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Media Stats: compare key data on Palau & United States

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STAT Palau United States HISTORY
Broadcast media no TV stations; a cable TV network covers the major islands and provides access to rebroadcasts, on a delayed basis, of a number of US stations as well as access to a number of real-time satellite TV channels; about a half dozen radio stations with 1 government-owned 4
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 29.54
Ranked 108th.
281.99
Ranked 22nd. 10 times more than Palau

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 3 Mbps
Ranked 138th.
970,953.5 Mbps
Ranked 1st. 323651 times more than Palau

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 26.97
Ranked 53th.
81.03
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Palau

Internet users > Per 100 people 27.25
Ranked 51st.
75.77
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Palau

Radio > List of radio stations <p>WWFM - private FM station, music and speech</p> </p>KRFM - private FM station, music and speech</p> </p>T8AA Eco Paradise - government station, news and speech</p> <p>NPR (National Public Radio) - non-commercial network of member stations; news, information and cultural programmes</p> </p>Clear Channel - America&#039;s largest commercial radio operator, owns more than 1,200 stations</p> </p>CBS Radio - major commercial operator with nearly 180 stations in major markets</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16757497">Full Article</a>
Radio broadcast stations AM 1, FM 4, shortwave 1 AM 4,789, FM 8,961, shortwave 19
Radios per 1000 609.14
Ranked 51st.
1,982.02
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Palau
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 82.62
Ranked 135th.
98.17
Ranked 111th. 19% more than Palau

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 350.78
Ranked 46th.
442.8
Ranked 25th. 26% more than Palau

Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 648.84
Ranked 118th.
932.29
Ranked 78th. 44% more than Palau

Television > List of TV stations <p>There are no terrestrial over-the-air TV stations based in Palau, but most households have cable TV, which carries US and international channels.</p> <p>ABC - major commercial network</p> </p>CBS - major commercial network</p> </p>NBC - major commercial network</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16757497">Full Article</a>
Television broadcast stations 1
Ranked 10th.
2,218
Ranked 1st. 2218 times more than Palau

Televisions 11,000
Ranked 184th.
219 million
Ranked 2nd. 19909 times more than Palau
Televisions per 1000 558.38
Ranked 16th.
754.89
Ranked 3rd. 35% more than Palau
Internet > Percent using internet 26.97%
Ranked 55th.
81.03%
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Palau

Telephones > Mobile cellular 15,400
Ranked 188th.
290.3 million
Ranked 3rd. 18851 times more than Palau

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 349
Ranked 44th.
459.63
Ranked 20th. 32% more than Palau

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>Tia Belau - English-language weekly</p> </p>Palau Horizon - English-language weekly</p> </p>Roureur Belau - Palauan weekly</p> <p>USA Today - national daily</p> </p>Wall Street Journal - business daily</p> </p>Christian Science Monitor - church-owned daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16757497">Full Article</a>
Telephone system > General assessment NA a large, technologically advanced, multipurpose communications system
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 0.0
Ranked 101st.
819
Ranked 3rd.

Internet > IP addresses per capita 194.75
Ranked 104th.
4,911.96
Ranked 2nd. 25 times more than Palau
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 826.39
Ranked 136th.
987.53
Ranked 110th. 19% more than Palau

Telecoms > Telephone lines 7,280
Ranked 196th.
139 million
Ranked 2nd. 19093 times more than Palau

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 17,151
Ranked 198th.
310 million
Ranked 3rd. 18075 times more than Palau

Internet > Internet Service Providers 1
Ranked 213th.
7,000
Ranked 1st. 7000 times more than Palau
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 613
Ranked 176th.
88.52 million
Ranked 2nd. 144405 times more than Palau

Telephones > Main lines in use 6,900
Ranked 182nd.
146 million
Ranked 2nd. 21159 times more than Palau

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 35.29
Ranked 45th.
44.41
Ranked 23th. 26% more than Palau

Internet > Hosts per 1000 0.0497
Ranked 165th.
1,039.15
Ranked 2nd. 20906 times more than Palau

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 17,151
Ranked 196th.
303.05 million
Ranked 3rd. 17670 times more than Palau

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 49.75 per 1 million people
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than United States
7.42 per 1 million people
Ranked 17th.

Telephone system > International country code - 680; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) country code - 1; multiple ocean cable systems provide international connectivity; satellite earth stations - 61 Intelsat (45 Atlantic Ocean and 16 Pacific Ocean), 5 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region), and 4 Inmarsat (Pacific and Atlantic Ocean regions)
Internet > ISP 1
Ranked 24th.
7,000
Ranked 1st. 7000 times more than Palau
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 7,280
Ranked 198th.
139 million
Ranked 2nd. 19093 times more than Palau

Radios 12,000
Ranked 206th.
575 million
Ranked 1st. 47917 times more than Palau
Internet > Hosts 1
Ranked 222nd.
316 million
Ranked 1st. 316000000 times more than Palau

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 153.26 Mbps
Ranked 46th.
3,316.04 Mbps
Ranked 19th. 22 times more than Palau

Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 0.0
Ranked 57th.
11.6%
Ranked 44th.

Internet > Top level domain .pw .us
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 0.0
Ranked 101st.
2.63
Ranked 38th.

Telephone system > Domestic fixed-line and mobile-cellular services available with a combined subscribership of roughly 100 per 100 persons a large system of fiber-optic cable, microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, and domestic satellites carries every form of telephone traffic; a rapidly growing cellular system carries mobile telephone traffic throughout the country
Internet country code .pw .us
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 25.11 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 45th.
83.14 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Palau

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists, female per million people 201.97
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than United States
68.76
Ranked 5th.
Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 0.0
Ranked 59th.
88.4%
Ranked 16th.

Mobile cellular subscriptions 12,208
Ranked 180th.
270.5 million
Ranked 4th. 22158 times more than Palau

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 50.76
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than United States
24.13
Ranked 23th.
Internet > IP addresses 4,096
Ranked 208th.
1.54 billion
Ranked 1st. 376369 times more than Palau
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 227.22
Ranked 18th.
367.37
Ranked 13th. 62% more than Palau

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 0.48
Ranked 112th.
24.02
Ranked 18th. 50 times more than Palau

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 350.78
Ranked 51st.
442.8
Ranked 28th. 26% more than Palau

Television broadcast stations per million 50.23
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than United States
7.43
Ranked 15th.

Internet > TLD .pw .us
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 60.2
Ranked 112th.
88.87
Ranked 80th. 48% more than Palau

Internet > Livejournal users 13
Ranked 220th.
1.29 million
Ranked 1st. 99448 times more than Palau
Internet > Secure Internet servers 1
Ranked 160th.
259,881
Ranked 1st. 259881 times more than Palau

Telecommunications > Country calling code 680 1
E-Government rating 36
Ranked 141st.
60.1
Ranked 4th. 67% more than Palau
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists 7
Ranked 41st.
54,134
Ranked 3rd. 7733 times more than Palau

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 50 per 1 million people
Ranked 52nd.
869.2 per 1 million people
Ranked 7th. 17 times more than Palau

Internet > Livejournal users per million 656.4
Ranked 24th.
4,415.29
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Palau
Telephone lines 7,352
Ranked 187th.
154.65 million
Ranked 3rd. 21036 times more than Palau

Internet > ISP per million 51.09
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than United States
24.34
Ranked 3rd.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita 0.048 per 1,000 people
Ranked 185th.
1,040.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 21668 times more than Palau

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 100.98
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than United States
25.98
Ranked 42nd.

Newspapers > Female newspaper journalists 4
Ranked 24th.
20,320
Ranked 1st. 5080 times more than Palau
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation 4,500
Ranked 53th.
107.57 million
Ranked 2nd. 23904 times more than Palau

Newspapers > Newspaper journalists, female 4
Ranked 24th.
20,320
Ranked 1st. 5080 times more than Palau
Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.0
Ranked 194th.
35.9
Ranked 1st.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalist gender ratio 133.33
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than United States
60.09
Ranked 4th.
Telephone lines > Per 100 people 36.25
Ranked 45th.
50.81
Ranked 17th. 40% more than Palau

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 826.39
Ranked 132nd.
965.4
Ranked 113th. 17% more than Palau

Newspapers > Female newspaper journalists per million people 201.97
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than United States
68.76
Ranked 5th.
Phone system > International dialling code +680 +1
Internet servers using encryption 1
Ranked 175th.
378,887
Ranked 1st. 378887 times more than Palau

Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 49.03
Ranked 65th.
1,234.13
Ranked 6th. 25 times more than Palau

Newspapers > Male newspaper journalists per million people 151.48
Ranked 9th. 32% more than United States
114.42
Ranked 6th.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people 353.45
Ranked 11th. 93% more than United States
183.18
Ranked 15th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 2.95
Ranked 109th.
28.03
Ranked 22nd. 9 times more than Palau

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 96.37
Ranked 71st.
1,474.08
Ranked 19th. 15 times more than Palau

Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 50.49
Ranked 49th.
870.97
Ranked 7th. 17 times more than Palau

Newspapers > Male newspaper journalists 3
Ranked 25th.
33,814
Ranked 1st. 11271 times more than Palau
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 2
Ranked 106th.
7,607
Ranked 1st. 3804 times more than Palau

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 98
Ranked 167th.
73.12 million
Ranked 2nd. 746157 times more than Palau

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 35.07
Ranked 45th.
44.02
Ranked 25th. 26% more than Palau

SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; 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.; World Development Indicators 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; 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 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.; 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.; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; International Telecommunications Union. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. 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Using a detailed analysis of 1.197 government websites in 198 different nations, it measures the information and services that are online, chart the variations that exist across countries, and discuss how e-government sites vary by region of the world. In order to see how the 198 nations ranked overall, the E-Government Ranking 2002 created a 0 to 100 point index and applied it to each nation's websites based on the availability of contact information, publications, databases, portals, and number of online services. (2002); UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; LiveJournal. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. 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