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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.
  • 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.
  • Information and communication technology spending > Current US$: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment."
  • 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.
  • Films produced: Amount of films created in specified country as catalogued by IMDB
  • Telephone system > General assessment: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic and international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
  • Cinema attendance per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Television receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Cinema > Number of national feature films produced: Number of national feature films produced.
  • Internet > IP addresses per capita: Number of IPv4 internet address allocated per 1000 residents.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones: Number of mobile phones.

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

  • Television broadcast stations > Per capita: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States.
  • Mobile phone subscribers: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology.
  • Telephone system > International: A brief characterization of the system with details on international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa. Arabsat
  • Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines: Fixed telephone lines.
  • Films produced per million: Amount of films created in specified country as catalogued by IMDB. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Television > Total number of channels: Total number of television channels.
  • Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 $ gross domestic product.
  • 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.
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.
  • Television > Total number of channels per million people: Total number of television channels. 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.
  • Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$: Investment in telecoms with private participation (current US$). Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets and small projects are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet > Censorship > Political filtering:
    Indicates whether websites that express views in opposition to those of the current government (mainly on issues of human rights, freedom of expression, minority rights and religious movements) are censored or blocked. This is determined by accessing websites with provocative or objectionable content in English from within the country in question as well as from a place known to have no filtering regime. The retrieved content is then compared and scanned for discrepancies. Possible differences in blocking behavior across different ISPs is considered, as well as normal connectivity problems. 
     
    Values
     
    “per”, pervasive filtering: A large portion of the targeted content in several categories is blocked.
     
    “sub”, substantial filtering: Either a number of categories are subject to a medium level of filtering or a low level of filtering is carried out across many categories.
     
    “sel”, selective filtering: A small number of specific sites across a few categories are blocked, or filtering that targets a single category or issue is present.
     
    “sus”, suspected filtering: Connectivity abnormalities suggest the presence of filtering, but no conclusive proof of deliberate tampering could be found.
     
    “ne”, no evidence of filtering or blocking. 
     
     “nd”, no data.
     
     
  • Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month: Price basket for Internet is calculated based on the cheapest available tariff for accessing the Internet 20 hours a month (10 hours peak and 10 hours off-peak). The basket does not include the telephone line rental but does include telephone usage charges if applicable. Data are compiled in the national currency and converted to U.S. dollars using the annual average exchange rate.
  • International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films: Percentage of feature films that are 100% funded by national companies.
  • Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment."
  • Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included."
  • Internet > Broadband subscribers: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries.
  • Internet > Internet Service Providers per million: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Internet > IP addresses: Number of IPv4 internet addresses allocated to each country.
  • Television > Percentage of Government (public) television institutions: Percentage of Government (public) television institutions.
  • 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.
  • Internet > Broadband access: DSL lines, cable modems etc. total in major countries (Top 30)
  • 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.
  • Radio > Total number of channels: Total number of radio channels.
  • Radio > Ratio of private to government (public) radio institutions: Number of private radio institutions to government radio institutions. For instance, for every one government radio institution Turkey has 1,265 that are private.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • Radio > Total number of channels per million people: Total number of radio channels. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Total number of combined radio and television institutions per million people: Total number of combined radio and television institutions. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines: Number of telephone lines.
  • Radio > Percentage of government (public) radio institutions: Percentage of radio institutions that are financed by the government, also known as public radio institutions.
  • Radio > Percentage of private radio institutions: Percentage of radio institutions that are private.
  • 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
  • Website defacements per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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."
  • Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch: Official launch date of digital terrestrial television in different countries.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Royalties and fees: Receipts of royalties and licence fees ($US per person)
  • 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 revenue > Current LCU: 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Television > Percentage of private television institutions: Percentage of private television institutions.
  • Total number of combined radio and television institutions: Total number of radio and television institutions.
  • Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Radio > Percentage of public channels with national coverage: Percentage of public radio channels with national coverage.
  • Television > Ratio of private to Government (public) television institutions: Number of private television institutions to government television institutions. For instance, for every one government television institution Turkey has 528 that are private.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet > Hosts > Per capita: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telephone 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 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.
  • Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$, % of GDP: Investment in telecoms with private participation (current US$). Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets and small projects are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per capita: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people: Number of non-daily newspaper titles per 1,000,000 literate inhabitants. 
  • Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country.
  • Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita: Investment in telecoms with private participation (current US$). Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets and small projects are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP: ICT service exports (% of service exports, BoP). Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
  • Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service exports) include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services.
  • Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports) include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services.
  • 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 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.
  • ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$: Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
  • Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people: Newspaper journalists (headcounts) per 1,000,000 inhabitants.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Telephone greetings, owner answers phone: What the receiver of a call usually says when taking the call.
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
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Broadcast media - all broadcast media are owned by, or affiliated with, the Communist Party of China or a government agency; no privately owned TV or radio stations; state-run Chinese Central TV, provincial, and municipal stations offer more than 2,000 channels; the Central Propaganda Department lists subjects that are off limits to domestic broadcast media with the government maintaining authority to approve all programming; foreign-made TV programs must be approved prior to broadcast
Households with television 90.9%
Ranked 28th. 2% more than China 		89.17%
Ranked 56th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 91.55
Ranked 77th. 		130.03
Ranked 62nd. 42% more than Brazil
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 49.85
Ranked 82nd. 18% more than China 		42.3
Ranked 98th.
Internet > Internet users per thousand people 494.29
Ranked 85th. 17% more than China 		421.01
Ranked 101st.
Internet > Users per 1000 263.16
Ranked 66th. 2 times more than China 		122.92
Ranked 93th.
Internet users 75.98 million
Ranked 4th. 		389 million
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Brazil
News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>Agencia Brasil - state-owned</p> </p>Agencia Estado - private, Sao Paulo-based</p> </p>Agencia Globo - private</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-18912764">Full Article</a> <p>Xinhua (New China News Agency) - state-run, web pages in English</p>
Personal computers > Per capita 105.21 per 1,000 people
Ranked 62nd. 3 times more than China 		40.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 95th.
Radio > List of radio stations <p>Radio Nacional - FM and mediumwave (AM) networks operated by state-run EBC</p> </p>Globo Radio - commercial networks operated by Globo</p> </p>Radio Bandeirantes - network operated by Grupo Bandeirantes</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-18912764">Full Article</a> <p>China National Radio - state-run</p> </p>China Radio International - state-run external broadcaster, programmes in more than 40 languages, notably to Taiwan and Korea</p>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 125.19
Ranked 52nd. 54% more than China 		81.26
Ranked 138th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 636.7 per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th. 54% more than China 		414.03 per 1,000 people
Ranked 95th.
Television > List of TV stations <p>TV Band - commercial network operated by Grupo Bandeirantes</p> </p>Rede Globo - market leader, operated by Globo</p> </p>Sistema Brasileiro de Televisao (SBT) - major commercial network</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-18912764">Full Article</a> <p>Chinese Central TV (CCTV) - state-run national broadcaster, networks include English-language CCTV News</p>
Television receivers > Per capita 219.48 per 1,000 people
Ranked 73th. 		325.18 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th. 48% more than Brazil
Televisions per 1000 200.82
Ranked 84th. 		310.46
Ranked 58th. 55% more than Brazil
Personal computers per 1000 105.16
Ranked 61st. 3 times more than China 		40.88
Ranked 94th.
Radio broadcast stations AM 1,365, FM 296, shortwave 161 (of which 91 are collocated with AM stations) AM 369, FM 259, shortwave 45
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 35.55
Ranked 55th. 		74.1
Ranked 41st. 2 times more than Brazil
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 587.17 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st. 3% more than China 		570.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st.
Internet > Users > Per capita 263.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 66th. 2 times more than China 		122.56 per 1,000 people
Ranked 94th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 223.03
Ranked 71st. 8% more than China 		206.46
Ranked 78th.
Televisions 36.5 million
Ranked 7th. 		400 million
Ranked 1st. 11 times more than Brazil
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 207.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 58th. 		276.43 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th. 33% more than Brazil
Internet users > Per 100 people 37.52
Ranked 58th. 67% more than China 		22.5
Ranked 94th.
Internet > Internet users 99.36 million
Ranked 5th. 		568.19 million
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Brazil
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 45.34 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th. 		59.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th. 32% more than Brazil
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 27,449 Mbps
Ranked 18th. 		136,106 Mbps
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Brazil
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 149.25 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 55th. 43% more than China 		104.34 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 40th.
Personal computers 19.35 million
Ranked 9th. 		52.99 million
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Brazil
Television broadcast stations 138
Ranked 5th. 		3,240
Ranked 1st. 23 times more than Brazil
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 2.07 billion min.
Ranked 16th. 		5.98 billion min.
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Brazil
Radios per 1000 390.64
Ranked 85th. 21% more than China 		323.66
Ranked 99th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 899.06
Ranked 85th. 60% more than China 		561.12
Ranked 127th.
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $73.05 billion
Ranked 9th. 		$287.82 billion
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Brazil
Internet > Percent using internet 49.85%
Ranked 81st. 18% more than China 		42.3%
Ranked 97th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular 244.36 million
Ranked 5th. 		986.25 million
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Brazil
Radio receivers > Per capita 0.427 per capita
Ranked 69th. 26% more than China 		0.339 per capita
Ranked 83th.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 214.46
Ranked 73th. 		235.63
Ranked 67th. 10% more than Brazil
Telephone mainlines per 1000 230.32
Ranked 68th. 		268.79
Ranked 47th. 17% more than Brazil
Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>O Dia - Rio de Janeiro daily</p> </p>O Correio Brazilense - influential daily</p> </p>O Globo - Globo-owned Rio de Janeiro daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-18912764">Full Article</a> <p>Renmin Ribao (People&#039;s Daily) - Communist Party daily, web pages in English</p> </p>Zhongguo Qingnian Bao (China Youth Daily) - state-run, linked to Communist Youth League</p> </p>China Daily - state-run, English-language</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13017881">Full Article</a>
Films produced 81
Ranked 13th. 		212
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Brazil
Cinema attendance 80 million
Ranked 13th. 		140 million
Ranked 7th. 75% more than Brazil
Telephone system > General assessment good working system including an extensive microwave radio relay system and a domestic satellite system with 64 earth stations domestic and international services are increasingly available for private use; unevenly distributed domestic system serves principal cities, industrial centers, and many towns; China continues to develop its telecommunications infrastructure; China in the summer of 2008 began a major restructuring of its telecommunications industry, resulting in the consolidation of its six telecom service operators to three, China Telecom, China Mobile and China Unicom, each providing both fixed-line and mobile services
Cinema attendance per capita 0.44
Ranked 50th. 4 times more than China 		0.109
Ranked 65th.
Television receivers per 1000 218.66
Ranked 71st. 		325.18
Ranked 48th. 49% more than Brazil
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 99
Ranked 14th. 		584
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Brazil
Internet > IP addresses per capita 236.11
Ranked 94th. 		245.91
Ranked 93th. 4% more than Brazil
Internet > Users 50 million
Ranked 4th. 		162 million
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Brazil
Internet > Internet penetration 49.8%
Ranked 86th. 18% more than China 		42.3%
Ranked 102nd.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 463.14
Ranked 70th. 53% more than China 		301.77
Ranked 92nd.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,250.02
Ranked 54th. 53% more than China 		814.4
Ranked 140th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines 44.31 million
Ranked 5th. 		278.86 million
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Brazil
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 248.32 million
Ranked 6th. 		1.1 billion
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Brazil
Internet > Internet Service Providers 50
Ranked 22nd. 17 times more than China 		3
Ranked 131st.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 18.19 million
Ranked 9th. 		175.62 million
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Brazil
Telephones > Main lines in use 43.03 million
Ranked 6th. 		285.12 million
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Brazil
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 22.3
Ranked 72nd. 10% more than China 		20.2
Ranked 80th.
Radio receivers per 1000 425.34
Ranked 66th. 25% more than China 		339
Ranked 82nd.
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 462.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 72nd. 53% more than China 		301.59 per 1,000 people
Ranked 91st.
Internet > Hosts per 1000 49.92
Ranked 58th. 5 times more than China 		10.8
Ranked 75th.
Number of PCs per million 105.16
Ranked 64th. 3 times more than China 		40.88
Ranked 96th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 248.32 million
Ranked 6th. 		1.11 billion
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Brazil
Radio receivers 71 million
Ranked 7th. 		417 million
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Brazil
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 271.1 million
Ranked 4th. 		1.23 billion
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Brazil
Television receivers 36.5 million
Ranked 7th. 		400 million
Ranked 1st. 11 times more than Brazil
Television broadcast stations > Per capita 0.83 per 1 million people
Ranked 51st. 		2.63 per 1 million people
Ranked 38th. 3 times more than Brazil
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 0.71$
Ranked 103th. 		2.9$
Ranked 21st. 4 times more than Brazil
Mobile phone subscribers 86.21 million
Ranked 6th. 		393.43 million
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Brazil
Telephone system > International country code - 55; landing point for a number of submarine cables, including Americas-1, Americas-2, Atlantis-2, GlobeNet, South America-1, South American Crossing/Latin American Nautilus, and UNISUR that provide direct connectivity to South and Central America, the Caribbean, the US, Africa, and Europe; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic Ocean region east), connected by microwave relay system to Mercosur Brazilsat B3 satellite earth station country code - 86; a number of submarine cables provide connectivity to Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and the US; satellite earth stations - 7 (5 Intelsat - 4 Pacific Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean; 1 Intersputnik - Indian Ocean region; and 1 Inmarsat - Pacific and Indian Ocean regions)
Internet > ISP 50
Ranked 12th. 17 times more than China 		3
Ranked 92nd.
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 17.75
Ranked 57th. 		28.77
Ranked 47th. 62% more than Brazil
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 44.31 million
Ranked 5th. 		278.86 million
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Brazil
Radios 71 million
Ranked 7th. 		417 million
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Brazil
Films produced per million 0.446
Ranked 39th. 3 times more than China 		0.165
Ranked 45th.
Internet > Hosts 9.57 million
Ranked 9th. 		14.31 million
Ranked 5th. 49% more than Brazil
Cinemas > Annual attendance 70 million
Ranked 10th. 		140 million
Ranked 4th. Twice as much as Brazil
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 45.17
Ranked 43th. 		59.88
Ranked 41st. 33% more than Brazil
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 0.407
Ranked 40th. 4 times more than China 		0.115
Ranked 57th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 149.17 Mbps
Ranked 55th. 43% more than China 		104.4 Mbps
Ranked 39th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 532
Ranked 5th. 		963
Ranked 3rd. 81% more than Brazil
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 6.55 million
Ranked 11th. 		96.7 million
Ranked 1st. 15 times more than Brazil
Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 10%
Ranked 21st. 		14.23%
Ranked 36th. 42% more than Brazil
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 7.88 million
Ranked 9th. 		75.6 million
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Brazil
Internet > Top level domain .br .cn
Television > Total number of channels 466
Ranked 2nd. 		2,899
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Brazil
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.078$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 17th. 47% more than China 		0.053$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 47th.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 0.503
Ranked 70th. 16% more than China 		0.434
Ranked 72nd.
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 7.26$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 30th. 12 times more than China 		0.59$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 100th.
Television > Total number of channels per million people 2.5
Ranked 20th. 13% more than China 		2.22
Ranked 23th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 35.61
Ranked 57th. 		74.61
Ranked 43th. 2 times more than Brazil
Telephone system > Domestic fixed-line connections have remained relatively stable in recent years and stand at about 20 per 100 persons; less expensive mobile-cellular technology has been a major driver in expanding telephone service to the lower-income segments of the population with mobile-cellular teledensity roughly 120 per 100 persons interprovincial fiber-optic trunk lines and cellular telephone systems have been installed; mobile-cellular subscribership is increasing rapidly; the number of Internet users exceeded 564 million by the end of 2012; a domestic satellite system with several earth stations is in place
Internet country code .br .cn
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 45.45 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 44th. 		60.92 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 28th. 34% more than Brazil
Telephone mainlines 42.38 million
Ranked 6th. 		350.43 million
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Brazil
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 11.71 min.
Ranked 98th. 3 times more than China 		4.62 min.
Ranked 70th.
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ $11.79 billion
Ranked 1st. 		0.0
Ranked 102nd.
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 17.73 per 1,000 people
Ranked 58th. 		28.75 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th. 62% more than Brazil
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering Pervasive filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 25.98$/month
Ranked 69th. 3 times more than China 		9.75$/month
Ranked 154th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 11.75 min. per capita
Ranked 97th. 3 times more than China 		4.62 min. per capita
Ranked 70th.
Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 90%
Ranked 17th. 5% more than China 		85.77%
Ranked 17th.
Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$ $377.06
Ranked 43th. 74% more than China 		$216.17
Ranked 51st.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 363.92$ per capita
Ranked 42nd. 3 times more than China 		108.49$ per capita
Ranked 57th.
Mobile cellular subscriptions 150.64 million
Ranked 6th. 		641.23 million
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Brazil
Internet > Broadband subscribers 3.3 million
Ranked 12th. 		37.5 million
Ranked 2nd. 11 times more than Brazil
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 0.275
Ranked 155th. 118 times more than China 		0.00233
Ranked 197th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 465
Ranked 4th. 		909
Ranked 2nd. 95% more than Brazil
Internet > IP addresses 48.57 million
Ranked 10th. 		330.32 million
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Brazil
Television > Percentage of Government (public) television institutions 10.04%
Ranked 32nd. 		100%
Ranked 9th. 10 times more than Brazil
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 15200000000 203340000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 5.26
Ranked 67th. 		6.29
Ranked 63th. 20% more than Brazil
Number of PCs 19,350
Ranked 8th. 		52,990
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Brazil
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 223.03
Ranked 76th. 8% more than China 		206.46
Ranked 83th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 73.02 million
Ranked 6th. 		231.61 million
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Brazil
Internet > Broadband access 2.9 million
Ranked 13th. 		35.01 million
Ranked 2nd. 12 times more than Brazil
Television broadcast stations per million 0.827
Ranked 55th. 		2.63
Ranked 42nd. 3 times more than Brazil
Radio > Total number of channels 3,890
Ranked 1st. 69% more than China 		2,306
Ranked 2nd.
Radio > Ratio of private to government (public) radio institutions 5.67
Ranked 45th. 		0.0
Ranked 65th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily 2,020
Ranked 4th. 84% more than China 		1,098
Ranked 5th.
Internet > TLD .br .cn
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 78.47
Ranked 92nd. 62% more than China 		48.41
Ranked 128th.
Internet > Livejournal users 2,921
Ranked 14th. 4 times more than China 		791
Ranked 36th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers 3,044
Ranked 14th. 5 times more than China 		588
Ranked 32nd.
Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita 0.409 per capita
Ranked 40th. 4 times more than China 		0.115 per capita
Ranked 57th.
Telecommunications > Country calling code 55 86
Telephone subscribers per 1000 586.85
Ranked 69th. 3% more than China 		570.57
Ranked 72nd.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 36.6%
Ranked 44th. 2 times more than China 		17.2%
Ranked 75th.
E-Government rating 41.8
Ranked 83th. 		56.3
Ranked 7th. 35% more than Brazil
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 2.66
Ranked 35th. 4 times more than China 		0.72
Ranked 65th.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists 6,914
Ranked 6th. 		82,849
Ranked 2nd. 12 times more than Brazil
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 16.13 per 1 million people
Ranked 82nd. 36 times more than China 		0.448 per 1 million people
Ranked 144th.
Radio > Total number of channels per million people 20.9
Ranked 11th. 12 times more than China 		1.77
Ranked 30th.
Total number of combined radio and television institutions per million people 0.0
Ranked 69th. 		1.48 Number
Ranked 14th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 41.5 million
Ranked 6th. 		269.91 million
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Brazil
Radio > Percentage of government (public) radio institutions 15%
Ranked 21st. 		100%
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Brazil
Radio > Percentage of private radio institutions 85%
Ranked 48th. 		0.0
Ranked 68th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita 11.62 per 1 million people
Ranked 29th. 13 times more than China 		0.87 per 1 million people
Ranked 53th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million 11.58
Ranked 29th. 13 times more than China 		0.87
Ranked 53th.
Internet > Livejournal users per million 15.87
Ranked 116th. 26 times more than China 		0.61
Ranked 196th.
Internet > Linux web servers 197
Ranked 10th. 10 times more than China 		20
Ranked 43th.
Website defacements per million 5.98
Ranked 28th. 19 times more than China 		0.31
Ranked 101st.
Website defacements 1,059
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than China 		394
Ranked 3rd.
1995 Shanghai International Film Festival > In competition > Director FÇ­bio Barreto Ye Daying
Telephone lines 41.14 million
Ranked 7th. 		340.81 million
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Brazil
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 10.1 million
Ranked 8th. 		83.37 million
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Brazil
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 10.91%
Ranked 20th. 		23.19%
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Brazil
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 1.82%
Ranked 58th. 		27.46%
Ranked 4th. 15 times more than Brazil
Internet > ISP per million 0.287
Ranked 105th. 121 times more than China 		0.00238
Ranked 133th.
Telephone subscribers 107.99 million
Ranked 6th. 		743.86 million
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Brazil
Telephone subscribers per employee 707.82
Ranked 6th. 		927.66
Ranked 8th. 31% more than Brazil
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 3.7% GDP
Ranked 65th. 17% more than China 		3.17% GDP
Ranked 47th.
Television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch 3/12/2007 2006
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 26.52$/month
Ranked 8th. 9 times more than China 		2.9$/month
Ranked 173th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 2.89
Ranked 61st. 4 times more than China 		0.743
Ranked 115th.
Royalties and fees $0.70
Ranked 39th. 7 times more than China 		$0.10
Ranked 60th.
Digital terrestrial television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch December 3, 2007 2007-2008
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,250.02
Ranked 52nd. 52% more than China 		823.39
Ranked 134th.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 65362000000 579897000000
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 9.17
Ranked 77th. 		12.97
Ranked 60th. 42% more than Brazil
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 54.28
Ranked 85th. 17 times more than China 		3.14
Ranked 149th.
Phone subscribers 385.13
Ranked 63th. 55% more than China 		247.72
Ranked 79th.
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 31.94%
Ranked 41st. 		35.06%
Ranked 2nd. 10% more than Brazil
Television > Percentage of private television institutions 89.96%
Ranked 36th. 		0.0
Ranked 69th.
Total number of combined radio and television institutions 0.0
Ranked 71st. 		1,932 Number
Ranked 1st.
Internet > ISP > Per capita 0.288 per 1 million people
Ranked 100th. 144 times more than China 		0.002 per 1 million people
Ranked 126th.
Radio > Percentage of public channels with national coverage 16.48%
Ranked 30th. 6 times more than China 		2.73%
Ranked 49th.
Television > Ratio of private to Government (public) television institutions 8.96
Ranked 32nd. 		0.0
Ranked 65th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code 55
Ranked 26th. 		86
Ranked 43th. 56% more than Brazil
Phone system > International dialling code +55 +86
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 363.27
Ranked 44th. 2 times more than China 		171.62
Ranked 75th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 13.43
Ranked 56th. 18 times more than China 		0.744
Ranked 100th.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 587.17 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st. 3% more than China 		570.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita 48.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 68th. 5 times more than China 		10.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 91st.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.004$ per 1 million people
Ranked 113th. Twice as much as China 		0.002$ per 1 million people
Ranked 110th.
Telephone lines > Per 100 people 21.43
Ranked 79th. 		25.73
Ranked 64th. 20% more than Brazil
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 22.34
Ranked 71st. 8% more than China 		20.6
Ranked 80th.
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 25.94
Ranked 77th. 22 times more than China 		1.19
Ranked 135th.
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$, % of GDP 0.523%
Ranked 25th. 		0.0
Ranked 102nd.
Internet servers using encryption 5,026
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than China 		1,579
Ranked 29th.
Telephone mainlines > Per capita 230.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 69th. 		268.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th. 17% more than Brazil
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 0.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 119th. 		0.538 per 1,000 people
Ranked 68th. 2% more than Brazil
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 1.4$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 114th. 		1.5$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 97th. 7% more than Brazil
Internet > Linux web servers per million 1.11
Ranked 65th. 71 times more than China 		0.0157
Ranked 98th.
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per capita 31.01$ per capita
Ranked 19th. 35 times more than China 		0.88$ per capita
Ranked 93th.
Internet > IP addresses (share) 1.1
Ranked 10th. 		7.7
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Brazil
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ 5.78 billion$
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than China 		1.14 billion$
Ranked 10th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people 21.05
Ranked 33th. 20 times more than China 		1.04
Ranked 78th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 2,472
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than China 		964
Ranked 11th.
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita $59.34
Ranked 2nd. 		0.0
Ranked 102nd.
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 55.75%
Ranked 9th. 60% more than China 		34.92%
Ranked 29th.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 48.4%
Ranked 17th. 26% more than China 		38.55%
Ranked 32nd.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 50.06%
Ranked 17th. 63% more than China 		30.79%
Ranked 55th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 16.18
Ranked 81st. 36 times more than China 		0.449
Ranked 142nd.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 2.67 per 1 million people
Ranked 33th. 4 times more than China 		0.72 per 1 million people
Ranked 64th.
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.13 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 55th. 78% more than China 		0.073 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 95th.
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $562.05 million
Ranked 33th. 		$7.82 billion
Ranked 11th. 14 times more than Brazil
Television standard > VHF PAL M PAL D
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people 37.14
Ranked 27th. 		63.55
Ranked 24th. 71% more than Brazil
Telecommunications > Telephone > Telephone greetings, owner answers phone Alô? Oi? Sim? Pronto. (Residência/casa de família, a residence) Bom dia/boa tarde/boa noite, quem deseja? (both residences and shops) Wei? / 喂?
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita 31.06$
Ranked 18th. 35 times more than China 		0.88$
Ranked 92nd.

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