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Households with television: Households with television are the share of households with a television set. Some countries report only the number of households with a color television set, and therefore the true number may be higher than reported.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users (per 100 people). Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
Internet > Internet users per thousand people: Internet users. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Internet > Users per 1000: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
News Agencies > List of news agencies: List of news agencies.
Personal computers > Per capita: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Radio > List of radio stations: List of radio stations.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people: Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people). Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included.
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Television > List of TV stations: List of TV stations.
Television receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Televisions per 1000: The total number of televisions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Personal computers per 1000: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Radio broadcast stations: The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast stations.
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people: Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
Internet > Users > Per capita: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Televisions: The total number of televisions
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > Internet users: Internet users.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Personal computers: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual.
Television broadcast stations: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes).
Radios per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Internet > Percent using internet: Percentage of individuals using the Internet.
Telephones > Mobile cellular: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use.
Radio receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telephone mainlines per 1000: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Newspapers > List of newspapers: List of newspapers.
Telephone system > General assessment: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic and international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
Television receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Internet > IP addresses per capita: Number of IPv4 internet address allocated per 1000 residents.
Internet > Users: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months.
Internet > Internet penetration: Penetration.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecoms > Telephone lines: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included.
Internet > Internet Service Providers: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
Telephones > Main lines in use: The total number of main telephone lines in use.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people: Fixed-telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.
Active military personnel: Active military.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
Radio receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > Hosts per 1000: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Number of PCs per million: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions.
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.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States.
Mobile phone subscribers: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology.
Telephone system > International: A brief characterization of the system with details on international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa. Arabsat
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines: Fixed telephone lines.
Internet > Hosts: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities.
Internet > Top level domain: Country top level domain.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Telephone system > Domestic: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
Arabsat -
Internet country code: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Telephone mainlines: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$: Investment in telecoms with private participation (current US$). Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets and small projects are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering:
Indicates whether websites that express views in opposition to those of the current government (mainly on issues of human rights, freedom of expression, minority rights and religious movements) are censored or blocked. This is determined by accessing websites with provocative or objectionable content in English from within the country in question as well as from a place known to have no filtering regime. The retrieved content is then compared and scanned for discrepancies. Possible differences in blocking behavior across different ISPs is considered, as well as normal connectivity problems.

Values

“per”, pervasive filtering: A large portion of the targeted content in several categories is blocked.

“sub”, substantial filtering: Either a number of categories are subject to a medium level of filtering or a low level of filtering is carried out across many categories.

“sel”, selective filtering: A small number of specific sites across a few categories are blocked, or filtering that targets a single category or issue is present.

“sus”, suspected filtering: Connectivity abnormalities suggest the presence of filtering, but no conclusive proof of deliberate tampering could be found.

“ne”, no evidence of filtering or blocking.

“nd”, no data.
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month: Price basket for Internet is calculated based on the cheapest available tariff for accessing the Internet 20 hours a month (10 hours peak and 10 hours off-peak). The basket does not include the telephone line rental but does include telephone usage charges if applicable. Data are compiled in the national currency and converted to U.S. dollars using the annual average exchange rate.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Internet > Broadband subscribers: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries.
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > IP addresses: Number of IPv4 internet addresses allocated to each country.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU: Telecommunications investment refers to the expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of telecommunication equipment infrastructure (including supporting land and buildings and intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer software). These include expenditure on initial installations and on additions to existing installations.
Number of PCs: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people: Fixed telephone lines. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Television broadcast stations per million: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > TLD: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
Internet > Livejournal users: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004)
Internet > Secure Internet servers: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Telecommunications > Country calling code:
The calling code for each country. A calling code should not be confused with an area or city code. For instance, the calling code for the United States is 1, and the area code for Detroit is 313. In order to dial Detroit from overseas you must dial the 1, plus 313, then the actual phone number. It's also common to see a “+” in front of the calling code, e.g., +1 313 XXX-XXXX.
Telephone subscribers per 1000: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
E-Government rating: Darrell M. West, Center for Public Policy, Brown University
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.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > 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.
Internet > Livejournal users per million: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
Telephone subscribers per employee: Telephone subscribers per employee are telephone subscribers (fixed-line plus mobile) divided by total telecommunications employees.
Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences 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.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers (per 100 people). Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people: Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people). Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
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 > ISP > 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.
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita: Investment in telecoms with private participation (current US$). Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets and small projects are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Phone system > International dialling code: Country international dialling code.
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.
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.
Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month: Price basket for mobile is calculated as the pre-paid price for 25 calls per month spread over the same mobile network, other mobile networks, and mobile to fixed calls and during peak, off-peak, and weekend times. It also includes 30 text messages per month.
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$, % of GDP: Investment in telecoms with private participation (current US$). Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets and small projects are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita: Telephone employees refer to the total full-time telecommunications staff. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telephone mainlines > Per capita: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology 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.
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.
Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code: Country Code.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 10 million $ gross domestic product.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines: Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.
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).
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.

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STAT	Ethiopia	Iran
Broadcast media	1	state-run broadcast media with no private, independent broadcasters; Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), the state-run TV broadcaster, operates 5 nationwide channels, a news channel, about 30 provincial channels, and several international channels; about 20 foreign Persian-language TV stations broadcasting on satellite TV are capable of being seen in Iran; satellite dishes are illegal and, while their use had been tolerated, authorities began confiscating satellite dishes following the unrest stemming from the 2009 presidential election; IRIB operates 8 nationwide radio networks, a number of provincial stations, and an external service; most major international broadcasters transmit to Iran
Households with television	2.41% Ranked 139th.	76.58% Ranked 75th. 32 times more than Ethiopia
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000	0.412 Ranked 168th.	40.25 Ranked 101st. 98 times more than Ethiopia
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people	1.48 Ranked 194th.	26 Ranked 124th. 18 times more than Ethiopia
Internet > Internet users per thousand people	14.4 Ranked 198th.	256.77 Ranked 130th. 18 times more than Ethiopia
Internet > Users per 1000	3.62 Ranked 145th.	320.29 Ranked 56th. 89 times more than Ethiopia
Internet users	447,300 Ranked 117th.	8.21 million Ranked 35th. 18 times more than Ethiopia
News Agencies > List of news agencies	<p>Walta Information Centre (WIC) - privately-owned, pro-government</p> </p>Ethiopian News Agency (ENA) - state-owned</p>	<p>Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) - state-run</p> </p>Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) - English-language pages</p> </p>Fars News Agency - affiliated to Revolutionary Guards, English-language pages</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14542234">Full Article</a>
Personal computers > Per capita	3.22 per 1,000 people Ranked 148th.	109.14 per 1,000 people Ranked 61st. 34 times more than Ethiopia
Radio > List of radio stations	<p>Radio Ethiopia - state-owned, operates National Service and External Service and regional stations</p> </p>FM Addis 97.1 - operated by Addis Ababa city administration</p> </p>Voice of Tigray Revolution - Tigray Regional State government radio</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13349401">Full Article</a>	<p>IRIB - state-run, operates eight national networks, provincial services and an external service</p>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	23.72 Ranked 191st.	76.92 Ranked 140th. 3 times more than Ethiopia
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita	15.79 per 1,000 people Ranked 161st.	455.22 per 1,000 people Ranked 93th. 29 times more than Ethiopia
Television > List of TV stations	<p>Ethiopian Television (ETV) - state-owned</p>	<p>IRIB - state-run, operates provincial, national and international services</p> </p>Press TV - IRIB's English-language satellite channel</p> </p>Al-Alam - IRIB network in Arabic</p>
Television receivers > Per capita	5.36 per 1,000 people Ranked 165th.	75.73 per 1,000 people Ranked 109th. 14 times more than Ethiopia
Televisions per 1000	9.47 Ranked 171st.	67.26 Ranked 127th. 7 times more than Ethiopia
Personal computers per 1000	3.04 Ranked 147th.	105.95 Ranked 60th. 35 times more than Ethiopia
Radio broadcast stations	AM 8, FM 0, shortwave 1	AM 72, FM 5, shortwave 5
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people	14.33 per 1,000 people Ranked 139th.	384 per 1,000 people Ranked 88th. 27 times more than Ethiopia
Internet > Users > Per capita	3.8 per 1,000 people Ranked 147th.	351.69 per 1,000 people Ranked 56th. 92 times more than Ethiopia
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000	8.69 Ranked 178th.	376.3 Ranked 41st. 43 times more than Ethiopia
Televisions	682,000 Ranked 95th.	4.61 million Ranked 33th. 7 times more than Ethiopia
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita	11.5 per 1,000 people Ranked 110th.	364.46 per 1,000 people Ranked 32nd. 32 times more than Ethiopia
Internet > Internet users	1.35 million Ranked 107th.	20.5 million Ranked 24th. 15 times more than Ethiopia
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps	10 Mbps Ranked 114th.	1,000 Mbps Ranked 46th. 100 times more than Ethiopia
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita	0.149 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 156th.	15.06 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 86th. 101 times more than Ethiopia
Personal computers	225,000 Ranked 87th.	7.35 million Ranked 19th. 33 times more than Ethiopia
Television broadcast stations	1 Ranked 20th.	28 Ranked 17th. 28 times more than Ethiopia
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes	157.24 million min. Ranked 53th.	510.9 million min. Ranked 41st. 3 times more than Ethiopia
Radios per 1000	211.14 Ranked 132nd.	248.02 Ranked 117th. 17% more than Ethiopia
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000	47.76 Ranked 180th.	714.62 Ranked 112th. 15 times more than Ethiopia
Internet > Percent using internet	1.48% Ranked 192nd.	26% Ranked 125th. 18 times more than Ethiopia
Telephones > Mobile cellular	14.13 million Ranked 53th.	56.04 million Ranked 21st. 4 times more than Ethiopia
Radio receivers > Per capita	0.197 per capita Ranked 123th.	0.279 per capita Ranked 100th. 42% more than Ethiopia
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000	10.79 Ranked 167th.	350.87 Ranked 43th. 33 times more than Ethiopia
Telephone mainlines per 1000	8.01 Ranked 128th.	270.63 Ranked 46th. 34 times more than Ethiopia
Newspapers > List of newspapers	<p>Addis Zemen - state-owned daily</p> </p>Ethiopian Herald - state-owned English-language daily</p> </p>The Daily Monitor - private, English-language</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13349401">Full Article</a>	<p>Tehran Times - state-run English-language daily</p> </p>Iran Daily - English-language, published by state news agency IRNA</p> </p>Sharq (The East) - reformist daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14542234">Full Article</a>
Telephone system > General assessment	inadequate telephone system with the Ethio Telecom maintaining a monopoly over telecommunication services; open-wire, microwave radio relay; radio communication in the HF, VHF, and UHF frequencies; 2 domestic satellites provide the national trunk service	currently being modernized and expanded with the goal of not only improving the efficiency and increasing the volume of the urban service but also bringing telephone service to several thousand villages, not presently connected
Television receivers per 1000	5.28 Ranked 163th.	73.71 Ranked 107th. 14 times more than Ethiopia
Internet > IP addresses per capita	0.35 Ranked 221st.	66.7 Ranked 137th. 191 times more than Ethiopia
Internet > Users	291,000 Ranked 104th.	23 million Ranked 11th. 79 times more than Ethiopia
Internet > Internet penetration	1.5% Ranked 202nd.	26% Ranked 132nd. 17 times more than Ethiopia
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000	5.39 Ranked 165th.	102.95 Ranked 125th. 19 times more than Ethiopia
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000	223.75 Ranked 193th.	760.98 Ranked 142nd. 3 times more than Ethiopia
Telecoms > Telephone lines	797,501 Ranked 85th.	28.76 million Ranked 12th. 36 times more than Ethiopia
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions	20.52 million Ranked 46th.	58.16 million Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Ethiopia
Internet > Internet Service Providers	1 Ranked 226th.	100 Ranked 11th. 100 times more than Ethiopia
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	37,754 Ranked 118th.	3.08 million Ranked 27th. 81 times more than Ethiopia
Telephones > Main lines in use	829,000 Ranked 86th.	27.77 million Ranked 12th. 33 times more than Ethiopia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people	0.869 Ranked 178th.	37.63 Ranked 39th. 43 times more than Ethiopia
Active military personnel	138,000 Ranked 21st.	523,000 Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Ethiopia
Radio receivers per 1000	193.94 Ranked 122nd.	271.82 Ranked 103th. 40% more than Ethiopia
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita	5.76 per 1,000 people Ranked 166th.	105.82 per 1,000 people Ranked 125th. 18 times more than Ethiopia
Internet > Hosts per 1000	0.00155 Ranked 191st.	0.0394 Ranked 169th. 25 times more than Ethiopia
Number of PCs per million	3.04 Ranked 154th.	105.95 Ranked 63th. 35 times more than Ethiopia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions	20.52 million Ranked 46th.	58.16 million Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Ethiopia
Radio receivers	11.75 million Ranked 29th.	17 million Ranked 23th. 45% more than Ethiopia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones	18 million Ranked 43th.	96.17 million Ranked 13th. 5 times more than Ethiopia
Television receivers	320,000 Ranked 107th.	4.61 million Ranked 32nd. 14 times more than Ethiopia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology	63 Ranked 27th.	4,504 Ranked 1st. 71 times more than Ethiopia
Television broadcast stations > Per capita	0.015 per 1 million people Ranked 22nd.	0.46 per 1 million people Ranked 59th. 31 times more than Ethiopia
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes	4.01$ Ranked 18th. 7 times more than Iran	0.55$ Ranked 103th.
Mobile phone subscribers	410,630 Ranked 125th.	7.22 million Ranked 46th. 18 times more than Ethiopia
Telephone system > International	country code - 251; open-wire to Sudan and Djibouti; microwave radio relay to Kenya and Djibouti; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Pacific Ocean)	country code - 98; submarine fiber-optic cable to UAE with access to Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG); Trans-Asia-Europe (TAE) fiber-optic line runs from Azerbaijan through the northern portion of Iran to Turkmenistan with expansion to Georgia and Azerbaijan; HF radio and microwave radio relay to Turkey, Azerbaijan, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Syria, Kuwait, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan; satellite earth stations - 13 (9 Intelsat and 4 Inmarsat)
Internet > ISP	1 Ranked 20th.	100 Ranked 3rd. 100 times more than Ethiopia
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000	0.000792 Ranked 108th.	0.258 Ranked 84th. 326 times more than Ethiopia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines	797,501 Ranked 84th.	28.76 million Ranked 12th. 36 times more than Ethiopia
Radios	15.2 million Ranked 27th.	17 million Ranked 23th. 12% more than Ethiopia
Internet > Hosts	128 Ranked 181st.	2,860 Ranked 131st. 22 times more than Ethiopia
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million	0.143 Mbps Ranked 158th.	14.59 Mbps Ranked 86th. 102 times more than Ethiopia
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation	358,000 Ranked 44th.	1.65 million Ranked 38th. 5 times more than Ethiopia
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles	3 Ranked 118th.	172 Ranked 10th. 57 times more than Ethiopia
Internet > Top level domain	.et	.ir
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences	6 Ranked 39th.	1,844 Ranked 2nd. 307 times more than Ethiopia
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	4.83 Ranked 71st.	26.87 Ranked 102nd. 6 times more than Ethiopia
Telephone system > Domestic	the number of fixed lines and mobile telephones is increasing from a small base; combined fixed and mobile-cellular teledensity is roughly 15 per 100 persons	the addition of new fiber cables and modern switching and exchange systems installed by Iran's state-owned telecom company have improved and expanded the fixed-line network greatly; fixed-line availability has more than doubled to more than 27 million lines since 2000; additionally, mobile-cellular service has increased dramatically serving roughly 56 million subscribers in 2011; combined fixed and mobile-cellular subscribership now exceeds 100 per 100 persons
Internet country code	.et	.ir
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP	1.36 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 150th.	7.38 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 101st. 5 times more than Ethiopia
Telephone mainlines	610,347 Ranked 75th.	18.99 million Ranked 11th. 31 times more than Ethiopia
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita	2.12 min. Ranked 72nd.	7.45 min. Ranked 92nd. 4 times more than Ethiopia
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$	0.0 Ranked 123th.	$242.40 million Ranked 33th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita	0.007 per 1,000 people Ranked 40th.	0.236 per 1,000 people Ranked 25th. 34 times more than Ethiopia
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita	0.001 per 1,000 people Ranked 109th.	0.267 per 1,000 people Ranked 84th. 267 times more than Ethiopia
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering	Pervasive filtering	Pervasive filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month	23.32$/month Ranked 83th. 10 times more than Iran	2.26$/month Ranked 174th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita	2.25 min. per capita Ranked 72nd.	7.7 min. per capita Ranked 93th. 3 times more than Ethiopia
Internet hosts	None	None
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature	18 Ranked 40th.	247 Ranked 28th. 14 times more than Ethiopia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology	8 Ranked 32nd.	1,486 Ranked 2nd. 186 times more than Ethiopia
Internet > Broadband subscribers	57 Ranked 105th.	17,700 Ranked 54th. 311 times more than Ethiopia
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million	0.0139 Ranked 196th.	1.46 Ranked 101st. 105 times more than Ethiopia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences	77 Ranked 33th.	2,426 Ranked 9th. 32 times more than Ethiopia
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily	2 Ranked 97th.	112 Ranked 12th. 56 times more than Ethiopia
Internet > IP addresses	32,768 Ranked 166th.	5.26 million Ranked 50th. 161 times more than Ethiopia
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU	304000000	10354800000000
Number of PCs	225 Ranked 90th.	7,347 Ranked 19th. 33 times more than Ethiopia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people	8.69 Ranked 182nd.	376.3 Ranked 46th. 43 times more than Ethiopia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total	444 Ranked 37th.	14,783 Ranked 7th. 33 times more than Ethiopia
Television broadcast stations per million	0.0143 Ranked 20th.	0.448 Ranked 63th. 31 times more than Ethiopia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million	6.92 Ranked 42nd.	227.93 Ranked 27th. 33 times more than Ethiopia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation	8 Ranked 39th.	733 Ranked 10th. 92 times more than Ethiopia
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily	78 Ranked 29th.	906 Ranked 6th. 12 times more than Ethiopia
Internet > TLD	.et	.ir
Internet > Livejournal users	163 Ranked 89th. 85% more than Iran	88 Ranked 125th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers	1 Ranked 181st.	28 Ranked 92nd. 28 times more than Ethiopia
Telecommunications > Country calling code	251	98
Telephone subscribers per 1000	13.4 Ranked 139th.	373.59 Ranked 89th. 28 times more than Ethiopia
E-Government rating	40 Ranked 108th.	44 Ranked 66th. 10% more than Ethiopia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita	0.287 per 1 million people Ranked 40th.	3.94 per 1 million people Ranked 36th. 14 times more than Ethiopia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million	0.0935 Ranked 40th.	28.43 Ranked 18th. 304 times more than Ethiopia
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million	0.0321 Ranked 103th.	1.7 Ranked 49th. 53 times more than Ethiopia
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita	0.014 per 1 million people Ranked 181st.	0.405 per 1 million people Ranked 147th. 29 times more than Ethiopia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines	908,900 Ranked 84th.	27.77 million Ranked 12th. 31 times more than Ethiopia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million	0.281 Ranked 42nd.	3.81 Ranked 38th. 14 times more than Ethiopia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History	21 Ranked 39th.	906 Ranked 11th. 43 times more than Ethiopia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita	0.637 per 1 million people Ranked 39th.	9.76 per 1 million people Ranked 27th. 15 times more than Ethiopia
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita	1.27 per 1 million people Ranked 47th.	14.23 per 1 million people Ranked 28th. 11 times more than Ethiopia
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million	1.25 Ranked 48th.	13.75 Ranked 28th. 11 times more than Ethiopia
Internet > Livejournal users per million	2.2 Ranked 179th. 73% more than Iran	1.27 Ranked 189th.
Television standard > UHF	PAL G	SECAM G
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP	1.69% GDP Ranked 72nd. 33% more than Iran	1.27% GDP Ranked 129th.
Telephone subscribers per employee	80.86 Ranked 90th.	407.04 Ranked 54th. 5 times more than Ethiopia
Telephone subscribers	1.02 million Ranked 93th.	26.21 million Ranked 21st. 26 times more than Ethiopia
Telephone subscribers > Per capita	14.33 per 1,000 people Ranked 139th.	384 per 1,000 people Ranked 88th. 27 times more than Ethiopia
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita	0.058$ per 1 million people Ranked 84th. 7 times more than Iran	0.008$ per 1 million people Ranked 105th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP	504.93$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 35th. 150 times more than Iran	3.37$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 93th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million	1.2 Ranked 41st.	37.4 Ranked 26th. 31 times more than Ethiopia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million	0.327 Ranked 40th.	13.97 Ranked 28th. 43 times more than Ethiopia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million	3.16 Ranked 42nd.	20.34 Ranked 36th. 6 times more than Ethiopia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people	223.75 Ranked 192nd.	760.98 Ranked 141st. 3 times more than Ethiopia
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	0.0405 Ranked 150th.	2.48 Ranked 67th. 61 times more than Ethiopia
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	0.0436 Ranked 167th.	4.07 Ranked 101st. 93 times more than Ethiopia
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people	0.196 Ranked 193th.	1.35 Ranked 167th. 7 times more than Ethiopia
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million	0.0128 Ranked 178th.	0.394 Ranked 145th. 31 times more than Ethiopia
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles	135 Ranked 35th.	906 Ranked 10th. 7 times more than Ethiopia
Internet > ISP > Per capita	0.015 per 1 million people Ranked 26th.	1.53 per 1 million people Ranked 10th. 102 times more than Ethiopia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million	0.623 Ranked 41st.	9.44 Ranked 29th. 15 times more than Ethiopia
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita	0.0 Ranked 123th.	$3.17 Ranked 76th.
Phone system > International dialling code	+251	+98
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities	40 Ranked 32nd.	612 Ranked 5th. 15 times more than Ethiopia
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports	15.71% Ranked 86th. 5 times more than Iran	2.95% Ranked 146th.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports	23.54% Ranked 79th. 22 times more than Iran	1.08% Ranked 149th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita	3.23 per 1 million people Ranked 40th.	21.02 per 1 million people Ranked 34th. 7 times more than Ethiopia
Internet > Hosts > Per capita	0.002 per 1,000 people Ranked 212th.	0.043 per 1,000 people Ranked 188th. 21 times more than Ethiopia
Television standard > VHF	PAL B	SECAM B
Internet > ISP per million	0.0143 Ranked 27th.	1.48 Ranked 12th. 103 times more than Ethiopia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita	0.127 per 1 million people Ranked 36th.	23.69 per 1 million people Ranked 12th. 187 times more than Ethiopia
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month	3.03$/month Ranked 172nd. 15% more than Iran	2.64$/month Ranked 174th.
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$, % of GDP	0.0 Ranked 119th.	0.1% Ranked 91st.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita	1 per 1 million people Ranked 38th.	71.79 per 1 million people Ranked 4th. 72 times more than Ethiopia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million	0.982 Ranked 40th.	69.44 Ranked 6th. 71 times more than Ethiopia
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita	0.117 per 1,000 people Ranked 87th.	0.695 per 1,000 people Ranked 77th. 6 times more than Ethiopia
Telephone mainlines > Per capita	8.57 per 1,000 people Ranked 128th.	278.17 per 1,000 people Ranked 44th. 32 times more than Ethiopia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million	0.125 Ranked 37th.	22.91 Ranked 13th. 184 times more than Ethiopia
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU	1631843000	14053700000000
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita	1.23 per 1 million people Ranked 39th.	38.67 per 1 million people Ranked 25th. 32 times more than Ethiopia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita	0.334 per 1 million people Ranked 38th.	14.44 per 1 million people Ranked 25th. 43 times more than Ethiopia
Internet > IP addresses (share)	0.0 Ranked 235th.	0.1 Ranked 46th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code	251 Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Iran	98 Ranked 36th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	1.82 Ranked 89th.	13.75 Ranked 47th. 8 times more than Ethiopia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences	203 Ranked 32nd.	1,319 Ranked 13th. 6 times more than Ethiopia
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita	0.033 per 1 million people Ranked 103th.	1.76 per 1 million people Ranked 48th. 53 times more than Ethiopia
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP	0.041 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 119th.	0.142 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 50th. 3 times more than Ethiopia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita	0.096 per 1 million people Ranked 39th.	29.39 per 1 million people Ranked 17th. 306 times more than Ethiopia
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines	100 per 100 mainlines Ranked 5th. 39 times more than Iran	2.56 per 100 mainlines Ranked 117th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people	0.922 Ranked 178th.	38.03 Ranked 38th. 41 times more than Ethiopia
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month	2.92$/month Ranked 137th. 20% more than Iran	2.43$/month Ranked 140th.
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue	29.29% Ranked 23th.	73.68% Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Ethiopia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million	0.125 Ranked 42nd.	11.3 Ranked 24th. 91 times more than Ethiopia

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