Media Stats: compare key data on Japan & Malta

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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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: 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.
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.
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.
Website defacements per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > Linux web servers: Total usage of Linux servers by country as of Jan 2001
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Phone system > International dialling code: Country international dialling code.
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.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita: Telephone employees refer to the total full-time telecommunications staff. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 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.
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 average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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."
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
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.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telephone subscribers per employee: Telephone subscribers per employee are telephone subscribers (fixed-line plus mobile) divided by total telecommunications employees.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
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.
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.
Royalties and fees: Receipts of royalties and licence fees ($US per person)
Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
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.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people 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.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Telephone greetings, owner answers phone: What the receiver of a call usually says when taking the call.
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.
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.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile subscriptions Number. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP: ICT service exports (% of service exports, BoP). Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service exports) include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports) include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 10 million $ gross domestic product.
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.
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$: Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Price basket for mobile > US$ 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.
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 > Religion > Theology 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.

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STAT	Japan	Malta
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	2 m
Households with television	99% Ranked 5th. 6% more than Malta	93.18% Ranked 36th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000	276.69 Ranked 24th.	317.48 Ranked 18th. 15% more than Japan
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people	79.05 Ranked 31st. 13% more than Malta	70 Ranked 46th.
Internet > Internet users per thousand people	791.21 Ranked 31st. 13% more than Malta	697.55 Ranked 48th.
Internet > Users per 1000	689.59 Ranked 12th. 79% more than Malta	386.26 Ranked 47th.
Internet users	99.18 million Ranked 3rd. 412 times more than Malta	240,600 Ranked 40th.
Personal computers > Per capita	541.63 per 1,000 people Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Malta	165.08 per 1,000 people Ranked 14th.
Personal computers per 1000	541.64 Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Malta	164.95 Ranked 14th.
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>Radio Malta - public</p> </p>ONE Radio - owned by Malta Labour Party</p> </p>Radio 101 - owned by Nationalist Party</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17598077">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	109.43 Ranked 86th.	128.68 Ranked 48th. 18% more than Japan
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita	842.31 per 1,000 people Ranked 60th.	924.4 per 1,000 people Ranked 49th. 10% 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>Television Malta (TVM) - public</p> </p>ONE TV - owned by Malta Labour Party</p> </p>Net TV - owned by Nationalist Party</p>
Television receivers > Per capita	686.01 per 1,000 people Ranked 6th.	731.07 per 1,000 people Ranked 2nd. 7% more than Japan
Televisions per 1000	677.27 Ranked 6th.	702.49 Ranked 4th. 4% more than Japan
Radio broadcast stations	AM 215 (plus 370 repeaters), FM 89 (plus 485 repeaters), shortwave 21	AM 1, FM 18, shortwave 6
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people	1,201.54 per 1,000 people Ranked 36th.	1,303.83 per 1,000 people Ranked 28th. 9% more than Japan
Internet > Users > Per capita	691.42 per 1,000 people Ranked 12th. 76% more than Malta	393.15 per 1,000 people Ranked 48th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000	503.86 Ranked 16th.	549.13 Ranked 10th. 9% more than Japan
Televisions	86.5 million Ranked 3rd. 309 times more than Malta	280,000 Ranked 115th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita	402.03 per 1,000 people Ranked 27th.	492.93 per 1,000 people Ranked 14th. 23% more than Japan
Internet users > Per 100 people	75.16 Ranked 14th. 56% more than Malta	48.26 Ranked 46th.
Internet > Internet users	100.68 million Ranked 4th. 351 times more than Malta	286,885 Ranked 142nd.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps	132,608 Mbps Ranked 9th. 171 times more than Malta	775 Mbps Ranked 29th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita	1,037.92 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 30th.	1,920.69 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 12th. 85% more than Japan
Personal computers	69.2 million Ranked 2nd. 1039 times more than Malta	66,611 Ranked 43th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes	5.55 billion min. Ranked 6th. 63 times more than Malta	88.63 million min. Ranked 77th.
Radios per 1000	943.48 Ranked 14th. 47% more than Malta	639.77 Ranked 43th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000	900.9 Ranked 83th.	1,019.59 Ranked 63th. 13% more than Japan
Internet > Percent using internet	79.05% Ranked 29th. 13% more than Malta	70% Ranked 43th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular	132.76 million Ranked 7th. 254 times more than Malta	521,700 Ranked 158th.
Radio receivers > Per capita	0.956 per capita Ranked 15th. 44% more than Malta	0.666 per capita Ranked 42nd.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000	347.79 Ranked 45th.	610.4 Ranked 5th. 76% more than Japan
Telephone mainlines per 1000	460.03 Ranked 19th.	500.49 Ranked 13th. 9% more than Japan
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>Times of Malta - daily</p> </p>Malta Independent - daily</p> </p>It-Torca - weekly, owned by General Workers' Union</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17598077">Full Article</a>
Telephone system > General assessment	excellent domestic and international service	automatic system featuring submarine cable and microwave radio relay between islands
Television receivers per 1000	686.01 Ranked 6th.	746.2 Ranked 2nd. 9% more than Japan
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced	441 Ranked 5th. 441 times more than Malta	1 Ranked 79th.
Internet > IP addresses per capita	1,587.39 Ranked 21st. 17% more than Malta	1,357.97 Ranked 27th.
Average cost of local call	0.07 Ranked 48th.	0.11 Ranked 19th. 57% more than Japan
Internet > Users	88.11 million Ranked 2nd. 558 times more than Malta	158,000 Ranked 113th.
Internet > Internet penetration	79.1% Ranked 33th. 13% more than Malta	70% Ranked 48th.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000	741.51 Ranked 46th.	802.25 Ranked 38th. 8% more than Japan
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000	1,084.68 Ranked 89th.	1,289.43 Ranked 47th. 19% more than Japan
Telecoms > Telephone lines	64.27 million Ranked 3rd. 280 times more than Malta	229,736 Ranked 122nd.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions	138.36 million Ranked 7th. 256 times more than Malta	539,452 Ranked 164th.
Internet > Internet Service Providers	73 Ranked 14th. 12 times more than Malta	6 Ranked 101st.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	35.3 million Ranked 3rd. 266 times more than Malta	132,821 Ranked 94th.
Telephones > Main lines in use	64.67 million Ranked 3rd. 278 times more than Malta	232,300 Ranked 124th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people	50.47 Ranked 16th.	53.71 Ranked 11th. 6% more than Japan
Active military personnel	230,300 Ranked 13th. 118 times more than Malta	1,954 Ranked 129th.
Radio receivers per 1000	955.66 Ranked 14th. 41% more than Malta	679.57 Ranked 38th.
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita	741.5 per 1,000 people Ranked 47th.	802.92 per 1,000 people Ranked 40th. 8% more than Japan
Internet > Hosts per 1000	312.51 Ranked 17th. 5 times more than Malta	64.31 Ranked 51st.
Number of PCs per million	541.64 Ranked 15th. 72% more than Malta	314 Ranked 27th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions	141.13 million Ranked 7th. 260 times more than Malta	543,097 Ranked 163th.
Radio receivers	120.5 million Ranked 3rd. 473 times more than Malta	255,000 Ranked 151st.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones	121.25 million Ranked 8th. 268 times more than Malta	452,515 Ranked 66th.
Television receivers	86.5 million Ranked 3rd. 309 times more than Malta	280,000 Ranked 110th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology	1,078 Ranked 11th. 27 times more than Malta	40 Ranked 42nd.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes	1.63$ Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Malta	0.77$ Ranked 88th.
Mobile phone subscribers	94.75 million Ranked 4th. 292 times more than Malta	323,980 Ranked 126th.
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 - 356; submarine cable connects to Italy; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Internet > ISP	73 Ranked 5th. 12 times more than Malta	6 Ranked 6th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000	175.04 Ranked 14th. 58% more than Malta	110.62 Ranked 30th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines	64.27 million Ranked 3rd. 280 times more than Malta	229,736 Ranked 122nd.
Radios	120.5 million Ranked 3rd. 473 times more than Malta	255,000 Ranked 151st.
Internet > Hosts	39.91 million Ranked 2nd. 1506 times more than Malta	26,494 Ranked 84th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million	1,037.94 Mbps Ranked 30th.	1,919.09 Mbps Ranked 12th. 85% more than Japan
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation	70.45 million Ranked 3rd. 1468 times more than Malta	48,000 Ranked 112th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles	108 Ranked 15th. 27 times more than Malta	4 Ranked 101st.
Internet > Top level domain	.jp	.mt
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people	3.45 Ranked 29th. 44% more than Malta	2.4 Ranked 43th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences	1,363 Ranked 8th. 341 times more than Malta	4 Ranked 61st.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	551.39 Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Malta	128.79 Ranked 50th.
Telephone system > Domestic	high level of modern technology and excellent service of every kind	combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular subscribership exceeds 180 per 100 persons
Internet country code	.jp	.mt
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP	28.92 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 60th.	139.15 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 10th. 5 times more than Japan
Telephone mainlines	58.78 million Ranked 2nd. 291 times more than Malta	202,116 Ranked 96th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita	43.41 min. Ranked 46th.	222.36 min. Ranked 23th. 5 times more than Japan
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita	0.447 per 1,000 people Ranked 27th.	0.616 per 1,000 people Ranked 22nd. 38% more than Japan
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita	175.04 per 1,000 people Ranked 14th. 58% more than Malta	110.71 per 1,000 people Ranked 31st.
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month	13.79$/month Ranked 125th. 59% more than Malta	8.67$/month Ranked 158th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita	43.41 min. per capita Ranked 46th.	222.35 min. per capita Ranked 23th. 5 times more than Japan
Internet hosts	None	None
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology	1,402 Ranked 3rd. 140 times more than Malta	10 Ranked 45th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature	11,924 Ranked 5th. 259 times more than Malta	46 Ranked 48th.
Mobile cellular subscriptions	110.39 million Ranked 8th. 286 times more than Malta	385,636 Ranked 148th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers	22.37 million Ranked 3rd. 501 times more than Malta	44,672 Ranked 60th.
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million	0.572 Ranked 130th.	15.05 Ranked 32nd. 26 times more than Japan
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences	12,155 Ranked 2nd. 2026 times more than Malta	6 Ranked 52nd.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily	110 Ranked 13th. 28 times more than Malta	4 Ranked 81st.
Internet > IP addresses	202.18 million Ranked 3rd. 363 times more than Malta	556,544 Ranked 90th.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU	2694800000000	24500000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	23.58 Ranked 21st.	24.5 Ranked 17th. 4% more than Japan
Number of PCs	69,200 Ranked 1st. 549 times more than Malta	126 Ranked 107th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people	503.86 Ranked 19th.	549.13 Ranked 13th. 9% more than Japan
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total	56,221 Ranked 4th. 237 times more than Malta	237 Ranked 53th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions	144.08 million Ranked 3rd. 610 times more than Malta	236,229 Ranked 109th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million	447.05 Ranked 26th.	627.79 Ranked 24th. 40% more than Japan
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation	10,046 Ranked 1st. 913 times more than Malta	11 Ranked 48th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily	6 Ranked 54th.	11 Ranked 49th. 83% more than Japan
Internet > TLD	.jp	.mt
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	86.45 Ranked 82nd.	93.61 Ranked 71st. 8% more than Japan
Internet > Livejournal users	5,559 Ranked 8th. 33 times more than Malta	169 Ranked 87th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers	42,338 Ranked 2nd. 215 times more than Malta	197 Ranked 49th.
Cinema > Percentage of nationally controlled distribution companies	97.78% Ranked 16th.	100% Ranked 3rd. 2% more than Japan
Cinema > Number of distribution companies	270 Ranked 1st. 270 times more than Malta	1 Ranked 49th.
Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people	2.11 Ranked 15th.	2.4 Ranked 13th. 14% more than Japan
Telecommunications > Country calling code	81	356
Telephone subscribers per 1000	1,201.54 Ranked 35th.	1,302.74 Ranked 27th. 8% more than Japan
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration	113.1% Ranked 2nd. 96% more than Malta	57.6% Ranked 21st.
E-Government rating	52 Ranked 13th. 10% more than Malta	47.2 Ranked 43th.
Population covered by mobile telephony	99% Ranked 26th. The same as Malta	99% Ranked 13th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita	94.81 per 1 million people Ranked 27th.	119.48 per 1 million people Ranked 24th. 26% more than Japan
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million	10.84 Ranked 36th. About the same as Malta	10.8 Ranked 35th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million	0.867 Ranked 62nd.	10.6 Ranked 11th. 12 times more than Japan
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita	331.89 per 1 million people Ranked 28th.	486.43 per 1 million people Ranked 19th. 47% more than Japan
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History	2,543 Ranked 7th. 50 times more than Malta	51 Ranked 41st.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million	94.81 Ranked 26th.	121.85 Ranked 24th. 29% more than Japan
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita	9.14 per 1 million people Ranked 38th.	12.99 per 1 million people Ranked 31st. 42% more than Japan
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million	0.0476 Ranked 59th.	29.14 Ranked 19th. 612 times more than Japan
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita	0.048 per 1 million people Ranked 58th.	28.57 per 1 million people Ranked 18th. 595 times more than Japan
Internet > Livejournal users per million	43.51 Ranked 88th.	421.16 Ranked 38th. 10 times more than Japan
Website defacements	169 Ranked 9th. 169 times more than Malta	1 Ranked 113th.
Website defacements per million	1.33 Ranked 74th.	2.54 Ranked 57th. 91% more than Japan
Internet > Linux web servers	2,390 Ranked 2nd. 1195 times more than Malta	2 Ranked 75th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million	96.65 Ranked 19th. 6 times more than Malta	15.89 Ranked 39th.
Phone system > International dialling code	+81	+356
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million	11.15 Ranked 31st.	26.49 Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Japan
Telephone mainlines > Per capita	460.03 per 1,000 people Ranked 21st.	500.91 per 1,000 people Ranked 15th. 9% more than Japan
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita	0.896 per 1,000 people Ranked 69th.	4.68 per 1,000 people Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Japan
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology	1,791 Ranked 6th. 597 times more than Malta	3 Ranked 48th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	0.0476 Ranked 43th.	29.91 Ranked 35th. 628 times more than Japan
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita	101.54 per 1 million people Ranked 30th.	168.83 per 1 million people Ranked 21st. 66% more than Japan
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue	12.83% Ranked 53th.	24.67% Ranked 32nd. 92% more than Japan
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP	0.36$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 10th.	144.75$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 45th. 402 times more than Japan
Internet > Hosts > Per capita	313.53 per 1,000 people Ranked 18th. 5 times more than Malta	65.66 per 1,000 people Ranked 63th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita	0.013$ per 1 million people Ranked 10th.	1.92$ per 1 million people Ranked 15th. 148 times more than Japan
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	30.11 million Ranked 3rd. 298 times more than Malta	100,915 Ranked 79th.
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports	10.31% Ranked 21st.	20.82% Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Japan
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports	14.31% Ranked 14th.	44.88% Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Japan
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita	10.84 per 1 million people Ranked 37th. 2% more than Malta	10.58 per 1 million people Ranked 36th.
Television standard > VHF	NTSC M	PAL B
Internet > ISP per million	0.575 Ranked 89th.	15.15 Ranked 5th. 26 times more than Japan
Telephone systems > Privatisation	1985	1998
Telephone subscribers > Per capita	1,201.54 per 1,000 people Ranked 36th.	1,303.83 per 1,000 people Ranked 28th. 9% more than Japan
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines	1.7 per 100 mainlines Ranked 131st.	20.6 per 100 mainlines Ranked 44th. 12 times more than Japan
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita	11.15 per 1 million people Ranked 31st.	25.97 per 1 million people Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Japan
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people	50.84 Ranked 17th.	54.8 Ranked 11th. 8% more than Japan
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita	8.57 per 1 million people Ranked 43th.	103.9 per 1 million people Ranked 3rd. 12 times more than Japan
Telephone subscribers	153.53 million Ranked 3rd. 292 times more than Malta	526,096 Ranked 113th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million	14.24 Ranked 24th. 79% more than Malta	7.95 Ranked 29th.
Telephone subscribers per employee	1,283.41 Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Malta	273.09 Ranked 73th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million	79.88 Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Malta	29.14 Ranked 24th.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP	3.94% GDP Ranked 58th.	5.16% GDP Ranked 20th. 31% more than Japan
Television standard > UHF	NTSC M	PAL H
Phone subscribers	1,184.84 Ranked 19th. 34% more than Malta	884.01 Ranked 31st.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles	6 Ranked 40th.	12 Ranked 70th. Twice as much as Japan
Internet > ISP > Per capita	0.575 per 1 million people Ranked 83th.	15.15 per 1 million people Ranked 4th. 26 times more than Japan
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita	96.65 per 1 million people Ranked 19th. 6 times more than Malta	15.58 per 1 million people Ranked 38th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita	20.22 per 1 million people Ranked 31st.	132.47 per 1 million people Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Japan
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita	14.24 per 1 million people Ranked 24th. 83% more than Malta	7.79 per 1 million people Ranked 29th.
Royalties and fees	$80.50 Ranked 9th.	0.0 Ranked 69th.
Internet > IP addresses (share)	4.7 Ranked 3rd.	0.0 Ranked 79th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	0.845 Ranked 110th.	9.97 Ranked 21st. 12 times more than Japan
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million	9.14 Ranked 37th.	13.24 Ranked 33th. 45% more than Japan
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people	1,106.36 Ranked 84th.	1,298.14 Ranked 45th. 17% more than Japan
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people	519.59 Ranked 24th.	985.61 Ranked 13th. 90% more than Japan
Internet servers using encryption	66,279 Ranked 3rd. 162 times more than Malta	409 Ranked 50th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million	20.22 Ranked 31st.	135.09 Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Japan
Internet > Linux web servers per million	18.8 Ranked 19th. 4 times more than Malta	5.09 Ranked 41st.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million	101.54 Ranked 29th.	172.18 Ranked 23th. 70% more than Japan
Telecommunications > Telephone > Telephone greetings, owner answers phone	Moshi moshi / もしもし Hai / はい	Hello?
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	27.92 Ranked 23th.	31.68 Ranked 17th. 13% more than Japan
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people	750.05 Ranked 28th.	1,627.76 Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Japan
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million	331.4 Ranked 27th.	484.73 Ranked 17th. 46% more than Japan
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people	1,132.21 Ranked 2nd. 97% more than Malta	574.38 Ranked 21st.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities	1,149 Ranked 7th. 230 times more than Malta	5 Ranked 52nd.
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP	20.71% Ranked 66th. 66% more than Malta	12.51% Ranked 92nd.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports	49.85% Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Malta	20.39% Ranked 74th.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports	37.77% Ranked 36th. 40% more than Malta	27.05% Ranked 67th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences	12,770 Ranked 4th. 196 times more than Malta	65 Ranked 49th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita	0.867 per 1 million people Ranked 61st.	10.39 per 1 million people Ranked 11th. 12 times more than Japan
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP	0.185 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 27th. 6% more than Malta	0.174 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 32nd.
Telephone lines	48.43 million Ranked 5th. 201 times more than Malta	241,115 Ranked 109th.
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$	$1.53 billion Ranked 24th. 15 times more than Malta	$103.87 million Ranked 59th.
Telephone lines > Per 100 people	37.92 Ranked 41st.	58.53 Ranked 9th. 54% more than Japan
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month	20.51$/month Ranked 21st. 36% more than Malta	15.05$/month Ranked 48th.
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month	26.15$/month Ranked 22nd. 46% more than Malta	17.91$/month Ranked 33th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million	8.57 Ranked 42nd.	105.96 Ranked 2nd. 12 times more than Japan
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU	19567300000000	99399000

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