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  • 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.
  • International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes).
  • 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.
  • News Agencies > List of news agencies: List of news agencies.
  • Radio broadcast stations: The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast 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.
  • 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.
  • Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Television > List of TV stations: List of TV stations.
  • Television broadcast stations: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations.
  • Television receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Televisions: The total number of televisions
  • Televisions per 1000: The total number of televisions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Radios per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Internet > Percent using internet: Percentage of individuals using the Internet.
  • Telephones > Mobile cellular: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use.
  • Radio receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telephone mainlines per 1000: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones: Number of mobile phones.

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • 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.
  • 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
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day.
  • Internet > Top level domain: Country top level domain.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • Telephone mainlines: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment.
  • Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$: Investment in telecoms with private participation (current US$). Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets and small projects are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • 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.
     
     
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Internet > TLD: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
  • Internet > Livejournal users: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004)
  • Telecommunications > Country calling code:

    The calling code for each country. A calling code should not be confused with an area or city code. For instance, the calling code for the United States is 1, and the area code for Detroit is 313. In order to dial Detroit from overseas you must dial the 1, plus 313, then the actual phone number. It's also common to see a “+” in front of the calling code, e.g., +1 313 XXX-XXXX.

  • Telephone subscribers per 1000: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • E-Government rating: Darrell M. West, Center for Public Policy, Brown University
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines: Number of telephone lines.
  • Internet > Livejournal users per million: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
  • Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita: Investment in telecoms with private participation (current US$). Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets and small projects are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
  • Telephone subscribers per employee: Telephone subscribers per employee are telephone subscribers (fixed-line plus mobile) divided by total telecommunications employees.
  • 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.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
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STAT North Korea Pakistan HISTORY
Broadcast media no independent media; radios and TVs are pre-tuned to government stations; 4 government-owned TV stations; the Korean Workers' Party owns and operates the Korean Central Broadcasting Station, and the state-run Voice of Korea operates an external broadcast service; the government prohibits listening to and jams foreign broadcasts media is government regulated; 1 dominant state-owned TV broadcaster, Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV), operates a network consisting of 5 channels; private TV broadcasters are permitted; to date 69 foreign satellite channels are operational; the state-owned radio network operates more than 40 stations; nearly 100 commercially licensed privately owned radio stations provide programming mostly limited to music and talk shows
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 41.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 148th. 		115.87 per 1,000 people
Ranked 114th. 3 times more than North Korea
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 6.2 million min.
Ranked 137th. 		1.66 billion min.
Ranked 20th. 268 times more than North Korea
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 0.0
Ranked 194th. 		5.17
Ranked 140th.
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 0.0
Ranked 199th. 		9.96
Ranked 164th.
News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) - state-run; web pages in several languages</p> </p>Uriminzokkiri (On Our Own) - website carrying official news; pages in several languages</p> <p>Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) - state-funded</p>
Radio broadcast stations AM 17 (including 11 stations of Korean Central Broadcasting Station; North Korea has a "national intercom" cable radio station wired throughout the country that is a significant source of information for the average North Korean citizen; it is wired into most residences and workplaces and carries news and commentary), FM 14, shortwave 14 AM 31, FM 68, shortwave NA
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 6.92
Ranked 198th. 		66.77
Ranked 155th. 10 times more than North Korea
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 47.65
Ranked 144th. 47% more than Pakistan 		32.39
Ranked 155th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 50.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 52% more than Pakistan 		32.96 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th.
Television > List of TV stations <p>Korean Central Broadcasting Station - radio station of Korean Workers&#039; Party</p> </p>Korean Central TV - TV station of Korean Workers&#039; Party</p> </p>Mansudae TV - cultural station</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15259016">Full Article</a> <p>Pakistan Television Corporation Ltd - state TV, operates PTV Home, regional network PTV National, Baluchi-language PTV Bolan, PTV News</p> </p>ATV - semi-private, terrestrial network</p> </p>Geo TV - leading private satellite broadcaster, owned by Jang publishing group; based in Dubai; services include Urdu-language Geo News</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12965785">Full Article</a>
Television broadcast stations 4
Ranked 6th. 		20
Ranked 17th. 5 times more than North Korea
Television receivers > Per capita 56.24 per 1,000 people
Ranked 119th. 2 times more than Pakistan 		24.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 138th.
Televisions 1.2 million
Ranked 76th. 		3.1 million
Ranked 50th. 3 times more than North Korea
Televisions per 1000 51.17
Ranked 135th. 3 times more than Pakistan 		20.34
Ranked 156th.
Radios per 1000 143.29
Ranked 152nd. 62% more than Pakistan 		88.57
Ranked 170th.
Internet > Percent using internet 0.0
Ranked 200th. 		9.96%
Ranked 161st.
Telephones > Mobile cellular 1,000,000
Ranked 148th. 		111 million
Ranked 9th. 111 times more than North Korea
Radio receivers > Per capita 0.157 per capita
Ranked 136th. 50% more than Pakistan 		0.105 per capita
Ranked 155th.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 48.67
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Pakistan 		23.86
Ranked 148th.
Telephone mainlines per 1000 41.79
Ranked 127th. 25% more than Pakistan 		33.41
Ranked 106th.
Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>Rodong Sinmun (Labour Daily) - organ of Korean Workers&#039; Party; web pages in English</p> </p>Joson Inmingun (Korean People&#039;s Army Daily)</p> </p>Minju Choson (Democratic Korea) - government organ</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15259016">Full Article</a> <p>Daily Jang - Karachi-based, Urdu-language; largest-circulation daily</p> </p>Dawn - Karachi-based, largest-circulation English-language daily</p> </p>The Nation - Lahore-based, English-language daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12965785">Full Article</a>
Telephone system > General assessment adequate system; nationwide fiber-optic network; mobile-cellular service expanding beyond Pyongyang the telecommunications infrastructure is improving dramatically with foreign and domestic investments in fixed-line and mobile-cellular networks; system consists of microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, fiber-optic cable, cellular, and satellite networks;
Television receivers per 1000 53.95
Ranked 118th. 2 times more than Pakistan 		23.2
Ranked 136th.
Internet > IP addresses per capita 0.04
Ranked 223th. 		27.22
Ranked 163th. 681 times more than North Korea
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 68.65
Ranked 198th. 		670.64
Ranked 153th. 10 times more than North Korea
Telecoms > Telephone lines 1.18 million
Ranked 69th. 		5.8 million
Ranked 28th. 5 times more than North Korea
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.7 million
Ranked 145th. 		120.15 million
Ranked 9th. 71 times more than North Korea
Internet > Internet Service Providers 1
Ranked 175th. 		30
Ranked 38th. 30 times more than North Korea
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 0.0
Ranked 194th. 		926,922
Ranked 58th.
Telephones > Main lines in use 1.18 million
Ranked 71st. 		5.72 million
Ranked 30th. 5 times more than North Korea
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 4.77
Ranked 144th. 47% more than Pakistan 		3.24
Ranked 154th.
Active military personnel 1.11 million
Ranked 2nd. 79% more than Pakistan 		617,000
Ranked 1st.
Radio receivers per 1000 151.07
Ranked 135th. 50% more than Pakistan 		101.05
Ranked 153th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 1.7 million
Ranked 145th. 		120.15 million
Ranked 9th. 71 times more than North Korea
Radio receivers 3.36 million
Ranked 67th. 		13.5 million
Ranked 27th. 4 times more than North Korea
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 2 million
Ranked 63th. 		130.58 million
Ranked 7th. 65 times more than North Korea
Television receivers 1.2 million
Ranked 75th. 		3.1 million
Ranked 50th. 3 times more than North Korea
Television broadcast stations > Per capita 0.18 per 1 million people
Ranked 11th. 43% more than Pakistan 		0.126 per 1 million people
Ranked 35th.
Telephone system > International country code - 850; satellite earth stations - 2 (1 Intelsat - Indian Ocean, 1 Russian - Indian Ocean region); other international connections through Moscow and Beijing country code - 92; landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable systems that provide links to Asia, the Middle East, and Europe; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean); 3 operational international gateway exchanges (1 at Karachi and 2 at Islamabad); microwave radio relay to neighboring countries
Internet > ISP 1
Ranked 126th. 		30
Ranked 23th. 30 times more than North Korea
Radios 3.36 million
Ranked 68th. 		13.5 million
Ranked 29th. 4 times more than North Korea
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 15
Ranked 53th. 		291
Ranked 7th. 19 times more than North Korea
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 4.5 million
Ranked 20th. 		7.82 million
Ranked 10th. 74% more than North Korea
Internet > Top level domain .kp .pk
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 204.39
Ranked 33th. 4 times more than Pakistan 		50.39
Ranked 53th.
Telephone system > Domestic fiber-optic links installed down to the county level; telephone directories unavailable; GSM mobile-cellular service initiated in 2002 but suspended in 2004; Orascom Telecom Holding, an Egyptian company, launched W-CDMA mobile service on 15 December 2008 for the Pyongyang area, has expanded service to several large cities and now has a 1-million-person subscriber base mobile-cellular subscribership has skyrocketed, exceeding 110 million by the end of 2011, up from only about 300,000 in 2000; more than 90 percent of Pakistanis live within areas that have cell phone coverage and more than half of all Pakistanis have access to a cell phone; fiber systems are being constructed throughout the country to aid in network growth; fixed line availability has risen only marginally over the same period and there are still difficulties getting fixed-line service to rural areas
Internet country code .kp .pk
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 0.293 min.
Ranked 148th. 		11.08 min.
Ranked 95th. 38 times more than North Korea
Telephone mainlines 980,000
Ranked 68th. 		5.28 million
Ranked 25th. 5 times more than North Korea
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ $47.00 million
Ranked 76th. 		$314.00 million
Ranked 28th. 7 times more than North Korea
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering nd Selective filtering
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 0.303 min. per capita
Ranked 145th. 		11.45 min. per capita
Ranked 93th. 38 times more than North Korea
Internet hosts None None
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 0.0426
Ranked 191st. 		0.197
Ranked 167th. 5 times more than North Korea
Internet > IP addresses 1,024
Ranked 224th. 		5.18 million
Ranked 51st. 5059 times more than North Korea
Television broadcast stations per million 0.171
Ranked 10th. 37% more than Pakistan 		0.124
Ranked 33th.
Internet > TLD .kp .pk
Internet > Livejournal users 42
Ranked 172nd. 		162
Ranked 91st. 4 times more than North Korea
Telecommunications > Country calling code 850 92
Telephone subscribers per 1000 39.4
Ranked 151st. 		114.25
Ranked 114th. 3 times more than North Korea
E-Government rating 36
Ranked 127th. 		37.3
Ranked 120th. 4% more than North Korea
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 1.18 million
Ranked 71st. 		4.55 million
Ranked 33th. 4 times more than North Korea
Internet > Livejournal users per million 1.78
Ranked 182nd. 70% more than Pakistan 		1.04
Ranked 192nd.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 0.734 per 1,000 people
Ranked 119th. 35% more than Pakistan 		0.543 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th.
Telephone mainlines > Per capita 44 per 1,000 people
Ranked 129th. 30% more than Pakistan 		33.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 106th.
Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.0
Ranked 70th. 		0.1
Ranked 50th.
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita $1.92
Ranked 95th. 9% more than Pakistan 		$1.75
Ranked 86th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.296
Ranked 106th. 		6.37
Ranked 67th. 22 times more than North Korea
Internet > ISP per million 0.0438
Ranked 129th. 		0.209
Ranked 112th. 5 times more than North Korea
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 50 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 61st. 		98.6 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 14th. 97% more than North Korea
Television standard > VHF PAL PAL B
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 4.81
Ranked 144th. 49% more than Pakistan 		3.22
Ranked 154th.
Telephone subscribers 916,000
Ranked 93th. 		18.05 million
Ranked 27th. 20 times more than North Korea
Telephone subscribers per employee 33.33
Ranked 119th. 		213.34
Ranked 9th. 6 times more than North Korea
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.635
Ranked 119th. 		1.88
Ranked 82nd. 3 times more than North Korea
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 68.65
Ranked 196th. 		670.64
Ranked 152nd. 10 times more than North Korea
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 0.0
Ranked 194th. 		0.515
Ranked 141st.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 0.041
Ranked 187th. 		1.27
Ranked 169th. 31 times more than North Korea
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 7
Ranked 77th. 		988
Ranked 10th. 141 times more than North Korea
Internet > ISP > Per capita 0.046 per 1 million people
Ranked 123th. 		0.217 per 1 million people
Ranked 107th. 5 times more than North Korea
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code 850
Ranked 30th. 9 times more than Pakistan 		92
Ranked 40th.
Phone system > International dialling code +850 +92
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 41.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 147th. 		115.87 per 1,000 people
Ranked 114th. 3 times more than North Korea

SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; World Development Indicators database; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.; British Broadcasting Corporation 2014; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; CIA World Factbook, December 2003. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunications Union. Source tables; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; World Development Indicators database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; http://www.iana.org/numbers; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. 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