Media Stats: compare key data on Japan & Latvia

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.
News Agencies > List of news agencies: List of news agencies.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
Internet > Percent using internet: Percentage of individuals using the Internet.
Telephones > Mobile cellular: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use.
Radio receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telephone mainlines per 1000: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Newspapers > List of newspapers: List of newspapers.
Telephone system > General assessment: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic and international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
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.
Cinemas > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 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.
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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.
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.
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.
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 > 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.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day.
Internet > Average upload speed: Top 10 Countries: Upload Speed Average Upload Speed.
Internet > Top level domain: Country top level domain.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Cinemas per million: . 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.
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 > Percentage of nationally controlled distribution companies: Percentage of nationally based 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 > Number of distribution companies: Total number of film distribution companies.
Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
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.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita: 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.
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."
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.
Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines (per 100 people). Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Telephone subscribers per employee: Telephone subscribers per employee are telephone subscribers (fixed-line plus mobile) divided by total telecommunications employees.
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).
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
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.
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.
Royalties and fees: Receipts of royalties and licence fees ($US per person)
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country.
Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Internet servers using encryption: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
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.
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.
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines: Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.
Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month: Price basket for mobile is calculated as the pre-paid price for 25 calls per month spread over the same mobile network, other mobile networks, and mobile to fixed calls and during peak, off-peak, and weekend times. It also includes 30 text messages per month.
Telecommunications 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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million: . Figures expressed per million population 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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million: . Figures expressed per million population 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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences 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 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 > Religion > Theology per million: . Figures expressed per million population 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.
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.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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.
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.
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).
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).
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.

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STAT	Japan	Latvia
Broadcast media	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	several national and regional commercial TV stations are foreign-owned, 2 national TV stations are publicly-owned; system supplemented by privately-owned regional and local TV stations; cable and satellite multi-channel TV services with domestic and foreign broadcasts are available; publicly-owned broadcaster operates 4 radio networks with dozens of stations throughout the country; dozens of private broadcasters also operate radio stations
Households with television	99% Ranked 5th. 1% more than Latvia	98% Ranked 4th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000	276.69 Ranked 24th. 16% more than Latvia	237.52 Ranked 35th.
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people	79.05 Ranked 31st. 7% more than Latvia	74 Ranked 38th.
Internet > Internet users per thousand people	791.21 Ranked 31st. 6% more than Latvia	744.46 Ranked 37th.
Internet > Users per 1000	689.59 Ranked 12th. 33% more than Latvia	517.11 Ranked 32nd.
Internet users	99.18 million Ranked 3rd. 66 times more than Latvia	1.5 million Ranked 30th.
News Agencies > List of news agencies	<p>Kyodo - English-language pages</p> </p>Japan Today - online news, in English</p>	<p>LETA - English-language pages</p> </p>BNS (Baltic News Service)</p> </p>Delfi - news portal, in Latvian and Russian</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17528622">Full Article</a>
Personal computers > Per capita	541.63 per 1,000 people Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Latvia	216.62 per 1,000 people Ranked 35th.
Radio > List of radio stations	<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>	<p>Latvian Radio - public; four national networks</p> </p>Radio SWH - commercial</p> </p>Star FM - commercial</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17528622">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	109.43 Ranked 86th. 6% more than Latvia	103.38 Ranked 100th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita	842.31 per 1,000 people Ranked 60th.	981.06 per 1,000 people Ranked 42nd. 16% more than Japan
Television > List of TV stations	<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>	<p>Latvian Television (LTV) - public, operates LTV1 and LTV7</p> </p>Latvian Independent Television (LNT) - main terrestrial commercial TV</p> </p>TV3 Latvia - commercial</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17528622">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita	686.01 per 1,000 people Ranked 6th. 38% more than Latvia	497.96 per 1,000 people Ranked 21st.
Televisions per 1000	677.27 Ranked 6th. 29% more than Latvia	524.65 Ranked 19th.
Personal computers per 1000	541.64 Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Latvia	216.62 Ranked 36th.
Radio broadcast stations	AM 215 (plus 370 repeaters), FM 89 (plus 485 repeaters), shortwave 21	AM 8, FM 56, shortwave 1
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people	551.23 Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Latvia	154.11 Ranked 27th.
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people	1,201.54 per 1,000 people Ranked 36th. 6% more than Latvia	1,131.32 per 1,000 people Ranked 40th.
Internet > Users > Per capita	691.42 per 1,000 people Ranked 12th. 33% more than Latvia	520.84 per 1,000 people Ranked 33th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000	503.86 Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Latvia	247.35 Ranked 67th.
Televisions	86.5 million Ranked 3rd. 71 times more than Latvia	1.22 million Ranked 75th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita	402.03 per 1,000 people Ranked 27th. 41% more than Latvia	284.98 per 1,000 people Ranked 40th.
Internet users > Per 100 people	75.16 Ranked 14th. 24% more than Latvia	60.44 Ranked 31st.
Internet > Internet users	100.68 million Ranked 4th. 62 times more than Latvia	1.62 million Ranked 101st.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita	566.69 per 1,000 people Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Latvia	137.86 per 1,000 people Ranked 27th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps	132,608 Mbps Ranked 9th. 59 times more than Latvia	2,248 Mbps Ranked 44th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita	1,037.92 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 30th. 7% more than Latvia	971.99 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 32nd.
Personal computers	69.2 million Ranked 2nd. 138 times more than Latvia	501,000 Ranked 65th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes	5.55 billion min. Ranked 6th. 46 times more than Latvia	121.41 million min. Ranked 58th.
Radios per 1000	943.48 Ranked 14th. 25% more than Latvia	756.88 Ranked 30th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000	900.9 Ranked 83th.	994.75 Ranked 69th. 10% more than Japan
Internet > Percent using internet	79.05% Ranked 29th. 7% more than Latvia	74% Ranked 35th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular	132.76 million Ranked 7th. 57 times more than Latvia	2.31 million Ranked 128th.
Radio receivers > Per capita	0.956 per capita Ranked 15th. 33% more than Latvia	0.718 per capita Ranked 32nd.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000	347.79 Ranked 45th. 22% more than Latvia	285.61 Ranked 52nd.
Telephone mainlines per 1000	460.03 Ranked 19th. 45% more than Latvia	317.76 Ranked 38th.
Newspapers > List of newspapers	<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>	<p>Diena - daily</p> </p>Neatkariga Rita Avize (NRA) - broadsheet, in Latvian</p> </p>Dienas Bizness - business tabloid in Latvian, affiliated to Diena</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17528622">Full Article</a>
Cinema attendance	145 million Ranked 6th. 105 times more than Latvia	1.38 million Ranked 58th.
Telephone system > General assessment	excellent domestic and international service	recent efforts focused on bringing competition to the telecommunications sector; the number of fixed lines is decreasing as mobile-cellular telephone service expands
Cinema attendance per capita	1.14 Ranked 31st. 92% more than Latvia	0.591 Ranked 42nd.
Television receivers per 1000	686.01 Ranked 6th. 37% more than Latvia	501.47 Ranked 22nd.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced	441 Ranked 5th. 74 times more than Latvia	6 Ranked 70th.
Internet > IP addresses per capita	1,587.39 Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Latvia	757.14 Ranked 47th.
Average cost of local call	0.07 Ranked 48th.	0.11 Ranked 20th. 57% more than Japan
Internet > Users	88.11 million Ranked 2nd. 75 times more than Latvia	1.18 million Ranked 71st.
Internet > Internet penetration	79.1% Ranked 33th. 7% more than Latvia	74% Ranked 40th.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000	741.51 Ranked 46th.	813.56 Ranked 36th. 10% more than Japan
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000	1,084.68 Ranked 89th.	1,140.47 Ranked 79th. 5% more than Japan
Telecoms > Telephone lines	64.27 million Ranked 3rd. 128 times more than Latvia	501,000 Ranked 96th.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions	138.36 million Ranked 7th. 60 times more than Latvia	2.31 million Ranked 136th.
Internet > Internet Service Providers	73 Ranked 14th. 78% more than Latvia	41 Ranked 29th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	35.3 million Ranked 3rd. 73 times more than Latvia	481,100 Ranked 70th.
Cinemas > Per capita	0.018 per 1,000 people Ranked 28th.	0.048 per 1,000 people Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Japan
Telephones > Main lines in use	64.67 million Ranked 3rd. 125 times more than Latvia	516,300 Ranked 97th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people	50.47 Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Latvia	24.32 Ranked 66th.
Active military personnel	230,300 Ranked 13th. 40 times more than Latvia	5,745 Ranked 114th.
Radio receivers per 1000	955.66 Ranked 14th. 32% more than Latvia	723.43 Ranked 29th.
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita	741.5 per 1,000 people Ranked 47th.	813.56 per 1,000 people Ranked 38th. 10% more than Japan
Internet > Hosts per 1000	312.51 Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Latvia	97.12 Ranked 44th.
Number of PCs per million	541.64 Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Latvia	216.62 Ranked 36th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions	141.13 million Ranked 7th. 61 times more than Latvia	2.31 million Ranked 135th.
Radio receivers	120.5 million Ranked 3rd. 68 times more than Latvia	1.76 million Ranked 91st.
Cinema > Number of cinemas	3,062 Ranked 3rd. 73 times more than Latvia	42 Ranked 44th.
Television receivers	86.5 million Ranked 3rd. 71 times more than Latvia	1.22 million Ranked 74th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology	1,078 Ranked 11th. 10 times more than Latvia	104 Ranked 25th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes	1.63$ Ranked 5th. The same as Latvia	1.63$ Ranked 54th.
Mobile phone subscribers	94.75 million Ranked 4th. 51 times more than Latvia	1.87 million Ranked 80th.
Telephone system > International	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	country code - 371; the Latvian network is now connected via fiber optic cable to Estonia, Finland, and Sweden
Internet > ISP	73 Ranked 5th. 78% more than Latvia	41 Ranked 7th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000	175.04 Ranked 14th. 54% more than Latvia	113.35 Ranked 29th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines	64.27 million Ranked 3rd. 128 times more than Latvia	501,000 Ranked 95th.
Radios	120.5 million Ranked 3rd. 68 times more than Latvia	1.76 million Ranked 91st.
Internet > Hosts	39.91 million Ranked 2nd. 181 times more than Latvia	220,082 Ranked 57th.
Cinemas > Annual attendance	145 million Ranked 4th. 104 times more than Latvia	1.4 million Ranked 39th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000	566.69 Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Latvia	137.8 Ranked 27th.
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita	1.14 Ranked 27th. 95% more than Latvia	0.586 Ranked 34th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million	1,037.94 Mbps Ranked 30th. 7% more than Latvia	971.97 Mbps Ranked 32nd.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles	108 Ranked 15th. 5 times more than Latvia	23 Ranked 42nd.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation	70.45 million Ranked 3rd. 197 times more than Latvia	356,800 Ranked 45th.
Internet > Average upload speed	29.28 Mbit/s Ranked 7th. 20% more than Latvia	24.37 Mbit/s Ranked 10th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily	71.9 million Ranked 2nd. 220 times more than Latvia	327,000 Ranked 41st.
Internet > Top level domain	.jp	.lv
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people	3.45 Ranked 29th. 18% more than Latvia	2.92 Ranked 33th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences	1,363 Ranked 8th. 13 times more than Latvia	102 Ranked 23th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	551.39 Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Latvia	154.27 Ranked 28th.
Telephone system > Domestic	high level of modern technology and excellent service of every kind	number of telecommunications operators has grown rapidly since the fixed-line market opened to competition in 2003; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular subscribership roughly 150 per 100 persons
Internet country code	.jp	.lv
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP	28.92 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 60th.	163.64 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 16th. 6 times more than Japan
Telephone mainlines	58.78 million Ranked 2nd. 80 times more than Latvia	731,000 Ranked 72nd.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita	43.41 min. Ranked 46th.	52.5 min. Ranked 39th. 21% more than Japan
Cinemas	2,221 Ranked 4th. 19 times more than Latvia	115 Ranked 28th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita	0.447 per 1,000 people Ranked 27th.	0.911 per 1,000 people Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Japan
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita	175.04 per 1,000 people Ranked 14th. 54% more than Latvia	113.35 per 1,000 people Ranked 30th.
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering		No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month	13.79$/month Ranked 125th. 10% more than Latvia	12.48$/month Ranked 130th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita	43.41 min. per capita Ranked 46th.	52.5 min. per capita Ranked 39th. 21% more than Japan
Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people	23.97 Ranked 17th. 31% more than Latvia	18.36 Ranked 25th.
Internet hosts	None	None
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature	11,924 Ranked 5th. 31 times more than Latvia	385 Ranked 26th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology	1,402 Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than Latvia	158 Ranked 17th.
Mobile cellular subscriptions	110.39 million Ranked 8th. 49 times more than Latvia	2.23 million Ranked 110th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers	22.37 million Ranked 3rd. 86 times more than Latvia	260,770 Ranked 41st.
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million	0.572 Ranked 130th.	17.63 Ranked 29th. 31 times more than Japan
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences	12,155 Ranked 2nd. 35 times more than Latvia	343 Ranked 24th.
Cinemas per million	17.54 Ranked 28th.	48.11 Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Japan
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily	110 Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Latvia	26 Ranked 39th.
Internet > IP addresses	202.18 million Ranked 3rd. 122 times more than Latvia	1.66 million Ranked 69th.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU	2694800000000	15000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	23.58 Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Latvia	8.83 Ranked 53th.
Number of PCs	69,200 Ranked 1st. 138 times more than Latvia	501 Ranked 65th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people	503.86 Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Latvia	247.35 Ranked 72nd.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total	56,221 Ranked 4th. 26 times more than Latvia	2,178 Ranked 25th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions	144.08 million Ranked 3rd. 128 times more than Latvia	1.12 million Ranked 68th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million	447.05 Ranked 26th.	911.11 Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Japan
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation	10,046 Ranked 1st. 115 times more than Latvia	87 Ranked 26th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily	6 Ranked 54th.	201 Ranked 18th. 34 times more than Japan
Internet > TLD	.jp	.lv
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	86.45 Ranked 82nd.	98.58 Ranked 65th. 14% more than Japan
Internet > Livejournal users	5,559 Ranked 8th. 6 times more than Latvia	874 Ranked 34th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers	42,338 Ranked 2nd. 403 times more than Latvia	105 Ranked 60th.
Cinema > Percentage of nationally controlled distribution companies	97.78% Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Latvia	42.86% Ranked 33th.
Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people	2.11 Ranked 15th.	3.4 Ranked 8th. 61% more than Japan
Cinema > Number of distribution companies	270 Ranked 1st. 39 times more than Latvia	7 Ranked 33th.
Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita	1.15 per capita Ranked 28th. 95% more than Latvia	0.586 per capita Ranked 34th.
Telecommunications > Country calling code	81	371
Telephone subscribers per 1000	1,201.54 Ranked 35th. 6% more than Latvia	1,131.31 Ranked 37th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration	113.1% Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Latvia	51.2% Ranked 29th.
E-Government rating	52 Ranked 13th. 11% more than Latvia	46.9 Ranked 49th.
Population covered by mobile telephony	99% Ranked 26th. 1% more than Latvia	98.4% Ranked 24th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita	94.81 per 1 million people Ranked 27th.	161.09 per 1 million people Ranked 14th. 70% more than Japan
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million	10.84 Ranked 36th.	42.67 Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Japan
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million	0.867 Ranked 62nd.	10.96 Ranked 6th. 13 times more than Japan
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita	331.89 per 1 million people Ranked 28th. 7 times more than Latvia	45.92 per 1 million people Ranked 61st.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines	47.58 million Ranked 4th. 74 times more than Latvia	644,000 Ranked 92nd.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million	94.81 Ranked 26th.	161.06 Ranked 15th. 70% more than Japan
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History	2,543 Ranked 7th. 19 times more than Latvia	137 Ranked 24th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita	9.14 per 1 million people Ranked 38th.	43.52 per 1 million people Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Japan
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million	0.0476 Ranked 59th.	84.7 Ranked 4th. 1780 times more than Japan
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita	0.048 per 1 million people Ranked 58th.	84.74 per 1 million people Ranked 4th. 1765 times more than Japan
Internet > Livejournal users per million	43.51 Ranked 88th.	377.89 Ranked 41st. 9 times more than Japan
Internet > Linux web servers	2,390 Ranked 2nd. 217 times more than Latvia	11 Ranked 50th.
Website defacements per million	1.33 Ranked 74th.	1.7 Ranked 67th. 28% more than Japan
Website defacements	169 Ranked 9th. 42 times more than Latvia	4 Ranked 86th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP	0.36$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 10th.	118.65$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 49th. 330 times more than Japan
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita	0.013$ per 1 million people Ranked 10th.	0.705$ per 1 million people Ranked 29th. 54 times more than Japan
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology	1,791 Ranked 6th. 14 times more than Latvia	131 Ranked 17th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	0.0476 Ranked 43th.	99.01 Ranked 5th. 2081 times more than Japan
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita	101.54 per 1 million people Ranked 30th.	262.34 per 1 million people Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Japan
Internet > Hosts > Per capita	313.53 per 1,000 people Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Latvia	98.01 per 1,000 people Ranked 52nd.
Telephone lines	48.43 million Ranked 5th. 75 times more than Latvia	644,000 Ranked 85th.
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	30.11 million Ranked 3rd. 151 times more than Latvia	200,000 Ranked 64th.
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports	10.31% Ranked 21st. 55% more than Latvia	6.65% Ranked 52nd.
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports	14.31% Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Latvia	5.14% Ranked 33th.
Telephone systems > Privatisation	1985	1994
Television standard > VHF	NTSC M	PAL B/SEC D
Telephone subscribers > Per capita	1,201.54 per 1,000 people Ranked 36th. 6% more than Latvia	1,131.32 per 1,000 people Ranked 40th.
Internet > ISP per million	0.575 Ranked 89th.	17.41 Ranked 4th. 30 times more than Japan
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita	11.15 per 1 million people Ranked 31st.	66.11 per 1 million people Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Japan
Telephone subscribers	153.53 million Ranked 3rd. 59 times more than Latvia	2.6 million Ranked 70th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people	50.84 Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Latvia	22.42 Ranked 70th.
Telephone subscribers per employee	1,283.41 Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Latvia	586.53 Ranked 28th.
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month	26.15$/month Ranked 22nd. 97% more than Latvia	13.3$/month Ranked 55th.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP	3.94% GDP Ranked 58th. 3 times more than Latvia	1.52% GDP Ranked 75th.
Television standard > UHF	NTSC M	PAL G/SEC <a href=/encyclopedia/Kelvin>K</a>
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	27.92 Ranked 23th. 30% more than Latvia	21.53 Ranked 41st.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people	750.05 Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Latvia	274.5 Ranked 46th.
Royalties and fees	$80.50 Ranked 9th. 81 times more than Latvia	$1.00 Ranked 34th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles	6 Ranked 40th.	229 Ranked 28th. 38 times more than Japan
Internet > ISP > Per capita	0.575 per 1 million people Ranked 83th.	17.38 per 1 million people Ranked 4th. 30 times more than Japan
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita	96.65 per 1 million people Ranked 19th.	143.51 per 1 million people Ranked 12th. 48% more than Japan
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita	20.22 per 1 million people Ranked 31st.	57.32 per 1 million people Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Japan
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita	14.24 per 1 million people Ranked 24th.	54.81 per 1 million people Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Japan
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	0.845 Ranked 110th.	9.94 Ranked 22nd. 12 times more than Japan
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million	9.14 Ranked 37th.	43.51 Ranked 12th. 5 times more than Japan
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people	519.59 Ranked 24th. 5 times more than Latvia	114.41 Ranked 47th.
Internet servers using encryption	66,279 Ranked 3rd. 257 times more than Latvia	258 Ranked 58th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million	20.22 Ranked 31st.	57.31 Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Japan
Phone system > International dialling code	+81	+ 371
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people	1,132.21 Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Latvia	515.4 Ranked 29th.
Internet > IP addresses (share)	4.7 Ranked 3rd.	0.0 Ranked 106th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million	331.4 Ranked 27th. 7 times more than Latvia	45.89 Ranked 58th.
Phone subscribers	1,184.84 Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Latvia	587.66 Ranked 47th.
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines	1.7 per 100 mainlines Ranked 131st.	20.26 per 100 mainlines Ranked 38th. 12 times more than Japan
Telephone lines > Per 100 people	37.92 Ranked 41st. 33% more than Latvia	28.42 Ranked 59th.
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month	20.51$/month Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Latvia	9.48$/month Ranked 107th.
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue	12.83% Ranked 53th. 12% more than Latvia	11.45% Ranked 59th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita	8.57 per 1 million people Ranked 43th.	43.52 per 1 million people Ranked 13th. 5 times more than Japan
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million	14.24 Ranked 24th.	54.8 Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Japan
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people	1,106.36 Ranked 84th.	1,140.47 Ranked 75th. 3% more than Japan
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million	101.54 Ranked 29th.	262.29 Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Japan
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million	79.88 Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Latvia	36.39 Ranked 18th.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU	19567300000000	136000000
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million	96.65 Ranked 19th.	143.49 Ranked 13th. 48% more than Japan
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million	11.15 Ranked 31st.	66.1 Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Japan
Telephone mainlines > Per capita	460.03 per 1,000 people Ranked 21st. 45% more than Latvia	317.76 per 1,000 people Ranked 38th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million	8.57 Ranked 42nd.	43.51 Ranked 13th. 5 times more than Japan
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita	0.896 per 1,000 people Ranked 69th.	1.61 per 1,000 people Ranked 41st. 80% more than Japan
Internet > Linux web servers per million	18.8 Ranked 19th. 4 times more than Latvia	4.67 Ranked 42nd.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita	0.867 per 1 million people Ranked 61st.	10.96 per 1 million people Ranked 6th. 13 times more than Japan
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences	12,770 Ranked 4th. 20 times more than Latvia	627 Ranked 26th.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports	37.77% Ranked 36th. 46% more than Latvia	25.84% Ranked 70th.
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP	0.185 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 27th.	0.189 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 26th. 2% more than Japan
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports	49.85% Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Latvia	20.34% Ranked 75th.
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$	$1.53 billion Ranked 24th. 7 times more than Latvia	$216.90 million Ranked 51st.
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP	20.71% Ranked 66th. 1% more than Latvia	20.45% Ranked 68th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities	1,149 Ranked 7th. 11 times more than Latvia	104 Ranked 24th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita	10.84 per 1 million people Ranked 37th.	42.68 per 1 million people Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Japan

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. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users (Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" , Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013). Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Internet World Stats, June 30, 2010; British Broadcasting Corporation 2014; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; CIA World Factbook, December 2003. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; World Development Indicators database. 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