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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.
Cinema attendance per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Television receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced: Number of national feature films produced.
Internet > IP addresses per capita: Number of IPv4 internet address allocated per 1000 residents.
Internet > Users: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months.
Internet > Internet penetration: Penetration.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecoms > Telephone lines: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included.
Internet > Internet Service Providers: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
Cinemas > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
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.
Cinema > Number of cinemas: Number of cinemas.
Television broadcast stations > Per capita: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States.
Mobile phone subscribers: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology.
Telephone system > International: A brief characterization of the system with details on international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa. Arabsat
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines: Fixed telephone lines.
Internet > Hosts: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day.
Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced: Percentage of feature films that are co-productions with international companies.
Internet > Top level domain: Country top level domain.
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.
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.
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.
Telephone mainlines: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering:
Indicates whether websites that express views in opposition to those of the current government (mainly on issues of human rights, freedom of expression, minority rights and religious movements) are censored or blocked. This is determined by accessing websites with provocative or objectionable content in English from within the country in question as well as from a place known to have no filtering regime. The retrieved content is then compared and scanned for discrepancies. Possible differences in blocking behavior across different ISPs is considered, as well as normal connectivity problems.

Values

“per”, pervasive filtering: A large portion of the targeted content in several categories is blocked.

“sub”, substantial filtering: Either a number of categories are subject to a medium level of filtering or a low level of filtering is carried out across many categories.

“sel”, selective filtering: A small number of specific sites across a few categories are blocked, or filtering that targets a single category or issue is present.

“sus”, suspected filtering: Connectivity abnormalities suggest the presence of filtering, but no conclusive proof of deliberate tampering could be found.

“ne”, no evidence of filtering or blocking.

“nd”, no data.
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month: Price basket for Internet is calculated based on the cheapest available tariff for accessing the Internet 20 hours a month (10 hours peak and 10 hours off-peak). The basket does not include the telephone line rental but does include telephone usage charges if applicable. Data are compiled in the national currency and converted to U.S. dollars using the annual average exchange rate.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people: Number of cinemas. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
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 > Broadband subscribers: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries.
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Cinemas per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > IP addresses: Number of IPv4 internet addresses allocated to each country.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people: Estimated number of individual non-daily newspapers in circulation by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU: Telecommunications investment refers to the expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of telecommunication equipment infrastructure (including supporting land and buildings and intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer software). These include expenditure on initial installations and on additions to existing installations.
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology."
Number of PCs: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people: Fixed telephone lines. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions: Mobile subscriptions Number.
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.
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.
Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Telecommunications > Country calling code:
The calling code for each country. A calling code should not be confused with an area or city code. For instance, the calling code for the United States is 1, and the area code for Detroit is 313. In order to dial Detroit from overseas you must dial the 1, plus 313, then the actual phone number. It's also common to see a “+” in front of the calling code, e.g., +1 313 XXX-XXXX.
Telephone subscribers per 1000: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration: Mobile subscriptions %.
E-Government rating: Darrell M. West, Center for Public Policy, Brown University
Population covered by mobile telephony: Population covered by mobile telephony is the percentage of people within range of a mobile cellular signal regardless of whether they are subscribers.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists: Number of newspaper journalists by country.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines: Number of telephone lines.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > Livejournal users per million: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Website defacements per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > Linux web servers: Total usage of Linux servers by country as of Jan 2001
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code: Country Code.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Phone system > International dialling code: Country international dialling code.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile subscriptions Number. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telephone mainlines > Per capita: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita: Telephone employees refer to the total full-time telecommunications staff. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
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.
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$: Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telephone system > Regulation: The year that the nation established an industry regulator for its telecommunication providers. "n/a" indicates that no regulator has been established.
Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
Television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch: Official launch date of digital terrestrial television in different countries.
Telephone subscribers per employee: Telephone subscribers per employee are telephone subscribers (fixed-line plus mobile) divided by total telecommunications employees.
Price basket for mobile > US$ 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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people: Newspaper journalists (headcounts) per 1,000,000 inhabitants.
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.
Royalties and fees: Receipts of royalties and licence fees ($US per person)
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country.
Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of individual non-daily newspapers in circulation by country.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure 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).
Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue: Telecommunications investment refers to the expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of telecommunication equipment infrastructure (including supporting land and buildings and intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer software). These include expenditure on initial installations and on additions to existing installations.
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.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines (per 100 people). Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Internet servers using encryption: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million: . Figures expressed per million population 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.
Internet > Linux web servers per million: Total usage of Linux servers by country as of Jan 2001. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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.
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 10 million $ gross domestic product.
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.
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.
Telephone lines: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology."
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports: Information and communication technology goods imports include telecommunications, audio and video, computer and related equipment; electronic components; and other information and communication technology goods. Software is excluded."
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports: Information and communication technology goods exports include telecommunications, audio and video, computer and related equipment; electronic components; and other information and communication technology goods. Software is excluded."

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STAT	Canada	Costa Rica
Broadcast media	2	multiple privately-owned television stations and 1 publicly-owned television station; cable network services are widely available; more than 100 privately-owned radio stations and a public radio network
Households with television	99% Ranked 3rd. 7% more than Costa Rica	92.8% Ranked 12th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000	326.99 Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Costa Rica	100.17 Ranked 75th.
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people	86.77 Ranked 15th. 83% more than Costa Rica	47.5 Ranked 87th.
Internet > Internet users per thousand people	860.93 Ranked 14th. 84% more than Costa Rica	468.98 Ranked 91st.
Internet > Users per 1000	850.35 Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Costa Rica	336.08 Ranked 52nd.
Internet users	26.96 million Ranked 16th. 18 times more than Costa Rica	1.49 million Ranked 80th.
Personal computers > Per capita	699.93 per 1,000 people Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Costa Rica	218.67 per 1,000 people Ranked 34th.
Personal computers per 1000	699.8 Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Costa Rica	219.01 Ranked 35th.
Radio > List of radio stations	<p>CBC - public, operates English-language network Radio One and cultural network Radio Two</p> </p>Societe Radio-Canada - public, operates French-language services PremiÃ¨re ChaÃ®ne and Espace Musique</p> </p>Radio Canada International - external service run by CBC</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16841120">Full Article</a>	<p>Reloj - popular national radio</p> </p>Radio Columbia - news and talk</p> </p>Radio Monumental - news and talk</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-19414705">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	75.74 Ranked 143th.	128.32 Ranked 49th. 69% more than Canada
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita	575.89 per 1,000 people Ranked 77th. 58% more than Costa Rica	363.58 per 1,000 people Ranked 109th.
Television > List of TV stations	<p>CBC - public, operates English-language national network and cable news channel CBC Newsworld</p> </p>Societe Radio-Canada - public, operates national French-language network and cable news channel RDI</p> </p>CTV - major commercial network</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16841120">Full Article</a>	<p>Teletica (channel 7) - private</p> </p>Repretel (channels 4, 6, 11) - private</p> </p>Canal 13 - public</p>
Television receivers > Per capita	716.97 per 1,000 people Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Costa Rica	143.64 per 1,000 people Ranked 87th.
Televisions per 1000	678.75 Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Costa Rica	125.86 Ranked 103th.
Radio broadcast stations	AM 245, FM 582, shortwave 6	AM 65, FM 51, shortwave 19
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people	174.56 Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Costa Rica	64.71 Ranked 46th.
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people	1,079.8 per 1,000 people Ranked 44th. 88% more than Costa Rica	575.32 per 1,000 people Ranked 70th.
Internet > Users > Per capita	838.57 per 1,000 people Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Costa Rica	362.86 per 1,000 people Ranked 53th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000	516.33 Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Costa Rica	211.76 Ranked 77th.
Televisions	21.5 million Ranked 12th. 41 times more than Costa Rica	525,000 Ranked 99th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita	645.03 per 1,000 people Ranked 6th. 86% more than Costa Rica	347.62 per 1,000 people Ranked 33th.
Internet users > Per 100 people	75.31 Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Costa Rica	32.31 Ranked 68th.
Internet > Internet users	29.76 million Ranked 20th. 14 times more than Costa Rica	2.2 million Ranked 88th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita	167.93 per 1,000 people Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Costa Rica	70 per 1,000 people Ranked 39th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps	217,521 Mbps Ranked 5th. 208 times more than Costa Rica	1,044 Mbps Ranked 27th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita	6,799.87 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 9th. 28 times more than Costa Rica	241.26 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 32nd.
Personal computers	22.39 million Ranked 8th. 24 times more than Costa Rica	930,000 Ranked 53th.
Television broadcast stations	80 Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Costa Rica	20 Ranked 2nd.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes	13.5 billion min. Ranked 4th. 39 times more than Costa Rica	348 million min. Ranked 40th.
Radios per 1000	1,019.7 Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Costa Rica	234.95 Ranked 124th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000	684.35 Ranked 113th. 61% more than Costa Rica	423.78 Ranked 144th.
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$	$89.81 billion Ranked 8th. 47 times more than Costa Rica	$1.93 billion Ranked 58th.
Internet > Percent using internet	86.77% Ranked 14th. 83% more than Costa Rica	47.5% Ranked 86th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular	27.39 million Ranked 35th. 6 times more than Costa Rica	4.36 million Ranked 110th.
Radio receivers > Per capita	1.08 per capita Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Costa Rica	0.268 per capita Ranked 106th.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000	541.14 Ranked 13th. 67% more than Costa Rica	324.46 Ranked 46th.
Telephone mainlines per 1000	565.62 Ranked 7th. 76% more than Costa Rica	321.4 Ranked 36th.
Newspapers > List of newspapers	<p>The Globe and Mail - Toronto-based national daily</p> </p>La Presse - Montreal-based daily</p> </p>The Toronto Sun - daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16841120">Full Article</a>	<p>Al Dia - daily</p> </p>Diario Extra - daily</p> </p>La Nacion - daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-19414705">Full Article</a>
Cinema attendance	112.79 million Ranked 11th. 66 times more than Costa Rica	1.7 million Ranked 55th.
Telephone system > General assessment	excellent service provided by modern technology	good domestic telephone service in terms of breadth of coverage; under the terms of CAFTA-DR, the state-run telecommunications monopoly is scheduled to be opened to competition from domestic and international firms, but has been slow to open to competition
Cinema attendance per capita	3.56 Ranked 7th. 9 times more than Costa Rica	0.408 Ranked 52nd.
Television receivers per 1000	716.97 Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Costa Rica	143.52 Ranked 85th.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced	86 Ranked 15th. 29 times more than Costa Rica	3 Ranked 77th.
Internet > IP addresses per capita	2,332.06 Ranked 10th. 6 times more than Costa Rica	419.47 Ranked 71st.
Internet > Users	28 million Ranked 10th. 19 times more than Costa Rica	1.5 million Ranked 64th.
Internet > Internet penetration	86.8% Ranked 16th. 83% more than Costa Rica	47.5% Ranked 91st.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000	513.74 Ranked 65th. 2 times more than Costa Rica	254.86 Ranked 95th.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000	752.94 Ranked 144th.	1,280.11 Ranked 49th. 70% more than Canada
Telecoms > Telephone lines	18.01 million Ranked 16th. 18 times more than Costa Rica	1.02 million Ranked 74th.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions	26.26 million Ranked 40th. 4 times more than Costa Rica	6.15 million Ranked 99th.
Internet > Internet Service Providers	760 Ranked 2nd. 253 times more than Costa Rica	3 Ranked 137th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	11.41 million Ranked 13th. 24 times more than Costa Rica	481,325 Ranked 69th.
Cinemas > Per capita	0.023 per 1,000 people Ranked 30th. 2 times more than Costa Rica	0.011 per 1,000 people Ranked 43th.
Telephones > Main lines in use	18.2 million Ranked 16th. 15 times more than Costa Rica	1.23 million Ranked 68th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people	50.65 Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Costa Rica	20.71 Ranked 76th.
Active military personnel	68,250 Ranked 37th.	0.0 Ranked 144th.
Radio receivers per 1000	1,077.13 Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Costa Rica	267.9 Ranked 106th.
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita	513.95 per 1,000 people Ranked 65th. 2 times more than Costa Rica	254.44 per 1,000 people Ranked 95th.
Internet > Hosts per 1000	153.64 Ranked 35th. 42 times more than Costa Rica	3.63 Ranked 98th.
Number of PCs per million	699.8 Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Costa Rica	219.01 Ranked 35th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions	27.89 million Ranked 37th. 5 times more than Costa Rica	5.38 million Ranked 104th.
Radio receivers	32.3 million Ranked 13th. 33 times more than Costa Rica	980,000 Ranked 109th.
Cinema > Number of cinemas	656 Ranked 11th. 33 times more than Costa Rica	20 Ranked 48th.
Television receivers	21.5 million Ranked 12th. 41 times more than Costa Rica	525,000 Ranked 94th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology	740 Ranked 7th. 15 times more than Costa Rica	49 Ranked 37th.
Television broadcast stations > Per capita	2.67 per 1 million people Ranked 37th.	4.88 per 1 million people Ranked 8th. 83% more than Canada
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes	1.2$ Ranked 133th.	1.93$ Ranked 98th. 61% more than Canada
Mobile phone subscribers	16.6 million Ranked 25th. 15 times more than Costa Rica	1.1 million Ranked 95th.
Telephone system > International	country code - 1; submarine cables provide links to the US and Europe; satellite earth stations - 7 (5 Intelsat - 4 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean, and 2 Intersputnik - Atlantic Ocean region)	country code - 506; landing points for the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1), MAYA-1, and the Pan American Crossing submarine cables that provide links to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US; connected to Central American Microwave System; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Internet > ISP	760 Ranked 1st. 253 times more than Costa Rica	3 Ranked 97th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000	207.56 Ranked 11th. 32 times more than Costa Rica	6.58 Ranked 62nd.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines	18.01 million Ranked 16th. 18 times more than Costa Rica	1.02 million Ranked 73th.
Radios	32.3 million Ranked 13th. 33 times more than Costa Rica	980,000 Ranked 111th.
Internet > Hosts	5.12 million Ranked 13th. 311 times more than Costa Rica	16,440 Ranked 96th.
Cinemas > Annual attendance	112.8 million Ranked 8th. 66 times more than Costa Rica	1.7 million Ranked 46th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000	167.92 Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Costa Rica	69.98 Ranked 39th.
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita	3.73 Ranked 6th. 8 times more than Costa Rica	0.489 Ranked 44th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million	6,798.59 Mbps Ranked 9th. 28 times more than Costa Rica	241.66 Mbps Ranked 32nd.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles	103 Ranked 16th. 15 times more than Costa Rica	7 Ranked 82nd.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation	5.58 million Ranked 15th. 20 times more than Costa Rica	275,200 Ranked 46th.
Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced	28.38% Ranked 24th.	33.33% Ranked 24th. 17% more than Canada
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily	5.17 million Ranked 12th. 19 times more than Costa Rica	275,000 Ranked 42nd.
Internet > Top level domain	.ca	.cr
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP	0.059$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 38th.	0.077$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 18th. 31% more than Canada
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people	2.49 Ranked 41st. 4 times more than Costa Rica	0.633 Ranked 67th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences	1,101 Ranked 8th. 17 times more than Costa Rica	66 Ranked 39th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	174.34 Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Costa Rica	64.81 Ranked 47th.
Telephone system > Domestic	domestic satellite system with about 300 earth stations	point-to-point and point-to-multi-point microwave, fiber-optic, and coaxial cable link rural areas; Internet service is available
Internet country code	.ca	.cr
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP	222.7 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Costa Rica	52.15 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 29th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita	438.73 min. Ranked 11th. 5 times more than Costa Rica	81.95 min. Ranked 29th.
Telephone mainlines	18.28 million Ranked 14th. 13 times more than Costa Rica	1.39 million Ranked 53th.
Cinemas	692 Ranked 13th. 18 times more than Costa Rica	39 Ranked 43th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita	0.752 per 1,000 people Ranked 15th. 92% more than Costa Rica	0.391 per 1,000 people Ranked 27th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita	207.64 per 1,000 people Ranked 11th. 32 times more than Costa Rica	6.57 per 1,000 people Ranked 63th.
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering	No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month	8.9$/month Ranked 157th.	28.08$/month Ranked 64th. 3 times more than Canada
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita	438.73 min. per capita Ranked 10th. 5 times more than Costa Rica	81.82 min. per capita Ranked 28th.
Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people	20.3 Ranked 24th. 4 times more than Costa Rica	4.55 Ranked 44th.
Internet hosts	None	None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films	71.62% Ranked 26th. 7% more than Costa Rica	66.67% Ranked 39th.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita	2,207.47$ per capita Ranked 17th. 6 times more than Costa Rica	368.61$ per capita Ranked 41st.
Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$	$2,661.83 Ranked 10th. 6 times more than Costa Rica	$421.67 Ranked 38th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature	4,248 Ranked 4th. 19 times more than Costa Rica	221 Ranked 39th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology	620 Ranked 5th. 31 times more than Costa Rica	20 Ranked 41st.
Mobile cellular subscriptions	22.09 million Ranked 34th. 12 times more than Costa Rica	1.89 million Ranked 116th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers	6.71 million Ranked 9th. 240 times more than Costa Rica	27,931 Ranked 60th.
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million	23.99 Ranked 24th. 33 times more than Costa Rica	0.719 Ranked 121st.
Cinemas per million	22.88 Ranked 30th. 2 times more than Costa Rica	11.21 Ranked 43th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences	3,634 Ranked 3rd. 14 times more than Costa Rica	253 Ranked 33th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily	104 Ranked 16th. 17 times more than Costa Rica	6 Ranked 55th.
Internet > IP addresses	79.99 million Ranked 8th. 41 times more than Costa Rica	1.94 million Ranked 65th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	715.66 Ranked 2nd. 17 times more than Costa Rica	41.04 Ranked 32nd.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU	4322000000	74054000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	29.55 Ranked 11th. 12 times more than Costa Rica	2.38 Ranked 86th.
Number of PCs	22,390 Ranked 7th. 24 times more than Costa Rica	930 Ranked 54th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people	516.33 Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Costa Rica	211.76 Ranked 82nd.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total	22,941 Ranked 4th. 16 times more than Costa Rica	1,464 Ranked 38th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions	17.16 million Ranked 19th. 25 times more than Costa Rica	673,615 Ranked 84th.
Television broadcast stations per million	2.67 Ranked 41st.	4.89 Ranked 7th. 83% more than Canada
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation	1,402 Ranked 4th. 35 times more than Costa Rica	40 Ranked 40th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million	752.18 Ranked 17th. 93% more than Costa Rica	390.34 Ranked 29th.
Internet > TLD	.ca	.cr
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	66.32 Ranked 107th. 59% more than Costa Rica	41.75 Ranked 133th.
Internet > Livejournal users	89,743 Ranked 2nd. 685 times more than Costa Rica	131 Ranked 104th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers	21,026 Ranked 5th. 72 times more than Costa Rica	294 Ranked 41st.
Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita	3.73 per capita Ranked 6th. 8 times more than Costa Rica	0.489 per capita Ranked 43th.
Telecommunications > Country calling code	1	506
Telephone subscribers per 1000	1,079.36 Ranked 43th. 87% more than Costa Rica	576.26 Ranked 71st.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration	50% Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than Costa Rica	14.5% Ranked 82nd.
E-Government rating	61.1 Ranked 3rd. 50% more than Costa Rica	40.7 Ranked 93th.
Population covered by mobile telephony	95% Ranked 39th. 19% more than Costa Rica	80% Ranked 40th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita	139.28 per 1 million people Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Costa Rica	58.97 per 1 million people Ranked 32nd.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million	36.1 Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Costa Rica	17.6 Ranked 32nd.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million	3.38 Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Costa Rica	1.53 Ranked 53th.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists	5,000 Ranked 13th. 25 times more than Costa Rica	203 Ranked 14th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita	645.83 per 1 million people Ranked 9th. 10 times more than Costa Rica	67 per 1 million people Ranked 48th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines	18.25 million Ranked 16th. 13 times more than Costa Rica	1.44 million Ranked 66th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History	1,904 Ranked 5th. 25 times more than Costa Rica	76 Ranked 39th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita	19.48 per 1 million people Ranked 20th. 22% more than Costa Rica	16.01 per 1 million people Ranked 29th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million	139.28 Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Costa Rica	58.92 Ranked 33th.
Internet > Livejournal users per million	2,804.91 Ranked 7th. 91 times more than Costa Rica	30.85 Ranked 103th.
Website defacements per million	4.18 Ranked 41st.	4.48 Ranked 39th. 7% more than Canada
Website defacements	130 Ranked 15th. 7 times more than Costa Rica	18 Ranked 53th.
Internet > Linux web servers	982 Ranked 5th. 55 times more than Costa Rica	18 Ranked 46th.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU	32597620000	204588000000
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code	1 Ranked 31st.	506 Ranked 13th. 506 times more than Canada
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million	62.43 Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Costa Rica	20.26 Ranked 31st.
Phone system > International dialling code	+1	+506
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people	496.5 Ranked 31st. 3 times more than Costa Rica	143.45 Ranked 82nd.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million	20.33 Ranked 15th. 4 times more than Costa Rica	5.33 Ranked 35th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology	516 Ranked 7th. 22 times more than Costa Rica	23 Ranked 38th.
Telephone mainlines > Per capita	565.85 per 1,000 people Ranked 8th. 76% more than Costa Rica	320.88 per 1,000 people Ranked 36th.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita	2.37 per 1,000 people Ranked 1st. 72% more than Costa Rica	1.37 per 1,000 people Ranked 47th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences	8,182 Ranked 3rd. 12 times more than Costa Rica	656 Ranked 33th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita	3.38 per 1 million people Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Costa Rica	1.53 per 1 million people Ranked 51st.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP	1.98$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 164th.	121.03$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 96th. 61 times more than Canada
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita	0.04$ per 1 million people Ranked 127th.	0.491$ per 1 million people Ranked 61st. 12 times more than Canada
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$	$6.60 billion Ranked 12th. 9 times more than Costa Rica	$732.73 million Ranked 37th.
Television standard > VHF	NTSC M	NTSC M
Internet > ISP per million	24.7 Ranked 17th. 32 times more than Costa Rica	0.763 Ranked 82nd.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita	1,079.8 per 1,000 people Ranked 44th. 88% more than Costa Rica	575.32 per 1,000 people Ranked 70th.
Telephone system > Regulation	1976	1996
Telephone subscribers	34.88 million Ranked 17th. 14 times more than Costa Rica	2.49 million Ranked 74th.
Television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch	2003-01	4/5/2010
Telephone subscribers per employee	455.91 Ranked 6th. 17% more than Costa Rica	388.06 Ranked 55th.
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month	6.93$/month Ranked 132nd. 4 times more than Costa Rica	1.85$/month Ranked 181st.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita	24.26 per 1 million people Ranked 23th. 86% more than Costa Rica	13.07 per 1 million people Ranked 35th.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP	2.72% GDP Ranked 95th. 8% more than Costa Rica	2.52% GDP Ranked 106th.
Television standard > UHF	NTSC M	NTSC M
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people	156.27 Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Costa Rica	48.67 Ranked 14th.
Phone subscribers	1,037.65 Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Costa Rica	305.44 Ranked 70th.
Royalties and fees	$44.70 Ranked 11th. 149 times more than Costa Rica	$0.30 Ranked 48th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles	1,071 Ranked 5th. 26 times more than Costa Rica	42 Ranked 52nd.
Internet > ISP > Per capita	24.7 per 1 million people Ranked 12th. 32 times more than Costa Rica	0.764 per 1 million people Ranked 76th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	3.22 Ranked 58th. 95% more than Costa Rica	1.65 Ranked 92nd.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million	19.48 Ranked 23th. 22% more than Costa Rica	16 Ranked 32nd.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people	799.53 Ranked 139th.	1,119.2 Ranked 80th. 40% more than Canada
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation	21.23 million Ranked 1st. 126 times more than Costa Rica	168,000 Ranked 32nd.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million	268.27 Ranked 11th. 53% more than Costa Rica	174.91 Ranked 22nd.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita	36.1 per 1 million people Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Costa Rica	17.61 per 1 million people Ranked 30th.
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP	41.15% Ranked 20th. 28% more than Costa Rica	32.15% Ranked 36th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities	594 Ranked 7th. 10 times more than Costa Rica	60 Ranked 37th.
Internet > IP addresses (share)	1.9 Ranked 8th.	0.0 Ranked 199th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita	16.92 per 1 million people Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Costa Rica	6.14 per 1 million people Ranked 33th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita	62.43 per 1 million people Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Costa Rica	20.28 per 1 million people Ranked 28th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita	119.15 per 1 million people Ranked 15th. 77% more than Costa Rica	67.5 per 1 million people Ranked 26th.
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue	13.26% Ranked 70th.	36.2% Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Canada
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million	645.44 Ranked 9th. 10 times more than Costa Rica	66.93 Ranked 47th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people	1,233.44 Ranked 21st. 13 times more than Costa Rica	94.9 Ranked 72nd.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	32.89 Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Costa Rica	10.04 Ranked 75th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita	20.33 per 1 million people Ranked 14th. 4 times more than Costa Rica	5.34 per 1 million people Ranked 33th.
Telephone lines > Per 100 people	54.79 Ranked 13th. 72% more than Costa Rica	31.81 Ranked 49th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people	51.94 Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Costa Rica	21.23 Ranked 75th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million	16.92 Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Costa Rica	6.13 Ranked 34th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million	45.97 Ranked 17th. 4 times more than Costa Rica	10.67 Ranked 31st.
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people	983.91 Ranked 14th. 10 times more than Costa Rica	98.28 Ranked 51st.
Internet servers using encryption	33,197 Ranked 5th. 74 times more than Costa Rica	450 Ranked 45th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million	119.15 Ranked 16th. 77% more than Costa Rica	67.46 Ranked 27th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million	24.26 Ranked 23th. 86% more than Costa Rica	13.06 Ranked 36th.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita	154.13 per 1,000 people Ranked 43th. 39 times more than Costa Rica	3.92 per 1,000 people Ranked 113th.
Internet > Linux web servers per million	31.59 Ranked 8th. 7 times more than Costa Rica	4.48 Ranked 44th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita	268.27 per 1 million people Ranked 9th. 53% more than Costa Rica	175.03 per 1 million people Ranked 20th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	36.09 Ranked 21st. 4 times more than Costa Rica	9.89 Ranked 63th.
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP	0.219 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 15th.	0.245 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 11th. 12% more than Canada
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports	37.94% Ranked 34th. 87% more than Costa Rica	20.27% Ranked 92nd.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports	46.29% Ranked 22nd. 92% more than Costa Rica	24.11% Ranked 59th.
Telephone lines	18.25 million Ranked 16th. 13 times more than Costa Rica	1.44 million Ranked 62nd.
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	9.84 million Ranked 9th. 92 times more than Costa Rica	107,410 Ranked 75th.
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports	8.82% Ranked 32nd.	18.96% Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Canada
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports	3.79% Ranked 42nd.	23.8% Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Canada

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Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users (Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" , Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013); CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; World Information Technology and Services Alliance, Digital Planet: The Global Information Economy, and Global Insight, Inc.; International Telecommunications Union. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics, March 11, 2003; UNESCO Institute for Statistics, March 11, 2003. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. 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Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database.; International Telecommunications Union; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of military and paramilitary personnel (The list); ITU. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunications Union. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. 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Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; CIA World Factbooks 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013; OpenNet Initiative (ONI), ONI Data, https://opennet.net/sites/opennet.net/files/ONI_data-20130920.zip; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. 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