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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.
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.
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 > 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.
Internet > Average Download Speed: Top 10 Countries: Download Speed Average Download Speed.
Newspapers > List of newspapers: List of newspapers.
Films produced: Amount of films created in specified country as catalogued by IMDB
Telephone system > General assessment: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic and international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
Cinema attendance per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Television receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced: Number of national feature films produced.
Internet > IP addresses per capita: Number of IPv4 internet address allocated per 1000 residents.
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.
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.
Films produced per million: Amount of films created in specified country as catalogued by IMDB. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > Hosts: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity.
Mobile phones: Mobile cellular per 100 population (2002).
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > 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.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 $ gross domestic product.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people: Number of national feature films produced. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Telephone system > Domestic: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
Arabsat -
Internet country code: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment per 1000: The OECD has developed a commodity-based definition of the ICT sector based on the CPC (Central Product Classification) and the Harmonised System (HS). The definition of ICT goods includes the following broad categories: telecommunications equipment; computer and related equipment; electronic components; audio and video equipment; and other ICT goods. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telephone mainlines: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
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.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Internet > Broadband subscribers: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries.
Music > Singles sales > Share of global physical sales > 2005: Percentage of single records sold physically, i.e. in CDs, cassettes, DVDs, etc.
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
Number of PCs: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people: Fixed telephone lines. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions: Mobile subscriptions Number.
Internet > Broadband access: DSL lines, cable modems etc. total in major countries (Top 30)
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Communications > Telephone access > Telephone access: For the OECD member countries and China, total communication access paths are the total of fixed lines (standard analogue access lines and ISDN lines) plus the number of DSL, cable modem subscribers and mobile telephone subscribers. For Brazil, India, Russian Federation and South Africa, total communication access paths are the sum of main telephone lines in operation, ISDN lines, DSL and cable modem subscribers and cellular mobile telephone subscribers.
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).
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.
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 %.
Television > Digital TV households: Number of households with digital television in 2002
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.
Television > Digital TV households per million: Number of households with digital television in 2002. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
Television > Subscription TV revenues per million: Subscription television revenues in 2002 (millions of $US). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Website defacements per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > Linux web servers: Total usage of Linux servers by country as of Jan 2001
Internet > Linux web servers per million: Total usage of Linux servers by country as of Jan 2001. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
Telephone subscribers per employee: Telephone subscribers per employee are telephone subscribers (fixed-line plus mobile) divided by total telecommunications employees.
Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telephone systems > Privatisation: The year a nation privatised its telecommunications services. "n/a" indicates that the relevant firm was not privatized.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ 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.
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 employees > Total > Per capita: Telephone employees refer to the total full-time telecommunications staff. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telephone mainlines > Per capita: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History 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.
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.
Royalties and fees: Receipts of royalties and licence fees ($US per person)
Internet > Government Broadband Index: The Government Broadband Index ranks various countries' undertakings to provide a broad coverage of speedy internet. It does not measure the current state of broadband availability or speed. The index is calculated by the Economist Intelligence Unit.
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.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country.
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.
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.
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.
Television > Subscription TV revenues: Subscription television revenues in 2002 (millions of $US)
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines: Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.
Television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch: Official launch date of digital terrestrial television in different countries.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment, % of GDP: The OECD has developed a commodity-based definition of the ICT sector based on the CPC (Central Product Classification) and the Harmonised System (HS). The definition of ICT goods includes the following broad categories: telecommunications equipment; computer and related equipment; electronic components; audio and video equipment; and other ICT goods. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 10 million $ 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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country. Figures expressed per million 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).
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code: Country Code.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines (per 100 people). Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month: Price basket for residential fixed line is calculated as one-fifth of the installation charge, the monthly subscription charge, and the cost of local calls (15 peak and 15 off-peak calls of three minutes each).
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment: The OECD has developed a commodity-based definition of the ICT sector based on the CPC (Central Product Classification) and the Harmonised System (HS). The definition of ICT goods includes the following broad categories: telecommunications equipment; computer and related equipment; electronic components; audio and video equipment; and other ICT goods.
Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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 > Arts and recreation per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities 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.
Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
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.

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STAT	Japan	South Korea
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	multiple national TV networks with 2 of the 3 largest networks publicly operated; the largest privately owned network, Seoul Broadcasting Service (SBS), has ties with other commercial TV networks; cable and satellite TV subscription services available; publicly operated radio broadcast networks and many privately owned radio broadcasting networks, each with multiple affiliates, and independent local stations
Households with television	99% Ranked 5th. 1% more than South Korea	98.01% Ranked 8th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000	276.69 Ranked 24th.	365.01 Ranked 6th. 32% more than Japan
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people	79.05 Ranked 31st.	84.1 Ranked 20th. 6% more than Japan
Internet > Internet users per thousand people	791.21 Ranked 31st.	839.37 Ranked 20th. 6% more than Japan
Internet > Users per 1000	689.59 Ranked 12th.	732.33 Ranked 8th. 6% more than Japan
Internet users	99.18 million Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than South Korea	39.4 million Ranked 11th.
News Agencies > List of news agencies	<p>Kyodo - English-language pages</p> </p>Japan Today - online news, in English</p>	<p>Yonhap News Agency - English-language pages</p>
Personal computers > Per capita	541.63 per 1,000 people Ranked 17th.	544.92 per 1,000 people Ranked 16th. 1% more than Japan
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>Korea Broadcasting System (KBS) - public, operates six networks</p> </p>KBS World Radio - external broadcaster, operated by KBS</p> </p>Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation - public, operates MBC Radio and music-based MBC FM</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15291415">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	109.43 Ranked 86th.	110.36 Ranked 83th. 1% more than Japan
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita	842.31 per 1,000 people Ranked 60th.	886.94 per 1,000 people Ranked 52nd. 5% 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>Korea Broadcasting System (KBS) - public, operates two networks; web pages in English</p> </p>Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) - public</p> </p>Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS) - private</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15291415">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita	686.01 per 1,000 people Ranked 6th. 98% more than South Korea	346 per 1,000 people Ranked 43th.
Televisions per 1000	677.27 Ranked 6th. 2 times more than South Korea	332.23 Ranked 50th.
Personal computers per 1000	541.64 Ranked 17th.	545.41 Ranked 15th. 1% more than Japan
Radio broadcast stations	AM 215 (plus 370 repeaters), FM 89 (plus 485 repeaters), shortwave 21	AM 61, FM 150, shortwave 2
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people	1,201.54 per 1,000 people Ranked 36th.	1,285.61 per 1,000 people Ranked 31st. 7% more than Japan
Internet > Users > Per capita	691.42 per 1,000 people Ranked 12th.	725.66 per 1,000 people Ranked 9th. 5% more than Japan
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000	503.86 Ranked 16th.	601.94 Ranked 6th. 19% more than Japan
Televisions	86.5 million Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than South Korea	15.9 million Ranked 16th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita	402.03 per 1,000 people Ranked 27th.	487.41 per 1,000 people Ranked 15th. 21% more than Japan
Internet > Internet users	100.68 million Ranked 4th. 2 times more than South Korea	41.09 million Ranked 12th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps	132,608 Mbps Ranked 9th. 3 times more than South Korea	49,766 Mbps Ranked 5th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita	1,037.92 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 30th. 1% more than South Korea	1,030.48 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 15th.
Personal computers	69.2 million Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than South Korea	26.2 million Ranked 7th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes	5.55 billion min. Ranked 6th. 43% more than South Korea	3.87 billion min. Ranked 9th.
Radios per 1000	943.48 Ranked 14th.	992.5 Ranked 10th. 5% more than Japan
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000	900.9 Ranked 83th.	974.83 Ranked 72nd. 8% more than Japan
Internet > Percent using internet	79.05% Ranked 29th.	84.1% Ranked 19th. 6% more than Japan
Telephones > Mobile cellular	132.76 million Ranked 7th. 3 times more than South Korea	52.51 million Ranked 26th.
Radio receivers > Per capita	0.956 per capita Ranked 15th.	1.03 per capita Ranked 10th. 8% more than Japan
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000	347.79 Ranked 45th.	392.2 Ranked 33th. 13% more than Japan
Telephone mainlines per 1000	460.03 Ranked 19th.	493.27 Ranked 14th. 7% more than Japan
Internet > Average Download Speed	41.98 Mbit/s Ranked 5th.	51.75 Mbit/s Ranked 4th. 23% 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>Chosun Ilbo - English-language pages</p> </p>Dong-a Ilbo - English-language pages</p> </p>Korea Times - English-language pages</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15291415">Full Article</a>
Films produced	310 Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than South Korea	82 Ranked 12th.
Cinema attendance	145 million Ranked 6th. 3 times more than South Korea	54.72 million Ranked 15th.
Telephone system > General assessment	excellent domestic and international service	excellent domestic and international services featuring rapid incorporation of new technologies
Cinema attendance per capita	1.14 Ranked 31st.	1.14 Ranked 30th. 1% more than Japan
Television receivers per 1000	686.01 Ranked 6th. 98% more than South Korea	346 Ranked 43th.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced	441 Ranked 5th. 2 times more than South Korea	216 Ranked 8th.
Internet > IP addresses per capita	1,587.39 Ranked 21st.	2,297.13 Ranked 11th. 45% more than Japan
Internet > Users	88.11 million Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than South Korea	35.59 million Ranked 7th.
Internet > Internet penetration	79.1% Ranked 33th.	84.1% Ranked 21st. 6% more than Japan
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000	741.51 Ranked 46th.	796.51 Ranked 39th. 7% more than Japan
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000	1,084.68 Ranked 89th. 1% more than South Korea	1,072.4 Ranked 93th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines	64.27 million Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than South Korea	30.1 million Ranked 11th.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions	138.36 million Ranked 7th. 3 times more than South Korea	53.62 million Ranked 25th.
Internet > Internet Service Providers	73 Ranked 14th. 7 times more than South Korea	11 Ranked 84th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	35.3 million Ranked 3rd. 93% more than South Korea	18.25 million Ranked 8th.
Cinemas > Per capita	0.018 per 1,000 people Ranked 28th. 38% more than South Korea	0.013 per 1,000 people Ranked 31st.
Telephones > Main lines in use	64.67 million Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than South Korea	29.47 million Ranked 11th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people	50.47 Ranked 16th.	61.42 Ranked 5th. 22% more than Japan
Active military personnel	230,300 Ranked 13th.	687,000 Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Japan
Radio receivers per 1000	955.66 Ranked 14th.	1,033.64 Ranked 9th. 8% more than Japan
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita	741.5 per 1,000 people Ranked 47th.	793.93 per 1,000 people Ranked 41st. 7% more than Japan
Internet > Hosts per 1000	312.51 Ranked 17th. 46 times more than South Korea	6.82 Ranked 91st.
Number of PCs per million	541.64 Ranked 15th.	545.41 Ranked 14th. 1% more than Japan
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions	141.13 million Ranked 7th. 3 times more than South Korea	53.62 million Ranked 26th.
Radio receivers	120.5 million Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than South Korea	47.5 million Ranked 11th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones	121.25 million Ranked 8th. 2 times more than South Korea	52.51 million Ranked 26th.
Television receivers	86.5 million Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than South Korea	15.9 million Ranked 16th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology	1,078 Ranked 11th.	1,605 Ranked 9th. 49% more than Japan
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes	1.63$ Ranked 5th. 2 times more than South Korea	0.76$ Ranked 90th.
Mobile phone subscribers	94.75 million Ranked 4th. 2 times more than South Korea	38.34 million Ranked 15th.
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 - 82; numerous submarine cables provide links throughout Asia, Australia, the Middle East, Europe, and US; satellite earth stations - 66
Internet > ISP	73 Ranked 5th. 7 times more than South Korea	11 Ranked 62nd.
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000	175.04 Ranked 14th.	253.25 Ranked 2nd. 45% more than Japan
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines	64.27 million Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than South Korea	30.1 million Ranked 11th.
Films produced per million	2.43 Ranked 13th. 42% more than South Korea	1.71 Ranked 24th.
Radios	120.5 million Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than South Korea	47.5 million Ranked 11th.
Internet > Hosts	39.91 million Ranked 2nd. 120 times more than South Korea	333,823 Ranked 51st.
Cinemas > Annual attendance	145 million Ranked 4th. 3 times more than South Korea	54.7 million Ranked 11th.
Mobile phones	62.11 per 100 people Ranked 26th.	67.95 per 100 people Ranked 22nd. 9% more than Japan
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita	1.14 Ranked 27th.	1.17 Ranked 25th. 2% more than Japan
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million	1,037.94 Mbps Ranked 30th. About the same as South Korea	1,033.82 Mbps Ranked 15th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles	108 Ranked 15th.	139 Ranked 13th. 29% more than Japan
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation	70.45 million Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than South Korea	17.5 million Ranked 7th.
Internet > Average upload speed	29.28 Mbit/s Ranked 7th.	44.04 Mbit/s Ranked 3rd. 50% more than Japan
Internet > Top level domain	.jp	.kr
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP	0.075$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 20th. 9% more than South Korea	0.069$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 27th.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people	3.45 Ranked 29th.	4.34 Ranked 23th. 26% more than Japan
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences	1,363 Ranked 8th. 4 times more than South Korea	359 Ranked 27th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	551.39 Ranked 2nd. 43% more than South Korea	384.4 Ranked 11th.
Telephone system > Domestic	high level of modern technology and excellent service of every kind	fixed-line and mobile-cellular services widely available with a combined telephone subscribership of roughly 170 per 100 persons; rapid assimilation of a full range of telecommunications technologies leading to a boom in e-commerce
Internet country code	.jp	.kr
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP	28.92 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 60th.	63.19 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 27th. 2 times more than Japan
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment per 1000	$0.88 Million US dollars Ranked 14th.	$1.98 Million US dollars Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Japan
Telephone mainlines	58.78 million Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than South Korea	23.75 million Ranked 9th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita	43.41 min. Ranked 46th.	80.84 min. Ranked 44th. 86% more than Japan
Cinemas	2,221 Ranked 4th. 4 times more than South Korea	588 Ranked 12th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita	0.447 per 1,000 people Ranked 27th.	0.67 per 1,000 people Ranked 22nd. 50% more than Japan
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita	175.04 per 1,000 people Ranked 14th.	252.43 per 1,000 people Ranked 2nd. 44% more than Japan
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering		No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month	13.79$/month Ranked 125th.	32.62$/month Ranked 52nd. 2 times more than Japan
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita	43.41 min. per capita Ranked 46th.	80.86 min. per capita Ranked 44th. 86% more than Japan
Internet hosts	None	None
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita	2,691.9$ per capita Ranked 9th. 2 times more than South Korea	1,213.77$ per capita Ranked 22nd.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature	11,924 Ranked 5th. 3 times more than South Korea	4,164 Ranked 11th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology	1,402 Ranked 3rd. 1% more than South Korea	1,384 Ranked 4th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers	22.37 million Ranked 3rd. 83% more than South Korea	12.19 million Ranked 4th.
Music > Singles sales > Share of global physical sales > 2005	4/25/2011	0.02-0.45
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million	0.572 Ranked 130th. 2 times more than South Korea	0.23 Ranked 163th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences	12,155 Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than South Korea	3,513 Ranked 10th.
Cinemas per million	17.54 Ranked 28th. 39% more than South Korea	12.61 Ranked 31st.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily	110 Ranked 13th.	116 Ranked 11th. 5% more than Japan
Internet > IP addresses	202.18 million Ranked 3rd. 80% more than South Korea	112.24 million Ranked 6th.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU	2694800000000	6202700000000
Number of PCs	69,200 Ranked 1st. 3 times more than South Korea	26,201 Ranked 6th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people	503.86 Ranked 19th.	601.94 Ranked 8th. 19% more than Japan
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total	56,221 Ranked 4th. 84% more than South Korea	30,487 Ranked 9th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions	144.08 million Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than South Korea	51.81 million Ranked 8th.
Internet > Broadband access	20.91 million Ranked 3rd. 74% more than South Korea	11.99 million Ranked 4th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million	447.05 Ranked 26th.	669.68 Ranked 22nd. 50% more than Japan
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation	10,046 Ranked 1st. 54% more than South Korea	6,543 Ranked 3rd.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily	6 Ranked 54th.	4,708 Ranked 2nd. 785 times more than Japan
Communications > Telephone access > Telephone access	137.1 Number of telecommunicati Ranked 28th.	154.98 Number of telecommunicati Ranked 22nd. 13% more than Japan
Internet > TLD	.jp	.kr
Internet > Livejournal users	5,559 Ranked 8th. 9 times more than South Korea	607 Ranked 39th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers	42,338 Ranked 2nd. 40 times more than South Korea	1,070 Ranked 27th.
Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita	1.15 per capita Ranked 28th.	1.17 per capita Ranked 26th. 2% more than Japan
Telecommunications > Country calling code	81	82
Telephone subscribers per 1000	1,201.54 Ranked 35th.	1,289.78 Ranked 28th. 7% more than Japan
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration	113.1% Ranked 2nd. 7% more than South Korea	106% Ranked 4th.
Television > Digital TV households	10,164 Ranked 2nd. Twice as much as South Korea	5,074 Ranked 3rd.
E-Government rating	52 Ranked 13th.	64 Ranked 2nd. 23% more than Japan
Population covered by mobile telephony	99% Ranked 26th. The same as South Korea	99% Ranked 43th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita	94.81 per 1 million people Ranked 27th. 4% more than South Korea	91.47 per 1 million people Ranked 29th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million	10.84 Ranked 36th. 37% more than South Korea	7.89 Ranked 41st.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million	0.867 Ranked 62nd.	2.47 Ranked 39th. 3 times more than Japan
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita	331.89 per 1 million people Ranked 28th. 15 times more than South Korea	22.1 per 1 million people Ranked 76th.
Television > Digital TV households per million	79.75 Ranked 4th.	106.55 Ranked 2nd. 34% more than Japan
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines	47.58 million Ranked 4th. 61% more than South Korea	29.47 million Ranked 11th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million	94.81 Ranked 26th. 4% more than South Korea	91.47 Ranked 27th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History	2,543 Ranked 7th. 4 times more than South Korea	716 Ranked 19th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita	9.14 per 1 million people Ranked 38th. 37% more than South Korea	6.66 per 1 million people Ranked 43th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million	0.0476 Ranked 59th.	100.15 Ranked 2nd. 2105 times more than Japan
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita	0.048 per 1 million people Ranked 58th.	100.15 per 1 million people Ranked 2nd. 2087 times more than Japan
Internet > Livejournal users per million	43.51 Ranked 88th. 3 times more than South Korea	12.64 Ranked 125th.
Television > Subscription TV revenues per million	45.64 Ranked 1st. 2 times more than South Korea	21.36 Ranked 5th.
Website defacements	169 Ranked 9th.	288 Ranked 7th. 70% more than Japan
Website defacements per million	1.33 Ranked 74th.	6.08 Ranked 26th. 5 times more than Japan
Internet > Linux web servers	2,390 Ranked 2nd. 51 times more than South Korea	47 Ranked 27th.
1995 Shanghai International Film Festival > In competition > Director	Nobuhiko Obayashi	Kum Whan Jo
Internet > Linux web servers per million	18.8 Ranked 19th. 19 times more than South Korea	0.992 Ranked 67th.
Television standard > UHF	NTSC M	NTSC M
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP	3.94% GDP Ranked 58th.	4.81% GDP Ranked 25th. 22% more than Japan
Telephone subscribers per employee	1,283.41 Ranked 1st. 2 times more than South Korea	566.93 Ranked 28th.
Telephone subscribers	153.53 million Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than South Korea	62.09 million Ranked 11th.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita	1,201.54 per 1,000 people Ranked 36th.	1,285.61 per 1,000 people Ranked 31st. 7% more than Japan
Telephone systems > Privatisation	1985	1993
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita	0.013$ per 1 million people Ranked 10th.	0.016$ per 1 million people Ranked 93th. 23% more than Japan
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP	0.36$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 10th.	1.12$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 100th. 3 times more than Japan
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita	0.896 per 1,000 people Ranked 69th.	2.17 per 1,000 people Ranked 33th. 2 times more than Japan
Telephone mainlines > Per capita	460.03 per 1,000 people Ranked 21st.	491.68 per 1,000 people Ranked 17th. 7% more than Japan
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million	20.22 Ranked 31st. 29% more than South Korea	15.73 Ranked 33th.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU	19567300000000	38809000000000
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	0.845 Ranked 110th.	2.89 Ranked 60th. 3 times more than Japan
Digital terrestrial television > Analog Switch-Off	Planned 24 July 2011	Planned 2011
Royalties and fees	$80.50 Ranked 9th. 5 times more than South Korea	$14.70 Ranked 18th.
Digital terrestrial television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch	December 1 2003	2001
Internet > Government Broadband Index	4.3 Ranked 2nd.	4.4 Ranked 1st. 2% more than Japan
Telecommunications > Telephone > Telephone greetings, owner answers phone	Moshi moshi / もしもし Hai / はい	Yeoboseyo? / 여보세요?
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	27.92 Ranked 23th.	37.56 Ranked 7th. 35% more than Japan
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people	750.05 Ranked 28th.	2,751.56 Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Japan
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles	6 Ranked 40th.	2,310 Ranked 7th. 385 times more than Japan
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita	96.65 per 1 million people Ranked 19th. 25% more than South Korea	77.17 per 1 million people Ranked 21st.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita	20.22 per 1 million people Ranked 31st. 29% more than South Korea	15.73 per 1 million people Ranked 34th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita	14.24 per 1 million people Ranked 24th.	14.89 per 1 million people Ranked 23th. 5% more than Japan
Phone system > International dialling code	+81	+82
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people	1,132.21 Ranked 2nd. 7% more than South Korea	1,058.33 Ranked 4th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology	1,791 Ranked 6th. 3 times more than South Korea	678 Ranked 12th.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports	49.85% Ranked 15th. 77% more than South Korea	28.18% Ranked 50th.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports	37.77% Ranked 36th. 1% more than South Korea	37.49% Ranked 39th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences	12,770 Ranked 4th. 4 times more than South Korea	3,201 Ranked 12th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita	0.867 per 1 million people Ranked 61st.	2.47 per 1 million people Ranked 38th. 3 times more than Japan
Television > Subscription TV revenues	5,816 Ranked 1st. 6 times more than South Korea	1,017 Ranked 4th.
Television standard > VHF	NTSC M	NTSC M
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines	1.7 per 100 mainlines Ranked 131st. 70% more than South Korea	1 per 100 mainlines Ranked 74th.
Television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch	1/12/2003	2001
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita	8.57 per 1 million people Ranked 43th.	35.26 per 1 million people Ranked 22nd. 4 times more than Japan
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment, % of GDP	2.23e-06% Ranked 14th.	1.17e-05% Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Japan
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million	8.57 Ranked 42nd.	35.26 Ranked 22nd. 4 times more than Japan
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita	10.84 per 1 million people Ranked 37th. 37% more than South Korea	7.89 per 1 million people Ranked 42nd.
Internet > ISP per million	0.575 Ranked 89th. 2 times more than South Korea	0.234 Ranked 111th.
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP	0.185 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 27th.	0.283 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 8th. 53% more than Japan
Internet > Hosts > Per capita	313.53 per 1,000 people Ranked 18th. 45 times more than South Korea	6.9 per 1,000 people Ranked 105th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita	101.54 per 1 million people Ranked 30th. 44% more than South Korea	70.31 per 1 million people Ranked 36th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million	331.4 Ranked 27th. 15 times more than South Korea	22.12 Ranked 74th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	0.0476 Ranked 43th.	48.09 Ranked 19th. 1011 times more than Japan
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP	20.71% Ranked 66th.	21.59% Ranked 63th. 4% more than Japan
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities	1,149 Ranked 7th. 4 times more than South Korea	303 Ranked 21st.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people	1,106.36 Ranked 84th. 3% more than South Korea	1,072.4 Ranked 91st.
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code	81 Ranked 46th.	82 Ranked 45th. 1% more than Japan
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita	11.15 per 1 million people Ranked 31st.	30.4 per 1 million people Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Japan
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million	101.54 Ranked 29th. 44% more than South Korea	70.31 Ranked 35th.
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month	20.51$/month Ranked 21st. 45% more than South Korea	14.18$/month Ranked 55th.
Music sales > Singles > Millions	48.3 Ranked 1st. 483 times more than South Korea	0.1 Ranked 14th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people	50.84 Ranked 17th.	61.95 Ranked 4th. 22% more than Japan
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month	26.15$/month Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than South Korea	8.31$/month Ranked 88th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million	14.24 Ranked 24th.	14.89 Ranked 23th. 5% more than Japan
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment	$112,198.68 Million US dollars Ranked 2nd. 15% more than South Korea	$97,370.58 Million US dollars Ranked 4th.
Internet > ISP > Per capita	0.575 per 1 million people Ranked 83th. 2 times more than South Korea	0.234 per 1 million people Ranked 106th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million	96.65 Ranked 19th. 25% more than South Korea	77.17 Ranked 21st.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million	79.88 Ranked 14th.	143.72 Ranked 7th. 80% more than Japan
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million	9.14 Ranked 37th. 37% more than South Korea	6.66 Ranked 42nd.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million	11.15 Ranked 31st.	30.4 Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Japan
Internet > IP addresses (share)	4.7 Ranked 3rd. 81% more than South Korea	2.6 Ranked 6th.
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue	12.83% Ranked 53th.	16.23% Ranked 40th. 27% 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. 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; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. 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.; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; 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); CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. 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 Telecommunications Union. Source tables; Wikipedia: Speedtest.net (Top 10 Countries: Download Speed) ("Net Index by Ookla - Household Download Index - All Countries" . Netindex.com. August 19, 2013 . Retrieved August 20, 2013 .); Internet Movie Database 2003; UNESCO Institute for Statistics, March 11, 2003; UNESCO Institute for Statistics, March 11, 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.; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics. 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.; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. 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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.; International Telecommunications Union; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of military and paramilitary personnel (The list); ITU. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. 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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; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; Wikipedia: Speedtest.net (Top 10 Countries: Upload Speed) ("Net Index by Ookla - Household Upload Index - All Countries" . Ookla. August 19, 2013 . Retrieved August 20, 2013 .); UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables. 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.; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables. 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.; CIA World Factbooks 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013; OECD Country statistical profiles 2009. 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.; OpenNet Initiative (ONI), ONI Data, https://opennet.net/sites/opennet.net/files/ONI_data-20130920.zip; Various sources compiled into Wikipedia's Music industry; http://www.iana.org/numbers; ITU; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. 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