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Media Stats: compare key data on Russia & United Kingdom

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Broadcast media 6 m public service broadcaster BBC is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world; BBC operates multiple TV networks with regional and local TV service; a mixed system of public and commercial TV broadcasters along with satellite and cable systems provide access to hundreds of TV stations throughout the world; BBC operates multiple national, regional, and local radio networks with multiple transmission sites; a large number of commercial radio stations as well as satellite radio services are available
Households with television 98.03%
Ranked 13th. 1% more than United Kingdom
97.5%
Ranked 15th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 143.93
Ranked 54th.
337.99
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Russia

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 53.27
Ranked 77th.
87.02
Ranked 13th. 63% more than Russia

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 532.81
Ranked 78th.
865.38
Ranked 12th. 62% more than Russia

Internet > Users per 1000 211.12
Ranked 78th.
659.16
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Russia

Internet users 59.7 million
Ranked 2nd. 16% more than United Kingdom
51.44 million
Ranked 7th.
News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>Itar-Tass - state-owned news agency, pages in English</p> </p>RIA-Novosti - state-owned news agency, pages in English</p> </p>Interfax - private news agency, pages in English</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17840134">Full Article</a> <p>The Press Association</p>
Personal computers > Per capita 121.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th.
599.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 5 times more than Russia

Radio > List of radio stations <p>Radio Russia - national network run by state-owned Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (VGTRK)</p> </p>Ekho Moskvy - editorially-independent station, majority owned by state-run Gazprom</p> </p>Radio Mayak - state-run national network</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17840134">Full Article</a> <p>BBC Radio - national services include new-music station Radio 1, adult music station Radio 2, cultural network Radio 3, flagship speech station Radio 4 and news and sport station Five Live</p> </p>BBC Radio Scotland</p> </p>BBC Radio nan Gaidheal - Gaelic-language station for Scotland</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18027956">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 183.52
Ranked 8th. 40% more than United Kingdom
130.75
Ranked 47th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 1,202.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 2% more than United Kingdom
1,184.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th.

Television > List of TV stations <p>Russia One - national network, run by state-owned Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (VGTRK)</p> </p>Channel One - national network, 51% owned by state, 49% by private shareholders</p> </p>NTV - national network, owned by state-run Gazprom</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17840134">Full Article</a> <p>BBC TV - operates BBC1, BBC2 and digital services including BBC News channel</p> </p>BBC World News - commercially-funded international news channel</p> </p>ITV - major commercial network, organised around regional franchises</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18027956">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 410.71 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd.
521.64 per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th. 27% more than Russia

Televisions per 1000 418.4
Ranked 36th.
512.03
Ranked 22nd. 22% more than Russia
Personal computers per 1000 121.55
Ranked 19th.
599.49
Ranked 12th. 5 times more than Russia

Radio broadcast stations AM 323, FM 1,500 est., shortwave 62 AM 219, FM 431, shortwave 3
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 91.78
Ranked 36th.
289.75
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Russia

Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,118.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd.
1,615.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 44% more than Russia

Internet > Users > Per capita 212.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th.
661.44 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Russia

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 298.9
Ranked 54th.
522.08
Ranked 13th. 75% more than Russia

Televisions 60.5 million
Ranked 5th. 98% more than United Kingdom
30.5 million
Ranked 9th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 308.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st.
554.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 80% more than Russia

Internet users > Per 100 people 31.88
Ranked 70th.
76.02
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Russia

Internet > Internet users 75.93 million
Ranked 6th. 38% more than United Kingdom
54.86 million
Ranked 9th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 14,365 Mbps
Ranked 25th.
781,554 Mbps
Ranked 2nd. 54 times more than Russia

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 99.86 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 65th.
13,061.97 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 4th. 131 times more than Russia

Personal computers 17.4 million
Ranked 3rd.
35.89 million
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Russia

Television broadcast stations 7,306
Ranked 1st. 32 times more than United Kingdom
228
Ranked 7th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 2.22 billion min.
Ranked 12th.
15.6 billion min.
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Russia

Radios per 1000 425.31
Ranked 80th.
1,418.59
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Russia
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 1,624.27
Ranked 4th. 25% more than United Kingdom
1,300.33
Ranked 29th.

Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $50.05 billion
Ranked 12th.
$153.19 billion
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Russia

Internet > Percent using internet 53.27%
Ranked 76th.
87.02%
Ranked 13th. 63% more than Russia

Telephones > Mobile cellular 236.7 million
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
81.61 million
Ranked 1st.

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.418 per capita
Ranked 72nd.
1.45 per capita
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Russia

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 315.71
Ranked 48th.
519.6
Ranked 15th. 65% more than Russia

Telephone mainlines per 1000 280.13
Ranked 45th.
527.96
Ranked 11th. 88% more than Russia

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>Komsomolskaya Pravda - mass circulation, left-leaning daily, controlled by energy group YeSN</p> </p>Kommersant - daily, business-orientated, controlled by steel tycoon Alisher Usmanov</p> </p>Moskovsky Komsomolets - popular privately-owned Moscow daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17840134">Full Article</a> <p>The Daily Telegraph - broadsheet</p> </p>Financial Times - daily, business</p> </p>The Guardian - daily, former broadsheet</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18027956">Full Article</a>
Films produced 120
Ranked 10th.
132
Ranked 8th. 10% more than Russia
Cinema attendance 19.05 million
Ranked 21st.
139.5 million
Ranked 8th. 7 times more than Russia
Telephone system > General assessment the telephone system is experiencing significant changes; there are more than 1,000 companies licensed to offer communication services; access to digital lines has improved, particularly in urban centers; Internet and e-mail services are improving; Russia has made progress toward building the telecommunications infrastructure necessary for a market economy; the estimated number of mobile subscribers jumped from fewer than 1 million in 1998 to more than 235 million in 2011; fixed line service has improved but a large demand remains technologically advanced domestic and international system
Cinema attendance per capita 0.132
Ranked 64th.
2.34
Ranked 16th. 18 times more than Russia
Television receivers per 1000 410.72
Ranked 32nd.
523
Ranked 18th. 27% more than Russia

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 140
Ranked 12th.
299
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Russia

Internet > IP addresses per capita 309.69
Ranked 83th. 158 times more than United Kingdom
1.95
Ranked 1st.
Average cost of local call 0.01
Ranked 7th.
0.17
Ranked 6th. 17 times more than Russia
Internet > Users 30 million
Ranked 9th.
40.2 million
Ranked 6th. 34% more than Russia

Internet > Internet penetration 53.3%
Ranked 81st.
87%
Ranked 14th. 63% more than Russia
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 838.28
Ranked 35th.
1,087.6
Ranked 9th. 30% more than Russia

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,824.57
Ranked 6th. 41% more than United Kingdom
1,298.63
Ranked 46th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines 42.9 million
Ranked 6th. 30% more than United Kingdom
33.01 million
Ranked 9th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 261.89 million
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
82.11 million
Ranked 18th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers 300
Ranked 5th.
400
Ranked 4th. 33% more than Russia
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 20.66 million
Ranked 7th.
21.37 million
Ranked 6th. 3% more than Russia

Cinemas > Per capita 0.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th.
0.035 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th. 4 times more than Russia
Telephones > Main lines in use 44.15 million
Ranked 5th. 33% more than United Kingdom
33.23 million
Ranked 9th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 30.14
Ranked 52nd.
52.88
Ranked 12th. 75% more than Russia

Active military personnel 766,000
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than United Kingdom
205,850
Ranked 16th.
Radio receivers per 1000 417.5
Ranked 69th.
1,448.98
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Russia

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 838.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th.
1,087.56 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 30% more than Russia

Internet > Hosts per 1000 33.97
Ranked 63th.
134.69
Ranked 38th. 4 times more than Russia

Number of PCs per million 132.15
Ranked 54th.
599.49
Ranked 11th. 5 times more than Russia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 261.89 million
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
84.94 million
Ranked 18th.

Radio receivers 61.5 million
Ranked 8th.
84.5 million
Ranked 5th. 37% more than Russia

Cinema > Number of cinemas 1,510
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than United Kingdom
697
Ranked 11th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 256.12 million
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
75.75 million
Ranked 17th.
Television receivers 60.5 million
Ranked 5th. 98% more than United Kingdom
30.5 million
Ranked 9th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology 984
Ranked 13th.
5,199
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Russia

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 49.73 per 1 million people
Ranked 1st. 13 times more than United Kingdom
3.91 per 1 million people
Ranked 18th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 2.03$
Ranked 40th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
0.77$
Ranked 89th.

Mobile phone subscribers 120 million
Ranked 3rd. 83% more than United Kingdom
65.5 million
Ranked 9th.

Telephone system > International country code - 7; Russia is connected internationally by undersea fiber optic cables; satellite earth stations provide access to Intelsat, Intersputnik, Eutelsat, Inmarsat, and Orbita systems country code - 44; numerous submarine cables provide links throughout Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East, and US; satellite earth stations - 10 Intelsat (7 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean), 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic Ocean region), and 1 Eutelsat; at least 8 large international switching centers
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 11.1
Ranked 62nd.
163.79
Ranked 16th. 15 times more than Russia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 42.9 million
Ranked 6th. 30% more than United Kingdom
33.01 million
Ranked 9th.

Films produced per million 0.83
Ranked 33th.
2.22
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Russia
Radios 61.5 million
Ranked 8th.
84.5 million
Ranked 5th. 37% more than Russia
Internet > Hosts 4.82 million
Ranked 14th.
8.27 million
Ranked 10th. 71% more than Russia

Cinemas > Annual attendance 19.1 million
Ranked 14th.
139.5 million
Ranked 5th. 7 times more than Russia

Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 0.131
Ranked 45th.
2.38
Ranked 12th. 18 times more than Russia

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 99.86 Mbps
Ranked 64th.
13,054.65 Mbps
Ranked 4th. 131 times more than Russia

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 250
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
109
Ranked 14th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 13.28 million
Ranked 7th.
17.38 million
Ranked 6th. 31% more than Russia

Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 37.5%
Ranked 15th. 46% more than United Kingdom
25.75%
Ranked 28th.

Internet > Top level domain .ru .uk
Television > Total number of channels 13
Ranked 8th.
31
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Russia
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.036$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 62nd.
0.073$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Russia

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 0.979
Ranked 58th.
4.76
Ranked 19th. 5 times more than Russia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences 2,869
Ranked 4th.
8,902
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Russia

Television > Total number of channels per million people 0.0912
Ranked 29th.
0.512
Ranked 17th. 6 times more than Russia
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 92.32
Ranked 37th.
290.22
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Russia

Telephone system > Domestic cross-country digital trunk lines run from Saint Petersburg to Khabarovsk, and from Moscow to Novorossiysk; the telephone systems in 60 regional capitals have modern digital infrastructures; cellular services, both analog and digital, are available in many areas; in rural areas, the telephone services are still outdated, inadequate, and low density equal mix of buried cables, microwave radio relay, and fiber-optic systems
Internet country code .ru .uk
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 24.39 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 67th.
366.57 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 5th. 15 times more than Russia

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 15.31 min.
Ranked 90th.
263.92 min.
Ranked 17th. 17 times more than Russia

Telephone mainlines 40.1 million
Ranked 5th. 26% more than United Kingdom
31.8 million
Ranked 7th.

Cinemas 1,416
Ranked 6th.
2,019
Ranked 6th. 43% more than Russia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita 0.245 per 1,000 people
Ranked 39th.
1.89 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 8 times more than Russia

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 11.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 63th.
163.78 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 15 times more than Russia

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering Selective filtering No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 12.72$/month
Ranked 128th.
27.25$/month
Ranked 67th. 2 times more than Russia

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 15.31 min. per capita
Ranked 89th.
262.18 min. per capita
Ranked 17th. 17 times more than Russia

Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people 10.63
Ranked 1st.
11.5
Ranked 32nd. 8% more than Russia

Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 62.5%
Ranked 23th.
74.25%
Ranked 30th. 19% more than Russia

Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 222.13$ per capita
Ranked 47th.
2,729.11$ per capita
Ranked 7th. 12 times more than Russia

Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$ $352.80
Ranked 46th.
$2,477.32
Ranked 13th. 7 times more than Russia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology 1,171
Ranked 5th.
4,274
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Russia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature 8,493
Ranked 8th.
22,104
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Russia

Mobile cellular subscriptions 199.52 million
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
77.36 million
Ranked 12th.

Internet > Broadband subscribers 1.59 million
Ranked 20th.
9.86 million
Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Russia

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 2.07
Ranked 84th.
6.72
Ranked 46th. 3 times more than Russia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences 7,003
Ranked 5th.
17,106
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Russia

Cinemas per million 9.68
Ranked 32nd.
34.8
Ranked 27th. 4 times more than Russia
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 333
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
108
Ranked 14th.

Internet > IP addresses 42.76 million
Ranked 13th.
123.5 million
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Russia
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 1,140.57
Ranked 2nd. 52% more than United Kingdom
750.09
Ranked 8th.

Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 31737000000 8999999000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 6.54
Ranked 62nd.
28.13
Ranked 14th. 4 times more than Russia

Number of PCs 19,010
Ranked 9th.
35,890
Ranked 4th. 89% more than Russia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 298.9
Ranked 59th.
522.08
Ranked 16th. 75% more than Russia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total 36,237
Ranked 7th.
110,965
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Russia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 75.34 million
Ranked 5th. 66% more than United Kingdom
45.42 million
Ranked 9th.
Internet > Broadband access 1.41 million
Ranked 19th.
8.86 million
Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Russia
Television broadcast stations per million 49.73
Ranked 2nd. 13 times more than United Kingdom
3.93
Ranked 19th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation 664
Ranked 17th.
10,520
Ranked 1st. 16 times more than Russia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million 245.28
Ranked 39th.
1,897.25
Ranked 6th. 8 times more than Russia

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily 10,188
Ranked 1st. 22 times more than United Kingdom
467
Ranked 12th.

Internet > TLD .ru; note - Russia also has responsibility for a legacy domain ".su" that was allocated to the Soviet Union and is being phased out .uk
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 140.56
Ranked 12th. 12% more than United Kingdom
125.98
Ranked 24th.

Internet > Livejournal users 37,870
Ranked 4th.
71,742
Ranked 3rd. 89% more than Russia
Internet > Secure Internet servers 449
Ranked 34th.
33,892
Ranked 3rd. 75 times more than Russia

Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people 0.328
Ranked 45th.
1.72
Ranked 23th. 5 times more than Russia

Cinema > Number of distribution companies 47
Ranked 9th.
108
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Russia

Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita 0.131 per capita
Ranked 46th.
2.38 per capita
Ranked 12th. 18 times more than Russia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Days to port 0.0
Ranked 34th.
1 days
Ranked 29th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date 2013.12.01 1999.01.??
Telecommunications > Country calling code 7 44
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price RUR 0-100 Free
Telephone subscribers per 1000 1,118.41
Ranked 40th.
1,615.56
Ranked 7th. 44% more than Russia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 52.9%
Ranked 25th.
72%
Ranked 14th. 36% more than Russia
E-Government rating 36.8
Ranked 124th.
54.8
Ranked 9th. 49% more than Russia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita 57.49 per 1 million people
Ranked 35th.
377.23 per 1 million people
Ranked 8th. 7 times more than Russia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million 19.42
Ranked 31st.
152.2
Ranked 7th. 8 times more than Russia

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 2.28
Ranked 40th. 24% more than United Kingdom
1.83
Ranked 48th.

Newspapers > Newspaper journalists 102,300
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than United Kingdom
13,437
Ranked 5th.

Television > Percentage of public channels with national coverage 69.23%
Ranked 18th.
80.65%
Ranked 13th. 16% more than Russia
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 3.15 per 1 million people
Ranked 118th.
561.49 per 1 million people
Ranked 15th. 178 times more than Russia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 44.96 million
Ranked 5th. 35% more than United Kingdom
33.21 million
Ranked 8th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million 57.49
Ranked 34th.
377.93
Ranked 7th. 7 times more than Russia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History 1,615
Ranked 8th.
12,433
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Russia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita 22.76 per 1 million people
Ranked 19th.
36.57 per 1 million people
Ranked 10th. 61% more than Russia

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita 69.64 per 1 million people
Ranked 7th. 9 times more than United Kingdom
7.82 per 1 million people
Ranked 34th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million 69.64
Ranked 7th. 9 times more than United Kingdom
7.93
Ranked 34th.

Internet > Livejournal users per million 263.26
Ranked 44th.
1,198.34
Ranked 18th. 5 times more than Russia
Website defacements 112
Ranked 18th.
301
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Russia
Website defacements per million 0.767
Ranked 91st.
5.09
Ranked 34th. 7 times more than Russia
Internet > Linux web servers 55
Ranked 25th.
1,339
Ranked 4th. 24 times more than Russia
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 3.15
Ranked 116th.
559.31
Ranked 15th. 178 times more than Russia

Phone subscribers 281.14
Ranked 74th.
1,358.44
Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Russia
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 > Participants > Song Doroga K Solntsu How Does It Feel?
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 1.74
Ranked 86th.
1.82
Ranked 84th. 5% more than Russia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million 59.57
Ranked 37th.
422.55
Ranked 8th. 7 times more than Russia

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 31.63
Ranked 50th.
54.08
Ranked 14th. 71% more than Russia

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 5.96$/month
Ranked 146th.
14.02$/month
Ranked 57th. 2 times more than Russia

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 30.06
Ranked 54th.
52.57
Ranked 13th. 75% more than Russia

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 620000000000 36631000000
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 10.54
Ranked 93th.
904.85
Ranked 16th. 86 times more than Russia

Internet servers using encryption 1,495
Ranked 30th.
55,564
Ranked 4th. 37 times more than Russia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million 4.49
Ranked 47th.
179.87
Ranked 5th. 40 times more than Russia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million 47.4
Ranked 32nd.
292.47
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Russia

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 280.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th.
527.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th. 88% more than Russia

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 2.34 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd.
3.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 70% more than Russia

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 10.53%
Ranked 117th.
27.48%
Ranked 47th. 3 times more than Russia

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people 59.78
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
20.62
Ranked 34th.

Internet > IP addresses (share) 1
Ranked 13th.
2.9
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Russia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita 8.63 per 1 million people
Ranked 36th.
60.93 per 1 million people
Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Russia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita 10.93 per 1 million people
Ranked 42nd.
212.18 per 1 million people
Ranked 4th. 19 times more than Russia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology 1,275
Ranked 9th.
3,570
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Russia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita 47.4 per 1 million people
Ranked 33th.
291.93 per 1 million people
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Russia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences 8,801
Ranked 7th.
24,714
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Russia

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 2.28 per 1 million people
Ranked 39th. 26% more than United Kingdom
1.81 per 1 million people
Ranked 47th.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 7,267
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than United Kingdom
1,010
Ranked 9th.

Telephone lines 44.9 million
Ranked 6th. 35% more than United Kingdom
33.21 million
Ranked 10th.

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 9.28 million
Ranked 10th.
17.28 million
Ranked 6th. 86% more than Russia

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 8.89%
Ranked 31st.
10.08%
Ranked 23th. 13% more than Russia

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 0.38%
Ranked 87th.
7.74%
Ranked 19th. 20 times more than Russia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita 19.42 per 1 million people
Ranked 32nd.
151.92 per 1 million people
Ranked 7th. 8 times more than Russia

Idol series > Idol around the world > Winners Season 1, 2003 : Aleksey Goman <br> Season 2, 2004 : Ruslan Alehno<br> Season 3, 2006 : Borkhuu Amarkhuu Season 1, 2001-02 : Will Young <br> Season 2, 2003 : Michelle McManus
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation 164.07 million
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than United Kingdom
44.91 million
Ranked 6th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million 22.76
Ranked 19th.
36.64
Ranked 12th. 61% more than Russia

Phone system > International dialling code +7 +44
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 528.73
Ranked 24th.
716.45
Ranked 13th. 36% more than Russia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities 3,362
Ranked 2nd. 57% more than United Kingdom
2,143
Ranked 1st.

ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 31.92%
Ranked 37th.
39.11%
Ranked 23th. 22% more than Russia

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 37.17%
Ranked 36th.
45.41%
Ranked 23th. 22% more than Russia

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 35%
Ranked 43th. 11% more than United Kingdom
31.51%
Ranked 53th.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 50.52
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
16.87
Ranked 52nd.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita 59.57 per 1 million people
Ranked 38th.
421.77 per 1 million people
Ranked 8th. 7 times more than Russia

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 34.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th.
135.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th. 4 times more than Russia

Telephone systems > Privatisation 1997 1984
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.135 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 51st.
0.201 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 23th. 49% more than Russia
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 1,118.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd.
1,615.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 44% more than Russia

Some Kind of Bliss > Chart performance > Year 1997 1997
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $2.63 billion
Ranked 18th.
$19.68 billion
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Russia

NUMB3RS > International first broadcast dates > First aired August 18, 2006 October 5, 2005
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 > Participants > Artist Vladislav Krutskikh Joni Fuller
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million 10.93
Ranked 42nd.
212.58
Ranked 4th. 19 times more than Russia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,824.58
Ranked 4th. 36% more than United Kingdom
1,343.35
Ranked 40th.

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 > Participants > Points 66
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
28
Ranked 13th.
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 35.21 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 48th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
11 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 54th.

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 38.95
Ranked 92nd.
1,478.28
Ranked 17th. 38 times more than Russia

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 14.48
Ranked 55th.
34.03
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Russia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita 7.93 per 1 million people
Ranked 32nd.
72.94 per 1 million people
Ranked 4th. 9 times more than Russia

Telephone subscribers 160.1 million
Ranked 2nd. 65% more than United Kingdom
97.3 million
Ranked 6th.

Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people 714.63
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than United Kingdom
223.12
Ranked 13th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita 6.66 per 1 million people
Ranked 45th.
88.73 per 1 million people
Ranked 4th. 13 times more than Russia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million 8.63
Ranked 34th.
61.04
Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Russia

Telephone subscribers per employee 333.97
Ranked 64th.
353.44
Ranked 51st. 6% more than Russia

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 2.87% GDP
Ranked 56th.
3.15% GDP
Ranked 81st. 10% more than Russia

Television standard > UHF SECAM <a href=/encyclopedia/Kelvin>K</a> PAL I
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million 6.66
Ranked 44th.
88.89
Ranked 5th. 13 times more than Russia

Royalties and fees $0.60
Ranked 40th.
$123.90
Ranked 7th. 207 times more than Russia
Internet > Linux web servers per million 0.377
Ranked 78th.
22.65
Ranked 15th. 60 times more than Russia
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 3.45$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 92nd. 10 times more than United Kingdom
0.361$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 107th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.014$ per 1 million people
Ranked 96th. 8% more than United Kingdom
0.013$ per 1 million people
Ranked 101st.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million 7.93
Ranked 33th.
73.08
Ranked 5th. 9 times more than Russia

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