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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.
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people: Daily newspapers refer to those published at least four times a week and calculated as average circulation (or copies printed) per 1,000 people."
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people: Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
Internet > Users > Per capita: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Televisions: The total number of televisions
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
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.
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.
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.
Average cost of local call: Telephone average cost of local call (US$ per three minutes). Cost of local call is the cost of a three-minute call within the same exchange area using the subscriber's equipment (that is, not from a public phone).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 > 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.
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.
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.
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.
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 > 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.
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.
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."
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > TLD: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
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."
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 > Percentage of nationally controlled distribution companies: Percentage of nationally based film distribution companies.
Cinema > Number of distribution companies: Total number of film distribution companies.
Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
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.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists: Number of newspaper journalists by country.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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.
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.
Internet > Livejournal users per million: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > Linux web servers: Total usage of Linux servers by country as of Jan 2001
Website defacements per million: . 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.
Phone system > International dialling code: Country international dialling code.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people: Newspaper journalists (headcounts) per 1,000,000 inhabitants.
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).
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.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
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."
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports: Information and communication technology goods imports include telecommunications, audio and video, computer and related equipment; electronic components; and other information and communication technology goods. Software is excluded."
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports: Information and communication technology goods exports include telecommunications, audio and video, computer and related equipment; electronic components; and other information and communication technology goods. Software is excluded."
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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 systems > Privatisation: The year a nation privatised its telecommunications services. "n/a" indicates that the relevant firm was not privatized.
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.
Television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch: Official launch date of digital terrestrial television in different countries.
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.
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 > Applied sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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 > Generalities per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > 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.
Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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.
Phone subscribers: Fixed line and mobile telephones (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 > Government Broadband Index: The Government Broadband Index ranks various countries' undertakings to provide a broad coverage of speedy internet. It does not measure the current state of broadband availability or speed. The index is calculated by the Economist Intelligence Unit.
Royalties and fees: Receipts of royalties and licence fees ($US per person)
Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines (per 100 people). Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ 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.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences 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.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Internet servers using encryption: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences 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.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita: Telephone employees refer to the total full-time telecommunications staff. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology 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.
Internet > Linux web servers per million: Total usage of Linux servers by country as of Jan 2001. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$: 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).
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.

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STAT	Estonia	Japan
Broadcast media	the publicly-owned broadcaster, Eesti Rahvusringhaaling (ERR), operates 2 television channels; national private TV channels expanding service; a range of channels are aimed at Russian-speaking viewers; high penetration rate for cable TV services with more than half of Estonian households connected; publicly-owned broadcaster, ERR, operates 4 radio networks and there are a growing number of private commercial radio stations broadcasting nationally, regionally, and locally	a mixture of public and commercial broadcast TV and radio stations; 6 national terrestrial TV networks including 1 public broadcaster; the large number of radio and TV stations available provide a wide range of choices; satellite and cable services provide access to international channels
Households with television	93.2% Ranked 22nd.	99% Ranked 5th. 6% more than Estonia
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000	256.79 Ranked 29th.	276.69 Ranked 24th. 8% more than Estonia
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people	79 Ranked 32nd.	79.05 Ranked 31st. The same as Estonia
Internet > Internet users per thousand people	795.2 Ranked 30th. 1% more than Japan	791.21 Ranked 31st.
Internet > Users per 1000	581.36 Ranked 24th.	689.59 Ranked 12th. 19% more than Estonia
Internet users	969,700 Ranked 36th.	99.18 million Ranked 3rd. 102 times more than Estonia
News Agencies > List of news agencies	<p>Baltic News Service (BNS) - private</p> </p>Delfi - news portal, in Estonian and Russian</p>	<p>Kyodo - English-language pages</p> </p>Japan Today - online news, in English</p>
Personal computers > Per capita	482.88 per 1,000 people Ranked 6th.	541.63 per 1,000 people Ranked 17th. 12% more than Estonia
Radio > List of radio stations	<p>Eesti Raadio - public; four networks including flagship Vikerraadio</p> </p>Raadio Elmar - private, music</p> </p>Raadio Kuku - first private radio</p>	<p>NHK - public, operates news/speech-based Radio 1, cultural/educational network Radio 2, classical music-based network FM Radio, external service Radio Japan</p> </p>Inter FM - Tokyo commercial music station</p> </p>J-Wave - Tokyo commercial music station</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15217593">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	154.55 Ranked 23th. 41% more than Japan	109.43 Ranked 86th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita	1,506.18 per 1,000 people Ranked 5th. 79% more than Japan	842.31 per 1,000 people Ranked 60th.
Television > List of TV stations	<p>Eesti Televisioon - public, English-language pages</p> </p>TV3 - private</p> </p>Kanal 2 - private</p>	<p>NHK - public, operates the General TV, Educational TV channels. NHK also runs HD satellite channels BS1 and BS Premium. NHK World is the organisation's international English-language channel.</p> </p>TV Asahi - national commercial network</p> </p>Fuji TV - national commercial network</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15217593">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita	432.14 per 1,000 people Ranked 29th.	686.01 per 1,000 people Ranked 6th. 59% more than Estonia
Televisions per 1000	446.97 Ranked 31st.	677.27 Ranked 6th. 52% more than Estonia
Personal computers per 1000	482.88 Ranked 6th.	541.64 Ranked 17th. 12% more than Estonia
Radio broadcast stations	AM 0, FM 98, shortwave 0	AM 215 (plus 370 repeaters), FM 89 (plus 485 repeaters), shortwave 21
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people	190.6 Ranked 19th.	551.23 Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Estonia
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people	1,402.08 per 1,000 people Ranked 23th. 17% more than Japan	1,201.54 per 1,000 people Ranked 36th.
Internet > Users > Per capita	592.75 per 1,000 people Ranked 25th.	691.42 per 1,000 people Ranked 12th. 17% more than Estonia
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000	334.64 Ranked 48th.	503.86 Ranked 16th. 51% more than Estonia
Televisions	605,000 Ranked 96th.	86.5 million Ranked 3rd. 143 times more than Estonia
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita	376.55 per 1,000 people Ranked 31st.	402.03 per 1,000 people Ranked 27th. 7% more than Estonia
Internet users > Per 100 people	66.24 Ranked 23th.	75.16 Ranked 14th. 13% more than Estonia
Internet > Internet users	1.01 million Ranked 119th.	100.68 million Ranked 4th. 100 times more than Estonia
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita	191.31 per 1,000 people Ranked 17th.	566.69 per 1,000 people Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Estonia
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps	4,800 Mbps Ranked 18th.	132,608 Mbps Ranked 9th. 28 times more than Estonia
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita	3,565.86 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Japan	1,037.92 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 30th.
Personal computers	650,000 Ranked 22nd.	69.2 million Ranked 2nd. 106 times more than Estonia
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes	146.99 million min. Ranked 54th.	5.55 billion min. Ranked 6th. 38 times more than Estonia
Radios per 1000	746.18 Ranked 32nd.	943.48 Ranked 14th. 26% more than Estonia
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000	2,029.44 Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Japan	900.9 Ranked 83th.
Internet > Percent using internet	79% Ranked 30th.	79.05% Ranked 29th. The same as Estonia
Telephones > Mobile cellular	1.86 million Ranked 136th.	132.76 million Ranked 7th. 71 times more than Estonia
Radio receivers > Per capita	0.721 per capita Ranked 31st.	0.956 per capita Ranked 15th. 33% more than Estonia
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000	367.69 Ranked 40th. 6% more than Japan	347.79 Ranked 45th.
Telephone mainlines per 1000	328.39 Ranked 35th.	460.03 Ranked 19th. 40% more than Estonia
Newspapers > List of newspapers	<p>Postimees - daily, Estonian and Russian-language editions</p> </p>Eesti Paevaleht - daily</p> </p>Ohtuleht - evening tabloid</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17220813">Full Article</a>	<p>Asahi Shimbun - daily, English-language pages</p> </p>Yomiuri Shimbun - daily, English-language pages</p> </p>Mainichi Daily News - English-language pages</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15217593">Full Article</a>
Cinema attendance	875,000 Ranked 64th.	145 million Ranked 6th. 166 times more than Estonia
Telephone system > General assessment	foreign investment in the form of joint business ventures greatly improved telephone service with a wide range of high quality voice, data, and Internet services available	excellent domestic and international service
Cinema attendance per capita	0.646 Ranked 41st.	1.14 Ranked 31st. 76% more than Estonia
Television receivers per 1000	432.29 Ranked 30th.	686.01 Ranked 6th. 59% more than Estonia
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced	13 Ranked 57th.	441 Ranked 5th. 34 times more than Estonia
Internet > IP addresses per capita	945.75 Ranked 38th.	1,587.39 Ranked 21st. 68% more than Estonia
Average cost of local call	0.09 Ranked 41st. 29% more than Japan	0.07 Ranked 48th.
Internet > Users	780,000 Ranked 81st.	88.11 million Ranked 2nd. 113 times more than Estonia
Internet > Internet penetration	79% Ranked 34th.	79.1% Ranked 33th. About the same as Estonia
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000	1,073.7 Ranked 11th. 45% more than Japan	741.51 Ranked 46th.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000	1,545.88 Ranked 23th. 43% more than Japan	1,084.68 Ranked 89th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines	448,212 Ranked 98th.	64.27 million Ranked 3rd. 143 times more than Estonia
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions	2.07 million Ranked 142nd.	138.36 million Ranked 7th. 67 times more than Estonia
Internet > Internet Service Providers	38 Ranked 31st.	73 Ranked 14th. 92% more than Estonia
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	343,949 Ranked 77th.	35.3 million Ranked 3rd. 103 times more than Estonia
Cinemas > Per capita	0.143 per 1,000 people Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Japan	0.018 per 1,000 people Ranked 28th.
Telephones > Main lines in use	471,900 Ranked 101st.	64.67 million Ranked 3rd. 137 times more than Estonia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people	34.72 Ranked 47th.	50.47 Ranked 16th. 45% more than Estonia
Active military personnel	4,750 Ranked 118th.	230,300 Ranked 13th. 48 times more than Estonia
Radio receivers per 1000	721.67 Ranked 30th.	955.66 Ranked 14th. 32% more than Estonia
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita	1,073.69 per 1,000 people Ranked 10th. 45% more than Japan	741.5 per 1,000 people Ranked 47th.
Internet > Hosts per 1000	481.47 Ranked 10th. 54% more than Japan	312.51 Ranked 17th.
Number of PCs per million	459.5 Ranked 23th.	541.64 Ranked 15th. 18% more than Estonia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions	2.07 million Ranked 143th.	141.13 million Ranked 7th. 68 times more than Estonia
Radio receivers	1.01 million Ranked 108th.	120.5 million Ranked 3rd. 119 times more than Estonia
Cinema > Number of cinemas	55 Ranked 41st.	3,062 Ranked 3rd. 56 times more than Estonia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones	1.98 million Ranked 64th.	121.25 million Ranked 8th. 61 times more than Estonia
Television receivers	605,000 Ranked 92nd.	86.5 million Ranked 3rd. 143 times more than Estonia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology	99 Ranked 26th.	1,078 Ranked 11th. 11 times more than Estonia
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes	0.9$ Ranked 80th.	1.63$ Ranked 5th. 81% more than Estonia
Mobile phone subscribers	1.45 million Ranked 87th.	94.75 million Ranked 4th. 66 times more than Estonia
Telephone system > International	country code - 372; fiber-optic cables to Finland, Sweden, Latvia, and Russia provide worldwide packet-switched service; 2 international switches are located in Tallinn	country code - 81; numerous submarine cables provide links throughout Asia, Australia, the Middle East, Europe, and US; satellite earth stations - 7 Intelsat (Pacific and Indian Oceans), 1 Intersputnik (Indian Ocean region), 2 Inmarsat (Pacific and Indian Ocean regions), and 8 SkyPerfect JSAT
Internet > ISP	38 Ranked 8th.	73 Ranked 5th. 92% more than Estonia
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000	133.13 Ranked 22nd.	175.04 Ranked 14th. 31% more than Estonia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines	448,212 Ranked 97th.	64.27 million Ranked 3rd. 143 times more than Estonia
Radios	1.01 million Ranked 109th.	120.5 million Ranked 3rd. 119 times more than Estonia
Internet > Hosts	645,495 Ranked 44th.	39.91 million Ranked 2nd. 62 times more than Estonia
Cinemas > Annual attendance	900,000 Ranked 45th.	145 million Ranked 4th. 161 times more than Estonia
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000	191.31 Ranked 17th.	566.69 Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Estonia
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita	0.654 Ranked 33th.	1.14 Ranked 27th. 75% more than Estonia
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million	3,565.86 Mbps Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Japan	1,037.94 Mbps Ranked 30th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation	257,000 Ranked 47th.	70.45 million Ranked 3rd. 274 times more than Estonia
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles	13 Ranked 60th.	108 Ranked 15th. 8 times more than Estonia
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily	262,000 Ranked 43th.	71.9 million Ranked 2nd. 274 times more than Estonia
Internet > Top level domain	.ee	.jp
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people	9.7 Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Japan	3.45 Ranked 29th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences	274 Ranked 15th.	1,363 Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Estonia
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	190.47 Ranked 20th.	551.39 Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Estonia
Telephone system > Domestic	substantial fiber-optic cable systems carry telephone, TV, and radio traffic in the digital mode; Internet services are widely available; schools and libraries are connected to the Internet, a large percentage of the population files income-tax returns online, and online voting was used for the first time in the 2005 local elections	high level of modern technology and excellent service of every kind
Internet country code	.ee	.jp
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP	366.38 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 2nd. 13 times more than Japan	28.92 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 60th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita	108.94 min. Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Japan	43.41 min. Ranked 46th.
Telephone mainlines	442,045 Ranked 80th.	58.78 million Ranked 2nd. 133 times more than Estonia
Cinemas	200 Ranked 38th.	2,221 Ranked 4th. 11 times more than Estonia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita	2.37 per 1,000 people Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Japan	0.447 per 1,000 people Ranked 27th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita	133.12 per 1,000 people Ranked 23th.	175.04 per 1,000 people Ranked 14th. 31% more than Estonia
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month	10.78$/month Ranked 146th.	13.79$/month Ranked 125th. 28% more than Estonia
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita	108.96 min. per capita Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Japan	43.41 min. per capita Ranked 46th.
Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people	40.94 Ranked 7th. 71% more than Japan	23.97 Ranked 17th.
Internet hosts	None	None
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature	1,082 Ranked 17th.	11,924 Ranked 5th. 11 times more than Estonia
Mobile cellular subscriptions	2.52 million Ranked 108th.	110.39 million Ranked 8th. 44 times more than Estonia
Internet > Broadband subscribers	179,200 Ranked 46th.	22.37 million Ranked 3rd. 125 times more than Estonia
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million	28.07 Ranked 21st. 49 times more than Japan	0.572 Ranked 130th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences	519 Ranked 20th.	12,155 Ranked 2nd. 23 times more than Estonia
Cinemas per million	142.9 Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Japan	17.54 Ranked 28th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily	13 Ranked 46th.	110 Ranked 13th. 8 times more than Estonia
Internet > IP addresses	1.21 million Ranked 73th.	202.18 million Ranked 3rd. 168 times more than Estonia
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU	782000000	2694800000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	23.71 Ranked 20th. 1% more than Japan	23.58 Ranked 21st.
Number of PCs	620 Ranked 59th.	69,200 Ranked 1st. 112 times more than Estonia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people	334.64 Ranked 53th.	503.86 Ranked 19th. 51% more than Estonia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total	3,265 Ranked 21st.	56,221 Ranked 4th. 17 times more than Estonia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions	924,699 Ranked 74th.	144.08 million Ranked 3rd. 156 times more than Estonia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million	2,373.42 Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Japan	447.05 Ranked 26th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation	186 Ranked 16th.	10,046 Ranked 1st. 54 times more than Estonia
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily	93 Ranked 27th. 16 times more than Japan	6 Ranked 54th.
Internet > TLD	.ee	.jp
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	188.3 Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Japan	86.45 Ranked 82nd.
Internet > Livejournal users	1,140 Ranked 29th.	5,559 Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Estonia
Internet > Secure Internet servers	219 Ranked 46th.	42,338 Ranked 2nd. 193 times more than Estonia
Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people	11.19 Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Japan	2.11 Ranked 15th.
Cinema > Percentage of nationally controlled distribution companies	86.67% Ranked 23th.	97.78% Ranked 16th. 13% more than Estonia
Cinema > Number of distribution companies	15 Ranked 23th.	270 Ranked 1st. 18 times more than Estonia
Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita	0.654 per capita Ranked 33th.	1.15 per capita Ranked 28th. 75% more than Estonia
Telecommunications > Country calling code	372	81
Telephone subscribers per 1000	1,402.09 Ranked 21st. 17% more than Japan	1,201.54 Ranked 35th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration	72.5% Ranked 12th.	113.1% Ranked 2nd. 56% more than Estonia
E-Government rating	48 Ranked 36th.	52 Ranked 13th. 8% more than Estonia
Population covered by mobile telephony	99% Ranked 37th. The same as Japan	99% Ranked 26th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita	786.54 per 1 million people Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Japan	94.81 per 1 million people Ranked 27th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million	199.18 Ranked 5th. 18 times more than Japan	10.84 Ranked 36th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million	9.49 Ranked 11th. 11 times more than Japan	0.867 Ranked 62nd.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists	795 Ranked 19th.	20,315 Ranked 4th. 26 times more than Estonia
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita	163.31 per 1 million people Ranked 38th.	331.89 per 1 million people Ranked 28th. 2 times more than Estonia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines	498,100 Ranked 97th.	47.58 million Ranked 4th. 96 times more than Estonia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million	786.53 Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Japan	94.81 Ranked 26th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History	179 Ranked 21st.	2,543 Ranked 7th. 14 times more than Estonia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita	88.69 per 1 million people Ranked 3rd. 10 times more than Japan	9.14 per 1 million people Ranked 38th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million	67.91 Ranked 9th. 1427 times more than Japan	0.0476 Ranked 59th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita	67.91 per 1 million people Ranked 9th. 1415 times more than Japan	0.048 per 1 million people Ranked 58th.
Internet > Livejournal users per million	844.89 Ranked 20th. 19 times more than Japan	43.51 Ranked 88th.
Internet > Linux web servers	36 Ranked 31st.	2,390 Ranked 2nd. 66 times more than Estonia
Website defacements per million	12.46 Ranked 11th. 9 times more than Japan	1.33 Ranked 74th.
Website defacements	17 Ranked 54th.	169 Ranked 9th. 10 times more than Estonia
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles	120 Ranked 37th. 20 times more than Japan	6 Ranked 40th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people	660 Ranked 31st.	750.05 Ranked 28th. 14% more than Estonia
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	25.67 Ranked 28th.	27.92 Ranked 23th. 9% more than Estonia
Phone system > International dialling code	+ 372	+81
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people	590.6 Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Japan	158.99 Ranked 17th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people	730.19 Ranked 11th.	1,132.21 Ranked 2nd. 55% more than Estonia
Digital terrestrial television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch	December 15, 2006	December 1 2003
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP	26.17% Ranked 49th. 26% more than Japan	20.71% Ranked 66th.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports	27.81% Ranked 52nd.	49.85% Ranked 15th. 79% more than Estonia
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports	32.72% Ranked 49th.	37.77% Ranked 36th. 15% more than Estonia
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	9.63 Ranked 23th. 11 times more than Japan	0.845 Ranked 110th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita	521.93 per 1 million people Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Japan	101.54 per 1 million people Ranked 30th.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita	493.65 per 1,000 people Ranked 11th. 57% more than Japan	313.53 per 1,000 people Ranked 18th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million	130.12 Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Japan	20.22 Ranked 31st.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP	80.08$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 55th. 222 times more than Japan	0.36$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 10th.
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	317,893 Ranked 58th.	30.11 million Ranked 3rd. 95 times more than Estonia
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports	7.2% Ranked 48th.	10.31% Ranked 21st. 43% more than Estonia
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports	6.5% Ranked 26th.	14.31% Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Estonia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita	199.18 per 1 million people Ranked 4th. 18 times more than Japan	10.84 per 1 million people Ranked 37th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita	0.667$ per 1 million people Ranked 30th. 51 times more than Japan	0.013$ per 1 million people Ranked 10th.
Television standard > VHF	PAL B/SEC D	NTSC M
Telephone systems > Privatisation	1993	1985
Telephone subscribers > Per capita	1,402.08 per 1,000 people Ranked 23th. 17% more than Japan	1,201.54 per 1,000 people Ranked 36th.
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines	16.3 per 100 mainlines Ranked 62nd. 10 times more than Japan	1.7 per 100 mainlines Ranked 131st.
Television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch	15/12/2006	1/12/2003
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month	8.75$/month Ranked 115th.	20.51$/month Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Estonia
Telephone subscribers	1.89 million Ranked 80th.	153.53 million Ranked 3rd. 81 times more than Estonia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita	71.97 per 1 million people Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Japan	8.57 per 1 million people Ranked 43th.
Telephone subscribers per employee	485.65 Ranked 39th.	1,283.41 Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Estonia
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP	5.79% GDP Ranked 14th. 47% more than Japan	3.94% GDP Ranked 58th.
Television standard > UHF	PAL G/SECAM <a href=/encyclopedia/Kelvin>K</a>	NTSC M
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita	377.28 per 1 million people Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Japan	96.65 per 1 million people Ranked 19th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita	130.12 per 1 million people Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Japan	20.22 per 1 million people Ranked 31st.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita	62.52 per 1 million people Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Japan	14.24 per 1 million people Ranked 24th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million	88.69 Ranked 3rd. 10 times more than Japan	9.14 Ranked 37th.
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP	0.322 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 6th. 74% more than Japan	0.185 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 27th.
Internet > ISP per million	27.86 Ranked 2nd. 48 times more than Japan	0.575 Ranked 89th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita	9.49 per 1 million people Ranked 11th. 11 times more than Japan	0.867 per 1 million people Ranked 61st.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences	718 Ranked 21st.	12,770 Ranked 4th. 18 times more than Estonia
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	88.94 Ranked 7th. 1869 times more than Japan	0.0476 Ranked 43th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology	86 Ranked 21st.	1,791 Ranked 6th. 21 times more than Estonia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities	122 Ranked 22nd.	1,149 Ranked 7th. 9 times more than Estonia
Internet > IP addresses (share)	0.0 Ranked 181st.	4.7 Ranked 3rd.
Internet > ISP > Per capita	27.86 per 1 million people Ranked 2nd. 48 times more than Japan	0.575 per 1 million people Ranked 83th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million	163 Ranked 36th.	331.4 Ranked 27th. 2 times more than Estonia
Phone subscribers	807.52 Ranked 34th.	1,184.84 Ranked 19th. 47% more than Estonia
Internet > Government Broadband Index	4 Ranked 6th.	4.3 Ranked 2nd. 8% more than Estonia
Royalties and fees	$1.10 Ranked 33th.	$80.50 Ranked 9th. 73 times more than Estonia
Telephone lines > Per 100 people	37.16 Ranked 43th.	37.92 Ranked 41st. 2% more than Estonia
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people	33.45 Ranked 47th.	50.84 Ranked 17th. 52% more than Estonia
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month	15.59$/month Ranked 46th.	26.15$/month Ranked 22nd. 68% more than Estonia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million	62.52 Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Japan	14.24 Ranked 24th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people	1,545.88 Ranked 21st. 40% more than Japan	1,106.36 Ranked 84th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million	521.93 Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Japan	101.54 Ranked 29th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million	135.21 Ranked 6th. 69% more than Japan	79.88 Ranked 14th.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU	9545000000	19567300000000
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people	314.84 Ranked 29th.	519.59 Ranked 24th. 65% more than Estonia
Internet servers using encryption	422 Ranked 49th.	66,279 Ranked 3rd. 157 times more than Estonia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million	377.28 Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Japan	96.65 Ranked 19th.
Telephone mainlines > Per capita	328.39 per 1,000 people Ranked 35th.	460.03 per 1,000 people Ranked 21st. 40% more than Estonia
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita	2.6 per 1,000 people Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Japan	0.896 per 1,000 people Ranked 69th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million	71.97 Ranked 4th. 8 times more than Japan	8.57 Ranked 42nd.
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue	8.74% Ranked 68th.	12.83% Ranked 53th. 47% more than Estonia
Internet > Linux web servers per million	26.39 Ranked 13th. 40% more than Japan	18.8 Ranked 19th.
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$	$377.38 million Ranked 40th.	$1.53 billion Ranked 24th. 4 times more than Estonia
Telephone lines	498,129 Ranked 91st.	48.43 million Ranked 5th. 97 times more than Estonia

SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; World Development Indicators database; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. 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Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Internet World Stats, June 30, 2010; British Broadcasting Corporation 2014; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; CIA World Factbook, December 2003. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; World Development Indicators database. 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