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  • 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 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 > List of radio stations: List of radio stations.
  • Radio broadcast stations: The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Radio receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet > Hosts per 1000: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Number of PCs per million: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions.
  • Television broadcast stations > Per capita: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Mobile phone subscribers: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology.
  • Telephone system > International: A brief characterization of the system with details on international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa. Arabsat
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines: Fixed telephone lines.
  • Internet > Hosts: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Telephone system > Domestic: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
    Arabsat -
  • Internet country code: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
  • Telephone mainlines: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment.
  • 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.
     
     
  • Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films: Percentage of feature films that are 100% funded by national companies.
  • Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included."
  • Internet > Internet Service Providers per million: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Cinemas per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Internet > IP addresses: Number of IPv4 internet addresses allocated to each country.
  • Telecommunications investment > Current LCU: Telecommunications investment refers to the expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of telecommunication equipment infrastructure (including supporting land and buildings and intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer software). These include expenditure on initial installations and on additions to existing installations.
  • Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology."
  • Number of PCs: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people: Fixed telephone lines. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Telecommunications > Country calling code:

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

  • Telephone subscribers per 1000: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • E-Government rating: Darrell M. West, Center for Public Policy, Brown University
  • 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.
  • Internet > Livejournal users per million: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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 > Hosts > Per capita: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telephone 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."
  • Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Price basket for mobile > US$ per month: Price basket for mobile is calculated as the pre-paid price for 25 calls per month spread over the same mobile network, other mobile networks, and mobile to fixed calls and during peak, off-peak, and weekend times. It also includes 30 text messages per month.
  • Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
  • Telephone subscribers per employee: Telephone subscribers per employee are telephone subscribers (fixed-line plus mobile) divided by total telecommunications employees.
  • Telecommunications revenue > % GDP: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people: Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people). Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers (per 100 people). Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
  • 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.
  • Phone system > International dialling code: Country international dialling code.
  • Telephone employees > Total > Per capita: Telephone employees refer to the total full-time telecommunications staff. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telephone mainlines > Per capita: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet servers using encryption: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
  • 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.
  • Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
  • 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).
  • Number of PCs > Per $ GDP: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 10 million $ gross domestic product.
  • ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$: Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
  • Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
  • Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines (per 100 people). Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
STAT Australia Iraq 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 the number of private radio and TV stations has increased rapidly since 2003; government-owned TV and radio stations are operated by the publicly funded Iraqi Public Broadcasting Service; private broadcast media are mostly linked to political, ethnic, or religious groups; satellite TV is available to an estimated 70% of viewers and many of the broadcasters are based abroad; transmissions of multiple international radio broadcasters are accessible
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 253.18
Ranked 30th. 101805 times more than Iraq
0.00249
Ranked 196th.

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 82.35
Ranked 24th. 12 times more than Iraq
7.1
Ranked 169th.

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 814.36
Ranked 26th. 12 times more than Iraq
69.37
Ranked 174th.
Internet > Users per 1000 534.83
Ranked 29th. 285 times more than Iraq
1.88
Ranked 148th.

Internet users 15.81 million
Ranked 25th. 49 times more than Iraq
325,900
Ranked 123th.
News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>AAP - Australian Associated Press</p> </p>ABC News - public broadcaster&#039;s news site</p> <p>Voices of Iraq - pooled news service launched by Reuters Foundation and UN Development Programme, English-language pages</p> </p>National Iraqi News Agency (Nina) - private, English-language pages</p> </p>Iraqi News - news site, in English</p>
Personal computers per 1000 681.66
Ranked 8th. 86 times more than Iraq
7.92
Ranked 127th.
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>Republic of Iraq Radio - state-run</p> </p>Radio Basra - state-run</p> </p>Voice of Iraq - private, Baghdad</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14546541">Full Article</a>
Radio broadcast stations AM 262, FM 345, shortwave 1 after 17 months of unregulated media growth, there are approximately 80 radio stations (types NA) on the air inside Iraq
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 106.19
Ranked 95th. 34% more than Iraq
79.39
Ranked 139th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 1,040.41 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th. 2 times more than Iraq
509.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 90th.

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>Al-Iraqiya - state-run</p> </p>Al-Sharqiya - private, based in Dubai, satellite and terrestrial</p> </p>Al-Sumaria - private, based in Beirut, satellite and terrestrial</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14546541">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 548.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 7 times more than Iraq
76.04 per 1,000 people
Ranked 108th.

Televisions per 1000 510.17
Ranked 23th. 8 times more than Iraq
67.41
Ranked 126th.
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,469.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th. 26 times more than Iraq
57.32 per 1,000 people
Ranked 148th.

Internet > Users > Per capita 550.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 28th. 280 times more than Iraq
1.96 per 1,000 people
Ranked 151st.

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 461.61
Ranked 22nd. 8 times more than Iraq
57.43
Ranked 140th.

Televisions 10.15 million
Ranked 21st. 6 times more than Iraq
1.75 million
Ranked 66th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 477.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 8 times more than Iraq
59.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 118th.

Internet users > Per 100 people 70.78
Ranked 19th. 72 times more than Iraq
0.98
Ranked 175th.

Internet > Internet users 18.13 million
Ranked 28th. 8 times more than Iraq
2.21 million
Ranked 87th.
Personal computers 13.72 million
Ranked 12th. 69 times more than Iraq
200,000
Ranked 77th.
Television broadcast stations 104
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Iraq
21
Ranked 8th.

Radios per 1000 1,281.7
Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Iraq
186.83
Ranked 138th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 1,112.09
Ranked 50th. 70% more than Iraq
653.84
Ranked 117th.

Internet > Percent using internet 82.35%
Ranked 22nd. 12 times more than Iraq
7.1%
Ranked 167th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular 24.49 million
Ranked 40th.
27 million
Ranked 3rd. 10% more than Australia

Radio receivers > Per capita 1.38 per capita
Ranked 5th. 7 times more than Iraq
0.211 per capita
Ranked 119th.

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 414.16
Ranked 29th. 11 times more than Iraq
36.73
Ranked 142nd.

Telephone mainlines per 1000 561.91
Ranked 9th. 14 times more than Iraq
38.77
Ranked 128th.

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>Al-Sabah - sponsored by state-run Iraqi Media Network</p> </p>Al-Zaman - private London-based daily, printed in Baghdad and Basra; English-language pages</p> </p>Al-Mada - Baghdad, private daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14546541">Full Article</a>
Telephone system > General assessment excellent domestic and international service the 2003 liberation of Iraq severely disrupted telecommunications throughout Iraq including international connections; widespread government efforts to rebuild domestic and international communications through fiber optic links are in progress; the mobile cellular market has expanded rapidly to some 27 million subscribers by the end of 2012
Television receivers per 1000 548.14
Ranked 13th. 7 times more than Iraq
80.67
Ranked 106th.

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 43
Ranked 32nd. 79% more than Iraq
24
Ranked 18th.
Internet > IP addresses per capita 2,160.89
Ranked 14th. 276 times more than Iraq
7.83
Ranked 189th.
Internet > Users 11.24 million
Ranked 24th. 208 times more than Iraq
54,000
Ranked 135th.

Internet > Internet penetration 82.3%
Ranked 25th. 12 times more than Iraq
7.1%
Ranked 177th.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 903.17
Ranked 28th. 42 times more than Iraq
21.52
Ranked 170th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,072.93
Ranked 92nd. 31% more than Iraq
821.29
Ranked 138th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines 10.47 million
Ranked 19th. 6 times more than Iraq
1.87 million
Ranked 61st.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 24.34 million
Ranked 42nd.
26.76 million
Ranked 39th. 10% more than Australia

Internet > Internet Service Providers 571
Ranked 3rd. 571 times more than Iraq
1
Ranked 182nd.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 5.74 million
Ranked 18th. 74584 times more than Iraq
77
Ranked 196th.

Cinemas > Per capita 0.092 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 15 times more than Iraq
0.006 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th.

Telephones > Main lines in use 10.57 million
Ranked 20th. 6 times more than Iraq
1.79 million
Ranked 62nd.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 45.43
Ranked 22nd. 8 times more than Iraq
5.71
Ranked 141st.

Radio receivers per 1000 1,377.11
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Iraq
223.57
Ranked 116th.

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 906.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 30th. 40 times more than Iraq
22.62 per 1,000 people
Ranked 174th.

Internet > Hosts per 1000 520.66
Ranked 9th. 5107644 times more than Iraq
0.000102
Ranked 198th.

Number of PCs per million 681.66
Ranked 6th. 91 times more than Iraq
7.5
Ranked 137th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 24.34 million
Ranked 42nd.
26.76 million
Ranked 40th. 10% more than Australia

Radio receivers 25.5 million
Ranked 16th. 5 times more than Iraq
4.85 million
Ranked 56th.

Television receivers 10.15 million
Ranked 20th. 6 times more than Iraq
1.75 million
Ranked 63th.

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 5.62 per 1 million people
Ranked 24th. 7 times more than Iraq
0.828 per 1 million people
Ranked 28th.

Mobile phone subscribers 18.42 million
Ranked 23th. 32 times more than Iraq
574,000
Ranked 110th.

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 - 964; satellite earth stations - 4 (2 Intelsat - 1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean, 1 Intersputnik - Atlantic Ocean region, and 1 Arabsat (inoperative)); local microwave radio relay connects border regions to Jordan, Kuwait, Syria, and Turkey; international terrestrial fiber-optic connections have been established with Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Kuwait, Jordan, and Iran; links to the Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG) and the Gulf Bridge International (GBI) submarine fiber-optic cables are planned
Internet > ISP 571
Ranked 2nd. 571 times more than Iraq
1
Ranked 132nd.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 10.47 million
Ranked 19th. 6 times more than Iraq
1.87 million
Ranked 61st.

Radios 25.5 million
Ranked 16th. 5 times more than Iraq
4.85 million
Ranked 59th.
Internet > Hosts 11.13 million
Ranked 6th. 3711333 times more than Iraq
3
Ranked 222nd.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 49
Ranked 30th. 12 times more than Iraq
4
Ranked 104th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 3.11 million
Ranked 19th. 8 times more than Iraq
407,000
Ranked 66th.
Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 9.3%
Ranked 46th.
0.0
Ranked 49th.
Internet > Top level domain .au .iq
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 1.93
Ranked 48th. 74% more than Iraq
1.11
Ranked 25th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 154.71
Ranked 27th. 8 times more than Iraq
19.37
Ranked 112th.
Telephone system > Domestic domestic satellite system; significant use of radiotelephone in areas of low population density; rapid growth of mobile telephones repairs to switches and lines destroyed during 2003 continue; additional switching capacity is improving access; 3 GSM operators since 2007 have expanded beyond their regional roots and offer near country-wide access to second-generation services; third-generation mobile services are not available nationwide; wireless local loop is available in some metropolitan areas and additional licenses have been issued with the hope of overcoming the lack of fixed-line infrastructure
Internet country code .au .iq
Telephone mainlines 11.46 million
Ranked 18th. 11 times more than Iraq
1.03 million
Ranked 67th.

Cinemas 1,748
Ranked 5th. 12 times more than Iraq
144
Ranked 42nd.

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering No evidence of filtering
Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 90.7%
Ranked 14th.
100%
Ranked 9th. 10% more than Australia
Mobile cellular subscriptions 22.12 million
Ranked 33th. 26% more than Iraq
17.53 million
Ranked 37th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 28.7
Ranked 20th. 745 times more than Iraq
0.0385
Ranked 193th.
Cinemas per million 92.36
Ranked 4th. 14 times more than Iraq
6.64
Ranked 47th.

Internet > IP addresses 47.57 million
Ranked 11th. 195 times more than Iraq
243,712
Ranked 111th.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 159000000 625000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 23.98
Ranked 19th.
0.0
Ranked 168th.

Number of PCs 13,720
Ranked 11th. 69 times more than Iraq
200
Ranked 93th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 461.61
Ranked 25th. 8 times more than Iraq
57.43
Ranked 146th.

Television broadcast stations per million 5.62
Ranked 28th. 7 times more than Iraq
0.787
Ranked 26th.

Internet > TLD .au .iq
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 103.21
Ranked 56th. 81% more than Iraq
57.08
Ranked 114th.

Internet > Livejournal users 34,142
Ranked 5th. 94 times more than Iraq
363
Ranked 56th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers 11,986
Ranked 6th. 11986 times more than Iraq
1
Ranked 166th.
Telecommunications > Country calling code 61 964
Telephone subscribers per 1000 1,465.08
Ranked 16th. 24 times more than Iraq
60.29
Ranked 143th.

E-Government rating 58.3
Ranked 6th. 74% more than Iraq
33.6
Ranked 151st.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 584.09 per 1 million people
Ranked 12th. 15786 times more than Iraq
0.037 per 1 million people
Ranked 177th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 9.37 million
Ranked 24th. 9 times more than Iraq
1.08 million
Ranked 76th.
Internet > Livejournal users per million 1,696.29
Ranked 15th. 125 times more than Iraq
13.61
Ranked 122nd.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,072.93
Ranked 90th. 31% more than Iraq
821.29
Ranked 135th.

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 530.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 10th.
0.0
Ranked 218th.

Telephone lines 9.37 million
Ranked 21st. 9 times more than Iraq
1.08 million
Ranked 70th.

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 5.14 million
Ranked 16th. 128500 times more than Iraq
40
Ranked 168th.

Television standard > VHF PAL B SECAM B
Internet > ISP per million 29.06
Ranked 2nd. 692 times more than Iraq
0.042
Ranked 130th.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 1,469.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th. 23 times more than Iraq
63.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 145th.

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 18.33$/month
Ranked 29th. 7 times more than Iraq
2.57$/month
Ranked 175th.
Telephone subscribers 29.88 million
Ranked 19th. 19 times more than Iraq
1.61 million
Ranked 93th.

Telephone subscribers per employee 506.24
Ranked 39th. 10 times more than Iraq
50.64
Ranked 53th.

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 5.71% GDP
Ranked 17th. 95 times more than Iraq
0.06% GDP
Ranked 100th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 1,724.46
Ranked 12th. 14045 times more than Iraq
0.123
Ranked 194th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 25.06
Ranked 31st. 103069 times more than Iraq
0.000243
Ranked 196th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 2.43
Ranked 70th. 13 times more than Iraq
0.19
Ranked 156th.
Phone system > International dialling code +61 964
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 2.52 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Iraq
0.763 per 1,000 people
Ranked 77th.

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 563.73 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 14 times more than Iraq
40.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 127th.

Internet servers using encryption 26,517
Ranked 6th. 6629 times more than Iraq
4
Ranked 154th.

Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 1,212.21
Ranked 7th. 9325 times more than Iraq
0.13
Ranked 172nd.

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 54800000000 7324000
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 579.09
Ranked 12th. 16252 times more than Iraq
0.0356
Ranked 175th.
Internet > IP addresses (share) 1.1
Ranked 11th.
0.0
Ranked 94th.
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 18.57%
Ranked 73th. 55% more than Iraq
11.97%
Ranked 93th.

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.224 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 14th. 6 times more than Iraq
0.037 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 123th.
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $2.21 billion
Ranked 23th. 77 times more than Iraq
$28.70 million
Ranked 92nd.

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 43.72
Ranked 28th. 12 times more than Iraq
3.52
Ranked 142nd.

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 45.69
Ranked 22nd. 8 times more than Iraq
5.55
Ranked 142nd.

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