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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 Radio e Televisao de Portugal (RTP),the publicly-owned TV broadcaster, operates 2 domestic channels and external service channels to Africa; overall, roughly 40 domestic TV stations; viewers have widespread access to international broadcasters with more than half of all households connected to multi-channel cable or satellite TV systems; publicly owned radio operates 3 national networks and provides regional and external services; several privately owned national radio stations and some 300 regional and local commercial radio stations
Households with television 98%
Ranked 5th.
99.4%
Ranked 4th. 1% more than Belgium

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 330.21
Ranked 14th. 45% more than Portugal
227.11
Ranked 38th.

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 82
Ranked 25th. 28% more than Portugal
64
Ranked 54th.

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 819.54
Ranked 25th. 28% more than Portugal
638.94
Ranked 55th.

Internet > Users per 1000 491.26
Ranked 35th. 47% more than Portugal
334.55
Ranked 53th.

Internet users 8.11 million
Ranked 11th. 57% more than Portugal
5.17 million
Ranked 18th.

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>Lusa News Agency</p>
Personal computers > Per capita 348.04 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Portugal
133.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 52nd.

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>RDP - public, operates national networks, regional and external services</p> </p>Radio Comercial - national, commercial</p> </p>TSF - national, commercial</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17760434">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 119.39
Ranked 64th. 4% more than Portugal
115.07
Ranked 74th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 984.39 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st.
1,260.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 11th. 28% more than Belgium

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>RTP - public, operates RTP1, RTP2 and external services RTP Africa, RTP Internacional</p> </p>SIC - commercial, channels include cable news station SIC Noticias</p> </p>TVI - commercial</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17760434">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 463.61 per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th. 41% more than Portugal
328.08 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th.

Televisions per 1000 454.89
Ranked 29th. 43% more than Portugal
317.02
Ranked 55th.
Personal computers per 1000 348.04
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Portugal
133.5
Ranked 52nd.

Radio broadcast stations AM 7, FM 79, shortwave 1 AM 47, FM 172 (many are repeaters), shortwave 2
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 164.68
Ranked 24th. 2 times more than Portugal
68.63
Ranked 38th.

Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,336.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th.
1,486.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 11% more than Belgium

Internet > Users > Per capita 502.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th. 51% more than Portugal
333.46 per 1,000 people
Ranked 58th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 415.62
Ranked 34th.
432.99
Ranked 28th. 4% more than Belgium

Televisions 4.72 million
Ranked 32nd. 43% more than Portugal
3.31 million
Ranked 45th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 449.18 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th. 16% more than Portugal
388.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 29th.

Internet users > Per 100 people 68.1
Ranked 21st. 62% more than Portugal
42.13
Ranked 51st.

Internet > Internet users 8.56 million
Ranked 43th. 24% more than Portugal
6.9 million
Ranked 48th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 152.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th. 52% more than Portugal
100.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 117,535 Mbps
Ranked 11th. 13 times more than Portugal
8,746 Mbps
Ranked 33th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 11,278.54 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 5th. 14 times more than Portugal
832.8 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 33th.

Personal computers 3.63 million
Ranked 30th. 3 times more than Portugal
1.4 million
Ranked 48th.

Television broadcast stations 25
Ranked 19th.
62
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Belgium
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 3.24 billion min.
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Portugal
1.43 billion min.
Ranked 17th.

Radios per 1000 778.23
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Portugal
289.24
Ranked 107th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 1,150.28
Ranked 48th.
1,427.51
Ranked 18th. 24% more than Belgium

Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $24.23 billion
Ranked 22nd. 80% more than Portugal
$13.47 billion
Ranked 32nd.

Internet > Percent using internet 82%
Ranked 23th. 28% more than Portugal
64%
Ranked 52nd.

Telephones > Mobile cellular 12.54 million
Ranked 59th. 2% more than Portugal
12.34 million
Ranked 61st.

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.793 per capita
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Portugal
0.299 per capita
Ranked 95th.

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 0.394
Ranked 192nd.
380.81
Ranked 36th. 966 times more than Belgium

Telephone mainlines per 1000 460.7
Ranked 26th. 15% more than Portugal
401.36
Ranked 31st.

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>Diario de Noticias - daily</p> </p>Publico - daily</p> </p>Correio da Manha - daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17760434">Full Article</a>
Films produced 23
Ranked 29th. 53% more than Portugal
15
Ranked 39th.
Cinema attendance 21.87 million
Ranked 20th. 44% more than Portugal
15.2 million
Ranked 28th.
Telephone system > General assessment highly developed, technologically advanced, and completely automated domestic and international telephone and telegraph facilities Portugal's telephone system has a state-of-the-art network with broadband, high-speed capabilities
Cinema attendance per capita 2.11
Ranked 17th. 45% more than Portugal
1.46
Ranked 24th.
Television receivers per 1000 463.6
Ranked 26th. 41% more than Portugal
328.01
Ranked 47th.

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 47
Ranked 26th. 57% more than Portugal
30
Ranked 36th.

Internet > IP addresses per capita 1,068.08
Ranked 35th. 97% more than Portugal
541.07
Ranked 60th.
Average cost of local call 0.13
Ranked 13th. 18% more than Portugal
0.11
Ranked 27th.
Internet > Users 5.22 million
Ranked 37th. 47% more than Portugal
3.55 million
Ranked 45th.

Internet > Internet penetration 82%
Ranked 27th. 28% more than Portugal
64%
Ranked 57th.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 902.79
Ranked 29th.
1,085.15
Ranked 10th. 20% more than Belgium

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,155.89
Ranked 73th.
1,169.56
Ranked 69th. 1% more than Belgium

Telecoms > Telephone lines 4.63 million
Ranked 32nd. 2% more than Portugal
4.56 million
Ranked 34th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 12.88 million
Ranked 66th. 5% more than Portugal
12.31 million
Ranked 69th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers 61
Ranked 17th. 4 times more than Portugal
16
Ranked 66th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 3.68 million
Ranked 23th. 54% more than Portugal
2.39 million
Ranked 33th.

Cinemas > Per capita 0.045 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th.
0.053 per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th. 18% more than Belgium

Telephones > Main lines in use 4.63 million
Ranked 33th. 2% more than Portugal
4.53 million
Ranked 36th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 41.9
Ranked 31st.
42.99
Ranked 28th. 3% more than Belgium

Active military personnel 38,452
Ranked 54th.
43,330
Ranked 52nd. 13% more than Belgium
Radio receivers per 1000 793.13
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Portugal
299.27
Ranked 93th.

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 902.79 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd.
1,085.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 20% more than Belgium

Internet > Hosts per 1000 358.64
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Portugal
174.91
Ranked 32nd.

Number of PCs per million 348.04
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Portugal
133.5
Ranked 52nd.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 12.31 million
Ranked 68th. The same as Portugal
12.31 million
Ranked 69th.

Radio receivers 8.07 million
Ranked 39th. 3 times more than Portugal
3.02 million
Ranked 76th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 11.82 million
Ranked 49th.
13.4 million
Ranked 47th. 13% more than Belgium
Television receivers 4.72 million
Ranked 31st. 43% more than Portugal
3.31 million
Ranked 45th.

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 2.46 per 1 million people
Ranked 41st.
6.18 per 1 million people
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Belgium
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 0.75$
Ranked 91st.
1.04$
Ranked 74th. 39% more than Belgium

Mobile phone subscribers 9.46 million
Ranked 39th.
11.45 million
Ranked 35th. 21% 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 - 351; a combination of submarine cables provide connectivity to Europe, North and East Africa, South Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and the US; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), NA Eutelsat; tropospheric scatter to Azores
Internet > ISP 61
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Portugal
16
Ranked 48th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 191.33
Ranked 12th. 67% more than Portugal
114.89
Ranked 28th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 4.63 million
Ranked 32nd. 2% more than Portugal
4.56 million
Ranked 34th.

Radios 8.07 million
Ranked 40th. 3 times more than Portugal
3.02 million
Ranked 78th.
Films produced per million 2.22
Ranked 15th. 54% more than Portugal
1.44
Ranked 28th.
Internet > Hosts 3.84 million
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Portugal
1.86 million
Ranked 29th.

Cinemas > Annual attendance 21.9 million
Ranked 13th. 44% more than Portugal
15.2 million
Ranked 19th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 152.96
Ranked 24th. 52% more than Portugal
100.33
Ranked 33th.

Mobile phones 78.63 per 100 people
Ranked 18th.
81.94 per 100 people
Ranked 15th. 4% more than Belgium
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 2.14
Ranked 14th. 43% more than Portugal
1.49
Ranked 20th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 11,278.52 Mbps
Ranked 5th. 14 times more than Portugal
832.8 Mbps
Ranked 34th.

Internet penetration 77.8
Ranked 10th. 62% more than Portugal
48.1
Ranked 30th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 29
Ranked 39th. 7% more than Portugal
27
Ranked 40th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 1.71 million
Ranked 29th. 2 times more than Portugal
686,000
Ranked 30th.

Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 80.85%
Ranked 8th. 73% more than Portugal
46.67%
Ranked 10th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 1.57 million
Ranked 24th. 53% more than Portugal
1.03 million
Ranked 32nd.

Internet > Top level domain .be .pt
Television > Total number of channels 19
Ranked 2nd. 73% more than Portugal
11
Ranked 9th.

Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.058$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 42nd. 32% more than Portugal
0.044$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 51st.

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 4.35
Ranked 19th. 53% more than Portugal
2.84
Ranked 35th.

Television > Total number of channels per million people 1.79
Ranked 3rd. 72% more than Portugal
1.04
Ranked 11th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 163.71
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Portugal
67.44
Ranked 35th.

Telephone system > Domestic nationwide mobile-cellular telephone system; extensive cable network; limited microwave radio relay network integrated network of coaxial cables, open-wire, microwave radio relay, and domestic satellite earth stations
Internet country code .be .pt
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 328.59 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Portugal
49.25 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 41st.

Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment per 1000 $1.19 Million US dollars
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Portugal
$0.40 Million US dollars
Ranked 22nd.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 316.36 min.
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Portugal
136.62 min.
Ranked 19th.

Telephone mainlines 4.8 million
Ranked 31st. 13% more than Portugal
4.23 million
Ranked 30th.

Cinemas 463
Ranked 16th.
537
Ranked 14th. 16% more than Belgium

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 191.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 67% more than Portugal
114.89 per 1,000 people
Ranked 29th.

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists, female per million people 41.26
Ranked 14th.
179.97
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Belgium
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 37.23$/month
Ranked 44th.
37.76$/month
Ranked 43th. 1% more than Belgium

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 316.34 min. per capita
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Portugal
136.62 min. per capita
Ranked 18th.

Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 17.02%
Ranked 51st.
53.33%
Ranked 49th. 3 times more than Belgium

Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$ $2,246.13
Ranked 15th. 77% more than Portugal
$1,266.80
Ranked 27th.

Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 2,214.98$ per capita
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Portugal
796.55$ per capita
Ranked 27th.

Mobile cellular subscriptions 11.82 million
Ranked 49th.
14.91 million
Ranked 41st. 26% more than Belgium

Internet > Broadband subscribers 2 million
Ranked 15th. 65% more than Portugal
1.21 million
Ranked 25th.

Music > Singles sales > Share of global physical sales > 2005 0.8-1.8 0.01-1.0
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 5.88
Ranked 51st. 4 times more than Portugal
1.53
Ranked 97th.
Cinemas per million 45.27
Ranked 16th.
52.79
Ranked 13th. 17% more than Belgium

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 29
Ranked 36th. 4% more than Portugal
28
Ranked 38th.

Internet > IP addresses 11.15 million
Ranked 33th. 91% more than Portugal
5.83 million
Ranked 44th.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 1418000000 1016000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 27.66
Ranked 15th. 80% more than Portugal
15.39
Ranked 38th.

Number of PCs 3,627
Ranked 30th. 3 times more than Portugal
1,402
Ranked 49th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 415.62
Ranked 37th.
432.99
Ranked 31st. 4% more than Belgium

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 3.52 million
Ranked 46th. 1% more than Portugal
3.5 million
Ranked 47th.
Internet > Broadband access 1.86 million
Ranked 15th. 62% more than Portugal
1.15 million
Ranked 22nd.
Television broadcast stations per million 2.46
Ranked 44th.
6.18
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Belgium
Communications > Telephone access > Telephone access 159.46 Number of telecommunicati
Ranked 21st.
170.74 Number of telecommunicati
Ranked 14th. 7% more than Belgium
Mobile number portability > Implementation date 2002.10.01 2002.01.01
Internet > TLD .be .pt
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 110.4
Ranked 46th.
140.36
Ranked 13th. 27% more than Belgium

Internet > Livejournal users 1,202
Ranked 28th.
1,359
Ranked 27th. 13% more than Belgium
Internet > Secure Internet servers 1,535
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Portugal
691
Ranked 30th.

Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people 2.48
Ranked 14th. 9% more than Portugal
2.27
Ranked 16th.

Cinema > Percentage of nationally controlled distribution companies 81.48%
Ranked 27th.
95.83%
Ranked 18th. 18% more than Belgium

Cinema > Number of distribution companies 27
Ranked 13th. 13% more than Portugal
24
Ranked 17th.

Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita 2.14 per capita
Ranked 14th. 43% more than Portugal
1.49 per capita
Ranked 20th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Days to port 2 days
Ranked 26th.
5 days
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Belgium
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date 2002.10.01 2002.01.01
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price Free Free
Telecommunications > Country calling code 32 351
Brothers and Sisters > International broadcasts > Series Premiere April 2007 March 23, 2007
Telephone subscribers per 1000 1,336.97
Ranked 21st.
1,486.5
Ranked 14th. 11% more than Belgium

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 33.7%
Ranked 48th. 4% more than Portugal
32.5%
Ranked 52nd.
E-Government rating 45.3
Ranked 54th. 24% more than Portugal
36.4
Ranked 125th.
Population covered by mobile telephony 99%
Ranked 19th.
100%
Ranked 4th. 1% more than Belgium

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 2.83
Ranked 31st. 3% more than Portugal
2.74
Ranked 32nd.

Newspapers > Newspaper journalists 1,528
Ranked 23th.
4,071
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Belgium

Television > Percentage of public channels with national coverage 31.58%
Ranked 4th.
45.45%
Ranked 23th. 44% more than Belgium

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 146.39 per 1 million people
Ranked 39th. 2 times more than Portugal
65.25 per 1 million people
Ranked 50th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 4.46 million
Ranked 34th. 8% more than Portugal
4.12 million
Ranked 37th.
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006 > Participants > Artist <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thor_Salden">Thor!</a> Pedro Madeira
Internet > Livejournal users per million 115.34
Ranked 61st.
129.4
Ranked 57th. 12% more than Belgium
Website defacements 97
Ranked 19th. 94% more than Portugal
50
Ranked 31st.
Internet > Linux web servers 60
Ranked 23th. 67% more than Portugal
36
Ranked 32nd.
Website defacements per million 9.43
Ranked 17th. 94% more than Portugal
4.86
Ranked 36th.
Phone subscribers 1,243.79
Ranked 15th. 4% more than Portugal
1,201.1
Ranked 17th.
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.115 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 66th. 55% more than Portugal
0.074 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 93th.
Telephone lines 4.46 million
Ranked 30th. 8% more than Portugal
4.11 million
Ranked 34th.

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 2.96 million
Ranked 20th. 81% more than Portugal
1.63 million
Ranked 30th.

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 3.98%
Ranked 96th.
7.91%
Ranked 42nd. 99% more than Belgium

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 2.88%
Ranked 49th.
7.38%
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Belgium

Television standard > VHF PAL B PAL B
Internet > ISP > Per capita 5.95 per 1 million people
Ranked 29th. 4 times more than Portugal
1.56 per 1 million people
Ranked 61st.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists, female 430
Ranked 9th.
1,890
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Belgium
Digital terrestrial television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch 2002/2003 September 2006 (technical trials)
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 337.08
Ranked 47th. 4% more than Portugal
324.15
Ranked 52nd.
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006 > Participants > Translation A Journey Through The Dark Let Me Feel
Newspapers > Female newspaper journalists 430
Ranked 9th.
1,890
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Belgium
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 2.78
Ranked 62nd. 8% more than Portugal
2.57
Ranked 65th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 42.93
Ranked 28th. 1% more than Portugal
42.6
Ranked 29th.

Music sales > Singles > Millions 0.7
Ranked 7th. 7 times more than Portugal
0.1
Ranked 16th.

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 33.12$/month
Ranked 6th. 4% more than Portugal
31.84$/month
Ranked 7th.

Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 310.32
Ranked 31st. 2 times more than Portugal
136.29
Ranked 43th.

Internet servers using encryption 3,348
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Portugal
1,449
Ranked 31st.

Newspapers > Female newspaper journalists per million people 41.26
Ranked 14th.
179.97
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Belgium
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment, % of GDP 2.71e-06%
Ranked 11th. 47% more than Portugal
1.84e-06%
Ranked 17th.
Eurovision Song Contest 1974 > Results > Points 10
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Portugal
3
Ranked 16th.
Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.3
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Portugal
0.1
Ranked 61st.
Telephone mainlines > Per capita 460.7 per 1,000 people
Ranked 29th. 15% more than Portugal
401.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 31st.

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 2.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th. 62% more than Portugal
1.41 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th.

Newspapers > Newspaper journalist gender ratio 39.16
Ranked 17th.
73.09
Ranked 10th. 87% more than Belgium
Internet > Hosts > Per capita 369.19 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Portugal
174.02 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th.

Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 145.53
Ranked 37th. 2 times more than Portugal
65.29
Ranked 48th.

Royalties and fees $76.40
Ranked 10th. 36 times more than Portugal
$2.10
Ranked 30th.
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006 > Participants > Song Een Tocht Door Het Donker Deixa-Me Sentir
Newspapers > Male newspaper journalists per million people 105.36
Ranked 13th.
246.24
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Belgium
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 44.13%
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Portugal
17.77%
Ranked 77th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 47.79%
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Portugal
23.66%
Ranked 63th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 38.29%
Ranked 33th. 14% more than Portugal
33.54%
Ranked 47th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 2.83 per 1 million people
Ranked 30th. 3% more than Portugal
2.74 per 1 million people
Ranked 31st.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,105.12
Ranked 85th.
1,169.56
Ranked 67th. 6% more than Belgium

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 5911000000 7313748000
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $7.93 billion
Ranked 10th. 8 times more than Portugal
$1.04 billion
Ranked 28th.

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 23.99%
Ranked 22nd. 73% more than Portugal
13.89%
Ranked 48th.

Eurovision Song Contest 1966 > Results > Points 14
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Portugal
6
Ranked 13th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 2.1$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 95th.
5.86$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 84th. 3 times more than Belgium

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.072$ per 1 million people
Ranked 76th.
0.099$ per 1 million people
Ranked 67th. 38% more than Belgium

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 Season 1, 2003-04 : Nuno Norte <br> Season 2, 2004-05 : Sérgio Lucas
Internet > ISP per million 5.95
Ranked 37th. 4 times more than Portugal
1.56
Ranked 69th.
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">73.8</a>
World music market > Digital Singles Sales Share in 2005 < 0.2% < 0.2%
Telephone systems > Privatisation 1996 1995
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 1,336.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th.
1,486.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 11% more than Belgium

Resident Evil > Extinction > Release Information > Release date October 24 2007 September 28 2007
Telephone system > Regulation 1993 1989
Eurovision Song Contest 1971 > Results > Points 68
Ranked 14th.
83
Ranked 9th. 22% more than Belgium
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 5.94 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 38th.
9.7 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 30th. 63% more than Belgium

Eurovision Song Contest 1969 > Results > Points 10
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Portugal
4
Ranked 14th.
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006 > Participants > Points 71
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Portugal
22
Ranked 14th.
Telephone lines > Per 100 people 41.62
Ranked 31st. 8% more than Portugal
38.7
Ranked 38th.

Television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch 2002/2003 29/04/2009
Telephone subscribers 13.93 million
Ranked 35th.
15.68 million
Ranked 33th. 13% more than Belgium

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 18.88$/month
Ranked 27th.
23.58$/month
Ranked 11th. 25% more than Belgium

Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment $12,814.80 Million US dollars
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Portugal
$4,299.52 Million US dollars
Ranked 23th.
Telephone subscribers per employee 586.02
Ranked 29th.
987.98
Ranked 5th. 69% more than Belgium

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 2.05% GDP
Ranked 116th.
5.11% GDP
Ranked 31st. 2 times more than Belgium

Television standard > UHF PAL H PAL G
Internet > Linux web servers per million 5.83
Ranked 38th. 67% more than Portugal
3.5
Ranked 50th.
NUMB3RS > International first broadcast dates > First aired September, 2006 October 19, 2006
Newspapers > Male newspaper journalists 1,098
Ranked 9th.
2,586
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Belgium
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 673.57
Ranked 30th. 3 times more than Portugal
240.91
Ranked 51st.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 34.11
Ranked 10th. 53% more than Portugal
22.34
Ranked 38th.

Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people 146.63
Ranked 25th.
385.9
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Belgium

Eurovision Song Contest 1975 > Results > Points 17
Ranked 15th. 6% more than Portugal
16
Ranked 16th.
Eurovision Song Contest 1973 > Results > Points 58
Ranked 17th.
80
Ranked 10th. 38% more than Belgium
Phone system > International dialling code +32 +351

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