Media Stats: compare key data on Norway & South Africa

Definitions

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.
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.
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 > 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.
Radio broadcast stations: The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast stations.
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people: Daily newspapers refer to those published at least four times a week and calculated as average circulation (or copies printed) per 1,000 people."
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.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
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$: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment."
Internet > Percent using internet: Percentage of individuals using the Internet.
Telephones > Mobile cellular: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use.
Radio receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telephone mainlines per 1000: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Newspapers > List of newspapers: List of newspapers.
Telephone system > General assessment: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic and international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
Television receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced: Number of national feature films produced.
Internet > IP addresses per capita: Number of IPv4 internet address allocated per 1000 residents.
Average cost of local call: Telephone average cost of local call (US$ per three minutes). Cost of local call is the cost of a three-minute call within the same exchange area using the subscriber's equipment (that is, not from a public phone).
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.
Number of PCs per million: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Figures expressed per million 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.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States.
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.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
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 > 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.
Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced: Percentage of feature films that are co-productions with international companies.
Internet > Top level domain: Country top level domain.
Television > Total number of channels: Total number of television channels.
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.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people: Number of national feature films produced. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Television > Total number of channels per million people: Total number of television channels. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films: Percentage of feature films that are 100% funded by national companies.
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.
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."
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.
Television > Percentage of Government (public) television institutions: Percentage of Government (public) television institutions.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people: Estimated number of individual non-daily newspapers in circulation by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
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."
Number of PCs: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people: Fixed telephone lines. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions: Mobile subscriptions Number.
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.
Radio > Total number of channels: Total number of radio channels.
Radio > Ratio of private to government (public) radio institutions: Number of private radio institutions to government radio institutions. For instance, for every one government radio institution Turkey has 1,265 that are private.
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.
Cinema > Percentage of nationally controlled distribution companies: Percentage of nationally based film distribution companies.
Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people: Total number of film distribution companies. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Cinema > Number of distribution companies: Total number of film distribution companies.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
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.
Telephone subscribers per 1000: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration: Mobile subscriptions %.
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 > Literature > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Television > Percentage of public channels with national coverage: Percentage of public television channels with national coverage.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Radio > Total number of channels per million people: Total number of radio channels. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Total number of combined radio and television institutions per million people: Total number of combined radio and television institutions. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines: Number of telephone lines.
Radio > Percentage of private radio institutions: Percentage of radio institutions that are private.
Radio > Percentage of government (public) radio institutions: Percentage of radio institutions that are financed by the government, also known as public radio institutions.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > Livejournal users per million: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > Linux web servers: Total usage of Linux servers by country as of Jan 2001
Website defacements per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telephone system > Regulation: The year that the nation established an industry regulator for its telecommunication providers. "n/a" indicates that no regulator has been established.
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines: Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch: Official launch date of digital terrestrial television in different countries.
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.
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).
Telephone subscribers per employee: Telephone subscribers per employee are telephone subscribers (fixed-line plus mobile) divided by total telecommunications employees.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
Royalties and fees: Receipts of royalties and licence fees ($US per person)
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers (per 100 people). Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people: Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people). Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country.
Television > Percentage of private television institutions: Percentage of private television institutions.
Total number of combined radio and television institutions: Total number of radio and television institutions.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Radio > Percentage of public channels with national coverage: Percentage of public radio channels with national coverage.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of individual non-daily newspapers in circulation by country.
Television > Ratio of private to Government (public) television institutions: Number of private television institutions to government television institutions. For instance, for every one government television institution Turkey has 528 that are private.
Phone system > International dialling code: Country international dialling code.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile subscriptions Number. Figures expressed per thousand people 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.
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 subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
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).
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.
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.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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 and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people: Number of non-daily newspaper titles per 1,000,000 literate inhabitants.
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.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 10 million $ gross domestic product.
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."
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.
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.
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.

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STAT	Norway	South Africa
Broadcast media	-	the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) operates 4 TV stations, 3 are free-to-air and 1 is pay TV; e.tv, a private station, is accessible to more than half the population; multiple subscription TV services provide a mix of local and international channels; well developed mix of public and private radio stations at the national, regional, and local levels; the SABC radio network, state-owned and controlled but nominally independent, operates 18 stations, one for each of the 11 official languages, 4 community stations, and 3 commercial stations; more than 100 community-based stations extend coverage to rural areas
Households with television	99.97% Ranked 1st. 69% more than South Africa	59.2% Ranked 34th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000	364.54 Ranked 8th. 17 times more than South Africa	21.63 Ranked 116th.
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people	95 Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than South Africa	41 Ranked 102nd.
Internet > Internet users per thousand people	946.9 Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than South Africa	411.77 Ranked 103th.
Internet > Users per 1000	806.94 Ranked 4th. 7 times more than South Africa	108.05 Ranked 81st.
Internet users	4.43 million Ranked 23th. About the same as South Africa	4.42 million Ranked 54th.
Personal computers > Per capita	572.74 per 1,000 people Ranked 14th. 7 times more than South Africa	84.58 per 1,000 people Ranked 25th.
Personal computers per 1000	572.75 Ranked 14th. 7 times more than South Africa	84.03 Ranked 25th.
Radio > List of radio stations	<p>NRK - public broadcaster, operates three national stations and local services</p> </p>P4 - national, commercial</p> </p>Radio Norge - national, commercial, music</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17745325">Full Article</a>	<p>SABC - state broadcaster with 20 regional and national services in 11 languages, including: national English-language network SAfm; contemporary music station 5 FM; national Afrikaans station Radio Sonder Grense; national Zulu station Ukhozi FM; Sesotho station Lesedi FM</p> </p>Channel Africa - SABC's pan-African external radio</p> </p>YFM - popular Johannesburg commercial R&B, soul and hip-hop station</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14094861">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	115.55 Ranked 71st.	134.8 Ranked 41st. 17% more than Norway
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita	1,121.88 per 1,000 people Ranked 27th. 17% more than South Africa	961.41 per 1,000 people Ranked 43th.
Television > List of TV stations	<p>NRK - public broadcaster, operates NRK-1, NRK-2, NRK-3 and NRK Super</p> </p>TV2 - national, commercial; NRK's main competitor</p> </p>TV3 Norge - commercial, via satellite</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17745325">Full Article</a>	<p>SABC - state broadcaster, operates three national TV networks, two pay-TV channels</p> </p>e.tv - free-to-air, commercial; also operates news network eNCA</p> </p>M-Net - pay-TV, pan-African audience</p>
Television receivers > Per capita	460.93 per 1,000 people Ranked 26th. 4 times more than South Africa	127.06 per 1,000 people Ranked 91st.
Televisions per 1000	444.7 Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than South Africa	130.11 Ranked 100th.
Radio broadcast stations	AM 5, FM at least 650, shortwave 1	AM 14, FM 347 (plus 243 repeaters), shortwave 1
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people	516 Ranked 3rd. 17 times more than South Africa	29.62 Ranked 57th.
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people	1,488.86 per 1,000 people Ranked 15th. 80% more than South Africa	825.13 per 1,000 people Ranked 54th.
Internet > Users > Per capita	821.1 per 1,000 people Ranked 5th. 8 times more than South Africa	108.77 per 1,000 people Ranked 91st.
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000	292.02 Ranked 57th. 4 times more than South Africa	78.75 Ranked 132nd.
Televisions	2.03 million Ranked 61st.	6 million Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Norway
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita	429.57 per 1,000 people Ranked 21st. 4 times more than South Africa	105.5 per 1,000 people Ranked 80th.
Internet users > Per 100 people	82.52 Ranked 5th. 10 times more than South Africa	8.58 Ranked 125th.
Internet > Internet users	4.47 million Ranked 65th.	20.01 million Ranked 25th. 4 times more than Norway
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita	566.69 per 1,000 people Ranked 2nd. 22 times more than South Africa	25.41 per 1,000 people Ranked 50th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps	43,019 Mbps Ranked 16th. 49 times more than South Africa	881.5 Mbps Ranked 57th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita	9,368.35 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 7th. 493 times more than South Africa	19.01 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 92nd.
Personal computers	2.63 million Ranked 34th.	3.97 million Ranked 10th. 51% more than Norway
Television broadcast stations	360 Ranked 5th.	556 Ranked 3rd. 54% more than Norway
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes	1.2 billion min. Ranked 18th.	1.25 billion min. Ranked 24th. 5% more than Norway
Radios per 1000	882.83 Ranked 24th. 2 times more than South Africa	368.63 Ranked 89th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000	1,105.05 Ranked 53th. 17% more than South Africa	941.52 Ranked 76th.
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$	$15.11 billion Ranked 30th.	$27.02 billion Ranked 18th. 79% more than Norway
Internet > Percent using internet	95% Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than South Africa	41% Ranked 102nd.
Telephones > Mobile cellular	5.7 million Ranked 96th.	64 million Ranked 19th. 11 times more than Norway
Radio receivers > Per capita	0.915 per capita Ranked 19th. 3 times more than South Africa	0.336 per capita Ranked 84th.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000	393.48 Ranked 32nd. 4 times more than South Africa	87.59 Ranked 123th.
Telephone mainlines per 1000	460.49 Ranked 18th. 5 times more than South Africa	100.19 Ranked 87th.
Newspapers > List of newspapers	<p>VG - large-circulation national daily</p> </p>The Norway Post - English-language</p> </p>Aftenposten - daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17745325">Full Article</a>	<p>The Star - Johannesburg-based daily, city's oldest newspaper</p> </p>The Sowetan - Johannesburg-based tabloid</p> </p>Beeld - largest Afrikaans daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14094861">Full Article</a>
Telephone system > General assessment	modern in all respects; one of the most advanced telecommunications networks in Europe	the system is the best developed and most modern in Africa
Television receivers per 1000	460.82 Ranked 27th. 4 times more than South Africa	127.06 Ranked 88th.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced	35 Ranked 34th. 59% more than South Africa	22 Ranked 45th.
Internet > IP addresses per capita	3,241.65 Ranked 4th. 8 times more than South Africa	417.67 Ranked 72nd.
Average cost of local call	0.14 Ranked 11th. Twice as much as South Africa	0.07 Ranked 50th.
Internet > Users	3.8 million Ranked 43th.	5.1 million Ranked 23th. 34% more than Norway
Internet > Internet penetration	95% Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than South Africa	41% Ranked 107th.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000	1,028.37 Ranked 13th. 43% more than South Africa	719.51 Ranked 47th.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000	1,142.05 Ranked 78th.	1,336.1 Ranked 40th. 17% more than Norway
Telecoms > Telephone lines	1.47 million Ranked 65th.	4.03 million Ranked 41st. 3 times more than Norway
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions	5.73 million Ranked 102nd.	68.39 million Ranked 19th. 12 times more than Norway
Internet > Internet Service Providers	13 Ranked 77th.	150 Ranked 10th. 12 times more than Norway
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	1.83 million Ranked 43th. 65% more than South Africa	1.11 million Ranked 54th.
Telephones > Main lines in use	1.53 million Ranked 66th.	4.13 million Ranked 42nd. 3 times more than Norway
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people	27.95 Ranked 60th. 4 times more than South Africa	7.69 Ranked 133th.
Active military personnel	24,025 Ranked 67th.	62,082 Ranked 41st. 3 times more than Norway
Radio receivers per 1000	914.84 Ranked 19th. 3 times more than South Africa	335.97 Ranked 83th.
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita	1,028.37 per 1,000 people Ranked 12th. 42% more than South Africa	724.27 per 1,000 people Ranked 48th.
Internet > Hosts per 1000	628.12 Ranked 7th. 24 times more than South Africa	26.58 Ranked 65th.
Number of PCs per million	572.75 Ranked 13th. 7 times more than South Africa	80.15 Ranked 73th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions	5.83 million Ranked 100th.	68.39 million Ranked 19th. 12 times more than Norway
Radio receivers	4.03 million Ranked 63th.	13.75 million Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Norway
Television receivers	2.03 million Ranked 60th.	5.2 million Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Norway
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology	242 Ranked 17th.	516 Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Norway
Television broadcast stations > Per capita	82.57 per 1 million people Ranked 1st. 6 times more than South Africa	13.59 per 1 million people Ranked 14th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes	0.31$ Ranked 116th.	0.79$ Ranked 86th. 3 times more than Norway
Mobile phone subscribers	4.75 million Ranked 55th.	33.96 million Ranked 17th. 7 times more than Norway
Telephone system > International	country code - 47; 2 buried coaxial cable systems; submarine cables provide links to other Nordic countries and Europe; satellite earth stations - NA Eutelsat, NA Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), and 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions)(Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and Sweden)	country code - 27; the SAT-3/WASC and SAFE fiber-optic submarine cable systems connect South Africa to Europe and Asia; the EASSy fiber-optic cable system connects with Europe and North America; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 2 Atlantic Ocean)
Internet > ISP	13 Ranked 57th.	150 Ranked 4th. 12 times more than Norway
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000	214.43 Ranked 9th. 61 times more than South Africa	3.5 Ranked 73th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines	1.47 million Ranked 65th.	4.03 million Ranked 41st. 3 times more than Norway
Radios	4.03 million Ranked 64th.	17 million Ranked 24th. 4 times more than Norway
Internet > Hosts	3 million Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than South Africa	1.3 million Ranked 34th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000	566.69 Ranked 1st. 22 times more than South Africa	25.41 Ranked 50th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million	9,368.43 Mbps Ranked 7th. 496 times more than South Africa	18.89 Mbps Ranked 91st.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles	74 Ranked 24th. 4 times more than South Africa	18 Ranked 50th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation	2.38 million Ranked 24th. 69% more than South Africa	1.41 million Ranked 32nd.
Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced	22.86% Ranked 31st.	72.73% Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Norway
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily	2.54 million Ranked 19th. 2 times more than South Africa	1.12 million Ranked 30th.
Internet > Top level domain	.no	.za
Television > Total number of channels	3 Ranked 21st.	4 Ranked 42nd. 33% more than Norway
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP	0.051$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 48th.	0.099$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 4th. 94% more than Norway
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people	7.07 Ranked 12th. 16 times more than South Africa	0.435 Ranked 71st.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences	143 Ranked 20th.	330 Ranked 24th. 2 times more than Norway
Television > Total number of channels per million people	0.644 Ranked 15th. 8 times more than South Africa	0.0847 Ranked 63th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	517.87 Ranked 4th. 17 times more than South Africa	30.17 Ranked 59th.
Telephone system > Domestic	Norway has a domestic satellite system; the prevalence of rural areas encourages the wide use of mobile-cellular systems	combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity is roughly 140 telephones per 100 persons; consists of carrier-equipped open-wire lines, coaxial cables, microwave radio relay links, fiber-optic cable, radiotelephone communication stations, and wireless local loops; key centers are Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth, and Pretoria
Internet country code	.no	.za
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP	168.9 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 15th. 41 times more than South Africa	4.11 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 113th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita	260.33 min. Ranked 11th. 9 times more than South Africa	27.47 min. Ranked 80th.
Telephone mainlines	2.13 million Ranked 46th.	4.73 million Ranked 27th. 2 times more than Norway
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita	1.12 per 1,000 people Ranked 11th. 8 times more than South Africa	0.138 per 1,000 people Ranked 43th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita	214.43 per 1,000 people Ranked 9th. 61 times more than South Africa	3.52 per 1,000 people Ranked 73th.
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering	No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month	29.76$/month Ranked 60th.	63.21$/month Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Norway
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita	260.33 min. per capita Ranked 11th. 9 times more than South Africa	27.6 min. per capita Ranked 78th.
Internet hosts	None	None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films	77.14% Ranked 27th. 3 times more than South Africa	27.27% Ranked 58th.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita	3,568.52$ per capita Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than South Africa	537.47$ per capita Ranked 31st.
Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$	$3,129.62 Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than South Africa	$547.80 Ranked 34th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology	69 Ranked 23th.	566 Ranked 12th. 8 times more than Norway
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature	2,130 Ranked 12th. 74% more than South Africa	1,227 Ranked 25th.
Mobile cellular subscriptions	5.25 million Ranked 81st.	45 million Ranked 23th. 9 times more than Norway
Internet > Broadband subscribers	991,352 Ranked 28th. 6 times more than South Africa	165,290 Ranked 48th.
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million	2.85 Ranked 71st.	3.25 Ranked 64th. 14% more than Norway
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences	556 Ranked 19th.	1,002 Ranked 24th. 80% more than Norway
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily	82 Ranked 23th. 5 times more than South Africa	16 Ranked 44th.
Internet > IP addresses	15.26 million Ranked 25th.	20.39 million Ranked 20th. 34% more than Norway
Television > Percentage of Government (public) television institutions	4.88% Ranked 47th.	33.33% Ranked 16th. 7 times more than Norway
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	139.59 Ranked 25th.	163.51 Ranked 24th. 17% more than Norway
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU	20659000000	6586000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	33.26 Ranked 8th. 38 times more than South Africa	0.87 Ranked 105th.
Number of PCs	2,630 Ranked 35th.	3,740 Ranked 26th. 42% more than Norway
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people	292.02 Ranked 62nd. 4 times more than South Africa	78.75 Ranked 138th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total	4,985 Ranked 16th.	5,418 Ranked 27th. 9% more than Norway
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions	3.98 million Ranked 42nd.	12.7 million Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Norway
Television broadcast stations per million	82.58 Ranked 1st. 6 times more than South Africa	13.59 Ranked 17th.
Radio > Total number of channels	270 Ranked 7th. 14 times more than South Africa	19 Ranked 30th.
Radio > Ratio of private to government (public) radio institutions	123.5 Ranked 6th. 25 times more than South Africa	5 Ranked 46th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million	1,117.23 Ranked 12th. 8 times more than South Africa	138.5 Ranked 42nd.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation	315 Ranked 13th. 2 times more than South Africa	156 Ranked 32nd.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily	70 Ranked 30th.	261 Ranked 16th. 4 times more than Norway
Internet > TLD	.no	.za
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	110.12 Ranked 47th. 19% more than South Africa	92.23 Ranked 74th.
Internet > Livejournal users	2,162 Ranked 19th. 3 times more than South Africa	682 Ranked 37th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers	1,811 Ranked 18th. 64% more than South Africa	1,104 Ranked 26th.
Cinema > Percentage of nationally controlled distribution companies	83.33% Ranked 25th.	100% Ranked 6th. 20% more than Norway
Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people	4.85 Ranked 7th. 41 times more than South Africa	0.119 Ranked 47th.
Cinema > Number of distribution companies	24 Ranked 15th. 4 times more than South Africa	6 Ranked 36th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000	81.72 Ranked 21st.	96.14 Ranked 18th. 18% more than Norway
Telecommunications > Country calling code	47	27
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date	2001.04.01	2006.11.10
Telephone subscribers per 1000	1,488.86 Ranked 13th. 82% more than South Africa	819.71 Ranked 56th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration	84.6% Ranked 8th. 3 times more than South Africa	26% Ranked 62nd.
E-Government rating	47.7 Ranked 40th. 14% more than South Africa	42 Ranked 80th.
Population covered by mobile telephony	97% Ranked 41st. 1% more than South Africa	96% Ranked 35th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita	477.58 per 1 million people Ranked 3rd. 15 times more than South Africa	31.36 per 1 million people Ranked 37th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million	32.05 Ranked 17th. 4 times more than South Africa	8.44 Ranked 37th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million	18.26 Ranked 2nd. 50 times more than South Africa	0.364 Ranked 69th.
Television > Percentage of public channels with national coverage	100% Ranked 1st. 33% more than South Africa	75% Ranked 19th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita	389.99 per 1 million people Ranked 24th. 17 times more than South Africa	23.3 per 1 million people Ranked 74th.
Radio > Total number of channels per million people	58.4 Ranked 4th. 145 times more than South Africa	0.403 Ranked 61st.
Total number of combined radio and television institutions per million people	0.216 Number Ranked 29th. 10 times more than South Africa	0.0212 Number Ranked 46th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines	1.93 million Ranked 57th.	4.42 million Ranked 35th. 2 times more than Norway
Radio > Percentage of private radio institutions	99.2% Ranked 9th. 19% more than South Africa	83.33% Ranked 49th.
Radio > Percentage of government (public) radio institutions	0.803% Ranked 61st.	16.67% Ranked 20th. 21 times more than Norway
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita	36.32 per 1 million people Ranked 13th. 10 times more than South Africa	3.48 per 1 million people Ranked 49th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million	477.37 Ranked 3rd. 15 times more than South Africa	31.37 Ranked 37th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History	413 Ranked 13th. 2 times more than South Africa	190 Ranked 33th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita	15.59 per 1 million people Ranked 25th. 3 times more than South Africa	5.93 per 1 million people Ranked 36th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million	15.59 Ranked 25th. 3 times more than South Africa	5.93 Ranked 36th.
Internet > Livejournal users per million	470.83 Ranked 33th. 32 times more than South Africa	14.61 Ranked 119th.
Internet > Linux web servers	89 Ranked 19th. 5% more than South Africa	85 Ranked 20th.
Website defacements per million	3.1 Ranked 52nd.	3.27 Ranked 49th. 6% more than Norway
Website defacements	14 Ranked 59th.	147 Ranked 14th. 11 times more than Norway
Telephone system > Regulation	1987	1997
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines	14 per 100 mainlines Ranked 93th.	48.2 per 100 mainlines Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Norway
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita	15.47 per 1 million people Ranked 17th. 7% more than South Africa	14.47 per 1 million people Ranked 27th.
Television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch	2007-09	2006-03
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people	29.55 Ranked 58th. 4 times more than South Africa	7.94 Ranked 130th.
Telephone subscribers	6.88 million Ranked 50th.	38.69 million Ranked 15th. 6 times more than Norway
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month	37.89$/month Ranked 4th. 67% more than South Africa	22.74$/month Ranked 27th.
Telephone subscribers per employee	444.97 Ranked 43th.	725.35 Ranked 15th. 63% more than Norway
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP	3.26% GDP Ranked 78th.	5.73% GDP Ranked 16th. 76% more than Norway
Television standard > UHF	PAL G	PAL I
Digital terrestrial television > Analog Switch-Off	End of 2009	1 November 2011
Royalties and fees	$29.30 Ranked 15th. 21 times more than South Africa	$1.40 Ranked 31st.
Digital terrestrial television > Analogue to digital transition > Start of closedown	2008?	1 November 2008
Digital terrestrial television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch	Autumn 2007	March, 2006
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	16.12 Ranked 10th. 42 times more than South Africa	0.386 Ranked 128th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	36.88 Ranked 8th. 17 times more than South Africa	2.18 Ranked 117th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people	1,878.91 Ranked 10th. 22 times more than South Africa	83.75 Ranked 75th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people	1,161.01 Ranked 71st.	1,336.1 Ranked 41st. 15% more than Norway
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU	51350000000	87342000000
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million	92.56 Ranked 13th. 19 times more than South Africa	4.86 Ranked 48th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles	151 Ranked 34th.	314 Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Norway
Television > Percentage of private television institutions	95.12% Ranked 22nd. 43% more than South Africa	66.67% Ranked 51st.
Total number of combined radio and television institutions	1 Number Ranked 34th. The same as South Africa	1 Number Ranked 44th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million	36.31 Ranked 15th. 10 times more than South Africa	3.48 Ranked 48th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP	1.63$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 124th.	3.68$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 90th. 2 times more than Norway
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita	0.068$ per 1 million people Ranked 87th. 4 times more than South Africa	0.017$ per 1 million people Ranked 92nd.
Radio > Percentage of public channels with national coverage	1.85% Ranked 52nd.	26.32% Ranked 20th. 14 times more than Norway
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation	641,000 Ranked 26th.	7.63 million Ranked 9th. 12 times more than Norway
Television > Ratio of private to Government (public) television institutions	19.5 Ranked 18th. 10 times more than South Africa	2 Ranked 48th.
Phone system > International dialling code	+47	+27
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people	843.48 Ranked 8th. 3 times more than South Africa	261.28 Ranked 62nd.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology	141 Ranked 15th. 4 times more than South Africa	33 Ranked 41st.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	32.88 Ranked 31st. 5 times more than South Africa	6.73 Ranked 66th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita	182.51 per 1 million people Ranked 14th. 6 times more than South Africa	32.26 per 1 million people Ranked 42nd.
World music market > Digital Singles Sales Share in 2005	< 0.2%	< 0.1%
Internet > Hosts > Per capita	644.86 per 1,000 people Ranked 8th. 24 times more than South Africa	26.59 per 1,000 people Ranked 78th.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita	1,488.86 per 1,000 people Ranked 15th. 80% more than South Africa	825.13 per 1,000 people Ranked 54th.
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$	$2.98 billion Ranked 17th. 7 times more than South Africa	$453.91 million Ranked 36th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita	32.06 per 1 million people Ranked 16th. 4 times more than South Africa	8.44 per 1 million people Ranked 38th.
Television standard > VHF	PAL B	PAL I
Idol series > Idol around the world > Winners	Season 1, 2003 : Kurt Nilsen <br> Season 2, 2004 : Kjartan Salvesen <br> Season 3, 2005 : Jorun Stiansen <br> Season 4, 2006 : Aleksander Denstad With <br> Season 5, 2007 : Upcoming season	Season 1, 2002 : Heinz Winckler <br> Season 2, 2003 : Anke Pietrangeli <br> Season 3, 2005 : Karin Kortje <br> Season 4, 2006 : Dewald Louw
Internet > ISP per million	2.89 Ranked 49th.	3.34 Ranked 10th. 15% more than Norway
Internet > Linux web servers per million	19.72 Ranked 18th. 10 times more than South Africa	1.89 Ranked 56th.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita	3.28 per 1,000 people Ranked 8th. 4 times more than South Africa	0.764 per 1,000 people Ranked 60th.
Telephone mainlines > Per capita	460.49 per 1,000 people Ranked 20th. 5 times more than South Africa	100.86 per 1,000 people Ranked 86th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million	15.46 Ranked 18th. 7% more than South Africa	14.47 Ranked 27th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million	124.61 Ranked 15th. 5 times more than South Africa	25.61 Ranked 37th.
Internet servers using encryption	4,881 Ranked 16th. 2 times more than South Africa	1,994 Ranked 25th.
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people	1,011.18 Ranked 12th. 25 times more than South Africa	40.43 Ranked 68th.
Music sales > Singles > Millions	0.07 Ranked 20th.	0.5 Ranked 8th. 7 times more than Norway
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million	182.43 Ranked 16th. 6 times more than South Africa	32.26 Ranked 41st.
Phone subscribers	1,545.72 Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than South Africa	364.32 Ranked 66th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million	388.57 Ranked 23th. 17 times more than South Africa	23.13 Ranked 72nd.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita	81.72 per 1,000 people Ranked 21st.	96.14 per 1,000 people Ranked 18th. 18% more than Norway
Internet > ISP > Per capita	2.9 per 1 million people Ranked 42nd.	3.35 per 1 million people Ranked 9th. 16% more than Norway
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita	124.66 per 1 million people Ranked 14th. 5 times more than South Africa	25.61 per 1 million people Ranked 38th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita	92.6 per 1 million people Ranked 12th. 19 times more than South Africa	4.86 per 1 million people Ranked 49th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita	31.61 per 1 million people Ranked 12th. 37 times more than South Africa	0.844 per 1 million people Ranked 54th.
Internet > IP addresses (share)	0.4 Ranked 24th.	0.5 Ranked 21st. 25% more than Norway
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people	41.28 Ranked 26th. 3 times more than South Africa	11.84 Ranked 46th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities	162 Ranked 20th. 19% more than South Africa	136 Ranked 33th.
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP	29.95% Ranked 42nd. 3 times more than South Africa	10.56% Ranked 101st.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports	32.17% Ranked 45th. 3 times more than South Africa	12.58% Ranked 104th.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports	27.55% Ranked 65th. 31% more than South Africa	21.07% Ranked 89th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences	814 Ranked 18th.	1,262 Ranked 24th. 55% more than Norway
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita	18.26 per 1 million people Ranked 1st. 50 times more than South Africa	0.364 per 1 million people Ranked 68th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily	367,000 Ranked 26th.	4.23 million Ranked 6th. 12 times more than Norway
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP	0.144 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 48th. 89% more than South Africa	0.076 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 89th.
Telephone lines	1.9 million Ranked 54th.	4.42 million Ranked 31st. 2 times more than Norway
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	1.59 million Ranked 33th. 4 times more than South Africa	426,000 Ranked 56th.
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports	8.16% Ranked 40th.	8.76% Ranked 35th. 7% more than Norway
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports	2.01% Ranked 55th. 25% more than South Africa	1.61% Ranked 60th.
Telephone lines > Per 100 people	39.76 Ranked 35th. 4 times more than South Africa	9.07 Ranked 123th.
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month	20.19$/month Ranked 22nd. 52% more than South Africa	13.26$/month Ranked 63th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita	54.26 per 1 million people Ranked 8th. 4 times more than South Africa	13.19 per 1 million people Ranked 35th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million	31.6 Ranked 12th. 37 times more than South Africa	0.844 Ranked 53th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million	70.6 Ranked 12th. 18 times more than South Africa	3.99 Ranked 43th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million	54.24 Ranked 9th. 4 times more than South Africa	13.19 Ranked 35th.
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue	48.01% Ranked 19th. 5 times more than South Africa	9.77% Ranked 85th.

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