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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.
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people: Daily newspapers refer to those published at least four times a week and calculated as average circulation (or copies printed) per 1,000 people."
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people: Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
Internet > Users > Per capita: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Televisions: The total number of televisions
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
Internet > Internet users: Internet users.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Personal computers: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual.
Television broadcast stations: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes).
Radios per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment."
Internet > Percent using internet: Percentage of individuals using the Internet.
Telephones > Mobile cellular: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use.
Radio receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telephone mainlines per 1000: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Newspapers > List of newspapers: List of newspapers.
Telephone system > General assessment: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic and international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
Television receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced: Number of national feature films produced.
Internet > IP addresses per capita: Number of IPv4 internet address allocated per 1000 residents.
Internet > Users: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months.
Internet > Internet penetration: Penetration.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecoms > Telephone lines: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included.
Internet > Internet Service Providers: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
Telephones > Main lines in use: The total number of main telephone lines in use.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people: Fixed-telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.
Active military personnel: Active military.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
Radio receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > Hosts per 1000: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Number of PCs per million: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions.
Cinema > Number of cinemas: Number of cinemas.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones: Number of mobile phones.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
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.
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 spending per capita > Current US$: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment."
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price: Price.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date: Implementation date yyyy.mm.dd.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
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.
Total number of combined radio and television institutions per million people: Total number of combined radio and television institutions. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines: Number of telephone lines.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Internet > Livejournal users per million: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month: Price basket for mobile is calculated as the pre-paid price for 25 calls per month spread over the same mobile network, other mobile networks, and mobile to fixed calls and during peak, off-peak, and weekend times. It also includes 30 text messages per month.
Telecoms > 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.
Telephone subscribers per employee: Telephone subscribers per employee are telephone subscribers (fixed-line plus mobile) divided by total telecommunications employees.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology 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.
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 > 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.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people: Newspaper journalists (headcounts) per 1,000,000 inhabitants.
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.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code: Country Code.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
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.
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).
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.
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.
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 10 million $ gross domestic product.
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."
Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Total number of combined radio and television institutions: Total number of radio and television institutions.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Phone subscribers: Fixed line and mobile telephones (per 1,000 people). Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
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 > Arts and recreation 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.
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue: Telecommunications investment refers to the expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of telecommunication equipment infrastructure (including supporting land and buildings and intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer software). These include expenditure on initial installations and on additions to existing installations.

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STAT	Canada	Nigeria
Broadcast media	2	nearly 70 federal-government-controlled national and regional TV stations; all 36 states operate TV stations; several private TV stations operational; cable and satellite TV subscription services are available; network of federal-government-controlled national, regional, and state radio stations; roughly 40 state-government-owned radio stations typically carry their own programs except for news broadcasts; about 20 private radio stations also operate; transmissions of international broadcasters are available
Households with television	99% Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Nigeria	25.6% Ranked 107th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000	326.99 Ranked 15th. 3866 times more than Nigeria	0.0846 Ranked 176th.
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people	86.77 Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Nigeria	32.88 Ranked 120th.
Internet > Internet users per thousand people	860.93 Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Nigeria	320.5 Ranked 124th.
Internet > Users per 1000	850.35 Ranked 3rd. 13 times more than Nigeria	67.94 Ranked 113th.
Internet users	26.96 million Ranked 16th.	43.99 million Ranked 9th. 63% more than Canada
News Agencies > List of news agencies	<p>The Canadian Press</p>	<p>News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) - government-owned</p>
Personal computers > Per capita	699.93 per 1,000 people Ranked 6th. 111 times more than Nigeria	6.28 per 1,000 people Ranked 135th.
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>Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) - state-run, operates 37 stations broadcasting in 15 languages</p> </p>Voice of Nigeria - FRCN's external service, via shortwave</p> </p>Ray Power - private, owned by DAAR Communications, runs music-based and speech-based FM stations</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13949549">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	75.74 Ranked 143th. 12% more than Nigeria	67.68 Ranked 153th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita	575.89 per 1,000 people Ranked 77th. 93% more than Nigeria	299.15 per 1,000 people Ranked 120th.
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>Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) - state-run, operates scores of national and regional stations; national services broadcast in English</p> </p>AIT - private, owned by DAAR Communications, broadcasting in Lagos, Abuja and internationally via satellite</p> </p>Minaj TV - private, eastern Nigeria and via cable/satellite</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13949549">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita	716.97 per 1,000 people Ranked 3rd. 12 times more than Nigeria	59.9 per 1,000 people Ranked 117th.
Televisions per 1000	678.75 Ranked 5th. 13 times more than Nigeria	52.06 Ranked 134th.
Personal computers per 1000	699.8 Ranked 6th. 110 times more than Nigeria	6.38 Ranked 134th.
Radio broadcast stations	AM 245, FM 582, shortwave 6	AM 83, FM 36, shortwave 11
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people	174.56 Ranked 23th. 7 times more than Nigeria	25.41 Ranked 54th.
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people	1,079.8 per 1,000 people Ranked 44th. 7 times more than Nigeria	150.61 per 1,000 people Ranked 109th.
Internet > Users > Per capita	838.57 per 1,000 people Ranked 4th. 11 times more than Nigeria	74.06 per 1,000 people Ranked 113th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000	516.33 Ranked 14th. 208 times more than Nigeria	2.48 Ranked 195th.
Televisions	21.5 million Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Nigeria	6.9 million Ranked 26th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita	645.03 per 1,000 people Ranked 6th. 55 times more than Nigeria	11.7 per 1,000 people Ranked 109th.
Internet users > Per 100 people	75.31 Ranked 13th. 5 times more than Nigeria	15.86 Ranked 103th.
Internet > Internet users	29.76 million Ranked 20th.	55.93 million Ranked 8th. 88% more than Canada
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita	167.93 per 1,000 people Ranked 21st. 7 times more than Nigeria	23.32 per 1,000 people Ranked 59th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps	217,521 Mbps Ranked 5th. 1673 times more than Nigeria	130 Mbps Ranked 54th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita	6,799.87 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 9th. 7391 times more than Nigeria	0.92 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 84th.
Personal computers	22.39 million Ranked 8th. 26 times more than Nigeria	867,000 Ranked 54th.
Television broadcast stations	80 Ranked 8th. 27 times more than Nigeria	3 Ranked 7th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes	13.5 billion min. Ranked 4th. 45 times more than Nigeria	298.74 million min. Ranked 61st.
Radios per 1000	1,019.7 Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Nigeria	177.29 Ranked 142nd.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000	684.35 Ranked 113th. 45% more than Nigeria	470.45 Ranked 138th.
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$	$89.81 billion Ranked 8th. 14 times more than Nigeria	$6.43 billion Ranked 47th.
Internet > Percent using internet	86.77% Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Nigeria	32.88% Ranked 121st.
Telephones > Mobile cellular	27.39 million Ranked 35th.	95.17 million Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Canada
Radio receivers > Per capita	1.08 per capita Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Nigeria	0.204 per capita Ranked 122nd.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000	541.14 Ranked 13th. 59 times more than Nigeria	9.13 Ranked 171st.
Telephone mainlines per 1000	565.62 Ranked 7th. 65 times more than Nigeria	8.76 Ranked 126th.
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>The Guardian - influential, Lagos-based privately-owned national daily</p> </p>The Champion - Lagos-based daily</p> </p>The Punch - privately-owned daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13949549">Full Article</a>
Telephone system > General assessment	excellent service provided by modern technology	further expansion and modernization of the fixed-line telephone network is needed; network quality remains a problem
Television receivers per 1000	716.97 Ranked 4th. 12 times more than Nigeria	60.54 Ranked 115th.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced	86 Ranked 15th.	997 Ranked 2nd. 12 times more than Canada
Internet > IP addresses per capita	2,332.06 Ranked 10th. 395 times more than Nigeria	5.91 Ranked 193th.
Internet > Users	28 million Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Nigeria	10 million Ranked 26th.
Internet > Internet penetration	86.8% Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Nigeria	32.9% Ranked 127th.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000	513.74 Ranked 65th. 4 times more than Nigeria	133.16 Ranked 114th.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000	752.94 Ranked 144th. 13% more than Nigeria	667.98 Ranked 154th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines	18.01 million Ranked 16th. 43 times more than Nigeria	418,166 Ranked 101st.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions	26.26 million Ranked 40th.	112.78 million Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Canada
Internet > Internet Service Providers	760 Ranked 2nd. 69 times more than Nigeria	11 Ranked 83th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	11.41 million Ranked 13th. 799 times more than Nigeria	14,279 Ranked 141st.
Telephones > Main lines in use	18.2 million Ranked 16th. 25 times more than Nigeria	719,400 Ranked 89th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people	50.65 Ranked 15th. 205 times more than Nigeria	0.248 Ranked 194th.
Active military personnel	68,250 Ranked 37th.	80,000 Ranked 31st. 17% more than Canada
Radio receivers per 1000	1,077.13 Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Nigeria	206.18 Ranked 121st.
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita	513.95 per 1,000 people Ranked 65th. 4 times more than Nigeria	131.49 per 1,000 people Ranked 116th.
Internet > Hosts per 1000	153.64 Ranked 35th. 22168 times more than Nigeria	0.00693 Ranked 184th.
Number of PCs per million	699.8 Ranked 4th. 110 times more than Nigeria	6.38 Ranked 140th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions	27.89 million Ranked 37th.	112.78 million Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Canada
Radio receivers	32.3 million Ranked 13th. 37% more than Nigeria	23.5 million Ranked 18th.
Cinema > Number of cinemas	656 Ranked 11th.	4,871 Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Canada
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones	26.54 million Ranked 38th.	114 million Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Canada
Television receivers	21.5 million Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Nigeria	6.9 million Ranked 24th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology	740 Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Nigeria	203 Ranked 32nd.
Television broadcast stations > Per capita	2.67 per 1 million people Ranked 37th. 116 times more than Nigeria	0.023 per 1 million people Ranked 21st.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes	1.2$ Ranked 133th.	1.49$ Ranked 56th. 24% more than Canada
Mobile phone subscribers	16.6 million Ranked 25th.	18.59 million Ranked 22nd. 12% more than Canada
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 - 234; landing point for the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and Asia; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean)
Internet > ISP	760 Ranked 1st. 69 times more than Nigeria	11 Ranked 61st.
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000	207.56 Ranked 11th. 57945 times more than Nigeria	0.00358 Ranked 113th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines	18.01 million Ranked 16th. 43 times more than Nigeria	418,166 Ranked 100th.
Radios	32.3 million Ranked 13th. 37% more than Nigeria	23.5 million Ranked 18th.
Internet > Hosts	5.12 million Ranked 13th. 4885 times more than Nigeria	1,048 Ranked 151st.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000	167.92 Ranked 21st. 7 times more than Nigeria	23.62 Ranked 58th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million	6,798.59 Mbps Ranked 9th. 7300 times more than Nigeria	0.931 Mbps Ranked 84th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles	103 Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Nigeria	38 Ranked 33th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation	5.58 million Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Nigeria	2.76 million Ranked 14th.
Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced	28.38% Ranked 24th. 280 times more than Nigeria	0.101% Ranked 42nd.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily	5.17 million Ranked 12th. 87% more than Nigeria	2.76 million Ranked 18th.
Internet > Top level domain	.ca	.ng
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP	0.059$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 38th. 69% more than Nigeria	0.035$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 63th.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people	2.49 Ranked 41st.	6.07 Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Canada
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences	1,101 Ranked 8th. 14 times more than Nigeria	80 Ranked 40th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	174.34 Ranked 24th. 7 times more than Nigeria	23.62 Ranked 44th.
Telephone system > Domestic	domestic satellite system with about 300 earth stations	the addition of a second fixed-line provider in 2002 resulted in faster growth but subscribership remains only about 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular services growing rapidly, in part responding to the shortcomings of the fixed-line network; multiple cellular providers operate nationally with subscribership base approaching 60 per 100 persons
Internet country code	.ca	.ng
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP	222.7 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 10th. 169 times more than Nigeria	1.31 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 76th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita	438.73 min. Ranked 11th. 185 times more than Nigeria	2.37 min. Ranked 122nd.
Telephone mainlines	18.28 million Ranked 14th. 15 times more than Nigeria	1.22 million Ranked 59th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita	0.752 per 1,000 people Ranked 15th. 63 times more than Nigeria	0.012 per 1,000 people Ranked 64th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita	207.64 per 1,000 people Ranked 11th. 51911 times more than Nigeria	0.004 per 1,000 people Ranked 114th.
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering	No evidence of filtering	No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month	8.9$/month Ranked 157th.	50.42$/month Ranked 28th. 6 times more than Canada
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita	438.73 min. per capita Ranked 10th. 188 times more than Nigeria	2.33 min. per capita Ranked 121st.
Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people	20.3 Ranked 24th.	33.99 Ranked 12th. 67% more than Canada
Internet hosts	None	None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films	71.62% Ranked 26th.	99.9% Ranked 17th. 39% more than Canada
Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$	$2,661.83 Ranked 10th. 64 times more than Nigeria	$41.53 Ranked 69th.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita	2,207.47$ per capita Ranked 17th. 81 times more than Nigeria	27.22$ per capita Ranked 70th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature	4,248 Ranked 4th. 32 times more than Nigeria	133 Ranked 53th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology	620 Ranked 5th. 7 times more than Nigeria	91 Ranked 35th.
Mobile cellular subscriptions	22.09 million Ranked 34th.	62.99 million Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Canada
Internet > Broadband subscribers	6.71 million Ranked 9th. 13413 times more than Nigeria	500 Ranked 101st.
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million	23.99 Ranked 24th. 289 times more than Nigeria	0.083 Ranked 178th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences	3,634 Ranked 3rd. 31 times more than Nigeria	116 Ranked 49th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily	104 Ranked 16th. 4 times more than Nigeria	25 Ranked 39th.
Internet > IP addresses	79.99 million Ranked 8th. 80 times more than Nigeria	1.01 million Ranked 77th.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU	4322000000	50000000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	29.55 Ranked 11th. 739 times more than Nigeria	0.04 Ranked 147th.
Number of PCs	22,390 Ranked 7th. 26 times more than Nigeria	867 Ranked 55th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people	516.33 Ranked 17th. 208 times more than Nigeria	2.48 Ranked 198th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total	22,941 Ranked 4th. 17 times more than Nigeria	1,314 Ranked 42nd.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions	17.16 million Ranked 19th.	17.34 million Ranked 18th. 1% more than Canada
Television broadcast stations per million	2.67 Ranked 41st. 115 times more than Nigeria	0.0232 Ranked 19th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million	752.18 Ranked 17th. 62 times more than Nigeria	12.12 Ranked 63th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation	1,402 Ranked 4th. 27 times more than Nigeria	52 Ranked 44th.
Internet > TLD	.ca	.ng
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	66.32 Ranked 107th. 59% more than Nigeria	41.66 Ranked 134th.
Internet > Livejournal users	89,743 Ranked 2nd. 2189 times more than Nigeria	41 Ranked 174th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers	21,026 Ranked 5th. 584 times more than Nigeria	36 Ranked 87th.
Telecommunications > Country calling code	1	234
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price	free	Free
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date	2007.03.14	2013.04.22
Telephone subscribers per 1000	1,079.36 Ranked 43th. 8 times more than Nigeria	141.92 Ranked 110th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration	50% Ranked 32nd. 5 times more than Nigeria	10.2% Ranked 91st.
E-Government rating	61.1 Ranked 3rd. 91% more than Nigeria	32 Ranked 165th.
Population covered by mobile telephony	95% Ranked 39th. 64% more than Nigeria	58% Ranked 62nd.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita	139.28 per 1 million people Ranked 16th. 114 times more than Nigeria	1.22 per 1 million people Ranked 64th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million	36.1 Ranked 15th. 49 times more than Nigeria	0.738 Ranked 57th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million	3.38 Ranked 26th. 16 times more than Nigeria	0.214 Ranked 94th.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists	5,000 Ranked 13th.	6,148 Ranked 11th. 23% more than Canada
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita	645.83 per 1 million people Ranked 9th. 2594 times more than Nigeria	0.249 per 1 million people Ranked 152nd.
Total number of combined radio and television institutions per million people	0.433 Number Ranked 26th. 20 times more than Nigeria	0.0215 Number Ranked 45th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines	18.25 million Ranked 16th. 14 times more than Nigeria	1.31 million Ranked 69th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History	1,904 Ranked 5th. 35 times more than Nigeria	55 Ranked 52nd.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million	139.28 Ranked 17th. 114 times more than Nigeria	1.23 Ranked 63th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita	19.48 per 1 million people Ranked 20th. 118 times more than Nigeria	0.165 per 1 million people Ranked 61st.
Internet > Livejournal users per million	2,804.91 Ranked 7th. 9304 times more than Nigeria	0.301 Ranked 197th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita	20.33 per 1 million people Ranked 14th. 24 times more than Nigeria	0.835 per 1 million people Ranked 55th.
Telephone subscribers	34.88 million Ranked 17th. 76% more than Nigeria	19.81 million Ranked 26th.
Telephone lines > Per 100 people	54.79 Ranked 13th. 64 times more than Nigeria	0.86 Ranked 168th.
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month	6.93$/month Ranked 132nd.	10.6$/month Ranked 95th. 53% more than Canada
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people	51.94 Ranked 15th. 207 times more than Nigeria	0.251 Ranked 196th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million	16.92 Ranked 18th. 51 times more than Nigeria	0.332 Ranked 57th.
Telephone subscribers per employee	455.91 Ranked 6th. 78% more than Nigeria	255.7 Ranked 76th.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP	2.72% GDP Ranked 95th.	3.47% GDP Ranked 45th. 28% more than Canada
Television standard > UHF	NTSC M	PAL G
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million	24.26 Ranked 23th. 13 times more than Nigeria	1.87 Ranked 53th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita	24.26 per 1 million people Ranked 23th. 13 times more than Nigeria	1.86 per 1 million people Ranked 54th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita	0.04$ per 1 million people Ranked 127th. 4 times more than Nigeria	0.011$ per 1 million people Ranked 104th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP	1.98$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 164th.	20.68$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 69th. 10 times more than Canada
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million	20.33 Ranked 15th. 24 times more than Nigeria	0.839 Ranked 55th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million	62.43 Ranked 16th. 123 times more than Nigeria	0.507 Ranked 60th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people	799.53 Ranked 139th. 20% more than Nigeria	667.98 Ranked 153th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	3.22 Ranked 58th. 12 times more than Nigeria	0.279 Ranked 133th.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people	156.27 Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Nigeria	45.21 Ranked 35th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	32.89 Ranked 14th. 3838 times more than Nigeria	0.00857 Ranked 176th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people	1,233.44 Ranked 21st. 708 times more than Nigeria	1.74 Ranked 159th.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita	1,079.8 per 1,000 people Ranked 44th. 8 times more than Nigeria	140.14 per 1,000 people Ranked 111th.
Internet > ISP > Per capita	24.7 per 1 million people Ranked 12th. 281 times more than Nigeria	0.088 per 1 million people Ranked 115th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million	19.48 Ranked 23th. 117 times more than Nigeria	0.166 Ranked 60th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code	1 Ranked 31st.	234 Ranked 32nd. 234 times more than Canada
Phone system > International dialling code	+1	+234
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people	496.5 Ranked 31st. 5 times more than Nigeria	99.36 Ranked 93th.
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP	41.15% Ranked 20th. 9 times more than Nigeria	4.39% Ranked 122nd.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports	46.29% Ranked 22nd.	81.83% Ranked 3rd. 77% more than Canada
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports	37.94% Ranked 34th.	64.2% Ranked 7th. 69% more than Canada
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita	268.27 per 1 million people Ranked 9th. 55 times more than Nigeria	4.86 per 1 million people Ranked 59th.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita	154.13 per 1,000 people Ranked 43th. 22018 times more than Nigeria	0.007 per 1,000 people Ranked 204th.
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP	0.219 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Nigeria	0.069 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 99th.
Telephone lines	18.25 million Ranked 16th. 14 times more than Nigeria	1.31 million Ranked 65th.
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	9.84 million Ranked 9th. 145 times more than Nigeria	67,776 Ranked 85th.
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports	8.82% Ranked 32nd.	10.19% Ranked 22nd. 16% more than Canada
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports	3.79% Ranked 42nd.	0.0 Ranked 115th.
Internet > ISP per million	24.7 Ranked 17th. 276 times more than Nigeria	0.0895 Ranked 120th.
Telephone system > Regulation	1976	1992
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	36.09 Ranked 21st. 55 times more than Nigeria	0.662 Ranked 101st.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences	8,182 Ranked 3rd. 15 times more than Nigeria	530 Ranked 39th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita	3.38 per 1 million people Ranked 25th. 16 times more than Nigeria	0.211 per 1 million people Ranked 93th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology	516 Ranked 7th. 14 times more than Nigeria	36 Ranked 40th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities	594 Ranked 7th. 33 times more than Nigeria	18 Ranked 53th.
Internet > IP addresses (share)	1.9 Ranked 8th.	0.0 Ranked 193th.
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$	$6.60 billion Ranked 12th. 180 times more than Nigeria	$36.59 million Ranked 64th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita	16.92 per 1 million people Ranked 17th. 51 times more than Nigeria	0.33 per 1 million people Ranked 59th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita	62.43 per 1 million people Ranked 15th. 124 times more than Nigeria	0.505 per 1 million people Ranked 61st.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita	119.15 per 1 million people Ranked 15th. 112 times more than Nigeria	1.06 per 1 million people Ranked 62nd.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita	36.1 per 1 million people Ranked 14th. 49 times more than Nigeria	0.734 per 1 million people Ranked 58th.
Television standard > VHF	NTSC M	PAL B
Total number of combined radio and television institutions	14 Number Ranked 11th. 5 times more than Nigeria	3 Number Ranked 24th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles	1,071 Ranked 5th. 12 times more than Nigeria	90 Ranked 43th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million	645.44 Ranked 9th. 2569 times more than Nigeria	0.251 Ranked 150th.
Phone subscribers	1,037.65 Ranked 29th. 117 times more than Nigeria	8.9 Ranked 150th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million	268.27 Ranked 11th. 55 times more than Nigeria	4.89 Ranked 58th.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU	32597620000	450309000000
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people	983.91 Ranked 14th. 1215 times more than Nigeria	0.81 Ranked 140th.
Internet servers using encryption	33,197 Ranked 5th. 266 times more than Nigeria	125 Ranked 67th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million	119.15 Ranked 16th. 111 times more than Nigeria	1.07 Ranked 61st.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million	45.97 Ranked 17th. 96 times more than Nigeria	0.48 Ranked 58th.
Telephone mainlines > Per capita	565.85 per 1,000 people Ranked 8th. 65 times more than Nigeria	8.65 per 1,000 people Ranked 126th.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita	2.37 per 1,000 people Ranked 1st. 20 times more than Nigeria	0.117 per 1,000 people Ranked 113th.
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue	13.26% Ranked 70th.	18.06% Ranked 76th. 36% more than Canada

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