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  • Households with television: Households with television are the share of households with a television set. Some countries report only the number of households with a color television set, and therefore the true number may be higher than reported.
  • Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users (per 100 people). Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
  • Internet > Internet users per thousand people: Internet users. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Internet > Users per 1000: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • News Agencies > List of news agencies: List of news agencies.
  • Personal computers > Per capita: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Radio > List of radio stations: List of radio stations.
  • Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people: Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people). Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included.
  • Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Television > List of TV stations: List of TV stations.
  • Television receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Televisions per 1000: The total number of televisions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Personal computers per 1000: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Radio broadcast stations: The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast stations.
  • Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people: Daily newspapers refer to those published at least four times a week and calculated as average circulation (or copies printed) per 1,000 people."
  • Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people: Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
  • Internet > Users > Per capita: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Televisions: The total number of televisions
  • Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
  • Internet > Internet users: Internet users.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic.
  • Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Personal computers: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual.
  • Television broadcast stations: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations.
  • International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes).
  • Radios per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones: Number of mobile phones.

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

  • Television broadcast stations > Per capita: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States.
  • Mobile phone subscribers: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology.
  • Telephone system > International: A brief characterization of the system with details on international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa. Arabsat
  • Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines: Fixed telephone lines.
  • 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 > Total average circulation: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities.
  • Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced: Percentage of feature films that are co-productions with international companies.
  • Internet > Top level domain: Country top level domain.
  • Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 $ gross domestic product.
  • Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people: Number of national feature films produced. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.
  • 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.
  • Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$: Investment in telecoms with private participation (current US$). Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets and small projects are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet > Censorship > Political filtering:
    Indicates whether websites that express views in opposition to those of the current government (mainly on issues of human rights, freedom of expression, minority rights and religious movements) are censored or blocked. This is determined by accessing websites with provocative or objectionable content in English from within the country in question as well as from a place known to have no filtering regime. The retrieved content is then compared and scanned for discrepancies. Possible differences in blocking behavior across different ISPs is considered, as well as normal connectivity problems. 
     
    Values
     
    “per”, pervasive filtering: A large portion of the targeted content in several categories is blocked.
     
    “sub”, substantial filtering: Either a number of categories are subject to a medium level of filtering or a low level of filtering is carried out across many categories.
     
    “sel”, selective filtering: A small number of specific sites across a few categories are blocked, or filtering that targets a single category or issue is present.
     
    “sus”, suspected filtering: Connectivity abnormalities suggest the presence of filtering, but no conclusive proof of deliberate tampering could be found.
     
    “ne”, no evidence of filtering or blocking. 
     
     “nd”, no data.
     
     
  • Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month: Price basket for Internet is calculated based on the cheapest available tariff for accessing the Internet 20 hours a month (10 hours peak and 10 hours off-peak). The basket does not include the telephone line rental but does include telephone usage charges if applicable. Data are compiled in the national currency and converted to U.S. dollars using the annual average exchange rate.
  • International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films: Percentage of feature films that are 100% funded by national companies.
  • Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included."
  • Internet > Broadband subscribers: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries.
  • Internet > Internet Service Providers per million: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Cinemas per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Internet > IP addresses: Number of IPv4 internet addresses allocated to each country.
  • Telecommunications investment > Current LCU: Telecommunications investment refers to the expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of telecommunication equipment infrastructure (including supporting land and buildings and intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer software). These include expenditure on initial installations and on additions to existing installations.
  • Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology."
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people: Fixed telephone lines. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions: Mobile subscriptions Number.
  • 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)
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Cinema > Number of distribution companies: Total number of film distribution companies.
  • Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people: Total number of film distribution companies. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Country calling code:

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

  • Telephone subscribers per 1000: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration: Mobile subscriptions %.
  • E-Government rating: Darrell M. West, Center for Public Policy, Brown University
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Periodicals per 1000: . 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$: Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
  • Telephone systems > Privatisation: The year a nation privatised its telecommunications services. "n/a" indicates that the relevant firm was not privatized.
  • Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telephone system > Regulation: The year that the nation established an industry regulator for its telecommunication providers. "n/a" indicates that no regulator has been established.
  • Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
  • Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
  • Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$, % of GDP: Investment in telecoms with private participation (current US$). Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets and small projects are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Royalties and fees: Receipts of royalties and licence fees ($US per person)
  • Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million 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 and periodicals > Circulation > Periodicals > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
  • 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 servers using encryption > Per 1 million people: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Internet servers using encryption: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Telecommunications > 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.
  • Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
  • Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines: Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.
  • Price basket for mobile > US$ per month: Price basket for mobile is calculated as the pre-paid price for 25 calls per month spread over the same mobile network, other mobile networks, and mobile to fixed calls and during peak, off-peak, and weekend times. It also includes 30 text messages per month.
  • Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines (per 100 people). Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Periodicals > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month: Price basket for residential fixed line is calculated as one-fifth of the installation charge, the monthly subscription charge, and the cost of local calls (15 peak and 15 off-peak calls of three minutes each).
  • Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Periodicals per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita: Investment in telecoms with private participation (current US$). Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets and small projects are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP: ICT service exports (% of service exports, BoP). Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
  • Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service exports) include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services.
  • Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports) include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services.
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per capita: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • 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."
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STAT Argentina Pakistan HISTORY
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 media is government regulated; 1 dominant state-owned TV broadcaster, Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV), operates a network consisting of 5 channels; private TV broadcasters are permitted; to date 69 foreign satellite channels are operational; the state-owned radio network operates more than 40 stations; nearly 100 commercially licensed privately owned radio stations provide programming mostly limited to music and talk shows
Households with television 96.97%
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Pakistan 		46.52%
Ranked 41st.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 108.93
Ranked 69th. 21 times more than Pakistan 		5.17
Ranked 140th.
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 55.8
Ranked 68th. 6 times more than Pakistan 		9.96
Ranked 164th.
Internet > Internet users per thousand people 552.52
Ranked 72nd. 6 times more than Pakistan 		98.12
Ranked 168th.
Internet > Users per 1000 236.68
Ranked 73th. 2 times more than Pakistan 		106.75
Ranked 99th.
Internet users 13.69 million
Ranked 28th. 		20.43 million
Ranked 20th. 49% 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>Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) - state-funded</p>
Personal computers > Per capita 83.39 per 1,000 people
Ranked 70th. 20 times more than Pakistan 		4.24 per 1,000 people
Ranked 136th.
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>Radio Pakistan - state-run, operates 25 stations nationwide, an external service and the entertainment-based FM 101 network, aimed at younger listeners</p> </p>Azad Kashmir Radio - state-run, for Pakistani-administered Kashmir</p> </p>Mast FM 103 - private, music</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12965785">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 142.51
Ranked 32nd. 2 times more than Pakistan 		66.77
Ranked 155th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 1,002.48 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th. 97% more than Pakistan 		509.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd.
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>Pakistan Television Corporation Ltd - state TV, operates PTV Home, regional network PTV National, Baluchi-language PTV Bolan, PTV News</p> </p>ATV - semi-private, terrestrial network</p> </p>Geo TV - leading private satellite broadcaster, owned by Jang publishing group; based in Dubai; services include Urdu-language Geo News</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12965785">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 222.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 72nd. 9 times more than Pakistan 		24.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 138th.
Televisions per 1000 209.37
Ranked 82nd. 10 times more than Pakistan 		20.34
Ranked 156th.
Personal computers per 1000 83.53
Ranked 71st. 20 times more than Pakistan 		4.09
Ranked 136th.
Radio broadcast stations AM 260 (includes 10 inactive stations), FM (probably more than 1,000, mostly unlicensed), shortwave 6 AM 31, FM 68, shortwave NA
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 35.52
Ranked 56th. 		50.33
Ranked 51st. 42% more than Argentina
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 797.48 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th. 7 times more than Pakistan 		115.87 per 1,000 people
Ranked 114th.
Internet > Users > Per capita 230.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th. 2 times more than Pakistan 		106.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 103th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 243.31
Ranked 68th. 8 times more than Pakistan 		32.39
Ranked 155th.
Televisions 7.95 million
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Pakistan 		3.1 million
Ranked 50th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 235.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st. 7 times more than Pakistan 		32.96 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th.
Internet users > Per 100 people 28.11
Ranked 76th. 3 times more than Pakistan 		11.14
Ranked 113th.
Internet > Internet users 23.54 million
Ranked 22nd. 24% more than Pakistan 		18.96 million
Ranked 27th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 40.66 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th. About the same as Pakistan 		40.56 per 1,000 people
Ranked 45th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 12,248 Mbps
Ranked 11th. 15 times more than Pakistan 		800 Mbps
Ranked 59th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 316.1 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 31st. 60 times more than Pakistan 		5.26 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 108th.
Personal computers 3.2 million
Ranked 32nd. 5 times more than Pakistan 		600,000
Ranked 55th.
Television broadcast stations 42
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Pakistan 		20
Ranked 17th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 922.3 million min.
Ranked 38th. 		1.66 billion min.
Ranked 20th. 80% more than Argentina
Radios per 1000 639.97
Ranked 42nd. 7 times more than Pakistan 		88.57
Ranked 170th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 1,296.51
Ranked 30th. 2 times more than Pakistan 		605.55
Ranked 124th.
Internet > Percent using internet 55.8%
Ranked 67th. 6 times more than Pakistan 		9.96%
Ranked 161st.
Telephones > Mobile cellular 55 million
Ranked 23th. 		111 million
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Argentina
Radio receivers > Per capita 0.681 per capita
Ranked 36th. 6 times more than Pakistan 		0.105 per capita
Ranked 155th.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 243.96
Ranked 64th. 10 times more than Pakistan 		23.86
Ranked 148th.
Telephone mainlines per 1000 227.7
Ranked 57th. 7 times more than Pakistan 		33.41
Ranked 106th.
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>Daily Jang - Karachi-based, Urdu-language; largest-circulation daily</p> </p>Dawn - Karachi-based, largest-circulation English-language daily</p> </p>The Nation - Lahore-based, English-language daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12965785">Full Article</a>
Films produced 78
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Pakistan 		25
Ranked 24th.
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 the telecommunications infrastructure is improving dramatically with foreign and domestic investments in fixed-line and mobile-cellular networks; system consists of microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, fiber-optic cable, cellular, and satellite networks;
Television receivers per 1000 222.75
Ranked 70th. 10 times more than Pakistan 		23.2
Ranked 136th.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 100
Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Pakistan 		27
Ranked 38th.
Internet > IP addresses per capita 344.8
Ranked 82nd. 13 times more than Pakistan 		27.22
Ranked 163th.
Average cost of local call 0.09
Ranked 38th. 5 times more than Pakistan 		0.02
Ranked 91st.
Internet > Users 9.31 million
Ranked 27th. 		17.5 million
Ranked 15th. 88% more than Argentina
Internet > Internet penetration 55.8%
Ranked 72nd. 6 times more than Pakistan 		10%
Ranked 171st.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 571.83
Ranked 60th. 7 times more than Pakistan 		80.85
Ranked 129th.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,426.23
Ranked 32nd. 2 times more than Pakistan 		670.64
Ranked 153th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines 10 million
Ranked 21st. 72% more than Pakistan 		5.8 million
Ranked 28th.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 58.6 million
Ranked 23th. 		120.15 million
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Argentina
Internet > Internet Service Providers 33
Ranked 34th. 10% more than Pakistan 		30
Ranked 38th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 4.48 million
Ranked 19th. 5 times more than Pakistan 		926,922
Ranked 58th.
Cinemas > Per capita 0.022 per 1,000 people
Ranked 31st. 6 times more than Pakistan 		0.004 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th.
Telephones > Main lines in use 10.14 million
Ranked 22nd. 77% more than Pakistan 		5.72 million
Ranked 30th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 23.52
Ranked 67th. 7 times more than Pakistan 		3.24
Ranked 154th.
Active military personnel 73,100
Ranked 34th. 		617,000
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Argentina
Radio receivers per 1000 680.85
Ranked 37th. 7 times more than Pakistan 		101.05
Ranked 153th.
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 570.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 61st. 7 times more than Pakistan 		81.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 130th.
Internet > Hosts per 1000 96.1
Ranked 45th. 81 times more than Pakistan 		1.18
Ranked 120th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 62.41 million
Ranked 21st. 		120.15 million
Ranked 9th. 93% more than Argentina
Radio receivers 24.3 million
Ranked 17th. 80% more than Pakistan 		13.5 million
Ranked 27th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 56.73 million
Ranked 24th. 		130.58 million
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Argentina
Television receivers 7.95 million
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Pakistan 		3.1 million
Ranked 50th.
Television broadcast stations > Per capita 1.18 per 1 million people
Ranked 47th. 9 times more than Pakistan 		0.126 per 1 million people
Ranked 35th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 2.77$
Ranked 99th. 3 times more than Pakistan 		1.03$
Ranked 75th.
Mobile phone subscribers 22.1 million
Ranked 19th. 73% more than Pakistan 		12.77 million
Ranked 31st.
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 - 92; landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable systems that provide links to Asia, the Middle East, and Europe; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean); 3 operational international gateway exchanges (1 at Karachi and 2 at Islamabad); microwave radio relay to neighboring countries
Internet > ISP 33
Ranked 21st. 10% more than Pakistan 		30
Ranked 23th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 21.76
Ranked 51st. 77 times more than Pakistan 		0.282
Ranked 95th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 10 million
Ranked 21st. 72% more than Pakistan 		5.8 million
Ranked 28th.
Radios 24.3 million
Ranked 17th. 80% more than Pakistan 		13.5 million
Ranked 29th.
Films produced per million 2.05
Ranked 20th. 13 times more than Pakistan 		0.164
Ranked 46th.
Internet > Hosts 3.81 million
Ranked 17th. 19 times more than Pakistan 		197,264
Ranked 58th.
Cinemas > Annual attendance 32.5 million
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Pakistan 		9.7 million
Ranked 36th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 40.65
Ranked 44th. 4% more than Pakistan 		38.93
Ranked 45th.
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 0.9
Ranked 33th. 12 times more than Pakistan 		0.0726
Ranked 56th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 316.91 Mbps
Ranked 31st. 61 times more than Pakistan 		5.16 Mbps
Ranked 107th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 1.36 million
Ranked 33th. 		7.82 million
Ranked 10th. 6 times more than Argentina
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 184
Ranked 9th. 		291
Ranked 7th. 58% more than Argentina
Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 36%
Ranked 25th. 		0.0
Ranked 48th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 1.5 million
Ranked 26th. 		5.6 million
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Argentina
Internet > Top level domain .ar .pk
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.071$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 23th. 3% more than Pakistan 		0.069$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 28th.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 2.46
Ranked 42nd. 15 times more than Pakistan 		0.159
Ranked 93th.
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 4.34$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 58th. 		32.37$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Argentina
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 35.58
Ranked 58th. 		50.39
Ranked 53th. 42% 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 mobile-cellular subscribership has skyrocketed, exceeding 110 million by the end of 2011, up from only about 300,000 in 2000; more than 90 percent of Pakistanis live within areas that have cell phone coverage and more than half of all Pakistanis have access to a cell phone; fiber systems are being constructed throughout the country to aid in network growth; fixed line availability has risen only marginally over the same period and there are still difficulties getting fixed-line service to rural areas
Internet country code .ar .pk
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 66.86 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 25th. 8 times more than Pakistan 		8.32 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 105th.
Telephone mainlines 8.8 million
Ranked 20th. 67% more than Pakistan 		5.28 million
Ranked 25th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 24.99 min.
Ranked 87th. 2 times more than Pakistan 		11.08 min.
Ranked 95th.
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ $2.08 billion
Ranked 7th. 7 times more than Pakistan 		$314.00 million
Ranked 28th.
Cinemas 780
Ranked 12th. 36% more than Pakistan 		574
Ranked 13th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 21.7 per 1,000 people
Ranked 53th. 76 times more than Pakistan 		0.286 per 1,000 people
Ranked 96th.
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering Selective filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 14.37$/month
Ranked 123th. 51% more than Pakistan 		9.5$/month
Ranked 155th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 25 min. per capita
Ranked 87th. 2 times more than Pakistan 		11.45 min. per capita
Ranked 93th.
Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 64%
Ranked 28th. 		100%
Ranked 5th. 56% more than Argentina
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 379.39$ per capita
Ranked 39th. 7 times more than Pakistan 		55.17$ per capita
Ranked 67th.
Mobile cellular subscriptions 46.51 million
Ranked 22nd. 		88.02 million
Ranked 11th. 89% more than Argentina
Internet > Broadband subscribers 841,000
Ranked 29th. 19 times more than Pakistan 		44,600
Ranked 61st.
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 0.869
Ranked 116th. 4 times more than Pakistan 		0.197
Ranked 167th.
Cinemas per million 21.6
Ranked 31st. 5 times more than Pakistan 		4.08
Ranked 36th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 106
Ranked 15th. 		306
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Argentina
Internet > IP addresses 14.55 million
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Pakistan 		5.18 million
Ranked 51st.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 869000000 12128000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 7.99
Ranked 57th. 80 times more than Pakistan 		0.1
Ranked 132nd.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 243.31
Ranked 73th. 8 times more than Pakistan 		32.39
Ranked 159th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 5.23 million
Ranked 34th. 8 times more than Pakistan 		618,446
Ranked 87th.
Television broadcast stations per million 1.18
Ranked 51st. 9 times more than Pakistan 		0.124
Ranked 33th.
Internet > TLD .ar .pk
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 116.61
Ranked 37th. 2 times more than Pakistan 		52.99
Ranked 119th.
Internet > Livejournal users 535
Ranked 43th. 3 times more than Pakistan 		162
Ranked 91st.
Internet > Secure Internet servers 465
Ranked 33th. 7 times more than Pakistan 		69
Ranked 70th.
Cinema > Number of distribution companies 73
Ranked 6th. 		232
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Argentina
Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people 1.79
Ranked 20th. 31% more than Pakistan 		1.36
Ranked 28th.
Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita 0.9 per capita
Ranked 33th. 12 times more than Pakistan 		0.076 per capita
Ranked 56th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000 53.53
Ranked 23th. 4 times more than Pakistan 		12.68
Ranked 36th.
Telecommunications > Country calling code 54 92
Telephone subscribers per 1000 799.53
Ranked 58th. 7 times more than Pakistan 		114.25
Ranked 114th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 12.4%
Ranked 85th. 41 times more than Pakistan 		0.3%
Ranked 140th.
E-Government rating 41.8
Ranked 84th. 12% more than Pakistan 		37.3
Ranked 120th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 2.87
Ranked 30th. 35% more than Pakistan 		2.13
Ranked 44th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 11.89 per 1 million people
Ranked 86th. 27 times more than Pakistan 		0.434 per 1 million people
Ranked 145th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 9.63 million
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Pakistan 		4.55 million
Ranked 33th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Periodicals per 1000 133.76
Ranked 12th. 11 times more than Pakistan 		12.19
Ranked 24th.
Internet > Livejournal users per million 13.97
Ranked 120th. 13 times more than Pakistan 		1.04
Ranked 192nd.
Website defacements 155
Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Pakistan 		39
Ranked 38th.
Website defacements per million 4.16
Ranked 43th. 16 times more than Pakistan 		0.266
Ranked 105th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.076$ per 1 million people
Ranked 117th. 11 times more than Pakistan 		0.007$ per 1 million people
Ranked 107th.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita 94.19 per 1,000 people
Ranked 55th. 82 times more than Pakistan 		1.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 139th.
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $1.33 billion
Ranked 26th. 5 times more than Pakistan 		$278.00 million
Ranked 55th.
Telephone systems > Privatisation 1990 1996
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 797.48 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th. 7 times more than Pakistan 		115.87 per 1,000 people
Ranked 114th.
Telephone system > Regulation 1990 1996
Telephone lines > Per 100 people 24.43
Ranked 69th. 9 times more than Pakistan 		2.66
Ranked 148th.
Telephone subscribers 30.9 million
Ranked 18th. 71% more than Pakistan 		18.05 million
Ranked 27th.
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$, % of GDP 0.443%
Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Pakistan 		0.136%
Ranked 77th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Periodicals 113
Ranked 23th. 		559
Ranked 16th. 5 times more than Argentina
Telephone subscribers per employee 969.08
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Pakistan 		213.34
Ranked 9th.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 3.13% GDP
Ranked 49th. 26% more than Pakistan 		2.48% GDP
Ranked 64th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 10.88
Ranked 70th. 21 times more than Pakistan 		0.515
Ranked 141st.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 41.79
Ranked 89th. 33 times more than Pakistan 		1.27
Ranked 169th.
Royalties and fees $0.40
Ranked 42nd. 		0.0
Ranked 65th.
Internet > ISP > Per capita 0.894 per 1 million people
Ranked 74th. 4 times more than Pakistan 		0.217 per 1 million people
Ranked 107th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 4.8
Ranked 44th. 3 times more than Pakistan 		1.88
Ranked 82nd.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Periodicals > Per capita 133.78 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 11 times more than Pakistan 		12.71 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th.
Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.3
Ranked 30th. 3 times more than Pakistan 		0.1
Ranked 50th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,519.05
Ranked 24th. 2 times more than Pakistan 		670.64
Ranked 152nd.
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 19.71
Ranked 80th. 32 times more than Pakistan 		0.62
Ranked 145th.
Internet servers using encryption 794
Ranked 35th. 8 times more than Pakistan 		105
Ranked 71st.
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code 54
Ranked 27th. 		92
Ranked 40th. 70% more than Argentina
Phone system > International dialling code +54 +92
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 122.81
Ranked 85th. 38 times more than Pakistan 		3.2
Ranked 139th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Periodicals 4.94 million
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Pakistan 		1.71 million
Ranked 12th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 9.77$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 143th. 		10.72$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 78th. 10% more than Argentina
Internet > ISP per million 0.894
Ranked 80th. 4 times more than Pakistan 		0.209
Ranked 112th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 11.93
Ranked 84th. 28 times more than Pakistan 		0.429
Ranked 144th.
Phone subscribers 416.38
Ranked 61st. 14 times more than Pakistan 		28.92
Ranked 129th.
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita 20.58$
Ranked 31st. 		22.69$
Ranked 28th. 10% more than Argentina
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 17.29 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 87th. 		98.6 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 14th. 6 times more than Argentina
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 7.83$/month
Ranked 122nd. 3 times more than Pakistan 		2.43$/month
Ranked 177th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 24.31
Ranked 67th. 8 times more than Pakistan 		3.22
Ranked 154th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Periodicals > Per capita 3.06 per 1 million people
Ranked 32nd. 		4.15 per 1 million people
Ranked 33th. 35% more than Argentina
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 6.8$/month
Ranked 93th. 34% more than Pakistan 		5.09$/month
Ranked 104th.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 16660000000 162619000000
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Periodicals per million 3.06
Ranked 32nd. 		3.98
Ranked 33th. 30% more than Argentina
Telephone mainlines > Per capita 227.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th. 7 times more than Pakistan 		33.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 106th.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 0.597 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th. 10% more than Pakistan 		0.543 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th.
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 9.77%
Ranked 118th. 		11.89%
Ranked 79th. 22% more than Argentina
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita $50.68
Ranked 3rd. 29 times more than Pakistan 		$1.75
Ranked 86th.
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 46.02%
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Pakistan 		20.06%
Ranked 69th.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 33.77%
Ranked 43th. 		34.57%
Ranked 40th. 2% more than Argentina
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 28.74%
Ranked 63th. 		42.58%
Ranked 25th. 48% more than Argentina
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per capita 20.53$ per capita
Ranked 31st. 		23.01$ per capita
Ranked 27th. 12% more than Argentina
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 2.87 per 1 million people
Ranked 29th. 30% more than Pakistan 		2.22 per 1 million people
Ranked 41st.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily 1.93 million
Ranked 14th. 8% more than Pakistan 		1.78 million
Ranked 13th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita 53.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 23th. 4 times more than Pakistan 		13.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th.
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ 795.4 million$
Ranked 19th. 		3.58 billion$
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Argentina
Telephone lines 9.74 million
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Pakistan 		4.42 million
Ranked 32nd.
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 3.19 million
Ranked 19th. 19 times more than Pakistan 		168,082
Ranked 67th.
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 9.43%
Ranked 27th. 67% more than Pakistan 		5.66%
Ranked 67th.
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 0.46%
Ranked 83th. 		0.47%
Ranked 81st. 2% more than Argentina
Television standard > VHF PAL N PAL B

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