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Media Stats: compare key data on Malaysia & United States

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Broadcast media state-owned TV broadcaster operates 2 TV networks with relays throughout the country, and the leading private commercial media group operates 4 TV stations with numerous relays throughout the country; satellite TV subscription service is available; state-owned radio broadcaster operates multiple national networks as well as regional and local stations; many private commercial radio broadcasters and some subscription satellite radio services are available; about 55 radio stations overall 4
Households with television 88.91%
Ranked 57th.
97.84%
Ranked 14th. 10% more than Malaysia

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 84.13
Ranked 80th.
281.99
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Malaysia

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 65.8
Ranked 49th.
81.03
Ranked 26th. 23% more than Malaysia

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 648.04
Ranked 54th.
803.03
Ranked 28th. 24% more than Malaysia
Internet > Users per 1000 591.78
Ranked 23th.
697.1
Ranked 8th. 18% more than Malaysia

Internet users 15.36 million
Ranked 26th.
245 million
Ranked 2nd. 16 times more than Malaysia
News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>Bernama - state-run agency</p> </p>Malaysiakini - English-language news site</p> </p>The Malaysian Insider - English-language news site</p> <p>Associated Press</p> </p>Bloomberg Business News</p> </p>UPI</p>
Personal computers > Per capita 196.83 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th.
762.15 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Malaysia

Radio > List of radio stations <p>Radio Television Malaysia (RTM) - state-run, operates some 30 radio stations and external service Voice of Malaysia</p> </p>Era FM - private</p> </p>Hot FM - private</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15384221">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 140.94
Ranked 33th. 44% more than United States
98.17
Ranked 111th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 940.6 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th. 11% more than United States
846.78 per 1,000 people
Ranked 59th.

Television > List of TV stations <p>Radio Television Malaysia (RTM) - state-run, operates TV1, TV2</p> </p>TV3 - commercial terrestrial network</p> </p>ntv7 - commercial terrestrial network</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15384221">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 168.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 83th.
803.21 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Malaysia

Televisions per 1000 433.9
Ranked 34th.
754.89
Ranked 3rd. 74% more than Malaysia
Personal computers per 1000 193.18
Ranked 38th.
764.36
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Malaysia

Radio broadcast stations AM 35, FM 391, shortwave 15 AM 4,789, FM 8,961, shortwave 19
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 109.28
Ranked 33th.
193.19
Ranked 18th. 77% more than Malaysia

Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 943.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th.
1,227.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th. 30% more than Malaysia

Internet > Users > Per capita 639.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd.
695.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 9% more than Malaysia

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 156.94
Ranked 103th.
442.8
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Malaysia

Televisions 10.8 million
Ranked 20th.
219 million
Ranked 2nd. 20 times more than Malaysia
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 175.25 per 1,000 people
Ranked 66th.
541.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Malaysia

Internet users > Per 100 people 55.8
Ranked 36th.
75.77
Ranked 11th. 36% more than Malaysia

Internet > Internet users 19.2 million
Ranked 26th.
254.3 million
Ranked 2nd. 13 times more than Malaysia
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 95.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th.
198.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Malaysia

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 3,193 Mbps
Ranked 41st.
970,953.5 Mbps
Ranked 1st. 304 times more than Malaysia

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 128.26 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 58th.
3,306.44 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 19th. 26 times more than Malaysia

Personal computers 4.9 million
Ranked 23th.
223.81 million
Ranked 1st. 46 times more than Malaysia

Television broadcast stations 88
Ranked 7th.
2,218
Ranked 1st. 25 times more than Malaysia

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 2.03 billion min.
Ranked 14th.
82.06 billion min.
Ranked 1st. 40 times more than Malaysia

Radios per 1000 437.92
Ranked 77th.
1,982.02
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Malaysia
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 1,093.15
Ranked 56th. 17% more than United States
932.29
Ranked 78th.

Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $21.98 billion
Ranked 23th.
$991.69 billion
Ranked 1st. 45 times more than Malaysia

Internet > Percent using internet 65.8%
Ranked 46th.
81.03%
Ranked 24th. 23% more than Malaysia

Telephones > Mobile cellular 36.66 million
Ranked 2nd.
290.3 million
Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Malaysia

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.425 per capita
Ranked 70th.
2.11 per capita
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Malaysia

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 155.16
Ranked 101st.
459.63
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Malaysia

Telephone mainlines per 1000 168.94
Ranked 68th.
607.73
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Malaysia

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>New Straits Times - English-language daily</p> </p>The Star - English-language daily</p> </p>The Sun - English-language daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15384221">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>
Films produced 22
Ranked 32nd.
611
Ranked 2nd. 28 times more than Malaysia
Cinema attendance 336,000
Ranked 70th.
1.42 billion
Ranked 2nd. 4229 times more than Malaysia
Telephone system > General assessment modern system featuring good intercity service on Peninsular Malaysia provided mainly by microwave radio relay and an adequate intercity microwave radio relay network between Sabah and Sarawak via Brunei; international service excellent a large, technologically advanced, multipurpose communications system
Cinema attendance per capita 0.0135
Ranked 77th.
4.9
Ranked 2nd. 363 times more than Malaysia
Television receivers per 1000 165.09
Ranked 82nd.
803.21
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Malaysia

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 49
Ranked 27th.
819
Ranked 3rd. 17 times more than Malaysia

Internet > IP addresses per capita 216.67
Ranked 98th.
4,911.96
Ranked 2nd. 23 times more than Malaysia
Average cost of local call 0.02
Ranked 95th.
0.09
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Malaysia
Internet > Users 15.87 million
Ranked 17th.
208 million
Ranked 2nd. 13 times more than Malaysia

Internet > Internet penetration 65.8%
Ranked 51st.
81%
Ranked 29th. 23% more than Malaysia
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 756.28
Ranked 44th. 11% more than United States
682.36
Ranked 50th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,413.3
Ranked 34th. 43% more than United States
987.53
Ranked 110th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines 4.59 million
Ranked 33th.
139 million
Ranked 2nd. 30 times more than Malaysia

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 41.32 million
Ranked 30th.
310 million
Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Malaysia

Internet > Internet Service Providers 7
Ranked 100th.
7,000
Ranked 1st. 1000 times more than Malaysia
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 2.46 million
Ranked 32nd.
88.52 million
Ranked 2nd. 36 times more than Malaysia

Cinemas > Per capita 0.007 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th.
0.116 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 17 times more than Malaysia

Telephones > Main lines in use 4.24 million
Ranked 40th.
146 million
Ranked 2nd. 34 times more than Malaysia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 15.69
Ranked 103th.
44.41
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Malaysia

Active military personnel 109,000
Ranked 27th.
1.43 million
Ranked 1st. 13 times more than Malaysia
Radio receivers per 1000 417.32
Ranked 70th.
2,108.88
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Malaysia

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 771.09 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th. 13% more than United States
680.31 per 1,000 people
Ranked 49th.

Internet > Hosts per 1000 13.83
Ranked 71st.
1,039.15
Ranked 2nd. 75 times more than Malaysia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 41.32 million
Ranked 30th.
303.05 million
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Malaysia

Radio receivers 9.1 million
Ranked 34th.
575 million
Ranked 1st. 63 times more than Malaysia

Cinema > Number of cinemas 91
Ranked 1st.
6,356
Ranked 1st. 70 times more than Malaysia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 30.38 million
Ranked 33th.
327.58 million
Ranked 3rd. 11 times more than Malaysia
Television receivers 3.6 million
Ranked 41st.
219 million
Ranked 2nd. 61 times more than Malaysia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology 547
Ranked 9th.
3,803
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Malaysia

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 3.42 per 1 million people
Ranked 19th.
7.42 per 1 million people
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Malaysia

Mobile phone subscribers 19.55 million
Ranked 21st.
201.65 million
Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than Malaysia

Telephone system > International country code - 60; landing point for several major international submarine cable networks that provide connectivity to Asia, Middle East, and Europe; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean, 1 Pacific Ocean) 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 7
Ranked 74th.
7,000
Ranked 1st. 1000 times more than Malaysia
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 18.98
Ranked 55th.
167.13
Ranked 15th. 9 times more than Malaysia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 4.59 million
Ranked 33th.
139 million
Ranked 2nd. 30 times more than Malaysia

Radios 10.9 million
Ranked 34th.
575 million
Ranked 1st. 53 times more than Malaysia
Films produced per million 0.884
Ranked 30th.
2.11
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Malaysia
Internet > Hosts 377,716
Ranked 50th.
316 million
Ranked 1st. 837 times more than Malaysia

Cinemas > Annual attendance 300,000
Ranked 49th.
1.47 billion
Ranked 1st. 4883 times more than Malaysia

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 93.55
Ranked 36th.
198.27
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Malaysia

Mobile phones 34.88 per 100 people
Ranked 33th.
48.81 per 100 people
Ranked 29th. 40% more than Malaysia
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 0.0131
Ranked 51st.
5.25
Ranked 2nd. 401 times more than Malaysia

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 125.88 Mbps
Ranked 61st.
3,316.04 Mbps
Ranked 19th. 26 times more than Malaysia

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 35
Ranked 36th.
1,486
Ranked 2nd. 42 times more than Malaysia

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 2.75 million
Ranked 21st.
57.35 million
Ranked 4th. 21 times more than Malaysia

Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 0.0
Ranked 60th.
11.6%
Ranked 44th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 2.19 million
Ranked 22nd.
55.95 million
Ranked 3rd. 26 times more than Malaysia

Internet > Top level domain .my .us
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.07$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 26th.
0.088$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 8th. 26% more than Malaysia

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 1.7
Ranked 51st.
2.63
Ranked 38th. 54% more than Malaysia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences 526
Ranked 12th.
3,725
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Malaysia

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 108.54
Ranked 34th.
195.85
Ranked 19th. 80% more than Malaysia

Telephone system > Domestic domestic satellite system with 2 earth stations; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity roughly 140 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 .my .us
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 26.95 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 63th.
83.14 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Malaysia

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 83.23 min.
Ranked 43th.
280.26 min.
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Malaysia

Telephone mainlines 4.37 million
Ranked 29th.
177.95 million
Ranked 2nd. 41 times more than Malaysia

Cinemas 162
Ranked 35th.
31,640
Ranked 1st. 195 times more than Malaysia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita 0.226 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th.
0.253 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th. 12% more than Malaysia

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 19.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 56th.
166.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 15th. 9 times more than Malaysia

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 7.39$/month
Ranked 165th.
14.95$/month
Ranked 120th. 2 times more than Malaysia

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 84.77 min. per capita
Ranked 42nd.
279.45 min. per capita
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Malaysia

Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people 3.33
Ranked 1st.
21.3
Ranked 22nd. 6 times more than Malaysia
Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 100%
Ranked 15th. 13% more than United States
88.4%
Ranked 16th.

Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 393.42$ per capita
Ranked 37th.
3,851.5$ per capita
Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than Malaysia

Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$ $800.34
Ranked 32nd.
$3,230.18
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Malaysia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology 662
Ranked 4th.
898
Ranked 10th. 36% more than Malaysia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature 998
Ranked 19th.
13,221
Ranked 3rd. 13 times more than Malaysia

Mobile cellular subscriptions 27.71 million
Ranked 29th.
270.5 million
Ranked 4th. 10 times more than Malaysia

Internet > Broadband subscribers 490,630
Ranked 34th.
49.39 million
Ranked 1st. 101 times more than Malaysia

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 0.281
Ranked 154th.
24.13
Ranked 23th. 86 times more than Malaysia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences 614
Ranked 18th.
10,762
Ranked 3rd. 18 times more than Malaysia

Cinemas per million 7.25
Ranked 43th.
116.04
Ranked 5th. 16 times more than Malaysia

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 31
Ranked 35th.
1,476
Ranked 1st. 48 times more than Malaysia

Internet > IP addresses 6.32 million
Ranked 42nd.
1.54 billion
Ranked 1st. 244 times more than Malaysia
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 67
Ranked 33th.
367.37
Ranked 13th. 5 times more than Malaysia

Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 4905000000 26836000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 4.93
Ranked 72nd.
24.02
Ranked 18th. 5 times more than Malaysia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 156.94
Ranked 108th.
442.8
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Malaysia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total 5,084
Ranked 15th.
68,175
Ranked 3rd. 13 times more than Malaysia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 3.95 million
Ranked 44th.
234.41 million
Ranked 1st. 59 times more than Malaysia
Television broadcast stations per million 3.34
Ranked 17th.
7.43
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Malaysia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million 222.05
Ranked 28th.
253.07
Ranked 36th. 14% more than Malaysia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation 222
Ranked 14th.
4,245
Ranked 6th. 19 times more than Malaysia

Internet > TLD .my .us
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 102.59
Ranked 57th. 15% more than United States
88.87
Ranked 80th.

Internet > Livejournal users 1,538
Ranked 25th.
1.29 million
Ranked 1st. 841 times more than Malaysia
Internet > Secure Internet servers 446
Ranked 35th.
259,881
Ranked 1st. 583 times more than Malaysia

Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people 0.972
Ranked 34th. 3 times more than United States
0.355
Ranked 43th.

Cinema > Number of distribution companies 27
Ranked 16th.
109
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Malaysia

Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita 0.013 per capita
Ranked 52nd.
5.25 per capita
Ranked 2nd. 404 times more than Malaysia

Telecommunications > Country calling code 60 1
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price free free
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date 2008.10.01 2003.11.24
Telephone subscribers per 1000 925.22
Ranked 48th.
1,230.67
Ranked 35th. 33% more than Malaysia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 13.5%
Ranked 84th.
74.7%
Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Malaysia
E-Government rating 51.5
Ranked 21st.
60.1
Ranked 4th. 17% more than Malaysia
Population covered by mobile telephony 95%
Ranked 49th.
99%
Ranked 28th. 4% more than Malaysia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million 22.97
Ranked 21st. 66% more than United States
13.83
Ranked 34th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita 44.38 per 1 million people
Ranked 27th.
49.08 per 1 million people
Ranked 36th. 11% more than Malaysia

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 1.32
Ranked 55th.
5.23
Ranked 20th. 4 times more than Malaysia

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 17.31 per 1 million people
Ranked 81st.
869.2 per 1 million people
Ranked 7th. 50 times more than Malaysia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 4.29 million
Ranked 36th.
114 million
Ranked 2nd. 27 times more than Malaysia
Vanished > Broadcasting > Series Premiere 2007 August 21 2006
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita 6.98 per 1 million people
Ranked 28th.
11.24 per 1 million people
Ranked 32nd. 61% more than Malaysia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million 43.59
Ranked 29th.
49.08
Ranked 35th. 13% more than Malaysia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History 241
Ranked 18th.
6,583
Ranked 3rd. 27 times more than Malaysia

Internet > Livejournal users per million 60.63
Ranked 80th.
4,415.29
Ranked 3rd. 73 times more than Malaysia
Website defacements per million 4.93
Ranked 35th. 3 times more than United States
1.51
Ranked 69th.
Internet > Linux web servers 29
Ranked 39th.
11,108
Ranked 1st. 383 times more than Malaysia
Website defacements 118
Ranked 17th.
429
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Malaysia
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 22.55%
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than United States
9.22%
Ranked 87th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million 28.91
Ranked 12th. 9 times more than United States
3.33
Ranked 47th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million 26.82
Ranked 28th.
39.95
Ranked 34th. 49% more than Malaysia

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 21752000000 291122000000
Music sales > Singles > Millions 0.01
Ranked 32nd.
1.2
Ranked 5th. 120 times more than Malaysia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million 46.21
Ranked 28th.
52.8
Ranked 38th. 14% more than Malaysia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,413.3
Ranked 33th. 46% more than United States
965.4
Ranked 113th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 1.38
Ranked 94th.
5.08
Ranked 42nd. 4 times more than Malaysia

Internet > ISP > Per capita 0.304 per 1 million people
Ranked 98th.
24.27 per 1 million people
Ranked 2nd. 80 times more than Malaysia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita 27.31 per 1 million people
Ranked 26th.
39.95 per 1 million people
Ranked 35th. 46% more than Malaysia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita 10.72 per 1 million people
Ranked 28th.
24.44 per 1 million people
Ranked 28th. 2 times more than Malaysia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita 2.62 per 1 million people
Ranked 29th.
8.66 per 1 million people
Ranked 35th. 3 times more than Malaysia

Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.1
Ranked 60th.
35.9
Ranked 1st. 359 times more than Malaysia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million 6.86
Ranked 30th.
11.24
Ranked 31st. 64% more than Malaysia

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation 1.42 million
Ranked 14th.
107.57 million
Ranked 2nd. 76 times more than Malaysia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities 157
Ranked 21st.
3,027
Ranked 3rd. 19 times more than Malaysia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology 59
Ranked 23th.
2,333
Ranked 3rd. 40 times more than Malaysia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences 1,058
Ranked 15th.
14,225
Ranked 3rd. 13 times more than Malaysia

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 1.35 per 1 million people
Ranked 54th.
5.23 per 1 million people
Ranked 19th. 4 times more than Malaysia

ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $1.63 billion
Ranked 27th.
$22.44 billion
Ranked 3rd. 14 times more than Malaysia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita 23.39 per 1 million people
Ranked 20th. 69% more than United States
13.83 per 1 million people
Ranked 35th.

Television standard > VHF PAL B NTSC M
Internet > ISP per million 0.299
Ranked 104th.
24.34
Ranked 3rd. 81 times more than Malaysia
Telephone system > Regulation 1998 1934
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 7.27 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 36th.
13.24 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 26th. 82% more than Malaysia

Everybody Hates Chris > International Broadcasts > Series Premiere September 27 2006 September 22 2005
Telephone lines > Per 100 people 15.89
Ranked 97th.
50.81
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Malaysia

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 5.02$/month
Ranked 156th.
5.21$/month
Ranked 153th. 4% more than Malaysia

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 15.65
Ranked 103th.
44.02
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Malaysia

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 8.72$/month
Ranked 82nd.
25.02$/month
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Malaysia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million 2.58
Ranked 30th.
8.66
Ranked 33th. 3 times more than Malaysia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million 9.7
Ranked 25th.
15.76
Ranked 30th. 63% more than Malaysia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita 47.05 per 1 million people
Ranked 26th.
52.8 per 1 million people
Ranked 39th. 12% more than Malaysia

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 14.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 84th.
1,040.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 70 times more than Malaysia

Telephone subscribers > Per capita 943.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th.
1,227.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th. 30% more than Malaysia

Telephone lines 4.29 million
Ranked 33th.
154.65 million
Ranked 3rd. 36 times more than Malaysia

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 1.33 million
Ranked 36th.
73.12 million
Ranked 2nd. 55 times more than Malaysia

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 25.27%
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than United States
12.49%
Ranked 15th.

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 26.18%
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than United States
12.78%
Ranked 16th.

Idol series > Idol around the world > Winners Season 1, 2004 : Jaclyn Victor <br> Season 2, 2005 : Daniel Lee Chee Hun <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Idol_%28Season_1%29">Season 1, 2002</a> : Kelly Clarkson <br> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Idol_%28Season_2%29">Season 2, 2003</a> : Ruben Studdard <br> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Idol_%28Season_3%29">Season 3, 2004</a> : Fantasia Barrino <br> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Idol_%28Season_4%29">Season 4, 2005</a> : Carrie Underwood <br> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Idol_%28Season_5%29">Season 5, 2006</a> : Taylor Hicks <br> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Idol_%28Season_6%29">Season 6, 2007</a> : In progress
Internet > Specific websites > Chinese Wikipedia edits 1.3%
Ranked 6th.
5.4%
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Malaysia
Internet > Specific websites > Chinese Wikipedia readers 1.7%
Ranked 4th.
4.6%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Malaysia
Broadcasters of Medium > Broadcasters > Premi&egrave;re July 14, 2006 January 3, 2005
Telephone subscribers 23.91 million
Ranked 24th.
360.35 million
Ranked 2nd. 15 times more than Malaysia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita 29.44 per 1 million people
Ranked 11th. 9 times more than United States
3.33 per 1 million people
Ranked 47th.

Telephone subscribers per employee 769.9
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than United States
345.72
Ranked 61st.

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 4.83% GDP
Ranked 37th. 81% more than United States
2.67% GDP
Ranked 96th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita 24.33 per 1 million people
Ranked 22nd. 72% more than United States
14.12 per 1 million people
Ranked 36th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million 23.89
Ranked 24th. 69% more than United States
14.12
Ranked 36th.

Internet > Linux web servers per million 1.21
Ranked 62nd.
38.98
Ranked 5th. 32 times more than Malaysia
Men in Trees > International Broadcasters > Series Premiere January 3, 2007 September 12, 2006
Digital terrestrial television > Analog Switch-Off 2015 February 17, 2009
Royalties and fees 0.0
Ranked 84th.
$134.30
Ranked 5th.
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 33.6
Ranked 73th.
1,234.13
Ranked 6th. 37 times more than Malaysia

Internet servers using encryption 923
Ranked 33th.
378,887
Ranked 1st. 410 times more than Malaysia

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 8.39
Ranked 79th.
28.03
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Malaysia

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 65.66
Ranked 79th.
1,474.08
Ranked 19th. 22 times more than Malaysia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million 10.53
Ranked 30th.
24.44
Ranked 27th. 2 times more than Malaysia

Phone subscribers 509.92
Ranked 55th.
1,117.9
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Malaysia
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 16.94
Ranked 80th.
870.97
Ranked 7th. 51 times more than Malaysia

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 44
Ranked 41st.
7,607
Ranked 1st. 173 times more than Malaysia

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 172.25 per 1,000 people
Ranked 68th.
605.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Malaysia

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 0.994 per 1,000 people
Ranked 52nd.
3.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Malaysia

Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code 60
Ranked 51st. 60 times more than United States
1
Ranked 32nd.
Phone system > International dialling code +60 +1
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 133.15
Ranked 83th.
740.25
Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Malaysia
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 27.86%
Ranked 45th. 26% more than United States
22.13%
Ranked 60th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 31.97%
Ranked 47th.
43.14%
Ranked 26th. 35% more than Malaysia

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 41.41%
Ranked 27th. 38% more than United States
30.02%
Ranked 58th.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 2.07
Ranked 75th.
25.98
Ranked 42nd. 13 times more than Malaysia

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