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Broadcast media mix of state-run and private broadcast media; state-run TV operates 2 national and 6 regional terrestrial networks as well as a few satellite channels; about 20 private satellite channels and a large number of Arabic satellite channels are available via subscription; state-run radio operates about 70 stations belonging to 8 networks; 2 privately-owned radio stations operational broadcast media are state-controlled; state-run TV operates 4 networks; Saudi Arabia is a major market for pan-Arab satellite TV broadcasters; state-run radio operates several networks; multiple international broadcasters are available
Households with television 88.6%
Ranked 61st.
98.68%
Ranked 9th. 11% more than Egypt

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 28.33
Ranked 111th.
69.49
Ranked 86th. 2 times more than Egypt

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 44.07
Ranked 95th.
54
Ranked 75th. 23% more than Egypt

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 432.4
Ranked 100th.
531.88
Ranked 79th. 23% more than Egypt
Internet > Users per 1000 116.13
Ranked 95th.
239.24
Ranked 70th. 2 times more than Egypt

Internet users 20.14 million
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
9.77 million
Ranked 30th.
News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>Middle East News Agency (MENA) - state-run</p> </p>Masrawy - news portal</p> <p>Saudi Press Agency (SPA) - state-run, English-language pages</p> </p>Elaph - Saudi-owned pan-Arab news site, based in London</p> </p>Sabq - news site</p>
Personal computers > Per capita 37.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th.
376.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th. 10 times more than Egypt

Radio > List of radio stations <p>Egypt Radio Television Union (ERTU) - state-run, operates national, regional and external services including flagship General Programme Network</p> </p>Nile FM - private, Western pop</p> </p>Nogoum FM - private, Arabic pop</p> <p>Saudi Radio - state-run</p> </p>MBC FM - private</p>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 115.29
Ranked 72nd.
184.68
Ranked 7th. 60% more than Egypt

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 374.25 per 1,000 people
Ranked 107th.
1,028.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 38th. 3 times more than Egypt

Television > List of TV stations <p>Egypt Radio Television Union (ERTU) - state-run, operates domestic and satellite networks, including Nile News, Nile TV International and Nile TV thematic channels</p> </p>Dream TV - private satellite network, operates Dream 1 targeting young viewers and Dream 2, an entertainment channel</p> </p>Al-Mihwar - private, via satellite</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13313373">Full Article</a> <p>Saudi TV - state-run, operates four networks, including news network Al-Ikhbariya</p>
Television receivers > Per capita 121.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 93th.
262.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 59th. 2 times more than Egypt

Televisions per 1000 110.9
Ranked 106th.
223.17
Ranked 77th. 2 times more than Egypt
Personal computers per 1000 39.01
Ranked 34th.
355.55
Ranked 24th. 9 times more than Egypt

Radio broadcast stations AM 42 (plus 15 repeaters), FM 14, shortwave 3 AM 43, FM 31, shortwave 2
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 324.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 91st.
739.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 60th. 2 times more than Egypt

Internet > Users > Per capita 107.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 102nd.
224.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 76th. 2 times more than Egypt

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 106.01
Ranked 117th.
169.75
Ranked 95th. 60% more than Egypt

Televisions 7.7 million
Ranked 25th. 51% more than Saudi Arabia
5.1 million
Ranked 31st.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 139.78 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st.
144.78 per 1,000 people
Ranked 70th. 4% more than Egypt

Internet > Internet users 36.88 million
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
14.33 million
Ranked 34th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 3,657 Mbps
Ranked 21st. 5 times more than Saudi Arabia
750 Mbps
Ranked 61st.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 49.4 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 47th. 48% more than Saudi Arabia
33.29 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 86th.

Personal computers 2.8 million
Ranked 12th.
8.48 million
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Egypt

Television broadcast stations 98
Ranked 12th.
117
Ranked 6th. 19% more than Egypt
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 1.69 billion min.
Ranked 12th.
2.73 billion min.
Ranked 11th. 62% more than Egypt

Radios per 1000 295.25
Ranked 106th. 8% more than Saudi Arabia
273.5
Ranked 110th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 720.96
Ranked 108th.
1,674.26
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Egypt

Internet > Percent using internet 44.07%
Ranked 94th.
54%
Ranked 74th. 23% more than Egypt

Telephones > Mobile cellular 83.42 million
Ranked 16th. 55% more than Saudi Arabia
53.71 million
Ranked 24th.

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.323 per capita
Ranked 88th. 1% more than Saudi Arabia
0.321 per capita
Ranked 89th.

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 134.33
Ranked 107th.
155.66
Ranked 100th. 16% more than Egypt

Telephone mainlines per 1000 144.84
Ranked 74th.
153.91
Ranked 72nd. 6% more than Egypt

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>Al-Ahram - state-owned daily, the oldest newspaper in the Arab world</p> </p>Al-Ahram Weekly - English-language</p> </p>Al-Jumhuriyah - state-owned daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13313373">Full Article</a> <p>Al-Watan - Abha-based daily</p> </p>Al-Riyadh - Riyadh-based daily</p> </p>Okaz - Jeddah-based daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14703480">Full Article</a>
Telephone system > General assessment underwent extensive upgrading during 1990s; principal centers at Alexandria, Cairo, Al Mansurah, Ismailia, Suez, and Tanta are connected by coaxial cable and microwave radio relay modern system including a combination of extensive microwave radio relays, coaxial cables, and fiber-optic cables
Television receivers per 1000 122.04
Ranked 90th.
267.56
Ranked 55th. 2 times more than Egypt

Internet > IP addresses per capita 101.02
Ranked 126th.
207.44
Ranked 99th. 2 times more than Egypt
Internet > Users 8.62 million
Ranked 28th. 39% more than Saudi Arabia
6.2 million
Ranked 32nd.

Internet > Internet penetration 44.1%
Ranked 99th.
54%
Ranked 79th. 22% more than Egypt
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 189.89
Ranked 104th.
538.68
Ranked 62nd. 3 times more than Egypt

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,199.16
Ranked 64th.
1,874.03
Ranked 4th. 56% more than Egypt

Telecoms > Telephone lines 8.56 million
Ranked 22nd. 78% more than Saudi Arabia
4.8 million
Ranked 30th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 96.8 million
Ranked 16th. 83% more than Saudi Arabia
53.01 million
Ranked 26th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers 50
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
22
Ranked 44th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 2.29 million
Ranked 34th. 16% more than Saudi Arabia
1.97 million
Ranked 42nd.

Telephones > Main lines in use 8.71 million
Ranked 23th. 88% more than Saudi Arabia
4.63 million
Ranked 32nd.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 10.6
Ranked 117th.
16.97
Ranked 96th. 60% more than Egypt

Active military personnel 468,500
Ranked 4th. Twice as much as Saudi Arabia
233,500
Ranked 12th.
Radio receivers per 1000 324.91
Ranked 88th.
327.9
Ranked 87th. 1% more than Egypt

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 184.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 105th.
575.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 58th. 3 times more than Egypt

Internet > Hosts per 1000 2.32
Ranked 109th.
5.36
Ranked 93th. 2 times more than Egypt

Number of PCs per million 32.58
Ranked 102nd.
355.55
Ranked 24th. 11 times more than Egypt
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 96.8 million
Ranked 15th. 83% more than Saudi Arabia
53.01 million
Ranked 27th.

Radio receivers 20.5 million
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
6.25 million
Ranked 49th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 92.64 million
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
46 million
Ranked 29th.
Television receivers 7.7 million
Ranked 23th. 51% more than Saudi Arabia
5.1 million
Ranked 30th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology 200
Ranked 26th.
850
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Egypt

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 1.6 per 1 million people
Ranked 25th.
6.02 per 1 million people
Ranked 22nd. 4 times more than Egypt
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 1.45$
Ranked 58th.
2.4$
Ranked 50th. 66% more than Egypt

Mobile phone subscribers 13.63 million
Ranked 28th. 2% more than Saudi Arabia
13.3 million
Ranked 30th.

Telephone system > International country code - 20; landing point for Aletar, the SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable networks, Link Around the Globe (FLAG) Falcon and FLAG FEA; satellite earth stations - 4 (2 Intelsat - Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean, 1 Arabsat, and 1 Inmarsat); tropospheric scatter to Sudan; microwave radio relay to Israel; a participant in Medarabtel country code - 966; landing point for the international submarine cable Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG) and for both the SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable networks providing connectivity to Asia, Middle East, Europe, and US; microwave radio relay to Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, UAE, Yemen, and Sudan; coaxial cable to Kuwait and Jordan; satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (3 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean), 1 Arabsat, and 1 Inmarsat (Indian Ocean region)
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 1.58
Ranked 85th. 91% more than Saudi Arabia
0.826
Ranked 85th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 8.56 million
Ranked 22nd. 78% more than Saudi Arabia
4.8 million
Ranked 30th.

Radios 20.5 million
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
6.25 million
Ranked 50th.
Internet > Hosts 175,342
Ranked 60th. 24% more than Saudi Arabia
141,232
Ranked 64th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 50.95 Mbps
Ranked 47th. 62% more than Saudi Arabia
31.46 Mbps
Ranked 85th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 2.08 million
Ranked 19th. 88% more than Saudi Arabia
1.1 million
Ranked 47th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 16
Ranked 43th. 33% more than Saudi Arabia
12
Ranked 65th.

Internet > Top level domain .eg .sa
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.015$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 73th.
0.023$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 72nd. 53% more than Egypt

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 18.08$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 11th. 2% more than Saudi Arabia
17.8$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 18th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences 219
Ranked 29th.
270
Ranked 22nd. 23% more than Egypt

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 31.95
Ranked 40th.
58.63
Ranked 77th. 83% more than Egypt
Telephone system > Domestic largest fixed-line system in the region; as of 2011 there were multiple mobile-cellular networks with a total of roughly 83 million subscribers mobile-cellular subscribership has been increasing rapidly
Internet country code .eg .sa
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 40.92 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 30th. 14 times more than Saudi Arabia
3 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 117th.

Telephone mainlines 10.4 million
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
3.8 million
Ranked 31st.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 23.88 min.
Ranked 55th.
125.15 min.
Ranked 36th. 5 times more than Egypt

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita 0.022 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th.
0.194 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th. 9 times more than Egypt

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 1.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 86th. 75% more than Saudi Arabia
0.874 per 1,000 people
Ranked 86th.

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering sub
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 4.97$/month
Ranked 171st.
21.33$/month
Ranked 97th. 4 times more than Egypt

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 23.21 min. per capita
Ranked 55th.
126.52 min. per capita
Ranked 33th. 5 times more than Egypt

Internet hosts None None
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 19.37$ per capita
Ranked 71st.
307.85$ per capita
Ranked 43th. 16 times more than Egypt

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature 256
Ranked 38th.
710
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Egypt

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology 215
Ranked 21st. 19% more than Saudi Arabia
180
Ranked 22nd.

Internet > Broadband subscribers 113,526
Ranked 53th. 6 times more than Saudi Arabia
19,700
Ranked 64th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 0.72
Ranked 120th.
0.963
Ranked 115th. 34% more than Egypt
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences 150
Ranked 39th.
440
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Egypt

Internet > IP addresses 8.45 million
Ranked 37th. 54% more than Saudi Arabia
5.5 million
Ranked 47th.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 3435000000 3750000000
Number of PCs 2,300
Ranked 40th.
8,476
Ranked 17th. 4 times more than Egypt
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 106.01
Ranked 123th.
169.75
Ranked 100th. 60% more than Egypt

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total 1,410
Ranked 39th.
3,780
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Egypt

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 22.47 million
Ranked 14th. 98% more than Saudi Arabia
11.35 million
Ranked 22nd.
Television broadcast stations per million 1.6
Ranked 25th.
6.14
Ranked 25th. 4 times more than Egypt
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation 44
Ranked 39th.
132
Ranked 30th. 3 times more than Egypt

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million 22
Ranked 56th.
198.31
Ranked 34th. 9 times more than Egypt

Internet > Arabic Wikipedia > Share of pageviews 20.7%
Ranked 2nd.
20.8%
Ranked 1st. About the same as Egypt
Internet > TLD .eg .sa
Internet > Livejournal users 392
Ranked 51st. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia
101
Ranked 114th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers 53
Ranked 74th.
110
Ranked 59th. 2 times more than Egypt

Telecommunications > Country calling code 20 966
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date 2008.04.?? 2006.07.08
Telephone subscribers per 1000 334.72
Ranked 90th.
692.59
Ranked 60th. 2 times more than Egypt

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 26.9%
Ranked 60th.
42.8%
Ranked 37th. 59% more than Egypt
E-Government rating 41
Ranked 89th. 8% more than Saudi Arabia
38
Ranked 118th.
Population covered by mobile telephony 98%
Ranked 27th. 7% more than Saudi Arabia
92%
Ranked 55th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million 3.42
Ranked 43th.
14.17
Ranked 31st. 4 times more than Egypt

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita 3.95 per 1 million people
Ranked 51st.
36.52 per 1 million people
Ranked 31st. 9 times more than Egypt

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 0.703 per 1 million people
Ranked 134th.
4.64 per 1 million people
Ranked 106th. 7 times more than Egypt

Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 9.6 million
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
4.1 million
Ranked 39th.
Information and Communication Technology Index > 2009 3.92
Ranked 13th.
6.43
Ranked 5th. 64% more than Egypt
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita 1.48 per 1 million people
Ranked 47th.
15.43 per 1 million people
Ranked 23th. 10 times more than Egypt

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million 3.99
Ranked 53th.
37.25
Ranked 32nd. 9 times more than Egypt

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History 86
Ranked 37th.
528
Ranked 18th. 6 times more than Egypt

Internet > Livejournal users per million 5.55
Ranked 160th. 31% more than Saudi Arabia
4.24
Ranked 167th.
Website defacements 46
Ranked 35th. 6 times more than Saudi Arabia
8
Ranked 72nd.
Website defacements per million 0.684
Ranked 93th. 79% more than Saudi Arabia
0.383
Ranked 99th.
Television standard > UHF SECAM G/PAL G SECAM G
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 3.55% GDP
Ranked 42nd. 9% more than Saudi Arabia
3.25% GDP
Ranked 78th.

Telephone subscribers per employee 312.41
Ranked 66th.
389.97
Ranked 40th. 25% more than Egypt

Telephone subscribers 24.03 million
Ranked 23th. 41% more than Saudi Arabia
17.1 million
Ranked 29th.

Telephone subscribers > Per capita 324.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 91st.
739.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 60th. 2 times more than Egypt

Press Freedom Index > 2010 127
Ranked 10th.
157
Ranked 5th. 24% more than Egypt
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.02$ per 1 million people
Ranked 89th.
0.111$ per 1 million people
Ranked 79th. 6 times more than Egypt

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 18.39$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 71st. 44% more than Saudi Arabia
12.73$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 102nd.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million 2.34
Ranked 50th.
23.08
Ranked 35th. 10 times more than Egypt

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million 1.34
Ranked 52nd.
27.7
Ranked 25th. 21 times more than Egypt

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 19044790000 30498660000
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million 1.97
Ranked 56th.
16.26
Ranked 43th. 8 times more than Egypt

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,199.16
Ranked 60th.
1,874.03
Ranked 3rd. 56% more than Egypt

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.246
Ranked 68th.
0.503
Ranked 125th. 2 times more than Egypt

Royalties and fees $0.90
Ranked 36th.
0.0
Ranked 67th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 45
Ranked 31st.
185
Ranked 18th. 4 times more than Egypt
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ 1.62 billion$
Ranked 9th.
4.46 billion$
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Egypt

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita 2.32 per 1 million people
Ranked 49th.
22.63 per 1 million people
Ranked 34th. 10 times more than Egypt

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita 1.33 per 1 million people
Ranked 50th.
27.15 per 1 million people
Ranked 24th. 20 times more than Egypt

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita 0.278 per 1 million people
Ranked 50th.
3.09 per 1 million people
Ranked 35th. 11 times more than Egypt

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per capita 21.83$ per capita
Ranked 29th.
197.83$ per capita
Ranked 4th. 9 times more than Egypt

Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.2
Ranked 34th. Twice as much as Saudi Arabia
0.1
Ranked 52nd.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million 1.5
Ranked 49th.
15.74
Ranked 25th. 11 times more than Egypt

Phone system > International dialling code +20 +966
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 263.45
Ranked 60th.
421.38
Ranked 37th. 60% more than Egypt
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities 96
Ranked 32nd.
300
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Egypt

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology 18
Ranked 40th.
60
Ranked 34th. 3 times more than Egypt

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 18.39%
Ranked 78th.
100%
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Egypt

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 33.33%
Ranked 48th.
67.56%
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Egypt

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.691
Ranked 50th.
9.82
Ranked 54th. 14 times more than Egypt
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita 1.95 per 1 million people
Ranked 54th.
15.94 per 1 million people
Ranked 42nd. 8 times more than Egypt

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences 126
Ranked 44th.
310
Ranked 40th. 2 times more than Egypt

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.073 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 94th.
0.273 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Egypt
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita 3.38 per 1 million people
Ranked 41st.
13.89 per 1 million people
Ranked 30th. 4 times more than Egypt

Television standard > VHF SECAM B/PAL B SECAM-B/PAL-B
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita 22.51$
Ranked 29th.
186.96$
Ranked 4th. 8 times more than Egypt

Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 0.1 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 57th.
1.7 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 80th. 17 times more than Egypt

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita 3.32 per 1 million people
Ranked 42nd.
9.26 per 1 million people
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Egypt

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 5.8$/month
Ranked 147th.
9.66$/month
Ranked 103th. 67% more than Egypt

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 10.19
Ranked 120th.
16.73
Ranked 99th. 64% more than Egypt

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 4.03$/month
Ranked 107th.
11.73$/month
Ranked 64th. 3 times more than Egypt

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 2.15 per 1,000 people
Ranked 130th.
5.02 per 1,000 people
Ranked 110th. 2 times more than Egypt

ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 7.28%
Ranked 112th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
3.59%
Ranked 126th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code 20
Ranked 52nd.
966
Ranked 17th. 48 times more than Egypt
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 0.726
Ranked 131st.
4.34
Ranked 108th. 6 times more than Egypt

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 3.7
Ranked 144th.
30.54
Ranked 98th. 8 times more than Egypt

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 2.72
Ranked 112th.
6.85
Ranked 85th. 3 times more than Egypt

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita 3.09 per 1 million people
Ranked 46th.
43.72 per 1 million people
Ranked 15th. 14 times more than Egypt

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million 0.281
Ranked 51st.
3.15
Ranked 38th. 11 times more than Egypt

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million 0.687
Ranked 53th.
6.93
Ranked 33th. 10 times more than Egypt

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million 3.35
Ranked 43th.
9.44
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Egypt

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 140.43 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th.
164.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 70th. 17% more than Egypt

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 0.754 per 1,000 people
Ranked 61st.
0.989 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th. 31% more than Egypt

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million 3.12
Ranked 47th.
44.59
Ranked 16th. 14 times more than Egypt

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 21.27%
Ranked 29th. 73% more than Saudi Arabia
12.3%
Ranked 57th.

SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; World Development Indicators database; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. 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