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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.
Cinema attendance per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Television receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced: Number of national feature films produced.
Internet > IP addresses per capita: Number of IPv4 internet address allocated per 1000 residents.
Internet > Users: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months.
Internet > Internet penetration: Penetration.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecoms > Telephone lines: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included.
Internet > Internet Service Providers: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
Cinemas > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telephones > Main lines in use: The total number of main telephone lines in use.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people: Fixed-telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.
Active military personnel: Active military.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
Radio receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > Hosts per 1000: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
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.
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day.
Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced: Percentage of feature films that are co-productions with international companies.
Internet > Top level domain: Country top level domain.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 $ gross domestic product.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people: Number of national feature films produced. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Telephone system > Domestic: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
Arabsat -
Internet country code: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Telephone mainlines: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering:
Indicates whether websites that express views in opposition to those of the current government (mainly on issues of human rights, freedom of expression, minority rights and religious movements) are censored or blocked. This is determined by accessing websites with provocative or objectionable content in English from within the country in question as well as from a place known to have no filtering regime. The retrieved content is then compared and scanned for discrepancies. Possible differences in blocking behavior across different ISPs is considered, as well as normal connectivity problems.

Values

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

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

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

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

“ne”, no evidence of filtering or blocking.

“nd”, no data.
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month: Price basket for Internet is calculated based on the cheapest available tariff for accessing the Internet 20 hours a month (10 hours peak and 10 hours off-peak). The basket does not include the telephone line rental but does include telephone usage charges if applicable. Data are compiled in the national currency and converted to U.S. dollars using the annual average exchange rate.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films: Percentage of feature films that are 100% funded by national companies.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Internet > Broadband subscribers: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries.
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Cinemas > Seats per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand 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.
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.
Cinema > Percentage of nationally controlled distribution companies: Percentage of nationally based film distribution companies.
Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people: Total number of film distribution companies. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Cinema > Number of distribution companies: Total number of film distribution companies.
Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Telecommunications > 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
Population covered by mobile telephony: Population covered by mobile telephony is the percentage of people within range of a mobile cellular signal regardless of whether they are subscribers.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines: Number of telephone lines.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Newspapers and periodicals > 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.
Website defacements 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 > Applied sciences 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 > Social sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Royalties and fees: Receipts of royalties and licence fees ($US per person)
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Price basket for mobile > US$ 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 > 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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > 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.
Phone system > International dialling code: Country international dialling code.
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.
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 > 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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Telephone greetings, owner answers phone: What the receiver of a call usually says when taking the call.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 10 million $ gross domestic product.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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 > Geography > History per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Telephone 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 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.
Cinemas > Seats > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
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.
Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country.

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STAT	France	Iran
Broadcast media	a mix of both publicly operated and privately owned TV stations; state-owned France Televisions operates 4 networks, one of which is a network of regional stations, and has part-interest in several thematic cable/satellite channels and international channels; a large number of privately owned regional and local TV stations; multi-channel satellite and cable services provide a large number of channels; public broadcaster Radio France operates 7 national networks, a series of regional networks, and operates services for overseas territories and foreign audiences; Radio France Internationale (RFI), under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is a leading international broadcaster; a large number of commercial FM stations, with many of them consolidating into commercial networks	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	95% Ranked 18th. 24% more than Iran	76.58% Ranked 75th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000	364.71 Ranked 7th. 9 times more than Iran	40.25 Ranked 101st.
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people	83 Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Iran	26 Ranked 124th.
Internet > Internet users per thousand people	825.96 Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Iran	256.77 Ranked 130th.
Internet > Users per 1000	464.04 Ranked 27th. 45% more than Iran	320.29 Ranked 56th.
Internet users	44.63 million Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Iran	8.21 million Ranked 35th.
News Agencies > List of news agencies	<p>Agence France Presse (AFP) - Paris-based, founded in 1835</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	574.97 per 1,000 people Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Iran	109.14 per 1,000 people Ranked 61st.
Radio > List of radio stations	<p>Radio France - operates national and regional outlets, including speech-based France Inter and all-news France Info</p> </p>Radio France Internationale (RFI) - international broadcaster, via shortwave and FM relays worldwide</p> </p>Europe 1 - major commercial station, news and entertainment</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17299010">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	98.14 Ranked 112th. 28% more than Iran	76.92 Ranked 140th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita	789.48 per 1,000 people Ranked 47th. 73% more than Iran	455.22 per 1,000 people Ranked 93th.
Television > List of TV stations	<p>France 2 - national, main public TV network</p> </p>France 3 - national, public</p> </p>France 5 - national, public, educational</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17299010">Full Article</a>	<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	597.86 per 1,000 people Ranked 9th. 8 times more than Iran	75.73 per 1,000 people Ranked 109th.
Televisions per 1000	559.1 Ranked 15th. 8 times more than Iran	67.26 Ranked 127th.
Personal computers per 1000	554.01 Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Iran	105.95 Ranked 60th.
Radio broadcast stations	AM 41, FM about 3,500 (this figure is an approximation and includes many repeaters), shortwave 2	AM 72, FM 5, shortwave 5
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people	1,375.95 per 1,000 people Ranked 25th. 4 times more than Iran	384 per 1,000 people Ranked 88th.
Internet > Users > Per capita	483.65 per 1,000 people Ranked 26th. 38% more than Iran	351.69 per 1,000 people Ranked 56th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000	598.05 Ranked 8th. 59% more than Iran	376.3 Ranked 41st.
Televisions	34.8 million Ranked 8th. 8 times more than Iran	4.61 million Ranked 33th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita	586.47 per 1,000 people Ranked 12th. 61% more than Iran	364.46 per 1,000 people Ranked 32nd.
Internet > Internet users	54.47 million Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Iran	20.5 million Ranked 24th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps	200,000 Mbps Ranked 1st. 200 times more than Iran	1,000 Mbps Ranked 46th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita	3,285.53 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 9th. 218 times more than Iran	15.06 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 86th.
Personal computers	35 million Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Iran	7.35 million Ranked 19th.
Television broadcast stations	584 Ranked 3rd. 21 times more than Iran	28 Ranked 17th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes	10.71 billion min. Ranked 3rd. 21 times more than Iran	510.9 million min. Ranked 41st.
Radios per 1000	888.46 Ranked 23th. 4 times more than Iran	248.02 Ranked 117th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000	0.000942 Ranked 187th.	714.62 Ranked 112th. 758618 times more than France
Internet > Percent using internet	83% Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Iran	26% Ranked 125th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular	59.84 million Ranked 20th. 7% more than Iran	56.04 million Ranked 21st.
Radio receivers > Per capita	0.95 per capita Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Iran	0.279 per capita Ranked 100th.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000	0.000563 Ranked 193th.	350.87 Ranked 43th. 623159 times more than France
Telephone mainlines per 1000	565.09 Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Iran	270.63 Ranked 46th.
Newspapers > List of newspapers	<p>Le Monde - respected national daily, considered to be France's newspaper of record</p> </p>Liberation - national daily, founded in 1973 by philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre, centre-left leaning</p> </p>Le Figaro - national daily, centre-right leaning</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17299010">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>
Cinema attendance	155.4 million Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Iran	26 million Ranked 19th.
Telephone system > General assessment	highly developed	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
Cinema attendance per capita	2.5 Ranked 14th. 7 times more than Iran	0.379 Ranked 54th.
Television receivers per 1000	580.35 Ranked 10th. 8 times more than Iran	73.71 Ranked 107th.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced	272 Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Iran	76 Ranked 19th.
Internet > IP addresses per capita	1,448.68 Ranked 25th. 22 times more than Iran	66.7 Ranked 137th.
Internet > Users	29.52 million Ranked 9th. 28% more than Iran	23 million Ranked 11th.
Internet > Internet penetration	83% Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Iran	26% Ranked 132nd.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000	760.7 Ranked 43th. 7 times more than Iran	102.95 Ranked 125th.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000	947.99 Ranked 118th. 25% more than Iran	760.98 Ranked 142nd.
Telecoms > Telephone lines	39.29 million Ranked 7th. 37% more than Iran	28.76 million Ranked 12th.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions	62.28 million Ranked 21st. 7% more than Iran	58.16 million Ranked 24th.
Internet > Internet Service Providers	62 Ranked 16th.	100 Ranked 11th. 61% more than France
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	23.96 million Ranked 5th. 8 times more than Iran	3.08 million Ranked 27th.
Cinemas > Per capita	0.037 per 1,000 people Ranked 22nd. 7 times more than Iran	0.005 per 1,000 people Ranked 48th.
Telephones > Main lines in use	39.88 million Ranked 7th. 44% more than Iran	27.77 million Ranked 12th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people	61.45 Ranked 4th. 63% more than Iran	37.63 Ranked 39th.
Active military personnel	222,215 Ranked 1st.	523,000 Ranked 1st. 2 times more than France
Radio receivers per 1000	922.22 Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Iran	271.82 Ranked 103th.
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita	789.49 per 1,000 people Ranked 43th. 7 times more than Iran	105.82 per 1,000 people Ranked 125th.
Internet > Hosts per 1000	49.49 Ranked 40th. 1257 times more than Iran	0.0394 Ranked 169th.
Number of PCs per million	469.04 Ranked 22nd. 4 times more than Iran	105.95 Ranked 63th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions	62.28 million Ranked 22nd. 7% more than Iran	58.16 million Ranked 24th.
Radio receivers	55.3 million Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Iran	17 million Ranked 23th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones	72.18 million Ranked 19th.	96.17 million Ranked 13th. 33% more than France
Television receivers	34.8 million Ranked 8th. 8 times more than Iran	4.61 million Ranked 32nd.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology	1,214 Ranked 5th.	4,504 Ranked 1st. 4 times more than France
Television broadcast stations > Per capita	10.1 per 1 million people Ranked 6th. 22 times more than Iran	0.46 per 1 million people Ranked 59th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes	0.84$ Ranked 83th. 53% more than Iran	0.55$ Ranked 103th.
Mobile phone subscribers	48.06 million Ranked 10th. 7 times more than Iran	7.22 million Ranked 46th.
Telephone system > International	country code - 33; numerous submarine cables provide links throughout Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East, and US; satellite earth stations - more than 3 (2 Intelsat (with total of 5 antennas - 2 for Indian Ocean and 3 for Atlantic Ocean), NA Eutelsat, 1 Inmarsat - Atlantic Ocean region); HF radiotelephone communications with more than 20 countries	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	62 Ranked 6th.	100 Ranked 3rd. 61% more than France
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000	149.83 Ranked 19th. 580 times more than Iran	0.258 Ranked 84th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines	39.29 million Ranked 7th. 37% more than Iran	28.76 million Ranked 12th.
Radios	55.3 million Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Iran	17 million Ranked 23th.
Internet > Hosts	3.15 million Ranked 10th. 1101 times more than Iran	2,860 Ranked 131st.
Cinemas > Annual attendance	155.4 million Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Iran	26 million Ranked 17th.
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita	2.57 Ranked 10th. 6 times more than Iran	0.43 Ranked 45th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million	3,165.75 Mbps Ranked 9th. 217 times more than Iran	14.59 Mbps Ranked 86th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles	103 Ranked 2nd.	172 Ranked 10th. 67% more than France
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation	9.97 million Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Iran	1.65 million Ranked 38th.
Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced	44.12% Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Iran	15.38% Ranked 35th.
Internet > Top level domain	.fr	.ir
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP	0.063$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 31st. 3 times more than Iran	0.025$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 69th.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people	4.16 Ranked 26th. 4 times more than Iran	1.01 Ranked 57th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences	2,052 Ranked 3rd. 11% more than Iran	1,844 Ranked 2nd.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	157.87 Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Iran	26.87 Ranked 102nd.
Telephone system > Domestic	extensive cable and microwave radio relay; extensive use of fiber-optic cable; domestic satellite system	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	metropolitan France - .fr; French Guiana - .gf; Guadeloupe - .gp; Martinique - .mq; Mayotte - .yt; Reunion - .re	.ir
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP	94.05 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 18th. 13 times more than Iran	7.38 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 101st.
Telephone mainlines	35.7 million Ranked 6th. 88% more than Iran	18.99 million Ranked 11th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita	170.76 min. Ranked 16th. 23 times more than Iran	7.45 min. Ranked 92nd.
Cinemas	2,150 Ranked 5th. 7 times more than Iran	287 Ranked 26th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita	0.667 per 1,000 people Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Iran	0.236 per 1,000 people Ranked 25th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita	155.5 per 1,000 people Ranked 18th. 582 times more than Iran	0.267 per 1,000 people Ranked 84th.
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering	No evidence of filtering	Pervasive filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month	12.43$/month Ranked 131st. 6 times more than Iran	2.26$/month Ranked 174th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita	176.91 min. per capita Ranked 16th. 23 times more than Iran	7.7 min. per capita Ranked 93th.
Internet hosts	None	None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films	55.88% Ranked 47th.	84.62% Ranked 18th. 51% more than France
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita	2,331.99$ per capita Ranked 14th. 30 times more than Iran	76.81$ per capita Ranked 61st.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature	12,013 Ranked 2nd. 49 times more than Iran	247 Ranked 28th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology	313 Ranked 12th.	1,486 Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than France
Internet > Broadband subscribers	9.47 million Ranked 7th. 535 times more than Iran	17,700 Ranked 54th.
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million	0.996 Ranked 113th.	1.46 Ranked 101st. 46% more than France
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences	2,791 Ranked 8th. 15% more than Iran	2,426 Ranked 9th.
Cinemas > Seats per 1000	16.45 Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Iran	2.86 Ranked 33th.
Cinemas per million	35.72 Ranked 21st. 8 times more than Iran	4.75 Ranked 47th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily	84 Ranked 22nd.	112 Ranked 12th. 33% more than France
Internet > IP addresses	95.08 million Ranked 7th. 18 times more than Iran	5.26 million Ranked 50th.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU	5800000000	10354800000000
Number of PCs	29,410 Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Iran	7,347 Ranked 19th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people	598.05 Ranked 10th. 59% more than Iran	376.3 Ranked 46th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total	39,083 Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Iran	14,783 Ranked 7th.
Television broadcast stations per million	9.81 Ranked 6th. 22 times more than Iran	0.448 Ranked 63th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation	1,316 Ranked 5th. 80% more than Iran	733 Ranked 10th.
Cinemas > Seats	990,000 Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Iran	173,000 Ranked 9th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million	646.05 Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Iran	227.93 Ranked 27th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily	245 Ranked 19th.	906 Ranked 6th. 4 times more than France
Internet > TLD	metropolitan France - .fr; French Guiana - .gf; Guadeloupe - .gp; Martinique - .mq; Reunion - .re	.ir
Internet > Livejournal users	2,454 Ranked 18th. 28 times more than Iran	88 Ranked 125th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers	5,890 Ranked 8th. 210 times more than Iran	28 Ranked 92nd.
Cinema > Percentage of nationally controlled distribution companies	0.0 Ranked 40th.	100% Ranked 8th.
Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people	6.72 Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Iran	1.25 Ranked 29th.
Cinema > Number of distribution companies	439 Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Iran	94 Ranked 5th.
Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita	2.65 per capita Ranked 10th. 6 times more than Iran	0.441 per capita Ranked 44th.
Telecommunications > Country calling code	33	98
Telephone subscribers per 1000	1,325.79 Ranked 26th. 4 times more than Iran	373.59 Ranked 89th.
E-Government rating	50.9 Ranked 24th. 16% more than Iran	44 Ranked 66th.
Population covered by mobile telephony	99% Ranked 17th. 10% more than Iran	90% Ranked 74th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita	204.92 per 1 million people Ranked 13th. 52 times more than Iran	3.94 per 1 million people Ranked 36th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million	34.09 Ranked 20th. 20% more than Iran	28.43 Ranked 18th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million	1.38 Ranked 54th.	1.7 Ranked 49th. 23% more than France
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita	96.5 per 1 million people Ranked 44th. 238 times more than Iran	0.405 per 1 million people Ranked 147th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines	36.43 million Ranked 7th. 31% more than Iran	27.77 million Ranked 12th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita	89.15 per 1 million people Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Iran	9.76 per 1 million people Ranked 27th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History	7,400 Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Iran	906 Ranked 11th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million	198.58 Ranked 14th. 52 times more than Iran	3.81 Ranked 38th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita	4.18 per 1 million people Ranked 44th.	14.23 per 1 million people Ranked 28th. 3 times more than France
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million	4.05 Ranked 44th.	13.75 Ranked 28th. 3 times more than France
Internet > Livejournal users per million	39.14 Ranked 95th. 31 times more than Iran	1.27 Ranked 189th.
Website defacements per million	0.962 Ranked 84th. 2 times more than Iran	0.419 Ranked 97th.
Website defacements	59 Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Iran	28 Ranked 48th.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita	2.21 per 1,000 people Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Iran	0.695 per 1,000 people Ranked 77th.
Telephone mainlines > Per capita	586.47 per 1,000 people Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Iran	278.17 per 1,000 people Ranked 44th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million	46.14 Ranked 25th. 23% more than Iran	37.4 Ranked 26th.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU	40500000000	14053700000000
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million	145.63 Ranked 17th. 7 times more than Iran	20.34 Ranked 36th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	1.63 Ranked 4th.	2.48 Ranked 67th. 52% more than France
Royalties and fees	$39.00 Ranked 12th.	0.0 Ranked 75th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million	92.58 Ranked 43th. 235 times more than Iran	0.394 Ranked 145th.
Internet > IP addresses (share)	2.2 Ranked 7th. 22 times more than Iran	0.1 Ranked 46th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities	5,226 Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Iran	612 Ranked 5th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology	2,138 Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Iran	706 Ranked 4th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences	8,810 Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Iran	1,319 Ranked 13th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita	1.43 per 1 million people Ranked 53th.	1.76 per 1 million people Ranked 48th. 23% more than France
Television standard > VHF	SECAM L	SECAM B
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita	5.34 per 1 million people Ranked 21st.	23.69 per 1 million people Ranked 12th. 4 times more than France
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month	30$/month Ranked 5th. 11 times more than Iran	2.64$/month Ranked 174th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people	61.92 Ranked 5th. 63% more than Iran	38.03 Ranked 38th.
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month	29.04$/month Ranked 14th. 12 times more than Iran	2.43$/month Ranked 140th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million	35.52 Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Iran	10.89 Ranked 21st.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million	21.75 Ranked 21st. 92% more than Iran	11.3 Ranked 24th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million	20.07 Ranked 25th.	69.44 Ranked 6th. 3 times more than France
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue	17.18% Ranked 80th.	73.68% Ranked 4th. 4 times more than France
Phone system > International dialling code	+33	+98
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people	408.96 Ranked 38th. 303 times more than Iran	1.35 Ranked 167th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	37.76 Ranked 6th. 9 times more than Iran	4.07 Ranked 101st.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports	36.99% Ranked 37th. 13 times more than Iran	2.95% Ranked 146th.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports	37.91% Ranked 35th. 35 times more than Iran	1.08% Ranked 149th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	4.05 Ranked 38th.	13.75 Ranked 47th. 3 times more than France
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita	150.28 per 1 million people Ranked 15th. 7 times more than Iran	21.02 per 1 million people Ranked 34th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Telephone greetings, owner answers phone	Allô?	Alo. Baleh?
Internet > Hosts > Per capita	51.58 per 1,000 people Ranked 48th. 1200 times more than Iran	0.043 per 1,000 people Ranked 188th.
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP	0.169 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 35th. 19% more than Iran	0.142 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 50th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita	35.14 per 1 million people Ranked 17th. 20% more than Iran	29.39 per 1 million people Ranked 17th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people	947.99 Ranked 116th. 25% more than Iran	760.98 Ranked 141st.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million	122.32 Ranked 8th. 9 times more than Iran	13.97 Ranked 28th.
Internet > ISP per million	1.02 Ranked 79th.	1.48 Ranked 12th. 45% more than France
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million	5.17 Ranked 22nd.	22.91 Ranked 13th. 4 times more than France
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP	0.408$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 105th.	3.37$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 93th. 8 times more than France
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita	0.014$ per 1 million people Ranked 99th. 75% more than Iran	0.008$ per 1 million people Ranked 105th.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita	1,375.95 per 1,000 people Ranked 25th. 4 times more than Iran	384 per 1,000 people Ranked 88th.
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines	5.9 per 100 mainlines Ranked 104th. 2 times more than Iran	2.56 per 100 mainlines Ranked 117th.
Cinemas > Seats > Per capita	16.95 per 1,000 people Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Iran	2.93 per 1,000 people Ranked 33th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita	20.71 per 1 million people Ranked 24th.	71.79 per 1 million people Ranked 4th. 3 times more than France
Telephone subscribers	83.76 million Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Iran	26.21 million Ranked 21st.
Telephone subscribers per employee	585.24 Ranked 30th. 44% more than Iran	407.04 Ranked 54th.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP	2.37% GDP Ranked 65th. 87% more than Iran	1.27% GDP Ranked 129th.
Television standard > UHF	SECAM L	SECAM G
Internet > ISP > Per capita	1.05 per 1 million people Ranked 72nd.	1.53 per 1 million people Ranked 10th. 45% more than France
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita	47.61 per 1 million people Ranked 23th. 23% more than Iran	38.67 per 1 million people Ranked 25th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita	126.23 per 1 million people Ranked 7th. 9 times more than Iran	14.44 per 1 million people Ranked 25th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita	36.61 per 1 million people Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Iran	11.25 per 1 million people Ranked 21st.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million	86.39 Ranked 4th. 9 times more than Iran	9.44 Ranked 29th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles	245 Ranked 14th.	906 Ranked 10th. 4 times more than France

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