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Media Stats: compare key data on British Virgin Islands & United Kingdom

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STAT British Virgin Islands United Kingdom HISTORY
Broadcast media 1 public service broadcaster BBC is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world; BBC operates multiple TV networks with regional and local TV service; a mixed system of public and commercial TV broadcasters along with satellite and cable systems provide access to hundreds of TV stations throughout the world; BBC operates multiple national, regional, and local radio networks with multiple transmission sites; a large number of commercial radio stations as well as satellite radio services are available
Cinema > Number of cinemas 1
Ranked 61st.
697
Ranked 11th. 697 times more than British Virgin Islands

Internet > IP addresses per capita 460.25
Ranked 67th. 235 times more than United Kingdom
1.95
Ranked 1st.
Internet > Internet Service Providers 16
Ranked 60th.
400
Ranked 4th. 25 times more than British Virgin Islands
Internet > Users 4,000
Ranked 168th.
40.2 million
Ranked 6th. 10050 times more than British Virgin Islands

Internet users 4,000
Ranked 1st.
51.44 million
Ranked 7th. 12861 times more than British Virgin Islands
Radio broadcast stations AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0 AM 219, FM 431, shortwave 3
Radios 9,000
Ranked 208th.
84.5 million
Ranked 5th. 9389 times more than British Virgin Islands
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 12,268
Ranked 190th.
33.01 million
Ranked 9th. 2691 times more than British Virgin Islands

Telephone system > General assessment good overall telephone service technologically advanced domestic and international system
Telephone system > International country code - 1-284; connected via submarine cable to Bermuda; the East Caribbean Fiber System (ECFS) submarine cable provides connectivity to 13 other islands in the eastern Caribbean country code - 44; numerous submarine cables provide links throughout Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East, and US; satellite earth stations - 10 Intelsat (7 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean), 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic Ocean region), and 1 Eutelsat; at least 8 large international switching centers
Telephones > Main lines in use 26,800
Ranked 179th.
33.23 million
Ranked 9th. 1240 times more than British Virgin Islands

Telephones > Mobile cellular 46,800
Ranked 194th.
81.61 million
Ranked 1st. 1744 times more than British Virgin Islands

Television broadcast stations 1
Ranked 68th.
228
Ranked 7th. 228 times more than British Virgin Islands
Televisions 4,000
Ranked 195th.
30.5 million
Ranked 9th. 7625 times more than British Virgin Islands
Internet > Hosts 465
Ranked 160th.
8.27 million
Ranked 10th. 17783 times more than British Virgin Islands

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 1
Ranked 146th.
109
Ranked 14th. 109 times more than British Virgin Islands

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 0.0
Ranked 170th.
17.38 million
Ranked 6th.

Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 0.0
Ranked 50th.
25.75%
Ranked 28th.

Telephone system > Domestic fixed line connections exceed 80 per 100 persons and mobile cellular subscribership is roughly 150 per 100 persons equal mix of buried cables, microwave radio relay, and fiber-optic systems
Internet country code .vg .uk
Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 0.0
Ranked 52nd.
74.25%
Ranked 30th.

Internet > IP addresses 14,336
Ranked 180th.
123.5 million
Ranked 4th. 8615 times more than British Virgin Islands
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 393.86
Ranked 42nd.
522.08
Ranked 16th. 33% more than British Virgin Islands

Internet > TLD .vg .uk
Internet > Livejournal users 150
Ranked 98th.
71,742
Ranked 3rd. 478 times more than British Virgin Islands
Cinema > Percentage of nationally controlled distribution companies 0.0
Ranked 40th.
62.37%
Ranked 28th.
Cinema > Number of distribution companies 0.0
Ranked 48th.
108
Ranked 3rd.

Website defacements 3
Ranked 95th.
301
Ranked 6th. 100 times more than British Virgin Islands
Internet > Linux web servers 8
Ranked 54th.
1,339
Ranked 4th. 167 times more than British Virgin Islands
Internet > Hosts > Per capita 16.48 per 1,000 people
Ranked 83th.
135.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th. 8 times more than British Virgin Islands

Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.0
Ranked 112th.
2.9
Ranked 4th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation 3,500
Ranked 65th.
44.91 million
Ranked 6th. 12830 times more than British Virgin Islands

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 8
Ranked 76th.
1,010
Ranked 9th. 126 times more than British Virgin Islands

SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; http://www.iana.org/numbers; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Internet World Stats, June 30, 2010; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; CIA World Factbooks 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; http://www.iana.org/numbers; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; LiveJournal; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; attrition.org; Netcraft Linux server survey; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables

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