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Media Stats: compare key data on Belarus & Estonia

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STAT Belarus Estonia HISTORY
Broadcast media 4 the publicly-owned broadcaster, Eesti Rahvusringhaaling (ERR), operates 2 television channels; national private TV channels expanding service; a range of channels are aimed at Russian-speaking viewers; high penetration rate for cable TV services with more than half of Estonian households connected; publicly-owned broadcaster, ERR, operates 4 radio networks and there are a growing number of private commercial radio stations broadcasting nationally, regionally, and locally
Households with television 97.1%
Ranked 7th. 4% more than Estonia
93.2%
Ranked 22nd.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 267.43
Ranked 26th. 4% more than Estonia
256.79
Ranked 29th.

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 46.91
Ranked 89th.
79
Ranked 32nd. 68% more than Belarus

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 469.92
Ranked 90th.
795.2
Ranked 30th. 69% more than Belarus

Internet > Users per 1000 627.62
Ranked 20th. 8% more than Estonia
581.36
Ranked 24th.

Internet users 4.44 million
Ranked 22nd. 5 times more than Estonia
969,700
Ranked 36th.

News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>Belta - state-owned, English-language pages</p> </p>Belapan - private, English-language pages</p> </p>Charter 97 - opposition-leaning site, English-language pages</p> <p>Baltic News Service (BNS) - private</p> </p>Delfi - news portal, in Estonian and Russian</p>
Radio > List of radio stations <p>Belarussian Radio - state-run, operates three national networks</p> </p>Radio BA - commercial FM network</p> </p>Radio Mir - commercial FM network</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17941331">Full Article</a> <p>Eesti Raadio - public; four networks including flagship Vikerraadio</p> </p>Raadio Elmar - private, music</p> </p>Raadio Kuku - first private radio</p>
Radio broadcast stations AM 28, FM 37, shortwave 11 AM 0, FM 98, shortwave 0
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 112.06
Ranked 79th.
154.55
Ranked 23th. 38% more than Belarus

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 613.42 per 1,000 people
Ranked 74th.
1,506.18 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Belarus

Television > List of TV stations <p>Belarussian TV - state-run, operates the First National Channel, entertainment network Lad (Harmony), satellite station Belarus-TV</p> </p>Nationwide TV (ONT) - a joint venture with Russia&#039;s Channel One; state holds a majority stake</p> </p>STV (Stolichnoye Televideniye) - state-run, Minsk local broadcaster</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17941331">Full Article</a> <p>Eesti Televisioon - public, English-language pages</p> </p>TV3 - private</p> </p>Kanal 2 - private</p>
Television receivers > Per capita 249.09 per 1,000 people
Ranked 64th.
432.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 29th. 73% more than Belarus

Televisions per 1000 257.22
Ranked 65th.
446.97
Ranked 31st. 74% more than Belarus
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 81.26
Ranked 37th.
190.6
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Belarus

Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 755.17 per 1,000 people
Ranked 59th.
1,402.08 per 1,000 people
Ranked 23th. 86% more than Belarus

Internet > Users > Per capita 616.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 23th. 4% more than Estonia
592.75 per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 465.66
Ranked 21st. 39% more than Estonia
334.64
Ranked 48th.

Televisions 2.52 million
Ranked 58th. 4 times more than Estonia
605,000
Ranked 96th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 377.59 per 1,000 people
Ranked 30th. About the same as Estonia
376.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 31st.

Internet users > Per 100 people 32.09
Ranked 69th.
66.24
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Belarus

Internet > Internet users 4.52 million
Ranked 63th. 4 times more than Estonia
1.01 million
Ranked 119th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 154.83 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th.
191.31 per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th. 24% more than Belarus

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 465 Mbps
Ranked 38th.
4,800 Mbps
Ranked 18th. 10 times more than Belarus

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 47.57 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 49th.
3,565.86 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 7th. 75 times more than Belarus

Television broadcast stations 47
Ranked 15th. 16 times more than Estonia
3
Ranked 21st.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 628.55 million min.
Ranked 30th. 4 times more than Estonia
146.99 million min.
Ranked 54th.

Radios per 1000 308.26
Ranked 105th.
746.18
Ranked 32nd. 2 times more than Belarus
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 1,018.83
Ranked 64th.
2,029.44
Ranked 1st. Twice as much as Belarus

Internet > Percent using internet 46.91%
Ranked 88th.
79%
Ranked 30th. 68% more than Belarus

Telephones > Mobile cellular 10.7 million
Ranked 68th. 6 times more than Estonia
1.86 million
Ranked 136th.

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.299 per capita
Ranked 94th.
0.721 per capita
Ranked 31st. 2 times more than Belarus

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 417.48
Ranked 28th. 14% more than Estonia
367.69
Ranked 40th.

Telephone mainlines per 1000 339.88
Ranked 33th. 3% more than Estonia
328.39
Ranked 35th.

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>Sovetskaya Belorussiya - Russian-language, main government daily</p> </p>Respublika - Council of Ministers daily</p> </p>Narodnaya Hazeta - National Assembly daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17941331">Full Article</a> <p>Postimees - daily, Estonian and Russian-language editions</p> </p>Eesti Paevaleht - daily</p> </p>Ohtuleht - evening tabloid</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17220813">Full Article</a>
Cinema attendance 12.47 million
Ranked 34th. 14 times more than Estonia
875,000
Ranked 64th.
Telephone system > General assessment Belarus lags behind its neighbors in upgrading telecommunications infrastructure; modernization of the network progressing with roughly two-thirds of switching equipment now digital foreign investment in the form of joint business ventures greatly improved telephone service with a wide range of high quality voice, data, and Internet services available
Cinema attendance per capita 1.27
Ranked 27th. 97% more than Estonia
0.646
Ranked 41st.
Television receivers per 1000 249.09
Ranked 62nd.
432.29
Ranked 30th. 74% more than Belarus

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 1
Ranked 82nd.
13
Ranked 57th. 13 times more than Belarus

Newspapers 20
Ranked 30th. 25% more than Estonia
16
Ranked 34th.
Internet > IP addresses per capita 186.17
Ranked 107th.
945.75
Ranked 38th. 5 times more than Belarus
Average cost of local call 0.01
Ranked 30th.
0.09
Ranked 41st. 9 times more than Belarus
Internet > Users 6 million
Ranked 33th. 8 times more than Estonia
780,000
Ranked 81st.

Internet > Internet penetration 46.9%
Ranked 93th.
79%
Ranked 34th. 68% more than Belarus
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 424.09
Ranked 74th.
1,073.7
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Belarus

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,128.11
Ranked 81st.
1,545.88
Ranked 23th. 37% more than Belarus

Telecoms > Telephone lines 4.41 million
Ranked 36th. 10 times more than Estonia
448,212
Ranked 98th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 10.68 million
Ranked 74th. 5 times more than Estonia
2.07 million
Ranked 142nd.

Internet > Internet Service Providers 23
Ranked 43th.
38
Ranked 31st. 65% more than Belarus
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 2.53 million
Ranked 31st. 7 times more than Estonia
343,949
Ranked 77th.

Telephones > Main lines in use 4.21 million
Ranked 41st. 9 times more than Estonia
471,900
Ranked 101st.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 46.86
Ranked 21st. 35% more than Estonia
34.72
Ranked 47th.

Active military personnel 72,940
Ranked 35th. 15 times more than Estonia
4,750
Ranked 118th.
Radio receivers per 1000 298.51
Ranked 94th.
721.67
Ranked 30th. 2 times more than Belarus

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 419.21 per 1,000 people
Ranked 74th.
1,073.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Belarus

Internet > Hosts per 1000 7.15
Ranked 89th.
481.47
Ranked 10th. 67 times more than Belarus

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 10.68 million
Ranked 74th. 5 times more than Estonia
2.07 million
Ranked 143th.

Radio receivers 3.02 million
Ranked 74th. 3 times more than Estonia
1.01 million
Ranked 108th.

Cinema > Number of cinemas 139
Ranked 30th. 3 times more than Estonia
55
Ranked 41st.

Television receivers 2.52 million
Ranked 58th. 4 times more than Estonia
605,000
Ranked 92nd.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology 139
Ranked 30th. 40% more than Estonia
99
Ranked 26th.

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 4.61 per 1 million people
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Estonia
2.2 per 1 million people
Ranked 8th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 1.9$
Ranked 46th. 2 times more than Estonia
0.9$
Ranked 80th.

Mobile phone subscribers 4.1 million
Ranked 63th. 3 times more than Estonia
1.45 million
Ranked 87th.

Telephone system > International country code - 375; Belarus is a member of the Trans-European Line (TEL), Trans-Asia-Europe (TAE) fiber-optic line, and has access to the Trans-Siberia Line (TSL); 3 fiber-optic segments provide connectivity to Latvia, Poland, Russia, and Ukraine; worldwide service is available to Belarus through this infrastructure; additional analog lines to Russia; Intelsat, Eutelsat, and Intersputnik earth stations country code - 372; fiber-optic cables to Finland, Sweden, Latvia, and Russia provide worldwide packet-switched service; 2 international switches are located in Tallinn
Internet > ISP 23
Ranked 4th.
38
Ranked 8th. 65% more than Belarus
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 0.162
Ranked 97th.
133.13
Ranked 22nd. 823 times more than Belarus

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 4.41 million
Ranked 36th. 10 times more than Estonia
448,212
Ranked 97th.

Radios 3.02 million
Ranked 76th. 3 times more than Estonia
1.01 million
Ranked 109th.
Internet > Hosts 68,118
Ranked 70th.
645,495
Ranked 44th. 9 times more than Belarus

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 154.83
Ranked 26th.
191.31
Ranked 17th. 24% more than Belarus

Newspapers per million 2.04
Ranked 43th.
11.82
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Belarus
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 48.12 Mbps
Ranked 48th.
3,565.86 Mbps
Ranked 7th. 74 times more than Belarus

Internet penetration 46.2
Ranked 33th.
75.1
Ranked 13th. 63% more than Belarus
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 800,250
Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Estonia
257,000
Ranked 47th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 13
Ranked 58th. The same as Estonia
13
Ranked 60th.

Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 0.0
Ranked 58th.
38.46%
Ranked 15th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 1.56 million
Ranked 30th. 6 times more than Estonia
262,000
Ranked 43th.

Internet > Top level domain .by .ee
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 0.106
Ranked 80th.
9.7
Ranked 7th. 92 times more than Belarus

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 6.34$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 36th. 96% more than Estonia
3.24$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 67th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences 316
Ranked 22nd. 15% more than Estonia
274
Ranked 15th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 82.25
Ranked 39th.
190.47
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Belarus

Telephone system > Domestic state-owned Beltelcom is the sole provider of fixed-line local and long distance service; fixed-line teledensity is improving although rural areas continue to be underserved; multiple GSM mobile-cellular networks are experiencing rapid growth; mobile-cellular teledensity now exceeds 100 telephones per 100 persons substantial fiber-optic cable systems carry telephone, TV, and radio traffic in the digital mode; Internet services are widely available; schools and libraries are connected to the Internet, a large percentage of the population files income-tax returns online, and online voting was used for the first time in the 2005 local elections
Internet country code .by .ee
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 15.73 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 50th.
366.38 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 2nd. 23 times more than Belarus

Telephone mainlines 3.28 million
Ranked 39th. 7 times more than Estonia
442,045
Ranked 80th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 64.6 min.
Ranked 33th.
108.94 min.
Ranked 24th. 69% more than Belarus

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita 0.603 per 1,000 people
Ranked 23th.
2.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Belarus

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 0.16 per 1,000 people
Ranked 98th.
133.12 per 1,000 people
Ranked 23th. 832 times more than Belarus

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering Selective filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 10.53$/month
Ranked 150th.
10.78$/month
Ranked 146th. 2% more than Belarus

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 63.98 min. per capita
Ranked 34th.
108.96 min. per capita
Ranked 24th. 70% more than Belarus

Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people 14.47
Ranked 27th.
40.94
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Belarus

Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 100%
Ranked 10th. 63% more than Estonia
61.54%
Ranked 43th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature 1,236
Ranked 21st. 14% more than Estonia
1,082
Ranked 17th.

Mobile cellular subscriptions 8.13 million
Ranked 63th. 3 times more than Estonia
2.52 million
Ranked 108th.

Internet > Broadband subscribers 1,564
Ranked 95th.
179,200
Ranked 46th. 115 times more than Belarus

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 2.35
Ranked 78th.
28.07
Ranked 21st. 12 times more than Belarus
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences 1,380
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Estonia
519
Ranked 20th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 20
Ranked 45th. 54% more than Estonia
13
Ranked 46th.

Internet > IP addresses 1.78 million
Ranked 68th. 47% more than Estonia
1.21 million
Ranked 73th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 1,040.18
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Estonia
169.72
Ranked 22nd.

Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 288841000000 782000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 4.94
Ranked 71st.
23.71
Ranked 20th. 5 times more than Belarus

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 465.66
Ranked 24th. 39% more than Estonia
334.64
Ranked 53th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total 6,073
Ranked 22nd. 86% more than Estonia
3,265
Ranked 21st.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 3.17 million
Ranked 51st. 3 times more than Estonia
924,699
Ranked 74th.
Television broadcast stations per million 4.61
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Estonia
2.2
Ranked 9th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million 603.14
Ranked 25th.
2,373.42
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Belarus

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation 188
Ranked 23th. 1% more than Estonia
186
Ranked 16th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily 600
Ranked 10th. 6 times more than Estonia
93
Ranked 27th.

Internet > TLD .by .ee
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 83.96
Ranked 86th.
188.3
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Belarus

Internet > Livejournal users 1,069
Ranked 30th.
1,140
Ranked 29th. 7% more than Belarus
Internet > Secure Internet servers 5
Ranked 134th.
219
Ranked 46th. 44 times more than Belarus

Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people 0.739
Ranked 30th.
11.19
Ranked 2nd. 15 times more than Belarus

Cinema > Number of distribution companies 7
Ranked 32nd.
15
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Belarus

Cinema > Percentage of nationally controlled distribution companies 100%
Ranked 9th. 15% more than Estonia
86.67%
Ranked 23th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000 1,033.38
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Estonia
357.98
Ranked 7th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Days to port 1.5 days
Ranked 28th.
7 days
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Belarus
Telecommunications > Country calling code 375 372
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date 2012.02.01 2005.01.01
Telephone subscribers per 1000 763.97
Ranked 59th.
1,402.09
Ranked 21st. 84% more than Belarus

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 32.8%
Ranked 51st.
72.5%
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Belarus
E-Government rating 33.2
Ranked 152nd.
48
Ranked 36th. 45% more than Belarus
Population covered by mobile telephony 88%
Ranked 48th.
99%
Ranked 37th. 13% more than Belarus

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million 31.38
Ranked 24th.
199.18
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Belarus

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita 122.75 per 1 million people
Ranked 22nd.
786.54 per 1 million people
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Belarus

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 1.99
Ranked 51st.
9.49
Ranked 11th. 5 times more than Belarus

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 0.515 per 1 million people
Ranked 140th.
163.31 per 1 million people
Ranked 38th. 317 times more than Belarus

Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 3.72 million
Ranked 41st. 7 times more than Estonia
498,100
Ranked 97th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History 210
Ranked 26th. 17% more than Estonia
179
Ranked 21st.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita 20.46 per 1 million people
Ranked 20th.
88.69 per 1 million people
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Belarus

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million 122.75
Ranked 23th.
786.53
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Belarus

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita 59.97 per 1 million people
Ranked 10th.
67.91 per 1 million people
Ranked 9th. 13% more than Belarus

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Periodicals per 1000 167.54
Ranked 9th.
1,565.52
Ranked 4th. 9 times more than Belarus

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million 59.97
Ranked 10th.
67.91
Ranked 9th. 13% more than Belarus

Internet > Livejournal users per million 109.87
Ranked 65th.
844.89
Ranked 20th. 8 times more than Belarus
Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 > 2004 semifinal > Artist <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksandra_Kirsanova">Aleksandra</a> & <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konstantin_Drapezo">Konstantin</a> Neiokõsõ
Internet > Linux web servers 2
Ranked 77th.
36
Ranked 31st. 18 times more than Belarus
Website defacements per million 0.302
Ranked 102nd.
12.46
Ranked 11th. 41 times more than Belarus
Website defacements 3
Ranked 93th.
17
Ranked 54th. 6 times more than Belarus
Internet > Linux web servers per million 0.201
Ranked 88th.
26.39
Ranked 13th. 131 times more than Belarus
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 1.3% GDP
Ranked 76th.
5.79% GDP
Ranked 14th. 4 times more than Belarus

Telephone subscribers per employee 203.1
Ranked 79th.
485.65
Ranked 39th. 2 times more than Belarus

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Periodicals 318
Ranked 17th.
956
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Belarus

Telephone subscribers 7.38 million
Ranked 47th. 4 times more than Estonia
1.89 million
Ranked 80th.

Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 > 2004 semifinal > Points 10
Ranked 18th.
57
Ranked 11th. 6 times more than Belarus
Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 > 2004 semifinal > Lyrics Alexey Solomakha Aapo Ilves
Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 > 2004 semifinal > Composer <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksandra_Kirsanova">Aleksandra</a> & <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konstantin_Drapezo">Konstantin</a> Priit Pajusaar & Glen Pilvre
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 755.17 per 1,000 people
Ranked 59th.
1,402.08 per 1,000 people
Ranked 23th. 86% more than Belarus

Internet usage % > 2007 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_internet_users">29.1</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_internet_users">65.5</a>
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.193$ per 1 million people
Ranked 54th.
0.667$ per 1 million people
Ranked 30th. 3 times more than Belarus

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 82.1$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 54th. 3% more than Estonia
80.08$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 55th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Periodicals 1.69 million
Ranked 12th.
2.14 million
Ranked 9th. 27% more than Belarus

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million 20.86
Ranked 29th.
130.12
Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Belarus

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 1.34
Ranked 95th.
9.63
Ranked 23th. 7 times more than Belarus

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 26.56
Ranked 26th. 3% more than Estonia
25.67
Ranked 28th.

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 19.55
Ranked 116th.
660
Ranked 31st. 34 times more than Belarus

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 709
Ranked 12th. 6 times more than Estonia
120
Ranked 37th.

Internet > ISP > Per capita 2.32 per 1 million people
Ranked 7th.
27.86 per 1 million people
Ranked 2nd. 12 times more than Belarus
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Periodicals > Per capita 167.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th.
1,565.52 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 9 times more than Belarus

Phone system > International dialling code +375 + 372
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 329.03
Ranked 50th.
730.19
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Belarus
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology 193
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Estonia
86
Ranked 21st.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 72.87
Ranked 12th.
88.94
Ranked 7th. 22% more than Belarus

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita 195.65 per 1 million people
Ranked 16th.
521.93 per 1 million people
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Belarus

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 7.03 per 1,000 people
Ranked 104th.
493.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 11th. 70 times more than Belarus

ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $313.50 million
Ranked 43th.
$377.38 million
Ranked 40th. 20% more than Belarus

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita 31.38 per 1 million people
Ranked 22nd.
199.18 per 1 million people
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Belarus

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 11.81$/month
Ranked 82nd. 35% more than Estonia
8.75$/month
Ranked 115th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita 13.8 per 1 million people
Ranked 34th.
71.97 per 1 million people
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Belarus

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million 13.8
Ranked 35th.
71.97
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Belarus

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,128.11
Ranked 78th.
1,545.88
Ranked 21st. 37% more than Belarus

Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 23.14 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 18th. 42% more than Estonia
16.3 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 62nd.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million 195.65
Ranked 18th.
521.93
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Belarus

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 828889000000 9545000000
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 3
Ranked 119th.
314.84
Ranked 29th. 105 times more than Belarus

Internet servers using encryption 29
Ranked 103th.
422
Ranked 49th. 15 times more than Belarus

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 38.41
Ranked 39th. 3% more than Estonia
37.16
Ranked 43th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 46.26
Ranked 21st. 38% more than Estonia
33.45
Ranked 47th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million 137.05
Ranked 17th.
377.28
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Belarus

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Periodicals > Per capita 31.58 per 1 million people
Ranked 18th.
698.06 per 1 million people
Ranked 2nd. 22 times more than Belarus

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 2.42$/month
Ranked 114th.
15.59$/month
Ranked 46th. 6 times more than Belarus

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million 19.17
Ranked 22nd.
62.52
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Belarus

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita 1,033.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Estonia
357.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million 18.67
Ranked 28th.
135.21
Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Belarus

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Periodicals per million 31.58
Ranked 18th.
698.06
Ranked 2nd. 22 times more than Belarus

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 335.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th. 2% more than Estonia
328.39 per 1,000 people
Ranked 35th.

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 2.71 per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th. 5% more than Estonia
2.6 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th.

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 41.27%
Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Estonia
8.74%
Ranked 68th.

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ 187.6 million$
Ranked 34th. 4 times more than Estonia
42.4 million$
Ranked 58th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita 137.05 per 1 million people
Ranked 17th.
377.28 per 1 million people
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Belarus

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita 20.86 per 1 million people
Ranked 26th.
130.12 per 1 million people
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Belarus

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita 19.17 per 1 million people
Ranked 21st.
62.52 per 1 million people
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Belarus

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per capita 19.19$ per capita
Ranked 32nd.
31.5$ per capita
Ranked 18th. 64% more than Belarus

Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.0
Ranked 99th.
0.0
Ranked 181st.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million 20.46
Ranked 23th.
88.69
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Belarus

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people 86.25
Ranked 7th.
105.72
Ranked 5th. 23% more than Belarus

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation 10.12 million
Ranked 8th. 44 times more than Estonia
229,000
Ranked 34th.

Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 0.521
Ranked 138th.
163
Ranked 36th. 313 times more than Belarus

Phone subscribers 292.29
Ranked 73th.
807.52
Ranked 34th. 3 times more than Belarus
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities 206
Ranked 22nd. 69% more than Estonia
122
Ranked 22nd.

ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 17.97%
Ranked 76th.
26.17%
Ranked 49th. 46% more than Belarus

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 23.72%
Ranked 62nd.
27.81%
Ranked 52nd. 17% more than Belarus

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 22.79%
Ranked 81st.
32.72%
Ranked 49th. 44% more than Belarus

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences 1,970
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Estonia
718
Ranked 21st.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 1.99 per 1 million people
Ranked 50th.
9.49 per 1 million people
Ranked 11th. 5 times more than Belarus

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily 10.34 million
Ranked 3rd. 21 times more than Estonia
501,000
Ranked 28th.
Telephone lines 3.72 million
Ranked 37th. 7 times more than Estonia
498,129
Ranked 91st.

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 477,800
Ranked 53th. 50% more than Estonia
317,893
Ranked 58th.

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 2.73%
Ranked 115th.
7.2%
Ranked 48th. 3 times more than Belarus

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 0.62%
Ranked 76th.
6.5%
Ranked 26th. 10 times more than Belarus

Internet > ISP per million 2.33
Ranked 8th.
27.86
Ranked 2nd. 12 times more than Belarus
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita 19.41$
Ranked 33th.
31.5$
Ranked 17th. 62% more than Belarus

Royalties and fees $0.10
Ranked 57th.
$1.10
Ranked 33th. 11 times more than Belarus

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