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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 broadcast media are state-controlled; state-run TV operates 4 networks; Saudi Arabia is a major market for pan-Arab satellite TV broadcasters; state-run radio operates several networks; multiple international broadcasters are available
Households with television 92.6%
Ranked 23th.
98.68%
Ranked 9th. 7% more than Israel

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 216.37
Ranked 41st. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
69.49
Ranked 86th.

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 73.37
Ranked 40th. 36% more than Saudi Arabia
54
Ranked 75th.

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 722.58
Ranked 43th. 36% more than Saudi Arabia
531.88
Ranked 79th.
Internet > Users per 1000 278.55
Ranked 60th. 16% more than Saudi Arabia
239.24
Ranked 70th.

Internet users 4.53 million
Ranked 51st.
9.77 million
Ranked 30th. 2 times more than Israel
Personal computers > Per capita 740.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 97% more than Saudi Arabia
376.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th.

Personal computers per 1000 739.76
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
355.55
Ranked 24th.

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>Saudi Radio - state-run</p> </p>MBC FM - private</p>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 119.89
Ranked 62nd.
184.68
Ranked 7th. 54% more than Israel

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 1,207.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 17% more than Saudi Arabia
1,028.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 38th.

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>Saudi TV - state-run, operates four networks, including news network Al-Ikhbariya</p>
Television receivers > Per capita 289.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st. 10% more than Saudi Arabia
262.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 59th.

Televisions per 1000 252.63
Ranked 66th. 13% more than Saudi Arabia
223.17
Ranked 77th.
Radio broadcast stations AM 23, FM 15, shortwave 2 AM 43, FM 31, shortwave 2
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,544.47 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
739.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 60th.

Internet > Users > Per capita 311.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 59th. 39% more than Saudi Arabia
224.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 76th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 454.48
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
169.75
Ranked 95th.

Televisions 1.69 million
Ranked 68th.
5.1 million
Ranked 31st. 3 times more than Israel
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 434.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
144.78 per 1,000 people
Ranked 70th.

Internet users > Per 100 people 47.89
Ranked 47th. 53% more than Saudi Arabia
31.29
Ranked 72nd.

Internet > Internet users 5.57 million
Ranked 54th.
14.33 million
Ranked 34th. 3 times more than Israel
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 17,000 Mbps
Ranked 24th. 23 times more than Saudi Arabia
750 Mbps
Ranked 61st.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 2,498.71 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 23th. 75 times more than Saudi Arabia
33.29 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 86th.

Personal computers 5.04 million
Ranked 22nd.
8.48 million
Ranked 17th. 68% more than Israel

Television broadcast stations 17
Ranked 27th.
117
Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Israel
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 2.01 billion min.
Ranked 15th.
2.73 billion min.
Ranked 11th. 36% more than Israel

Radios per 1000 458.91
Ranked 73th. 68% more than Saudi Arabia
273.5
Ranked 110th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 1,205.25
Ranked 41st.
1,674.26
Ranked 3rd. 39% more than Israel

Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $9.85 billion
Ranked 41st.
$25.15 billion
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Israel

Internet > Percent using internet 73.37%
Ranked 37th. 36% more than Saudi Arabia
54%
Ranked 74th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular 9.2 million
Ranked 78th.
53.71 million
Ranked 24th. 6 times more than Israel

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.526 per capita
Ranked 59th. 64% more than Saudi Arabia
0.321 per capita
Ranked 89th.

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 434.17
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
155.66
Ranked 100th.

Telephone mainlines per 1000 423.7
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
153.91
Ranked 72nd.

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&#039;aretz - Tel Aviv-based daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14629611">Full Article</a> <p>Al-Watan - Abha-based daily</p> </p>Al-Riyadh - Riyadh-based daily</p> </p>Okaz - Jeddah-based daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14703480">Full Article</a>
Telephone system > General assessment most highly developed system in the Middle East modern system including a combination of extensive microwave radio relays, coaxial cables, and fiber-optic cables
Television receivers per 1000 289.58
Ranked 49th. 8% more than Saudi Arabia
267.56
Ranked 55th.

Internet > IP addresses per capita 997.77
Ranked 37th. 5 times more than Saudi Arabia
207.44
Ranked 99th.
Average cost of local call 0.02
Ranked 93th. Twice as much as Saudi Arabia
0.01
Ranked 101st.
Internet > Users 2 million
Ranked 56th.
6.2 million
Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than Israel

Internet > Internet penetration 73.4%
Ranked 42nd. 36% more than Saudi Arabia
54%
Ranked 79th.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 1,119.32
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
538.68
Ranked 62nd.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,166.55
Ranked 70th.
1,874.03
Ranked 4th. 61% more than Israel

Telecoms > Telephone lines 3.59 million
Ranked 43th.
4.8 million
Ranked 30th. 34% more than Israel

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 9.22 million
Ranked 83th.
53.01 million
Ranked 26th. 6 times more than Israel

Internet > Internet Service Providers 21
Ranked 48th.
22
Ranked 44th. 5% more than Israel
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 1.71 million
Ranked 45th.
1.97 million
Ranked 42nd. 15% more than Israel

Telephones > Main lines in use 3.5 million
Ranked 47th.
4.63 million
Ranked 32nd. 32% more than Israel

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 47.02
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
16.97
Ranked 96th.

Active military personnel 176,500
Ranked 1st.
233,500
Ranked 12th. 32% more than Israel
Radio receivers per 1000 526.05
Ranked 58th. 60% more than Saudi Arabia
327.9
Ranked 87th.

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 1,120.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 95% more than Saudi Arabia
575.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 58th.

Internet > Hosts per 1000 193.6
Ranked 29th. 36 times more than Saudi Arabia
5.36
Ranked 93th.

Number of PCs per million 739.76
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
355.55
Ranked 24th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 9.22 million
Ranked 83th.
53.01 million
Ranked 27th. 6 times more than Israel

Radio receivers 3.07 million
Ranked 72nd.
6.25 million
Ranked 49th. 2 times more than Israel

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 9.32 million
Ranked 54th.
46 million
Ranked 29th. 5 times more than Israel
Television receivers 1.69 million
Ranked 66th.
5.1 million
Ranked 30th. 3 times more than Israel

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology 130
Ranked 32nd.
850
Ranked 9th. 7 times more than Israel

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 3.07 per 1 million people
Ranked 20th.
6.02 per 1 million people
Ranked 22nd. 96% more than Israel
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 0.59$
Ranked 100th.
2.4$
Ranked 50th. 4 times more than Israel

Mobile phone subscribers 7.76 million
Ranked 45th.
13.3 million
Ranked 30th. 71% 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 - 966; landing point for the international submarine cable Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG) and for both the SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable networks providing connectivity to Asia, Middle East, Europe, and US; microwave radio relay to Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, UAE, Yemen, and Sudan; coaxial cable to Kuwait and Jordan; satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (3 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean), 1 Arabsat, and 1 Inmarsat (Indian Ocean region)
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 177.43
Ranked 13th. 215 times more than Saudi Arabia
0.826
Ranked 85th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 3.59 million
Ranked 43th.
4.8 million
Ranked 30th. 34% more than Israel

Radios 3.07 million
Ranked 74th.
6.25 million
Ranked 50th. 2 times more than Israel
Internet > Hosts 1.42 million
Ranked 33th. 10 times more than Saudi Arabia
141,232
Ranked 64th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 2,496.7 Mbps
Ranked 23th. 79 times more than Saudi Arabia
31.46 Mbps
Ranked 85th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 34
Ranked 40th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
12
Ranked 65th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 1.65 million
Ranked 40th. 49% more than Saudi Arabia
1.1 million
Ranked 47th.
Internet > Top level domain .il .sa
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.083$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia
0.023$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 72nd.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences 221
Ranked 28th.
270
Ranked 22nd. 22% more than Israel

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 289.88
Ranked 23th. 5 times more than Saudi Arabia
58.63
Ranked 77th.
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 mobile-cellular subscribership has been increasing rapidly
Internet country code .il .sa
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 145.45 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 18th. 49 times more than Saudi Arabia
3 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 117th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 305.6 min.
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
125.15 min.
Ranked 36th.

Telephone mainlines 2.94 million
Ranked 41st.
3.8 million
Ranked 31st. 29% more than Israel

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita 0.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 29th. 70% more than Saudi Arabia
0.194 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th.

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 177.6 per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th. 203 times more than Saudi Arabia
0.874 per 1,000 people
Ranked 86th.

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering sub
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 22.02$/month
Ranked 95th. 3% more than Saudi Arabia
21.33$/month
Ranked 97th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 305.6 min. per capita
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
126.52 min. per capita
Ranked 33th.

Internet hosts None None
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 1,572.17$ per capita
Ranked 20th. 5 times more than Saudi Arabia
307.85$ per capita
Ranked 43th.

Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$ $1,323.07
Ranked 26th. 34% more than Saudi Arabia
$990.67
Ranked 31st.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology 59
Ranked 36th.
180
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Israel

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature 630
Ranked 29th.
710
Ranked 29th. 13% more than Israel

Mobile cellular subscriptions 8.98 million
Ranked 59th.
36 million
Ranked 27th. 4 times more than Israel

Internet > Broadband subscribers 1.23 million
Ranked 24th. 62 times more than Saudi Arabia
19,700
Ranked 64th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 3.14
Ranked 67th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
0.963
Ranked 115th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences 181
Ranked 37th.
440
Ranked 29th. 2 times more than Israel

Internet > IP addresses 7.57 million
Ranked 39th. 38% more than Saudi Arabia
5.5 million
Ranked 47th.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 6831000000 3750000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 23.04
Ranked 22nd. 5 times more than Saudi Arabia
4.23
Ranked 75th.

Number of PCs 5,037
Ranked 22nd.
8,476
Ranked 17th. 68% more than Israel
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 454.48
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
169.75
Ranked 100th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total 1,969
Ranked 35th.
3,780
Ranked 29th. 92% more than Israel

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 4.97 million
Ranked 36th.
11.35 million
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Israel
Television broadcast stations per million 3.07
Ranked 22nd.
6.14
Ranked 25th. Twice as much as Israel
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation 30
Ranked 42nd.
132
Ranked 30th. 4 times more than Israel

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million 329.76
Ranked 31st. 66% more than Saudi Arabia
198.31
Ranked 34th.

Internet > TLD .il .sa
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 122.89
Ranked 28th.
145.12
Ranked 9th. 18% more than Israel

Internet > Livejournal users 3,158
Ranked 12th. 31 times more than Saudi Arabia
101
Ranked 114th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers 1,286
Ranked 25th. 12 times more than Saudi Arabia
110
Ranked 59th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price Free Free
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date 2007.12.03 2006.07.08
Telecommunications > Country calling code 972 966
Telephone subscribers per 1000 1,543.02
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
692.59
Ranked 60th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 65.5%
Ranked 17th. 53% more than Saudi Arabia
42.8%
Ranked 37th.
E-Government rating 50.9
Ranked 23th. 34% more than Saudi Arabia
38
Ranked 118th.
Population covered by mobile telephony 99%
Ranked 12th. 8% more than Saudi Arabia
92%
Ranked 55th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita 105.51 per 1 million people
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
36.52 per 1 million people
Ranked 31st.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million 37.01
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
14.17
Ranked 31st.

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 182.71 per 1 million people
Ranked 37th. 39 times more than Saudi Arabia
4.64 per 1 million people
Ranked 106th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 3.1 million
Ranked 49th.
4.1 million
Ranked 39th. 32% more than Israel
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita 7.2 per 1 million people
Ranked 35th.
15.43 per 1 million people
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Israel

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History 165
Ranked 29th.
528
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Israel

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million 105.51
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
37.25
Ranked 32nd.

Internet > Livejournal users per million 463.8
Ranked 34th. 109 times more than Saudi Arabia
4.24
Ranked 167th.
Website defacements per million 34.01
Ranked 7th. 89 times more than Saudi Arabia
0.383
Ranked 99th.
Website defacements 219
Ranked 8th. 27 times more than Saudi Arabia
8
Ranked 72nd.
Television standard > UHF PAL G SECAM G
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 4.45% GDP
Ranked 30th. 37% more than Saudi Arabia
3.25% GDP
Ranked 78th.

Telephone subscribers per employee 692.16
Ranked 18th. 77% more than Saudi Arabia
389.97
Ranked 40th.

Telephone subscribers 10.69 million
Ranked 41st.
17.1 million
Ranked 29th. 60% more than Israel

Telephone subscribers > Per capita 1,544.47 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
739.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 60th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.087$ per 1 million people
Ranked 72nd.
0.111$ per 1 million people
Ranked 79th. 28% more than Israel

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 5.05$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 86th.
12.73$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 102nd. 3 times more than Israel

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 36%
Ranked 35th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
12.3%
Ranked 57th.

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 2.15 per 1,000 people
Ranked 30th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
0.989 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th.

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 424.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
164.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 70th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million 9.88
Ranked 30th. 5% more than Saudi Arabia
9.44
Ranked 29th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million 30.31
Ranked 31st. 31% more than Saudi Arabia
23.08
Ranked 35th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million 27.63
Ranked 27th.
27.7
Ranked 25th. About the same as Israel

Internet servers using encryption 2,165
Ranked 23th. 8 times more than Saudi Arabia
279
Ranked 55th.

Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 290.93
Ranked 33th. 26 times more than Saudi Arabia
10.99
Ranked 92nd.

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 24659800000 30498660000
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 5.97
Ranked 39th. 12 times more than Saudi Arabia
0.503
Ranked 125th.

NUMB3RS > International first broadcast dates > First aired October 27, 2005 October 30, 2006
Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.2
Ranked 39th. Twice as much as Saudi Arabia
0.1
Ranked 52nd.
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code 972
Ranked 12th. 1% more than Saudi Arabia
966
Ranked 17th.
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 59.32%
Ranked 6th. 17 times more than Saudi Arabia
3.59%
Ranked 126th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 63.03%
Ranked 7th.
100%
Ranked 1st. 59% more than Israel

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 40.34%
Ranked 29th.
67.56%
Ranked 6th. 67% more than Israel

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences 439
Ranked 36th. 42% more than Saudi Arabia
310
Ranked 40th.

Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 12 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 109th. 7 times more than Saudi Arabia
1.7 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 80th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita 9.88 per 1 million people
Ranked 29th. 7% more than Saudi Arabia
9.26 per 1 million people
Ranked 29th.

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 44.11
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
16.53
Ranked 93th.

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 9.31$/month
Ranked 111th.
9.66$/month
Ranked 103th. 4% more than Israel

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita 21.77 per 1 million people
Ranked 29th.
43.72 per 1 million people
Ranked 15th. Twice as much as Israel

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million 5.02
Ranked 38th.
6.93
Ranked 33th. 38% more than Israel

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million 21.77
Ranked 30th.
44.59
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Israel

Phone subscribers 1,284.57
Ranked 12th. 5 times more than Saudi Arabia
258.12
Ranked 75th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 396.44
Ranked 39th. 13 times more than Saudi Arabia
30.54
Ranked 98th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 22.24
Ranked 39th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
6.85
Ranked 85th.

Royalties and fees $82.80
Ranked 8th.
0.0
Ranked 67th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 46.71
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
16.73
Ranked 99th.

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 10.48$/month
Ranked 80th.
11.73$/month
Ranked 64th. 12% more than Israel

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million 11.89
Ranked 27th. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia
3.15
Ranked 38th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,166.55
Ranked 68th.
1,874.03
Ranked 3rd. 61% more than Israel

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million 73.52
Ranked 30th. 5 times more than Saudi Arabia
16.26
Ranked 43th.

Phone system > International dialling code +972 +966
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 645.43
Ranked 18th. 53% more than Saudi Arabia
421.38
Ranked 37th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities 43
Ranked 40th.
300
Ranked 19th. 7 times more than Israel

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology 71
Ranked 31st. 18% more than Saudi Arabia
60
Ranked 34th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita 73.52 per 1 million people
Ranked 28th. 5 times more than Saudi Arabia
15.94 per 1 million people
Ranked 42nd.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million 7.2
Ranked 37th.
15.74
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Israel

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 198.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th. 40 times more than Saudi Arabia
5.02 per 1,000 people
Ranked 110th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita 11.89 per 1 million people
Ranked 26th. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia
3.09 per 1 million people
Ranked 35th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita 27.63 per 1 million people
Ranked 25th. 2% more than Saudi Arabia
27.15 per 1 million people
Ranked 24th.

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.39 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 5th. 43% more than Saudi Arabia
0.273 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 9th.
Telephone lines 3.22 million
Ranked 44th.
4.1 million
Ranked 35th. 27% more than Israel

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 1.68 million
Ranked 29th. 61% more than Saudi Arabia
1.05 million
Ranked 38th.

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 9.14%
Ranked 29th. 15% more than Saudi Arabia
7.97%
Ranked 45th.

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 13.46%
Ranked 15th. 35 times more than Saudi Arabia
0.39%
Ranked 93th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita 37.01 per 1 million people
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
13.89 per 1 million people
Ranked 30th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita 30.31 per 1 million people
Ranked 30th. 34% more than Saudi Arabia
22.63 per 1 million people
Ranked 34th.

Television standard > VHF PAL B SECAM-B/PAL-B
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 182.32
Ranked 35th. 42 times more than Saudi Arabia
4.34
Ranked 108th.

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