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Broadcast media a segmented market with the three major communities (Flemish, French, and German-speaking) each having responsibility for their own broadcast media; multiple TV channels exist for each community; additionally, in excess of 90% of households are connected to cable and can access broadcasts of TV stations from neighboring countries; each community has a public radio network co-existing with private broadcasters a mix of both publicly operated and privately owned TV stations; state-owned France Televisions operates 4 networks, one of which is a network of regional stations, and has part-interest in several thematic cable/satellite channels and international channels; a large number of privately owned regional and local TV stations; multi-channel satellite and cable services provide a large number of channels; public broadcaster Radio France operates 7 national networks, a series of regional networks, and operates services for overseas territories and foreign audiences; Radio France Internationale (RFI), under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is a leading international broadcaster; a large number of commercial FM stations, with many of them consolidating into commercial networks
Households with television 98%
Ranked 5th. 3% more than France
95%
Ranked 18th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 330.21
Ranked 14th.
364.71
Ranked 7th. 10% more than Belgium

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 82
Ranked 25th.
83
Ranked 23th. 1% more than Belgium

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 819.54
Ranked 25th.
825.96
Ranked 22nd. 1% more than Belgium

Internet > Users per 1000 491.26
Ranked 35th. 6% more than France
464.04
Ranked 27th.

Internet users 8.11 million
Ranked 11th.
44.63 million
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Belgium

News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>Belga Press Agency</p> </p>Flandersnews.be - English-language news site of Dutch-language public broadcaster</p> <p>Agence France Presse (AFP) - Paris-based, founded in 1835</p>
Personal computers > Per capita 348.04 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th.
574.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 65% more than Belgium

Radio > List of radio stations <p>RTBF - French-language public broadcaster; stations include La Premiere, Classic 21, and external service RTBF International</p> </p>VRT - Dutch-language public broadcaster; stations include Radio 1, Studio Brussel and external Radio Vlaanderen International (RVI)</p> </p>Belgischer Rundfunk (BRF) - German-language broadcaster</p> <p>Radio France - operates national and regional outlets, including speech-based France Inter and all-news France Info</p> </p>Radio France Internationale (RFI) - international broadcaster, via shortwave and FM relays worldwide</p> </p>Europe 1 - major commercial station, news and entertainment</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17299010">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 119.39
Ranked 64th. 22% more than France
98.14
Ranked 112th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 984.39 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st. 25% more than France
789.48 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th.

Television > List of TV stations <p>RTBF - French-language public broadcaster</p> </p>VRT - Dutch-language public broadcaster</p> </p>VTM - Dutch-language commercial broadcaster</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17208922">Full Article</a> <p>France 2 - national, main public TV network</p> </p>France 3 - national, public</p> </p>France 5 - national, public, educational</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17299010">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 463.61 per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th.
597.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 29% more than Belgium

Televisions per 1000 454.89
Ranked 29th.
559.1
Ranked 15th. 23% more than Belgium
Personal computers per 1000 348.04
Ranked 26th.
554.01
Ranked 5th. 59% more than Belgium

Radio broadcast stations AM 7, FM 79, shortwave 1 AM 41, FM about 3,500 (this figure is an approximation and includes many repeaters), shortwave 2
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 164.68
Ranked 24th. 1% more than France
163.52
Ranked 1st.

Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,336.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th.
1,375.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th. 3% more than Belgium

Internet > Users > Per capita 502.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th. 4% more than France
483.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 415.62
Ranked 34th.
598.05
Ranked 8th. 44% more than Belgium

Televisions 4.72 million
Ranked 32nd.
34.8 million
Ranked 8th. 7 times more than Belgium
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 449.18 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th.
586.47 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 31% more than Belgium

Internet users > Per 100 people 68.1
Ranked 21st. About the same as France
67.95
Ranked 22nd.

Internet > Internet users 8.56 million
Ranked 43th.
54.47 million
Ranked 10th. 6 times more than Belgium

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 152.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th. 7% more than France
143.03 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 117,535 Mbps
Ranked 11th.
200,000 Mbps
Ranked 1st. 70% more than Belgium

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 11,278.54 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than France
3,285.53 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 9th.

Personal computers 3.63 million
Ranked 30th.
35 million
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Belgium

Television broadcast stations 25
Ranked 19th.
584
Ranked 3rd. 23 times more than Belgium
Television viewing 19 hours per person per wee
Ranked 10th.
23 hours per person per wee
Ranked 5th. 21% more than Belgium
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 3.24 billion min.
Ranked 15th.
10.71 billion min.
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Belgium

Radios per 1000 778.23
Ranked 28th.
888.46
Ranked 23th. 14% more than Belgium
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 1,150.28
Ranked 48th. 1221108 times more than France
0.000942
Ranked 187th.

Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $24.23 billion
Ranked 22nd.
$135.93 billion
Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Belgium

Internet > Percent using internet 82%
Ranked 23th.
83%
Ranked 21st. 1% more than Belgium

Telephones > Mobile cellular 12.54 million
Ranked 59th.
59.84 million
Ranked 20th. 5 times more than Belgium

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.793 per capita
Ranked 24th.
0.95 per capita
Ranked 16th. 20% more than Belgium

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 0.394
Ranked 192nd. 700 times more than France
0.000563
Ranked 193th.

Telephone mainlines per 1000 460.7
Ranked 26th.
565.09
Ranked 8th. 23% more than Belgium

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>Het Nieuwsblad - Dutch-language daily</p> </p>Het Laatste Nieuws - Dutch-language daily</p> </p>Le Soir - French-language daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17208922">Full Article</a> <p>Le Monde - respected national daily, considered to be France&#039;s newspaper of record</p> </p>Liberation - national daily, founded in 1973 by philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre, centre-left leaning</p> </p>Le Figaro - national daily, centre-right leaning</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17299010">Full Article</a>
Films produced 23
Ranked 29th.
203
Ranked 5th. 9 times more than Belgium
Cinema attendance 21.87 million
Ranked 20th.
155.4 million
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Belgium
Telephone system > General assessment highly developed, technologically advanced, and completely automated domestic and international telephone and telegraph facilities highly developed
Cinema attendance per capita 2.11
Ranked 17th.
2.5
Ranked 14th. 18% more than Belgium
Television receivers per 1000 463.6
Ranked 26th.
580.35
Ranked 10th. 25% more than Belgium

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 47
Ranked 26th.
272
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Belgium

Internet > IP addresses per capita 1,068.08
Ranked 35th.
1,448.68
Ranked 25th. 36% more than Belgium
Average cost of local call 0.13
Ranked 13th.
0.14
Ranked 12th. 8% more than Belgium
Internet > Users 5.22 million
Ranked 37th.
29.52 million
Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Belgium

Internet > Internet penetration 82%
Ranked 27th.
83%
Ranked 24th. 1% more than Belgium
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 902.79
Ranked 29th. 19% more than France
760.7
Ranked 43th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,155.89
Ranked 73th. 22% more than France
947.99
Ranked 118th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines 4.63 million
Ranked 32nd.
39.29 million
Ranked 7th. 8 times more than Belgium

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 12.88 million
Ranked 66th.
62.28 million
Ranked 21st. 5 times more than Belgium

Internet > Internet Service Providers 61
Ranked 17th.
62
Ranked 16th. 2% more than Belgium
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 3.68 million
Ranked 23th.
23.96 million
Ranked 5th. 7 times more than Belgium

Cinemas > Per capita 0.045 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 22% more than France
0.037 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd.

Cable TV subscribers 373
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than France
45
Ranked 16th.
Telephones > Main lines in use 4.63 million
Ranked 33th.
39.88 million
Ranked 7th. 9 times more than Belgium

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 41.9
Ranked 31st.
61.45
Ranked 4th. 47% more than Belgium

Active military personnel 38,452
Ranked 54th.
222,215
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Belgium
Radio receivers per 1000 793.13
Ranked 25th.
922.22
Ranked 17th. 16% more than Belgium

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 902.79 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd. 14% more than France
789.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th.

Internet > Hosts per 1000 358.64
Ranked 15th. 7 times more than France
49.49
Ranked 40th.

Number of PCs per million 348.04
Ranked 26th.
469.04
Ranked 22nd. 35% more than Belgium
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 12.31 million
Ranked 68th.
62.28 million
Ranked 22nd. 5 times more than Belgium

Radio receivers 8.07 million
Ranked 39th.
55.3 million
Ranked 9th. 7 times more than Belgium

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 11.82 million
Ranked 49th.
72.18 million
Ranked 19th. 6 times more than Belgium
Television receivers 4.72 million
Ranked 31st.
34.8 million
Ranked 8th. 7 times more than Belgium

Television viewing per million 1.84 hours per person per wee
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than France
0.372 hours per person per wee
Ranked 11th.
Television broadcast stations > Per capita 2.46 per 1 million people
Ranked 41st.
10.1 per 1 million people
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Belgium
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 0.75$
Ranked 91st.
0.84$
Ranked 83th. 12% more than Belgium

Mobile phone subscribers 9.46 million
Ranked 39th.
48.06 million
Ranked 10th. 5 times more than Belgium

Telephone system > International country code - 32; landing point for a number of submarine cables that provide links to Europe, the Middle East, and Asia; satellite earth stations - 7 (Intelsat - 3) country code - 33; numerous submarine cables provide links throughout Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East, and US; satellite earth stations - more than 3 (2 Intelsat (with total of 5 antennas - 2 for Indian Ocean and 3 for Atlantic Ocean), NA Eutelsat, 1 Inmarsat - Atlantic Ocean region); HF radiotelephone communications with more than 20 countries
Internet > ISP 61
Ranked 7th.
62
Ranked 6th. 2% more than Belgium
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 191.33
Ranked 12th. 28% more than France
149.83
Ranked 19th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 4.63 million
Ranked 32nd.
39.29 million
Ranked 7th. 8 times more than Belgium

Radios 8.07 million
Ranked 40th.
55.3 million
Ranked 9th. 7 times more than Belgium
Films produced per million 2.22
Ranked 15th.
3.26
Ranked 8th. 47% more than Belgium
Internet > Hosts 3.84 million
Ranked 16th. 22% more than France
3.15 million
Ranked 10th.

Cinemas > Annual attendance 21.9 million
Ranked 13th.
155.4 million
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Belgium

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 152.96
Ranked 24th. 11% more than France
138.3
Ranked 26th.

Mobile phones 78.63 per 100 people
Ranked 18th. 22% more than France
64.7 per 100 people
Ranked 23th.
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 2.14
Ranked 14th.
2.57
Ranked 10th. 20% more than Belgium

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 11,278.52 Mbps
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than France
3,165.75 Mbps
Ranked 9th.

Internet penetration 77.8
Ranked 10th. 13% more than France
68.9
Ranked 16th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 29
Ranked 39th.
103
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Belgium

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 1.71 million
Ranked 29th.
9.97 million
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Belgium

Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 80.85%
Ranked 8th. 83% more than France
44.12%
Ranked 12th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 1.57 million
Ranked 24th.
8.42 million
Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Belgium

Internet > Top level domain .be .fr
Television > Total number of channels 19
Ranked 2nd.
25
Ranked 5th. 32% more than Belgium

Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.058$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 42nd.
0.063$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 31st. 9% more than Belgium

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 4.35
Ranked 19th. 5% more than France
4.16
Ranked 26th.

Music > Share of all albums sold 0.7-0.8 4.5-5.5
Television > Total number of channels per million people 1.79
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than France
0.393
Ranked 21st.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 163.71
Ranked 25th. 4% more than France
157.87
Ranked 1st.

Telephone system > Domestic nationwide mobile-cellular telephone system; extensive cable network; limited microwave radio relay network extensive cable and microwave radio relay; extensive use of fiber-optic cable; domestic satellite system
Internet country code .be metropolitan France - .fr; French Guiana - .gf; Guadeloupe - .gp; Martinique - .mq; Mayotte - .yt; Reunion - .re
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 328.59 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than France
94.05 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 18th.

Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment per 1000 $1.19 Million US dollars
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than France
$0.51 Million US dollars
Ranked 20th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 316.36 min.
Ranked 16th. 85% more than France
170.76 min.
Ranked 16th.

Telephone mainlines 4.8 million
Ranked 31st.
35.7 million
Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Belgium

Cinemas 463
Ranked 16th.
2,150
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Belgium

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 191.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 23% more than France
155.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th.

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 37.23$/month
Ranked 44th. 3 times more than France
12.43$/month
Ranked 131st.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 316.34 min. per capita
Ranked 15th. 79% more than France
176.91 min. per capita
Ranked 16th.

Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 17.02%
Ranked 51st.
55.88%
Ranked 47th. 3 times more than Belgium

Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 2,214.98$ per capita
Ranked 16th.
2,331.99$ per capita
Ranked 14th. 5% more than Belgium

Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$ $2,246.13
Ranked 15th. 3% more than France
$2,170.82
Ranked 17th.

Mobile cellular subscriptions 11.82 million
Ranked 49th.
57.97 million
Ranked 19th. 5 times more than Belgium

Internet > Broadband subscribers 2 million
Ranked 15th.
9.47 million
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Belgium

Music > Singles sales > Share of global physical sales > 2005 0.8-1.8 4-12.5
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 5.88
Ranked 51st. 6 times more than France
0.996
Ranked 113th.
Pay TV subscribers 118%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than France
44%
Ranked 13th.
Cinemas per million 45.27
Ranked 16th. 27% more than France
35.72
Ranked 21st.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 29
Ranked 36th.
84
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Belgium

Internet > IP addresses 11.15 million
Ranked 33th.
95.08 million
Ranked 7th. 9 times more than Belgium
Telecommunications revenue 2.93 % of GDP
Ranked 12th. 31% more than France
2.24 % of GDP
Ranked 18th.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 1418000000 5800000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 27.66
Ranked 15th.
28.41
Ranked 13th. 3% more than Belgium

Number of PCs 3,627
Ranked 30th.
29,410
Ranked 5th. 8 times more than Belgium
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 415.62
Ranked 37th.
598.05
Ranked 10th. 44% more than Belgium

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 3.52 million
Ranked 46th.
34.23 million
Ranked 10th. 10 times more than Belgium
Internet > Broadband access 1.86 million
Ranked 15th.
8.93 million
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Belgium
Television broadcast stations per million 2.46
Ranked 44th.
9.81
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Belgium
Communications > Telephone access > Telephone access 159.46 Number of telecommunicati
Ranked 21st. 5% more than France
152 Number of telecommunicati
Ranked 25th.
Mobile number portability > Implementation date 2002.10.01 2003.06.30
Internet > TLD .be metropolitan France - .fr; French Guiana - .gf; Guadeloupe - .gp; Martinique - .mq; Reunion - .re
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 110.4
Ranked 46th. 19% more than France
93.09
Ranked 72nd.

Internet > Livejournal users 1,202
Ranked 28th.
2,454
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Belgium
Internet > Secure Internet servers 1,535
Ranked 21st.
5,890
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Belgium

Cinema > Percentage of nationally controlled distribution companies 81.48%
Ranked 27th.
0.0
Ranked 40th.
Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people 2.48
Ranked 14th.
6.72
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Belgium

Cinema > Number of distribution companies 27
Ranked 13th.
439
Ranked 1st. 16 times more than Belgium

Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita 2.14 per capita
Ranked 14th.
2.65 per capita
Ranked 10th. 24% more than Belgium

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Days to port 2 days
Ranked 26th.
3 days
Ranked 19th. 50% more than Belgium
Telecommunications > Country calling code 32 33
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price Free Free
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date 2002.10.01 2003.06.30
Brothers and Sisters > International broadcasts > Series Premiere April 2007 2007
Internet > Communication technology patents 7.3 per 1000000 people
Ranked 9th.
8 per 1000000 people
Ranked 8th. 10% more than Belgium
Telephone subscribers per 1000 1,336.97
Ranked 21st. 1% more than France
1,325.79
Ranked 26th.

Advertising revenue > Share of television 40%
Ranked 2nd. 18% more than France
34%
Ranked 5th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 33.7%
Ranked 48th.
52.2%
Ranked 27th. 55% more than Belgium
Internet > Internet charges $62.00
Ranked 1st. 82% more than France
$34.00
Ranked 16th.
Internet > Secure servers 4.3 per 100,000 people
Ranked 16th. 2% more than France
4.2 per 100,000 people
Ranked 17th.
E-Government rating 45.3
Ranked 54th.
50.9
Ranked 24th. 12% more than Belgium
Population covered by mobile telephony 99%
Ranked 19th. The same as France
99%
Ranked 17th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 2.83
Ranked 31st. 2 times more than France
1.38
Ranked 54th.

Newspapers > Newspaper journalists 1,528
Ranked 23th.
5,441
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Belgium

Television reception through satellite 4%
Ranked 18th.
17%
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Belgium
Television > Percentage of public channels with national coverage 31.58%
Ranked 4th.
36%
Ranked 25th. 14% more than Belgium

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 146.39 per 1 million people
Ranked 39th. 52% more than France
96.5 per 1 million people
Ranked 44th.

Internet > Web sites 13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th. 24% more than France
10.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 4.46 million
Ranked 34th.
36.43 million
Ranked 7th. 8 times more than Belgium
Internet > Livejournal users per million 115.34
Ranked 61st. 3 times more than France
39.14
Ranked 95th.
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 > Results > Points 37
Ranked 9th.
78
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Belgium
Television reception through cable 96%
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than France
12%
Ranked 16th.
Website defacements per million 9.43
Ranked 17th. 10 times more than France
0.962
Ranked 84th.
Website defacements 97
Ranked 19th. 64% more than France
59
Ranked 25th.
Internet > Linux web servers 60
Ranked 23th.
327
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Belgium
Eurovision Song Contest 1960 > Results > Points 9
Ranked 6th.
32
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Belgium
World music market > Digital Singles Sales Share in 2005 < 0.2% 1.9%
Total broadcasters revenue per capita $47.00
Ranked 12th. 9% more than France
$43.00
Ranked 14th.
Telephone systems > Privatisation 1996 1997
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 1,336.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th.
1,375.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th. 3% more than Belgium

Resident Evil > Extinction > Release Information > Release date October 24 2007 October 3 2007
Telephone system > Regulation 1993 1997
Television revenue from subscriptions 12%
Ranked 13th.
37%
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Belgium
Eurovision Song Contest 1971 > Results > Points 68
Ranked 14th.
82
Ranked 10th. 21% more than Belgium
Eurovision Song Contest 1969 > Results > Points 10
Ranked 8th.
18
Ranked 2nd. 80% more than Belgium
Eurovision Song Contest 1959 > Results > Points 9
Ranked 7th.
15
Ranked 3rd. 67% more than Belgium
Eurovision Song Contest 1960 > Results > Artist Fud Leclerc Jacqueline Boyer
Eurovision Song Contest 1957 > Results > Points 5
Ranked 9th.
17
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Belgium
Broadcasters of Medium > Broadcasters > Premi&egrave;re June 15, 2006 January 27, 2006
Eurovision Song Contest 1963 > Results > Points 4
Ranked 10th.
25
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Belgium
Telephone lines > Per 100 people 41.62
Ranked 31st.
56.2
Ranked 11th. 35% more than Belgium

Television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch 2002/2003 2005-03-31 FTA/2006/03/01 Pay DTT
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 18.88$/month
Ranked 27th.
30$/month
Ranked 5th. 59% more than Belgium

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 42.93
Ranked 28th.
61.92
Ranked 5th. 44% more than Belgium

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 > Results > Translation Hold On If We Really Wanted To
Public funding of broadcasters revenue per capita $31.00
Ranked 11th. 35% more than France
$23.00
Ranked 14th.
Telephone subscribers 13.93 million
Ranked 35th.
83.76 million
Ranked 8th. 6 times more than Belgium

Telephone subscribers per employee 586.02
Ranked 29th. About the same as France
585.24
Ranked 30th.

Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment, % of GDP 2.71e-06%
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than France
1.25e-06%
Ranked 20th.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 2.05% GDP
Ranked 116th.
2.37% GDP
Ranked 65th. 16% more than Belgium

Television standard > UHF PAL H SECAM L
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 34.11
Ranked 10th.
37.76
Ranked 6th. 11% more than Belgium

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 673.57
Ranked 30th. 65% more than France
408.96
Ranked 38th.

Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people 146.63
Ranked 25th. 70% more than France
86.12
Ranked 22nd.

Digital terrestrial television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch 2002/2003 March 31, 2005
NUMB3RS > International first broadcast dates > First aired September, 2006 April 14, 2006
Internet > ISP > Per capita 5.95 per 1 million people
Ranked 29th. 6 times more than France
1.05 per 1 million people
Ranked 72nd.
Royalties and fees $76.40
Ranked 10th. 96% more than France
$39.00
Ranked 12th.
Commercial share of broadcasting revenue 30%
Ranked 7th.
46%
Ranked 4th. 53% more than Belgium
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 2.78
Ranked 62nd. 71% more than France
1.63
Ranked 4th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 337.08
Ranked 47th.
519.07
Ranked 27th. 54% more than Belgium
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,105.12
Ranked 85th. 17% more than France
947.99
Ranked 116th.

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 5911000000 40500000000
Telecommunications employment 0.72%
Ranked 8th. 6% more than France
0.68%
Ranked 9th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 2.83 per 1 million people
Ranked 30th. 98% more than France
1.43 per 1 million people
Ranked 53th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 2.1$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 95th. 5 times more than France
0.408$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 105th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.072$ per 1 million people
Ranked 76th. 5 times more than France
0.014$ per 1 million people
Ranked 99th.

Telephone lines 4.46 million
Ranked 30th.
35 million
Ranked 9th. 8 times more than Belgium

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 2.96 million
Ranked 20th.
17.69 million
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Belgium

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 3.98%
Ranked 96th.
7.23%
Ranked 47th. 82% more than Belgium

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 2.88%
Ranked 49th.
5.43%
Ranked 31st. 89% more than Belgium

ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $7.93 billion
Ranked 10th. 27% more than France
$6.24 billion
Ranked 13th.

Internet usage % > 2007 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_internet_users">67.3</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_internet_users">67.7</a>
Television standard > VHF PAL B SECAM L
Television reception by terrestrial means 0.0
Ranked 18th.
71%
Ranked 4th.
Internet > Linux web servers per million 5.83
Ranked 38th. 9% more than France
5.33
Ranked 40th.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 2.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th. 3% more than France
2.21 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th.

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 460.7 per 1,000 people
Ranked 29th.
586.47 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 27% more than Belgium

Internet servers using encryption 3,348
Ranked 21st.
13,138
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Belgium

Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 310.32
Ranked 31st. 48% more than France
209.82
Ranked 36th.

Music sales > Singles > Millions 0.7
Ranked 7th.
4.7
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Belgium

Public share of broadcasting revenue 65%
Ranked 11th. 20% more than France
54%
Ranked 13th.
Eurovision Song Contest 1973 > Results > Points 58
Ranked 17th.
65
Ranked 15th. 12% more than Belgium
Eurovision Song Contest 1975 > Results > Points 17
Ranked 15th.
91
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Belgium
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Phone subscribers 1,243.79
Ranked 15th. 6% more than France
1,178.83
Ranked 20th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 145.53
Ranked 37th. 57% more than France
92.58
Ranked 43th.

Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.3
Ranked 26th.
2.2
Ranked 7th. 7 times more than Belgium
Phone system > International dialling code +32 +33
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 44.13%
Ranked 15th. 36% more than France
32.57%
Ranked 35th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 47.79%
Ranked 19th. 29% more than France
36.99%
Ranked 37th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 38.29%
Ranked 33th. 1% more than France
37.91%
Ranked 35th.

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 369.19 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 7 times more than France
51.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th.

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.115 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 66th.
0.169 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 35th. 47% more than Belgium
Eurovision Song Contest 1966 > Results > Points 14
Ranked 5th. 14 times more than France
1
Ranked 16th.
Idol series > Idol around the world > Winners <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idool_2003">Season 1, 2003</a> : Peter Evrard <br> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idool_2004">Season 2, 2004</a> : Joeri Fransen <br> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idool_2007">Season 3, 2007</a> : In progress <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_La_Recherche_De_La_Nouvelle_Star">Season 1, 2003</a> : Jonatan Cerrada <br> Season 2, 2004 : Steeve Estatof <br> Season 3, 2005 : Myriam Abel <br> Season 4, 2006 : Christophe Willem <br> Season 5, 2007 : In progress
Internet > ISP per million 5.95
Ranked 37th. 6 times more than France
1.02
Ranked 79th.
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 5.94 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 38th. 1% more than France
5.9 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 104th.

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 33.12$/month
Ranked 6th. 14% more than France
29.04$/month
Ranked 14th.

Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment $12,814.80 Million US dollars
Ranked 16th.
$32,790.33 Million US dollars
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Belgium
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 23.99%
Ranked 22nd. 40% more than France
17.18%
Ranked 80th.

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