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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 1
Households with television 95%
Ranked 19th. 20% more than Oman
79.16%
Ranked 71st.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 340.79
Ranked 11th. 16 times more than Oman
21.49
Ranked 117th.

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 84
Ranked 21st. 40% more than Oman
60
Ranked 62nd.

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 841.64
Ranked 19th. 43% more than Oman
587.83
Ranked 65th.
Internet > Users per 1000 516.61
Ranked 33th. 4 times more than Oman
132.31
Ranked 91st.

Internet users 65.12 million
Ranked 1st. 44 times more than Oman
1.47 million
Ranked 81st.
News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa) Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa)</p> <p>Oman News Agency - official, English-language pages</p>
Personal computers > Per capita 545.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 15th. 12 times more than Oman
46.57 per 1,000 people
Ranked 88th.

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>Radio Oman - state-run, operates Arabic and English-language networks</p> </p>Hala FM - private, Arabic music</p> </p>Al-Wisal - private, Arabic music</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14654265">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 131.3
Ranked 46th.
181.73
Ranked 10th. 38% more than Germany

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 1,283.59 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 65% more than Oman
780.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 70th.

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>Oman TV - state-run</p>
Television receivers > Per capita 566.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 11th.
695.96 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 23% more than Germany

Televisions per 1000 622.77
Ranked 10th.
669.7
Ranked 8th. 8% more than Germany
Personal computers per 1000 545.35
Ranked 16th. 11 times more than Oman
47.89
Ranked 87th.

Radio broadcast stations AM 51, FM 787, shortwave 4 AM 3, FM 9, shortwave 2
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,627.83 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Oman
622.7 per 1,000 people
Ranked 67th.

Internet > Users > Per capita 515.77 per 1,000 people
Ranked 35th. 5 times more than Oman
106.09 per 1,000 people
Ranked 104th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 619.12
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Oman
91.9
Ranked 125th.

Televisions 51.4 million
Ranked 6th. 32 times more than Oman
1.6 million
Ranked 69th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 595.34 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Oman
83.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 88th.

Internet users > Per 100 people 75.48
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Oman
20
Ranked 99th.

Internet > Internet users 68.3 million
Ranked 7th. 37 times more than Oman
1.85 million
Ranked 94th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 566,056 Mbps
Ranked 3rd. 1134 times more than Oman
499 Mbps
Ranked 36th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 6,859.93 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 8th. 35 times more than Oman
194.39 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 34th.

Personal computers 45 million
Ranked 4th. 381 times more than Oman
118,000
Ranked 104th.

Television broadcast stations 373
Ranked 4th. 29 times more than Oman
13
Ranked 7th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 15.68 billion min.
Ranked 2nd. 33 times more than Oman
468.84 million min.
Ranked 35th.

Radios per 1000 942.64
Ranked 16th. 61% more than Oman
585.99
Ranked 54th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 1,282.02
Ranked 32nd.
1,491.05
Ranked 11th. 16% more than Germany

Internet > Percent using internet 84%
Ranked 20th. 40% more than Oman
60%
Ranked 60th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular 108.7 million
Ranked 10th. 23 times more than Oman
4.81 million
Ranked 104th.

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.948 per capita
Ranked 17th. 56% more than Oman
0.609 per capita
Ranked 46th.

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 594.61
Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Oman
112.68
Ranked 111th.

Telephone mainlines per 1000 667.47
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Oman
105.16
Ranked 86th.

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>Al-Watan - daily</p> </p>Oman Daily - Arabic daily</p> </p>The Week - English-language</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14654265">Full Article</a>
Cinema attendance 149 million
Ranked 5th. 596 times more than Oman
250,000
Ranked 73th.
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 modern system consisting of open-wire, microwave, and radiotelephone communication stations; limited coaxial cable; domestic satellite system with 8 earth stations
Cinema attendance per capita 1.81
Ranked 22nd. 17 times more than Oman
0.105
Ranked 67th.
Television receivers per 1000 566.83
Ranked 12th.
734.71
Ranked 3rd. 30% more than Germany

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 212
Ranked 9th.
0.0
Ranked 100th.

Newspapers 398
Ranked 3rd. 80 times more than Oman
5
Ranked 46th.
Internet > IP addresses per capita 1,452.93
Ranked 24th. 7 times more than Oman
200.48
Ranked 101st.
Average cost of local call 0.09
Ranked 33th. 5 times more than Oman
0.02
Ranked 90th.
Internet > Users 42.5 million
Ranked 5th. 125 times more than Oman
340,000
Ranked 98th.

Internet > Internet penetration 84%
Ranked 22nd. 40% more than Oman
60%
Ranked 65th.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 960.36
Ranked 22nd. 82% more than Oman
528.57
Ranked 63th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,314.67
Ranked 43th.
1,592.51
Ranked 19th. 21% more than Germany

Telecoms > Telephone lines 50.7 million
Ranked 4th. 166 times more than Oman
304,545
Ranked 112th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 107.66 million
Ranked 11th. 20 times more than Oman
5.28 million
Ranked 108th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers 200
Ranked 8th. 200 times more than Oman
1
Ranked 203th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 27.91 million
Ranked 4th. 392 times more than Oman
71,214
Ranked 105th.

Cinemas > Per capita 0.057 per 1,000 people
Ranked 11th. 8 times more than Oman
0.007 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th.

Telephones > Main lines in use 51.8 million
Ranked 4th. 180 times more than Oman
287,600
Ranked 116th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 60.51
Ranked 7th. 7 times more than Oman
9.19
Ranked 126th.

Active military personnel 182,927
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Oman
42,600
Ranked 53th.
Radio receivers per 1000 948.38
Ranked 15th. 48% more than Oman
642.87
Ranked 44th.

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 960.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 23th. 85% more than Oman
519.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 63th.

Internet > Hosts per 1000 275.31
Ranked 21st. 149 times more than Oman
1.84
Ranked 114th.

Number of PCs per million 484.75
Ranked 18th. 10 times more than Oman
47.89
Ranked 90th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 92.4 million
Ranked 16th. 18 times more than Oman
5.28 million
Ranked 105th.

Radio receivers 77.8 million
Ranked 6th. 56 times more than Oman
1.4 million
Ranked 96th.

Cinema > Number of cinemas 1,823
Ranked 7th. 101 times more than Oman
18
Ranked 50th.

Television receivers 46.5 million
Ranked 6th. 29 times more than Oman
1.6 million
Ranked 67th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology 3,718
Ranked 3rd. 744 times more than Oman
5
Ranked 41st.

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 4.57 per 1 million people
Ranked 16th.
5.41 per 1 million people
Ranked 3rd. 18% more than Germany
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 0.43$
Ranked 105th.
1.87$
Ranked 47th. 4 times more than Germany

Mobile phone subscribers 79.2 million
Ranked 7th. 59 times more than Oman
1.33 million
Ranked 89th.

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 - 968; the Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG) and the SEA-ME-WE-3 submarine cable provide connectivity to Asia, the Middle East, and Europe; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Indian Ocean), 1 Arabsat
Internet > ISP 200
Ranked 2nd. 200 times more than Oman
1
Ranked 147th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 129.75
Ranked 23th. 39 times more than Oman
3.32
Ranked 74th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 50.7 million
Ranked 4th. 166 times more than Oman
304,545
Ranked 112th.

Radios 77.8 million
Ranked 6th. 56 times more than Oman
1.4 million
Ranked 96th.
Internet > Hosts 22.61 million
Ranked 3rd. 4724 times more than Oman
4,785
Ranked 122nd.

Cinemas > Annual attendance 149 million
Ranked 3rd. 497 times more than Oman
300,000
Ranked 57th.

Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 1.81
Ranked 18th. 13 times more than Oman
0.138
Ranked 53th.

Newspapers per million 4.82
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Oman
2.09
Ranked 40th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 6,859.93 Mbps
Ranked 8th. 35 times more than Oman
197.83 Mbps
Ranked 34th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 347
Ranked 6th. 58 times more than Oman
6
Ranked 88th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 22.1 million
Ranked 5th. 354 times more than Oman
62,500
Ranked 109th.
Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 37.74%
Ranked 16th.
0.0
Ranked 47th.

Internet > Top level domain .de .om
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 2.59
Ranked 39th.
0.0
Ranked 100th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences 2,756
Ranked 5th. 102 times more than Oman
27
Ranked 41st.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 267.83
Ranked 14th. 9 times more than Oman
28.72
Ranked 100th.
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 fixed-line and mobile-cellular subscribership both increasing with fixed-line phone service gradually being introduced to remote villages using wireless local loop systems
Internet country code .de .om
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 205.76 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 12th. 14 times more than Oman
14.41 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 86th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 190.76 min.
Ranked 25th. About the same as Oman
190.27 min.
Ranked 13th.

Telephone mainlines 55.05 million
Ranked 3rd. 208 times more than Oman
265,237
Ranked 92nd.

Cinemas 4,712
Ranked 1st. 277 times more than Oman
17
Ranked 50th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita 0.951 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 190 times more than Oman
0.005 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st.

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 129.75 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th. 40 times more than Oman
3.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th.

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering Selective filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 7.4$/month
Ranked 164th.
14.53$/month
Ranked 122nd. 96% more than Germany

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 190.77 min. per capita
Ranked 24th. 3% more than Oman
185.03 min. per capita
Ranked 14th.

Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people 22.13
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Oman
7.05
Ranked 41st.

Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 62.26%
Ranked 42nd.
0.0
Ranked 55th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature 12,798
Ranked 4th. 376 times more than Oman
34
Ranked 51st.

Mobile cellular subscriptions 105.52 million
Ranked 9th. 33 times more than Oman
3.22 million
Ranked 98th.

Internet > Broadband subscribers 10.7 million
Ranked 5th. 1277 times more than Oman
8,378
Ranked 82nd.

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 2.42
Ranked 76th. 6 times more than Oman
0.419
Ranked 146th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences 10,550
Ranked 4th. 10550 times more than Oman
1
Ranked 43th.

Cinemas > Seats per 1000 10.17
Ranked 17th. 5 times more than Oman
2.16
Ranked 34th.

Cinemas per million 57.39
Ranked 11th. 7 times more than Oman
7.83
Ranked 41st.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 382
Ranked 6th. 76 times more than Oman
5
Ranked 73th.

Internet > IP addresses 118.13 million
Ranked 5th. 191 times more than Oman
619,520
Ranked 87th.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 5700000000 93411000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 27.52
Ranked 16th. 24 times more than Oman
1.15
Ranked 103th.

Number of PCs 40,000
Ranked 3rd. 339 times more than Oman
118
Ranked 110th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 619.12
Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Oman
91.9
Ranked 131st.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total 78,042
Ranked 2nd. 6504 times more than Oman
12
Ranked 47th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 33.34 million
Ranked 11th. 19 times more than Oman
1.75 million
Ranked 64th.
Television broadcast stations per million 4.57
Ranked 18th.
5.98
Ranked 3rd. 31% more than Germany
Cinemas > Seats 835,000
Ranked 1st. 178 times more than Oman
4,700
Ranked 34th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation 5,921
Ranked 4th. 1184 times more than Oman
5
Ranked 40th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million 951.18
Ranked 17th. 172 times more than Oman
5.52
Ranked 43th.

Internet > TLD .de .om
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 128.51
Ranked 23th. 11% more than Oman
115.58
Ranked 39th.

Internet > Livejournal users 9,346
Ranked 6th. 107 times more than Oman
87
Ranked 126th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers 28,730
Ranked 4th. 3192 times more than Oman
9
Ranked 119th.

Cinema > Number of distribution companies 103
Ranked 4th. 11 times more than Oman
9
Ranked 29th.

Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people 1.26
Ranked 28th.
3.52
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Germany

Cinema > Percentage of nationally controlled distribution companies 93.2%
Ranked 19th. 68% more than Oman
55.56%
Ranked 31st.

Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita 1.81 per capita
Ranked 18th. 14 times more than Oman
0.13 per capita
Ranked 53th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date 2002.11.01 2006.08.26
Telecommunications > Country calling code 49 968
Telephone subscribers per 1000 1,627.83
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Oman
633.73
Ranked 65th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 41%
Ranked 40th.
56.7%
Ranked 22nd. 38% more than Germany
E-Government rating 52.6
Ranked 11th. 46% more than Oman
36
Ranked 138th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita 156.24 per 1 million people
Ranked 18th. 11 times more than Oman
14.44 per 1 million people
Ranked 42nd.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million 33.64
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Oman
12.44
Ranked 34th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 4.65
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Oman
2.3
Ranked 39th.

Newspapers > Newspaper journalists 26,000
Ranked 4th. 114 times more than Oman
229
Ranked 4th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 348.62 per 1 million people
Ranked 27th. 102 times more than Oman
3.43 per 1 million people
Ranked 114th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita 76.75 per 1 million people
Ranked 3rd. 10 times more than Oman
7.65 per 1 million people
Ranked 34th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million 156.24
Ranked 18th. 10 times more than Oman
15.66
Ranked 44th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History 9,695
Ranked 2nd. 1077 times more than Oman
9
Ranked 51st.

Internet > Livejournal users per million 113.26
Ranked 63th. 3 times more than Oman
35.31
Ranked 100th.
Website defacements 162
Ranked 10th. 41 times more than Oman
4
Ranked 88th.
Website defacements per million 1.97
Ranked 63th. 10% more than Oman
1.79
Ranked 65th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 1,090.92
Ranked 24th. 19 times more than Oman
56.13
Ranked 83th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 34.04
Ranked 11th. 14 times more than Oman
2.45
Ranked 114th.

Phone system > International dialling code +49 +968
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people 315.09
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Oman
89.63
Ranked 5th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 410.81
Ranked 39th.
555.33
Ranked 22nd. 35% more than Germany
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities 6,287
Ranked 1st. 349 times more than Oman
18
Ranked 47th.
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 33.72%
Ranked 34th. 40% more than Oman
24.07%
Ranked 53th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 49.15%
Ranked 16th. 11 times more than Oman
4.43%
Ranked 128th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 37.74%
Ranked 37th. 9% more than Oman
34.69%
Ranked 45th.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.412
Ranked 103th.
1.57
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Germany

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita 197.9 per 1 million people
Ranked 14th. 31 times more than Oman
6.37 per 1 million people
Ranked 50th.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita 274.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd. 190 times more than Oman
1.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 135th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 4.21
Ranked 48th. 73% more than Oman
2.44
Ranked 69th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,128.35
Ranked 77th.
1,592.51
Ranked 16th. 41% more than Germany

Television standard > VHF PAL B PAL B
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million 197.89
Ranked 14th. 29 times more than Oman
6.91
Ranked 52nd.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million 118.35
Ranked 8th. 29 times more than Oman
4.15
Ranked 47th.

Internet > ISP per million 2.43
Ranked 13th. 5 times more than Oman
0.456
Ranked 95th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 0.156$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 108th.
77$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 56th. 494 times more than Germany

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.005$ per 1 million people
Ranked 108th.
0.738$ per 1 million people
Ranked 27th. 148 times more than Germany

Telephone subscribers > Per capita 1,627.83 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Oman
622.7 per 1,000 people
Ranked 67th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 61.84
Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Oman
10.49
Ranked 117th.

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 26.47$/month
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Oman
12.11$/month
Ranked 63th.

Telephone subscribers 134.25 million
Ranked 5th. 84 times more than Oman
1.6 million
Ranked 84th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million 72.28
Ranked 16th. 31 times more than Oman
2.3
Ranked 35th.

Telephone subscribers per employee 559.19
Ranked 32nd.
583.12
Ranked 31st. 4% more than Germany

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 3.04% GDP
Ranked 51st. 32% more than Oman
2.31% GDP
Ranked 109th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million 45.39
Ranked 15th. 20 times more than Oman
2.3
Ranked 36th.

Television standard > UHF PAL G PAL G
Internet > ISP > Per capita 2.43 per 1 million people
Ranked 13th. 6 times more than Oman
0.41 per 1 million people
Ranked 94th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million 76.75
Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than Oman
8.29
Ranked 36th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 34
Ranked 55th. 9 times more than Oman
4
Ranked 1st.

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 2.73 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Oman
0.71 per 1,000 people
Ranked 63th.

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 667.47 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Oman
103.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 85th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million 128.79
Ranked 16th. 280 times more than Oman
0.46
Ranked 43th.

Internet servers using encryption 52,494
Ranked 4th. 1640 times more than Oman
32
Ranked 99th.

Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 641.11
Ranked 20th. 56 times more than Oman
11.49
Ranked 89th.

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 68300000000 286100000
Phone subscribers 1,316.52
Ranked 10th. 6 times more than Oman
213.44
Ranked 85th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 348.76
Ranked 26th. 99 times more than Oman
3.52
Ranked 112th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita 128.8 per 1 million people
Ranked 16th. 310 times more than Oman
0.416 per 1 million people
Ranked 41st.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita 118.36 per 1 million people
Ranked 8th. 31 times more than Oman
3.82 per 1 million people
Ranked 45th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita 43.7 per 1 million people
Ranked 9th. 105 times more than Oman
0.416 per 1 million people
Ranked 36th.

Internet > IP addresses (share) 2.8
Ranked 5th.
0.0
Ranked 147th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people 0.482
Ranked 80th.
1.48
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Germany

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology 3,580
Ranked 1st. 3580 times more than Oman
1
Ranked 39th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences 16,210
Ranked 2nd. 1081 times more than Oman
15
Ranked 53th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 4.65 per 1 million people
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Oman
2.12 per 1 million people
Ranked 47th.

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.169 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 34th. 5 times more than Oman
0.031 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 129th.
Telephone lines 51.4 million
Ranked 4th. 187 times more than Oman
274,178
Ranked 105th.

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 22.6 million
Ranked 4th. 707 times more than Oman
31,983
Ranked 100th.

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 8.81%
Ranked 33th. 3 times more than Oman
3.2%
Ranked 113th.

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 6.9%
Ranked 23th. 4 times more than Oman
1.6%
Ranked 61st.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita 33.65 per 1 million people
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Oman
11.47 per 1 million people
Ranked 32nd.
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 8.53%
Ranked 69th.
43.31%
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Germany

Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 8.7 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 115th.
89.73 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 5th. 10 times more than Germany

Cinemas > Seats > Per capita 10.17 per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th. 5 times more than Oman
2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 35th.

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 62.6
Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Oman
9.84
Ranked 117th.

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 17.34$/month
Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than Oman
5.47$/month
Ranked 150th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita 45.39 per 1 million people
Ranked 15th. 22 times more than Oman
2.08 per 1 million people
Ranked 35th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million 43.7
Ranked 9th. 95 times more than Oman
0.46
Ranked 37th.

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