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Broadcast media Austria's public broadcaster, ORF, was the main broadcast source until commercial radio and television service was introduced in the 1990s; cable and satellite TV are available, including German TV stations several national and regional commercial TV stations are foreign-owned, 2 national TV stations are publicly-owned; system supplemented by privately-owned regional and local TV stations; cable and satellite multi-channel TV services with domestic and foreign broadcasts are available; publicly-owned broadcaster operates 4 radio networks with dozens of stations throughout the country; dozens of private broadcasters also operate radio stations
Households with television 94.9%
Ranked 10th.
98%
Ranked 4th. 3% more than Austria

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 251.35
Ranked 31st. 6% more than Latvia
237.52
Ranked 35th.

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 81
Ranked 27th. 9% more than Latvia
74
Ranked 38th.

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 809.81
Ranked 27th. 9% more than Latvia
744.46
Ranked 37th.

Internet > Users per 1000 515.25
Ranked 34th.
517.11
Ranked 32nd. About the same as Austria

Internet users 6.14 million
Ranked 15th. 4 times more than Latvia
1.5 million
Ranked 30th.

News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>APA (Austria Presse Agentur) - owned by 15 newspapers and ORF</p> </p>Oe24 - news website</p> <p>LETA - English-language pages</p> </p>BNS (Baltic News Service)</p> </p>Delfi - news portal, in Latvian and Russian</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17528622">Full Article</a>
Personal computers > Per capita 606.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Latvia
216.62 per 1,000 people
Ranked 35th.

Radio > List of radio stations <p>ORF - public, operates Radio Oesterreich 1, pop music station OE3, youth station FM4 and a tier of regional services</p> </p>Krone Hit Radio - commercial, nationally-networked pop music station</p> </p>Energy 104.2 - commercial, Vienna pop music station</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17408313">Full Article</a> <p>Latvian Radio - public; four national networks</p> </p>Radio SWH - commercial</p> </p>Star FM - commercial</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17528622">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 161.21
Ranked 18th. 56% more than Latvia
103.38
Ranked 100th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 1,191.25 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 21% more than Latvia
981.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd.

Television > List of TV stations <p>ORF - public broadcaster, operates national channels ORF 1, ORF 2</p> </p>ATV - national, commercial; via cable and terrestrially</p> <p>Latvian Television (LTV) - public, operates LTV1 and LTV7</p> </p>Latvian Independent Television (LNT) - main terrestrial commercial TV</p> </p>TV3 Latvia - commercial</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17528622">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 533.17 per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th. 7% more than Latvia
497.96 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st.

Televisions per 1000 523.31
Ranked 20th.
524.65
Ranked 19th. About the same as Austria
Personal computers per 1000 607.21
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Latvia
216.62
Ranked 36th.

Radio broadcast stations AM 2, FM 65 (plus several hundred repeaters), shortwave 1 AM 8, FM 56, shortwave 1
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 311.39
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Latvia
154.11
Ranked 27th.

Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,441.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th. 27% more than Latvia
1,131.32 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th.

Internet > Users > Per capita 521.6 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd. About the same as Latvia
520.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 394.92
Ranked 38th. 60% more than Latvia
247.35
Ranked 67th.

Televisions 4.25 million
Ranked 37th. 3 times more than Latvia
1.22 million
Ranked 75th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 411.47 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th. 44% more than Latvia
284.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th.

Internet users > Per 100 people 71.21
Ranked 18th. 18% more than Latvia
60.44
Ranked 31st.

Internet > Internet users 6.66 million
Ranked 50th. 4 times more than Latvia
1.62 million
Ranked 101st.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 312.42 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Latvia
137.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 54,616 Mbps
Ranked 14th. 24 times more than Latvia
2,248 Mbps
Ranked 44th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 6,681.1 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 10th. 7 times more than Latvia
971.99 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 32nd.

Personal computers 5 million
Ranked 8th. 10 times more than Latvia
501,000
Ranked 65th.

Television broadcast stations 10
Ranked 8th.
44
Ranked 18th. 4 times more than Austria
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 2.38 billion min.
Ranked 10th. 20 times more than Latvia
121.41 million min.
Ranked 58th.

Radios per 1000 748.64
Ranked 31st.
756.88
Ranked 30th. 1% more than Austria
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 1,407.37
Ranked 19th. 41% more than Latvia
994.75
Ranked 69th.

Internet > Percent using internet 81%
Ranked 25th. 9% more than Latvia
74%
Ranked 35th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular 13.02 million
Ranked 57th. 6 times more than Latvia
2.31 million
Ranked 128th.

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.763 per capita
Ranked 26th. 6% more than Latvia
0.718 per capita
Ranked 32nd.

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 388.87
Ranked 35th. 36% more than Latvia
285.61
Ranked 52nd.

Telephone mainlines per 1000 450.3
Ranked 20th. 42% more than Latvia
317.76
Ranked 38th.

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>Die Presse - daily</p> </p>Kronen Zeitung - mass-circulation daily, regional editions</p> </p>Kleine Zeitung - Graz-based daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17408313">Full Article</a> <p>Diena - daily</p> </p>Neatkariga Rita Avize (NRA) - broadsheet, in Latvian</p> </p>Dienas Bizness - business tabloid in Latvian, affiliated to Diena</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17528622">Full Article</a>
Cinema attendance 15.02 million
Ranked 29th. 11 times more than Latvia
1.38 million
Ranked 58th.
Telephone system > General assessment highly developed and efficient recent efforts focused on bringing competition to the telecommunications sector; the number of fixed lines is decreasing as mobile-cellular telephone service expands
Cinema attendance per capita 1.85
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Latvia
0.591
Ranked 42nd.
Television receivers per 1000 533.38
Ranked 15th. 6% more than Latvia
501.47
Ranked 22nd.

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 54
Ranked 24th. 9 times more than Latvia
6
Ranked 70th.

Newspapers 17
Ranked 31st.
26
Ranked 26th. 53% more than Austria
Internet > IP addresses per capita 1,376.21
Ranked 26th. 82% more than Latvia
757.14
Ranked 47th.
Average cost of local call 0.13
Ranked 15th. 18% more than Latvia
0.11
Ranked 20th.
Internet > Users 4.28 million
Ranked 40th. 4 times more than Latvia
1.18 million
Ranked 71st.

Internet > Internet penetration 81%
Ranked 28th. 9% more than Latvia
74%
Ranked 40th.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 991.76
Ranked 20th. 22% more than Latvia
813.56
Ranked 36th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,605.68
Ranked 17th. 41% more than Latvia
1,140.47
Ranked 79th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines 3.34 million
Ranked 46th. 7 times more than Latvia
501,000
Ranked 96th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 13.59 million
Ranked 61st. 6 times more than Latvia
2.31 million
Ranked 136th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers 37
Ranked 32nd.
41
Ranked 29th. 11% more than Austria
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 2.13 million
Ranked 40th. 4 times more than Latvia
481,100
Ranked 70th.

Cinemas > Per capita 0.055 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st. 15% more than Latvia
0.048 per 1,000 people
Ranked 15th.

Telephones > Main lines in use 3.39 million
Ranked 48th. 7 times more than Latvia
516,300
Ranked 97th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 39.69
Ranked 35th. 63% more than Latvia
24.32
Ranked 66th.

Active military personnel 29,300
Ranked 59th. 5 times more than Latvia
5,745
Ranked 114th.
Radio receivers per 1000 763.05
Ranked 26th. 5% more than Latvia
723.43
Ranked 29th.

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 991.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th. 22% more than Latvia
813.56 per 1,000 people
Ranked 38th.

Internet > Hosts per 1000 336.57
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Latvia
97.12
Ranked 44th.

Number of PCs per million 578.69
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Latvia
216.62
Ranked 36th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 13.59 million
Ranked 61st. 6 times more than Latvia
2.31 million
Ranked 135th.

Radio receivers 6.08 million
Ranked 51st. 3 times more than Latvia
1.76 million
Ranked 91st.

Cinema > Number of cinemas 179
Ranked 26th. 4 times more than Latvia
42
Ranked 44th.

Television receivers 4.25 million
Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Latvia
1.22 million
Ranked 74th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology 289
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Latvia
104
Ranked 25th.

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 1.24 per 1 million people
Ranked 14th.
17.5 per 1 million people
Ranked 3rd. 14 times more than Austria
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 0.71$
Ranked 92nd.
1.63$
Ranked 54th. 2 times more than Austria

Mobile phone subscribers 8.16 million
Ranked 44th. 4 times more than Latvia
1.87 million
Ranked 80th.

Telephone system > International country code - 43; satellite earth stations - 15; in addition, there are about 600 VSATs (very small aperture terminals) country code - 371; the Latvian network is now connected via fiber optic cable to Estonia, Finland, and Sweden
Internet > ISP 37
Ranked 19th.
41
Ranked 7th. 11% more than Austria
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 142.93
Ranked 21st. 26% more than Latvia
113.35
Ranked 29th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 3.34 million
Ranked 46th. 7 times more than Latvia
501,000
Ranked 95th.

Radios 6.08 million
Ranked 52nd. 3 times more than Latvia
1.76 million
Ranked 91st.
Internet > Hosts 2.81 million
Ranked 23th. 13 times more than Latvia
220,082
Ranked 57th.

Cinemas > Annual attendance 15 million
Ranked 20th. 11 times more than Latvia
1.4 million
Ranked 39th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 312.42
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Latvia
137.8
Ranked 27th.

Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 1.88
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Latvia
0.586
Ranked 34th.

Newspapers per million 2.09
Ranked 39th.
11.18
Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Austria
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 6,683.34 Mbps
Ranked 10th. 7 times more than Latvia
971.97 Mbps
Ranked 32nd.

Internet penetration 74.8
Ranked 14th. 10% more than Latvia
67.8
Ranked 17th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 2.57 million
Ranked 22nd. 7 times more than Latvia
356,800
Ranked 45th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 17
Ranked 52nd.
23
Ranked 42nd. 35% more than Austria

Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 48.15%
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Latvia
16.67%
Ranked 39th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 2.5 million
Ranked 20th. 8 times more than Latvia
327,000
Ranked 41st.

Internet > Top level domain .at .lv
Television > Total number of channels 15
Ranked 7th. 8 times more than Latvia
2
Ranked 26th.

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 6.41
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Latvia
2.92
Ranked 33th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences 651
Ranked 19th. 6 times more than Latvia
102
Ranked 23th.

Television > Total number of channels per million people 1.81
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Latvia
0.874
Ranked 14th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 314.49
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Latvia
154.27
Ranked 28th.

Telephone system > Domestic fixed-line subscribership has been in decline since the mid-1990s with mobile-cellular subscribership eclipsing it by the late 1990s; the fiber-optic net is very extensive; all telephone applications and Internet services are available number of telecommunications operators has grown rapidly since the fixed-line market opened to competition in 2003; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular subscribership roughly 150 per 100 persons
Internet country code .at .lv
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 185.57 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 14th. 13% more than Latvia
163.64 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 16th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 293.3 min.
Ranked 18th. 6 times more than Latvia
52.5 min.
Ranked 39th.

Telephone mainlines 3.71 million
Ranked 33th. 5 times more than Latvia
731,000
Ranked 72nd.

Cinemas 441
Ranked 26th. 4 times more than Latvia
115
Ranked 28th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita 1.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th. 11% more than Latvia
0.911 per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th.

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 142.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd. 26% more than Latvia
113.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 30th.

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 15.52$/month
Ranked 119th. 24% more than Latvia
12.48$/month
Ranked 130th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 293.43 min. per capita
Ranked 17th. 6 times more than Latvia
52.5 min. per capita
Ranked 39th.

Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people 21.76
Ranked 23th. 19% more than Latvia
18.36
Ranked 25th.

Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 51.85%
Ranked 50th.
83.33%
Ranked 21st. 61% more than Austria

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature 1,188
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Latvia
385
Ranked 26th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology 209
Ranked 28th. 32% more than Latvia
158
Ranked 17th.

Mobile cellular subscriptions 10.82 million
Ranked 54th. 5 times more than Latvia
2.23 million
Ranked 110th.

Internet > Broadband subscribers 1.18 million
Ranked 26th. 5 times more than Latvia
260,770
Ranked 41st.

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 4.56
Ranked 58th.
17.63
Ranked 29th. 4 times more than Austria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences 682
Ranked 31st. 99% more than Latvia
343
Ranked 24th.

Cinemas per million 55.35
Ranked 21st. 15% more than Latvia
48.11
Ranked 15th.

Cinemas > Seats per 1000 9.19
Ranked 24th.
10.92
Ranked 14th. 19% more than Austria

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 16
Ranked 43th.
26
Ranked 39th. 63% more than Austria

Internet > IP addresses 11.31 million
Ranked 31st. 7 times more than Latvia
1.66 million
Ranked 69th.
Television > Percentage of Government (public) television institutions 1.35%
Ranked 56th.
4.55%
Ranked 49th. 3 times more than Austria
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 959000000 15000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 20.74
Ranked 27th. 2 times more than Latvia
8.83
Ranked 53th.

Number of PCs 4,729
Ranked 24th. 9 times more than Latvia
501
Ranked 65th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 394.92
Ranked 41st. 60% more than Latvia
247.35
Ranked 72nd.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total 8,056
Ranked 23th. 4 times more than Latvia
2,178
Ranked 25th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 4.56 million
Ranked 40th. 4 times more than Latvia
1.12 million
Ranked 68th.
Television broadcast stations per million 1.24
Ranked 14th.
17.71
Ranked 3rd. 14 times more than Austria
Radio > Total number of channels 13
Ranked 38th.
45
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Austria
Radio > Ratio of private to government (public) radio institutions 63
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Latvia
27
Ranked 22nd.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation 963
Ranked 11th. 11 times more than Latvia
87
Ranked 26th.

Cinemas > Seats 73,200
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Latvia
26,100
Ranked 22nd.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million 1,012.19
Ranked 12th. 11% more than Latvia
911.11
Ranked 15th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily 120
Ranked 25th.
201
Ranked 18th. 68% more than Austria

Mobile number portability > Implementation date 2004.10.16 2007.??.??
Internet > TLD .at .lv
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 129.74
Ranked 21st. 32% more than Latvia
98.58
Ranked 65th.

Internet > Livejournal users 995
Ranked 31st. 14% more than Latvia
874
Ranked 34th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers 2,351
Ranked 16th. 22 times more than Latvia
105
Ranked 60th.

Cinema > Number of distribution companies 26
Ranked 17th. 4 times more than Latvia
7
Ranked 33th.

Cinema > Percentage of nationally controlled distribution companies 37.5%
Ranked 34th.
42.86%
Ranked 33th. 14% more than Austria

Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people 3.11
Ranked 12th.
3.4
Ranked 8th. 9% more than Austria

Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita 1.87 per capita
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Latvia
0.586 per capita
Ranked 34th.

Telecommunications > Country calling code 43 371
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Days to port 3 days
Ranked 23th.
10 days
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Austria
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date 2004.10.16 2007.??.??
Telephone subscribers per 1000 1,442.06
Ranked 19th. 27% more than Latvia
1,131.31
Ranked 37th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 55.5%
Ranked 23th. 8% more than Latvia
51.2%
Ranked 29th.
E-Government rating 47.4
Ranked 41st. 1% more than Latvia
46.9
Ranked 49th.
Population covered by mobile telephony 98.5%
Ranked 23th. About the same as Latvia
98.4%
Ranked 24th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million 81.79
Ranked 10th. 92% more than Latvia
42.67
Ranked 13th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita 149.15 per 1 million people
Ranked 21st.
161.09 per 1 million people
Ranked 14th. 8% more than Austria

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 2
Ranked 46th.
10.96
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Austria

Television > Percentage of public channels with national coverage 26.67%
Ranked 26th.
100%
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Austria

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 285.31 per 1 million people
Ranked 30th. 6 times more than Latvia
45.92 per 1 million people
Ranked 61st.

Radio > Total number of channels per million people 1.58
Ranked 32nd.
19.56
Ranked 13th. 12 times more than Austria
Total number of combined radio and television institutions per million people 0.122 Number
Ranked 36th.
0.0
Ranked 70th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 3.29 million
Ranked 48th. 5 times more than Latvia
644,000
Ranked 92nd.
Radio > Percentage of government (public) radio institutions 1.56%
Ranked 56th.
3.57%
Ranked 45th. 2 times more than Austria
Radio > Percentage of private radio institutions 98.44%
Ranked 14th. 2% more than Latvia
96.43%
Ranked 25th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita 30.51 per 1 million people
Ranked 18th.
43.52 per 1 million people
Ranked 9th. 43% more than Austria

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History 691
Ranked 21st. 5 times more than Latvia
137
Ranked 24th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million 149.26
Ranked 20th.
161.06
Ranked 15th. 8% more than Austria

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita 14.98 per 1 million people
Ranked 26th.
84.74 per 1 million people
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Austria

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million 14.98
Ranked 26th.
84.7
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Austria

Internet > Livejournal users per million 121.76
Ranked 58th.
377.89
Ranked 41st. 3 times more than Austria
Website defacements 31
Ranked 46th. 8 times more than Latvia
4
Ranked 86th.
Internet > Linux web servers 234
Ranked 8th. 21 times more than Latvia
11
Ranked 50th.
Website defacements per million 3.85
Ranked 47th. 2 times more than Latvia
1.7
Ranked 67th.
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 4.98 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 42nd.
20.26 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 38th. 4 times more than Austria

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita 26.24 per 1 million people
Ranked 17th.
66.11 per 1 million people
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Austria

Telephone subscribers 11.87 million
Ranked 40th. 5 times more than Latvia
2.6 million
Ranked 70th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita 36.28 per 1 million people
Ranked 21st.
43.52 per 1 million people
Ranked 13th. 20% more than Austria

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million 36.31
Ranked 13th.
54.8
Ranked 6th. 51% more than Austria

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Periodicals 2,685
Ranked 4th. 8 times more than Latvia
325
Ranked 14th.

Telephone subscribers per employee 592.01
Ranked 27th. 1% more than Latvia
586.53
Ranked 28th.

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 2.37% GDP
Ranked 66th. 56% more than Latvia
1.52% GDP
Ranked 75th.

Television standard > UHF PAL G PAL G/SEC <a href=/encyclopedia/Kelvin>K</a>
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 5835000000 136000000
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 2.08
Ranked 78th.
9.94
Ranked 22nd. 5 times more than Austria

Royalties and fees $20.00
Ranked 16th. 20 times more than Latvia
$1.00
Ranked 34th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million 86.82
Ranked 13th. 51% more than Latvia
57.31
Ranked 18th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 25.23
Ranked 30th. 17% more than Latvia
21.53
Ranked 41st.

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 1,134.66
Ranked 22nd. 4 times more than Latvia
274.5
Ranked 46th.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 104
Ranked 40th.
229
Ranked 28th. 2 times more than Austria

Total number of combined radio and television institutions 1 Number
Ranked 43th.
0.0
Ranked 72nd.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 2.41$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 94th.
118.65$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 49th. 49 times more than Austria

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita 85.62 per 1 million people
Ranked 20th.
143.51 per 1 million people
Ranked 12th. 68% more than Austria

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita 86.75 per 1 million people
Ranked 13th. 51% more than Latvia
57.32 per 1 million people
Ranked 17th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita 36.28 per 1 million people
Ranked 13th.
54.81 per 1 million people
Ranked 6th. 51% more than Austria

Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.3
Ranked 27th.
0.0
Ranked 106th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.087$ per 1 million people
Ranked 71st.
0.705$ per 1 million people
Ranked 29th. 8 times more than Austria

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million 30.53
Ranked 17th.
43.51
Ranked 12th. 42% more than Austria

Radio > Percentage of public channels with national coverage 23.08%
Ranked 25th. 48% more than Latvia
15.56%
Ranked 32nd.
Television > Ratio of private to Government (public) television institutions 73
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Latvia
21
Ranked 17th.
Internet usage % > 2007 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_internet_users">68.2</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_internet_users">59.4</a>
Phone system > International dialling code +43 + 371
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 555.22
Ranked 23th. 8% more than Latvia
515.4
Ranked 29th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology 289
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Latvia
131
Ranked 17th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences 2,851
Ranked 15th. 5 times more than Latvia
627
Ranked 26th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 2 per 1 million people
Ranked 45th.
10.96 per 1 million people
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Austria

Telephone systems > Privatisation 1998 1994
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 1,441.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th. 27% more than Latvia
1,131.32 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th.

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.185 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 28th.
0.189 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 26th. 2% more than Austria
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 1.73 million
Ranked 28th. 9 times more than Latvia
200,000
Ranked 64th.

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 6.89%
Ranked 50th. 4% more than Latvia
6.65%
Ranked 52nd.

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 5.77%
Ranked 28th. 12% more than Latvia
5.14%
Ranked 33th.

Internet > Linux web servers per million 29.1
Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Latvia
4.67
Ranked 42nd.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 2.43 per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th. 51% more than Latvia
1.61 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st.

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 450 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd. 42% more than Latvia
317.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 38th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million 26.26
Ranked 17th.
66.1
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Austria

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million 85.69
Ranked 20th.
143.49
Ranked 13th. 67% more than Austria

Internet servers using encryption 4,632
Ranked 18th. 18 times more than Latvia
258
Ranked 58th.

Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 553.8
Ranked 22nd. 5 times more than Latvia
114.41
Ranked 47th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million 358.21
Ranked 8th. 37% more than Latvia
262.29
Ranked 12th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,605.68
Ranked 14th. 41% more than Latvia
1,140.47
Ranked 75th.

Phone subscribers 1,274.68
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Latvia
587.66
Ranked 47th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 284.33
Ranked 29th. 6 times more than Latvia
45.89
Ranked 58th.

Television > Percentage of private television institutions 98.65%
Ranked 14th. 3% more than Latvia
95.45%
Ranked 21st.
Internet > ISP > Per capita 4.62 per 1 million people
Ranked 35th.
17.38 per 1 million people
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Austria
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people 15
Ranked 42nd.
116.6
Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Austria

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities 243
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Latvia
104
Ranked 24th.

ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 30.75%
Ranked 40th. 50% more than Latvia
20.45%
Ranked 68th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 44.01%
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Latvia
20.34%
Ranked 75th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 56.05%
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Latvia
25.84%
Ranked 70th.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 12.73
Ranked 60th.
99.01
Ranked 5th. 8 times more than Austria

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita 357.94 per 1 million people
Ranked 8th. 36% more than Latvia
262.34 per 1 million people
Ranked 10th.

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 341.96 per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Latvia
98.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 52nd.

Telephone lines 3.29 million
Ranked 43th. 5 times more than Latvia
644,000
Ranked 85th.

ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $3.58 billion
Ranked 16th. 17 times more than Latvia
$216.90 million
Ranked 51st.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita 81.73 per 1 million people
Ranked 10th. 92% more than Latvia
42.68 per 1 million people
Ranked 12th.

Television standard > VHF PAL B PAL B/SEC D
Internet > ISP per million 4.62
Ranked 42nd.
17.41
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Austria
Telephone system > Regulation 1997 1992
Cinemas > Seats > Per capita 9.18 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th.
10.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th. 19% more than Austria

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 39.4
Ranked 36th. 39% more than Latvia
28.42
Ranked 59th.

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 23.66$/month
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Latvia
9.48$/month
Ranked 107th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 39.65
Ranked 34th. 77% more than Latvia
22.42
Ranked 70th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Periodicals > Per capita 336.36 per 1 million people
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Latvia
137.01 per 1 million people
Ranked 10th.

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 28.97$/month
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Latvia
13.3$/month
Ranked 55th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million 120.99
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Latvia
36.39
Ranked 18th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Periodicals per million 336.6
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Latvia
136.96
Ranked 10th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million 36.31
Ranked 19th.
43.51
Ranked 13th. 20% more than Austria

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 19.63%
Ranked 69th. 71% more than Latvia
11.45%
Ranked 59th.

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