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Broadcast media several national and regional commercial TV stations are foreign-owned, 2 national TV stations are publicly-owned; system supplemented by privately-owned regional and local TV stations; cable and satellite multi-channel TV services with domestic and foreign broadcasts are available; publicly-owned broadcaster operates 4 radio networks with dozens of stations throughout the country; dozens of private broadcasters also operate radio stations 4
Households with television 98%
Ranked 4th. About the same as United States
97.84%
Ranked 14th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 237.52
Ranked 35th.
281.99
Ranked 22nd. 19% more than Latvia

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 74
Ranked 38th.
81.03
Ranked 26th. 9% more than Latvia

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 744.46
Ranked 37th.
803.03
Ranked 28th. 8% more than Latvia
Internet > Users per 1000 517.11
Ranked 32nd.
697.1
Ranked 8th. 35% more than Latvia

Internet users 1.5 million
Ranked 30th.
245 million
Ranked 2nd. 163 times more than Latvia
News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>LETA - English-language pages</p> </p>BNS (Baltic News Service)</p> </p>Delfi - news portal, in Latvian and Russian</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17528622">Full Article</a> <p>Associated Press</p> </p>Bloomberg Business News</p> </p>UPI</p>
Personal computers > Per capita 216.62 per 1,000 people
Ranked 35th.
762.15 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Latvia

Radio > List of radio stations <p>Latvian Radio - public; four national networks</p> </p>Radio SWH - commercial</p> </p>Star FM - commercial</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17528622">Full Article</a> <p>NPR (National Public Radio) - non-commercial network of member stations; news, information and cultural programmes</p> </p>Clear Channel - America&#039;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 103.38
Ranked 100th. 5% more than United States
98.17
Ranked 111th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 981.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd. 16% more than United States
846.78 per 1,000 people
Ranked 59th.

Television > List of TV stations <p>Latvian Television (LTV) - public, operates LTV1 and LTV7</p> </p>Latvian Independent Television (LNT) - main terrestrial commercial TV</p> </p>TV3 Latvia - commercial</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17528622">Full Article</a> <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 497.96 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st.
803.21 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 61% more than Latvia

Televisions per 1000 524.65
Ranked 19th.
754.89
Ranked 3rd. 44% more than Latvia
Personal computers per 1000 216.62
Ranked 36th.
764.36
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Latvia

Radio broadcast stations AM 8, FM 56, shortwave 1 AM 4,789, FM 8,961, shortwave 19
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 154.11
Ranked 27th.
193.19
Ranked 18th. 25% more than Latvia

Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,131.32 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th.
1,227.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th. 8% more than Latvia

Internet > Users > Per capita 520.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th.
695.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 34% more than Latvia

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 247.35
Ranked 67th.
442.8
Ranked 25th. 79% more than Latvia

Televisions 1.22 million
Ranked 75th.
219 million
Ranked 2nd. 180 times more than Latvia
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 284.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th.
541.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 90% more than Latvia

Internet users > Per 100 people 60.44
Ranked 31st.
75.77
Ranked 11th. 25% more than Latvia

Internet > Internet users 1.62 million
Ranked 101st.
254.3 million
Ranked 2nd. 157 times more than Latvia
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 137.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th.
198.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 44% more than Latvia

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 2,248 Mbps
Ranked 44th.
970,953.5 Mbps
Ranked 1st. 432 times more than Latvia

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 971.99 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 32nd.
3,306.44 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Latvia

Personal computers 501,000
Ranked 65th.
223.81 million
Ranked 1st. 447 times more than Latvia

Television broadcast stations 44
Ranked 18th.
2,218
Ranked 1st. 50 times more than Latvia

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 121.41 million min.
Ranked 58th.
82.06 billion min.
Ranked 1st. 676 times more than Latvia

Radios per 1000 756.88
Ranked 30th.
1,982.02
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Latvia
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 994.75
Ranked 69th. 7% more than United States
932.29
Ranked 78th.

Internet > Percent using internet 74%
Ranked 35th.
81.03%
Ranked 24th. 9% more than Latvia

Telephones > Mobile cellular 2.31 million
Ranked 128th.
290.3 million
Ranked 3rd. 126 times more than Latvia

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.718 per capita
Ranked 32nd.
2.11 per capita
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Latvia

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 285.61
Ranked 52nd.
459.63
Ranked 20th. 61% more than Latvia

Telephone mainlines per 1000 317.76
Ranked 38th.
607.73
Ranked 8th. 91% more than Latvia

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>Diena - daily</p> </p>Neatkariga Rita Avize (NRA) - broadsheet, in Latvian</p> </p>Dienas Bizness - business tabloid in Latvian, affiliated to Diena</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17528622">Full Article</a> <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>
Cinema attendance 1.38 million
Ranked 58th.
1.42 billion
Ranked 2nd. 1033 times more than Latvia
Telephone system > General assessment recent efforts focused on bringing competition to the telecommunications sector; the number of fixed lines is decreasing as mobile-cellular telephone service expands a large, technologically advanced, multipurpose communications system
Cinema attendance per capita 0.591
Ranked 42nd.
4.9
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Latvia
Television receivers per 1000 501.47
Ranked 22nd.
803.21
Ranked 1st. 60% more than Latvia

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 6
Ranked 70th.
819
Ranked 3rd. 137 times more than Latvia

Internet > IP addresses per capita 757.14
Ranked 47th.
4,911.96
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Latvia
Average cost of local call 0.11
Ranked 20th. 22% more than United States
0.09
Ranked 3rd.
Internet > Users 1.18 million
Ranked 71st.
208 million
Ranked 2nd. 177 times more than Latvia

Internet > Internet penetration 74%
Ranked 40th.
81%
Ranked 29th. 9% more than Latvia
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 813.56
Ranked 36th. 19% more than United States
682.36
Ranked 50th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,140.47
Ranked 79th. 15% more than United States
987.53
Ranked 110th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines 501,000
Ranked 96th.
139 million
Ranked 2nd. 277 times more than Latvia

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.31 million
Ranked 136th.
310 million
Ranked 3rd. 134 times more than Latvia

Internet > Internet Service Providers 41
Ranked 29th.
7,000
Ranked 1st. 171 times more than Latvia
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 481,100
Ranked 70th.
88.52 million
Ranked 2nd. 184 times more than Latvia

Cinemas > Per capita 0.048 per 1,000 people
Ranked 15th.
0.116 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Latvia

Telephones > Main lines in use 516,300
Ranked 97th.
146 million
Ranked 2nd. 283 times more than Latvia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 24.32
Ranked 66th.
44.41
Ranked 23th. 83% more than Latvia

Active military personnel 5,745
Ranked 114th.
1.43 million
Ranked 1st. 249 times more than Latvia
Radio receivers per 1000 723.43
Ranked 29th.
2,108.88
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Latvia

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 813.56 per 1,000 people
Ranked 38th. 20% more than United States
680.31 per 1,000 people
Ranked 49th.

Internet > Hosts per 1000 97.12
Ranked 44th.
1,039.15
Ranked 2nd. 11 times more than Latvia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 2.31 million
Ranked 135th.
303.05 million
Ranked 3rd. 131 times more than Latvia

Radio receivers 1.76 million
Ranked 91st.
575 million
Ranked 1st. 327 times more than Latvia

Cinema > Number of cinemas 42
Ranked 44th.
6,356
Ranked 1st. 151 times more than Latvia
Television receivers 1.22 million
Ranked 74th.
219 million
Ranked 2nd. 180 times more than Latvia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology 104
Ranked 25th.
3,803
Ranked 2nd. 37 times more than Latvia

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 17.5 per 1 million people
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than United States
7.42 per 1 million people
Ranked 17th.

Mobile phone subscribers 1.87 million
Ranked 80th.
201.65 million
Ranked 2nd. 108 times more than Latvia

Telephone system > International country code - 371; the Latvian network is now connected via fiber optic cable to Estonia, Finland, and Sweden 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 41
Ranked 7th.
7,000
Ranked 1st. 171 times more than Latvia
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 113.35
Ranked 29th.
167.13
Ranked 15th. 47% more than Latvia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 501,000
Ranked 95th.
139 million
Ranked 2nd. 277 times more than Latvia

Radios 1.76 million
Ranked 91st.
575 million
Ranked 1st. 327 times more than Latvia
Internet > Hosts 220,082
Ranked 57th.
316 million
Ranked 1st. 1436 times more than Latvia

Cinemas > Annual attendance 1.4 million
Ranked 39th.
1.47 billion
Ranked 1st. 1046 times more than Latvia

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 137.8
Ranked 27th.
198.27
Ranked 16th. 44% more than Latvia

Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 0.586
Ranked 34th.
5.25
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Latvia

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 971.97 Mbps
Ranked 32nd.
3,316.04 Mbps
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Latvia

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 23
Ranked 42nd.
1,486
Ranked 2nd. 65 times more than Latvia

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 356,800
Ranked 45th.
57.35 million
Ranked 4th. 161 times more than Latvia

Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 16.67%
Ranked 39th. 44% more than United States
11.6%
Ranked 44th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 327,000
Ranked 41st.
55.95 million
Ranked 3rd. 171 times more than Latvia

Internet > Top level domain .lv .us
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 2.92
Ranked 33th. 11% more than United States
2.63
Ranked 38th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences 102
Ranked 23th.
3,725
Ranked 2nd. 37 times more than Latvia

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 154.27
Ranked 28th.
195.85
Ranked 19th. 27% more than Latvia

Telephone system > Domestic number of telecommunications operators has grown rapidly since the fixed-line market opened to competition in 2003; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular subscribership roughly 150 per 100 persons 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 .lv .us
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 163.64 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 16th. 97% more than United States
83.14 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 29th.

Telephone mainlines 731,000
Ranked 72nd.
177.95 million
Ranked 2nd. 243 times more than Latvia

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 52.5 min.
Ranked 39th.
280.26 min.
Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Latvia

Cinemas 115
Ranked 28th.
31,640
Ranked 1st. 275 times more than Latvia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita 0.911 per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th. 4 times more than United States
0.253 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th.

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 113.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 30th.
166.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 15th. 47% more than Latvia

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 12.48$/month
Ranked 130th.
14.95$/month
Ranked 120th. 20% more than Latvia

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 52.5 min. per capita
Ranked 39th.
279.45 min. per capita
Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Latvia

Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people 18.36
Ranked 25th.
21.3
Ranked 22nd. 16% more than Latvia
Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 83.33%
Ranked 21st.
88.4%
Ranked 16th. 6% more than Latvia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature 385
Ranked 26th.
13,221
Ranked 3rd. 34 times more than Latvia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology 158
Ranked 17th.
898
Ranked 10th. 6 times more than Latvia

Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.23 million
Ranked 110th.
270.5 million
Ranked 4th. 121 times more than Latvia

Internet > Broadband subscribers 260,770
Ranked 41st.
49.39 million
Ranked 1st. 189 times more than Latvia

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 17.63
Ranked 29th.
24.13
Ranked 23th. 37% more than Latvia
Cinemas per million 48.11
Ranked 15th.
116.04
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Latvia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences 343
Ranked 24th.
10,762
Ranked 3rd. 31 times more than Latvia

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 26
Ranked 39th.
1,476
Ranked 1st. 57 times more than Latvia

Internet > IP addresses 1.66 million
Ranked 69th.
1.54 billion
Ranked 1st. 929 times more than Latvia
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 891.51
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than United States
367.37
Ranked 13th.

Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 15000000 26836000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 8.83
Ranked 53th.
24.02
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Latvia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 247.35
Ranked 72nd.
442.8
Ranked 28th. 79% more than Latvia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total 2,178
Ranked 25th.
68,175
Ranked 3rd. 31 times more than Latvia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 1.12 million
Ranked 68th.
234.41 million
Ranked 1st. 209 times more than Latvia
Television broadcast stations per million 17.71
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than United States
7.43
Ranked 15th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million 911.11
Ranked 15th. 4 times more than United States
253.07
Ranked 36th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation 87
Ranked 26th.
4,245
Ranked 6th. 49 times more than Latvia

Internet > TLD .lv .us
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 98.58
Ranked 65th. 11% more than United States
88.87
Ranked 80th.

Internet > Livejournal users 874
Ranked 34th.
1.29 million
Ranked 1st. 1479 times more than Latvia
Internet > Secure Internet servers 105
Ranked 60th.
259,881
Ranked 1st. 2475 times more than Latvia

Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people 3.4
Ranked 8th. 10 times more than United States
0.355
Ranked 43th.

Cinema > Number of distribution companies 7
Ranked 33th.
109
Ranked 6th. 16 times more than Latvia

Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita 0.586 per capita
Ranked 34th.
5.25 per capita
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Latvia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date 2007.??.?? 2003.11.24
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price Free free
Telecommunications > Country calling code 371 1
Telephone subscribers per 1000 1,131.31
Ranked 37th.
1,230.67
Ranked 35th. 9% more than Latvia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 51.2%
Ranked 29th.
74.7%
Ranked 9th. 46% more than Latvia
E-Government rating 46.9
Ranked 49th.
60.1
Ranked 4th. 28% more than Latvia
Population covered by mobile telephony 98.4%
Ranked 24th.
99%
Ranked 28th. 1% more than Latvia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million 42.67
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than United States
13.83
Ranked 34th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita 161.09 per 1 million people
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than United States
49.08 per 1 million people
Ranked 36th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 10.96
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than United States
5.23
Ranked 20th.

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 45.92 per 1 million people
Ranked 61st.
869.2 per 1 million people
Ranked 7th. 19 times more than Latvia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 644,000
Ranked 92nd.
114 million
Ranked 2nd. 177 times more than Latvia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History 137
Ranked 24th.
6,583
Ranked 3rd. 48 times more than Latvia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million 161.06
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than United States
49.08
Ranked 35th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita 43.52 per 1 million people
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than United States
11.24 per 1 million people
Ranked 32nd.

Internet > Livejournal users per million 377.89
Ranked 41st.
4,415.29
Ranked 3rd. 12 times more than Latvia
Website defacements per million 1.7
Ranked 67th. 13% more than United States
1.51
Ranked 69th.
Internet > Linux web servers 11
Ranked 50th.
11,108
Ranked 1st. 1010 times more than Latvia
Website defacements 4
Ranked 86th.
429
Ranked 2nd. 107 times more than Latvia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences 627
Ranked 26th.
14,225
Ranked 3rd. 23 times more than Latvia

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 10.96 per 1 million people
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than United States
5.23 per 1 million people
Ranked 19th.

Internet servers using encryption 258
Ranked 58th.
378,887
Ranked 1st. 1469 times more than Latvia

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 98.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 52nd.
1,040.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 11 times more than Latvia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million 57.31
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than United States
24.44
Ranked 27th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million 66.1
Ranked 5th. 20 times more than United States
3.33
Ranked 47th.

ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $216.90 million
Ranked 51st.
$22.44 billion
Ranked 3rd. 103 times more than Latvia

Television standard > VHF PAL B/SEC D NTSC M
Internet > ISP per million 17.41
Ranked 4th.
24.34
Ranked 3rd. 40% more than Latvia
Internet usage % > 2007 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_internet_users">59.4</a> Uzbekistan
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 1,131.32 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th.
1,227.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th. 8% more than Latvia

Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 20.26 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 38th. 53% more than United States
13.24 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 26th.

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 28.42
Ranked 59th.
50.81
Ranked 17th. 79% more than Latvia

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 22.42
Ranked 70th.
44.02
Ranked 25th. 96% more than Latvia

Telephone subscribers 2.6 million
Ranked 70th.
360.35 million
Ranked 2nd. 138 times more than Latvia

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 13.3$/month
Ranked 55th.
25.02$/month
Ranked 26th. 88% more than Latvia

Telephone subscribers per employee 586.53
Ranked 28th. 70% more than United States
345.72
Ranked 61st.

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 1.52% GDP
Ranked 75th.
2.67% GDP
Ranked 96th. 76% more than Latvia

Television standard > UHF PAL G/SEC <a href=/encyclopedia/Kelvin>K</a> NTSC M
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million 43.51
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than United States
14.12
Ranked 36th.

Internet > Linux web servers per million 4.67
Ranked 42nd.
38.98
Ranked 5th. 8 times more than Latvia
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 274.5
Ranked 46th.
1,474.08
Ranked 19th. 5 times more than Latvia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita 143.51 per 1 million people
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than United States
39.95 per 1 million people
Ranked 35th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita 57.32 per 1 million people
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than United States
24.44 per 1 million people
Ranked 28th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita 54.81 per 1 million people
Ranked 6th. 6 times more than United States
8.66 per 1 million people
Ranked 35th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 21.53
Ranked 41st.
28.03
Ranked 22nd. 30% more than Latvia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million 43.51
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than United States
11.24
Ranked 31st.

Royalties and fees $1.00
Ranked 34th.
$134.30
Ranked 5th. 134 times more than Latvia
Phone system > International dialling code + 371 +1
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 515.4
Ranked 29th.
740.25
Ranked 9th. 44% more than Latvia
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 9.94
Ranked 22nd. 96% more than United States
5.08
Ranked 42nd.

ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 20.45%
Ranked 68th.
22.13%
Ranked 60th. 8% more than Latvia

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 20.34%
Ranked 75th.
43.14%
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Latvia

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 25.84%
Ranked 70th.
30.02%
Ranked 58th. 16% more than Latvia

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 99.01
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than United States
25.98
Ranked 42nd.

Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 114.41
Ranked 47th.
1,234.13
Ranked 6th. 11 times more than Latvia

Internet > ISP > Per capita 17.38 per 1 million people
Ranked 4th.
24.27 per 1 million people
Ranked 2nd. 40% more than Latvia
Telephone lines 644,000
Ranked 85th.
154.65 million
Ranked 3rd. 240 times more than Latvia

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 200,000
Ranked 64th.
73.12 million
Ranked 2nd. 366 times more than Latvia

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 6.65%
Ranked 52nd.
12.49%
Ranked 15th. 88% more than Latvia

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 5.14%
Ranked 33th.
12.78%
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Latvia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita 42.68 per 1 million people
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than United States
13.83 per 1 million people
Ranked 35th.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 229
Ranked 28th.
7,607
Ranked 1st. 33 times more than Latvia

Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 45.89
Ranked 58th.
870.97
Ranked 7th. 19 times more than Latvia

Phone subscribers 587.66
Ranked 47th.
1,117.9
Ranked 22nd. 90% more than Latvia
Telephone system > Regulation 1992 1934
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita 66.11 per 1 million people
Ranked 5th. 20 times more than United States
3.33 per 1 million people
Ranked 47th.

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 9.48$/month
Ranked 107th. 82% more than United States
5.21$/month
Ranked 153th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,140.47
Ranked 75th. 18% more than United States
965.4
Ranked 113th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita 43.52 per 1 million people
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than United States
14.12 per 1 million people
Ranked 36th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million 54.8
Ranked 6th. 6 times more than United States
8.66
Ranked 33th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million 262.29
Ranked 12th. 5 times more than United States
52.8
Ranked 38th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million 36.39
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than United States
15.76
Ranked 30th.

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 136000000 291122000000
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million 143.49
Ranked 13th. 4 times more than United States
39.95
Ranked 34th.

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 317.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 38th.
605.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 91% more than Latvia

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 1.61 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st.
3.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Latvia

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 11.45%
Ranked 59th. 24% more than United States
9.22%
Ranked 87th.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation 2.06 million
Ranked 16th.
107.57 million
Ranked 2nd. 52 times more than Latvia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities 104
Ranked 24th.
3,027
Ranked 3rd. 29 times more than Latvia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology 131
Ranked 17th.
2,333
Ranked 3rd. 18 times more than Latvia

Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.0
Ranked 106th.
35.9
Ranked 1st.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita 262.34 per 1 million people
Ranked 10th. 5 times more than United States
52.8 per 1 million people
Ranked 39th.

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