Media Stats: compare key data on Germany & Qatar

Definitions

Households with television: Households with television are the share of households with a television set. Some countries report only the number of households with a color television set, and therefore the true number may be higher than reported.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users (per 100 people). Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
Internet > Internet users per thousand people: Internet users. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Internet > Users per 1000: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
News Agencies > List of news agencies: List of news agencies.
Personal computers > Per capita: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Radio > List of radio stations: List of radio stations.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people: Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people). Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included.
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Television > List of TV stations: List of TV stations.
Television receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Televisions per 1000: The total number of televisions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Personal computers per 1000: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Radio broadcast stations: The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast stations.
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people: Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
Internet > Users > Per capita: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Televisions: The total number of televisions
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
Internet > Internet users: Internet users.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Personal computers: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual.
Television broadcast stations: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes).
Radios per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Internet > Percent using internet: Percentage of individuals using the Internet.
Telephones > Mobile cellular: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use.
Radio receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telephone mainlines per 1000: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Newspapers > List of newspapers: List of newspapers.
Telephone system > General assessment: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic and international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
Television receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Internet > IP addresses per capita: Number of IPv4 internet address allocated per 1000 residents.
Internet > Users: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months.
Internet > Internet penetration: Penetration.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecoms > Telephone lines: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included.
Internet > Internet Service Providers: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
Telephones > Main lines in use: The total number of main telephone lines in use.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people: Fixed-telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.
Active military personnel: Active military.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
Radio receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > Hosts per 1000: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Number of PCs per million: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions.
Television broadcast stations > Per capita: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States.
Mobile phone subscribers: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology.
Telephone system > International: A brief characterization of the system with details on international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa. Arabsat
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines: Fixed telephone lines.
Internet > Hosts: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities.
Internet > Top level domain: Country top level domain.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Telephone system > Domestic: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
Arabsat -
Internet country code: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Telephone mainlines: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering:
Indicates whether websites that express views in opposition to those of the current government (mainly on issues of human rights, freedom of expression, minority rights and religious movements) are censored or blocked. This is determined by accessing websites with provocative or objectionable content in English from within the country in question as well as from a place known to have no filtering regime. The retrieved content is then compared and scanned for discrepancies. Possible differences in blocking behavior across different ISPs is considered, as well as normal connectivity problems.

Values

“per”, pervasive filtering: A large portion of the targeted content in several categories is blocked.

“sub”, substantial filtering: Either a number of categories are subject to a medium level of filtering or a low level of filtering is carried out across many categories.

“sel”, selective filtering: A small number of specific sites across a few categories are blocked, or filtering that targets a single category or issue is present.

“sus”, suspected filtering: Connectivity abnormalities suggest the presence of filtering, but no conclusive proof of deliberate tampering could be found.

“ne”, no evidence of filtering or blocking.

“nd”, no data.
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month: Price basket for Internet is calculated based on the cheapest available tariff for accessing the Internet 20 hours a month (10 hours peak and 10 hours off-peak). The basket does not include the telephone line rental but does include telephone usage charges if applicable. Data are compiled in the national currency and converted to U.S. dollars using the annual average exchange rate.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included."
Internet > Broadband subscribers: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries.
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > IP addresses: Number of IPv4 internet addresses allocated to each country.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people: Estimated number of individual non-daily newspapers in circulation by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU: Telecommunications investment refers to the expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of telecommunication equipment infrastructure (including supporting land and buildings and intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer software). These include expenditure on initial installations and on additions to existing installations.
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology."
Number of PCs: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people: Fixed telephone lines. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions: Mobile subscriptions Number.
Television broadcast stations per million: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Radio > Total number of channels: Total number of radio channels.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > TLD: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people: Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included."
Internet > Livejournal users: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004)
Internet > Secure Internet servers: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Telecommunications > Country calling code:
The calling code for each country. A calling code should not be confused with an area or city code. For instance, the calling code for the United States is 1, and the area code for Detroit is 313. In order to dial Detroit from overseas you must dial the 1, plus 313, then the actual phone number. It's also common to see a “+” in front of the calling code, e.g., +1 313 XXX-XXXX.
Telephone subscribers per 1000: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration: Mobile subscriptions %.
E-Government rating: Darrell M. West, Center for Public Policy, Brown University
Population covered by mobile telephony: Population covered by mobile telephony is the percentage of people within range of a mobile cellular signal regardless of whether they are subscribers.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists: Number of newspaper journalists by country.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Radio > Total number of channels per million people: Total number of radio channels. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Internet > Livejournal users per million: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > Linux web servers: Total usage of Linux servers by country as of Jan 2001
Website defacements per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Radio > Percentage of public channels with national coverage: Percentage of public radio channels with national coverage.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people: Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people). Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers (per 100 people). Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of individual non-daily newspapers in circulation by country.
Phone system > International dialling code: Country international dialling code.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology."
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports: Information and communication technology goods imports include telecommunications, audio and video, computer and related equipment; electronic components; and other information and communication technology goods. Software is excluded."
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports: Information and communication technology goods exports include telecommunications, audio and video, computer and related equipment; electronic components; and other information and communication technology goods. Software is excluded."
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telephone systems > Privatisation: The year a nation privatised its telecommunications services. "n/a" indicates that the relevant firm was not privatized.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines: Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.
Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month: Price basket for mobile is calculated as the pre-paid price for 25 calls per month spread over the same mobile network, other mobile networks, and mobile to fixed calls and during peak, off-peak, and weekend times. It also includes 30 text messages per month.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
Telephone subscribers per employee: Telephone subscribers per employee are telephone subscribers (fixed-line plus mobile) divided by total telecommunications employees.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country.
Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
Internet > Linux web servers per million: Total usage of Linux servers by country as of Jan 2001. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Phone subscribers: Fixed line and mobile telephones (per 1,000 people). Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines (per 100 people). Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita: Telephone employees refer to the total full-time telecommunications staff. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telephone mainlines > Per capita: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet servers using encryption: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people: Newspaper journalists (headcounts) per 1,000,000 inhabitants.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile subscriptions Number. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 10 million $ gross domestic product.
Telephone lines: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue: Telecommunications investment refers to the expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of telecommunication equipment infrastructure (including supporting land and buildings and intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer software). These include expenditure on initial installations and on additions to existing installations.
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month: Price basket for residential fixed line is calculated as one-fifth of the installation charge, the monthly subscription charge, and the cost of local calls (15 peak and 15 off-peak calls of three minutes each).
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.

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STAT	Germany	Qatar
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	TV and radio broadcast licensing and access to local media markets are state controlled; home of the satellite TV channel Al-Jazeera, which was originally owned and financed by the Qatari government, but has evolved to independent corporate status; Al-Jazeera claims editorial independence in broadcasting; local radio transmissions include state, private, and international broadcasters on FM frequencies in Doha
Households with television	95% Ranked 19th. 6% more than Qatar	89.95% Ranked 53th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000	340.79 Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Qatar	77.54 Ranked 84th.
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people	84 Ranked 21st.	88.1 Ranked 11th. 5% more than Germany
Internet > Internet users per thousand people	841.64 Ranked 19th.	841.85 Ranked 18th. The same as Germany
Internet > Users per 1000	516.61 Ranked 33th. 70% more than Qatar	304.57 Ranked 57th.
Internet users	65.12 million Ranked 1st. 116 times more than Qatar	563,800 Ranked 115th.
News Agencies > List of news agencies	<p>Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa) Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa)</p>	<p>Qatar News Agency - state-run, English-language pages</p> </p>Doha News - news website, in English</p>
Personal computers > Per capita	545.35 per 1,000 people Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Qatar	171.19 per 1,000 people Ranked 43th.
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>Qatar Broadcasting Service (QBS) - state-run, programmes in Arabic, English, French, Urdu</p>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	131.3 Ranked 46th.	134.11 Ranked 42nd. 2% more than Germany
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita	1,283.59 per 1,000 people Ranked 1st.	1,393.25 per 1,000 people Ranked 6th. 9% more than Germany
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>Al-Jazeera - influential pan-Arab satellite broadcaster, financed by the Qatar government</p> </p>Qatar TV - state-run; operates main Arabic service, Koran channel, English channel, satellite channel</p>
Television receivers > Per capita	566.58 per 1,000 people Ranked 11th. 35% more than Qatar	420.58 per 1,000 people Ranked 31st.
Televisions per 1000	622.77 Ranked 10th. 79% more than Qatar	348.36 Ranked 46th.
Personal computers per 1000	545.35 Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Qatar	184.62 Ranked 42nd.
Radio broadcast stations	AM 51, FM 787, shortwave 4	AM 6, FM 5, shortwave 1
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people	1,627.83 per 1,000 people Ranked 6th. 43% more than Qatar	1,134.48 per 1,000 people Ranked 39th.
Internet > Users > Per capita	515.77 per 1,000 people Ranked 35th. 33% more than Qatar	386.89 per 1,000 people Ranked 51st.
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000	619.12 Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Qatar	159.47 Ranked 101st.
Televisions	51.4 million Ranked 6th. 223 times more than Qatar	230,000 Ranked 119th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita	595.34 per 1,000 people Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Qatar	261.68 per 1,000 people Ranked 47th.
Internet users > Per 100 people	75.48 Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Qatar	34.04 Ranked 64th.
Internet > Internet users	68.3 million Ranked 7th. 40 times more than Qatar	1.72 million Ranked 98th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps	566,056 Mbps Ranked 3rd. 730 times more than Qatar	775 Mbps Ranked 31st.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita	6,859.93 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 8th. 7 times more than Qatar	953.45 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 17th.
Personal computers	45 million Ranked 4th. 338 times more than Qatar	133,000 Ranked 100th.
Television broadcast stations	373 Ranked 4th. 373 times more than Qatar	1 Ranked 35th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes	15.68 billion min. Ranked 2nd. 20 times more than Qatar	801.4 million min. Ranked 22nd.
Radios per 1000	942.64 Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Qatar	387.74 Ranked 86th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000	1,282.02 Ranked 32nd.	1,580.48 Ranked 6th. 23% more than Germany
Internet > Percent using internet	84% Ranked 20th.	88.1% Ranked 11th. 5% more than Germany
Telephones > Mobile cellular	108.7 million Ranked 10th. 47 times more than Qatar	2.3 million Ranked 129th.
Radio receivers > Per capita	0.948 per capita Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Qatar	0.468 per capita Ranked 63th.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000	594.61 Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Qatar	182.41 Ranked 88th.
Telephone mainlines per 1000	667.47 Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Qatar	250.12 Ranked 50th.
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 (The Homeland) - privately-owned, pro-government daily</p> </p>Al-Rayah (The Banner) - privately-owned, pro-government daily</p> </p>Al-Sharq (The East) - privately-owned, pro-government daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14702519">Full Article</a>
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 centered in Doha
Television receivers per 1000	566.83 Ranked 12th. 30% more than Qatar	434.38 Ranked 29th.
Internet > IP addresses per capita	1,452.93 Ranked 24th. 4 times more than Qatar	414.51 Ranked 73th.
Internet > Users	42.5 million Ranked 5th. 121 times more than Qatar	351,000 Ranked 96th.
Internet > Internet penetration	84% Ranked 22nd.	88.1% Ranked 12th. 5% more than Germany
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000	960.36 Ranked 22nd. 10% more than Qatar	872.87 Ranked 31st.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000	1,314.67 Ranked 43th. 4% more than Qatar	1,267.97 Ranked 50th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines	50.7 million Ranked 4th. 155 times more than Qatar	327,000 Ranked 108th.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions	107.66 million Ranked 11th. 41 times more than Qatar	2.6 million Ranked 133th.
Internet > Internet Service Providers	200 Ranked 8th. 200 times more than Qatar	1 Ranked 210th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	27.91 million Ranked 4th. 176 times more than Qatar	159,000 Ranked 90th.
Telephones > Main lines in use	51.8 million Ranked 4th. 169 times more than Qatar	306,700 Ranked 112th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people	60.51 Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Qatar	19.23 Ranked 86th.
Active military personnel	182,927 Ranked 1st. 16 times more than Qatar	11,800 Ranked 91st.
Radio receivers per 1000	948.38 Ranked 15th. 96% more than Qatar	483.48 Ranked 60th.
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita	960.36 per 1,000 people Ranked 23th. 9% more than Qatar	881.8 per 1,000 people Ranked 33th.
Internet > Hosts per 1000	275.31 Ranked 21st. 665 times more than Qatar	0.414 Ranked 134th.
Number of PCs per million	484.75 Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Qatar	184.62 Ranked 43th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions	92.4 million Ranked 16th. 36 times more than Qatar	2.6 million Ranked 133th.
Radio receivers	77.8 million Ranked 6th. 304 times more than Qatar	256,000 Ranked 150th.
Television receivers	46.5 million Ranked 6th. 202 times more than Qatar	230,000 Ranked 117th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology	3,718 Ranked 3rd. 143 times more than Qatar	26 Ranked 54th.
Television broadcast stations > Per capita	4.57 per 1 million people Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Qatar	1.56 per 1 million people Ranked 12th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes	0.43$ Ranked 105th.	1.95$ Ranked 44th. 5 times more than Germany
Mobile phone subscribers	79.2 million Ranked 7th. 110 times more than Qatar	716,763 Ranked 110th.
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 - 974; landing point for the Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG) submarine cable network that provides links to Asia, Middle East, Europe, and the US; tropospheric scatter to Bahrain; microwave radio relay to Saudi Arabia and the UAE; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean) and 1 Arabsat
Internet > ISP	200 Ranked 2nd. 200 times more than Qatar	1 Ranked 150th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000	129.75 Ranked 23th. 4 times more than Qatar	30.65 Ranked 46th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines	50.7 million Ranked 4th. 155 times more than Qatar	327,000 Ranked 108th.
Radios	77.8 million Ranked 6th. 304 times more than Qatar	256,000 Ranked 150th.
Internet > Hosts	22.61 million Ranked 3rd. 40153 times more than Qatar	563 Ranked 158th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million	6,859.93 Mbps Ranked 8th. 7 times more than Qatar	943.79 Mbps Ranked 18th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation	22.1 million Ranked 5th. 246 times more than Qatar	90,000 Ranked 96th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles	347 Ranked 6th. 69 times more than Qatar	5 Ranked 95th.
Internet > Top level domain	.de	.qa
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences	2,756 Ranked 5th. 145 times more than Qatar	19 Ranked 59th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	267.83 Ranked 14th. 53% more than Qatar	175.62 Ranked 40th.
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	combined fixed and mobile-cellular telephone subscribership exceeds 130 telephones per 100 persons
Internet country code	.de	.qa
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP	205.76 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 12th. 11 times more than Qatar	18.25 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 47th.
Telephone mainlines	55.05 million Ranked 3rd. 268 times more than Qatar	205,386 Ranked 95th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita	190.76 min. Ranked 25th.	1,112.47 min. Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Germany
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita	0.951 per 1,000 people Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Qatar	0.39 per 1,000 people Ranked 29th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita	129.75 per 1,000 people Ranked 24th. 4 times more than Qatar	30.96 per 1,000 people Ranked 46th.
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering	No evidence of filtering	Selective filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month	7.4$/month Ranked 164th.	16.48$/month Ranked 114th. 2 times more than Germany
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita	190.77 min. per capita Ranked 24th.	1,031.49 min. per capita Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Germany
Internet hosts	None	None
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature	12,798 Ranked 4th. 1067 times more than Qatar	12 Ranked 68th.
Mobile cellular subscriptions	105.52 million Ranked 9th. 63 times more than Qatar	1.68 million Ranked 121st.
Internet > Broadband subscribers	10.7 million Ranked 5th. 425 times more than Qatar	25,168 Ranked 67th.
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million	2.42 Ranked 76th. 60% more than Qatar	1.51 Ranked 98th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences	10,550 Ranked 4th. 391 times more than Qatar	27 Ranked 62nd.
Internet > IP addresses	118.13 million Ranked 5th. 146 times more than Qatar	808,960 Ranked 83th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	73.92 Ranked 30th. 5 times more than Qatar	13.66 Ranked 54th.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU	5700000000	515000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	27.52 Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Qatar	8.07 Ranked 56th.
Number of PCs	40,000 Ranked 3rd. 301 times more than Qatar	133 Ranked 104th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people	619.12 Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Qatar	159.47 Ranked 106th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total	78,042 Ranked 2nd. 373 times more than Qatar	209 Ranked 65th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions	33.34 million Ranked 11th. 24 times more than Qatar	1.41 million Ranked 66th.
Television broadcast stations per million	4.57 Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Qatar	1.63 Ranked 12th.
Radio > Total number of channels	56 Ranked 20th. 5 times more than Qatar	12 Ranked 39th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million	951.18 Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Qatar	407.82 Ranked 27th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation	5,921 Ranked 4th. 987 times more than Qatar	6 Ranked 67th.
Internet > TLD	.de	.qa
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	128.51 Ranked 23th.	131.39 Ranked 19th. 2% more than Germany
Internet > Livejournal users	9,346 Ranked 6th. 115 times more than Qatar	81 Ranked 130th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers	28,730 Ranked 4th. 1249 times more than Qatar	23 Ranked 97th.
Telecommunications > Country calling code	49	974
Telephone subscribers per 1000	1,627.83 Ranked 5th. 45% more than Qatar	1,122.98 Ranked 39th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration	41% Ranked 40th.	72.1% Ranked 13th. 76% more than Germany
E-Government rating	52.6 Ranked 11th. 1% more than Qatar	52 Ranked 16th.
Population covered by mobile telephony	99% Ranked 20th. 4% more than Qatar	95% Ranked 63th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita	156.24 per 1 million people Ranked 18th. 7 times more than Qatar	22.38 per 1 million people Ranked 50th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million	33.64 Ranked 21st.	37.07 Ranked 19th. 10% more than Germany
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists	26,000 Ranked 4th. 191 times more than Qatar	136 Ranked 27th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita	348.62 per 1 million people Ranked 27th. 13 times more than Qatar	27.79 per 1 million people Ranked 70th.
Radio > Total number of channels per million people	0.679 Ranked 53th.	14.61 Ranked 15th. 22 times more than Germany
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History	9,695 Ranked 2nd. 808 times more than Qatar	12 Ranked 64th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million	156.24 Ranked 18th. 7 times more than Qatar	23.42 Ranked 49th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita	76.75 per 1 million people Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Qatar	16.79 per 1 million people Ranked 25th.
Internet > Livejournal users per million	113.26 Ranked 63th. 1% more than Qatar	112.44 Ranked 64th.
Internet > Linux web servers	1,919 Ranked 3rd. 1919 times more than Qatar	1 Ranked 99th.
Website defacements	162 Ranked 10th. 27 times more than Qatar	6 Ranked 81st.
Website defacements per million	1.97 Ranked 63th.	9.81 Ranked 15th. 5 times more than Germany
Radio > Percentage of public channels with national coverage	3.57% Ranked 46th.	66.67% Ranked 12th. 19 times more than Germany
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people	1,090.92 Ranked 24th. 8 times more than Qatar	140.94 Ranked 61st.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	34.04 Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Qatar	8.2 Ranked 83th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation	6.1 million Ranked 10th. 871 times more than Qatar	7,000 Ranked 59th.
Phone system > International dialling code	+49	+974
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	4.21 Ranked 48th.	6.94 Ranked 33th. 65% more than Germany
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities	6,287 Ranked 1st. 699 times more than Qatar	9 Ranked 59th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	0.412 Ranked 103th.	1.95 Ranked 76th. 5 times more than Germany
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people	1,128.35 Ranked 77th.	1,268.56 Ranked 49th. 12% more than Germany
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita	197.9 per 1 million people Ranked 14th. 21% more than Qatar	164.12 per 1 million people Ranked 20th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million	118.35 Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Qatar	23.42 Ranked 28th.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita	274.45 per 1,000 people Ranked 22nd. 402 times more than Qatar	0.683 per 1,000 people Ranked 147th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP	0.156$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 108th.	61.45$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 59th. 394 times more than Germany
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita	0.005$ per 1 million people Ranked 108th.	2.51$ per 1 million people Ranked 13th. 502 times more than Germany
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	22.6 million Ranked 4th. 219 times more than Qatar	103,367 Ranked 77th.
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports	8.81% Ranked 33th. 8% more than Qatar	8.19% Ranked 39th.
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports	6.9% Ranked 23th. 173 times more than Qatar	0.04% Ranked 108th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita	33.65 per 1 million people Ranked 22nd.	35.44 per 1 million people Ranked 20th. 5% more than Germany
Television standard > VHF	PAL B	PAL B
Telephone systems > Privatisation	1996	1998
Telephone subscribers > Per capita	1,627.83 per 1,000 people Ranked 6th. 43% more than Qatar	1,134.47 per 1,000 people Ranked 39th.
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines	8.7 per 100 mainlines Ranked 115th.	15.81 per 100 mainlines Ranked 21st. 82% more than Germany
Telephone lines > Per 100 people	62.6 Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Qatar	20.56 Ranked 82nd.
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month	17.34$/month Ranked 32nd. 95% more than Qatar	8.9$/month Ranked 114th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita	45.39 per 1 million people Ranked 15th.	48.49 per 1 million people Ranked 13th. 7% more than Germany
Telephone subscribers	134.25 million Ranked 5th. 146 times more than Qatar	922,149 Ranked 100th.
Telephone subscribers per employee	559.19 Ranked 32nd. 41% more than Qatar	396.74 Ranked 53th.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP	3.04% GDP Ranked 51st. 65% more than Qatar	1.84% GDP Ranked 70th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million	72.28 Ranked 16th. 6 times more than Qatar	11.71 Ranked 34th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million	45.39 Ranked 15th.	50.73 Ranked 12th. 12% more than Germany
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles	34 Ranked 55th. 34 times more than Qatar	1 Ranked 101st.
Internet > ISP > Per capita	2.43 per 1 million people Ranked 13th. 47% more than Qatar	1.65 per 1 million people Ranked 58th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita	128.8 per 1 million people Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Qatar	50.36 per 1 million people Ranked 31st.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita	118.36 per 1 million people Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Qatar	22.38 per 1 million people Ranked 30th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita	43.7 per 1 million people Ranked 9th. 8 times more than Qatar	5.59 per 1 million people Ranked 41st.
Internet > IP addresses (share)	2.8 Ranked 5th.	0.0 Ranked 174th.
Internet > Linux web servers per million	23.3 Ranked 14th. 14 times more than Qatar	1.63 Ranked 57th.
Phone subscribers	1,316.52 Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Qatar	567.6 Ranked 50th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people	61.84 Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Qatar	16.87 Ranked 98th.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita	2.73 per 1,000 people Ranked 12th. 23% more than Qatar	2.21 per 1,000 people Ranked 28th.
Telephone mainlines > Per capita	667.47 per 1,000 people Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Qatar	252.68 per 1,000 people Ranked 50th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million	128.79 Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Qatar	52.69 Ranked 30th.
Internet servers using encryption	52,494 Ranked 4th. 583 times more than Qatar	90 Ranked 75th.
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people	641.11 Ranked 20th. 10 times more than Qatar	63.86 Ranked 61st.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU	68300000000	2844573000
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million	197.89 Ranked 14th. 15% more than Qatar	171.72 Ranked 18th.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people	315.09 Ranked 12th. 90% more than Qatar	165.62 Ranked 16th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million	348.76 Ranked 26th. 15 times more than Qatar	23.77 Ranked 71st.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million	76.75 Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Qatar	17.56 Ranked 24th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people	410.81 Ranked 39th.	689 Ranked 15th. 68% more than Germany
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology	3,580 Ranked 1st. 1193 times more than Qatar	3 Ranked 66th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences	16,210 Ranked 2nd. 184 times more than Qatar	88 Ranked 61st.
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP	0.169 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 34th. 2 times more than Qatar	0.068 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 100th.
Telephone lines	51.4 million Ranked 4th. 195 times more than Qatar	263,363 Ranked 106th.
Internet > ISP per million	2.43 Ranked 13th. 44% more than Qatar	1.68 Ranked 65th.
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue	8.53% Ranked 69th.	21.95% Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Germany
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month	26.47$/month Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Qatar	10.06$/month Ranked 73th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million	43.7 Ranked 9th. 7 times more than Qatar	5.85 Ranked 40th.

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