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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.
  • 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.
  • 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 > 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.
  • Radio broadcast stations: The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast stations.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Television broadcast stations: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations.
  • International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes).
  • Radios per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Internet > Percent using internet: Percentage of individuals using the Internet.
  • Telephones > Mobile cellular: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use.
  • Radio receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • 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.
  • Television receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Cinema > Number of national feature films produced: Number of national feature films produced.
  • 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 > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
  • Telephones > Main lines in use: The total number of main telephone lines in use.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people: Fixed-telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.
  • Active military personnel: Active military.

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • Radio receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet > Hosts per 1000: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions.
  • Television broadcast stations > Per capita: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced: Percentage of feature films that are co-productions with international companies.
  • Internet > Top level domain: Country top level domain.
  • Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people: Number of national feature films produced. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Telephone system > Domestic: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
    Arabsat -
  • Internet country code: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
  • Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
  • Telephone mainlines: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment.
  • 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.
  • Internet > Censorship > Political filtering:
    Indicates whether websites that express views in opposition to those of the current government (mainly on issues of human rights, freedom of expression, minority rights and religious movements) are censored or blocked. This is determined by accessing websites with provocative or objectionable content in English from within the country in question as well as from a place known to have no filtering regime. The retrieved content is then compared and scanned for discrepancies. Possible differences in blocking behavior across different ISPs is considered, as well as normal connectivity problems. 
     
    Values
     
    “per”, pervasive filtering: A large portion of the targeted content in several categories is blocked.
     
    “sub”, substantial filtering: Either a number of categories are subject to a medium level of filtering or a low level of filtering is carried out across many categories.
     
    “sel”, selective filtering: A small number of specific sites across a few categories are blocked, or filtering that targets a single category or issue is present.
     
    “sus”, suspected filtering: Connectivity abnormalities suggest the presence of filtering, but no conclusive proof of deliberate tampering could be found.
     
    “ne”, no evidence of filtering or blocking. 
     
     “nd”, no data.
     
     
  • Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month: Price basket for Internet is calculated based on the cheapest available tariff for accessing the Internet 20 hours a month (10 hours peak and 10 hours off-peak). The basket does not include the telephone line rental but does include telephone usage charges if applicable. Data are compiled in the national currency and converted to U.S. dollars using the annual average exchange rate.
  • International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films: Percentage of feature films that are 100% funded by national companies.
  • Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included."
  • Internet > IP addresses: Number of IPv4 internet addresses allocated to each country.
  • Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people: Estimated number of individual non-daily newspapers in circulation by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Telecommunications investment > Current LCU: Telecommunications investment refers to the expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of telecommunication equipment infrastructure (including supporting land and buildings and intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer software). These include expenditure on initial installations and on additions to existing installations.
  • Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology."
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people: Fixed telephone lines. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions: Mobile subscriptions Number.
  • Television broadcast stations per million: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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)
  • 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
  • Internet > Livejournal users per million: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Internet > Hosts > Per capita: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telephone lines: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
  • 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."
  • Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines: Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.
  • 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.
  • Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
  • Telephone subscribers per employee: Telephone subscribers per employee are telephone subscribers (fixed-line plus mobile) divided by total telecommunications employees.
  • Telecommunications revenue > % GDP: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
  • Internet > 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of individual non-daily newspapers in circulation by country.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
  • Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country.
  • Telephone system > Regulation: The year that the nation established an industry regulator for its telecommunication providers. "n/a" indicates that no regulator has been established.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
  • Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Internet servers using encryption: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • 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.
  • Telephone employees > Total > Per capita: Telephone employees refer to the total full-time telecommunications staff. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telecommunications investment > % of revenue: Telecommunications investment refers to the expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of telecommunication equipment infrastructure (including supporting land and buildings and intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer software). These include expenditure on initial installations and on additions to existing installations.
STAT Bhutan United States HISTORY
Broadcast media state-owned TV station established in 1999; cable TV service offers dozens of Indian and other international channels; first radio station, privately launched in 1973, is now state-owned; 5 private radio stations are currently broadcasting 4
Households with television 57.72%
Ranked 39th.
97.84%
Ranked 14th. 70% more than Bhutan

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 22.6
Ranked 114th.
281.99
Ranked 22nd. 12 times more than Bhutan

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 25.43
Ranked 128th.
81.03
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Bhutan

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 251.4
Ranked 133th.
803.03
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Bhutan
Internet > Users per 1000 58.88
Ranked 117th.
697.1
Ranked 8th. 12 times more than Bhutan

Internet users 50,000
Ranked 168th.
245 million
Ranked 2nd. 4900 times more than Bhutan
Personal computers > Per capita 20.41 per 1,000 people
Ranked 45th.
762.15 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 37 times more than Bhutan

Personal computers per 1000 19.99
Ranked 45th.
764.36
Ranked 3rd. 38 times more than Bhutan

Radio > List of radio stations <p>Bhutan Broadcasting Service (BBS) - state-owned</p> </p>Kuzoo FM - private</p> </p>Radio Valley - private</p> <p>NPR (National Public Radio) - non-commercial network of member stations; news, information and cultural programmes</p> </p>Clear Channel - America&#039;s largest commercial radio operator, owns more than 1,200 stations</p> </p>CBS Radio - major commercial operator with nearly 180 stations in major markets</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16757497">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 74.74
Ranked 144th.
98.17
Ranked 111th. 31% more than Bhutan

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 64.18 per 1,000 people
Ranked 152nd.
846.78 per 1,000 people
Ranked 59th. 13 times more than Bhutan

Television > List of TV stations <p>Bhutan Broadcasting Service (BBS) - state-owned</p> <p>ABC - major commercial network</p> </p>CBS - major commercial network</p> </p>NBC - major commercial network</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16757497">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 21.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 142nd.
803.21 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 38 times more than Bhutan

Televisions per 1000 17.85
Ranked 160th.
754.89
Ranked 3rd. 42 times more than Bhutan
Radio broadcast stations AM 0, FM 9, shortwave 1 AM 4,789, FM 8,961, shortwave 19
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 110.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 115th.
1,227.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th. 11 times more than Bhutan

Internet > Users > Per capita 17.18 per 1,000 people
Ranked 134th.
695.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 40 times more than Bhutan

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 36.4
Ranked 150th.
442.8
Ranked 25th. 12 times more than Bhutan

Televisions 11,000
Ranked 182nd.
219 million
Ranked 2nd. 19909 times more than Bhutan
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 12.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 108th.
541.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 42 times more than Bhutan

Internet users > Per 100 people 6.55
Ranked 134th.
75.77
Ranked 11th. 12 times more than Bhutan

Internet > Internet users 182,338
Ranked 155th.
254.3 million
Ranked 2nd. 1395 times more than Bhutan
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 10 Mbps
Ranked 75th.
970,953.5 Mbps
Ranked 1st. 97095 times more than Bhutan

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 15.7 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 62nd.
3,306.44 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 19th. 211 times more than Bhutan

Personal computers 13,000
Ranked 56th.
223.81 million
Ranked 1st. 17216 times more than Bhutan

Television broadcast stations 1
Ranked 16th.
2,218
Ranked 1st. 2218 times more than Bhutan

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 25.49 million min.
Ranked 71st.
82.06 billion min.
Ranked 1st. 3220 times more than Bhutan

Radios per 1000 60.03
Ranked 182nd.
1,982.02
Ranked 1st. 33 times more than Bhutan
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 464.27
Ranked 139th.
932.29
Ranked 78th. Twice as much as Bhutan

Internet > Percent using internet 25.43%
Ranked 128th.
81.03%
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Bhutan

Telephones > Mobile cellular 484,200
Ranked 159th.
290.3 million
Ranked 3rd. 600 times more than Bhutan

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.072 per capita
Ranked 166th.
2.11 per capita
Ranked 1st. 29 times more than Bhutan

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 37.33
Ranked 141st.
459.63
Ranked 20th. 12 times more than Bhutan

Telephone mainlines per 1000 50.29
Ranked 101st.
607.73
Ranked 8th. 12 times more than Bhutan

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>Bhutan Today - private, daily</p> </p>Kuensel - established title</p> </p>The Bhutan Times - private, bi-weekly</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12484025">Full Article</a> <p>USA Today - national daily</p> </p>Wall Street Journal - business daily</p> </p>Christian Science Monitor - church-owned daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16757497">Full Article</a>
Telephone system > General assessment urban towns and district headquarters have telecommunications services a large, technologically advanced, multipurpose communications system
Television receivers per 1000 21.11
Ranked 139th.
803.21
Ranked 1st. 38 times more than Bhutan

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 29
Ranked 38th.
819
Ranked 3rd. 28 times more than Bhutan

Internet > IP addresses per capita 32.85
Ranked 158th.
4,911.96
Ranked 2nd. 150 times more than Bhutan
Average cost of local call 0.02
Ranked 85th.
0.09
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Bhutan
Internet > Users 40,000
Ranked 140th.
208 million
Ranked 2nd. 5200 times more than Bhutan

Internet > Internet penetration 25.4%
Ranked 136th.
81%
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Bhutan
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 58.18
Ranked 139th.
682.36
Ranked 50th. 12 times more than Bhutan

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 756.1
Ranked 143th.
987.53
Ranked 110th. 31% more than Bhutan

Telecoms > Telephone lines 27,005
Ranked 171st.
139 million
Ranked 2nd. 5147 times more than Bhutan

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 560,890
Ranked 161st.
310 million
Ranked 3rd. 553 times more than Bhutan

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 16,766
Ranked 133th.
88.52 million
Ranked 2nd. 5280 times more than Bhutan

Telephones > Main lines in use 27,500
Ranked 167th.
146 million
Ranked 2nd. 5309 times more than Bhutan

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 3.64
Ranked 150th.
44.41
Ranked 23th. 12 times more than Bhutan

Active military personnel 8,000
Ranked 108th.
1.43 million
Ranked 1st. 179 times more than Bhutan
Radio receivers per 1000 71
Ranked 163th.
2,108.88
Ranked 1st. 30 times more than Bhutan

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 59.41 per 1,000 people
Ranked 141st.
680.31 per 1,000 people
Ranked 49th. 11 times more than Bhutan

Internet > Hosts per 1000 13.07
Ranked 72nd.
1,039.15
Ranked 2nd. 80 times more than Bhutan

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 560,890
Ranked 160th.
303.05 million
Ranked 3rd. 540 times more than Bhutan

Radio receivers 37,000
Ranked 185th.
575 million
Ranked 1st. 15541 times more than Bhutan

Television receivers 11,000
Ranked 170th.
219 million
Ranked 2nd. 19909 times more than Bhutan

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 0.43 per 1 million people
Ranked 11th.
7.42 per 1 million people
Ranked 17th. 17 times more than Bhutan

Mobile phone subscribers 37,842
Ranked 160th.
201.65 million
Ranked 2nd. 5329 times more than Bhutan

Telephone system > International country code - 975; international telephone and telegraph service via landline and microwave relay through India; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat country code - 1; multiple ocean cable systems provide international connectivity; satellite earth stations - 61 Intelsat (45 Atlantic Ocean and 16 Pacific Ocean), 5 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region), and 4 Inmarsat (Pacific and Atlantic Ocean regions)
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 27,005
Ranked 171st.
139 million
Ranked 2nd. 5147 times more than Bhutan

Radios 37,000
Ranked 192nd.
575 million
Ranked 1st. 15541 times more than Bhutan
Internet > Hosts 9,046
Ranked 108th.
316 million
Ranked 1st. 34933 times more than Bhutan

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 15.37 Mbps
Ranked 62nd.
3,316.04 Mbps
Ranked 19th. 216 times more than Bhutan

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 0.0
Ranked 187th.
1,486
Ranked 2nd.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 0.0
Ranked 167th.
57.35 million
Ranked 4th.

Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 0.0
Ranked 55th.
11.6%
Ranked 44th.

Internet > Top level domain .bt .us
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 39.76
Ranked 2nd. 15 times more than United States
2.63
Ranked 38th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 0.0
Ranked 157th.
195.85
Ranked 19th.

Telephone system > Domestic low teledensity; domestic service is poor especially in rural areas; mobile-cellular service, started in 2003, is now widely available a large system of fiber-optic cable, microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, and domestic satellites carries every form of telephone traffic; a rapidly growing cellular system carries mobile telephone traffic throughout the country
Internet country code .bt .us
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 11.85 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 57th.
83.14 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 29th. 7 times more than Bhutan

Telephone mainlines 32,709
Ranked 129th.
177.95 million
Ranked 2nd. 5440 times more than Bhutan

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 40.21 min.
Ranked 47th.
280.26 min.
Ranked 9th. 7 times more than Bhutan

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 14.91$/month
Ranked 121st.
14.95$/month
Ranked 120th. About the same as Bhutan

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 40.9 min. per capita
Ranked 47th.
279.45 min. per capita
Ranked 9th. 7 times more than Bhutan

Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 100%
Ranked 7th. 13% more than United States
88.4%
Ranked 16th.

Mobile cellular subscriptions 251,000
Ranked 156th.
270.5 million
Ranked 4th. 1078 times more than Bhutan

Internet > IP addresses 23,552
Ranked 170th.
1.54 billion
Ranked 1st. 65455 times more than Bhutan
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 23.66
Ranked 40th.
367.37
Ranked 13th. 16 times more than Bhutan

Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 275530000 26836000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 0.3
Ranked 117th.
24.02
Ranked 18th. 80 times more than Bhutan

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 36.4
Ranked 155th.
442.8
Ranked 28th. 12 times more than Bhutan

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 17,851
Ranked 133th.
234.41 million
Ranked 1st. 13132 times more than Bhutan
Television broadcast stations per million 1.47
Ranked 5th.
7.43
Ranked 15th. 5 times more than Bhutan

Internet > TLD .bt .us
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 36.55
Ranked 138th.
88.87
Ranked 80th. 2 times more than Bhutan

Internet > Livejournal users 165
Ranked 88th.
1.29 million
Ranked 1st. 7835 times more than Bhutan
Telecommunications > Country calling code 975 1
Telephone subscribers per 1000 108.47
Ranked 115th.
1,230.67
Ranked 35th. 11 times more than Bhutan

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 2.5%
Ranked 122nd.
74.7%
Ranked 9th. 30 times more than Bhutan
E-Government rating 28
Ranked 173th.
60.1
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Bhutan
Internet > Livejournal users per million 260.3
Ranked 45th.
4,415.29
Ranked 3rd. 17 times more than Bhutan
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 1.58
Ranked 91st.
25.98
Ranked 42nd. 16 times more than Bhutan

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 13.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 87th.
1,040.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 78 times more than Bhutan

Telephone lines 27,475
Ranked 163th.
154.65 million
Ranked 3rd. 5629 times more than Bhutan

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 2,060
Ranked 148th.
73.12 million
Ranked 2nd. 35497 times more than Bhutan

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 5.22%
Ranked 74th.
12.49%
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Bhutan

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 0.0
Ranked 114th.
12.78%
Ranked 16th.

Telephone subscribers > Per capita 110.75 per 1,000 people
Ranked 115th.
1,227.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th. 11 times more than Bhutan

Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 54 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than United States
13.24 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 26th.

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 3.86$/month
Ranked 166th.
5.21$/month
Ranked 153th. 35% more than Bhutan

Telephone subscribers 70,551
Ranked 135th.
360.35 million
Ranked 2nd. 5108 times more than Bhutan

Telephone subscribers per employee 74.1
Ranked 91st.
345.72
Ranked 61st. 5 times more than Bhutan

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 1.96% GDP
Ranked 68th.
2.67% GDP
Ranked 96th. 36% more than Bhutan

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 2.23
Ranked 115th.
28.03
Ranked 22nd. 13 times more than Bhutan

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 12.13
Ranked 121st.
1,474.08
Ranked 19th. 122 times more than Bhutan

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.0
Ranked 177th.
5.08
Ranked 42nd.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation 15,000
Ranked 49th.
107.57 million
Ranked 2nd. 7171 times more than Bhutan

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 756.1
Ranked 142nd.
965.4
Ranked 113th. 28% more than Bhutan

Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code 9,751
Ranked 1st. 9751 times more than United States
1
Ranked 32nd.
Phone system > International dialling code +975 +1
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 24.61
Ranked 122nd.
740.25
Ranked 9th. 30 times more than Bhutan
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 3.92%
Ranked 140th.
22.13%
Ranked 60th. 6 times more than Bhutan

Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.0
Ranked 80th.
35.9
Ranked 1st.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 1
Ranked 110th.
7,607
Ranked 1st. 7607 times more than Bhutan

Telephone system > Regulation 1998 1934
Telephone lines > Per 100 people 4
Ranked 139th.
50.81
Ranked 17th. 13 times more than Bhutan

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 3.6
Ranked 151st.
44.02
Ranked 25th. 12 times more than Bhutan

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 5.15$/month
Ranked 103th.
25.02$/month
Ranked 26th. 5 times more than Bhutan

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 737089000 291122000000
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 4.3
Ranked 113th.
1,234.13
Ranked 6th. 287 times more than Bhutan

Internet servers using encryption 3
Ranked 157th.
378,887
Ranked 1st. 126296 times more than Bhutan

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 51.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 101st.
605.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 12 times more than Bhutan

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 1.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st.
3.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Bhutan

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 44.47%
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than United States
9.22%
Ranked 87th.

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