Media Stats: compare key data on Belarus & Switzerland

Definitions

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.
Radio > List of radio stations: List of radio stations.
Radio broadcast stations: The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast 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.
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.
Television broadcast stations: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes).
Radios per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
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.
Newspaper circulation per 1000: A newspaper's circulation is the number of copies it distributes on an average day.Circulation is not always the same as copies sold, often called paid circulation, since some newspapers are distributed without cost to the reader. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
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.
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.
Newspapers: Daily newspapers
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.
Newspaper circulation: A newspaper's circulation is the number of copies it distributes on an average day.Circulation is not always the same as copies sold, often called paid circulation, since some newspapers are distributed without cost to the reader.
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.
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.
Active military personnel: Active military.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
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.
Television broadcast stations > Per capita: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States.
Mobile phone subscribers: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology.
Telephone system > International: A brief characterization of the system with details on international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa. Arabsat
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines: Fixed telephone lines.
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.
Newspapers per million: Daily newspapers. Figures expressed per million population 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.
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.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering:
Indicates whether websites that express views in opposition to those of the current government (mainly on issues of human rights, freedom of expression, minority rights and religious movements) are censored or blocked. This is determined by accessing websites with provocative or objectionable content in English from within the country in question as well as from a place known to have no filtering regime. The retrieved content is then compared and scanned for discrepancies. Possible differences in blocking behavior across different ISPs is considered, as well as normal connectivity problems.

Values

“per”, pervasive filtering: A large portion of the targeted content in several categories is blocked.

“sub”, substantial filtering: Either a number of categories are subject to a medium level of filtering or a low level of filtering is carried out across many categories.

“sel”, selective filtering: A small number of specific sites across a few categories are blocked, or filtering that targets a single category or issue is present.

“sus”, suspected filtering: Connectivity abnormalities suggest the presence of filtering, but no conclusive proof of deliberate tampering could be found.

“ne”, no evidence of filtering or blocking.

“nd”, no data.
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month: Price basket for Internet is calculated based on the cheapest available tariff for accessing the Internet 20 hours a month (10 hours peak and 10 hours off-peak). The basket does not include the telephone line rental but does include telephone usage charges if applicable. Data are compiled in the national currency and converted to U.S. dollars using the annual average exchange rate.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people: Number of cinemas. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films: Percentage of feature films that are 100% funded by national companies.
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.
Internet > IP addresses: Number of IPv4 internet addresses allocated to each country.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people: Estimated number of individual non-daily newspapers in circulation by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU: Telecommunications investment refers to the expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of telecommunication equipment infrastructure (including supporting land and buildings and intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer software). These include expenditure on initial installations and on additions to existing installations.
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology."
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.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > TLD: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people: Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included."
Internet > Livejournal users: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004)
Internet > Secure Internet servers: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people: Total number of film distribution companies. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Cinema > Number of distribution companies: Total number of film distribution companies.
Cinema > Percentage of nationally controlled distribution companies: Percentage of nationally based film distribution companies.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date: Implementation date yyyy.mm.dd.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
Telecommunications > 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 > Days to port: Time to port days.
Belarus had range specified: 0-3

No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
Telecommunications > 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.
Telephone subscribers per 1000: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration: Mobile subscriptions %.
E-Government rating: Darrell M. West, Center for Public Policy, Brown University
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines: Number of telephone lines.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Internet > Livejournal users per million: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > Linux web servers: Total usage of Linux servers by country as of Jan 2001
Website defacements per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people: Number of non-daily newspaper titles per 1,000,000 literate inhabitants.
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.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP: ICT service exports (% of service exports, BoP). Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service exports) include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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.
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology."
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports: Information and communication technology goods imports include telecommunications, audio and video, computer and related equipment; electronic components; and other information and communication technology goods. Software is excluded."
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports: Information and communication technology goods exports include telecommunications, audio and video, computer and related equipment; electronic components; and other information and communication technology goods. Software is excluded."
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telephone subscribers per employee: Telephone subscribers per employee are telephone subscribers (fixed-line plus mobile) divided by total telecommunications employees.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people: Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people). Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Internet > 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.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita: Telephone employees refer to the total full-time telecommunications staff. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telephone mainlines > Per capita: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet servers using encryption: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million: . 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.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million 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.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month: Price basket for mobile is calculated as the pre-paid price for 25 calls per month spread over the same mobile network, other mobile networks, and mobile to fixed calls and during peak, off-peak, and weekend times. It also includes 30 text messages per month.
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines (per 100 people). Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
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).
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.

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STAT	Belarus	Switzerland
Broadcast media	4	the publicly owned radio and TV broadcaster, Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG/SSR), operates 7 national TV networks, 3 broadcasting in German, 2 in Italian, and 2 in French; private commercial TV stations broadcast regionally and locally; TV broadcasts from stations in Germany, Italy, and France are widely available via multi-channel cable and satellite TV services; SRG/SSR operates 18 radio stations that, along with private broadcasters, provide national to local coverage
Households with television	97.1% Ranked 7th.	99.83% Ranked 2nd. 3% more than Belarus
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000	267.43 Ranked 26th.	404.77 Ranked 3rd. 51% more than Belarus
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people	46.91 Ranked 89th.	85.2 Ranked 18th. 82% more than Belarus
Internet > Internet users per thousand people	469.92 Ranked 90th.	844.49 Ranked 17th. 80% more than Belarus
Internet > Users per 1000	627.62 Ranked 20th. 3% more than Switzerland	610.51 Ranked 21st.
Internet users	4.44 million Ranked 22nd.	5.74 million Ranked 16th. 29% more than Belarus
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>swissinfo - news portal operated by public broadcaster, pages in English</p> </p>SDA - Swiss News Agency (SDA/ATS)</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>SR-DRS - German-language public broadcaster, operates five stations</p> </p>RSR - French-language public broadcaster, operates four stations</p> </p>RSI - Italian-language public broadcaster, operates three stations</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17982246">Full Article</a>
Radio broadcast stations	AM 28, FM 37, shortwave 11	AM 4, FM 113 (plus many low-power stations), shortwave 2
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	112.06 Ranked 79th.	135.25 Ranked 40th. 21% more than Belarus
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita	613.42 per 1,000 people Ranked 74th.	1,071.66 per 1,000 people Ranked 34th. 75% 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'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>SF-DRS - German-language public broadcaster, operates three channels</p> </p>RTSI - Italian-language public broadcaster, operates two channels</p> </p>TSR - French-language public broadcaster, operates two channels</p>
Television receivers > Per capita	249.09 per 1,000 people Ranked 64th.	466.99 per 1,000 people Ranked 24th. 87% more than Belarus
Televisions per 1000	257.22 Ranked 65th.	451.02 Ranked 30th. 75% more than Belarus
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people	81.26 Ranked 37th.	420.04 Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Belarus
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people	755.17 per 1,000 people Ranked 59th.	1,609.5 per 1,000 people Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Belarus
Internet > Users > Per capita	616.98 per 1,000 people Ranked 23th. 1% more than Switzerland	610.22 per 1,000 people Ranked 24th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000	465.66 Ranked 21st.	547.95 Ranked 11th. 18% more than Belarus
Televisions	2.52 million Ranked 58th.	3.31 million Ranked 43th. 31% more than Belarus
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita	377.59 per 1,000 people Ranked 30th.	661.84 per 1,000 people Ranked 1st. 75% more than Belarus
Internet users > Per 100 people	32.09 Ranked 69th.	75.93 Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Belarus
Internet > Internet users	4.52 million Ranked 63th.	6.75 million Ranked 49th. 49% more than Belarus
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita	154.83 per 1,000 people Ranked 26th.	371.09 per 1,000 people Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Belarus
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps	465 Mbps Ranked 38th.	71,464 Mbps Ranked 13th. 154 times more than Belarus
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita	47.57 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 49th.	9,670.91 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 6th. 203 times more than Belarus
Television broadcast stations	47 Ranked 15th.	115 Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Belarus
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes	628.55 million min. Ranked 30th.	4.78 billion min. Ranked 12th. 8 times more than Belarus
Radios per 1000	308.26 Ranked 105th.	967.43 Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Belarus
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000	1,018.83 Ranked 64th.	1,195.14 Ranked 43th. 17% more than Belarus
Internet > Percent using internet	46.91% Ranked 88th.	85.2% Ranked 17th. 82% more than Belarus
Telephones > Mobile cellular	10.7 million Ranked 68th. 6% more than Switzerland	10.12 million Ranked 72nd.
Radio receivers > Per capita	0.299 per capita Ranked 94th.	1 per capita Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Belarus
Newspaper circulation per 1000	159.13 Ranked 14th.	364.63 Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Belarus
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000	417.48 Ranked 28th.	600.48 Ranked 7th. 44% more than Belarus
Telephone mainlines per 1000	339.88 Ranked 33th.	688.84 Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Belarus
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>Neue ZÃ¼rcher Zeitung - Zurich-based daily</p> </p>Tages-Anzeiger - Zurich-based daily</p> </p>Le Temps - Geneva-based daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17982246">Full Article</a>
Cinema attendance	12.47 million Ranked 34th.	15.43 million Ranked 27th. 24% more than Belarus
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	highly developed telecommunications infrastructure with excellent domestic and international services
Cinema attendance per capita	1.27 Ranked 27th.	2.1 Ranked 18th. 65% more than Belarus
Television receivers per 1000	249.09 Ranked 62nd.	466.93 Ranked 25th. 87% more than Belarus
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced	1 Ranked 82nd.	84 Ranked 17th. 84 times more than Belarus
Newspapers	20 Ranked 30th.	81 Ranked 14th. 4 times more than Belarus
Internet > IP addresses per capita	186.17 Ranked 107th.	2,726.45 Ranked 6th. 15 times more than Belarus
Average cost of local call	0.01 Ranked 30th.	0.12 Ranked 5th. 12 times more than Belarus
Internet > Users	6 million Ranked 33th. 30% more than Switzerland	4.61 million Ranked 38th.
Internet > Internet penetration	46.9% Ranked 93th.	85.2% Ranked 19th. 82% more than Belarus
Newspaper circulation	1.56 million Ranked 16th.	2.68 million Ranked 12th. 72% more than Belarus
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000	424.09 Ranked 74th.	920.65 Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Belarus
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000	1,128.11 Ranked 81st.	1,307.97 Ranked 44th. 16% more than Belarus
Telecoms > Telephone lines	4.41 million Ranked 36th. 1% more than Switzerland	4.38 million Ranked 37th.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions	10.68 million Ranked 74th. 2% more than Switzerland	10.46 million Ranked 76th.
Internet > Internet Service Providers	23 Ranked 43th.	44 Ranked 25th. 91% more than Belarus
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	2.53 million Ranked 31st.	3.24 million Ranked 26th. 28% more than Belarus
Telephones > Main lines in use	4.21 million Ranked 41st.	4.61 million Ranked 34th. 10% more than Belarus
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people	46.86 Ranked 21st.	56.48 Ranked 9th. 21% more than Belarus
Active military personnel	72,940 Ranked 35th. 3 times more than Switzerland	22,059 Ranked 69th.
Radio receivers per 1000	298.51 Ranked 94th.	1,001.56 Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Belarus
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita	419.21 per 1,000 people Ranked 74th.	920.65 per 1,000 people Ranked 29th. 2 times more than Belarus
Internet > Hosts per 1000	7.15 Ranked 89th.	449.42 Ranked 11th. 63 times more than Belarus
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions	10.68 million Ranked 74th. 3% more than Switzerland	10.41 million Ranked 76th.
Radio receivers	3.02 million Ranked 74th.	7.1 million Ranked 43th. 2 times more than Belarus
Cinema > Number of cinemas	139 Ranked 30th.	414 Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Belarus
Television receivers	2.52 million Ranked 58th.	3.31 million Ranked 43th. 31% more than Belarus
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology	139 Ranked 30th.	1,101 Ranked 6th. 8 times more than Belarus
Television broadcast stations > Per capita	4.61 per 1 million people Ranked 15th.	16.33 per 1 million people Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Belarus
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes	1.9$ Ranked 46th. 6 times more than Switzerland	0.32$ Ranked 12th.
Mobile phone subscribers	4.1 million Ranked 63th.	6.85 million Ranked 47th. 67% more than Belarus
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 - 41; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean)
Internet > ISP	23 Ranked 4th.	44 Ranked 14th. 91% more than Belarus
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000	0.162 Ranked 97th.	232 Ranked 7th. 1433 times more than Belarus
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines	4.41 million Ranked 36th. 1% more than Switzerland	4.38 million Ranked 37th.
Radios	3.02 million Ranked 76th.	7.1 million Ranked 44th. 2 times more than Belarus
Internet > Hosts	68,118 Ranked 70th.	3.44 million Ranked 20th. 50 times more than Belarus
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000	154.83 Ranked 26th.	371.09 Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Belarus
Newspapers per million	2.04 Ranked 43th.	11.04 Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Belarus
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million	48.12 Mbps Ranked 48th.	9,670.86 Mbps Ranked 6th. 201 times more than Belarus
Internet penetration	46.2 Ranked 33th.	75.3 Ranked 11th. 63% more than Belarus
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation	800,250 Ranked 36th.	3.1 million Ranked 20th. 4 times more than Belarus
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles	13 Ranked 58th.	96 Ranked 18th. 7 times more than Belarus
Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced	0.0 Ranked 58th.	33.33% Ranked 19th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily	1.56 million Ranked 30th.	2.67 million Ranked 18th. 71% more than Belarus
Internet > Top level domain	.by	.ch
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people	0.106 Ranked 80th.	10.62 Ranked 6th. 101 times more than Belarus
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences	316 Ranked 22nd.	1,761 Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Belarus
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	82.25 Ranked 39th.	420.18 Ranked 7th. 5 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	ranked among leading countries for fixed-line teledensity and infrastructure; mobile-cellular subscribership roughly 125 per 100 persons; extensive cable and microwave radio relay networks
Internet country code	.by	.ch
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP	15.73 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 50th.	199.28 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 13th. 13 times more than Belarus
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita	64.6 min. Ranked 33th.	664.79 min. Ranked 5th. 10 times more than Belarus
Telephone mainlines	3.28 million Ranked 39th.	5.12 million Ranked 26th. 56% more than Belarus
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita	0.603 per 1,000 people Ranked 23th.	2.56 per 1,000 people Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Belarus
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita	0.16 per 1,000 people Ranked 98th.	232 per 1,000 people Ranked 7th. 1450 times more than Belarus
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering	Selective filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month	10.53$/month Ranked 150th. 32% more than Switzerland	7.95$/month Ranked 160th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita	63.98 min. per capita Ranked 34th.	664.79 min. per capita Ranked 4th. 10 times more than Belarus
Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people	14.47 Ranked 27th.	55.32 Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Belarus
Internet hosts	None	None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films	100% Ranked 10th. 50% more than Switzerland	66.67% Ranked 34th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology	235 Ranked 20th.	306 Ranked 14th. 30% more than Belarus
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature	1,236 Ranked 21st.	2,379 Ranked 10th. 92% more than Belarus
Mobile cellular subscriptions	8.13 million Ranked 63th.	8.9 million Ranked 60th. 9% more than Belarus
Internet > Broadband subscribers	1,564 Ranked 95th.	1.73 million Ranked 17th. 1103 times more than Belarus
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million	2.35 Ranked 78th.	6 Ranked 49th. 3 times more than Belarus
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences	1,380 Ranked 17th.	3,862 Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Belarus
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily	20 Ranked 45th.	104 Ranked 17th. 5 times more than Belarus
Internet > IP addresses	1.78 million Ranked 68th.	20.87 million Ranked 19th. 12 times more than Belarus
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	1,040.18 Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Switzerland	182.82 Ranked 21st.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU	288841000000	2155000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	4.94 Ranked 71st.	33.68 Ranked 7th. 7 times more than Belarus
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people	465.66 Ranked 24th.	547.95 Ranked 14th. 18% more than Belarus
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total	6,073 Ranked 22nd.	18,273 Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Belarus
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions	3.17 million Ranked 51st.	3.28 million Ranked 49th. 4% more than Belarus
Television broadcast stations per million	4.61 Ranked 17th.	16.33 Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Belarus
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million	603.14 Ranked 25th.	2,557.81 Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Belarus
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation	188 Ranked 23th.	1,881 Ranked 3rd. 10 times more than Belarus
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily	600 Ranked 10th. 5 times more than Switzerland	120 Ranked 31st.
Internet > TLD	.by	.ch
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	83.96 Ranked 86th.	116.33 Ranked 38th. 39% more than Belarus
Internet > Livejournal users	1,069 Ranked 30th. 26% more than Switzerland	846 Ranked 35th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers	5 Ranked 134th.	4,318 Ranked 10th. 864 times more than Belarus
Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people	0.739 Ranked 30th.	6.95 Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than Belarus
Cinema > Number of distribution companies	7 Ranked 32nd.	55 Ranked 7th. 8 times more than Belarus
Cinema > Percentage of nationally controlled distribution companies	100% Ranked 9th. The same as Switzerland	100% Ranked 4th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000	1,033.38 Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Switzerland	166.57 Ranked 14th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date	2012.02.01	2000.03.??
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price	BYR 0-79.000	Free
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Days to port	1.5 days Ranked 28th.	5 days Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Belarus
Telecommunications > Country calling code	375	41
Telephone subscribers per 1000	763.97 Ranked 59th.	1,609.5 Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Belarus
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration	32.8% Ranked 51st.	41.4% Ranked 39th. 26% more than Belarus
E-Government rating	33.2 Ranked 152nd.	55.4 Ranked 8th. 67% more than Belarus
Population covered by mobile telephony	88% Ranked 48th.	100% Ranked 4th. 14% more than Belarus
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million	31.38 Ranked 24th.	246.5 Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Belarus
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita	122.75 per 1 million people Ranked 22nd.	333.19 per 1 million people Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Belarus
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million	1.99 Ranked 51st.	14.48 Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Belarus
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita	0.515 per 1 million people Ranked 140th.	580.26 per 1 million people Ranked 14th. 1127 times more than Belarus
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines	3.72 million Ranked 41st.	4.82 million Ranked 32nd. 30% more than Belarus
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million	122.75 Ranked 23th.	333.01 Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Belarus
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History	210 Ranked 26th.	937 Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Belarus
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita	20.46 per 1 million people Ranked 20th.	47.06 per 1 million people Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Belarus
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million	59.97 Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Switzerland	16.8 Ranked 26th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita	59.97 per 1 million people Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Switzerland	16.81 per 1 million people Ranked 26th.
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>	Piero & The Musicstars
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 > Results > Points	9 Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Switzerland	4 Ranked 15th.
Internet > Livejournal users per million	109.87 Ranked 65th.	114.48 Ranked 62nd. 4% more than Belarus
Internet > Linux web servers	2 Ranked 77th.	196 Ranked 11th. 98 times more than Belarus
Website defacements	3 Ranked 93th.	80 Ranked 21st. 27 times more than Belarus
Website defacements per million	0.302 Ranked 102nd.	11.07 Ranked 12th. 37 times more than Belarus
Internet > ISP > Per capita	2.32 per 1 million people Ranked 7th.	6.12 per 1 million people Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Belarus
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million	20.46 Ranked 23th.	47.03 Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Belarus
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people	86.25 Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Switzerland	19.06 Ranked 37th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	1.34 Ranked 95th.	12.99 Ranked 13th. 10 times more than Belarus
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people	1,128.11 Ranked 78th.	1,302.23 Ranked 43th. 15% more than Belarus
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP	17.97% Ranked 76th.	34.57% Ranked 31st. 92% more than Belarus
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports	23.72% Ranked 62nd.	33.77% Ranked 42nd. 42% more than Belarus
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports	22.79% Ranked 81st.	37.4% Ranked 40th. 64% more than Belarus
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million	20.86 Ranked 29th.	131.16 Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Belarus
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million	23.34 Ranked 19th.	42.83 Ranked 10th. 84% more than Belarus
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences	1,970 Ranked 19th.	4,885 Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Belarus
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita	1.99 per 1 million people Ranked 50th.	14.48 per 1 million people Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Belarus
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily	10.34 million Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than Switzerland	1.19 million Ranked 18th.
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue	41.27% Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Switzerland	13.54% Ranked 51st.
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">75.8</a>
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	477,800 Ranked 53th.	2.58 million Ranked 21st. 5 times more than Belarus
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports	2.73% Ranked 115th.	6.55% Ranked 54th. 2 times more than Belarus
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports	0.62% Ranked 76th.	3.48% Ranked 45th. 6 times more than Belarus
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita	31.38 per 1 million people Ranked 22nd.	246.64 per 1 million people Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Belarus
Telephone subscribers > Per capita	755.17 per 1,000 people Ranked 59th.	1,609.5 per 1,000 people Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Belarus
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>	Greg Manning
Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 > 2004 semifinal > Lyrics	Alexey Solomakha	Greg Manning
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines	23.14 per 100 mainlines Ranked 18th. 25% more than Switzerland	18.47 per 100 mainlines Ranked 71st.
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 > Results > Translation	Sing With Me	Cheeky
Telephone subscribers	7.38 million Ranked 47th.	11.97 million Ranked 39th. 62% more than Belarus
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita	13.8 per 1 million people Ranked 34th.	154.2 per 1 million people Ranked 1st. 11 times more than Belarus
Telephone subscribers per employee	203.1 Ranked 79th.	525.29 Ranked 35th. 3 times more than Belarus
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP	1.3% GDP Ranked 76th.	3.55% GDP Ranked 43th. 3 times more than Belarus
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people	19.55 Ranked 116th.	2,282.19 Ranked 7th. 117 times more than Belarus
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	26.56 Ranked 26th.	41.86 Ranked 3rd. 58% more than Belarus
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita	1,033.38 per 1,000 people Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Switzerland	166.67 per 1,000 people Ranked 14th.
Internet > ISP per million	2.33 Ranked 8th.	6.12 Ranked 35th. 3 times more than Belarus
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP	82.1$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 54th. 94 times more than Switzerland	0.872$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 9th.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita	2.71 per 1,000 people Ranked 13th.	2.97 per 1,000 people Ranked 10th. 10% more than Belarus
Telephone mainlines > Per capita	335.97 per 1,000 people Ranked 33th.	688.84 per 1,000 people Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Belarus
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million	137.05 Ranked 17th.	540.59 Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Belarus
Internet servers using encryption	29 Ranked 103th.	8,656 Ranked 10th. 298 times more than Belarus
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people	3 Ranked 119th.	1,119.62 Ranked 9th. 373 times more than Belarus
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU	828889000000	16222000000
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million	195.65 Ranked 18th.	683.79 Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Belarus
Phone subscribers	292.29 Ranked 73th.	1,476.29 Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Belarus
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million	0.521 Ranked 138th.	576.97 Ranked 13th. 1108 times more than Belarus
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles	709 Ranked 12th. 6 times more than Switzerland	117 Ranked 38th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita	137.05 per 1 million people Ranked 17th.	540.9 per 1 million people Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Belarus
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita	20.86 per 1 million people Ranked 26th.	131.23 per 1 million people Ranked 4th. 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.	115.55 per 1 million people Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Belarus
Internet > IP addresses (share)	0.0 Ranked 99th.	0.5 Ranked 20th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation	10.12 million Ranked 8th. 7 times more than Switzerland	1.35 million Ranked 19th.
Phone system > International dialling code	+375	+41
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people	329.03 Ranked 50th.	410.38 Ranked 40th. 25% more than Belarus
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities	206 Ranked 22nd.	336 Ranked 11th. 63% more than Belarus
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology	193 Ranked 20th.	825 Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Belarus
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	72.87 Ranked 12th. 5 times more than Switzerland	15.83 Ranked 53th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita	195.65 per 1 million people Ranked 16th.	684.17 per 1 million people Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Belarus
Internet > Hosts > Per capita	7.03 per 1,000 people Ranked 104th.	453.34 per 1,000 people Ranked 12th. 64 times more than Belarus
Telephone lines	3.72 million Ranked 37th.	4.83 million Ranked 29th. 30% more than Belarus
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita	0.193$ per 1 million people Ranked 54th. 4 times more than Switzerland	0.043$ per 1 million people Ranked 8th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita	23.34 per 1 million people Ranked 18th.	42.86 per 1 million people Ranked 9th. 84% more than Belarus
Telephone lines > Per 100 people	38.41 Ranked 39th.	63.22 Ranked 5th. 65% more than Belarus
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month	11.81$/month Ranked 82nd.	28.41$/month Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Belarus
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people	46.26 Ranked 21st.	56.66 Ranked 10th. 22% more than Belarus
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month	2.42$/month Ranked 114th.	29.51$/month Ranked 11th. 12 times more than Belarus
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million	19.17 Ranked 22nd.	115.48 Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Belarus
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million	18.67 Ranked 28th.	263.3 Ranked 3rd. 14 times more than Belarus
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million	13.8 Ranked 35th.	154.12 Ranked 2nd. 11 times more than Belarus
Internet > Linux web servers per million	0.201 Ranked 88th.	27.11 Ranked 12th. 135 times more than Belarus

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; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; 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.; 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); 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.; International Telecommunications Union. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics, March 11, 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.; UNESCO Institute for Statistics, March 11, 2003; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; 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.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database.; International Telecommunications Union; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of military and paramilitary personnel (The list); International Telecommunications Union. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; 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. 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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.; CIA World Factbooks 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013; OpenNet Initiative (ONI), ONI Data, https://opennet.net/sites/opennet.net/files/ONI_data-20130920.zip; 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; http://www.iana.org/numbers; 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. 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