Media Stats: compare key data on France & Saudi Arabia

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.
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.
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$: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment."
Internet > Percent using internet: Percentage of individuals using the Internet.
Telephones > Mobile cellular: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use.
Radio receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telephone mainlines per 1000: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Newspapers > List of newspapers: List of newspapers.
Telephone system > General assessment: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic and international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
Television receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Internet > IP addresses per capita: Number of IPv4 internet address allocated per 1000 residents.
Average cost of local call: Telephone average cost of local call (US$ 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.
Telephones > Main lines in use: The total number of main telephone lines in use.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people: Fixed-telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.
Active military personnel: Active military.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
Radio receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > Hosts per 1000: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Number of PCs per million: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones: Number of mobile phones.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
Television broadcast stations > Per capita: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States.
Mobile phone subscribers: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology.
Telephone system > International: A brief characterization of the system with details on international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa. Arabsat
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines: Fixed telephone lines.
Internet > Hosts: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity.
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 > Total average circulation: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day.
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.
Internet > Top level domain: Country top level domain.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 $ gross domestic product.
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.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Telephone mainlines: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > 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.
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.
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.
Internet > IP addresses: Number of IPv4 internet addresses allocated to each country.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU: Telecommunications investment refers to the expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of telecommunication equipment infrastructure (including supporting land and buildings and intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer software). These include expenditure on initial installations and on additions to existing installations.
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.
Television broadcast stations per million: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > TLD: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
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.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price: Price.
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Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date: Implementation date yyyy.mm.dd.
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.
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
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 > Pure sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines: Number of telephone lines.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
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.
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month: Price basket for mobile is calculated as the pre-paid price for 25 calls per month spread over the same mobile network, other mobile networks, and mobile to fixed calls and during peak, off-peak, and weekend times. It also includes 30 text messages per month.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
Telephone subscribers per employee: Telephone subscribers per employee are telephone subscribers (fixed-line plus mobile) divided by total telecommunications employees.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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)
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.
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.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country.
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.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
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).
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million 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.
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.
Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service exports) include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports) include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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."
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines: Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million 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.
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines (per 100 people). Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month: Price basket for residential fixed line is calculated as one-fifth of the installation charge, the monthly subscription charge, and the cost of local calls (15 peak and 15 off-peak calls of three minutes each).
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.

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STAT	France	Saudi Arabia
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	broadcast media are state-controlled; state-run TV operates 4 networks; Saudi Arabia is a major market for pan-Arab satellite TV broadcasters; state-run radio operates several networks; multiple international broadcasters are available
Households with television	95% Ranked 18th.	98.68% Ranked 9th. 4% more than France
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000	364.71 Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Saudi Arabia	69.49 Ranked 86th.
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people	83 Ranked 23th. 54% more than Saudi Arabia	54 Ranked 75th.
Internet > Internet users per thousand people	825.96 Ranked 22nd. 55% more than Saudi Arabia	531.88 Ranked 79th.
Internet > Users per 1000	464.04 Ranked 27th. 94% more than Saudi Arabia	239.24 Ranked 70th.
Internet users	44.63 million Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Saudi Arabia	9.77 million Ranked 30th.
News Agencies > List of news agencies	<p>Agence France Presse (AFP) - Paris-based, founded in 1835</p>	<p>Saudi Press Agency (SPA) - state-run, English-language pages</p> </p>Elaph - Saudi-owned pan-Arab news site, based in London</p> </p>Sabq - news site</p>
Personal computers > Per capita	574.97 per 1,000 people Ranked 5th. 53% more than Saudi Arabia	376.22 per 1,000 people Ranked 24th.
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>Saudi Radio - state-run</p> </p>MBC FM - private</p>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	98.14 Ranked 112th.	184.68 Ranked 7th. 88% more than France
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita	789.48 per 1,000 people Ranked 47th.	1,028.26 per 1,000 people Ranked 38th. 30% 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>Saudi TV - state-run, operates four networks, including news network Al-Ikhbariya</p>
Television receivers > Per capita	597.86 per 1,000 people Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia	262.29 per 1,000 people Ranked 59th.
Televisions per 1000	559.1 Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia	223.17 Ranked 77th.
Personal computers per 1000	554.01 Ranked 5th. 56% more than Saudi Arabia	355.55 Ranked 24th.
Radio broadcast stations	AM 41, FM about 3,500 (this figure is an approximation and includes many repeaters), shortwave 2	AM 43, FM 31, shortwave 2
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people	1,375.95 per 1,000 people Ranked 25th. 86% more than Saudi Arabia	739.65 per 1,000 people Ranked 60th.
Internet > Users > Per capita	483.65 per 1,000 people Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia	224.63 per 1,000 people Ranked 76th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000	598.05 Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia	169.75 Ranked 95th.
Televisions	34.8 million Ranked 8th. 7 times more than Saudi Arabia	5.1 million Ranked 31st.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita	586.47 per 1,000 people Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia	144.78 per 1,000 people Ranked 70th.
Internet users > Per 100 people	67.95 Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia	31.29 Ranked 72nd.
Internet > Internet users	54.47 million Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia	14.33 million Ranked 34th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps	200,000 Mbps Ranked 1st. 267 times more than Saudi Arabia	750 Mbps Ranked 61st.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita	3,285.53 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 9th. 99 times more than Saudi Arabia	33.29 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 86th.
Personal computers	35 million Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia	8.48 million Ranked 17th.
Television broadcast stations	584 Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Saudi Arabia	117 Ranked 6th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes	10.71 billion min. Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia	2.73 billion min. Ranked 11th.
Radios per 1000	888.46 Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia	273.5 Ranked 110th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000	0.000942 Ranked 187th.	1,674.26 Ranked 3rd. 1777347 times more than France
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$	$135.93 billion Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Saudi Arabia	$25.15 billion Ranked 21st.
Internet > Percent using internet	83% Ranked 21st. 54% more than Saudi Arabia	54% Ranked 74th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular	59.84 million Ranked 20th. 11% more than Saudi Arabia	53.71 million Ranked 24th.
Radio receivers > Per capita	0.95 per capita Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia	0.321 per capita Ranked 89th.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000	0.000563 Ranked 193th.	155.66 Ranked 100th. 276450 times more than France
Telephone mainlines per 1000	565.09 Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia	153.91 Ranked 72nd.
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>Al-Watan - Abha-based daily</p> </p>Al-Riyadh - Riyadh-based daily</p> </p>Okaz - Jeddah-based daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14703480">Full Article</a>
Telephone system > General assessment	highly developed	modern system including a combination of extensive microwave radio relays, coaxial cables, and fiber-optic cables
Television receivers per 1000	580.35 Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia	267.56 Ranked 55th.
Internet > IP addresses per capita	1,448.68 Ranked 25th. 7 times more than Saudi Arabia	207.44 Ranked 99th.
Average cost of local call	0.14 Ranked 12th. 14 times more than Saudi Arabia	0.01 Ranked 101st.
Internet > Users	29.52 million Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Saudi Arabia	6.2 million Ranked 32nd.
Internet > Internet penetration	83% Ranked 24th. 54% more than Saudi Arabia	54% Ranked 79th.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000	760.7 Ranked 43th. 41% more than Saudi Arabia	538.68 Ranked 62nd.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000	947.99 Ranked 118th.	1,874.03 Ranked 4th. 98% more than France
Telecoms > Telephone lines	39.29 million Ranked 7th. 8 times more than Saudi Arabia	4.8 million Ranked 30th.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions	62.28 million Ranked 21st. 17% more than Saudi Arabia	53.01 million Ranked 26th.
Internet > Internet Service Providers	62 Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia	22 Ranked 44th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	23.96 million Ranked 5th. 12 times more than Saudi Arabia	1.97 million Ranked 42nd.
Telephones > Main lines in use	39.88 million Ranked 7th. 9 times more than Saudi Arabia	4.63 million Ranked 32nd.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people	61.45 Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia	16.97 Ranked 96th.
Active military personnel	222,215 Ranked 1st.	233,500 Ranked 12th. 5% more than France
Radio receivers per 1000	922.22 Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia	327.9 Ranked 87th.
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita	789.49 per 1,000 people Ranked 43th. 37% more than Saudi Arabia	575.28 per 1,000 people Ranked 58th.
Internet > Hosts per 1000	49.49 Ranked 40th. 9 times more than Saudi Arabia	5.36 Ranked 93th.
Number of PCs per million	469.04 Ranked 22nd. 32% more than Saudi Arabia	355.55 Ranked 24th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions	62.28 million Ranked 22nd. 17% more than Saudi Arabia	53.01 million Ranked 27th.
Radio receivers	55.3 million Ranked 9th. 9 times more than Saudi Arabia	6.25 million Ranked 49th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones	72.18 million Ranked 19th. 57% more than Saudi Arabia	46 million Ranked 29th.
Television receivers	34.8 million Ranked 8th. 7 times more than Saudi Arabia	5.1 million Ranked 30th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology	1,214 Ranked 5th. 43% more than Saudi Arabia	850 Ranked 9th.
Television broadcast stations > Per capita	10.1 per 1 million people Ranked 6th. 68% more than Saudi Arabia	6.02 per 1 million people Ranked 22nd.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes	0.84$ Ranked 83th.	2.4$ Ranked 50th. 3 times more than France
Mobile phone subscribers	48.06 million Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia	13.3 million Ranked 30th.
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 - 966; landing point for the international submarine cable Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG) and for both the SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable networks providing connectivity to Asia, Middle East, Europe, and US; microwave radio relay to Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, UAE, Yemen, and Sudan; coaxial cable to Kuwait and Jordan; satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (3 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean), 1 Arabsat, and 1 Inmarsat (Indian Ocean region)
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000	149.83 Ranked 19th. 181 times more than Saudi Arabia	0.826 Ranked 85th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines	39.29 million Ranked 7th. 8 times more than Saudi Arabia	4.8 million Ranked 30th.
Radios	55.3 million Ranked 9th. 9 times more than Saudi Arabia	6.25 million Ranked 50th.
Internet > Hosts	3.15 million Ranked 10th. 22 times more than Saudi Arabia	141,232 Ranked 64th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million	3,165.75 Mbps Ranked 9th. 101 times more than Saudi Arabia	31.46 Mbps Ranked 85th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation	9.97 million Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Saudi Arabia	1.1 million Ranked 47th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles	103 Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Saudi Arabia	12 Ranked 65th.
Internet > Top level domain	.fr	.sa
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP	0.063$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 31st. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia	0.023$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 72nd.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences	2,052 Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Saudi Arabia	270 Ranked 22nd.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	157.87 Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia	58.63 Ranked 77th.
Telephone system > Domestic	extensive cable and microwave radio relay; extensive use of fiber-optic cable; domestic satellite system	mobile-cellular subscribership has been increasing rapidly
Internet country code	metropolitan France - .fr; French Guiana - .gf; Guadeloupe - .gp; Martinique - .mq; Mayotte - .yt; Reunion - .re	.sa
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP	94.05 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 18th. 31 times more than Saudi Arabia	3 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 117th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita	170.76 min. Ranked 16th. 36% more than Saudi Arabia	125.15 min. Ranked 36th.
Telephone mainlines	35.7 million Ranked 6th. 9 times more than Saudi Arabia	3.8 million Ranked 31st.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita	0.667 per 1,000 people Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia	0.194 per 1,000 people Ranked 33th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita	155.5 per 1,000 people Ranked 18th. 178 times more than Saudi Arabia	0.874 per 1,000 people Ranked 86th.
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering	No evidence of filtering	sub
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month	12.43$/month Ranked 131st.	21.33$/month Ranked 97th. 72% more than France
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita	176.91 min. per capita Ranked 16th. 40% more than Saudi Arabia	126.52 min. per capita Ranked 33th.
Internet hosts	None	None
Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$	$2,170.82 Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia	$990.67 Ranked 31st.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita	2,331.99$ per capita Ranked 14th. 8 times more than Saudi Arabia	307.85$ per capita Ranked 43th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature	12,013 Ranked 2nd. 17 times more than Saudi Arabia	710 Ranked 29th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology	313 Ranked 12th. 74% more than Saudi Arabia	180 Ranked 22nd.
Mobile cellular subscriptions	57.97 million Ranked 19th. 61% more than Saudi Arabia	36 million Ranked 27th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers	9.47 million Ranked 7th. 480 times more than Saudi Arabia	19,700 Ranked 64th.
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million	0.996 Ranked 113th. 3% more than Saudi Arabia	0.963 Ranked 115th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences	2,791 Ranked 8th. 6 times more than Saudi Arabia	440 Ranked 29th.
Internet > IP addresses	95.08 million Ranked 7th. 17 times more than Saudi Arabia	5.5 million Ranked 47th.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU	5800000000	3750000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	28.41 Ranked 13th. 7 times more than Saudi Arabia	4.23 Ranked 75th.
Number of PCs	29,410 Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia	8,476 Ranked 17th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people	598.05 Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia	169.75 Ranked 100th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total	39,083 Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than Saudi Arabia	3,780 Ranked 29th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions	34.23 million Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia	11.35 million Ranked 22nd.
Television broadcast stations per million	9.81 Ranked 6th. 60% more than Saudi Arabia	6.14 Ranked 25th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation	1,316 Ranked 5th. 10 times more than Saudi Arabia	132 Ranked 30th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million	646.05 Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia	198.31 Ranked 34th.
Internet > TLD	metropolitan France - .fr; French Guiana - .gf; Guadeloupe - .gp; Martinique - .mq; Reunion - .re	.sa
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	93.09 Ranked 72nd.	145.12 Ranked 9th. 56% more than France
Internet > Livejournal users	2,454 Ranked 18th. 24 times more than Saudi Arabia	101 Ranked 114th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers	5,890 Ranked 8th. 54 times more than Saudi Arabia	110 Ranked 59th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price	Free	Free
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date	2003.06.30	2006.07.08
Telecommunications > Country calling code	33	966
Telephone subscribers per 1000	1,325.79 Ranked 26th. 91% more than Saudi Arabia	692.59 Ranked 60th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration	52.2% Ranked 27th. 22% more than Saudi Arabia	42.8% Ranked 37th.
E-Government rating	50.9 Ranked 24th. 34% more than Saudi Arabia	38 Ranked 118th.
Population covered by mobile telephony	99% Ranked 17th. 8% more than Saudi Arabia	92% Ranked 55th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million	34.09 Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia	14.17 Ranked 31st.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita	204.92 per 1 million people Ranked 13th. 6 times more than Saudi Arabia	36.52 per 1 million people Ranked 31st.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita	96.5 per 1 million people Ranked 44th. 21 times more than Saudi Arabia	4.64 per 1 million people Ranked 106th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines	36.43 million Ranked 7th. 9 times more than Saudi Arabia	4.1 million Ranked 39th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita	89.15 per 1 million people Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Saudi Arabia	15.43 per 1 million people Ranked 23th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History	7,400 Ranked 1st. 14 times more than Saudi Arabia	528 Ranked 18th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million	198.58 Ranked 14th. 5 times more than Saudi Arabia	37.25 Ranked 32nd.
Internet > Livejournal users per million	39.14 Ranked 95th. 9 times more than Saudi Arabia	4.24 Ranked 167th.
Website defacements per million	0.962 Ranked 84th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia	0.383 Ranked 99th.
Website defacements	59 Ranked 25th. 7 times more than Saudi Arabia	8 Ranked 72nd.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita	51.58 per 1,000 people Ranked 48th. 10 times more than Saudi Arabia	5.02 per 1,000 people Ranked 110th.
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month	30$/month Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia	9.66$/month Ranked 103th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita	20.71 per 1 million people Ranked 24th.	43.72 per 1 million people Ranked 15th. 2 times more than France
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million	35.52 Ranked 13th. 11 times more than Saudi Arabia	3.15 Ranked 38th.
Telephone subscribers	83.76 million Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Saudi Arabia	17.1 million Ranked 29th.
Telephone subscribers per employee	585.24 Ranked 30th. 50% more than Saudi Arabia	389.97 Ranked 40th.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP	2.37% GDP Ranked 65th.	3.25% GDP Ranked 78th. 37% more than France
Television standard > UHF	SECAM L	SECAM G
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million	20.07 Ranked 25th.	44.59 Ranked 16th. 2 times more than France
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million	5.17 Ranked 22nd.	9.44 Ranked 29th. 83% more than France
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP	0.408$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 105th.	12.73$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 102nd. 31 times more than France
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita	0.014$ per 1 million people Ranked 99th.	0.111$ per 1 million people Ranked 79th. 8 times more than France
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million	122.32 Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia	27.7 Ranked 25th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people	947.99 Ranked 116th.	1,874.03 Ranked 3rd. 98% more than France
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	1.63 Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia	0.503 Ranked 125th.
Royalties and fees	$39.00 Ranked 12th.	0.0 Ranked 67th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	37.76 Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Saudi Arabia	6.85 Ranked 85th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people	408.96 Ranked 38th. 13 times more than Saudi Arabia	30.54 Ranked 98th.
Phone subscribers	1,178.83 Ranked 20th. 5 times more than Saudi Arabia	258.12 Ranked 75th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million	92.58 Ranked 43th. 21 times more than Saudi Arabia	4.34 Ranked 108th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles	245 Ranked 14th. 32% more than Saudi Arabia	185 Ranked 18th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita	47.61 per 1 million people Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia	22.63 per 1 million people Ranked 34th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita	126.23 per 1 million people Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Saudi Arabia	27.15 per 1 million people Ranked 24th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita	36.61 per 1 million people Ranked 13th. 12 times more than Saudi Arabia	3.09 per 1 million people Ranked 35th.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita	1,375.95 per 1,000 people Ranked 25th. 86% more than Saudi Arabia	739.65 per 1,000 people Ranked 60th.
Phone system > International dialling code	+33	+966
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people	519.07 Ranked 27th. 23% more than Saudi Arabia	421.38 Ranked 37th.
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP	32.57% Ranked 35th. 9 times more than Saudi Arabia	3.59% Ranked 126th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita	35.14 per 1 million people Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia	13.89 per 1 million people Ranked 30th.
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue	17.18% Ranked 80th. 40% more than Saudi Arabia	12.3% Ranked 57th.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita	2.21 per 1,000 people Ranked 27th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia	0.989 per 1,000 people Ranked 75th.
Telephone mainlines > Per capita	586.47 per 1,000 people Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia	164.37 per 1,000 people Ranked 70th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million	46.14 Ranked 25th. Twice as much as Saudi Arabia	23.08 Ranked 35th.
Internet servers using encryption	13,138 Ranked 8th. 47 times more than Saudi Arabia	279 Ranked 55th.
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people	209.82 Ranked 36th. 19 times more than Saudi Arabia	10.99 Ranked 92nd.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU	40500000000	30498660000
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million	145.63 Ranked 17th. 9 times more than Saudi Arabia	16.26 Ranked 43th.
NUMB3RS > International first broadcast dates > First aired	April 14, 2006	October 30, 2006
Internet > IP addresses (share)	2.2 Ranked 7th. 22 times more than Saudi Arabia	0.1 Ranked 52nd.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million	86.39 Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Saudi Arabia	15.74 Ranked 25th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities	5,226 Ranked 1st. 17 times more than Saudi Arabia	300 Ranked 19th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology	2,138 Ranked 4th. 36 times more than Saudi Arabia	60 Ranked 34th.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports	36.99% Ranked 37th.	100% Ranked 1st. 3 times more than France
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports	37.91% Ranked 35th.	67.56% Ranked 6th. 78% more than France
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	4.05 Ranked 38th.	9.82 Ranked 54th. 2 times more than France
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita	150.28 per 1 million people Ranked 15th. 9 times more than Saudi Arabia	15.94 per 1 million people Ranked 42nd.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences	8,810 Ranked 2nd. 28 times more than Saudi Arabia	310 Ranked 40th.
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP	0.169 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 35th.	0.273 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 9th. 62% more than France
Telephone lines	35 million Ranked 9th. 9 times more than Saudi Arabia	4.1 million Ranked 35th.
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	17.69 million Ranked 5th. 17 times more than Saudi Arabia	1.05 million Ranked 38th.
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports	7.23% Ranked 47th.	7.97% Ranked 45th. 10% more than France
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports	5.43% Ranked 31st. 14 times more than Saudi Arabia	0.39% Ranked 93th.
Television standard > VHF	SECAM L	SECAM-B/PAL-B
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines	5.9 per 100 mainlines Ranked 104th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia	1.7 per 100 mainlines Ranked 80th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita	5.34 per 1 million people Ranked 21st.	9.26 per 1 million people Ranked 29th. 73% more than France
Telephone lines > Per 100 people	56.2 Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia	16.53 Ranked 93th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people	61.92 Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia	16.73 Ranked 99th.
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month	29.04$/month Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia	11.73$/month Ranked 64th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million	21.75 Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia	6.93 Ranked 33th.

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