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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.
  • Personal computers > Per capita: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Radio > List of radio stations: List of radio 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.
  • Personal computers per 1000: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Radio broadcast stations: The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast stations.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Personal computers: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual.
  • 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 > 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.
  • Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States.
  • 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.
  • 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 > Total average circulation: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day.
  • 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.
  • Internet > Top level domain: Country top level domain.
  • Television > Total number of channels: Total number of television channels.
  • 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.
  • Television > Total number of channels per million people: Total number of television channels. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Telephone mainlines: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Television > Percentage of Government (public) television institutions: Percentage of Government (public) television institutions.
  • Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people: Estimated number of individual non-daily newspapers in circulation by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions: Mobile subscriptions Number.
  • 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.
  • Radio > Total number of channels: Total number of radio channels.
  • Radio > Ratio of private to government (public) radio institutions: Number of private radio institutions to government radio institutions. For instance, for every one government radio institution Turkey has 1,265 that are private.
  • 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)
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration: Mobile subscriptions %.
  • E-Government rating: Darrell M. West, Center for Public Policy, Brown University
  • Population covered by mobile telephony: Population covered by mobile telephony is the percentage of people within range of a mobile cellular signal regardless of whether they are subscribers.
  • Television > Percentage of public channels with national coverage: Percentage of public television channels with national coverage.
  • Total number of combined radio and television institutions per million people: Total number of combined radio and television institutions. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Radio > Total number of channels per million people: Total number of radio channels. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Radio > Percentage of private radio institutions: Percentage of radio institutions that are private.
  • Radio > Percentage of government (public) radio institutions: Percentage of radio institutions that are financed by the government, also known as public radio institutions.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Periodicals per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand 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.
  • Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Royalties and fees: Receipts of royalties and licence fees ($US per person)
  • Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers (per 100 people). Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people: Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people). Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country.
  • Television > Percentage of private television institutions: Percentage of private television institutions.
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > 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.
  • Radio > Percentage of public channels with national coverage: Percentage of public radio channels with national coverage.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Number of PCs > Per $ GDP: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 10 million $ gross domestic product.
  • Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Telephone system > Regulation: The year that the nation established an industry regulator for its telecommunication providers. "n/a" indicates that no regulator has been established.
  • 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.
  • Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service exports) include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services.
  • Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports) include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services.
  • 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.
  • Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
  • 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
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Periodicals > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month: Price basket for residential fixed line is calculated as one-fifth of the installation charge, the monthly subscription charge, and the cost of local calls (15 peak and 15 off-peak calls of three minutes each).
  • Telephone subscribers per employee: Telephone subscribers per employee are telephone subscribers (fixed-line plus mobile) divided by total telecommunications employees.
  • Telecommunications revenue > % GDP: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Periodicals per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Telecommunications investment > % of revenue: 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.
  • 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.
  • Total number of combined radio and television institutions: Total number of radio and television institutions.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Periodicals > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of individual non-daily newspapers in circulation by country.
  • Television > Ratio of private to Government (public) television institutions: Number of private television institutions to government television institutions. For instance, for every one government television institution Turkey has 528 that are private.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code: Country Code.

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile subscriptions Number. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP: ICT service exports (% of service exports, BoP). Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
STAT Egypt Sudan HISTORY
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 in the north, the Sudanese Government directly controls TV and radio, requiring that both media reflect government policies; TV has a permanent military censor; a private radio station is in operation; in southern Sudan, TV is controlled by the regional government; several private FM stations are operational in southern Sudan; some foreign radio broadcasts are available
Households with television 88.6%
Ranked 61st. 79% more than Sudan
49.5%
Ranked 88th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 28.33
Ranked 111th. 43 times more than Sudan
0.666
Ranked 163th.

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 44.07
Ranked 95th. 2 times more than Sudan
21
Ranked 133th.

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 432.4
Ranked 100th. 2 times more than Sudan
206.14
Ranked 137th.
Internet > Users per 1000 116.13
Ranked 95th. 3 times more than Sudan
45.16
Ranked 121st.

Internet users 20.14 million
Ranked 21st. 5 times more than Sudan
4.2 million
Ranked 1st.
News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>Middle East News Agency (MENA) - state-run</p> </p>Masrawy - news portal</p> <p>Sudan News Agency (Suna) - in Arabic, English and French</p> </p>Sudan Tribune - English-language news site, based in France</p>
Personal computers > Per capita 37.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th.
89.7 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th. 2 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>Sudan National Radio Corporation - government-run, national and regional networks in Arabic, English and other languages</p> </p>Mango 96 FM - private, music-based Khartoum station</p> </p>Khartoum FM - private, Khartoum</p>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 115.29
Ranked 72nd. 91% more than Sudan
60.49
Ranked 160th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 374.25 per 1,000 people
Ranked 107th. 97% more than Sudan
189.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 134th.

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>Sudan National Broadcasting Corporation (SNBC) - government-run, operates two channels, also available via satellite</p> </p>Al-Shuruq (Sunrise) - private, based in Dubai, via satellite</p> </p>Blue Nile TV - private, via satellite</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14095119">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 121.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 93th. 57% more than Sudan
77.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 107th.

Televisions per 1000 110.9
Ranked 106th. 40% more than Sudan
79.4
Ranked 124th.
Personal computers per 1000 39.01
Ranked 34th.
102.89
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Egypt

Radio broadcast stations AM 42 (plus 15 repeaters), FM 14, shortwave 3 AM 12, FM 1, shortwave 1
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 324.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 91st. 5 times more than Sudan
68.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 126th.

Internet > Users > Per capita 107.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 102nd. 3 times more than Sudan
38.09 per 1,000 people
Ranked 126th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 106.01
Ranked 117th. 9 times more than Sudan
11.42
Ranked 172nd.

Televisions 7.7 million
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Sudan
2.38 million
Ranked 60th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 139.78 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st. 16 times more than Sudan
8.77 per 1,000 people
Ranked 114th.

Internet > Internet users 36.88 million
Ranked 15th. 5 times more than Sudan
7.18 million
Ranked 46th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 3,657 Mbps
Ranked 21st. 18 times more than Sudan
202 Mbps
Ranked 45th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 49.4 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 47th. 9 times more than Sudan
5.58 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 70th.

Personal computers 2.8 million
Ranked 12th.
3.25 million
Ranked 11th. 16% more than Egypt

Television broadcast stations 98
Ranked 12th. 33 times more than Sudan
3
Ranked 51st.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 1.69 billion min.
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Sudan
387.1 million min.
Ranked 39th.

Radios per 1000 295.25
Ranked 106th. 17% more than Sudan
251.89
Ranked 114th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 720.96
Ranked 108th. 64% more than Sudan
440.13
Ranked 141st.

Internet > Percent using internet 44.07%
Ranked 94th. 2 times more than Sudan
21%
Ranked 133th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular 83.42 million
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Sudan
25.06 million
Ranked 39th.

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.323 per capita
Ranked 88th. 32% more than Sudan
0.245 per capita
Ranked 112th.

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 134.33
Ranked 107th. 13 times more than Sudan
10.63
Ranked 169th.

Telephone mainlines per 1000 144.84
Ranked 74th. 7 times more than Sudan
21.21
Ranked 114th.

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-Ra&#039;y al-Amm (The Public Opinion) - private, daily</p> </p>Al-Ayam (The Days) - established daily</p> </p>Al-Jareeda (The Newspaper) - opposition-leaning</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14095119">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 well-equipped system by regional standards and being upgraded; cellular communications started in 1996 and have expanded substantially with wide coverage of most major cities
Television receivers per 1000 122.04
Ranked 90th. 33% more than Sudan
91.88
Ranked 104th.

Internet > Users 8.62 million
Ranked 28th. 6 times more than Sudan
1.5 million
Ranked 63th.

Internet > Internet penetration 44.1%
Ranked 99th. 2 times more than Sudan
21%
Ranked 140th.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 189.89
Ranked 104th. 3 times more than Sudan
57.87
Ranked 141st.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,199.16
Ranked 64th. 61% more than Sudan
743.6
Ranked 146th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines 8.56 million
Ranked 22nd. 20 times more than Sudan
424,586
Ranked 100th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 96.8 million
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Sudan
27.66 million
Ranked 37th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers 50
Ranked 21st. 25 times more than Sudan
2
Ranked 158th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 2.29 million
Ranked 34th. 92 times more than Sudan
24,789
Ranked 125th.

Telephones > Main lines in use 8.71 million
Ranked 23th. 18 times more than Sudan
483,600
Ranked 100th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 10.6
Ranked 117th. 9 times more than Sudan
1.14
Ranked 171st.

Active military personnel 468,500
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Sudan
109,300
Ranked 26th.
Radio receivers per 1000 324.91
Ranked 88th. 11% more than Sudan
291.46
Ranked 95th.

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 184.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 105th. 4 times more than Sudan
50.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 145th.

Internet > Hosts per 1000 2.32
Ranked 109th. 2396 times more than Sudan
0.000969
Ranked 194th.

Number of PCs per million 32.58
Ranked 102nd. 65% more than Sudan
19.69
Ranked 114th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 96.8 million
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Sudan
27.66 million
Ranked 38th.

Radio receivers 20.5 million
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Sudan
7.55 million
Ranked 41st.

Television receivers 7.7 million
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Sudan
2.38 million
Ranked 59th.

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 1.6 per 1 million people
Ranked 25th. 17 times more than Sudan
0.097 per 1 million people
Ranked 65th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 1.45$
Ranked 58th.
39.18$
Ranked 1st. 27 times more than Egypt

Mobile phone subscribers 13.63 million
Ranked 28th. 7 times more than Sudan
1.83 million
Ranked 81st.

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 - 249; linked to the EASSy and FLAG fiber-optic submarine cable systems; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), 1 Arabsat
Internet > ISP 50
Ranked 11th. 25 times more than Sudan
2
Ranked 13th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 1.58
Ranked 85th. 28 times more than Sudan
0.057
Ranked 99th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 8.56 million
Ranked 22nd. 20 times more than Sudan
424,586
Ranked 99th.

Radios 20.5 million
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Sudan
7.55 million
Ranked 42nd.
Internet > Hosts 175,342
Ranked 60th. 5313 times more than Sudan
33
Ranked 202nd.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 50.95 Mbps
Ranked 47th. 8 times more than Sudan
6.4 Mbps
Ranked 68th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 2.08 million
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Sudan
737,000
Ranked 54th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 16
Ranked 43th.
22
Ranked 45th. 38% more than Egypt

Internet > Top level domain .eg .sd
Television > Total number of channels 33
Ranked 15th. 11 times more than Sudan
3
Ranked 49th.
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 18.08$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Sudan
5.52$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 43th.

Television > Total number of channels per million people 0.46
Ranked 42nd. 5 times more than Sudan
0.095
Ranked 61st.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 31.95
Ranked 40th. 10% more than Sudan
29.17
Ranked 98th.
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 consists of microwave radio relay, cable, fiber optic, radiotelephone communications, tropospheric scatter, and a domestic satellite system with 14 earth stations
Internet country code .eg .sd
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 40.92 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 30th. 6 times more than Sudan
7.33 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 67th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 23.88 min.
Ranked 55th. 90% more than Sudan
12.58 min.
Ranked 61st.

Telephone mainlines 10.4 million
Ranked 19th. 16 times more than Sudan
670,000
Ranked 73th.

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ $831.60 million
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Sudan
$342.60 million
Ranked 27th.

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 1.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 86th. 31 times more than Sudan
0.05 per 1,000 people
Ranked 102nd.

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering Selective filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 4.97$/month
Ranked 171st.
65.51$/month
Ranked 17th. 13 times more than Egypt

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 23.21 min. per capita
Ranked 55th. 2 times more than Sudan
10.9 min. per capita
Ranked 62nd.

Internet hosts None None
Internet > Broadband subscribers 113,526
Ranked 53th. 63 times more than Sudan
1,800
Ranked 94th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 0.72
Ranked 120th. 11 times more than Sudan
0.0667
Ranked 183th.
Television > Percentage of Government (public) television institutions 12.5%
Ranked 29th.
100%
Ranked 7th. 8 times more than Egypt
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 21.06
Ranked 20th. 5% more than Sudan
19.98
Ranked 42nd.

Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 3435000000 33824000000
Number of PCs 2,300
Ranked 40th. 4 times more than Sudan
606
Ranked 61st.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 106.01
Ranked 123th. 9 times more than Sudan
11.42
Ranked 176th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 22.47 million
Ranked 14th. 4 times more than Sudan
5.61 million
Ranked 31st.
Television broadcast stations per million 1.6
Ranked 25th. 14 times more than Sudan
0.116
Ranked 68th.
Radio > Total number of channels 38
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Sudan
15
Ranked 35th.
Radio > Ratio of private to government (public) radio institutions 1
Ranked 56th. 5 times more than Sudan
0.2
Ranked 61st.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily 45
Ranked 39th. 4 times more than Sudan
11
Ranked 51st.

Internet > TLD .eg .sd
Internet > Livejournal users 392
Ranked 51st. 49 times more than Sudan
8
Ranked 225th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000 21.06
Ranked 31st.
213.05
Ranked 10th. 10 times more than Egypt

Telecommunications > Country calling code 20 249
Telephone subscribers per 1000 334.72
Ranked 90th. 4 times more than Sudan
79.08
Ranked 122nd.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 26.9%
Ranked 60th. 64% more than Sudan
16.4%
Ranked 78th.
E-Government rating 41
Ranked 89th.
44
Ranked 71st. 7% more than Egypt
Population covered by mobile telephony 98%
Ranked 27th. 63% more than Sudan
60%
Ranked 85th.

Television > Percentage of public channels with national coverage 39.39%
Ranked 26th.
0.0
Ranked 60th.
Total number of combined radio and television institutions per million people 0.0139 Number
Ranked 49th.
0.886 Number
Ranked 21st. 64 times more than Egypt
Radio > Total number of channels per million people 0.529
Ranked 57th. 11% more than Sudan
0.475
Ranked 60th.
Radio > Percentage of private radio institutions 50%
Ranked 59th. 3 times more than Sudan
16.67%
Ranked 64th.
Radio > Percentage of government (public) radio institutions 50%
Ranked 9th.
83.33%
Ranked 5th. 67% more than Egypt
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million 0.691
Ranked 58th. 66% more than Sudan
0.415
Ranked 58th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita 0.682 per 1 million people
Ranked 58th. 95% more than Sudan
0.349 per 1 million people
Ranked 57th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Periodicals per 1000 42.6
Ranked 20th. 17 times more than Sudan
2.57
Ranked 23th.

Internet > Livejournal users per million 5.55
Ranked 160th. 21 times more than Sudan
0.26
Ranked 198th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.02$ per 1 million people
Ranked 89th.
1.17$ per 1 million people
Ranked 31st. 58 times more than Egypt

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 18.39$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 71st.
2,932.12$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 23th. 159 times more than Egypt

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Periodicals 2.77 million
Ranked 9th. 41 times more than Sudan
68,000
Ranked 21st.

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 0.754 per 1,000 people
Ranked 61st. 7 times more than Sudan
0.106 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th.

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 140.43 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th. 8 times more than Sudan
18.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 115th.

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 19044790000 252543000000
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,199.16
Ranked 60th. 61% more than Sudan
743.6
Ranked 145th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.246
Ranked 68th.
0.715
Ranked 118th. 3 times more than Egypt

Royalties and fees $0.90
Ranked 36th.
0.0
Ranked 77th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 2.72
Ranked 112th. 50 times more than Sudan
0.0542
Ranked 163th.

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 3.7
Ranked 144th. 59 times more than Sudan
0.0625
Ranked 198th.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 45
Ranked 31st. 15 times more than Sudan
3
Ranked 96th.

Television > Percentage of private television institutions 87.5%
Ranked 39th.
0.0
Ranked 65th.
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per capita 21.83$ per capita
Ranked 29th. 5 times more than Sudan
4.2$ per capita
Ranked 63th.

Radio > Percentage of public channels with national coverage 23.68%
Ranked 23th. 78% more than Sudan
13.33%
Ranked 33th.
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita $10.30
Ranked 45th. 12% more than Sudan
$9.21
Ranked 48th.

Phone system > International dialling code +20 +249
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.691
Ranked 50th. 7 times more than Sudan
0.0975
Ranked 108th.

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 2.15 per 1,000 people
Ranked 130th. 2146 times more than Sudan
0.001 per 1,000 people
Ranked 214th.

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.073 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 94th.
0.08 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 88th. 10% more than Egypt
Television standard > VHF SECAM B/PAL B PAL B
Internet > ISP per million 0.756
Ranked 83th. 11 times more than Sudan
0.0685
Ranked 25th.
Telephone system > Regulation 1998 1996
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 0.1 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 57th.
5 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 90th. 50 times more than Egypt

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 5.8$/month
Ranked 147th. 45% more than Sudan
4.01$/month
Ranked 164th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 10.19
Ranked 120th. 11 times more than Sudan
0.929
Ranked 177th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 18.39%
Ranked 78th. 5 times more than Sudan
3.88%
Ranked 129th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 33.33%
Ranked 48th. 15 times more than Sudan
2.26%
Ranked 131st.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily 1.37 million
Ranked 17th.
5.64 million
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Egypt

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita 22.51$
Ranked 29th. 5 times more than Sudan
4.81$
Ranked 63th.

Telephone subscribers 24.03 million
Ranked 23th. 10 times more than Sudan
2.5 million
Ranked 73th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Periodicals 235
Ranked 20th. 4 times more than Sudan
54
Ranked 28th.

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$, % of GDP 0.323%
Ranked 45th.
0.583%
Ranked 23th. 80% more than Egypt

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Periodicals > Per capita 3.56 per 1 million people
Ranked 34th. 2 times more than Sudan
1.71 per 1 million people
Ranked 33th.

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 4.03$/month
Ranked 107th.
6.34$/month
Ranked 97th. 57% more than Egypt

Telephone subscribers per employee 312.41
Ranked 66th.
650.51
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Egypt

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 3.55% GDP
Ranked 42nd.
3.76% GDP
Ranked 41st. 6% more than Egypt

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Periodicals per million 3.61
Ranked 34th. 77% more than Sudan
2.04
Ranked 32nd.

Television standard > UHF SECAM G/PAL G PAL G
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 21.27%
Ranked 29th.
70.71%
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Egypt

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ 1.62 billion$
Ranked 9th. 11 times more than Sudan
152 million$
Ranked 40th.

Total number of combined radio and television institutions 1 Number
Ranked 40th.
28 Number
Ranked 8th. 28 times more than Egypt
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita 20.77 per 1,000 people
Ranked 31st.
179.18 per 1,000 people
Ranked 11th. 9 times more than Egypt

Internet > ISP > Per capita 0.743 per 1 million people
Ranked 78th. 13 times more than Sudan
0.058 per 1 million people
Ranked 25th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Periodicals > Per capita 42.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th. 19 times more than Sudan
2.16 per 1,000 people
Ranked 23th.

Telephone subscribers > Per capita 324.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 91st. 5 times more than Sudan
68.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 126th.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation 1.37 million
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Sudan
615,081
Ranked 27th.

Television > Ratio of private to Government (public) television institutions 7
Ranked 35th.
0.0
Ranked 61st.
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code 20
Ranked 52nd.
249
Ranked 20th. 12 times more than Egypt
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 263.45
Ranked 60th. 64% more than Sudan
160.92
Ranked 79th.
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 7.28%
Ranked 112th. 91% more than Sudan
3.81%
Ranked 125th.

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