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STAT Canada North Korea HISTORY
Broadcast media 2 no independent media; radios and TVs are pre-tuned to government stations; 4 government-owned TV stations; the Korean Workers' Party owns and operates the Korean Central Broadcasting Station, and the state-run Voice of Korea operates an external broadcast service; the government prohibits listening to and jams foreign broadcasts
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,079.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th. 26 times more than North Korea
41.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 148th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 13.5 billion min.
Ranked 4th. 2178 times more than North Korea
6.2 million min.
Ranked 137th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 326.99
Ranked 15th.
0.0
Ranked 194th.

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 86.77
Ranked 15th.
0.0
Ranked 199th.

News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>The Canadian Press</p> <p>Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) - state-run; web pages in several languages</p> </p>Uriminzokkiri (On Our Own) - website carrying official news; pages in several languages</p>
Radio broadcast stations AM 245, FM 582, shortwave 6 AM 17 (including 11 stations of Korean Central Broadcasting Station; North Korea has a "national intercom" cable radio station wired throughout the country that is a significant source of information for the average North Korean citizen; it is wired into most residences and workplaces and carries news and commentary), FM 14, shortwave 14
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 75.74
Ranked 143th. 11 times more than North Korea
6.92
Ranked 198th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 516.33
Ranked 14th. 11 times more than North Korea
47.65
Ranked 144th.

Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 645.03 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 13 times more than North Korea
50.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st.

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>Korean Central Broadcasting Station - radio station of Korean Workers&#039; Party</p> </p>Korean Central TV - TV station of Korean Workers&#039; Party</p> </p>Mansudae TV - cultural station</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15259016">Full Article</a>
Television broadcast stations 80
Ranked 8th. 20 times more than North Korea
4
Ranked 6th.

Television receivers > Per capita 716.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 13 times more than North Korea
56.24 per 1,000 people
Ranked 119th.

Televisions 21.5 million
Ranked 12th. 18 times more than North Korea
1.2 million
Ranked 76th.
Televisions per 1000 678.75
Ranked 5th. 13 times more than North Korea
51.17
Ranked 135th.
Radios per 1000 1,019.7
Ranked 9th. 7 times more than North Korea
143.29
Ranked 152nd.
Internet > Percent using internet 86.77%
Ranked 14th.
0.0
Ranked 200th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular 27.39 million
Ranked 35th. 27 times more than North Korea
1,000,000
Ranked 148th.

Radio receivers > Per capita 1.08 per capita
Ranked 8th. 7 times more than North Korea
0.157 per capita
Ranked 136th.

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 541.14
Ranked 13th. 11 times more than North Korea
48.67
Ranked 1st.

Telephone mainlines per 1000 565.62
Ranked 7th. 14 times more than North Korea
41.79
Ranked 127th.

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>Rodong Sinmun (Labour Daily) - organ of Korean Workers&#039; Party; web pages in English</p> </p>Joson Inmingun (Korean People&#039;s Army Daily)</p> </p>Minju Choson (Democratic Korea) - government organ</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15259016">Full Article</a>
Telephone system > General assessment excellent service provided by modern technology adequate system; nationwide fiber-optic network; mobile-cellular service expanding beyond Pyongyang
Television receivers per 1000 716.97
Ranked 4th. 13 times more than North Korea
53.95
Ranked 118th.

Internet > IP addresses per capita 2,332.06
Ranked 10th. 58302 times more than North Korea
0.04
Ranked 223th.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 752.94
Ranked 144th. 11 times more than North Korea
68.65
Ranked 198th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines 18.01 million
Ranked 16th. 15 times more than North Korea
1.18 million
Ranked 69th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 26.26 million
Ranked 40th. 15 times more than North Korea
1.7 million
Ranked 145th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers 760
Ranked 2nd. 760 times more than North Korea
1
Ranked 175th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 11.41 million
Ranked 13th.
0.0
Ranked 194th.

Telephones > Main lines in use 18.2 million
Ranked 16th. 15 times more than North Korea
1.18 million
Ranked 71st.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 50.65
Ranked 15th. 11 times more than North Korea
4.77
Ranked 144th.

Active military personnel 68,250
Ranked 37th.
1.11 million
Ranked 2nd. 16 times more than Canada
Radio receivers per 1000 1,077.13
Ranked 7th. 7 times more than North Korea
151.07
Ranked 135th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 27.89 million
Ranked 37th. 16 times more than North Korea
1.7 million
Ranked 145th.

Radio receivers 32.3 million
Ranked 13th. 10 times more than North Korea
3.36 million
Ranked 67th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 26.54 million
Ranked 38th. 13 times more than North Korea
2 million
Ranked 63th.
Television receivers 21.5 million
Ranked 12th. 18 times more than North Korea
1.2 million
Ranked 75th.

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 2.67 per 1 million people
Ranked 37th. 15 times more than North Korea
0.18 per 1 million people
Ranked 11th.

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 - 850; satellite earth stations - 2 (1 Intelsat - Indian Ocean, 1 Russian - Indian Ocean region); other international connections through Moscow and Beijing
Internet > ISP 760
Ranked 1st. 760 times more than North Korea
1
Ranked 126th.
Radios 32.3 million
Ranked 13th. 10 times more than North Korea
3.36 million
Ranked 68th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 5.58 million
Ranked 15th. 24% more than North Korea
4.5 million
Ranked 20th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 103
Ranked 16th. 7 times more than North Korea
15
Ranked 53th.

Internet > Top level domain .ca .kp
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 174.34
Ranked 24th.
204.39
Ranked 33th. 17% more than Canada
Telephone system > Domestic domestic satellite system with about 300 earth stations fiber-optic links installed down to the county level; telephone directories unavailable; GSM mobile-cellular service initiated in 2002 but suspended in 2004; Orascom Telecom Holding, an Egyptian company, launched W-CDMA mobile service on 15 December 2008 for the Pyongyang area, has expanded service to several large cities and now has a 1-million-person subscriber base
Internet country code .ca .kp
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 438.73 min.
Ranked 11th. 1498 times more than North Korea
0.293 min.
Ranked 148th.
Telephone mainlines 18.28 million
Ranked 14th. 19 times more than North Korea
980,000
Ranked 68th.

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering nd
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 438.73 min. per capita
Ranked 10th. 1448 times more than North Korea
0.303 min. per capita
Ranked 145th.
Internet hosts None None
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 23.99
Ranked 24th. 563 times more than North Korea
0.0426
Ranked 191st.
Internet > IP addresses 79.99 million
Ranked 8th. 78115 times more than North Korea
1,024
Ranked 224th.
Television broadcast stations per million 2.67
Ranked 41st. 16 times more than North Korea
0.171
Ranked 10th.

Internet > TLD .ca .kp
Internet > Livejournal users 89,743
Ranked 2nd. 2137 times more than North Korea
42
Ranked 172nd.
Telecommunications > Country calling code 1 850
Telephone subscribers per 1000 1,079.36
Ranked 43th. 27 times more than North Korea
39.4
Ranked 151st.

E-Government rating 61.1
Ranked 3rd. 70% more than North Korea
36
Ranked 127th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 18.25 million
Ranked 16th. 15 times more than North Korea
1.18 million
Ranked 71st.
Internet > Livejournal users per million 2,804.91
Ranked 7th. 1579 times more than North Korea
1.78
Ranked 182nd.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 799.53
Ranked 139th. 12 times more than North Korea
68.65
Ranked 196th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 51.94
Ranked 15th. 11 times more than North Korea
4.81
Ranked 144th.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 1,071
Ranked 5th. 153 times more than North Korea
7
Ranked 77th.
Internet > IP addresses (share) 1.9
Ranked 8th.
0.0
Ranked 70th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code 1
Ranked 31st.
850
Ranked 30th. 850 times more than Canada
Phone system > International dialling code +1 +850
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 36.09
Ranked 21st. 122 times more than North Korea
0.296
Ranked 106th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 3.22
Ranked 58th. 5 times more than North Korea
0.635
Ranked 119th.

Telephone subscribers per employee 455.91
Ranked 6th. 14 times more than North Korea
33.33
Ranked 119th.

Telephone subscribers 34.88 million
Ranked 17th. 38 times more than North Korea
916,000
Ranked 93th.

Telephone subscribers > Per capita 1,079.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th. 26 times more than North Korea
41.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 147th.

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 2.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than North Korea
0.734 per 1,000 people
Ranked 119th.

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 565.85 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 13 times more than North Korea
44 per 1,000 people
Ranked 129th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 32.89
Ranked 14th.
0.0
Ranked 194th.

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 1,233.44
Ranked 21st. 30061 times more than North Korea
0.041
Ranked 187th.
Internet > ISP > Per capita 24.7 per 1 million people
Ranked 12th. 537 times more than North Korea
0.046 per 1 million people
Ranked 123th.
Television standard > VHF NTSC M PAL
Internet > ISP per million 24.7
Ranked 17th. 564 times more than North Korea
0.0438
Ranked 129th.

SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; World Development Indicators database; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.; British Broadcasting Corporation 2014; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; CIA World Factbook, December 2003. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunications Union. Source tables; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; World Development Indicators database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; http://www.iana.org/numbers; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database.; International Telecommunications Union; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of military and paramilitary personnel (The list); International Telecommunications Union. Source tables; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of mobile phones in use; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; CIA World Factbooks 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013; OpenNet Initiative (ONI), ONI Data, https://opennet.net/sites/opennet.net/files/ONI_data-20130920.zip; http://www.iana.org/numbers; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; LiveJournal; Wikipedia: List of country calling codes (Alphabetical listing by country or region); report presents the second annual update on global e-government, i.e., the delivery of public sector information and online services through the Internet. This report studies the features that are available online at national government websites. Using a detailed analysis of 1.197 government websites in 198 different nations, it measures the information and services that are online, chart the variations that exist across countries, and discuss how e-government sites vary by region of the world. In order to see how the 198 nations ranked overall, the E-Government Ranking 2002 created a 0 to 100 point index and applied it to each nation's websites based on the availability of contact information, publications, databases, portals, and number of online services. (2002); Wikipedia: List of countries by number of telephone lines in use; LiveJournal. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunications Union. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. 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Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Netcraft (http://www.netcraft.com/) and World Bank population estimates.; Tenlab May 2002

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