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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 government controls all broadcast media exercising oversight through the Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC); government-controlled national television provider, Vietnam Television (VTV), operates a network of 9 channels with several regional broadcasting centers; programming is relayed nationwide via a network of provincial and municipal TV stations; law limits access to satellite TV but many households are able to access foreign programming via home satellite equipment; government-controlled Voice of Vietnam, the national radio broadcaster, broadcasts on 6 channels and is repeated on AM, FM, and shortwave stations throughout Vietnam
Households with television 95%
Ranked 18th. 15% more than Vietnam
82.78%
Ranked 69th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 364.71
Ranked 7th. 7 times more than Vietnam
50.09
Ranked 95th.

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 83
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Vietnam
39.49
Ranked 104th.

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 825.96
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Vietnam
390.81
Ranked 109th.
Internet > Users per 1000 464.04
Ranked 27th. 2 times more than Vietnam
212.18
Ranked 77th.

Internet users 44.63 million
Ranked 3rd. 91% more than Vietnam
23.38 million
Ranked 17th.
News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>Agence France Presse (AFP) - Paris-based, founded in 1835</p> <p>Vietnam News Agency - government-owned, English-language pages</p> </p>VietNamNet - news site run by Information Ministry, English-language pages</p>
Personal computers > Per capita 574.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 45 times more than Vietnam
12.73 per 1,000 people
Ranked 125th.

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>Voice of Vietnam - operates national networks and an external service</p> </p>Dai Tieng Noi Nhan Dan - Ho Chi Minh City</p>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 98.14
Ranked 112th.
149.41
Ranked 27th. 52% more than France

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 789.48 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th. 2 times more than Vietnam
389.39 per 1,000 people
Ranked 104th.

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>VTV - Vietnam Television</p>
Television receivers > Per capita 597.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 13 times more than Vietnam
47.31 per 1,000 people
Ranked 123th.

Televisions per 1000 559.1
Ranked 15th. 13 times more than Vietnam
44.37
Ranked 139th.
Personal computers per 1000 554.01
Ranked 5th. 43 times more than Vietnam
12.82
Ranked 123th.

Radio broadcast stations AM 41, FM about 3,500 (this figure is an approximation and includes many repeaters), shortwave 2 AM 65, FM 7, shortwave 29
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 163.52
Ranked 1st. 28 times more than Vietnam
5.84
Ranked 54th.
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,375.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th. 4 times more than Vietnam
306.05 per 1,000 people
Ranked 93th.

Internet > Users > Per capita 483.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Vietnam
209.59 per 1,000 people
Ranked 82nd.

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 598.05
Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Vietnam
114.8
Ranked 113th.

Televisions 34.8 million
Ranked 8th. 10 times more than Vietnam
3.57 million
Ranked 41st.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 586.47 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 5 times more than Vietnam
126.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 74th.

Internet users > Per 100 people 67.95
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Vietnam
24.17
Ranked 85th.

Internet > Internet users 54.47 million
Ranked 10th. 51% more than Vietnam
36.14 million
Ranked 16th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 143.03 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th. 25 times more than Vietnam
5.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 56th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 200,000 Mbps
Ranked 1st. 55 times more than Vietnam
3,615 Mbps
Ranked 22nd.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 3,285.53 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 9th. 76 times more than Vietnam
43.5 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 50th.

Personal computers 35 million
Ranked 1st. 34 times more than Vietnam
1.04 million
Ranked 50th.

Television broadcast stations 584
Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than Vietnam
67
Ranked 8th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 10.71 billion min.
Ranked 3rd. 16 times more than Vietnam
670.59 million min.
Ranked 35th.

Radios per 1000 888.46
Ranked 23th. 9 times more than Vietnam
101.9
Ranked 167th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 0.000942
Ranked 187th.
1,141.81
Ranked 49th. 1212113 times more than France

Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $135.93 billion
Ranked 6th. 30 times more than Vietnam
$4.53 billion
Ranked 52nd.

Internet > Percent using internet 83%
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Vietnam
39.49%
Ranked 105th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular 59.84 million
Ranked 20th.
127.32 million
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than France

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.95 per capita
Ranked 16th. 9 times more than Vietnam
0.109 per capita
Ranked 151st.

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 0.000563
Ranked 193th.
202.58
Ranked 79th. 359791 times more than France

Telephone mainlines per 1000 565.09
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Vietnam
192.31
Ranked 65th.

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>Le Monde - respected national daily, considered to be France&#039;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>Nhan Dan - Communist Party daily, English-language pages</p> </p>Vietnam Economic Times - English-language pages</p> </p>Le Courrier du Vietnam - French-language</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-16567840">Full Article</a>
Films produced 203
Ranked 5th. 18 times more than Vietnam
11
Ranked 46th.
Telephone system > General assessment highly developed Vietnam is putting considerable effort into modernization and expansion of its telecommunication system
Television receivers per 1000 580.35
Ranked 10th. 12 times more than Vietnam
48.04
Ranked 121st.

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 272
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Vietnam
75
Ranked 20th.

Internet > IP addresses per capita 1,448.68
Ranked 25th. 9 times more than Vietnam
169.7
Ranked 111th.
Average cost of local call 0.14
Ranked 12th. 7 times more than Vietnam
0.02
Ranked 87th.
Internet > Users 29.52 million
Ranked 9th. 65% more than Vietnam
17.87 million
Ranked 14th.

Internet > Internet penetration 83%
Ranked 24th. 2 times more than Vietnam
39.5%
Ranked 110th.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 760.7
Ranked 43th. 7 times more than Vietnam
116.43
Ranked 121st.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 947.99
Ranked 118th.
1,510.17
Ranked 27th. 59% more than France

Telecoms > Telephone lines 39.29 million
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Vietnam
10.19 million
Ranked 20th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 62.28 million
Ranked 21st.
134.07 million
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than France

Internet > Internet Service Providers 62
Ranked 16th. 12 times more than Vietnam
5
Ranked 113th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 23.96 million
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Vietnam
4.45 million
Ranked 20th.

Telephones > Main lines in use 39.88 million
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Vietnam
10.18 million
Ranked 21st.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 61.45
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Vietnam
11.22
Ranked 114th.

Active military personnel 222,215
Ranked 1st.
455,000
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than France
Radio receivers per 1000 922.22
Ranked 17th. 8 times more than Vietnam
110.35
Ranked 151st.

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 789.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th. 7 times more than Vietnam
115.44 per 1,000 people
Ranked 122nd.

Internet > Hosts per 1000 49.49
Ranked 40th. 50 times more than Vietnam
0.989
Ranked 124th.

Number of PCs per million 469.04
Ranked 22nd. 37 times more than Vietnam
12.82
Ranked 126th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 62.28 million
Ranked 22nd.
134.07 million
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than France

Radio receivers 55.3 million
Ranked 9th. 7 times more than Vietnam
8.2 million
Ranked 38th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 72.18 million
Ranked 19th.
72.3 million
Ranked 18th. About the same as France
Television receivers 34.8 million
Ranked 8th. 10 times more than Vietnam
3.57 million
Ranked 42nd.

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 10.1 per 1 million people
Ranked 6th. 13 times more than Vietnam
0.797 per 1 million people
Ranked 30th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 0.84$
Ranked 83th.
1.95$
Ranked 43th. 2 times more than France

Mobile phone subscribers 48.06 million
Ranked 10th. 5 times more than Vietnam
9.59 million
Ranked 38th.

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 - 84; a landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-3, the C2C, and Thailand-Vietnam-Hong Kong submarine cable systems; the Asia-America Gateway submarine cable system, completed in 2009, provided new access links to Asia and the US; satellite earth stations - 2 Intersputnik (Indian Ocean region)
Internet > ISP 62
Ranked 6th. 12 times more than Vietnam
5
Ranked 83th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 149.83
Ranked 19th. 59 times more than Vietnam
2.55
Ranked 77th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 39.29 million
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Vietnam
10.19 million
Ranked 20th.

Films produced per million 3.26
Ranked 8th. 24 times more than Vietnam
0.137
Ranked 47th.
Radios 55.3 million
Ranked 9th. 7 times more than Vietnam
8.2 million
Ranked 39th.
Internet > Hosts 3.15 million
Ranked 10th. 37 times more than Vietnam
84,151
Ranked 67th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 138.3
Ranked 26th. 24 times more than Vietnam
5.87
Ranked 55th.
Mobile phones 64.7 per 100 people
Ranked 23th. 28 times more than Vietnam
2.34 per 100 people
Ranked 40th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 3,165.75 Mbps
Ranked 9th. 72 times more than Vietnam
43.87 Mbps
Ranked 50th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 103
Ranked 2nd. 21 times more than Vietnam
5
Ranked 60th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 9.97 million
Ranked 1st. 22 times more than Vietnam
450,000
Ranked 33th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 8.42 million
Ranked 8th. 19 times more than Vietnam
450,000
Ranked 40th.
Internet > Top level domain .fr .vn
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.063$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 31st.
0.151$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than France

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 4.16
Ranked 26th. 5 times more than Vietnam
0.854
Ranked 62nd.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 157.87
Ranked 1st. 27 times more than Vietnam
5.87
Ranked 48th.
Telephone system > Domestic extensive cable and microwave radio relay; extensive use of fiber-optic cable; domestic satellite system all provincial exchanges are digitalized and connected to Hanoi, Da Nang, and Ho Chi Minh City by fiber-optic cable or microwave radio relay networks; main lines have been increased, and the use of mobile telephones is growing rapidly
Internet country code metropolitan France - .fr; French Guiana - .gf; Guadeloupe - .gp; Martinique - .mq; Mayotte - .yt; Reunion - .re .vn
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 94.05 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 18th. 36% more than Vietnam
68.98 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 24th.

Telephone mainlines 35.7 million
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Vietnam
15.85 million
Ranked 15th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 170.76 min.
Ranked 16th. 20 times more than Vietnam
8.43 min.
Ranked 99th.

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 155.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th. 62 times more than Vietnam
2.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 78th.

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering Pervasive filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 12.43$/month
Ranked 131st. 17% more than Vietnam
10.66$/month
Ranked 148th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 176.91 min. per capita
Ranked 16th. 21 times more than Vietnam
8.41 min. per capita
Ranked 97th.

Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 55.88%
Ranked 47th.
56%
Ranked 46th. About the same as France

Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 2,331.99$ per capita
Ranked 14th. 21 times more than Vietnam
109.87$ per capita
Ranked 56th.

Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$ $2,170.82
Ranked 17th. 42 times more than Vietnam
$51.86
Ranked 64th.

Mobile cellular subscriptions 57.97 million
Ranked 19th.
70 million
Ranked 14th. 21% more than France

Internet > Broadband subscribers 9.47 million
Ranked 7th. 45 times more than Vietnam
210,024
Ranked 44th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 0.996
Ranked 113th. 16 times more than Vietnam
0.0621
Ranked 185th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 84
Ranked 22nd. 17 times more than Vietnam
5
Ranked 62nd.
Internet > IP addresses 95.08 million
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Vietnam
15.53 million
Ranked 23th.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 5800000000 4500000000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 28.41
Ranked 13th. 12 times more than Vietnam
2.38
Ranked 85th.

Number of PCs 29,410
Ranked 5th. 28 times more than Vietnam
1,044
Ranked 51st.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 598.05
Ranked 10th. 5 times more than Vietnam
114.8
Ranked 119th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 34.23 million
Ranked 10th. 97% more than Vietnam
17.38 million
Ranked 17th.
Television broadcast stations per million 9.81
Ranked 6th. 12 times more than Vietnam
0.804
Ranked 28th.
Internet > TLD metropolitan France - .fr; French Guiana - .gf; Guadeloupe - .gp; Martinique - .mq; Reunion - .re .vn
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 93.09
Ranked 72nd. 15% more than Vietnam
81.2
Ranked 89th.

Internet > Livejournal users 2,454
Ranked 18th. 15 times more than Vietnam
159
Ranked 93th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers 5,890
Ranked 8th. 491 times more than Vietnam
12
Ranked 113th.

Telecommunications > Country calling code 33 84
Telephone subscribers per 1000 1,325.79
Ranked 26th. 4 times more than Vietnam
308.74
Ranked 94th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 52.2%
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Vietnam
19%
Ranked 73th.
E-Government rating 50.9
Ranked 24th. 34% more than Vietnam
38
Ranked 117th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 1.38
Ranked 54th. 21 times more than Vietnam
0.0653
Ranked 75th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 96.5 per 1 million people
Ranked 44th. 675 times more than Vietnam
0.143 per 1 million people
Ranked 167th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 36.43 million
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Vietnam
10.18 million
Ranked 21st.
Internet > Livejournal users per million 39.14
Ranked 95th. 20 times more than Vietnam
1.95
Ranked 181st.
Website defacements 59
Ranked 25th. 30 times more than Vietnam
2
Ranked 101st.
Website defacements per million 0.962
Ranked 84th. 38 times more than Vietnam
0.0254
Ranked 121st.
Phone system > International dialling code +33 +84
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 519.07
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Vietnam
187.92
Ranked 73th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 0.408$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 105th.
43.13$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 61st. 106 times more than France

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 4.05
Ranked 38th. 4 times more than Vietnam
0.982
Ranked 97th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.014$ per 1 million people
Ranked 99th.
0.024$ per 1 million people
Ranked 87th. 71% more than France

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 1.43 per 1 million people
Ranked 53th. 22 times more than Vietnam
0.065 per 1 million people
Ranked 74th.
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Internet > ISP per million 1.02
Ranked 79th. 16 times more than Vietnam
0.0644
Ranked 124th.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 1,375.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th. 4 times more than Vietnam
306.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 93th.

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 56.2
Ranked 11th. 64% more than Vietnam
34.32
Ranked 47th.

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 30$/month
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Vietnam
6.19$/month
Ranked 141st.

Telephone subscribers 83.76 million
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Vietnam
25.44 million
Ranked 22nd.

Telephone subscribers per employee 585.24
Ranked 30th. 7 times more than Vietnam
79.38
Ranked 114th.

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 2.37% GDP
Ranked 65th.
4.55% GDP
Ranked 45th. 92% more than France

Television standard > UHF SECAM L PAL G
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 37.76
Ranked 6th. 8 times more than Vietnam
4.96
Ranked 95th.

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 408.96
Ranked 38th. 61 times more than Vietnam
6.7
Ranked 135th.

Phone subscribers 1,178.83
Ranked 20th. 22 times more than Vietnam
53.02
Ranked 119th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 92.58
Ranked 43th. 643 times more than Vietnam
0.144
Ranked 165th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 1.63
Ranked 4th. 25 times more than Vietnam
0.0653
Ranked 73th.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 245
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Vietnam
80
Ranked 44th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 947.99
Ranked 116th.
1,510.17
Ranked 26th. 59% more than France

Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 209.82
Ranked 36th. 113 times more than Vietnam
1.86
Ranked 126th.

Internet servers using encryption 13,138
Ranked 8th. 81 times more than Vietnam
162
Ranked 64th.

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 17.18%
Ranked 80th.
50.14%
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than France

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 2.21 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th. Twice as much as Vietnam
1.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 60th.

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 586.47 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Vietnam
190.66 per 1,000 people
Ranked 64th.

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 40500000000 39074000000
Telecommunications > Telephone > Telephone greetings, owner answers phone Allô? A-lo?
Internet > ISP > Per capita 1.05 per 1 million people
Ranked 72nd. 16 times more than Vietnam
0.064 per 1 million people
Ranked 120th.
Internet > IP addresses (share) 2.2
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Vietnam
0.4
Ranked 22nd.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita 51.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th. 53 times more than Vietnam
0.977 per 1,000 people
Ranked 144th.

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.169 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 35th. 4 times more than Vietnam
0.046 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 114th.
Telephone lines 35 million
Ranked 9th. 18% more than Vietnam
29.59 million
Ranked 12th.

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 17.69 million
Ranked 5th. 9 times more than Vietnam
2.05 million
Ranked 23th.

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 7.23%
Ranked 47th.
8.22%
Ranked 41st. 14% more than France

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 5.43%
Ranked 31st.
5.63%
Ranked 38th. 4% more than France

Television standard > VHF SECAM L PAL B
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 61.92
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Vietnam
11.36
Ranked 114th.

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 29.04$/month
Ranked 14th. 8 times more than Vietnam
3.67$/month
Ranked 109th.

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. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users (Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" , Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013). Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Internet World Stats, June 30, 2010; British Broadcasting Corporation 2014; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; CIA World Factbook, December 2003. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; World Development Indicators database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users (Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" , Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013); CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. 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