Media Stats: compare key data on Egypt & United States

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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.
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.
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.
Films produced: Amount of films created in specified country as catalogued by IMDB
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.
Cinema attendance per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Television receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced: Number of national feature films produced.
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.
Cinemas > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
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.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions.
Cinema > Number of cinemas: Number of cinemas.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones: Number of mobile phones.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
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.
Films produced per million: Amount of films created in specified country as catalogued by IMDB. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita: . Figures expressed per capita 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.
Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced: Percentage of feature films that are co-productions with international companies.
Internet > Top level domain: Country top level domain.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 $ gross domestic product.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people: Number of national feature films produced. 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.
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.
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.
Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people: Number of cinemas. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films: Percentage of feature films that are 100% funded by national companies.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment. 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.
Cinemas per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > IP addresses: Number of IPv4 internet addresses allocated to each country.
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.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > Arabic Wikipedia > Share of pageviews: Location of readers of the Arabic language edition of Wikipedia.
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.
Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people: Total number of film distribution companies. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Cinema > Number of distribution companies: Total number of film distribution companies.
Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date: Implementation date yyyy.mm.dd.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines: Number of telephone lines.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Internet > Livejournal users per million: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Website defacements per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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 > Social sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita: Telephone employees refer to the total full-time telecommunications staff. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
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.
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.
Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines: Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million: . Figures expressed per million population 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.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country.
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.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of individual non-daily newspapers in circulation by country.
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.
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code: Country Code.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
Phone system > International dialling code: Country international dialling code.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile subscriptions Number. Figures expressed per thousand people 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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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.
Royalties and fees: Receipts of royalties and licence fees ($US per person)
Price basket for mobile > US$ 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.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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).
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million: . Figures expressed per million population 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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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 > Philology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > 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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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).
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.
Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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.

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STAT	Egypt	United States
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	4
Households with television	88.6% Ranked 61st.	97.84% Ranked 14th. 10% more than Egypt
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000	28.33 Ranked 111th.	281.99 Ranked 22nd. 10 times more than Egypt
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people	44.07 Ranked 95th.	81.03 Ranked 26th. 84% more than Egypt
Internet > Internet users per thousand people	432.4 Ranked 100th.	803.03 Ranked 28th. 86% more than Egypt
Internet > Users per 1000	116.13 Ranked 95th.	697.1 Ranked 8th. 6 times more than Egypt
Internet users	20.14 million Ranked 21st.	245 million Ranked 2nd. 12 times more than Egypt
News Agencies > List of news agencies	<p>Middle East News Agency (MENA) - state-run</p> </p>Masrawy - news portal</p>	<p>Associated Press</p> </p>Bloomberg Business News</p> </p>UPI</p>
Personal computers > Per capita	37.82 per 1,000 people Ranked 37th.	762.15 per 1,000 people Ranked 4th. 20 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>NPR (National Public Radio) - non-commercial network of member stations; news, information and cultural programmes</p> </p>Clear Channel - America's largest commercial radio operator, owns more than 1,200 stations</p> </p>CBS Radio - major commercial operator with nearly 180 stations in major markets</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16757497">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	115.29 Ranked 72nd. 17% more than United States	98.17 Ranked 111th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita	374.25 per 1,000 people Ranked 107th.	846.78 per 1,000 people Ranked 59th. 2 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>ABC - major commercial network</p> </p>CBS - major commercial network</p> </p>NBC - major commercial network</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16757497">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita	121.14 per 1,000 people Ranked 93th.	803.21 per 1,000 people Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Egypt
Televisions per 1000	110.9 Ranked 106th.	754.89 Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Egypt
Personal computers per 1000	39.01 Ranked 34th.	764.36 Ranked 3rd. 20 times more than Egypt
Radio broadcast stations	AM 42 (plus 15 repeaters), FM 14, shortwave 3	AM 4,789, FM 8,961, shortwave 19
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people	324.53 per 1,000 people Ranked 91st.	1,227.11 per 1,000 people Ranked 36th. 4 times more than Egypt
Internet > Users > Per capita	107.3 per 1,000 people Ranked 102nd.	695.68 per 1,000 people Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Egypt
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000	106.01 Ranked 117th.	442.8 Ranked 25th. 4 times more than Egypt
Televisions	7.7 million Ranked 25th.	219 million Ranked 2nd. 28 times more than Egypt
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita	139.78 per 1,000 people Ranked 71st.	541.94 per 1,000 people Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Egypt
Internet > Internet users	36.88 million Ranked 15th.	254.3 million Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Egypt
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita	31.51 per 1,000 people Ranked 46th.	198.23 per 1,000 people Ranked 16th. 6 times more than Egypt
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps	3,657 Mbps Ranked 21st.	970,953.5 Mbps Ranked 1st. 266 times more than Egypt
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita	49.4 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 47th.	3,306.44 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 19th. 67 times more than Egypt
Personal computers	2.8 million Ranked 12th.	223.81 million Ranked 1st. 80 times more than Egypt
Television broadcast stations	98 Ranked 12th.	2,218 Ranked 1st. 23 times more than Egypt
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes	1.69 billion min. Ranked 12th.	82.06 billion min. Ranked 1st. 49 times more than Egypt
Radios per 1000	295.25 Ranked 106th.	1,982.02 Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Egypt
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000	720.96 Ranked 108th.	932.29 Ranked 78th. 29% more than Egypt
Internet > Percent using internet	44.07% Ranked 94th.	81.03% Ranked 24th. 84% more than Egypt
Telephones > Mobile cellular	83.42 million Ranked 16th.	290.3 million Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Egypt
Radio receivers > Per capita	0.323 per capita Ranked 88th.	2.11 per capita Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Egypt
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000	134.33 Ranked 107th.	459.63 Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Egypt
Telephone mainlines per 1000	144.84 Ranked 74th.	607.73 Ranked 8th. 4 times 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>USA Today - national daily</p> </p>Wall Street Journal - business daily</p> </p>Christian Science Monitor - church-owned daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16757497">Full Article</a>
Films produced	25 Ranked 25th.	611 Ranked 2nd. 24 times more than Egypt
Cinema attendance	10.61 million Ranked 39th.	1.42 billion Ranked 2nd. 134 times more than Egypt
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	a large, technologically advanced, multipurpose communications system
Cinema attendance per capita	0.153 Ranked 63th.	4.9 Ranked 2nd. 32 times more than Egypt
Television receivers per 1000	122.04 Ranked 90th.	803.21 Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Egypt
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced	28 Ranked 40th.	819 Ranked 3rd. 29 times more than Egypt
Internet > IP addresses per capita	101.02 Ranked 126th.	4,911.96 Ranked 2nd. 49 times more than Egypt
Internet > Users	8.62 million Ranked 28th.	208 million Ranked 2nd. 24 times more than Egypt
Internet > Internet penetration	44.1% Ranked 99th.	81% Ranked 29th. 84% more than Egypt
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000	189.89 Ranked 104th.	682.36 Ranked 50th. 4 times more than Egypt
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000	1,199.16 Ranked 64th. 21% more than United States	987.53 Ranked 110th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines	8.56 million Ranked 22nd.	139 million Ranked 2nd. 16 times more than Egypt
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions	96.8 million Ranked 16th.	310 million Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Egypt
Internet > Internet Service Providers	50 Ranked 21st.	7,000 Ranked 1st. 140 times more than Egypt
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	2.29 million Ranked 34th.	88.52 million Ranked 2nd. 39 times more than Egypt
Cinemas > Per capita	0.002 per 1,000 people Ranked 55th.	0.116 per 1,000 people Ranked 5th. 58 times more than Egypt
Telephones > Main lines in use	8.71 million Ranked 23th.	146 million Ranked 2nd. 17 times more than Egypt
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people	10.6 Ranked 117th.	44.41 Ranked 23th. 4 times more than Egypt
Active military personnel	468,500 Ranked 4th.	1.43 million Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Egypt
Radio receivers per 1000	324.91 Ranked 88th.	2,108.88 Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Egypt
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita	184.1 per 1,000 people Ranked 105th.	680.31 per 1,000 people Ranked 49th. 4 times more than Egypt
Internet > Hosts per 1000	2.32 Ranked 109th.	1,039.15 Ranked 2nd. 447 times more than Egypt
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions	96.8 million Ranked 15th.	303.05 million Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Egypt
Radio receivers	20.5 million Ranked 20th.	575 million Ranked 1st. 28 times more than Egypt
Cinema > Number of cinemas	232 Ranked 2nd.	6,356 Ranked 1st. 27 times more than Egypt
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones	92.64 million Ranked 15th.	327.58 million Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Egypt
Television receivers	7.7 million Ranked 23th.	219 million Ranked 2nd. 28 times more than Egypt
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology	200 Ranked 26th.	3,803 Ranked 2nd. 19 times more than Egypt
Television broadcast stations > Per capita	1.6 per 1 million people Ranked 25th.	7.42 per 1 million people Ranked 17th. 5 times more than Egypt
Mobile phone subscribers	13.63 million Ranked 28th.	201.65 million Ranked 2nd. 15 times more than Egypt
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 - 1; multiple ocean cable systems provide international connectivity; satellite earth stations - 61 Intelsat (45 Atlantic Ocean and 16 Pacific Ocean), 5 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region), and 4 Inmarsat (Pacific and Atlantic Ocean regions)
Internet > ISP	50 Ranked 11th.	7,000 Ranked 1st. 140 times more than Egypt
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000	1.58 Ranked 85th.	167.13 Ranked 15th. 106 times more than Egypt
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines	8.56 million Ranked 22nd.	139 million Ranked 2nd. 16 times more than Egypt
Films produced per million	0.36 Ranked 43th.	2.11 Ranked 18th. 6 times more than Egypt
Radios	20.5 million Ranked 20th.	575 million Ranked 1st. 28 times more than Egypt
Internet > Hosts	175,342 Ranked 60th.	316 million Ranked 1st. 1802 times more than Egypt
Cinemas > Annual attendance	10.6 million Ranked 35th.	1.47 billion Ranked 1st. 138 times more than Egypt
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000	31.95 Ranked 46th.	198.27 Ranked 16th. 6 times more than Egypt
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita	0.171 Ranked 51st.	5.25 Ranked 2nd. 31 times more than Egypt
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million	50.95 Mbps Ranked 47th.	3,316.04 Mbps Ranked 19th. 65 times more than Egypt
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles	16 Ranked 43th.	1,486 Ranked 2nd. 93 times more than Egypt
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation	2.08 million Ranked 19th.	57.35 million Ranked 4th. 28 times more than Egypt
Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced	0.0 Ranked 56th.	11.6% Ranked 44th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily	2.08 million Ranked 23th.	55.95 million Ranked 3rd. 27 times more than Egypt
Internet > Top level domain	.eg	.us
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP	0.015$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 73th.	0.088$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 8th. 6 times more than Egypt
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people	0.353 Ranked 76th.	2.63 Ranked 38th. 7 times more than Egypt
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences	219 Ranked 29th.	3,725 Ranked 2nd. 17 times more than Egypt
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	31.95 Ranked 40th.	195.85 Ranked 19th. 6 times 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	a large system of fiber-optic cable, microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, and domestic satellites carries every form of telephone traffic; a rapidly growing cellular system carries mobile telephone traffic throughout the country
Internet country code	.eg	.us
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP	40.92 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 30th.	83.14 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 29th. 2 times more than Egypt
Telephone mainlines	10.4 million Ranked 19th.	177.95 million Ranked 2nd. 17 times more than Egypt
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita	23.88 min. Ranked 55th.	280.26 min. Ranked 9th. 12 times more than Egypt
Cinemas	122 Ranked 45th.	31,640 Ranked 1st. 259 times more than Egypt
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita	0.022 per 1,000 people Ranked 54th.	0.253 per 1,000 people Ranked 37th. 12 times more than Egypt
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita	1.53 per 1,000 people Ranked 86th.	166.63 per 1,000 people Ranked 15th. 109 times more than Egypt
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering	No evidence of filtering	No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month	4.97$/month Ranked 171st.	14.95$/month Ranked 120th. 3 times more than Egypt
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita	23.21 min. per capita Ranked 55th.	279.45 min. per capita Ranked 9th. 12 times more than Egypt
Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people	3.13 Ranked 2nd.	21.3 Ranked 22nd. 7 times more than Egypt
Internet hosts	None	None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films	100% Ranked 8th. 13% more than United States	88.4% Ranked 16th.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita	19.37$ per capita Ranked 71st.	3,851.5$ per capita Ranked 2nd. 199 times more than Egypt
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature	256 Ranked 38th.	13,221 Ranked 3rd. 52 times more than Egypt
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology	215 Ranked 21st.	898 Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Egypt
Internet > Broadband subscribers	113,526 Ranked 53th.	49.39 million Ranked 1st. 435 times more than Egypt
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million	0.72 Ranked 120th.	24.13 Ranked 23th. 34 times more than Egypt
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences	150 Ranked 39th.	10,762 Ranked 3rd. 72 times more than Egypt
Cinemas per million	1.96 Ranked 56th.	116.04 Ranked 5th. 59 times more than Egypt
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily	16 Ranked 47th.	1,476 Ranked 1st. 92 times more than Egypt
Internet > IP addresses	8.45 million Ranked 37th.	1.54 billion Ranked 1st. 182 times more than Egypt
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	21.06 Ranked 20th.	367.37 Ranked 13th. 17 times more than Egypt
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU	3435000000	26836000000
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people	106.01 Ranked 123th.	442.8 Ranked 28th. 4 times more than Egypt
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total	1,410 Ranked 39th.	68,175 Ranked 3rd. 48 times more than Egypt
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions	22.47 million Ranked 14th.	234.41 million Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Egypt
Television broadcast stations per million	1.6 Ranked 25th.	7.43 Ranked 15th. 5 times more than Egypt
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation	44 Ranked 39th.	4,245 Ranked 6th. 96 times more than Egypt
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million	22 Ranked 56th.	253.07 Ranked 36th. 12 times more than Egypt
Internet > Arabic Wikipedia > Share of pageviews	20.7% Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than United States	2.4% Ranked 9th.
Internet > TLD	.eg	.us
Internet > Livejournal users	392 Ranked 51st.	1.29 million Ranked 1st. 3298 times more than Egypt
Internet > Secure Internet servers	53 Ranked 74th.	259,881 Ranked 1st. 4903 times more than Egypt
Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people	0.128 Ranked 49th.	0.355 Ranked 43th. 3 times more than Egypt
Cinema > Number of distribution companies	10 Ranked 29th.	109 Ranked 6th. 11 times more than Egypt
Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita	0.17 per capita Ranked 51st.	5.25 per capita Ranked 2nd. 31 times more than Egypt
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date	2008.04.??	2003.11.24
Telecommunications > Country calling code	20	1
Telephone subscribers per 1000	334.72 Ranked 90th.	1,230.67 Ranked 35th. 4 times more than Egypt
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration	26.9% Ranked 60th.	74.7% Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Egypt
E-Government rating	41 Ranked 89th.	60.1 Ranked 4th. 47% more than Egypt
Population covered by mobile telephony	98% Ranked 27th.	99% Ranked 28th. 1% more than Egypt
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita	3.95 per 1 million people Ranked 51st.	49.08 per 1 million people Ranked 36th. 12 times more than Egypt
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million	3.42 Ranked 43th.	13.83 Ranked 34th. 4 times more than Egypt
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million	0.246 Ranked 70th.	5.23 Ranked 20th. 21 times more than Egypt
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita	0.703 per 1 million people Ranked 134th.	869.2 per 1 million people Ranked 7th. 1236 times more than Egypt
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines	9.6 million Ranked 23th.	114 million Ranked 2nd. 12 times more than Egypt
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History	86 Ranked 37th.	6,583 Ranked 3rd. 77 times more than Egypt
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million	3.99 Ranked 53th.	49.08 Ranked 35th. 12 times more than Egypt
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita	1.48 per 1 million people Ranked 47th.	11.24 per 1 million people Ranked 32nd. 8 times more than Egypt
Internet > Livejournal users per million	5.55 Ranked 160th.	4,415.29 Ranked 3rd. 795 times more than Egypt
Website defacements	46 Ranked 35th.	429 Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Egypt
Website defacements per million	0.684 Ranked 93th.	1.51 Ranked 69th. 2 times more than Egypt
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology	18 Ranked 40th.	2,333 Ranked 3rd. 130 times more than Egypt
Telephone mainlines > Per capita	140.43 per 1,000 people Ranked 75th.	605.97 per 1,000 people Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Egypt
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita	1.95 per 1 million people Ranked 54th.	52.8 per 1 million people Ranked 39th. 27 times more than Egypt
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita	0.754 per 1,000 people Ranked 61st.	3.55 per 1,000 people Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Egypt
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue	21.27% Ranked 29th. 2 times more than United States	9.22% Ranked 87th.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita	2.15 per 1,000 people Ranked 130th.	1,040.07 per 1,000 people Ranked 3rd. 485 times more than Egypt
Television standard > VHF	SECAM B/PAL B	NTSC M
Internet > ISP per million	0.756 Ranked 83th.	24.34 Ranked 3rd. 32 times more than Egypt
Telephone subscribers > Per capita	324.53 per 1,000 people Ranked 91st.	1,227.11 per 1,000 people Ranked 36th. 4 times more than Egypt
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines	0.1 per 100 mainlines Ranked 57th.	13.24 per 100 mainlines Ranked 26th. 132 times more than Egypt
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita	3.32 per 1 million people Ranked 42nd.	3.33 per 1 million people Ranked 47th. About the same as Egypt
Telephone subscribers	24.03 million Ranked 23th.	360.35 million Ranked 2nd. 15 times more than Egypt
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita	3.09 per 1 million people Ranked 46th.	14.12 per 1 million people Ranked 36th. 5 times more than Egypt
Telephone subscribers per employee	312.41 Ranked 66th.	345.72 Ranked 61st. 11% more than Egypt
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP	3.55% GDP Ranked 42nd. 33% more than United States	2.67% GDP Ranked 96th.
Television standard > UHF	SECAM G/PAL G	NTSC M
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million	3.12 Ranked 47th.	14.12 Ranked 36th. 5 times more than Egypt
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million	0.726 Ranked 131st.	870.97 Ranked 7th. 1199 times more than Egypt
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles	45 Ranked 31st.	7,607 Ranked 1st. 169 times more than Egypt
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people	3.7 Ranked 144th.	1,474.08 Ranked 19th. 398 times more than Egypt
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	2.72 Ranked 112th.	28.03 Ranked 22nd. 10 times more than Egypt
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million	1.5 Ranked 49th.	11.24 Ranked 31st. 8 times more than Egypt
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation	1.37 million Ranked 11th.	107.57 million Ranked 2nd. 78 times more than Egypt
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	0.246 Ranked 68th.	5.08 Ranked 42nd. 21 times more than Egypt
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code	20 Ranked 52nd. 20 times more than United States	1 Ranked 32nd.
Phone system > International dialling code	+20	+1
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people	263.45 Ranked 60th.	740.25 Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Egypt
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU	19044790000	291122000000
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita	3.38 per 1 million people Ranked 41st.	13.83 per 1 million people Ranked 35th. 4 times more than Egypt
Telephone system > Regulation	1998	1934
Royalties and fees	$0.90 Ranked 36th.	$134.30 Ranked 5th. 149 times more than Egypt
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month	5.8$/month Ranked 147th. 11% more than United States	5.21$/month Ranked 153th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people	1,199.16 Ranked 60th. 24% more than United States	965.4 Ranked 113th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people	10.19 Ranked 120th.	44.02 Ranked 25th. 4 times more than Egypt
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million	1.97 Ranked 56th.	52.8 Ranked 38th. 27 times more than Egypt
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month	4.03$/month Ranked 107th.	25.02$/month Ranked 26th. 6 times more than Egypt
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million	0.281 Ranked 51st.	8.66 Ranked 33th. 31 times more than Egypt
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million	0.687 Ranked 53th.	15.76 Ranked 30th. 23 times more than Egypt
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million	1.34 Ranked 52nd.	24.44 Ranked 27th. 18 times more than Egypt
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million	2.34 Ranked 50th.	39.95 Ranked 34th. 17 times more than Egypt
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million	3.35 Ranked 43th. 1% more than United States	3.33 Ranked 47th.
Internet > IP addresses (share)	0.2 Ranked 34th.	35.9 Ranked 1st. 179 times more than Egypt
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita	0.278 per 1 million people Ranked 50th.	8.66 per 1 million people Ranked 35th. 31 times more than Egypt
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita	1.33 per 1 million people Ranked 50th.	24.44 per 1 million people Ranked 28th. 18 times more than Egypt
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita	2.32 per 1 million people Ranked 49th.	39.95 per 1 million people Ranked 35th. 17 times more than Egypt
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities	96 Ranked 32nd.	3,027 Ranked 3rd. 32 times more than Egypt
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP	7.28% Ranked 112th.	22.13% Ranked 60th. 3 times more than Egypt
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports	18.39% Ranked 78th.	43.14% Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Egypt
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports	33.33% Ranked 48th. 11% more than United States	30.02% Ranked 58th.
Internet > ISP > Per capita	0.743 per 1 million people Ranked 78th.	24.27 per 1 million people Ranked 2nd. 33 times more than Egypt
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	0.691 Ranked 50th.	25.98 Ranked 42nd. 38 times more than Egypt
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences	126 Ranked 44th.	14,225 Ranked 3rd. 113 times more than Egypt
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita	0.242 per 1 million people Ranked 69th.	5.23 per 1 million people Ranked 19th. 22 times more than Egypt

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