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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 more than 90% of households are connected to cable or satellite TV systems that provide a wide range of domestic and foreign channels; public service broadcast system includes multiple broadcasters, 3 with a national reach and the remainder operating in regional and local markets; 2 major nationwide commercial television companies, each with 3 or more stations, and many commercial TV stations in regional and local markets; nearly 600 radio stations with a mix of public and private stations providing national or regional coverage
Households with television 89.17%
Ranked 56th.
99.42%
Ranked 5th. 11% more than China

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 130.03
Ranked 62nd.
393.14
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than China

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 42.3
Ranked 98th.
93
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than China

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 421.01
Ranked 101st.
925.88
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than China

Internet > Users per 1000 122.92
Ranked 93th.
915.66
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than China

Internet users 389 million
Ranked 1st. 26 times more than Netherlands
14.87 million
Ranked 9th.

News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>Xinhua (New China News Agency) - state-run, web pages in English</p> <p>Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau (ANP) - news agency</p> </p>DutchNews.nl - news in English</p>
Personal computers > Per capita 40.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 95th.
682.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 17 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>NOS - public radio, operates news and information station Radio 1, music network Radio 2, pop station 3FM, cultural station Radio 4</p> </p>Radio Netherlands - international broadcaster, language services include English</p> </p>Sky Radio - popular commercial FM station, continuous music</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17741366">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 81.26
Ranked 138th.
117.52
Ranked 67th. 45% more than China

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 414.03 per 1,000 people
Ranked 95th.
1,056.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th. 3 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>NOS - public broadcaster</p> </p>BVN TV - public, for Dutch-speakers abroad</p> </p>RTL - commercial, operates RTL4, RTL5, RTL7 and RTL8</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17741366">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 325.18 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th.
519 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 60% more than China

Televisions per 1000 310.46
Ranked 58th.
499.22
Ranked 24th. 61% more than China
Personal computers per 1000 40.88
Ranked 94th.
682.36
Ranked 7th. 17 times more than China

Radio broadcast stations AM 369, FM 259, shortwave 45 AM 4, FM 246, shortwave 3
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 74.1
Ranked 41st.
307.5
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than China

Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 570.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st.
1,435.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than China

Internet > Users > Per capita 122.56 per 1,000 people
Ranked 94th.
905.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than China

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 206.46
Ranked 78th.
422.6
Ranked 31st. 2 times more than China

Televisions 400 million
Ranked 1st. 49 times more than Netherlands
8.1 million
Ranked 23th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 276.43 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th.
442.59 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 60% more than China

Internet users > Per 100 people 22.5
Ranked 94th.
86.98
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than China

Internet > Internet users 568.19 million
Ranked 1st. 37 times more than Netherlands
15.56 million
Ranked 32nd.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 59.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th.
278.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 11th. 5 times more than China

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 136,106 Mbps
Ranked 2nd.
334,578 Mbps
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than China

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 104.34 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 40th.
20,549.29 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 2nd. 197 times more than China

Personal computers 52.99 million
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Netherlands
11.11 million
Ranked 15th.

Television broadcast stations 3,240
Ranked 1st. 154 times more than Netherlands
21
Ranked 25th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 5.98 billion min.
Ranked 5th. 21% more than Netherlands
4.95 billion min.
Ranked 11th.

Radios per 1000 323.66
Ranked 99th.
942.97
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than China
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 561.12
Ranked 127th.
1,281.4
Ranked 33th. 2 times more than China

Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $287.82 billion
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Netherlands
$49.34 billion
Ranked 13th.

Internet > Percent using internet 42.3%
Ranked 97th.
93%
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than China

Telephones > Mobile cellular 986.25 million
Ranked 1st. 50 times more than Netherlands
19.84 million
Ranked 45th.

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.339 per capita
Ranked 83th.
0.98 per capita
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than China

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 235.63
Ranked 67th.
442.82
Ranked 22nd. 88% more than China

Telephone mainlines per 1000 268.79
Ranked 47th.
465.69
Ranked 17th. 73% 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>Algemeen Dagblad - national, daily</p> </p>NRC Handelsblad - national, daily</p> </p>De Telegraaf - national, daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17741366">Full Article</a>
Films produced 212
Ranked 4th. 9 times more than Netherlands
24
Ranked 26th.
Cinema attendance 140 million
Ranked 7th. 8 times more than Netherlands
18.6 million
Ranked 23th.
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 and well maintained
Cinema attendance per capita 0.109
Ranked 65th.
1.15
Ranked 29th. 11 times more than China
Television receivers per 1000 325.18
Ranked 48th.
518.88
Ranked 20th. 60% more than China

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 584
Ranked 4th. 8 times more than Netherlands
73
Ranked 22nd.

Internet > IP addresses per capita 245.91
Ranked 93th.
2,772.15
Ranked 5th. 11 times more than China
Internet > Users 162 million
Ranked 1st. 11 times more than Netherlands
15 million
Ranked 18th.

Internet > Internet penetration 42.3%
Ranked 102nd.
93%
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than China
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 301.77
Ranked 92nd.
970.23
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than China

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 814.4
Ranked 140th.
1,171.48
Ranked 68th. 44% more than China

Telecoms > Telephone lines 278.86 million
Ranked 1st. 39 times more than Netherlands
7.09 million
Ranked 24th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.1 billion
Ranked 1st. 56 times more than Netherlands
19.64 million
Ranked 50th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers 3
Ranked 131st.
52
Ranked 19th. 17 times more than China
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 175.62 million
Ranked 1st. 27 times more than Netherlands
6.59 million
Ranked 16th.

Telephones > Main lines in use 285.12 million
Ranked 1st. 40 times more than Netherlands
7.13 million
Ranked 25th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 20.2
Ranked 80th.
42.97
Ranked 29th. 2 times more than China

Active military personnel 2.29 million
Ranked 1st. 37 times more than Netherlands
61,302
Ranked 1st.
Radio receivers per 1000 339
Ranked 82nd.
980.1
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than China

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 301.59 per 1,000 people
Ranked 91st.
970.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than China

Internet > Hosts per 1000 10.8
Ranked 75th.
667.84
Ranked 5th. 62 times more than China

Number of PCs per million 40.88
Ranked 96th.
682.36
Ranked 5th. 17 times more than China
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 1.11 billion
Ranked 1st. 56 times more than Netherlands
19.72 million
Ranked 49th.

Radio receivers 417 million
Ranked 2nd. 27 times more than Netherlands
15.3 million
Ranked 24th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 1.23 billion
Ranked 1st. 61 times more than Netherlands
20 million
Ranked 41st.
Television receivers 400 million
Ranked 1st. 49 times more than Netherlands
8.1 million
Ranked 21st.

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 2.63 per 1 million people
Ranked 38th. 94% more than Netherlands
1.36 per 1 million people
Ranked 26th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 2.9$
Ranked 21st. 9 times more than Netherlands
0.32$
Ranked 108th.

Mobile phone subscribers 393.43 million
Ranked 1st. 25 times more than Netherlands
15.83 million
Ranked 26th.

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 - 31; submarine cables provide links to the US and Europe; satellite earth stations - 5 (3 Intelsat - 1 Indian Ocean and 2 Atlantic Ocean, 1 Eutelsat, and 1 Inmarsat
Internet > ISP 3
Ranked 92nd.
52
Ranked 9th. 17 times more than China
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 28.77
Ranked 47th.
251.23
Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than China

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 278.86 million
Ranked 1st. 39 times more than Netherlands
7.09 million
Ranked 24th.

Films produced per million 0.165
Ranked 45th.
1.48
Ranked 26th. 9 times more than China
Radios 417 million
Ranked 2nd. 27 times more than Netherlands
15.3 million
Ranked 26th.
Internet > Hosts 14.31 million
Ranked 5th. 30% more than Netherlands
10.98 million
Ranked 7th.

Cinemas > Annual attendance 140 million
Ranked 4th. 8 times more than Netherlands
18.6 million
Ranked 15th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 59.88
Ranked 41st.
278.99
Ranked 11th. 5 times more than China

Mobile phones 16.09 per 100 people
Ranked 38th.
72.24 per 100 people
Ranked 20th. 4 times more than China
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 0.115
Ranked 57th.
1.18
Ranked 24th. 10 times more than China

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 104.4 Mbps
Ranked 39th.
20,549.23 Mbps
Ranked 2nd. 197 times more than China

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 96.7 million
Ranked 1st. 19 times more than Netherlands
5 million
Ranked 16th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 963
Ranked 3rd. 26 times more than Netherlands
37
Ranked 34th.

Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 14.23%
Ranked 36th.
36.99%
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than China

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 75.6 million
Ranked 1st. 17 times more than Netherlands
4.44 million
Ranked 13th.

Internet > Top level domain .cn .nl
Television > Total number of channels 2,899
Ranked 1st. 20 times more than Netherlands
144
Ranked 1st.

Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.053$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 47th.
0.063$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 32nd. 19% more than China

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 0.434
Ranked 72nd.
4.37
Ranked 22nd. 10 times more than China

Television > Total number of channels per million people 2.22
Ranked 23th.
8.79
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than China

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 74.61
Ranked 43th.
307.15
Ranked 12th. 4 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 fixed-line fiber-optic network; large cellular telephone system with 5 major operators utilizing the third generation of the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) technology; one in five households now use Voice over the Internet Protocol (VoIP) services
Internet country code .cn .nl
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 60.92 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 28th.
551.47 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than China

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 4.62 min.
Ranked 70th.
310.82 min.
Ranked 17th. 67 times more than China

Telephone mainlines 350.43 million
Ranked 1st. 46 times more than Netherlands
7.6 million
Ranked 22nd.

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 28.75 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th.
251.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than China

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering Pervasive filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 9.75$/month
Ranked 154th.
12.37$/month
Ranked 133th. 27% more than China

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 4.62 min. per capita
Ranked 70th.
310.82 min. per capita
Ranked 16th. 67 times more than China

Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 85.77%
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Netherlands
38.36%
Ranked 53th.

Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 108.49$ per capita
Ranked 57th.
2,525.91$ per capita
Ranked 11th. 23 times more than China

Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$ $216.17
Ranked 51st.
$2,984.90
Ranked 4th. 14 times more than China

Mobile cellular subscriptions 641.23 million
Ranked 1st. 31 times more than Netherlands
20.63 million
Ranked 36th.

Internet > Broadband subscribers 37.5 million
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Netherlands
4.1 million
Ranked 11th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 0.00233
Ranked 197th.
3.2
Ranked 66th. 1376 times more than China
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 909
Ranked 2nd. 26 times more than Netherlands
35
Ranked 32nd.

Internet > IP addresses 330.32 million
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Netherlands
46.38 million
Ranked 12th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 76.12
Ranked 29th.
1,118.12
Ranked 3rd. 15 times more than China

Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 203340000000 2949000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 6.29
Ranked 63th.
35.31
Ranked 6th. 6 times more than China

Number of PCs 52,990
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Netherlands
11,110
Ranked 15th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 206.46
Ranked 83th.
422.6
Ranked 34th. 2 times more than China

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 231.61 million
Ranked 2nd. 23 times more than Netherlands
10.2 million
Ranked 25th.
Internet > Broadband access 35.01 million
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Netherlands
3.83 million
Ranked 12th.
Television broadcast stations per million 2.63
Ranked 42nd. 94% more than Netherlands
1.36
Ranked 27th.
Radio > Total number of channels 2,306
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Netherlands
294
Ranked 5th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily 1,098
Ranked 5th. 22 times more than Netherlands
49
Ranked 33th.

Internet > TLD .cn .nl
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 48.41
Ranked 128th.
125.43
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than China

Internet > Livejournal users 791
Ranked 36th.
5,528
Ranked 9th. 7 times more than China
Internet > Secure Internet servers 588
Ranked 32nd.
6,744
Ranked 7th. 11 times more than China

Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita 0.115 per capita
Ranked 57th.
1.18 per capita
Ranked 25th. 10 times more than China

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000 81.8
Ranked 20th. 4 times more than Netherlands
19.91
Ranked 30th.

Telecommunications > Country calling code 86 31
Telephone subscribers per 1000 570.57
Ranked 72nd.
1,435.92
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than China

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 17.2%
Ranked 75th.
61%
Ranked 20th. 4 times more than China
E-Government rating 56.3
Ranked 7th. 28% more than Netherlands
44
Ranked 73th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 0.72
Ranked 65th.
2.2
Ranked 42nd. 3 times more than China

Newspapers > Newspaper journalists 82,849
Ranked 2nd. 21 times more than Netherlands
3,983
Ranked 10th.

Television > Percentage of public channels with national coverage 0.483%
Ranked 55th.
13.89%
Ranked 5th. 29 times more than China

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 0.448 per 1 million people
Ranked 144th.
411.94 per 1 million people
Ranked 22nd. 920 times more than China

Radio > Total number of channels per million people 1.77
Ranked 30th.
18.01
Ranked 14th. 10 times more than China
Total number of combined radio and television institutions per million people 1.48 Number
Ranked 14th. 8 times more than Netherlands
0.184 Number
Ranked 32nd.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 269.91 million
Ranked 1st. 37 times more than Netherlands
7.32 million
Ranked 25th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million 0.87
Ranked 53th.
3.08
Ranked 43th. 4 times more than China

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita 0.87 per 1 million people
Ranked 53th.
3.08 per 1 million people
Ranked 43th. 4 times more than China

Internet > Livejournal users per million 0.61
Ranked 196th.
339.52
Ranked 42nd. 556 times more than China
Website defacements 394
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Netherlands
76
Ranked 22nd.
Internet > Linux web servers 20
Ranked 43th.
161
Ranked 14th. 8 times more than China
Website defacements per million 0.31
Ranked 101st.
4.74
Ranked 38th. 15 times more than China
Internet > ISP per million 0.00238
Ranked 133th.
3.27
Ranked 48th. 1374 times more than China
Internet > Specific websites > Chinese Wikipedia edits 20.9%
Ranked 2nd. 35 times more than Netherlands
0.6%
Ranked 12th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.743
Ranked 115th.
2.27
Ranked 75th. 3 times more than China

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 823.39
Ranked 134th.
1,175.89
Ranked 66th. 43% more than China

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 579897000000 14715000000
Telephone lines > Per 100 people 25.73
Ranked 64th.
44.49
Ranked 24th. 73% more than China

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 2.9$/month
Ranked 173th.
23.38$/month
Ranked 12th. 8 times more than China

Radio > Percentage of public channels with national coverage 2.73%
Ranked 49th. 15% more than Netherlands
2.38%
Ranked 50th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 1.5$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 97th. 3 times more than Netherlands
0.527$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 103th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.002$ per 1 million people
Ranked 110th.
0.02$ per 1 million people
Ranked 90th. 10 times more than China

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people 1.04
Ranked 78th.
46.88
Ranked 18th. 45 times more than China
Internet > IP addresses (share) 7.7
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Netherlands
1.1
Ranked 12th.
Phone system > International dialling code +86 +31
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 171.62
Ranked 75th.
607.08
Ranked 20th. 4 times more than China
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 38.55%
Ranked 32nd.
57.46%
Ranked 10th. 49% more than China

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 30.79%
Ranked 55th.
54.56%
Ranked 12th. 77% more than China

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.744
Ranked 100th.
34.27
Ranked 29th. 46 times more than China

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 10.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 91st.
659.83 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 61 times more than China

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.073 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 95th.
0.231 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than China
Phone subscribers 247.72
Ranked 79th.
1,388.05
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than China
Telephone lines 340.81 million
Ranked 1st. 47 times more than Netherlands
7.32 million
Ranked 23th.

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 83.37 million
Ranked 1st. 14 times more than Netherlands
5.81 million
Ranked 13th.

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 23.19%
Ranked 4th. 84% more than Netherlands
12.59%
Ranked 14th.

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 27.46%
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Netherlands
11.78%
Ranked 17th.

Television standard > VHF PAL D PAL B
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 1.19
Ranked 135th.
1,414.05
Ranked 5th. 1188 times more than China

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation 98.66 million
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Netherlands
18.2 million
Ranked 7th.

Internet servers using encryption 1,579
Ranked 29th.
23,376
Ranked 7th. 15 times more than China

ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 34.92%
Ranked 29th.
44.86%
Ranked 14th. 28% more than China

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 268.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th.
465.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 73% more than China

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 0.72 per 1 million people
Ranked 64th.
2.2 per 1 million people
Ranked 42nd. 3 times more than China

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily 103.28 million
Ranked 1st. 326 times more than Netherlands
317,000
Ranked 28th.

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 0.538 per 1,000 people
Ranked 68th.
3.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 7 times more than China

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 35.06%
Ranked 2nd. 75% more than Netherlands
20.04%
Ranked 92nd.

ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $7.82 billion
Ranked 11th.
$10.25 billion
Ranked 6th. 31% more than China

Telephone subscribers > Per capita 570.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st.
1,435.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than China

Television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch 2006 2003
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 20.6
Ranked 80th.
42.4
Ranked 30th. 2 times more than China

Telephone subscribers 743.86 million
Ranked 1st. 32 times more than Netherlands
23.43 million
Ranked 25th.

Telephone subscribers per employee 927.66
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Netherlands
352.89
Ranked 33th.

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 3.17% GDP
Ranked 47th.
3.29% GDP
Ranked 78th. 4% more than China

Internet > Linux web servers per million 0.0157
Ranked 98th.
10.03
Ranked 32nd. 638 times more than China
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 3.14
Ranked 149th.
2,803.72
Ranked 3rd. 894 times more than China

Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 0.449
Ranked 142nd.
412.58
Ranked 21st. 920 times more than China

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 12.97
Ranked 60th.
39.44
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than China

Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people 63.55
Ranked 24th.
244.06
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than China

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 964
Ranked 11th. 73% more than Netherlands
558
Ranked 16th.

Digital terrestrial television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch 2007-2008 2003
Total number of combined radio and television institutions 1,932 Number
Ranked 1st. 644 times more than Netherlands
3 Number
Ranked 21st.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita 81.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th. 4 times more than Netherlands
19.91 per 1,000 people
Ranked 30th.

Internet > ISP > Per capita 0.002 per 1 million people
Ranked 126th.
3.27 per 1 million people
Ranked 41st. 1633 times more than China
Royalties and fees $0.10
Ranked 60th.
$137.10
Ranked 4th. 1371 times more than China

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. 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