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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.
Television receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Internet > IP addresses per capita: Number of IPv4 internet address allocated per 1000 residents.
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.
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Radio receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > Hosts per 1000: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Number of PCs per million: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones: Number of mobile phones.
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Television 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Population covered by mobile telephony: Population covered by mobile telephony is the percentage of people within range of a mobile cellular signal regardless of whether they are subscribers.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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.
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 > Generalities per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
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 > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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.
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines: Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Royalties and fees: Receipts of royalties and licence fees ($US per person)
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation 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 > Applied sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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 > Religion > Theology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue: Telecommunications investment refers to the expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of telecommunication equipment infrastructure (including supporting land and buildings and intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer software). These include expenditure on initial installations and on additions to existing installations.
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 10 million $ gross domestic product.
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.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand 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 > Social sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
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 subscribers per employee: Telephone subscribers per employee are telephone subscribers (fixed-line plus mobile) divided by total telecommunications employees.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita: Telephone employees refer to the total full-time telecommunications staff. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
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.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code: Country Code.
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STAT	Iran	Saudi Arabia
Broadcast media	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	broadcast media are state-controlled; state-run TV operates 4 networks; Saudi Arabia is a major market for pan-Arab satellite TV broadcasters; state-run radio operates several networks; multiple international broadcasters are available
Households with television	76.58% Ranked 75th.	98.68% Ranked 9th. 29% more than Iran
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000	40.25 Ranked 101st.	69.49 Ranked 86th. 73% more than Iran
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people	26 Ranked 124th.	54 Ranked 75th. 2 times more than Iran
Internet > Internet users per thousand people	256.77 Ranked 130th.	531.88 Ranked 79th. 2 times more than Iran
Internet > Users per 1000	320.29 Ranked 56th. 34% more than Saudi Arabia	239.24 Ranked 70th.
Internet users	8.21 million Ranked 35th.	9.77 million Ranked 30th. 19% more than Iran
News Agencies > List of news agencies	<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>	<p>Saudi Press Agency (SPA) - state-run, English-language pages</p> </p>Elaph - Saudi-owned pan-Arab news site, based in London</p> </p>Sabq - news site</p>
Personal computers > Per capita	109.14 per 1,000 people Ranked 61st.	376.22 per 1,000 people Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Iran
Radio > List of radio stations	<p>IRIB - state-run, operates eight national networks, provincial services and an external service</p>	<p>Saudi Radio - state-run</p> </p>MBC FM - private</p>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	76.92 Ranked 140th.	184.68 Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Iran
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita	455.22 per 1,000 people Ranked 93th.	1,028.26 per 1,000 people Ranked 38th. 2 times more than Iran
Television > List of TV stations	<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>	<p>Saudi TV - state-run, operates four networks, including news network Al-Ikhbariya</p>
Television receivers > Per capita	75.73 per 1,000 people Ranked 109th.	262.29 per 1,000 people Ranked 59th. 3 times more than Iran
Televisions per 1000	67.26 Ranked 127th.	223.17 Ranked 77th. 3 times more than Iran
Personal computers per 1000	105.95 Ranked 60th.	355.55 Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Iran
Radio broadcast stations	AM 72, FM 5, shortwave 5	AM 43, FM 31, shortwave 2
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people	384 per 1,000 people Ranked 88th.	739.65 per 1,000 people Ranked 60th. 93% more than Iran
Internet > Users > Per capita	351.69 per 1,000 people Ranked 56th. 57% more than Saudi Arabia	224.63 per 1,000 people Ranked 76th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000	376.3 Ranked 41st. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia	169.75 Ranked 95th.
Televisions	4.61 million Ranked 33th.	5.1 million Ranked 31st. 11% more than Iran
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita	364.46 per 1,000 people Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia	144.78 per 1,000 people Ranked 70th.
Internet > Internet users	20.5 million Ranked 24th. 43% more than Saudi Arabia	14.33 million Ranked 34th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps	1,000 Mbps Ranked 46th. 33% more than Saudi Arabia	750 Mbps Ranked 61st.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita	15.06 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 86th.	33.29 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 86th. 2 times more than Iran
Personal computers	7.35 million Ranked 19th.	8.48 million Ranked 17th. 15% more than Iran
Television broadcast stations	28 Ranked 17th.	117 Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Iran
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes	510.9 million min. Ranked 41st.	2.73 billion min. Ranked 11th. 5 times more than Iran
Radios per 1000	248.02 Ranked 117th.	273.5 Ranked 110th. 10% more than Iran
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000	714.62 Ranked 112th.	1,674.26 Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Iran
Internet > Percent using internet	26% Ranked 125th.	54% Ranked 74th. 2 times more than Iran
Telephones > Mobile cellular	56.04 million Ranked 21st. 4% more than Saudi Arabia	53.71 million Ranked 24th.
Radio receivers > Per capita	0.279 per capita Ranked 100th.	0.321 per capita Ranked 89th. 15% more than Iran
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000	350.87 Ranked 43th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia	155.66 Ranked 100th.
Telephone mainlines per 1000	270.63 Ranked 46th. 76% more than Saudi Arabia	153.91 Ranked 72nd.
Newspapers > List of newspapers	<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>	<p>Al-Watan - Abha-based daily</p> </p>Al-Riyadh - Riyadh-based daily</p> </p>Okaz - Jeddah-based daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14703480">Full Article</a>
Telephone system > General assessment	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	modern system including a combination of extensive microwave radio relays, coaxial cables, and fiber-optic cables
Television receivers per 1000	73.71 Ranked 107th.	267.56 Ranked 55th. 4 times more than Iran
Internet > IP addresses per capita	66.7 Ranked 137th.	207.44 Ranked 99th. 3 times more than Iran
Internet > Users	23 million Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia	6.2 million Ranked 32nd.
Internet > Internet penetration	26% Ranked 132nd.	54% Ranked 79th. 2 times more than Iran
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000	102.95 Ranked 125th.	538.68 Ranked 62nd. 5 times more than Iran
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000	760.98 Ranked 142nd.	1,874.03 Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Iran
Telecoms > Telephone lines	28.76 million Ranked 12th. 6 times more than Saudi Arabia	4.8 million Ranked 30th.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions	58.16 million Ranked 24th. 10% more than Saudi Arabia	53.01 million Ranked 26th.
Internet > Internet Service Providers	100 Ranked 11th. 5 times more than Saudi Arabia	22 Ranked 44th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	3.08 million Ranked 27th. 56% more than Saudi Arabia	1.97 million Ranked 42nd.
Telephones > Main lines in use	27.77 million Ranked 12th. 6 times more than Saudi Arabia	4.63 million Ranked 32nd.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people	37.63 Ranked 39th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia	16.97 Ranked 96th.
Active military personnel	523,000 Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia	233,500 Ranked 12th.
Radio receivers per 1000	271.82 Ranked 103th.	327.9 Ranked 87th. 21% more than Iran
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita	105.82 per 1,000 people Ranked 125th.	575.28 per 1,000 people Ranked 58th. 5 times more than Iran
Internet > Hosts per 1000	0.0394 Ranked 169th.	5.36 Ranked 93th. 136 times more than Iran
Number of PCs per million	105.95 Ranked 63th.	355.55 Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Iran
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions	58.16 million Ranked 24th. 10% more than Saudi Arabia	53.01 million Ranked 27th.
Radio receivers	17 million Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia	6.25 million Ranked 49th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones	96.17 million Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia	46 million Ranked 29th.
Television receivers	4.61 million Ranked 32nd.	5.1 million Ranked 30th. 11% more than Iran
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology	4,504 Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Saudi Arabia	850 Ranked 9th.
Television broadcast stations > Per capita	0.46 per 1 million people Ranked 59th.	6.02 per 1 million people Ranked 22nd. 13 times more than Iran
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes	0.55$ Ranked 103th.	2.4$ Ranked 50th. 4 times more than Iran
Mobile phone subscribers	7.22 million Ranked 46th.	13.3 million Ranked 30th. 84% more than Iran
Telephone system > International	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)	country code - 966; landing point for the international submarine cable Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG) and for both the SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable networks providing connectivity to Asia, Middle East, Europe, and US; microwave radio relay to Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, UAE, Yemen, and Sudan; coaxial cable to Kuwait and Jordan; satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (3 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean), 1 Arabsat, and 1 Inmarsat (Indian Ocean region)
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000	0.258 Ranked 84th.	0.826 Ranked 85th. 3 times more than Iran
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines	28.76 million Ranked 12th. 6 times more than Saudi Arabia	4.8 million Ranked 30th.
Radios	17 million Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia	6.25 million Ranked 50th.
Internet > Hosts	2,860 Ranked 131st.	141,232 Ranked 64th. 49 times more than Iran
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million	14.59 Mbps Ranked 86th.	31.46 Mbps Ranked 85th. 2 times more than Iran
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation	1.65 million Ranked 38th. 49% more than Saudi Arabia	1.1 million Ranked 47th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles	172 Ranked 10th. 14 times more than Saudi Arabia	12 Ranked 65th.
Internet > Top level domain	.ir	.sa
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP	0.025$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 69th. 9% more than Saudi Arabia	0.023$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 72nd.
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP	1.84$ per $1,000 of GDP Ranked 72nd.	17.8$ per $1,000 of GDP Ranked 18th. 10 times more than Iran
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences	1,844 Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Saudi Arabia	270 Ranked 22nd.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	26.87 Ranked 102nd.	58.63 Ranked 77th. 2 times more than Iran
Telephone system > Domestic	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	mobile-cellular subscribership has been increasing rapidly
Internet country code	.ir	.sa
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP	7.38 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 101st. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia	3 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 117th.
Telephone mainlines	18.99 million Ranked 11th. 5 times more than Saudi Arabia	3.8 million Ranked 31st.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita	7.45 min. Ranked 92nd.	125.15 min. Ranked 36th. 17 times more than Iran
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita	0.236 per 1,000 people Ranked 25th. 22% more than Saudi Arabia	0.194 per 1,000 people Ranked 33th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita	0.267 per 1,000 people Ranked 84th.	0.874 per 1,000 people Ranked 86th. 3 times more than Iran
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering	Pervasive filtering	sub
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month	2.26$/month Ranked 174th.	21.33$/month Ranked 97th. 9 times more than Iran
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita	7.7 min. per capita Ranked 93th.	126.52 min. per capita Ranked 33th. 16 times more than Iran
Internet hosts	None	None
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita	76.81$ per capita Ranked 61st.	307.85$ per capita Ranked 43th. 4 times more than Iran
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature	247 Ranked 28th.	710 Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Iran
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology	1,486 Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Saudi Arabia	180 Ranked 22nd.
Internet > Broadband subscribers	17,700 Ranked 54th.	19,700 Ranked 64th. 11% more than Iran
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million	1.46 Ranked 101st. 52% more than Saudi Arabia	0.963 Ranked 115th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences	2,426 Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Saudi Arabia	440 Ranked 29th.
Internet > IP addresses	5.26 million Ranked 50th.	5.5 million Ranked 47th. 5% more than Iran
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU	10354800000000	3750000000
Number of PCs	7,347 Ranked 19th.	8,476 Ranked 17th. 15% more than Iran
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people	376.3 Ranked 46th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia	169.75 Ranked 100th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total	14,783 Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia	3,780 Ranked 29th.
Television broadcast stations per million	0.448 Ranked 63th.	6.14 Ranked 25th. 14 times more than Iran
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation	733 Ranked 10th. 6 times more than Saudi Arabia	132 Ranked 30th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million	227.93 Ranked 27th. 15% more than Saudi Arabia	198.31 Ranked 34th.
Internet > TLD	.ir	.sa
Internet > Livejournal users	88 Ranked 125th.	101 Ranked 114th. 15% more than Iran
Internet > Secure Internet servers	28 Ranked 92nd.	110 Ranked 59th. 4 times more than Iran
Telecommunications > Country calling code	98	966
Telephone subscribers per 1000	373.59 Ranked 89th.	692.59 Ranked 60th. 85% more than Iran
E-Government rating	44 Ranked 66th. 16% more than Saudi Arabia	38 Ranked 118th.
Population covered by mobile telephony	90% Ranked 74th.	92% Ranked 55th. 2% more than Iran
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million	28.43 Ranked 18th. Twice as much as Saudi Arabia	14.17 Ranked 31st.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita	3.94 per 1 million people Ranked 36th.	36.52 per 1 million people Ranked 31st. 9 times more than Iran
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita	0.405 per 1 million people Ranked 147th.	4.64 per 1 million people Ranked 106th. 11 times more than Iran
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines	27.77 million Ranked 12th. 7 times more than Saudi Arabia	4.1 million Ranked 39th.
Information and Communication Technology Index > 2009	5.65 Ranked 6th.	6.43 Ranked 5th. 14% more than Iran
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita	9.76 per 1 million people Ranked 27th.	15.43 per 1 million people Ranked 23th. 58% more than Iran
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million	3.81 Ranked 38th.	37.25 Ranked 32nd. 10 times more than Iran
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History	906 Ranked 11th. 72% more than Saudi Arabia	528 Ranked 18th.
Internet > Livejournal users per million	1.27 Ranked 189th.	4.24 Ranked 167th. 3 times more than Iran
Website defacements per million	0.419 Ranked 97th. 9% more than Saudi Arabia	0.383 Ranked 99th.
Website defacements	28 Ranked 48th. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia	8 Ranked 72nd.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million	9.44 Ranked 29th.	15.74 Ranked 25th. 67% more than Iran
Internet > IP addresses (share)	0.1 Ranked 46th. The same as Saudi Arabia	0.1 Ranked 52nd.
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per capita	5.13$ per capita Ranked 60th.	197.83$ per capita Ranked 4th. 39 times more than Iran
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita	11.25 per 1 million people Ranked 21st. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia	3.09 per 1 million people Ranked 35th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita	14.44 per 1 million people Ranked 25th.	27.15 per 1 million people Ranked 24th. 88% more than Iran
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita	38.67 per 1 million people Ranked 25th. 71% more than Saudi Arabia	22.63 per 1 million people Ranked 34th.
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita	4.99$ Ranked 62nd.	186.96$ Ranked 4th. 37 times more than Iran
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$	350 million$ Ranked 32nd.	4.46 billion$ Ranked 3rd. 13 times more than Iran
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million	0.394 Ranked 145th.	4.34 Ranked 108th. 11 times more than Iran
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines	2.56 per 100 mainlines Ranked 117th. 51% more than Saudi Arabia	1.7 per 100 mainlines Ranked 80th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita	23.69 per 1 million people Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia	9.26 per 1 million people Ranked 29th.
Royalties and fees	0.0 Ranked 75th.	0.0 Ranked 67th.
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month	2.64$/month Ranked 174th.	9.66$/month Ranked 103th. 4 times more than Iran
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people	38.03 Ranked 38th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia	16.73 Ranked 99th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita	71.79 per 1 million people Ranked 4th. 64% more than Saudi Arabia	43.72 per 1 million people Ranked 15th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	2.48 Ranked 67th. 5 times more than Saudi Arabia	0.503 Ranked 125th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million	11.3 Ranked 24th. 63% more than Saudi Arabia	6.93 Ranked 33th.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU	14053700000000	30498660000
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million	37.4 Ranked 26th. 62% more than Saudi Arabia	23.08 Ranked 35th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million	22.91 Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia	9.44 Ranked 29th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million	69.44 Ranked 6th. 56% more than Saudi Arabia	44.59 Ranked 16th.
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue	73.68% Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Saudi Arabia	12.3% Ranked 57th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences	1,319 Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia	310 Ranked 40th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology	706 Ranked 4th. 12 times more than Saudi Arabia	60 Ranked 34th.
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP	0.142 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 50th.	0.273 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 9th. 92% more than Iran
Phone system > International dialling code	+98	+966
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities	612 Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia	300 Ranked 19th.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports	2.95% Ranked 146th.	100% Ranked 1st. 34 times more than Iran
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports	1.08% Ranked 149th.	67.56% Ranked 6th. 63 times more than Iran
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	13.75 Ranked 47th. 40% more than Saudi Arabia	9.82 Ranked 54th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people	760.98 Ranked 141st.	1,874.03 Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Iran
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita	21.02 per 1 million people Ranked 34th. 32% more than Saudi Arabia	15.94 per 1 million people Ranked 42nd.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita	0.043 per 1,000 people Ranked 188th.	5.02 per 1,000 people Ranked 110th. 117 times more than Iran
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million	20.34 Ranked 36th. 25% more than Saudi Arabia	16.26 Ranked 43th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita	29.39 per 1 million people Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia	13.89 per 1 million people Ranked 30th.
Press Freedom Index > 2010	175 Ranked 1st. 11% more than Saudi Arabia	157 Ranked 5th.
Television standard > VHF	SECAM B	SECAM-B/PAL-B
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million	13.97 Ranked 28th.	27.7 Ranked 25th. 98% more than Iran
Telephone subscribers	26.21 million Ranked 21st. 53% more than Saudi Arabia	17.1 million Ranked 29th.
Telephone mainlines > Per capita	278.17 per 1,000 people Ranked 44th. 69% more than Saudi Arabia	164.37 per 1,000 people Ranked 70th.
Telephone subscribers per employee	407.04 Ranked 54th. 4% more than Saudi Arabia	389.97 Ranked 40th.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita	0.695 per 1,000 people Ranked 77th.	0.989 per 1,000 people Ranked 75th. 42% more than Iran
Television standard > UHF	SECAM G	SECAM G
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month	2.43$/month Ranked 140th.	11.73$/month Ranked 64th. 5 times more than Iran
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million	10.89 Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia	3.15 Ranked 38th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP	3.37$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 93th.	12.73$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 102nd. 4 times more than Iran
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita	0.008$ per 1 million people Ranked 105th.	0.111$ per 1 million people Ranked 79th. 14 times more than Iran
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP	1.27% GDP Ranked 129th.	3.25% GDP Ranked 78th. 3 times more than Iran
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	4.07 Ranked 101st.	6.85 Ranked 85th. 68% more than Iran
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people	1.35 Ranked 167th.	30.54 Ranked 98th. 23 times more than Iran
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles	906 Ranked 10th. 5 times more than Saudi Arabia	185 Ranked 18th.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita	384 per 1,000 people Ranked 88th.	739.65 per 1,000 people Ranked 60th. 93% more than Iran
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code	98 Ranked 36th.	966 Ranked 17th. 10 times more than Iran

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