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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.
Television viewing: Mean hours of television watched by each person per week.
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.
Newspaper circulation per 1000: A newspaper's circulation is the number of copies it distributes on an average day.Circulation is not always the same as copies sold, often called paid circulation, since some newspapers are distributed without cost to the reader. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
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.
Films produced: Amount of films created in specified country as catalogued by IMDB
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.
Cinema attendance per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Television receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced: Number of national feature films produced.
Newspapers: Daily newspapers
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.
Newspaper circulation: A newspaper's circulation is the number of copies it distributes on an average day.Circulation is not always the same as copies sold, often called paid circulation, since some newspapers are distributed without cost to the reader.
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.
Cinemas > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Cable TV subscribers: Cable TV subscribers per 1000 population .
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.
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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.
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Television viewing per million: Mean hours of television watched by each person per week. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
Films produced per million: Amount of films created in specified country as catalogued by IMDB. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
Mobile phones: Mobile cellular per 100 population (2002).
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Newspapers per million: Daily newspapers. Figures expressed per million 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 > 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.
Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced: Percentage of feature films that are co-productions with international companies.
Internet > Top level domain: Country top level domain.
Television > Total number of channels: Total number of television channels.
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.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people: Number of national feature films produced. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Television > Total number of channels per million people: Total number of television channels. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
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.
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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.
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment per 1000: The OECD has developed a commodity-based definition of the ICT sector based on the CPC (Central Product Classification) and the Harmonised System (HS). The definition of ICT goods includes the following broad categories: telecommunications equipment; computer and related equipment; electronic components; audio and video equipment; and other ICT goods. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
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.
Telephone mainlines: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment.
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.
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films: Percentage of feature films that are 100% funded by national companies.
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.
Music > Singles sales > Share of global physical sales > 2005: Percentage of single records sold physically, i.e. in CDs, cassettes, DVDs, etc.
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.
Pay TV subscribers: Percentage of households subscribing to pay TV service (Data is for 1999).
Cinemas > Seats per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Cinemas per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > IP addresses: Number of IPv4 internet addresses allocated to each country.
Telecommunications revenue: Telecommunications revenue as % of GDP.
Television > Percentage of Government (public) television institutions: Percentage of Government (public) television institutions.
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.
Internet > Broadband access: DSL lines, cable modems etc. total in major countries (Top 30)
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.
Communications > Telephone access > Telephone access: For the OECD member countries and China, total communication access paths are the total of fixed lines (standard analogue access lines and ISDN lines) plus the number of DSL, cable modem subscribers and mobile telephone subscribers. For Brazil, India, Russian Federation and South Africa, total communication access paths are the sum of main telephone lines in operation, ISDN lines, DSL and cable modem subscribers and cellular mobile telephone subscribers.
Mobile number portability > Implementation date: Date mobile number portability service was implemented in various countries.
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.
Cinema > Percentage of nationally controlled distribution companies: Percentage of nationally based film distribution companies.
Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people: Total number of film distribution companies. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Cinema > Number of distribution companies: Total number of film distribution companies.
Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Days to port: Time to port days.
Belarus had range specified: 0-3

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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.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date: Implementation date yyyy.mm.dd.
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Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price: Price.
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Internet > Communication technology patents: Electric communication technique patents 1998-2000 per million population.
Telephone subscribers per 1000: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Advertising revenue > Share of television: Television's share (%) of total advertising revenue (Data for 1999).
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration: Mobile subscriptions %.
Internet > Internet charges: Cost of Internet access for 40 hours at evening times at discounted rates, September 2002.
E-Government rating: Darrell M. West, Center for Public Policy, Brown University
Internet > Secure servers: Number of secure servers per 100000 population (2002).
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.
Television reception through satellite: Media - Television reception by satellite.
Television > Percentage of public channels with national coverage: Percentage of public television channels with national coverage.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Internet > Web sites: Websites per 1000 population.
Radio > Total number of channels per million people: Total number of radio channels. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Total number of combined radio and television institutions per million people: Total number of combined radio and television institutions. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines: Number of telephone lines.
Radio > Percentage of government (public) radio institutions: Percentage of radio institutions that are financed by the government, also known as public radio institutions.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > 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.
Television reception through cable: Media - Television reception by cable.
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.
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.
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.
Public funding of broadcasters revenue per capita: Public funding of broadcasters' revenue, 1999, US$ per capita.
Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
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 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.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment, % of GDP: The OECD has developed a commodity-based definition of the ICT sector based on the CPC (Central Product Classification) and the Harmonised System (HS). The definition of ICT goods includes the following broad categories: telecommunications equipment; computer and related equipment; electronic components; audio and video equipment; and other ICT goods. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
Telecommunications employment: Telecommunications employment as a share (%) of national employment (Data is for 2001).
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
Royalties and fees: Receipts of royalties and licence fees ($US per person)
Internet > Government Broadband Index: The Government Broadband Index ranks various countries' undertakings to provide a broad coverage of speedy internet. It does not measure the current state of broadband availability or speed. The index is calculated by the Economist Intelligence Unit.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Telephone greetings, owner answers phone: What the receiver of a call usually says when taking the call.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ 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.
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.
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 > Number of titles: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country.
Total number of combined radio and television institutions: Total number of radio and television institutions.
Total broadcasters revenue per capita: Total broadcasters' revenue, 1999, US$ per capita.
Commercial share of broadcasting revenue: Commercial share as a % of total broadcasting revenue (Data is for 1999).
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.
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.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile subscriptions Number. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Television reception by terrestrial means: Percentage of households receiving television through terrestrial means only.
Internet > ISP per million: . 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.
Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > 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 > Applied sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
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.
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines: Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.
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.
Television revenue from subscriptions: Percentage of television revenue from advertisements (1999).
Television > Analogue to digital transition > Analog switch off > End: Date when analogue television was completely phased out in different countries.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people: Newspaper journalists (headcounts) per 1,000,000 inhabitants.
Cinemas > Seats > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
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.
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).
Public share of broadcasting revenue: Public share as a % of total broadcasting revenue (Data is for 1999).
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment: The OECD has developed a commodity-based definition of the ICT sector based on the CPC (Central Product Classification) and the Harmonised System (HS). The definition of ICT goods includes the following broad categories: telecommunications equipment; computer and related equipment; electronic components; audio and video equipment; and other ICT goods.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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 > Arts and recreation 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 > 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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology 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.
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 > 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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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).

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STAT	Germany	Sweden
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	publicly owned TV broadcaster operates 2 terrestrial networks plus regional stations; multiple privately owned TV broadcasters operating nationally, regionally, and locally; about 50 local TV stations; widespread access to pan-Nordic and international broadcasters through multi-channel cable and satellite TV; publicly owned radio broadcaster operates 3 national stations and a network of 25 regional channels; roughly 100 privately owned local radio stations with some consolidating into near national networks; an estimated 900 community and neighborhood radio stations broadcast intermittently
Households with television	95% Ranked 19th. 1% more than Sweden	93.91% Ranked 33th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000	340.79 Ranked 11th. 6% more than Sweden	321.12 Ranked 16th.
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people	84 Ranked 21st.	94 Ranked 3rd. 12% more than Germany
Internet > Internet users per thousand people	841.64 Ranked 19th.	938.39 Ranked 3rd. 11% more than Germany
Internet > Users per 1000	516.61 Ranked 33th.	765.19 Ranked 6th. 48% more than Germany
Internet users	65.12 million Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Sweden	8.4 million Ranked 10th.
News Agencies > List of news agencies	<p>Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa) Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa)</p>	<p>TT - owned by several media groups</p>
Personal computers > Per capita	545.35 per 1,000 people Ranked 15th.	763.01 per 1,000 people Ranked 3rd. 40% more than Germany
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>Sveriges Radio - public, operates news and public affairs station P1, classical music station P2, youth station P3 and regionally-based news and music station P4</p> </p>Rix FM - commercial, national pop music network</p> </p>NRJ - commercial, national pop music network</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17961251">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	131.3 Ranked 46th. 7% more than Sweden	122.62 Ranked 58th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita	1,283.59 per 1,000 people Ranked 1st. 12% more than Sweden	1,148.37 per 1,000 people Ranked 25th.
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>Sveriges Television (SVT) - public, operates terrestrial networks SVT 1 and SVT 2, news channel SVT24, European satellite channel SVT Europa</p> </p>TV4 - commercial, terrestrial</p> </p>TV3 - commercial, via satellite and cable</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17961251">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita	566.58 per 1,000 people Ranked 11th. 9% more than Sweden	519.81 per 1,000 people Ranked 18th.
Televisions per 1000	622.77 Ranked 10th. 21% more than Sweden	513.49 Ranked 21st.
Personal computers per 1000	545.35 Ranked 16th.	762.88 Ranked 4th. 40% more than Germany
Radio broadcast stations	AM 51, FM 787, shortwave 4	AM 1, FM 265, shortwave 1
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people	267.47 Ranked 13th.	480.57 Ranked 4th. 80% more than Germany
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people	1,627.83 per 1,000 people Ranked 6th.	1,804.05 per 1,000 people Ranked 2nd. 11% more than Germany
Internet > Users > Per capita	515.77 per 1,000 people Ranked 35th.	775.1 per 1,000 people Ranked 8th. 50% more than Germany
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000	619.12 Ranked 4th. 36% more than Sweden	454.08 Ranked 24th.
Televisions	51.4 million Ranked 6th. 11 times more than Sweden	4.6 million Ranked 34th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita	595.34 per 1,000 people Ranked 4th.	609.67 per 1,000 people Ranked 5th. 2% more than Germany
Internet users > Per 100 people	75.48 Ranked 12th.	87.7 Ranked 2nd. 16% more than Germany
Internet > Internet users	68.3 million Ranked 7th. 8 times more than Sweden	8.56 million Ranked 44th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita	291.28 per 1,000 people Ranked 9th.	408.95 per 1,000 people Ranked 4th. 40% more than Germany
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps	566,056 Mbps Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Sweden	157,636 Mbps Ranked 8th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita	6,859.93 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 8th.	17,530.71 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Germany
Personal computers	45 million Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Sweden	6.86 million Ranked 20th.
Television broadcast stations	373 Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Sweden	169 Ranked 10th.
Television viewing	23 hours per person per wee Ranked 6th. 28% more than Sweden	18 hours per person per wee Ranked 11th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes	15.68 billion min. Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Sweden	1.86 billion min. Ranked 19th.
Radios per 1000	942.64 Ranked 16th. 2% more than Sweden	920.94 Ranked 20th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000	1,282.02 Ranked 32nd. 4% more than Sweden	1,228.8 Ranked 37th.
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$	$181.18 billion Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Sweden	$25.27 billion Ranked 20th.
Internet > Percent using internet	84% Ranked 20th.	94% Ranked 3rd. 12% more than Germany
Telephones > Mobile cellular	108.7 million Ranked 10th. 10 times more than Sweden	11.19 million Ranked 66th.
Radio receivers > Per capita	0.948 per capita Ranked 17th. 2% more than Sweden	0.932 per capita Ranked 18th.
Newspaper circulation per 1000	302.9 Ranked 9th.	404.89 Ranked 4th. 34% more than Germany
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000	594.61 Ranked 8th. 7% more than Sweden	553.42 Ranked 10th.
Telephone mainlines per 1000	667.47 Ranked 2nd.	716.85 Ranked 1st. 7% more than Germany
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>Aftonbladet - Stockholm-based daily</p> </p>Dagens Nyheter - Stockholm-based daily</p> </p>Expressen - Stockholm-based daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17961251">Full Article</a>
Films produced	121 Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Sweden	40 Ranked 21st.
Cinema attendance	149 million Ranked 5th. 9 times more than Sweden	15.8 million Ranked 26th.
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	highly developed telecommunications infrastructure; ranked among leading countries for fixed-line, mobile-cellular, Internet and broadband penetration
Cinema attendance per capita	1.81 Ranked 22nd. 2% more than Sweden	1.76 Ranked 23th.
Television receivers per 1000	566.83 Ranked 12th. 9% more than Sweden	520.01 Ranked 19th.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced	212 Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Sweden	43 Ranked 31st.
Newspapers	398 Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Sweden	90 Ranked 11th.
Internet > IP addresses per capita	1,452.93 Ranked 24th.	3,336.36 Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Germany
Average cost of local call	0.09 Ranked 33th.	0.11 Ranked 21st. 22% more than Germany
Internet > Users	42.5 million Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Sweden	7 million Ranked 31st.
Internet > Internet penetration	84% Ranked 22nd.	94% Ranked 4th. 12% more than Germany
Newspaper circulation	25 million Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Sweden	3.63 million Ranked 11th.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000	960.36 Ranked 22nd. 3% more than Sweden	934.32 Ranked 24th.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000	1,314.67 Ranked 43th. 7% more than Sweden	1,223.46 Ranked 59th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines	50.7 million Ranked 4th. 12 times more than Sweden	4.32 million Ranked 40th.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions	107.66 million Ranked 11th. 9 times more than Sweden	11.64 million Ranked 70th.
Internet > Internet Service Providers	200 Ranked 8th. 7 times more than Sweden	29 Ranked 39th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	27.91 million Ranked 4th. 9 times more than Sweden	3.06 million Ranked 28th.
Cinemas > Per capita	0.057 per 1,000 people Ranked 11th.	0.132 per 1,000 people Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Germany
Cable TV subscribers	247 Ranked 7th. 24% more than Sweden	199 Ranked 8th.
Telephones > Main lines in use	51.8 million Ranked 4th. 11 times more than Sweden	4.6 million Ranked 35th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people	60.51 Ranked 7th. 38% more than Sweden	43.83 Ranked 25th.
Active military personnel	182,927 Ranked 1st. 12 times more than Sweden	15,400 Ranked 80th.
Radio receivers per 1000	948.38 Ranked 15th. 2% more than Sweden	932.62 Ranked 16th.
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita	960.36 per 1,000 people Ranked 23th. 3% more than Sweden	934.89 per 1,000 people Ranked 27th.
Internet > Hosts per 1000	275.31 Ranked 21st.	388.19 Ranked 13th. 41% more than Germany
Number of PCs per million	484.75 Ranked 18th.	762.88 Ranked 2nd. 57% more than Germany
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions	92.4 million Ranked 16th. 8 times more than Sweden	11.85 million Ranked 70th.
Radio receivers	77.8 million Ranked 6th. 9 times more than Sweden	8.25 million Ranked 37th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones	107 million Ranked 11th. 10 times more than Sweden	11.19 million Ranked 52nd.
Television receivers	46.5 million Ranked 6th. 10 times more than Sweden	4.6 million Ranked 33th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology	3,718 Ranked 3rd. 10 times more than Sweden	373 Ranked 17th.
Television viewing per million	0.279 hours per person per wee Ranked 12th.	2.02 hours per person per wee Ranked 5th. 7 times more than Germany
Television broadcast stations > Per capita	4.57 per 1 million people Ranked 16th.	19.14 per 1 million people Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Germany
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes	0.43$ Ranked 105th. 5% more than Sweden	0.41$ Ranked 106th.
Mobile phone subscribers	79.2 million Ranked 7th. 9 times more than Sweden	8.44 million Ranked 43th.
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 - 46; submarine cables provide links to other Nordic countries and Europe; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), 1 Eutelsat, and 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions)(Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and Norway)
Internet > ISP	200 Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Sweden	29 Ranked 24th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000	129.75 Ranked 23th.	213.85 Ranked 10th. 65% more than Germany
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines	50.7 million Ranked 4th. 12 times more than Sweden	4.32 million Ranked 40th.
Radios	77.8 million Ranked 6th. 9 times more than Sweden	8.25 million Ranked 38th.
Films produced per million	1.47 Ranked 27th.	4.47 Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Germany
Internet > Hosts	22.61 million Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Sweden	3.58 million Ranked 19th.
Cinemas > Annual attendance	149 million Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than Sweden	15.8 million Ranked 17th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000	291.27 Ranked 9th.	408.81 Ranked 4th. 40% more than Germany
Mobile phones	71.67 per 100 people Ranked 21st.	88.5 per 100 people Ranked 6th. 23% more than Germany
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita	1.81 Ranked 18th. 2% more than Sweden	1.78 Ranked 19th.
Newspapers per million	4.82 Ranked 23th.	10.05 Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Germany
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million	6,859.93 Mbps Ranked 8th.	17,527.71 Mbps Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Germany
Internet penetration	79.1 Ranked 9th.	92.5 Ranked 3rd. 17% more than Germany
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation	22.1 million Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Sweden	4.32 million Ranked 18th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles	347 Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Sweden	93 Ranked 20th.
Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced	37.74% Ranked 16th.	41.86% Ranked 13th. 11% more than Germany
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily	23.95 million Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Sweden	3.63 million Ranked 16th.
Internet > Top level domain	.de	.se
Television > Total number of channels	29 Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Sweden	9 Ranked 11th.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP	0.061$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 35th.	0.074$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 21st. 21% more than Germany
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people	2.59 Ranked 39th.	4.55 Ranked 21st. 76% more than Germany
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences	2,756 Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Sweden	826 Ranked 12th.
Television > Total number of channels per million people	0.352 Ranked 23th.	0.991 Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Germany
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	267.83 Ranked 14th.	480.79 Ranked 5th. 80% more than Germany
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	coaxial and multiconductor cables carry most of the voice traffic; parallel microwave radio relay systems carry some additional telephone channels
Internet country code	.de	.se
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP	205.76 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 12th.	450.2 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Germany
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment per 1000	$1.28 Million US dollars Ranked 10th.	$1.72 Million US dollars Ranked 7th. 34% more than Germany
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita	190.76 min. Ranked 25th.	210.04 min. Ranked 27th. 10% more than Germany
Telephone mainlines	55.05 million Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than Sweden	6.45 million Ranked 27th.
Cinemas	4,712 Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Sweden	1,167 Ranked 8th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita	0.951 per 1,000 people Ranked 16th.	1.42 per 1,000 people Ranked 8th. 49% more than Germany
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita	129.75 per 1,000 people Ranked 24th.	213.98 per 1,000 people Ranked 10th. 65% more than Germany
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering	No evidence of filtering	No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month	7.4$/month Ranked 164th.	19.23$/month Ranked 104th. 3 times more than Germany
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita	190.77 min. per capita Ranked 24th.	209.96 min. per capita Ranked 23th. 10% more than Germany
Internet hosts	None	4396000
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films	62.26% Ranked 42nd. 7% more than Sweden	58.14% Ranked 45th.
Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$	$2,212.74 Ranked 16th.	$2,717.02 Ranked 9th. 23% more than Germany
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita	2,173.49$ per capita Ranked 18th.	3,065.09$ per capita Ranked 4th. 41% more than Germany
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature	12,798 Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Sweden	2,974 Ranked 14th.
Mobile cellular subscriptions	105.52 million Ranked 9th. 10 times more than Sweden	10.89 million Ranked 53th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers	10.7 million Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Sweden	1.93 million Ranked 16th.
Music > Singles sales > Share of global physical sales > 2005	12/9/2011	0.6-0.96
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million	2.42 Ranked 76th.	3.24 Ranked 65th. 34% more than Germany
Pay TV subscribers	55% Ranked 11th.	64% Ranked 9th. 16% more than Germany
Cinemas > Seats per 1000	10.17 Ranked 17th.	22.47 Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Germany
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences	10,550 Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Sweden	2,986 Ranked 9th.
Cinemas per million	57.39 Ranked 11th.	131.75 Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Germany
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily	382 Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Sweden	90 Ranked 19th.
Internet > IP addresses	118.13 million Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Sweden	30.37 million Ranked 16th.
Telecommunications revenue	3.1 % of GDP Ranked 10th.	3.44 % of GDP Ranked 6th. 11% more than Germany
Television > Percentage of Government (public) television institutions	5.14% Ranked 46th. 4 times more than Sweden	1.21% Ranked 58th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	73.92 Ranked 30th. 77% more than Sweden	41.82 Ranked 16th.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU	5700000000	15306000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	27.52 Ranked 16th.	41.12 Ranked 4th. 49% more than Germany
Number of PCs	40,000 Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Sweden	6,861 Ranked 20th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people	619.12 Ranked 6th. 36% more than Sweden	454.08 Ranked 27th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total	78,042 Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Sweden	12,547 Ranked 13th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions	33.34 million Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Sweden	9.22 million Ranked 26th.
Internet > Broadband access	8.41 million Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Sweden	1.68 million Ranked 16th.
Television broadcast stations per million	4.57 Ranked 18th.	19.15 Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Germany
Radio > Total number of channels	56 Ranked 20th. 75% more than Sweden	32 Ranked 26th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation	5,921 Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Sweden	821 Ranked 8th.
Cinemas > Seats	835,000 Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Sweden	198,900 Ranked 9th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million	951.18 Ranked 17th.	1,417.58 Ranked 9th. 49% more than Germany
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily	25 Ranked 43th.	71 Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Germany
Communications > Telephone access > Telephone access	187.04 Number of telecommunicati Ranked 7th.	190.23 Number of telecommunicati Ranked 6th. 2% more than Germany
Mobile number portability > Implementation date	2002.11.01	2001.09.01
Internet > TLD	.de	.se
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	128.51 Ranked 23th. 9% more than Sweden	118.14 Ranked 35th.
Internet > Livejournal users	9,346 Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Sweden	2,961 Ranked 13th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers	28,730 Ranked 4th. 8 times more than Sweden	3,676 Ranked 11th.
Cinema > Percentage of nationally controlled distribution companies	93.2% Ranked 19th. 23% more than Sweden	75.68% Ranked 22nd.
Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people	1.26 Ranked 28th.	3.98 Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Germany
Cinema > Number of distribution companies	103 Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Sweden	37 Ranked 13th.
Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita	1.81 per capita Ranked 18th. 2% more than Sweden	1.78 per capita Ranked 19th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000	24.58 Ranked 29th.	43.06 Ranked 25th. 75% more than Germany
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Days to port	6 days Ranked 8th. 20% more than Sweden	5 days Ranked 14th.
Telecommunications > Country calling code	49	46
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date	2002.11.01	2001.09.01
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price	EUR 25	Free
Brothers and Sisters > International broadcasts > Series Premiere	2007	2007
Internet > Communication technology patents	5.2 per 1000000 people Ranked 10th.	42 per 1000000 people Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Germany
Telephone subscribers per 1000	1,627.83 Ranked 5th.	1,803.74 Ranked 2nd. 11% more than Germany
Advertising revenue > Share of television	23% Ranked 9th. 15% more than Sweden	20% Ranked 11th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration	41% Ranked 40th.	101.3% Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Germany
Internet > Internet charges	$39.00 Ranked 13th.	$44.00 Ranked 9th. 13% more than Germany
E-Government rating	52.6 Ranked 11th. 7% more than Sweden	49.1 Ranked 27th.
Internet > Secure servers	9.7 per 100,000 people Ranked 13th.	14 per 100,000 people Ranked 9th. 44% more than Germany
Population covered by mobile telephony	99% Ranked 20th. The same as Sweden	99% Ranked 27th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita	156.24 per 1 million people Ranked 18th.	335.98 per 1 million people Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Germany
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million	33.64 Ranked 21st.	93.32 Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Germany
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million	4.65 Ranked 21st.	10.14 Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Germany
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists	26,000 Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Sweden	5,392 Ranked 8th.
Television reception through satellite	31% Ranked 4th. 48% more than Sweden	21% Ranked 6th.
Television > Percentage of public channels with national coverage	58.62% Ranked 22nd.	100% Ranked 10th. 71% more than Germany
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita	348.62 per 1 million people Ranked 27th.	406.38 per 1 million people Ranked 23th. 17% more than Germany
Internet > Web sites	84.7 per 1,000 people Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Sweden	28 per 1,000 people Ranked 8th.
Radio > Total number of channels per million people	0.679 Ranked 53th.	3.54 Ranked 24th. 5 times more than Germany
Total number of combined radio and television institutions per million people	0.121 Number Ranked 37th. 9% more than Sweden	0.111 Number Ranked 38th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines	48.7 million Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than Sweden	5.32 million Ranked 30th.
Radio > Percentage of government (public) radio institutions	4.72% Ranked 40th. 2 times more than Sweden	2.17% Ranked 50th.
Two and a Half Men > International Broadcasters > Series Premiere	March 12 2005	February 6 2004
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita	76.75 per 1 million people Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Sweden	36.49 per 1 million people Ranked 11th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million	156.24 Ranked 18th.	336.01 Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Germany
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History	9,695 Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than Sweden	1,000 Ranked 13th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million	0.304 Ranked 58th.	8 Ranked 33th. 26 times more than Germany
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita	0.304 per 1 million people Ranked 58th.	8.01 per 1 million people Ranked 33th. 26 times more than Germany
Internet > Livejournal users per million	113.26 Ranked 63th.	329.24 Ranked 43th. 3 times more than Germany
Television reception through cable	53% Ranked 7th. 6% more than Sweden	50% Ranked 8th.
Internet > Linux web servers	1,919 Ranked 3rd. 12 times more than Sweden	162 Ranked 13th.
Website defacements per million	1.97 Ranked 63th.	5.4 Ranked 31st. 3 times more than Germany
Website defacements	162 Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Sweden	48 Ranked 33th.
Eurovision Song Contest 1960 > Results > Points	11 Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Sweden	4 Ranked 9th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita	197.9 per 1 million people Ranked 14th.	280.17 per 1 million people Ranked 11th. 42% more than Germany
Internet > Hosts > Per capita	274.45 per 1,000 people Ranked 22nd.	395.67 per 1,000 people Ranked 14th. 44% more than Germany
Eurovision Song Contest 1971 > Results > Points	100 Ranked 3rd. 18% more than Sweden	85 Ranked 6th.
Eurovision Song Contest 1969 > Results > Points	8 Ranked 10th. The same as Sweden	8 Ranked 9th.
Eurovision Song Contest 1959 > Results > Points	5 Ranked 8th. 25% more than Sweden	4 Ranked 9th.
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	22.6 million Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Sweden	3.79 million Ranked 18th.
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports	8.81% Ranked 33th.	10.06% Ranked 24th. 14% more than Germany
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports	6.9% Ranked 23th.	9.45% Ranked 18th. 37% more than Germany
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita	33.65 per 1 million people Ranked 22nd.	93.31 per 1 million people Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Germany
Television standard > VHF	PAL B	PAL B
Broadcasters of Medium > Broadcasters > Première	October 4, 2005	September 15, 2005
Public funding of broadcasters revenue per capita	$49.00 Ranked 6th. 2% more than Sweden	$48.00 Ranked 7th.
Telephone subscribers	134.25 million Ranked 5th. 8 times more than Sweden	16.22 million Ranked 29th.
Telephone system > Regulation	1998	1992
Woman in Love > Charts > Date	December 1980	November 28, 1980
Telephone subscribers per employee	559.19 Ranked 32nd.	857.67 Ranked 11th. 53% more than Germany
Pure Shores > Charts > Date	April 2000	April 6, 2000
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP	3.04% GDP Ranked 51st. 9% more than Sweden	2.8% GDP Ranked 58th.
Telephone lines > Per 100 people	62.6 Ranked 6th. 8% more than Sweden	57.74 Ranked 10th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita	45.39 per 1 million people Ranked 15th. 8% more than Sweden	42.14 per 1 million people Ranked 17th.
Television standard > UHF	PAL G	PAL G
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment, % of GDP	3.17e-06% Ranked 10th.	3.94e-06% Ranked 9th. 24% more than Germany
Telecommunications employment	0.66% Ranked 11th. 5% more than Sweden	0.63% Ranked 13th.
Eurovision Song Contest 1974 > Results > Points	3 Ranked 17th.	24 Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Germany
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million	118.35 Ranked 8th. 5% more than Sweden	112.98 Ranked 9th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	4.21 Ranked 48th.	10.34 Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Germany
Digital terrestrial television > Analog Switch-Off	Planned 2008	15 October 2007
Royalties and fees	$34.40 Ranked 14th.	$144.20 Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Germany
Digital terrestrial television > Analogue to digital transition > Start of closedown	August 2003	19 September 2005
Digital terrestrial television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch	November 2002	April, 1999
Internet > Government Broadband Index	2.6 Ranked 14th.	4.1 Ranked 4th. 58% more than Germany
Telecommunications > Telephone > Telephone greetings, owner answers phone	using family name, often with first name	"Hallå?" Usually, but not always, followed with first and/or last name.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP	0.156$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 108th.	1.17$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 98th. 8 times more than Germany
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita	0.005$ per 1 million people Ranked 108th.	0.046$ per 1 million people Ranked 81st. 9 times more than Germany
Phone subscribers	1,316.52 Ranked 10th.	1,529.41 Ranked 3rd. 16% more than Germany
Internet usage % > 2007	<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_internet_users">67.1</a>	<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_internet_users">80.5</a>
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million	348.76 Ranked 26th.	404.82 Ranked 22nd. 16% more than Germany
My Name Is Earl > Broadcasters > Series Premiere	planned fall 2007	March 1 2006
NUMB3RS > International first broadcast dates > First aired	September 5, 2005	April 29, 2006
Try Again > Charts > Date	July 2000	July 13, 2000
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles	34 Ranked 55th.	70 Ranked 29th. 2 times more than Germany
Total number of combined radio and television institutions	10 Number Ranked 13th. 10 times more than Sweden	1 Number Ranked 48th.
World music market > Digital Singles Sales Share in 2005	5%	< 0.2%
Total broadcasters revenue per capita	$64.00 Ranked 9th. 25% more than Sweden	$51.00 Ranked 11th.
Commercial share of broadcasting revenue	17% Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Sweden	7% Ranked 13th.
Telephone systems > Privatisation	1996	2000
Telephone subscribers > Per capita	1,627.83 per 1,000 people Ranked 6th.	1,804.05 per 1,000 people Ranked 2nd. 11% more than Germany
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation	6.1 million Ranked 10th. 16 times more than Sweden	370,400 Ranked 16th.
Phone system > International dialling code	+49	+46
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people	410.81 Ranked 39th.	1,010.99 Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Germany
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology	3,580 Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Sweden	364 Ranked 17th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities	6,287 Ranked 1st. 19 times more than Sweden	323 Ranked 14th.
Eurovision Song Contest 1966 > Results > Points	7 Ranked 11th.	16 Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Germany
Idol series > Idol around the world > Winners	<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutschland_sucht_den_Superstar_%28Season_1%29">Season 1, 2002-03</a> : Alexander Klaws <br> Season 2, 2003-04 : Elli Erl <br> Season 3, 2005-06 : Tobias Regner<br> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutschland_sucht_den_Superstar_%28Season_4%29">Season 4, 2007</a> : In progress	<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idol_2004">Season 1, 2004</a> : Daniel LindstrÃ¶m <br> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idol_2005">Season 2, 2005</a> : Agnes Carlsson <br> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idol_2006">Season 3, 2006</a> : Markus Fagervall <br> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idol_2007">Season 4, 2007</a> : Upcoming Season
Television reception by terrestrial means	16% Ranked 14th.	29% Ranked 10th. 81% more than Germany
Internet > ISP per million	2.43 Ranked 13th.	3.27 Ranked 47th. 35% more than Germany
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million	76.75 Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Sweden	36.49 Ranked 13th.
Internet > IP addresses (share)	2.8 Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Sweden	0.7 Ranked 16th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita	43.7 per 1 million people Ranked 9th. 6% more than Sweden	41.12 per 1 million people Ranked 11th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita	118.36 per 1 million people Ranked 8th. 5% more than Sweden	112.97 per 1 million people Ranked 8th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita	128.8 per 1 million people Ranked 16th.	337.33 per 1 million people Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Germany
Internet > ISP > Per capita	2.43 per 1 million people Ranked 13th.	3.27 per 1 million people Ranked 40th. 35% more than Germany
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita	24.58 per 1,000 people Ranked 29th.	43.07 per 1,000 people Ranked 25th. 75% more than Germany
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people	1,090.92 Ranked 24th.	1,511.88 Ranked 16th. 39% more than Germany
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines	8.7 per 100 mainlines Ranked 115th. 4% more than Sweden	8.4 per 100 mainlines Ranked 116th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	34.04 Ranked 11th. 6% more than Sweden	32.18 Ranked 16th.
Television revenue from subscriptions	26% Ranked 9th.	33% Ranked 6th. 27% more than Germany
Television > Analogue to digital transition > Analog switch off > End	2008-12-02 completed	29/10/2007
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people	315.09 Ranked 12th.	597.15 Ranked 5th. 90% more than Germany
Never Ever > Charts > Date	March 1998	March 27, 1998
I Wanna Be the Only One > Charts > Date	September 1997	August 29, 1997
Cinemas > Seats > Per capita	10.17 per 1,000 people Ranked 17th.	22.47 per 1,000 people Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Germany
Eurovision Song Contest 1960 > Results > Artist	Wyn Hoop	Siw Malmkvist
Eurovision Song Contest 1975 > Results > Points	15 Ranked 17th.	72 Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Germany
Eurovision Song Contest 1973 > Results > Points	85 Ranked 9th.	94 Ranked 5th. 11% more than Germany
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month	17.34$/month Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than Sweden	6.18$/month Ranked 142nd.
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people	61.84 Ranked 6th. 36% more than Sweden	45.51 Ranked 23th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people	1,128.35 Ranked 77th.	1,245.03 Ranked 53th. 10% more than Germany
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month	26.47$/month Ranked 21st.	26.72$/month Ranked 20th. 1% more than Germany
Public share of broadcasting revenue	77% Ranked 6th.	93% Ranked 3rd. 21% more than Germany
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million	43.7 Ranked 9th. 6% more than Sweden	41.13 Ranked 11th.
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment	$104,715.72 Million US dollars Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Sweden	$15,980.33 Million US dollars Ranked 13th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million	197.89 Ranked 14th.	280.2 Ranked 12th. 42% more than Germany
Music sales > Singles > Millions	7.5 Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Sweden	0.9 Ranked 6th.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU	68300000000	74809000000
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million	72.28 Ranked 16th.	92.76 Ranked 13th. 28% more than Germany
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people	641.11 Ranked 20th.	856.69 Ranked 16th. 34% more than Germany
Internet servers using encryption	52,494 Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Sweden	7,969 Ranked 11th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million	128.79 Ranked 16th.	337.36 Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Germany
Telephone mainlines > Per capita	667.47 per 1,000 people Ranked 2nd.	716.97 per 1,000 people Ranked 2nd. 7% more than Germany
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita	2.73 per 1,000 people Ranked 12th. 30% more than Sweden	2.1 per 1,000 people Ranked 31st.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million	45.39 Ranked 15th. 8% more than Sweden	42.14 Ranked 18th.
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue	8.53% Ranked 69th.	19.98% Ranked 93th. 2 times more than Germany
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily	2.02 million Ranked 10th. 5 times more than Sweden	382,000 Ranked 24th.
Internet > Linux web servers per million	23.3 Ranked 14th. 28% more than Sweden	18.21 Ranked 22nd.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita	4.65 per 1 million people Ranked 20th.	10.15 per 1 million people Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Germany
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences	16,210 Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Sweden	2,480 Ranked 15th.
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP	0.169 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 34th.	0.269 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 10th. 59% more than Germany
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	0.412 Ranked 103th.	7.9 Ranked 32nd. 19 times more than Germany
Telephone lines	51.4 million Ranked 4th. 10 times more than Sweden	5.32 million Ranked 27th.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports	37.74% Ranked 37th.	49.61% Ranked 18th. 31% more than Germany
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$	$19.41 billion Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Sweden	$8.67 billion Ranked 7th.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports	49.15% Ranked 16th.	56.93% Ranked 11th. 16% more than Germany
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP	33.72% Ranked 34th.	46.63% Ranked 11th. 38% more than Germany

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