Media Stats: compare key data on France & Pakistan

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.
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$: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment."
Internet > Percent using internet: Percentage of individuals using the Internet.
Telephones > Mobile cellular: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use.
Radio receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telephone mainlines per 1000: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Newspapers > List of newspapers: List of newspapers.
Films produced: Amount of films created in specified country as catalogued by IMDB
Telephone system > General assessment: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic and international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
Television receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced: Number of national feature films produced.
Internet > IP addresses per capita: Number of IPv4 internet address allocated per 1000 residents.
Average cost of local call: Telephone average cost of local call (US$ 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.
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.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones: Number of mobile phones.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
Television broadcast stations > Per capita: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States.
Mobile phone subscribers: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology.
Telephone system > International: A brief characterization of the system with details on international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa. Arabsat
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines: Fixed telephone lines.
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.
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.
Arabsat -
Internet country code: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
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.
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering:
Indicates whether websites that express views in opposition to those of the current government (mainly on issues of human rights, freedom of expression, minority rights and religious movements) are censored or blocked. This is determined by accessing websites with provocative or objectionable content in English from within the country in question as well as from a place known to have no filtering regime. The retrieved content is then compared and scanned for discrepancies. Possible differences in blocking behavior across different ISPs is considered, as well as normal connectivity problems.

Values

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

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

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

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

“ne”, no evidence of filtering or blocking.

“nd”, no data.
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month: Price basket for Internet is calculated based on the cheapest available tariff for accessing the Internet 20 hours a month (10 hours peak and 10 hours off-peak). The basket does not include the telephone line rental but does include telephone usage charges if applicable. Data are compiled in the national currency and converted to U.S. dollars using the annual average exchange rate.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films: Percentage of feature films that are 100% funded by national companies.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
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.
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Cinemas per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > IP addresses: Number of IPv4 internet addresses allocated to each country.
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."
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.
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.
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: Total number of 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.
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.
Belarus had range specified: 0-3

No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
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.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
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
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Website defacements per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
Telephone subscribers per employee: Telephone subscribers per employee are telephone subscribers (fixed-line plus mobile) divided by total telecommunications employees.
Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telephone systems > Privatisation: The year a nation privatised its telecommunications services. "n/a" indicates that the relevant firm was not privatized.
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.
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.
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)
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.
Television > Percentage of private television institutions: Percentage of private television institutions.
Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Radio > Percentage of public channels with national coverage: Percentage of public radio channels with national coverage.
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.
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.
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 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."
Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines: Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.
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.
Total number of combined radio and television institutions: Total number of radio and television institutions.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people: Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people). Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers (per 100 people). Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
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.
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines (per 100 people). Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month: Price basket for residential fixed line is calculated as one-fifth of the installation charge, the monthly subscription charge, and the cost of local calls (15 peak and 15 off-peak calls of three minutes each).
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
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.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
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).
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita: 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.

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STAT	France	Pakistan
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	media is government regulated; 1 dominant state-owned TV broadcaster, Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV), operates a network consisting of 5 channels; private TV broadcasters are permitted; to date 69 foreign satellite channels are operational; the state-owned radio network operates more than 40 stations; nearly 100 commercially licensed privately owned radio stations provide programming mostly limited to music and talk shows
Households with television	95% Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Pakistan	46.52% Ranked 41st.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000	364.71 Ranked 7th. 70 times more than Pakistan	5.17 Ranked 140th.
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people	83 Ranked 23th. 8 times more than Pakistan	9.96 Ranked 164th.
Internet > Internet users per thousand people	825.96 Ranked 22nd. 8 times more than Pakistan	98.12 Ranked 168th.
Internet > Users per 1000	464.04 Ranked 27th. 4 times more than Pakistan	106.75 Ranked 99th.
Internet users	44.63 million Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Pakistan	20.43 million Ranked 20th.
News Agencies > List of news agencies	<p>Agence France Presse (AFP) - Paris-based, founded in 1835</p>	<p>Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) - state-funded</p>
Personal computers > Per capita	574.97 per 1,000 people Ranked 5th. 136 times more than Pakistan	4.24 per 1,000 people Ranked 136th.
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>Radio Pakistan - state-run, operates 25 stations nationwide, an external service and the entertainment-based FM 101 network, aimed at younger listeners</p> </p>Azad Kashmir Radio - state-run, for Pakistani-administered Kashmir</p> </p>Mast FM 103 - private, music</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12965785">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	98.14 Ranked 112th. 47% more than Pakistan	66.77 Ranked 155th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita	789.48 per 1,000 people Ranked 47th. 55% more than Pakistan	509.38 per 1,000 people Ranked 3rd.
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>Pakistan Television Corporation Ltd - state TV, operates PTV Home, regional network PTV National, Baluchi-language PTV Bolan, PTV News</p> </p>ATV - semi-private, terrestrial network</p> </p>Geo TV - leading private satellite broadcaster, owned by Jang publishing group; based in Dubai; services include Urdu-language Geo News</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12965785">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita	597.86 per 1,000 people Ranked 9th. 25 times more than Pakistan	24.13 per 1,000 people Ranked 138th.
Televisions per 1000	559.1 Ranked 15th. 27 times more than Pakistan	20.34 Ranked 156th.
Personal computers per 1000	554.01 Ranked 5th. 136 times more than Pakistan	4.09 Ranked 136th.
Radio broadcast stations	AM 41, FM about 3,500 (this figure is an approximation and includes many repeaters), shortwave 2	AM 31, FM 68, shortwave NA
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people	163.52 Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Pakistan	50.33 Ranked 51st.
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people	1,375.95 per 1,000 people Ranked 25th. 12 times more than Pakistan	115.87 per 1,000 people Ranked 114th.
Internet > Users > Per capita	483.65 per 1,000 people Ranked 26th. 5 times more than Pakistan	106.23 per 1,000 people Ranked 103th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000	598.05 Ranked 8th. 18 times more than Pakistan	32.39 Ranked 155th.
Televisions	34.8 million Ranked 8th. 11 times more than Pakistan	3.1 million Ranked 50th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita	586.47 per 1,000 people Ranked 12th. 18 times more than Pakistan	32.96 per 1,000 people Ranked 113th.
Internet users > Per 100 people	67.95 Ranked 22nd. 6 times more than Pakistan	11.14 Ranked 113th.
Internet > Internet users	54.47 million Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Pakistan	18.96 million Ranked 27th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita	143.03 per 1,000 people Ranked 26th. 4 times more than Pakistan	40.56 per 1,000 people Ranked 45th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps	200,000 Mbps Ranked 1st. 250 times more than Pakistan	800 Mbps Ranked 59th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita	3,285.53 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 9th. 625 times more than Pakistan	5.26 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 108th.
Personal computers	35 million Ranked 1st. 58 times more than Pakistan	600,000 Ranked 55th.
Television broadcast stations	584 Ranked 3rd. 29 times more than Pakistan	20 Ranked 17th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes	10.71 billion min. Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Pakistan	1.66 billion min. Ranked 20th.
Radios per 1000	888.46 Ranked 23th. 10 times more than Pakistan	88.57 Ranked 170th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000	0.000942 Ranked 187th.	605.55 Ranked 124th. 642833 times more than France
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$	$135.93 billion Ranked 6th. 19 times more than Pakistan	$7.26 billion Ranked 46th.
Internet > Percent using internet	83% Ranked 21st. 8 times more than Pakistan	9.96% Ranked 161st.
Telephones > Mobile cellular	59.84 million Ranked 20th.	111 million Ranked 9th. 85% more than France
Radio receivers > Per capita	0.95 per capita Ranked 16th. 9 times more than Pakistan	0.105 per capita Ranked 155th.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000	0.000563 Ranked 193th.	23.86 Ranked 148th. 42372 times more than France
Telephone mainlines per 1000	565.09 Ranked 8th. 17 times more than Pakistan	33.41 Ranked 106th.
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>Daily Jang - Karachi-based, Urdu-language; largest-circulation daily</p> </p>Dawn - Karachi-based, largest-circulation English-language daily</p> </p>The Nation - Lahore-based, English-language daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12965785">Full Article</a>
Films produced	203 Ranked 5th. 8 times more than Pakistan	25 Ranked 24th.
Telephone system > General assessment	highly developed	the telecommunications infrastructure is improving dramatically with foreign and domestic investments in fixed-line and mobile-cellular networks; system consists of microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, fiber-optic cable, cellular, and satellite networks;
Television receivers per 1000	580.35 Ranked 10th. 25 times more than Pakistan	23.2 Ranked 136th.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced	272 Ranked 7th. 10 times more than Pakistan	27 Ranked 38th.
Internet > IP addresses per capita	1,448.68 Ranked 25th. 53 times more than Pakistan	27.22 Ranked 163th.
Average cost of local call	0.14 Ranked 12th. 7 times more than Pakistan	0.02 Ranked 91st.
Internet > Users	29.52 million Ranked 9th. 69% more than Pakistan	17.5 million Ranked 15th.
Internet > Internet penetration	83% Ranked 24th. 8 times more than Pakistan	10% Ranked 171st.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000	760.7 Ranked 43th. 9 times more than Pakistan	80.85 Ranked 129th.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000	947.99 Ranked 118th. 41% more than Pakistan	670.64 Ranked 153th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines	39.29 million Ranked 7th. 7 times more than Pakistan	5.8 million Ranked 28th.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions	62.28 million Ranked 21st.	120.15 million Ranked 9th. 93% more than France
Internet > Internet Service Providers	62 Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Pakistan	30 Ranked 38th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	23.96 million Ranked 5th. 26 times more than Pakistan	926,922 Ranked 58th.
Cinemas > Per capita	0.037 per 1,000 people Ranked 22nd. 9 times more than Pakistan	0.004 per 1,000 people Ranked 37th.
Telephones > Main lines in use	39.88 million Ranked 7th. 7 times more than Pakistan	5.72 million Ranked 30th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people	61.45 Ranked 4th. 19 times more than Pakistan	3.24 Ranked 154th.
Active military personnel	222,215 Ranked 1st.	617,000 Ranked 1st. 3 times more than France
Radio receivers per 1000	922.22 Ranked 17th. 9 times more than Pakistan	101.05 Ranked 153th.
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita	789.49 per 1,000 people Ranked 43th. 10 times more than Pakistan	81.99 per 1,000 people Ranked 130th.
Internet > Hosts per 1000	49.49 Ranked 40th. 42 times more than Pakistan	1.18 Ranked 120th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions	62.28 million Ranked 22nd.	120.15 million Ranked 9th. 93% more than France
Radio receivers	55.3 million Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Pakistan	13.5 million Ranked 27th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones	72.18 million Ranked 19th.	130.58 million Ranked 7th. 81% more than France
Television receivers	34.8 million Ranked 8th. 11 times more than Pakistan	3.1 million Ranked 50th.
Television broadcast stations > Per capita	10.1 per 1 million people Ranked 6th. 80 times more than Pakistan	0.126 per 1 million people Ranked 35th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes	0.84$ Ranked 83th.	1.03$ Ranked 75th. 23% more than France
Mobile phone subscribers	48.06 million Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Pakistan	12.77 million Ranked 31st.
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 - 92; landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable systems that provide links to Asia, the Middle East, and Europe; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean); 3 operational international gateway exchanges (1 at Karachi and 2 at Islamabad); microwave radio relay to neighboring countries
Internet > ISP	62 Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Pakistan	30 Ranked 23th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000	149.83 Ranked 19th. 531 times more than Pakistan	0.282 Ranked 95th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines	39.29 million Ranked 7th. 7 times more than Pakistan	5.8 million Ranked 28th.
Radios	55.3 million Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Pakistan	13.5 million Ranked 29th.
Films produced per million	3.26 Ranked 8th. 20 times more than Pakistan	0.164 Ranked 46th.
Internet > Hosts	3.15 million Ranked 10th. 16 times more than Pakistan	197,264 Ranked 58th.
Cinemas > Annual attendance	155.4 million Ranked 2nd. 16 times more than Pakistan	9.7 million Ranked 36th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000	138.3 Ranked 26th. 4 times more than Pakistan	38.93 Ranked 45th.
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita	2.57 Ranked 10th. 35 times more than Pakistan	0.0726 Ranked 56th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million	3,165.75 Mbps Ranked 9th. 614 times more than Pakistan	5.16 Mbps Ranked 107th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles	103 Ranked 2nd.	291 Ranked 7th. 3 times more than France
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation	9.97 million Ranked 1st. 28% more than Pakistan	7.82 million Ranked 10th.
Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced	44.12% Ranked 12th.	0.0 Ranked 48th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily	8.42 million Ranked 8th. 50% more than Pakistan	5.6 million Ranked 11th.
Internet > Top level domain	.fr	.pk
Television > Total number of channels	25 Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Pakistan	11 Ranked 28th.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP	0.063$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 31st.	0.069$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 28th. 10% more than France
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people	4.16 Ranked 26th. 26 times more than Pakistan	0.159 Ranked 93th.
Television > Total number of channels per million people	0.393 Ranked 21st. 6 times more than Pakistan	0.0696 Ranked 64th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	157.87 Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Pakistan	50.39 Ranked 53th.
Telephone system > Domestic	extensive cable and microwave radio relay; extensive use of fiber-optic cable; domestic satellite system	mobile-cellular subscribership has skyrocketed, exceeding 110 million by the end of 2011, up from only about 300,000 in 2000; more than 90 percent of Pakistanis live within areas that have cell phone coverage and more than half of all Pakistanis have access to a cell phone; fiber systems are being constructed throughout the country to aid in network growth; fixed line availability has risen only marginally over the same period and there are still difficulties getting fixed-line service to rural areas
Internet country code	metropolitan France - .fr; French Guiana - .gf; Guadeloupe - .gp; Martinique - .mq; Mayotte - .yt; Reunion - .re	.pk
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP	94.05 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 18th. 11 times more than Pakistan	8.32 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 105th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita	170.76 min. Ranked 16th. 15 times more than Pakistan	11.08 min. Ranked 95th.
Telephone mainlines	35.7 million Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Pakistan	5.28 million Ranked 25th.
Cinemas	2,150 Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Pakistan	574 Ranked 13th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita	155.5 per 1,000 people Ranked 18th. 544 times more than Pakistan	0.286 per 1,000 people Ranked 96th.
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering	No evidence of filtering	Selective filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month	12.43$/month Ranked 131st. 31% more than Pakistan	9.5$/month Ranked 155th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita	176.91 min. per capita Ranked 16th. 15 times more than Pakistan	11.45 min. per capita Ranked 93th.
Internet hosts	None	None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films	55.88% Ranked 47th.	100% Ranked 5th. 79% more than France
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita	2,331.99$ per capita Ranked 14th. 42 times more than Pakistan	55.17$ per capita Ranked 67th.
Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$	$2,170.82 Ranked 17th. 51 times more than Pakistan	$42.77 Ranked 68th.
Mobile cellular subscriptions	57.97 million Ranked 19th.	88.02 million Ranked 11th. 52% more than France
Internet > Broadband subscribers	9.47 million Ranked 7th. 212 times more than Pakistan	44,600 Ranked 61st.
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million	0.996 Ranked 113th. 5 times more than Pakistan	0.197 Ranked 167th.
Cinemas per million	35.72 Ranked 21st. 9 times more than Pakistan	4.08 Ranked 36th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily	84 Ranked 22nd.	306 Ranked 9th. 4 times more than France
Internet > IP addresses	95.08 million Ranked 7th. 18 times more than Pakistan	5.18 million Ranked 51st.
Television > Percentage of Government (public) television institutions	7.14% Ranked 38th.	17.31% Ranked 24th. 2 times more than France
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	36.96 Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Pakistan	13.96 Ranked 43th.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU	5800000000	12128000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	28.41 Ranked 13th. 284 times more than Pakistan	0.1 Ranked 132nd.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people	598.05 Ranked 10th. 18 times more than Pakistan	32.39 Ranked 159th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions	34.23 million Ranked 10th. 55 times more than Pakistan	618,446 Ranked 87th.
Television broadcast stations per million	9.81 Ranked 6th. 79 times more than Pakistan	0.124 Ranked 33th.
Radio > Total number of channels	56 Ranked 19th.	76 Ranked 14th. 36% more than France
Radio > Ratio of private to government (public) radio institutions	17.36 Ranked 31st. 24 times more than Pakistan	0.737 Ranked 58th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily	245 Ranked 19th.	560 Ranked 10th. 2 times more than France
Internet > TLD	metropolitan France - .fr; French Guiana - .gf; Guadeloupe - .gp; Martinique - .mq; Reunion - .re	.pk
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	93.09 Ranked 72nd. 76% more than Pakistan	52.99 Ranked 119th.
Internet > Livejournal users	2,454 Ranked 18th. 15 times more than Pakistan	162 Ranked 91st.
Internet > Secure Internet servers	5,890 Ranked 8th. 85 times more than Pakistan	69 Ranked 70th.
Cinema > Number of distribution companies	439 Ranked 1st. 89% more than Pakistan	232 Ranked 2nd.
Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people	6.72 Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Pakistan	1.36 Ranked 28th.
Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita	2.65 per capita Ranked 10th. 35 times more than Pakistan	0.076 per capita Ranked 56th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000	36.96 Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Pakistan	12.68 Ranked 36th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Days to port	3 days Ranked 19th.	4 days Ranked 2nd. 33% more than France
Telecommunications > Country calling code	33	92
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date	2003.06.30	2007.03.23
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price	Free	free
Telephone subscribers per 1000	1,325.79 Ranked 26th. 12 times more than Pakistan	114.25 Ranked 114th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration	52.2% Ranked 27th. 174 times more than Pakistan	0.3% Ranked 140th.
E-Government rating	50.9 Ranked 24th. 36% more than Pakistan	37.3 Ranked 120th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million	1.38 Ranked 54th.	2.13 Ranked 44th. 54% more than France
Television > Percentage of public channels with national coverage	36% Ranked 25th. 98% more than Pakistan	18.18% Ranked 40th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita	96.5 per 1 million people Ranked 44th. 222 times more than Pakistan	0.434 per 1 million people Ranked 145th.
Total number of combined radio and television institutions per million people	0.0 Ranked 55th.	0.0 Ranked 56th.
Radio > Total number of channels per million people	0.886 Ranked 45th. 84% more than Pakistan	0.481 Ranked 59th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines	36.43 million Ranked 7th. 8 times more than Pakistan	4.55 million Ranked 33th.
Radio > Percentage of government (public) radio institutions	5.45% Ranked 35th.	57.58% Ranked 8th. 11 times more than France
Radio > Percentage of private radio institutions	94.55% Ranked 34th. 2 times more than Pakistan	42.42% Ranked 61st.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million	4.05 Ranked 44th. 2% more than Pakistan	3.98 Ranked 45th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita	4.18 per 1 million people Ranked 44th. 1% more than Pakistan	4.16 per 1 million people Ranked 45th.
Internet > Livejournal users per million	39.14 Ranked 95th. 37 times more than Pakistan	1.04 Ranked 192nd.
Website defacements per million	0.962 Ranked 84th. 4 times more than Pakistan	0.266 Ranked 105th.
Website defacements	59 Ranked 25th. 51% more than Pakistan	39 Ranked 38th.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP	2.37% GDP Ranked 65th.	2.48% GDP Ranked 64th. 5% more than France
Telephone subscribers per employee	585.24 Ranked 30th. 3 times more than Pakistan	213.34 Ranked 9th.
Telephone subscribers	83.76 million Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Pakistan	18.05 million Ranked 27th.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita	1,375.95 per 1,000 people Ranked 25th. 12 times more than Pakistan	115.87 per 1,000 people Ranked 114th.
Telephone systems > Privatisation	1997	1996
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita	0.014$ per 1 million people Ranked 99th. Twice as much as Pakistan	0.007$ per 1 million people Ranked 107th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP	0.408$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 105th.	10.72$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 78th. 26 times more than France
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita	2.21 per 1,000 people Ranked 27th. 4 times more than Pakistan	0.543 per 1,000 people Ranked 4th.
Telephone mainlines > Per capita	586.47 per 1,000 people Ranked 5th. 17 times more than Pakistan	33.88 per 1,000 people Ranked 106th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people	947.99 Ranked 116th. 41% more than Pakistan	670.64 Ranked 152nd.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	1.63 Ranked 4th.	1.88 Ranked 82nd. 15% more than France
Royalties and fees	$39.00 Ranked 12th.	0.0 Ranked 65th.
Phone subscribers	1,178.83 Ranked 20th. 41 times more than Pakistan	28.92 Ranked 129th.
My Name Is Earl > Broadcasters > Series Premiere	October 29 2006	March 22 2007
Television > Percentage of private television institutions	92.86% Ranked 29th. 12% more than Pakistan	82.69% Ranked 44th.
Internet > ISP > Per capita	1.05 per 1 million people Ranked 72nd. 5 times more than Pakistan	0.217 per 1 million people Ranked 107th.
Radio > Percentage of public channels with national coverage	8.93% Ranked 39th. 7 times more than Pakistan	1.32% Ranked 56th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation	2.24 million Ranked 6th. 3% more than Pakistan	2.17 million Ranked 14th.
Television > Ratio of private to Government (public) television institutions	13 Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Pakistan	4.78 Ranked 40th.
Phone system > International dialling code	+33	+92
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people	519.07 Ranked 27th. 162 times more than Pakistan	3.2 Ranked 139th.
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP	32.57% Ranked 35th. 62% more than Pakistan	20.06% Ranked 69th.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports	36.99% Ranked 37th. 7% more than Pakistan	34.57% Ranked 40th.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports	37.91% Ranked 35th.	42.58% Ranked 25th. 12% more than France
Internet > Hosts > Per capita	51.58 per 1,000 people Ranked 48th. 45 times more than Pakistan	1.14 per 1,000 people Ranked 139th.
Telephone lines	35 million Ranked 9th. 8 times more than Pakistan	4.42 million Ranked 32nd.
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	17.69 million Ranked 5th. 105 times more than Pakistan	168,082 Ranked 67th.
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports	7.23% Ranked 47th. 28% more than Pakistan	5.66% Ranked 67th.
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports	5.43% Ranked 31st. 12 times more than Pakistan	0.47% Ranked 81st.
Television standard > VHF	SECAM L	PAL B
Internet > ISP per million	1.02 Ranked 79th. 5 times more than Pakistan	0.209 Ranked 112th.
Telephone system > Regulation	1997	1996
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines	5.9 per 100 mainlines Ranked 104th.	98.6 per 100 mainlines Ranked 14th. 17 times more than France
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month	30$/month Ranked 5th. 12 times more than Pakistan	2.43$/month Ranked 177th.
Total number of combined radio and television institutions	0.0 Ranked 55th.	0.0 Ranked 56th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles	245 Ranked 14th.	988 Ranked 10th. 4 times more than France
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million	92.58 Ranked 43th. 216 times more than Pakistan	0.429 Ranked 144th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people	408.96 Ranked 38th. 321 times more than Pakistan	1.27 Ranked 169th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	37.76 Ranked 6th. 73 times more than Pakistan	0.515 Ranked 141st.
Telephone lines > Per 100 people	56.2 Ranked 11th. 21 times more than Pakistan	2.66 Ranked 148th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people	61.92 Ranked 5th. 19 times more than Pakistan	3.22 Ranked 154th.
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month	29.04$/month Ranked 14th. 6 times more than Pakistan	5.09$/month Ranked 104th.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU	40500000000	162619000000
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people	209.82 Ranked 36th. 338 times more than Pakistan	0.62 Ranked 145th.
Internet servers using encryption	13,138 Ranked 8th. 125 times more than Pakistan	105 Ranked 71st.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	4.05 Ranked 38th.	6.37 Ranked 67th. 57% more than France
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita	1.43 per 1 million people Ranked 53th.	2.22 per 1 million people Ranked 41st. 55% more than France
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily	2.24 million Ranked 11th. 25% more than Pakistan	1.78 million Ranked 13th.
Internet > IP addresses (share)	2.2 Ranked 7th. 22 times more than Pakistan	0.1 Ranked 50th.
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$	$6.24 billion Ranked 13th. 22 times more than Pakistan	$278.00 million Ranked 55th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita	38.14 per 1,000 people Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Pakistan	13.22 per 1,000 people Ranked 36th.
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue	17.18% Ranked 80th. 44% more than Pakistan	11.89% Ranked 79th.

SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; World Development Indicators database; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. 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