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STAT Ireland Philippines HISTORY
Broadcast media - multiple national private TV and radio networks; multi-channel satellite and cable TV systems available; more than 350 TV stations - 4 major TV networks operating nationwide with 1 being government-owned; some 1100 cable TV providers and some 1,200 radio stations broadcasting; the Philippines is scheduled to complete the switch from analog to digital broadcasting by the end of 2015
Households with television 95.3%
Ranked 17th. 51% more than Philippines
63.1%
Ranked 35th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 226.56
Ranked 39th. 10 times more than Philippines
22.2
Ranked 115th.

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 79
Ranked 33th. 2 times more than Philippines
36.24
Ranked 110th.

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 781.08
Ranked 33th. 2 times more than Philippines
355.68
Ranked 114th.
Internet > Users per 1000 392.02
Ranked 46th. 7 times more than Philippines
59.63
Ranked 116th.

Internet users 3.04 million
Ranked 27th.
8.28 million
Ranked 34th. 3 times more than Ireland
Personal computers > Per capita 494.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 11 times more than Philippines
45.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 90th.

Personal computers per 1000 494.07
Ranked 18th. 11 times more than Philippines
43.74
Ranked 90th.

Radio > List of radio stations <p>RTE - public, operates flagship station Radio 1, pop music station 2 FM, Irish-language Raidio na Gaeltachta, classical and cultural station Lyric FM, and digital-only services</p> </p>Today FM - national, commercial</p> </p>Newstalk - semi-national, commercial</p> <p>ABS-CBN - operates stations nationally</p> </p>GMA Network - operates stations nationally</p> </p>Manila Broadcasting Company (MBC) - operates stations nationally</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15527446">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 107.13
Ranked 92nd. About the same as Philippines
106.77
Ranked 94th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 1,202.21 per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th. 23% more than Philippines
981 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st.

Television > List of TV stations <p>RTE - public, operates RTE 1, RTE 2, RTE News Now, RTE Jnr, TRTE</p> </p>TG4 - public, Irish-language</p> </p>TV3 - national, commercial; also operates 3e</p> <p>ABS-CBN - commercial</p> </p>GMA Network - commercial</p> </p>ETC - commercial</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15527446">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 400.08 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th. 8 times more than Philippines
51.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 121st.

Televisions per 1000 455.4
Ranked 28th. 10 times more than Philippines
44.79
Ranked 138th.
Radio broadcast stations AM 9, FM 106, shortwave 0 AM 381, FM 628, shortwave 4 (each shortwave station operates on multiple frequencies in the language of the target audience)
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 182.41
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Philippines
78.61
Ranked 39th.

Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,501.05 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Philippines
459.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 83th.

Internet > Users > Per capita 415.66 per 1,000 people
Ranked 45th. 7 times more than Philippines
58.19 per 1,000 people
Ranked 119th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 437.53
Ranked 26th. 11 times more than Philippines
40.73
Ranked 147th.

Televisions 1.82 million
Ranked 65th.
3.7 million
Ranked 40th. 2 times more than Ireland
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 513.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th. 7 times more than Philippines
72.15 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd.

Internet users > Per 100 people 62.7
Ranked 28th. 10 times more than Philippines
6.22
Ranked 136th.

Internet > Internet users 3.73 million
Ranked 74th.
37.6 million
Ranked 14th. 10 times more than Ireland
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 148.21 per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Philippines
66.04 per 1,000 people
Ranked 39th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 24,587 Mbps
Ranked 20th. 8 times more than Philippines
3,214.5 Mbps
Ranked 40th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 6,043.33 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 13th. 153 times more than Philippines
39.38 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 82nd.

Personal computers 2.01 million
Ranked 42nd.
3.68 million
Ranked 29th. 83% more than Ireland

Television broadcast stations 4
Ranked 18th.
250
Ranked 1st. 63 times more than Ireland

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 2.7 billion min.
Ranked 16th. 15% more than Philippines
2.35 billion min.
Ranked 7th.

Radios per 1000 638.05
Ranked 44th. 5 times more than Philippines
139.22
Ranked 153th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 1,092.41
Ranked 57th. 11% more than Philippines
986.97
Ranked 2nd.

Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $11.55 billion
Ranked 36th. 7% more than Philippines
$10.79 billion
Ranked 37th.

Internet > Percent using internet 79%
Ranked 31st. 2 times more than Philippines
36.24%
Ranked 111th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular 4.91 million
Ranked 101st.
94.19 million
Ranked 14th. 19 times more than Ireland

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.694 per capita
Ranked 34th. 4 times more than Philippines
0.161 per capita
Ranked 134th.

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 466.48
Ranked 19th. 6 times more than Philippines
72.59
Ranked 3rd.

Telephone mainlines per 1000 488.71
Ranked 16th. 12 times more than Philippines
39.24
Ranked 105th.

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>The Irish Times - national daily</p> </p>Irish Independent - national daily</p> </p>Irish Examiner - Cork-based national daily</p> <p>Philippine Star - private daily</p> </p>The Daily Tribune - private daily</p> </p>Philippine Daily Inquirer - private daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15527446">Full Article</a>
Films produced 12
Ranked 45th.
53
Ranked 18th. 4 times more than Ireland
Telephone system > General assessment modern digital system using cable and microwave radio relay good international radiotelephone and submarine cable services; domestic and interisland service adequate
Television receivers per 1000 400.09
Ranked 34th. 8 times more than Philippines
50.84
Ranked 119th.

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 32
Ranked 35th.
78
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Ireland

Internet > IP addresses per capita 1,262.86
Ranked 30th. 24 times more than Philippines
52.08
Ranked 149th.
Internet > Users 1.71 million
Ranked 60th.
5.3 million
Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Ireland

Internet > Internet penetration 79%
Ranked 35th. 2 times more than Philippines
36.2%
Ranked 117th.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 1,012.04
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Philippines
405.25
Ranked 77th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,069.11
Ranked 94th. About the same as Philippines
1,065.08
Ranked 95th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines 2.01 million
Ranked 56th.
3.94 million
Ranked 42nd. 96% more than Ireland

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.91 million
Ranked 113th.
103 million
Ranked 12th. 21 times more than Ireland

Internet > Internet Service Providers 22
Ranked 46th.
33
Ranked 35th. 50% more than Ireland
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 1.04 million
Ranked 55th.
2.15 million
Ranked 38th. 2 times more than Ireland

Telephones > Main lines in use 2.05 million
Ranked 57th.
3.56 million
Ranked 46th. 74% more than Ireland

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 43.88
Ranked 24th. 11 times more than Philippines
4.07
Ranked 147th.

Active military personnel 10,460
Ranked 97th.
220,000
Ranked 15th. 21 times more than Ireland
Radio receivers per 1000 694.03
Ranked 34th. 4 times more than Philippines
158.01
Ranked 130th.

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 1,012.24 per 1,000 people
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Philippines
418.75 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th.

Internet > Hosts per 1000 280.63
Ranked 20th. 89 times more than Philippines
3.14
Ranked 104th.

Number of PCs per million 494.07
Ranked 17th. 11 times more than Philippines
43.74
Ranked 93th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 4.91 million
Ranked 112th.
103 million
Ranked 11th. 21 times more than Ireland

Radio receivers 2.55 million
Ranked 84th.
11.5 million
Ranked 30th. 5 times more than Ireland

Cinema > Number of cinemas 64
Ranked 37th.
211
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Ireland

Television receivers 1.47 million
Ranked 70th.
3.7 million
Ranked 40th. 3 times more than Ireland

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 1.03 per 1 million people
Ranked 15th.
2.75 per 1 million people
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Ireland

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 0.71$
Ranked 93th.
1.2$
Ranked 65th. 69% more than Ireland

Mobile phone subscribers 4.21 million
Ranked 62nd.
34.78 million
Ranked 16th. 8 times more than Ireland

Telephone system > International country code - 353; landing point for the Hibernia-Atlantic submarine cable with links to the US, Canada, and UK; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) country code - 63; a series of submarine cables together provide connectivity to Asia, US, the Middle East, and Europe; multiple international gateways
Internet > ISP 22
Ranked 29th.
33
Ranked 22nd. 50% more than Ireland
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 65.07
Ranked 35th. 98 times more than Philippines
0.666
Ranked 75th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 2.01 million
Ranked 56th.
3.94 million
Ranked 42nd. 96% more than Ireland

Radios 2.55 million
Ranked 84th.
11.5 million
Ranked 32nd. 5 times more than Ireland
Films produced per million 3
Ranked 10th. 5 times more than Philippines
0.642
Ranked 37th.
Internet > Hosts 1.24 million
Ranked 35th. 4 times more than Philippines
283,579
Ranked 52nd.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 148.22
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Philippines
64.74
Ranked 39th.
Mobile phones 75.53 per 100 people
Ranked 19th. 4 times more than Philippines
17.77 per 100 people
Ranked 37th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 6,040.64 Mbps
Ranked 12th. 158 times more than Philippines
38.16 Mbps
Ranked 82nd.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 7
Ranked 81st.
82
Ranked 22nd. 12 times more than Ireland

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 742,000
Ranked 37th.
6.51 million
Ranked 12th. 9 times more than Ireland

Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 56.25%
Ranked 7th.
0.0
Ranked 49th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 564,000
Ranked 38th.
4.71 million
Ranked 13th. 8 times more than Ireland
Internet > Top level domain .ie .ph
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.044$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 52nd.
0.07$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 25th. 59% more than Ireland

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 6.99
Ranked 13th. 9 times more than Philippines
0.821
Ranked 63th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 182.3
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Philippines
77.34
Ranked 41st.

Telephone system > Domestic system privatized but dominated by former state monopoly operator; increasing levels of broadband access particularly in urban areas telecommunications infrastructure includes the following platforms: fixed-line, mobile cellular, cable TV, over-the-air TV, radio and Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT), fiber-optic cable, and satellite; mobile-cellular communications now dominate the industry
Internet country code .ie .ph
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 133.3 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 20th. 4 times more than Philippines
35.44 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 51st.

Telephone mainlines 2.03 million
Ranked 48th.
3.37 million
Ranked 36th. 66% more than Ireland

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 709.56 min.
Ranked 4th. 25 times more than Philippines
27.88 min.
Ranked 53th.

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 65.09 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th. 95 times more than Philippines
0.686 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th.

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 31.06$/month
Ranked 55th. 17 times more than Philippines
1.81$/month
Ranked 175th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 709.52 min. per capita
Ranked 3rd. 25 times more than Philippines
28.77 min. per capita
Ranked 52nd.

Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people 15.02
Ranked 26th. 6 times more than Philippines
2.42
Ranked 53th.

Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 12.5%
Ranked 59th.
100%
Ranked 7th. 8 times more than Ireland

Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 2,237.51$ per capita
Ranked 15th. 24 times more than Philippines
92.95$ per capita
Ranked 58th.

Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$ $2,595.29
Ranked 11th. 22 times more than Philippines
$117.27
Ranked 57th.

Mobile cellular subscriptions 5.36 million
Ranked 79th.
68.12 million
Ranked 15th. 13 times more than Ireland

Internet > Broadband subscribers 270,700
Ranked 40th. 5 times more than Philippines
55,000
Ranked 42nd.

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 5.5
Ranked 54th. 14 times more than Philippines
0.399
Ranked 148th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 6
Ranked 56th.
42
Ranked 26th. 7 times more than Ireland
Internet > IP addresses 5.96 million
Ranked 43th. 10% more than Philippines
5.4 million
Ranked 49th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 520.11
Ranked 11th. 45 times more than Philippines
11.53
Ranked 45th.

Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 257000000 49656000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 20.14
Ranked 29th. 17 times more than Philippines
1.16
Ranked 102nd.

Number of PCs 2,011
Ranked 44th.
3,684
Ranked 29th. 83% more than Ireland
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 437.53
Ranked 29th. 11 times more than Philippines
40.73
Ranked 152nd.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 3.03 million
Ranked 53th.
3.97 million
Ranked 43th. 31% more than Ireland
Television broadcast stations per million 1.03
Ranked 15th.
2.81
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Ireland

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily 61
Ranked 31st. 30% more than Philippines
47
Ranked 36th.
Internet > TLD .ie .ph
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 121.04
Ranked 32nd. 61% more than Philippines
75.39
Ranked 97th.

Internet > Livejournal users 2,730
Ranked 16th.
4,592
Ranked 10th. 68% more than Ireland
Internet > Secure Internet servers 1,770
Ranked 20th. 6 times more than Philippines
283
Ranked 42nd.

Cinema > Number of distribution companies 8
Ranked 31st.
239
Ranked 3rd. 30 times more than Ireland

Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people 1.75
Ranked 21st.
2.74
Ranked 14th. 57% more than Ireland

Cinema > Percentage of nationally controlled distribution companies 25%
Ranked 37th. 22% more than Philippines
20.5%
Ranked 35th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000 355.83
Ranked 7th. 130 times more than Philippines
2.73
Ranked 43th.
Telecommunications > Country calling code 353 63
Brothers and Sisters > International broadcasts > Series Premiere 2007 2007
Telephone subscribers per 1000 1,500.75
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Philippines
444.49
Ranked 86th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 64.2%
Ranked 19th. 17 times more than Philippines
3.8%
Ranked 117th.
E-Government rating 48
Ranked 38th. 13% more than Philippines
42.4
Ranked 77th.
Population covered by mobile telephony 99%
Ranked 21st. 8% more than Philippines
92%
Ranked 72nd.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 1.58
Ranked 51st. 3 times more than Philippines
0.577
Ranked 74th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 420.48 per 1 million people
Ranked 21st. 126 times more than Philippines
3.35 per 1 million people
Ranked 116th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 2.2 million
Ranked 55th.
3.9 million
Ranked 40th. 77% more than Ireland
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million 16.03
Ranked 24th. 25 times more than Philippines
0.646
Ranked 51st.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita 16.03 per 1 million people
Ranked 24th. 24 times more than Philippines
0.659 per 1 million people
Ranked 50th.
Internet > Livejournal users per million 670.72
Ranked 23th. 12 times more than Philippines
54.52
Ranked 83th.
Website defacements 39
Ranked 39th. 22% more than Philippines
32
Ranked 45th.
Website defacements per million 10.09
Ranked 14th. 25 times more than Philippines
0.404
Ranked 98th.
Internet > Linux web servers 79
Ranked 21st. 5 times more than Philippines
17
Ranked 47th.
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 891,243
Ranked 43th.
1.05 million
Ranked 39th. 17% more than Ireland

Men in Trees > International Broadcasters > Series Premiere April 3 , 2007 February 19, 2007
Television standard > UHF PAL I NTSC M
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 2.51% GDP
Ranked 63th.
3.88% GDP
Ranked 61st. 55% more than Ireland

Telephone subscribers per employee 400.57
Ranked 52nd.
1,555.15
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Ireland

Telephone subscribers 6.24 million
Ranked 51st.
38.15 million
Ranked 16th. 6 times more than Ireland

Telephone subscribers > Per capita 1,501.05 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Philippines
459.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 83th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.175$ per 1 million people
Ranked 55th. 12 times more than Philippines
0.015$ per 1 million people
Ranked 94th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 3.85$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 89th.
13.23$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 73th. 3 times more than Ireland

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 7.1%
Ranked 94th.
26.31%
Ranked 20th. 4 times more than Ireland

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 3.56 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 12 times more than Philippines
0.287 per 1,000 people
Ranked 78th.

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 488.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th. 12 times more than Philippines
40.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 105th.

Internet servers using encryption 3,312
Ranked 22nd. 7 times more than Philippines
484
Ranked 43th.

Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 744.2
Ranked 19th. 141 times more than Philippines
5.26
Ranked 111th.

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 4070000000 188759000000
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 1.72
Ranked 87th. 77% more than Philippines
0.974
Ranked 107th.

Digital terrestrial television > Analog Switch-Off Planned 2012 planned 2015
Royalties and fees $132.50
Ranked 6th. 1325 times more than Philippines
$0.10
Ranked 55th.
Digital terrestrial television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch August 2006 (trial) October 2006 (trials)/ 2007
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 22.7
Ranked 37th. 10 times more than Philippines
2.23
Ranked 116th.

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 1,003.09
Ranked 25th. 116 times more than Philippines
8.62
Ranked 130th.

Phone subscribers 1,213.89
Ranked 16th. 6 times more than Philippines
191.96
Ranked 90th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 63
Ranked 48th.
498
Ranked 17th. 8 times more than Ireland

Internet > ISP > Per capita 5.78 per 1 million people
Ranked 31st. 13 times more than Philippines
0.436 per 1 million people
Ranked 91st.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 635.1
Ranked 19th. 17 times more than Philippines
37.55
Ranked 116th.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita 298.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th. 101 times more than Philippines
2.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 122nd.

Telephone lines 2.2 million
Ranked 51st.
4.08 million
Ranked 36th. 85% more than Ireland

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 17.52%
Ranked 9th.
34.71%
Ranked 1st. 98% more than Ireland

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 16.28%
Ranked 12th.
54.07%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Ireland

Television standard > VHF PAL I NTSC M
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip > International broadcasters > Series Premiere February 15 2007 March 20, 2007
Internet > ISP per million 5.78
Ranked 38th. 14 times more than Philippines
0.425
Ranked 99th.
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 5.6 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 40th. 8% more than Philippines
5.2 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 105th.

Everybody Hates Chris > International Broadcasts > Series Premiere April 2006 2005
Television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch 1999-2002( Licensing abandoned; <br>)2006-2008 (Trial; <br>) 31 October 2010 (90%)<ref name="Irish Independent">) DTT launch, 31 December 2011(98%) )( Network testing, publicly receivable with MPEG4 compatible equipment pre October 31, 2010. 10/8/2011
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 43.84
Ranked 26th. 11 times more than Philippines
4.08
Ranked 147th.

Internet > Linux web servers per million 20.43
Ranked 16th. 95 times more than Philippines
0.214
Ranked 86th.
Music sales > Singles > Millions 0.5
Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Philippines
0.09
Ranked 19th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,069.11
Ranked 93th. About the same as Philippines
1,065.08
Ranked 94th.

Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 415.46
Ranked 20th. 128 times more than Philippines
3.24
Ranked 115th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita 355.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 128 times more than Philippines
2.79 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th.
Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.1
Ranked 59th. The same as Philippines
0.1
Ranked 58th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people 19.68
Ranked 36th. 93% more than Philippines
10.22
Ranked 51st.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation 2.12 million
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Philippines
971,220
Ranked 24th.

Phone system > International dialling code +353 +63
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 66.3%
Ranked 2nd.
67.28%
Ranked 1st. 1% more than Ireland

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 61.85%
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Philippines
27.48%
Ranked 53th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 72.99%
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Philippines
18.83%
Ranked 100th.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 15.48
Ranked 54th. 3 times more than Philippines
5.91
Ranked 68th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 1.58 per 1 million people
Ranked 49th. 3 times more than Philippines
0.589 per 1 million people
Ranked 74th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily 1.35 million
Ranked 13th. 7 times more than Philippines
199,000
Ranked 35th.
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.159 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 40th. 85% more than Philippines
0.086 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 83th.
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $33.64 billion
Ranked 2nd. 21 times more than Philippines
$1.63 billion
Ranked 22nd.

Telephone system > Regulation 1997 1979
Telephone lines > Per 100 people 49.79
Ranked 19th. 11 times more than Philippines
4.51
Ranked 135th.

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 19.67$/month
Ranked 24th. 4 times more than Philippines
5.29$/month
Ranked 152nd.

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 39.51$/month
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Philippines
11.58$/month
Ranked 66th.

SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; World Development Indicators database; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. 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