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  • 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 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 > List of radio stations: List of radio stations.
  • Radio broadcast stations: The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast stations.
  • Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people: Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people). Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included.
  • Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Television > List of TV stations: List of TV stations.
  • 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.
  • Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people: Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
  • Internet > Users > Per capita: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Televisions: The total number of televisions
  • Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
  • Internet > Internet users: Internet users.
  • 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.
  • 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 > Users: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months.
  • Internet > Internet penetration: Penetration.
  • Mobile phone subscribers per 1000: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telecoms > Telephone lines: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
  • Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included.
  • Internet > Internet Service Providers: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet.
  • Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
  • Telephones > Main lines in use: The total number of main telephone lines in use.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people: Fixed-telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.
  • Active military personnel: Active military.

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

  • Radio receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet > Hosts per 1000: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Number of PCs per million: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions.
  • Television broadcast stations > Per capita: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Mobile phone subscribers: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology.
  • Telephone system > International: A brief characterization of the system with details on international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa. Arabsat
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines: Fixed telephone lines.
  • Internet > Hosts: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities.
  • Internet > Top level domain: Country top level domain.
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Telephone system > Domestic: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
    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).
  • Telephone mainlines: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment.
  • Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$: Investment in telecoms with private participation (current US$). Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets and small projects are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • 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.
     
     
  • Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included."
  • Internet > Internet Service Providers per million: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Telecommunications investment > Current LCU: Telecommunications investment refers to the expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of telecommunication equipment infrastructure (including supporting land and buildings and intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer software). These include expenditure on initial installations and on additions to existing installations.
  • Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology."
  • Number of PCs: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people: Fixed telephone lines. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Internet > TLD: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
  • Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people: Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included."
  • Internet > Livejournal users: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004)
  • Telecommunications > Country calling code:

    The calling code for each country. A calling code should not be confused with an area or city code. For instance, the calling code for the United States is 1, and the area code for Detroit is 313. In order to dial Detroit from overseas you must dial the 1, plus 313, then the actual phone number. It's also common to see a “+” in front of the calling code, e.g., +1 313 XXX-XXXX.

  • Telephone subscribers per 1000: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • E-Government rating: Darrell M. West, Center for Public Policy, Brown University
  • Internet > Livejournal users per million: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Internet > Hosts > Per capita: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Number of PCs > Per $ GDP: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 10 million $ gross domestic product.
  • Telephone lines: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
  • Fixed broadband Internet subscribers: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
  • Price basket for mobile > US$ per month: Price basket for mobile is calculated as the pre-paid price for 25 calls per month spread over the same mobile network, other mobile networks, and mobile to fixed calls and during peak, off-peak, and weekend times. It also includes 30 text messages per month.
  • Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
  • Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines (per 100 people). Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
  • Telephone mainlines > Per capita: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telephone employees > Total > Per capita: Telephone employees refer to the total full-time telecommunications staff. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita: Investment in telecoms with private participation (current US$). Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets and small projects are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Phone system > International dialling code: Country international dialling code.
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > 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.
  • ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP: ICT service exports (% of service exports, BoP). Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
  • ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$: Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
  • Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$, % of GDP: Investment in telecoms with private participation (current US$). Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets and small projects are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
  • Telephone subscribers per employee: Telephone subscribers per employee are telephone subscribers (fixed-line plus mobile) divided by total telecommunications employees.
  • Telecommunications revenue > % GDP: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$: 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 servers using encryption > Per 1 million people: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code: Country Code.

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

  • Internet servers using encryption: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
STAT Iraq Sudan HISTORY
Broadcast media the number of private radio and TV stations has increased rapidly since 2003; government-owned TV and radio stations are operated by the publicly funded Iraqi Public Broadcasting Service; private broadcast media are mostly linked to political, ethnic, or religious groups; satellite TV is available to an estimated 70% of viewers and many of the broadcasters are based abroad; transmissions of multiple international radio broadcasters are accessible in the north, the Sudanese Government directly controls TV and radio, requiring that both media reflect government policies; TV has a permanent military censor; a private radio station is in operation; in southern Sudan, TV is controlled by the regional government; several private FM stations are operational in southern Sudan; some foreign radio broadcasts are available
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 0.00249
Ranked 196th.
0.666
Ranked 163th. 268 times more than Iraq

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 7.1
Ranked 169th.
21
Ranked 133th. 3 times more than Iraq

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 69.37
Ranked 174th.
206.14
Ranked 137th. 3 times more than Iraq
Internet > Users per 1000 1.88
Ranked 148th.
45.16
Ranked 121st. 24 times more than Iraq

Internet users 325,900
Ranked 123th.
4.2 million
Ranked 1st. 13 times more than Iraq
News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>Voices of Iraq - pooled news service launched by Reuters Foundation and UN Development Programme, English-language pages</p> </p>National Iraqi News Agency (Nina) - private, English-language pages</p> </p>Iraqi News - news site, in English</p> <p>Sudan News Agency (Suna) - in Arabic, English and French</p> </p>Sudan Tribune - English-language news site, based in France</p>
Personal computers per 1000 7.92
Ranked 127th.
102.89
Ranked 21st. 13 times more than Iraq

Radio > List of radio stations <p>Republic of Iraq Radio - state-run</p> </p>Radio Basra - state-run</p> </p>Voice of Iraq - private, Baghdad</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14546541">Full Article</a> <p>Sudan National Radio Corporation - government-run, national and regional networks in Arabic, English and other languages</p> </p>Mango 96 FM - private, music-based Khartoum station</p> </p>Khartoum FM - private, Khartoum</p>
Radio broadcast stations after 17 months of unregulated media growth, there are approximately 80 radio stations (types NA) on the air inside Iraq AM 12, FM 1, shortwave 1
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 79.39
Ranked 139th. 31% more than Sudan
60.49
Ranked 160th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 509.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 90th. 3 times more than Sudan
189.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 134th.

Television > List of TV stations <p>Al-Iraqiya - state-run</p> </p>Al-Sharqiya - private, based in Dubai, satellite and terrestrial</p> </p>Al-Sumaria - private, based in Beirut, satellite and terrestrial</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14546541">Full Article</a> <p>Sudan National Broadcasting Corporation (SNBC) - government-run, operates two channels, also available via satellite</p> </p>Al-Shuruq (Sunrise) - private, based in Dubai, via satellite</p> </p>Blue Nile TV - private, via satellite</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14095119">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 76.04 per 1,000 people
Ranked 108th.
77.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 107th. 2% more than Iraq

Televisions per 1000 67.41
Ranked 126th.
79.4
Ranked 124th. 18% more than Iraq
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 57.32 per 1,000 people
Ranked 148th.
68.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 126th. 20% more than Iraq

Internet > Users > Per capita 1.96 per 1,000 people
Ranked 151st.
38.09 per 1,000 people
Ranked 126th. 19 times more than Iraq

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 57.43
Ranked 140th. 5 times more than Sudan
11.42
Ranked 172nd.

Televisions 1.75 million
Ranked 66th.
2.38 million
Ranked 60th. 36% more than Iraq
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 59.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 118th. 7 times more than Sudan
8.77 per 1,000 people
Ranked 114th.

Internet users > Per 100 people 0.98
Ranked 175th.
10.16
Ranked 119th. 10 times more than Iraq

Internet > Internet users 2.21 million
Ranked 87th.
7.18 million
Ranked 46th. 3 times more than Iraq
Personal computers 200,000
Ranked 77th.
3.25 million
Ranked 11th. 16 times more than Iraq

Television broadcast stations 21
Ranked 8th. 7 times more than Sudan
3
Ranked 51st.
Radios per 1000 186.83
Ranked 138th.
251.89
Ranked 114th. 35% more than Iraq
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 653.84
Ranked 117th. 49% more than Sudan
440.13
Ranked 141st.

Internet > Percent using internet 7.1%
Ranked 167th.
21%
Ranked 133th. 3 times more than Iraq

Telephones > Mobile cellular 27 million
Ranked 3rd. 8% more than Sudan
25.06 million
Ranked 39th.

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.211 per capita
Ranked 119th.
0.245 per capita
Ranked 112th. 16% more than Iraq

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 36.73
Ranked 142nd. 3 times more than Sudan
10.63
Ranked 169th.

Telephone mainlines per 1000 38.77
Ranked 128th. 83% more than Sudan
21.21
Ranked 114th.

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>Al-Sabah - sponsored by state-run Iraqi Media Network</p> </p>Al-Zaman - private London-based daily, printed in Baghdad and Basra; English-language pages</p> </p>Al-Mada - Baghdad, private daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14546541">Full Article</a> <p>Al-Ra&#039;y al-Amm (The Public Opinion) - private, daily</p> </p>Al-Ayam (The Days) - established daily</p> </p>Al-Jareeda (The Newspaper) - opposition-leaning</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14095119">Full Article</a>
Telephone system > General assessment the 2003 liberation of Iraq severely disrupted telecommunications throughout Iraq including international connections; widespread government efforts to rebuild domestic and international communications through fiber optic links are in progress; the mobile cellular market has expanded rapidly to some 27 million subscribers by the end of 2012 well-equipped system by regional standards and being upgraded; cellular communications started in 1996 and have expanded substantially with wide coverage of most major cities
Television receivers per 1000 80.67
Ranked 106th.
91.88
Ranked 104th. 14% more than Iraq

Internet > Users 54,000
Ranked 135th.
1.5 million
Ranked 63th. 28 times more than Iraq

Internet > Internet penetration 7.1%
Ranked 177th.
21%
Ranked 140th. 3 times more than Iraq
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 21.52
Ranked 170th.
57.87
Ranked 141st. 3 times more than Iraq

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 821.29
Ranked 138th. 10% more than Sudan
743.6
Ranked 146th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines 1.87 million
Ranked 61st. 4 times more than Sudan
424,586
Ranked 100th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 26.76 million
Ranked 39th.
27.66 million
Ranked 37th. 3% more than Iraq

Internet > Internet Service Providers 1
Ranked 182nd.
2
Ranked 158th. Twice as much as Iraq
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 77
Ranked 196th.
24,789
Ranked 125th. 322 times more than Iraq

Telephones > Main lines in use 1.79 million
Ranked 62nd. 4 times more than Sudan
483,600
Ranked 100th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 5.71
Ranked 141st. 5 times more than Sudan
1.14
Ranked 171st.

Active military personnel 271,400
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Sudan
109,300
Ranked 26th.
Radio receivers per 1000 223.57
Ranked 116th.
291.46
Ranked 95th. 30% more than Iraq

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 22.62 per 1,000 people
Ranked 174th.
50.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 145th. 2 times more than Iraq

Internet > Hosts per 1000 0.000102
Ranked 198th.
0.000969
Ranked 194th. 10 times more than Iraq

Number of PCs per million 7.5
Ranked 137th.
19.69
Ranked 114th. 3 times more than Iraq
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 26.76 million
Ranked 40th.
27.66 million
Ranked 38th. 3% more than Iraq

Radio receivers 4.85 million
Ranked 56th.
7.55 million
Ranked 41st. 56% more than Iraq

Television receivers 1.75 million
Ranked 63th.
2.38 million
Ranked 59th. 36% more than Iraq

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 0.828 per 1 million people
Ranked 28th. 9 times more than Sudan
0.097 per 1 million people
Ranked 65th.
Mobile phone subscribers 574,000
Ranked 110th.
1.83 million
Ranked 81st. 3 times more than Iraq

Telephone system > International country code - 964; satellite earth stations - 4 (2 Intelsat - 1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean, 1 Intersputnik - Atlantic Ocean region, and 1 Arabsat (inoperative)); local microwave radio relay connects border regions to Jordan, Kuwait, Syria, and Turkey; international terrestrial fiber-optic connections have been established with Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Kuwait, Jordan, and Iran; links to the Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG) and the Gulf Bridge International (GBI) submarine fiber-optic cables are planned country code - 249; linked to the EASSy and FLAG fiber-optic submarine cable systems; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), 1 Arabsat
Internet > ISP 1
Ranked 132nd.
2
Ranked 13th. Twice as much as Iraq
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 1.87 million
Ranked 61st. 4 times more than Sudan
424,586
Ranked 99th.

Radios 4.85 million
Ranked 59th.
7.55 million
Ranked 42nd. 56% more than Iraq
Internet > Hosts 3
Ranked 222nd.
33
Ranked 202nd. 11 times more than Iraq

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 407,000
Ranked 66th.
737,000
Ranked 54th. 81% more than Iraq
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 4
Ranked 104th.
22
Ranked 45th. 6 times more than Iraq

Internet > Top level domain .iq .sd
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 33.33$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Sudan
5.52$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 43th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 19.37
Ranked 112th.
29.17
Ranked 98th. 51% more than Iraq
Telephone system > Domestic repairs to switches and lines destroyed during 2003 continue; additional switching capacity is improving access; 3 GSM operators since 2007 have expanded beyond their regional roots and offer near country-wide access to second-generation services; third-generation mobile services are not available nationwide; wireless local loop is available in some metropolitan areas and additional licenses have been issued with the hope of overcoming the lack of fixed-line infrastructure consists of microwave radio relay, cable, fiber optic, radiotelephone communications, tropospheric scatter, and a domestic satellite system with 14 earth stations
Internet country code .iq .sd
Telephone mainlines 1.03 million
Ranked 67th. 54% more than Sudan
670,000
Ranked 73th.

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ $376.50 million
Ranked 26th. 10% more than Sudan
$342.60 million
Ranked 27th.

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering Selective filtering
Internet hosts None None
Mobile cellular subscriptions 17.53 million
Ranked 37th. 46% more than Sudan
11.99 million
Ranked 48th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 0.0385
Ranked 193th.
0.0667
Ranked 183th. 73% more than Iraq
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 625000 33824000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 0.0
Ranked 168th.
0.11
Ranked 130th.

Number of PCs 200
Ranked 93th.
606
Ranked 61st. 3 times more than Iraq
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 57.43
Ranked 146th. 5 times more than Sudan
11.42
Ranked 176th.

Television broadcast stations per million 0.787
Ranked 26th. 7 times more than Sudan
0.116
Ranked 68th.
Internet > TLD .iq .sd
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 57.08
Ranked 114th. 97% more than Sudan
29
Ranked 149th.

Internet > Livejournal users 363
Ranked 56th. 45 times more than Sudan
8
Ranked 225th.
Telecommunications > Country calling code 964 249
Telephone subscribers per 1000 60.29
Ranked 143th.
79.08
Ranked 122nd. 31% more than Iraq

E-Government rating 33.6
Ranked 151st.
44
Ranked 71st. 31% more than Iraq
Internet > Livejournal users per million 13.61
Ranked 122nd. 52 times more than Sudan
0.26
Ranked 198th.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita 0.0
Ranked 218th.
0.001 per 1,000 people
Ranked 214th.

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.037 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 123th.
0.08 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 88th. 2 times more than Iraq
Telephone lines 1.08 million
Ranked 70th. 3 times more than Sudan
366,200
Ranked 96th.

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 40
Ranked 168th.
44,625
Ranked 93th. 1116 times more than Iraq

Television standard > VHF SECAM B PAL B
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 0.123
Ranked 194th. 97% more than Sudan
0.0625
Ranked 198th.

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita 17.35$
Ranked 35th. 4 times more than Sudan
4.81$
Ranked 63th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 0.000243
Ranked 196th.
0.0542
Ranked 163th. 223 times more than Iraq

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.19
Ranked 156th.
0.715
Ranked 118th. 4 times more than Iraq

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 821.29
Ranked 135th. 10% more than Sudan
743.6
Ranked 145th.

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 3.52
Ranked 142nd. 4 times more than Sudan
0.89
Ranked 167th.

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 2.57$/month
Ranked 175th.
4.01$/month
Ranked 164th. 56% more than Iraq

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 7324000 252543000000
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 5.55
Ranked 142nd. 6 times more than Sudan
0.929
Ranked 177th.

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 40.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 127th. 2 times more than Sudan
18.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 115th.

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 0.763 per 1,000 people
Ranked 77th. 7 times more than Sudan
0.106 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th.

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita $11.56
Ranked 40th. 25% more than Sudan
$9.21
Ranked 48th.

Phone system > International dialling code 964 +249
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per capita 18.22$ per capita
Ranked 35th. 4 times more than Sudan
4.2$ per capita
Ranked 63th.

ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 11.97%
Ranked 93th. 3 times more than Sudan
3.81%
Ranked 125th.

ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $28.70 million
Ranked 92nd. 5 times more than Sudan
$5.83 million
Ranked 117th.

Internet > ISP per million 0.042
Ranked 130th.
0.0685
Ranked 25th. 63% more than Iraq
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 63.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 145th.
68.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 126th. 9% more than Iraq

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$, % of GDP 0.179%
Ranked 69th.
0.583%
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Iraq

Telephone subscribers 1.61 million
Ranked 93th.
2.5 million
Ranked 73th. 55% more than Iraq

Telephone subscribers per employee 50.64
Ranked 53th.
650.51
Ranked 4th. 13 times more than Iraq

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 0.06% GDP
Ranked 100th.
3.76% GDP
Ranked 41st. 63 times more than Iraq

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ 475 million$
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Sudan
152 million$
Ranked 40th.

Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 0.13
Ranked 172nd. 7 times more than Sudan
0.02
Ranked 178th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code 964
Ranked 19th. 4 times more than Sudan
249
Ranked 20th.
Internet servers using encryption 4
Ranked 154th. 4 times more than Sudan
1
Ranked 174th.

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