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  • Households with television: Households with television are the share of households with a television set. Some countries report only the number of households with a color television set, and therefore the true number may be higher than reported.
  • 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.
  • Internet > Internet users per thousand people: Internet users. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Internet > Users per 1000: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • News Agencies > List of news agencies: List of news agencies.
  • Radio > List of radio stations: List of radio stations.
  • 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.
  • Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Television > List of TV stations: List of TV stations.
  • Television receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Televisions per 1000: The total number of televisions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people: Daily newspapers refer to those published at least four times a week and calculated as average circulation (or copies printed) per 1,000 people."
  • 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.
  • Internet > Users > Per capita: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • Televisions: The total number of televisions
  • Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet > Internet users: Internet users.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic.
  • Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Television broadcast stations: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations.
  • International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes).
  • Radios per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. 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.
  • Internet > Users: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months.
  • Internet > Internet penetration: Penetration.
  • Mobile phone subscribers per 1000: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet > Hosts per 1000: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Number of PCs per million: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions.
  • 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.
  • Mobile phone subscribers: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology.
  • 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
  • Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines: Fixed telephone lines.
  • Internet > Hosts: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: 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 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. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.
  • 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).
  • Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
  • Telephone mainlines: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
     
     
  • Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month: Price basket for Internet is calculated based on the cheapest available tariff for accessing the Internet 20 hours a month (10 hours peak and 10 hours off-peak). The basket does not include the telephone line rental but does include telephone usage charges if applicable. Data are compiled in the national currency and converted to U.S. dollars using the annual average exchange rate.
  • 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 > Broadband subscribers: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries.
  • 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.
  • Telecommunications investment > Current LCU: Telecommunications investment refers to the expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of telecommunication equipment infrastructure (including supporting land and buildings and intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer software). These include expenditure on initial installations and on additions to existing installations.
  • Number of PCs: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people: Fixed telephone lines. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million: . 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)
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • 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.
  • Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Newspapers > Newspaper journalists: Number of newspaper journalists by country.
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Internet > Livejournal users per million: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
  • Telecommunications revenue > % GDP: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Internet servers using encryption: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people: Newspaper journalists (headcounts) per 1,000,000 inhabitants.
  • 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.
  • Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per capita: 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 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. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Phone system > International dialling code: Country international dialling code.
  • 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.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Number of PCs > Per $ GDP: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 10 million $ gross domestic product.
  • Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines: Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.
  • Price basket for mobile > US$ per month: Price basket for mobile is calculated as the pre-paid price for 25 calls per month spread over the same mobile network, other mobile networks, and mobile to fixed calls and during peak, off-peak, and weekend times. It also includes 30 text messages per month.
  • 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.
  • Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$, % of GDP: Investment in telecoms with private participation (current US$). 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 as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
  • 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 > Secure Internet servers per million: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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 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 > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • 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.
  • Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Internet > Hosts > Per capita: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita: 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 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.
  • Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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STAT Democratic Republic of the Congo Philippines HISTORY
Broadcast media state-owned TV broadcast station with near national coverage; more than a dozen privately owned TV stations with 2 having near national coverage; 2 state-owned radio stations are supplemented by more than 100 private radio stations; transmissions of at least 2 international broadcasters are available multiple national private TV and radio networks; multi-channel satellite and cable TV systems available; more than 350 TV stations - 4 major TV networks operating nationwide with 1 being government-owned; some 1100 cable TV providers and some 1,200 radio stations broadcasting; the Philippines is scheduled to complete the switch from analog to digital broadcasting by the end of 2015
Households with television 1.69%
Ranked 142nd. 		63.1%
Ranked 35th. 37 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 0.0
Ranked 186th. 		22.2
Ranked 115th.
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 1.68
Ranked 192nd. 		36.24
Ranked 110th. 22 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Internet > Internet users per thousand people 16.38
Ranked 196th. 		355.68
Ranked 114th. 22 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Internet > Users per 1000 4.03
Ranked 144th. 		59.63
Ranked 116th. 15 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Internet users 290,000
Ranked 3rd. 		8.28 million
Ranked 34th. 29 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>Agence Congolaise de Presse (ACP) - state-controlled</p> <p>Philippines News Agency - government-run</p>
Radio > List of radio stations <p>La Voix du Congo - operated by RTNC, broadcasting in French, Swahili, Lingala, Tshiluba and Kikongo</p> </p>Radio Okapi - UN-backed politically-independent network, on FM and shortwave</p> </p>Raga FM - private, carries some BBC World Service output</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13285760">Full Article</a> <p>ABS-CBN - operates stations nationally</p> </p>GMA Network - operates stations nationally</p> </p>Manila Broadcasting Company (MBC) - operates stations nationally</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15527446">Full Article</a>
Radio broadcast stations AM 3, FM 11, shortwave 2 AM 381, FM 628, shortwave 4 (each shortwave station operates on multiple frequencies in the language of the target audience)
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 28.01
Ranked 187th. 		106.77
Ranked 94th. 4 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 100.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 145th. 		981 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Television > List of TV stations <p>Radio-Television Nationale Congolaise (RTNC) - state-run terrestrial and satellite TV with near-national coverage</p> </p>RTGA - private</p> </p>Digital Congo - private, near-national coverage</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13285760">Full Article</a> <p>ABS-CBN - commercial</p> </p>GMA Network - commercial</p> </p>ETC - commercial</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15527446">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 137.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 88th. 3 times more than Philippines 		51.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 121st.
Televisions per 1000 127.09
Ranked 102nd. 3 times more than Philippines 		44.79
Ranked 138th.
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 2.76
Ranked 76th. 		78.61
Ranked 39th. 28 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 47.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 130th. 		459.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 83th. 10 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Internet > Users > Per capita 3.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 148th. 		58.19 per 1,000 people
Ranked 119th. 17 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 0.886
Ranked 200th. 		40.73
Ranked 147th. 46 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Televisions 6.48 million
Ranked 27th. 75% more than Philippines 		3.7 million
Ranked 40th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 0.163 per 1,000 people
Ranked 147th. 		72.15 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 443 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Internet > Internet users 1.24 million
Ranked 110th. 		37.6 million
Ranked 14th. 30 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 2.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 78th. 		66.04 per 1,000 people
Ranked 39th. 25 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 5 Mbps
Ranked 84th. 		3,214.5 Mbps
Ranked 40th. 643 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 0.087 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 87th. 		39.38 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 82nd. 453 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Television broadcast stations 4
Ranked 15th. 		250
Ranked 1st. 63 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 2.88 million min.
Ranked 160th. 		2.35 billion min.
Ranked 7th. 814 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Radios per 1000 353.72
Ranked 91st. 3 times more than Philippines 		139.22
Ranked 153th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 168.02
Ranked 171st. 		986.97
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Internet > Percent using internet 1.68%
Ranked 190th. 		36.24%
Ranked 111th. 22 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Telephones > Mobile cellular 15.64 million
Ranked 50th. 		94.19 million
Ranked 14th. 6 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Radio receivers > Per capita 0.383 per capita
Ranked 75th. 2 times more than Philippines 		0.161 per capita
Ranked 134th.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 0.661
Ranked 190th. 		72.59
Ranked 3rd. 110 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Telephone mainlines per 1000 0.196
Ranked 141st. 		39.24
Ranked 105th. 200 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>Le Potentiel - leading daily</p> </p>La Reference Plus- daily</p> </p>L&#039;Avenir - daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13285760">Full Article</a> <p>Philippine Star - private daily</p> </p>The Daily Tribune - private daily</p> </p>Philippine Daily Inquirer - private daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15527446">Full Article</a>
Telephone system > General assessment barely adequate wire and microwave radio relay service in and between urban areas; domestic satellite system with 14 earth stations; inadequate fixed line infrastructure good international radiotelephone and submarine cable services; domestic and interisland service adequate
Television receivers per 1000 146.97
Ranked 84th. 3 times more than Philippines 		50.84
Ranked 119th.
Internet > IP addresses per capita 0.29
Ranked 222nd. 		52.08
Ranked 149th. 180 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Internet > Users 230,400
Ranked 108th. 		5.3 million
Ranked 36th. 23 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Internet > Internet penetration 1.7%
Ranked 200th. 		36.2%
Ranked 117th. 21 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 50.83
Ranked 145th. 		405.25
Ranked 77th. 8 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 296.58
Ranked 186th. 		1,065.08
Ranked 95th. 4 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Telecoms > Telephone lines 58,197
Ranked 155th. 		3.94 million
Ranked 42nd. 68 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 19.49 million
Ranked 51st. 		103 million
Ranked 12th. 5 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Internet > Internet Service Providers 1
Ranked 177th. 		33
Ranked 35th. 33 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 0.0
Ranked 186th. 		2.15 million
Ranked 38th.
Telephones > Main lines in use 57,000
Ranked 152nd. 		3.56 million
Ranked 46th. 62 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 0.0906
Ranked 198th. 		4.07
Ranked 147th. 45 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Active military personnel 151,251
Ranked 19th. 		220,000
Ranked 15th. 45% more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Radio receivers per 1000 409.04
Ranked 71st. 3 times more than Philippines 		158.01
Ranked 130th.
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 47.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 147th. 		418.75 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th. 9 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Internet > Hosts per 1000 0.0546
Ranked 165th. 		3.14
Ranked 104th. 57 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Number of PCs per million 0.324
Ranked 162nd. 		43.74
Ranked 93th. 135 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 20.09 million
Ranked 48th. 		103 million
Ranked 11th. 5 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Radio receivers 18.03 million
Ranked 22nd. 57% more than Philippines 		11.5 million
Ranked 30th.
Television receivers 6.48 million
Ranked 25th. 75% more than Philippines 		3.7 million
Ranked 40th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology 40
Ranked 49th. 		41
Ranked 29th. 2% more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Television broadcast stations > Per capita 0.078 per 1 million people
Ranked 34th. 		2.75 per 1 million people
Ranked 5th. 35 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mobile phone subscribers 2.75 million
Ranked 70th. 		34.78 million
Ranked 16th. 13 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Telephone system > International country code - 243; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) country code - 63; a series of submarine cables together provide connectivity to Asia, US, the Middle East, and Europe; multiple international gateways
Internet > ISP 1
Ranked 28th. 		33
Ranked 22nd. 33 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 0.0278
Ranked 106th. 		0.666
Ranked 75th. 24 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 58,197
Ranked 155th. 		3.94 million
Ranked 42nd. 68 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Radios 18.03 million
Ranked 22nd. 57% more than Philippines 		11.5 million
Ranked 32nd.
Internet > Hosts 3,211
Ranked 130th. 		283,579
Ranked 52nd. 88 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 2.87
Ranked 77th. 		64.74
Ranked 39th. 23 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 0.0925 Mbps
Ranked 87th. 		38.16 Mbps
Ranked 82nd. 412 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 12
Ranked 63th. 		82
Ranked 22nd. 7 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 129,000
Ranked 44th. 		6.51 million
Ranked 12th. 50 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 129,000
Ranked 59th. 		4.71 million
Ranked 13th. 37 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Internet > Top level domain .cd .ph
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 5.91$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 42nd. 		6.55$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 34th. 11% more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences 1
Ranked 70th. 		53
Ranked 28th. 53 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 2.87
Ranked 60th. 		77.34
Ranked 41st. 27 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Telephone system > Domestic state-owned operator providing less than 1 fixed-line connection per 1000 persons; given the backdrop of a wholly inadequate fixed-line infrastructure, the use of mobile-cellular services has surged and mobile teledensity is roughly 20 per 100 persons telecommunications infrastructure includes the following platforms: fixed-line, mobile cellular, cable TV, over-the-air TV, radio and Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT), fiber-optic cable, and satellite; mobile-cellular communications now dominate the industry
Internet country code .cd .ph
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 0.704 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 78th. 		35.44 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 51st. 50 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Telephone mainlines 10,579
Ranked 138th. 		3.37 million
Ranked 36th. 318 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 0.0687 min.
Ranked 163th. 		27.88 min.
Ranked 53th. 406 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ $389.80 million
Ranked 25th. 		$1.11 billion
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita 0.002 per 1,000 people
Ranked 77th. 		0.019 per 1,000 people
Ranked 38th. 10 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 0.026 per 1,000 people
Ranked 107th. 		0.686 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th. 26 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 93.24$/month
Ranked 7th. 52 times more than Philippines 		1.81$/month
Ranked 175th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 0.064 min. per capita
Ranked 159th. 		28.77 min. per capita
Ranked 52nd. 450 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Internet hosts None None
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature 12
Ranked 67th. 		227
Ranked 29th. 19 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Internet > Broadband subscribers 1,500
Ranked 97th. 		55,000
Ranked 42nd. 37 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 0.0196
Ranked 195th. 		0.399
Ranked 148th. 20 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences 10
Ranked 66th. 		117
Ranked 31st. 12 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 9
Ranked 59th. 		42
Ranked 26th. 5 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Internet > IP addresses 21,248
Ranked 172nd. 		5.4 million
Ranked 49th. 254 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 6859500000 49656000000
Number of PCs 17
Ranked 151st. 		3,684
Ranked 29th. 217 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 0.886
Ranked 203th. 		40.73
Ranked 152nd. 46 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total 112
Ranked 69th. 		1,380
Ranked 27th. 12 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Television broadcast stations per million 0.083
Ranked 33th. 		2.81
Ranked 3rd. 34 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation 1
Ranked 71st. 		79
Ranked 27th. 79 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million 2.6
Ranked 76th. 		18.15
Ranked 40th. 7 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Internet > TLD .cd .ph
Internet > Livejournal users 59
Ranked 143th. 		4,592
Ranked 10th. 78 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Internet > Secure Internet servers 2
Ranked 153th. 		283
Ranked 42nd. 142 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Telecommunications > Country calling code 242 63
Telephone subscribers per 1000 51.02
Ranked 130th. 		444.49
Ranked 86th. 9 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million 0.0232
Ranked 70th. 		0.697
Ranked 37th. 30 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita 0.26 per 1 million people
Ranked 74th. 		3.06 per 1 million people
Ranked 37th. 12 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 0.2
Ranked 95th. 		0.577
Ranked 74th. 3 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists 837
Ranked 18th. 		4,000
Ranked 16th. 5 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 0.034 per 1 million people
Ranked 178th. 		3.35 per 1 million people
Ranked 116th. 98 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million 0.278
Ranked 73th. 		2.99
Ranked 39th. 11 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History 2
Ranked 73th. 		75
Ranked 29th. 38 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Internet > Livejournal users per million 1.12
Ranked 191st. 		54.52
Ranked 83th. 48 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.0
Ranked 78th. 		0.1
Ranked 58th.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 6.56% GDP
Ranked 11th. 69% more than Philippines 		3.88% GDP
Ranked 61st.
Telephone subscribers per employee 513.14
Ranked 36th. 		1,555.15
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Telephone subscribers 2.76 million
Ranked 69th. 		38.15 million
Ranked 16th. 14 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 47.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 130th. 		459.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 83th. 10 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 0.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 92nd. 		0.287 per 1,000 people
Ranked 78th. 4 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Telephone mainlines > Per capita 0.184 per 1,000 people
Ranked 141st. 		40.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 105th. 220 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million 0.232
Ranked 74th. 		1.54
Ranked 39th. 7 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million 0.0464
Ranked 75th. 		0.987
Ranked 39th. 21 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Internet servers using encryption 8
Ranked 133th. 		484
Ranked 43th. 61 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 0.12
Ranked 173th. 		5.26
Ranked 111th. 44 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million 1.07
Ranked 73th. 		8.3
Ranked 39th. 8 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people 15.49
Ranked 29th. 		47.49
Ranked 34th. 3 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 0.0
Ranked 186th. 		2.23
Ranked 116th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 0.259
Ranked 191st. 		8.62
Ranked 130th. 33 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 164
Ranked 33th. 		498
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita 0.217 per 1 million people
Ranked 75th. 		1.57 per 1 million people
Ranked 36th. 7 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita 0.043 per 1 million people
Ranked 76th. 		1.01 per 1 million people
Ranked 37th. 23 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per capita 0.73$ per capita
Ranked 79th. 		7.81$ per capita
Ranked 50th. 11 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Phone system > International dialling code +243 +63
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 3.12
Ranked 80th. 		5.91
Ranked 68th. 89% more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences 46
Ranked 65th. 		631
Ranked 25th. 14 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 0.187 per 1 million people
Ranked 95th. 		0.589 per 1 million people
Ranked 74th. 3 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.004 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 143th. 		0.086 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 83th. 21 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Television standard > VHF SECAM K1 NTSC M
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 7 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 121st. 35% more than Philippines 		5.2 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 105th.
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 10.98$/month
Ranked 91st. 2 times more than Philippines 		5.29$/month
Ranked 152nd.
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 0.0836
Ranked 200th. 		4.08
Ranked 147th. 49 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$, % of GDP 2.18%
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Philippines 		0.445%
Ranked 35th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita 0.867 per 1 million people
Ranked 65th. 57% more than Philippines 		0.552 per 1 million people
Ranked 39th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million 0.928
Ranked 64th. 72% more than Philippines 		0.539
Ranked 42nd.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 220903000000 188759000000
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 305.8
Ranked 185th. 		1,065.08
Ranked 94th. 3 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.229
Ranked 137th. 		0.974
Ranked 107th. 4 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 0.036
Ranked 174th. 		3.24
Ranked 115th. 90 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ 42 million$
Ranked 59th. 		648.7 million$
Ranked 23th. 15 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Internet > ISP > Per capita 0.019 per 1 million people
Ranked 30th. 		0.436 per 1 million people
Ranked 91st. 23 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code 243
Ranked 24th. 4 times more than Philippines 		63
Ranked 49th.
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita $5.93
Ranked 57th. 		$11.51
Ranked 41st. 94% more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita 0.997 per 1 million people
Ranked 74th. 		8.49 per 1 million people
Ranked 37th. 9 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Internet > Hosts > Per capita 0.048 per 1,000 people
Ranked 185th. 		2.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 122nd. 62 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita 0.022 per 1 million people
Ranked 71st. 		0.713 per 1 million people
Ranked 36th. 32 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Internet > ISP per million 0.0208
Ranked 31st. 		0.425
Ranked 99th. 20 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita 0.777$
Ranked 79th. 		7.56$
Ranked 50th. 10 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million 0.0232
Ranked 70th. 		1.04
Ranked 39th. 45 times more than Democratic Republic of the Congo

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