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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.
  • 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.
  • 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 > Total average circulation: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities.
  • Internet > Top level domain: Country top level domain.
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ 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.
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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.
  • 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.
  • Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$: Investment in telecoms with private participation (current US$). Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets and small projects are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet > Censorship > Political filtering:
    Indicates whether websites that express views in opposition to those of the current government (mainly on issues of human rights, freedom of expression, minority rights and religious movements) are censored or blocked. This is determined by accessing websites with provocative or objectionable content in English from within the country in question as well as from a place known to have no filtering regime. The retrieved content is then compared and scanned for discrepancies. Possible differences in blocking behavior across different ISPs is considered, as well as normal connectivity problems. 
     
    Values
     
    “per”, pervasive filtering: A large portion of the targeted content in several categories is blocked.
     
    “sub”, substantial filtering: Either a number of categories are subject to a medium level of filtering or a low level of filtering is carried out across many categories.
     
    “sel”, selective filtering: A small number of specific sites across a few categories are blocked, or filtering that targets a single category or issue is present.
     
    “sus”, suspected filtering: Connectivity abnormalities suggest the presence of filtering, but no conclusive proof of deliberate tampering could be found.
     
    “ne”, no evidence of filtering or blocking. 
     
     “nd”, no data.
     
     
  • Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month: Price basket for Internet is calculated based on the cheapest available tariff for accessing the Internet 20 hours a month (10 hours peak and 10 hours off-peak). The basket does not include the telephone line rental but does include telephone usage charges if applicable. Data are compiled in the national currency and converted to U.S. dollars using the annual average exchange rate.
  • International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included."
  • Internet > Broadband subscribers: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries.
  • Internet > Internet Service Providers per million: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Internet > IP addresses: Number of IPv4 internet addresses allocated to each country.
  • Television > Percentage of Government (public) television institutions: Percentage of Government (public) television institutions.
  • Telecommunications investment > Current LCU: Telecommunications investment refers to the expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of telecommunication equipment infrastructure (including supporting land and buildings and intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer software). These include expenditure on initial installations and on additions to existing installations.
  • Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology."
  • Number of PCs: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people: Fixed telephone lines. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions: Mobile subscriptions Number.
  • Television broadcast stations per million: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Radio > Ratio of private to government (public) radio institutions: Number of private radio institutions to government radio institutions. For instance, for every one government radio institution Turkey has 1,265 that are private.
  • Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Internet > TLD: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
  • Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people: Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included."
  • Internet > Livejournal users: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004)
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price: Price.

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date: Implementation date yyyy.mm.dd.

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • 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
  • 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.
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • 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.
  • Radio > Percentage of government (public) radio institutions: Percentage of radio institutions that are financed by the government, also known as public radio institutions.
  • Radio > Percentage of private radio institutions: Percentage of radio institutions that are private.
  • Internet > Livejournal users per million: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Website defacements per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
  • Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Internet > Hosts > Per capita: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
  • Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$: Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
  • Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Households with landlines per thousand people: Number of households with landline phone connection. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
  • Price basket for mobile > US$ per month: Price basket for mobile is calculated as the pre-paid price for 25 calls per month spread over the same mobile network, other mobile networks, and mobile to fixed calls and during peak, off-peak, and weekend times. It also includes 30 text messages per month.
  • Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$, % of GDP: Investment in telecoms with private participation (current US$). Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets and small projects are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP 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.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Households with landlines: Number of households with landline phone connection.
  • 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.
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Television > Percentage of private television institutions: Percentage of private television institutions.
  • Total number of combined radio and television institutions: Total number of radio and television institutions.
  • Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per capita: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Television > Ratio of private to Government (public) television institutions: Number of private television institutions to government television institutions. For instance, for every one government television institution Turkey has 528 that are private.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code: Country Code.

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people 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.
  • Telephone employees > Total > Per capita: Telephone employees refer to the total full-time telecommunications staff. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telephone mainlines > Per capita: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Internet servers using encryption: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Phone subscribers: Fixed line and mobile telephones (per 1,000 people). Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
  • 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.
  • Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
  • Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita: Investment in telecoms with private participation (current US$). Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets and small projects are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • 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 faults > Per 100 mainlines: Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.
  • 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.
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Broadcast media state-owned TV station, 2 state-owned radio networks; several privately owned TV stations and a large number of privately owned radio stations; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters are accessible; several cable and satellite TV subscription services are obtainable Doordarshan, India's public TV network, operates about 20 national, regional, and local services; a large and increasing number of privately owned TV stations are distributed by cable and satellite service providers; by 2011, more than 100 million homes had access to cable and satellite TV offering more than 700 TV channels; government controls AM radio with All India Radio operating domestic and external networks; news broadcasts via radio are limited to the All India Radio Network; since 2000, privately-owned FM stations have been permitted and their numbers have increased rapidly
Households with television 26%
Ranked 46th. 		32%
Ranked 98th. 23% more than Ghana
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 2.54
Ranked 147th. 		11.57
Ranked 128th. 5 times more than Ghana
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 17.11
Ranked 140th. 36% more than India 		12.58
Ranked 155th.
Internet > Internet users per thousand people 167.36
Ranked 144th. 35% more than India 		124.18
Ranked 159th.
Internet > Users per 1000 28.86
Ranked 127th. 		69.02
Ranked 111th. 2 times more than Ghana
Internet users 1.3 million
Ranked 91st. 		61.34 million
Ranked 6th. 47 times more than Ghana
News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>Ghana News Agency - state-run</p> </p>GhanaWeb - news/information portal</p> <p>Press Trust of India (PTI) - non-profit, owned by newspaper titles</p> </p>Asian News International (ANI) - commercial, privately-owned multimedia news agency</p> </p>Indo-Asian News Service (IANS) - privately-owned newswire</p>
Personal computers > Per capita 5.17 per 1,000 people
Ranked 138th. 		15.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th. 3 times more than Ghana
Radio > List of radio stations <p>Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) - state-run, operates Radio 1 in English and Ghanaian vernaculars, commercial service Radio 2 and local services including Accra&#039;s Uniiq FM</p> </p>Adom FM - private</p> </p>Peace FM - private</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13433793">Full Article</a> <p>All India Radio - public, operates domestic and external networks</p> </p>Radio One - commercial radio network in six big cities</p> </p>Radio Mirchi - commercial network, stations in Mumbai, Delhi and other cities, mainly music, operated by The Times Group</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12557390">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 100.28
Ranked 108th. 46% more than India 		68.72
Ranked 152nd.
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 331.6 per 1,000 people
Ranked 116th. 29% more than India 		257.91 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th.
Television > List of TV stations <p>Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) - state-run, operates Ghana TV (GTV) and digital networks, including news channel GBC 24</p> </p>Metro TV - jointly owned by government and private company</p> </p>TV3 - private</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13433793">Full Article</a> <p>Doordarshan - public TV; operates national, regional, local and satellite services</p> </p>CNN-IBN - 24-hour news channel in English, partially owned by CNN&#039;s parent, Turner International</p> </p>New Delhi TV (NDTV) - operates NDTV 24x7 and NDTV-India news channels in English and Hindi</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12557390">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 93.08 per 1,000 people
Ranked 104th. 43% more than India 		65.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th.
Televisions per 1000 93.59
Ranked 116th. 62% more than India 		57.6
Ranked 133th.
Personal computers per 1000 5.38
Ranked 137th. 		15.08
Ranked 48th. 3 times more than Ghana
Radio broadcast stations AM 0, FM 86, shortwave 3 AM 153, FM 91, shortwave 68
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 13.86
Ranked 65th. 		70.94
Ranked 42nd. 5 times more than Ghana
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 143.08 per 1,000 people
Ranked 110th. 12% more than India 		127.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 112th.
Internet > Users > Per capita 28.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 129th. 		70.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 115th. 2 times more than Ghana
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 11.23
Ranked 173th. 		25.13
Ranked 157th. 2 times more than Ghana
Televisions 1.9 million
Ranked 63th. 		63 million
Ranked 4th. 33 times more than Ghana
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 16.42 per 1,000 people
Ranked 104th. 		45.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 122nd. 3 times more than Ghana
Internet users > Per 100 people 4.27
Ranked 147th. 		4.54
Ranked 145th. 6% more than Ghana
Internet > Internet users 4.22 million
Ranked 69th. 		151.6 million
Ranked 3rd. 36 times more than Ghana
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 13.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 67th. 		60.09 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd. 4 times more than Ghana
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 168.2 Mbps
Ranked 47th. 		20,000 Mbps
Ranked 8th. 119 times more than Ghana
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 7.61 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 66th. 		18.27 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 59th. 2 times more than Ghana
Personal computers 112,000
Ranked 109th. 		17 million
Ranked 4th. 152 times more than Ghana
Television broadcast stations 7
Ranked 6th. 		562
Ranked 2nd. 80 times more than Ghana
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 309.36 million min.
Ranked 52nd. 		3.1 billion min.
Ranked 8th. 10 times more than Ghana
Radios per 1000 615.71
Ranked 48th. 6 times more than India 		106.05
Ranked 164th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 637.74
Ranked 120th. 15% more than India 		555.73
Ranked 4th.
Internet > Percent using internet 17.11%
Ranked 139th. 36% more than India 		12.58%
Ranked 153th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular 21.17 million
Ranked 43th. 		893.86 million
Ranked 2nd. 42 times more than Ghana
Radio receivers > Per capita 0.237 per capita
Ranked 115th. 98% more than India 		0.12 per capita
Ranked 147th.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 11.29
Ranked 164th. 		29.67
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Ghana
Telephone mainlines per 1000 15.04
Ranked 118th. 		44.14
Ranked 103th. 3 times more than Ghana
Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>The Ghanaian Chronicle - private daily</p> </p>Daily Graphic - state-owned</p> </p>Daily Guide - private</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13433793">Full Article</a> <p>The Times of India - Mumbai-based daily</p> </p>The Hindu - Chennai-based daily</p> </p>The Hindustan Times - New Delhi-based daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12557390">Full Article</a>
Telephone system > General assessment primarily microwave radio relay; wireless local loop has been installed; outdated and unreliable fixed-line infrastructure heavily concentrated in Accra supported by recent deregulation and liberalization of telecommunications laws and policies, India has emerged as one of the fastest growing telecom markets in the world; total telephone subscribership base exceeded 900 million in 2011, an overall teledensity of roughly 75%, and subscribership is currently growing more than 20 million per month; urban teledensity now exceeds 100% and rural teledensity is steadily growing
Television receivers per 1000 98.47
Ranked 101st. 55% more than India 		63.61
Ranked 112th.
Internet > IP addresses per capita 13.17
Ranked 178th. 		28.78
Ranked 162nd. 2 times more than Ghana
Average cost of local call 0.03
Ranked 76th. 50% more than India 		0.02
Ranked 89th.
Internet > Users 650,000
Ranked 85th. 		80 million
Ranked 3rd. 123 times more than Ghana
Internet > Internet penetration 17.1%
Ranked 147th. 36% more than India 		12.6%
Ranked 162nd.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 132.92
Ranked 115th. 66% more than India 		79.85
Ranked 131st.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,009.93
Ranked 106th. 44% more than India 		699.22
Ranked 148th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines 284,981
Ranked 117th. 		31.08 million
Ranked 10th. 109 times more than Ghana
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 25.62 million
Ranked 41st. 		864.72 million
Ranked 2nd. 34 times more than Ghana
Internet > Internet Service Providers 12
Ranked 79th. 		43
Ranked 27th. 4 times more than Ghana
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 64,436
Ranked 109th. 		14.31 million
Ranked 10th. 222 times more than Ghana
Telephones > Main lines in use 284,700
Ranked 117th. 		32.69 million
Ranked 10th. 115 times more than Ghana
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 1.12
Ranked 172nd. 		2.51
Ranked 156th. 2 times more than Ghana
Active military personnel 15,500
Ranked 78th. 		1.32 million
Ranked 1st. 85 times more than Ghana
Radio receivers per 1000 250.45
Ranked 109th. 2 times more than India 		117.12
Ranked 148th.
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 128.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 118th. 56% more than India 		82.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 129th.
Internet > Hosts per 1000 1.04
Ranked 122nd. 		2.3
Ranked 110th. 2 times more than Ghana
Number of PCs per million 5.38
Ranked 144th. 		11.73
Ranked 129th. 2 times more than Ghana
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 25.62 million
Ranked 41st. 		864.72 million
Ranked 2nd. 34 times more than Ghana
Radio receivers 4.4 million
Ranked 59th. 		116 million
Ranked 4th. 26 times more than Ghana
Television receivers 1.73 million
Ranked 64th. 		63 million
Ranked 4th. 36 times more than Ghana
Television broadcast stations > Per capita 0.305 per 1 million people
Ranked 14th. 		0.582 per 1 million people
Ranked 56th. 91% more than Ghana
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 0.39$
Ranked 107th. 		1.19$
Ranked 66th. 3 times more than Ghana
Mobile phone subscribers 2.84 million
Ranked 69th. 		90 million
Ranked 5th. 32 times more than Ghana
Telephone system > International country code - 233; landing point for the SAT-3/WASC, Main One, and GLO-1 fiber-optic submarine cables that provide connectivity to South Africa, Europe, and Asia; satellite earth stations - 4 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean); microwave radio relay link to Panaftel system connects Ghana to its neighbors country code - 91; a number of major international submarine cable systems, including Sea-Me-We-3 with landing sites at Cochin and Mumbai (Bombay), Sea-Me-We-4 with a landing site at Chennai, Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG) with a landing site at Mumbai (Bombay), South Africa - Far East (SAFE) with a landing site at Cochin, the i2i cable network linking to Singapore with landing sites at Mumbai (Bombay) and Chennai (Madras), and Tata Indicom linking Singapore and Chennai (Madras), provide a significant increase in the bandwidth available for both voice and data traffic; satellite earth stations - 8 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) and 1 Inmarsat (Indian Ocean region); 9 gateway exchanges operating from Mumbai (Bombay), New Delhi, Kolkata (Calcutta), Chennai (Madras), Jalandhar, Kanpur, Gandhinagar, Hyderabad, and Ernakulam
Internet > ISP 12
Ranked 59th. 		43
Ranked 16th. 4 times more than Ghana
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 0.089
Ranked 98th. 		1.15
Ranked 86th. 13 times more than Ghana
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 284,981
Ranked 117th. 		31.08 million
Ranked 10th. 109 times more than Ghana
Radios 12.5 million
Ranked 31st. 		116 million
Ranked 4th. 9 times more than Ghana
Internet > Hosts 24,018
Ranked 87th. 		2.71 million
Ranked 24th. 113 times more than Ghana
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 14.47
Ranked 65th. 		58.57
Ranked 44th. 4 times more than Ghana
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 7.87 Mbps
Ranked 66th. 		17.74 Mbps
Ranked 59th. 2 times more than Ghana
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 260,000
Ranked 39th. 		79.24 million
Ranked 2nd. 305 times more than Ghana
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 4
Ranked 77th. 		1,874
Ranked 1st. 469 times more than Ghana
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 260,000
Ranked 53th. 		59.02 million
Ranked 3rd. 227 times more than Ghana
Internet > Top level domain .gh .in
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 4.81$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 50th. 		7.7$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 27th. 60% more than Ghana
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences 1
Ranked 53th. 		570
Ranked 16th. 570 times more than Ghana
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 14.47
Ranked 49th. 		71.35
Ranked 44th. 5 times more than Ghana
Telephone system > Domestic competition among multiple mobile-cellular providers has spurred growth with a subscribership of more than 80 per 100 persons and rising mobile cellular service introduced in 1994 and organized nationwide into four metropolitan areas and 19 telecom circles each with multiple private service providers and one or more state-owned service providers; in recent years significant trunk capacity added in the form of fiber-optic cable and one of the world's largest domestic satellite systems, the Indian National Satellite system (INSAT), with 6 satellites supporting 33,000 very small aperture terminals (VSAT)
Internet country code .gh .in
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 15.69 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 51st. 		24.82 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 41st. 58% more than Ghana
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 15.24 min.
Ranked 87th. 5 times more than India 		2.88 min.
Ranked 112th.
Telephone mainlines 321,526
Ranked 88th. 		49.75 million
Ranked 4th. 155 times more than Ghana
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ $226.70 million
Ranked 35th. 		$3.72 billion
Ranked 3rd. 16 times more than Ghana
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita 0.0
Ranked 62nd. 		0.014 per 1,000 people
Ranked 55th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 0.086 per 1,000 people
Ranked 99th. 		1.19 per 1,000 people
Ranked 87th. 14 times more than Ghana
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering Selective filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 23.56$/month
Ranked 82nd. 3 times more than India 		6.78$/month
Ranked 169th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 14.58 min. per capita
Ranked 88th. 5 times more than India 		2.96 min. per capita
Ranked 110th.
Internet hosts None None
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology 2
Ranked 53th. 		275
Ranked 18th. 138 times more than Ghana
Mobile cellular subscriptions 11.57 million
Ranked 50th. 		346.89 million
Ranked 3rd. 30 times more than Ghana
Internet > Broadband subscribers 1,904
Ranked 92nd. 		1.3 million
Ranked 22nd. 683 times more than Ghana
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 0.591
Ranked 128th. 15 times more than India 		0.0393
Ranked 192nd.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences 1
Ranked 56th. 		760
Ranked 23th. 760 times more than Ghana
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 4
Ranked 84th. 		5,221
Ranked 1st. 1305 times more than Ghana
Internet > IP addresses 332,544
Ranked 104th. 		34.69 million
Ranked 15th. 104 times more than Ghana
Television > Percentage of Government (public) television institutions 7.14%
Ranked 39th. 6 times more than India 		1.2%
Ranked 59th.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 471186000000 165710000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 0.1
Ranked 133th. 		0.46
Ranked 114th. 5 times more than Ghana
Number of PCs 112
Ranked 114th. 		13,030
Ranked 12th. 116 times more than Ghana
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 11.23
Ranked 177th. 		25.13
Ranked 161st. 2 times more than Ghana
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total 7
Ranked 63th. 		14,085
Ranked 9th. 2012 times more than Ghana
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 8.21 million
Ranked 27th. 		59.05 million
Ranked 7th. 7 times more than Ghana
Television broadcast stations per million 0.311
Ranked 12th. 		0.567
Ranked 61st. 83% more than Ghana
Radio > Ratio of private to government (public) radio institutions 6.08
Ranked 42nd. 		22
Ranked 25th. 4 times more than Ghana
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million 0.39
Ranked 64th. 		13.98
Ranked 57th. 36 times more than Ghana
Internet > TLD .gh .in
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 49.55
Ranked 125th. 63% more than India 		30.43
Ranked 147th.
Internet > Livejournal users 27
Ranked 193th. 		1,602
Ranked 24th. 59 times more than Ghana
Internet > Secure Internet servers 7
Ranked 125th. 		825
Ranked 29th. 118 times more than Ghana
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price Free 19
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date 2011.07.07 2011.01.20
Telecommunications > Country calling code 233 91
Telephone subscribers per 1000 147.96
Ranked 109th. 19% more than India 		123.99
Ranked 112th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 33.3%
Ranked 50th. 7 times more than India 		4.9%
Ranked 109th.
E-Government rating 32
Ranked 160th. 		45.1
Ranked 57th. 41% more than Ghana
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million 0.0557
Ranked 55th. 		0.566
Ranked 53th. 10 times more than Ghana
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 0.223
Ranked 93th. 		5.18
Ranked 21st. 23 times more than Ghana
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 0.311 per 1 million people
Ranked 151st. 		0.743 per 1 million people
Ranked 133th. 2 times more than Ghana
Total number of combined radio and television institutions per million people 0.0468 Number
Ranked 43th. 26 times more than India 		0.00177 Number
Ranked 51st.
Radio > Percentage of government (public) radio institutions 14.12%
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than India 		4.35%
Ranked 42nd.
Radio > Percentage of private radio institutions 85.88%
Ranked 45th. 		95.65%
Ranked 28th. 11% more than Ghana
Internet > Livejournal users per million 1.3
Ranked 188th. 		1.44
Ranked 185th. 11% more than Ghana
Website defacements per million 0.104
Ranked 117th. 		0.112
Ranked 115th. 8% more than Ghana
Website defacements 2
Ranked 105th. 		119
Ranked 16th. 60 times more than Ghana
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 8.9%
Ranked 116th. 		66.44%
Ranked 8th. 7 times more than Ghana
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 16.82%
Ranked 107th. 		43.07%
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Ghana
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 1015000000000 688000000000
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita 0.158 per 1 million people
Ranked 57th. 		3.41 per 1 million people
Ranked 53th. 22 times more than Ghana
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million 0.111
Ranked 55th. 		0.273
Ranked 52nd. 2 times more than Ghana
Internet > Hosts > Per capita 1.03 per 1,000 people
Ranked 143th. 		2.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 128th. 2 times more than Ghana
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 43.96$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 60th. 26 times more than India 		1.71$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 96th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.018$ per 1 million people
Ranked 91st. 18 times more than India 		0.001$ per 1 million people
Ranked 111th.
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ 0.0
Ranked 84th. 		$51.80 billion
Ranked 2nd.
Television standard > VHF PAL B PAL B
Internet > ISP per million 0.637
Ranked 87th. 15 times more than India 		0.0413
Ranked 131st.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Households with landlines per thousand people 5.26
Ranked 6th. 		16.56
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Ghana
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 143.08 per 1,000 people
Ranked 109th. 12% more than India 		127.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 112th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita 0.105 per 1 million people
Ranked 54th. 		0.28 per 1 million people
Ranked 51st. 3 times more than Ghana
Telephone lines > Per 100 people 0.62
Ranked 176th. 		3.32
Ranked 143th. 5 times more than Ghana
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 6.95$/month
Ranked 131st. 3 times more than India 		2.39$/month
Ranked 178th.
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$, % of GDP 0.557%
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than India 		0.202%
Ranked 65th.
Telephone subscribers 3.16 million
Ranked 65th. 		139.75 million
Ranked 4th. 44 times more than Ghana
Telephone subscribers per employee 557.23
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than India 		107.93
Ranked 120th.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 2.08% GDP
Ranked 112th. 8% more than India 		1.93% GDP
Ranked 69th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Households with landlines 127,694
Ranked 3rd. 		17.55 million
Ranked 1st. 137 times more than Ghana
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 2.96
Ranked 152nd. 		3.57
Ranked 145th. 21% more than Ghana
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 0.252
Ranked 147th. 		1.14
Ranked 128th. 5 times more than Ghana
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ 51.6 million$
Ranked 54th. 		6.2 billion$
Ranked 2nd. 120 times more than Ghana
Television > Percentage of private television institutions 92.86%
Ranked 30th. 		98.8%
Ranked 10th. 6% more than Ghana
Total number of combined radio and television institutions 1 Number
Ranked 36th. 		2 Number
Ranked 27th. Twice as much as Ghana
Internet > ISP > Per capita 0.604 per 1 million people
Ranked 82nd. 14 times more than India 		0.042 per 1 million people
Ranked 124th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita 0.053 per 1 million people
Ranked 58th. 		0.774 per 1 million people
Ranked 53th. 15 times more than Ghana
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per capita 2.33$ per capita
Ranked 69th. 		5.67$ per capita
Ranked 56th. 2 times more than Ghana
Television > Ratio of private to Government (public) television institutions 13
Ranked 26th. 		82
Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Ghana
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code 233
Ranked 33th. 3 times more than India 		91
Ranked 41st.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.223
Ranked 87th. 		1.69
Ranked 89th. 8 times more than Ghana
Phone system > International dialling code +233 +91
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 325.79
Ranked 51st. 7 times more than India 		48.37
Ranked 111th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,009.93
Ranked 104th. 44% more than India 		699.22
Ranked 148th.
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 46.42%
Ranked 20th. 1% more than India 		45.93%
Ranked 15th.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 0.257 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 		0.404 per 1,000 people
Ranked 124th. 57% more than Ghana
Telephone mainlines > Per capita 14.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 118th. 		45.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 102nd. 3 times more than Ghana
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million 0.0557
Ranked 59th. 		0.754
Ranked 54th. 14 times more than Ghana
Internet servers using encryption 17
Ranked 117th. 		1,796
Ranked 28th. 106 times more than Ghana
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 0.71
Ranked 142nd. 		1.55
Ranked 128th. 2 times more than Ghana
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million 0.167
Ranked 59th. 		3.32
Ranked 55th. 20 times more than Ghana
Phone subscribers 20.83
Ranked 132nd. 		43.78
Ranked 123th. 2 times more than Ghana
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 0.319
Ranked 149th. 		0.722
Ranked 132nd. 2 times more than Ghana
Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.0
Ranked 152nd. 		0.8
Ranked 14th.
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita $8.94
Ranked 49th. 3 times more than India 		$3.01
Ranked 78th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences 3
Ranked 58th. 		3,350
Ranked 9th. 1117 times more than Ghana
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 0.21 per 1 million people
Ranked 94th. 		5.32 per 1 million people
Ranked 20th. 25 times more than Ghana
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.023 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 133th. 		0.039 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 120th. 70% more than Ghana
Telephone lines 143,900
Ranked 121st. 		37.9 million
Ranked 8th. 263 times more than Ghana
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 22,980
Ranked 102nd. 		5.28 million
Ranked 15th. 230 times more than Ghana
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 7.34%
Ranked 46th. 46% more than India 		5.04%
Ranked 79th.
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 0.05%
Ranked 106th. 		1.31%
Ranked 64th. 26 times more than Ghana
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita 0.053 per 1 million people
Ranked 53th. 		0.58 per 1 million people
Ranked 49th. 11 times more than Ghana
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita 2.41$
Ranked 69th. 		5.5$
Ranked 57th. 2 times more than Ghana
Telephone system > Regulation 1997 1997
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 5.6 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 3rd. 		126 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 3rd. 23 times more than Ghana
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 1.12
Ranked 173th. 		2.47
Ranked 158th. 2 times more than Ghana
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 14.79$/month
Ranked 50th. 5 times more than India 		3.28$/month
Ranked 110th.

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