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Broadcast media 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 the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) operates 4 TV stations, 3 are free-to-air and 1 is pay TV; e.tv, a private station, is accessible to more than half the population; multiple subscription TV services provide a mix of local and international channels; well developed mix of public and private radio stations at the national, regional, and local levels; the SABC radio network, state-owned and controlled but nominally independent, operates 18 stations, one for each of the 11 official languages, 4 community stations, and 3 commercial stations; more than 100 community-based stations extend coverage to rural areas
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 0.445
Ranked 166th.
21.63
Ranked 116th. 49 times more than Cuba

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 25.64
Ranked 126th.
41
Ranked 102nd. 60% more than Cuba

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 256.73
Ranked 131st.
411.77
Ranked 103th. 60% more than Cuba
Internet > Users per 1000 115.91
Ranked 96th. 7% more than South Africa
108.05
Ranked 81st.

Internet users 1.61 million
Ranked 1st.
4.42 million
Ranked 54th. 3 times more than Cuba
News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>Cuban News Agency (ACN) - state-run</p> </p>Prensa Latina - state-run</p> <p>South African Press Association (SAPA)</p>
Personal computers > Per capita 33.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 38th.
84.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Cuba

Personal computers per 1000 33.39
Ranked 39th.
84.03
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Cuba

Radio > List of radio stations <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> <p>SABC - state broadcaster with 20 regional and national services in 11 languages, including: national English-language network SAfm; contemporary music station 5 FM; national Afrikaans station Radio Sonder Grense; national Zulu station Ukhozi FM; Sesotho station Lesedi FM</p> </p>Channel Africa - SABC&#039;s pan-African external radio</p> </p>YFM - popular Johannesburg commercial R&amp;B, soul and hip-hop station</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14094861">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 14.95
Ranked 196th.
134.8
Ranked 41st. 9 times more than Cuba

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 17.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 160th.
961.41 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th. 55 times more than Cuba

Television > List of TV stations <p>Cubavision - state-run</p> </p>Portal de la TV Cubana - state TV portal</p> <p>SABC - state broadcaster, operates three national TV networks, two pay-TV channels</p> </p>e.tv - free-to-air, commercial; also operates news network eNCA</p> </p>M-Net - pay-TV, pan-African audience</p>
Television receivers > Per capita 240.44 per 1,000 people
Ranked 66th. 89% more than South Africa
127.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 91st.

Televisions per 1000 234.75
Ranked 74th. 80% more than South Africa
130.11
Ranked 100th.
Radio broadcast stations AM 169, FM 55, shortwave 1 AM 14, FM 347 (plus 243 repeaters), shortwave 1
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 64.69
Ranked 47th. 2 times more than South Africa
29.62
Ranked 57th.

Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 87.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 118th.
825.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th. 9 times more than Cuba

Internet > Users > Per capita 114.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 96th. 6% more than South Africa
108.77 per 1,000 people
Ranked 91st.

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 107.93
Ranked 116th. 37% more than South Africa
78.75
Ranked 132nd.

Televisions 2.64 million
Ranked 54th.
6 million
Ranked 29th. 2 times more than Cuba
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 91.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 85th.
105.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th. 15% more than Cuba

Internet users > Per 100 people 12.94
Ranked 108th. 51% more than South Africa
8.58
Ranked 125th.

Internet > Internet users 2.84 million
Ranked 79th.
20.01 million
Ranked 25th. 7 times more than Cuba
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 53.93 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd. 2 times more than South Africa
25.41 per 1,000 people
Ranked 50th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 94 Mbps
Ranked 56th.
881.5 Mbps
Ranked 57th. 9 times more than Cuba

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 8.34 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 65th.
19.01 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 92nd. 2 times more than Cuba

Personal computers 377,000
Ranked 29th.
3.97 million
Ranked 10th. 11 times more than Cuba

Television broadcast stations 58
Ranked 12th.
556
Ranked 3rd. 10 times more than Cuba
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 323.11 million min.
Ranked 43th.
1.25 billion min.
Ranked 24th. 4 times more than Cuba

Radios per 1000 346.79
Ranked 92nd.
368.63
Ranked 89th. 6% more than Cuba
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 39.24
Ranked 182nd.
941.52
Ranked 76th. 24 times more than Cuba

Internet > Percent using internet 25.64%
Ranked 126th.
41%
Ranked 102nd. 60% more than Cuba

Telephones > Mobile cellular 1.31 million
Ranked 143th.
64 million
Ranked 19th. 49 times more than Cuba

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.355 per capita
Ranked 79th. 6% more than South Africa
0.336 per capita
Ranked 84th.

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 103.47
Ranked 117th. 18% more than South Africa
87.59
Ranked 123th.

Telephone mainlines per 1000 75.27
Ranked 93th.
100.19
Ranked 87th. 33% more than Cuba

Newspapers > List of newspapers <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> <p>The Star - Johannesburg-based daily, city&#039;s oldest newspaper</p> </p>The Sowetan - Johannesburg-based tabloid</p> </p>Beeld - largest Afrikaans daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14094861">Full Article</a>
Telephone system > General assessment 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 the system is the best developed and most modern in Africa
Television receivers per 1000 239.47
Ranked 64th. 88% more than South Africa
127.06
Ranked 88th.

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 10
Ranked 64th.
22
Ranked 45th. 2 times more than Cuba

Internet > IP addresses per capita 10.26
Ranked 182nd.
417.67
Ranked 72nd. 41 times more than Cuba
Average cost of local call 0.09
Ranked 36th. 29% more than South Africa
0.07
Ranked 50th.
Internet > Users 1.31 million
Ranked 68th.
5.1 million
Ranked 23th. 4 times more than Cuba

Internet > Internet penetration 25.6%
Ranked 134th.
41%
Ranked 107th. 60% more than Cuba
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 11.91
Ranked 162nd.
719.51
Ranked 47th. 60 times more than Cuba

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 149.2
Ranked 196th.
1,336.1
Ranked 40th. 9 times more than Cuba

Telecoms > Telephone lines 1.22 million
Ranked 67th.
4.03 million
Ranked 41st. 3 times more than Cuba

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.68 million
Ranked 146th.
68.39 million
Ranked 19th. 41 times more than Cuba

Internet > Internet Service Providers 5
Ranked 114th.
150
Ranked 10th. 30 times more than Cuba
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 5,013
Ranked 157th.
1.11 million
Ranked 54th. 221 times more than Cuba

Telephones > Main lines in use 1.19 million
Ranked 70th.
4.13 million
Ranked 42nd. 3 times more than Cuba

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 10.79
Ranked 116th. 40% more than South Africa
7.69
Ranked 133th.

Active military personnel 49,000
Ranked 48th.
62,082
Ranked 41st. 27% more than Cuba
Radio receivers per 1000 353.77
Ranked 78th. 5% more than South Africa
335.97
Ranked 83th.

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 11.93 per 1,000 people
Ranked 163th.
724.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th. 61 times more than Cuba

Internet > Hosts per 1000 0.324
Ranked 138th.
26.58
Ranked 65th. 82 times more than Cuba

Number of PCs per million 26.61
Ranked 109th.
80.15
Ranked 73th. 3 times more than Cuba
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 1.68 million
Ranked 146th.
68.39 million
Ranked 19th. 41 times more than Cuba

Radio receivers 3.9 million
Ranked 64th.
13.75 million
Ranked 26th. 4 times more than Cuba

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 1.3 million
Ranked 65th.
59.47 million
Ranked 22nd. 46 times more than Cuba
Television receivers 2.64 million
Ranked 54th.
5.2 million
Ranked 29th. 97% more than Cuba

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology 6
Ranked 40th.
516
Ranked 15th. 86 times more than Cuba
Television broadcast stations > Per capita 5.28 per 1 million people
Ranked 25th.
13.59 per 1 million people
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Cuba
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 7.49$
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than South Africa
0.79$
Ranked 86th.

Mobile phone subscribers 134,480
Ranked 147th.
33.96 million
Ranked 17th. 253 times more than Cuba

Telephone system > International country code - 53; fiber-optic cable laid to but not linked to US network; satellite earth station - 1 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region) country code - 27; the SAT-3/WASC and SAFE fiber-optic submarine cable systems connect South Africa to Europe and Asia; the EASSy fiber-optic cable system connects with Europe and North America; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 2 Atlantic Ocean)
Internet > ISP 5
Ranked 21st.
150
Ranked 4th. 30 times more than Cuba
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 1.22 million
Ranked 67th.
4.03 million
Ranked 41st. 3 times more than Cuba

Radios 3.9 million
Ranked 65th.
17 million
Ranked 24th. 4 times more than Cuba
Internet > Hosts 3,664
Ranked 126th.
1.3 million
Ranked 34th. 354 times more than Cuba

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 53.87
Ranked 42nd. 2 times more than South Africa
25.41
Ranked 50th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 8.32 Mbps
Ranked 65th.
18.89 Mbps
Ranked 91st. 2 times more than Cuba

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 2
Ranked 126th.
18
Ranked 50th. 9 times more than Cuba

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 727,600
Ranked 39th.
1.41 million
Ranked 32nd. 94% more than Cuba

Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 66.67%
Ranked 9th.
72.73%
Ranked 3rd. 9% more than Cuba

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 600,000
Ranked 36th.
1.12 million
Ranked 30th. 86% more than Cuba

Internet > Top level domain .cu .za
Television > Total number of channels 27
Ranked 18th. 7 times more than South Africa
4
Ranked 42nd.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 0.887
Ranked 61st. 2 times more than South Africa
0.435
Ranked 71st.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences 43
Ranked 29th.
330
Ranked 24th. 8 times more than Cuba
Television > Total number of channels per million people 2.39
Ranked 22nd. 28 times more than South Africa
0.0847
Ranked 63th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 64.54
Ranked 48th. 2 times more than South Africa
30.17
Ranked 59th.

Telephone system > Domestic fixed-line density remains low at 10 per 100 inhabitants; mobile-cellular service expanding but remains only about 10 per 100 persons combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity is roughly 140 telephones per 100 persons; consists of carrier-equipped open-wire lines, coaxial cables, microwave radio relay links, fiber-optic cable, radiotelephone communication stations, and wireless local loops; key centers are Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth, and Pretoria
Internet country code .cu .za
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 28.66 min.
Ranked 52nd. 4% more than South Africa
27.47 min.
Ranked 80th.

Telephone mainlines 849,927
Ranked 69th.
4.73 million
Ranked 27th. 6 times more than Cuba

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ 0.0
Ranked 110th.
$1.58 billion
Ranked 8th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita 0.086 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th.
0.138 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th. 60% more than Cuba
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering nd
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 30$/month
Ranked 59th.
63.21$/month
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Cuba

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 28.73 min. per capita
Ranked 53th. 4% more than South Africa
27.6 min. per capita
Ranked 78th.

Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 33.33%
Ranked 42nd. 22% more than South Africa
27.27%
Ranked 58th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology 15
Ranked 29th.
566
Ranked 12th. 38 times more than Cuba
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature 380
Ranked 27th.
1,227
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Cuba
Mobile cellular subscriptions 331,736
Ranked 154th.
45 million
Ranked 23th. 136 times more than Cuba

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 0.445
Ranked 142nd.
3.25
Ranked 64th. 7 times more than Cuba
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences 73
Ranked 34th.
1,002
Ranked 24th. 14 times more than Cuba
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 2
Ranked 69th.
16
Ranked 44th. 8 times more than Cuba

Internet > IP addresses 113,664
Ranked 133th.
20.39 million
Ranked 20th. 179 times more than Cuba
Television > Percentage of Government (public) television institutions 100%
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than South Africa
33.33%
Ranked 16th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 107.05
Ranked 27th.
163.51
Ranked 24th. 53% more than Cuba

Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 70000000 6586000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 0.02
Ranked 157th.
0.87
Ranked 105th. 44 times more than Cuba

Number of PCs 300
Ranked 78th.
3,740
Ranked 26th. 12 times more than Cuba
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 107.93
Ranked 122nd. 37% more than South Africa
78.75
Ranked 138th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total 952
Ranked 32nd.
5,418
Ranked 27th. 6 times more than Cuba
Television broadcast stations per million 5.26
Ranked 29th.
13.59
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Cuba
Radio > Total number of channels 87
Ranked 13th. 5 times more than South Africa
19
Ranked 30th.
Radio > Ratio of private to government (public) radio institutions 0.0
Ranked 66th.
5
Ranked 46th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million 85.75
Ranked 36th.
138.5
Ranked 42nd. 62% more than Cuba
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation 34
Ranked 32nd.
156
Ranked 32nd. 5 times more than Cuba
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily 31
Ranked 38th.
261
Ranked 16th. 8 times more than Cuba

Internet > TLD .cu .za
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 2.96
Ranked 177th.
92.23
Ranked 74th. 31 times more than Cuba

Internet > Livejournal users 152
Ranked 97th.
682
Ranked 37th. 4 times more than Cuba
Internet > Secure Internet servers 1
Ranked 169th.
1,104
Ranked 26th. 1104 times more than Cuba

Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people 0.0885
Ranked 46th.
0.119
Ranked 47th. 34% more than Cuba

Cinema > Percentage of nationally controlled distribution companies 100%
Ranked 11th. The same as South Africa
100%
Ranked 6th.

Cinema > Number of distribution companies 1
Ranked 46th.
6
Ranked 36th. 6 times more than Cuba

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000 82.87
Ranked 19th.
96.14
Ranked 18th. 16% more than Cuba

Telecommunications > Country calling code 53 27
Telephone subscribers per 1000 87.18
Ranked 119th.
819.71
Ranked 56th. 9 times more than Cuba

E-Government rating 48
Ranked 31st. 14% more than South Africa
42
Ranked 80th.
Population covered by mobile telephony 61%
Ranked 99th.
96%
Ranked 35th. 57% more than Cuba

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita 34.29 per 1 million people
Ranked 30th. 9% more than South Africa
31.36 per 1 million people
Ranked 37th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million 3.87
Ranked 31st.
8.44
Ranked 37th. 2 times more than Cuba
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 0.18
Ranked 71st.
0.364
Ranked 69th. 2 times more than Cuba

Television > Percentage of public channels with national coverage 14.81%
Ranked 41st.
75%
Ranked 19th. 5 times more than Cuba
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 0.089 per 1 million people
Ranked 171st.
23.3 per 1 million people
Ranked 74th. 262 times more than Cuba

Total number of combined radio and television institutions per million people 0.0886 Number
Ranked 40th. 4 times more than South Africa
0.0212 Number
Ranked 46th.
Radio > Total number of channels per million people 7.7
Ranked 17th. 19 times more than South Africa
0.403
Ranked 61st.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 1.1 million
Ranked 74th.
4.42 million
Ranked 35th. 4 times more than Cuba
Radio > Percentage of private radio institutions 0.0
Ranked 69th.
83.33%
Ranked 49th.
Radio > Percentage of government (public) radio institutions 100%
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than South Africa
16.67%
Ranked 20th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History 62
Ranked 32nd.
190
Ranked 33th. 3 times more than Cuba
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million 34.23
Ranked 31st. 9% more than South Africa
31.37
Ranked 37th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita 6.77 per 1 million people
Ranked 29th. 95% more than South Africa
3.48 per 1 million people
Ranked 49th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million 2.78
Ranked 45th.
5.93
Ranked 36th. 2 times more than Cuba

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita 2.79 per 1 million people
Ranked 45th.
5.93 per 1 million people
Ranked 36th. 2 times more than Cuba

Internet > Livejournal users per million 13.48
Ranked 123th.
14.61
Ranked 119th. 8% more than Cuba
Website defacements 5
Ranked 83th.
147
Ranked 14th. 29 times more than Cuba
Website defacements per million 0.447
Ranked 95th.
3.27
Ranked 49th. 7 times more than Cuba
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation 1.21 million
Ranked 20th.
7.63 million
Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Cuba

Television > Ratio of private to Government (public) television institutions 0.0
Ranked 64th.
2
Ranked 48th.
Radio > Percentage of public channels with national coverage 6.9%
Ranked 41st.
26.32%
Ranked 20th. 4 times more than Cuba
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million 5.58
Ranked 34th. 15% more than South Africa
4.86
Ranked 48th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code 53
Ranked 28th. 96% more than South Africa
27
Ranked 53th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million 1.35
Ranked 29th.
14.47
Ranked 27th. 11 times more than Cuba
Phone system > International dialling code +53 +27
Telephone mainlines > Per capita 75.42 per 1,000 people
Ranked 93th.
100.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 86th. 34% more than Cuba

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 1.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 61st. 95% more than South Africa
0.764 per 1,000 people
Ranked 60th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million 6.76
Ranked 31st. 94% more than South Africa
3.48
Ranked 48th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.665$ per 1 million people
Ranked 5th. 39 times more than South Africa
0.017$ per 1 million people
Ranked 92nd.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita 22.83 per 1 million people
Ranked 32nd.
32.26 per 1 million people
Ranked 42nd. 41% more than Cuba
Internet > Hosts > Per capita 0.321 per 1,000 people
Ranked 157th.
26.59 per 1,000 people
Ranked 78th. 83 times more than Cuba

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per capita 5.36$ per capita
Ranked 51st.
25.24$ per capita
Ranked 26th. 5 times more than Cuba

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita 0.993 per 1 million people
Ranked 34th. 18% more than South Africa
0.844 per 1 million people
Ranked 54th.
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 2,000
Ranked 150th.
426,000
Ranked 56th. 213 times more than Cuba

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 2.92%
Ranked 138th.
8.76%
Ranked 35th. 3 times more than Cuba

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 1.9%
Ranked 57th. 18% more than South Africa
1.61%
Ranked 60th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita 5.59 per 1 million people
Ranked 32nd. 15% more than South Africa
4.86 per 1 million people
Ranked 49th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita 6.59 per 1 million people
Ranked 33th.
25.61 per 1 million people
Ranked 38th. 4 times more than Cuba
Television standard > VHF NTSC M PAL I
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.177
Ranked 143th.
0.386
Ranked 128th. 2 times more than Cuba

Internet > ISP > Per capita 0.448 per 1 million people
Ranked 27th.
3.35 per 1 million people
Ranked 9th. 7 times more than Cuba
Internet > ISP per million 0.447
Ranked 28th.
3.34
Ranked 10th. 7 times more than Cuba
Total number of combined radio and television institutions 1 Number
Ranked 49th. The same as South Africa
1 Number
Ranked 44th.
Television > Percentage of private television institutions 0.0
Ranked 68th.
66.67%
Ranked 51st.
Telephone systems > Privatisation 1994 1997
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ 60 million$
Ranked 54th.
1.18 billion$
Ranked 14th. 20 times more than Cuba

Telephone subscribers > Per capita 87.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 118th.
825.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th. 9 times more than Cuba

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita 5.35$
Ranked 50th.
25.07$
Ranked 27th. 5 times more than Cuba

Telephone subscribers 984,407
Ranked 94th.
38.69 million
Ranked 15th. 39 times more than Cuba

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 9.85
Ranked 116th. 9% more than South Africa
9.07
Ranked 123th.

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 0.0887
Ranked 197th.
83.75
Ranked 75th. 944 times more than Cuba

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 13.13$/month
Ranked 58th.
22.74$/month
Ranked 27th. 73% more than Cuba

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 0.0446
Ranked 166th.
2.18
Ranked 117th. 49 times more than Cuba

Telephone subscribers per employee 40.96
Ranked 142nd.
725.35
Ranked 15th. 18 times more than Cuba

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 2.64% GDP
Ranked 103th.
5.73% GDP
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Cuba

Television standard > UHF NTSC M PAL I
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million 6.58
Ranked 35th.
25.61
Ranked 37th. 4 times more than Cuba
Internet servers using encryption 1
Ranked 172nd.
1,994
Ranked 25th. 1994 times more than Cuba

Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 0.09
Ranked 177th.
40.43
Ranked 68th. 449 times more than Cuba

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 1086000000 87342000000
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million 22.79
Ranked 34th.
32.26
Ranked 41st. 42% more than Cuba
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 149.2
Ranked 194th.
1,336.1
Ranked 41st. 9 times more than Cuba

Phone subscribers 51.68
Ranked 120th.
364.32
Ranked 66th. 7 times more than Cuba
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 0.0885
Ranked 168th.
23.13
Ranked 72nd. 261 times more than Cuba

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 42
Ranked 51st.
314
Ranked 23th. 7 times more than Cuba

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita 82.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th.
96.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th. 16% more than Cuba

Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.0
Ranked 119th.
0.5
Ranked 21st.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people 4.65
Ranked 62nd.
11.84
Ranked 46th. 3 times more than Cuba

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita 0.0
Ranked 110th.
$30.87
Ranked 10th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities 75
Ranked 27th.
136
Ranked 33th. 81% more than Cuba
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology 11
Ranked 34th.
33
Ranked 41st. 3 times more than Cuba
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 3.73
Ranked 75th.
6.73
Ranked 66th. 81% more than Cuba

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences 253
Ranked 31st.
1,262
Ranked 24th. 5 times more than Cuba
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 0.18 per 1 million people
Ranked 70th.
0.364 per 1 million people
Ranked 68th. 2 times more than Cuba

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily 923,000
Ranked 19th.
4.23 million
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Cuba

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.088 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 81st. 16% more than South Africa
0.076 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 89th.
Telephone lines 1.1 million
Ranked 68th.
4.42 million
Ranked 31st. 4 times more than Cuba

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita 3.88 per 1 million people
Ranked 29th.
8.44 per 1 million people
Ranked 38th. 2 times more than Cuba
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 7.6 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 35th.
48.2 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 20th. 6 times more than Cuba

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita 1.35 per 1 million people
Ranked 28th.
14.47 per 1 million people
Ranked 27th. 11 times more than Cuba
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 22.63$/month
Ranked 16th. 71% more than South Africa
13.26$/month
Ranked 63th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 10.81
Ranked 116th. 36% more than South Africa
7.94
Ranked 130th.

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$, % of GDP 0.0
Ranked 109th.
0.411%
Ranked 38th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita 0.541 per 1 million people
Ranked 40th.
13.19 per 1 million people
Ranked 35th. 24 times more than Cuba
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million 0.991
Ranked 35th. 17% more than South Africa
0.844
Ranked 53th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million 3.06
Ranked 32nd.
3.99
Ranked 43th. 30% more than Cuba
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million 0.54
Ranked 41st.
13.19
Ranked 35th. 24 times more than Cuba
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 6.45%
Ranked 71st.
9.77%
Ranked 85th. 51% more than Cuba

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