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  • 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.
  • 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 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.
  • 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.
  • Radio > List of radio stations: List of radio stations.
  • Radio broadcast stations: The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Telephone system > Domestic: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
    Arabsat -
  • Internet country code: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
  • Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
  • Telephone mainlines: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment.
  • International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • 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 > 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.
  • 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."
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people: Fixed telephone lines. Figures expressed per thousand people 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)
  • 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.
  • E-Government rating: Darrell M. West, Center for Public Policy, Brown University
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Internet > Livejournal users per million: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Telephone lines: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
  • 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."
  • ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$: Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
  • Telephone systems > Privatisation: The year a nation privatised its telecommunications services. "n/a" indicates that the relevant firm was not privatized.
  • Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
  • Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
  • Price basket for mobile > US$ 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 > Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines (per 100 people). Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
  • Telephone 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Phone system > International dialling code: Country international dialling code.
  • 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.
  • Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines: Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.
  • 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 revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
  • Telephone mainlines > Per capita: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telephone employees > Total > Per capita: Telephone employees refer to the total full-time telecommunications staff. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telecommunications investment > % of revenue: Telecommunications investment refers to the expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of telecommunication equipment infrastructure (including supporting land and buildings and intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer software). These include expenditure on initial installations and on additions to existing installations.
  • ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP: ICT service exports (% of service exports, BoP). Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
  • 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.
STAT Guinea-Bissau United Kingdom HISTORY
Broadcast media 1 public service broadcaster BBC is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world; BBC operates multiple TV networks with regional and local TV service; a mixed system of public and commercial TV broadcasters along with satellite and cable systems provide access to hundreds of TV stations throughout the world; BBC operates multiple national, regional, and local radio networks with multiple transmission sites; a large number of commercial radio stations as well as satellite radio services are available
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 4.79
Ranked 73th.
289.75
Ranked 12th. 60 times more than Guinea-Bissau

Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 7.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 181st.
1,615.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 204 times more than Guinea-Bissau

Households with television 25.74%
Ranked 106th.
97.5%
Ranked 15th. 4 times more than Guinea-Bissau

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 0.0
Ranked 187th.
337.99
Ranked 12th.

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 2.89
Ranked 186th.
87.02
Ranked 13th. 30 times more than Guinea-Bissau

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 28.38
Ranked 190th.
865.38
Ranked 12th. 30 times more than Guinea-Bissau

Internet > Users > Per capita 22.66 per 1,000 people
Ranked 124th.
661.44 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 29 times more than Guinea-Bissau

Internet > Users per 1000 25.47
Ranked 122nd.
659.16
Ranked 15th. 26 times more than Guinea-Bissau

Internet users 37,100
Ranked 171st.
51.44 million
Ranked 7th. 1387 times more than Guinea-Bissau
Radio > List of radio stations <p>Radio Nacional - state-run</p> </p>Radio Pindjiguiti - private</p> </p>Bombolom FM - private</p> <p>BBC Radio - national services include new-music station Radio 1, adult music station Radio 2, cultural network Radio 3, flagship speech station Radio 4 and news and sport station Five Live</p> </p>BBC Radio Scotland</p> </p>BBC Radio nan Gaidheal - Gaelic-language station for Scotland</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18027956">Full Article</a>
Radio broadcast stations AM 1 (transmitter out of service), FM 4, shortwave 0 AM 219, FM 431, shortwave 3
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 69.45
Ranked 151st.
130.75
Ranked 47th. 88% more than Guinea-Bissau

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 201.12 per 1,000 people
Ranked 133th.
1,184.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th. 6 times more than Guinea-Bissau

Television > List of TV stations <p>Radio Televisao de Guinea-Bissau (RTGB) - state-run</p> </p>RTP-Africa - operated by Portuguese public broadcaster RTP</p> <p>BBC TV - operates BBC1, BBC2 and digital services including BBC News channel</p> </p>BBC World News - commercially-funded international news channel</p> </p>ITV - major commercial network, organised around regional franchises</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18027956">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 3.01
Ranked 193th.
522.08
Ranked 13th. 174 times more than Guinea-Bissau

Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 3.12 per 1,000 people
Ranked 122nd.
554.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 177 times more than Guinea-Bissau

Internet users > Per 100 people 2.35
Ranked 157th.
76.02
Ranked 9th. 32 times more than Guinea-Bissau

Internet > Internet users 47,132
Ranked 181st.
54.86 million
Ranked 9th. 1164 times more than Guinea-Bissau

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 4.64 per 1,000 people
Ranked 76th.
320.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 69 times more than Guinea-Bissau

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 0.06 Mbps
Ranked 151st.
781,554 Mbps
Ranked 2nd. 13025900 times more than Guinea-Bissau

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 0.043 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 141st.
13,061.97 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 4th. 303767 times more than Guinea-Bissau

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 12.16 million min.
Ranked 136th.
15.6 billion min.
Ranked 2nd. 1283 times more than Guinea-Bissau

Radios per 1000 36.01
Ranked 192nd.
1,418.59
Ranked 3rd. 39 times more than Guinea-Bissau
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 361.27
Ranked 151st.
1,300.33
Ranked 29th. 4 times more than Guinea-Bissau

Internet > Percent using internet 2.89%
Ranked 184th.
87.02%
Ranked 13th. 30 times more than Guinea-Bissau

Telephones > Mobile cellular 869,100
Ranked 150th.
81.61 million
Ranked 1st. 94 times more than Guinea-Bissau

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.039 per capita
Ranked 177th.
1.45 per capita
Ranked 4th. 37 times more than Guinea-Bissau

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 3.09
Ranked 185th.
519.6
Ranked 15th. 168 times more than Guinea-Bissau

Telephone mainlines per 1000 7.76
Ranked 160th.
527.96
Ranked 11th. 68 times more than Guinea-Bissau

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>No Pintcha - state-run weekly</p> </p>Bissau Digital - private, online news</p> </p>Gazeta de Noticias - private, weekly</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13444868">Full Article</a> <p>The Daily Telegraph - broadsheet</p> </p>Financial Times - daily, business</p> </p>The Guardian - daily, former broadsheet</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18027956">Full Article</a>
Telephone system > General assessment small system including a combination of microwave radio relay, open-wire lines, radiotelephone, and mobile-cellular communications technologically advanced domestic and international system
Internet > IP addresses per capita 3.14
Ranked 204th. 61% more than United Kingdom
1.95
Ranked 1st.
Average cost of local call 0.14
Ranked 2nd.
0.17
Ranked 6th. 21% more than Guinea-Bissau
Internet > Users 37,000
Ranked 133th.
40.2 million
Ranked 6th. 1086 times more than Guinea-Bissau

Internet > Internet penetration 2.9%
Ranked 194th.
87%
Ranked 14th. 30 times more than Guinea-Bissau
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 47.13
Ranked 148th.
1,087.6
Ranked 9th. 23 times more than Guinea-Bissau

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 659.43
Ranked 155th.
1,298.63
Ranked 46th. 97% more than Guinea-Bissau

Telecoms > Telephone lines 5,000
Ranked 199th.
33.01 million
Ranked 9th. 6602 times more than Guinea-Bissau

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.1 million
Ranked 153th.
82.11 million
Ranked 18th. 75 times more than Guinea-Bissau

Internet > Internet Service Providers 2
Ranked 143th.
400
Ranked 4th. 200 times more than Guinea-Bissau
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 0.0
Ranked 187th.
21.37 million
Ranked 6th.

Telephones > Main lines in use 5,000
Ranked 206th.
33.23 million
Ranked 9th. 6646 times more than Guinea-Bissau

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 0.301
Ranked 192nd.
52.88
Ranked 12th. 176 times more than Guinea-Bissau

Active military personnel 4,450
Ranked 120th.
205,850
Ranked 16th. 46 times more than Guinea-Bissau
Radio receivers per 1000 41.12
Ranked 175th.
1,448.98
Ranked 4th. 35 times more than Guinea-Bissau

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 42.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 149th.
1,087.56 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 26 times more than Guinea-Bissau

Internet > Hosts per 1000 0.0541
Ranked 166th.
134.69
Ranked 38th. 2492 times more than Guinea-Bissau

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 1.05 million
Ranked 154th.
84.94 million
Ranked 18th. 81 times more than Guinea-Bissau

Radio receivers 49,000
Ranked 183th.
84.5 million
Ranked 5th. 1724 times more than Guinea-Bissau

Mobile phone subscribers 67,000
Ranked 155th.
65.5 million
Ranked 9th. 978 times more than Guinea-Bissau

Telephone system > International country code - 245 country code - 44; numerous submarine cables provide links throughout Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East, and US; satellite earth stations - 10 Intelsat (7 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean), 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic Ocean region), and 1 Eutelsat; at least 8 large international switching centers
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 5,000
Ranked 202nd.
33.01 million
Ranked 9th. 6602 times more than Guinea-Bissau

Radios 49,000
Ranked 188th.
84.5 million
Ranked 5th. 1724 times more than Guinea-Bissau
Internet > Hosts 82
Ranked 191st.
8.27 million
Ranked 10th. 100841 times more than Guinea-Bissau

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 4.92
Ranked 74th.
325.32
Ranked 6th. 66 times more than Guinea-Bissau

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 0.0461 Mbps
Ranked 142nd.
13,054.65 Mbps
Ranked 4th. 283231 times more than Guinea-Bissau

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 6,200
Ranked 64th.
17.38 million
Ranked 6th. 2802 times more than Guinea-Bissau

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 1
Ranked 93th.
109
Ranked 14th. 109 times more than Guinea-Bissau

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 6,000
Ranked 83th.
19.16 million
Ranked 5th. 3193 times more than Guinea-Bissau

Internet > Top level domain .gw .uk
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 5.09
Ranked 57th.
290.22
Ranked 13th. 57 times more than Guinea-Bissau

Telephone system > Domestic fixed-line teledensity less than 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity is roughly 50 per 100 persons equal mix of buried cables, microwave radio relay, and fiber-optic systems
Internet country code .gw .uk
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 0.301 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 163th.
366.57 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 5th. 1218 times more than Guinea-Bissau

Telephone mainlines 10,558
Ranked 177th.
31.8 million
Ranked 7th. 3012 times more than Guinea-Bissau

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 9.55 min.
Ranked 108th.
263.92 min.
Ranked 17th. 28 times more than Guinea-Bissau

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 74.95$/month
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
27.25$/month
Ranked 67th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 8.9 min. per capita
Ranked 108th.
262.18 min. per capita
Ranked 17th. 29 times more than Guinea-Bissau

Internet hosts None None
Mobile cellular subscriptions 500,156
Ranked 143th.
77.36 million
Ranked 12th. 155 times more than Guinea-Bissau

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 1.47
Ranked 100th.
6.72
Ranked 46th. 5 times more than Guinea-Bissau
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 1
Ranked 99th.
108
Ranked 14th. 108 times more than Guinea-Bissau

Internet > IP addresses 5,120
Ranked 200th.
123.5 million
Ranked 4th. 24121 times more than Guinea-Bissau
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 1347000000 8999999000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 0.0
Ranked 167th.
28.13
Ranked 14th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 3.01
Ranked 196th.
522.08
Ranked 16th. 174 times more than Guinea-Bissau

Internet > TLD .gw .uk
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 31.75
Ranked 144th.
125.98
Ranked 24th. 4 times more than Guinea-Bissau

Internet > Livejournal users 17
Ranked 210th.
71,742
Ranked 3rd. 4220 times more than Guinea-Bissau
Telecommunications > Country calling code 245 44
Telephone subscribers per 1000 8.7
Ranked 175th.
1,615.56
Ranked 7th. 186 times more than Guinea-Bissau

E-Government rating 20
Ranked 181st.
54.8
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Guinea-Bissau
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 0.821
Ranked 71st.
1.83
Ranked 48th. 2 times more than Guinea-Bissau

Internet > Livejournal users per million 12.22
Ranked 129th.
1,198.34
Ranked 18th. 98 times more than Guinea-Bissau
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 0.774 per 1 million people
Ranked 75th.
1.81 per 1 million people
Ranked 47th. 2 times more than Guinea-Bissau

Telephone lines 4,647
Ranked 188th.
33.21 million
Ranked 10th. 7146 times more than Guinea-Bissau

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 0.0
Ranked 171st.
17.28 million
Ranked 6th.

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 2.04%
Ranked 145th.
10.08%
Ranked 23th. 5 times more than Guinea-Bissau

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 0.0
Ranked 142nd.
7.74%
Ranked 19th.

ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $83,288.41
Ranked 127th.
$19.68 billion
Ranked 4th. 236278 times more than Guinea-Bissau

Telephone systems > Privatisation 1990 1984
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 7.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 181st.
1,615.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 204 times more than Guinea-Bissau

Telephone subscribers 11,833
Ranked 180th.
97.3 million
Ranked 6th. 8222 times more than Guinea-Bissau

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 0.29
Ranked 185th.
54.08
Ranked 14th. 186 times more than Guinea-Bissau

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 21.93$/month
Ranked 19th. 56% more than United Kingdom
14.02$/month
Ranked 57th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 0.317
Ranked 192nd.
52.57
Ranked 13th. 166 times more than Guinea-Bissau

Telephone subscribers per employee 45.77
Ranked 150th.
353.44
Ranked 51st. 8 times more than Guinea-Bissau

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 5.41% GDP
Ranked 19th. 72% more than United Kingdom
3.15% GDP
Ranked 81st.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 0.0
Ranked 187th.
34.03
Ranked 12th.

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 1.2
Ranked 170th.
1,478.28
Ranked 17th. 1230 times more than Guinea-Bissau

Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.0
Ranked 91st.
2.9
Ranked 4th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.821
Ranked 66th.
1.82
Ranked 84th. 2 times more than Guinea-Bissau

Phone system > International dialling code +245 +44
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 41%
Ranked 31st.
45.41%
Ranked 23th. 11% more than Guinea-Bissau

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 15.13%
Ranked 122nd.
31.51%
Ranked 53th. 2 times more than Guinea-Bissau

Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 70.5 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 19th. 6 times more than United Kingdom
11 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 54th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 630.69
Ranked 157th.
1,343.35
Ranked 40th. 2 times more than Guinea-Bissau

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 8472640000 36631000000
Telephone mainlines > Per capita 7.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 164th.
527.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th. 75 times more than Guinea-Bissau

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 0.178 per 1,000 people
Ranked 149th.
3.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 22 times more than Guinea-Bissau

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 15.9%
Ranked 133th.
27.48%
Ranked 47th. 73% more than Guinea-Bissau

ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 55.37%
Ranked 6th. 42% more than United Kingdom
39.11%
Ranked 23th.

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 0.055 per 1,000 people
Ranked 184th.
135.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th. 2467 times more than Guinea-Bissau

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