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Media Stats: compare key data on Germany & Holy See (Vatican City)

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  • 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 > IP addresses per capita: Number of IPv4 internet address allocated per 1000 residents.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Radio broadcast stations: The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast stations.
  • 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 -
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Telephones > Main lines in use: The total number of main telephone lines in use.
  • Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Television broadcast stations: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations.
  • 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.
  • 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 > IP addresses: Number of IPv4 internet addresses allocated to each country.
  • Radio > Total number of channels: Total number of radio channels.
  • 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).
  • E-Government rating: Darrell M. West, Center for Public Policy, Brown University
  • Radio > Percentage of public channels with national coverage: Percentage of public radio channels with national coverage.
  • 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.
  • Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
STAT Germany Holy See (Vatican City) HISTORY
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology 3,718
Ranked 3rd. 35 times more than Holy See (Vatican City)
105
Ranked 42nd.

Broadcast media a mixture of publicly operated and privately owned TV and radio stations; national and regional public broadcasters compete with nearly 400 privately owned national and regional TV stations; more than 90% of households have cable or satellite TV; hundreds of radio stations including multiple national radio networks, regional radio networks, and a large number of local radio stations the Vatican Television Center (CTV) transmits live broadcasts of the Pope's Sunday and Wednesday audiences, as well as the Pope's public celebrations; CTV also produces documentaries; Vatican Radio is the Holy See's official broadcasting service broadcasting via shortwave, AM and FM frequencies, and via satellite and Internet connections
Internet > Hosts 22.61 million
Ranked 3rd. 411018 times more than Holy See (Vatican City)
55
Ranked 193th.

Internet > IP addresses per capita 1,452.93
Ranked 24th.
21,435.41
Ranked 1st. 15 times more than Germany
Internet > Users 42.5 million
Ranked 5th. 456989 times more than Holy See (Vatican City)
93
Ranked 33th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 347
Ranked 6th. 347 times more than Holy See (Vatican City)
1
Ranked 185th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 22.1 million
Ranked 5th. 316 times more than Holy See (Vatican City)
70,000
Ranked 103th.
Radio broadcast stations AM 51, FM 787, shortwave 4 AM 4, FM 3, shortwave 2
Telephone system > Domestic Germany is served by an extensive system of automatic telephone exchanges connected by modern networks of fiber-optic cable, coaxial cable, microwave radio relay, and a domestic satellite system; cellular telephone service is widely available, expanding rapidly, and includes roaming service to many foreign countries connected via fiber optic cable to Telecom Italia network
Telephone system > General assessment Germany has one of the world's most technologically advanced telecommunications systems; as a result of intensive capital expenditures since reunification, the formerly backward system of the eastern part of the country, dating back to World War II, has been modernized and integrated with that of the western part automatic digital exchange
Telephone system > International country code - 49; Germany's international service is excellent worldwide, consisting of extensive land and undersea cable facilities as well as earth stations in the Inmarsat, Intelsat, Eutelsat, and Intersputnik satellite systems country code - 39; uses Italian system
Telephones > Main lines in use 51.8 million
Ranked 4th. 10117 times more than Holy See (Vatican City)
5,120
Ranked 1st.

Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 595.34 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th.
5,559.18 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Germany
Television broadcast stations 373
Ranked 4th. 373 times more than Holy See (Vatican City)
1
Ranked 8th.
Television broadcast stations > Per capita 4.57 per 1 million people
Ranked 16th.
1,085.78 per 1 million people
Ranked 1st. 238 times more than Germany
Internet country code .de .va
Internet hosts None None
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature 12,798
Ranked 4th. 2560 times more than Holy See (Vatican City)
5
Ranked 70th.
Internet > IP addresses 118.13 million
Ranked 5th. 6592 times more than Holy See (Vatican City)
17,920
Ranked 175th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total 78,042
Ranked 2nd. 342 times more than Holy See (Vatican City)
228
Ranked 64th.

Radio > Total number of channels 56
Ranked 20th. 28 times more than Holy See (Vatican City)
2
Ranked 67th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation 5,921
Ranked 4th. 2961 times more than Holy See (Vatican City)
2
Ranked 62nd.
Internet > TLD .de .va
E-Government rating 52.6
Ranked 11th. 1% more than Holy See (Vatican City)
52
Ranked 20th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History 9,695
Ranked 2nd. 1385 times more than Holy See (Vatican City)
7
Ranked 61st.
Radio > Percentage of public channels with national coverage 3.57%
Ranked 46th.
0.0
Ranked 60th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology 3,580
Ranked 1st. 94 times more than Holy See (Vatican City)
38
Ranked 43th.

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 274.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd. 4 times more than Holy See (Vatican City)
66.75 per 1,000 people
Ranked 62nd.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences 16,210
Ranked 2nd. 208 times more than Holy See (Vatican City)
78
Ranked 62nd.

Internet > IP addresses (share) 2.8
Ranked 5th.
0.0
Ranked 229th.

SOURCES: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; http://www.iana.org/numbers; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; CIA World Factbooks 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013; http://www.iana.org/numbers; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; report presents the second annual update on global e-government, i.e., the delivery of public sector information and online services through the Internet. This report studies the features that are available online at national government websites. Using a detailed analysis of 1.197 government websites in 198 different nations, it measures the information and services that are online, chart the variations that exist across countries, and discuss how e-government sites vary by region of the world. In order to see how the 198 nations ranked overall, the E-Government Ranking 2002 created a 0 to 100 point index and applied it to each nation's websites based on the availability of contact information, publications, databases, portals, and number of online services. (2002); UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables

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