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Media Stats: compare key data on Germany & Lebanon

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STAT Germany Lebanon HISTORY
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 7
Households with television 95%
Ranked 19th. 2% more than Lebanon
92.9%
Ranked 38th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 340.79
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Lebanon
113
Ranked 68th.

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 84
Ranked 21st. 37% more than Lebanon
61.25
Ranked 59th.

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 841.64
Ranked 19th. 37% more than Lebanon
613.79
Ranked 59th.
Internet > Users per 1000 516.61
Ranked 33th. 2 times more than Lebanon
232.85
Ranked 59th.

Internet users 65.12 million
Ranked 1st. 65 times more than Lebanon
1,000,000
Ranked 98th.
News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa) Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa)</p> <p>Lebanese National News Agency - state-run, pages in English</p> </p>Naharnet - privately-owned news portal, pages in English</p>
Personal computers > Per capita 545.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 15th. 5 times more than Lebanon
102.08 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st.

Radio > List of radio stations <p>ARD - umbrella organisation of public radio services, including those of individual regions</p> </p>Deutschlandradio - operates national public stations Deutschlandfunk and Deutschlandradio Kultur, both offering current affairs and cultural programmes</p> </p>Deutsche Welle - international radio,, services in many languages</p> <p>Voice of Lebanon - established commercial station</p> </p>Radio Liban - state-run</p> </p>Sawt al-Ghad (Voice of Tomorrow) - commercial</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14648683">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 131.3
Ranked 46th. 41% more than Lebanon
93.2
Ranked 119th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 1,283.59 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Lebanon
320.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 118th.

Television > List of TV stations <p>ARD - organisation of regional public broadcasters; operates Das Erste, the main national public TV channel</p> </p>ZDF - operates second national public TV channel</p> </p>n-tv - commercial, rolling-news</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17301193">Full Article</a> <p>Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation (LBC) - commercial, market leader and pan-regional broadcaster; channels comprise LBC Sat, LBC Europe, LBC Sat America, LBC Sat Australia and LBC Nagham</p> </p>Future TV - commercial; channels comprise Future International, Future News and Future TV USA; owned by Hariri family</p> </p>Tele-Liban - state-run</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14648683">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 566.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 11th. 74% more than Lebanon
324.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 49th.

Televisions per 1000 622.77
Ranked 10th. 95% more than Lebanon
319.77
Ranked 54th.
Personal computers per 1000 545.35
Ranked 16th. 5 times more than Lebanon
102.69
Ranked 22nd.

Radio broadcast stations AM 51, FM 787, shortwave 4 AM 20, FM 22, shortwave 4
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 267.47
Ranked 13th. 5 times more than Lebanon
54.23
Ranked 48th.

Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,627.83 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Lebanon
553.56 per 1,000 people
Ranked 74th.

Internet > Users > Per capita 515.77 per 1,000 people
Ranked 35th. 2 times more than Lebanon
234.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 59th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 619.12
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Lebanon
198.45
Ranked 83th.

Televisions 51.4 million
Ranked 6th. 44 times more than Lebanon
1.18 million
Ranked 77th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 595.34 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Lebanon
168.04 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th.

Internet users > Per 100 people 75.48
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Lebanon
22.53
Ranked 93th.

Internet > Internet users 68.3 million
Ranked 7th. 27 times more than Lebanon
2.54 million
Ranked 82nd.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 291.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Lebanon
58.32 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 566,056 Mbps
Ranked 3rd. 1952 times more than Lebanon
290 Mbps
Ranked 42nd.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 6,859.93 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 8th. 95 times more than Lebanon
72.31 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 43th.

Personal computers 45 million
Ranked 4th. 110 times more than Lebanon
409,400
Ranked 27th.

Television broadcast stations 373
Ranked 4th. 25 times more than Lebanon
15
Ranked 28th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 15.68 billion min.
Ranked 2nd. 39 times more than Lebanon
400.5 million min.
Ranked 54th.

Radios per 1000 942.64
Ranked 16th. 22% more than Lebanon
772.33
Ranked 29th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 1,282.02
Ranked 32nd. 4 times more than Lebanon
359.32
Ranked 152nd.

Internet > Percent using internet 84%
Ranked 20th. 37% more than Lebanon
61.25%
Ranked 57th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular 108.7 million
Ranked 10th. 32 times more than Lebanon
3.35 million
Ranked 117th.

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.948 per capita
Ranked 17th. 21% more than Lebanon
0.785 per capita
Ranked 25th.

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 594.61
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Lebanon
176.6
Ranked 90th.

Telephone mainlines per 1000 667.47
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Lebanon
248.32
Ranked 53th.

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung - prestigious daily</p> </p>Sueddeutsche Zeitung - Munich-based daily</p> </p>Die Welt - Berlin-based daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17301193">Full Article</a> <p>An-Nahar - private daily</p> </p>Al-Safir - private daily</p> </p>Al-Anwar - private daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14648683">Full Article</a>
Cinema attendance 149 million
Ranked 5th. 14 times more than Lebanon
10.87 million
Ranked 38th.
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 repair of the telecommunications system, severely damaged during the civil war, now complete
Cinema attendance per capita 1.81
Ranked 22nd.
2.95
Ranked 10th. 63% more than Germany
Television receivers per 1000 566.83
Ranked 12th. 49% more than Lebanon
381.54
Ranked 37th.

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 212
Ranked 9th. 15 times more than Lebanon
14
Ranked 54th.

Internet > IP addresses per capita 1,452.93
Ranked 24th. 13 times more than Lebanon
110.55
Ranked 121st.
Average cost of local call 0.09
Ranked 33th. 29% more than Lebanon
0.07
Ranked 53th.
Internet > Users 42.5 million
Ranked 5th. 45 times more than Lebanon
950,000
Ranked 70th.

Internet > Internet penetration 84%
Ranked 22nd. 37% more than Lebanon
61.2%
Ranked 62nd.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 960.36
Ranked 22nd. 4 times more than Lebanon
248.32
Ranked 96th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,314.67
Ranked 43th. 45% more than Lebanon
903.98
Ranked 123th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines 50.7 million
Ranked 4th. 58 times more than Lebanon
878,105
Ranked 81st.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 107.66 million
Ranked 11th. 27 times more than Lebanon
4 million
Ranked 121st.

Internet > Internet Service Providers 200
Ranked 8th. 9 times more than Lebanon
22
Ranked 45th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 27.91 million
Ranked 4th. 56 times more than Lebanon
500,000
Ranked 68th.

Cinemas > Per capita 0.057 per 1,000 people
Ranked 11th. 8 times more than Lebanon
0.007 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th.

Telephones > Main lines in use 51.8 million
Ranked 4th. 58 times more than Lebanon
900,000
Ranked 82nd.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 60.51
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Lebanon
18.66
Ranked 90th.

Active military personnel 182,927
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Lebanon
59,100
Ranked 43th.
Radio receivers per 1000 948.38
Ranked 15th. 3% more than Lebanon
921.52
Ranked 18th.

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 960.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 23th. 4 times more than Lebanon
246.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 96th.

Internet > Hosts per 1000 275.31
Ranked 21st. 31 times more than Lebanon
8.76
Ranked 82nd.

Number of PCs per million 484.75
Ranked 18th. 5 times more than Lebanon
103.8
Ranked 65th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 92.4 million
Ranked 16th. 25 times more than Lebanon
3.76 million
Ranked 120th.

Radio receivers 77.8 million
Ranked 6th. 27 times more than Lebanon
2.85 million
Ranked 77th.

Cinema > Number of cinemas 1,823
Ranked 7th. 12 times more than Lebanon
150
Ranked 28th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 107 million
Ranked 11th. 39 times more than Lebanon
2.72 million
Ranked 62nd.
Television receivers 46.5 million
Ranked 6th. 39 times more than Lebanon
1.18 million
Ranked 76th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology 3,718
Ranked 3rd. 15 times more than Lebanon
256
Ranked 23th.
Television broadcast stations > Per capita 4.57 per 1 million people
Ranked 16th. 6% more than Lebanon
4.3 per 1 million people
Ranked 17th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 0.43$
Ranked 105th.
2.19$
Ranked 35th. 5 times more than Germany

Mobile phone subscribers 79.2 million
Ranked 7th. 80 times more than Lebanon
990,000
Ranked 99th.

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 - 961; submarine cable links to Cyprus, Egypt, and Syria; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Atlantic Ocean); coaxial cable to Syria
Internet > ISP 200
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Lebanon
22
Ranked 28th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 129.75
Ranked 23th. 4 times more than Lebanon
32.61
Ranked 43th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 50.7 million
Ranked 4th. 58 times more than Lebanon
878,105
Ranked 80th.

Radios 77.8 million
Ranked 6th. 27 times more than Lebanon
2.85 million
Ranked 79th.
Internet > Hosts 22.61 million
Ranked 3rd. 616 times more than Lebanon
36,681
Ranked 79th.

Cinemas > Annual attendance 149 million
Ranked 3rd. 14 times more than Lebanon
10.9 million
Ranked 25th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 291.27
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Lebanon
68
Ranked 40th.

Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 1.81
Ranked 18th.
3.45
Ranked 6th. 90% more than Germany

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 6,859.93 Mbps
Ranked 8th. 94 times more than Lebanon
72.74 Mbps
Ranked 43th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 347
Ranked 6th. 23 times more than Lebanon
15
Ranked 54th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 22.1 million
Ranked 5th. 103 times more than Lebanon
215,000
Ranked 49th.

Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 37.74%
Ranked 16th.
50%
Ranked 8th. 32% more than Germany

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 23.95 million
Ranked 4th. 109 times more than Lebanon
220,000
Ranked 46th.

Internet > Top level domain .de .lb
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 2.59
Ranked 39th.
3.19
Ranked 31st. 23% more than Germany

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences 2,756
Ranked 5th. 1378 times more than Lebanon
2
Ranked 52nd.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 267.83
Ranked 14th. 5 times more than Lebanon
55.79
Ranked 50th.

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 two mobile-cellular networks provide good service; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular subscribership roughly 100 per 100 persons
Internet country code .de .lb
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 205.76 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 12th. 16 times more than Lebanon
13.21 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 55th.

Telephone mainlines 55.05 million
Ranked 3rd. 56 times more than Lebanon
990,000
Ranked 64th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 190.76 min.
Ranked 25th. 50% more than Lebanon
126.87 min.
Ranked 38th.

Cinemas 4,712
Ranked 1st. 188 times more than Lebanon
25
Ranked 56th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita 0.951 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 12 times more than Lebanon
0.079 per 1,000 people
Ranked 45th.

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 129.75 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th. 4 times more than Lebanon
32.41 per 1,000 people
Ranked 45th.

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 7.4$/month
Ranked 164th.
10$/month
Ranked 151st. 35% more than Germany

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 190.77 min. per capita
Ranked 24th. 77% more than Lebanon
107.49 min. per capita
Ranked 42nd.

Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people 22.13
Ranked 20th.
36.77
Ranked 11th. 66% more than Germany

Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 62.26%
Ranked 42nd. 25% more than Lebanon
50%
Ranked 51st.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature 12,798
Ranked 4th. 492 times more than Lebanon
26
Ranked 52nd.

Mobile cellular subscriptions 105.52 million
Ranked 9th. 74 times more than Lebanon
1.43 million
Ranked 127th.

Internet > Broadband subscribers 10.7 million
Ranked 5th. 82 times more than Lebanon
130,000
Ranked 51st.

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 2.42
Ranked 76th.
5.96
Ranked 50th. 2 times more than Germany
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences 10,550
Ranked 4th. 555 times more than Lebanon
19
Ranked 49th.

Cinemas > Seats per 1000 10.17
Ranked 17th.
12.32
Ranked 10th. 21% more than Germany

Cinemas per million 57.39
Ranked 11th. 7 times more than Lebanon
8.08
Ranked 46th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 382
Ranked 6th. 29 times more than Lebanon
13
Ranked 45th.

Internet > IP addresses 118.13 million
Ranked 5th. 258 times more than Lebanon
457,728
Ranked 99th.
Television > Percentage of Government (public) television institutions 5.14%
Ranked 46th.
10%
Ranked 34th. 95% more than Germany
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 73.92
Ranked 30th.
108.4
Ranked 24th. 47% more than Germany

Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 5700000000 50000000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 27.52
Ranked 16th. 5 times more than Lebanon
5.03
Ranked 69th.

Number of PCs 40,000
Ranked 3rd. 100 times more than Lebanon
400
Ranked 72nd.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 619.12
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Lebanon
198.45
Ranked 88th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total 78,042
Ranked 2nd. 270 times more than Lebanon
289
Ranked 52nd.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 33.34 million
Ranked 11th. 2556 times more than Lebanon
13,042
Ranked 139th.
Television broadcast stations per million 4.57
Ranked 18th.
4.94
Ranked 14th. 8% more than Germany
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million 951.18
Ranked 17th. 10 times more than Lebanon
92.81
Ranked 46th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation 5,921
Ranked 4th. 5921 times more than Lebanon
1
Ranked 57th.

Cinemas > Seats 835,000
Ranked 1st. 21 times more than Lebanon
38,900
Ranked 18th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily 25
Ranked 43th. 4 times more than Lebanon
7
Ranked 55th.
Internet > TLD .de .lb
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 128.51
Ranked 23th. 4 times more than Lebanon
34.03
Ranked 140th.

Internet > Livejournal users 9,346
Ranked 6th. 97 times more than Lebanon
96
Ranked 117th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers 28,730
Ranked 4th. 718 times more than Lebanon
40
Ranked 82nd.

Cinema > Percentage of nationally controlled distribution companies 93.2%
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Lebanon
37.5%
Ranked 35th.

Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people 1.26
Ranked 28th.
1.83
Ranked 19th. 45% more than Germany

Cinema > Number of distribution companies 103
Ranked 4th. 13 times more than Lebanon
8
Ranked 30th.

Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita 1.81 per capita
Ranked 18th.
2.92 per capita
Ranked 9th. 61% more than Germany

Telecommunications > Country calling code 49 961
Telephone subscribers per 1000 1,627.83
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Lebanon
496.63
Ranked 80th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 41%
Ranked 40th. 137 times more than Lebanon
0.3%
Ranked 141st.
E-Government rating 52.6
Ranked 11th. 17% more than Lebanon
45
Ranked 59th.
Population covered by mobile telephony 99%
Ranked 20th.
100%
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Germany

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million 33.64
Ranked 21st. 52 times more than Lebanon
0.642
Ranked 51st.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita 156.24 per 1 million people
Ranked 18th. 22 times more than Lebanon
7.06 per 1 million people
Ranked 45th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 4.65
Ranked 21st. 16% more than Lebanon
4.02
Ranked 23th.

Newspapers > Newspaper journalists 26,000
Ranked 4th. 20 times more than Lebanon
1,300
Ranked 17th.

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 348.62 per 1 million people
Ranked 27th. 35 times more than Lebanon
9.86 per 1 million people
Ranked 89th.

Total number of combined radio and television institutions per million people 0.121 Number
Ranked 37th.
0.752 Number
Ranked 24th. 6 times more than Germany
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 48.7 million
Ranked 3rd. 68 times more than Lebanon
714,000
Ranked 89th.
Radio > Percentage of government (public) radio institutions 4.72%
Ranked 40th.
9.09%
Ranked 29th. 93% more than Germany
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita 76.75 per 1 million people
Ranked 3rd. 54% more than Lebanon
49.72 per 1 million people
Ranked 6th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History 9,695
Ranked 2nd. 1385 times more than Lebanon
7
Ranked 53th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million 156.24
Ranked 18th. 19 times more than Lebanon
8.35
Ranked 47th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million 0.304
Ranked 58th.
2.16
Ranked 46th. 7 times more than Germany
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita 0.304 per 1 million people
Ranked 58th.
1.86 per 1 million people
Ranked 48th. 6 times more than Germany
Internet > Livejournal users per million 113.26
Ranked 63th. 5 times more than Lebanon
24.91
Ranked 107th.
Website defacements per million 1.97
Ranked 63th. 32% more than Lebanon
1.49
Ranked 70th.
Website defacements 162
Ranked 10th. 32 times more than Lebanon
5
Ranked 85th.
Internet > Linux web servers 1,919
Ranked 3rd. 480 times more than Lebanon
4
Ranked 65th.
Television standard > UHF PAL G SECAM G
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 3.04% GDP
Ranked 51st.
7.15% GDP
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Germany

Telephone subscribers per employee 559.19
Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than Lebanon
210.18
Ranked 56th.

Telephone subscribers 134.25 million
Ranked 5th. 68 times more than Lebanon
1.98 million
Ranked 79th.

Telephone subscribers > Per capita 1,627.83 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Lebanon
493.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.005$ per 1 million people
Ranked 108th.
0.552$ per 1 million people
Ranked 33th. 110 times more than Germany

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 0.156$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 108th.
101.1$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 51st. 648 times more than Germany

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 2.73 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 78% more than Lebanon
1.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 69th.

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 667.47 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Lebanon
246.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 53th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million 118.35
Ranked 8th. 53 times more than Lebanon
2.25
Ranked 51st.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 4.21
Ranked 48th. 8% more than Lebanon
3.89
Ranked 51st.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 34.04
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Lebanon
11.65
Ranked 68th.

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 1,090.92
Ranked 24th. 22 times more than Lebanon
48.59
Ranked 87th.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 34
Ranked 55th. 9 times more than Lebanon
4
Ranked 81st.

Total number of combined radio and television institutions 10 Number
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Lebanon
3 Number
Ranked 22nd.
Internet > ISP > Per capita 2.43 per 1 million people
Ranked 13th.
5.83 per 1 million people
Ranked 30th. 2 times more than Germany
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million 76.75
Ranked 3rd. 31% more than Lebanon
58.77
Ranked 7th.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation 6.1 million
Ranked 10th. 15 times more than Lebanon
400,000
Ranked 28th.

Phone system > International dialling code +49 +961
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 410.81
Ranked 39th. 130 times more than Lebanon
3.16
Ranked 140th.
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 33.72%
Ranked 34th.
56.76%
Ranked 8th. 68% more than Germany

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 49.15%
Ranked 16th. 14% more than Lebanon
43.03%
Ranked 27th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 37.74%
Ranked 37th.
43.17%
Ranked 24th. 14% more than Germany

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences 16,210
Ranked 2nd. 395 times more than Lebanon
41
Ranked 50th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 4.65 per 1 million people
Ranked 20th. 35% more than Lebanon
3.45 per 1 million people
Ranked 23th.

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.169 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 34th.
0.212 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 18th. 25% more than Germany
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 22.6 million
Ranked 4th. 107 times more than Lebanon
211,000
Ranked 63th.

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 8.81%
Ranked 33th. 2 times more than Lebanon
3.61%
Ranked 134th.

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 6.9%
Ranked 23th. 4 times more than Lebanon
1.92%
Ranked 63th.

Internet > ISP per million 2.43
Ranked 13th.
6.8
Ranked 33th. 3 times more than Germany
Telephone lines > Per 100 people 62.6
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Lebanon
17.88
Ranked 89th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita 45.39 per 1 million people
Ranked 15th.
70.5 per 1 million people
Ranked 5th. 55% more than Germany
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million 43.7
Ranked 9th. 27 times more than Lebanon
1.61
Ranked 43th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million 45.39
Ranked 15th.
82.78
Ranked 5th. 82% more than Germany
Internet > Linux web servers per million 23.3
Ranked 14th. 20 times more than Lebanon
1.19
Ranked 63th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million 128.79
Ranked 16th. 21 times more than Lebanon
6.1
Ranked 45th.

Internet servers using encryption 52,494
Ranked 4th. 808 times more than Lebanon
65
Ranked 83th.

Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 641.11
Ranked 20th. 42 times more than Lebanon
15.39
Ranked 83th.

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 68300000000 2365990000000
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million 197.89
Ranked 14th. 15 times more than Lebanon
13.17
Ranked 50th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,128.35
Ranked 77th. 33% more than Lebanon
848.65
Ranked 127th.

Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people 315.09
Ranked 12th.
326.07
Ranked 10th. 3% more than Germany

Phone subscribers 1,316.52
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Lebanon
407.41
Ranked 5th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 348.76
Ranked 26th. 36 times more than Lebanon
9.8
Ranked 88th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita 128.8 per 1 million people
Ranked 16th. 25 times more than Lebanon
5.16 per 1 million people
Ranked 45th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita 118.36 per 1 million people
Ranked 8th. 62 times more than Lebanon
1.9 per 1 million people
Ranked 49th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita 43.7 per 1 million people
Ranked 9th. 32 times more than Lebanon
1.36 per 1 million people
Ranked 42nd.

Internet > IP addresses (share) 2.8
Ranked 5th.
0.0
Ranked 178th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people 0.482
Ranked 80th.
1.27
Ranked 64th. 3 times more than Germany

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities 6,287
Ranked 1st. 34 times more than Lebanon
183
Ranked 24th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology 3,580
Ranked 1st. 716 times more than Lebanon
5
Ranked 47th.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.412
Ranked 103th.
1.08
Ranked 86th. 3 times more than Germany

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita 197.9 per 1 million people
Ranked 14th. 18 times more than Lebanon
11.14 per 1 million people
Ranked 48th.

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 274.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd. 30 times more than Lebanon
9.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 96th.

Telephone lines 51.4 million
Ranked 4th. 69 times more than Lebanon
750,000
Ranked 83th.

ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $19.41 billion
Ranked 5th. 40 times more than Lebanon
$482.74 million
Ranked 35th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita 33.65 per 1 million people
Ranked 22nd. 62 times more than Lebanon
0.543 per 1 million people
Ranked 51st.
Television standard > VHF PAL B SECAM B
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 8.53%
Ranked 69th.
62.5%
Ranked 25th. 7 times more than Germany

Cinemas > Seats > Per capita 10.17 per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th.
10.44 per 1,000 people
Ranked 15th. 3% more than Germany

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 17.34$/month
Ranked 32nd.
20.14$/month
Ranked 23th. 16% more than Germany

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 61.84
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Lebanon
20.46
Ranked 81st.

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 26.47$/month
Ranked 21st. 77% more than Lebanon
14.97$/month
Ranked 49th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million 72.28
Ranked 16th. 225 times more than Lebanon
0.321
Ranked 56th.

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