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Broadcast media - nearly 70 federal-government-controlled national and regional TV stations; all 36 states operate TV stations; several private TV stations operational; cable and satellite TV subscription services are available; network of federal-government-controlled national, regional, and state radio stations; roughly 40 state-government-owned radio stations typically carry their own programs except for news broadcasts; about 20 private radio stations also operate; transmissions of international broadcasters are available
Households with television 95.44%
Ranked 27th. 4 times more than Nigeria
25.6%
Ranked 107th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 14.46
Ranked 124th. 171 times more than Nigeria
0.0846
Ranked 176th.

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 79.18
Ranked 30th. 2 times more than Nigeria
32.88
Ranked 120th.

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 777.39
Ranked 34th. 2 times more than Nigeria
320.5
Ranked 124th.
Internet > Users per 1000 352.26
Ranked 50th. 5 times more than Nigeria
67.94
Ranked 113th.

Internet users 1.1 million
Ranked 94th.
43.99 million
Ranked 9th. 40 times more than Kuwait
News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>Kuwait News Agency (Kuna) - in Arabic and English</p> <p>News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) - government-owned</p>
Personal computers > Per capita 236.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 38 times more than Nigeria
6.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 135th.

Radio > List of radio stations <p>Radio Kuwait - state-run, programmes in English and Arabic</p> </p>Marina FM - first private radio station, music-based</p> <p>Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) - state-run, operates 37 stations broadcasting in 15 languages</p> </p>Voice of Nigeria - FRCN&#039;s external service, via shortwave</p> </p>Ray Power - private, owned by DAAR Communications, runs music-based and speech-based FM stations</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13949549">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 191.11
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Nigeria
67.68
Ranked 153th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 1,107.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd. 4 times more than Nigeria
299.15 per 1,000 people
Ranked 120th.

Television > List of TV stations <p>Kuwaiti TV - state-run, operates four networks and satellite channel</p> </p>Al-Rai - first private TV, via satellite</p> </p>Al-Sabah - private</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14646837">Full Article</a> <p>Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) - state-run, operates scores of national and regional stations; national services broadcast in English</p> </p>AIT - private, owned by DAAR Communications, broadcasting in Lagos, Abuja and internationally via satellite</p> </p>Minaj TV - private, eastern Nigeria and via cable/satellite</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13949549">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 441.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 28th. 7 times more than Nigeria
59.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 117th.

Televisions per 1000 413.45
Ranked 37th. 8 times more than Nigeria
52.06
Ranked 134th.
Personal computers per 1000 261.29
Ranked 12th. 41 times more than Nigeria
6.38
Ranked 134th.

Radio broadcast stations AM 6, FM 11, shortwave 1 AM 83, FM 36, shortwave 11
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,139.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 38th. 8 times more than Nigeria
150.61 per 1,000 people
Ranked 109th.

Internet > Users > Per capita 359.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th. 5 times more than Nigeria
74.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 156.9
Ranked 104th. 63 times more than Nigeria
2.48
Ranked 195th.

Televisions 875,000
Ranked 84th.
6.9 million
Ranked 26th. 8 times more than Kuwait
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 198.89 per 1,000 people
Ranked 66th. 17 times more than Nigeria
11.7 per 1,000 people
Ranked 109th.

Internet users > Per 100 people 36.66
Ranked 59th. 2 times more than Nigeria
15.86
Ranked 103th.

Internet > Internet users 2.1 million
Ranked 90th.
55.93 million
Ranked 8th. 27 times more than Kuwait
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 882 Mbps
Ranked 28th. 7 times more than Nigeria
130 Mbps
Ranked 54th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 347.87 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 29th. 378 times more than Nigeria
0.92 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 84th.

Personal computers 600,000
Ranked 23th.
867,000
Ranked 54th. 45% more than Kuwait

Television broadcast stations 13
Ranked 27th. 4 times more than Nigeria
3
Ranked 7th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 342.1 million min.
Ranked 59th. 15% more than Nigeria
298.74 million min.
Ranked 61st.

Radios per 1000 555.2
Ranked 61st. 3 times more than Nigeria
177.29
Ranked 142nd.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 1,359.95
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Nigeria
470.45
Ranked 138th.

Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $4.56 billion
Ranked 51st.
$6.43 billion
Ranked 47th. 41% more than Kuwait

Internet > Percent using internet 79.18%
Ranked 28th. 2 times more than Nigeria
32.88%
Ranked 121st.

Telephones > Mobile cellular 4.93 million
Ranked 100th.
95.17 million
Ranked 12th. 19 times more than Kuwait

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.593 per capita
Ranked 48th. 3 times more than Nigeria
0.204 per capita
Ranked 122nd.

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 194.2
Ranked 83th. 21 times more than Nigeria
9.13
Ranked 171st.

Telephone mainlines per 1000 222.22
Ranked 59th. 25 times more than Nigeria
8.76
Ranked 126th.

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>Al-Watan - private, daily</p> </p>Al-Qabas - private, daily</p> </p>Al-Rai al-Amm - private, daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14646837">Full Article</a> <p>The Guardian - influential, Lagos-based privately-owned national daily</p> </p>The Champion - Lagos-based daily</p> </p>The Punch - privately-owned daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13949549">Full Article</a>
Telephone system > General assessment the quality of service is excellent further expansion and modernization of the fixed-line telephone network is needed; network quality remains a problem
Television receivers per 1000 534.84
Ranked 14th. 9 times more than Nigeria
60.54
Ranked 115th.

Internet > IP addresses per capita 712.38
Ranked 48th. 121 times more than Nigeria
5.91
Ranked 193th.
Internet > Users 900,000
Ranked 79th.
10 million
Ranked 26th. 11 times more than Kuwait

Internet > Internet penetration 79.2%
Ranked 32nd. 2 times more than Nigeria
32.9%
Ranked 127th.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 1,036.36
Ranked 12th. 8 times more than Nigeria
133.16
Ranked 114th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,700.05
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Nigeria
667.98
Ranked 154th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines 510,000
Ranked 95th. 22% more than Nigeria
418,166
Ranked 101st.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 5.53 million
Ranked 104th.
112.78 million
Ranked 10th. 20 times more than Kuwait

Internet > Internet Service Providers 3
Ranked 128th.
11
Ranked 83th. 4 times more than Kuwait
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 47,000
Ranked 114th. 3 times more than Nigeria
14,279
Ranked 141st.

Telephones > Main lines in use 514,700
Ranked 98th.
719,400
Ranked 89th. 40% more than Kuwait

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 15.69
Ranked 104th. 63 times more than Nigeria
0.248
Ranked 194th.

Active military personnel 15,500
Ranked 77th.
80,000
Ranked 31st. 5 times more than Kuwait
Radio receivers per 1000 718.22
Ranked 31st. 3 times more than Nigeria
206.18
Ranked 121st.

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 938.62 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th. 7 times more than Nigeria
131.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 116th.

Internet > Hosts per 1000 1.22
Ranked 119th. 176 times more than Nigeria
0.00693
Ranked 184th.

Number of PCs per million 204.87
Ranked 38th. 32 times more than Nigeria
6.38
Ranked 140th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 5.1 million
Ranked 107th.
112.78 million
Ranked 10th. 22 times more than Kuwait

Radio receivers 1.18 million
Ranked 103th.
23.5 million
Ranked 18th. 20 times more than Kuwait

Television receivers 875,000
Ranked 82nd.
6.9 million
Ranked 24th. 8 times more than Kuwait

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology 31
Ranked 32nd.
203
Ranked 32nd. 7 times more than Kuwait
Television broadcast stations > Per capita 6.57 per 1 million people
Ranked 18th. 285 times more than Nigeria
0.023 per 1 million people
Ranked 21st.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 1.51$
Ranked 70th. 1% more than Nigeria
1.49$
Ranked 56th.

Mobile phone subscribers 2.38 million
Ranked 74th.
18.59 million
Ranked 22nd. 8 times more than Kuwait

Telephone system > International country code - 965; linked to international submarine cable Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG); linked to Bahrain, Qatar, UAE via the Fiber-Optic Gulf (FOG) cable; coaxial cable and microwave radio relay to Saudi Arabia; satellite earth stations - 6 (3 Intelsat - 1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean, 1 Inmarsat - Atlantic Ocean, and 2 Arabsat) country code - 234; landing point for the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and Asia; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean)
Internet > ISP 3
Ranked 89th.
11
Ranked 61st. 4 times more than Kuwait
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 9.11
Ranked 58th. 2542 times more than Nigeria
0.00358
Ranked 113th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 510,000
Ranked 94th. 22% more than Nigeria
418,166
Ranked 100th.

Radios 1.18 million
Ranked 105th.
23.5 million
Ranked 18th. 20 times more than Kuwait
Internet > Hosts 3,289
Ranked 129th. 3 times more than Nigeria
1,048
Ranked 151st.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 384.09 Mbps
Ranked 27th. 412 times more than Nigeria
0.931 Mbps
Ranked 84th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 8
Ranked 77th.
38
Ranked 33th. 5 times more than Kuwait

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 635,000
Ranked 55th.
2.76 million
Ranked 14th. 4 times more than Kuwait

Internet > Top level domain .kw .ng
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.014$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 74th.
0.035$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 63th. 3 times more than Kuwait

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences 8
Ranked 37th.
80
Ranked 40th. 10 times more than Kuwait
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 400.57
Ranked 10th. 17 times more than Nigeria
23.62
Ranked 44th.

Telephone system > Domestic new telephone exchanges provide a large capacity for new subscribers; trunk traffic is carried by microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, and open-wire and fiber-optic cable; a mobile-cellular telephone system operates throughout Kuwait, and the country is well supplied with pay telephones the addition of a second fixed-line provider in 2002 resulted in faster growth but subscribership remains only about 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular services growing rapidly, in part responding to the shortcomings of the fixed-line network; multiple cellular providers operate nationally with subscribership base approaching 60 per 100 persons
Internet country code .kw .ng
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 10.92 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 59th. 8 times more than Nigeria
1.31 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 76th.

Telephone mainlines 510,295
Ranked 76th.
1.22 million
Ranked 59th. 2 times more than Kuwait

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 188.13 min.
Ranked 24th. 79 times more than Nigeria
2.37 min.
Ranked 122nd.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita 0.104 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd. 9 times more than Nigeria
0.012 per 1,000 people
Ranked 64th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 8.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 60th. 2033 times more than Nigeria
0.004 per 1,000 people
Ranked 114th.
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering Selective filtering No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 22.22$/month
Ranked 89th.
50.42$/month
Ranked 28th. 2 times more than Kuwait

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 162.37 min. per capita
Ranked 26th. 70 times more than Nigeria
2.33 min. per capita
Ranked 121st.

Internet hosts None None
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 466.14$ per capita
Ranked 32nd. 17 times more than Nigeria
27.22$ per capita
Ranked 70th.

Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$ $1,630.12
Ranked 21st. 39 times more than Nigeria
$41.53
Ranked 69th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology 1
Ranked 37th.
91
Ranked 35th. 91 times more than Kuwait
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature 19
Ranked 39th.
133
Ranked 53th. 7 times more than Kuwait
Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.91 million
Ranked 104th.
62.99 million
Ranked 17th. 22 times more than Kuwait

Internet > Broadband subscribers 20,000
Ranked 63th. 40 times more than Nigeria
500
Ranked 101st.
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 1.42
Ranked 102nd. 17 times more than Nigeria
0.083
Ranked 178th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences 9
Ranked 41st.
116
Ranked 49th. 13 times more than Kuwait
Internet > IP addresses 1.89 million
Ranked 66th. 88% more than Nigeria
1.01 million
Ranked 77th.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 164199000 50000000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 1.47
Ranked 97th. 37 times more than Nigeria
0.04
Ranked 147th.

Number of PCs 450
Ranked 68th.
867
Ranked 55th. 93% more than Kuwait
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 156.9
Ranked 109th. 63 times more than Nigeria
2.48
Ranked 198th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total 219
Ranked 41st.
1,314
Ranked 42nd. 6 times more than Kuwait
Television broadcast stations per million 7.95
Ranked 22nd. 342 times more than Nigeria
0.0232
Ranked 19th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation 5
Ranked 41st.
52
Ranked 44th. 10 times more than Kuwait
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million 120.44
Ranked 34th. 10 times more than Nigeria
12.12
Ranked 63th.
Internet > TLD .kw .ng
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 106.56
Ranked 53th. 3 times more than Nigeria
41.66
Ranked 134th.

Internet > Livejournal users 124
Ranked 106th. 3 times more than Nigeria
41
Ranked 174th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers 91
Ranked 62nd. 3 times more than Nigeria
36
Ranked 87th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Days to port 1 days
Ranked 2nd.
2 days
Ranked 1st. Twice as much as Kuwait
Telecommunications > Country calling code 965 234
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price Free Free
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date 2013.06.15 2013.04.22
Telephone subscribers per 1000 1,258.58
Ranked 31st. 9 times more than Nigeria
141.92
Ranked 110th.

E-Government rating 32
Ranked 153th. The same as Nigeria
32
Ranked 165th.
Population covered by mobile telephony 100%
Ranked 2nd. 72% more than Nigeria
58%
Ranked 62nd.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita 9.02 per 1 million people
Ranked 35th. 7 times more than Nigeria
1.22 per 1 million people
Ranked 64th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million 4.4
Ranked 29th. 6 times more than Nigeria
0.738
Ranked 57th.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists 1,893
Ranked 2nd.
6,148
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Kuwait
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 35.01 per 1 million people
Ranked 66th. 141 times more than Nigeria
0.249 per 1 million people
Ranked 152nd.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 541,000
Ranked 94th.
1.31 million
Ranked 69th. 2 times more than Kuwait
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita 17.09 per 1 million people
Ranked 23th. 104 times more than Nigeria
0.165 per 1 million people
Ranked 61st.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History 26
Ranked 38th.
55
Ranked 52nd. 2 times more than Kuwait
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million 10.45
Ranked 37th. 9 times more than Nigeria
1.23
Ranked 63th.
Internet > Livejournal users per million 56.45
Ranked 82nd. 187 times more than Nigeria
0.301
Ranked 197th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 91
Ranked 42nd. 1% more than Nigeria
90
Ranked 43th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code 965
Ranked 18th. 4 times more than Nigeria
234
Ranked 32nd.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 37.64
Ranked 63th. 150 times more than Nigeria
0.251
Ranked 150th.

Phone system > International dialling code +965 +234
Phone subscribers 685.1
Ranked 41st. 77 times more than Nigeria
8.9
Ranked 150th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology 13
Ranked 32nd.
36
Ranked 40th. 3 times more than Kuwait
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 41.43
Ranked 24th. 63 times more than Nigeria
0.662
Ranked 101st.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita 33.7 per 1 million people
Ranked 30th. 7 times more than Nigeria
4.86 per 1 million people
Ranked 59th.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita 1.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 138th. 181 times more than Nigeria
0.007 per 1,000 people
Ranked 204th.

ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $6.91 billion
Ranked 11th. 189 times more than Nigeria
$36.59 million
Ranked 64th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 3.64
Ranked 54th. 13 times more than Nigeria
0.279
Ranked 133th.

Internet > ISP per million 1.57
Ranked 67th. 18 times more than Nigeria
0.0895
Ranked 120th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,568.99
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Nigeria
667.98
Ranked 153th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million 39.05
Ranked 31st. 8 times more than Nigeria
4.89
Ranked 58th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million 14.3
Ranked 27th. 28 times more than Nigeria
0.507
Ranked 60th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million 0.55
Ranked 34th.
0.839
Ranked 55th. 53% more than Kuwait
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 31.57$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 78th. 53% more than Nigeria
20.68$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 69th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.63$ per 1 million people
Ranked 33th. 57 times more than Nigeria
0.011$ per 1 million people
Ranked 104th.

Telephone subscribers > Per capita 1,139.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 38th. 8 times more than Nigeria
140.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 111th.

Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 4 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 45th.
20.6 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 37th. 5 times more than Kuwait

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita 0.475 per 1 million people
Ranked 33th.
0.835 per 1 million people
Ranked 55th. 76% more than Kuwait
Telephone lines > Per 100 people 19.83
Ranked 85th. 23 times more than Nigeria
0.86
Ranked 168th.

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 75.18$/month
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Nigeria
10.6$/month
Ranked 95th.

Telephone subscribers 2.89 million
Ranked 68th.
19.81 million
Ranked 26th. 7 times more than Kuwait

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita 14.71 per 1 million people
Ranked 26th. 8 times more than Nigeria
1.86 per 1 million people
Ranked 54th.
Telephone subscribers per employee 338.07
Ranked 62nd. 32% more than Nigeria
255.7
Ranked 76th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million 2.75
Ranked 34th. 6 times more than Nigeria
0.48
Ranked 58th.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 3.44% GDP
Ranked 72nd.
3.47% GDP
Ranked 45th. 1% more than Kuwait

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita 6.17 per 1 million people
Ranked 24th. 19 times more than Nigeria
0.33 per 1 million people
Ranked 59th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita 12.34 per 1 million people
Ranked 26th. 24 times more than Nigeria
0.505 per 1 million people
Ranked 61st.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million 19.8
Ranked 22nd. 119 times more than Nigeria
0.166
Ranked 60th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita 4.27 per 1 million people
Ranked 35th. 4 times more than Nigeria
1.06 per 1 million people
Ranked 62nd.
Internet > ISP > Per capita 1.37 per 1 million people
Ranked 65th. 16 times more than Nigeria
0.088 per 1 million people
Ranked 115th.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 26 times more than Nigeria
0.117 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th.

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 201.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 63th. 23 times more than Nigeria
8.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 126th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million 4.95
Ranked 36th. 5 times more than Nigeria
1.07
Ranked 61st.
Internet servers using encryption 238
Ranked 60th. 90% more than Nigeria
125
Ranked 67th.

Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 85.16
Ranked 56th. 105 times more than Nigeria
0.81
Ranked 140th.

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 600000000 450309000000
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people 783.06
Ranked 2nd. 17 times more than Nigeria
45.21
Ranked 35th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 1.63
Ranked 123th. 190 times more than Nigeria
0.00857
Ranked 176th.

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 179.05
Ranked 57th. 103 times more than Nigeria
1.74
Ranked 159th.

Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.0
Ranked 77th.
0.0
Ranked 193th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people 49.1
Ranked 20th. 30 times more than Nigeria
1.66
Ranked 72nd.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities 36
Ranked 33th. Twice as much as Nigeria
18
Ranked 53th.
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 34.46%
Ranked 32nd. 8 times more than Nigeria
4.39%
Ranked 122nd.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 34.16%
Ranked 41st.
81.83%
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Kuwait

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 1.81%
Ranked 133th.
64.2%
Ranked 7th. 35 times more than Kuwait

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences 71
Ranked 41st.
530
Ranked 39th. 7 times more than Kuwait
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.094 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 75th. 36% more than Nigeria
0.069 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 99th.
Telephone lines 541,000
Ranked 88th.
1.31 million
Ranked 65th. 2 times more than Kuwait

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 40,000
Ranked 94th.
67,776
Ranked 85th. 69% more than Kuwait

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 6%
Ranked 86th.
10.19%
Ranked 22nd. 70% more than Kuwait

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 0.33%
Ranked 100th.
0.0
Ranked 115th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita 3.8 per 1 million people
Ranked 30th. 5 times more than Nigeria
0.734 per 1 million people
Ranked 58th.
Television standard > VHF PAL B PAL B
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 17.64
Ranked 94th. 70 times more than Nigeria
0.251
Ranked 196th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million 7.15
Ranked 25th. 22 times more than Nigeria
0.332
Ranked 57th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million 17.05
Ranked 26th. 9 times more than Nigeria
1.87
Ranked 53th.
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 27.37%
Ranked 19th. 52% more than Nigeria
18.06%
Ranked 76th.

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. 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