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Media Stats: compare key data on Australia & North Korea

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STAT Australia North Korea 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 no independent media; radios and TVs are pre-tuned to government stations; 4 government-owned TV stations; the Korean Workers' Party owns and operates the Korean Central Broadcasting Station, and the state-run Voice of Korea operates an external broadcast service; the government prohibits listening to and jams foreign broadcasts
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,469.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th. 36 times more than North Korea
41.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 148th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 4.15 billion min.
Ranked 10th. 669 times more than North Korea
6.2 million min.
Ranked 137th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 253.18
Ranked 30th.
0.0
Ranked 194th.

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 82.35
Ranked 24th.
0.0
Ranked 199th.

News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>AAP - Australian Associated Press</p> </p>ABC News - public broadcaster&#039;s news site</p> <p>Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) - state-run; web pages in several languages</p> </p>Uriminzokkiri (On Our Own) - website carrying official news; pages in several languages</p>
Radio broadcast stations AM 262, FM 345, shortwave 1 AM 17 (including 11 stations of Korean Central Broadcasting Station; North Korea has a "national intercom" cable radio station wired throughout the country that is a significant source of information for the average North Korean citizen; it is wired into most residences and workplaces and carries news and commentary), FM 14, shortwave 14
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 106.19
Ranked 95th. 15 times more than North Korea
6.92
Ranked 198th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 461.61
Ranked 22nd. 10 times more than North Korea
47.65
Ranked 144th.

Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 477.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 10 times more than North Korea
50.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st.

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>Korean Central Broadcasting Station - radio station of Korean Workers&#039; Party</p> </p>Korean Central TV - TV station of Korean Workers&#039; Party</p> </p>Mansudae TV - cultural station</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15259016">Full Article</a>
Television broadcast stations 104
Ranked 7th. 26 times more than North Korea
4
Ranked 6th.

Television receivers > Per capita 548.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 10 times more than North Korea
56.24 per 1,000 people
Ranked 119th.

Televisions 10.15 million
Ranked 21st. 8 times more than North Korea
1.2 million
Ranked 76th.
Televisions per 1000 510.17
Ranked 23th. 10 times more than North Korea
51.17
Ranked 135th.
Radios per 1000 1,281.7
Ranked 6th. 9 times more than North Korea
143.29
Ranked 152nd.
Internet > Percent using internet 82.35%
Ranked 22nd.
0.0
Ranked 200th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular 24.49 million
Ranked 40th. 24 times more than North Korea
1,000,000
Ranked 148th.

Radio receivers > Per capita 1.38 per capita
Ranked 5th. 9 times more than North Korea
0.157 per capita
Ranked 136th.

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 414.16
Ranked 29th. 9 times more than North Korea
48.67
Ranked 1st.

Telephone mainlines per 1000 561.91
Ranked 9th. 13 times more than North Korea
41.79
Ranked 127th.

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>Rodong Sinmun (Labour Daily) - organ of Korean Workers&#039; Party; web pages in English</p> </p>Joson Inmingun (Korean People&#039;s Army Daily)</p> </p>Minju Choson (Democratic Korea) - government organ</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15259016">Full Article</a>
Telephone system > General assessment excellent domestic and international service adequate system; nationwide fiber-optic network; mobile-cellular service expanding beyond Pyongyang
Television receivers per 1000 548.14
Ranked 13th. 10 times more than North Korea
53.95
Ranked 118th.

Internet > IP addresses per capita 2,160.89
Ranked 14th. 54022 times more than North Korea
0.04
Ranked 223th.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,072.93
Ranked 92nd. 16 times more than North Korea
68.65
Ranked 198th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines 10.47 million
Ranked 19th. 9 times more than North Korea
1.18 million
Ranked 69th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 24.34 million
Ranked 42nd. 14 times more than North Korea
1.7 million
Ranked 145th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers 571
Ranked 3rd. 571 times more than North Korea
1
Ranked 175th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 5.74 million
Ranked 18th.
0.0
Ranked 194th.

Telephones > Main lines in use 10.57 million
Ranked 20th. 9 times more than North Korea
1.18 million
Ranked 71st.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 45.43
Ranked 22nd. 10 times more than North Korea
4.77
Ranked 144th.

Radio receivers per 1000 1,377.11
Ranked 5th. 9 times more than North Korea
151.07
Ranked 135th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 24.34 million
Ranked 42nd. 14 times more than North Korea
1.7 million
Ranked 145th.

Radio receivers 25.5 million
Ranked 16th. 8 times more than North Korea
3.36 million
Ranked 67th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 30.2 million
Ranked 34th. 15 times more than North Korea
2 million
Ranked 63th.
Television receivers 10.15 million
Ranked 20th. 8 times more than North Korea
1.2 million
Ranked 75th.

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 5.62 per 1 million people
Ranked 24th. 31 times more than North Korea
0.18 per 1 million people
Ranked 11th.

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 - 850; satellite earth stations - 2 (1 Intelsat - Indian Ocean, 1 Russian - Indian Ocean region); other international connections through Moscow and Beijing
Internet > ISP 571
Ranked 2nd. 571 times more than North Korea
1
Ranked 126th.
Radios 25.5 million
Ranked 16th. 8 times more than North Korea
3.36 million
Ranked 68th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 49
Ranked 30th. 3 times more than North Korea
15
Ranked 53th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 3.11 million
Ranked 19th.
4.5 million
Ranked 20th. 45% more than Australia
Internet > Top level domain .au .kp
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 154.71
Ranked 27th.
204.39
Ranked 33th. 32% more than Australia
Telephone system > Domestic domestic satellite system; significant use of radiotelephone in areas of low population density; rapid growth of mobile telephones fiber-optic links installed down to the county level; telephone directories unavailable; GSM mobile-cellular service initiated in 2002 but suspended in 2004; Orascom Telecom Holding, an Egyptian company, launched W-CDMA mobile service on 15 December 2008 for the Pyongyang area, has expanded service to several large cities and now has a 1-million-person subscriber base
Internet country code .au .kp
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 213.77 min.
Ranked 21st. 730 times more than North Korea
0.293 min.
Ranked 148th.
Telephone mainlines 11.46 million
Ranked 18th. 12 times more than North Korea
980,000
Ranked 68th.

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering nd
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 213.77 min. per capita
Ranked 19th. 706 times more than North Korea
0.303 min. per capita
Ranked 145th.
Internet hosts None None
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 28.7
Ranked 20th. 673 times more than North Korea
0.0426
Ranked 191st.
Internet > IP addresses 47.57 million
Ranked 11th. 46458 times more than North Korea
1,024
Ranked 224th.
Television broadcast stations per million 5.62
Ranked 28th. 33 times more than North Korea
0.171
Ranked 10th.

Internet > TLD .au .kp
Internet > Livejournal users 34,142
Ranked 5th. 813 times more than North Korea
42
Ranked 172nd.
Telecommunications > Country calling code 61 850
Telephone subscribers per 1000 1,465.08
Ranked 16th. 37 times more than North Korea
39.4
Ranked 151st.

E-Government rating 58.3
Ranked 6th. 62% more than North Korea
36
Ranked 127th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 9.37 million
Ranked 24th. 8 times more than North Korea
1.18 million
Ranked 71st.
Internet > Livejournal users per million 1,696.29
Ranked 15th. 955 times more than North Korea
1.78
Ranked 182nd.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 1,724.46
Ranked 12th. 42028 times more than North Korea
0.041
Ranked 187th.
Phone system > International dialling code +61 +850
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 25.06
Ranked 31st.
0.0
Ranked 194th.

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 563.73 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 13 times more than North Korea
44 per 1,000 people
Ranked 129th.

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 2.52 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than North Korea
0.734 per 1,000 people
Ranked 119th.

Television standard > VHF PAL B PAL
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 1,469.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th. 36 times more than North Korea
41.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 147th.

Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 11.18 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 27th.
50 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 61st. 4 times more than Australia
Telephone subscribers 29.88 million
Ranked 19th. 33 times more than North Korea
916,000
Ranked 93th.

Telephone subscribers per employee 506.24
Ranked 39th. 15 times more than North Korea
33.33
Ranked 119th.

Internet > ISP > Per capita 29.07 per 1 million people
Ranked 1st. 632 times more than North Korea
0.046 per 1 million people
Ranked 123th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 435
Ranked 19th. 62 times more than North Korea
7
Ranked 77th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 21.61
Ranked 45th. 73 times more than North Korea
0.296
Ranked 106th.
Internet > ISP per million 29.06
Ranked 2nd. 664 times more than North Korea
0.0438
Ranked 129th.
Internet > IP addresses (share) 1.1
Ranked 11th.
0.0
Ranked 70th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 45.69
Ranked 22nd. 10 times more than North Korea
4.81
Ranked 144th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 2.43
Ranked 70th. 4 times more than North Korea
0.635
Ranked 119th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,072.93
Ranked 90th. 16 times more than North Korea
68.65
Ranked 196th.

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.; British Broadcasting Corporation 2014; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; CIA World Factbook, December 2003. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunications Union. Source tables; 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.; World Development Indicators database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; 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.; http://www.iana.org/numbers; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database.; International Telecommunications Union; International Telecommunications Union. Source tables; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of mobile phones in use; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; 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.; CIA World Factbooks 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013; OpenNet Initiative (ONI), ONI Data, https://opennet.net/sites/opennet.net/files/ONI_data-20130920.zip; http://www.iana.org/numbers; 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.; LiveJournal; Wikipedia: List of country calling codes (Alphabetical listing by country or region); report presents the second annual update on global e-government, i.e., the delivery of public sector information and online services through the Internet. This report studies the features that are available online at national government websites. Using a detailed analysis of 1.197 government websites in 198 different nations, it measures the information and services that are online, chart the variations that exist across countries, and discuss how e-government sites vary by region of the world. In order to see how the 198 nations ranked overall, the E-Government Ranking 2002 created a 0 to 100 point index and applied it to each nation's websites based on the availability of contact information, publications, databases, portals, and number of online services. (2002); Wikipedia: List of countries by number of telephone lines in use; LiveJournal. 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.; Netcraft (http://www.netcraft.com/) and World Bank population estimates.; Tenlab May 2002; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; 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.; 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.; International Telecommunications Union. 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.

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