.16 Ranked 43th. 3 times more than Japan	1.33 Ranked 74th.
Internet > Linux web servers	40 Ranked 28th.	2,390 Ranked 2nd. 60 times more than Argentina
1995 Shanghai International Film Festival > In competition > Director	Juan Bautiste Stagnaro	Nobuhiko Obayashi
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million	11.93 Ranked 84th.	331.4 Ranked 27th. 28 times more than Argentina
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code	54 Ranked 27th.	81 Ranked 46th. 50% more than Argentina
Phone system > International dialling code	+54	+81
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people	122.81 Ranked 85th.	1,132.21 Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Argentina
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people	41.79 Ranked 89th.	750.05 Ranked 28th. 18 times more than Argentina
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	10.88 Ranked 70th.	27.92 Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Argentina
Telecommunications > Telephone > Telephone greetings, owner answers phone	¿Hola?	Moshi moshi / もしもし Hai / はい
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP	46.02% Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Japan	20.71% Ranked 66th.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports	33.77% Ranked 43th.	49.85% Ranked 15th. 48% more than Argentina
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports	28.74% Ranked 63th.	37.77% Ranked 36th. 31% more than Argentina
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences	3,428 Ranked 8th.	12,770 Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Argentina
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita	2.87 per 1 million people Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Japan	0.867 per 1 million people Ranked 61st.
Royalties and fees	$0.40 Ranked 42nd.	$80.50 Ranked 9th. 201 times more than Argentina
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	4.8 Ranked 44th. 6 times more than Japan	0.845 Ranked 110th.
Telephone lines	9.74 million Ranked 19th.	48.43 million Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Argentina
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	3.19 million Ranked 19th.	30.11 million Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than Argentina
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports	9.43% Ranked 27th.	10.31% Ranked 21st. 9% more than Argentina
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports	0.46% Ranked 83th.	14.31% Ranked 14th. 31 times more than Argentina
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people	1,519.05 Ranked 24th. 37% more than Japan	1,106.36 Ranked 84th.
Internet > ISP per million	0.894 Ranked 80th. 55% more than Japan	0.575 Ranked 89th.
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people	19.71 Ranked 80th.	519.59 Ranked 24th. 26 times more than Argentina
Internet servers using encryption	794 Ranked 35th.	66,279 Ranked 3rd. 83 times more than Argentina
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million	20.71 Ranked 30th. 2% more than Japan	20.22 Ranked 31st.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million	39.02 Ranked 30th.	96.65 Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Argentina
Telephone mainlines > Per capita	227.11 per 1,000 people Ranked 57th.	460.03 per 1,000 people Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Argentina
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita	0.597 per 1,000 people Ranked 65th.	0.896 per 1,000 people Ranked 69th. 50% more than Argentina
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP	9.77$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 143th. 27 times more than Japan	0.36$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 10th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita	0.076$ per 1 million people Ranked 117th. 6 times more than Japan	0.013$ per 1 million people Ranked 10th.
Telephone systems > Privatisation	1990	1985
Telephone subscribers > Per capita	797.48 per 1,000 people Ranked 57th.	1,201.54 per 1,000 people Ranked 36th. 51% more than Argentina
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines	17.29 per 100 mainlines Ranked 87th. 10 times more than Japan	1.7 per 100 mainlines Ranked 131st.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita	3.82 per 1 million people Ranked 39th.	11.15 per 1 million people Ranked 31st. 3 times more than Argentina
Telephone lines > Per 100 people	24.43 Ranked 69th.	37.92 Ranked 41st. 55% more than Argentina
Television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch	3/12/2008	1/12/2003
Broadcasters of Medium > Broadcasters > Première	July 22, 2006	July 4, 2006
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita	18.17 per 1 million people Ranked 31st. 2 times more than Japan	8.57 per 1 million people Ranked 43th.
Telephone subscribers	30.9 million Ranked 18th.	153.53 million Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Argentina
Telephone subscribers per employee	969.08 Ranked 6th.	1,283.41 Ranked 1st. 32% more than Argentina
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP	3.13% GDP Ranked 49th.	3.94% GDP Ranked 58th. 26% more than Argentina
Television standard > UHF	PAL N	NTSC M
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million	18.17 Ranked 32nd. 2 times more than Japan	8.57 Ranked 42nd.
Internet > Linux web servers per million	1.07 Ranked 66th.	18.8 Ranked 19th. 18 times more than Argentina
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million	9.89 Ranked 34th. 8% more than Japan	9.14 Ranked 37th.
Internet > ISP > Per capita	0.894 per 1 million people Ranked 74th. 55% more than Japan	0.575 per 1 million people Ranked 83th.
Phone subscribers	416.38 Ranked 61st.	1,184.84 Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Argentina
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month	7.83$/month Ranked 122nd.	20.51$/month Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Argentina
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million	94.93 Ranked 28th.	101.54 Ranked 29th. 7% more than Argentina
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people	24.31 Ranked 67th.	50.84 Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Argentina
Music sales > Singles > Millions	0.01 Ranked 27th.	48.3 Ranked 1st. 4830 times more than Argentina
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month	6.8$/month Ranked 93th.	26.15$/month Ranked 22nd. 4 times more than Argentina
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million	26.39 Ranked 20th. 85% more than Japan	14.24 Ranked 24th.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU	16660000000	19567300000000
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million	22.74 Ranked 25th.	79.88 Ranked 14th. 4 times more than Argentina
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million	3.82 Ranked 40th.	11.15 Ranked 31st. 3 times more than Argentina
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities	357 Ranked 11th.	1,149 Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Argentina
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology	953 Ranked 6th.	1,791 Ranked 6th. 88% more than Argentina
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita	94.95 per 1 million people Ranked 26th.	101.54 per 1 million people Ranked 30th. 7% more than Argentina
Internet > Hosts > Per capita	94.19 per 1,000 people Ranked 55th.	313.53 per 1,000 people Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Argentina
Internet > IP addresses (share)	0.3 Ranked 30th.	4.7 Ranked 3rd. 16 times more than Argentina
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP	0.062 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 105th.	0.185 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Argentina
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$	$1.33 billion Ranked 26th.	$1.53 billion Ranked 24th. 15% more than Argentina
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita	26.4 per 1 million people Ranked 19th. 85% more than Japan	14.24 per 1 million people Ranked 24th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita	20.72 per 1 million people Ranked 27th. 2% more than Japan	20.22 per 1 million people Ranked 31st.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita	7.51 per 1 million people Ranked 33th.	10.84 per 1 million people Ranked 37th. 44% more than Argentina
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita	39.03 per 1 million people Ranked 29th.	96.65 per 1 million people Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Argentina
Television standard > VHF	PAL N	NTSC M
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue	9.77% Ranked 118th.	12.83% Ranked 53th. 31% more than Argentina

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.; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users (Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" , Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013). 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.; 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. 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.; Internet World Stats, June 30, 2010; British Broadcasting Corporation 2014; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; 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.; World Development Indicators database. 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