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Media Stats: compare key data on Australia & Hong Kong

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STAT Australia Hong Kong HISTORY
Broadcast media the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) runs multiple national and local radio networks and TV stations, as well as Australia Network, a TV service that broadcasts throughout the Asia-Pacific region and is the main public broadcaster; Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), a second large public broadcaster, operates radio and TV networks broadcasting in multiple languages; several large national commercial TV networks, a large number of local commercial TV stations, and hundreds of commercial radio stations are accessible; cable and satellite systems are available 2 m
Households with television 96.28%
Ranked 15th.
99%
Ranked 6th. 3% more than Australia

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 253.18
Ranked 30th.
317.38
Ranked 19th. 25% more than Australia

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 82.35
Ranked 24th. 13% more than Hong Kong
72.8
Ranked 42nd.

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 814.36
Ranked 26th. 12% more than Hong Kong
725.04
Ranked 41st.
Internet > Users per 1000 534.83
Ranked 29th.
572.71
Ranked 25th. 7% more than Australia

Internet users 15.81 million
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Hong Kong
4.87 million
Ranked 47th.
Personal computers > Per capita 682.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 14% more than Hong Kong
600.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th.

Personal computers per 1000 681.66
Ranked 8th. 11% more than Hong Kong
612.4
Ranked 3rd.

Radio > List of radio stations <p>ABC - public, operates speech-cultural network Radio National, ABC NewsRadio, youth network Triple J, ABC Classic FM and local services</p> </p>Radio Australia - ABC&#039;s external service, targeted at Asia-Pacific</p> </p>SBS Radio - public, multilingual</p> <p>Radio-TV Hong Kong (RTHK) - government-funded, operates seven networks in English, Cantonese, Mandarin</p> </p>Commercial Radio - operates CR1, CR2 networks in Cantonese and mediumwave (AM) station AM 864</p> </p>Metro Broadcast - operates Metro Showbiz, Metro Finance and English-language Metro Plus</p>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 106.19
Ranked 95th.
227.93
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Australia

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 1,040.41 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th.
1,511.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 45% more than Australia

Television > List of TV stations <p>ABC - national, public</p> </p>ABC News 24 - ABC&#039;s news TV</p> </p>Australia Network - international channel operated by ABC</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15675260">Full Article</a> <p>Radio-TV Hong Kong (RTHK) - government-funded</p> </p>Asia TV (ATV) - private, terrestrial</p> </p>Television Broadcasts (TVB) - private, terrestrial</p>
Television receivers > Per capita 548.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 93% more than Hong Kong
283.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 53th.

Televisions per 1000 510.17
Ranked 23th. 87% more than Hong Kong
273.37
Ranked 61st.
Radio broadcast stations AM 262, FM 345, shortwave 1 AM 5, FM 9, shortwave 0
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,469.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th.
1,798.48 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 22% more than Australia

Internet > Users > Per capita 550.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 28th.
567.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th. 3% more than Australia

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 461.61
Ranked 22nd.
609.64
Ranked 5th. 32% more than Australia

Televisions 10.15 million
Ranked 21st. 6 times more than Hong Kong
1.84 million
Ranked 64th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 477.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th.
555.12 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 16% more than Australia

Internet > Internet users 18.13 million
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Hong Kong
5.21 million
Ranked 57th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 160.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd.
222.21 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th. 38% more than Australia

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 120,000 Mbps
Ranked 3rd. 83% more than Hong Kong
65,625 Mbps
Ranked 4th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 5,902.9 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 4th.
9,451.15 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 2nd. 60% more than Australia

Personal computers 13.72 million
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Hong Kong
4.17 million
Ranked 9th.

Television broadcast stations 104
Ranked 7th. 89% more than Hong Kong
55
Ranked 3rd.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 4.15 billion min.
Ranked 10th.
7.22 billion min.
Ranked 4th. 74% more than Australia

Radios per 1000 1,281.7
Ranked 6th. 94% more than Hong Kong
661.14
Ranked 40th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 1,112.09
Ranked 50th.
1,750.66
Ranked 2nd. 57% more than Australia

Internet > Percent using internet 82.35%
Ranked 22nd. 13% more than Hong Kong
72.8%
Ranked 39th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular 24.49 million
Ranked 40th. 60% more than Hong Kong
15.29 million
Ranked 52nd.

Radio receivers > Per capita 1.38 per capita
Ranked 5th. Twice as much as Hong Kong
0.686 per capita
Ranked 35th.

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 414.16
Ranked 29th.
600.62
Ranked 6th. 45% more than Australia

Telephone mainlines per 1000 561.91
Ranked 9th. 1% more than Hong Kong
556.95
Ranked 10th.

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>The Sydney Morning Herald - daily</p> </p>Herald Sun - Melbourne-based daily</p> </p>The Australian - national daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15675260">Full Article</a> <p>South China Morning Post - English-language daily</p> </p>The Standard - business-oriented English-language daily</p> </p>Tung Fang Jih Pao - Oriental Daily News</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-16525992">Full Article</a>
Films produced 16
Ranked 37th.
64
Ranked 16th. 4 times more than Australia
Telephone system > General assessment excellent domestic and international service modern facilities provide excellent domestic and international services
Television receivers per 1000 548.14
Ranked 13th. 93% more than Hong Kong
283.54
Ranked 51st.

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 43
Ranked 32nd.
53
Ranked 25th. 23% more than Australia

Internet > IP addresses per capita 2,160.89
Ranked 14th. 31% more than Hong Kong
1,646.33
Ranked 18th.
Internet > Users 11.24 million
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Hong Kong
3.96 million
Ranked 42nd.

Internet > Internet penetration 82.3%
Ranked 25th. 13% more than Hong Kong
72.8%
Ranked 44th.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 903.17
Ranked 28th.
1,275.96
Ranked 2nd. 41% more than Australia

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,072.93
Ranked 92nd.
2,292.66
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Australia

Telecoms > Telephone lines 10.47 million
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Hong Kong
4.36 million
Ranked 38th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 24.34 million
Ranked 42nd. 48% more than Hong Kong
16.4 million
Ranked 55th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers 571
Ranked 3rd. 34 times more than Hong Kong
17
Ranked 58th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 5.74 million
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Hong Kong
2.27 million
Ranked 36th.

Cinemas > Per capita 0.092 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Hong Kong
0.03 per 1,000 people
Ranked 31st.
Telephones > Main lines in use 10.57 million
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Hong Kong
4.34 million
Ranked 38th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 45.43
Ranked 22nd.
61.29
Ranked 6th. 35% more than Australia

Radio receivers per 1000 1,377.11
Ranked 5th. Twice as much as Hong Kong
685.74
Ranked 35th.

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 906.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 30th.
1,252 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 38% more than Australia

Internet > Hosts per 1000 520.66
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Hong Kong
117.53
Ranked 42nd.

Number of PCs per million 681.66
Ranked 6th. 10% more than Hong Kong
617.23
Ranked 10th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 24.34 million
Ranked 42nd. 49% more than Hong Kong
16.39 million
Ranked 55th.

Radio receivers 25.5 million
Ranked 16th. 6 times more than Hong Kong
4.45 million
Ranked 58th.

Cinema > Number of cinemas 494
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Hong Kong
206
Ranked 24th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 30.2 million
Ranked 34th. 2 times more than Hong Kong
13.26 million
Ranked 48th.
Television receivers 10.15 million
Ranked 20th. 6 times more than Hong Kong
1.84 million
Ranked 62nd.

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 5.62 per 1 million people
Ranked 24th.
7.88 per 1 million people
Ranked 2nd. 40% more than Australia

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 0.68$
Ranked 105th.
0.77$
Ranked 100th. 13% more than Australia

Mobile phone subscribers 18.42 million
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Hong Kong
8.69 million
Ranked 42nd.

Telephone system > International country code - 61; landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-3 optical telecommunications submarine cable with links to Asia, the Middle East, and Europe; the Southern Cross fiber optic submarine cable provides links to New Zealand and the United States; satellite earth stations - 19 (10 Intelsat - 4 Indian Ocean and 6 Pacific Ocean, 2 Inmarsat - Indian and Pacific Ocean regions, 2 Globalstar, 5 other) country code - 852; multiple international submarine cables provide connections to Asia, US, Australia, the Middle East, and Western Europe; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Pacific Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean); coaxial cable to Guangzhou, China
Internet > ISP 571
Ranked 2nd. 34 times more than Hong Kong
17
Ranked 40th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 103.1
Ranked 31st.
243.51
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Australia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 10.47 million
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Hong Kong
4.36 million
Ranked 38th.

Films produced per million 0.804
Ranked 34th.
9.51
Ranked 2nd. 12 times more than Australia
Radios 25.5 million
Ranked 16th. 6 times more than Hong Kong
4.45 million
Ranked 61st.
Internet > Hosts 11.13 million
Ranked 6th. 14 times more than Hong Kong
817,766
Ranked 40th.

Cinemas > Annual attendance 88 million
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Hong Kong
28 million
Ranked 16th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 160.97
Ranked 22nd.
222.21
Ranked 14th. 38% more than Australia

Mobile phones 63.97 per 100 people
Ranked 25th.
92.98 per 100 people
Ranked 3rd. 45% more than Australia
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 4.65
Ranked 4th. 2% more than Hong Kong
4.55
Ranked 3rd.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 5,883.85 Mbps
Ranked 3rd.
9,632.04 Mbps
Ranked 2nd. 64% more than Australia

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 49
Ranked 30th. 7% more than Hong Kong
46
Ranked 31st.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 3.11 million
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Hong Kong
1.48 million
Ranked 31st.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 3.08 million
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Hong Kong
1.48 million
Ranked 27th.

Internet > Top level domain .au .hk
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.062$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 34th.
0.089$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 7th. 44% more than Australia

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 1.93
Ranked 48th.
7.49
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Australia

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 154.71
Ranked 27th.
222.21
Ranked 18th. 44% more than Australia

Telephone system > Domestic domestic satellite system; significant use of radiotelephone in areas of low population density; rapid growth of mobile telephones microwave radio relay links and extensive fiber-optic network
Internet country code .au .hk
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 163.82 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 8th.
369.3 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Australia

Telephone mainlines 11.46 million
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Hong Kong
3.79 million
Ranked 32nd.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 213.77 min.
Ranked 21st.
1,064.25 min.
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Australia

Cinemas 1,748
Ranked 5th. 10 times more than Hong Kong
184
Ranked 34th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 103.44 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd.
238.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Australia

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 22.82$/month
Ranked 85th. 6 times more than Hong Kong
3.86$/month
Ranked 173th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 213.77 min. per capita
Ranked 19th.
1,048.93 min. per capita
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Australia

Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people 23.87
Ranked 18th.
30.24
Ranked 16th. 27% more than Australia
Internet hosts None None
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 2,433.94$ per capita
Ranked 12th. 3% more than Hong Kong
2,374.3$ per capita
Ranked 13th.

Internet > Broadband subscribers 2.1 million
Ranked 14th. 27% more than Hong Kong
1.66 million
Ranked 18th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 28.7
Ranked 20th. 11 times more than Hong Kong
2.53
Ranked 73th.
Cinemas > Seats per 1000 23.57
Ranked 4th. 53% more than Hong Kong
15.4
Ranked 13th.
Cinemas per million 92.36
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Hong Kong
29.89
Ranked 31st.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 48
Ranked 27th. The same as Hong Kong
48
Ranked 27th.

Internet > IP addresses 47.57 million
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Hong Kong
11.78 million
Ranked 30th.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 159000000 7709000000
Number of PCs 13,720
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Hong Kong
4,187
Ranked 25th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 461.61
Ranked 25th.
609.64
Ranked 7th. 32% more than Australia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 21.18 million
Ranked 15th. 4 times more than Hong Kong
5.26 million
Ranked 33th.
Internet > Broadband access 2.36 million
Ranked 14th. 47% more than Hong Kong
1.61 million
Ranked 17th.
Television broadcast stations per million 5.62
Ranked 28th.
7.95
Ranked 1st. 42% more than Australia

Radio > Total number of channels 70
Ranked 15th. 10 times more than Hong Kong
7
Ranked 49th.
Radio > Ratio of private to government (public) radio institutions 130.5
Ranked 5th. 131 times more than Hong Kong
1
Ranked 57th.
Cinemas > Seats 446,000
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Hong Kong
94,800
Ranked 16th.
Internet > TLD .au .hk
Internet > Livejournal users 34,142
Ranked 5th. 35 times more than Hong Kong
981
Ranked 32nd.
Internet > Secure Internet servers 11,986
Ranked 6th. 9 times more than Hong Kong
1,333
Ranked 23th.

Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita 4.65 per capita
Ranked 4th. 2% more than Hong Kong
4.55 per capita
Ranked 3rd.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000 19.89
Ranked 31st. Twice as much as Hong Kong
9.9
Ranked 33th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date 2001.09.25 1999.03.01
Telecommunications > Country calling code 61 852
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price free free
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Days to port 1 days
Ranked 6th.
2 days
Ranked 5th. Twice as much as Australia
Telephone subscribers per 1000 1,465.08
Ranked 16th.
1,832.91
Ranked 2nd. 25% more than Australia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 96.2%
Ranked 6th. 31% more than Hong Kong
73.5%
Ranked 10th.
E-Government rating 58.3
Ranked 6th. 14% more than Hong Kong
51.3
Ranked 22nd.
Television > Digital TV households 1,646
Ranked 5th. 8 times more than Hong Kong
205
Ranked 12th.
Population covered by mobile telephony 96%
Ranked 36th.
100%
Ranked 8th. 4% more than Australia

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 2.51
Ranked 38th.
7.27
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Australia

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 584.09 per 1 million people
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Hong Kong
190.13 per 1 million people
Ranked 36th.

Total number of combined radio and television institutions per million people 0.0981 Number
Ranked 39th.
0.147 Number
Ranked 35th. 50% more than Australia
Radio > Total number of channels per million people 3.43
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Hong Kong
1.03
Ranked 42nd.
Television > Digital TV households per million 83.76
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Hong Kong
30.4
Ranked 7th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 9.37 million
Ranked 24th. 2 times more than Hong Kong
4.11 million
Ranked 38th.
Radio > Percentage of private radio institutions 99.24%
Ranked 8th. 98% more than Hong Kong
50%
Ranked 60th.
Radio > Percentage of government (public) radio institutions 0.76%
Ranked 62nd.
50%
Ranked 10th. 66 times more than Australia
Internet > Livejournal users per million 1,696.29
Ranked 15th. 12 times more than Hong Kong
144.62
Ranked 55th.
Television > Subscription TV revenues per million 29.06
Ranked 4th.
34.85
Ranked 3rd. 20% more than Australia
Internet > Linux web servers 633
Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Hong Kong
92
Ranked 18th.
Website defacements 156
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Hong Kong
52
Ranked 28th.
Website defacements per million 8.04
Ranked 20th. 4% more than Hong Kong
7.74
Ranked 21st.
Internet > Linux web servers per million 32.61
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Hong Kong
13.7
Ranked 26th.
Television standard > UHF PAL G PAL I
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 5.71% GDP
Ranked 17th. 50% more than Hong Kong
3.81% GDP
Ranked 64th.

Telephone subscribers per employee 506.24
Ranked 39th.
622.52
Ranked 24th. 23% more than Australia

Telephone subscribers 29.88 million
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Hong Kong
12.49 million
Ranked 38th.

Broadcasters of Medium > Broadcasters > Premi&egrave;re March 23, 2005 October 20, 2005
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 1,469.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th.
1,798.48 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 22% more than Australia

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.035$ per 1 million people
Ranked 97th.
0.113$ per 1 million people
Ranked 72nd. 3 times more than Australia

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 1.6$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 125th.
4.86$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 107th. 3 times more than Australia

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 2.43
Ranked 70th.
6.78
Ranked 34th. 3 times more than Australia

Digital terrestrial television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch January 1, 2001 2007
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 25.06
Ranked 31st.
31.55
Ranked 18th. 26% more than Australia

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 1,724.46
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Hong Kong
636.65
Ranked 32nd.

Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 579.09
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Hong Kong
194.4
Ranked 33th.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 435
Ranked 19th. 19 times more than Hong Kong
23
Ranked 63th.

Television > Sex ratio of television only broadcast journalists 0.0
Ranked 38th.
1.28
Ranked 9th.
Total number of combined radio and television institutions 2 Number
Ranked 32nd. Twice as much as Hong Kong
1 Number
Ranked 45th.
Internet > ISP > Per capita 29.07 per 1 million people
Ranked 1st. 11 times more than Hong Kong
2.55 per 1 million people
Ranked 44th.
Radio > Percentage of public channels with national coverage 7.14%
Ranked 40th.
0.0
Ranked 65th.
Phone system > International dialling code +61 +852
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 951.6
Ranked 6th. 30% more than Hong Kong
731.8
Ranked 10th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 2.51 per 1 million people
Ranked 37th.
7.27 per 1 million people
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Australia

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily 381,000
Ranked 25th. 6 times more than Hong Kong
66,000
Ranked 32nd.

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 530.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 10th. 5 times more than Hong Kong
116.51 per 1,000 people
Ranked 49th.

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.224 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 14th. 25% more than Hong Kong
0.179 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 31st.
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip > International broadcasters > Series Premiere <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_in_television">2007</a> March 15,2007( at 1200am)
Internet > Specific websites > Chinese Wikipedia edits 1.2%
Ranked 7th.
26.3%
Ranked 1st. 22 times more than Australia
Internet > Specific websites > Chinese Wikipedia readers 1%
Ranked 6th.
17.2%
Ranked 2nd. 17 times more than Australia
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 11.18 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 27th. 10 times more than Hong Kong
1.08 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 52nd.

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 45.69
Ranked 22nd.
60.61
Ranked 7th. 33% more than Australia

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 0.53%
Ranked 100th.
15.65%
Ranked 42nd. 30 times more than Australia

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 2.52 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th.
2.79 per 1,000 people
Ranked 11th. 11% more than Australia

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 563.73 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 3% more than Hong Kong
546.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 11th.

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 54800000000 49246000000
Music sales > Singles > Millions 1.4
Ranked 4th. 70 times more than Hong Kong
0.02
Ranked 26th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,072.93
Ranked 90th.
2,290.49
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Australia

Television > Analogue to digital transition > Analog switch off > End 2013 2012
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita 19.89 per 1,000 people
Ranked 31st. Twice as much as Hong Kong
9.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th.

Internet > IP addresses (share) 1.1
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Hong Kong
0.3
Ranked 32nd.
Radio > Radio only broadcast journalist gender ratio 0.0
Ranked 40th.
1.18
Ranked 9th.
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 18.57%
Ranked 73th. 21% more than Hong Kong
15.35%
Ranked 83th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 19.1%
Ranked 77th.
43.16%
Ranked 29th. 2 times more than Australia

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 21.32%
Ranked 88th.
23.4%
Ranked 87th. 10% more than Australia

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 21.61
Ranked 45th. 6 times more than Hong Kong
3.39
Ranked 78th.

Television > Sex ratio of television only broadcast journalists (Headcounts) 0.0
Ranked 38th.
1.28 Number
Ranked 9th.
Television > Subscription TV revenues 571
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Hong Kong
235
Ranked 7th.
Internet > ISP per million 29.06
Ranked 2nd. 11 times more than Hong Kong
2.55
Ranked 51st.
Cinemas > Seats > Per capita 23.57 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 53% more than Hong Kong
15.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th.
Everybody Hates Chris > International Broadcasts > Series Premiere March 5 2006 February 19 2006
Television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch 1/1/2001 31/12/2007
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 18.33$/month
Ranked 29th. 8 times more than Hong Kong
2.2$/month
Ranked 179th.

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 30.47$/month
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Hong Kong
12.59$/month
Ranked 60th.

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; World Development Indicators database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. 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Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; 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); CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunications Union. Source tables; Internet Movie Database 2003; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics. 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.; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. 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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 Telecommunications Union. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of mobile phones in use; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; Internet Movie Database 2003. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. 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Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; CIA World Factbooks 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013; OpenNet Initiative (ONI), ONI Data, https://opennet.net/sites/opennet.net/files/ONI_data-20130920.zip; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; http://www.iana.org/numbers; ITU; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of broadband Internet subscriptions (List of countries) (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); Point Topic; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. 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