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  • 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.
  • International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes).
  • 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.
  • News Agencies > List of news agencies: List of news agencies.
  • Radio broadcast stations: The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast 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.
  • 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.
  • Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Television > List of TV stations: List of TV stations.
  • Television broadcast stations: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations.
  • Television receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Televisions: The total number of televisions
  • Televisions per 1000: The total number of televisions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Radios per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Internet > Percent using internet: Percentage of individuals using the Internet.
  • Telephones > Mobile cellular: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use.
  • Radio receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telephone mainlines per 1000: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Newspapers > List of newspapers: List of newspapers.
  • Telephone system > General assessment: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic and international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
  • Television receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Internet > IP addresses per capita: Number of IPv4 internet address allocated per 1000 residents.
  • 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.
  • 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 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
  • 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.
  • Internet > Top level domain: Country top level domain.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$: Investment in telecoms with private participation (current US$). Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets and small projects are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • 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.
     
     
  • 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.
  • 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 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.
  • 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).
  • Internet > Livejournal users: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004)
  • 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.
  • E-Government rating: Darrell M. West, Center for Public Policy, Brown University
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines: Number of telephone lines.
  • Internet > Livejournal users per million: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Phone system > International dialling code: Country international dialling code.
  • Telephone subscribers per employee: Telephone subscribers per employee are telephone subscribers (fixed-line plus mobile) divided by total telecommunications employees.
  • Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
  • Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers (per 100 people). Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people: Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people). Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country.
  • Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • 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.
  • 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 > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code: Country Code.

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita: Investment in telecoms with private participation (current US$). Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets and small projects are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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 North Korea HISTORY
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 no independent media; radios and TVs are pre-tuned to government stations; 4 government-owned TV stations; the Korean Workers' Party owns and operates the Korean Central Broadcasting Station, and the state-run Voice of Korea operates an external broadcast service; the government prohibits listening to and jams foreign broadcasts
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 570.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st. 14 times more than North Korea 		41.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 148th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 5.98 billion min.
Ranked 5th. 965 times more than North Korea 		6.2 million min.
Ranked 137th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 130.03
Ranked 62nd. 		0.0
Ranked 194th.
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 42.3
Ranked 98th. 		0.0
Ranked 199th.
News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>Xinhua (New China News Agency) - state-run, web pages in English</p> <p>Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) - state-run; web pages in several languages</p> </p>Uriminzokkiri (On Our Own) - website carrying official news; pages in several languages</p>
Radio broadcast stations AM 369, FM 259, shortwave 45 AM 17 (including 11 stations of Korean Central Broadcasting Station; North Korea has a "national intercom" cable radio station wired throughout the country that is a significant source of information for the average North Korean citizen; it is wired into most residences and workplaces and carries news and commentary), FM 14, shortwave 14
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 81.26
Ranked 138th. 12 times more than North Korea 		6.92
Ranked 198th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 206.46
Ranked 78th. 4 times more than North Korea 		47.65
Ranked 144th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 276.43 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th. 6 times more than North Korea 		50.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st.
Television > List of TV stations <p>Chinese Central TV (CCTV) - state-run national broadcaster, networks include English-language CCTV News</p> <p>Korean Central Broadcasting Station - radio station of Korean Workers&#039; Party</p> </p>Korean Central TV - TV station of Korean Workers&#039; Party</p> </p>Mansudae TV - cultural station</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15259016">Full Article</a>
Television broadcast stations 3,240
Ranked 1st. 810 times more than North Korea 		4
Ranked 6th.
Television receivers > Per capita 325.18 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th. 6 times more than North Korea 		56.24 per 1,000 people
Ranked 119th.
Televisions 400 million
Ranked 1st. 333 times more than North Korea 		1.2 million
Ranked 76th.
Televisions per 1000 310.46
Ranked 58th. 6 times more than North Korea 		51.17
Ranked 135th.
Radios per 1000 323.66
Ranked 99th. 2 times more than North Korea 		143.29
Ranked 152nd.
Internet > Percent using internet 42.3%
Ranked 97th. 		0.0
Ranked 200th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular 986.25 million
Ranked 1st. 986 times more than North Korea 		1,000,000
Ranked 148th.
Radio receivers > Per capita 0.339 per capita
Ranked 83th. 2 times more than North Korea 		0.157 per capita
Ranked 136th.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 235.63
Ranked 67th. 5 times more than North Korea 		48.67
Ranked 1st.
Telephone mainlines per 1000 268.79
Ranked 47th. 6 times more than North Korea 		41.79
Ranked 127th.
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>Rodong Sinmun (Labour Daily) - organ of Korean Workers&#039; Party; web pages in English</p> </p>Joson Inmingun (Korean People&#039;s Army Daily)</p> </p>Minju Choson (Democratic Korea) - government organ</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15259016">Full Article</a>
Telephone system > General assessment 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 adequate system; nationwide fiber-optic network; mobile-cellular service expanding beyond Pyongyang
Television receivers per 1000 325.18
Ranked 48th. 6 times more than North Korea 		53.95
Ranked 118th.
Internet > IP addresses per capita 245.91
Ranked 93th. 6148 times more than North Korea 		0.04
Ranked 223th.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 814.4
Ranked 140th. 12 times more than North Korea 		68.65
Ranked 198th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines 278.86 million
Ranked 1st. 236 times more than North Korea 		1.18 million
Ranked 69th.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.1 billion
Ranked 1st. 647 times more than North Korea 		1.7 million
Ranked 145th.
Internet > Internet Service Providers 3
Ranked 131st. 3 times more than North Korea 		1
Ranked 175th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 175.62 million
Ranked 1st. 		0.0
Ranked 194th.
Telephones > Main lines in use 285.12 million
Ranked 1st. 242 times more than North Korea 		1.18 million
Ranked 71st.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 20.2
Ranked 80th. 4 times more than North Korea 		4.77
Ranked 144th.
Active military personnel 2.29 million
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than North Korea 		1.11 million
Ranked 2nd.
Radio receivers per 1000 339
Ranked 82nd. 2 times more than North Korea 		151.07
Ranked 135th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 1.11 billion
Ranked 1st. 654 times more than North Korea 		1.7 million
Ranked 145th.
Radio receivers 417 million
Ranked 2nd. 124 times more than North Korea 		3.36 million
Ranked 67th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 1.23 billion
Ranked 1st. 614 times more than North Korea 		2 million
Ranked 63th.
Television receivers 400 million
Ranked 1st. 333 times more than North Korea 		1.2 million
Ranked 75th.
Television broadcast stations > Per capita 2.63 per 1 million people
Ranked 38th. 15 times more than North Korea 		0.18 per 1 million people
Ranked 11th.
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 - 850; satellite earth stations - 2 (1 Intelsat - Indian Ocean, 1 Russian - Indian Ocean region); other international connections through Moscow and Beijing
Internet > ISP 3
Ranked 92nd. 3 times more than North Korea 		1
Ranked 126th.
Radios 417 million
Ranked 2nd. 124 times more than North Korea 		3.36 million
Ranked 68th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 963
Ranked 3rd. 64 times more than North Korea 		15
Ranked 53th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 96.7 million
Ranked 1st. 21 times more than North Korea 		4.5 million
Ranked 20th.
Internet > Top level domain .cn .kp
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 74.61
Ranked 43th. 		204.39
Ranked 33th. 3 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 fiber-optic links installed down to the county level; telephone directories unavailable; GSM mobile-cellular service initiated in 2002 but suspended in 2004; Orascom Telecom Holding, an Egyptian company, launched W-CDMA mobile service on 15 December 2008 for the Pyongyang area, has expanded service to several large cities and now has a 1-million-person subscriber base
Internet country code .cn .kp
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 4.62 min.
Ranked 70th. 16 times more than North Korea 		0.293 min.
Ranked 148th.
Telephone mainlines 350.43 million
Ranked 1st. 358 times more than North Korea 		980,000
Ranked 68th.
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ 0.0
Ranked 102nd. 		$47.00 million
Ranked 76th.
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering Pervasive filtering nd
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 4.62 min. per capita
Ranked 70th. 15 times more than North Korea 		0.303 min. per capita
Ranked 145th.
Internet hosts None None
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 0.00233
Ranked 197th. 		0.0426
Ranked 191st. 18 times more than China
Internet > IP addresses 330.32 million
Ranked 2nd. 322580 times more than North Korea 		1,024
Ranked 224th.
Television broadcast stations per million 2.63
Ranked 42nd. 15 times more than North Korea 		0.171
Ranked 10th.
Internet > TLD .cn .kp
Internet > Livejournal users 791
Ranked 36th. 19 times more than North Korea 		42
Ranked 172nd.
Telecommunications > Country calling code 86 850
Telephone subscribers per 1000 570.57
Ranked 72nd. 14 times more than North Korea 		39.4
Ranked 151st.
E-Government rating 56.3
Ranked 7th. 56% more than North Korea 		36
Ranked 127th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 269.91 million
Ranked 1st. 229 times more than North Korea 		1.18 million
Ranked 71st.
Internet > Livejournal users per million 0.61
Ranked 196th. 		1.78
Ranked 182nd. 3 times more than China
Phone system > International dialling code +86 +850
Telephone subscribers per employee 927.66
Ranked 8th. 28 times more than North Korea 		33.33
Ranked 119th.
Telephone subscribers 743.86 million
Ranked 1st. 812 times more than North Korea 		916,000
Ranked 93th.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 570.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st. 14 times more than North Korea 		41.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 147th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 823.39
Ranked 134th. 12 times more than North Korea 		68.65
Ranked 196th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.743
Ranked 115th. 17% more than North Korea 		0.635
Ranked 119th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 12.97
Ranked 60th. 		0.0
Ranked 194th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 3.14
Ranked 149th. 76 times more than North Korea 		0.041
Ranked 187th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 964
Ranked 11th. 138 times more than North Korea 		7
Ranked 77th.
Internet > ISP > Per capita 0.002 per 1 million people
Ranked 126th. 		0.046 per 1 million people
Ranked 123th. 23 times more than China
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.744
Ranked 100th. 3 times more than North Korea 		0.296
Ranked 106th.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 0.538 per 1,000 people
Ranked 68th. 		0.734 per 1,000 people
Ranked 119th. 36% more than China
Telephone mainlines > Per capita 268.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th. 6 times more than North Korea 		44 per 1,000 people
Ranked 129th.
Internet > IP addresses (share) 7.7
Ranked 2nd. 		0.0
Ranked 70th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code 86
Ranked 43th. 		850
Ranked 30th. 10 times more than China
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita 0.0
Ranked 102nd. 		$1.92
Ranked 95th.
Television standard > VHF PAL D PAL
Internet > ISP per million 0.00238
Ranked 133th. 		0.0438
Ranked 129th. 18 times more than China
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 20.6
Ranked 80th. 4 times more than North Korea 		4.81
Ranked 144th.

SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; World Development Indicators database; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.; British Broadcasting Corporation 2014; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; CIA World Factbook, December 2003. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunications Union. Source tables; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; World Development Indicators database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. 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