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  • Households with television: Households with television are the share of households with a television set. Some countries report only the number of households with a color television set, and therefore the true number may be higher than reported.
  • Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users (per 100 people). Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
  • Internet > Internet users per thousand people: Internet users. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Internet > Users per 1000: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Personal computers > Per capita: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Personal computers per 1000: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Radio > List of radio stations: List of radio stations.
  • Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people: Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people). Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included.
  • Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Television > List of TV stations: List of TV stations.
  • Television receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Televisions per 1000: The total number of televisions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Radio broadcast stations: The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast stations.
  • 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$: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment."
  • Internet > Percent using internet: Percentage of individuals using the Internet.
  • Telephones > Mobile cellular: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use.
  • Radio receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telephone mainlines per 1000: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Newspapers > List of newspapers: List of newspapers.
  • Telephone system > General assessment: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic and international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
  • Television receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Cinema > Number of national feature films produced: Number of national feature films produced.
  • Internet > IP addresses per capita: Number of IPv4 internet address allocated per 1000 residents.
  • Average cost of local call: Telephone average cost of local call (US$ per three minutes). Cost of local call is the cost of a three-minute call within the same exchange area using the subscriber's equipment (that is, not from a public phone).
  • Internet > Users: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months.
  • Internet > Internet penetration: Penetration.
  • Mobile phone subscribers per 1000: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telecoms > Telephone lines: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
  • Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included.
  • Internet > 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.
  • Active military personnel: Active military.

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

  • Radio receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet > Hosts per 1000: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Number of PCs per million: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions.
  • 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
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines: Fixed telephone lines.
  • Internet > Hosts: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita: 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 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.
  • 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."
  • 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 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.
  • 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 > 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.
  • Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Internet > TLD: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
  • Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people: Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included."
  • Internet > Livejournal users: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004)
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Television > Percentage of public channels with national coverage: Percentage of public television channels with national coverage.
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • 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.
  • 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 million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Internet > Livejournal users per million: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Internet servers using encryption: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • 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.
  • Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code: Country Code.

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

  • 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.
  • Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service exports) include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services.
  • Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports) include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services.
  • Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • 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 employees > Total > Per capita: Telephone employees refer to the total full-time telecommunications staff. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telephone lines: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people: Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people). Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers (per 100 people). Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
  • Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people: Newspaper journalists (headcounts) per 1,000,000 inhabitants.
  • Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
  • Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
  • Price basket for mobile > US$ per month: Price basket for mobile is calculated as the pre-paid price for 25 calls per month spread over the same mobile network, other mobile networks, and mobile to fixed calls and during peak, off-peak, and weekend times. It also includes 30 text messages per month.
  • Telecoms > 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
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
  • Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Total number of combined radio and television institutions: Total number of radio and television institutions.
  • ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports: Information and communication technology goods exports include telecommunications, audio and video, computer and related equipment; electronic components; and other information and communication technology goods. Software is excluded."
  • ICT 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."
  • 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."
  • Number of PCs > Per $ GDP: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 10 million $ gross domestic product.
  • Internet > ISP per million: . 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.
  • Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • 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).
  • Phone system > International dialling code: Country international dialling code.
  • Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people: Number of non-daily newspaper titles per 1,000,000 literate inhabitants. 
  • Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
  • 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.
  • Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Television > Percentage of private television institutions: Percentage of private television institutions.
  • 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.
  • Telephone system > Regulation: The year that the nation established an industry regulator for its telecommunication providers. "n/a" indicates that no regulator has been established.
  • Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines: Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers per million: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines (per 100 people). Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
  • Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month: Price basket for residential fixed line is calculated as one-fifth of the installation charge, the monthly subscription charge, and the cost of local calls (15 peak and 15 off-peak calls of three minutes each).
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  • Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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.
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Broadcast media government maintains tight control over broadcast media; state-owned Cameroon Radio Television (CRTV), broadcasting on both a TV and radio network, was the only officially recognized and fully licensed broadcaster until August 2007 when the government finally issued licenses to 2 private TV broadcasters and 1 private radio broadcaster; about 70 privately owned, unlicensed radio stations operating but are subject to closure at any time; foreign news services required to partner with state-owned national station Doordarshan, India's public TV network, operates about 20 national, regional, and local services; a large and increasing number of privately owned TV stations are distributed by cable and satellite service providers; by 2011, more than 100 million homes had access to cable and satellite TV offering more than 700 TV channels; government controls AM radio with All India Radio operating domestic and external networks; news broadcasts via radio are limited to the All India Radio Network; since 2000, privately-owned FM stations have been permitted and their numbers have increased rapidly
Households with television 17.71%
Ranked 113th. 		32%
Ranked 98th. 81% more than Cameroon
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 0.0507
Ranked 181st. 		11.57
Ranked 128th. 228 times more than Cameroon
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 5.7
Ranked 174th. 		12.58
Ranked 155th. 2 times more than Cameroon
Internet > Internet users per thousand people 55.83
Ranked 178th. 		124.18
Ranked 159th. 2 times more than Cameroon
Internet > Users per 1000 19.88
Ranked 128th. 		69.02
Ranked 111th. 3 times more than Cameroon
Internet users 749,600
Ranked 104th. 		61.34 million
Ranked 6th. 82 times more than Cameroon
Personal computers > Per capita 9.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 129th. 		15.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th. 56% more than Cameroon
Personal computers per 1000 9.05
Ranked 129th. 		15.08
Ranked 48th. 67% more than Cameroon
Radio > List of radio stations <p>Cameroon Radio Television - state-run</p> </p>Radio Reine - Catholic station</p> </p>Radio Siantou - private</p> <p>All India Radio - public, operates domestic and external networks</p> </p>Radio One - commercial radio network in six big cities</p> </p>Radio Mirchi - commercial network, stations in Mumbai, Delhi and other cities, mainly music, operated by The Times Group</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12557390">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 64.04
Ranked 157th. 		68.72
Ranked 152nd. 7% more than Cameroon
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 251.16 per 1,000 people
Ranked 124th. 		257.91 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 3% more than Cameroon
Television > List of TV stations <p>Cameroon Radio Television - state-run</p> </p>Canal 2 - private</p> </p>STV - private</p> <p>Doordarshan - public TV; operates national, regional, local and satellite services</p> </p>CNN-IBN - 24-hour news channel in English, partially owned by CNN&#039;s parent, Turner International</p> </p>New Delhi TV (NDTV) - operates NDTV 24x7 and NDTV-India news channels in English and Hindi</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12557390">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 32.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 128th. 		65.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th. 2 times more than Cameroon
Televisions per 1000 26.13
Ranked 149th. 		57.6
Ranked 133th. 2 times more than Cameroon
Radio broadcast stations AM 2, FM 9, shortwave 3 AM 153, FM 91, shortwave 68
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 6.35
Ranked 72nd. 		70.94
Ranked 42nd. 11 times more than Cameroon
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 102.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 132nd. 		127.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 112th. 25% more than Cameroon
Internet > Users > Per capita 22.18 per 1,000 people
Ranked 125th. 		70.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 115th. 3 times more than Cameroon
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 33.98
Ranked 152nd. 35% more than India 		25.13
Ranked 157th.
Televisions 450,000
Ranked 106th. 		63 million
Ranked 4th. 140 times more than Cameroon
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 7.83 per 1,000 people
Ranked 135th. 		45.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 122nd. 6 times more than Cameroon
Internet users > Per 100 people 3.8
Ranked 149th. 		4.54
Ranked 145th. 19% more than Cameroon
Internet > Internet users 1.15 million
Ranked 113th. 		151.6 million
Ranked 3rd. 132 times more than Cameroon
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 6.46 per 1,000 people
Ranked 74th. 		60.09 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd. 9 times more than Cameroon
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 9 Mbps
Ranked 117th. 		20,000 Mbps
Ranked 8th. 2222 times more than Cameroon
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 0.582 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 136th. 		18.27 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 59th. 31 times more than Cameroon
Personal computers 160,000
Ranked 96th. 		17 million
Ranked 4th. 106 times more than Cameroon
Television broadcast stations 1
Ranked 19th. 		562
Ranked 2nd. 562 times more than Cameroon
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 85.49 million min.
Ranked 105th. 		3.1 billion min.
Ranked 8th. 36 times more than Cameroon
Radios per 1000 131.8
Ranked 157th. 24% more than India 		106.05
Ranked 164th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 367.94
Ranked 149th. 		555.73
Ranked 4th. 51% more than Cameroon
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $1.09 billion
Ranked 66th. 		$52.35 billion
Ranked 11th. 48 times more than Cameroon
Internet > Percent using internet 5.7%
Ranked 171st. 		12.58%
Ranked 153th. 2 times more than Cameroon
Telephones > Mobile cellular 10.49 million
Ranked 69th. 		893.86 million
Ranked 2nd. 85 times more than Cameroon
Radio receivers > Per capita 0.163 per capita
Ranked 132nd. 36% more than India 		0.12 per capita
Ranked 147th.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 16.11
Ranked 156th. 		29.67
Ranked 4th. 84% more than Cameroon
Telephone mainlines per 1000 5.63
Ranked 161st. 		44.14
Ranked 103th. 8 times more than Cameroon
Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>Cameroon Tribune - state-owned daily in French, English</p> </p>Mutations - privately-owned French-language daily</p> </p>Le Messager - privately-owned, Douala</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13146033">Full Article</a> <p>The Times of India - Mumbai-based daily</p> </p>The Hindu - Chennai-based daily</p> </p>The Hindustan Times - New Delhi-based daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12557390">Full Article</a>
Telephone system > General assessment system includes cable, microwave radio relay, and tropospheric scatter; Camtel, the monopoly provider of fixed-line service, provides connections for only about 3 per 100 persons; equipment is old and outdated, and connections with many parts of the country are unreliable supported by recent deregulation and liberalization of telecommunications laws and policies, India has emerged as one of the fastest growing telecom markets in the world; total telephone subscribership base exceeded 900 million in 2011, an overall teledensity of roughly 75%, and subscribership is currently growing more than 20 million per month; urban teledensity now exceeds 100% and rural teledensity is steadily growing
Television receivers per 1000 30.59
Ranked 127th. 		63.61
Ranked 112th. 2 times more than Cameroon
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 20
Ranked 47th. 		1,255
Ranked 1st. 63 times more than Cameroon
Internet > IP addresses per capita 6.84
Ranked 191st. 		28.78
Ranked 162nd. 4 times more than Cameroon
Average cost of local call 0.06
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than India 		0.02
Ranked 89th.
Internet > Users 370,000
Ranked 89th. 		80 million
Ranked 3rd. 216 times more than Cameroon
Internet > Internet penetration 5.7%
Ranked 182nd. 		12.6%
Ranked 162nd. 2 times more than Cameroon
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 124.55
Ranked 120th. 56% more than India 		79.85
Ranked 131st.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 604.07
Ranked 161st. 		699.22
Ranked 148th. 16% more than Cameroon
Telecoms > Telephone lines 737,445
Ranked 87th. 		31.08 million
Ranked 10th. 42 times more than Cameroon
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 13.11 million
Ranked 63th. 		864.72 million
Ranked 2nd. 66 times more than Cameroon
Internet > Internet Service Providers 1
Ranked 225th. 		43
Ranked 27th. 43 times more than Cameroon
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 1,100
Ranked 172nd. 		14.31 million
Ranked 10th. 13005 times more than Cameroon
Telephones > Main lines in use 669,000
Ranked 90th. 		32.69 million
Ranked 10th. 49 times more than Cameroon
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 3.4
Ranked 152nd. 35% more than India 		2.51
Ranked 156th.
Active military personnel 14,100
Ranked 84th. 		1.32 million
Ranked 1st. 94 times more than Cameroon
Radio receivers per 1000 154.32
Ranked 132nd. 32% more than India 		117.12
Ranked 148th.
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 138.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th. 68% more than India 		82.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 129th.
Internet > Hosts per 1000 0.00352
Ranked 187th. 		2.3
Ranked 110th. 654 times more than Cameroon
Number of PCs per million 9.05
Ranked 134th. 		11.73
Ranked 129th. 30% more than Cameroon
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 13.11 million
Ranked 64th. 		864.72 million
Ranked 2nd. 66 times more than Cameroon
Radio receivers 2.27 million
Ranked 86th. 		116 million
Ranked 4th. 51 times more than Cameroon
Television receivers 450,000
Ranked 100th. 		63 million
Ranked 4th. 140 times more than Cameroon
Television broadcast stations > Per capita 0.065 per 1 million people
Ranked 20th. 		0.582 per 1 million people
Ranked 56th. 9 times more than Cameroon
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 3.25$
Ranked 88th. 3 times more than India 		1.19$
Ranked 66th.
Mobile phone subscribers 2.26 million
Ranked 75th. 		90 million
Ranked 5th. 40 times more than Cameroon
Telephone system > International country code - 237; landing point for the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and Asia; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) country code - 91; a number of major international submarine cable systems, including Sea-Me-We-3 with landing sites at Cochin and Mumbai (Bombay), Sea-Me-We-4 with a landing site at Chennai, Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG) with a landing site at Mumbai (Bombay), South Africa - Far East (SAFE) with a landing site at Cochin, the i2i cable network linking to Singapore with landing sites at Mumbai (Bombay) and Chennai (Madras), and Tata Indicom linking Singapore and Chennai (Madras), provide a significant increase in the bandwidth available for both voice and data traffic; satellite earth stations - 8 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) and 1 Inmarsat (Indian Ocean region); 9 gateway exchanges operating from Mumbai (Bombay), New Delhi, Kolkata (Calcutta), Chennai (Madras), Jalandhar, Kanpur, Gandhinagar, Hyderabad, and Ernakulam
Internet > ISP 1
Ranked 19th. 		43
Ranked 16th. 43 times more than Cameroon
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 737,445
Ranked 86th. 		31.08 million
Ranked 10th. 42 times more than Cameroon
Radios 2.27 million
Ranked 86th. 		116 million
Ranked 4th. 51 times more than Cameroon
Internet > Hosts 69
Ranked 192nd. 		2.71 million
Ranked 24th. 39232 times more than Cameroon
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 6.09
Ranked 73th. 		58.57
Ranked 44th. 10 times more than Cameroon
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 0.536 Mbps
Ranked 142nd. 		17.74 Mbps
Ranked 59th. 33 times more than Cameroon
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 10
Ranked 71st. 		1,874
Ranked 1st. 187 times more than Cameroon
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 91,750
Ranked 49th. 		79.24 million
Ranked 2nd. 864 times more than Cameroon
Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 0.0
Ranked 50th. 		0.0
Ranked 42nd.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 92,000
Ranked 65th. 		59.02 million
Ranked 3rd. 642 times more than Cameroon
Internet > Top level domain .cm .in
Television > Total number of channels 2
Ranked 56th. 		27
Ranked 17th. 14 times more than Cameroon
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.05$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 49th. 		0.058$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 39th. 16% more than Cameroon
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 0.995
Ranked 60th. 		1.03
Ranked 56th. 3% more than Cameroon
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 1.72$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 74th. 		7.7$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 27th. 4 times more than Cameroon
Television > Total number of channels per million people 0.11
Ranked 59th. 5 times more than India 		0.024
Ranked 66th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 6.07
Ranked 56th. 		71.35
Ranked 44th. 12 times more than Cameroon
Telephone system > Domestic mobile-cellular usage, in part a reflection of the poor condition and general inadequacy of the fixed-line network, has increased sharply, reaching a subscribership base of 50 per 100 persons mobile cellular service introduced in 1994 and organized nationwide into four metropolitan areas and 19 telecom circles each with multiple private service providers and one or more state-owned service providers; in recent years significant trunk capacity added in the form of fiber-optic cable and one of the world's largest domestic satellite systems, the Indian National Satellite system (INSAT), with 6 satellites supporting 33,000 very small aperture terminals (VSAT)
Internet country code .cm .in
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 0.827 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 155th. 		24.82 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 41st. 30 times more than Cameroon
Telephone mainlines 99,439
Ranked 124th. 		49.75 million
Ranked 4th. 500 times more than Cameroon
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 5.51 min.
Ranked 121st. 91% more than India 		2.88 min.
Ranked 112th.
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ $263.30 million
Ranked 31st. 		$3.72 billion
Ranked 3rd. 14 times more than Cameroon
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita 0.004 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th. 		0.014 per 1,000 people
Ranked 55th. 4 times more than Cameroon
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering Selective filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 44.56$/month
Ranked 34th. 7 times more than India 		6.78$/month
Ranked 169th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 5.87 min. per capita
Ranked 118th. 99% more than India 		2.96 min. per capita
Ranked 110th.
Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 100%
Ranked 7th. The same as India 		100%
Ranked 2nd.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 56.31$ per capita
Ranked 66th. 13% more than India 		49.83$ per capita
Ranked 69th.
Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$ $55.68
Ranked 63th. 23% more than India 		$45.31
Ranked 66th.
Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.16 million
Ranked 74th. 		346.89 million
Ranked 3rd. 56 times more than Cameroon
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 0.0581
Ranked 187th. 48% more than India 		0.0393
Ranked 192nd.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 2
Ranked 96th. 		5,221
Ranked 1st. 2611 times more than Cameroon
Internet > IP addresses 137,728
Ranked 129th. 		34.69 million
Ranked 15th. 252 times more than Cameroon
Television > Percentage of Government (public) television institutions 1.23%
Ranked 57th. 2% more than India 		1.2%
Ranked 59th.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 64609000000 165710000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 0.0
Ranked 179th. 		0.46
Ranked 114th.
Number of PCs 160
Ranked 100th. 		13,030
Ranked 12th. 81 times more than Cameroon
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 33.98
Ranked 156th. 35% more than India 		25.13
Ranked 161st.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total 52
Ranked 46th. 		14,085
Ranked 9th. 271 times more than Cameroon
Television broadcast stations per million 0.0596
Ranked 18th. 		0.567
Ranked 61st. 10 times more than Cameroon
Radio > Ratio of private to government (public) radio institutions 34
Ranked 20th. 55% more than India 		22
Ranked 25th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million 3.35
Ranked 46th. 		13.98
Ranked 57th. 4 times more than Cameroon
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily 12
Ranked 48th. 		38,607
Ranked 1st. 3217 times more than Cameroon
Internet > TLD .cm .in
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 32.28
Ranked 143th. 6% more than India 		30.43
Ranked 147th.
Internet > Livejournal users 52
Ranked 153th. 		1,602
Ranked 24th. 31 times more than Cameroon
Internet > Secure Internet servers 6
Ranked 131st. 		825
Ranked 29th. 138 times more than Cameroon
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000 4.57
Ranked 43th. 		67.3
Ranked 22nd. 15 times more than Cameroon
Telecommunications > Country calling code 237 91
Telephone subscribers per 1000 92.56
Ranked 132nd. 		123.99
Ranked 112th. 34% more than Cameroon
E-Government rating 34.9
Ranked 146th. 		45.1
Ranked 57th. 29% more than Cameroon
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 0.132
Ranked 100th. 		5.18
Ranked 21st. 39 times more than Cameroon
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists 350
Ranked 32nd. 		16,079
Ranked 6th. 46 times more than Cameroon
Television > Percentage of public channels with national coverage 50%
Ranked 21st. 93% more than India 		25.93%
Ranked 35th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 0.36 per 1 million people
Ranked 149th. 		0.743 per 1 million people
Ranked 133th. 2 times more than Cameroon
Total number of combined radio and television institutions per million people 0.0551 Number
Ranked 42nd. 31 times more than India 		0.00177 Number
Ranked 51st.
Radio > Percentage of government (public) radio institutions 2.86%
Ranked 47th. 		4.35%
Ranked 42nd. 52% more than Cameroon
Radio > Percentage of private radio institutions 97.14%
Ranked 23th. 2% more than India 		95.65%
Ranked 28th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million 0.794
Ranked 51st. 		38.31
Ranked 15th. 48 times more than Cameroon
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita 0.842 per 1 million people
Ranked 50th. 		39.31 per 1 million people
Ranked 15th. 47 times more than Cameroon
Internet > Livejournal users per million 2.94
Ranked 174th. 2 times more than India 		1.44
Ranked 185th.
Internet servers using encryption 10
Ranked 130th. 		1,796
Ranked 28th. 180 times more than Cameroon
Television > Ratio of private to Government (public) television institutions 80
Ranked 8th. 		82
Ranked 6th. 2% more than Cameroon
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 322.58$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 90th. 189 times more than India 		1.71$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 96th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code 237
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than India 		91
Ranked 41st.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 250
Ranked 26th. 		5,351
Ranked 3rd. 21 times more than Cameroon
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita $12.13
Ranked 37th. 4 times more than India 		$3.01
Ranked 78th.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 102.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 132nd. 		127.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 112th. 25% more than Cameroon
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 30.81%
Ranked 51st. 		66.44%
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Cameroon
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 39.97%
Ranked 35th. 		43.07%
Ranked 28th. 8% more than Cameroon
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 14.14
Ranked 55th. 3 times more than India 		4.82
Ranked 72nd.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita 0.004 per 1,000 people
Ranked 208th. 		2.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 128th. 590 times more than Cameroon
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 0.178 per 1,000 people
Ranked 106th. 		0.404 per 1,000 people
Ranked 124th. 2 times more than Cameroon
Telephone lines 198,321
Ranked 113th. 		37.9 million
Ranked 8th. 191 times more than Cameroon
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $98.24 million
Ranked 78th. 		$51.80 billion
Ranked 2nd. 527 times more than Cameroon
Telephone mainlines > Per capita 6.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 160th. 		45.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 102nd. 7 times more than Cameroon
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 1.2
Ranked 171st. 		3.57
Ranked 145th. 3 times more than Cameroon
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 0.00537
Ranked 181st. 		1.14
Ranked 128th. 212 times more than Cameroon
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people 19.8
Ranked 39th. 37% more than India 		14.48
Ranked 41st.
Telephone subscribers 1.64 million
Ranked 92nd. 		139.75 million
Ranked 4th. 85 times more than Cameroon
Telephone lines > Per 100 people 1.04
Ranked 164th. 		3.32
Ranked 143th. 3 times more than Cameroon
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 16.52$/month
Ranked 42nd. 7 times more than India 		2.39$/month
Ranked 178th.
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$, % of GDP 1.05%
Ranked 10th. 5 times more than India 		0.202%
Ranked 65th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.566
Ranked 121st. 		1.69
Ranked 89th. 3 times more than Cameroon
Telephone subscribers per employee 419.58
Ranked 48th. 4 times more than India 		107.93
Ranked 120th.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 5.35% GDP
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than India 		1.93% GDP
Ranked 69th.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 445727000000 688000000000
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 0.51
Ranked 151st. 		1.55
Ranked 128th. 3 times more than Cameroon
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per capita 1.78$ per capita
Ranked 73th. 		5.67$ per capita
Ranked 56th. 3 times more than Cameroon
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.223$ per 1 million people
Ranked 91st. 223 times more than India 		0.001$ per 1 million people
Ranked 111th.
Total number of combined radio and television institutions 1 Number
Ranked 38th. 		2 Number
Ranked 27th. Twice as much as Cameroon
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 0.03%
Ranked 134th. 		1.31%
Ranked 64th. 44 times more than Cameroon
Television standard > VHF PAL B PAL B
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 3.17%
Ranked 137th. 		5.04%
Ranked 79th. 59% more than Cameroon
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 860
Ranked 153th. 		5.28 million
Ranked 15th. 6140 times more than Cameroon
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.053 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 110th. 36% more than India 		0.039 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 120th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily 69,000
Ranked 41st. 		67.83 million
Ranked 2nd. 983 times more than Cameroon
Internet > ISP per million 0.0596
Ranked 26th. 44% more than India 		0.0413
Ranked 131st.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 0.14 per 1 million people
Ranked 99th. 		5.32 per 1 million people
Ranked 20th. 38 times more than Cameroon
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences 52
Ranked 43th. 		3,350
Ranked 9th. 64 times more than Cameroon
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita 3.57 per 1 million people
Ranked 39th. 5% more than India 		3.41 per 1 million people
Ranked 53th.
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 29.74%
Ranked 43th. 		65.89%
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Cameroon
Phone system > International dialling code +237 +91
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people 36.48
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than India 		11.79
Ranked 47th.
Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.0
Ranked 233th. 		0.8
Ranked 14th.
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita 1.6$
Ranked 73th. 		5.5$
Ranked 57th. 3 times more than Cameroon
Internet > ISP > Per capita 0.065 per 1 million people
Ranked 24th. 55% more than India 		0.042 per 1 million people
Ranked 124th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita 4.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th. 		69.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd. 14 times more than Cameroon
Television > Percentage of private television institutions 98.77%
Ranked 12th. 		98.8%
Ranked 10th. The same as Cameroon
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ 29 million$
Ranked 67th. 		6.2 billion$
Ranked 2nd. 214 times more than Cameroon
Telephone system > Regulation 1998 1997
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 60 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 40th. 		126 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Cameroon
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 0.322
Ranked 148th. 		0.722
Ranked 132nd. 2 times more than Cameroon
Phone subscribers 27.06
Ranked 131st. 		43.78
Ranked 123th. 62% more than Cameroon
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 3.6
Ranked 150th. 46% more than India 		2.47
Ranked 158th.
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 9.29$/month
Ranked 77th. 3 times more than India 		3.28$/month
Ranked 110th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 604.07
Ranked 160th. 		699.22
Ranked 148th. 16% more than Cameroon
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million 3.35
Ranked 41st. 1% more than India 		3.32
Ranked 55th.
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 16.81%
Ranked 58th. 		45.93%
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Cameroon

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