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Broadcast media combination of state-owned and privately-owned broadcast media provide service; more than 500 radio stations and large number of national, regional, and local TV stations government owns and controls all broadcast media with private ownership of electronic media prohibited; government operates 4 national TV networks and many local TV stations; government operates 6 national radio networks, an international station, and many local radio stations; Radio-TV Marti is beamed from the US
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 83.33
Ranked 81st. 187 times more than Cuba
0.445
Ranked 166th.

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 48.98
Ranked 83th. 91% more than Cuba
25.64
Ranked 126th.

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 484.42
Ranked 87th. 89% more than Cuba
256.73
Ranked 131st.
Internet > Users per 1000 271.92
Ranked 62nd. 2 times more than Cuba
115.91
Ranked 96th.

Internet users 22.54 million
Ranked 18th. 14 times more than Cuba
1.61 million
Ranked 1st.

Personal computers > Per capita 42.09 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd. 26% more than Cuba
33.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 38th.

Personal computers per 1000 43.8
Ranked 31st. 31% more than Cuba
33.39
Ranked 39th.

Radio > List of radio stations <p>Hundreds of stations are registered with the Ministry of Communications. Among the main networks are:</p> </p>Radio Nacional de Colombia - state-run</p> </p>Cadena Super - including Radio Super and Super Stereo FM</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-19390073">Full Article</a> <p>Radio Rebelde - news, music, sport</p> </p>Radio Reloj - news</p> </p>Radio Habana Cuba - external, languages include Spanish, English, French, Portuguese</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-19578348">Full Article</a>
Radio broadcast stations AM 454, FM 34, shortwave 27 AM 169, FM 55, shortwave 1
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 103.19
Ranked 102nd. 7 times more than Cuba
14.95
Ranked 196th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 764.79 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st. 44 times more than Cuba
17.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 160th.

Television > List of TV stations <p>Senal Colombia - state-run</p> </p>Telecaribe - private</p> </p>RCN TV - operated by Radio Cadena Nacional</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-19390073">Full Article</a> <p>Cubavision - state-run</p> </p>Portal de la TV Cubana - state TV portal</p>
Television receivers > Per capita 115.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 95th.
240.44 per 1,000 people
Ranked 66th. 2 times more than Colombia

Televisions per 1000 109.62
Ranked 108th.
234.75
Ranked 74th. 2 times more than Colombia
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 22.65
Ranked 60th.
64.69
Ranked 47th. 3 times more than Colombia

Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 647.56 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th. 7 times more than Cuba
87.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 118th.

Internet > Users > Per capita 272.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 62nd. 2 times more than Cuba
114.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 96th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 131.87
Ranked 111th. 22% more than Cuba
107.93
Ranked 116th.

Televisions 4.59 million
Ranked 35th. 74% more than Cuba
2.64 million
Ranked 54th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 178.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 64th. 95% more than Cuba
91.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 85th.

Internet users > Per 100 people 38.5
Ranked 56th. 3 times more than Cuba
12.94
Ranked 108th.

Internet > Internet users 22.16 million
Ranked 23th. 8 times more than Cuba
2.84 million
Ranked 79th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 26.66 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th.
53.93 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd. 2 times more than Colombia

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 22,273 Mbps
Ranked 7th. 237 times more than Cuba
94 Mbps
Ranked 56th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 495.55 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 23th. 59 times more than Cuba
8.34 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 65th.

Personal computers 1.89 million
Ranked 16th. 5 times more than Cuba
377,000
Ranked 29th.

Television broadcast stations 60
Ranked 11th. 3% more than Cuba
58
Ranked 12th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 2.34 billion min.
Ranked 8th. 7 times more than Cuba
323.11 million min.
Ranked 43th.

Radios per 1000 501.53
Ranked 70th. 45% more than Cuba
346.79
Ranked 92nd.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 920.47
Ranked 81st. 23 times more than Cuba
39.24
Ranked 182nd.

Internet > Percent using internet 48.98%
Ranked 82nd. 91% more than Cuba
25.64%
Ranked 126th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular 46.2 million
Ranked 28th. 35 times more than Cuba
1.31 million
Ranked 143th.

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.53 per capita
Ranked 58th. 49% more than Cuba
0.355 per capita
Ranked 79th.

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 163.75
Ranked 95th. 58% more than Cuba
103.47
Ranked 117th.

Telephone mainlines per 1000 177.82
Ranked 66th. 2 times more than Cuba
75.27
Ranked 93th.

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>El Tiempo - Liberal Party daily, national circulation</p> </p>El Espacio - evening daily</p> </p>El Nuevo Siglo - Conservative Party daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-19390073">Full Article</a> <p>Granma - Communist Party newspaper, website in five languages including English</p> </p>Juventud Rebelde - Union of Young Communists newspaper, web pages in English</p>
Telephone system > General assessment modern system in many respects with a nationwide microwave radio relay system, a domestic satellite system with 41 earth stations, and a fiber-optic network linking 50 cities; telecommunications sector liberalized during the 1990s; multiple providers of both fixed-line and mobile-cellular services greater investment beginning in 1994 and the establishment of a new Ministry of Information Technology and Communications in 2000 has resulted in improvements in the system; national fiber-optic system under development; 95% of switches digitized by end of 2006; mobile-cellular telephone service is expensive and must be paid in convertible pesos, which effectively limits subscribership
Television receivers per 1000 121.1
Ranked 92nd.
239.47
Ranked 64th. 98% more than Colombia

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 18
Ranked 47th. 80% more than Cuba
10
Ranked 64th.

Internet > IP addresses per capita 195.29
Ranked 103th. 19 times more than Cuba
10.26
Ranked 182nd.
Average cost of local call 0.03
Ranked 79th.
0.09
Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Colombia
Internet > Users 12.1 million
Ranked 22nd. 9 times more than Cuba
1.31 million
Ranked 68th.

Internet > Internet penetration 49%
Ranked 87th. 91% more than Cuba
25.6%
Ranked 134th.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 505.97
Ranked 66th. 42 times more than Cuba
11.91
Ranked 162nd.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,028.55
Ranked 103th. 7 times more than Cuba
149.2
Ranked 196th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines 6.29 million
Ranked 26th. 5 times more than Cuba
1.22 million
Ranked 67th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 49.07 million
Ranked 29th. 29 times more than Cuba
1.68 million
Ranked 146th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers 18
Ranked 55th. 4 times more than Cuba
5
Ranked 114th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 3.98 million
Ranked 22nd. 793 times more than Cuba
5,013
Ranked 157th.

Cinemas > Per capita 0.007 per 1,000 people
Ranked 35th.
0.071 per 1,000 people
Ranked 11th. 10 times more than Colombia

Telephones > Main lines in use 7.13 million
Ranked 26th. 6 times more than Cuba
1.19 million
Ranked 70th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 13.01
Ranked 111th. 21% more than Cuba
10.79
Ranked 116th.

Active military personnel 444,518
Ranked 6th. 9 times more than Cuba
49,000
Ranked 48th.
Radio receivers per 1000 554.07
Ranked 53th. 57% more than Cuba
353.77
Ranked 78th.

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 486.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 66th. 41 times more than Cuba
11.93 per 1,000 people
Ranked 163th.

Internet > Hosts per 1000 34.42
Ranked 62nd. 106 times more than Cuba
0.324
Ranked 138th.

Number of PCs per million 58.93
Ranked 82nd. 2 times more than Cuba
26.61
Ranked 109th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 49.07 million
Ranked 29th. 29 times more than Cuba
1.68 million
Ranked 146th.

Radio receivers 21 million
Ranked 19th. 5 times more than Cuba
3.9 million
Ranked 64th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 49.07 million
Ranked 27th. 38 times more than Cuba
1.3 million
Ranked 65th.
Television receivers 4.59 million
Ranked 34th. 74% more than Cuba
2.64 million
Ranked 54th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology 236
Ranked 24th. 39 times more than Cuba
6
Ranked 40th.

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 1.51 per 1 million people
Ranked 45th.
5.28 per 1 million people
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Colombia
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 2$
Ranked 118th.
7.49$
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Colombia

Mobile phone subscribers 21.85 million
Ranked 20th. 162 times more than Cuba
134,480
Ranked 147th.

Telephone system > International country code - 57; multiple submarine cable systems provide links to the US, parts of the Caribbean, and Central and South America; satellite earth stations - 10 (6 Intelsat, 1 Inmarsat, 3 fully digitalized international switching centers) country code - 53; fiber-optic cable laid to but not linked to US network; satellite earth station - 1 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region)
Internet > ISP 18
Ranked 37th. 4 times more than Cuba
5
Ranked 21st.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 6.29 million
Ranked 26th. 5 times more than Cuba
1.22 million
Ranked 67th.

Radios 21 million
Ranked 19th. 5 times more than Cuba
3.9 million
Ranked 65th.
Internet > Hosts 1.55 million
Ranked 32nd. 424 times more than Cuba
3,664
Ranked 126th.

Cinemas > Annual attendance 18.4 million
Ranked 20th. Twice as much as Cuba
9.2 million
Ranked 38th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 27.86
Ranked 47th.
53.87
Ranked 42nd. 93% more than Colombia

Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 0.477
Ranked 44th.
0.835
Ranked 35th. 75% more than Colombia

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 515.77 Mbps
Ranked 22nd. 62 times more than Cuba
8.32 Mbps
Ranked 65th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 1 million
Ranked 34th. 38% more than Cuba
727,600
Ranked 39th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 23
Ranked 44th. 12 times more than Cuba
2
Ranked 126th.

Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 33.33%
Ranked 21st.
66.67%
Ranked 9th. Twice as much as Colombia

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 1.09 million
Ranked 31st. 82% more than Cuba
600,000
Ranked 36th.

Internet > Top level domain .co .cu
Television > Total number of channels 15
Ranked 6th.
27
Ranked 18th. 80% more than Colombia
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 0.382
Ranked 73th.
0.887
Ranked 61st. 2 times more than Colombia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences 230
Ranked 27th. 5 times more than Cuba
43
Ranked 29th.

Television > Total number of channels per million people 0.342
Ranked 24th.
2.39
Ranked 22nd. 7 times more than Colombia
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 23.61
Ranked 62nd.
64.54
Ranked 48th. 3 times more than Colombia

Telephone system > Domestic fixed-line connections stand at about 15 per 100 persons; mobile cellular telephone subscribership is about 100 per 100 persons; competition among cellular service providers is resulting in falling local and international calling rates and contributing to the steep decline in the market share of fixed line services fixed-line density remains low at 10 per 100 inhabitants; mobile-cellular service expanding but remains only about 10 per 100 persons
Internet country code .co .cu
Telephone mainlines 7.68 million
Ranked 21st. 9 times more than Cuba
849,927
Ranked 69th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 55.1 min.
Ranked 37th. 92% more than Cuba
28.66 min.
Ranked 52nd.

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ $1.53 billion
Ranked 9th.
0.0
Ranked 110th.

Cinemas 277
Ranked 22nd.
782
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Colombia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita 0.134 per 1,000 people
Ranked 38th. 56% more than Cuba
0.086 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th.

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering nd
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 7.78$/month
Ranked 161st.
30$/month
Ranked 59th. 4 times more than Colombia

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 52.88 min. per capita
Ranked 38th. 84% more than Cuba
28.73 min. per capita
Ranked 53th.

Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 66.67%
Ranked 36th. Twice as much as Cuba
33.33%
Ranked 42nd.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature 884
Ranked 27th. 2 times more than Cuba
380
Ranked 27th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology 132
Ranked 27th. 9 times more than Cuba
15
Ranked 29th.

Mobile cellular subscriptions 41.36 million
Ranked 26th. 125 times more than Cuba
331,736
Ranked 154th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 0.43
Ranked 145th.
0.445
Ranked 142nd. 3% more than Colombia
Cinemas > Seats per 1000 1.1
Ranked 29th.
15.65
Ranked 10th. 14 times more than Colombia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences 717
Ranked 24th. 10 times more than Cuba
73
Ranked 34th.

Cinemas per million 7.06
Ranked 34th.
70.93
Ranked 11th. 10 times more than Colombia

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 24
Ranked 42nd. 12 times more than Cuba
2
Ranked 69th.

Internet > IP addresses 8.83 million
Ranked 34th. 78 times more than Cuba
113,664
Ranked 133th.
Television > Percentage of Government (public) television institutions 26.42%
Ranked 3rd.
100%
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Colombia
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 6.8
Ranked 48th.
107.05
Ranked 27th. 16 times more than Colombia

Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 3519000000000 70000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 4.23
Ranked 76th. 212 times more than Cuba
0.02
Ranked 157th.

Number of PCs 2,506
Ranked 38th. 8 times more than Cuba
300
Ranked 78th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 131.87
Ranked 116th. 22% more than Cuba
107.93
Ranked 122nd.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total 5,302
Ranked 23th. 6 times more than Cuba
952
Ranked 32nd.

Television broadcast stations per million 1.58
Ranked 49th.
5.26
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Colombia
Radio > Total number of channels 181
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Cuba
87
Ranked 13th.
Radio > Ratio of private to government (public) radio institutions 3.59
Ranked 4th.
0.0
Ranked 66th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million 139.89
Ranked 39th. 63% more than Cuba
85.75
Ranked 36th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation 212
Ranked 24th. 6 times more than Cuba
34
Ranked 32nd.

Cinemas > Seats 43,000
Ranked 17th.
172,500
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Colombia

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily 4
Ranked 63th.
31
Ranked 38th. 8 times more than Colombia

Internet > TLD .co .cu
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 91.9
Ranked 76th. 31 times more than Cuba
2.96
Ranked 177th.

Internet > Livejournal users 227
Ranked 76th. 49% more than Cuba
152
Ranked 97th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers 270
Ranked 43th. 270 times more than Cuba
1
Ranked 169th.

Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people 0.212
Ranked 43th. 2 times more than Cuba
0.0885
Ranked 46th.

Cinema > Percentage of nationally controlled distribution companies 80%
Ranked 28th.
100%
Ranked 11th. 25% more than Colombia

Cinema > Number of distribution companies 10
Ranked 28th. 10 times more than Cuba
1
Ranked 46th.

Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita 0.456 per capita
Ranked 45th.
0.838 per capita
Ranked 34th. 84% more than Colombia

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000 3.34
Ranked 41st.
82.87
Ranked 19th. 25 times more than Colombia

Telecommunications > Country calling code 57 53
Telephone subscribers per 1000 683.79
Ranked 62nd. 8 times more than Cuba
87.18
Ranked 119th.

E-Government rating 48
Ranked 35th. The same as Cuba
48
Ranked 31st.
Population covered by mobile telephony 80%
Ranked 89th. 31% more than Cuba
61%
Ranked 99th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita 22.3 per 1 million people
Ranked 37th.
34.29 per 1 million people
Ranked 30th. 54% more than Colombia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million 6.07
Ranked 36th. 57% more than Cuba
3.87
Ranked 31st.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 0.612
Ranked 67th. 3 times more than Cuba
0.18
Ranked 71st.

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 5.93 per 1 million people
Ranked 99th. 67 times more than Cuba
0.089 per 1 million people
Ranked 171st.

Radio > Total number of channels per million people 4.13
Ranked 2nd.
7.7
Ranked 17th. 87% more than Colombia
Total number of combined radio and television institutions per million people 0.0228 Number
Ranked 5th.
0.0886 Number
Ranked 40th. 4 times more than Colombia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 7.22 million
Ranked 26th. 7 times more than Cuba
1.1 million
Ranked 74th.
Radio > Percentage of government (public) radio institutions 21.77%
Ranked 2nd.
100%
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Colombia
Radio > Percentage of private radio institutions 78.23%
Ranked 4th.
0.0
Ranked 69th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History 184
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Cuba
62
Ranked 32nd.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million 23.32
Ranked 37th.
34.23
Ranked 31st. 47% more than Colombia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita 15.54 per 1 million people
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Cuba
6.77 per 1 million people
Ranked 29th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million 0.102
Ranked 67th.
2.78
Ranked 45th. 27 times more than Colombia

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita 0.098 per 1 million people
Ranked 67th.
2.79 per 1 million people
Ranked 45th. 28 times more than Colombia

Internet > Livejournal users per million 5.34
Ranked 161st.
13.48
Ranked 123th. 3 times more than Colombia
Website defacements per million 1.23
Ranked 76th. 3 times more than Cuba
0.447
Ranked 95th.
Website defacements 50
Ranked 29th. 10 times more than Cuba
5
Ranked 83th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,028.55
Ranked 101st. 7 times more than Cuba
149.2
Ranked 194th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code 57
Ranked 24th. 8% more than Cuba
53
Ranked 28th.
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita $32.11
Ranked 8th.
0.0
Ranked 110th.

Phone system > International dialling code +57 +53
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million 48.28
Ranked 33th. 2 times more than Cuba
22.79
Ranked 34th.

Latin Grammy Awards > Awards 7
Ranked 4th. 75% more than Cuba
4
Ranked 6th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million 4.85
Ranked 41st.
5.58
Ranked 34th. 15% more than Colombia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita 46.17 per 1 million people
Ranked 33th. 2 times more than Cuba
22.83 per 1 million people
Ranked 32nd.

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 44.13%
Ranked 16th. 7 times more than Cuba
6.45%
Ranked 71st.

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 34.52 per 1,000 people
Ranked 74th. 108 times more than Cuba
0.321 per 1,000 people
Ranked 157th.

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.089 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 80th. 1% more than Cuba
0.088 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 81st.
Telephone lines 8.05 million
Ranked 22nd. 7 times more than Cuba
1.1 million
Ranked 68th.

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 1.9 million
Ranked 25th. 951 times more than Cuba
2,000
Ranked 150th.

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 11.23%
Ranked 19th. 4 times more than Cuba
2.92%
Ranked 138th.

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 0.2%
Ranked 95th.
1.9%
Ranked 57th. 9 times more than Colombia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita 5.8 per 1 million people
Ranked 35th. 50% more than Cuba
3.88 per 1 million people
Ranked 29th.

Television standard > VHF NTSC M NTSC M
Internet > ISP per million 0.451
Ranked 97th. 1% more than Cuba
0.447
Ranked 28th.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 656.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 63th. 8 times more than Cuba
87.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 118th.

Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 30.56 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 15th. 4 times more than Cuba
7.6 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 35th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita 3.33 per 1 million people
Ranked 35th. 2 times more than Cuba
1.35 per 1 million people
Ranked 28th.

Telephone subscribers 29.53 million
Ranked 20th. 30 times more than Cuba
984,407
Ranked 94th.

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 8.03$/month
Ranked 100th.
13.13$/month
Ranked 58th. 64% more than Colombia

Telephone subscribers per employee 330.37
Ranked 51st. 8 times more than Cuba
40.96
Ranked 142nd.

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 5.18% GDP
Ranked 19th. 96% more than Cuba
2.64% GDP
Ranked 103th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million 5.59
Ranked 35th. 83% more than Cuba
3.06
Ranked 32nd.

Television standard > UHF NTSC M NTSC M
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 8.36
Ranked 80th. 188 times more than Cuba
0.0446
Ranked 166th.

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 28.45
Ranked 101st. 321 times more than Cuba
0.0887
Ranked 197th.

Phone subscribers 246.83
Ranked 80th. 5 times more than Cuba
51.68
Ranked 120th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 6.16
Ranked 94th. 70 times more than Cuba
0.0885
Ranked 168th.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 5
Ranked 84th.
42
Ranked 51st. 8 times more than Colombia

Television > Percentage of private television institutions 73.58%
Ranked 4th.
0.0
Ranked 68th.
Internet > ISP > Per capita 0.432 per 1 million people
Ranked 92nd.
0.448 per 1 million people
Ranked 27th. 4% more than Colombia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million 16.25
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Cuba
6.76
Ranked 31st.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.541
Ranked 122nd. 3 times more than Cuba
0.177
Ranked 143th.

Radio > Percentage of public channels with national coverage 2.76%
Ranked 2nd.
6.9%
Ranked 41st. 2 times more than Colombia
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation 289,000
Ranked 33th.
1.21 million
Ranked 20th. 4 times more than Colombia

Television > Ratio of private to Government (public) television institutions 2.79
Ranked 3rd.
0.0
Ranked 64th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people 0.176
Ranked 81st.
4.65
Ranked 62nd. 26 times more than Colombia

Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.2
Ranked 40th.
0.0
Ranked 119th.
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per capita 19.03$ per capita
Ranked 33th. 4 times more than Cuba
5.36$ per capita
Ranked 51st.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita 6.58 per 1 million people
Ranked 33th. 7 times more than Cuba
0.993 per 1 million people
Ranked 34th.

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita 19.81$
Ranked 32nd. 4 times more than Cuba
5.35$
Ranked 50th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita 4.64 per 1 million people
Ranked 40th.
5.59 per 1 million people
Ranked 32nd. 21% more than Colombia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita 18.09 per 1 million people
Ranked 35th. 3 times more than Cuba
6.59 per 1 million people
Ranked 33th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita 3.19 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st.
82.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 26 times more than Colombia

Total number of combined radio and television institutions 1 Number
Ranked 4th. The same as Cuba
1 Number
Ranked 49th.
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ 855.4 million$
Ranked 16th. 14 times more than Cuba
60 million$
Ranked 54th.

Cinemas > Seats > Per capita 1.05 per 1,000 people
Ranked 30th.
15.71 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 15 times more than Colombia

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 17.89
Ranked 88th. 82% more than Cuba
9.85
Ranked 116th.

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 10.2$/month
Ranked 99th.
22.63$/month
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Colombia

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 13.23
Ranked 110th. 22% more than Cuba
10.81
Ranked 116th.

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$, % of GDP 0.414%
Ranked 37th.
0.0
Ranked 109th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita 5.96 per 1 million people
Ranked 40th. 11 times more than Cuba
0.541 per 1 million people
Ranked 40th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million 6.89
Ranked 33th. 7 times more than Cuba
0.991
Ranked 35th.

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 14699700000000 1086000000
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 12.09
Ranked 88th. 134 times more than Cuba
0.09
Ranked 177th.

Internet servers using encryption 552
Ranked 39th. 552 times more than Cuba
1
Ranked 172nd.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million 18.92
Ranked 37th. 3 times more than Cuba
6.58
Ranked 35th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million 3.48
Ranked 34th. 3 times more than Cuba
1.35
Ranked 29th.

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 170.85 per 1,000 people
Ranked 69th. 2 times more than Cuba
75.42 per 1,000 people
Ranked 93th.

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 0.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 106th.
1.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 61st. 96% more than Colombia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million 6.23
Ranked 42nd. 12 times more than Cuba
0.54
Ranked 41st.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.049$ per 1 million people
Ranked 123th.
0.665$ per 1 million people
Ranked 5th. 14 times more than Colombia

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily 131,000
Ranked 32nd.
923,000
Ranked 19th. 7 times more than Colombia

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 0.585 per 1 million people
Ranked 66th. 3 times more than Cuba
0.18 per 1 million people
Ranked 70th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences 1,830
Ranked 18th. 7 times more than Cuba
253
Ranked 31st.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.118
Ranked 107th.
3.73
Ranked 75th. 32 times more than Colombia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology 261
Ranked 16th. 24 times more than Cuba
11
Ranked 34th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities 616
Ranked 8th. 8 times more than Cuba
75
Ranked 27th.

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