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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 mixture of public and commercial broadcast TV and radio stations; 6 national terrestrial TV networks including 1 public broadcaster; the large number of radio and TV stations available provide a wide range of choices; satellite and cable services provide access to international channels
Households with television 89.17%
Ranked 56th.
99%
Ranked 5th. 11% more than China

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 130.03
Ranked 62nd.
276.69
Ranked 24th. 2 times more than China

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 42.3
Ranked 98th.
79.05
Ranked 31st. 87% more than China

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 421.01
Ranked 101st.
791.21
Ranked 31st. 88% more than China
Internet > Users per 1000 122.92
Ranked 93th.
689.59
Ranked 12th. 6 times more than China

Internet users 389 million
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Japan
99.18 million
Ranked 3rd.
News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>Xinhua (New China News Agency) - state-run, web pages in English</p> <p>Kyodo - English-language pages</p> </p>Japan Today - online news, in English</p>
Personal computers > Per capita 40.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 95th.
541.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th. 13 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>NHK - public, operates news/speech-based Radio 1, cultural/educational network Radio 2, classical music-based network FM Radio, external service Radio Japan</p> </p>Inter FM - Tokyo commercial music station</p> </p>J-Wave - Tokyo commercial music station</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15217593">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 81.26
Ranked 138th.
109.43
Ranked 86th. 35% more than China

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 414.03 per 1,000 people
Ranked 95th.
842.31 per 1,000 people
Ranked 60th. 2 times 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>NHK - public, operates the General TV, Educational TV channels. NHK also runs HD satellite channels BS1 and BS Premium. NHK World is the organisation&#039;s international English-language channel.</p> </p>TV Asahi - national commercial network</p> </p>Fuji TV - national commercial network</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15217593">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 325.18 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th.
686.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than China

Televisions per 1000 310.46
Ranked 58th.
677.27
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than China
Personal computers per 1000 40.88
Ranked 94th.
541.64
Ranked 17th. 13 times more than China

Radio broadcast stations AM 369, FM 259, shortwave 45 AM 215 (plus 370 repeaters), FM 89 (plus 485 repeaters), shortwave 21
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 74.1
Ranked 41st.
551.23
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than China

Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 570.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st.
1,201.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th. 2 times more than China

Internet > Users > Per capita 122.56 per 1,000 people
Ranked 94th.
691.42 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 6 times more than China

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 206.46
Ranked 78th.
503.86
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than China

Televisions 400 million
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Japan
86.5 million
Ranked 3rd.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 276.43 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th.
402.03 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th. 45% more than China

Internet users > Per 100 people 22.5
Ranked 94th.
75.16
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than China

Internet > Internet users 568.19 million
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Japan
100.68 million
Ranked 4th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 59.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th.
566.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than China

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 136,106 Mbps
Ranked 2nd. 3% more than Japan
132,608 Mbps
Ranked 9th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 104.34 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 40th.
1,037.92 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 30th. 10 times more than China

Personal computers 52.99 million
Ranked 3rd.
69.2 million
Ranked 2nd. 31% more than China

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 5.98 billion min.
Ranked 5th. 8% more than Japan
5.55 billion min.
Ranked 6th.

Radios per 1000 323.66
Ranked 99th.
943.48
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than China
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 561.12
Ranked 127th.
900.9
Ranked 83th. 61% more than China

Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $287.82 billion
Ranked 3rd.
$349.16 billion
Ranked 2nd. 21% more than China

Internet > Percent using internet 42.3%
Ranked 97th.
79.05%
Ranked 29th. 87% more than China

Telephones > Mobile cellular 986.25 million
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Japan
132.76 million
Ranked 7th.

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.339 per capita
Ranked 83th.
0.956 per capita
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than China

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 235.63
Ranked 67th.
347.79
Ranked 45th. 48% more than China

Telephone mainlines per 1000 268.79
Ranked 47th.
460.03
Ranked 19th. 71% more than China

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>Renmin Ribao (People&#039;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>Asahi Shimbun - daily, English-language pages</p> </p>Yomiuri Shimbun - daily, English-language pages</p> </p>Mainichi Daily News - English-language pages</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15217593">Full Article</a>
Films produced 212
Ranked 4th.
310
Ranked 3rd. 46% more than China
Cinema attendance 140 million
Ranked 7th.
145 million
Ranked 6th. 4% 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 excellent domestic and international service
Cinema attendance per capita 0.109
Ranked 65th.
1.14
Ranked 31st. 10 times more than China
Television receivers per 1000 325.18
Ranked 48th.
686.01
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than China

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 584
Ranked 4th. 32% more than Japan
441
Ranked 5th.

Internet > IP addresses per capita 245.91
Ranked 93th.
1,587.39
Ranked 21st. 6 times more than China
Internet > Users 162 million
Ranked 1st. 84% more than Japan
88.11 million
Ranked 2nd.

Internet > Internet penetration 42.3%
Ranked 102nd.
79.1%
Ranked 33th. 87% more than China
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 301.77
Ranked 92nd.
741.51
Ranked 46th. 2 times more than China

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 814.4
Ranked 140th.
1,084.68
Ranked 89th. 33% more than China

Telecoms > Telephone lines 278.86 million
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Japan
64.27 million
Ranked 3rd.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.1 billion
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Japan
138.36 million
Ranked 7th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers 3
Ranked 131st.
73
Ranked 14th. 24 times more than China
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 175.62 million
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Japan
35.3 million
Ranked 3rd.

Telephones > Main lines in use 285.12 million
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Japan
64.67 million
Ranked 3rd.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 20.2
Ranked 80th.
50.47
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than China

Active military personnel 2.29 million
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Japan
230,300
Ranked 13th.
Radio receivers per 1000 339
Ranked 82nd.
955.66
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than China

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 301.59 per 1,000 people
Ranked 91st.
741.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th. 2 times more than China

Internet > Hosts per 1000 10.8
Ranked 75th.
312.51
Ranked 17th. 29 times more than China

Number of PCs per million 40.88
Ranked 96th.
541.64
Ranked 15th. 13 times more than China
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 1.11 billion
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Japan
141.13 million
Ranked 7th.

Radio receivers 417 million
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Japan
120.5 million
Ranked 3rd.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 1.23 billion
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Japan
121.25 million
Ranked 8th.
Television receivers 400 million
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Japan
86.5 million
Ranked 3rd.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 2.9$
Ranked 21st. 78% more than Japan
1.63$
Ranked 5th.

Mobile phone subscribers 393.43 million
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Japan
94.75 million
Ranked 4th.

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 - 81; numerous submarine cables provide links throughout Asia, Australia, the Middle East, Europe, and US; satellite earth stations - 7 Intelsat (Pacific and Indian Oceans), 1 Intersputnik (Indian Ocean region), 2 Inmarsat (Pacific and Indian Ocean regions), and 8 SkyPerfect JSAT
Internet > ISP 3
Ranked 92nd.
73
Ranked 5th. 24 times more than China
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 28.77
Ranked 47th.
175.04
Ranked 14th. 6 times more than China

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 278.86 million
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Japan
64.27 million
Ranked 3rd.

Films produced per million 0.165
Ranked 45th.
2.43
Ranked 13th. 15 times more than China
Radios 417 million
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Japan
120.5 million
Ranked 3rd.
Internet > Hosts 14.31 million
Ranked 5th.
39.91 million
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than China

Cinemas > Annual attendance 140 million
Ranked 4th.
145 million
Ranked 4th. 4% more than China

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 59.88
Ranked 41st.
566.69
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than China

Mobile phones 16.09 per 100 people
Ranked 38th.
62.11 per 100 people
Ranked 26th. 4 times more than China
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 0.115
Ranked 57th.
1.14
Ranked 27th. 10 times more than China

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 104.4 Mbps
Ranked 39th.
1,037.94 Mbps
Ranked 30th. 10 times more than China

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 963
Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than Japan
108
Ranked 15th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 96.7 million
Ranked 1st. 37% more than Japan
70.45 million
Ranked 3rd.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 75.6 million
Ranked 1st. 5% more than Japan
71.9 million
Ranked 2nd.

Internet > Top level domain .cn .jp
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.053$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 47th.
0.075$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 20th. 42% more than China

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 0.434
Ranked 72nd.
3.45
Ranked 29th. 8 times more than China

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 74.61
Ranked 43th.
551.39
Ranked 2nd. 7 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 high level of modern technology and excellent service of every kind
Internet country code .cn .jp
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 60.92 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 28th. 2 times more than Japan
28.92 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 60th.

Telephone mainlines 350.43 million
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Japan
58.78 million
Ranked 2nd.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 4.62 min.
Ranked 70th.
43.41 min.
Ranked 46th. 9 times more than China

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 28.75 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th.
175.04 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th. 6 times more than China

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering Pervasive filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 9.75$/month
Ranked 154th.
13.79$/month
Ranked 125th. 41% more than China

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 4.62 min. per capita
Ranked 70th.
43.41 min. per capita
Ranked 46th. 9 times more than China

Internet hosts None None
Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$ $216.17
Ranked 51st.
$2,737.23
Ranked 7th. 13 times more than China

Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 108.49$ per capita
Ranked 57th.
2,691.9$ per capita
Ranked 9th. 25 times more than China

Mobile cellular subscriptions 641.23 million
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Japan
110.39 million
Ranked 8th.

Internet > Broadband subscribers 37.5 million
Ranked 2nd. 68% more than Japan
22.37 million
Ranked 3rd.

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 0.00233
Ranked 197th.
0.572
Ranked 130th. 245 times more than China
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 909
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Japan
110
Ranked 13th.

Internet > IP addresses 330.32 million
Ranked 2nd. 63% more than Japan
202.18 million
Ranked 3rd.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 203340000000 2694800000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 6.29
Ranked 63th.
23.58
Ranked 21st. 4 times more than China

Number of PCs 52,990
Ranked 2nd.
69,200
Ranked 1st. 31% more than China
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 206.46
Ranked 83th.
503.86
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than China

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 231.61 million
Ranked 2nd. 61% more than Japan
144.08 million
Ranked 3rd.
Internet > Broadband access 35.01 million
Ranked 2nd. 67% more than Japan
20.91 million
Ranked 3rd.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily 1,098
Ranked 5th. 183 times more than Japan
6
Ranked 54th.
Internet > TLD .cn .jp
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 48.41
Ranked 128th.
86.45
Ranked 82nd. 79% more than China

Internet > Livejournal users 791
Ranked 36th.
5,559
Ranked 8th. 7 times more than China
Internet > Secure Internet servers 588
Ranked 32nd.
42,338
Ranked 2nd. 72 times more than China

Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita 0.115 per capita
Ranked 57th.
1.15 per capita
Ranked 28th. 10 times more than China

Telecommunications > Country calling code 86 81
Telephone subscribers per 1000 570.57
Ranked 72nd.
1,201.54
Ranked 35th. 2 times more than China

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 17.2%
Ranked 75th.
113.1%
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than China
Television > Digital TV households 11,886
Ranked 1st. 17% more than Japan
10,164
Ranked 2nd.
E-Government rating 56.3
Ranked 7th. 8% more than Japan
52
Ranked 13th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 0.72
Ranked 65th.
0.867
Ranked 62nd. 20% more than China

Newspapers > Newspaper journalists 82,849
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Japan
20,315
Ranked 4th.

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 0.448 per 1 million people
Ranked 144th.
331.89 per 1 million people
Ranked 28th. 741 times more than China

Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 269.91 million
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Japan
47.58 million
Ranked 4th.
Television > Digital TV households per million 9.28
Ranked 8th.
79.75
Ranked 4th. 9 times more than China
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million 0.87
Ranked 53th. 18 times more than Japan
0.0476
Ranked 59th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita 0.87 per 1 million people
Ranked 53th. 18 times more than Japan
0.048 per 1 million people
Ranked 58th.
Internet > Livejournal users per million 0.61
Ranked 196th.
43.51
Ranked 88th. 71 times more than China
Television > Subscription TV revenues per million 1.37
Ranked 11th.
45.64
Ranked 1st. 33 times more than China
Website defacements per million 0.31
Ranked 101st.
1.33
Ranked 74th. 4 times more than China
Website defacements 394
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Japan
169
Ranked 9th.
Internet > Linux web servers 20
Ranked 43th.
2,390
Ranked 2nd. 120 times more than China
1995 Shanghai International Film Festival > In competition > Director Ye Daying Nobuhiko Obayashi
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code 86
Ranked 43th. 6% more than Japan
81
Ranked 46th.
Phone system > International dialling code +86 +81
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 171.62
Ranked 75th.
1,132.21
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than China
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 1.5$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 97th. 4 times more than Japan
0.36$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 10th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.002$ per 1 million people
Ranked 110th.
0.013$ per 1 million people
Ranked 10th. 7 times more than China

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 0.72 per 1 million people
Ranked 64th.
0.867 per 1 million people
Ranked 61st. 20% more than China

Telephone lines 340.81 million
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Japan
48.43 million
Ranked 5th.

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 83.37 million
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Japan
30.11 million
Ranked 3rd.

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 23.19%
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Japan
10.31%
Ranked 21st.

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 27.46%
Ranked 4th. 92% more than Japan
14.31%
Ranked 14th.

Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people 63.55
Ranked 24th.
158.99
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than China

Television > Subscription TV revenues 1,750
Ranked 3rd.
5,816
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than China
Internet > ISP per million 0.00238
Ranked 133th.
0.575
Ranked 89th. 242 times more than China
Internet > Specific websites > Chinese Wikipedia edits 20.9%
Ranked 2nd. 30 times more than Japan
0.7%
Ranked 9th.
Internet > Specific websites > Chinese Wikipedia readers 33%
Ranked 1st. 47 times more than Japan
0.7%
Ranked 9th.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 570.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st.
1,201.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th. 2 times more than China

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 25.73
Ranked 64th.
37.92
Ranked 41st. 47% more than China

Television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch 2006 1/12/2003
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 2.9$/month
Ranked 173th.
20.51$/month
Ranked 21st. 7 times more than China

Telephone subscribers 743.86 million
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Japan
153.53 million
Ranked 3rd.

Telephone subscribers per employee 927.66
Ranked 8th.
1,283.41
Ranked 1st. 38% more than China

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 3.17% GDP
Ranked 47th.
3.94% GDP
Ranked 58th. 24% more than China

Internet > Linux web servers per million 0.0157
Ranked 98th.
18.8
Ranked 19th. 1195 times more than China
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 12.97
Ranked 60th.
27.92
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than China

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 3.14
Ranked 149th.
750.05
Ranked 28th. 239 times more than China

Digital terrestrial television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch 2007-2008 December 1 2003
Phone subscribers 247.72
Ranked 79th.
1,184.84
Ranked 19th. 5 times more than China
Royalties and fees $0.10
Ranked 60th.
$80.50
Ranked 9th. 805 times more than China
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 0.449
Ranked 142nd.
331.4
Ranked 27th. 739 times more than China

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 964
Ranked 11th. 161 times more than Japan
6
Ranked 40th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.743
Ranked 115th.
0.845
Ranked 110th. 14% more than China

ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $7.82 billion
Ranked 11th. 5 times more than Japan
$1.53 billion
Ranked 24th.

Television standard > VHF PAL D NTSC M
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.073 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 95th.
0.185 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than China
Internet > ISP > Per capita 0.002 per 1 million people
Ranked 126th.
0.575 per 1 million people
Ranked 83th. 288 times more than China
Internet > Hosts > Per capita 10.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 91st.
313.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th. 29 times more than China

Telecommunications > Telephone > Telephone greetings, owner answers phone Wei? / 喂? Moshi moshi / もしもし Hai / はい
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.744
Ranked 100th. 16 times more than Japan
0.0476
Ranked 43th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 30.79%
Ranked 55th.
37.77%
Ranked 36th. 23% more than China

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 823.39
Ranked 134th.
1,106.36
Ranked 84th. 34% more than China

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 579897000000 19567300000000
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 1.19
Ranked 135th.
519.59
Ranked 24th. 437 times more than China

Internet servers using encryption 1,579
Ranked 29th.
66,279
Ranked 3rd. 42 times more than China

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 38.55%
Ranked 32nd.
49.85%
Ranked 15th. 29% more than China

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 20.6
Ranked 80th.
50.84
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than China

ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 34.92%
Ranked 29th. 69% more than Japan
20.71%
Ranked 66th.

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 268.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th.
460.03 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st. 71% more than China

Radio > International broadcast station Radio Cina Internazionale Radio Giappone
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 0.538 per 1,000 people
Ranked 68th.
0.896 per 1,000 people
Ranked 69th. 67% more than China

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 35.06%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Japan
12.83%
Ranked 53th.

Internet > IP addresses (share) 7.7
Ranked 2nd. 64% more than Japan
4.7
Ranked 3rd.

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.; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users (Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" , Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013). Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. 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