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Broadcast media a mix of publicly operated TV stations and privately owned TV stations; the 2 publicly owned TV stations recently expanded services and the largest private TV station has introduced several special-interest pay-TV channels; cable and satellite multi-channel subscription services are available; all TV signals have been broadcast digitally since September 2007; analog broadcasts via cable networks were terminated in February 2008; public broadcasting maintains a network of 13 national and 25 regional radio stations; a large number of private radio broadcasters state controls broadcast media; 8 domestic TV stations operated by MediaCorp which is wholly owned by a state investment company; broadcasts from Malaysian and Indonesian stations available; satellite dishes banned; multi-channel cable TV service available; a total of 18 domestic radio stations broadcasting with MediaCorp operating more than a dozen and another 4 stations are closely linked to the ruling party or controlled by the Singapore Armed Forces Reservists Association; many Malaysian and Indonesian radio stations are available
Households with television 94.1%
Ranked 11th.
98.6%
Ranked 10th. 5% more than Finland

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 303.83
Ranked 21st. 18% more than Singapore
258.08
Ranked 28th.

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 91
Ranked 8th. 23% more than Singapore
74.18
Ranked 36th.

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 909.45
Ranked 7th. 25% more than Singapore
727.31
Ranked 40th.
Internet > Users per 1000 680.69
Ranked 13th. 1% more than Singapore
676.68
Ranked 14th.

Internet users 4.48 million
Ranked 21st. 39% more than Singapore
3.23 million
Ranked 64th.
Personal computers > Per capita 481.05 per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th.
620.91 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 29% more than Finland

Personal computers per 1000 481.05
Ranked 19th.
620.21
Ranked 4th. 29% more than Finland

Radio > List of radio stations <p>Yleisradio Oy (YLE) - public</p> </p>The Voice - private</p> </p>Radio Nova - national, private</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17290044">Full Article</a> <p>MediaCorp - operates more than a dozen stations including English-language news and talk station 938Live, music stations and Chinese, Malay and Indian services</p> </p>SPH Unionworks - operates English-language Hot FM and Kiss 92, Mandarin station UFM</p>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 172.51
Ranked 14th. 12% more than Singapore
153.4
Ranked 24th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 1,160.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 23th.
1,234.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th. 6% more than Finland

Television > List of TV stations <p>Yleisradio Oy (YLE) - public, web pages in English</p> </p>MTV3 - private</p> </p>Nelonen (Channel 4) - private</p> <p>MediaCorp - operates entertainment-based Channel 5 and Channel 8, Malay channel Suria, Mandarin-language Channel U</p> </p>Channel NewsAsia - news TV operated by MediaCorp</p>
Television receivers > Per capita 622.59 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 78% more than Singapore
350.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd.

Televisions per 1000 613.85
Ranked 11th. 90% more than Singapore
323.22
Ranked 52nd.
Radio broadcast stations AM 2, FM 186, shortwave 1 AM 0, FM 17, shortwave 2
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 431.07
Ranked 5th. 19% more than Singapore
360.78
Ranked 7th.

Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,401.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th.
1,434.66 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd. 2% more than Finland

Internet > Users > Per capita 687.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th. 1% more than Singapore
681.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 164.38
Ranked 100th.
374.5
Ranked 42nd. 2 times more than Finland

Televisions 3.2 million
Ranked 46th. 2 times more than Singapore
1.33 million
Ranked 71st.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 332.16 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th.
408.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th. 23% more than Finland

Internet users > Per 100 people 82.48
Ranked 6th. 18% more than Singapore
69.64
Ranked 20th.

Internet > Internet users 4.79 million
Ranked 61st. 21% more than Singapore
3.97 million
Ranked 70th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 445.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 63% more than Singapore
272.79 per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 22,617 Mbps
Ranked 21st.
24,704 Mbps
Ranked 19th. 9% more than Finland

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 4,326.01 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 16th.
5,826 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 14th. 35% more than Finland

Personal computers 2.52 million
Ranked 35th.
2.59 million
Ranked 29th. 3% more than Finland

Television broadcast stations 120
Ranked 2nd. 120 times more than Singapore
1
Ranked 31st.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 922.9 million min.
Ranked 37th.
3.01 billion min.
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Finland

Radios per 1000 1,477.07
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Singapore
631.87
Ranked 45th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 1,442.25
Ranked 17th. 8% more than Singapore
1,333.71
Ranked 26th.

Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $15.42 billion
Ranked 28th. 26% more than Singapore
$12.19 billion
Ranked 35th.

Internet > Percent using internet 91%
Ranked 8th. 23% more than Singapore
74.18%
Ranked 33th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular 8.39 million
Ranked 77th. 8% more than Singapore
7.79 million
Ranked 86th.

Radio receivers > Per capita 1.5 per capita
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Singapore
0.672 per capita
Ranked 40th.

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 267.85
Ranked 58th.
371.32
Ranked 39th. 39% more than Finland

Telephone mainlines per 1000 404.11
Ranked 30th.
432.37
Ranked 22nd. 7% more than Finland

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>Helsingin Sanomat - Helsinki daily</p> </p>Ilta-Sanomat - Helsinki, evening daily</p> </p>Hufvudstadsbladet - Helsinki, Swedish-language daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17290044">Full Article</a> <p>Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) - publishes 15 newspapers and six periodicals</p> </p>The Straits Times - published by SPH</p> </p>Business Times - published by SPH</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15966553">Full Article</a>
Films produced 15
Ranked 40th. 88% more than Singapore
8
Ranked 47th.
Cinema attendance 7 million
Ranked 42nd.
17 million
Ranked 24th. 2 times more than Finland
Telephone system > General assessment modern system with excellent service excellent service
Cinema attendance per capita 1.34
Ranked 25th.
4.13
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Finland
Television receivers per 1000 622.59
Ranked 8th. 78% more than Singapore
350.37
Ranked 41st.

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 42
Ranked 33th. 3 times more than Singapore
15
Ranked 51st.

Internet > IP addresses per capita 2,575.34
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Singapore
1,068.38
Ranked 34th.
Average cost of local call 0.12
Ranked 16th. 6 times more than Singapore
0.02
Ranked 83th.
Internet > Users 3.6 million
Ranked 44th. 16% more than Singapore
3.1 million
Ranked 50th.

Internet > Internet penetration 91%
Ranked 9th. 23% more than Singapore
74.2%
Ranked 38th.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 997.12
Ranked 19th.
1,027.85
Ranked 14th. 3% more than Finland

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,721.37
Ranked 10th. 13% more than Singapore
1,517.77
Ranked 26th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines 890,000
Ranked 78th.
1.99 million
Ranked 57th. 2 times more than Finland

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 9.32 million
Ranked 82nd. 16% more than Singapore
8.06 million
Ranked 91st.

Internet > Internet Service Providers 3
Ranked 138th.
9
Ranked 89th. 3 times more than Finland
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 1.65 million
Ranked 46th. 20% more than Singapore
1.37 million
Ranked 49th.

Cinemas > Per capita 0.045 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 96% more than Singapore
0.023 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th.
Telephones > Main lines in use 1.08 million
Ranked 73th.
2.02 million
Ranked 58th. 87% more than Finland

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 16.45
Ranked 100th.
37.48
Ranked 40th. 2 times more than Finland

Active military personnel 22,600
Ranked 68th.
72,500
Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Finland
Radio receivers per 1000 1,498.1
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Singapore
671.76
Ranked 40th.

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 997.12 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th.
1,009.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 1% more than Finland

Internet > Hosts per 1000 729.66
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Singapore
173.07
Ranked 34th.

Number of PCs per million 481.05
Ranked 19th.
621.6
Ranked 9th. 29% more than Finland
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 9.32 million
Ranked 82nd. 16% more than Singapore
8.07 million
Ranked 91st.

Radio receivers 7.7 million
Ranked 40th. 3 times more than Singapore
2.55 million
Ranked 83th.

Cinema > Number of cinemas 205
Ranked 24th. 8 times more than Singapore
27
Ranked 45th.

Television receivers 3.2 million
Ranked 46th. 2 times more than Singapore
1.33 million
Ranked 71st.

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 23.23 per 1 million people
Ranked 1st. 102 times more than Singapore
0.228 per 1 million people
Ranked 34th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 1.8$
Ranked 50th. 3 times more than Singapore
0.69$
Ranked 95th.

Mobile phone subscribers 5.23 million
Ranked 53th. 19% more than Singapore
4.38 million
Ranked 60th.

Telephone system > International country code - 358; submarine cables provide links to Estonia and Sweden; satellite earth stations - access to Intelsat transmission service via a Swedish satellite earth station, 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions)(Denmark, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden) country code - 65; numerous submarine cables provide links throughout Asia, Australia, the Middle East, Europe, and US; satellite earth stations - 4; supplemented by VSAT coverage
Internet > ISP 3
Ranked 11th.
9
Ranked 65th. 3 times more than Finland
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 223.82
Ranked 8th. 43% more than Singapore
156.01
Ranked 17th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 890,000
Ranked 77th.
1.99 million
Ranked 57th. 2 times more than Finland

Radios 7.7 million
Ranked 41st. 3 times more than Singapore
2.6 million
Ranked 82nd.
Films produced per million 2.88
Ranked 12th. 48% more than Singapore
1.94
Ranked 22nd.
Internet > Hosts 3.88 million
Ranked 15th. 5 times more than Singapore
837,559
Ranked 39th.

Cinemas > Annual attendance 7 million
Ranked 28th.
17 million
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Finland

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 445.11
Ranked 3rd. 64% more than Singapore
272.1
Ranked 13th.

Mobile phones 84.5 per 100 people
Ranked 8th. 7% more than Singapore
79.14 per 100 people
Ranked 16th.
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 1.36
Ranked 21st.
4.48
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Finland

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 4,325.99 Mbps
Ranked 16th.
5,928.91 Mbps
Ranked 13th. 37% more than Finland

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 2.25 million
Ranked 25th. 46% more than Singapore
1.54 million
Ranked 30th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 53
Ranked 29th. 5 times more than Singapore
11
Ranked 66th.

Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 35.71%
Ranked 18th. 34% more than Singapore
26.67%
Ranked 27th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 2.3 million
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Singapore
1.1 million
Ranked 31st.

Internet > Top level domain .fi .sg
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.069$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 29th.
0.094$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 6th. 36% more than Finland

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 7.79
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Singapore
2.89
Ranked 34th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 431.32
Ranked 6th. 17% more than Singapore
370.08
Ranked 8th.

Telephone system > Domestic digital fiber-optic fixed-line network and an extensive mobile-cellular network provide domestic needs excellent domestic facilities; launched 3G wireless service in February 2005; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity more than 180 telephones per 100 persons; multiple providers of high-speed Internet connectivity and the government is close to completing an island-wide roll out of a high-speed fiber-optic broadband network
Internet country code .fi .sg
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 121.66 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 21st.
229.81 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 9th. 89% more than Finland

Telephone mainlines 2.12 million
Ranked 47th. 15% more than Singapore
1.84 million
Ranked 50th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 178.3 min.
Ranked 27th.
726.37 min.
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Finland

Cinemas 232
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Singapore
80
Ranked 41st.
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 223.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 46% more than Singapore
153.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th.

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 22.25$/month
Ranked 88th. 9% more than Singapore
20.48$/month
Ranked 102nd.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 178.3 min. per capita
Ranked 26th.
727.56 min. per capita
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Finland

Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people 38.93
Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Singapore
6.13
Ranked 42nd.

Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 64.29%
Ranked 40th.
73.33%
Ranked 31st. 14% more than Finland

Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 2,694.8$ per capita
Ranked 8th.
2,799.62$ per capita
Ranked 6th. 4% more than Finland

Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$ $2,889.11
Ranked 5th. 18% more than Singapore
$2,444.76
Ranked 14th.

Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.83 million
Ranked 69th. 7% more than Singapore
6.38 million
Ranked 72nd.

Internet > Broadband subscribers 1.17 million
Ranked 27th. 76% more than Singapore
665,500
Ranked 32nd.

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 0.575
Ranked 129th.
2.19
Ranked 82nd. 4 times more than Finland
Cinemas per million 45.02
Ranked 20th. 98% more than Singapore
22.7
Ranked 35th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 55
Ranked 25th. 6 times more than Singapore
9
Ranked 50th.

Internet > IP addresses 13.55 million
Ranked 27th. 2 times more than Singapore
5.72 million
Ranked 45th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 186.11
Ranked 20th.
272.16
Ranked 16th. 46% more than Finland

Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 774000000 777000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 30.45
Ranked 10th. 47% more than Singapore
20.73
Ranked 28th.

Number of PCs 2,515
Ranked 37th.
2,590
Ranked 36th. 3% more than Finland
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 164.38
Ranked 105th.
374.5
Ranked 47th. 2 times more than Finland

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 5.61 million
Ranked 32nd.
6.6 million
Ranked 29th. 18% more than Finland
Television broadcast stations per million 23.23
Ranked 1st. 102 times more than Singapore
0.227
Ranked 32nd.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily 149
Ranked 23th. 50 times more than Singapore
3
Ranked 57th.

Internet > TLD .fi; note - Aland Islands assigned .ax .sg
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 128.54
Ranked 22nd.
131.74
Ranked 18th. 2% more than Finland

Internet > Livejournal users 2,617
Ranked 17th.
8,213
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Finland
Internet > Secure Internet servers 2,001
Ranked 17th. 53% more than Singapore
1,307
Ranked 24th.

Cinema > Percentage of nationally controlled distribution companies 61.54%
Ranked 32nd.
100%
Ranked 1st. 63% more than Finland

Cinema > Number of distribution companies 13
Ranked 25th. 86% more than Singapore
7
Ranked 31st.

Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people 2.41
Ranked 11th. 52% more than Singapore
1.59
Ranked 23th.

Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita 1.35 per capita
Ranked 21st.
4.48 per capita
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Finland

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000 178.51
Ranked 12th. 6 times more than Singapore
28.55
Ranked 27th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Days to port 5 days
Ranked 16th. 5 times more than Singapore
1 days
Ranked 7th.
Telecommunications > Country calling code 358 65
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price Free free
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date 2003.07.25 2008.06.13
Telephone subscribers per 1000 1,401.23
Ranked 22nd.
1,460.22
Ranked 18th. 4% more than Finland

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 106.5%
Ranked 3rd.
123.3%
Ranked 1st. 16% more than Finland
E-Government rating 48.8
Ranked 28th.
53.5
Ranked 10th. 10% more than Finland
Population covered by mobile telephony 99%
Ranked 22nd.
100%
Ranked 1st. 1% more than Finland

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 10.63
Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Singapore
2.23
Ranked 41st.

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 380.78 per 1 million people
Ranked 25th. 28% more than Singapore
297.5 per 1 million people
Ranked 29th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 1.65 million
Ranked 63th.
1.86 million
Ranked 59th. 13% more than Finland
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita 28.79 per 1 million people
Ranked 18th. 39 times more than Singapore
0.747 per 1 million people
Ranked 54th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million 28.79
Ranked 18th. 39 times more than Singapore
0.745
Ranked 54th.

Internet > Livejournal users per million 500.56
Ranked 32nd.
1,971.1
Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Finland
Website defacements per million 2.51
Ranked 58th.
9.67
Ranked 16th. 4 times more than Finland
Website defacements 13
Ranked 62nd.
40
Ranked 37th. 3 times more than Finland
Internet > Linux web servers 142
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Singapore
48
Ranked 26th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 1,064.58
Ranked 3rd.
1,208.81
Ranked 1st. 14% more than Finland
Internet servers using encryption 4,283
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Singapore
2,099
Ranked 24th.

ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 45.7%
Ranked 13th. 91% more than Singapore
23.96%
Ranked 55th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 71.8%
Ranked 4th. 62% more than Singapore
44.42%
Ranked 24th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 51.31%
Ranked 15th. 30% more than Singapore
39.42%
Ranked 31st.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 9.68$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 81st. 51% more than Singapore
6.42$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 82nd.

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 739.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Singapore
181.75 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.344$ per 1 million people
Ranked 42nd. 2 times more than Singapore
0.163$ per 1 million people
Ranked 57th.

ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $5.87 billion
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Singapore
$2.89 billion
Ranked 21st.

Telephone systems > Privatisation 1998 1993
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 1,401.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th.
1,434.66 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd. 2% more than Finland

Telephone system > Regulation 1988 1992
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 6.8$/month
Ranked 134th. 11% more than Singapore
6.14$/month
Ranked 143th.

Telephone subscribers 7.35 million
Ranked 48th. 18% more than Singapore
6.23 million
Ranked 52nd.

Telephone subscribers per employee 419.59
Ranked 47th.
561.01
Ranked 12th. 34% more than Finland

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 2.97% GDP
Ranked 88th.
3.38% GDP
Ranked 74th. 14% more than Finland

Television standard > UHF PAL G PAL G
Internet > Linux web servers per million 27.37
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Singapore
11.6
Ranked 28th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 30.45
Ranked 21st. 17% more than Singapore
26.08
Ranked 27th.

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 1,612.58
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Singapore
635.31
Ranked 33th.

Internet > Government Broadband Index 4.1
Ranked 5th.
4.2
Ranked 3rd. 2% more than Finland
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 204
Ranked 30th. 23 times more than Singapore
9
Ranked 74th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita 178.51 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 6 times more than Singapore
28.62 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th.

Internet > ISP > Per capita 0.577 per 1 million people
Ranked 14th.
2.24 per 1 million people
Ranked 50th. 4 times more than Finland
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 10.14
Ranked 20th. 4 times more than Singapore
2.64
Ranked 64th.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation 973,000
Ranked 23th.
1.13 million
Ranked 21st. 17% more than Finland

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,721.37
Ranked 9th. 13% more than Singapore
1,518.64
Ranked 25th.

Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 802.3
Ranked 17th. 91% more than Singapore
420.84
Ranked 25th.

Phone system > International dialling code +358 +65
Television standard > VHF PAL B PAL B
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 16.46%
Ranked 11th.
35.92%
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Finland

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 12.04%
Ranked 17th.
28.24%
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Finland

Idol series > Idol around the world > Winners Season 1, 2003-04 : Hanna Pakarinen <br> Season 2, 2005 : Ilkka Jääskeläinen <br> Season 3, 2007 : In progress Season 1, 2004 : Taufik Batisah <br> Season 2, 2006 : Hady Mirza
Internet > ISP per million 0.577
Ranked 14th.
2.23
Ranked 57th. 4 times more than Finland
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 1.62 million
Ranked 31st. 61% more than Singapore
1 million
Ranked 40th.

Telephone lines 1.65 million
Ranked 59th.
1.86 million
Ranked 56th. 13% more than Finland

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.166 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 37th.
0.214 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 16th. 29% more than Finland
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily 924,000
Ranked 18th. 8 times more than Singapore
115,000
Ranked 31st.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 10.63 per 1 million people
Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Singapore
2.24 per 1 million people
Ranked 40th.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 39.02
Ranked 25th. 18 times more than Singapore
2.16
Ranked 87th.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people 47.29
Ranked 22nd. 17 times more than Singapore
2.85
Ranked 66th.

Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.3
Ranked 33th. 3 times more than Singapore
0.1
Ranked 42nd.
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 8.4 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 102nd. 28 times more than Singapore
0.3 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 55th.

Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 379.97
Ranked 24th. 28% more than Singapore
296.95
Ranked 28th.

Phone subscribers 1,326.08
Ranked 9th. 11% more than Singapore
1,195.56
Ranked 18th.
Telephone lines > Per 100 people 31.05
Ranked 51st.
38.37
Ranked 40th. 24% more than Finland

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 16.47
Ranked 100th.
37.85
Ranked 39th. 2 times more than Finland

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 28.71$/month
Ranked 16th. 4 times more than Singapore
6.65$/month
Ranked 95th.

Music sales > Singles > Millions 0.1
Ranked 17th. 33 times more than Singapore
0.003
Ranked 29th.

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 4442700000 6148000000
Telephone mainlines > Per capita 404.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 30th.
424.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th. 5% more than Finland

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 3.34 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 57% more than Singapore
2.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th.

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 16.75%
Ranked 83th. 33% more than Singapore
12.64%
Ranked 55th.

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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