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Households with television: Households with television are the share of households with a television set. Some countries report only the number of households with a color television set, and therefore the true number may be higher than reported.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users (per 100 people). Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
Internet > Internet users per thousand people: Internet users. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Internet > Users per 1000: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
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.
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.
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.
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$: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment."
Internet > Percent using internet: Percentage of individuals using the Internet.
Telephones > Mobile cellular: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use.
Radio receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telephone mainlines per 1000: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Newspapers > List of newspapers: List of newspapers.
Films produced: Amount of films created in specified country as catalogued by IMDB
Telephone system > General assessment: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic and international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
Television receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced: Number of national feature films produced.
Internet > IP addresses per capita: Number of IPv4 internet address allocated per 1000 residents.
Average cost of local call: Telephone average cost of local call (US$ 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.
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.
Cinema > Number of cinemas: Number of cinemas.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones: Number of mobile phones.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
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.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities.
Internet > Top level domain: Country top level domain.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 $ gross domestic product.
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.
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.
Telephone mainlines: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering:
Indicates whether websites that express views in opposition to those of the current government (mainly on issues of human rights, freedom of expression, minority rights and religious movements) are censored or blocked. This is determined by accessing websites with provocative or objectionable content in English from within the country in question as well as from a place known to have no filtering regime. The retrieved content is then compared and scanned for discrepancies. Possible differences in blocking behavior across different ISPs is considered, as well as normal connectivity problems.

Values

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

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

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

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

“ne”, no evidence of filtering or blocking.

“nd”, no data.
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month: Price basket for Internet is calculated based on the cheapest available tariff for accessing the Internet 20 hours a month (10 hours peak and 10 hours off-peak). The basket does not include the telephone line rental but does include telephone usage charges if applicable. Data are compiled in the national currency and converted to U.S. dollars using the annual average exchange rate.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people: Number of cinemas. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
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.
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."
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.
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > IP addresses: Number of IPv4 internet addresses allocated to each country.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU: Telecommunications investment refers to the expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of telecommunication equipment infrastructure (including supporting land and buildings and intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer software). These include expenditure on initial installations and on additions to existing installations.
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.
Internet > Broadband access: DSL lines, cable modems etc. total in major countries (Top 30)
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > TLD: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
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 > 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.
Cinema > Percentage of nationally controlled distribution companies: Percentage of nationally based film distribution companies.
Telecommunications > Country calling code:
The calling code for each country. A calling code should not be confused with an area or city code. For instance, the calling code for the United States is 1, and the area code for Detroit is 313. In order to dial Detroit from overseas you must dial the 1, plus 313, then the actual phone number. It's also common to see a “+” in front of the calling code, e.g., +1 313 XXX-XXXX.
Telephone subscribers per 1000: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration: Mobile subscriptions %.
E-Government rating: Darrell M. West, Center for Public Policy, Brown University
Population covered by mobile telephony: Population covered by mobile telephony is the percentage of people within range of a mobile cellular signal regardless of whether they are subscribers.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines: Number of telephone lines.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > 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.
Internet > Linux web servers: Total usage of Linux servers by country as of Jan 2001
Website defacements per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile subscriptions Number. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million 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.
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.
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$: Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telephone systems > Privatisation: The year a nation privatised its telecommunications services. "n/a" indicates that the relevant firm was not privatized.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines: Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch: Official launch date of digital terrestrial television in different countries.
Price basket for mobile > US$ 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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
Telephone subscribers per employee: Telephone subscribers per employee are telephone subscribers (fixed-line plus mobile) divided by total telecommunications employees.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
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.
Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Royalties and fees: Receipts of royalties and licence fees ($US per person)
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code: Country Code.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
Phone system > International dialling code: Country international dialling code.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita: Telephone employees refer to the total full-time telecommunications staff. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telephone mainlines > Per capita: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet servers using encryption: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Telephone greetings, owner answers phone: What the receiver of a call usually says when taking the call.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
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.
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 10 million $ gross domestic product.
Telephone lines: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology."
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."
Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue: Telecommunications investment refers to the expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of telecommunication equipment infrastructure (including supporting land and buildings and intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer software). These include expenditure on initial installations and on additions to existing installations.
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.
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines (per 100 people). Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month: Price basket for residential fixed line is calculated as one-fifth of the installation charge, the monthly subscription charge, and the cost of local calls (15 peak and 15 off-peak calls of three minutes each).
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.

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STAT	Israel	Japan
Broadcast media	state broadcasting network, operated by the Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA), broadcasts on 2 channels, one in Hebrew and the other in Arabic; 5 commercial channels including a channel broadcasting in Russian, a channel broadcasting Knesset proceedings, and a music channel supervised by a public body; multi-channel satellite and cable TV packages provide access to foreign channels; IBA broadcasts on 8 radio networks with multiple repeaters and Israel Defense Forces Radio broadcasts over multiple stations; about 15 privately-owned radio stations; overall more than 100 stations and repeater stations operating	a mixture of public and commercial broadcast TV and radio stations; 6 national terrestrial TV networks including 1 public broadcaster; the large number of radio and TV stations available provide a wide range of choices; satellite and cable services provide access to international channels
Households with television	92.6% Ranked 23th.	99% Ranked 5th. 7% more than Israel
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000	216.37 Ranked 41st.	276.69 Ranked 24th. 28% more than Israel
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people	73.37 Ranked 40th.	79.05 Ranked 31st. 8% more than Israel
Internet > Internet users per thousand people	722.58 Ranked 43th.	791.21 Ranked 31st. 9% more than Israel
Internet > Users per 1000	278.55 Ranked 60th.	689.59 Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Israel
Internet users	4.53 million Ranked 51st.	99.18 million Ranked 3rd. 22 times more than Israel
Personal computers > Per capita	740.35 per 1,000 people Ranked 5th. 37% more than Japan	541.63 per 1,000 people Ranked 17th.
Personal computers per 1000	739.76 Ranked 5th. 37% more than Japan	541.64 Ranked 17th.
Radio > List of radio stations	<p>Israel Broadcasting Authority - operates public radios, including speech-based Reshet Aleph, news-based Reshet Bet, music-based Reshet Gimmel, Arabic-language Reshet Dalet</p> </p>Galei Zahal - Israel Defence Forces (IDF) Radio, broadcasts news and music to mostly-civilian audience; also operates music and traffic news network Galgalatz</p>	<p>NHK - public, operates news/speech-based Radio 1, cultural/educational network Radio 2, classical music-based network FM Radio, external service Radio Japan</p> </p>Inter FM - Tokyo commercial music station</p> </p>J-Wave - Tokyo commercial music station</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15217593">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	119.89 Ranked 62nd. 10% more than Japan	109.43 Ranked 86th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita	1,207.27 per 1,000 people Ranked 2nd. 43% more than Japan	842.31 per 1,000 people Ranked 60th.
Television > List of TV stations	<p>Israel Broadcasting Authority - public TV, operates Channel 1</p> </p>Channel 2 - national, commercial</p> </p>Israel 10 - national, commercial</p>	<p>NHK - public, operates the General TV, Educational TV channels. NHK also runs HD satellite channels BS1 and BS Premium. NHK World is the organisation's international English-language channel.</p> </p>TV Asahi - national commercial network</p> </p>Fuji TV - national commercial network</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15217593">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita	289.58 per 1,000 people Ranked 51st.	686.01 per 1,000 people Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Israel
Televisions per 1000	252.63 Ranked 66th.	677.27 Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Israel
Radio broadcast stations	AM 23, FM 15, shortwave 2	AM 215 (plus 370 repeaters), FM 89 (plus 485 repeaters), shortwave 21
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people	1,544.47 per 1,000 people Ranked 9th. 29% more than Japan	1,201.54 per 1,000 people Ranked 36th.
Internet > Users > Per capita	311.2 per 1,000 people Ranked 59th.	691.42 per 1,000 people Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Israel
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000	454.48 Ranked 23th.	503.86 Ranked 16th. 11% more than Israel
Televisions	1.69 million Ranked 68th.	86.5 million Ranked 3rd. 51 times more than Israel
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita	434.9 per 1,000 people Ranked 6th. 8% more than Japan	402.03 per 1,000 people Ranked 27th.
Internet users > Per 100 people	47.89 Ranked 47th.	75.16 Ranked 14th. 57% more than Israel
Internet > Internet users	5.57 million Ranked 54th.	100.68 million Ranked 4th. 18 times more than Israel
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps	17,000 Mbps Ranked 24th.	132,608 Mbps Ranked 9th. 8 times more than Israel
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita	2,498.71 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Japan	1,037.92 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 30th.
Personal computers	5.04 million Ranked 22nd.	69.2 million Ranked 2nd. 14 times more than Israel
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes	2.01 billion min. Ranked 15th.	5.55 billion min. Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Israel
Radios per 1000	458.91 Ranked 73th.	943.48 Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Israel
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000	1,205.25 Ranked 41st. 34% more than Japan	900.9 Ranked 83th.
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$	$9.85 billion Ranked 41st.	$349.16 billion Ranked 2nd. 35 times more than Israel
Internet > Percent using internet	73.37% Ranked 37th.	79.05% Ranked 29th. 8% more than Israel
Telephones > Mobile cellular	9.2 million Ranked 78th.	132.76 million Ranked 7th. 14 times more than Israel
Radio receivers > Per capita	0.526 per capita Ranked 59th.	0.956 per capita Ranked 15th. 82% more than Israel
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000	434.17 Ranked 24th. 25% more than Japan	347.79 Ranked 45th.
Telephone mainlines per 1000	423.7 Ranked 25th.	460.03 Ranked 19th. 9% more than Israel
Newspapers > List of newspapers	<p>Yediot Aharonot - Tel Aviv-based, widely-read daily</p> </p>Israel Hayom - Tel Aviv-based, free-of-charge, large-circulation daily</p> </p>Ha'aretz - Tel Aviv-based daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14629611">Full Article</a>	<p>Asahi Shimbun - daily, English-language pages</p> </p>Yomiuri Shimbun - daily, English-language pages</p> </p>Mainichi Daily News - English-language pages</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15217593">Full Article</a>
Films produced	13 Ranked 43th.	310 Ranked 3rd. 24 times more than Israel
Telephone system > General assessment	most highly developed system in the Middle East	excellent domestic and international service
Television receivers per 1000	289.58 Ranked 49th.	686.01 Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Israel
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced	26 Ranked 41st.	441 Ranked 5th. 17 times more than Israel
Internet > IP addresses per capita	997.77 Ranked 37th.	1,587.39 Ranked 21st. 59% more than Israel
Average cost of local call	0.02 Ranked 93th.	0.07 Ranked 48th. 4 times more than Israel
Internet > Users	2 million Ranked 56th.	88.11 million Ranked 2nd. 44 times more than Israel
Internet > Internet penetration	73.4% Ranked 42nd.	79.1% Ranked 33th. 8% more than Israel
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000	1,119.32 Ranked 7th. 51% more than Japan	741.51 Ranked 46th.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000	1,166.55 Ranked 70th. 8% more than Japan	1,084.68 Ranked 89th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines	3.59 million Ranked 43th.	64.27 million Ranked 3rd. 18 times more than Israel
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions	9.22 million Ranked 83th.	138.36 million Ranked 7th. 15 times more than Israel
Internet > Internet Service Providers	21 Ranked 48th.	73 Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Israel
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	1.71 million Ranked 45th.	35.3 million Ranked 3rd. 21 times more than Israel
Telephones > Main lines in use	3.5 million Ranked 47th.	64.67 million Ranked 3rd. 18 times more than Israel
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people	47.02 Ranked 20th.	50.47 Ranked 16th. 7% more than Israel
Active military personnel	176,500 Ranked 1st.	230,300 Ranked 13th. 30% more than Israel
Radio receivers per 1000	526.05 Ranked 58th.	955.66 Ranked 14th. 82% more than Israel
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita	1,120.37 per 1,000 people Ranked 7th. 51% more than Japan	741.5 per 1,000 people Ranked 47th.
Internet > Hosts per 1000	193.6 Ranked 29th.	312.51 Ranked 17th. 61% more than Israel
Number of PCs per million	739.76 Ranked 3rd. 37% more than Japan	541.64 Ranked 15th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions	9.22 million Ranked 83th.	141.13 million Ranked 7th. 15 times more than Israel
Radio receivers	3.07 million Ranked 72nd.	120.5 million Ranked 3rd. 39 times more than Israel
Cinema > Number of cinemas	58 Ranked 39th.	3,062 Ranked 3rd. 53 times more than Israel
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones	9.32 million Ranked 54th.	121.25 million Ranked 8th. 13 times more than Israel
Television receivers	1.69 million Ranked 66th.	86.5 million Ranked 3rd. 51 times more than Israel
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology	130 Ranked 32nd.	1,078 Ranked 11th. 8 times more than Israel
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes	0.59$ Ranked 100th.	1.63$ Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Israel
Mobile phone subscribers	7.76 million Ranked 45th.	94.75 million Ranked 4th. 12 times more than Israel
Telephone system > International	country code - 972; submarine cables provide links to Europe, Cyprus, and parts of the Middle East; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean)	country code - 81; numerous submarine cables provide links throughout Asia, Australia, the Middle East, Europe, and US; satellite earth stations - 7 Intelsat (Pacific and Indian Oceans), 1 Intersputnik (Indian Ocean region), 2 Inmarsat (Pacific and Indian Ocean regions), and 8 SkyPerfect JSAT
Internet > ISP	21 Ranked 31st.	73 Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Israel
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000	177.43 Ranked 13th. 1% more than Japan	175.04 Ranked 14th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines	3.59 million Ranked 43th.	64.27 million Ranked 3rd. 18 times more than Israel
Radios	3.07 million Ranked 74th.	120.5 million Ranked 3rd. 39 times more than Israel
Films produced per million	1.94 Ranked 23th.	2.43 Ranked 13th. 25% more than Israel
Internet > Hosts	1.42 million Ranked 33th.	39.91 million Ranked 2nd. 28 times more than Israel
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million	2,496.7 Mbps Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Japan	1,037.94 Mbps Ranked 30th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation	1.65 million Ranked 40th.	70.45 million Ranked 3rd. 43 times more than Israel
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles	34 Ranked 40th.	108 Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Israel
Internet > Top level domain	.il	.jp
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP	0.083$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 12th. 11% more than Japan	0.075$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 20th.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people	3.35 Ranked 30th.	3.45 Ranked 29th. 3% more than Israel
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences	221 Ranked 28th.	1,363 Ranked 8th. 6 times more than Israel
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	289.88 Ranked 23th.	551.39 Ranked 2nd. 90% more than Israel
Telephone system > Domestic	good system of coaxial cable and microwave radio relay; all systems are digital; four privately owned mobile-cellular service providers with countrywide coverage	high level of modern technology and excellent service of every kind
Internet country code	.il	.jp
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP	145.45 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 18th. 5 times more than Japan	28.92 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 60th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita	305.6 min. Ranked 18th. 7 times more than Japan	43.41 min. Ranked 46th.
Telephone mainlines	2.94 million Ranked 41st.	58.78 million Ranked 2nd. 20 times more than Israel
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita	0.33 per 1,000 people Ranked 29th.	0.447 per 1,000 people Ranked 27th. 35% more than Israel
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita	177.6 per 1,000 people Ranked 13th. 1% more than Japan	175.04 per 1,000 people Ranked 14th.
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering	No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month	22.02$/month Ranked 95th. 60% more than Japan	13.79$/month Ranked 125th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita	305.6 min. per capita Ranked 16th. 7 times more than Japan	43.41 min. per capita Ranked 46th.
Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people	8.22 Ranked 39th.	23.97 Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Israel
Internet hosts	None	None
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita	1,572.17$ per capita Ranked 20th.	2,691.9$ per capita Ranked 9th. 71% more than Israel
Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$	$1,323.07 Ranked 26th.	$2,737.23 Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Israel
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature	630 Ranked 29th.	11,924 Ranked 5th. 19 times more than Israel
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology	59 Ranked 36th.	1,402 Ranked 3rd. 24 times more than Israel
Mobile cellular subscriptions	8.98 million Ranked 59th.	110.39 million Ranked 8th. 12 times more than Israel
Internet > Broadband subscribers	1.23 million Ranked 24th.	22.37 million Ranked 3rd. 18 times more than Israel
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million	3.14 Ranked 67th. 5 times more than Japan	0.572 Ranked 130th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences	181 Ranked 37th.	12,155 Ranked 2nd. 67 times more than Israel
Internet > IP addresses	7.57 million Ranked 39th.	202.18 million Ranked 3rd. 27 times more than Israel
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU	6831000000	2694800000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	23.04 Ranked 22nd.	23.58 Ranked 21st. 2% more than Israel
Number of PCs	5,037 Ranked 22nd.	69,200 Ranked 1st. 14 times more than Israel
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people	454.48 Ranked 26th.	503.86 Ranked 19th. 11% more than Israel
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total	1,969 Ranked 35th.	56,221 Ranked 4th. 29 times more than Israel
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions	4.97 million Ranked 36th.	144.08 million Ranked 3rd. 29 times more than Israel
Internet > Broadband access	1.15 million Ranked 23th.	20.91 million Ranked 3rd. 18 times more than Israel
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million	329.76 Ranked 31st.	447.05 Ranked 26th. 36% more than Israel
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation	30 Ranked 42nd.	10,046 Ranked 1st. 335 times more than Israel
Internet > TLD	.il	.jp
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	122.89 Ranked 28th. 42% more than Japan	86.45 Ranked 82nd.
Internet > Livejournal users	3,158 Ranked 12th.	5,559 Ranked 8th. 76% more than Israel
Internet > Secure Internet servers	1,286 Ranked 25th.	42,338 Ranked 2nd. 33 times more than Israel
Cinema > Number of distribution companies	12 Ranked 25th.	270 Ranked 1st. 23 times more than Israel
Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people	1.7 Ranked 21st.	2.11 Ranked 15th. 24% more than Israel
Cinema > Percentage of nationally controlled distribution companies	100% Ranked 6th. 2% more than Japan	97.78% Ranked 16th.
Telecommunications > Country calling code	972	81
Telephone subscribers per 1000	1,543.02 Ranked 9th. 28% more than Japan	1,201.54 Ranked 35th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration	65.5% Ranked 17th.	113.1% Ranked 2nd. 73% more than Israel
E-Government rating	50.9 Ranked 23th.	52 Ranked 13th. 2% more than Israel
Population covered by mobile telephony	99% Ranked 12th. The same as Japan	99% Ranked 26th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita	105.51 per 1 million people Ranked 26th. 11% more than Japan	94.81 per 1 million people Ranked 27th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million	37.01 Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Japan	10.84 Ranked 36th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita	182.71 per 1 million people Ranked 37th.	331.89 per 1 million people Ranked 28th. 82% more than Israel
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines	3.1 million Ranked 49th.	47.58 million Ranked 4th. 15 times more than Israel
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million	105.51 Ranked 27th. 11% more than Japan	94.81 Ranked 26th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita	7.2 per 1 million people Ranked 35th.	9.14 per 1 million people Ranked 38th. 27% more than Israel
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History	165 Ranked 29th.	2,543 Ranked 7th. 15 times more than Israel
Internet > Livejournal users per million	463.8 Ranked 34th. 11 times more than Japan	43.51 Ranked 88th.
Internet > Linux web servers	30 Ranked 37th.	2,390 Ranked 2nd. 80 times more than Israel
Website defacements	219 Ranked 8th. 30% more than Japan	169 Ranked 9th.
Website defacements per million	34.01 Ranked 7th. 26 times more than Japan	1.33 Ranked 74th.
1995 Shanghai International Film Festival > In competition > Director	Leonid Gorovets	Nobuhiko Obayashi
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people	645.43 Ranked 18th.	1,132.21 Ranked 2nd. 75% more than Israel
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million	27.63 Ranked 27th. 37% more than Japan	20.22 Ranked 31st.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million	9.88 Ranked 30th.	11.15 Ranked 31st. 13% more than Israel
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology	71 Ranked 31st.	1,791 Ranked 6th. 25 times more than Israel
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP	5.05$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 86th. 14 times more than Japan	0.36$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 10th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita	73.52 per 1 million people Ranked 28th.	101.54 per 1 million people Ranked 30th. 38% more than Israel
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita	0.087$ per 1 million people Ranked 72nd. 7 times more than Japan	0.013$ per 1 million people Ranked 10th.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita	198.95 per 1,000 people Ranked 33th.	313.53 per 1,000 people Ranked 18th. 58% more than Israel
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$	$7.95 billion Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Japan	$1.53 billion Ranked 24th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita	37.01 per 1 million people Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Japan	10.84 per 1 million people Ranked 37th.
Telephone systems > Privatisation	1990	1985
Telephone subscribers > Per capita	1,544.47 per 1,000 people Ranked 9th. 29% more than Japan	1,201.54 per 1,000 people Ranked 36th.
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines	12 per 100 mainlines Ranked 109th. 7 times more than Japan	1.7 per 100 mainlines Ranked 131st.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita	9.88 per 1 million people Ranked 29th.	11.15 per 1 million people Ranked 31st. 13% more than Israel
Television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch	2/8/2009	1/12/2003
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month	9.31$/month Ranked 111th.	20.51$/month Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Israel
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita	21.77 per 1 million people Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Japan	8.57 per 1 million people Ranked 43th.
Telephone subscribers	10.69 million Ranked 41st.	153.53 million Ranked 3rd. 14 times more than Israel
Telephone subscribers per employee	692.16 Ranked 18th.	1,283.41 Ranked 1st. 85% more than Israel
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP	4.45% GDP Ranked 30th. 13% more than Japan	3.94% GDP Ranked 58th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million	5.02 Ranked 38th.	79.88 Ranked 14th. 16 times more than Israel
Television standard > UHF	PAL G	NTSC M
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people	396.44 Ranked 39th.	750.05 Ranked 28th. 89% more than Israel
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	22.24 Ranked 39th.	27.92 Ranked 23th. 26% more than Israel
Phone subscribers	1,284.57 Ranked 12th. 8% more than Japan	1,184.84 Ranked 19th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million	182.32 Ranked 35th.	331.4 Ranked 27th. 82% more than Israel
NUMB3RS > International first broadcast dates > First aired	October 27, 2005	2006/2007
Internet > ISP > Per capita	3.34 per 1 million people Ranked 39th. 6 times more than Japan	0.575 per 1 million people Ranked 83th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million	7.2 Ranked 37th.	9.14 Ranked 37th. 27% more than Israel
Royalties and fees	$82.80 Ranked 8th. 3% more than Japan	$80.50 Ranked 9th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code	972 Ranked 12th. 12 times more than Japan	81 Ranked 46th.
Phone system > International dialling code	+972	+81
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people	1,166.55 Ranked 68th. 5% more than Japan	1,106.36 Ranked 84th.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita	2.15 per 1,000 people Ranked 30th. 2 times more than Japan	0.896 per 1,000 people Ranked 69th.
Telephone mainlines > Per capita	424.1 per 1,000 people Ranked 26th.	460.03 per 1,000 people Ranked 21st. 8% more than Israel
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million	30.31 Ranked 31st.	96.65 Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Israel
Internet servers using encryption	2,165 Ranked 23th.	66,279 Ranked 3rd. 31 times more than Israel
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people	290.93 Ranked 33th.	519.59 Ranked 24th. 79% more than Israel
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU	24659800000	19567300000000
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million	73.52 Ranked 30th.	101.54 Ranked 29th. 38% more than Israel
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	5.97 Ranked 39th. 7 times more than Japan	0.845 Ranked 110th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Telephone greetings, owner answers phone	Shalom.	Moshi moshi / もしもし Hai / はい
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita	30.31 per 1 million people Ranked 30th.	96.65 per 1 million people Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Israel
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita	27.63 per 1 million people Ranked 25th. 37% more than Japan	20.22 per 1 million people Ranked 31st.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita	11.89 per 1 million people Ranked 26th.	14.24 per 1 million people Ranked 24th. 20% more than Israel
Internet > IP addresses (share)	0.2 Ranked 39th.	4.7 Ranked 3rd. 24 times more than Israel
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities	43 Ranked 40th.	1,149 Ranked 7th. 27 times more than Israel
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP	59.32% Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Japan	20.71% Ranked 66th.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports	63.03% Ranked 7th. 26% more than Japan	49.85% Ranked 15th.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports	40.34% Ranked 29th. 7% more than Japan	37.77% Ranked 36th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences	439 Ranked 36th.	12,770 Ranked 4th. 29 times more than Israel
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP	0.39 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Japan	0.185 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 27th.
Telephone lines	3.22 million Ranked 44th.	48.43 million Ranked 5th. 15 times more than Israel
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	1.68 million Ranked 29th.	30.11 million Ranked 3rd. 18 times more than Israel
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports	9.14% Ranked 29th.	10.31% Ranked 21st. 13% more than Israel
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports	13.46% Ranked 15th.	14.31% Ranked 14th. 6% more than Israel
Television standard > VHF	PAL B	NTSC M
Internet > ISP per million	3.34 Ranked 46th. 6 times more than Japan	0.575 Ranked 89th.
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue	36% Ranked 35th. 3 times more than Japan	12.83% Ranked 53th.
Telephone lines > Per 100 people	44.11 Ranked 26th. 16% more than Japan	37.92 Ranked 41st.
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people	46.71 Ranked 20th.	50.84 Ranked 17th. 9% more than Israel
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month	10.48$/month Ranked 80th.	26.15$/month Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Israel
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million	11.89 Ranked 27th.	14.24 Ranked 24th. 20% more than Israel
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million	21.77 Ranked 30th. 3 times more than Japan	8.57 Ranked 42nd.
Internet > Linux web servers per million	4.66 Ranked 43th.	18.8 Ranked 19th. 4 times more than Israel

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