Media Stats: compare key data on Germany & Sri Lanka

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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.
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people: Daily newspapers refer to those published at least four times a week and calculated as average circulation (or copies printed) per 1,000 people."
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.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
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.
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment."
Internet > Percent using internet: Percentage of individuals using the Internet.
Telephones > Mobile cellular: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use.
Radio receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telephone mainlines per 1000: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Newspapers > List of newspapers: List of newspapers.
Telephone system > General assessment: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic and international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
Television receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Internet > IP addresses per capita: Number of IPv4 internet address allocated per 1000 residents.
Average cost of local call: Telephone average cost of local call (US$ per three minutes). Cost of local call is the cost of a three-minute call within the same exchange area using the subscriber's equipment (that is, not from a public phone).
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.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones: Number of mobile phones.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
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.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
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 > Number of titles: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day.
Internet > Top level domain: Country top level domain.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 $ gross domestic product.
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.
Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment."
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment. 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.
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.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
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 and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 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.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines: Number of telephone lines.
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.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
Phone system > International dialling code: Country international dialling code.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
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 > Arts and recreation per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people: Number of non-daily newspaper titles per 1,000,000 literate inhabitants.
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 > Generalities per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 10 million $ gross domestic product.
Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$: Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of individual non-daily newspapers in circulation by country.
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 > Newspaper journalists per million people: Newspaper journalists (headcounts) per 1,000,000 inhabitants.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile subscriptions Number. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP: ICT service exports (% of service exports, BoP). Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service exports) include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports) include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Internet servers using encryption: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita: Telephone employees refer to the total full-time telecommunications staff. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
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.
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.
Telephone systems > Privatisation: The year a nation privatised its telecommunications services. "n/a" indicates that the relevant firm was not privatized.
Telephone system > Regulation: The year that the nation established an industry regulator for its telecommunication providers. "n/a" indicates that no regulator has been established.
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.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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 > Religion > Theology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country.

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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	government operates 8 TV channels and a radio network; multi-channel satellite and cable TV subscription services available; 35 private TV stations and about 50 radio stations
Households with television	95% Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka	31.64% Ranked 99th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000	340.79 Ranked 11th. 16 times more than Sri Lanka	20.82 Ranked 119th.
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people	84 Ranked 21st. 5 times more than Sri Lanka	18.29 Ranked 137th.
Internet > Internet users per thousand people	841.64 Ranked 19th. 5 times more than Sri Lanka	181.21 Ranked 141st.
Internet > Users per 1000	516.61 Ranked 33th. 13 times more than Sri Lanka	38.51 Ranked 125th.
Internet users	65.12 million Ranked 1st. 37 times more than Sri Lanka	1.78 million Ranked 76th.
News Agencies > List of news agencies	<p>Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa) Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa)</p>	<p>Lankapuvath - state-owned</p> </p>TamilNet - US-based Tamil news site, widely described as pro-Tamil Tiger</p>
Personal computers > Per capita	545.35 per 1,000 people Ranked 15th. 20 times more than Sri Lanka	27.21 per 1,000 people Ranked 106th.
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>Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) - state-owned, operates domestic services in Sinhala, Tamil and English, including widely-listened-to Commercial Service</p> </p>TNL Radio - private, English-language</p> </p>Sun FM - private, English-language</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12000330">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	131.3 Ranked 46th. 37% more than Sri Lanka	95.76 Ranked 117th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita	1,283.59 per 1,000 people Ranked 1st. 67% more than Sri Lanka	767.72 per 1,000 people Ranked 2nd.
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>Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC)- state-owned, operates Rupavahini in Sinhala, Channel Eye in English and Nethra in Tamil</p> </p>Independent Television Network (ITN) - state-run, Sri Lanka's first TV station</p> </p>Sirasa TV - private, Sinhala</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12000330">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita	566.58 per 1,000 people Ranked 11th. 7 times more than Sri Lanka	82.4 per 1,000 people Ranked 106th.
Televisions per 1000	622.77 Ranked 10th. 8 times more than Sri Lanka	79.8 Ranked 123th.
Personal computers per 1000	545.35 Ranked 16th. 20 times more than Sri Lanka	27.25 Ranked 105th.
Radio broadcast stations	AM 51, FM 787, shortwave 4	AM 15, FM 52, shortwave 4
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people	267.47 Ranked 13th. 10 times more than Sri Lanka	26.1 Ranked 54th.
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people	1,627.83 per 1,000 people Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Sri Lanka	234.68 per 1,000 people Ranked 102nd.
Internet > Users > Per capita	515.77 per 1,000 people Ranked 35th. 14 times more than Sri Lanka	36.88 per 1,000 people Ranked 127th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000	619.12 Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Sri Lanka	169.69 Ranked 96th.
Televisions	51.4 million Ranked 6th. 34 times more than Sri Lanka	1.53 million Ranked 70th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita	595.34 per 1,000 people Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka	170.45 per 1,000 people Ranked 1st.
Internet users > Per 100 people	75.48 Ranked 12th. 13 times more than Sri Lanka	5.77 Ranked 139th.
Internet > Internet users	68.3 million Ranked 7th. 17 times more than Sri Lanka	3.93 million Ranked 71st.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita	291.28 per 1,000 people Ranked 9th. 11 times more than Sri Lanka	27.69 per 1,000 people Ranked 48th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps	566,056 Mbps Ranked 3rd. 1134 times more than Sri Lanka	499 Mbps Ranked 35th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita	6,859.93 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 8th. 270 times more than Sri Lanka	25.43 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 55th.
Personal computers	45 million Ranked 4th. 85 times more than Sri Lanka	529,650 Ranked 64th.
Television broadcast stations	373 Ranked 4th. 27 times more than Sri Lanka	14 Ranked 18th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes	15.68 billion min. Ranked 2nd. 42 times more than Sri Lanka	374.44 million min. Ranked 51st.
Radios per 1000	942.64 Ranked 16th. 5 times more than Sri Lanka	200.8 Ranked 134th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000	1,282.02 Ranked 32nd. 67% more than Sri Lanka	768.31 Ranked 3rd.
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$	$181.18 billion Ranked 4th. 98 times more than Sri Lanka	$1.86 billion Ranked 59th.
Internet > Percent using internet	84% Ranked 20th. 5 times more than Sri Lanka	18.29% Ranked 136th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular	108.7 million Ranked 10th. 6 times more than Sri Lanka	18.32 million Ranked 46th.
Radio receivers > Per capita	0.948 per capita Ranked 17th. 5 times more than Sri Lanka	0.207 per capita Ranked 120th.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000	594.61 Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka	170.58 Ranked 2nd.
Telephone mainlines per 1000	667.47 Ranked 2nd. 11 times more than Sri Lanka	63.33 Ranked 97th.
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>Daily News - state-owned, English-language daily</p> </p>The Island - private, English-language daily</p> </p>Daily Mirror - private, English-language daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12000330">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	telephone services have improved significantly and are available in most parts of the country
Television receivers per 1000	566.83 Ranked 12th. 7 times more than Sri Lanka	82.4 Ranked 105th.
Internet > IP addresses per capita	1,452.93 Ranked 24th. 58 times more than Sri Lanka	24.87 Ranked 165th.
Average cost of local call	0.09 Ranked 33th. 2 times more than Sri Lanka	0.04 Ranked 66th.
Internet > Users	42.5 million Ranked 5th. 55 times more than Sri Lanka	771,700 Ranked 82nd.
Internet > Internet penetration	84% Ranked 22nd. 5 times more than Sri Lanka	18.3% Ranked 144th.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000	960.36 Ranked 22nd. 6 times more than Sri Lanka	171.13 Ranked 108th.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000	1,314.67 Ranked 43th. 31% more than Sri Lanka	999.81 Ranked 107th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines	50.7 million Ranked 4th. 15 times more than Sri Lanka	3.45 million Ranked 44th.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions	107.66 million Ranked 11th. 5 times more than Sri Lanka	20.32 million Ranked 47th.
Internet > Internet Service Providers	200 Ranked 8th. 40 times more than Sri Lanka	5 Ranked 111th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	27.91 million Ranked 4th. 66 times more than Sri Lanka	423,194 Ranked 72nd.
Telephones > Main lines in use	51.8 million Ranked 4th. 14 times more than Sri Lanka	3.61 million Ranked 44th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people	60.51 Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Sri Lanka	16.35 Ranked 101st.
Active military personnel	182,927 Ranked 1st.	223,100 Ranked 14th. 22% more than Germany
Radio receivers per 1000	948.38 Ranked 15th. 5 times more than Sri Lanka	207.35 Ranked 120th.
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita	960.36 per 1,000 people Ranked 23th. 6 times more than Sri Lanka	171.3 per 1,000 people Ranked 108th.
Internet > Hosts per 1000	275.31 Ranked 21st. 1127 times more than Sri Lanka	0.244 Ranked 141st.
Number of PCs per million	484.75 Ranked 18th. 18 times more than Sri Lanka	27.27 Ranked 108th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions	92.4 million Ranked 16th. 5 times more than Sri Lanka	19.33 million Ranked 50th.
Radio receivers	77.8 million Ranked 6th. 20 times more than Sri Lanka	3.85 million Ranked 65th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones	107 million Ranked 11th. 6 times more than Sri Lanka	17.36 million Ranked 45th.
Television receivers	46.5 million Ranked 6th. 30 times more than Sri Lanka	1.53 million Ranked 69th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology	3,718 Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Sri Lanka	533 Ranked 10th.
Television broadcast stations > Per capita	4.57 per 1 million people Ranked 16th. 6 times more than Sri Lanka	0.708 per 1 million people Ranked 31st.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes	0.43$ Ranked 105th.	2.11$ Ranked 37th. 5 times more than Germany
Mobile phone subscribers	79.2 million Ranked 7th. 24 times more than Sri Lanka	3.36 million Ranked 66th.
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 - 94; the SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cables provide connectivity to Asia, Australia, Middle East, Europe, US; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Indian Ocean)
Internet > ISP	200 Ranked 2nd. 40 times more than Sri Lanka	5 Ranked 82nd.
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000	129.75 Ranked 23th. 181 times more than Sri Lanka	0.716 Ranked 92nd.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines	50.7 million Ranked 4th. 15 times more than Sri Lanka	3.45 million Ranked 44th.
Radios	77.8 million Ranked 6th. 20 times more than Sri Lanka	3.85 million Ranked 66th.
Internet > Hosts	22.61 million Ranked 3rd. 4576 times more than Sri Lanka	4,940 Ranked 121st.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000	291.27 Ranked 9th. 10 times more than Sri Lanka	28.06 Ranked 48th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million	6,859.93 Mbps Ranked 8th. 270 times more than Sri Lanka	25.4 Mbps Ranked 56th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles	347 Ranked 6th. 29 times more than Sri Lanka	12 Ranked 62nd.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation	22.1 million Ranked 5th. 45 times more than Sri Lanka	493,000 Ranked 38th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily	23.95 million Ranked 4th. 45 times more than Sri Lanka	536,000 Ranked 39th.
Internet > Top level domain	.de	.lk
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP	0.061$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 35th. 11% more than Sri Lanka	0.055$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 44th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences	2,756 Ranked 5th. 41 times more than Sri Lanka	68 Ranked 26th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	267.83 Ranked 14th. 10 times more than Sri Lanka	26.06 Ranked 54th.
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	national trunk network consists mostly of digital microwave radio relay; fiber-optic links now in use in Colombo area and fixed wireless local loops have been installed; competition is strong in mobile cellular systems and mobile cellular subscribership is increasing
Internet country code	.de	.lk
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP	205.76 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 12th. 10 times more than Sri Lanka	21.25 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 44th.
Telephone mainlines	55.05 million Ranked 3rd. 44 times more than Sri Lanka	1.24 million Ranked 57th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita	190.76 min. Ranked 25th. 10 times more than Sri Lanka	19.79 min. Ranked 85th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita	0.951 per 1,000 people Ranked 16th. 4 times more than Sri Lanka	0.244 per 1,000 people Ranked 24th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita	129.75 per 1,000 people Ranked 24th. 181 times more than Sri Lanka	0.717 per 1,000 people Ranked 93th.
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering	No evidence of filtering	No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month	7.4$/month Ranked 164th. 62% more than Sri Lanka	4.57$/month Ranked 172nd.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita	190.77 min. per capita Ranked 24th. 10 times more than Sri Lanka	19.7 min. per capita Ranked 83th.
Internet hosts	None	None
Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$	$2,212.74 Ranked 16th. 24 times more than Sri Lanka	$91.47 Ranked 60th.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita	2,173.49$ per capita Ranked 18th. 30 times more than Sri Lanka	73.14$ per capita Ranked 62nd.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature	12,798 Ranked 4th. 12 times more than Sri Lanka	1,110 Ranked 15th.
Mobile cellular subscriptions	105.52 million Ranked 9th. 10 times more than Sri Lanka	11.08 million Ranked 52nd.
Internet > Broadband subscribers	10.7 million Ranked 5th. 760 times more than Sri Lanka	14,072 Ranked 71st.
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million	2.42 Ranked 76th. 9 times more than Sri Lanka	0.261 Ranked 158th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences	10,550 Ranked 4th. 30 times more than Sri Lanka	347 Ranked 23th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily	382 Ranked 6th. 32 times more than Sri Lanka	12 Ranked 48th.
Internet > IP addresses	118.13 million Ranked 5th. 221 times more than Sri Lanka	534,272 Ranked 92nd.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	73.92 Ranked 30th.	145.34 Ranked 24th. 97% more than Germany
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU	5700000000	8668000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	27.52 Ranked 16th. 54 times more than Sri Lanka	0.51 Ranked 111th.
Number of PCs	40,000 Ranked 3rd. 75 times more than Sri Lanka	530 Ranked 64th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people	619.12 Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Sri Lanka	169.69 Ranked 101st.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total	78,042 Ranked 2nd. 17 times more than Sri Lanka	4,655 Ranked 18th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions	33.34 million Ranked 11th. 35 times more than Sri Lanka	953,986 Ranked 73th.
Television broadcast stations per million	4.57 Ranked 18th. 6 times more than Sri Lanka	0.705 Ranked 29th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation	5,921 Ranked 4th. 57 times more than Sri Lanka	103 Ranked 22nd.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million	951.18 Ranked 17th. 4 times more than Sri Lanka	244.28 Ranked 26th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily	25 Ranked 43th.	36 Ranked 36th. 44% more than Germany
Internet > TLD	.de	.lk
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	128.51 Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Sri Lanka	54.98 Ranked 116th.
Internet > Livejournal users	9,346 Ranked 6th. 91 times more than Sri Lanka	103 Ranked 113th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers	28,730 Ranked 4th. 737 times more than Sri Lanka	39 Ranked 83th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000	24.58 Ranked 29th.	69.21 Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Germany
Telecommunications > Country calling code	49	94
Telephone subscribers per 1000	1,627.83 Ranked 5th. 7 times more than Sri Lanka	234.46 Ranked 102nd.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration	41% Ranked 40th. 9 times more than Sri Lanka	4.4% Ranked 114th.
E-Government rating	52.6 Ranked 11th. 36% more than Sri Lanka	38.7 Ranked 112th.
Population covered by mobile telephony	99% Ranked 20th. 16% more than Sri Lanka	85% Ranked 49th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita	156.24 per 1 million people Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka	58.29 per 1 million people Ranked 25th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million	33.64 Ranked 21st. 9 times more than Sri Lanka	3.57 Ranked 33th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million	4.65 Ranked 21st. 7 times more than Sri Lanka	0.628 Ranked 66th.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists	26,000 Ranked 4th. 16 times more than Sri Lanka	1,600 Ranked 15th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita	348.62 per 1 million people Ranked 27th. 177 times more than Sri Lanka	1.97 per 1 million people Ranked 123th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines	48.7 million Ranked 3rd. 14 times more than Sri Lanka	3.45 million Ranked 45th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million	156.24 Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka	58.25 Ranked 26th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita	76.75 per 1 million people Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Sri Lanka	22.37 per 1 million people Ranked 18th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History	9,695 Ranked 2nd. 66 times more than Sri Lanka	147 Ranked 23th.
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 47th. 6 times more than Germany
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million	0.304 Ranked 58th.	1.88 Ranked 47th. 6 times more than Germany
Internet > Livejournal users per million	113.26 Ranked 63th. 21 times more than Sri Lanka	5.3 Ranked 162nd.
Website defacements	162 Ranked 10th. 32 times more than Sri Lanka	5 Ranked 82nd.
Internet > Linux web servers	1,919 Ranked 3rd. 1919 times more than Sri Lanka	1 Ranked 87th.
Website defacements per million	1.97 Ranked 63th. 7 times more than Sri Lanka	0.266 Ranked 104th.
Phone system > International dialling code	+49	+94
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita	43.7 per 1 million people Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Sri Lanka	19.32 per 1 million people Ranked 15th.
Internet > IP addresses (share)	2.8 Ranked 5th.	0.0 Ranked 65th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	4.21 Ranked 48th. 7 times more than Sri Lanka	0.617 Ranked 120th.
Telephone lines > Per 100 people	62.6 Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Sri Lanka	17.1 Ranked 92nd.
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people	61.84 Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Sri Lanka	16.25 Ranked 101st.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people	1,128.35 Ranked 77th. 19% more than Sri Lanka	951.05 Ranked 114th.
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month	26.47$/month Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Sri Lanka	8.17$/month Ranked 89th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million	72.28 Ranked 16th. 13 times more than Sri Lanka	5.41 Ranked 30th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people	0.482 Ranked 80th.	4.15 Ranked 64th. 9 times more than Germany
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU	68300000000	45263900000
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million	76.75 Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Sri Lanka	22.36 Ranked 20th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology	3,580 Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Sri Lanka	368 Ranked 10th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita	4.65 per 1 million people Ranked 20th. 7 times more than Sri Lanka	0.62 per 1 million people Ranked 65th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences	16,210 Ranked 2nd. 12 times more than Sri Lanka	1,384 Ranked 12th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily	2.02 million Ranked 10th. 53% more than Sri Lanka	1.32 million Ranked 14th.
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP	0.169 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 34th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka	0.066 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 102nd.
Internet > ISP > Per capita	2.43 per 1 million people Ranked 13th. 9 times more than Sri Lanka	0.258 per 1 million people Ranked 102nd.
Telephone lines	51.4 million Ranked 4th. 15 times more than Sri Lanka	3.45 million Ranked 41st.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita	128.8 per 1 million people Ranked 16th. 7 times more than Sri Lanka	18.22 per 1 million people Ranked 28th.
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$	$19.41 billion Ranked 5th. 60 times more than Sri Lanka	$324.70 million Ranked 42nd.
Phone subscribers	1,316.52 Ranked 10th. 16 times more than Sri Lanka	79.91 Ranked 111th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita	118.36 per 1 million people Ranked 8th. 15 times more than Sri Lanka	7.72 per 1 million people Ranked 31st.
Internet > ISP per million	2.43 Ranked 13th. 9 times more than Sri Lanka	0.262 Ranked 107th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million	348.76 Ranked 26th. 178 times more than Sri Lanka	1.96 Ranked 122nd.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation	6.1 million Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Sri Lanka	2.67 million Ranked 9th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people	1,090.92 Ranked 24th. 142 times more than Sri Lanka	7.67 Ranked 131st.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	34.04 Ranked 11th. 17 times more than Sri Lanka	1.99 Ranked 119th.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people	315.09 Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Sri Lanka	81.45 Ranked 23th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people	410.81 Ranked 39th. 9 times more than Sri Lanka	44.01 Ranked 114th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities	6,287 Ranked 1st. 15 times more than Sri Lanka	426 Ranked 9th.
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP	33.72% Ranked 34th. 37% more than Sri Lanka	24.62% Ranked 52nd.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports	49.15% Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Sri Lanka	22.61% Ranked 66th.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports	37.74% Ranked 37th. 2 times more than Sri Lanka	16.89% Ranked 106th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	0.412 Ranked 103th.	2.78 Ranked 83th. 7 times more than Germany
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita	197.9 per 1 million people Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka	72.68 per 1 million people Ranked 23th.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita	274.45 per 1,000 people Ranked 22nd. 1173 times more than Sri Lanka	0.234 per 1,000 people Ranked 162nd.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million	197.89 Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka	72.63 Ranked 25th.
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people	641.11 Ranked 20th. 181 times more than Sri Lanka	3.55 Ranked 117th.
Internet servers using encryption	52,494 Ranked 4th. 729 times more than Sri Lanka	72 Ranked 80th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million	118.35 Ranked 8th. 15 times more than Sri Lanka	7.71 Ranked 33th.
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	22.6 million Ranked 4th. 222 times more than Sri Lanka	101,922 Ranked 78th.
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports	8.81% Ranked 33th. 92% more than Sri Lanka	4.59% Ranked 87th.
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports	6.9% Ranked 23th. 4 times more than Sri Lanka	1.85% Ranked 57th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita	33.65 per 1 million people Ranked 22nd. 9 times more than Sri Lanka	3.57 per 1 million people Ranked 31st.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million	128.79 Ranked 16th. 7 times more than Sri Lanka	18.21 Ranked 30th.
Television standard > VHF	PAL B	PAL B
Telephone mainlines > Per capita	667.47 per 1,000 people Ranked 2nd. 11 times more than Sri Lanka	63.39 per 1,000 people Ranked 97th.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita	2.73 per 1,000 people Ranked 12th. 5 times more than Sri Lanka	0.527 per 1,000 people Ranked 69th.
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue	8.53% Ranked 69th.	19.15% Ranked 33th. 2 times more than Germany
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP	0.156$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 108th.	105.21$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 50th. 674 times more than Germany
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita	0.005$ per 1 million people Ranked 108th.	0.108$ per 1 million people Ranked 63th. 22 times more than Germany
Telephone systems > Privatisation	1996	1997
Telephone system > Regulation	1998	1991
Telephone subscribers > Per capita	1,627.83 per 1,000 people Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Sri Lanka	234.68 per 1,000 people Ranked 102nd.
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines	8.7 per 100 mainlines Ranked 115th. 7% more than Sri Lanka	8.1 per 100 mainlines Ranked 34th.
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month	17.34$/month Ranked 32nd. 15 times more than Sri Lanka	1.17$/month Ranked 183th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita	45.39 per 1 million people Ranked 15th. 62% more than Sri Lanka	27.99 per 1 million people Ranked 19th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million	43.7 Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Sri Lanka	19.31 Ranked 16th.
Telephone subscribers	134.25 million Ranked 5th. 29 times more than Sri Lanka	4.61 million Ranked 61st.
Telephone subscribers per employee	559.19 Ranked 32nd. 79% more than Sri Lanka	312.57 Ranked 65th.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP	3.04% GDP Ranked 51st. 36% more than Sri Lanka	2.23% GDP Ranked 110th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million	45.39 Ranked 15th. 62% more than Sri Lanka	27.97 Ranked 20th.
Internet > Linux web servers per million	23.3 Ranked 14th. 438 times more than Sri Lanka	0.0532 Ranked 95th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita	24.58 per 1,000 people Ranked 29th.	68.29 per 1,000 people Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Germany
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles	34 Ranked 55th.	54 Ranked 49th. 59% more than Germany

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