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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 users > Per 100 people: Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
Internet > Internet users: Internet users.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Personal computers: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual.
Television broadcast stations: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations.
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.
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$: 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."
Internet > Percent using internet: Percentage of individuals using the Internet.
Telephones > Mobile cellular: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use.
Radio receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telephone mainlines per 1000: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Newspapers > List of newspapers: List of newspapers.
Telephone system > General assessment: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic and international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
Television receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
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.
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.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions.
Television broadcast stations > Per capita: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Mobile phone subscribers: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology.
Telephone system > International: A brief characterization of the system with details on international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa. Arabsat
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines: Fixed telephone lines.
Internet > Hosts: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities.
Internet > Top level domain: Country top level domain.
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.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Telephone system > Domestic: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
Arabsat -
Internet country code: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Telephone mainlines: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering:
Indicates whether websites that express views in opposition to those of the current government (mainly on issues of human rights, freedom of expression, minority rights and religious movements) are censored or blocked. This is determined by accessing websites with provocative or objectionable content in English from within the country in question as well as from a place known to have no filtering regime. The retrieved content is then compared and scanned for discrepancies. Possible differences in blocking behavior across different ISPs is considered, as well as normal connectivity problems.

Values

“per”, pervasive filtering: A large portion of the targeted content in several categories is blocked.

“sub”, substantial filtering: Either a number of categories are subject to a medium level of filtering or a low level of filtering is carried out across many categories.

“sel”, selective filtering: A small number of specific sites across a few categories are blocked, or filtering that targets a single category or issue is present.

“sus”, suspected filtering: Connectivity abnormalities suggest the presence of filtering, but no conclusive proof of deliberate tampering could be found.

“ne”, no evidence of filtering or blocking.

“nd”, no data.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists, female per million people: Newspaper journalists (headcounts), Female. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
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 spending per capita > Current US$: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment."
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > 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.
Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included."
Internet > Broadband subscribers: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries.
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > IP addresses: Number of IPv4 internet addresses allocated to each country.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU: Telecommunications investment refers to the expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of telecommunication equipment infrastructure (including supporting land and buildings and intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer software). These include expenditure on initial installations and on additions to existing installations.
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology."
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people: Fixed telephone lines. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Television broadcast stations per million: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > TLD: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people: Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included."
Internet > Livejournal users: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004)
Internet > Secure Internet servers: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
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.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date: Implementation date yyyy.mm.dd.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price: Price.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
Telephone subscribers per 1000: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
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 > Pure sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists: Number of newspaper journalists by country.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines: Number of telephone lines.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Internet > Livejournal users per million: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Website defacements per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > Linux web servers: Total usage of Linux servers by country as of Jan 2001
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Royalties and fees: Receipts of royalties and licence fees ($US per person)
Phone subscribers: Fixed line and mobile telephones (per 1,000 people). Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
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 > Newspaper journalist gender ratio: Number of female newspaper journalists for every 100 male newspaper journalists.
Newspapers > Male newspaper journalists: Number of male newspaper journalists by country.
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code: Country Code.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
Phone system > International dialling code: Country international dialling code.
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP: ICT service exports (% of service exports, BoP). Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service exports) include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports) include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telephone lines: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology."
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports: Information and communication technology goods imports include telecommunications, audio and video, computer and related equipment; electronic components; and other information and communication technology goods. Software is excluded."
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports: Information and communication technology goods exports include telecommunications, audio and video, computer and related equipment; electronic components; and other information and communication technology goods. Software is excluded."
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.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists, female: Newspaper journalists (headcounts), Female.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month: Price basket for mobile is calculated as the pre-paid price for 25 calls per month spread over the same mobile network, other mobile networks, and mobile to fixed calls and during peak, off-peak, and weekend times. It also includes 30 text messages per month.
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month: Price basket for residential fixed line is calculated as one-fifth of the installation charge, the monthly subscription charge, and the cost of local calls (15 peak and 15 off-peak calls of three minutes each).
Newspapers > Female newspaper journalists per million people: Number of female newspaper journalists by country. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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.
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue: Telecommunications investment refers to the expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of telecommunication equipment infrastructure (including supporting land and buildings and intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer software). These include expenditure on initial installations and on additions to existing installations.
Telephone 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 > Philology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet servers using encryption: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers > Male newspaper journalists per million people: Number of male newspaper journalists by country. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
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.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people: Newspaper journalists (headcounts) per 1,000,000 inhabitants.
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.
Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers > Female newspaper journalists: Number of female newspaper journalists by country.
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 > BoP > Current US$: Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines: Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines (per 100 people). Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology 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 > Religion > Theology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > Linux web servers per million: Total usage of Linux servers by country as of Jan 2001. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.

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STAT	Kuwait	United States
Broadcast media	-	4
Households with television	95.44% Ranked 27th.	97.84% Ranked 14th. 3% more than Kuwait
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000	14.46 Ranked 124th.	281.99 Ranked 22nd. 20 times more than Kuwait
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people	79.18 Ranked 30th.	81.03 Ranked 26th. 2% more than Kuwait
Internet > Internet users per thousand people	777.39 Ranked 34th.	803.03 Ranked 28th. 3% more than Kuwait
Internet > Users per 1000	352.26 Ranked 50th.	697.1 Ranked 8th. 98% more than Kuwait
Internet users	1.1 million Ranked 94th.	245 million Ranked 2nd. 223 times more than Kuwait
News Agencies > List of news agencies	<p>Kuwait News Agency (Kuna) - in Arabic and English</p>	<p>Associated Press</p> </p>Bloomberg Business News</p> </p>UPI</p>
Personal computers > Per capita	236.65 per 1,000 people Ranked 12th.	762.15 per 1,000 people Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Kuwait
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>NPR (National Public Radio) - non-commercial network of member stations; news, information and cultural programmes</p> </p>Clear Channel - America's largest commercial radio operator, owns more than 1,200 stations</p> </p>CBS Radio - major commercial operator with nearly 180 stations in major markets</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16757497">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	191.11 Ranked 4th. 95% more than United States	98.17 Ranked 111th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita	1,107.14 per 1,000 people Ranked 32nd. 31% more than United States	846.78 per 1,000 people Ranked 59th.
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>ABC - major commercial network</p> </p>CBS - major commercial network</p> </p>NBC - major commercial network</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16757497">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita	441.92 per 1,000 people Ranked 28th.	803.21 per 1,000 people Ranked 1st. 82% more than Kuwait
Televisions per 1000	413.45 Ranked 37th.	754.89 Ranked 3rd. 83% more than Kuwait
Personal computers per 1000	261.29 Ranked 12th.	764.36 Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Kuwait
Radio broadcast stations	AM 6, FM 11, shortwave 1	AM 4,789, FM 8,961, shortwave 19
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people	1,139.88 per 1,000 people Ranked 38th.	1,227.11 per 1,000 people Ranked 36th. 8% more than Kuwait
Internet > Users > Per capita	359.2 per 1,000 people Ranked 54th.	695.68 per 1,000 people Ranked 9th. 94% more than Kuwait
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000	156.9 Ranked 104th.	442.8 Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Kuwait
Televisions	875,000 Ranked 84th.	219 million Ranked 2nd. 250 times more than Kuwait
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita	198.89 per 1,000 people Ranked 66th.	541.94 per 1,000 people Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Kuwait
Internet users > Per 100 people	36.66 Ranked 59th.	75.77 Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Kuwait
Internet > Internet users	2.1 million Ranked 90th.	254.3 million Ranked 2nd. 121 times more than Kuwait
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps	882 Mbps Ranked 28th.	970,953.5 Mbps Ranked 1st. 1101 times more than Kuwait
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita	347.87 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 29th.	3,306.44 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 19th. 10 times more than Kuwait
Personal computers	600,000 Ranked 23th.	223.81 million Ranked 1st. 373 times more than Kuwait
Television broadcast stations	13 Ranked 27th.	2,218 Ranked 1st. 171 times more than Kuwait
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes	342.1 million min. Ranked 59th.	82.06 billion min. Ranked 1st. 240 times more than Kuwait
Radios per 1000	555.2 Ranked 61st.	1,982.02 Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Kuwait
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000	1,359.95 Ranked 23th. 46% more than United States	932.29 Ranked 78th.
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$	$4.56 billion Ranked 51st.	$991.69 billion Ranked 1st. 218 times more than Kuwait
Internet > Percent using internet	79.18% Ranked 28th.	81.03% Ranked 24th. 2% more than Kuwait
Telephones > Mobile cellular	4.93 million Ranked 100th.	290.3 million Ranked 3rd. 59 times more than Kuwait
Radio receivers > Per capita	0.593 per capita Ranked 48th.	2.11 per capita Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Kuwait
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000	194.2 Ranked 83th.	459.63 Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Kuwait
Telephone mainlines per 1000	222.22 Ranked 59th.	607.73 Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Kuwait
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>USA Today - national daily</p> </p>Wall Street Journal - business daily</p> </p>Christian Science Monitor - church-owned daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16757497">Full Article</a>
Telephone system > General assessment	the quality of service is excellent	a large, technologically advanced, multipurpose communications system
Television receivers per 1000	534.84 Ranked 14th.	803.21 Ranked 1st. 50% more than Kuwait
Internet > IP addresses per capita	712.38 Ranked 48th.	4,911.96 Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Kuwait
Internet > Users	900,000 Ranked 79th.	208 million Ranked 2nd. 231 times more than Kuwait
Internet > Internet penetration	79.2% Ranked 32nd.	81% Ranked 29th. 2% more than Kuwait
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000	1,036.36 Ranked 12th. 52% more than United States	682.36 Ranked 50th.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000	1,700.05 Ranked 12th. 72% more than United States	987.53 Ranked 110th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines	510,000 Ranked 95th.	139 million Ranked 2nd. 273 times more than Kuwait
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions	5.53 million Ranked 104th.	310 million Ranked 3rd. 56 times more than Kuwait
Internet > Internet Service Providers	3 Ranked 128th.	7,000 Ranked 1st. 2333 times more than Kuwait
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	47,000 Ranked 114th.	88.52 million Ranked 2nd. 1883 times more than Kuwait
Telephones > Main lines in use	514,700 Ranked 98th.	146 million Ranked 2nd. 284 times more than Kuwait
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people	15.69 Ranked 104th.	44.41 Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Kuwait
Active military personnel	15,500 Ranked 77th.	1.43 million Ranked 1st. 92 times more than Kuwait
Radio receivers per 1000	718.22 Ranked 31st.	2,108.88 Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Kuwait
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita	938.62 per 1,000 people Ranked 26th. 38% more than United States	680.31 per 1,000 people Ranked 49th.
Internet > Hosts per 1000	1.22 Ranked 119th.	1,039.15 Ranked 2nd. 854 times more than Kuwait
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions	5.1 million Ranked 107th.	303.05 million Ranked 3rd. 59 times more than Kuwait
Radio receivers	1.18 million Ranked 103th.	575 million Ranked 1st. 489 times more than Kuwait
Television receivers	875,000 Ranked 82nd.	219 million Ranked 2nd. 250 times more than Kuwait
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology	31 Ranked 32nd.	3,803 Ranked 2nd. 123 times more than Kuwait
Television broadcast stations > Per capita	6.57 per 1 million people Ranked 18th.	7.42 per 1 million people Ranked 17th. 13% more than Kuwait
Mobile phone subscribers	2.38 million Ranked 74th.	201.65 million Ranked 2nd. 85 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 - 1; multiple ocean cable systems provide international connectivity; satellite earth stations - 61 Intelsat (45 Atlantic Ocean and 16 Pacific Ocean), 5 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region), and 4 Inmarsat (Pacific and Atlantic Ocean regions)
Internet > ISP	3 Ranked 89th.	7,000 Ranked 1st. 2333 times more than Kuwait
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000	9.11 Ranked 58th.	167.13 Ranked 15th. 18 times more than Kuwait
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines	510,000 Ranked 94th.	139 million Ranked 2nd. 273 times more than Kuwait
Radios	1.18 million Ranked 105th.	575 million Ranked 1st. 489 times more than Kuwait
Internet > Hosts	3,289 Ranked 129th.	316 million Ranked 1st. 96078 times more than Kuwait
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million	384.09 Mbps Ranked 27th.	3,316.04 Mbps Ranked 19th. 9 times more than Kuwait
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation	635,000 Ranked 55th.	57.35 million Ranked 4th. 90 times more than Kuwait
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles	8 Ranked 77th.	1,486 Ranked 2nd. 186 times more than Kuwait
Internet > Top level domain	.kw	.us
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP	0.014$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 74th.	0.088$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 8th. 6 times more than Kuwait
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences	8 Ranked 37th.	3,725 Ranked 2nd. 466 times more than Kuwait
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	400.57 Ranked 10th. 2 times more than United States	195.85 Ranked 19th.
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	a large system of fiber-optic cable, microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, and domestic satellites carries every form of telephone traffic; a rapidly growing cellular system carries mobile telephone traffic throughout the country
Internet country code	.kw	.us
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP	10.92 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 59th.	83.14 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 29th. 8 times more than Kuwait
Telephone mainlines	510,295 Ranked 76th.	177.95 million Ranked 2nd. 349 times more than Kuwait
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita	188.13 min. Ranked 24th.	280.26 min. Ranked 9th. 49% more than Kuwait
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita	0.104 per 1,000 people Ranked 32nd.	0.253 per 1,000 people Ranked 37th. 2 times more than Kuwait
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita	8.13 per 1,000 people Ranked 60th.	166.63 per 1,000 people Ranked 15th. 20 times more than Kuwait
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering	Selective filtering	No evidence of filtering
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists, female per million people	107.97 Ranked 3rd. 57% more than United States	68.76 Ranked 5th.
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month	22.22$/month Ranked 89th. 49% more than United States	14.95$/month Ranked 120th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita	162.37 min. per capita Ranked 26th.	279.45 min. per capita Ranked 9th. 72% more than Kuwait
Internet hosts	None	None
Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$	$1,630.12 Ranked 21st.	$3,230.18 Ranked 2nd. 98% more than Kuwait
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita	466.14$ per capita Ranked 32nd.	3,851.5$ per capita Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Kuwait
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature	19 Ranked 39th.	13,221 Ranked 3rd. 696 times more than Kuwait
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology	1 Ranked 37th.	898 Ranked 10th. 898 times more than Kuwait
Mobile cellular subscriptions	2.91 million Ranked 104th.	270.5 million Ranked 4th. 93 times more than Kuwait
Internet > Broadband subscribers	20,000 Ranked 63th.	49.39 million Ranked 1st. 2470 times more than Kuwait
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million	1.42 Ranked 102nd.	24.13 Ranked 23th. 17 times more than Kuwait
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences	9 Ranked 41st.	10,762 Ranked 3rd. 1196 times more than Kuwait
Internet > IP addresses	1.89 million Ranked 66th.	1.54 billion Ranked 1st. 818 times more than Kuwait
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU	164199000	26836000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	1.47 Ranked 97th.	24.02 Ranked 18th. 16 times more than Kuwait
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people	156.9 Ranked 109th.	442.8 Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Kuwait
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total	219 Ranked 41st.	68,175 Ranked 3rd. 311 times more than Kuwait
Television broadcast stations per million	7.95 Ranked 22nd. 7% more than United States	7.43 Ranked 15th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation	5 Ranked 41st.	4,245 Ranked 6th. 849 times more than Kuwait
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million	120.44 Ranked 34th.	253.07 Ranked 36th. 2 times more than Kuwait
Internet > TLD	.kw	.us
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	106.56 Ranked 53th. 20% more than United States	88.87 Ranked 80th.
Internet > Livejournal users	124 Ranked 106th.	1.29 million Ranked 1st. 10426 times more than Kuwait
Internet > Secure Internet servers	91 Ranked 62nd.	259,881 Ranked 1st. 2856 times more than Kuwait
Telecommunications > Country calling code	965	1
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date	2013.06.15	2003.11.24
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price	Free	free
Telephone subscribers per 1000	1,258.58 Ranked 31st. 2% more than United States	1,230.67 Ranked 35th.
E-Government rating	32 Ranked 153th.	60.1 Ranked 4th. 88% more than Kuwait
Population covered by mobile telephony	100% Ranked 2nd. 1% more than United States	99% Ranked 28th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million	4.4 Ranked 29th.	13.83 Ranked 34th. 3 times more than Kuwait
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita	9.02 per 1 million people Ranked 35th.	49.08 per 1 million people Ranked 36th. 5 times more than Kuwait
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists	1,893 Ranked 2nd.	54,134 Ranked 3rd. 29 times more than Kuwait
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita	35.01 per 1 million people Ranked 66th.	869.2 per 1 million people Ranked 7th. 25 times more than Kuwait
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines	541,000 Ranked 94th.	114 million Ranked 2nd. 211 times more than Kuwait
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million	10.45 Ranked 37th.	49.08 Ranked 35th. 5 times more than Kuwait
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History	26 Ranked 38th.	6,583 Ranked 3rd. 253 times more than Kuwait
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita	17.09 per 1 million people Ranked 23th. 52% more than United States	11.24 per 1 million people Ranked 32nd.
Internet > Livejournal users per million	56.45 Ranked 82nd.	4,415.29 Ranked 3rd. 78 times more than Kuwait
Website defacements per million	4.04 Ranked 45th. 3 times more than United States	1.51 Ranked 69th.
Internet > Linux web servers	1 Ranked 88th.	11,108 Ranked 1st. 11108 times more than Kuwait
Website defacements	8 Ranked 70th.	429 Ranked 2nd. 54 times more than Kuwait
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million	14.3 Ranked 27th.	24.44 Ranked 27th. 71% more than Kuwait
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people	1,568.99 Ranked 17th. 63% more than United States	965.4 Ranked 113th.
Royalties and fees	0.0 Ranked 68th.	$134.30 Ranked 5th.
Phone subscribers	685.1 Ranked 41st.	1,117.9 Ranked 22nd. 63% more than Kuwait
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million	37.64 Ranked 63th.	870.97 Ranked 7th. 23 times more than Kuwait
Newspapers > Newspaper journalist gender ratio	15.99 Ranked 6th.	60.09 Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Kuwait
Newspapers > Male newspaper journalists	1,632 Ranked 2nd.	33,814 Ranked 1st. 21 times more than Kuwait
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code	965 Ranked 18th. 965 times more than United States	1 Ranked 32nd.
Phone system > International dialling code	+965	+1
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities	36 Ranked 33th.	3,027 Ranked 3rd. 84 times more than Kuwait
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP	34.46% Ranked 32nd. 56% more than United States	22.13% Ranked 60th.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports	34.16% Ranked 41st.	43.14% Ranked 26th. 26% more than Kuwait
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports	1.81% Ranked 133th.	30.02% Ranked 58th. 17 times more than Kuwait
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita	33.7 per 1 million people Ranked 30th.	52.8 per 1 million people Ranked 39th. 57% more than Kuwait
Internet > Hosts > Per capita	1.27 per 1,000 people Ranked 138th.	1,040.07 per 1,000 people Ranked 3rd. 821 times more than Kuwait
Telephone lines	541,000 Ranked 88th.	154.65 million Ranked 3rd. 286 times more than Kuwait
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	40,000 Ranked 94th.	73.12 million Ranked 2nd. 1828 times more than Kuwait
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports	6% Ranked 86th.	12.49% Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Kuwait
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports	0.33% Ranked 100th.	12.78% Ranked 16th. 39 times more than Kuwait
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita	3.8 per 1 million people Ranked 30th.	13.83 per 1 million people Ranked 35th. 4 times more than Kuwait
Internet > ISP per million	1.57 Ranked 67th.	24.34 Ranked 3rd. 15 times more than Kuwait
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists, female	261 Ranked 3rd.	20,320 Ranked 1st. 78 times more than Kuwait
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita	0.475 per 1 million people Ranked 33th.	3.33 per 1 million people Ranked 47th. 7 times more than Kuwait
Telephone lines > Per 100 people	19.83 Ranked 85th.	50.81 Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Kuwait
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month	75.18$/month Ranked 1st. 14 times more than United States	5.21$/month Ranked 153th.
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month	10.46$/month Ranked 81st.	25.02$/month Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Kuwait
Newspapers > Female newspaper journalists per million people	107.97 Ranked 3rd. 57% more than United States	68.76 Ranked 5th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita	6.17 per 1 million people Ranked 24th.	8.66 per 1 million people Ranked 35th. 40% more than Kuwait
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP	3.44% GDP Ranked 72nd. 29% more than United States	2.67% GDP Ranked 96th.
Telephone subscribers per employee	338.07 Ranked 62nd.	345.72 Ranked 61st. 2% more than Kuwait
Telephone subscribers	2.89 million Ranked 68th.	360.35 million Ranked 2nd. 125 times more than Kuwait
Telephone subscribers > Per capita	1,139.88 per 1,000 people Ranked 38th.	1,227.11 per 1,000 people Ranked 36th. 8% more than Kuwait
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue	27.37% Ranked 19th. 3 times more than United States	9.22% Ranked 87th.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita	3 per 1,000 people Ranked 9th.	3.55 per 1,000 people Ranked 5th. 18% more than Kuwait
Telephone mainlines > Per capita	201.26 per 1,000 people Ranked 63th.	605.97 per 1,000 people Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Kuwait
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million	0.55 Ranked 34th.	3.33 Ranked 47th. 6 times more than Kuwait
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million	4.95 Ranked 36th.	39.95 Ranked 34th. 8 times more than Kuwait
Internet servers using encryption	238 Ranked 60th.	378,887 Ranked 1st. 1592 times more than Kuwait
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people	85.16 Ranked 56th.	1,234.13 Ranked 6th. 14 times more than Kuwait
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU	600000000	291122000000
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million	39.05 Ranked 31st.	52.8 Ranked 38th. 35% more than Kuwait
Newspapers > Male newspaper journalists per million people	675.09 Ranked 1st. 6 times more than United States	114.42 Ranked 6th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	3.64 Ranked 54th.	5.08 Ranked 42nd. 39% more than Kuwait
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people	783.06 Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than United States	183.18 Ranked 15th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	1.63 Ranked 123th.	28.03 Ranked 22nd. 17 times more than Kuwait
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people	179.05 Ranked 57th.	1,474.08 Ranked 19th. 8 times more than Kuwait
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles	91 Ranked 42nd.	7,607 Ranked 1st. 84 times more than Kuwait
Internet > ISP > Per capita	1.37 per 1 million people Ranked 65th.	24.27 per 1 million people Ranked 2nd. 18 times more than Kuwait
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita	4.27 per 1 million people Ranked 35th.	39.95 per 1 million people Ranked 35th. 9 times more than Kuwait
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita	12.34 per 1 million people Ranked 26th.	24.44 per 1 million people Ranked 28th. 98% more than Kuwait
Internet > IP addresses (share)	0.0 Ranked 77th.	35.9 Ranked 1st.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million	19.8 Ranked 22nd. 76% more than United States	11.24 Ranked 31st.
Newspapers > Female newspaper journalists	261 Ranked 3rd.	20,320 Ranked 1st. 78 times more than Kuwait
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology	13 Ranked 32nd.	2,333 Ranked 3rd. 179 times more than Kuwait
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	41.43 Ranked 24th. 59% more than United States	25.98 Ranked 42nd.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences	71 Ranked 41st.	14,225 Ranked 3rd. 200 times more than Kuwait
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$	$6.91 billion Ranked 11th.	$22.44 billion Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Kuwait
Television standard > VHF	PAL B	NTSC M
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines	4 per 100 mainlines Ranked 45th.	13.24 per 100 mainlines Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Kuwait
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people	17.64 Ranked 94th.	44.02 Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Kuwait
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita	14.71 per 1 million people Ranked 26th. 4% more than United States	14.12 per 1 million people Ranked 36th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million	7.15 Ranked 25th.	8.66 Ranked 33th. 21% more than Kuwait
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million	2.75 Ranked 34th.	15.76 Ranked 30th. 6 times more than Kuwait
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million	17.05 Ranked 26th. 21% more than United States	14.12 Ranked 36th.
Internet > Linux web servers per million	0.505 Ranked 72nd.	38.98 Ranked 5th. 77 times more than Kuwait

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