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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.
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.
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 > 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.
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.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
Radio receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > Hosts per 1000: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Number of PCs per million: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions.
Cinema > Number of cinemas: Number of cinemas.
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.
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.
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 > 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 spending per capita > Current US$: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment."
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > 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.
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.
Television > Percentage of Government (public) television institutions: Percentage of Government (public) television institutions.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people: Estimated number of individual non-daily newspapers in circulation by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
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.
Radio > Ratio of private to government (public) radio institutions: Number of private radio institutions to government radio institutions. For instance, for every one government radio institution Turkey has 1,265 that are private.
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 > 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.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Days to port: Time to port days.
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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.
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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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.
Advertising revenue > Share of television: Television's share (%) of total advertising revenue (Data for 1999).
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration: Mobile subscriptions %.
Internet > Secure servers: Number of secure servers per 100000 population (2002).
Internet > Internet charges: Cost of Internet access for 40 hours at evening times at discounted rates, September 2002.
E-Government rating: Darrell M. West, Center for Public Policy, Brown University
Population covered by mobile telephony: Population covered by mobile telephony is the percentage of people within range of a mobile cellular signal regardless of whether they are subscribers.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists: Number of newspaper journalists by country.
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.
Total number of combined radio and television institutions per million people: Total number of combined radio and television institutions. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines: Number of telephone lines.
Radio > Percentage of government (public) radio institutions: Percentage of radio institutions that are financed by the government, also known as public radio institutions.
Radio > Percentage of private radio institutions: Percentage of radio institutions that are private.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Internet > Livejournal users per million: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Television reception through cable: Media - Television reception by cable.
Website defacements per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > Linux web servers: Total usage of Linux servers by country as of Jan 2001
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.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
Telephone subscribers per employee: Telephone subscribers per employee are telephone subscribers (fixed-line plus mobile) divided by total telecommunications employees.
Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
Public funding of broadcasters revenue per capita: Public funding of broadcasters' revenue, 1999, US$ per capita.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Total broadcasters revenue per capita: Total broadcasters' revenue, 1999, US$ per capita.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology 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).
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Royalties and fees: Receipts of royalties and licence fees ($US per person)
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people: Newspaper journalists (headcounts) per 1,000,000 inhabitants.
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 > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country.
Television > Percentage of private television institutions: Percentage of private television institutions.
Total number of combined radio and television institutions: Total number of radio and television institutions.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
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.
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP: ICT service exports (% of service exports, BoP). Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service exports) include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports) include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$: Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
Telephone system > Regulation: The year that the nation established an industry regulator for its telecommunication providers. "n/a" indicates that no regulator has been established.
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.
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.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita: Telephone employees refer to the total full-time telecommunications staff. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telephone mainlines > Per capita: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet servers using encryption: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
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.
Public share of broadcasting revenue: Public share as a % of total broadcasting revenue (Data is for 1999).
Phone subscribers: Fixed line and mobile telephones (per 1,000 people). Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of individual non-daily newspapers in circulation by country.
Television > Ratio of private to Government (public) television institutions: Number of private television institutions to government television institutions. For instance, for every one government television institution Turkey has 528 that are private.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 10 million $ gross domestic product.
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."
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports: Information and communication technology goods imports include telecommunications, audio and video, computer and related equipment; electronic components; and other information and communication technology goods. Software is excluded."
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports: Information and communication technology goods exports include telecommunications, audio and video, computer and related equipment; electronic components; and other information and communication technology goods. Software is excluded."
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Television reception by terrestrial means: Percentage of households receiving television through terrestrial means only.
Internet > ISP 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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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

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STAT	France	Norway
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	-
Households with television	95% Ranked 18th.	99.97% Ranked 1st. 5% more than France
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000	364.71 Ranked 7th. The same as Norway	364.54 Ranked 8th.
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people	83 Ranked 23th.	95 Ranked 2nd. 14% more than France
Internet > Internet users per thousand people	825.96 Ranked 22nd.	946.9 Ranked 2nd. 15% more than France
Internet > Users per 1000	464.04 Ranked 27th.	806.94 Ranked 4th. 74% more than France
Internet users	44.63 million Ranked 3rd. 10 times more than Norway	4.43 million Ranked 23th.
Personal computers > Per capita	574.97 per 1,000 people Ranked 5th. About the same as Norway	572.74 per 1,000 people Ranked 14th.
Personal computers per 1000	554.01 Ranked 5th.	572.75 Ranked 14th. 3% more than France
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>NRK - public broadcaster, operates three national stations and local services</p> </p>P4 - national, commercial</p> </p>Radio Norge - national, commercial, music</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17745325">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	98.14 Ranked 112th.	115.55 Ranked 71st. 18% more than France
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita	789.48 per 1,000 people Ranked 47th.	1,121.88 per 1,000 people Ranked 27th. 42% 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>NRK - public broadcaster, operates NRK-1, NRK-2, NRK-3 and NRK Super</p> </p>TV2 - national, commercial; NRK's main competitor</p> </p>TV3 Norge - commercial, via satellite</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17745325">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita	597.86 per 1,000 people Ranked 9th. 30% more than Norway	460.93 per 1,000 people Ranked 26th.
Televisions per 1000	559.1 Ranked 15th. 26% more than Norway	444.7 Ranked 32nd.
Radio broadcast stations	AM 41, FM about 3,500 (this figure is an approximation and includes many repeaters), shortwave 2	AM 5, FM at least 650, shortwave 1
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people	163.52 Ranked 1st.	516 Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than France
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people	1,375.95 per 1,000 people Ranked 25th.	1,488.86 per 1,000 people Ranked 15th. 8% more than France
Internet > Users > Per capita	483.65 per 1,000 people Ranked 26th.	821.1 per 1,000 people Ranked 5th. 70% more than France
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000	598.05 Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Norway	292.02 Ranked 57th.
Televisions	34.8 million Ranked 8th. 17 times more than Norway	2.03 million Ranked 61st.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita	586.47 per 1,000 people Ranked 12th. 37% more than Norway	429.57 per 1,000 people Ranked 21st.
Internet users > Per 100 people	67.95 Ranked 22nd.	82.52 Ranked 5th. 21% more than France
Internet > Internet users	54.47 million Ranked 10th. 12 times more than Norway	4.47 million Ranked 65th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita	143.03 per 1,000 people Ranked 26th.	566.69 per 1,000 people Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than France
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps	200,000 Mbps Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Norway	43,019 Mbps Ranked 16th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita	3,285.53 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 9th.	9,368.35 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 7th. 3 times more than France
Personal computers	35 million Ranked 1st. 13 times more than Norway	2.63 million Ranked 34th.
Television broadcast stations	584 Ranked 3rd. 62% more than Norway	360 Ranked 5th.
Television viewing	23 hours per person per wee Ranked 5th. 28% more than Norway	18 hours per person per wee Ranked 12th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes	10.71 billion min. Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than Norway	1.2 billion min. Ranked 18th.
Radios per 1000	888.46 Ranked 23th. 1% more than Norway	882.83 Ranked 24th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000	0.000942 Ranked 187th.	1,105.05 Ranked 53th. 1173096 times more than France
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$	$135.93 billion Ranked 6th. 9 times more than Norway	$15.11 billion Ranked 30th.
Internet > Percent using internet	83% Ranked 21st.	95% Ranked 2nd. 14% more than France
Telephones > Mobile cellular	59.84 million Ranked 20th. 10 times more than Norway	5.7 million Ranked 96th.
Radio receivers > Per capita	0.95 per capita Ranked 16th. 4% more than Norway	0.915 per capita Ranked 19th.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000	0.000563 Ranked 193th.	393.48 Ranked 32nd. 698834 times more than France
Telephone mainlines per 1000	565.09 Ranked 8th. 23% more than Norway	460.49 Ranked 18th.
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>VG - large-circulation national daily</p> </p>The Norway Post - English-language</p> </p>Aftenposten - daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17745325">Full Article</a>
Films produced	203 Ranked 5th. 9 times more than Norway	22 Ranked 30th.
Cinema attendance	155.4 million Ranked 4th. 14 times more than Norway	11.35 million Ranked 36th.
Telephone system > General assessment	highly developed	modern in all respects; one of the most advanced telecommunications networks in Europe
Cinema attendance per capita	2.5 Ranked 14th. About the same as Norway	2.49 Ranked 15th.
Television receivers per 1000	580.35 Ranked 10th. 26% more than Norway	460.82 Ranked 27th.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced	272 Ranked 7th. 8 times more than Norway	35 Ranked 34th.
Internet > IP addresses per capita	1,448.68 Ranked 25th.	3,241.65 Ranked 4th. 2 times more than France
Average cost of local call	0.14 Ranked 12th. The same as Norway	0.14 Ranked 11th.
Internet > Users	29.52 million Ranked 9th. 8 times more than Norway	3.8 million Ranked 43th.
Internet > Internet penetration	83% Ranked 24th.	95% Ranked 3rd. 14% more than France
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000	760.7 Ranked 43th.	1,028.37 Ranked 13th. 35% more than France
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000	947.99 Ranked 118th.	1,142.05 Ranked 78th. 20% more than France
Telecoms > Telephone lines	39.29 million Ranked 7th. 27 times more than Norway	1.47 million Ranked 65th.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions	62.28 million Ranked 21st. 11 times more than Norway	5.73 million Ranked 102nd.
Internet > Internet Service Providers	62 Ranked 16th. 5 times more than Norway	13 Ranked 77th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	23.96 million Ranked 5th. 13 times more than Norway	1.83 million Ranked 43th.
Cinemas > Per capita	0.037 per 1,000 people Ranked 22nd.	0.136 per 1,000 people Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than France
Cable TV subscribers	45 Ranked 16th.	184 Ranked 9th. 4 times more than France
Telephones > Main lines in use	39.88 million Ranked 7th. 26 times more than Norway	1.53 million Ranked 66th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people	61.45 Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Norway	27.95 Ranked 60th.
Active military personnel	222,215 Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Norway	24,025 Ranked 67th.
Radio receivers per 1000	922.22 Ranked 17th. 1% more than Norway	914.84 Ranked 19th.
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita	789.49 per 1,000 people Ranked 43th.	1,028.37 per 1,000 people Ranked 12th. 30% more than France
Internet > Hosts per 1000	49.49 Ranked 40th.	628.12 Ranked 7th. 13 times more than France
Number of PCs per million	469.04 Ranked 22nd.	572.75 Ranked 13th. 22% more than France
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions	62.28 million Ranked 22nd. 11 times more than Norway	5.83 million Ranked 100th.
Radio receivers	55.3 million Ranked 9th. 14 times more than Norway	4.03 million Ranked 63th.
Cinema > Number of cinemas	2,070 Ranked 5th. 9 times more than Norway	235 Ranked 19th.
Television receivers	34.8 million Ranked 8th. 17 times more than Norway	2.03 million Ranked 60th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology	1,214 Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Norway	242 Ranked 17th.
Television viewing per million	0.372 hours per person per wee Ranked 11th.	3.97 hours per person per wee Ranked 2nd. 11 times more than France
Television broadcast stations > Per capita	10.1 per 1 million people Ranked 6th.	82.57 per 1 million people Ranked 1st. 8 times more than France
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes	0.84$ Ranked 83th. 3 times more than Norway	0.31$ Ranked 116th.
Mobile phone subscribers	48.06 million Ranked 10th. 10 times more than Norway	4.75 million Ranked 55th.
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 - 47; 2 buried coaxial cable systems; submarine cables provide links to other Nordic countries and Europe; satellite earth stations - NA Eutelsat, NA Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), and 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions)(Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and Sweden)
Internet > ISP	62 Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Norway	13 Ranked 57th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000	149.83 Ranked 19th.	214.43 Ranked 9th. 43% more than France
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines	39.29 million Ranked 7th. 27 times more than Norway	1.47 million Ranked 65th.
Films produced per million	3.26 Ranked 8th.	4.82 Ranked 5th. 48% more than France
Radios	55.3 million Ranked 9th. 14 times more than Norway	4.03 million Ranked 64th.
Internet > Hosts	3.15 million Ranked 10th. 5% more than Norway	3 million Ranked 22nd.
Cinemas > Annual attendance	155.4 million Ranked 2nd. 14 times more than Norway	11.4 million Ranked 24th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000	138.3 Ranked 26th.	566.69 Ranked 1st. 4 times more than France
Mobile phones	64.7 per 100 people Ranked 23th.	84.33 per 100 people Ranked 10th. 30% more than France
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita	2.57 Ranked 10th. 1% more than Norway	2.55 Ranked 11th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million	3,165.75 Mbps Ranked 9th.	9,368.43 Mbps Ranked 7th. 3 times more than France
Internet penetration	68.9 Ranked 16th.	94.8 Ranked 2nd. 38% more than France
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles	103 Ranked 2nd. 39% more than Norway	74 Ranked 24th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation	9.97 million Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Norway	2.38 million Ranked 24th.
Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced	44.12% Ranked 12th. 93% more than Norway	22.86% Ranked 31st.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily	8.42 million Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Norway	2.54 million Ranked 19th.
Internet > Top level domain	.fr	.no
Television > Total number of channels	25 Ranked 5th. 8 times more than Norway	3 Ranked 21st.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP	0.063$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 31st. 24% more than Norway	0.051$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 48th.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people	4.16 Ranked 26th.	7.07 Ranked 12th. 70% more than France
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences	2,052 Ranked 3rd. 14 times more than Norway	143 Ranked 20th.
Television > Total number of channels per million people	0.393 Ranked 21st.	0.644 Ranked 15th. 64% more than France
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	157.87 Ranked 1st.	517.87 Ranked 4th. 3 times more than France
Telephone system > Domestic	extensive cable and microwave radio relay; extensive use of fiber-optic cable; domestic satellite system	Norway has a domestic satellite system; the prevalence of rural areas encourages the wide use of mobile-cellular systems
Internet country code	metropolitan France - .fr; French Guiana - .gf; Guadeloupe - .gp; Martinique - .mq; Mayotte - .yt; Reunion - .re	.no
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP	94.05 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 18th.	168.9 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 15th. 80% more than France
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment per 1000	$0.51 Million US dollars Ranked 20th.	$0.56 Million US dollars Ranked 17th. 10% more than France
Telephone mainlines	35.7 million Ranked 6th. 17 times more than Norway	2.13 million Ranked 46th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita	170.76 min. Ranked 16th.	260.33 min. Ranked 11th. 52% more than France
Cinemas	2,150 Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Norway	605 Ranked 11th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita	0.667 per 1,000 people Ranked 16th.	1.12 per 1,000 people Ranked 11th. 68% more than France
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita	155.5 per 1,000 people Ranked 18th.	214.43 per 1,000 people Ranked 9th. 38% more than France
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering	No evidence of filtering	No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month	12.43$/month Ranked 131st.	29.76$/month Ranked 60th. 2 times more than France
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita	176.91 min. per capita Ranked 16th.	260.33 min. per capita Ranked 11th. 47% more than France
Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people	32.54 Ranked 13th.	50.42 Ranked 6th. 55% more than France
Internet hosts	None	None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films	55.88% Ranked 47th.	77.14% Ranked 27th. 38% more than France
Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$	$2,170.82 Ranked 17th.	$3,129.62 Ranked 3rd. 44% more than France
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita	2,331.99$ per capita Ranked 14th.	3,568.52$ per capita Ranked 3rd. 53% more than France
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature	12,013 Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Norway	2,130 Ranked 12th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology	313 Ranked 12th. 5 times more than Norway	69 Ranked 23th.
Mobile cellular subscriptions	57.97 million Ranked 19th. 11 times more than Norway	5.25 million Ranked 81st.
Internet > Broadband subscribers	9.47 million Ranked 7th. 10 times more than Norway	991,352 Ranked 28th.
Music > Singles sales > Share of global physical sales > 2005	4-12.5	0.3-0.47
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million	0.996 Ranked 113th.	2.85 Ranked 71st. 3 times more than France
Pay TV subscribers	44% Ranked 13th.	102% Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than France
Cinemas > Seats per 1000	16.45 Ranked 9th.	19.95 Ranked 5th. 21% more than France
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences	2,791 Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Norway	556 Ranked 19th.
Cinemas per million	35.72 Ranked 21st.	135.59 Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than France
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily	84 Ranked 22nd. 2% more than Norway	82 Ranked 23th.
Internet > IP addresses	95.08 million Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Norway	15.26 million Ranked 25th.
Telecommunications revenue	2.24 % of GDP Ranked 18th.	3.24 % of GDP Ranked 8th. 45% more than France
Television > Percentage of Government (public) television institutions	7.14% Ranked 38th. 46% more than Norway	4.88% Ranked 47th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	36.96 Ranked 18th.	139.59 Ranked 25th. 4 times more than France
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU	5800000000	20659000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	28.41 Ranked 13th.	33.26 Ranked 8th. 17% more than France
Number of PCs	29,410 Ranked 5th. 11 times more than Norway	2,630 Ranked 35th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people	598.05 Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Norway	292.02 Ranked 62nd.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total	39,083 Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Norway	4,985 Ranked 16th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions	34.23 million Ranked 10th. 9 times more than Norway	3.98 million Ranked 42nd.
Internet > Broadband access	8.93 million Ranked 5th. 10 times more than Norway	884,000 Ranked 28th.
Television broadcast stations per million	9.81 Ranked 6th.	82.58 Ranked 1st. 8 times more than France
Radio > Total number of channels	56 Ranked 19th.	270 Ranked 7th. 5 times more than France
Radio > Ratio of private to government (public) radio institutions	17.36 Ranked 31st.	123.5 Ranked 6th. 7 times more than France
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation	1,316 Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Norway	315 Ranked 13th.
Cinemas > Seats	990,000 Ranked 1st. 11 times more than Norway	89,000 Ranked 12th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million	646.05 Ranked 18th.	1,117.23 Ranked 12th. 73% more than France
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily	245 Ranked 19th. 4 times more than Norway	70 Ranked 30th.
Communications > Telephone access > Telephone access	152 Number of telecommunicati Ranked 25th.	170.61 Number of telecommunicati Ranked 15th. 12% more than France
Mobile number portability > Implementation date	2003.06.30	2001.04.01
Internet > TLD	metropolitan France - .fr; French Guiana - .gf; Guadeloupe - .gp; Martinique - .mq; Reunion - .re	.no
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	93.09 Ranked 72nd.	110.12 Ranked 47th. 18% more than France
Internet > Livejournal users	2,454 Ranked 18th. 14% more than Norway	2,162 Ranked 19th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers	5,890 Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Norway	1,811 Ranked 18th.
Cinema > Percentage of nationally controlled distribution companies	0.0 Ranked 40th.	83.33% Ranked 25th.
Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people	6.72 Ranked 4th. 39% more than Norway	4.85 Ranked 7th.
Cinema > Number of distribution companies	439 Ranked 1st. 18 times more than Norway	24 Ranked 15th.
Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita	2.65 per capita Ranked 10th. 4% more than Norway	2.56 per capita Ranked 11th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000	36.96 Ranked 27th.	81.72 Ranked 21st. 2 times more than France
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Days to port	3 days Ranked 19th.	5 days Ranked 9th. 67% more than France
Telecommunications > Country calling code	33	47
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date	2003.06.30	2001.04.01
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price	Free	NOK 0 - 200
Internet > Communication technology patents	8 per 1000000 people Ranked 8th. 6 times more than Norway	1.3 per 1000000 people Ranked 15th.
Telephone subscribers per 1000	1,325.79 Ranked 26th.	1,488.86 Ranked 13th. 12% more than France
Advertising revenue > Share of television	34% Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Norway	13% Ranked 14th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration	52.2% Ranked 27th.	84.6% Ranked 8th. 62% more than France
Internet > Secure servers	4.2 per 100,000 people Ranked 17th.	11.7 per 100,000 people Ranked 11th. 3 times more than France
Internet > Internet charges	$34.00 Ranked 16th.	$52.00 Ranked 3rd. 53% more than France
E-Government rating	50.9 Ranked 24th. 7% more than Norway	47.7 Ranked 40th.
Population covered by mobile telephony	99% Ranked 17th. 2% more than Norway	97% Ranked 41st.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita	204.92 per 1 million people Ranked 13th.	477.58 per 1 million people Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than France
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million	34.09 Ranked 20th. 6% more than Norway	32.05 Ranked 17th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million	1.38 Ranked 54th.	18.26 Ranked 2nd. 13 times more than France
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists	5,441 Ranked 7th.	8,943 Ranked 8th. 64% more than France
Television reception through satellite	17% Ranked 8th.	22% Ranked 5th. 29% more than France
Television > Percentage of public channels with national coverage	36% Ranked 25th.	100% Ranked 1st. 3 times more than France
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita	96.5 per 1 million people Ranked 44th.	389.99 per 1 million people Ranked 24th. 4 times more than France
Internet > Web sites	10.5 per 1,000 people Ranked 16th.	66.4 per 1,000 people Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than France
Radio > Total number of channels per million people	0.886 Ranked 45th.	58.4 Ranked 4th. 66 times more than France
Total number of combined radio and television institutions per million people	0.0 Ranked 55th.	0.216 Number Ranked 29th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines	36.43 million Ranked 7th. 19 times more than Norway	1.93 million Ranked 57th.
Radio > Percentage of government (public) radio institutions	5.45% Ranked 35th. 7 times more than Norway	0.803% Ranked 61st.
Radio > Percentage of private radio institutions	94.55% Ranked 34th.	99.2% Ranked 9th. 5% more than France
Two and a Half Men > International Broadcasters > Series Premiere	February 1 2005	March 18 2004
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million	198.58 Ranked 14th.	477.37 Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than France
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History	7,400 Ranked 1st. 18 times more than Norway	413 Ranked 13th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita	89.15 per 1 million people Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Norway	36.32 per 1 million people Ranked 13th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million	4.05 Ranked 44th.	15.59 Ranked 25th. 4 times more than France
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita	4.18 per 1 million people Ranked 44th.	15.59 per 1 million people Ranked 25th. 4 times more than France
Internet > Livejournal users per million	39.14 Ranked 95th.	470.83 Ranked 33th. 12 times more than France
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 > Results > Points	78 Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Norway	12 Ranked 12th.
Television reception through cable	12% Ranked 16th.	45% Ranked 10th. 4 times more than France
Website defacements	59 Ranked 25th. 4 times more than Norway	14 Ranked 59th.
Website defacements per million	0.962 Ranked 84th.	3.1 Ranked 52nd. 3 times more than France
Internet > Linux web servers	327 Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Norway	89 Ranked 19th.
1995 Shanghai International Film Festival > In competition > Director	SÃ‡Â¸bastien Grall	Bent Hamer
Eurovision Song Contest 1960 > Results > Points	32 Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Norway	11 Ranked 4th.
Internet > Linux web servers per million	5.33 Ranked 40th.	19.72 Ranked 18th. 4 times more than France
Television standard > UHF	SECAM L	PAL G
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP	2.37% GDP Ranked 65th.	3.26% GDP Ranked 78th. 38% more than France
Telephone subscribers per employee	585.24 Ranked 30th. 32% more than Norway	444.97 Ranked 43th.
Telephone subscribers	83.76 million Ranked 8th. 12 times more than Norway	6.88 million Ranked 50th.
Public funding of broadcasters revenue per capita	$23.00 Ranked 14th.	$80.00 Ranked 1st. 3 times more than France
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 > Results > Translation	If We Really Wanted To	I'm Gonna Be A Star
Eurovision Song Contest 1969 > Results > Points	18 Ranked 2nd. 18 times more than Norway	1 Ranked 15th.
Eurovision Song Contest 1971 > Results > Points	82 Ranked 10th. 26% more than Norway	65 Ranked 17th.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita	1,375.95 per 1,000 people Ranked 25th.	1,488.86 per 1,000 people Ranked 15th. 8% more than France
Under the Bridge / Lady Marmalade > Charts > Date	July 18, 1998	May 1998
Total broadcasters revenue per capita	$43.00 Ranked 14th.	$86.00 Ranked 3rd. Twice as much as France
World music market > Digital Singles Sales Share in 2005	1.9%	< 0.2%
Internet usage % > 2007	<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_internet_users">67.7</a>	<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_internet_users">85.7</a>
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita	0.014$ per 1 million people Ranked 99th.	0.068$ per 1 million people Ranked 87th. 5 times more than France
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP	0.408$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 105th.	1.63$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 124th. 4 times more than France
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million	5.17 Ranked 22nd.	15.46 Ranked 18th. 3 times more than France
Telecommunications employment	0.68% Ranked 9th.	0.99% Ranked 2nd. 46% more than France
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million	122.32 Ranked 8th. 32% more than Norway	92.56 Ranked 13th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people	947.99 Ranked 116th.	1,161.01 Ranked 71st. 22% more than France
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	1.63 Ranked 4th.	16.12 Ranked 10th. 10 times more than France
Digital terrestrial television > Analog Switch-Off	November 30, 2011	End of 2009
Royalties and fees	$39.00 Ranked 12th. 33% more than Norway	$29.30 Ranked 15th.
Digital terrestrial television > Analogue to digital transition > Start of closedown	March 2008	2008?
Digital terrestrial television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch	March 31, 2005	Autumn 2007
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people	86.12 Ranked 22nd.	1,947.56 Ranked 1st. 23 times more than France
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	37.76 Ranked 6th. 2% more than Norway	36.88 Ranked 8th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people	408.96 Ranked 38th.	1,878.91 Ranked 10th. 5 times more than France
My Name Is Earl > Broadcasters > Series Premiere	October 29 2006	January 12 2006
NUMB3RS > International first broadcast dates > First aired	April 14, 2006	December 21, 2006
Try Again > Charts > Date	November 11, 2000	June 2000
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles	245 Ranked 14th. 62% more than Norway	151 Ranked 34th.
Television > Percentage of private television institutions	92.86% Ranked 29th.	95.12% Ranked 22nd. 2% more than France
Total number of combined radio and television institutions	0.0 Ranked 55th.	1 Number Ranked 34th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita	38.14 per 1,000 people Ranked 26th.	81.72 per 1,000 people Ranked 21st. 2 times more than France
Internet > ISP > Per capita	1.05 per 1 million people Ranked 72nd.	2.9 per 1 million people Ranked 42nd. 3 times more than France
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million	86.39 Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Norway	36.31 Ranked 15th.
Commercial share of broadcasting revenue	46% Ranked 4th.	0.0 Ranked 14th.
Radio > Percentage of public channels with national coverage	8.93% Ranked 39th. 5 times more than Norway	1.85% Ranked 52nd.
Phone system > International dialling code	+33	+47
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people	519.07 Ranked 27th.	843.48 Ranked 8th. 62% more than France
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP	32.57% Ranked 35th. 9% more than Norway	29.95% Ranked 42nd.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports	36.99% Ranked 37th. 15% more than Norway	32.17% Ranked 45th.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports	37.91% Ranked 35th. 38% more than Norway	27.55% Ranked 65th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita	150.28 per 1 million people Ranked 15th.	182.51 per 1 million people Ranked 14th. 21% more than France
Internet > Hosts > Per capita	51.58 per 1,000 people Ranked 48th.	644.86 per 1,000 people Ranked 8th. 13 times more than France
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$	$6.24 billion Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Norway	$2.98 billion Ranked 17th.
Eurovision Song Contest 1966 > Results > Points	1 Ranked 16th.	15 Ranked 3rd. 15 times more than France
Television standard > VHF	SECAM L	PAL B
Telephone system > Regulation	1997	1987
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita	5.34 per 1 million people Ranked 21st.	15.47 per 1 million people Ranked 17th. 3 times more than France
Pure Shores > Charts > Date	March 25, 2000	March 2000
Television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch	2005-03-31 FTA/2006/03/01 Pay DTT	2007-09
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people	61.92 Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Norway	29.55 Ranked 58th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita	20.71 per 1 million people Ranked 24th.	54.26 per 1 million people Ranked 8th. 3 times more than France
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million	21.75 Ranked 21st.	70.6 Ranked 12th. 3 times more than France
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million	20.07 Ranked 25th.	54.24 Ranked 9th. 3 times more than France
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita	2.21 per 1,000 people Ranked 27th.	3.28 per 1,000 people Ranked 8th. 48% more than France
Telephone mainlines > Per capita	586.47 per 1,000 people Ranked 5th. 27% more than Norway	460.49 per 1,000 people Ranked 20th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million	46.14 Ranked 25th.	124.61 Ranked 15th. 3 times more than France
Internet servers using encryption	13,138 Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Norway	4,881 Ranked 16th.
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people	209.82 Ranked 36th.	1,011.18 Ranked 12th. 5 times more than France
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU	40500000000	51350000000
Music sales > Singles > Millions	4.7 Ranked 3rd. 67 times more than Norway	0.07 Ranked 20th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million	145.63 Ranked 17th.	182.43 Ranked 16th. 25% more than France
Public share of broadcasting revenue	54% Ranked 13th.	93% Ranked 4th. 72% more than France
Eurovision Song Contest 1973 > Results > Points	65 Ranked 15th.	89 Ranked 7th. 37% more than France
Eurovision Song Contest 1975 > Results > Points	91 Ranked 4th. 8 times more than Norway	11 Ranked 18th.
I Wanna Be the Only One > Charts > Date	November 22, 1997	August 1997
Phone subscribers	1,178.83 Ranked 20th.	1,545.72 Ranked 2nd. 31% more than France
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million	92.58 Ranked 43th.	388.57 Ranked 23th. 4 times more than France
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita	47.61 per 1 million people Ranked 23th.	124.66 per 1 million people Ranked 14th. 3 times more than France
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita	126.23 per 1 million people Ranked 7th. 36% more than Norway	92.6 per 1 million people Ranked 12th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita	36.61 per 1 million people Ranked 13th. 16% more than Norway	31.61 per 1 million people Ranked 12th.
Internet > IP addresses (share)	2.2 Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Norway	0.4 Ranked 24th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation	2.24 million Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Norway	641,000 Ranked 26th.
Television > Ratio of private to Government (public) television institutions	13 Ranked 25th.	19.5 Ranked 18th. 50% more than France
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities	5,226 Ranked 1st. 32 times more than Norway	162 Ranked 20th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology	2,138 Ranked 4th. 15 times more than Norway	141 Ranked 15th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	4.05 Ranked 38th.	32.88 Ranked 31st. 8 times more than France
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences	8,810 Ranked 2nd. 11 times more than Norway	814 Ranked 18th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita	1.43 per 1 million people Ranked 53th.	18.26 per 1 million people Ranked 1st. 13 times more than France
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily	2.24 million Ranked 11th. 6 times more than Norway	367,000 Ranked 26th.
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP	0.169 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 35th. 17% more than Norway	0.144 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 48th.
Telephone lines	35 million Ranked 9th. 18 times more than Norway	1.9 million Ranked 54th.
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	17.69 million Ranked 5th. 11 times more than Norway	1.59 million Ranked 33th.
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports	7.23% Ranked 47th.	8.16% Ranked 40th. 13% more than France
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports	5.43% Ranked 31st. 3 times more than Norway	2.01% Ranked 55th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita	35.14 per 1 million people Ranked 17th. 10% more than Norway	32.06 per 1 million people Ranked 16th.
Idol series > Idol around the world > Winners	<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_La_Recherche_De_La_Nouvelle_Star">Season 1, 2003</a> : Jonatan Cerrada <br> Season 2, 2004 : Steeve Estatof <br> Season 3, 2005 : Myriam Abel <br> Season 4, 2006 : Christophe Willem <br> Season 5, 2007 : In progress	Season 1, 2003 : Kurt Nilsen <br> Season 2, 2004 : Kjartan Salvesen <br> Season 3, 2005 : Jorun Stiansen <br> Season 4, 2006 : Aleksander Denstad With <br> Season 5, 2007 : Upcoming season
Television reception by terrestrial means	71% Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Norway	32% Ranked 9th.
Internet > ISP per million	1.02 Ranked 79th.	2.89 Ranked 49th. 3 times more than France
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue	17.18% Ranked 80th.	48.01% Ranked 19th. 3 times more than France
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines	5.9 per 100 mainlines Ranked 104th.	14 per 100 mainlines Ranked 93th. 2 times more than France
Never Ever > Charts > Date	May 26, 1998	February 1998
Cinemas > Seats > Per capita	16.95 per 1,000 people Ranked 9th.	19.95 per 1,000 people Ranked 5th. 18% more than France
Eurovision Song Contest 1960 > Results > Artist	Jacqueline Boyer	Nora Brockstedt
Telephone lines > Per 100 people	56.2 Ranked 11th. 41% more than Norway	39.76 Ranked 35th.
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month	30$/month Ranked 5th. 49% more than Norway	20.19$/month Ranked 22nd.
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month	29.04$/month Ranked 14th.	37.89$/month Ranked 4th. 30% more than France
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million	35.52 Ranked 13th. 12% more than Norway	31.6 Ranked 12th.
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment	$32,790.33 Million US dollars Ranked 8th. 12 times more than Norway	$2,687.90 Million US dollars Ranked 24th.
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment, % of GDP	1.25e-06% Ranked 20th. 76% more than Norway	7.09e-07% Ranked 24th.

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