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Broadcast media 4 m 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
Households with television 97.3%
Ranked 12th.
97.5%
Ranked 15th. About the same as Bulgaria

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 178.71
Ranked 47th.
337.99
Ranked 12th. 89% more than Bulgaria

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 55.15
Ranked 70th.
87.02
Ranked 13th. 58% more than Bulgaria

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 555.93
Ranked 71st.
865.38
Ranked 12th. 56% more than Bulgaria

Internet > Users per 1000 247.92
Ranked 67th.
659.16
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Bulgaria

Internet users 3.4 million
Ranked 26th.
51.44 million
Ranked 7th. 15 times more than Bulgaria
News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) - English-language pages</p> </p>Novinite - English-language news site</p> </p>Mediapool - news site</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17205118">Full Article</a> <p>The Press Association</p>
Personal computers > Per capita 59.25 per 1,000 people
Ranked 79th.
599.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 10 times more than Bulgaria

Radio > List of radio stations <p>BNR (Bulgarian National Radio) - public, operates flagship network Horizont, cultural network Hristo Botev</p> </p>Darik Radio - private, national</p> <p>BBC Radio - national services include new-music station Radio 1, adult music station Radio 2, cultural network Radio 3, flagship speech station Radio 4 and news and sport station Five Live</p> </p>BBC Radio Scotland</p> </p>BBC Radio nan Gaidheal - Gaelic-language station for Scotland</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18027956">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 145.73
Ranked 30th. 11% more than United Kingdom
130.75
Ranked 47th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 1,351.52 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 14% more than United Kingdom
1,184.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th.

Television > List of TV stations <p>BNT (Bulgarian National Television) - public, operates Kanal 1 and satellite channel TV Bulgaria</p> </p>bTV - private, national</p> </p>Nova TV - private, national</p> <p>BBC TV - operates BBC1, BBC2 and digital services including BBC News channel</p> </p>BBC World News - commercially-funded international news channel</p> </p>ITV - major commercial network, organised around regional franchises</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18027956">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 398.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 35th.
521.64 per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th. 31% more than Bulgaria

Televisions per 1000 423.08
Ranked 35th.
512.03
Ranked 22nd. 21% more than Bulgaria
Personal computers per 1000 59.25
Ranked 79th.
599.49
Ranked 12th. 10 times more than Bulgaria

Radio broadcast stations AM 31, FM 63, shortwave 2 AM 219, FM 431, shortwave 3
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 78.98
Ranked 38th.
289.75
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Bulgaria

Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,127.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st.
1,615.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 43% more than Bulgaria

Internet > Users > Per capita 259.32 per 1,000 people
Ranked 67th.
661.44 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Bulgaria

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 308.37
Ranked 53th.
522.08
Ranked 13th. 69% more than Bulgaria

Televisions 3.31 million
Ranked 44th.
30.5 million
Ranked 9th. 9 times more than Bulgaria
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 314.08 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th.
554.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 76% more than Bulgaria

Internet users > Per 100 people 34.72
Ranked 60th.
76.02
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Bulgaria

Internet > Internet users 3.88 million
Ranked 72nd.
54.86 million
Ranked 9th. 14 times more than Bulgaria

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 173.7 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th.
320.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 85% more than Bulgaria

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 2,465 Mbps
Ranked 23th.
781,554 Mbps
Ranked 2nd. 317 times more than Bulgaria

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 318.48 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 30th.
13,061.97 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 4th. 41 times more than Bulgaria

Personal computers 461,000
Ranked 67th.
35.89 million
Ranked 5th. 78 times more than Bulgaria

Television broadcast stations 39
Ranked 2nd.
228
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Bulgaria
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 284.37 million min.
Ranked 47th.
15.6 billion min.
Ranked 2nd. 55 times more than Bulgaria

Radios per 1000 576.46
Ranked 57th.
1,418.59
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Bulgaria
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 1,399.71
Ranked 20th. 8% more than United Kingdom
1,300.33
Ranked 29th.

Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $3.00 billion
Ranked 55th.
$153.19 billion
Ranked 5th. 51 times more than Bulgaria

Internet > Percent using internet 55.15%
Ranked 69th.
87.02%
Ranked 13th. 58% more than Bulgaria

Telephones > Mobile cellular 10.47 million
Ranked 70th.
81.61 million
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Bulgaria

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.543 per capita
Ranked 54th.
1.45 per capita
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Bulgaria

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 285.3
Ranked 53th.
519.6
Ranked 15th. 82% more than Bulgaria

Telephone mainlines per 1000 320.87
Ranked 37th.
527.96
Ranked 11th. 65% more than Bulgaria

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>Dnevnik - daily</p> </p>24 Chasa - daily</p> </p>Telegraf - daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17205118">Full Article</a> <p>The Daily Telegraph - broadsheet</p> </p>Financial Times - daily, business</p> </p>The Guardian - daily, former broadsheet</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18027956">Full Article</a>
Cinema attendance 1.92 million
Ranked 53th.
139.5 million
Ranked 8th. 73 times more than Bulgaria
Telephone system > General assessment inherited an extensive but antiquated telecommunications network from the Soviet era; quality has improved with a modern digital trunk line now connecting switching centers in most of the regions; remaining areas are connected by digital microwave radio relay technologically advanced domestic and international system
Cinema attendance per capita 0.246
Ranked 56th.
2.34
Ranked 16th. 10 times more than Bulgaria
Television receivers per 1000 398.22
Ranked 35th.
523
Ranked 18th. 31% more than Bulgaria

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 15
Ranked 52nd.
299
Ranked 6th. 20 times more than Bulgaria

Internet > IP addresses per capita 589.7
Ranked 55th. 302 times more than United Kingdom
1.95
Ranked 1st.
Internet > Users 1.9 million
Ranked 58th.
40.2 million
Ranked 6th. 21 times more than Bulgaria

Internet > Internet penetration 55.1%
Ranked 75th.
87%
Ranked 14th. 58% more than Bulgaria
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 806.82
Ranked 37th.
1,087.6
Ranked 9th. 35% more than Bulgaria

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,475.88
Ranked 29th. 14% more than United Kingdom
1,298.63
Ranked 46th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines 2.25 million
Ranked 54th.
33.01 million
Ranked 9th. 15 times more than Bulgaria

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 10.78 million
Ranked 73th.
82.11 million
Ranked 18th. 8 times more than Bulgaria

Internet > Internet Service Providers 200
Ranked 9th.
400
Ranked 4th. Twice as much as Bulgaria
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 1.31 million
Ranked 50th.
21.37 million
Ranked 6th. 16 times more than Bulgaria

Cinemas > Per capita 0.023 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th.
0.035 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th. 52% more than Bulgaria
Telephones > Main lines in use 2.36 million
Ranked 54th.
33.23 million
Ranked 9th. 14 times more than Bulgaria

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 29.31
Ranked 55th.
52.88
Ranked 12th. 80% more than Bulgaria

Active military personnel 35,000
Ranked 56th.
205,850
Ranked 16th. 6 times more than Bulgaria
Radio receivers per 1000 542.58
Ranked 54th.
1,448.98
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Bulgaria

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 806.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 39th.
1,087.56 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 35% more than Bulgaria

Internet > Hosts per 1000 67.35
Ranked 50th.
134.69
Ranked 38th. Twice as much as Bulgaria

Number of PCs per million 59.25
Ranked 81st.
599.49
Ranked 11th. 10 times more than Bulgaria
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 10.78 million
Ranked 73th.
84.94 million
Ranked 18th. 8 times more than Bulgaria

Radio receivers 4.51 million
Ranked 57th.
84.5 million
Ranked 5th. 19 times more than Bulgaria

Cinema > Number of cinemas 68
Ranked 35th.
697
Ranked 11th. 10 times more than Bulgaria

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 10.65 million
Ranked 53th.
75.75 million
Ranked 17th. 7 times more than Bulgaria
Television receivers 3.31 million
Ranked 44th.
30.5 million
Ranked 9th. 9 times more than Bulgaria

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology 205
Ranked 19th.
5,199
Ranked 1st. 25 times more than Bulgaria

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 4.93 per 1 million people
Ranked 6th. 26% more than United Kingdom
3.91 per 1 million people
Ranked 18th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 0.57$
Ranked 102nd.
0.77$
Ranked 89th. 35% more than Bulgaria

Mobile phone subscribers 6.24 million
Ranked 49th.
65.5 million
Ranked 9th. 10 times more than Bulgaria

Telephone system > International country code - 359; submarine cable provides connectivity to Ukraine and Russia; a combination submarine cable and land fiber-optic system provides connectivity to Italy, Albania, and Macedonia; satellite earth stations - 3 (1 Intersputnik in the Atlantic Ocean region, 2 Intelsat in the Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions) 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
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 0.166
Ranked 100th.
163.79
Ranked 16th. 987 times more than Bulgaria

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 2.25 million
Ranked 54th.
33.01 million
Ranked 9th. 15 times more than Bulgaria

Radios 4.51 million
Ranked 60th.
84.5 million
Ranked 5th. 19 times more than Bulgaria
Internet > Hosts 513,470
Ranked 46th.
8.27 million
Ranked 10th. 16 times more than Bulgaria

Cinemas > Annual attendance 1.9 million
Ranked 35th.
139.5 million
Ranked 5th. 73 times more than Bulgaria

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 171.36
Ranked 19th.
325.32
Ranked 6th. 90% more than Bulgaria

Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 0.231
Ranked 42nd.
2.38
Ranked 12th. 10 times more than Bulgaria

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 318.48 Mbps
Ranked 30th.
13,054.65 Mbps
Ranked 4th. 41 times more than Bulgaria

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 615,600
Ranked 41st.
17.38 million
Ranked 6th. 28 times more than Bulgaria

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 58
Ranked 27th.
109
Ranked 14th. 88% more than Bulgaria

Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 33.33%
Ranked 22nd. 29% more than United Kingdom
25.75%
Ranked 28th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 1.4 million
Ranked 28th.
19.16 million
Ranked 5th. 14 times more than Bulgaria

Internet > Top level domain .bg .uk
Television > Total number of channels 2
Ranked 27th.
31
Ranked 2nd. 16 times more than Bulgaria
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.038$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 58th.
0.073$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 22nd. 92% more than Bulgaria

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 2.04
Ranked 47th.
4.76
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Bulgaria

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences 211
Ranked 19th.
8,902
Ranked 1st. 42 times more than Bulgaria

Television > Total number of channels per million people 0.26
Ranked 26th.
0.512
Ranked 17th. 97% more than Bulgaria
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 79.11
Ranked 40th.
290.22
Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Bulgaria

Telephone system > Domestic the Bulgaria Telecommunications Company's fixed-line monopoly terminated in 2005 in an effort to upgrade fixed-line services; mobile-cellular teledensity, fostered by multiple service providers, has reached 150 telephones per 100 persons equal mix of buried cables, microwave radio relay, and fiber-optic systems
Internet country code .bg .uk
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 92.5 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 19th.
366.57 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Bulgaria

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 36.55 min.
Ranked 48th.
263.92 min.
Ranked 17th. 7 times more than Bulgaria

Telephone mainlines 2.48 million
Ranked 44th.
31.8 million
Ranked 7th. 13 times more than Bulgaria

Cinemas 191
Ranked 24th.
2,019
Ranked 6th. 11 times more than Bulgaria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita 0.606 per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th.
1.89 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Bulgaria

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 0.166 per 1,000 people
Ranked 101st.
163.78 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 987 times more than Bulgaria

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 7.32$/month
Ranked 166th.
27.25$/month
Ranked 67th. 4 times more than Bulgaria

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 36.55 min. per capita
Ranked 48th.
262.18 min. per capita
Ranked 17th. 7 times more than Bulgaria

Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people 8.83
Ranked 37th.
11.5
Ranked 32nd. 30% more than Bulgaria

Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 66.67%
Ranked 37th.
74.25%
Ranked 30th. 11% more than Bulgaria

Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 140.99$ per capita
Ranked 53th.
2,729.11$ per capita
Ranked 7th. 19 times more than Bulgaria

Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$ $395.17
Ranked 40th.
$2,477.32
Ranked 13th. 6 times more than Bulgaria

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature 1,803
Ranked 13th.
22,104
Ranked 1st. 12 times more than Bulgaria

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology 159
Ranked 16th.
4,274
Ranked 1st. 27 times more than Bulgaria

Mobile cellular subscriptions 10.5 million
Ranked 55th.
77.36 million
Ranked 12th. 7 times more than Bulgaria

Internet > Broadband subscribers 1,291
Ranked 93th.
9.86 million
Ranked 6th. 7641 times more than Bulgaria

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 25.56
Ranked 22nd. 4 times more than United Kingdom
6.72
Ranked 46th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences 715
Ranked 15th.
17,106
Ranked 1st. 24 times more than Bulgaria

Cinemas per million 23.26
Ranked 25th.
34.8
Ranked 27th. 50% more than Bulgaria
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 43
Ranked 28th.
108
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Bulgaria

Internet > IP addresses 4.15 million
Ranked 53th.
123.5 million
Ranked 4th. 30 times more than Bulgaria
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 429.46
Ranked 12th.
750.09
Ranked 8th. 75% more than Bulgaria

Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 580000000 8999999000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 11.07
Ranked 48th.
28.13
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Bulgaria

Number of PCs 461
Ranked 67th.
35,890
Ranked 4th. 78 times more than Bulgaria
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 308.37
Ranked 58th.
522.08
Ranked 16th. 69% more than Bulgaria

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total 4,971
Ranked 17th.
110,965
Ranked 1st. 22 times more than Bulgaria

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 2.84 million
Ranked 55th.
45.42 million
Ranked 9th. 16 times more than Bulgaria
Television broadcast stations per million 4.86
Ranked 6th. 24% more than United Kingdom
3.93
Ranked 19th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million 605.44
Ranked 19th.
1,897.25
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Bulgaria

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation 178
Ranked 17th.
10,520
Ranked 1st. 59 times more than Bulgaria

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily 527
Ranked 11th. 13% more than United Kingdom
467
Ranked 12th.

Internet > TLD .bg .uk
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 137.74
Ranked 14th. 9% more than United Kingdom
125.98
Ranked 24th.

Internet > Livejournal users 154
Ranked 96th.
71,742
Ranked 3rd. 466 times more than Bulgaria
Internet > Secure Internet servers 86
Ranked 66th.
33,892
Ranked 3rd. 394 times more than Bulgaria

Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people 2.31
Ranked 15th. 34% more than United Kingdom
1.72
Ranked 23th.

Cinema > Number of distribution companies 17
Ranked 21st.
108
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Bulgaria

Cinema > Percentage of nationally controlled distribution companies 100%
Ranked 5th. 60% more than United Kingdom
62.37%
Ranked 28th.
Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita 0.231 per capita
Ranked 43th.
2.38 per capita
Ranked 12th. 10 times more than Bulgaria

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000 322.63
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
106.06
Ranked 16th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Days to port 2 days
Ranked 27th. Twice as much as United Kingdom
1 days
Ranked 29th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date 2008.04.11 1999.01.??
Telecommunications > Country calling code 359 44
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price EUR 2.56 Free
Telephone subscribers per 1000 1,127.69
Ranked 38th.
1,615.56
Ranked 7th. 43% more than Bulgaria

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 40.3%
Ranked 41st.
72%
Ranked 14th. 79% more than Bulgaria
E-Government rating 41.1
Ranked 88th.
54.8
Ranked 9th. 33% more than Bulgaria
Population covered by mobile telephony 99.6%
Ranked 9th. 1% more than United Kingdom
99%
Ranked 14th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita 219.66 per 1 million people
Ranked 11th.
377.23 per 1 million people
Ranked 8th. 72% more than Bulgaria

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million 25.7
Ranked 19th.
152.2
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Bulgaria

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 5.26
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
1.83
Ranked 48th.

Television > Percentage of public channels with national coverage 100%
Ranked 9th. 24% more than United Kingdom
80.65%
Ranked 13th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 11.17 per 1 million people
Ranked 87th.
561.49 per 1 million people
Ranked 15th. 50 times more than Bulgaria

Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 2.26 million
Ranked 54th.
33.21 million
Ranked 8th. 15 times more than Bulgaria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million 219.59
Ranked 12th.
377.93
Ranked 7th. 72% more than Bulgaria

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History 266
Ranked 17th.
12,433
Ranked 1st. 47 times more than Bulgaria

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita 20.71 per 1 million people
Ranked 19th.
36.57 per 1 million people
Ranked 10th. 77% more than Bulgaria

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million 64.19
Ranked 8th. 8 times more than United Kingdom
7.93
Ranked 34th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita 64.21 per 1 million people
Ranked 8th. 8 times more than United Kingdom
7.82 per 1 million people
Ranked 34th.

Internet > Livejournal users per million 19.79
Ranked 110th.
1,198.34
Ranked 18th. 61 times more than Bulgaria
Website defacements 14
Ranked 57th.
301
Ranked 6th. 22 times more than Bulgaria
Internet > Linux web servers 9
Ranked 52nd.
1,339
Ranked 4th. 149 times more than Bulgaria
Website defacements per million 1.75
Ranked 66th.
5.09
Ranked 34th. 3 times more than Bulgaria
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 16.6%
Ranked 83th.
45.41%
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Bulgaria

Television standard > UHF SECAM <a href=/encyclopedia/Kelvin>K</a> PAL I
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 6.68% GDP
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
3.15% GDP
Ranked 81st.

Telephone subscribers per employee 364.23
Ranked 58th. 3% more than United Kingdom
353.44
Ranked 51st.

Telephone subscribers 8.73 million
Ranked 44th.
97.3 million
Ranked 6th. 11 times more than Bulgaria

Telephone subscribers > Per capita 1,127.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st.
1,615.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 43% more than Bulgaria

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.073$ per 1 million people
Ranked 75th. 6 times more than United Kingdom
0.013$ per 1 million people
Ranked 101st.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 23.46$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 68th. 65 times more than United Kingdom
0.361$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 107th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million 19.37
Ranked 16th.
73.08
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Bulgaria

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million 32.4
Ranked 21st.
212.58
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Bulgaria

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,475.88
Ranked 28th. 10% more than United Kingdom
1,343.35
Ranked 40th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 7.45
Ranked 30th. 4 times more than United Kingdom
1.82
Ranked 84th.

Royalties and fees $0.40
Ranked 44th.
$123.90
Ranked 7th. 310 times more than Bulgaria
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 17.65
Ranked 47th.
34.03
Ranked 12th. 93% more than Bulgaria

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 164.14
Ranked 59th.
1,478.28
Ranked 17th. 9 times more than Bulgaria

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 366
Ranked 20th.
1,010
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Bulgaria

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita 87.11 per 1 million people
Ranked 17th.
291.93 per 1 million people
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Bulgaria

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita 32.41 per 1 million people
Ranked 19th.
212.18 per 1 million people
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Bulgaria

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita 28.63 per 1 million people
Ranked 13th.
60.93 per 1 million people
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Bulgaria

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million 20.7
Ranked 21st.
36.64
Ranked 12th. 77% more than Bulgaria

Phone system > International dialling code +359 +44
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 406.07
Ranked 41st.
716.45
Ranked 13th. 76% more than Bulgaria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology 235
Ranked 12th.
3,570
Ranked 1st. 15 times more than Bulgaria

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 24.27%
Ranked 75th.
31.51%
Ranked 53th. 30% more than Bulgaria

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 47.04
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
16.87
Ranked 52nd.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita 125.36 per 1 million people
Ranked 18th.
421.77 per 1 million people
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Bulgaria

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 70.7 per 1,000 people
Ranked 59th.
135.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th. 92% more than Bulgaria

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 843,543
Ranked 44th.
17.28 million
Ranked 6th. 20 times more than Bulgaria

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 6.09%
Ranked 61st.
10.08%
Ranked 23th. 66% more than Bulgaria

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 2.63%
Ranked 51st.
7.74%
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Bulgaria

Idol series > Idol around the world > Winners Season 1, 2007 : In progress Season 1, 2001-02 : Will Young <br> Season 2, 2003 : Michelle McManus
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita 19.37 per 1 million people
Ranked 15th.
72.94 per 1 million people
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Bulgaria

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 16.6$/month
Ranked 40th. 18% more than United Kingdom
14.02$/month
Ranked 57th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita 24.98 per 1 million people
Ranked 21st.
88.73 per 1 million people
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Bulgaria

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million 21.68
Ranked 23th.
179.87
Ranked 5th. 8 times more than Bulgaria

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million 24.97
Ranked 22nd.
88.89
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Bulgaria

Internet > Linux web servers per million 1.12
Ranked 64th.
22.65
Ranked 15th. 20 times more than Bulgaria
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 2.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th.
3.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 51% more than Bulgaria

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 320.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th.
527.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th. 65% more than Bulgaria

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million 87.08
Ranked 18th.
292.47
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Bulgaria

Internet servers using encryption 263
Ranked 57th.
55,564
Ranked 4th. 211 times more than Bulgaria

Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 34.67
Ranked 72nd.
904.85
Ranked 16th. 26 times more than Bulgaria

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 2803360000 36631000000
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million 125.33
Ranked 20th.
422.55
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Bulgaria

Phone subscribers 550.62
Ranked 53th.
1,358.44
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Bulgaria
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 11.17
Ranked 85th.
559.31
Ranked 15th. 50 times more than Bulgaria

NUMB3RS > International first broadcast dates > First aired January 19, 2006 October 5, 2005
The Lost Room > International broadcasters > Series premiere March 25,2007 January 24, 2007
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita 322.73 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
104.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th.

Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.1
Ranked 47th.
2.9
Ranked 4th. 29 times more than Bulgaria
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people 55.64
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
20.62
Ranked 34th.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation 3.34 million
Ranked 12th.
44.91 million
Ranked 6th. 13 times more than Bulgaria

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities 170
Ranked 19th.
2,143
Ranked 1st. 13 times more than Bulgaria

ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 22.8%
Ranked 58th.
39.11%
Ranked 23th. 72% more than Bulgaria

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences 1,029
Ranked 16th.
24,714
Ranked 1st. 24 times more than Bulgaria

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 5.33 per 1 million people
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
1.81 per 1 million people
Ranked 47th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily 2.65 million
Ranked 10th.
6.25 million
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Bulgaria

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.075 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 91st.
0.201 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Bulgaria
Telephone lines 2.19 million
Ranked 52nd.
33.21 million
Ranked 10th. 15 times more than Bulgaria

ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $382.83 million
Ranked 39th.
$19.68 billion
Ranked 4th. 51 times more than Bulgaria

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita 25.71 per 1 million people
Ranked 19th.
151.92 per 1 million people
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Bulgaria

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 23.17%
Ranked 24th.
27.48%
Ranked 47th. 19% more than Bulgaria

Telephone system > Regulation 1998 1984
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 4.2 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 44th.
11 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 54th. 3 times more than Bulgaria

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 28.72
Ranked 57th.
54.08
Ranked 14th. 88% more than Bulgaria

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 30.45
Ranked 52nd.
52.57
Ranked 13th. 73% more than Bulgaria

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 8.9$/month
Ranked 80th.
31.28$/month
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Bulgaria

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million 28.62
Ranked 14th.
61.04
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Bulgaria

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