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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 multiple national TV networks with 2 of the 3 largest networks publicly operated; the largest privately owned network, Seoul Broadcasting Service (SBS), has ties with other commercial TV networks; cable and satellite TV subscription services available; publicly operated radio broadcast networks and many privately owned radio broadcasting networks, each with multiple affiliates, and independent local stations
Households with television 89.17%
Ranked 56th.
98.01%
Ranked 8th. 10% more than China

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 130.03
Ranked 62nd.
365.01
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than China

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 42.3
Ranked 98th.
84.1
Ranked 20th. 99% more than China

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 421.01
Ranked 101st.
839.37
Ranked 20th. Twice as much as China
Internet > Users per 1000 122.92
Ranked 93th.
732.33
Ranked 8th. 6 times more than China

Internet users 389 million
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than South Korea
39.4 million
Ranked 11th.
News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>Xinhua (New China News Agency) - state-run, web pages in English</p> <p>Yonhap News Agency - English-language pages</p>
Personal computers > Per capita 40.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 95th.
544.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 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>Korea Broadcasting System (KBS) - public, operates six networks</p> </p>KBS World Radio - external broadcaster, operated by KBS</p> </p>Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation - public, operates MBC Radio and music-based MBC FM</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15291415">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 81.26
Ranked 138th.
110.36
Ranked 83th. 36% more than China

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 414.03 per 1,000 people
Ranked 95th.
886.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 52nd. 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>Korea Broadcasting System (KBS) - public, operates two networks; web pages in English</p> </p>Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) - public</p> </p>Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS) - private</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15291415">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 325.18 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th.
346 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th. 6% more than China

Televisions per 1000 310.46
Ranked 58th.
332.23
Ranked 50th. 7% more than China
Personal computers per 1000 40.88
Ranked 94th.
545.41
Ranked 15th. 13 times more than China

Radio broadcast stations AM 369, FM 259, shortwave 45 AM 61, FM 150, shortwave 2
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 570.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st.
1,285.61 per 1,000 people
Ranked 31st. 2 times more than China

Internet > Users > Per capita 122.56 per 1,000 people
Ranked 94th.
725.66 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 6 times more than China

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 206.46
Ranked 78th.
601.94
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than China

Televisions 400 million
Ranked 1st. 25 times more than South Korea
15.9 million
Ranked 16th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 276.43 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th.
487.41 per 1,000 people
Ranked 15th. 76% more than China

Internet > Internet users 568.19 million
Ranked 1st. 14 times more than South Korea
41.09 million
Ranked 12th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 136,106 Mbps
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than South Korea
49,766 Mbps
Ranked 5th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 104.34 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 40th.
1,030.48 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 15th. 10 times more than China

Personal computers 52.99 million
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than South Korea
26.2 million
Ranked 7th.

Television broadcast stations 3,240
Ranked 1st. 75 times more than South Korea
43
Ranked 3rd.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 5.98 billion min.
Ranked 5th. 55% more than South Korea
3.87 billion min.
Ranked 9th.

Radios per 1000 323.66
Ranked 99th.
992.5
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than China
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 561.12
Ranked 127th.
974.83
Ranked 72nd. 74% more than China

Internet > Percent using internet 42.3%
Ranked 97th.
84.1%
Ranked 19th. 99% more than China

Telephones > Mobile cellular 986.25 million
Ranked 1st. 19 times more than South Korea
52.51 million
Ranked 26th.

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.339 per capita
Ranked 83th.
1.03 per capita
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than China

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 235.63
Ranked 67th.
392.2
Ranked 33th. 66% more than China

Telephone mainlines per 1000 268.79
Ranked 47th.
493.27
Ranked 14th. 84% 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>Chosun Ilbo - English-language pages</p> </p>Dong-a Ilbo - English-language pages</p> </p>Korea Times - English-language pages</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15291415">Full Article</a>
Films produced 212
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than South Korea
82
Ranked 12th.
Cinema attendance 140 million
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than South Korea
54.72 million
Ranked 15th.
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 services featuring rapid incorporation of new technologies
Cinema attendance per capita 0.109
Ranked 65th.
1.14
Ranked 30th. 11 times more than China
Television receivers per 1000 325.18
Ranked 48th.
346
Ranked 43th. 6% more than China

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 584
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than South Korea
216
Ranked 8th.

Internet > IP addresses per capita 245.91
Ranked 93th.
2,297.13
Ranked 11th. 9 times more than China
Internet > Users 162 million
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than South Korea
35.59 million
Ranked 7th.

Internet > Internet penetration 42.3%
Ranked 102nd.
84.1%
Ranked 21st. 99% more than China
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 301.77
Ranked 92nd.
796.51
Ranked 39th. 3 times more than China

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 814.4
Ranked 140th.
1,072.4
Ranked 93th. 32% more than China

Telecoms > Telephone lines 278.86 million
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than South Korea
30.1 million
Ranked 11th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.1 billion
Ranked 1st. 21 times more than South Korea
53.62 million
Ranked 25th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers 3
Ranked 131st.
11
Ranked 84th. 4 times more than China
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 175.62 million
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than South Korea
18.25 million
Ranked 8th.

Telephones > Main lines in use 285.12 million
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than South Korea
29.47 million
Ranked 11th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 20.2
Ranked 80th.
61.42
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than China

Active military personnel 2.29 million
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than South Korea
687,000
Ranked 3rd.
Radio receivers per 1000 339
Ranked 82nd.
1,033.64
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than China

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 301.59 per 1,000 people
Ranked 91st.
793.93 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st. 3 times more than China

Internet > Hosts per 1000 10.8
Ranked 75th. 58% more than South Korea
6.82
Ranked 91st.

Number of PCs per million 40.88
Ranked 96th.
545.41
Ranked 14th. 13 times more than China
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 1.11 billion
Ranked 1st. 21 times more than South Korea
53.62 million
Ranked 26th.

Radio receivers 417 million
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than South Korea
47.5 million
Ranked 11th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 1.23 billion
Ranked 1st. 23 times more than South Korea
52.51 million
Ranked 26th.
Television receivers 400 million
Ranked 1st. 25 times more than South Korea
15.9 million
Ranked 16th.

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 2.63 per 1 million people
Ranked 38th. 3 times more than South Korea
0.89 per 1 million people
Ranked 10th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 2.9$
Ranked 21st. 4 times more than South Korea
0.76$
Ranked 90th.

Mobile phone subscribers 393.43 million
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than South Korea
38.34 million
Ranked 15th.

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 - 82; numerous submarine cables provide links throughout Asia, Australia, the Middle East, Europe, and US; satellite earth stations - 66
Internet > ISP 3
Ranked 92nd.
11
Ranked 62nd. 4 times more than China
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 28.77
Ranked 47th.
253.25
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than China

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 278.86 million
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than South Korea
30.1 million
Ranked 11th.

Radios 417 million
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than South Korea
47.5 million
Ranked 11th.
Films produced per million 0.165
Ranked 45th.
1.71
Ranked 24th. 10 times more than China
Internet > Hosts 14.31 million
Ranked 5th. 43 times more than South Korea
333,823
Ranked 51st.

Cinemas > Annual attendance 140 million
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than South Korea
54.7 million
Ranked 11th.

Mobile phones 16.09 per 100 people
Ranked 38th.
67.95 per 100 people
Ranked 22nd. 4 times more than China
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 0.115
Ranked 57th.
1.17
Ranked 25th. 10 times more than China

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 104.4 Mbps
Ranked 39th.
1,033.82 Mbps
Ranked 15th. 10 times more than China

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 963
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than South Korea
139
Ranked 13th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 96.7 million
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than South Korea
17.5 million
Ranked 7th.
Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 14.23%
Ranked 36th. 7 times more than South Korea
2.04%
Ranked 24th.

Internet > Top level domain .cn .kr
Television > Total number of channels 2,899
Ranked 1st. 121 times more than South Korea
24
Ranked 19th.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.053$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 47th.
0.069$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 27th. 30% more than China

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 0.434
Ranked 72nd.
4.34
Ranked 23th. 10 times more than China

Television > Total number of channels per million people 2.22
Ranked 23th. 4 times more than South Korea
0.499
Ranked 39th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 74.61
Ranked 43th.
384.4
Ranked 11th. 5 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 fixed-line and mobile-cellular services widely available with a combined telephone subscribership of roughly 170 per 100 persons; rapid assimilation of a full range of telecommunications technologies leading to a boom in e-commerce
Internet country code .cn .kr
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 60.92 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 28th.
63.19 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 27th. 4% more than China

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 4.62 min.
Ranked 70th.
80.84 min.
Ranked 44th. 18 times more than China

Telephone mainlines 350.43 million
Ranked 1st. 15 times more than South Korea
23.75 million
Ranked 9th.

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 28.75 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th.
252.43 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than China

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering Pervasive filtering No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 9.75$/month
Ranked 154th.
32.62$/month
Ranked 52nd. 3 times more than China

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 4.62 min. per capita
Ranked 70th.
80.86 min. per capita
Ranked 44th. 18 times more than China

Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 85.77%
Ranked 17th.
97.96%
Ranked 14th. 14% more than China

Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 108.49$ per capita
Ranked 57th.
1,213.77$ per capita
Ranked 22nd. 11 times more than China

Internet > Broadband subscribers 37.5 million
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than South Korea
12.19 million
Ranked 4th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 0.00233
Ranked 197th.
0.23
Ranked 163th. 99 times more than China
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 909
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than South Korea
116
Ranked 11th.

Internet > IP addresses 330.32 million
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than South Korea
112.24 million
Ranked 6th.
Television > Percentage of Government (public) television institutions 100%
Ranked 9th. 18 times more than South Korea
5.61%
Ranked 44th.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 203340000000 6202700000000
Number of PCs 52,990
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than South Korea
26,201
Ranked 6th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 206.46
Ranked 83th.
601.94
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than China

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 231.61 million
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than South Korea
51.81 million
Ranked 8th.
Internet > Broadband access 35.01 million
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than South Korea
11.99 million
Ranked 4th.
Television broadcast stations per million 2.63
Ranked 42nd. 3 times more than South Korea
0.893
Ranked 8th.

Radio > Total number of channels 2,306
Ranked 2nd. 45 times more than South Korea
51
Ranked 21st.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily 1,098
Ranked 5th.
4,708
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than China

Internet > TLD .cn .kr
Internet > Livejournal users 791
Ranked 36th. 30% more than South Korea
607
Ranked 39th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers 588
Ranked 32nd.
1,070
Ranked 27th. 82% more than China

Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita 0.115 per capita
Ranked 57th.
1.17 per capita
Ranked 26th. 10 times more than China

Telecommunications > Country calling code 86 82
Telephone subscribers per 1000 570.57
Ranked 72nd.
1,289.78
Ranked 28th. 2 times more than China

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 17.2%
Ranked 75th.
106%
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than China
Television > Digital TV households 11,886
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than South Korea
5,074
Ranked 3rd.
E-Government rating 56.3
Ranked 7th.
64
Ranked 2nd. 14% more than China
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 0.72
Ranked 65th.
2.47
Ranked 39th. 3 times more than China

Non-Japanese Doraemon versions > Television series first broadcast 1991 2001
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 0.448 per 1 million people
Ranked 144th.
22.1 per 1 million people
Ranked 76th. 49 times more than China

Total number of combined radio and television institutions per million people 1.48 Number
Ranked 14th. About the same as South Korea
1.47 Number
Ranked 15th.
Radio > Total number of channels per million people 1.77
Ranked 30th. 67% more than South Korea
1.06
Ranked 41st.
Television > Digital TV households per million 9.28
Ranked 8th.
106.55
Ranked 2nd. 11 times more than China
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 269.91 million
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than South Korea
29.47 million
Ranked 11th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million 0.87
Ranked 53th.
100.15
Ranked 2nd. 115 times more than China

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita 0.87 per 1 million people
Ranked 53th.
100.15 per 1 million people
Ranked 2nd. 115 times more than China

Non-Japanese Doraemon versions > Manga first published 1992 1994
Internet > Livejournal users per million 0.61
Ranked 196th.
12.64
Ranked 125th. 21 times more than China
Television > Subscription TV revenues per million 1.37
Ranked 11th.
21.36
Ranked 5th. 16 times more than China
Internet > Linux web servers 20
Ranked 43th.
47
Ranked 27th. 2 times more than China
Website defacements per million 0.31
Ranked 101st.
6.08
Ranked 26th. 20 times more than China
Website defacements 394
Ranked 3rd. 37% more than South Korea
288
Ranked 7th.
1995 Shanghai International Film Festival > In competition > Director Ye Daying Kum Whan Jo
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code 86
Ranked 43th. 5% more than South Korea
82
Ranked 45th.
Phone system > International dialling code +86 +82
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 171.62
Ranked 75th.
1,058.33
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than China
Digital terrestrial television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch 2007-2008 2001
Internet > Hosts > Per capita 10.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 91st. 56% more than South Korea
6.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 105th.

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.073 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 95th.
0.283 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than China
Royalties and fees $0.10
Ranked 60th.
$14.70
Ranked 18th. 147 times more than China
Television > Subscription TV revenues 1,750
Ranked 3rd. 72% more than South Korea
1,017
Ranked 4th.
Television standard > VHF PAL D NTSC M
Internet > ISP per million 0.00238
Ranked 133th.
0.234
Ranked 111th. 98 times more than China
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.743
Ranked 115th.
2.89
Ranked 60th. 4 times more than China

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 579897000000 38809000000000
Telephone subscribers 743.86 million
Ranked 1st. 12 times more than South Korea
62.09 million
Ranked 11th.

Telephone subscribers per employee 927.66
Ranked 8th. 64% more than South Korea
566.93
Ranked 28th.

Television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch 2006 2001
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 2.9$/month
Ranked 173th.
14.18$/month
Ranked 55th. 5 times more than China

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 3.17% GDP
Ranked 47th.
4.81% GDP
Ranked 25th. 52% more than China

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 1.5$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 97th. 34% more than South Korea
1.12$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 100th.

Internet > Linux web servers per million 0.0157
Ranked 98th.
0.992
Ranked 67th. 63 times more than China
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 12.97
Ranked 60th.
37.56
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than China

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.002$ per 1 million people
Ranked 110th.
0.016$ per 1 million people
Ranked 93th. 8 times more than China

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 3.14
Ranked 149th.
2,751.56
Ranked 4th. 877 times more than China

Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 0.449
Ranked 142nd.
22.12
Ranked 74th. 49 times more than China

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 964
Ranked 11th.
2,310
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than China

Television > Percentage of private television institutions 0.0
Ranked 69th.
94.39%
Ranked 24th.
Total number of combined radio and television institutions 1,932 Number
Ranked 1st. 27 times more than South Korea
71 Number
Ranked 5th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Telephone greetings, owner answers phone Wei? / 喂? Yeoboseyo? / 여보세요?
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 570.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st.
1,285.61 per 1,000 people
Ranked 31st. 2 times more than China

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 0.72 per 1 million people
Ranked 64th.
2.47 per 1 million people
Ranked 38th. 3 times more than China

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.744
Ranked 100th.
48.09
Ranked 19th. 65 times more than China

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 30.79%
Ranked 55th.
37.49%
Ranked 39th. 22% more than China

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 38.55%
Ranked 32nd. 37% more than South Korea
28.18%
Ranked 50th.

ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 34.92%
Ranked 29th. 62% more than South Korea
21.59%
Ranked 63th.

Television > Ratio of private to Government (public) television institutions 0.0
Ranked 65th.
16.82
Ranked 20th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people 1.04
Ranked 78th.
60.89
Ranked 14th. 58 times more than China

Internet > IP addresses (share) 7.7
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than South Korea
2.6
Ranked 6th.
Internet > ISP > Per capita 0.002 per 1 million people
Ranked 126th.
0.234 per 1 million people
Ranked 106th. 117 times more than China
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 20.6
Ranked 80th.
61.95
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than China

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 823.39
Ranked 134th.
1,072.4
Ranked 91st. 30% more than China

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 268.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th.
491.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th. 83% more than China

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 0.538 per 1,000 people
Ranked 68th.
2.17 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th. 4 times more than China

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 35.06%
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than South Korea
16.23%
Ranked 40th.

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. 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.; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Internet World Stats, June 30, 2010; British Broadcasting Corporation 2014; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; 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.; World Development Indicators database. 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