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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.
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 > Internet users: Internet users.
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.
Cinema attendance per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Television receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced: Number of national feature films produced.
Internet > IP addresses per capita: Number of IPv4 internet address allocated per 1000 residents.
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.
Cinemas > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telephones > Main lines in use: The total number of main telephone lines in use.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people: Fixed-telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.
Active military personnel: Active military.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
Radio receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > Hosts per 1000: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Number of PCs per million: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones: Number of mobile phones.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
Television broadcast stations > Per capita: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States.
Mobile phone subscribers: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology.
Telephone system > International: A brief characterization of the system with details on international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa. Arabsat
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines: Fixed telephone lines.
Internet > Hosts: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity.
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day.
Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced: Percentage of feature films that are co-productions with international companies.
Internet > Top level domain: Country top level domain.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 $ gross domestic product.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people: Number of national feature films produced. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
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.
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.
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.
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films: Percentage of feature films that are 100% funded by national companies.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
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.
Cinemas per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > IP addresses: Number of IPv4 internet addresses allocated to each country.
Telecommunications 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.
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.
Television broadcast stations per million: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > TLD: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
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.
Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
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
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines: Number of telephone lines.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Internet > Livejournal users per million: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Website defacements per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
Telephone subscribers per employee: Telephone subscribers per employee are telephone subscribers (fixed-line plus mobile) divided by total telecommunications employees.
Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telephone 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.
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 > Philology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million: . Figures expressed per million population 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.
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.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Telephone greetings, owner answers phone: What the receiver of a call usually says when taking the call.
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.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > 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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code: Country Code.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
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.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > 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.
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
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Royalties and fees: Receipts of royalties and licence fees ($US per person)
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$: 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.
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 faults > Per 100 mainlines: Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month: Price basket for mobile is calculated as the pre-paid price for 25 calls per month spread over the same mobile network, other mobile networks, and mobile to fixed calls and during peak, off-peak, and weekend times. It also includes 30 text messages per month.
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.
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month: Price basket for residential fixed line is calculated as one-fifth of the installation charge, the monthly subscription charge, and the cost of local calls (15 peak and 15 off-peak calls of three minutes each).
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.

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STAT	India	Iran
Broadcast media	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	state-run broadcast media with no private, independent broadcasters; Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), the state-run TV broadcaster, operates 5 nationwide channels, a news channel, about 30 provincial channels, and several international channels; about 20 foreign Persian-language TV stations broadcasting on satellite TV are capable of being seen in Iran; satellite dishes are illegal and, while their use had been tolerated, authorities began confiscating satellite dishes following the unrest stemming from the 2009 presidential election; IRIB operates 8 nationwide radio networks, a number of provincial stations, and an external service; most major international broadcasters transmit to Iran
Households with television	32% Ranked 98th.	76.58% Ranked 75th. 2 times more than India
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000	11.57 Ranked 128th.	40.25 Ranked 101st. 3 times more than India
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people	12.58 Ranked 155th.	26 Ranked 124th. 2 times more than India
Internet > Internet users per thousand people	124.18 Ranked 159th.	256.77 Ranked 130th. 2 times more than India
Internet > Users per 1000	69.02 Ranked 111th.	320.29 Ranked 56th. 5 times more than India
Internet users	61.34 million Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Iran	8.21 million Ranked 35th.
News Agencies > List of news agencies	<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>	<p>Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) - state-run</p> </p>Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) - English-language pages</p> </p>Fars News Agency - affiliated to Revolutionary Guards, English-language pages</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14542234">Full Article</a>
Personal computers > Per capita	15.53 per 1,000 people Ranked 48th.	109.14 per 1,000 people Ranked 61st. 7 times more than India
Radio > List of radio stations	<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>	<p>IRIB - state-run, operates eight national networks, provincial services and an external service</p>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	68.72 Ranked 152nd.	76.92 Ranked 140th. 12% more than India
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita	257.91 per 1,000 people Ranked 4th.	455.22 per 1,000 people Ranked 93th. 77% more than India
Television > List of TV stations	<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'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>	<p>IRIB - state-run, operates provincial, national and international services</p> </p>Press TV - IRIB's English-language satellite channel</p> </p>Al-Alam - IRIB network in Arabic</p>
Television receivers > Per capita	65.26 per 1,000 people Ranked 113th.	75.73 per 1,000 people Ranked 109th. 16% more than India
Televisions per 1000	57.6 Ranked 133th.	67.26 Ranked 127th. 17% more than India
Personal computers per 1000	15.08 Ranked 48th.	105.95 Ranked 60th. 7 times more than India
Radio broadcast stations	AM 153, FM 91, shortwave 68	AM 72, FM 5, shortwave 5
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people	127.67 per 1,000 people Ranked 112th.	384 per 1,000 people Ranked 88th. 3 times more than India
Internet > Users > Per capita	70.81 per 1,000 people Ranked 115th.	351.69 per 1,000 people Ranked 56th. 5 times more than India
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000	25.13 Ranked 157th.	376.3 Ranked 41st. 15 times more than India
Televisions	63 million Ranked 4th. 14 times more than Iran	4.61 million Ranked 33th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita	45.45 per 1,000 people Ranked 122nd.	364.46 per 1,000 people Ranked 32nd. 8 times more than India
Internet > Internet users	151.6 million Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Iran	20.5 million Ranked 24th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps	20,000 Mbps Ranked 8th. 20 times more than Iran	1,000 Mbps Ranked 46th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita	18.27 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 59th. 21% more than Iran	15.06 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 86th.
Personal computers	17 million Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Iran	7.35 million Ranked 19th.
Television broadcast stations	562 Ranked 2nd. 20 times more than Iran	28 Ranked 17th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes	3.1 billion min. Ranked 8th. 6 times more than Iran	510.9 million min. Ranked 41st.
Radios per 1000	106.05 Ranked 164th.	248.02 Ranked 117th. 2 times more than India
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000	555.73 Ranked 4th.	714.62 Ranked 112th. 29% more than India
Internet > Percent using internet	12.58% Ranked 153th.	26% Ranked 125th. 2 times more than India
Telephones > Mobile cellular	893.86 million Ranked 2nd. 16 times more than Iran	56.04 million Ranked 21st.
Radio receivers > Per capita	0.12 per capita Ranked 147th.	0.279 per capita Ranked 100th. 2 times more than India
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000	29.67 Ranked 4th.	350.87 Ranked 43th. 12 times more than India
Telephone mainlines per 1000	44.14 Ranked 103th.	270.63 Ranked 46th. 6 times more than India
Newspapers > List of newspapers	<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>	<p>Tehran Times - state-run English-language daily</p> </p>Iran Daily - English-language, published by state news agency IRNA</p> </p>Sharq (The East) - reformist daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14542234">Full Article</a>
Cinema attendance	2.86 billion Ranked 1st. 110 times more than Iran	26 million Ranked 19th.
Telephone system > General assessment	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	currently being modernized and expanded with the goal of not only improving the efficiency and increasing the volume of the urban service but also bringing telephone service to several thousand villages, not presently connected
Cinema attendance per capita	2.61 Ranked 13th. 7 times more than Iran	0.379 Ranked 54th.
Television receivers per 1000	63.61 Ranked 112th.	73.71 Ranked 107th. 16% more than India
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced	1,255 Ranked 1st. 17 times more than Iran	76 Ranked 19th.
Internet > IP addresses per capita	28.78 Ranked 162nd.	66.7 Ranked 137th. 2 times more than India
Internet > Users	80 million Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Iran	23 million Ranked 11th.
Internet > Internet penetration	12.6% Ranked 162nd.	26% Ranked 132nd. 2 times more than India
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000	79.85 Ranked 131st.	102.95 Ranked 125th. 29% more than India
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000	699.22 Ranked 148th.	760.98 Ranked 142nd. 9% more than India
Telecoms > Telephone lines	31.08 million Ranked 10th. 8% more than Iran	28.76 million Ranked 12th.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions	864.72 million Ranked 2nd. 15 times more than Iran	58.16 million Ranked 24th.
Internet > Internet Service Providers	43 Ranked 27th.	100 Ranked 11th. 2 times more than India
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	14.31 million Ranked 10th. 5 times more than Iran	3.08 million Ranked 27th.
Cinemas > Per capita	0.023 per 1,000 people Ranked 32nd. 5 times more than Iran	0.005 per 1,000 people Ranked 48th.
Telephones > Main lines in use	32.69 million Ranked 10th. 18% more than Iran	27.77 million Ranked 12th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people	2.51 Ranked 156th.	37.63 Ranked 39th. 15 times more than India
Active military personnel	1.32 million Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Iran	523,000 Ranked 1st.
Radio receivers per 1000	117.12 Ranked 148th.	271.82 Ranked 103th. 2 times more than India
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita	82.22 per 1,000 people Ranked 129th.	105.82 per 1,000 people Ranked 125th. 29% more than India
Internet > Hosts per 1000	2.3 Ranked 110th. 59 times more than Iran	0.0394 Ranked 169th.
Number of PCs per million	11.73 Ranked 129th.	105.95 Ranked 63th. 9 times more than India
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions	864.72 million Ranked 2nd. 15 times more than Iran	58.16 million Ranked 24th.
Radio receivers	116 million Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Iran	17 million Ranked 23th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones	904.48 million Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Iran	96.17 million Ranked 13th.
Television receivers	63 million Ranked 4th. 14 times more than Iran	4.61 million Ranked 32nd.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology	1,150 Ranked 7th.	4,504 Ranked 1st. 4 times more than India
Television broadcast stations > Per capita	0.582 per 1 million people Ranked 56th. 27% more than Iran	0.46 per 1 million people Ranked 59th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes	1.19$ Ranked 66th. 2 times more than Iran	0.55$ Ranked 103th.
Mobile phone subscribers	90 million Ranked 5th. 12 times more than Iran	7.22 million Ranked 46th.
Telephone system > International	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	country code - 98; submarine fiber-optic cable to UAE with access to Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG); Trans-Asia-Europe (TAE) fiber-optic line runs from Azerbaijan through the northern portion of Iran to Turkmenistan with expansion to Georgia and Azerbaijan; HF radio and microwave radio relay to Turkey, Azerbaijan, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Syria, Kuwait, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan; satellite earth stations - 13 (9 Intelsat and 4 Inmarsat)
Internet > ISP	43 Ranked 16th.	100 Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than India
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000	1.15 Ranked 86th. 4 times more than Iran	0.258 Ranked 84th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines	31.08 million Ranked 10th. 8% more than Iran	28.76 million Ranked 12th.
Radios	116 million Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Iran	17 million Ranked 23th.
Internet > Hosts	2.71 million Ranked 24th. 947 times more than Iran	2,860 Ranked 131st.
Cinemas > Annual attendance	2.86 billion Ranked 1st. 110 times more than Iran	26 million Ranked 17th.
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita	2.84 Ranked 10th. 7 times more than Iran	0.43 Ranked 45th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million	17.74 Mbps Ranked 59th. 22% more than Iran	14.59 Mbps Ranked 86th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles	1,874 Ranked 1st. 11 times more than Iran	172 Ranked 10th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation	79.24 million Ranked 2nd. 48 times more than Iran	1.65 million Ranked 38th.
Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced	0.0 Ranked 42nd.	15.38% Ranked 35th.
Internet > Top level domain	.in	.ir
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP	0.058$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 39th. 2 times more than Iran	0.025$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 69th.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people	1.03 Ranked 56th. 2% more than Iran	1.01 Ranked 57th.
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP	7.7$ per $1,000 of GDP Ranked 27th. 4 times more than Iran	1.84$ per $1,000 of GDP Ranked 72nd.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences	570 Ranked 16th.	1,844 Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than India
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	71.35 Ranked 44th. 3 times more than Iran	26.87 Ranked 102nd.
Telephone system > Domestic	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)	the addition of new fiber cables and modern switching and exchange systems installed by Iran's state-owned telecom company have improved and expanded the fixed-line network greatly; fixed-line availability has more than doubled to more than 27 million lines since 2000; additionally, mobile-cellular service has increased dramatically serving roughly 56 million subscribers in 2011; combined fixed and mobile-cellular subscribership now exceeds 100 per 100 persons
Internet country code	.in	.ir
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP	24.82 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 41st. 3 times more than Iran	7.38 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 101st.
Telephone mainlines	49.75 million Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Iran	18.99 million Ranked 11th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita	2.88 min. Ranked 112th.	7.45 min. Ranked 92nd. 3 times more than India
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$	$3.72 billion Ranked 3rd. 15 times more than Iran	$242.40 million Ranked 33th.
Cinemas	21,801 Ranked 2nd. 76 times more than Iran	287 Ranked 26th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita	0.014 per 1,000 people Ranked 55th.	0.236 per 1,000 people Ranked 25th. 17 times more than India
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita	1.19 per 1,000 people Ranked 87th. 4 times more than Iran	0.267 per 1,000 people Ranked 84th.
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering	Selective filtering	Pervasive filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month	6.78$/month Ranked 169th. 3 times more than Iran	2.26$/month Ranked 174th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita	2.96 min. per capita Ranked 110th.	7.7 min. per capita Ranked 93th. 3 times more than India
Internet hosts	None	None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films	100% Ranked 2nd. 18% more than Iran	84.62% Ranked 18th.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita	49.83$ per capita Ranked 69th.	76.81$ per capita Ranked 61st. 54% more than India
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology	275 Ranked 18th.	1,486 Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than India
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature	5,294 Ranked 5th. 21 times more than Iran	247 Ranked 28th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers	1.3 million Ranked 22nd. 73 times more than Iran	17,700 Ranked 54th.
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million	0.0393 Ranked 192nd.	1.46 Ranked 101st. 37 times more than India
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences	760 Ranked 23th.	2,426 Ranked 9th. 3 times more than India
Cinemas per million	22.01 Ranked 34th. 5 times more than Iran	4.75 Ranked 47th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily	5,221 Ranked 1st. 47 times more than Iran	112 Ranked 12th.
Internet > IP addresses	34.69 million Ranked 15th. 7 times more than Iran	5.26 million Ranked 50th.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU	165710000000	10354800000000
Number of PCs	13,030 Ranked 12th. 77% more than Iran	7,347 Ranked 19th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people	25.13 Ranked 161st.	376.3 Ranked 46th. 15 times more than India
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total	14,085 Ranked 9th.	14,783 Ranked 7th. 5% more than India
Television broadcast stations per million	0.567 Ranked 61st. 27% more than Iran	0.448 Ranked 63th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation	573 Ranked 15th.	733 Ranked 10th. 28% more than India
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million	13.98 Ranked 57th.	227.93 Ranked 27th. 16 times more than India
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily	38,607 Ranked 1st. 43 times more than Iran	906 Ranked 6th.
Internet > TLD	.in	.ir
Internet > Livejournal users	1,602 Ranked 24th. 18 times more than Iran	88 Ranked 125th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers	825 Ranked 29th. 29 times more than Iran	28 Ranked 92nd.
Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita	2.91 per capita Ranked 11th. 7 times more than Iran	0.441 per capita Ranked 44th.
Telecommunications > Country calling code	91	98
Telephone subscribers per 1000	123.99 Ranked 112th.	373.59 Ranked 89th. 3 times more than India
E-Government rating	45.1 Ranked 57th. 3% more than Iran	44 Ranked 66th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita	5.39 per 1 million people Ranked 47th. 37% more than Iran	3.94 per 1 million people Ranked 36th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million	0.566 Ranked 53th.	28.43 Ranked 18th. 50 times more than India
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million	5.18 Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Iran	1.7 Ranked 49th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita	0.743 per 1 million people Ranked 133th. 83% more than Iran	0.405 per 1 million people Ranked 147th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines	30.79 million Ranked 9th. 11% more than Iran	27.77 million Ranked 12th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History	1,299 Ranked 8th. 43% more than Iran	906 Ranked 11th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita	0.413 per 1 million people Ranked 51st.	9.76 per 1 million people Ranked 27th. 24 times more than India
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million	5.25 Ranked 49th. 38% more than Iran	3.81 Ranked 38th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million	38.31 Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Iran	13.75 Ranked 28th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita	39.31 per 1 million people Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Iran	14.23 per 1 million people Ranked 28th.
Internet > Livejournal users per million	1.44 Ranked 185th. 14% more than Iran	1.27 Ranked 189th.
Website defacements	119 Ranked 16th. 4 times more than Iran	28 Ranked 48th.
Website defacements per million	0.112 Ranked 115th.	0.419 Ranked 97th. 4 times more than India
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita	0.28 per 1 million people Ranked 51st.	23.69 per 1 million people Ranked 12th. 85 times more than India
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP	1.93% GDP Ranked 69th. 52% more than Iran	1.27% GDP Ranked 129th.
Telephone subscribers per employee	107.93 Ranked 120th.	407.04 Ranked 54th. 4 times more than India
Telephone subscribers	139.75 million Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Iran	26.21 million Ranked 21st.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita	127.67 per 1,000 people Ranked 112th.	384 per 1,000 people Ranked 88th. 3 times more than India
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita	0.001$ per 1 million people Ranked 111th.	0.008$ per 1 million people Ranked 105th. 8 times more than India
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP	1.71$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 96th.	3.37$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 93th. 97% more than India
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue	45.93% Ranked 15th.	73.68% Ranked 4th. 60% more than India
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita	0.404 per 1,000 people Ranked 124th.	0.695 per 1,000 people Ranked 77th. 72% more than India
Telephone mainlines > Per capita	45.45 per 1,000 people Ranked 102nd.	278.17 per 1,000 people Ranked 44th. 6 times more than India
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million	0.273 Ranked 52nd.	22.91 Ranked 13th. 84 times more than India
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million	0.754 Ranked 54th.	37.4 Ranked 26th. 50 times more than India
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million	1.29 Ranked 53th.	13.97 Ranked 28th. 11 times more than India
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people	699.22 Ranked 148th.	760.98 Ranked 141st. 9% more than India
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	1.69 Ranked 89th.	2.48 Ranked 67th. 47% more than India
Telecommunications > Telephone > Telephone greetings, owner answers phone	Hello	Alo. Baleh?
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	1.14 Ranked 128th.	4.07 Ranked 101st. 4 times more than India
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people	3.57 Ranked 145th. 3 times more than Iran	1.35 Ranked 167th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles	5,351 Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Iran	906 Ranked 10th.
Internet > ISP > Per capita	0.042 per 1 million people Ranked 124th.	1.53 per 1 million people Ranked 10th. 36 times more than India
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita	0.774 per 1 million people Ranked 53th.	38.67 per 1 million people Ranked 25th. 50 times more than India
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita	1.32 per 1 million people Ranked 51st.	14.44 per 1 million people Ranked 25th. 11 times more than India
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita	0.415 per 1 million people Ranked 47th.	11.25 per 1 million people Ranked 21st. 27 times more than India
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per capita	5.67$ per capita Ranked 56th. 10% more than Iran	5.13$ per capita Ranked 60th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million	0.403 Ranked 53th.	9.44 Ranked 29th. 23 times more than India
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code	91 Ranked 41st.	98 Ranked 36th. 8% more than India
Phone system > International dialling code	+91	+98
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities	406 Ranked 10th.	612 Ranked 5th. 51% more than India
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports	66.44% Ranked 8th. 23 times more than Iran	2.95% Ranked 146th.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports	43.07% Ranked 28th. 40 times more than Iran	1.08% Ranked 149th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	4.82 Ranked 72nd.	13.75 Ranked 47th. 3 times more than India
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita	3.41 per 1 million people Ranked 53th.	21.02 per 1 million people Ranked 34th. 6 times more than India
Internet > Hosts > Per capita	2.36 per 1,000 people Ranked 128th. 55 times more than Iran	0.043 per 1,000 people Ranked 188th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita	0.58 per 1 million people Ranked 49th.	29.39 per 1 million people Ranked 17th. 51 times more than India
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita	5.5$ Ranked 57th. 10% more than Iran	4.99$ Ranked 62nd.
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$, % of GDP	0.202% Ranked 65th. 2 times more than Iran	0.1% Ranked 91st.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita	1.17 per 1 million people Ranked 48th.	71.79 per 1 million people Ranked 4th. 61 times more than India
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million	1.14 Ranked 49th.	69.44 Ranked 6th. 61 times more than India
Internet > ISP per million	0.0413 Ranked 131st.	1.48 Ranked 12th. 36 times more than India
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU	688000000000	14053700000000
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million	3.32 Ranked 55th.	20.34 Ranked 36th. 6 times more than India
Royalties and fees	$0.10 Ranked 54th.	0.0 Ranked 75th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million	0.722 Ranked 132nd. 83% more than Iran	0.394 Ranked 145th.
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$	6.2 billion$ Ranked 2nd. 18 times more than Iran	350 million$ Ranked 32nd.
Internet > IP addresses (share)	0.8 Ranked 14th. 8 times more than Iran	0.1 Ranked 46th.
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita	$3.01 Ranked 78th.	$3.17 Ranked 76th. 6% more than India
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology	408 Ranked 14th.	706 Ranked 4th. 73% more than India
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences	3,350 Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Iran	1,319 Ranked 13th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita	5.32 per 1 million people Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Iran	1.76 per 1 million people Ranked 48th.
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP	0.039 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 120th.	0.142 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 50th. 4 times more than India
Television standard > VHF	PAL B	SECAM B
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines	126 per 100 mainlines Ranked 3rd. 49 times more than Iran	2.56 per 100 mainlines Ranked 117th.
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month	2.39$/month Ranked 178th.	2.64$/month Ranked 174th. 10% more than India
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people	2.47 Ranked 158th.	38.03 Ranked 38th. 15 times more than India
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month	3.28$/month Ranked 110th. 35% more than Iran	2.43$/month Ranked 140th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million	0.405 Ranked 48th.	10.89 Ranked 21st. 27 times more than India
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million	0.569 Ranked 54th.	11.3 Ranked 24th. 20 times more than India

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Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. 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Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunications Union. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics, March 11, 2003; UNESCO Institute for Statistics, March 11, 2003. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics. 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