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Definitions

Households with television: Households with television are the share of households with a television set. Some countries report only the number of households with a color television set, and therefore the true number may be higher than reported.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users (per 100 people). Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
Internet > Internet users per thousand people: Internet users. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Internet > Users per 1000: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
News Agencies > List of news agencies: List of news agencies.
Personal computers > Per capita: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Radio > List of radio stations: List of radio stations.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people: Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people). Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included.
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Television > List of TV stations: List of TV stations.
Television receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Televisions per 1000: The total number of televisions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Personal computers per 1000: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Radio broadcast stations: The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast stations.
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people: Daily newspapers refer to those published at least four times a week and calculated as average circulation (or copies printed) per 1,000 people."
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people: Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
Internet > Users > Per capita: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Televisions: The total number of televisions
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
Internet > Internet users: Internet users.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Personal computers: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual.
Television broadcast stations: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations.
Television viewing: Mean hours of television watched by each person per week.
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.
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment."
Internet > Percent using internet: Percentage of individuals using the Internet.
Telephones > Mobile cellular: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use.
Radio receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telephone mainlines per 1000: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Newspapers > List of newspapers: List of newspapers.
Films produced: Amount of films created in specified country as catalogued by IMDB
Telephone system > General assessment: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic and international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
Cinema attendance per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Television receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced: Number of national feature films produced.
Internet > IP addresses per capita: Number of IPv4 internet address allocated per 1000 residents.
Average cost of local call: Telephone average cost of local call (US$ per three minutes). Cost of local call is the cost of a three-minute call within the same exchange area using the subscriber's equipment (that is, not from a public phone).
Internet > Users: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months.
Internet > Internet penetration: Penetration.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecoms > Telephone lines: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included.
Internet > Internet Service Providers: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
Cinemas > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Cable TV subscribers: Cable TV subscribers per 1000 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.
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Radio receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > Hosts per 1000: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Number of PCs per million: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions.
Cinema > Number of cinemas: Number of cinemas.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones: Number of mobile phones.
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Television viewing per million: Mean hours of television watched by each person per week. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
Films produced per million: Amount of films created in specified country as catalogued by IMDB. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > Hosts: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Mobile phones: Mobile cellular per 100 population (2002).
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.
Television > Total number of channels: Total number of television channels.
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.
Music > Share of all albums sold: Share of album sales in domestic music industries during 1990-2000.
Television > Total number of channels per million people: Total number of television channels. 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.
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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.
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment per 1000: The OECD has developed a commodity-based definition of the ICT sector based on the CPC (Central Product Classification) and the Harmonised System (HS). The definition of ICT goods includes the following broad categories: telecommunications equipment; computer and related equipment; electronic components; audio and video equipment; and other ICT goods. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Telephone mainlines: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > Specific websites > LinkedIn penetration: Penetration.
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering:
Indicates whether websites that express views in opposition to those of the current government (mainly on issues of human rights, freedom of expression, minority rights and religious movements) are censored or blocked. This is determined by accessing websites with provocative or objectionable content in English from within the country in question as well as from a place known to have no filtering regime. The retrieved content is then compared and scanned for discrepancies. Possible differences in blocking behavior across different ISPs is considered, as well as normal connectivity problems.

Values

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

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

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

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

“ne”, no evidence of filtering or blocking.

“nd”, no data.
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month: Price basket for Internet is calculated based on the cheapest available tariff for accessing the Internet 20 hours a month (10 hours peak and 10 hours off-peak). The basket does not include the telephone line rental but does include telephone usage charges if applicable. Data are compiled in the national currency and converted to U.S. dollars using the annual average exchange rate.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people: Number of cinemas. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films: Percentage of feature films that are 100% funded by national companies.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$: 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."
Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included."
Internet > Broadband subscribers: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries.
Music > Singles sales > Share of global physical sales > 2005: Percentage of single records sold physically, i.e. in CDs, cassettes, DVDs, etc.
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.
Pay TV subscribers: Percentage of households subscribing to pay TV service (Data is for 1999).
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 revenue: Telecommunications revenue as % of GDP.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU: Telecommunications investment refers to the expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of telecommunication equipment infrastructure (including supporting land and buildings and intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer software). These include expenditure on initial installations and on additions to existing installations.
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology."
Number of PCs: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people: Fixed telephone lines. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions: Mobile subscriptions Number.
Internet > Broadband access: DSL lines, cable modems etc. total in major countries (Top 30)
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.
Radio > Total number of channels: Total number of radio channels.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Communications > Telephone access > Telephone access: For the OECD member countries and China, total communication access paths are the total of fixed lines (standard analogue access lines and ISDN lines) plus the number of DSL, cable modem subscribers and mobile telephone subscribers. For Brazil, India, Russian Federation and South Africa, total communication access paths are the sum of main telephone lines in operation, ISDN lines, DSL and cable modem subscribers and cellular mobile telephone subscribers.
Mobile number portability > Implementation date: Date mobile number portability service was implemented in various countries.
Internet > TLD: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people: Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included."
Internet > Livejournal users: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004)
Internet > Secure Internet servers: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people: Total number of film distribution companies. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Cinema > Number of distribution companies: Total number of film distribution companies.
Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Days to port: Time to port days.
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Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date: Implementation date yyyy.mm.dd.
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Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price: Price.
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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.
Internet > Communication technology patents: Electric communication technique patents 1998-2000 per million population.
Telephone subscribers per 1000: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration: Mobile subscriptions %.
E-Government rating: Darrell M. West, Center for Public Policy, Brown University
Internet > Internet charges: Cost of Internet access for 40 hours at evening times at discounted rates, September 2002.
Internet > Secure servers: Number of secure servers per 100000 population (2002).
Population covered by mobile telephony: Population covered by mobile telephony is the percentage of people within range of a mobile cellular signal regardless of whether they are subscribers.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists: Number of newspaper journalists by country.
Television reception through satellite: Media - Television reception by satellite.
Television > Percentage of public channels with national coverage: Percentage of public television channels with national coverage.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Internet > Web sites: Websites per 1000 population.
Radio > Total number of channels per million people: Total number of radio channels. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
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.
Internet > Livejournal users per million: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > Linux web servers: Total usage of Linux servers by country as of Jan 2001
Website defacements per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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 > Philology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita: 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.
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.
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.
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$: Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Television reception by terrestrial means: Percentage of households receiving television through terrestrial means only.
Telephone systems > Privatisation: The year a nation privatised its telecommunications services. "n/a" indicates that the relevant firm was not privatized.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telephone system > Regulation: The year that the nation established an industry regulator for its telecommunication providers. "n/a" indicates that no regulator has been established.
Television revenue from subscriptions: Percentage of television revenue from advertisements (1999).
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch: Official launch date of digital terrestrial television in different countries.
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month: Price basket for mobile is calculated as the pre-paid price for 25 calls per month spread over the same mobile network, other mobile networks, and mobile to fixed calls and during peak, off-peak, and weekend times. It also includes 30 text messages per month.
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 > Arts and recreation per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment, % of GDP: The OECD has developed a commodity-based definition of the ICT sector based on the CPC (Central Product Classification) and the Harmonised System (HS). The definition of ICT goods includes the following broad categories: telecommunications equipment; computer and related equipment; electronic components; audio and video equipment; and other ICT goods. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
Telephone subscribers per employee: Telephone subscribers per employee are telephone subscribers (fixed-line plus mobile) divided by total telecommunications employees.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > Linux web servers per million: Total usage of Linux servers by country as of Jan 2001. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people: Newspaper journalists (headcounts) per 1,000,000 inhabitants.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country.
Royalties and fees: Receipts of royalties and licence fees ($US per person)
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Commercial share of broadcasting revenue: Commercial share as a % of total broadcasting revenue (Data is for 1999).
Radio > Percentage of public channels with national coverage: Percentage of public radio channels with national coverage.
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.
Phone system > International dialling code: Country international dialling code.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile subscriptions Number. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecommunications employment: Telecommunications employment as a share (%) of national employment (Data is for 2001).
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP: ICT service exports (% of service exports, BoP). Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports: Information and communication technology goods imports include telecommunications, audio and video, computer and related equipment; electronic components; and other information and communication technology goods. Software is excluded."
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports: Information and communication technology goods exports include telecommunications, audio and video, computer and related equipment; electronic components; and other information and communication technology goods. Software is excluded."
Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Phone subscribers: Fixed line and mobile telephones (per 1,000 people). Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Telephone greetings, owner answers phone: What the receiver of a call usually says when taking the call.
Internet > Government Broadband Index: The Government Broadband Index ranks various countries' undertakings to provide a broad coverage of speedy internet. It does not measure the current state of broadband availability or speed. The index is calculated by the Economist Intelligence Unit.
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.
Public share of broadcasting revenue: Public share as a % of total broadcasting revenue (Data is for 1999).
Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
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).
Internet servers using encryption: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
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.
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment: The OECD has developed a commodity-based definition of the ICT sector based on the CPC (Central Product Classification) and the Harmonised System (HS). The definition of ICT goods includes the following broad categories: telecommunications equipment; computer and related equipment; electronic components; audio and video equipment; and other ICT goods.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telephone mainlines > Per capita: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita: Telephone employees refer to the total full-time telecommunications staff. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
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 > Philosophy > Psychology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 10 million $ gross domestic product.
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.
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."

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STAT	France	Italy
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	two Italian media giants dominate - the publicly owned Radiotelevisione Italiana (RAI) with 3 national terrestrial stations and privately owned Mediaset with 3 national terrestrial stations; a large number of private stations and Sky Italia - a satellite TV network; RAI operates 3 AM/FM nationwide radio stations; some 1,300 commercial radio stations
Households with television	95% Ranked 18th.	95.5% Ranked 16th. 1% more than France
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000	364.71 Ranked 7th. 65% more than Italy	221.33 Ranked 40th.
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people	83 Ranked 23th. 43% more than Italy	58 Ranked 65th.
Internet > Internet users per thousand people	825.96 Ranked 22nd. 43% more than Italy	577.91 Ranked 67th.
Internet > Users per 1000	464.04 Ranked 27th.	538.94 Ranked 28th. 16% more than France
Internet users	44.63 million Ranked 3rd. 49% more than Italy	30.03 million Ranked 5th.
News Agencies > List of news agencies	<p>Agence France Presse (AFP) - Paris-based, founded in 1835</p>	<p>Ansa</p> </p>AGI</p>
Personal computers > Per capita	574.97 per 1,000 people Ranked 5th. 57% more than Italy	366.61 per 1,000 people Ranked 9th.
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>Rai - public, stations include flagship national network Radio 1, entertainment-based Radio 2, cultural station Radio 3 and parliamentary station GR Parlamento</p> </p>Radio 24 - commercial, news and business</p> </p>R101 - commercial, pop music</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17433146">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	98.14 Ranked 112th.	159.48 Ranked 19th. 62% more than France
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita	789.48 per 1,000 people Ranked 47th.	1,341.47 per 1,000 people Ranked 4th. 70% more than France
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>Rai - public, stations include Rai Uno, Rai Due, Rai Tre, rolling news channel Rai News 24 and cable/satellite services</p> </p>Mediaset - main private broadcaster, operates Italia 1, Rete 4 and Canale 5</p> </p>La7 - private, owned by Telecom Italia Media</p>
Television receivers > Per capita	597.86 per 1,000 people Ranked 9th. 12% more than Italy	532.57 per 1,000 people Ranked 14th.
Televisions per 1000	559.1 Ranked 15th. 6% more than Italy	526 Ranked 18th.
Personal computers per 1000	554.01 Ranked 5th. 51% more than Italy	366.61 Ranked 9th.
Radio broadcast stations	AM 41, FM about 3,500 (this figure is an approximation and includes many repeaters), shortwave 2	AM about 100, FM about 4,600, shortwave 9
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people	163.52 Ranked 1st. 19% more than Italy	137.1 Ranked 29th.
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people	1,375.95 per 1,000 people Ranked 25th.	1,659.34 per 1,000 people Ranked 4th. 21% more than France
Internet > Users > Per capita	483.65 per 1,000 people Ranked 26th.	550.32 per 1,000 people Ranked 27th. 14% more than France
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000	598.05 Ranked 8th. 68% more than Italy	355.49 Ranked 45th.
Televisions	34.8 million Ranked 8th. 15% more than Italy	30.3 million Ranked 10th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita	586.47 per 1,000 people Ranked 12th. 28% more than Italy	459.1 per 1,000 people Ranked 20th.
Internet users > Per 100 people	67.95 Ranked 22nd. 63% more than Italy	41.77 Ranked 52nd.
Internet > Internet users	54.47 million Ranked 10th. 53% more than Italy	35.53 million Ranked 18th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita	143.03 per 1,000 people Ranked 26th. 30% more than Italy	110.15 per 1,000 people Ranked 31st.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps	200,000 Mbps Ranked 1st. 67% more than Italy	119,794 Mbps Ranked 7th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita	3,285.53 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 9th. 58% more than Italy	2,079.59 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 16th.
Personal computers	35 million Ranked 1st. 63% more than Italy	21.49 million Ranked 2nd.
Television broadcast stations	584 Ranked 3rd. 63% more than Italy	358 Ranked 6th.
Television viewing	23 hours per person per wee Ranked 5th.	27 hours per person per wee Ranked 3rd. 17% more than France
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes	10.71 billion min. Ranked 3rd.	13.59 billion min. Ranked 2nd. 27% more than France
Radios per 1000	888.46 Ranked 23th. 1% more than Italy	876.67 Ranked 25th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000	0.000942 Ranked 187th.	1,505.38 Ranked 9th. 1598074 times more than France
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$	$135.93 billion Ranked 6th. 30% more than Italy	$104.47 billion Ranked 7th.
Internet > Percent using internet	83% Ranked 21st. 43% more than Italy	58% Ranked 64th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular	59.84 million Ranked 20th.	96 million Ranked 11th. 60% more than France
Radio receivers > Per capita	0.95 per capita Ranked 16th. 7% more than Italy	0.888 per capita Ranked 22nd.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000	0.000563 Ranked 193th.	353.86 Ranked 42nd. 628476 times more than France
Telephone mainlines per 1000	565.09 Ranked 8th. 32% more than Italy	427.41 Ranked 23th.
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>Corriere della Sera - Milan-based, major daily</p> </p>La Repubblica - Rome-based daily, owned by L'Espresso group</p> </p>Il Messaggero - Rome-based daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17433146">Full Article</a>
Films produced	203 Ranked 5th. 51% more than Italy	134 Ranked 6th.
Cinema attendance	155.4 million Ranked 4th. 48% more than Italy	104.9 million Ranked 12th.
Telephone system > General assessment	highly developed	modern, well-developed, fast; fully automated telephone, telex, and data services
Cinema attendance per capita	2.5 Ranked 14th. 37% more than Italy	1.82 Ranked 21st.
Television receivers per 1000	580.35 Ranked 10th. 9% more than Italy	532.6 Ranked 16th.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced	272 Ranked 7th. 75% more than Italy	155 Ranked 11th.
Internet > IP addresses per capita	1,448.68 Ranked 25th. 74% more than Italy	832.5 Ranked 41st.
Average cost of local call	0.14 Ranked 12th. 27% more than Italy	0.11 Ranked 25th.
Internet > Users	29.52 million Ranked 9th.	32 million Ranked 8th. 8% more than France
Internet > Internet penetration	83% Ranked 24th. 43% more than Italy	58% Ranked 69th.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000	760.7 Ranked 43th.	1,231.93 Ranked 4th. 62% more than France
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000	947.99 Ranked 118th.	1,596.01 Ranked 18th. 68% more than France
Telecoms > Telephone lines	39.29 million Ranked 7th. 81% more than Italy	21.66 million Ranked 13th.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions	62.28 million Ranked 21st.	97.23 million Ranked 14th. 56% more than France
Internet > Internet Service Providers	62 Ranked 16th.	93 Ranked 12th. 50% more than France
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	23.96 million Ranked 5th. 78% more than Italy	13.48 million Ranked 11th.
Cinemas > Per capita	0.037 per 1,000 people Ranked 22nd.	0.081 per 1,000 people Ranked 5th. 2 times more than France
Cable TV subscribers	45 Ranked 16th. 45 times more than Italy	1 Ranked 18th.
Telephones > Main lines in use	39.88 million Ranked 7th. 80% more than Italy	22.12 million Ranked 13th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people	61.45 Ranked 4th. 74% more than Italy	35.4 Ranked 44th.
Active military personnel	222,215 Ranked 1st. 23% more than Italy	180,270 Ranked 1st.
Radio receivers per 1000	922.22 Ranked 17th. 4% more than Italy	887.67 Ranked 22nd.
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita	789.49 per 1,000 people Ranked 43th.	1,231.93 per 1,000 people Ranked 4th. 56% more than France
Internet > Hosts per 1000	49.49 Ranked 40th.	295.86 Ranked 18th. 6 times more than France
Number of PCs per million	469.04 Ranked 22nd. 50% more than Italy	311.99 Ranked 28th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions	62.28 million Ranked 22nd.	97.27 million Ranked 13th. 56% more than France
Radio receivers	55.3 million Ranked 9th. 10% more than Italy	50.5 million Ranked 10th.
Cinema > Number of cinemas	2,070 Ranked 5th. 8% more than Italy	1,910 Ranked 6th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones	72.18 million Ranked 19th.	88.58 million Ranked 16th. 23% more than France
Television receivers	34.8 million Ranked 8th. 15% more than Italy	30.3 million Ranked 10th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology	1,214 Ranked 5th.	2,338 Ranked 2nd. 93% more than France
Television viewing per million	0.372 hours per person per wee Ranked 11th.	0.472 hours per person per wee Ranked 9th. 27% more than France
Television broadcast stations > Per capita	10.1 per 1 million people Ranked 6th. 60% more than Italy	6.3 per 1 million people Ranked 10th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes	0.84$ Ranked 83th. 6% more than Italy	0.79$ Ranked 87th.
Mobile phone subscribers	48.06 million Ranked 10th.	72.2 million Ranked 8th. 50% more than France
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 - 39; a series of submarine cables provide links to Asia, Middle East, Europe, North Africa, and US; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (with a total of 5 antennas - 3 for Atlantic Ocean and 2 for Indian Ocean), 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic Ocean region), and NA Eutelsat
Internet > ISP	62 Ranked 6th.	93 Ranked 3rd. 50% more than France
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000	149.83 Ranked 19th. 30% more than Italy	115.69 Ranked 26th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines	39.29 million Ranked 7th. 81% more than Italy	21.66 million Ranked 13th.
Radios	55.3 million Ranked 9th. 10% more than Italy	50.5 million Ranked 10th.
Films produced per million	3.26 Ranked 8th. 40% more than Italy	2.33 Ranked 14th.
Internet > Hosts	3.15 million Ranked 10th.	17.7 million Ranked 4th. 6 times more than France
Cinemas > Annual attendance	155.4 million Ranked 2nd. 48% more than Italy	104.9 million Ranked 8th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000	138.3 Ranked 26th. 26% more than Italy	110.16 Ranked 31st.
Mobile phones	64.7 per 100 people Ranked 23th.	92.65 per 100 people Ranked 4th. 43% more than France
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita	2.57 Ranked 10th. 39% more than Italy	1.84 Ranked 17th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million	3,165.75 Mbps Ranked 9th. 52% more than Italy	2,079.59 Mbps Ranked 16th.
Internet penetration	68.9 Ranked 16th. 33% more than Italy	51.7 Ranked 28th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles	103 Ranked 2nd. 7% more than Italy	96 Ranked 19th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation	9.97 million Ranked 1st. 24% more than Italy	8.02 million Ranked 9th.
Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced	44.12% Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Italy	14.84% Ranked 41st.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily	8.42 million Ranked 8th. 34% more than Italy	6.27 million Ranked 10th.
Internet > Top level domain	.fr	.it
Television > Total number of channels	25 Ranked 5th.	28 Ranked 4th. 12% more than France
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP	0.063$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 31st. 47% more than Italy	0.043$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 53th.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people	4.16 Ranked 26th. 63% more than Italy	2.55 Ranked 40th.
Music > Share of all albums sold	4.5-5.5	1.7-2.0
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences	2,052 Ranked 3rd. 85% more than Italy	1,110 Ranked 7th.
Television > Total number of channels per million people	0.393 Ranked 21st.	0.475 Ranked 19th. 21% more than France
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	157.87 Ranked 1st. 15% more than Italy	137.81 Ranked 30th.
Telephone system > Domestic	extensive cable and microwave radio relay; extensive use of fiber-optic cable; domestic satellite system	high-capacity cable and microwave radio relay trunks
Internet country code	metropolitan France - .fr; French Guiana - .gf; Guadeloupe - .gp; Martinique - .mq; Mayotte - .yt; Reunion - .re	.it
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP	94.05 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 18th. 18% more than Italy	79.48 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 24th.
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment per 1000	$0.51 Million US dollars Ranked 20th. 96% more than Italy	$0.26 Million US dollars Ranked 23th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita	170.76 min. Ranked 16th.	235.97 min. Ranked 21st. 38% more than France
Telephone mainlines	35.7 million Ranked 6th. 43% more than Italy	25.05 million Ranked 8th.
Cinemas	2,150 Ranked 5th.	4,603 Ranked 1st. 2 times more than France
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita	0.667 per 1,000 people Ranked 16th. 17% more than Italy	0.569 per 1,000 people Ranked 19th.
Internet > Specific websites > LinkedIn penetration	9.91% Ranked 6th. About the same as Italy	9.88% Ranked 7th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita	155.5 per 1,000 people Ranked 18th. 34% more than Italy	115.69 per 1,000 people Ranked 27th.
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering	No evidence of filtering	No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month	12.43$/month Ranked 131st.	24.8$/month Ranked 75th. Twice as much as France
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita	176.91 min. per capita Ranked 16th.	235.97 min. per capita Ranked 20th. 33% more than France
Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people	32.54 Ranked 13th. About the same as Italy	32.41 Ranked 14th.
Internet hosts	None	None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films	55.88% Ranked 47th.	85.16% Ranked 19th. 52% more than France
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita	2,331.99$ per capita Ranked 14th. 70% more than Italy	1,369.21$ per capita Ranked 21st.
Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$	$2,170.82 Ranked 17th. 25% more than Italy	$1,734.71 Ranked 20th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology	313 Ranked 12th.	608 Ranked 6th. 94% more than France
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature	12,013 Ranked 2nd. 54% more than Italy	7,826 Ranked 3rd.
Mobile cellular subscriptions	57.97 million Ranked 19th.	90.34 million Ranked 10th. 56% more than France
Internet > Broadband subscribers	9.47 million Ranked 7th. 40% more than Italy	6.78 million Ranked 8th.
Music > Singles sales > Share of global physical sales > 2005	4-12.5	0.3-1.0
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million	0.996 Ranked 113th.	1.61 Ranked 95th. 62% more than France
Pay TV subscribers	44% Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Italy	11% Ranked 18th.
Cinemas > Seats per 1000	16.45 Ranked 9th. 98% more than Italy	8.3 Ranked 23th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences	2,791 Ranked 8th.	3,537 Ranked 4th. 27% more than France
Cinemas per million	35.72 Ranked 21st.	80.89 Ranked 5th. 2 times more than France
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily	84 Ranked 22nd.	89 Ranked 20th. 6% more than France
Internet > IP addresses	95.08 million Ranked 7th. 86% more than Italy	51 million Ranked 9th.
Telecommunications revenue	2.24 % of GDP Ranked 18th.	2.48 % of GDP Ranked 16th. 11% more than France
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU	5800000000	7887000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	28.41 Ranked 13th. 51% more than Italy	18.86 Ranked 31st.
Number of PCs	29,410 Ranked 5th. 62% more than Italy	18,150 Ranked 10th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people	598.05 Ranked 10th. 68% more than Italy	355.49 Ranked 50th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total	39,083 Ranked 2nd. 21% more than Italy	32,365 Ranked 3rd.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions	34.23 million Ranked 10th. 8% more than Italy	31.71 million Ranked 12th.
Internet > Broadband access	8.93 million Ranked 5th. 51% more than Italy	5.91 million Ranked 9th.
Television broadcast stations per million	9.81 Ranked 6th. 56% more than Italy	6.3 Ranked 10th.
Radio > Total number of channels	56 Ranked 19th. 6 times more than Italy	10 Ranked 1st.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million	646.05 Ranked 18th. 14% more than Italy	568.64 Ranked 21st.
Cinemas > Seats	990,000 Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Italy	472,000 Ranked 5th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation	1,316 Ranked 5th.	3,353 Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than France
Communications > Telephone access > Telephone access	152 Number of telecommunicati Ranked 25th.	203.55 Number of telecommunicati Ranked 2nd. 34% more than France
Mobile number portability > Implementation date	2003.06.30	2002.04.01
Internet > TLD	metropolitan France - .fr; French Guiana - .gf; Guadeloupe - .gp; Martinique - .mq; Reunion - .re	.it
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	93.09 Ranked 72nd.	150.99 Ranked 7th. 62% more than France
Internet > Livejournal users	2,454 Ranked 18th. 30% more than Italy	1,881 Ranked 22nd.
Internet > Secure Internet servers	5,890 Ranked 8th. 89% more than Italy	3,119 Ranked 13th.
Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people	6.72 Ranked 4th. 11 times more than Italy	0.611 Ranked 36th.
Cinema > Number of distribution companies	439 Ranked 1st. 12 times more than Italy	36 Ranked 10th.
Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita	2.65 per capita Ranked 10th. 44% more than Italy	1.84 per capita Ranked 17th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Days to port	3 days Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Italy	1 days Ranked 30th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date	2003.06.30	2002.04.01
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price	Free	free (1 to 1.6 \u20ac if the subscriber wants to bring his prepaid credit to the new carrier)
Telecommunications > Country calling code	33	39
Brothers and Sisters > International broadcasts > Series Premiere	2007	March 14, 2007
Internet > Communication technology patents	8 per 1000000 people Ranked 8th. 8 times more than Italy	1 per 1000000 people Ranked 17th.
Telephone subscribers per 1000	1,325.79 Ranked 26th.	1,659.34 Ranked 4th. 25% more than France
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration	52.2% Ranked 27th. 1% more than Italy	51.8% Ranked 28th.
E-Government rating	50.9 Ranked 24th. 5% more than Italy	48.3 Ranked 30th.
Internet > Internet charges	$34.00 Ranked 16th.	$50.00 Ranked 4th. 47% more than France
Internet > Secure servers	4.2 per 100,000 people Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Italy	2 per 100,000 people Ranked 18th.
Population covered by mobile telephony	99% Ranked 17th.	99.8% Ranked 8th. 1% more than France
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita	204.92 per 1 million people Ranked 13th. 49% more than Italy	137.49 per 1 million people Ranked 17th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million	34.09 Ranked 20th. 75% more than Italy	19.5 Ranked 24th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million	1.38 Ranked 54th.	1.56 Ranked 52nd. 13% more than France
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists	5,441 Ranked 7th.	8,866 Ranked 5th. 63% more than France
Television reception through satellite	17% Ranked 8th. 70% more than Italy	10% Ranked 11th.
Television > Percentage of public channels with national coverage	36% Ranked 25th.	75% Ranked 17th. 2 times more than France
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita	96.5 per 1 million people Ranked 44th. 81% more than Italy	53.25 per 1 million people Ranked 58th.
Internet > Web sites	10.5 per 1,000 people Ranked 16th.	12.9 per 1,000 people Ranked 15th. 23% more than France
Radio > Total number of channels per million people	0.886 Ranked 45th. 5 times more than Italy	0.172 Ranked 2nd.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines	36.43 million Ranked 7th. 82% more than Italy	20.03 million Ranked 15th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History	7,400 Ranked 1st. 66% more than Italy	4,469 Ranked 3rd.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita	89.15 per 1 million people Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Italy	10.59 per 1 million people Ranked 26th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million	198.58 Ranked 14th. 44% more than Italy	137.5 Ranked 18th.
Internet > Livejournal users per million	39.14 Ranked 95th. 21% more than Italy	32.33 Ranked 102nd.
Website defacements	59 Ranked 25th.	160 Ranked 11th. 3 times more than France
Internet > Linux web servers	327 Ranked 7th. 45% more than Italy	226 Ranked 9th.
Website defacements per million	0.962 Ranked 84th.	2.81 Ranked 54th. 3 times more than France
Eurovision Song Contest 1960 > Results > Points	32 Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Italy	5 Ranked 8th.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports	36.99% Ranked 37th.	39.56% Ranked 30th. 7% more than France
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports	37.91% Ranked 35th.	46.46% Ranked 20th. 23% more than France
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million	5.17 Ranked 22nd.	10.68 Ranked 20th. 2 times more than France
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita	150.28 per 1 million people Ranked 15th. 33% more than Italy	113.24 per 1 million people Ranked 19th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP	0.408$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 105th.	0.458$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 104th. 12% more than France
Internet > Hosts > Per capita	51.58 per 1,000 people Ranked 48th.	304.44 per 1,000 people Ranked 19th. 6 times more than France
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita	0.014$ per 1 million people Ranked 99th. The same as Italy	0.014$ per 1 million people Ranked 98th.
Internet usage % > 2007	<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_internet_users">67.7</a>	<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_internet_users">50.1</a>
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$	$6.24 billion Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Italy	$2.50 billion Ranked 19th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita	35.14 per 1 million people Ranked 17th. 80% more than Italy	19.5 per 1 million people Ranked 22nd.
Television standard > VHF	SECAM L	PAL B
World music market > Digital Singles Sales Share in 2005	1.9%	< 0.2%
Television reception by terrestrial means	71% Ranked 4th.	90% Ranked 2nd. 27% more than France
Telephone systems > Privatisation	1997	1998
Telephone subscribers > Per capita	1,375.95 per 1,000 people Ranked 25th.	1,659.34 per 1,000 people Ranked 4th. 21% more than France
Resident Evil > Extinction > Release Information > Release date	October 3 2007	October 5 2007
Telephone system > Regulation	1997	1998
Eurovision Song Contest 1971 > Results > Points	82 Ranked 10th.	91 Ranked 5th. 11% more than France
Eurovision Song Contest 1969 > Results > Points	18 Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Italy	5 Ranked 13th.
Eurovision Song Contest 1959 > Results > Points	15 Ranked 3rd. 67% more than Italy	9 Ranked 6th.
Television revenue from subscriptions	37% Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Italy	11% Ranked 14th.
Eurovision Song Contest 1957 > Results > Points	17 Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Italy	7 Ranked 6th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita	5.34 per 1 million people Ranked 21st.	10.68 per 1 million people Ranked 18th. Twice as much as France
Television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch	2005-03-31 FTA/2006/03/01 Pay DTT	1/1/2004
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month	30$/month Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Italy	14.43$/month Ranked 53th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita	20.71 per 1 million people Ranked 24th.	41.07 per 1 million people Ranked 15th. 98% more than France
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million	21.75 Ranked 21st.	58.91 Ranked 15th. 3 times more than France
Telephone subscribers	83.76 million Ranked 8th.	97.25 million Ranked 7th. 16% more than France
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment, % of GDP	1.25e-06% Ranked 20th. 70% more than Italy	7.37e-07% Ranked 23th.
Telephone subscribers per employee	585.24 Ranked 30th.	947.84 Ranked 4th. 62% more than France
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP	2.37% GDP Ranked 65th.	3.04% GDP Ranked 52nd. 28% more than France
Television standard > UHF	SECAM L	PAL G
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million	20.07 Ranked 25th.	41.08 Ranked 15th. 2 times more than France
Internet > Linux web servers per million	5.33 Ranked 40th. 34% more than Italy	3.97 Ranked 49th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	37.76 Ranked 6th. 71% more than Italy	22.12 Ranked 40th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people	408.96 Ranked 38th. 97% more than Italy	208.07 Ranked 54th.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people	86.12 Ranked 22nd.	155.12 Ranked 11th. 80% more than France
Digital terrestrial television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch	March 31, 2005	1 January 2004
My Name Is Earl > Broadcasters > Series Premiere	October 29 2006	September 9 2006
NUMB3RS > International first broadcast dates > First aired	April 14, 2006	March 5, 2006
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles	245 Ranked 14th. 4 times more than Italy	70 Ranked 46th.
Royalties and fees	$39.00 Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Italy	$9.80 Ranked 23th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million	86.39 Ranked 4th. 8 times more than Italy	10.59 Ranked 28th.
Commercial share of broadcasting revenue	46% Ranked 4th. 12% more than Italy	41% Ranked 5th.
Radio > Percentage of public channels with national coverage	8.93% Ranked 39th.	30% Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than France
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	1.63 Ranked 4th.	1.65 Ranked 91st. 1% more than France
Phone system > International dialling code	+33	+39
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people	519.07 Ranked 27th. 1% more than Italy	515.77 Ranked 28th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people	947.99 Ranked 116th.	1,596.75 Ranked 15th. 68% more than France
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU	40500000000	43115000000
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million	122.32 Ranked 8th. 56% more than Italy	78.52 Ranked 14th.
Telecommunications employment	0.68% Ranked 9th. 58% more than Italy	0.43% Ranked 16th.
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP	32.57% Ranked 35th.	34.87% Ranked 30th. 7% more than France
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports	7.23% Ranked 47th. 26% more than Italy	5.73% Ranked 66th.
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports	5.43% Ranked 31st. 93% more than Italy	2.82% Ranked 50th.
Internet > IP addresses (share)	2.2 Ranked 7th. 83% more than Italy	1.2 Ranked 9th.
Internet > ISP per million	1.02 Ranked 79th.	1.63 Ranked 66th. 60% more than France
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita	36.61 per 1 million people Ranked 13th. About the same as Italy	36.45 per 1 million people Ranked 10th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita	126.23 per 1 million people Ranked 7th. 61% more than Italy	78.51 per 1 million people Ranked 13th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita	47.61 per 1 million people Ranked 23th.	62.14 per 1 million people Ranked 21st. 31% more than France
Internet > ISP > Per capita	1.05 per 1 million people Ranked 72nd.	1.63 per 1 million people Ranked 59th. 55% more than France
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million	92.58 Ranked 43th. 75% more than Italy	52.92 Ranked 55th.
Phone subscribers	1,178.83 Ranked 20th.	1,310.82 Ranked 11th. 11% more than France
Telecommunications > Telephone > Telephone greetings, owner answers phone	Allô?	Pronto. Chi parla?
Internet > Government Broadband Index	3.9 Ranked 7th. 34% more than Italy	2.9 Ranked 13th.
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines	5.9 per 100 mainlines Ranked 104th.	16.2 per 100 mainlines Ranked 89th. 3 times more than France
Eurovision Song Contest 1975 > Results > Points	91 Ranked 4th.	115 Ranked 3rd. 26% more than France
Eurovision Song Contest 1973 > Results > Points	65 Ranked 15th.	74 Ranked 13th. 14% more than France
Cinemas > Seats > Per capita	16.95 per 1,000 people Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Italy	8.3 per 1,000 people Ranked 22nd.
Eurovision Song Contest 1960 > Results > Artist	Jacqueline Boyer	Renato Rascel
Public share of broadcasting revenue	54% Ranked 13th. 15% more than Italy	47% Ranked 15th.
Eurovision Song Contest 1963 > Results > Points	25 Ranked 5th.	37 Ranked 3rd. 48% more than France
Telephone lines > Per 100 people	56.2 Ranked 11th. 58% more than Italy	35.51 Ranked 46th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million	145.63 Ranked 17th. 29% more than Italy	113.25 Ranked 21st.
Music sales > Singles > Millions	4.7 Ranked 3rd. 16 times more than Italy	0.3 Ranked 12th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people	61.92 Ranked 5th. 74% more than Italy	35.52 Ranked 44th.
Latin Grammy Awards > Awards	1 Ranked 11th. The same as Italy	1 Ranked 10th.
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people	209.82 Ranked 36th. 92% more than Italy	109.28 Ranked 49th.
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month	29.04$/month Ranked 14th. 9% more than Italy	26.6$/month Ranked 12th.
Internet servers using encryption	13,138 Ranked 8th. Twice as much as Italy	6,581 Ranked 12th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	4.05 Ranked 38th. 3 times more than Italy	1.2 Ranked 96th.
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment	$32,790.33 Million US dollars Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Italy	$15,551.80 Million US dollars Ranked 14th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million	46.14 Ranked 25th.	62.14 Ranked 22nd. 35% more than France
Telephone mainlines > Per capita	586.47 per 1,000 people Ranked 5th. 37% more than Italy	427.41 per 1,000 people Ranked 23th.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita	2.21 per 1,000 people Ranked 27th. 45% more than Italy	1.53 per 1,000 people Ranked 48th.
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue	17.18% Ranked 80th.	24.27% Ranked 34th. 41% more than France
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million	35.52 Ranked 13th.	36.46 Ranked 10th. 3% more than France
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences	8,810 Ranked 2nd. 37% more than Italy	6,446 Ranked 4th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita	1.43 per 1 million people Ranked 53th.	1.56 per 1 million people Ranked 50th. 10% more than France
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology	2,138 Ranked 4th. 3% more than Italy	2,075 Ranked 2nd.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities	5,226 Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Italy	603 Ranked 6th.
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP	0.169 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 35th. 50% more than Italy	0.113 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 67th.
Telephone lines	35 million Ranked 9th. 65% more than Italy	21.25 million Ranked 13th.
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	17.69 million Ranked 5th. 57% more than Italy	11.28 million Ranked 7th.

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