Media Stats: compare key data on Ireland & Sweden

Definitions

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.
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.
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.
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.
Radio broadcast stations: The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast stations.
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people: Daily newspapers refer to those published at least four times a week and calculated as average circulation (or copies printed) per 1,000 people."
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people: Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
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.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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.
Television viewing: Mean hours of television watched by each person per week.
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.
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment."
Internet > Percent using internet: Percentage of individuals using the Internet.
Telephones > Mobile cellular: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use.
Radio receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telephone mainlines per 1000: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Newspapers > List of newspapers: List of newspapers.
Films produced: Amount of films created in specified country as catalogued by IMDB
Telephone system > General assessment: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic and international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
Cinema attendance per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Television receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced: Number of national feature films produced.
Internet > IP addresses per capita: Number of IPv4 internet address allocated per 1000 residents.
Average cost of local call: Telephone average cost of local call (US$ per three minutes). Cost of local call is the cost of a three-minute call within the same exchange area using the subscriber's equipment (that is, not from a public phone).
Internet > Users: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months.
Internet > Internet penetration: Penetration.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecoms > Telephone lines: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included.
Internet > Internet Service Providers: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
Cable TV subscribers: Cable TV subscribers per 1000 population .
Telephones > Main lines in use: The total number of main telephone lines in use.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people: Fixed-telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.
Active military personnel: Active military.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
Radio receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > Hosts per 1000: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Number of PCs per million: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions.
Television viewing per million: Mean hours of television watched by each person per week. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
Films produced per million: Amount of films created in specified country as catalogued by IMDB. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > Hosts: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Mobile phones: Mobile cellular per 100 population (2002).
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > 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.
Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced: Percentage of feature films that are co-productions with international companies.
Internet > Top level domain: Country top level domain.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 $ gross domestic product.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people: Number of national feature films produced. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
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.
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment per 1000: The OECD has developed a commodity-based definition of the ICT sector based on the CPC (Central Product Classification) and the Harmonised System (HS). The definition of ICT goods includes the following broad categories: telecommunications equipment; computer and related equipment; electronic components; audio and video equipment; and other ICT goods. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telephone mainlines: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering:
Indicates whether websites that express views in opposition to those of the current government (mainly on issues of human rights, freedom of expression, minority rights and religious movements) are censored or blocked. This is determined by accessing websites with provocative or objectionable content in English from within the country in question as well as from a place known to have no filtering regime. The retrieved content is then compared and scanned for discrepancies. Possible differences in blocking behavior across different ISPs is considered, as well as normal connectivity problems.

Values

“per”, pervasive filtering: A large portion of the targeted content in several categories is blocked.

“sub”, substantial filtering: Either a number of categories are subject to a medium level of filtering or a low level of filtering is carried out across many categories.

“sel”, selective filtering: A small number of specific sites across a few categories are blocked, or filtering that targets a single category or issue is present.

“sus”, suspected filtering: Connectivity abnormalities suggest the presence of filtering, but no conclusive proof of deliberate tampering could be found.

“ne”, no evidence of filtering or blocking.

“nd”, no data.
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month: Price basket for Internet is calculated based on the cheapest available tariff for accessing the Internet 20 hours a month (10 hours peak and 10 hours off-peak). The basket does not include the telephone line rental but does include telephone usage charges if applicable. Data are compiled in the national currency and converted to U.S. dollars using the annual average exchange rate.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films: Percentage of feature films that are 100% funded by national companies.
Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment."
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > 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.
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 > 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.
Music > Singles sales > Share of global physical sales > 2005: Percentage of single records sold physically, i.e. in CDs, cassettes, DVDs, etc.
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.
Pay TV subscribers: Percentage of households subscribing to pay TV service (Data is for 1999).
Internet > IP addresses: Number of IPv4 internet addresses allocated to each country.
Telecommunications revenue: Telecommunications revenue as % of GDP.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people: Estimated number of individual non-daily newspapers in circulation by country. Figures expressed per thousand people 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.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions: Mobile subscriptions Number.
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.
Communications > Telephone access > Telephone access: For the OECD member countries and China, total communication access paths are the total of fixed lines (standard analogue access lines and ISDN lines) plus the number of DSL, cable modem subscribers and mobile telephone subscribers. For Brazil, India, Russian Federation and South Africa, total communication access paths are the sum of main telephone lines in operation, ISDN lines, DSL and cable modem subscribers and cellular mobile telephone subscribers.
Mobile number portability > Implementation date: Date mobile number portability service was implemented in various countries.
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)
Internet > Secure Internet servers: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Cinema > Percentage of nationally controlled distribution companies: Percentage of nationally based film distribution companies.
Cinema > Number of distribution companies: Total number of film distribution companies.
Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people: Total number of film distribution companies. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Days to port: Time to port days.
Belarus had range specified: 0-3

No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
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.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date: Implementation date yyyy.mm.dd.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price: Price.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
Internet > Communication technology patents: Electric communication technique patents 1998-2000 per million population.
Telephone subscribers per 1000: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Advertising revenue > Share of television: Television's share (%) of total advertising revenue (Data for 1999).
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration: Mobile subscriptions %.
Internet > Secure servers: Number of secure servers per 100000 population (2002).
E-Government rating: Darrell M. West, Center for Public Policy, Brown University
Internet > Internet charges: Cost of Internet access for 40 hours at evening times at discounted rates, September 2002.
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.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Television reception through satellite: Media - Television reception by satellite.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Internet > Web sites: Websites per 1000 population.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines: Number of telephone lines.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Internet > Livejournal users per million: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Television reception through cable: Media - Television reception by cable.
Website defacements per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > Linux web servers: Total usage of Linux servers by country as of Jan 2001
Public share of broadcasting revenue: Public share as a % of total broadcasting revenue (Data is for 1999).
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
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.
Internet servers using encryption: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
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).
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment: The OECD has developed a commodity-based definition of the ICT sector based on the CPC (Central Product Classification) and the Harmonised System (HS). The definition of ICT goods includes the following broad categories: telecommunications equipment; computer and related equipment; electronic components; audio and video equipment; and other ICT goods.
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment, % of GDP: The OECD has developed a commodity-based definition of the ICT sector based on the CPC (Central Product Classification) and the Harmonised System (HS). The definition of ICT goods includes the following broad categories: telecommunications equipment; computer and related equipment; electronic components; audio and video equipment; and other ICT goods. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
Telephone mainlines > Per capita: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita: Telephone employees refer to the total full-time telecommunications staff. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue: Telecommunications investment refers to the expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of telecommunication equipment infrastructure (including supporting land and buildings and intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer software). These include expenditure on initial installations and on additions to existing installations.
Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million 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).
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.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people: Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people). Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Internet > 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.
Telephone lines: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology."
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports: Information and communication technology goods imports include telecommunications, audio and video, computer and related equipment; electronic components; and other information and communication technology goods. Software is excluded."
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports: Information and communication technology goods exports include telecommunications, audio and video, computer and related equipment; electronic components; and other information and communication technology goods. Software is excluded."
Television > Analogue to digital transition > Analog switch off > End: Date when analogue television was completely phased out in different countries.
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.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of individual non-daily newspapers in circulation by country.
Phone system > International dialling code: Country international dialling code.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile subscriptions Number. Figures expressed per thousand 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.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
Telecommunications employment: Telecommunications employment as a share (%) of national employment (Data is for 2001).
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.
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.
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.
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 10 million $ gross domestic product.
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$: Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
Television reception by terrestrial means: Percentage of households receiving television through terrestrial means only.
Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Total broadcasters revenue per capita: Total broadcasters' revenue, 1999, US$ per capita.
Telephone systems > Privatisation: The year a nation privatised its telecommunications services. "n/a" indicates that the relevant firm was not privatized.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telephone system > Regulation: The year that the nation established an industry regulator for its telecommunication providers. "n/a" indicates that no regulator has been established.
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines: Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.
Television revenue from subscriptions: Percentage of television revenue from advertisements (1999).
Public funding of broadcasters revenue per capita: Public funding of broadcasters' revenue, 1999, US$ per capita.
Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
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.
Telephone subscribers per employee: Telephone subscribers per employee are telephone subscribers (fixed-line plus mobile) divided by total telecommunications employees.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
Internet > Linux web servers per million: Total usage of Linux servers by country as of Jan 2001. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Phone subscribers: Fixed line and mobile telephones (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 > Secure Internet servers per million: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Commercial share of broadcasting revenue: Commercial share as a % of total broadcasting revenue (Data is for 1999).
Royalties and fees: Receipts of royalties and licence fees ($US per person)

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STAT	Ireland	Sweden
Broadcast media	-	publicly owned TV broadcaster operates 2 terrestrial networks plus regional stations; multiple privately owned TV broadcasters operating nationally, regionally, and locally; about 50 local TV stations; widespread access to pan-Nordic and international broadcasters through multi-channel cable and satellite TV; publicly owned radio broadcaster operates 3 national stations and a network of 25 regional channels; roughly 100 privately owned local radio stations with some consolidating into near national networks; an estimated 900 community and neighborhood radio stations broadcast intermittently
Households with television	95.3% Ranked 17th. 1% more than Sweden	93.91% Ranked 33th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000	226.56 Ranked 39th.	321.12 Ranked 16th. 42% more than Ireland
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people	79 Ranked 33th.	94 Ranked 3rd. 19% more than Ireland
Internet > Internet users per thousand people	781.08 Ranked 33th.	938.39 Ranked 3rd. 20% more than Ireland
Internet > Users per 1000	392.02 Ranked 46th.	765.19 Ranked 6th. 95% more than Ireland
Internet users	3.04 million Ranked 27th.	8.4 million Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Ireland
Personal computers > Per capita	494.29 per 1,000 people Ranked 19th.	763.01 per 1,000 people Ranked 3rd. 54% more than Ireland
Personal computers per 1000	494.07 Ranked 18th.	762.88 Ranked 4th. 54% more than Ireland
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>Sveriges Radio - public, operates news and public affairs station P1, classical music station P2, youth station P3 and regionally-based news and music station P4</p> </p>Rix FM - commercial, national pop music network</p> </p>NRJ - commercial, national pop music network</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17961251">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	107.13 Ranked 92nd.	122.62 Ranked 58th. 14% more than Ireland
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita	1,202.21 per 1,000 people Ranked 17th. 5% more than Sweden	1,148.37 per 1,000 people Ranked 25th.
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>Sveriges Television (SVT) - public, operates terrestrial networks SVT 1 and SVT 2, news channel SVT24, European satellite channel SVT Europa</p> </p>TV4 - commercial, terrestrial</p> </p>TV3 - commercial, via satellite and cable</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17961251">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita	400.08 per 1,000 people Ranked 34th.	519.81 per 1,000 people Ranked 18th. 30% more than Ireland
Televisions per 1000	455.4 Ranked 28th.	513.49 Ranked 21st. 13% more than Ireland
Radio broadcast stations	AM 9, FM 106, shortwave 0	AM 1, FM 265, shortwave 1
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people	182.41 Ranked 22nd.	480.57 Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Ireland
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people	1,501.05 per 1,000 people Ranked 14th.	1,804.05 per 1,000 people Ranked 2nd. 20% more than Ireland
Internet > Users > Per capita	415.66 per 1,000 people Ranked 45th.	775.1 per 1,000 people Ranked 8th. 86% more than Ireland
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000	437.53 Ranked 26th.	454.08 Ranked 24th. 4% more than Ireland
Televisions	1.82 million Ranked 65th.	4.6 million Ranked 34th. 3 times more than Ireland
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita	513.98 per 1,000 people Ranked 13th.	609.67 per 1,000 people Ranked 5th. 19% more than Ireland
Internet users > Per 100 people	62.7 Ranked 28th.	87.7 Ranked 2nd. 40% more than Ireland
Internet > Internet users	3.73 million Ranked 74th.	8.56 million Ranked 44th. 2 times more than Ireland
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita	148.21 per 1,000 people Ranked 25th.	408.95 per 1,000 people Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Ireland
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps	24,587 Mbps Ranked 20th.	157,636 Mbps Ranked 8th. 6 times more than Ireland
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita	6,043.33 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 13th.	17,530.71 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Ireland
Personal computers	2.01 million Ranked 42nd.	6.86 million Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Ireland
Television broadcast stations	4 Ranked 18th.	169 Ranked 10th. 42 times more than Ireland
Television viewing	23 hours per person per wee Ranked 4th. 28% more than Sweden	18 hours per person per wee Ranked 11th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes	2.7 billion min. Ranked 16th. 45% more than Sweden	1.86 billion min. Ranked 19th.
Radios per 1000	638.05 Ranked 44th.	920.94 Ranked 20th. 44% more than Ireland
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000	1,092.41 Ranked 57th.	1,228.8 Ranked 37th. 12% more than Ireland
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$	$11.55 billion Ranked 36th.	$25.27 billion Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Ireland
Internet > Percent using internet	79% Ranked 31st.	94% Ranked 3rd. 19% more than Ireland
Telephones > Mobile cellular	4.91 million Ranked 101st.	11.19 million Ranked 66th. 2 times more than Ireland
Radio receivers > Per capita	0.694 per capita Ranked 34th.	0.932 per capita Ranked 18th. 34% more than Ireland
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000	466.48 Ranked 19th.	553.42 Ranked 10th. 19% more than Ireland
Telephone mainlines per 1000	488.71 Ranked 16th.	716.85 Ranked 1st. 47% more than Ireland
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>Aftonbladet - Stockholm-based daily</p> </p>Dagens Nyheter - Stockholm-based daily</p> </p>Expressen - Stockholm-based daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17961251">Full Article</a>
Films produced	12 Ranked 45th.	40 Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Ireland
Cinema attendance	12.41 million Ranked 35th.	15.8 million Ranked 26th. 27% more than Ireland
Telephone system > General assessment	modern digital system using cable and microwave radio relay	highly developed telecommunications infrastructure; ranked among leading countries for fixed-line, mobile-cellular, Internet and broadband penetration
Cinema attendance per capita	3.11 Ranked 9th. 76% more than Sweden	1.76 Ranked 23th.
Television receivers per 1000	400.09 Ranked 34th.	520.01 Ranked 19th. 30% more than Ireland
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced	32 Ranked 35th.	43 Ranked 31st. 34% more than Ireland
Internet > IP addresses per capita	1,262.86 Ranked 30th.	3,336.36 Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Ireland
Average cost of local call	0.14 Ranked 10th. 27% more than Sweden	0.11 Ranked 21st.
Internet > Users	1.71 million Ranked 60th.	7 million Ranked 31st. 4 times more than Ireland
Internet > Internet penetration	79% Ranked 35th.	94% Ranked 4th. 19% more than Ireland
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000	1,012.04 Ranked 17th. 8% more than Sweden	934.32 Ranked 24th.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000	1,069.11 Ranked 94th.	1,223.46 Ranked 59th. 14% more than Ireland
Telecoms > Telephone lines	2.01 million Ranked 56th.	4.32 million Ranked 40th. 2 times more than Ireland
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions	4.91 million Ranked 113th.	11.64 million Ranked 70th. 2 times more than Ireland
Internet > Internet Service Providers	22 Ranked 46th.	29 Ranked 39th. 32% more than Ireland
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	1.04 million Ranked 55th.	3.06 million Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Ireland
Cable TV subscribers	177 Ranked 11th.	199 Ranked 8th. 12% more than Ireland
Telephones > Main lines in use	2.05 million Ranked 57th.	4.6 million Ranked 35th. 2 times more than Ireland
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people	43.88 Ranked 24th. The same as Sweden	43.83 Ranked 25th.
Active military personnel	10,460 Ranked 97th.	15,400 Ranked 80th. 47% more than Ireland
Radio receivers per 1000	694.03 Ranked 34th.	932.62 Ranked 16th. 34% more than Ireland
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita	1,012.24 per 1,000 people Ranked 15th. 8% more than Sweden	934.89 per 1,000 people Ranked 27th.
Internet > Hosts per 1000	280.63 Ranked 20th.	388.19 Ranked 13th. 38% more than Ireland
Number of PCs per million	494.07 Ranked 17th.	762.88 Ranked 2nd. 54% more than Ireland
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions	4.91 million Ranked 112th.	11.85 million Ranked 70th. 2 times more than Ireland
Radio receivers	2.55 million Ranked 84th.	8.25 million Ranked 37th. 3 times more than Ireland
Television receivers	1.47 million Ranked 70th.	4.6 million Ranked 33th. 3 times more than Ireland
Television viewing per million	5.85 hours per person per wee Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Sweden	2.02 hours per person per wee Ranked 5th.
Television broadcast stations > Per capita	1.03 per 1 million people Ranked 15th.	19.14 per 1 million people Ranked 2nd. 18 times more than Ireland
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes	0.71$ Ranked 93th. 73% more than Sweden	0.41$ Ranked 106th.
Mobile phone subscribers	4.21 million Ranked 62nd.	8.44 million Ranked 43th. Twice as much as 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 - 46; submarine cables provide links to other Nordic countries and Europe; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), 1 Eutelsat, and 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions)(Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and Norway)
Internet > ISP	22 Ranked 29th.	29 Ranked 24th. 32% more than Ireland
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000	65.07 Ranked 35th.	213.85 Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Ireland
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines	2.01 million Ranked 56th.	4.32 million Ranked 40th. 2 times more than Ireland
Radios	2.55 million Ranked 84th.	8.25 million Ranked 38th. 3 times more than Ireland
Films produced per million	3 Ranked 10th.	4.47 Ranked 6th. 49% more than Ireland
Internet > Hosts	1.24 million Ranked 35th.	3.58 million Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Ireland
Cinemas > Annual attendance	12.4 million Ranked 23th.	15.8 million Ranked 17th. 27% more than Ireland
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000	148.22 Ranked 25th.	408.81 Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Ireland
Mobile phones	75.53 per 100 people Ranked 19th.	88.5 per 100 people Ranked 6th. 17% more than Ireland
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita	3.3 Ranked 7th. 85% more than Sweden	1.78 Ranked 19th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million	6,040.64 Mbps Ranked 12th.	17,527.71 Mbps Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Ireland
Internet penetration	65.8 Ranked 18th.	92.5 Ranked 3rd. 41% more than Ireland
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation	742,000 Ranked 37th.	4.32 million Ranked 18th. 6 times more than Ireland
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles	7 Ranked 81st.	93 Ranked 20th. 13 times more than Ireland
Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced	56.25% Ranked 7th. 34% more than Sweden	41.86% Ranked 13th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily	564,000 Ranked 38th.	3.63 million Ranked 16th. 6 times more than Ireland
Internet > Top level domain	.ie	.se
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP	0.044$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 52nd.	0.074$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 21st. 68% more than Ireland
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people	6.99 Ranked 13th. 54% more than Sweden	4.55 Ranked 21st.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	182.3 Ranked 21st.	480.79 Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Ireland
Telephone system > Domestic	system privatized but dominated by former state monopoly operator; increasing levels of broadband access particularly in urban areas	coaxial and multiconductor cables carry most of the voice traffic; parallel microwave radio relay systems carry some additional telephone channels
Internet country code	.ie	.se
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP	133.3 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 20th.	450.2 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Ireland
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment per 1000	$5.28 Million US dollars Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Sweden	$1.72 Million US dollars Ranked 7th.
Telephone mainlines	2.03 million Ranked 48th.	6.45 million Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Ireland
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita	709.56 min. Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Sweden	210.04 min. Ranked 27th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita	65.09 per 1,000 people Ranked 36th.	213.98 per 1,000 people Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Ireland
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering		No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month	31.06$/month Ranked 55th. 62% more than Sweden	19.23$/month Ranked 104th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita	709.52 min. per capita Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Sweden	209.96 min. per capita Ranked 23th.
Internet hosts	None	4396000
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films	12.5% Ranked 59th.	58.14% Ranked 45th. 5 times more than Ireland
Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$	$2,595.29 Ranked 11th.	$2,717.02 Ranked 9th. 5% more than Ireland
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita	2,237.51$ per capita Ranked 15th.	3,065.09$ per capita Ranked 4th. 37% more than Ireland
Mobile cellular subscriptions	5.36 million Ranked 79th.	10.89 million Ranked 53th. 2 times more than Ireland
Internet > Broadband subscribers	270,700 Ranked 40th.	1.93 million Ranked 16th. 7 times more than Ireland
Music > Singles sales > Share of global physical sales > 2005	0.2-0.5	0.6-0.96
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million	5.5 Ranked 54th. 70% more than Sweden	3.24 Ranked 65th.
Pay TV subscribers	60% Ranked 10th.	64% Ranked 9th. 7% more than Ireland
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily	6 Ranked 56th.	90 Ranked 19th. 15 times more than Ireland
Internet > IP addresses	5.96 million Ranked 43th.	30.37 million Ranked 16th. 5 times more than Ireland
Telecommunications revenue	2.4 % of GDP Ranked 17th.	3.44 % of GDP Ranked 6th. 43% more than Ireland
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	520.11 Ranked 11th. 12 times more than Sweden	41.82 Ranked 16th.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU	257000000	15306000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	20.14 Ranked 29th.	41.12 Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Ireland
Number of PCs	2,011 Ranked 44th.	6,861 Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Ireland
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people	437.53 Ranked 29th.	454.08 Ranked 27th. 4% more than Ireland
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions	3.03 million Ranked 53th.	9.22 million Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Ireland
Television broadcast stations per million	1.03 Ranked 15th.	19.15 Ranked 2nd. 19 times more than Ireland
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily	61 Ranked 31st.	71 Ranked 29th. 16% more than Ireland
Communications > Telephone access > Telephone access	172.67 Number of telecommunicati Ranked 12th.	190.23 Number of telecommunicati Ranked 6th. 10% more than Ireland
Mobile number portability > Implementation date	2003.07.25	2001.09.01
Internet > TLD	.ie	.se
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	121.04 Ranked 32nd. 2% more than Sweden	118.14 Ranked 35th.
Internet > Livejournal users	2,730 Ranked 16th.	2,961 Ranked 13th. 8% more than Ireland
Internet > Secure Internet servers	1,770 Ranked 20th.	3,676 Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Ireland
Cinema > Percentage of nationally controlled distribution companies	25% Ranked 37th.	75.68% Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Ireland
Cinema > Number of distribution companies	8 Ranked 31st.	37 Ranked 13th. 5 times more than Ireland
Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people	1.75 Ranked 21st.	3.98 Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Ireland
Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita	3.3 per capita Ranked 6th. 85% more than Sweden	1.78 per capita Ranked 19th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000	355.83 Ranked 7th. 8 times more than Sweden	43.06 Ranked 25th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Days to port	0.0 Ranked 35th.	5 days Ranked 14th.
Telecommunications > Country calling code	353	46
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date	2003.07.25	2001.09.01
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price	Free	Free
Brothers and Sisters > International broadcasts > Series Premiere	2007	2007
Internet > Communication technology patents	1.3 per 1000000 people Ranked 16th.	42 per 1000000 people Ranked 2nd. 32 times more than Ireland
Telephone subscribers per 1000	1,500.75 Ranked 12th.	1,803.74 Ranked 2nd. 20% more than Ireland
Advertising revenue > Share of television	26% Ranked 7th. 30% more than Sweden	20% Ranked 11th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration	64.2% Ranked 19th.	101.3% Ranked 5th. 58% more than Ireland
Internet > Secure servers	15.1 per 100,000 people Ranked 7th. 8% more than Sweden	14 per 100,000 people Ranked 9th.
E-Government rating	48 Ranked 38th.	49.1 Ranked 27th. 2% more than Ireland
Internet > Internet charges	$45.00 Ranked 8th. 2% more than Sweden	$44.00 Ranked 9th.
Population covered by mobile telephony	99% Ranked 21st. The same as Sweden	99% Ranked 27th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million	1.58 Ranked 51st.	10.14 Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Ireland
Television reception through satellite	9% Ranked 13th.	21% Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Ireland
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita	420.48 per 1 million people Ranked 21st. 3% more than Sweden	406.38 per 1 million people Ranked 23th.
Internet > Web sites	5.8 per 1,000 people Ranked 17th.	28 per 1,000 people Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Ireland
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines	2.2 million Ranked 55th.	5.32 million Ranked 30th. 2 times more than Ireland
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million	16.03 Ranked 24th. Twice as much as Sweden	8 Ranked 33th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita	16.03 per 1 million people Ranked 24th. Twice as much as Sweden	8.01 per 1 million people Ranked 33th.
Internet > Livejournal users per million	670.72 Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Sweden	329.24 Ranked 43th.
Television reception through cable	50% Ranked 9th. The same as Sweden	50% Ranked 8th.
Website defacements per million	10.09 Ranked 14th. 87% more than Sweden	5.4 Ranked 31st.
Internet > Linux web servers	79 Ranked 21st.	162 Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Ireland
Website defacements	39 Ranked 39th.	48 Ranked 33th. 23% more than Ireland
Public share of broadcasting revenue	43% Ranked 16th.	93% Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Ireland
Music sales > Singles > Millions	0.5 Ranked 9th.	0.9 Ranked 6th. 80% more than Ireland
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people	744.2 Ranked 19th.	856.69 Ranked 16th. 15% more than Ireland
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people	43.84 Ranked 26th.	45.51 Ranked 23th. 4% more than Ireland
Internet servers using encryption	3,312 Ranked 22nd.	7,969 Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Ireland
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month	39.51$/month Ranked 2nd. 48% more than Sweden	26.72$/month Ranked 20th.
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment	$23,531.67 Million US dollars Ranked 9th. 47% more than Sweden	$15,980.33 Million US dollars Ranked 13th.
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment, % of GDP	1.05e-05% Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Sweden	3.94e-06% Ranked 9th.
Eurovision Song Contest 1974 > Results > Points	11 Ranked 8th.	24 Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Ireland
Telephone mainlines > Per capita	488.81 per 1,000 people Ranked 18th.	716.97 per 1,000 people Ranked 2nd. 47% more than Ireland
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita	3.56 per 1,000 people Ranked 4th. 69% more than Sweden	2.1 per 1,000 people Ranked 31st.
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue	7.1% Ranked 94th.	19.98% Ranked 93th. 3 times more than Ireland
Internet > IP addresses (share)	0.1 Ranked 59th.	0.7 Ranked 16th. 7 times more than Ireland
Internet > ISP > Per capita	5.78 per 1 million people Ranked 31st. 77% more than Sweden	3.27 per 1 million people Ranked 40th.
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP	66.3% Ranked 2nd. 42% more than Sweden	46.63% Ranked 11th.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports	61.85% Ranked 8th. 9% more than Sweden	56.93% Ranked 11th.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports	72.99% Ranked 4th. 47% more than Sweden	49.61% Ranked 18th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	15.48 Ranked 54th. 96% more than Sweden	7.9 Ranked 32nd.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita	1.58 per 1 million people Ranked 49th.	10.15 per 1 million people Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Ireland
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily	1.35 million Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Sweden	382,000 Ranked 24th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people	1,003.09 Ranked 25th.	1,511.88 Ranked 16th. 51% more than Ireland
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	22.7 Ranked 37th.	32.18 Ranked 16th. 42% more than Ireland
Telephone lines	2.2 million Ranked 51st.	5.32 million Ranked 27th. 2 times more than Ireland
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	891,243 Ranked 43th.	3.79 million Ranked 18th. 4 times more than Ireland
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports	17.52% Ranked 9th. 74% more than Sweden	10.06% Ranked 24th.
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports	16.28% Ranked 12th. 72% more than Sweden	9.45% Ranked 18th.
Eurovision Song Contest 1966 > Results > Points	14 Ranked 4th.	16 Ranked 2nd. 14% more than Ireland
Television standard > VHF	PAL I	PAL B
Television > Analogue to digital transition > Analog switch off > End	2012, By Q4 likely co-timed with NI	29/10/2007
Digital terrestrial television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch	August 2006 (trial)	April, 1999
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	1.72 Ranked 87th.	10.34 Ranked 17th. 6 times more than Ireland
Never Ever > Charts > Date	September 4, 1997	March 27, 1998
Digital terrestrial television > Analog Switch-Off	Planned 2012	15 October 2007
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation	2.12 million Ranked 15th. 6 times more than Sweden	370,400 Ranked 16th.
Phone system > International dialling code	+353	+46
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people	635.1 Ranked 19th.	1,010.99 Ranked 5th. 59% more than Ireland
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people	1,069.11 Ranked 93th.	1,245.03 Ranked 53th. 16% more than Ireland
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU	4070000000	74809000000
Telecommunications employment	0.99% Ranked 3rd. 57% more than Sweden	0.63% Ranked 13th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP	3.85$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 89th. 3 times more than Sweden	1.17$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 98th.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita	298.84 per 1,000 people Ranked 20th.	395.67 per 1,000 people Ranked 14th. 32% more than Ireland
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita	0.175$ per 1 million people Ranked 55th. 4 times more than Sweden	0.046$ per 1 million people Ranked 81st.
Internet usage % > 2007	<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_internet_users">67.3</a>	<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_internet_users">80.5</a>
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP	0.159 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 40th.	0.269 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 10th. 69% more than Ireland
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$	$33.64 billion Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Sweden	$8.67 billion Ranked 7th.
World music market > Digital Singles Sales Share in 2005	< 0.2%	< 0.2%
Television reception by terrestrial means	41% Ranked 6th. 41% more than Sweden	29% Ranked 10th.
Internet > ISP per million	5.78 Ranked 38th. 77% more than Sweden	3.27 Ranked 47th.
Total broadcasters revenue per capita	$66.00 Ranked 7th. 29% more than Sweden	$51.00 Ranked 11th.
Under the Bridge / Lady Marmalade > Charts > Date	April 30, 1998	May 29, 1998
Telephone systems > Privatisation	1996	2000
Telephone subscribers > Per capita	1,501.05 per 1,000 people Ranked 14th.	1,804.05 per 1,000 people Ranked 2nd. 20% more than Ireland
Resident Evil > Extinction > Release Information > Release date	September 21 2007	September 28 2007
Eurovision Song Contest 1971 > Results > Points	79 Ranked 11th.	85 Ranked 6th. 8% more than Ireland
Eurovision Song Contest 1969 > Results > Points	10 Ranked 7th. 25% more than Sweden	8 Ranked 9th.
Telephone system > Regulation	1997	1992
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines	5.6 per 100 mainlines Ranked 40th.	8.4 per 100 mainlines Ranked 116th. 50% more than Ireland
Television revenue from subscriptions	43% Ranked 3rd. 30% more than Sweden	33% Ranked 6th.
Pure Shores > Charts > Date	February 26, 2000	April 6, 2000
Public funding of broadcasters revenue per capita	$28.00 Ranked 12th.	$48.00 Ranked 7th. 71% more than Ireland
Telephone lines > Per 100 people	49.79 Ranked 19th.	57.74 Ranked 10th. 16% more than Ireland
Telephone subscribers	6.24 million Ranked 51st.	16.22 million Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Ireland
Woman in Love > Charts > Date	October 10, 1980	November 28, 1980
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month	19.67$/month Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Sweden	6.18$/month Ranked 142nd.
Telephone subscribers per employee	400.57 Ranked 52nd.	857.67 Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Ireland
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP	2.51% GDP Ranked 63th.	2.8% GDP Ranked 58th. 12% more than Ireland
Television standard > UHF	PAL I	PAL G
Men in Trees > International Broadcasters > Series Premiere	April 3 , 2007	February 14, 2007
Internet > Linux web servers per million	20.43 Ranked 16th. 12% more than Sweden	18.21 Ranked 22nd.
Phone subscribers	1,213.89 Ranked 16th.	1,529.41 Ranked 3rd. 26% more than Ireland
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million	415.46 Ranked 20th. 3% more than Sweden	404.82 Ranked 22nd.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles	63 Ranked 48th.	70 Ranked 29th. 11% more than Ireland
I Wanna Be the Only One > Charts > Date	May 22, 1997	August 29, 1997
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita	355.81 per 1,000 people Ranked 7th. 8 times more than Sweden	43.07 per 1,000 people Ranked 25th.
Eurovision Song Contest 1975 > Results > Points	68 Ranked 9th.	72 Ranked 8th. 6% more than Ireland
Eurovision Song Contest 1973 > Results > Points	80 Ranked 11th.	94 Ranked 5th. 18% more than Ireland
Commercial share of broadcasting revenue	57% Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Sweden	7% Ranked 13th.
Royalties and fees	$132.50 Ranked 6th.	$144.20 Ranked 3rd. 9% more than Ireland

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