Media Stats: compare key data on Australia & Russia

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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.
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.
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment."
Internet > Percent using internet: Percentage of individuals using the Internet.
Telephones > Mobile cellular: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use.
Radio receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telephone mainlines per 1000: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Newspapers > List of newspapers: List of newspapers.
Films produced: Amount of films created in specified country as catalogued by IMDB
Telephone system > General assessment: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic and international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
Cinema attendance per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Television receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced: Number of national feature films produced.
Internet > IP addresses per capita: Number of IPv4 internet address allocated per 1000 residents.
Average cost of local call: Telephone average cost of local call (US$ per three minutes). Cost of local call is the cost of a three-minute call within the same exchange area using the subscriber's equipment (that is, not from a public phone).
Internet > Users: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months.
Internet > Internet penetration: Penetration.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecoms > Telephone lines: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included.
Internet > Internet Service Providers: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
Cinemas > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telephones > Main lines in use: The total number of main telephone lines in use.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people: Fixed-telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.
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.
Cinema > Number of cinemas: Number of cinemas.
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.
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.
Television > Total number of channels: Total number of television channels.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 $ gross domestic product.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people: Number of national feature films produced. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Music > Share of all albums sold: Share of album sales in domestic music industries during 1990-2000.
Television > Total number of channels per million people: Total number of television channels. 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).
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.
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 > Number of cinemas per million people: Number of cinemas. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
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.
Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$: 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."
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 > Seats per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand 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.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people: Estimated number of individual non-daily newspapers in circulation by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU: Telecommunications investment refers to the expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of telecommunication equipment infrastructure (including supporting land and buildings and intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer software). These include expenditure on initial installations and on additions to existing installations.
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology."
Number of PCs: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people: Fixed telephone lines. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions: Mobile subscriptions Number.
Internet > Broadband access: DSL lines, cable modems etc. total in major countries (Top 30)
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 per million people: Total number of film distribution companies. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Cinema > Number of distribution companies: Total number of film distribution companies.
Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Days to port: Time to port days.
Belarus had range specified: 0-3

No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date: Implementation date yyyy.mm.dd.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
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.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price: Price.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
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.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists: Number of newspaper journalists by country.
Television > Percentage of public channels with national coverage: Percentage of public television channels with national coverage.
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 > Number of titles > Non-daily per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Internet > Livejournal users per million: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Website defacements per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > Linux web servers: Total usage of Linux servers by country as of Jan 2001
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Telephone 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 > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
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 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.
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.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country.
Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country. Figures expressed per million 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.
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 10 million $ gross domestic product.
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."
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 > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population 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.
Cinemas > Seats > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
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.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports) include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$: Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
Royalties and fees: Receipts of royalties and licence fees ($US per person)
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
Television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch: Official launch date of digital terrestrial television in different countries.
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 > Linux web servers per million: Total usage of Linux servers by country as of Jan 2001. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers (per 100 people). Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
Telecommunications 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.
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 > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people: Newspaper journalists (headcounts) per 1,000,000 inhabitants.
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.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of individual non-daily newspapers in circulation by country.
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.
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.

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STAT	Australia	Russia
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	6 m
Households with television	96.28% Ranked 15th.	98.03% Ranked 13th. 2% more than Australia
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000	253.18 Ranked 30th. 76% more than Russia	143.93 Ranked 54th.
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people	82.35 Ranked 24th. 55% more than Russia	53.27 Ranked 77th.
Internet > Internet users per thousand people	814.36 Ranked 26th. 53% more than Russia	532.81 Ranked 78th.
Internet > Users per 1000	534.83 Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Russia	211.12 Ranked 78th.
Internet users	15.81 million Ranked 25th.	59.7 million Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Australia
News Agencies > List of news agencies	<p>AAP - Australian Associated Press</p> </p>ABC News - public broadcaster's news site</p>	<p>Itar-Tass - state-owned news agency, pages in English</p> </p>RIA-Novosti - state-owned news agency, pages in English</p> </p>Interfax - private news agency, pages in English</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17840134">Full Article</a>
Personal computers > Per capita	682.86 per 1,000 people Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Russia	121.58 per 1,000 people Ranked 19th.
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's external service, targeted at Asia-Pacific</p> </p>SBS Radio - public, multilingual</p>	<p>Radio Russia - national network run by state-owned Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (VGTRK)</p> </p>Ekho Moskvy - editorially-independent station, majority owned by state-run Gazprom</p> </p>Radio Mayak - state-run national network</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17840134">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	106.19 Ranked 95th.	183.52 Ranked 8th. 73% more than Australia
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita	1,040.41 per 1,000 people Ranked 36th.	1,202.45 per 1,000 people Ranked 16th. 16% more than Australia
Television > List of TV stations	<p>ABC - national, public</p> </p>ABC News 24 - ABC'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>Russia One - national network, run by state-owned Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (VGTRK)</p> </p>Channel One - national network, 51% owned by state, 49% by private shareholders</p> </p>NTV - national network, owned by state-run Gazprom</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17840134">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita	548.14 per 1,000 people Ranked 12th. 33% more than Russia	410.71 per 1,000 people Ranked 32nd.
Televisions per 1000	510.17 Ranked 23th. 22% more than Russia	418.4 Ranked 36th.
Personal computers per 1000	681.66 Ranked 8th. 6 times more than Russia	121.55 Ranked 19th.
Radio broadcast stations	AM 262, FM 345, shortwave 1	AM 323, FM 1,500 est., shortwave 62
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people	155.07 Ranked 26th. 69% more than Russia	91.78 Ranked 36th.
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people	1,469.82 per 1,000 people Ranked 18th. 31% more than Russia	1,118.69 per 1,000 people Ranked 42nd.
Internet > Users > Per capita	550.06 per 1,000 people Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Russia	212.2 per 1,000 people Ranked 80th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000	461.61 Ranked 22nd. 54% more than Russia	298.9 Ranked 54th.
Televisions	10.15 million Ranked 21st.	60.5 million Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Australia
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita	477.63 per 1,000 people Ranked 16th. 55% more than Russia	308.36 per 1,000 people Ranked 41st.
Internet users > Per 100 people	70.78 Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Russia	31.88 Ranked 70th.
Internet > Internet users	18.13 million Ranked 28th.	75.93 million Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Australia
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps	120,000 Mbps Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Russia	14,365 Mbps Ranked 25th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita	5,902.9 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 4th. 59 times more than Russia	99.86 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 65th.
Personal computers	13.72 million Ranked 12th.	17.4 million Ranked 3rd. 27% more than Australia
Television broadcast stations	104 Ranked 7th.	7,306 Ranked 1st. 70 times more than Australia
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes	4.15 billion min. Ranked 10th. 87% more than Russia	2.22 billion min. Ranked 12th.
Radios per 1000	1,281.7 Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Russia	425.31 Ranked 80th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000	1,112.09 Ranked 50th.	1,624.27 Ranked 4th. 46% more than Australia
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$	$44.59 billion Ranked 15th.	$50.05 billion Ranked 12th. 12% more than Australia
Internet > Percent using internet	82.35% Ranked 22nd. 55% more than Russia	53.27% Ranked 76th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular	24.49 million Ranked 40th.	236.7 million Ranked 6th. 10 times more than Australia
Radio receivers > Per capita	1.38 per capita Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Russia	0.418 per capita Ranked 72nd.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000	414.16 Ranked 29th. 31% more than Russia	315.71 Ranked 48th.
Telephone mainlines per 1000	561.91 Ranked 9th. Twice as much as Russia	280.13 Ranked 45th.
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>Komsomolskaya Pravda - mass circulation, left-leaning daily, controlled by energy group YeSN</p> </p>Kommersant - daily, business-orientated, controlled by steel tycoon Alisher Usmanov</p> </p>Moskovsky Komsomolets - popular privately-owned Moscow daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17840134">Full Article</a>
Films produced	16 Ranked 37th.	120 Ranked 10th. 8 times more than Australia
Cinema attendance	80 million Ranked 14th. 4 times more than Russia	19.05 million Ranked 21st.
Telephone system > General assessment	excellent domestic and international service	the telephone system is experiencing significant changes; there are more than 1,000 companies licensed to offer communication services; access to digital lines has improved, particularly in urban centers; Internet and e-mail services are improving; Russia has made progress toward building the telecommunications infrastructure necessary for a market economy; the estimated number of mobile subscribers jumped from fewer than 1 million in 1998 to more than 235 million in 2011; fixed line service has improved but a large demand remains
Cinema attendance per capita	4.02 Ranked 6th. 31 times more than Russia	0.132 Ranked 64th.
Television receivers per 1000	548.14 Ranked 13th. 33% more than Russia	410.72 Ranked 32nd.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced	43 Ranked 32nd.	140 Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Australia
Internet > IP addresses per capita	2,160.89 Ranked 14th. 7 times more than Russia	309.69 Ranked 83th.
Average cost of local call	0.11 Ranked 26th. 11 times more than Russia	0.01 Ranked 7th.
Internet > Users	11.24 million Ranked 24th.	30 million Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Australia
Internet > Internet penetration	82.3% Ranked 25th. 54% more than Russia	53.3% Ranked 81st.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000	903.17 Ranked 28th. 8% more than Russia	838.28 Ranked 35th.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000	1,072.93 Ranked 92nd.	1,824.57 Ranked 6th. 70% more than Australia
Telecoms > Telephone lines	10.47 million Ranked 19th.	42.9 million Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Australia
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions	24.34 million Ranked 42nd.	261.89 million Ranked 5th. 11 times more than Australia
Internet > Internet Service Providers	571 Ranked 3rd. 90% more than Russia	300 Ranked 5th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	5.74 million Ranked 18th.	20.66 million Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Australia
Cinemas > Per capita	0.092 per 1,000 people Ranked 4th. 9 times more than Russia	0.01 per 1,000 people Ranked 33th.
Telephones > Main lines in use	10.57 million Ranked 20th.	44.15 million Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Australia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people	45.43 Ranked 22nd. 51% more than Russia	30.14 Ranked 52nd.
Radio receivers per 1000	1,377.11 Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Russia	417.5 Ranked 69th.
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita	906.1 per 1,000 people Ranked 30th. 8% more than Russia	838.5 per 1,000 people Ranked 37th.
Internet > Hosts per 1000	520.66 Ranked 9th. 15 times more than Russia	33.97 Ranked 63th.
Number of PCs per million	681.66 Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Russia	132.15 Ranked 54th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions	24.34 million Ranked 42nd.	261.89 million Ranked 5th. 11 times more than Australia
Radio receivers	25.5 million Ranked 16th.	61.5 million Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Australia
Cinema > Number of cinemas	494 Ranked 15th.	1,510 Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Australia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones	30.2 million Ranked 34th.	256.12 million Ranked 5th. 8 times more than Australia
Television receivers	10.15 million Ranked 20th.	60.5 million Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Australia
Television broadcast stations > Per capita	5.62 per 1 million people Ranked 24th.	49.73 per 1 million people Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Australia
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes	0.68$ Ranked 105th.	2.03$ Ranked 40th. 3 times more than Australia
Mobile phone subscribers	18.42 million Ranked 23th.	120 million Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Australia
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 - 7; Russia is connected internationally by undersea fiber optic cables; satellite earth stations provide access to Intelsat, Intersputnik, Eutelsat, Inmarsat, and Orbita systems
Internet > ISP	571 Ranked 2nd. 90% more than Russia	300 Ranked 2nd.
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000	103.1 Ranked 31st. 9 times more than Russia	11.1 Ranked 62nd.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines	10.47 million Ranked 19th.	42.9 million Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Australia
Radios	25.5 million Ranked 16th.	61.5 million Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Australia
Films produced per million	0.804 Ranked 34th.	0.83 Ranked 33th. 3% more than Australia
Internet > Hosts	11.13 million Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Russia	4.82 million Ranked 14th.
Cinemas > Annual attendance	88 million Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Russia	19.1 million Ranked 14th.
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita	4.65 Ranked 4th. 36 times more than Russia	0.131 Ranked 45th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million	5,883.85 Mbps Ranked 3rd. 59 times more than Russia	99.86 Mbps Ranked 64th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation	3.11 million Ranked 19th.	13.28 million Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Australia
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles	49 Ranked 30th.	250 Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Australia
Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced	9.3% Ranked 46th.	37.5% Ranked 15th. 4 times more than Australia
Internet > Top level domain	.au	.ru
Television > Total number of channels	6 Ranked 35th.	13 Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Australia
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP	0.062$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 34th. 72% more than Russia	0.036$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 62nd.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people	1.93 Ranked 48th. 97% more than Russia	0.979 Ranked 58th.
Music > Share of all albums sold	1.5-1.8	2.0-2.9
Television > Total number of channels per million people	0.294 Ranked 49th. 3 times more than Russia	0.0912 Ranked 29th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	154.71 Ranked 27th. 68% more than Russia	92.32 Ranked 37th.
Telephone system > Domestic	domestic satellite system; significant use of radiotelephone in areas of low population density; rapid growth of mobile telephones	cross-country digital trunk lines run from Saint Petersburg to Khabarovsk, and from Moscow to Novorossiysk; the telephone systems in 60 regional capitals have modern digital infrastructures; cellular services, both analog and digital, are available in many areas; in rural areas, the telephone services are still outdated, inadequate, and low density
Internet country code	.au	.ru
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP	163.82 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 8th. 7 times more than Russia	24.39 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 67th.
Telephone mainlines	11.46 million Ranked 18th.	40.1 million Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Australia
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita	213.77 min. Ranked 21st. 14 times more than Russia	15.31 min. Ranked 90th.
Cinemas	1,748 Ranked 5th. 23% more than Russia	1,416 Ranked 6th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita	103.44 per 1,000 people Ranked 32nd. 9 times more than Russia	11.1 per 1,000 people Ranked 63th.
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering	No evidence of filtering	Selective filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month	22.82$/month Ranked 85th. 79% more than Russia	12.72$/month Ranked 128th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita	213.77 min. per capita Ranked 19th. 14 times more than Russia	15.31 min. per capita Ranked 89th.
Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people	23.87 Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Russia	10.63 Ranked 1st.
Internet hosts	None	None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films	90.7% Ranked 14th. 45% more than Russia	62.5% Ranked 23th.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita	2,433.94$ per capita Ranked 12th. 11 times more than Russia	222.13$ per capita Ranked 47th.
Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$	$2,038.48 Ranked 18th. 6 times more than Russia	$352.80 Ranked 46th.
Mobile cellular subscriptions	22.12 million Ranked 33th.	199.52 million Ranked 5th. 9 times more than Australia
Internet > Broadband subscribers	2.1 million Ranked 14th. 32% more than Russia	1.59 million Ranked 20th.
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million	28.7 Ranked 20th. 14 times more than Russia	2.07 Ranked 84th.
Cinemas > Seats per 1000	23.57 Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Russia	4.19 Ranked 26th.
Cinemas per million	92.36 Ranked 4th. 10 times more than Russia	9.68 Ranked 32nd.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily	48 Ranked 27th.	333 Ranked 7th. 7 times more than Australia
Internet > IP addresses	47.57 million Ranked 11th. 11% more than Russia	42.76 million Ranked 13th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	21.51 Ranked 41st.	1,140.57 Ranked 2nd. 53 times more than Australia
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU	159000000	31737000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	23.98 Ranked 19th. 4 times more than Russia	6.54 Ranked 62nd.
Number of PCs	13,720 Ranked 11th.	19,010 Ranked 9th. 39% more than Australia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people	461.61 Ranked 25th. 54% more than Russia	298.9 Ranked 59th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions	21.18 million Ranked 15th.	75.34 million Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Australia
Internet > Broadband access	2.36 million Ranked 14th. 67% more than Russia	1.41 million Ranked 19th.
Television broadcast stations per million	5.62 Ranked 28th.	49.73 Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Australia
Cinemas > Seats	446,000 Ranked 4th.	613,000 Ranked 3rd. 37% more than Australia
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily	97 Ranked 26th.	10,188 Ranked 1st. 105 times more than Australia
Internet > TLD	.au	.ru; note - Russia also has responsibility for a legacy domain ".su" that was allocated to the Soviet Union and is being phased out
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	103.21 Ranked 56th.	140.56 Ranked 12th. 36% more than Australia
Internet > Livejournal users	34,142 Ranked 5th.	37,870 Ranked 4th. 11% more than Australia
Internet > Secure Internet servers	11,986 Ranked 6th. 27 times more than Russia	449 Ranked 34th.
Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people	2.15 Ranked 17th. 7 times more than Russia	0.328 Ranked 45th.
Cinema > Number of distribution companies	48 Ranked 8th. 2% more than Russia	47 Ranked 9th.
Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita	4.65 per capita Ranked 4th. 35 times more than Russia	0.131 per capita Ranked 46th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Days to port	1 days Ranked 6th.	0.0 Ranked 34th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date	2001.09.25	2013.12.01
Telecommunications > Country calling code	61	7
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price	free	RUR 0-100
Telephone subscribers per 1000	1,465.08 Ranked 16th. 31% more than Russia	1,118.41 Ranked 40th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration	96.2% Ranked 6th. 82% more than Russia	52.9% Ranked 25th.
E-Government rating	58.3 Ranked 6th. 58% more than Russia	36.8 Ranked 124th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million	2.51 Ranked 38th. 10% more than Russia	2.28 Ranked 40th.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists	5,416 Ranked 6th.	102,300 Ranked 1st. 19 times more than Australia
Television > Percentage of public channels with national coverage	83.33% Ranked 16th. 20% more than Russia	69.23% Ranked 18th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita	584.09 per 1 million people Ranked 12th. 185 times more than Russia	3.15 per 1 million people Ranked 118th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines	9.37 million Ranked 24th.	44.96 million Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Australia
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million	5.06 Ranked 38th.	69.64 Ranked 7th. 14 times more than Australia
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita	5.06 per 1 million people Ranked 38th.	69.64 per 1 million people Ranked 7th. 14 times more than Australia
Internet > Livejournal users per million	1,696.29 Ranked 15th. 6 times more than Russia	263.26 Ranked 44th.
Website defacements	156 Ranked 12th. 39% more than Russia	112 Ranked 18th.
Website defacements per million	8.04 Ranked 20th. 10 times more than Russia	0.767 Ranked 91st.
Internet > Linux web servers	633 Ranked 6th. 12 times more than Russia	55 Ranked 25th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP	1.6$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 125th.	3.45$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 92nd. 2 times more than Australia
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita	2.52 per 1,000 people Ranked 19th. 8% more than Russia	2.34 per 1,000 people Ranked 22nd.
Telephone mainlines > Per capita	563.73 per 1,000 people Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Russia	280.2 per 1,000 people Ranked 43th.
Internet servers using encryption	26,517 Ranked 6th. 18 times more than Russia	1,495 Ranked 30th.
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people	1,212.21 Ranked 7th. 115 times more than Russia	10.54 Ranked 93th.
Music sales > Singles > Millions	1.4 Ranked 4th. 28 times more than Russia	0.05 Ranked 24th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people	1,072.93 Ranked 90th.	1,824.58 Ranked 4th. 70% more than Australia
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	2.43 Ranked 70th. 40% more than Russia	1.74 Ranked 86th.
Phone subscribers	1,095.01 Ranked 23th. 4 times more than Russia	281.14 Ranked 74th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million	579.09 Ranked 12th. 184 times more than Russia	3.15 Ranked 116th.
NUMB3RS > International first broadcast dates > First aired	August 15, 2005	August 18, 2006
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles	435 Ranked 19th.	7,267 Ranked 2nd. 17 times more than Australia
Internet > IP addresses (share)	1.1 Ranked 11th. 10% more than Russia	1 Ranked 13th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	21.61 Ranked 45th.	50.52 Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Australia
Internet > Hosts > Per capita	530.01 per 1,000 people Ranked 10th. 15 times more than Russia	34.27 per 1,000 people Ranked 75th.
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP	0.224 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 14th. 66% more than Russia	0.135 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 51st.
Telephone lines	9.37 million Ranked 21st.	44.9 million Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Australia
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	5.14 million Ranked 16th.	9.28 million Ranked 10th. 81% more than Australia
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports	10.05% Ranked 25th. 13% more than Russia	8.89% Ranked 31st.
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports	1.45% Ranked 63th. 4 times more than Russia	0.38% Ranked 87th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita	0.035$ per 1 million people Ranked 97th. 3 times more than Russia	0.014$ per 1 million people Ranked 96th.
Internet > ISP per million	29.06 Ranked 2nd. 14 times more than Russia	2.05 Ranked 58th.
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines	11.18 per 100 mainlines Ranked 27th.	35.21 per 100 mainlines Ranked 48th. 3 times more than Australia
Cinemas > Seats > Per capita	23.57 per 1,000 people Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Russia	4.19 per 1,000 people Ranked 27th.
Telephone lines > Per 100 people	43.72 Ranked 28th. 38% more than Russia	31.63 Ranked 50th.
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month	18.33$/month Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Russia	5.96$/month Ranked 146th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people	45.69 Ranked 22nd. 52% more than Russia	30.06 Ranked 54th.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports	21.32% Ranked 88th.	35% Ranked 43th. 64% more than Australia
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita	2.51 per 1 million people Ranked 37th. 10% more than Russia	2.28 per 1 million people Ranked 39th.
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$	$2.21 billion Ranked 23th.	$2.63 billion Ranked 18th. 19% more than Australia
Television standard > VHF	PAL B	SECAM D
Royalties and fees	$17.90 Ranked 17th. 30 times more than Russia	$0.60 Ranked 40th.
Idol series > Idol around the world > Winners	<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Idol_2003">Season 1, 2003</a> : Guy Sebastian <br> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Idol_2004">Season 2, 2004</a> : <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casey_Donovan_%28singer%29">Casey Donovan</a> <br> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Idol_2005">Season 3, 2005</a> : Kate DeAraugo <br> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Idol_2006">Season 4, 2006</a> : Damien Leith <br> Season 5, 2007 : Auditions in progress	Season 1, 2003 : Aleksey Goman <br> Season 2, 2004 : Ruslan Alehno<br> Season 3, 2006 : Borkhuu Amarkhuu
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU	54800000000	620000000000
Telephone subscribers	29.88 million Ranked 19th.	160.1 million Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Australia
Television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch	1/1/2001	2010
Telephone subscribers per employee	506.24 Ranked 39th. 52% more than Russia	333.97 Ranked 64th.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP	5.71% GDP Ranked 17th. 99% more than Russia	2.87% GDP Ranked 56th.
Television standard > UHF	PAL G	SECAM <a href=/encyclopedia/Kelvin>K</a>
Internet > Linux web servers per million	32.61 Ranked 6th. 87 times more than Russia	0.377 Ranked 78th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	25.06 Ranked 31st. 73% more than Russia	14.48 Ranked 55th.
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue	0.53% Ranked 100th.	10.53% Ranked 117th. 20 times more than Australia
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people	1,724.46 Ranked 12th. 44 times more than Russia	38.95 Ranked 92nd.
Internet > ISP > Per capita	29.07 per 1 million people Ranked 1st. 14 times more than Russia	2.05 per 1 million people Ranked 51st.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people	278.99 Ranked 5th.	714.63 Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Australia
Telephone systems > Privatisation	1997	1997
Telephone subscribers > Per capita	1,469.82 per 1,000 people Ranked 18th. 31% more than Russia	1,118.69 per 1,000 people Ranked 42nd.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation	433,000 Ranked 29th.	164.07 million Ranked 1st. 379 times more than Australia
Some Kind of Bliss > Chart performance > Year	1997	1997
Phone system > International dialling code	+61	+7
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people	951.6 Ranked 6th. 80% more than Russia	528.73 Ranked 24th.
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP	18.57% Ranked 73th.	31.92% Ranked 37th. 72% more than Australia
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports	19.1% Ranked 77th.	37.17% Ranked 36th. 95% more than Australia

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. 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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.; Internet World Stats, June 30, 2010; British Broadcasting Corporation 2014; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; CIA World Factbook, December 2003. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; World Development Indicators database. 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