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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.
Personal computers > Per capita: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Radio > List of radio stations: List of radio 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.
Personal computers per 1000: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Radio broadcast stations: The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast stations.
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.
Personal computers: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Cinemas > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
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.
Number of PCs per million: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions.
Cinema > Number of cinemas: Number of cinemas.
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.
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita: . Figures expressed per capita 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 > 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.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day.
Internet > Top level domain: Country top level domain.
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.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists, female per million people: Newspaper journalists (headcounts), Female. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
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.
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.
Cinemas per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > IP addresses: Number of IPv4 internet addresses allocated to each country.
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."
Number of PCs: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004.
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.
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.
Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
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 > 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.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists: Number of newspaper journalists by country.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature 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.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Newspapers > Female newspaper journalists per million people: Number of female newspaper journalists by country. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
Newspapers > Female newspaper journalists: Number of female newspaper journalists by country.
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code: Country Code.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > 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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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."
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$: Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists, female: Newspaper journalists (headcounts), Female.
Phone subscribers: Fixed line and mobile telephones (per 1,000 people). Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines: Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people: Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people). Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers (per 100 people). Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Price basket for mobile > US$ 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 > 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.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
Telephone subscribers per employee: Telephone subscribers per employee are telephone subscribers (fixed-line plus mobile) divided by total telecommunications employees.
Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History 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.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Newspapers > Male newspaper journalists per million people: Number of male newspaper journalists by country. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
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.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people: Newspaper journalists (headcounts) per 1,000,000 inhabitants.
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 > Newspaper journalist gender ratio: Number of female newspaper journalists for every 100 male newspaper journalists.
Newspapers > Male newspaper journalists: Number of male newspaper journalists by country.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country.
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.
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.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 10 million $ gross domestic product.
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.

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STAT	Benin	Japan
Broadcast media	-	a mixture of public and commercial broadcast TV and radio stations; 6 national terrestrial TV networks including 1 public broadcaster; the large number of radio and TV stations available provide a wide range of choices; satellite and cable services provide access to international channels
Households with television	19.66% Ranked 111th.	99% Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Benin
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000	0.501 Ranked 164th.	276.69 Ranked 24th. 553 times more than Benin
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people	3.8 Ranked 182nd.	79.05 Ranked 31st. 21 times more than Benin
Internet > Internet users per thousand people	36.91 Ranked 187th.	791.21 Ranked 31st. 21 times more than Benin
Internet > Users per 1000	17.23 Ranked 131st.	689.59 Ranked 12th. 40 times more than Benin
Internet users	200,100 Ranked 135th.	99.18 million Ranked 3rd. 496 times more than Benin
News Agencies > List of news agencies	<p>Agence Benin-Presse (ABP) - state-run</p>	<p>Kyodo - English-language pages</p> </p>Japan Today - online news, in English</p>
Personal computers > Per capita	3.79 per 1,000 people Ranked 53th.	541.63 per 1,000 people Ranked 17th. 143 times more than Benin
Radio > List of radio stations	<p>Radio Nationale - operated by state-run Office de Radiodiffusion et de Television du Benin (ORTB)</p> </p>Radio Parakou - ORTB regional station</p> </p>Atlantic FM - ORTB station in Cotonou</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13040368">Full Article</a>	<p>NHK - public, operates news/speech-based Radio 1, cultural/educational network Radio 2, classical music-based network FM Radio, external service Radio Japan</p> </p>Inter FM - Tokyo commercial music station</p> </p>J-Wave - Tokyo commercial music station</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15217593">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	89.91 Ranked 125th.	109.43 Ranked 86th. 22% more than Benin
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita	234.58 per 1,000 people Ranked 125th.	842.31 per 1,000 people Ranked 60th. 4 times more than Benin
Television > List of TV stations	<p>Television Nationale - operated by state-run Office de Radiodiffusion et de Television du Benin (ORTB)</p> </p>Golfe TV - commercial</p> </p>La Chaine 2 (LC2) - commercial</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13040368">Full Article</a>	<p>NHK - public, operates the General TV, Educational TV channels. NHK also runs HD satellite channels BS1 and BS Premium. NHK World is the organisation's international English-language channel.</p> </p>TV Asahi - national commercial network</p> </p>Fuji TV - national commercial network</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15217593">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita	9.1 per 1,000 people Ranked 157th.	686.01 per 1,000 people Ranked 6th. 75 times more than Benin
Televisions per 1000	8.61 Ranked 174th.	677.27 Ranked 6th. 79 times more than Benin
Personal computers per 1000	3.91 Ranked 53th.	541.64 Ranked 17th. 138 times more than Benin
Radio broadcast stations	AM 1, FM 34, shortwave 1	AM 215 (plus 370 repeaters), FM 89 (plus 485 repeaters), shortwave 21
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people	0.36 Ranked 76th.	551.23 Ranked 2nd. 1531 times more than Benin
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people	97.91 per 1,000 people Ranked 116th.	1,201.54 per 1,000 people Ranked 36th. 12 times more than Benin
Internet > Users > Per capita	18.57 per 1,000 people Ranked 131st.	691.42 per 1,000 people Ranked 12th. 37 times more than Benin
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000	15.59 Ranked 167th.	503.86 Ranked 16th. 32 times more than Benin
Televisions	66,000 Ranked 146th.	86.5 million Ranked 3rd. 1311 times more than Benin
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita	13.65 per 1,000 people Ranked 106th.	402.03 per 1,000 people Ranked 27th. 29 times more than Benin
Internet users > Per 100 people	1.85 Ranked 163th.	75.16 Ranked 14th. 41 times more than Benin
Internet > Internet users	364,534 Ranked 136th.	100.68 million Ranked 4th. 276 times more than Benin
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita	4.72 per 1,000 people Ranked 57th.	566.69 per 1,000 people Ranked 1st. 120 times more than Benin
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps	45 Mbps Ranked 64th.	132,608 Mbps Ranked 9th. 2947 times more than Benin
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita	5.33 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 71st.	1,037.92 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 30th. 195 times more than Benin
Personal computers	32,000 Ranked 48th.	69.2 million Ranked 2nd. 2163 times more than Benin
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes	60.84 million min. Ranked 67th.	5.55 billion min. Ranked 6th. 91 times more than Benin
Radios per 1000	86.1 Ranked 172nd.	943.48 Ranked 14th. 11 times more than Benin
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000	544.65 Ranked 132nd.	900.9 Ranked 83th. 65% more than Benin
Internet > Percent using internet	3.8% Ranked 180th.	79.05% Ranked 29th. 21 times more than Benin
Telephones > Mobile cellular	7.76 million Ranked 87th.	132.76 million Ranked 7th. 17 times more than Benin
Radio receivers > Per capita	0.094 per capita Ranked 158th.	0.956 per capita Ranked 15th. 10 times more than Benin
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000	13.75 Ranked 162nd.	347.79 Ranked 45th. 25 times more than Benin
Telephone mainlines per 1000	9.32 Ranked 125th.	460.03 Ranked 19th. 49 times more than Benin
Newspapers > List of newspapers	<p>Le Matinal - private, daily</p> </p>Fraternite - private, daily</p> </p>La Nation - government daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13040368">Full Article</a>	<p>Asahi Shimbun - daily, English-language pages</p> </p>Yomiuri Shimbun - daily, English-language pages</p> </p>Mainichi Daily News - English-language pages</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15217593">Full Article</a>
Cinema attendance	281,000 Ranked 72nd.	145 million Ranked 6th. 516 times more than Benin
Telephone system > General assessment	inadequate system of open-wire, microwave radio relay, and cellular connections; fixed-line network characterized by aging, deteriorating equipment	excellent domestic and international service
Cinema attendance per capita	0.0367 Ranked 72nd.	1.14 Ranked 31st. 31 times more than Benin
Television receivers per 1000	9.43 Ranked 153th.	686.01 Ranked 6th. 73 times more than Benin
Internet > IP addresses per capita	4.16 Ranked 199th.	1,587.39 Ranked 21st. 382 times more than Benin
Average cost of local call	0.09 Ranked 13th. 29% more than Japan	0.07 Ranked 48th.
Internet > Users	150,000 Ranked 114th.	88.11 million Ranked 2nd. 587 times more than Benin
Internet > Internet penetration	3.8% Ranked 190th.	79.1% Ranked 33th. 21 times more than Benin
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000	91.66 Ranked 127th.	741.51 Ranked 46th. 8 times more than Benin
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000	836.54 Ranked 131st.	1,084.68 Ranked 89th. 30% more than Benin
Telecoms > Telephone lines	156,715 Ranked 132nd.	64.27 million Ranked 3rd. 410 times more than Benin
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions	8.41 million Ranked 89th.	138.36 million Ranked 7th. 16 times more than Benin
Internet > Internet Service Providers	4 Ranked 122nd.	73 Ranked 14th. 18 times more than Benin
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	5,032 Ranked 156th.	35.3 million Ranked 3rd. 7014 times more than Benin
Cinemas > Per capita	0.0 Ranked 59th.	0.018 per 1,000 people Ranked 28th.
Telephones > Main lines in use	152,700 Ranked 130th.	64.67 million Ranked 3rd. 423 times more than Benin
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people	1.56 Ranked 166th.	50.47 Ranked 16th. 32 times more than Benin
Active military personnel	4,750 Ranked 117th.	230,300 Ranked 13th. 48 times more than Benin
Radio receivers per 1000	97.46 Ranked 154th.	955.66 Ranked 14th. 10 times more than Benin
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita	88.88 per 1,000 people Ranked 128th.	741.5 per 1,000 people Ranked 47th. 8 times more than Benin
Internet > Hosts per 1000	0.0945 Ranked 158th.	312.51 Ranked 17th. 3307 times more than Benin
Number of PCs per million	3.79 Ranked 151st.	541.64 Ranked 15th. 143 times more than Benin
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions	8.41 million Ranked 90th.	141.13 million Ranked 7th. 17 times more than Benin
Radio receivers	620,000 Ranked 127th.	120.5 million Ranked 3rd. 194 times more than Benin
Cinema > Number of cinemas	7 Ranked 3rd.	3,062 Ranked 3rd. 437 times more than Benin
Television receivers	60,000 Ranked 146th.	86.5 million Ranked 3rd. 1442 times more than Benin
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology	2 Ranked 55th.	1,078 Ranked 11th. 539 times more than Benin
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes	4.8$ Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Japan	1.63$ Ranked 5th.
Mobile phone subscribers	750,000 Ranked 104th.	94.75 million Ranked 4th. 126 times more than Benin
Telephone system > International	country code - 229; landing point for the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and Asia; long distance fiber-optic links with Togo, Burkina Faso, Niger, and Nigeria; satellite earth stations - 7 (Intelsat-Atlantic Ocean)	country code - 81; numerous submarine cables provide links throughout Asia, Australia, the Middle East, Europe, and US; satellite earth stations - 7 Intelsat (Pacific and Indian Oceans), 1 Intersputnik (Indian Ocean region), 2 Inmarsat (Pacific and Indian Ocean regions), and 8 SkyPerfect JSAT
Internet > ISP	4 Ranked 9th.	73 Ranked 5th. 18 times more than Benin
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000	0.024 Ranked 107th.	175.04 Ranked 14th. 7307 times more than Benin
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines	156,715 Ranked 132nd.	64.27 million Ranked 3rd. 410 times more than Benin
Radios	660,000 Ranked 127th.	120.5 million Ranked 3rd. 183 times more than Benin
Internet > Hosts	848 Ranked 155th.	39.91 million Ranked 2nd. 47063 times more than Benin
Cinemas > Annual attendance	300,000 Ranked 58th.	145 million Ranked 4th. 483 times more than Benin
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000	4.9 Ranked 57th.	566.69 Ranked 2nd. 116 times more than Benin
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita	0.0472 Ranked 59th.	1.14 Ranked 27th. 24 times more than Benin
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million	5.5 Mbps Ranked 71st.	1,037.94 Mbps Ranked 30th. 189 times more than Benin
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles	34 Ranked 37th.	108 Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Benin
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation	3,000 Ranked 81st.	70.45 million Ranked 3rd. 23482 times more than Benin
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily	33,000 Ranked 56th.	71.9 million Ranked 2nd. 2179 times more than Benin
Internet > Top level domain	.bj	.jp
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	0.379 Ranked 79th.	551.39 Ranked 2nd. 1456 times more than Benin
Telephone system > Domestic	fixed-line teledensity only about 2 per 100 persons; spurred by the presence of multiple mobile-cellular providers, cellular telephone subscribership has been increasing rapidly	high level of modern technology and excellent service of every kind
Internet country code	.bj	.jp
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP	10.5 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 60th.	28.92 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 60th. 3 times more than Benin
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita	7.68 min. Ranked 64th.	43.41 min. Ranked 46th. 6 times more than Benin
Telephone mainlines	76,267 Ranked 113th.	58.78 million Ranked 2nd. 771 times more than Benin
Cinemas	3 Ranked 57th.	2,221 Ranked 4th. 740 times more than Benin
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita	0.001 per 1,000 people Ranked 61st.	0.447 per 1,000 people Ranked 27th. 447 times more than Benin
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita	0.023 per 1,000 people Ranked 109th.	175.04 per 1,000 people Ranked 14th. 7610 times more than Benin
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists, female per million people	3.16 Ranked 25th.	19.18 Ranked 16th. 6 times more than Benin
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month	20.73$/month Ranked 100th. 50% more than Japan	13.79$/month Ranked 125th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita	7.44 min. per capita Ranked 64th.	43.41 min. per capita Ranked 46th. 6 times more than Benin
Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people	0.944 Ranked 3rd.	23.97 Ranked 17th. 25 times more than Benin
Internet hosts	None	None
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature	5 Ranked 56th.	11,924 Ranked 5th. 2385 times more than Benin
Mobile cellular subscriptions	3.44 million Ranked 96th.	110.39 million Ranked 8th. 32 times more than Benin
Internet > Broadband subscribers	196 Ranked 108th.	22.37 million Ranked 3rd. 114108 times more than Benin
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million	0.522 Ranked 136th.	0.572 Ranked 130th. 10% more than Benin
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences	1 Ranked 59th.	12,155 Ranked 2nd. 12155 times more than Benin
Cinemas per million	0.472 Ranked 59th.	17.54 Ranked 28th. 37 times more than Benin
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily	13 Ranked 50th.	110 Ranked 13th. 8 times more than Benin
Internet > IP addresses	39,936 Ranked 156th.	202.18 million Ranked 3rd. 5063 times more than Benin
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU	19370000000	2694800000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	0.03 Ranked 149th.	23.58 Ranked 21st. 786 times more than Benin
Number of PCs	30 Ranked 141st.	69,200 Ranked 1st. 2307 times more than Benin
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people	15.59 Ranked 171st.	503.86 Ranked 19th. 32 times more than Benin
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total	9 Ranked 62nd.	56,221 Ranked 4th. 6247 times more than Benin
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions	33,596 Ranked 129th.	144.08 million Ranked 3rd. 4289 times more than Benin
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million	1.37 Ranked 62nd.	447.05 Ranked 26th. 325 times more than Benin
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily	2 Ranked 67th.	6 Ranked 54th. 3 times more than Benin
Internet > TLD	.bj	.jp
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	39.66 Ranked 135th.	86.45 Ranked 82nd. 2 times more than Benin
Internet > Livejournal users	48 Ranked 160th.	5,559 Ranked 8th. 116 times more than Benin
Internet > Secure Internet servers	2 Ranked 158th.	42,338 Ranked 2nd. 21169 times more than Benin
Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita	0.046 per capita Ranked 59th.	1.15 per capita Ranked 28th. 25 times more than Benin
Telecommunications > Country calling code	229	81
Telephone subscribers per 1000	100.98 Ranked 116th.	1,201.54 Ranked 35th. 12 times more than Benin
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration	0.4% Ranked 138th.	113.1% Ranked 2nd. 283 times more than Benin
E-Government rating	26 Ranked 177th.	52 Ranked 13th. Twice as much as Benin
Population covered by mobile telephony	43% Ranked 105th.	99% Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Benin
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita	0.737 per 1 million people Ranked 55th.	94.81 per 1 million people Ranked 27th. 129 times more than Benin
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million	1.93 Ranked 49th. 2 times more than Japan	0.867 Ranked 62nd.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists	200 Ranked 35th.	20,315 Ranked 4th. 102 times more than Benin
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita	0.23 per 1 million people Ranked 155th.	331.89 per 1 million people Ranked 28th. 1443 times more than Benin
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million	0.764 Ranked 57th.	94.81 Ranked 26th. 124 times more than Benin
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History	1 Ranked 58th.	2,543 Ranked 7th. 2543 times more than Benin
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita	0.286 per 1 million people Ranked 64th. 6 times more than Japan	0.048 per 1 million people Ranked 58th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million	0.297 Ranked 63th. 6 times more than Japan	0.0476 Ranked 59th.
Internet > Livejournal users per million	6.06 Ranked 156th.	43.51 Ranked 88th. 7 times more than Benin
Internet > Linux web servers	1 Ranked 90th.	2,390 Ranked 2nd. 2390 times more than Benin
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita	0.295 per 1 million people Ranked 53th.	8.57 per 1 million people Ranked 43th. 29 times more than Benin
Newspapers > Female newspaper journalists per million people	3.16 Ranked 25th.	19.18 Ranked 16th. 6 times more than Benin
Internet > IP addresses (share)	0.0 Ranked 121st.	4.7 Ranked 3rd.
Newspapers > Female newspaper journalists	25 Ranked 20th.	2,450 Ranked 4th. 98 times more than Benin
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code	229 Ranked 37th. 3 times more than Japan	81 Ranked 46th.
Phone system > International dialling code	+229	+81
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people	3.4 Ranked 138th.	1,132.21 Ranked 2nd. 333 times more than Benin
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita	0.147 per 1 million people Ranked 56th.	20.22 per 1 million people Ranked 31st. 138 times more than Benin
Internet > Hosts > Per capita	0.099 per 1,000 people Ranked 176th.	313.53 per 1,000 people Ranked 18th. 3167 times more than Benin
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita	0.147 per 1 million people Ranked 57th.	96.65 per 1 million people Ranked 19th. 657 times more than Benin
Internet > ISP > Per capita	0.522 per 1 million people Ranked 15th.	0.575 per 1 million people Ranked 83th. 10% more than Benin
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	2,700 Ranked 143th.	30.11 million Ranked 3rd. 11151 times more than Benin
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports	3.47% Ranked 133th.	10.31% Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Benin
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports	0.08% Ranked 120th.	14.31% Ranked 14th. 179 times more than Benin
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$	$2.33 million Ranked 126th.	$1.53 billion Ranked 24th. 655 times more than Benin
Internet > ISP per million	0.539 Ranked 16th.	0.575 Ranked 89th. 7% more than Benin
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists, female	25 Ranked 20th.	2,450 Ranked 4th. 98 times more than Benin
Phone subscribers	28.59 Ranked 130th.	1,184.84 Ranked 19th. 41 times more than Benin
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines	5.77 per 100 mainlines Ranked 39th. 3 times more than Japan	1.7 per 100 mainlines Ranked 131st.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people	0.696 Ranked 180th.	750.05 Ranked 28th. 1077 times more than Benin
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	0.0538 Ranked 164th.	27.92 Ranked 23th. 519 times more than Benin
Telephone lines > Per 100 people	1.84 Ranked 153th.	37.92 Ranked 41st. 21 times more than Benin
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month	13.23$/month Ranked 65th.	20.51$/month Ranked 21st. 55% more than Benin
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people	1.68 Ranked 167th.	50.84 Ranked 17th. 30 times more than Benin
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month	16.11$/month Ranked 50th.	26.15$/month Ranked 22nd. 62% more than Benin
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million	0.306 Ranked 54th.	8.57 Ranked 42nd. 28 times more than Benin
Internet > Linux web servers per million	0.139 Ranked 90th.	18.8 Ranked 19th. 135 times more than Benin
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP	1.6% GDP Ranked 123th.	3.94% GDP Ranked 58th. 2 times more than Benin
Telephone subscribers per employee	363.5 Ranked 59th.	1,283.41 Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Benin
Telephone subscribers	826,267 Ranked 101st.	153.53 million Ranked 3rd. 186 times more than Benin
Telephone subscribers > Per capita	97.91 per 1,000 people Ranked 116th.	1,201.54 per 1,000 people Ranked 36th. 12 times more than Benin
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita	0.587$ per 1 million people Ranked 32nd. 45 times more than Japan	0.013$ per 1 million people Ranked 10th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP	1,185.93$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 16th. 3294 times more than Japan	0.36$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 10th.
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue	33.39% Ranked 37th. 3 times more than Japan	12.83% Ranked 53th.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita	0.155 per 1,000 people Ranked 86th.	0.896 per 1,000 people Ranked 69th. 6 times more than Benin
Telephone mainlines > Per capita	9.04 per 1,000 people Ranked 125th.	460.03 per 1,000 people Ranked 21st. 51 times more than Benin
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million	0.153 Ranked 58th.	96.65 Ranked 19th. 633 times more than Benin
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million	0.153 Ranked 58th.	20.22 Ranked 31st. 132 times more than Benin
Internet servers using encryption	1 Ranked 169th.	66,279 Ranked 3rd. 66279 times more than Benin
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people	0.11 Ranked 174th.	519.59 Ranked 24th. 4724 times more than Benin
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU	34280000000	19567300000000
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people	836.54 Ranked 128th.	1,106.36 Ranked 84th. 32% more than Benin
Newspapers > Male newspaper journalists per million people	22.09 Ranked 22nd.	139.55 Ranked 11th. 6 times more than Benin
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	4.29 Ranked 47th. 5 times more than Japan	0.845 Ranked 110th.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people	25.24 Ranked 38th.	158.99 Ranked 17th. 6 times more than Benin
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million	0.237 Ranked 152nd.	331.4 Ranked 27th. 1399 times more than Benin
Newspapers > Newspaper journalist gender ratio	14.29 Ranked 24th. 4% more than Japan	13.74 Ranked 25th.
Newspapers > Male newspaper journalists	175 Ranked 19th.	17,829 Ranked 1st. 102 times more than Benin
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles	24 Ranked 62nd. 4 times more than Japan	6 Ranked 40th.
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP	23.03% Ranked 65th. 11% more than Japan	20.71% Ranked 66th.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports	23.9% Ranked 68th.	49.85% Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Benin
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports	14.7% Ranked 123th.	37.77% Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Benin
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	3.03 Ranked 82nd. 64 times more than Japan	0.0476 Ranked 43th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita	1.86 per 1 million people Ranked 49th. 2 times more than Japan	0.867 per 1 million people Ranked 61st.
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP	0.036 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 125th.	0.185 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 27th. 5 times more than Benin
Telephone lines	159,000 Ranked 118th.	48.43 million Ranked 5th. 305 times more than Benin

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