Media Stats: compare key data on China & France

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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.
Films produced: Amount of films created in specified country as catalogued by IMDB
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.
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.
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.
Films produced per million: Amount of films created in specified country as catalogued by IMDB. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
Mobile phones: Mobile cellular per 100 population (2002).
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.
Television > Total number of channels: Total number of television channels.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 $ gross domestic product.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people: Number of national feature films produced. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Television > Total number of channels per million people: Total number of television channels. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Telephone system > Domestic: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
Arabsat -
Internet country code: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
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.
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.
Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment."
Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included."
Internet > Broadband subscribers: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries.
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > IP addresses: Number of IPv4 internet addresses allocated to each country.
Television > Percentage of Government (public) television institutions: Percentage of Government (public) television institutions.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people: Estimated number of individual non-daily newspapers in circulation by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU: Telecommunications investment refers to the expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of telecommunication equipment infrastructure (including supporting land and buildings and intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer software). These include expenditure on initial installations and on additions to existing installations.
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology."
Number of PCs: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people: Fixed telephone lines. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions: Mobile subscriptions Number.
Internet > Broadband access: DSL lines, cable modems etc. total in major countries (Top 30)
Television broadcast stations per million: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Radio > Total number of channels: Total number of radio channels.
Radio > Ratio of private to government (public) radio institutions: Number of private radio institutions to government radio institutions. For instance, for every one government radio institution Turkey has 1,265 that are private.
Internet > TLD: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people: Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included."
Internet > Livejournal users: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004)
Internet > Secure Internet servers: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Country calling code:
The calling code for each country. A calling code should not be confused with an area or city code. For instance, the calling code for the United States is 1, and the area code for Detroit is 313. In order to dial Detroit from overseas you must dial the 1, plus 313, then the actual phone number. It's also common to see a “+” in front of the calling code, e.g., +1 313 XXX-XXXX.
Telephone subscribers per 1000: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration: Mobile subscriptions %.
E-Government rating: Darrell M. West, Center for Public Policy, Brown University
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists: Number of newspaper journalists by country.
Television > Percentage of public channels with national coverage: Percentage of public television channels with national coverage.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Radio > Total number of channels per million people: Total number of radio channels. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
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.
Radio > Percentage of private radio institutions: Percentage of radio institutions that are private.
Radio > Percentage of government (public) radio institutions: Percentage of radio institutions that are financed by the government, also known as public radio institutions.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily 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.
Internet > Linux web servers: Total usage of Linux servers by country as of Jan 2001
Website defacements per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Radio > Percentage of public channels with national coverage: Percentage of public radio channels with national coverage.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of individual non-daily newspapers in circulation by country.
Television > Ratio of private to Government (public) television institutions: Number of private television institutions to government television institutions. For instance, for every one government television institution Turkey has 528 that are private.
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 system > International dialling code: Country international dialling code.
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.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile subscriptions Number. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people: Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people). Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers (per 100 people). Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
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.
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.
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).
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch: Official launch date of digital terrestrial television in different countries.
Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
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.
Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Television > Percentage of private television institutions: Percentage of private television institutions.
Internet > Linux web servers per million: Total usage of Linux servers by country as of Jan 2001. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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 employees > Total > Per capita: Telephone employees refer to the total full-time telecommunications staff. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telephone mainlines > Per capita: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet servers using encryption: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
Royalties and fees: Receipts of royalties and licence fees ($US per person)
Telecommunications > Telephone > Telephone greetings, owner answers phone: What the receiver of a call usually says when taking the call.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people: Newspaper journalists (headcounts) per 1,000,000 inhabitants.
Total number of combined radio and television institutions: Total number of radio and television institutions.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
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.
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.
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."
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.

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STAT	China	France
Broadcast media	all broadcast media are owned by, or affiliated with, the Communist Party of China or a government agency; no privately owned TV or radio stations; state-run Chinese Central TV, provincial, and municipal stations offer more than 2,000 channels; the Central Propaganda Department lists subjects that are off limits to domestic broadcast media with the government maintaining authority to approve all programming; foreign-made TV programs must be approved prior to broadcast	a mix of both publicly operated and privately owned TV stations; state-owned France Televisions operates 4 networks, one of which is a network of regional stations, and has part-interest in several thematic cable/satellite channels and international channels; a large number of privately owned regional and local TV stations; multi-channel satellite and cable services provide a large number of channels; public broadcaster Radio France operates 7 national networks, a series of regional networks, and operates services for overseas territories and foreign audiences; Radio France Internationale (RFI), under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is a leading international broadcaster; a large number of commercial FM stations, with many of them consolidating into commercial networks
Households with television	89.17% Ranked 56th.	95% Ranked 18th. 7% more than China
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000	130.03 Ranked 62nd.	364.71 Ranked 7th. 3 times more than China
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people	42.3 Ranked 98th.	83 Ranked 23th. 96% more than China
Internet > Internet users per thousand people	421.01 Ranked 101st.	825.96 Ranked 22nd. 96% more than China
Internet > Users per 1000	122.92 Ranked 93th.	464.04 Ranked 27th. 4 times more than China
Internet users	389 million Ranked 1st. 9 times more than France	44.63 million Ranked 3rd.
News Agencies > List of news agencies	<p>Xinhua (New China News Agency) - state-run, web pages in English</p>	<p>Agence France Presse (AFP) - Paris-based, founded in 1835</p>
Personal computers > Per capita	40.88 per 1,000 people Ranked 95th.	574.97 per 1,000 people Ranked 5th. 14 times more than China
Radio > List of radio stations	<p>China National Radio - state-run</p> </p>China Radio International - state-run external broadcaster, programmes in more than 40 languages, notably to Taiwan and Korea</p>	<p>Radio France - operates national and regional outlets, including speech-based France Inter and all-news France Info</p> </p>Radio France Internationale (RFI) - international broadcaster, via shortwave and FM relays worldwide</p> </p>Europe 1 - major commercial station, news and entertainment</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17299010">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	81.26 Ranked 138th.	98.14 Ranked 112th. 21% more than China
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita	414.03 per 1,000 people Ranked 95th.	789.48 per 1,000 people Ranked 47th. 91% more than China
Television > List of TV stations	<p>Chinese Central TV (CCTV) - state-run national broadcaster, networks include English-language CCTV News</p>	<p>France 2 - national, main public TV network</p> </p>France 3 - national, public</p> </p>France 5 - national, public, educational</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17299010">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita	325.18 per 1,000 people Ranked 48th.	597.86 per 1,000 people Ranked 9th. 84% more than China
Televisions per 1000	310.46 Ranked 58th.	559.1 Ranked 15th. 80% more than China
Personal computers per 1000	40.88 Ranked 94th.	554.01 Ranked 5th. 14 times more than China
Radio broadcast stations	AM 369, FM 259, shortwave 45	AM 41, FM about 3,500 (this figure is an approximation and includes many repeaters), shortwave 2
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people	74.1 Ranked 41st.	163.52 Ranked 1st. 2 times more than China
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people	570.23 per 1,000 people Ranked 71st.	1,375.95 per 1,000 people Ranked 25th. 2 times more than China
Internet > Users > Per capita	122.56 per 1,000 people Ranked 94th.	483.65 per 1,000 people Ranked 26th. 4 times more than China
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000	206.46 Ranked 78th.	598.05 Ranked 8th. 3 times more than China
Televisions	400 million Ranked 1st. 11 times more than France	34.8 million Ranked 8th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita	276.43 per 1,000 people Ranked 44th.	586.47 per 1,000 people Ranked 12th. 2 times more than China
Internet users > Per 100 people	22.5 Ranked 94th.	67.95 Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than China
Internet > Internet users	568.19 million Ranked 1st. 10 times more than France	54.47 million Ranked 10th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita	59.88 per 1,000 people Ranked 40th.	143.03 per 1,000 people Ranked 26th. 2 times more than China
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps	136,106 Mbps Ranked 2nd.	200,000 Mbps Ranked 1st. 47% more than China
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita	104.34 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 40th.	3,285.53 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 9th. 31 times more than China
Personal computers	52.99 million Ranked 3rd. 51% more than France	35 million Ranked 1st.
Television broadcast stations	3,240 Ranked 1st. 6 times more than France	584 Ranked 3rd.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes	5.98 billion min. Ranked 5th.	10.71 billion min. Ranked 3rd. 79% more than China
Radios per 1000	323.66 Ranked 99th.	888.46 Ranked 23th. 3 times more than China
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000	561.12 Ranked 127th. 595673 times more than France	0.000942 Ranked 187th.
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$	$287.82 billion Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than France	$135.93 billion Ranked 6th.
Internet > Percent using internet	42.3% Ranked 97th.	83% Ranked 21st. 96% more than China
Telephones > Mobile cellular	986.25 million Ranked 1st. 16 times more than France	59.84 million Ranked 20th.
Radio receivers > Per capita	0.339 per capita Ranked 83th.	0.95 per capita Ranked 16th. 3 times more than China
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000	235.63 Ranked 67th. 418482 times more than France	0.000563 Ranked 193th.
Telephone mainlines per 1000	268.79 Ranked 47th.	565.09 Ranked 8th. 2 times more than China
Newspapers > List of newspapers	<p>Renmin Ribao (People's Daily) - Communist Party daily, web pages in English</p> </p>Zhongguo Qingnian Bao (China Youth Daily) - state-run, linked to Communist Youth League</p> </p>China Daily - state-run, English-language</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13017881">Full Article</a>	<p>Le Monde - respected national daily, considered to be France's newspaper of record</p> </p>Liberation - national daily, founded in 1973 by philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre, centre-left leaning</p> </p>Le Figaro - national daily, centre-right leaning</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17299010">Full Article</a>
Films produced	212 Ranked 4th. 4% more than France	203 Ranked 5th.
Cinema attendance	140 million Ranked 7th.	155.4 million Ranked 4th. 11% more than China
Telephone system > General assessment	domestic and international services are increasingly available for private use; unevenly distributed domestic system serves principal cities, industrial centers, and many towns; China continues to develop its telecommunications infrastructure; China in the summer of 2008 began a major restructuring of its telecommunications industry, resulting in the consolidation of its six telecom service operators to three, China Telecom, China Mobile and China Unicom, each providing both fixed-line and mobile services	highly developed
Cinema attendance per capita	0.109 Ranked 65th.	2.5 Ranked 14th. 23 times more than China
Television receivers per 1000	325.18 Ranked 48th.	580.35 Ranked 10th. 78% more than China
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced	584 Ranked 4th. 2 times more than France	272 Ranked 7th.
Internet > IP addresses per capita	245.91 Ranked 93th.	1,448.68 Ranked 25th. 6 times more than China
Internet > Users	162 million Ranked 1st. 5 times more than France	29.52 million Ranked 9th.
Internet > Internet penetration	42.3% Ranked 102nd.	83% Ranked 24th. 96% more than China
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000	301.77 Ranked 92nd.	760.7 Ranked 43th. 3 times more than China
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000	814.4 Ranked 140th.	947.99 Ranked 118th. 16% more than China
Telecoms > Telephone lines	278.86 million Ranked 1st. 7 times more than France	39.29 million Ranked 7th.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions	1.1 billion Ranked 1st. 18 times more than France	62.28 million Ranked 21st.
Internet > Internet Service Providers	3 Ranked 131st.	62 Ranked 16th. 21 times more than China
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	175.62 million Ranked 1st. 7 times more than France	23.96 million Ranked 5th.
Telephones > Main lines in use	285.12 million Ranked 1st. 7 times more than France	39.88 million Ranked 7th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people	20.2 Ranked 80th.	61.45 Ranked 4th. 3 times more than China
Active military personnel	2.29 million Ranked 1st. 10 times more than France	222,215 Ranked 1st.
Radio receivers per 1000	339 Ranked 82nd.	922.22 Ranked 17th. 3 times more than China
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita	301.59 per 1,000 people Ranked 91st.	789.49 per 1,000 people Ranked 43th. 3 times more than China
Internet > Hosts per 1000	10.8 Ranked 75th.	49.49 Ranked 40th. 5 times more than China
Number of PCs per million	40.88 Ranked 96th.	469.04 Ranked 22nd. 11 times more than China
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions	1.11 billion Ranked 1st. 18 times more than France	62.28 million Ranked 22nd.
Radio receivers	417 million Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than France	55.3 million Ranked 9th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones	1.23 billion Ranked 1st. 17 times more than France	72.18 million Ranked 19th.
Television receivers	400 million Ranked 1st. 11 times more than France	34.8 million Ranked 8th.
Television broadcast stations > Per capita	2.63 per 1 million people Ranked 38th.	10.1 per 1 million people Ranked 6th. 4 times more than China
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes	2.9$ Ranked 21st. 3 times more than France	0.84$ Ranked 83th.
Mobile phone subscribers	393.43 million Ranked 1st. 8 times more than France	48.06 million Ranked 10th.
Telephone system > International	country code - 86; a number of submarine cables provide connectivity to Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and the US; satellite earth stations - 7 (5 Intelsat - 4 Pacific Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean; 1 Intersputnik - Indian Ocean region; and 1 Inmarsat - Pacific and Indian Ocean regions)	country code - 33; numerous submarine cables provide links throughout Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East, and US; satellite earth stations - more than 3 (2 Intelsat (with total of 5 antennas - 2 for Indian Ocean and 3 for Atlantic Ocean), NA Eutelsat, 1 Inmarsat - Atlantic Ocean region); HF radiotelephone communications with more than 20 countries
Internet > ISP	3 Ranked 92nd.	62 Ranked 6th. 21 times more than China
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000	28.77 Ranked 47th.	149.83 Ranked 19th. 5 times more than China
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines	278.86 million Ranked 1st. 7 times more than France	39.29 million Ranked 7th.
Films produced per million	0.165 Ranked 45th.	3.26 Ranked 8th. 20 times more than China
Radios	417 million Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than France	55.3 million Ranked 9th.
Internet > Hosts	14.31 million Ranked 5th. 5 times more than France	3.15 million Ranked 10th.
Cinemas > Annual attendance	140 million Ranked 4th.	155.4 million Ranked 2nd. 11% more than China
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000	59.88 Ranked 41st.	138.3 Ranked 26th. 2 times more than China
Mobile phones	16.09 per 100 people Ranked 38th.	64.7 per 100 people Ranked 23th. 4 times more than China
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita	0.115 Ranked 57th.	2.57 Ranked 10th. 22 times more than China
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million	104.4 Mbps Ranked 39th.	3,165.75 Mbps Ranked 9th. 30 times more than China
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles	963 Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than France	103 Ranked 2nd.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation	96.7 million Ranked 1st. 10 times more than France	9.97 million Ranked 1st.
Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced	14.23% Ranked 36th.	44.12% Ranked 12th. 3 times more than China
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily	75.6 million Ranked 1st. 9 times more than France	8.42 million Ranked 8th.
Internet > Top level domain	.cn	.fr
Television > Total number of channels	2,899 Ranked 1st. 116 times more than France	25 Ranked 5th.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP	0.053$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 47th.	0.063$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 31st. 19% more than China
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people	0.434 Ranked 72nd.	4.16 Ranked 26th. 10 times more than China
Television > Total number of channels per million people	2.22 Ranked 23th. 6 times more than France	0.393 Ranked 21st.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	74.61 Ranked 43th.	157.87 Ranked 1st. 2 times more than China
Telephone system > Domestic	interprovincial fiber-optic trunk lines and cellular telephone systems have been installed; mobile-cellular subscribership is increasing rapidly; the number of Internet users exceeded 564 million by the end of 2012; a domestic satellite system with several earth stations is in place	extensive cable and microwave radio relay; extensive use of fiber-optic cable; domestic satellite system
Internet country code	.cn	metropolitan France - .fr; French Guiana - .gf; Guadeloupe - .gp; Martinique - .mq; Mayotte - .yt; Reunion - .re
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP	60.92 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 28th.	94.05 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 18th. 54% more than China
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita	4.62 min. Ranked 70th.	170.76 min. Ranked 16th. 37 times more than China
Telephone mainlines	350.43 million Ranked 1st. 10 times more than France	35.7 million Ranked 6th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita	28.75 per 1,000 people Ranked 48th.	155.5 per 1,000 people Ranked 18th. 5 times more than China
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering	Pervasive filtering	No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month	9.75$/month Ranked 154th.	12.43$/month Ranked 131st. 27% more than China
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita	4.62 min. per capita Ranked 70th.	176.91 min. per capita Ranked 16th. 38 times more than China
Internet hosts	None	None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films	85.77% Ranked 17th. 53% more than France	55.88% Ranked 47th.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita	108.49$ per capita Ranked 57th.	2,331.99$ per capita Ranked 14th. 21 times more than China
Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$	$216.17 Ranked 51st.	$2,170.82 Ranked 17th. 10 times more than China
Mobile cellular subscriptions	641.23 million Ranked 1st. 11 times more than France	57.97 million Ranked 19th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers	37.5 million Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than France	9.47 million Ranked 7th.
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million	0.00233 Ranked 197th.	0.996 Ranked 113th. 428 times more than China
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily	909 Ranked 2nd. 11 times more than France	84 Ranked 22nd.
Internet > IP addresses	330.32 million Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than France	95.08 million Ranked 7th.
Television > Percentage of Government (public) television institutions	100% Ranked 9th. 14 times more than France	7.14% Ranked 38th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	76.12 Ranked 29th. 2 times more than France	36.96 Ranked 18th.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU	203340000000	5800000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	6.29 Ranked 63th.	28.41 Ranked 13th. 5 times more than China
Number of PCs	52,990 Ranked 2nd. 80% more than France	29,410 Ranked 5th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people	206.46 Ranked 83th.	598.05 Ranked 10th. 3 times more than China
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions	231.61 million Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than France	34.23 million Ranked 10th.
Internet > Broadband access	35.01 million Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than France	8.93 million Ranked 5th.
Television broadcast stations per million	2.63 Ranked 42nd.	9.81 Ranked 6th. 4 times more than China
Radio > Total number of channels	2,306 Ranked 2nd. 41 times more than France	56 Ranked 19th.
Radio > Ratio of private to government (public) radio institutions	0.0 Ranked 65th.	17.36 Ranked 31st.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily	1,098 Ranked 5th. 4 times more than France	245 Ranked 19th.
Internet > TLD	.cn	metropolitan France - .fr; French Guiana - .gf; Guadeloupe - .gp; Martinique - .mq; Reunion - .re
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	48.41 Ranked 128th.	93.09 Ranked 72nd. 92% more than China
Internet > Livejournal users	791 Ranked 36th.	2,454 Ranked 18th. 3 times more than China
Internet > Secure Internet servers	588 Ranked 32nd.	5,890 Ranked 8th. 10 times more than China
Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita	0.115 per capita Ranked 57th.	2.65 per capita Ranked 10th. 23 times more than China
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000	81.8 Ranked 20th. 2 times more than France	36.96 Ranked 27th.
Telecommunications > Country calling code	86	33
Telephone subscribers per 1000	570.57 Ranked 72nd.	1,325.79 Ranked 26th. 2 times more than China
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration	17.2% Ranked 75th.	52.2% Ranked 27th. 3 times more than China
E-Government rating	56.3 Ranked 7th. 11% more than France	50.9 Ranked 24th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million	0.72 Ranked 65th.	1.38 Ranked 54th. 92% more than China
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists	82,849 Ranked 2nd. 15 times more than France	5,441 Ranked 7th.
Television > Percentage of public channels with national coverage	0.483% Ranked 55th.	36% Ranked 25th. 75 times more than China
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita	0.448 per 1 million people Ranked 144th.	96.5 per 1 million people Ranked 44th. 215 times more than China
Radio > Total number of channels per million people	1.77 Ranked 30th. Twice as much as France	0.886 Ranked 45th.
Total number of combined radio and television institutions per million people	1.48 Number Ranked 14th.	0.0 Ranked 55th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines	269.91 million Ranked 1st. 7 times more than France	36.43 million Ranked 7th.
Radio > Percentage of private radio institutions	0.0 Ranked 68th.	94.55% Ranked 34th.
Radio > Percentage of government (public) radio institutions	100% Ranked 3rd. 18 times more than France	5.45% Ranked 35th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita	0.87 per 1 million people Ranked 53th.	4.18 per 1 million people Ranked 44th. 5 times more than China
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million	0.87 Ranked 53th.	4.05 Ranked 44th. 5 times more than China
Internet > Livejournal users per million	0.61 Ranked 196th.	39.14 Ranked 95th. 64 times more than China
Internet > Linux web servers	20 Ranked 43th.	327 Ranked 7th. 16 times more than China
Website defacements per million	0.31 Ranked 101st.	0.962 Ranked 84th. 3 times more than China
Website defacements	394 Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than France	59 Ranked 25th.
1995 Shanghai International Film Festival > In competition > Director	Ye Daying	SÃ‡Â¸bastien Grall
Radio > Percentage of public channels with national coverage	2.73% Ranked 49th.	8.93% Ranked 39th. 3 times more than China
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles	964 Ranked 11th. 4 times more than France	245 Ranked 14th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation	98.66 million Ranked 3rd. 44 times more than France	2.24 million Ranked 6th.
Television > Ratio of private to Government (public) television institutions	0.0 Ranked 65th.	13 Ranked 25th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million	0.449 Ranked 142nd.	92.58 Ranked 43th. 206 times more than China
Phone system > International dialling code	+86	+33
Phone subscribers	247.72 Ranked 79th.	1,178.83 Ranked 20th. 5 times more than China
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people	171.62 Ranked 75th.	519.07 Ranked 27th. 3 times more than China
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people	3.14 Ranked 149th.	408.96 Ranked 38th. 130 times more than China
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	12.97 Ranked 60th.	37.76 Ranked 6th. 3 times more than China
Digital terrestrial television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch	2007-2008	March 31, 2005
Internet > Hosts > Per capita	10.76 per 1,000 people Ranked 91st.	51.58 per 1,000 people Ranked 48th. 5 times more than China
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	0.743 Ranked 115th.	1.63 Ranked 4th. 2 times more than China
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$	$7.82 billion Ranked 11th. 25% more than France	$6.24 billion Ranked 13th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people	823.39 Ranked 134th.	947.99 Ranked 116th. 15% more than China
Television standard > VHF	PAL D	SECAM L
Internet > ISP per million	0.00238 Ranked 133th.	1.02 Ranked 79th. 428 times more than China
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP	1.5$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 97th. 4 times more than France	0.408$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 105th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita	0.002$ per 1 million people Ranked 110th.	0.014$ per 1 million people Ranked 99th. 7 times more than China
Telephone subscribers > Per capita	570.23 per 1,000 people Ranked 71st.	1,375.95 per 1,000 people Ranked 25th. 2 times more than China
Television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch	2006	2005-03-31 FTA/2006/03/01 Pay DTT
Telephone subscribers	743.86 million Ranked 1st. 9 times more than France	83.76 million Ranked 8th.
Telephone subscribers per employee	927.66 Ranked 8th. 59% more than France	585.24 Ranked 30th.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP	3.17% GDP Ranked 47th. 34% more than France	2.37% GDP Ranked 65th.
Internet > ISP > Per capita	0.002 per 1 million people Ranked 126th.	1.05 per 1 million people Ranked 72nd. 527 times more than China
Television > Percentage of private television institutions	0.0 Ranked 69th.	92.86% Ranked 29th.
Internet > Linux web servers per million	0.0157 Ranked 98th.	5.33 Ranked 40th. 339 times more than China
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue	35.06% Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than France	17.18% Ranked 80th.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita	0.538 per 1,000 people Ranked 68th.	2.21 per 1,000 people Ranked 27th. 4 times more than China
Telephone mainlines > Per capita	268.63 per 1,000 people Ranked 47th.	586.47 per 1,000 people Ranked 5th. 2 times more than China
Internet servers using encryption	1,579 Ranked 29th.	13,138 Ranked 8th. 8 times more than China
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people	1.19 Ranked 135th.	209.82 Ranked 36th. 176 times more than China
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU	579897000000	40500000000
Royalties and fees	$0.10 Ranked 60th.	$39.00 Ranked 12th. 390 times more than China
Telecommunications > Telephone > Telephone greetings, owner answers phone	Wei? / 喂?	Allô?
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people	63.55 Ranked 24th.	86.12 Ranked 22nd. 36% more than China
Total number of combined radio and television institutions	1,932 Number Ranked 1st.	0.0 Ranked 55th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita	81.8 per 1,000 people Ranked 20th. 2 times more than France	38.14 per 1,000 people Ranked 26th.
Internet > IP addresses (share)	7.7 Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than France	2.2 Ranked 7th.
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP	34.92% Ranked 29th. 7% more than France	32.57% Ranked 35th.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports	38.55% Ranked 32nd. 4% more than France	36.99% Ranked 37th.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports	30.79% Ranked 55th.	37.91% Ranked 35th. 23% more than China
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	0.744 Ranked 100th.	4.05 Ranked 38th. 5 times more than China
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita	0.72 per 1 million people Ranked 64th.	1.43 per 1 million people Ranked 53th. 98% more than China
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily	103.28 million Ranked 1st. 46 times more than France	2.24 million Ranked 11th.
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP	0.073 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 95th.	0.169 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 35th. 2 times more than China
Telephone lines	340.81 million Ranked 1st. 10 times more than France	35 million Ranked 9th.
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	83.37 million Ranked 1st. 5 times more than France	17.69 million Ranked 5th.
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports	23.19% Ranked 4th. 3 times more than France	7.23% Ranked 47th.
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports	27.46% Ranked 4th. 5 times more than France	5.43% Ranked 31st.
Telephone lines > Per 100 people	25.73 Ranked 64th.	56.2 Ranked 11th. 2 times more than China
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month	2.9$/month Ranked 173th.	30$/month Ranked 5th. 10 times more than China
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people	20.6 Ranked 80th.	61.92 Ranked 5th. 3 times more than China

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