Media Stats: compare key data on Australia & United States

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Households with television: Households with television are the share of households with a television set. Some countries report only the number of households with a color television set, and therefore the true number may be higher than reported.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users (per 100 people). Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
Internet > Internet users per thousand people: Internet users. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Internet > Users per 1000: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
News Agencies > List of news agencies: List of news agencies.
Personal computers > Per capita: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Radio > List of radio stations: List of radio stations.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people: Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people). Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included.
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Television > List of TV stations: List of TV stations.
Television receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Televisions per 1000: The total number of televisions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Personal computers per 1000: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Radio broadcast stations: The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast stations.
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people: Daily newspapers refer to those published at least four times a week and calculated as average circulation (or copies printed) per 1,000 people."
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people: Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
Internet > Users > Per capita: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Televisions: The total number of televisions
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
Internet > Internet users: Internet users.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Personal computers: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual.
Television broadcast stations: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations.
Television viewing: Mean hours of television watched by each person per week.
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.
Cable TV subscribers: Cable TV subscribers per 1000 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.
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 viewing per million: Mean hours of television watched by each person per week. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines: Fixed telephone lines.
Films produced per million: Amount of films created in specified country as catalogued by IMDB. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > Hosts: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Mobile phones: Mobile cellular per 100 population (2002).
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities.
Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced: Percentage of feature films that are co-productions with international companies.
Internet > Top level domain: Country top level domain.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 $ gross domestic product.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people: Number of national feature films produced. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
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.
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment per 1000: The OECD has developed a commodity-based definition of the ICT sector based on the CPC (Central Product Classification) and the Harmonised System (HS). The definition of ICT goods includes the following broad categories: telecommunications equipment; computer and related equipment; electronic components; audio and video equipment; and other ICT goods. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
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.
Telephone mainlines: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment.
Internet > Specific websites > LinkedIn penetration: Penetration.
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.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists, female per million people: Newspaper journalists (headcounts), Female. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
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.
Pay TV subscribers: Percentage of households subscribing to pay TV service (Data is for 1999).
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 revenue: Telecommunications revenue as % of GDP.
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."
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.
Communications > Telephone access > Telephone access: For the OECD member countries and China, total communication access paths are the total of fixed lines (standard analogue access lines and ISDN lines) plus the number of DSL, cable modem subscribers and mobile telephone subscribers. For Brazil, India, Russian Federation and South Africa, total communication access paths are the sum of main telephone lines in operation, ISDN lines, DSL and cable modem subscribers and cellular mobile telephone subscribers.
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 > 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.
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.
Internet > Communication technology patents: Electric communication technique patents 1998-2000 per million population.
Telephone subscribers per 1000: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Advertising revenue > Share of television: Television's share (%) of total advertising revenue (Data for 1999).
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration: Mobile subscriptions %.
Internet > Internet charges: Cost of Internet access for 40 hours at evening times at discounted rates, September 2002.
Internet > Secure servers: Number of secure servers per 100000 population (2002).
E-Government rating: Darrell M. West, Center for Public Policy, Brown University
Population covered by mobile telephony: Population covered by mobile telephony is the percentage of people within range of a mobile cellular signal regardless of whether they are subscribers.
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 reception through satellite: Media - Television reception by satellite.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Internet > Web sites: Websites per 1000 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.
Television reception through cable: Media - Television reception by cable.
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
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."
Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists, female: Newspaper journalists (headcounts), Female.
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.
Telephone system > Regulation: The year that the nation established an industry regulator for its telecommunication providers. "n/a" indicates that no regulator has been established.
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines: Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.
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.
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.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment, % of GDP: The OECD has developed a commodity-based definition of the ICT sector based on the CPC (Central Product Classification) and the Harmonised System (HS). The definition of ICT goods includes the following broad categories: telecommunications equipment; computer and related equipment; electronic components; audio and video equipment; and other ICT goods. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
Television reception by terrestrial means: Percentage of households receiving television through terrestrial means only.
Newspapers > Male newspaper journalists per million people: Number of male newspaper journalists by country. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Royalties and fees: Receipts of royalties and licence fees ($US per person)
Internet > Government Broadband Index: The Government Broadband Index ranks various countries' undertakings to provide a broad coverage of speedy internet. It does not measure the current state of broadband availability or speed. The index is calculated by the Economist Intelligence Unit.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people: Newspaper journalists (headcounts) per 1,000,000 inhabitants.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers (per 100 people). Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people: Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people). Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
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 > 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.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
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."
Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita: Telephone employees refer to the total full-time telecommunications staff. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > Specific websites > Chinese Wikipedia edits: Location of editors of the Standard Chinese language edition of Wikipedia.
Internet > Specific websites > Chinese Wikipedia readers: Location of readers of the Standard Chinese language edition of Wikipedia.
Newspapers > Male newspaper journalists: Number of male newspaper journalists by country.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalist gender ratio: Number of female newspaper journalists for every 100 male newspaper journalists.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Phone subscribers: Fixed line and mobile telephones (per 1,000 people). Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
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.
Newspapers > Female newspaper journalists: Number of female newspaper journalists by country.
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.
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.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month: Price basket for residential fixed line is calculated as one-fifth of the installation charge, the monthly subscription charge, and the cost of local calls (15 peak and 15 off-peak calls of three minutes each).
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment: The OECD has developed a commodity-based definition of the ICT sector based on the CPC (Central Product Classification) and the Harmonised System (HS). The definition of ICT goods includes the following broad categories: telecommunications equipment; computer and related equipment; electronic components; audio and video equipment; and other ICT goods.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Internet servers using encryption: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Newspapers > Female newspaper journalists per million people: Number of female newspaper journalists by country. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Telecommunications employment: Telecommunications employment as a share (%) of national employment (Data is for 2001).
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.
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP: ICT service exports (% of service exports, BoP). Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service exports) include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports) include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services.
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.
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).

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STAT	Australia	United States
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	4
Households with television	96.28% Ranked 15th.	97.84% Ranked 14th. 2% more than Australia
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000	253.18 Ranked 30th.	281.99 Ranked 22nd. 11% more than Australia
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people	82.35 Ranked 24th. 2% more than United States	81.03 Ranked 26th.
Internet > Internet users per thousand people	814.36 Ranked 26th. 1% more than United States	803.03 Ranked 28th.
Internet > Users per 1000	534.83 Ranked 29th.	697.1 Ranked 8th. 30% more than Australia
Internet users	15.81 million Ranked 25th.	245 million Ranked 2nd. 15 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>Associated Press</p> </p>Bloomberg Business News</p> </p>UPI</p>
Personal computers > Per capita	682.86 per 1,000 people Ranked 7th.	762.15 per 1,000 people Ranked 4th. 12% more than Australia
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>NPR (National Public Radio) - non-commercial network of member stations; news, information and cultural programmes</p> </p>Clear Channel - America's largest commercial radio operator, owns more than 1,200 stations</p> </p>CBS Radio - major commercial operator with nearly 180 stations in major markets</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16757497">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	106.19 Ranked 95th. 8% more than United States	98.17 Ranked 111th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita	1,040.41 per 1,000 people Ranked 36th. 23% more than United States	846.78 per 1,000 people Ranked 59th.
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>ABC - major commercial network</p> </p>CBS - major commercial network</p> </p>NBC - major commercial network</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16757497">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita	548.14 per 1,000 people Ranked 12th.	803.21 per 1,000 people Ranked 1st. 47% more than Australia
Televisions per 1000	510.17 Ranked 23th.	754.89 Ranked 3rd. 48% more than Australia
Personal computers per 1000	681.66 Ranked 8th.	764.36 Ranked 3rd. 12% more than Australia
Radio broadcast stations	AM 262, FM 345, shortwave 1	AM 4,789, FM 8,961, shortwave 19
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people	155.07 Ranked 26th.	193.19 Ranked 18th. 25% more than Australia
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people	1,469.82 per 1,000 people Ranked 18th. 20% more than United States	1,227.11 per 1,000 people Ranked 36th.
Internet > Users > Per capita	550.06 per 1,000 people Ranked 28th.	695.68 per 1,000 people Ranked 9th. 26% more than Australia
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000	461.61 Ranked 22nd. 4% more than United States	442.8 Ranked 25th.
Televisions	10.15 million Ranked 21st.	219 million Ranked 2nd. 22 times more than Australia
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita	477.63 per 1,000 people Ranked 16th.	541.94 per 1,000 people Ranked 9th. 13% more than Australia
Internet users > Per 100 people	70.78 Ranked 19th.	75.77 Ranked 11th. 7% more than Australia
Internet > Internet users	18.13 million Ranked 28th.	254.3 million Ranked 2nd. 14 times more than Australia
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita	160.97 per 1,000 people Ranked 22nd.	198.23 per 1,000 people Ranked 16th. 23% more than Australia
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps	120,000 Mbps Ranked 3rd.	970,953.5 Mbps Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Australia
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita	5,902.9 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 4th. 79% more than United States	3,306.44 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 19th.
Personal computers	13.72 million Ranked 12th.	223.81 million Ranked 1st. 16 times more than Australia
Television broadcast stations	104 Ranked 7th.	2,218 Ranked 1st. 21 times more than Australia
Television viewing	22 hours per person per wee Ranked 7th.	28 hours per person per wee Ranked 1st. 27% more than Australia
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes	4.15 billion min. Ranked 10th.	82.06 billion min. Ranked 1st. 20 times more than Australia
Radios per 1000	1,281.7 Ranked 6th.	1,982.02 Ranked 1st. 55% more than Australia
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000	1,112.09 Ranked 50th. 19% more than United States	932.29 Ranked 78th.
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$	$44.59 billion Ranked 15th.	$991.69 billion Ranked 1st. 22 times more than Australia
Internet > Percent using internet	82.35% Ranked 22nd. 2% more than United States	81.03% Ranked 24th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular	24.49 million Ranked 40th.	290.3 million Ranked 3rd. 12 times more than Australia
Radio receivers > Per capita	1.38 per capita Ranked 5th.	2.11 per capita Ranked 1st. 53% more than Australia
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000	414.16 Ranked 29th.	459.63 Ranked 20th. 11% more than Australia
Telephone mainlines per 1000	561.91 Ranked 9th.	607.73 Ranked 8th. 8% more than Australia
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>USA Today - national daily</p> </p>Wall Street Journal - business daily</p> </p>Christian Science Monitor - church-owned daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16757497">Full Article</a>
Films produced	16 Ranked 37th.	611 Ranked 2nd. 38 times more than Australia
Cinema attendance	80 million Ranked 14th.	1.42 billion Ranked 2nd. 18 times more than Australia
Telephone system > General assessment	excellent domestic and international service	a large, technologically advanced, multipurpose communications system
Cinema attendance per capita	4.02 Ranked 6th.	4.9 Ranked 2nd. 22% more than Australia
Television receivers per 1000	548.14 Ranked 13th.	803.21 Ranked 1st. 47% more than Australia
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced	43 Ranked 32nd.	819 Ranked 3rd. 19 times more than Australia
Internet > IP addresses per capita	2,160.89 Ranked 14th.	4,911.96 Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Australia
Average cost of local call	0.11 Ranked 26th. 22% more than United States	0.09 Ranked 3rd.
Internet > Users	11.24 million Ranked 24th.	208 million Ranked 2nd. 19 times more than Australia
Internet > Internet penetration	82.3% Ranked 25th. 2% more than United States	81% Ranked 29th.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000	903.17 Ranked 28th. 32% more than United States	682.36 Ranked 50th.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000	1,072.93 Ranked 92nd. 9% more than United States	987.53 Ranked 110th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines	10.47 million Ranked 19th.	139 million Ranked 2nd. 13 times more than Australia
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions	24.34 million Ranked 42nd.	310 million Ranked 3rd. 13 times more than Australia
Internet > Internet Service Providers	571 Ranked 3rd.	7,000 Ranked 1st. 12 times more than Australia
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	5.74 million Ranked 18th.	88.52 million Ranked 2nd. 15 times more than Australia
Cinemas > Per capita	0.092 per 1,000 people Ranked 4th.	0.116 per 1,000 people Ranked 5th. 26% more than Australia
Cable TV subscribers	68 Ranked 14th.	252 Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Australia
Telephones > Main lines in use	10.57 million Ranked 20th.	146 million Ranked 2nd. 14 times more than Australia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people	45.43 Ranked 22nd. 2% more than United States	44.41 Ranked 23th.
Radio receivers per 1000	1,377.11 Ranked 5th.	2,108.88 Ranked 1st. 53% more than Australia
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita	906.1 per 1,000 people Ranked 30th. 33% more than United States	680.31 per 1,000 people Ranked 49th.
Internet > Hosts per 1000	520.66 Ranked 9th.	1,039.15 Ranked 2nd. Twice as much as Australia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions	24.34 million Ranked 42nd.	303.05 million Ranked 3rd. 12 times more than Australia
Radio receivers	25.5 million Ranked 16th.	575 million Ranked 1st. 23 times more than Australia
Cinema > Number of cinemas	494 Ranked 15th.	6,356 Ranked 1st. 13 times more than Australia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones	30.2 million Ranked 34th.	327.58 million Ranked 3rd. 11 times more than Australia
Television receivers	10.15 million Ranked 20th.	219 million Ranked 2nd. 22 times more than Australia
Television viewing per million	1.12 hours per person per wee Ranked 8th. 12 times more than United States	0.0973 hours per person per wee Ranked 13th.
Television broadcast stations > Per capita	5.62 per 1 million people Ranked 24th.	7.42 per 1 million people Ranked 17th. 32% more than Australia
Mobile phone subscribers	18.42 million Ranked 23th.	201.65 million Ranked 2nd. 11 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 - 1; multiple ocean cable systems provide international connectivity; satellite earth stations - 61 Intelsat (45 Atlantic Ocean and 16 Pacific Ocean), 5 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region), and 4 Inmarsat (Pacific and Atlantic Ocean regions)
Internet > ISP	571 Ranked 2nd.	7,000 Ranked 1st. 12 times more than Australia
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000	103.1 Ranked 31st.	167.13 Ranked 15th. 62% more than Australia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines	10.47 million Ranked 19th.	139 million Ranked 2nd. 13 times more than Australia
How I Met Your Mother > International broadcasters > Series Premiere	June 29 2006	September 19 2005
Films produced per million	0.804 Ranked 34th.	2.11 Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Australia
Radios	25.5 million Ranked 16th.	575 million Ranked 1st. 23 times more than Australia
Internet > Hosts	11.13 million Ranked 6th.	316 million Ranked 1st. 28 times more than Australia
Cinemas > Annual attendance	88 million Ranked 9th.	1.47 billion Ranked 1st. 17 times more than Australia
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000	160.97 Ranked 22nd.	198.27 Ranked 16th. 23% more than Australia
Mobile phones	63.97 per 100 people Ranked 25th. 31% more than United States	48.81 per 100 people Ranked 29th.
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita	4.65 Ranked 4th.	5.25 Ranked 2nd. 13% more than Australia
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million	5,883.85 Mbps Ranked 3rd. 77% more than United States	3,316.04 Mbps Ranked 19th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation	3.11 million Ranked 19th.	57.35 million Ranked 4th. 18 times more than Australia
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles	49 Ranked 30th.	1,486 Ranked 2nd. 30 times more than Australia
Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced	9.3% Ranked 46th.	11.6% Ranked 44th. 25% more than Australia
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily	3.08 million Ranked 17th.	55.95 million Ranked 3rd. 18 times more than Australia
Internet > Top level domain	.au	.us
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP	0.062$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 34th.	0.088$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 8th. 42% more than Australia
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people	1.93 Ranked 48th.	2.63 Ranked 38th. 36% more than Australia
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	154.71 Ranked 27th.	195.85 Ranked 19th. 27% more than Australia
Telephone system > Domestic	domestic satellite system; significant use of radiotelephone in areas of low population density; rapid growth of mobile telephones	a large system of fiber-optic cable, microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, and domestic satellites carries every form of telephone traffic; a rapidly growing cellular system carries mobile telephone traffic throughout the country
Internet country code	.au	.us
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP	163.82 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 8th. 97% more than United States	83.14 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 29th.
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment per 1000	$0.11 Million US dollars Ranked 27th.	$0.54 Million US dollars Ranked 19th. 5 times more than Australia
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita	213.77 min. Ranked 21st.	280.26 min. Ranked 9th. 31% more than Australia
Telephone mainlines	11.46 million Ranked 18th.	177.95 million Ranked 2nd. 16 times more than Australia
Cinemas	1,748 Ranked 5th.	31,640 Ranked 1st. 18 times more than Australia
Internet > Specific websites > LinkedIn penetration	23.88% Ranked 3rd.	29.9% Ranked 1st. 25% more than Australia
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita	103.44 per 1,000 people Ranked 32nd.	166.63 per 1,000 people Ranked 15th. 61% more than Australia
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering	No evidence of filtering	No evidence of filtering
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists, female per million people	132.49 Ranked 1st. 93% more than United States	68.76 Ranked 5th.
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month	22.82$/month Ranked 85th. 53% more than United States	14.95$/month Ranked 120th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita	213.77 min. per capita Ranked 19th.	279.45 min. per capita Ranked 9th. 31% more than Australia
Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people	23.87 Ranked 18th. 12% more than United States	21.3 Ranked 22nd.
Internet hosts	None	None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films	90.7% Ranked 14th. 3% more than United States	88.4% Ranked 16th.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita	2,433.94$ per capita Ranked 12th.	3,851.5$ per capita Ranked 2nd. 58% more than Australia
Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$	$2,038.48 Ranked 18th.	$3,230.18 Ranked 2nd. 58% more than Australia
Mobile cellular subscriptions	22.12 million Ranked 33th.	270.5 million Ranked 4th. 12 times more than Australia
Internet > Broadband subscribers	2.1 million Ranked 14th.	49.39 million Ranked 1st. 23 times more than Australia
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million	28.7 Ranked 20th. 19% more than United States	24.13 Ranked 23th.
Pay TV subscribers	22% Ranked 16th.	77% Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Australia
Cinemas per million	92.36 Ranked 4th.	116.04 Ranked 5th. 26% more than Australia
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily	48 Ranked 27th.	1,476 Ranked 1st. 31 times more than Australia
Internet > IP addresses	47.57 million Ranked 11th.	1.54 billion Ranked 1st. 32 times more than Australia
Telecommunications revenue	3.85 % of GDP Ranked 3rd. 10% more than United States	3.51 % of GDP Ranked 4th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	21.51 Ranked 41st.	367.37 Ranked 13th. 17 times more than Australia
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU	159000000	26836000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	23.98 Ranked 19th.	24.02 Ranked 18th. About the same as Australia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people	461.61 Ranked 25th. 4% more than United States	442.8 Ranked 28th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions	21.18 million Ranked 15th.	234.41 million Ranked 1st. 11 times more than Australia
Internet > Broadband access	2.36 million Ranked 14th.	40.88 million Ranked 1st. 17 times more than Australia
Television broadcast stations per million	5.62 Ranked 28th.	7.43 Ranked 15th. 32% more than Australia
30 Rock > International broadcasters > Series Premiere	2007	October 11 2006
Communications > Telephone access > Telephone access	167.32 Number of telecommunicati Ranked 18th.	167.48 Number of telecommunicati Ranked 17th. The same as Australia
Internet > TLD	.au	.us
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	103.21 Ranked 56th. 16% more than United States	88.87 Ranked 80th.
Internet > Livejournal users	34,142 Ranked 5th.	1.29 million Ranked 1st. 38 times more than Australia
Internet > Secure Internet servers	11,986 Ranked 6th.	259,881 Ranked 1st. 22 times more than Australia
Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people	2.15 Ranked 17th. 6 times more than United States	0.355 Ranked 43th.
Cinema > Number of distribution companies	48 Ranked 8th.	109 Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Australia
Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita	4.65 per capita Ranked 4th.	5.25 per capita Ranked 2nd. 13% more than Australia
Telecommunications > Country calling code	61	1
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price	free	free
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date	2001.09.25	2003.11.24
Brothers and Sisters > International broadcasts > Series Premiere	February 5 2007	September 24 2006
Internet > Communication technology patents	2.3 per 1000000 people Ranked 14th.	13.1 per 1000000 people Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Australia
Telephone subscribers per 1000	1,465.08 Ranked 16th. 19% more than United States	1,230.67 Ranked 35th.
Advertising revenue > Share of television	35% Ranked 4th.	37% Ranked 3rd. 6% more than Australia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration	96.2% Ranked 6th. 29% more than United States	74.7% Ranked 9th.
Internet > Internet charges	$39.00 Ranked 12th. 8% more than United States	$36.00 Ranked 15th.
Internet > Secure servers	24.1 per 100,000 people Ranked 4th.	37.5 per 100,000 people Ranked 1st. 56% more than Australia
E-Government rating	58.3 Ranked 6th.	60.1 Ranked 4th. 3% more than Australia
Population covered by mobile telephony	96% Ranked 36th.	99% Ranked 28th. 3% more than Australia
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million	2.51 Ranked 38th.	5.23 Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Australia
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists	5,416 Ranked 6th.	54,134 Ranked 3rd. 10 times more than Australia
Television reception through satellite	6% Ranked 15th.	12% Ranked 10th. Twice as much as Australia
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita	584.09 per 1 million people Ranked 12th.	869.2 per 1 million people Ranked 7th. 49% more than Australia
Internet > Web sites	14.5 per 1,000 people Ranked 12th.	63.7 per 1,000 people Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Australia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines	9.37 million Ranked 24th.	114 million Ranked 2nd. 12 times more than Australia
Vanished > Broadcasting > Series Premiere	December 4 2006	August 21 2006
Internet > Livejournal users per million	1,696.29 Ranked 15th.	4,415.29 Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Australia
Television reception through cable	16% Ranked 14th.	67% Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Australia
Website defacements per million	8.04 Ranked 20th. 5 times more than United States	1.51 Ranked 69th.
Internet > Linux web servers	633 Ranked 6th.	11,108 Ranked 1st. 18 times more than Australia
Website defacements	156 Ranked 12th.	429 Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Australia
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports	1.45% Ranked 63th.	12.78% Ranked 16th. 9 times more than Australia
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	<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Idol_%28Season_1%29">Season 1, 2002</a> : Kelly Clarkson <br> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Idol_%28Season_2%29">Season 2, 2003</a> : Ruben Studdard <br> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Idol_%28Season_3%29">Season 3, 2004</a> : Fantasia Barrino <br> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Idol_%28Season_4%29">Season 4, 2005</a> : Carrie Underwood <br> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Idol_%28Season_5%29">Season 5, 2006</a> : Taylor Hicks <br> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Idol_%28Season_6%29">Season 6, 2007</a> : In progress
Internet > ISP per million	29.06 Ranked 2nd. 19% more than United States	24.34 Ranked 3rd.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists, female	2,572 Ranked 1st.	20,320 Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Australia
Internet > Linux web servers per million	32.61 Ranked 6th.	38.98 Ranked 5th. 20% more than Australia
Broadcasters of Medium > Broadcasters > Première	March 23, 2005	January 3, 2005
Telephone system > Regulation	1992	1934
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines	11.18 per 100 mainlines Ranked 27th.	13.24 per 100 mainlines Ranked 26th. 18% more than Australia
Telephone subscribers	29.88 million Ranked 19th.	360.35 million Ranked 2nd. 12 times more than Australia
The New Adventures of Old Christine > International Broadcasters > Series Premiere	13th July 2006	March 13, 2006
Woman in Love > Charts > Date	November 15, 1980	October 1980
Telephone subscribers per employee	506.24 Ranked 39th. 46% more than United States	345.72 Ranked 61st.
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month	18.33$/month Ranked 29th. 4 times more than United States	5.21$/month Ranked 153th.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP	5.71% GDP Ranked 17th. 2 times more than United States	2.67% GDP Ranked 96th.
Television standard > UHF	PAL G	NTSC M
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment, % of GDP	2.66e-07% Ranked 27th.	1.18e-06% Ranked 22nd. 4 times more than Australia
Men in Trees > International Broadcasters > Series Premiere	December 13, 2007	September 12, 2006
Television reception by terrestrial means	78% Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than United States	21% Ranked 13th.
Newspapers > Male newspaper journalists per million people	146.5 Ranked 1st. 28% more than United States	114.42 Ranked 6th.
Royalties and fees	$17.90 Ranked 17th.	$134.30 Ranked 5th. 8 times more than Australia
Internet > Government Broadband Index	3.4 Ranked 10th. 13% more than United States	3 Ranked 11th.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people	278.99 Ranked 5th. 52% more than United States	183.18 Ranked 15th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	25.06 Ranked 31st.	28.03 Ranked 22nd. 12% more than Australia
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people	1,724.46 Ranked 12th. 17% more than United States	1,474.08 Ranked 19th.
My Name Is Earl > Broadcasters > Series Premiere	June 29 2006	September 20 2005
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles	435 Ranked 19th.	7,607 Ranked 1st. 17 times more than Australia
Internet > IP addresses (share)	1.1 Ranked 11th.	35.9 Ranked 1st. 33 times more than Australia
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation	433,000 Ranked 29th.	107.57 million Ranked 2nd. 248 times more than Australia
World music market > Digital Singles Sales Share in 2005	0.48%	85%
Vanished > Broadcasting > Weekly Schedule	Monday 9:30pm (December 2006 - January 2007) Monday 10:30pm (January 2007) *Monday 11:30pm (starting Monday Feb 19th 2007)	Monday 9:00pm <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_Eastern_Time_Zone">ET</a> (August 2006 - October 2006) Friday 8:00pm ET (November 2006)
Phone system > International dialling code	+61	+1
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people	951.6 Ranked 6th. 29% more than United States	740.25 Ranked 9th.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita	1,469.82 per 1,000 people Ranked 18th. 20% more than United States	1,227.11 per 1,000 people Ranked 36th.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita	530.01 per 1,000 people Ranked 10th.	1,040.07 per 1,000 people Ranked 3rd. 96% more than Australia
Resident Evil > Extinction > Release Information > Release date	October 4 2007	September 21 2007
Telephone lines	9.37 million Ranked 21st.	154.65 million Ranked 3rd. 17 times more than Australia
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	5.14 million Ranked 16th.	73.12 million Ranked 2nd. 14 times more than Australia
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports	10.05% Ranked 25th.	12.49% Ranked 15th. 24% more than Australia
Internet > ISP > Per capita	29.07 per 1 million people Ranked 1st. 20% more than United States	24.27 per 1 million people Ranked 2nd.
Television standard > VHF	PAL B	NTSC M
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita	2.52 per 1,000 people Ranked 19th.	3.55 per 1,000 people Ranked 5th. 41% more than Australia
Internet > Specific websites > Chinese Wikipedia edits	1.2% Ranked 7th.	5.4% Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Australia
Internet > Specific websites > Chinese Wikipedia readers	1% Ranked 6th.	4.6% Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Australia
Newspapers > Male newspaper journalists	2,844 Ranked 1st.	33,814 Ranked 1st. 12 times more than Australia
Newspapers > Newspaper journalist gender ratio	90.44 Ranked 1st. 50% more than United States	60.09 Ranked 4th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million	579.09 Ranked 12th.	870.97 Ranked 7th. 50% more than Australia
Phone subscribers	1,095.01 Ranked 23th.	1,117.9 Ranked 22nd. 2% more than Australia
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue	0.53% Ranked 100th.	9.22% Ranked 87th. 17 times more than Australia
Never Ever > Charts > Date	March 1998	1998
Newspapers > Female newspaper journalists	2,572 Ranked 1st.	20,320 Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Australia
Everybody Hates Chris > International Broadcasts > Series Premiere	March 5 2006	September 22 2005
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	2.43 Ranked 70th.	5.08 Ranked 42nd. 2 times more than Australia
Telephone lines > Per 100 people	43.72 Ranked 28th.	50.81 Ranked 17th. 16% more than Australia
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people	45.69 Ranked 22nd. 4% more than United States	44.02 Ranked 25th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people	1,072.93 Ranked 90th. 11% more than United States	965.4 Ranked 113th.
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month	30.47$/month Ranked 10th. 22% more than United States	25.02$/month Ranked 26th.
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment	$2,453.74 Million US dollars Ranked 25th.	$164,622.86 Million US dollars Ranked 1st. 67 times more than Australia
Music sales > Singles > Millions	1.4 Ranked 4th. 17% more than United States	1.2 Ranked 5th.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU	54800000000	291122000000
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people	1,212.21 Ranked 7th.	1,234.13 Ranked 6th. 2% more than Australia
Internet servers using encryption	26,517 Ranked 6th.	378,887 Ranked 1st. 14 times more than Australia
Newspapers > Female newspaper journalists per million people	132.49 Ranked 1st. 93% more than United States	68.76 Ranked 5th.
Telecommunications employment	0.85% Ranked 5th.	0.86% Ranked 4th. 1% more than Australia
Telephone mainlines > Per capita	563.73 per 1,000 people Ranked 9th.	605.97 per 1,000 people Ranked 9th. 7% more than Australia
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP	18.57% Ranked 73th.	22.13% Ranked 60th. 19% more than Australia
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports	19.1% Ranked 77th.	43.14% Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Australia
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports	21.32% Ranked 88th.	30.02% Ranked 58th. 41% more than Australia
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	21.61 Ranked 45th.	25.98 Ranked 42nd. 20% more than Australia
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita	2.51 per 1 million people Ranked 37th.	5.23 per 1 million people Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Australia
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$	$2.21 billion Ranked 23th.	$22.44 billion Ranked 3rd. 10 times 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. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users (Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" , Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013). Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Internet World Stats, June 30, 2010; 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. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.; 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.; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users (Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" , Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013); Figures for European countries are from Andries van den Broek, 'Leisure across Europe. Comparing 14 populations, conveying 1 pattern' (Paper to International Association for Time Use Research, Annual Conference, Lisbon, 2002). The American figure is from Sanchez-Tabernero, Media Concentration in Europe. The Australian figure is from Australian Commercial Television 1986-1995 (Bureau of Transport and Communication Economics, AGPS, Canberra, 1996); 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 Information Technology and Services Alliance, Digital Planet: The Global Information Economy, and Global Insight, Inc.; International Telecommunications Union. Source tables; Internet Movie Database 2003; UNESCO Institute for Statistics, March 11, 2003; UNESCO Institute for Statistics, March 11, 2003. 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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.; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; http://www.iana.org/numbers; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users ("Percentage of Individuals using the Internet 2000-2012" , International Telecommunications Union (Geneva), June 2013, retrieved 22 June 2013); 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.; OECD Communications Outlook 2005; International Telecommunications Union; International Telecommunications Union. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of mobile phones in use; Figures for European countries are from Andries van den Broek, 'Leisure across Europe. Comparing 14 populations, conveying 1 pattern' (Paper to International Association for Time Use Research, Annual Conference, Lisbon, 2002). The American figure is from Sanchez-Tabernero, Media Concentration in Europe. The Australian figure is from Australian Commercial Television 1986-1995 (Bureau of Transport and Communication Economics, AGPS, Canberra, 1996). 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.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; Wikipedia: How I Met Your Mother; Internet Movie Database 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 Telecommunication Union; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; 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.; 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; OECD Country statistical profiles 2009. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Wikipedia: LinkedIn (Membership) (200 Million Members!, LinkedIn Statistics by country); OpenNet Initiative (ONI), ONI Data, https://opennet.net/sites/opennet.net/files/ONI_data-20130920.zip; UNESCO Institute for Statistics Source data. 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.; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; OECD Communications Outlook 2001; http://www.iana.org/numbers; OECD, Communications Outlook 2003, Table 3.2; 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.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of broadband Internet subscriptions (List of countries) (Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" , Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013); Point Topic; Wikipedia: 30 Rock; OECD Country statistical profiles 2009; LiveJournal; 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; Wikipedia: List of country calling codes (Alphabetical listing by country or region); Wikipedia: Mobile number portability (America); Wikipedia: Brothers & Sisters; OECD, Communications Outlook 2003, Table 3.12; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of broadband Internet subscriptions (List of countries) ("Active mobile-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2012" , Dynamic Report, ITU ITC EYE, International Telecommunication Union . Retrieved on 29 June 2013.); OECD, Communications Outlook 2003, Table 6.5; OECD, Communications Outlook 2003, Table 5.7; 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); UNESCO Institute for Statistics. 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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.; Netcraft Linux server survey; attrition.org; United Nations Statistics Division's Commodity Trade (Comtrade) database.; Wikipedia: Idol series; UNESCO Institute for Statistics Source data; Netcraft Linux server survey. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Wikipedia: Broadcasters of Medium; ITU-BDT Telecommunications Regulatory Database; Wikipedia: The New Adventures of Old Christine; Wikipedia: Woman in Love; Tenlab May 2002; OECD Country statistical profiles 2009. GDP figures sourced from World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.; Wikipedia: Men in Trees; OECD Communications Outlook 2002; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. 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