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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.
News Agencies > List of news agencies: List of news agencies.
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.
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.
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 broadcast stations: The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast stations.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 > Total average circulation: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day.
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.
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.
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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.
Telephone mainlines: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. 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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Internet > Livejournal users per million: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Website defacements 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.
Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
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.
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.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million: . Figures expressed per million population 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 > 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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology 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.
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code: Country Code.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
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.
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.
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 subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
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."
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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.
Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > 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 > Applied sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country.
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.
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.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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.
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.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
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).
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences 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.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Internet servers using encryption: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita: Telephone employees refer to the total full-time telecommunications staff. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.

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STAT	Qatar	Saudi Arabia
Broadcast media	TV and radio broadcast licensing and access to local media markets are state controlled; home of the satellite TV channel Al-Jazeera, which was originally owned and financed by the Qatari government, but has evolved to independent corporate status; Al-Jazeera claims editorial independence in broadcasting; local radio transmissions include state, private, and international broadcasters on FM frequencies in Doha	broadcast media are state-controlled; state-run TV operates 4 networks; Saudi Arabia is a major market for pan-Arab satellite TV broadcasters; state-run radio operates several networks; multiple international broadcasters are available
Households with television	89.95% Ranked 53th.	98.68% Ranked 9th. 10% more than Qatar
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000	77.54 Ranked 84th. 12% more than Saudi Arabia	69.49 Ranked 86th.
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people	88.1 Ranked 11th. 63% more than Saudi Arabia	54 Ranked 75th.
Internet > Internet users per thousand people	841.85 Ranked 18th. 58% more than Saudi Arabia	531.88 Ranked 79th.
Internet > Users per 1000	304.57 Ranked 57th. 27% more than Saudi Arabia	239.24 Ranked 70th.
Internet users	563,800 Ranked 115th.	9.77 million Ranked 30th. 17 times more than Qatar
News Agencies > List of news agencies	<p>Qatar News Agency - state-run, English-language pages</p> </p>Doha News - news website, in English</p>	<p>Saudi Press Agency (SPA) - state-run, English-language pages</p> </p>Elaph - Saudi-owned pan-Arab news site, based in London</p> </p>Sabq - news site</p>
Personal computers > Per capita	171.19 per 1,000 people Ranked 43th.	376.22 per 1,000 people Ranked 24th. 2 times more than Qatar
Radio > List of radio stations	<p>Qatar Broadcasting Service (QBS) - state-run, programmes in Arabic, English, French, Urdu</p>	<p>Saudi Radio - state-run</p> </p>MBC FM - private</p>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	134.11 Ranked 42nd.	184.68 Ranked 7th. 38% more than Qatar
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita	1,393.25 per 1,000 people Ranked 6th. 35% more than Saudi Arabia	1,028.26 per 1,000 people Ranked 38th.
Television > List of TV stations	<p>Al-Jazeera - influential pan-Arab satellite broadcaster, financed by the Qatar government</p> </p>Qatar TV - state-run; operates main Arabic service, Koran channel, English channel, satellite channel</p>	<p>Saudi TV - state-run, operates four networks, including news network Al-Ikhbariya</p>
Television receivers > Per capita	420.58 per 1,000 people Ranked 31st. 60% more than Saudi Arabia	262.29 per 1,000 people Ranked 59th.
Televisions per 1000	348.36 Ranked 46th. 56% more than Saudi Arabia	223.17 Ranked 77th.
Personal computers per 1000	184.62 Ranked 42nd.	355.55 Ranked 24th. 93% more than Qatar
Radio broadcast stations	AM 6, FM 5, shortwave 1	AM 43, FM 31, shortwave 2
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people	1,134.48 per 1,000 people Ranked 39th. 53% more than Saudi Arabia	739.65 per 1,000 people Ranked 60th.
Internet > Users > Per capita	386.89 per 1,000 people Ranked 51st. 72% more than Saudi Arabia	224.63 per 1,000 people Ranked 76th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000	159.47 Ranked 101st.	169.75 Ranked 95th. 6% more than Qatar
Televisions	230,000 Ranked 119th.	5.1 million Ranked 31st. 22 times more than Qatar
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita	261.68 per 1,000 people Ranked 47th. 81% more than Saudi Arabia	144.78 per 1,000 people Ranked 70th.
Internet users > Per 100 people	34.04 Ranked 64th. 9% more than Saudi Arabia	31.29 Ranked 72nd.
Internet > Internet users	1.72 million Ranked 98th.	14.33 million Ranked 34th. 8 times more than Qatar
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps	775 Mbps Ranked 31st. 3% more than Saudi Arabia	750 Mbps Ranked 61st.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita	953.45 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 17th. 29 times more than Saudi Arabia	33.29 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 86th.
Personal computers	133,000 Ranked 100th.	8.48 million Ranked 17th. 64 times more than Qatar
Television broadcast stations	1 Ranked 35th.	117 Ranked 6th. 117 times more than Qatar
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes	801.4 million min. Ranked 22nd.	2.73 billion min. Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Qatar
Radios per 1000	387.74 Ranked 86th. 42% more than Saudi Arabia	273.5 Ranked 110th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000	1,580.48 Ranked 6th.	1,674.26 Ranked 3rd. 6% more than Qatar
Internet > Percent using internet	88.1% Ranked 11th. 63% more than Saudi Arabia	54% Ranked 74th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular	2.3 million Ranked 129th.	53.71 million Ranked 24th. 23 times more than Qatar
Radio receivers > Per capita	0.468 per capita Ranked 63th. 46% more than Saudi Arabia	0.321 per capita Ranked 89th.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000	182.41 Ranked 88th. 17% more than Saudi Arabia	155.66 Ranked 100th.
Telephone mainlines per 1000	250.12 Ranked 50th. 63% more than Saudi Arabia	153.91 Ranked 72nd.
Newspapers > List of newspapers	<p>Al-Watan (The Homeland) - privately-owned, pro-government daily</p> </p>Al-Rayah (The Banner) - privately-owned, pro-government daily</p> </p>Al-Sharq (The East) - privately-owned, pro-government daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14702519">Full Article</a>	<p>Al-Watan - Abha-based daily</p> </p>Al-Riyadh - Riyadh-based daily</p> </p>Okaz - Jeddah-based daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14703480">Full Article</a>
Telephone system > General assessment	modern system centered in Doha	modern system including a combination of extensive microwave radio relays, coaxial cables, and fiber-optic cables
Television receivers per 1000	434.38 Ranked 29th. 62% more than Saudi Arabia	267.56 Ranked 55th.
Internet > IP addresses per capita	414.51 Ranked 73th. Twice as much as Saudi Arabia	207.44 Ranked 99th.
Internet > Users	351,000 Ranked 96th.	6.2 million Ranked 32nd. 18 times more than Qatar
Internet > Internet penetration	88.1% Ranked 12th. 63% more than Saudi Arabia	54% Ranked 79th.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000	872.87 Ranked 31st. 62% more than Saudi Arabia	538.68 Ranked 62nd.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000	1,267.97 Ranked 50th.	1,874.03 Ranked 4th. 48% more than Qatar
Telecoms > Telephone lines	327,000 Ranked 108th.	4.8 million Ranked 30th. 15 times more than Qatar
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions	2.6 million Ranked 133th.	53.01 million Ranked 26th. 20 times more than Qatar
Internet > Internet Service Providers	1 Ranked 210th.	22 Ranked 44th. 22 times more than Qatar
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	159,000 Ranked 90th.	1.97 million Ranked 42nd. 12 times more than Qatar
Telephones > Main lines in use	306,700 Ranked 112th.	4.63 million Ranked 32nd. 15 times more than Qatar
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people	19.23 Ranked 86th. 13% more than Saudi Arabia	16.97 Ranked 96th.
Active military personnel	11,800 Ranked 91st.	233,500 Ranked 12th. 20 times more than Qatar
Radio receivers per 1000	483.48 Ranked 60th. 47% more than Saudi Arabia	327.9 Ranked 87th.
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita	881.8 per 1,000 people Ranked 33th. 53% more than Saudi Arabia	575.28 per 1,000 people Ranked 58th.
Internet > Hosts per 1000	0.414 Ranked 134th.	5.36 Ranked 93th. 13 times more than Qatar
Number of PCs per million	184.62 Ranked 43th.	355.55 Ranked 24th. 93% more than Qatar
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions	2.6 million Ranked 133th.	53.01 million Ranked 27th. 20 times more than Qatar
Radio receivers	256,000 Ranked 150th.	6.25 million Ranked 49th. 24 times more than Qatar
Television receivers	230,000 Ranked 117th.	5.1 million Ranked 30th. 22 times more than Qatar
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology	26 Ranked 54th.	850 Ranked 9th. 33 times more than Qatar
Television broadcast stations > Per capita	1.56 per 1 million people Ranked 12th.	6.02 per 1 million people Ranked 22nd. 4 times more than Qatar
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes	1.95$ Ranked 44th.	2.4$ Ranked 50th. 23% more than Qatar
Mobile phone subscribers	716,763 Ranked 110th.	13.3 million Ranked 30th. 19 times more than Qatar
Telephone system > International	country code - 974; landing point for the Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG) submarine cable network that provides links to Asia, Middle East, Europe, and the US; tropospheric scatter to Bahrain; microwave radio relay to Saudi Arabia and the UAE; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean) and 1 Arabsat	country code - 966; landing point for the international submarine cable Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG) and for both the SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable networks providing connectivity to Asia, Middle East, Europe, and US; microwave radio relay to Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, UAE, Yemen, and Sudan; coaxial cable to Kuwait and Jordan; satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (3 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean), 1 Arabsat, and 1 Inmarsat (Indian Ocean region)
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000	30.65 Ranked 46th. 37 times more than Saudi Arabia	0.826 Ranked 85th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines	327,000 Ranked 108th.	4.8 million Ranked 30th. 15 times more than Qatar
Radios	256,000 Ranked 150th.	6.25 million Ranked 50th. 24 times more than Qatar
Internet > Hosts	563 Ranked 158th.	141,232 Ranked 64th. 251 times more than Qatar
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million	943.79 Mbps Ranked 18th. 30 times more than Saudi Arabia	31.46 Mbps Ranked 85th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation	90,000 Ranked 96th.	1.1 million Ranked 47th. 12 times more than Qatar
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles	5 Ranked 95th.	12 Ranked 65th. 2 times more than Qatar
Internet > Top level domain	.qa	.sa
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences	19 Ranked 59th.	270 Ranked 22nd. 14 times more than Qatar
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	175.62 Ranked 40th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia	58.63 Ranked 77th.
Telephone system > Domestic	combined fixed and mobile-cellular telephone subscribership exceeds 130 telephones per 100 persons	mobile-cellular subscribership has been increasing rapidly
Internet country code	.qa	.sa
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP	18.25 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 47th. 6 times more than Saudi Arabia	3 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 117th.
Telephone mainlines	205,386 Ranked 95th.	3.8 million Ranked 31st. 19 times more than Qatar
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita	1,112.47 min. Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Saudi Arabia	125.15 min. Ranked 36th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita	0.39 per 1,000 people Ranked 29th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia	0.194 per 1,000 people Ranked 33th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita	30.96 per 1,000 people Ranked 46th. 35 times more than Saudi Arabia	0.874 per 1,000 people Ranked 86th.
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering	Selective filtering	sub
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month	16.48$/month Ranked 114th.	21.33$/month Ranked 97th. 29% more than Qatar
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita	1,031.49 min. per capita Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Saudi Arabia	126.52 min. per capita Ranked 33th.
Internet hosts	None	None
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature	12 Ranked 68th.	710 Ranked 29th. 59 times more than Qatar
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology	7 Ranked 61st.	180 Ranked 22nd. 26 times more than Qatar
Mobile cellular subscriptions	1.68 million Ranked 121st.	36 million Ranked 27th. 21 times more than Qatar
Internet > Broadband subscribers	25,168 Ranked 67th. 28% more than Saudi Arabia	19,700 Ranked 64th.
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million	1.51 Ranked 98th. 57% more than Saudi Arabia	0.963 Ranked 115th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences	27 Ranked 62nd.	440 Ranked 29th. 16 times more than Qatar
Internet > IP addresses	808,960 Ranked 83th.	5.5 million Ranked 47th. 7 times more than Qatar
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU	515000000	3750000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	8.07 Ranked 56th. 91% more than Saudi Arabia	4.23 Ranked 75th.
Number of PCs	133 Ranked 104th.	8,476 Ranked 17th. 64 times more than Qatar
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people	159.47 Ranked 106th.	169.75 Ranked 100th. 6% more than Qatar
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total	209 Ranked 65th.	3,780 Ranked 29th. 18 times more than Qatar
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions	1.41 million Ranked 66th.	11.35 million Ranked 22nd. 8 times more than Qatar
Television broadcast stations per million	1.63 Ranked 12th.	6.14 Ranked 25th. 4 times more than Qatar
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million	407.82 Ranked 27th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia	198.31 Ranked 34th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation	6 Ranked 67th.	132 Ranked 30th. 22 times more than Qatar
Internet > TLD	.qa	.sa
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	131.39 Ranked 19th.	145.12 Ranked 9th. 10% more than Qatar
Internet > Livejournal users	81 Ranked 130th.	101 Ranked 114th. 25% more than Qatar
Internet > Secure Internet servers	23 Ranked 97th.	110 Ranked 59th. 5 times more than Qatar
Telecommunications > Country calling code	974	966
Telephone subscribers per 1000	1,122.98 Ranked 39th. 62% more than Saudi Arabia	692.59 Ranked 60th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration	72.1% Ranked 13th. 68% more than Saudi Arabia	42.8% Ranked 37th.
E-Government rating	52 Ranked 16th. 37% more than Saudi Arabia	38 Ranked 118th.
Population covered by mobile telephony	95% Ranked 63th. 3% more than Saudi Arabia	92% Ranked 55th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita	22.38 per 1 million people Ranked 50th.	36.52 per 1 million people Ranked 31st. 63% more than Qatar
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million	37.07 Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia	14.17 Ranked 31st.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita	27.79 per 1 million people Ranked 70th. 6 times more than Saudi Arabia	4.64 per 1 million people Ranked 106th.
Information and Communication Technology Index > 2009	8.06 Ranked 2nd. 25% more than Saudi Arabia	6.43 Ranked 5th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History	12 Ranked 64th.	528 Ranked 18th. 44 times more than Qatar
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million	23.42 Ranked 49th.	37.25 Ranked 32nd. 59% more than Qatar
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita	16.79 per 1 million people Ranked 25th. 9% more than Saudi Arabia	15.43 per 1 million people Ranked 23th.
Internet > Livejournal users per million	112.44 Ranked 64th. 27 times more than Saudi Arabia	4.24 Ranked 167th.
Website defacements per million	9.81 Ranked 15th. 26 times more than Saudi Arabia	0.383 Ranked 99th.
Website defacements	6 Ranked 81st.	8 Ranked 72nd. 33% more than Qatar
Television standard > VHF	PAL B	SECAM-B/PAL-B
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines	15.81 per 100 mainlines Ranked 21st. 9 times more than Saudi Arabia	1.7 per 100 mainlines Ranked 80th.
Telephone subscribers	922,149 Ranked 100th.	17.1 million Ranked 29th. 19 times more than Qatar
Telephone lines > Per 100 people	20.56 Ranked 82nd. 24% more than Saudi Arabia	16.53 Ranked 93th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita	48.49 per 1 million people Ranked 13th. 11% more than Saudi Arabia	43.72 per 1 million people Ranked 15th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million	5.85 Ranked 40th. 86% more than Saudi Arabia	3.15 Ranked 38th.
Telephone subscribers per employee	396.74 Ranked 53th. 2% more than Saudi Arabia	389.97 Ranked 40th.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP	1.84% GDP Ranked 70th.	3.25% GDP Ranked 78th. 77% more than Qatar
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million	50.73 Ranked 12th. 14% more than Saudi Arabia	44.59 Ranked 16th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	8.2 Ranked 83th. 20% more than Saudi Arabia	6.85 Ranked 85th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people	140.94 Ranked 61st. 5 times more than Saudi Arabia	30.54 Ranked 98th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	6.94 Ranked 33th. 14 times more than Saudi Arabia	0.503 Ranked 125th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million	23.42 Ranked 28th.	27.7 Ranked 25th. 18% more than Qatar
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million	17.56 Ranked 24th. 12% more than Saudi Arabia	15.74 Ranked 25th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million	13.66 Ranked 27th. 45% more than Saudi Arabia	9.44 Ranked 29th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP	61.45$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 59th. 5 times more than Saudi Arabia	12.73$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 102nd.
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code	974 Ranked 10th. 1% more than Saudi Arabia	966 Ranked 17th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita	2.51$ per 1 million people Ranked 13th. 23 times more than Saudi Arabia	0.111$ per 1 million people Ranked 79th.
Phone system > International dialling code	+974	+966
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people	689 Ranked 15th. 64% more than Saudi Arabia	421.38 Ranked 37th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	1.95 Ranked 76th.	9.82 Ranked 54th. 5 times more than Qatar
Press Freedom Index > 2010	121 Ranked 12th.	157 Ranked 5th. 30% more than Qatar
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita	164.12 per 1 million people Ranked 20th. 10 times more than Saudi Arabia	15.94 per 1 million people Ranked 42nd.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita	0.683 per 1,000 people Ranked 147th.	5.02 per 1,000 people Ranked 110th. 7 times more than Qatar
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP	0.068 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 100th.	0.273 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Qatar
Telephone subscribers > Per capita	1,134.47 per 1,000 people Ranked 39th. 53% more than Saudi Arabia	739.65 per 1,000 people Ranked 60th.
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	103,367 Ranked 77th.	1.05 million Ranked 38th. 10 times more than Qatar
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports	8.19% Ranked 39th. 3% more than Saudi Arabia	7.97% Ranked 45th.
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports	0.04% Ranked 108th.	0.39% Ranked 93th. 10 times more than Qatar
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita	35.44 per 1 million people Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia	13.89 per 1 million people Ranked 30th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities	9 Ranked 59th.	300 Ranked 19th. 33 times more than Qatar
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology	3 Ranked 66th.	60 Ranked 34th. 20 times more than Qatar
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences	88 Ranked 61st.	310 Ranked 40th. 4 times more than Qatar
Telephone lines	263,363 Ranked 106th.	4.1 million Ranked 35th. 16 times more than Qatar
Internet > IP addresses (share)	0.0 Ranked 174th.	0.1 Ranked 52nd.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita	5.59 per 1 million people Ranked 41st. 81% more than Saudi Arabia	3.09 per 1 million people Ranked 35th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita	22.38 per 1 million people Ranked 30th.	27.15 per 1 million people Ranked 24th. 21% more than Qatar
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita	50.36 per 1 million people Ranked 31st. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia	22.63 per 1 million people Ranked 34th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles	1 Ranked 101st.	185 Ranked 18th. 185 times more than Qatar
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million	23.77 Ranked 71st. 5 times more than Saudi Arabia	4.34 Ranked 108th.
Phone subscribers	567.6 Ranked 50th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia	258.12 Ranked 75th.
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue	21.95% Ranked 28th. 78% more than Saudi Arabia	12.3% Ranked 57th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita	13.05 per 1 million people Ranked 29th. 41% more than Saudi Arabia	9.26 per 1 million people Ranked 29th.
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month	8.9$/month Ranked 114th.	9.66$/month Ranked 103th. 9% more than Qatar
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people	16.87 Ranked 98th. 1% more than Saudi Arabia	16.73 Ranked 99th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people	1,268.56 Ranked 49th.	1,874.03 Ranked 3rd. 48% more than Qatar
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month	10.06$/month Ranked 73th.	11.73$/month Ranked 64th. 17% more than Qatar
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million	171.72 Ranked 18th. 11 times more than Saudi Arabia	16.26 Ranked 43th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million	11.71 Ranked 34th. 69% more than Saudi Arabia	6.93 Ranked 33th.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU	2844573000	30498660000
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people	63.86 Ranked 61st. 6 times more than Saudi Arabia	10.99 Ranked 92nd.
Internet servers using encryption	90 Ranked 75th.	279 Ranked 55th. 3 times more than Qatar
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million	52.69 Ranked 30th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia	23.08 Ranked 35th.
Telephone mainlines > Per capita	252.68 per 1,000 people Ranked 50th. 54% more than Saudi Arabia	164.37 per 1,000 people Ranked 70th.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita	2.21 per 1,000 people Ranked 28th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia	0.989 per 1,000 people Ranked 75th.

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