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Households with television: Households with television are the share of households with a television set. Some countries report only the number of households with a color television set, and therefore the true number may be higher than reported.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users (per 100 people). Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
Internet > Internet users per thousand people: Internet users. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Internet > Users per 1000: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
News Agencies > List of news agencies: List of news agencies.
Personal computers > Per capita: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Radio > List of radio stations: List of radio stations.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people: Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people). Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included.
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Television > List of TV stations: List of TV stations.
Television receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Televisions per 1000: The total number of televisions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Personal computers per 1000: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Radio broadcast stations: The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast stations.
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 > Internet users: Internet users.
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.
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.
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Radio receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > Hosts per 1000: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Number of PCs per million: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones: Number of mobile phones.
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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.
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 > 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.
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 > Seats per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand 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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
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 > Geography > History per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Phone system > International dialling code: Country international dialling code.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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.
Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telephone subscribers per employee: Telephone subscribers per employee are telephone subscribers (fixed-line plus mobile) divided by total telecommunications employees.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers (per 100 people). Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people: Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people). Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
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.
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.
Cinemas > Seats > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
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.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences 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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 10 million $ gross domestic product.
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 > Pure sciences > 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 > Telephone > International calling code: Country Code.
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STAT	Canada	Iran
Broadcast media	2	state-run broadcast media with no private, independent broadcasters; Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), the state-run TV broadcaster, operates 5 nationwide channels, a news channel, about 30 provincial channels, and several international channels; about 20 foreign Persian-language TV stations broadcasting on satellite TV are capable of being seen in Iran; satellite dishes are illegal and, while their use had been tolerated, authorities began confiscating satellite dishes following the unrest stemming from the 2009 presidential election; IRIB operates 8 nationwide radio networks, a number of provincial stations, and an external service; most major international broadcasters transmit to Iran
Households with television	99% Ranked 3rd. 29% more than Iran	76.58% Ranked 75th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000	326.99 Ranked 15th. 8 times more than Iran	40.25 Ranked 101st.
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people	86.77 Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Iran	26 Ranked 124th.
Internet > Internet users per thousand people	860.93 Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Iran	256.77 Ranked 130th.
Internet > Users per 1000	850.35 Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Iran	320.29 Ranked 56th.
Internet users	26.96 million Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Iran	8.21 million Ranked 35th.
News Agencies > List of news agencies	<p>The Canadian Press</p>	<p>Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) - state-run</p> </p>Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) - English-language pages</p> </p>Fars News Agency - affiliated to Revolutionary Guards, English-language pages</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14542234">Full Article</a>
Personal computers > Per capita	699.93 per 1,000 people Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Iran	109.14 per 1,000 people Ranked 61st.
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>IRIB - state-run, operates eight national networks, provincial services and an external service</p>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	75.74 Ranked 143th.	76.92 Ranked 140th. 2% more than Canada
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita	575.89 per 1,000 people Ranked 77th. 27% more than Iran	455.22 per 1,000 people Ranked 93th.
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>IRIB - state-run, operates provincial, national and international services</p> </p>Press TV - IRIB's English-language satellite channel</p> </p>Al-Alam - IRIB network in Arabic</p>
Television receivers > Per capita	716.97 per 1,000 people Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than Iran	75.73 per 1,000 people Ranked 109th.
Televisions per 1000	678.75 Ranked 5th. 10 times more than Iran	67.26 Ranked 127th.
Personal computers per 1000	699.8 Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Iran	105.95 Ranked 60th.
Radio broadcast stations	AM 245, FM 582, shortwave 6	AM 72, FM 5, shortwave 5
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people	1,079.8 per 1,000 people Ranked 44th. 3 times more than Iran	384 per 1,000 people Ranked 88th.
Internet > Users > Per capita	838.57 per 1,000 people Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Iran	351.69 per 1,000 people Ranked 56th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000	516.33 Ranked 14th. 37% more than Iran	376.3 Ranked 41st.
Televisions	21.5 million Ranked 12th. 5 times more than Iran	4.61 million Ranked 33th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita	645.03 per 1,000 people Ranked 6th. 77% more than Iran	364.46 per 1,000 people Ranked 32nd.
Internet > Internet users	29.76 million Ranked 20th. 45% more than Iran	20.5 million Ranked 24th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps	217,521 Mbps Ranked 5th. 218 times more than Iran	1,000 Mbps Ranked 46th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita	6,799.87 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 9th. 451 times more than Iran	15.06 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 86th.
Personal computers	22.39 million Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Iran	7.35 million Ranked 19th.
Television broadcast stations	80 Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Iran	28 Ranked 17th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes	13.5 billion min. Ranked 4th. 26 times more than Iran	510.9 million min. Ranked 41st.
Radios per 1000	1,019.7 Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Iran	248.02 Ranked 117th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000	684.35 Ranked 113th.	714.62 Ranked 112th. 4% more than Canada
Internet > Percent using internet	86.77% Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Iran	26% Ranked 125th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular	27.39 million Ranked 35th.	56.04 million Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Canada
Radio receivers > Per capita	1.08 per capita Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Iran	0.279 per capita Ranked 100th.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000	541.14 Ranked 13th. 54% more than Iran	350.87 Ranked 43th.
Telephone mainlines per 1000	565.62 Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Iran	270.63 Ranked 46th.
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>Tehran Times - state-run English-language daily</p> </p>Iran Daily - English-language, published by state news agency IRNA</p> </p>Sharq (The East) - reformist daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14542234">Full Article</a>
Cinema attendance	112.79 million Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Iran	26 million Ranked 19th.
Telephone system > General assessment	excellent service provided by modern technology	currently being modernized and expanded with the goal of not only improving the efficiency and increasing the volume of the urban service but also bringing telephone service to several thousand villages, not presently connected
Cinema attendance per capita	3.56 Ranked 7th. 9 times more than Iran	0.379 Ranked 54th.
Television receivers per 1000	716.97 Ranked 4th. 10 times more than Iran	73.71 Ranked 107th.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced	86 Ranked 15th. 13% more than Iran	76 Ranked 19th.
Internet > IP addresses per capita	2,332.06 Ranked 10th. 35 times more than Iran	66.7 Ranked 137th.
Internet > Users	28 million Ranked 10th. 22% more than Iran	23 million Ranked 11th.
Internet > Internet penetration	86.8% Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Iran	26% Ranked 132nd.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000	513.74 Ranked 65th. 5 times more than Iran	102.95 Ranked 125th.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000	752.94 Ranked 144th.	760.98 Ranked 142nd. 1% more than Canada
Telecoms > Telephone lines	18.01 million Ranked 16th.	28.76 million Ranked 12th. 60% more than Canada
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions	26.26 million Ranked 40th.	58.16 million Ranked 24th. 2 times more than Canada
Internet > Internet Service Providers	760 Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Iran	100 Ranked 11th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	11.41 million Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Iran	3.08 million Ranked 27th.
Cinemas > Per capita	0.023 per 1,000 people Ranked 30th. 5 times more than Iran	0.005 per 1,000 people Ranked 48th.
Telephones > Main lines in use	18.2 million Ranked 16th.	27.77 million Ranked 12th. 53% more than Canada
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people	50.65 Ranked 15th. 35% more than Iran	37.63 Ranked 39th.
Active military personnel	68,250 Ranked 37th.	523,000 Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Canada
Radio receivers per 1000	1,077.13 Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Iran	271.82 Ranked 103th.
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita	513.95 per 1,000 people Ranked 65th. 5 times more than Iran	105.82 per 1,000 people Ranked 125th.
Internet > Hosts per 1000	153.64 Ranked 35th. 3903 times more than Iran	0.0394 Ranked 169th.
Number of PCs per million	699.8 Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Iran	105.95 Ranked 63th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions	27.89 million Ranked 37th.	58.16 million Ranked 24th. 2 times more than Canada
Radio receivers	32.3 million Ranked 13th. 90% more than Iran	17 million Ranked 23th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones	26.54 million Ranked 38th.	96.17 million Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Canada
Television receivers	21.5 million Ranked 12th. 5 times more than Iran	4.61 million Ranked 32nd.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology	740 Ranked 7th.	4,504 Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Canada
Television broadcast stations > Per capita	2.67 per 1 million people Ranked 37th. 6 times more than Iran	0.46 per 1 million people Ranked 59th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes	1.2$ Ranked 133th. 2 times more than Iran	0.55$ Ranked 103th.
Mobile phone subscribers	16.6 million Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Iran	7.22 million Ranked 46th.
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 - 98; submarine fiber-optic cable to UAE with access to Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG); Trans-Asia-Europe (TAE) fiber-optic line runs from Azerbaijan through the northern portion of Iran to Turkmenistan with expansion to Georgia and Azerbaijan; HF radio and microwave radio relay to Turkey, Azerbaijan, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Syria, Kuwait, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan; satellite earth stations - 13 (9 Intelsat and 4 Inmarsat)
Internet > ISP	760 Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Iran	100 Ranked 3rd.
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000	207.56 Ranked 11th. 804 times more than Iran	0.258 Ranked 84th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines	18.01 million Ranked 16th.	28.76 million Ranked 12th. 60% more than Canada
Radios	32.3 million Ranked 13th. 90% more than Iran	17 million Ranked 23th.
Internet > Hosts	5.12 million Ranked 13th. 1790 times more than Iran	2,860 Ranked 131st.
Cinemas > Annual attendance	112.8 million Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Iran	26 million Ranked 17th.
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita	3.73 Ranked 6th. 9 times more than Iran	0.43 Ranked 45th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million	6,798.59 Mbps Ranked 9th. 466 times more than Iran	14.59 Mbps Ranked 86th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles	103 Ranked 16th.	172 Ranked 10th. 67% more than Canada
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation	5.58 million Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Iran	1.65 million Ranked 38th.
Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced	28.38% Ranked 24th. 84% more than Iran	15.38% Ranked 35th.
Internet > Top level domain	.ca	.ir
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP	0.059$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 38th. 2 times more than Iran	0.025$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 69th.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people	2.49 Ranked 41st. 2 times more than Iran	1.01 Ranked 57th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences	1,101 Ranked 8th.	1,844 Ranked 2nd. 67% more than Canada
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	174.34 Ranked 24th. 6 times more than Iran	26.87 Ranked 102nd.
Telephone system > Domestic	domestic satellite system with about 300 earth stations	the addition of new fiber cables and modern switching and exchange systems installed by Iran's state-owned telecom company have improved and expanded the fixed-line network greatly; fixed-line availability has more than doubled to more than 27 million lines since 2000; additionally, mobile-cellular service has increased dramatically serving roughly 56 million subscribers in 2011; combined fixed and mobile-cellular subscribership now exceeds 100 per 100 persons
Internet country code	.ca	.ir
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP	222.7 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 10th. 30 times more than Iran	7.38 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 101st.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita	438.73 min. Ranked 11th. 59 times more than Iran	7.45 min. Ranked 92nd.
Telephone mainlines	18.28 million Ranked 14th.	18.99 million Ranked 11th. 4% more than Canada
Cinemas	692 Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Iran	287 Ranked 26th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita	0.752 per 1,000 people Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Iran	0.236 per 1,000 people Ranked 25th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita	207.64 per 1,000 people Ranked 11th. 778 times more than Iran	0.267 per 1,000 people Ranked 84th.
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering	No evidence of filtering	Pervasive filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month	8.9$/month Ranked 157th. 4 times more than Iran	2.26$/month Ranked 174th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita	438.73 min. per capita Ranked 10th. 57 times more than Iran	7.7 min. per capita Ranked 93th.
Internet hosts	None	None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films	71.62% Ranked 26th.	84.62% Ranked 18th. 18% more than Canada
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita	2,207.47$ per capita Ranked 17th. 29 times more than Iran	76.81$ per capita Ranked 61st.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology	620 Ranked 5th.	1,486 Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Canada
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature	4,248 Ranked 4th. 17 times more than Iran	247 Ranked 28th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers	6.71 million Ranked 9th. 379 times more than Iran	17,700 Ranked 54th.
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million	23.99 Ranked 24th. 16 times more than Iran	1.46 Ranked 101st.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences	3,634 Ranked 3rd. 50% more than Iran	2,426 Ranked 9th.
Cinemas > Seats per 1000	21.38 Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Iran	2.86 Ranked 33th.
Cinemas per million	22.88 Ranked 30th. 5 times more than Iran	4.75 Ranked 47th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily	104 Ranked 16th.	112 Ranked 12th. 8% more than Canada
Internet > IP addresses	79.99 million Ranked 8th. 15 times more than Iran	5.26 million Ranked 50th.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU	4322000000	10354800000000
Number of PCs	22,390 Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Iran	7,347 Ranked 19th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people	516.33 Ranked 17th. 37% more than Iran	376.3 Ranked 46th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total	22,941 Ranked 4th. 55% more than Iran	14,783 Ranked 7th.
Television broadcast stations per million	2.67 Ranked 41st. 6 times more than Iran	0.448 Ranked 63th.
Cinemas > Seats	646,700 Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Iran	173,000 Ranked 9th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation	1,402 Ranked 4th. 91% more than Iran	733 Ranked 10th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million	752.18 Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Iran	227.93 Ranked 27th.
Internet > TLD	.ca	.ir
Internet > Livejournal users	89,743 Ranked 2nd. 1020 times more than Iran	88 Ranked 125th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers	21,026 Ranked 5th. 751 times more than Iran	28 Ranked 92nd.
Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita	3.73 per capita Ranked 6th. 8 times more than Iran	0.441 per capita Ranked 44th.
Telecommunications > Country calling code	1	98
Telephone subscribers per 1000	1,079.36 Ranked 43th. 3 times more than Iran	373.59 Ranked 89th.
E-Government rating	61.1 Ranked 3rd. 39% more than Iran	44 Ranked 66th.
Population covered by mobile telephony	95% Ranked 39th. 6% more than Iran	90% Ranked 74th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita	139.28 per 1 million people Ranked 16th. 35 times more than Iran	3.94 per 1 million people Ranked 36th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million	36.1 Ranked 15th. 27% more than Iran	28.43 Ranked 18th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million	3.38 Ranked 26th. 99% more than Iran	1.7 Ranked 49th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita	645.83 per 1 million people Ranked 9th. 1595 times more than Iran	0.405 per 1 million people Ranked 147th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines	18.25 million Ranked 16th.	27.77 million Ranked 12th. 52% more than Canada
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History	1,904 Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Iran	906 Ranked 11th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita	19.48 per 1 million people Ranked 20th. Twice as much as Iran	9.76 per 1 million people Ranked 27th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million	139.28 Ranked 17th. 37 times more than Iran	3.81 Ranked 38th.
Internet > Livejournal users per million	2,804.91 Ranked 7th. 2210 times more than Iran	1.27 Ranked 189th.
Website defacements	130 Ranked 15th. 5 times more than Iran	28 Ranked 48th.
Website defacements per million	4.18 Ranked 41st. 10 times more than Iran	0.419 Ranked 97th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people	799.53 Ranked 139th. 5% more than Iran	760.98 Ranked 141st.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million	268.27 Ranked 11th. 13 times more than Iran	20.34 Ranked 36th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million	62.43 Ranked 16th. 4 times more than Iran	13.97 Ranked 28th.
Phone system > International dialling code	+1	+98
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million	20.33 Ranked 15th.	22.91 Ranked 13th. 13% more than Canada
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue	13.26% Ranked 70th.	73.68% Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Canada
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP	1.98$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 164th.	3.37$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 93th. 70% more than Canada
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports	46.29% Ranked 22nd. 16 times more than Iran	2.95% Ranked 146th.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports	37.94% Ranked 34th. 35 times more than Iran	1.08% Ranked 149th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita	0.04$ per 1 million people Ranked 127th. 5 times more than Iran	0.008$ per 1 million people Ranked 105th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	36.09 Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Iran	13.75 Ranked 47th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita	268.27 per 1 million people Ranked 9th. 13 times more than Iran	21.02 per 1 million people Ranked 34th.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita	154.13 per 1,000 people Ranked 43th. 3584 times more than Iran	0.043 per 1,000 people Ranked 188th.
Internet > ISP per million	24.7 Ranked 17th. 17 times more than Iran	1.48 Ranked 12th.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita	1,079.8 per 1,000 people Ranked 44th. 3 times more than Iran	384 per 1,000 people Ranked 88th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita	20.33 per 1 million people Ranked 14th.	23.69 per 1 million people Ranked 12th. 17% more than Canada
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month	6.93$/month Ranked 132nd. 3 times more than Iran	2.64$/month Ranked 174th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita	24.26 per 1 million people Ranked 23th.	71.79 per 1 million people Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Canada
Telephone subscribers	34.88 million Ranked 17th. 33% more than Iran	26.21 million Ranked 21st.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million	16.92 Ranked 18th. 55% more than Iran	10.89 Ranked 21st.
Telephone subscribers per employee	455.91 Ranked 6th. 12% more than Iran	407.04 Ranked 54th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million	45.97 Ranked 17th. 4 times more than Iran	11.3 Ranked 24th.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP	2.72% GDP Ranked 95th. 2 times more than Iran	1.27% GDP Ranked 129th.
Television standard > UHF	NTSC M	SECAM G
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	32.89 Ranked 14th. 8 times more than Iran	4.07 Ranked 101st.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people	1,233.44 Ranked 21st. 915 times more than Iran	1.35 Ranked 167th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million	645.44 Ranked 9th. 1636 times more than Iran	0.394 Ranked 145th.
Royalties and fees	$44.70 Ranked 11th.	0.0 Ranked 75th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles	1,071 Ranked 5th. 18% more than Iran	906 Ranked 10th.
Internet > ISP > Per capita	24.7 per 1 million people Ranked 12th. 16 times more than Iran	1.53 per 1 million people Ranked 10th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	3.22 Ranked 58th. 30% more than Iran	2.48 Ranked 67th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million	19.48 Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Iran	9.44 Ranked 29th.
Cinemas > Seats > Per capita	21.38 per 1,000 people Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Iran	2.93 per 1,000 people Ranked 33th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people	51.94 Ranked 15th. 37% more than Iran	38.03 Ranked 38th.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU	32597620000	14053700000000
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million	119.15 Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Iran	37.4 Ranked 26th.
Telephone mainlines > Per capita	565.85 per 1,000 people Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Iran	278.17 per 1,000 people Ranked 44th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million	24.26 Ranked 23th.	69.44 Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Canada
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita	2.37 per 1,000 people Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Iran	0.695 per 1,000 people Ranked 77th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities	594 Ranked 7th.	612 Ranked 5th. 3% more than Canada
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology	516 Ranked 7th.	706 Ranked 4th. 37% more than Canada
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences	8,182 Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Iran	1,319 Ranked 13th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita	3.38 per 1 million people Ranked 25th. 92% more than Iran	1.76 per 1 million people Ranked 48th.
Internet > IP addresses (share)	1.9 Ranked 8th. 19 times more than Iran	0.1 Ranked 46th.
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP	0.219 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 15th. 54% more than Iran	0.142 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 50th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita	16.92 per 1 million people Ranked 17th. 50% more than Iran	11.25 per 1 million people Ranked 21st.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita	62.43 per 1 million people Ranked 15th. 4 times more than Iran	14.44 per 1 million people Ranked 25th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita	36.1 per 1 million people Ranked 14th. 23% more than Iran	29.39 per 1 million people Ranked 17th.
Television standard > VHF	NTSC M	SECAM B
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita	119.15 per 1 million people Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Iran	38.67 per 1 million people Ranked 25th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code	1 Ranked 31st.	98 Ranked 36th. 98 times more than Canada

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