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Broadcast media broadcast media dominated by the private sector; roughly 150 private TV channels, about a dozen of the private channels broadcast at the national or regional level; 3 publicly-owned terrestrial TV channels with national coverage, 1 publicly-owned satellite channel, and 3 stations designed for digital terrestrial transmissions; multi-channel satellite and cable TV services obtainable; upwards of 1,500 radio stations broadcasting, nearly all of them privately-owned; state-run broadcaster has 7 national stations, 2 international stations, and 19 regional stations a mixture of public and commercial broadcast TV and radio stations; 6 national terrestrial TV networks including 1 public broadcaster; the large number of radio and TV stations available provide a wide range of choices; satellite and cable services provide access to international channels
Households with television 99.5%
Ranked 3rd. 1% more than Japan
99%
Ranked 5th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 238.06
Ranked 34th.
276.69
Ranked 24th. 16% more than Greece

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 56
Ranked 67th.
79.05
Ranked 31st. 41% more than Greece

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 559.73
Ranked 70th.
791.21
Ranked 31st. 41% more than Greece
Internet > Users per 1000 226.93
Ranked 74th.
689.59
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Greece

Internet users 4.97 million
Ranked 19th.
99.18 million
Ranked 3rd. 20 times more than Greece
News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>Athens News Agency - national agency, English-language pages</p> </p>NewsIt - news portal</p> </p>Nooz.gr - news portal</p> <p>Kyodo - English-language pages</p> </p>Japan Today - online news, in English</p>
Personal computers > Per capita 89.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 67th.
541.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th. 6 times more than Greece

Radio > List of radio stations <p>Greek Public Radio (ERA) - state broadcaster, shut down in June 2013</p> </p>Easy 972 - commercial</p> </p>Athena 984 - municipal Athens station, one of the first non-state radios</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17372888">Full Article</a> <p>NHK - public, operates news/speech-based Radio 1, cultural/educational network Radio 2, classical music-based network FM Radio, external service Radio Japan</p> </p>Inter FM - Tokyo commercial music station</p> </p>J-Wave - Tokyo commercial music station</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15217593">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 116.94
Ranked 68th. 7% more than Japan
109.43
Ranked 86th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 1,120.56 per 1,000 people
Ranked 28th. 33% more than Japan
842.31 per 1,000 people
Ranked 60th.

Television > List of TV stations <p>Public TV (DT) - temporary replacement for state broadcaster ERT, which was shut down in June 2013</p> </p>Mega TV - major private station</p> </p>ANT1 - major private station</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17372888">Full Article</a> <p>NHK - public, operates the General TV, Educational TV channels. NHK also runs HD satellite channels BS1 and BS Premium. NHK World is the organisation&#039;s international English-language channel.</p> </p>TV Asahi - national commercial network</p> </p>Fuji TV - national commercial network</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15217593">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 235.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 68th.
686.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Greece

Televisions per 1000 230.42
Ranked 75th.
677.27
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Greece
Personal computers per 1000 89.14
Ranked 68th.
541.64
Ranked 17th. 6 times more than Greece

Radio broadcast stations AM 26, FM 88, shortwave 4 AM 215 (plus 370 repeaters), FM 89 (plus 485 repeaters), shortwave 21
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,472.09 per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th. 23% more than Japan
1,201.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th.

Internet > Users > Per capita 237.24 per 1,000 people
Ranked 73th.
691.42 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Greece

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 484.14
Ranked 20th.
503.86
Ranked 16th. 4% more than Greece

Televisions 2.54 million
Ranked 57th.
86.5 million
Ranked 3rd. 34 times more than Greece
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 581.62 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 45% more than Japan
402.03 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th.

Internet users > Per 100 people 43.11
Ranked 49th.
75.16
Ranked 14th. 74% more than Greece

Internet > Internet users 6.03 million
Ranked 52nd.
100.68 million
Ranked 4th. 17 times more than Greece
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 6,513 Mbps
Ranked 34th.
132,608 Mbps
Ranked 9th. 20 times more than Greece

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 588.79 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 37th.
1,037.92 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 30th. 76% more than Greece

Personal computers 986,000
Ranked 52nd.
69.2 million
Ranked 2nd. 70 times more than Greece

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 1.79 billion min.
Ranked 18th.
5.55 billion min.
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Greece

Radios per 1000 455.39
Ranked 75th.
943.48
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Greece
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 1,178.35
Ranked 45th. 31% more than Japan
900.9
Ranked 83th.

Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $15.38 billion
Ranked 29th.
$349.16 billion
Ranked 2nd. 23 times more than Greece

Internet > Percent using internet 56%
Ranked 66th.
79.05%
Ranked 29th. 41% more than Greece

Telephones > Mobile cellular 12.13 million
Ranked 62nd.
132.76 million
Ranked 7th. 11 times more than Greece

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.466 per capita
Ranked 64th.
0.956 per capita
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Greece

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 525.58
Ranked 14th. 51% more than Japan
347.79
Ranked 45th.

Telephone mainlines per 1000 567.67
Ranked 6th. 23% more than Japan
460.03
Ranked 19th.

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>Eleftherotypia - daily</p> </p>Ta Nea - daily</p> </p>Ethnos - daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17372888">Full Article</a> <p>Asahi Shimbun - daily, English-language pages</p> </p>Yomiuri Shimbun - daily, English-language pages</p> </p>Mainichi Daily News - English-language pages</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15217593">Full Article</a>
Films produced 22
Ranked 31st.
310
Ranked 3rd. 14 times more than Greece
Cinema attendance 13 million
Ranked 33th.
145 million
Ranked 6th. 11 times more than Greece
Telephone system > General assessment adequate, modern networks reach all areas; good mobile telephone and international service excellent domestic and international service
Cinema attendance per capita 1.18
Ranked 28th. 4% more than Japan
1.14
Ranked 31st.
Television receivers per 1000 235.7
Ranked 66th.
686.01
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Greece

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 43
Ranked 30th.
441
Ranked 5th. 10 times more than Greece

Internet > IP addresses per capita 515.38
Ranked 62nd.
1,587.39
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Greece
Average cost of local call 0.08
Ranked 44th. 14% more than Japan
0.07
Ranked 48th.
Internet > Users 2.54 million
Ranked 52nd.
88.11 million
Ranked 2nd. 35 times more than Greece

Internet > Internet penetration 56%
Ranked 71st.
79.1%
Ranked 33th. 41% more than Greece
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 904.42
Ranked 27th. 22% more than Japan
741.51
Ranked 46th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,183.82
Ranked 66th. 9% more than Japan
1,084.68
Ranked 89th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines 5.46 million
Ranked 29th.
64.27 million
Ranked 3rd. 12 times more than Greece

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 13.35 million
Ranked 62nd.
138.36 million
Ranked 7th. 10 times more than Greece

Internet > Internet Service Providers 27
Ranked 40th.
73
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Greece
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 2.69 million
Ranked 30th.
35.3 million
Ranked 3rd. 13 times more than Greece

Telephones > Main lines in use 5.75 million
Ranked 29th.
64.67 million
Ranked 3rd. 11 times more than Greece

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 49.09
Ranked 18th.
50.47
Ranked 16th. 3% more than Greece

Active military personnel 177,600
Ranked 1st.
230,300
Ranked 13th. 30% more than Greece
Radio receivers per 1000 465.83
Ranked 64th.
955.66
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Greece

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 904.42 per 1,000 people
Ranked 31st. 22% more than Japan
741.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th.

Internet > Hosts per 1000 144.7
Ranked 36th.
312.51
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Greece

Number of PCs per million 89.14
Ranked 70th.
541.64
Ranked 15th. 6 times more than Greece
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 13.35 million
Ranked 63th.
141.13 million
Ranked 7th. 11 times more than Greece

Radio receivers 5.02 million
Ranked 55th.
120.5 million
Ranked 3rd. 24 times more than Greece

Television receivers 2.54 million
Ranked 57th.
86.5 million
Ranked 3rd. 34 times more than Greece

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology 208
Ranked 27th.
1,078
Ranked 11th. 5 times more than Greece
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 1.09$
Ranked 71st.
1.63$
Ranked 5th. 50% more than Greece

Mobile phone subscribers 10.04 million
Ranked 37th.
94.75 million
Ranked 4th. 9 times more than Greece

Telephone system > International country code - 30; landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-3 optical telecommunications submarine cable that provides links to Europe, Middle East, and Asia; a number of smaller submarine cables provide connectivity to various parts of Europe, the Middle East, and Cyprus; tropospheric scatter; satellite earth stations - 4 (2 Intelsat - 1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean, 1 Eutelsat, and 1 Inmarsat - Indian Ocean region) country code - 81; numerous submarine cables provide links throughout Asia, Australia, the Middle East, Europe, and US; satellite earth stations - 7 Intelsat (Pacific and Indian Oceans), 1 Intersputnik (Indian Ocean region), 2 Inmarsat (Pacific and Indian Ocean regions), and 8 SkyPerfect JSAT
Internet > ISP 27
Ranked 25th.
73
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Greece
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 14.42
Ranked 59th.
175.04
Ranked 14th. 12 times more than Greece

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 5.46 million
Ranked 29th.
64.27 million
Ranked 3rd. 12 times more than Greece

Radios 5.02 million
Ranked 56th.
120.5 million
Ranked 3rd. 24 times more than Greece
Films produced per million 2
Ranked 21st.
2.43
Ranked 13th. 22% more than Greece
Internet > Hosts 1.63 million
Ranked 31st.
39.91 million
Ranked 2nd. 25 times more than Greece

Cinemas > Annual attendance 13 million
Ranked 22nd.
145 million
Ranked 4th. 11 times more than Greece

Mobile phones 83.86 per 100 people
Ranked 11th. 35% more than Japan
62.11 per 100 people
Ranked 26th.
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 1.19
Ranked 23th. 4% more than Japan
1.14
Ranked 27th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 588.79 Mbps
Ranked 38th.
1,037.94 Mbps
Ranked 30th. 76% more than Greece

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 156
Ranked 10th. 44% more than Japan
108
Ranked 15th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 1.65 million
Ranked 39th.
70.45 million
Ranked 3rd. 43 times more than Greece

Internet > Top level domain .gr .jp
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.041$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 55th.
0.075$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 20th. 83% more than Greece

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 3.81
Ranked 28th. 10% more than Japan
3.45
Ranked 29th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences 239
Ranked 25th.
1,363
Ranked 8th. 6 times more than Greece
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 154.07
Ranked 46th.
551.39
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Greece

Telephone system > Domestic microwave radio relay trunk system; extensive open-wire connections; submarine cable to offshore islands high level of modern technology and excellent service of every kind
Internet country code .gr .jp
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 31.15 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 54th. 8% more than Japan
28.92 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 60th.

Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment per 1000 $0.06 Million US dollars
Ranked 28th.
$0.88 Million US dollars
Ranked 14th. 14 times more than Greece
Telephone mainlines 6.3 million
Ranked 24th.
58.78 million
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Greece

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 163.15 min.
Ranked 29th. 4 times more than Japan
43.41 min.
Ranked 46th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita 0.377 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th.
0.447 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th. 19% more than Greece
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 14.42 per 1,000 people
Ranked 60th.
175.04 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th. 12 times more than Greece

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 16.35$/month
Ranked 115th. 19% more than Japan
13.79$/month
Ranked 125th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 163.15 min. per capita
Ranked 26th. 4 times more than Japan
43.41 min. per capita
Ranked 46th.

Internet hosts None None
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 877.67$ per capita
Ranked 26th.
2,691.9$ per capita
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Greece

Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$ $1,362.88
Ranked 25th.
$2,737.23
Ranked 7th. Twice as much as Greece

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology 156
Ranked 23th.
1,402
Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than Greece
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature 1,568
Ranked 19th.
11,924
Ranked 5th. 8 times more than Greece
Mobile cellular subscriptions 13.8 million
Ranked 43th.
110.39 million
Ranked 8th. 8 times more than Greece

Internet > Broadband subscribers 160,113
Ranked 49th.
22.37 million
Ranked 3rd. 140 times more than Greece

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 2.45
Ranked 74th. 4 times more than Japan
0.572
Ranked 130th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences 318
Ranked 34th.
12,155
Ranked 2nd. 38 times more than Greece
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 207
Ranked 9th. 88% more than Japan
110
Ranked 13th.

Internet > IP addresses 5.55 million
Ranked 46th.
202.18 million
Ranked 3rd. 36 times more than Greece
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 1088000000 2694800000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 13.41
Ranked 42nd.
23.58
Ranked 21st. 76% more than Greece

Number of PCs 986
Ranked 53th.
69,200
Ranked 1st. 70 times more than Greece
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 484.14
Ranked 23th.
503.86
Ranked 19th. 4% more than Greece

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total 4,067
Ranked 26th.
56,221
Ranked 4th. 14 times more than Greece
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 4.79 million
Ranked 38th.
144.08 million
Ranked 3rd. 30 times more than Greece
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation 296
Ranked 19th.
10,046
Ranked 1st. 34 times more than Greece
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million 377.4
Ranked 27th.
447.05
Ranked 26th. 18% more than Greece
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily 14
Ranked 48th. 2 times more than Japan
6
Ranked 54th.
Communications > Telephone access > Telephone access 202.95 Number of telecommunicati
Ranked 3rd. 48% more than Japan
137.1 Number of telecommunicati
Ranked 28th.
Internet > TLD .gr .jp
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 122.8
Ranked 29th. 42% more than Japan
86.45
Ranked 82nd.

Internet > Livejournal users 463
Ranked 46th.
5,559
Ranked 8th. 12 times more than Greece
Internet > Secure Internet servers 445
Ranked 36th.
42,338
Ranked 2nd. 95 times more than Greece

Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people 1.77
Ranked 21st.
2.11
Ranked 15th. 19% more than Greece

Cinema > Number of distribution companies 20
Ranked 20th.
270
Ranked 1st. 14 times more than Greece

Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita 1.2 per capita
Ranked 24th. 4% more than Japan
1.15 per capita
Ranked 28th.

Telecommunications > Country calling code 30 81
Telephone subscribers per 1000 1,472.09
Ranked 15th. 23% more than Japan
1,201.54
Ranked 35th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 44.5%
Ranked 35th.
113.1%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Greece
E-Government rating 41.5
Ranked 86th.
52
Ranked 13th. 25% more than Greece
Population covered by mobile telephony 99.6%
Ranked 16th. 1% more than Japan
99%
Ranked 26th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita 145.5 per 1 million people
Ranked 20th. 53% more than Japan
94.81 per 1 million people
Ranked 27th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million 22.18
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Japan
10.84
Ranked 36th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 19.1
Ranked 3rd. 22 times more than Japan
0.867
Ranked 62nd.

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 40.04 per 1 million people
Ranked 63th.
331.89 per 1 million people
Ranked 28th. 8 times more than Greece

Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 5.97 million
Ranked 29th.
47.58 million
Ranked 4th. 8 times more than Greece
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million 145.5
Ranked 20th. 53% more than Japan
94.81
Ranked 26th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita 12.9 per 1 million people
Ranked 26th. 41% more than Japan
9.14 per 1 million people
Ranked 38th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History 428
Ranked 21st.
2,543
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Greece
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita 1.28 per 1 million people
Ranked 49th. 27 times more than Japan
0.048 per 1 million people
Ranked 58th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million 1.28
Ranked 49th. 27 times more than Japan
0.0476
Ranked 59th.
Internet > Livejournal users per million 41.86
Ranked 91st.
43.51
Ranked 88th. 4% more than Greece
Website defacements 34
Ranked 43th.
169
Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Greece
Internet > Linux web servers 27
Ranked 40th.
2,390
Ranked 2nd. 89 times more than Greece
Website defacements per million 3.11
Ranked 51st. 2 times more than Japan
1.33
Ranked 74th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 168.35
Ranked 58th.
750.05
Ranked 28th. 4 times more than Greece

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 23.52
Ranked 35th.
27.92
Ranked 23th. 19% more than Greece

Digital terrestrial television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch 16 January 2006 December 1 2003
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology 119
Ranked 27th.
1,791
Ranked 6th. 15 times more than Greece
Royalties and fees $0.50
Ranked 41st.
$80.50
Ranked 9th. 161 times more than Greece
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita 55.3 per 1 million people
Ranked 30th.
101.54 per 1 million people
Ranked 30th. 84% more than Greece
Internet > Hosts > Per capita 151.64 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th.
313.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Greece

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 14.57
Ranked 17th. 17 times more than Japan
0.845
Ranked 110th.

Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 79.23
Ranked 57th.
519.59
Ranked 24th. 7 times more than Greece

Internet servers using encryption 894
Ranked 34th.
66,279
Ranked 3rd. 74 times more than Greece

Telephone lines 5.98 million
Ranked 26th.
48.43 million
Ranked 5th. 8 times more than Greece

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 1.51 million
Ranked 34th.
30.11 million
Ranked 3rd. 20 times more than Greece

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 5.62%
Ranked 69th.
10.31%
Ranked 21st. 83% more than Greece

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 3.21%
Ranked 47th.
14.31%
Ranked 14th. 4 times more than Greece

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita 22.18 per 1 million people
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Japan
10.84 per 1 million people
Ranked 37th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million 39.72
Ranked 22nd. 96% more than Japan
20.22
Ranked 31st.
Television standard > VHF PAL B NTSC M
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million 14.48
Ranked 24th. 30% more than Japan
11.15
Ranked 31st.
Internet > ISP per million 2.47
Ranked 52nd. 4 times more than Japan
0.575
Ranked 89th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 5.21$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 85th. 14 times more than Japan
0.36$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 10th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.099$ per 1 million people
Ranked 66th. 8 times more than Japan
0.013$ per 1 million people
Ranked 10th.

Telephone systems > Privatisation 1996 1985
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 1,472.09 per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th. 23% more than Japan
1,201.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita 14.47 per 1 million people
Ranked 24th. 30% more than Japan
11.15 per 1 million people
Ranked 31st.
Telephone lines > Per 100 people 53.17
Ranked 16th. 40% more than Japan
37.92
Ranked 41st.

Television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch 2006-01-16 Tests<ref name="Greece to launch DTT in November">) 1/12/2003
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 23.58$/month
Ranked 10th. 15% more than Japan
20.51$/month
Ranked 21st.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita 19.3 per 1 million people
Ranked 29th. 2 times more than Japan
8.57 per 1 million people
Ranked 43th.
Telephone subscribers 16.35 million
Ranked 30th.
153.53 million
Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than Greece

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million 11.04
Ranked 27th.
14.24
Ranked 24th. 29% more than Greece
Telephone subscribers per employee 611.79
Ranked 26th.
1,283.41
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Greece

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 4.41% GDP
Ranked 31st. 12% more than Japan
3.94% GDP
Ranked 58th.

Television standard > UHF PAL G NTSC M
Internet > ISP > Per capita 2.47 per 1 million people
Ranked 45th. 4 times more than Japan
0.575 per 1 million people
Ranked 83th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million 12.9
Ranked 28th. 41% more than Japan
9.14
Ranked 37th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 17
Ranked 44th. 3 times more than Japan
6
Ranked 40th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 19.11 per 1 million people
Ranked 2nd. 22 times more than Japan
0.867 per 1 million people
Ranked 61st.

ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $820.53 million
Ranked 30th.
$1.53 billion
Ranked 24th. 86% more than Greece

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences 596
Ranked 32nd.
12,770
Ranked 4th. 21 times more than Greece
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 1.56
Ranked 45th. 33 times more than Japan
0.0476
Ranked 43th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 18.85%
Ranked 99th.
37.77%
Ranked 36th. Twice as much as Greece

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 8.28%
Ranked 118th.
49.85%
Ranked 15th. 6 times more than Greece

ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 7.87%
Ranked 110th.
20.71%
Ranked 66th. 3 times more than Greece

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities 139
Ranked 29th.
1,149
Ranked 7th. 8 times more than Greece
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 444.6
Ranked 35th.
1,132.21
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Greece
Phone system > International dialling code +30 +81
Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.1
Ranked 54th.
4.7
Ranked 3rd. 47 times more than Greece
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita 11.04 per 1 million people
Ranked 27th.
14.24 per 1 million people
Ranked 24th. 29% more than Greece
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita 39.71 per 1 million people
Ranked 21st. 96% more than Japan
20.22 per 1 million people
Ranked 31st.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita 29.51 per 1 million people
Ranked 30th.
96.65 per 1 million people
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Greece
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 39.92
Ranked 61st.
331.4
Ranked 27th. 8 times more than Greece

Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 13.8 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 24th. 8 times more than Japan
1.7 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 131st.

Phone subscribers 1,280.65
Ranked 13th. 8% more than Japan
1,184.84
Ranked 19th.
Internet > Government Broadband Index 2.4
Ranked 15th.
4.3
Ranked 2nd. 79% more than Greece
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 47.83
Ranked 19th.
50.84
Ranked 17th. 6% more than Greece

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 21.14$/month
Ranked 28th.
26.15$/month
Ranked 22nd. 24% more than Greece

Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment $699.69 Million US dollars
Ranked 28th.
$112,198.68 Million US dollars
Ranked 2nd. 160 times more than Greece
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,183.82
Ranked 64th. 7% more than Japan
1,106.36
Ranked 84th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million 27.47
Ranked 22nd.
79.88
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Greece
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million 55.31
Ranked 31st.
101.54
Ranked 29th. 84% more than Greece
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment, % of GDP 2.18e-07%
Ranked 28th.
2.23e-06%
Ranked 14th. 10 times more than Greece
Music sales > Singles > Millions 0.1
Ranked 15th.
48.3
Ranked 1st. 483 times more than Greece

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 7989000000 19567300000000
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million 29.51
Ranked 31st.
96.65
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Greece
Telephone mainlines > Per capita 567.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 23% more than Japan
460.03 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st.

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 2.31 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Japan
0.896 per 1,000 people
Ranked 69th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million 19.3
Ranked 30th. 2 times more than Japan
8.57
Ranked 42nd.
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 13.82%
Ranked 50th. 8% more than Japan
12.83%
Ranked 53th.

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.044 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 118th.
0.185 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 27th. 4 times more than Greece
Internet > Linux web servers per million 2.47
Ranked 54th.
18.8
Ranked 19th. 8 times more than Greece

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