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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.
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment."
Internet > Percent using internet: Percentage of individuals using the Internet.
Telephones > Mobile cellular: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use.
Radio receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telephone mainlines per 1000: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Newspapers > List of newspapers: List of newspapers.
Telephone system > General assessment: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic and international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
Television receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Internet > IP addresses per capita: Number of IPv4 internet address allocated per 1000 residents.
Average cost of local call: Telephone average cost of local call (US$ per three minutes). Cost of local call is the cost of a three-minute call within the same exchange area using the subscriber's equipment (that is, not from a public phone).
Internet > Users: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months.
Internet > Internet penetration: Penetration.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecoms > Telephone lines: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included.
Internet > Internet Service Providers: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
Telephones > Main lines in use: The total number of main telephone lines in use.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people: Fixed-telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.
Active military personnel: Active military.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
Radio receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > Hosts per 1000: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Number of PCs per million: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones: Number of mobile phones.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
Television broadcast stations > Per capita: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telephone 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 > Number of titles: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day.
Internet > Top level domain: Country top level domain.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 $ gross domestic product.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Telephone system > Domestic: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
Arabsat -
Internet country code: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Telephone mainlines: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering:
Indicates whether websites that express views in opposition to those of the current government (mainly on issues of human rights, freedom of expression, minority rights and religious movements) are censored or blocked. This is determined by accessing websites with provocative or objectionable content in English from within the country in question as well as from a place known to have no filtering regime. The retrieved content is then compared and scanned for discrepancies. Possible differences in blocking behavior across different ISPs is considered, as well as normal connectivity problems.

Values

“per”, pervasive filtering: A large portion of the targeted content in several categories is blocked.

“sub”, substantial filtering: Either a number of categories are subject to a medium level of filtering or a low level of filtering is carried out across many categories.

“sel”, selective filtering: A small number of specific sites across a few categories are blocked, or filtering that targets a single category or issue is present.

“sus”, suspected filtering: Connectivity abnormalities suggest the presence of filtering, but no conclusive proof of deliberate tampering could be found.

“ne”, no evidence of filtering or blocking.

“nd”, no data.
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month: Price basket for Internet is calculated based on the cheapest available tariff for accessing the Internet 20 hours a month (10 hours peak and 10 hours off-peak). The basket does not include the telephone line rental but does include telephone usage charges if applicable. Data are compiled in the national currency and converted to U.S. dollars using the annual average exchange rate.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment."
Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included."
Internet > Broadband subscribers: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries.
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > IP addresses: Number of IPv4 internet addresses allocated to each country.
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 > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date: Implementation date yyyy.mm.dd.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price: Price.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
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.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines: Number of telephone lines.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
Telephone subscribers per employee: Telephone subscribers per employee are telephone subscribers (fixed-line plus mobile) divided by total telecommunications employees.
Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
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.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita: Telephone employees refer to the total full-time telecommunications staff. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telephone mainlines > Per capita: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers (per 100 people). Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people: Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people). Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Phone subscribers: Fixed line and mobile telephones (per 1,000 people). Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP: ICT service exports (% of service exports, BoP). Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service exports) include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports) include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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.
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 > Religion > Theology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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."
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."
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."
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.
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 10 million $ gross domestic product.
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.
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines: Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.
Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month: Price basket for mobile is calculated as the pre-paid price for 25 calls per month spread over the same mobile network, other mobile networks, and mobile to fixed calls and during peak, off-peak, and weekend times. It also includes 30 text messages per month.
Royalties and fees: Receipts of royalties and licence fees ($US per person)
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.
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 > Arts and recreation per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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 > Geography > History per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue: Telecommunications investment refers to the expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of telecommunication equipment infrastructure (including supporting land and buildings and intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer software). These include expenditure on initial installations and on additions to existing installations.

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STAT	Saudi Arabia	Sweden
Broadcast media	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	publicly owned TV broadcaster operates 2 terrestrial networks plus regional stations; multiple privately owned TV broadcasters operating nationally, regionally, and locally; about 50 local TV stations; widespread access to pan-Nordic and international broadcasters through multi-channel cable and satellite TV; publicly owned radio broadcaster operates 3 national stations and a network of 25 regional channels; roughly 100 privately owned local radio stations with some consolidating into near national networks; an estimated 900 community and neighborhood radio stations broadcast intermittently
Households with television	98.68% Ranked 9th. 5% more than Sweden	93.91% Ranked 33th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000	69.49 Ranked 86th.	321.12 Ranked 16th. 5 times more than Saudi Arabia
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people	54 Ranked 75th.	94 Ranked 3rd. 74% more than Saudi Arabia
Internet > Internet users per thousand people	531.88 Ranked 79th.	938.39 Ranked 3rd. 76% more than Saudi Arabia
Internet > Users per 1000	239.24 Ranked 70th.	765.19 Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
Internet users	9.77 million Ranked 30th. 16% more than Sweden	8.4 million Ranked 10th.
News Agencies > List of news agencies	<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>	<p>TT - owned by several media groups</p>
Personal computers > Per capita	376.22 per 1,000 people Ranked 24th.	763.01 per 1,000 people Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
Radio > List of radio stations	<p>Saudi Radio - state-run</p> </p>MBC FM - private</p>	<p>Sveriges Radio - public, operates news and public affairs station P1, classical music station P2, youth station P3 and regionally-based news and music station P4</p> </p>Rix FM - commercial, national pop music network</p> </p>NRJ - commercial, national pop music network</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17961251">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	184.68 Ranked 7th. 51% more than Sweden	122.62 Ranked 58th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita	1,028.26 per 1,000 people Ranked 38th.	1,148.37 per 1,000 people Ranked 25th. 12% more than Saudi Arabia
Television > List of TV stations	<p>Saudi TV - state-run, operates four networks, including news network Al-Ikhbariya</p>	<p>Sveriges Television (SVT) - public, operates terrestrial networks SVT 1 and SVT 2, news channel SVT24, European satellite channel SVT Europa</p> </p>TV4 - commercial, terrestrial</p> </p>TV3 - commercial, via satellite and cable</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17961251">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita	262.29 per 1,000 people Ranked 59th.	519.81 per 1,000 people Ranked 18th. 98% more than Saudi Arabia
Televisions per 1000	223.17 Ranked 77th.	513.49 Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
Personal computers per 1000	355.55 Ranked 24th.	762.88 Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
Radio broadcast stations	AM 43, FM 31, shortwave 2	AM 1, FM 265, shortwave 1
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people	739.65 per 1,000 people Ranked 60th.	1,804.05 per 1,000 people Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
Internet > Users > Per capita	224.63 per 1,000 people Ranked 76th.	775.1 per 1,000 people Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000	169.75 Ranked 95th.	454.08 Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
Televisions	5.1 million Ranked 31st. 11% more than Sweden	4.6 million Ranked 34th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita	144.78 per 1,000 people Ranked 70th.	609.67 per 1,000 people Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia
Internet users > Per 100 people	31.29 Ranked 72nd.	87.7 Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
Internet > Internet users	14.33 million Ranked 34th. 67% more than Sweden	8.56 million Ranked 44th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps	750 Mbps Ranked 61st.	157,636 Mbps Ranked 8th. 210 times more than Saudi Arabia
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita	33.29 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 86th.	17,530.71 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 3rd. 527 times more than Saudi Arabia
Personal computers	8.48 million Ranked 17th. 24% more than Sweden	6.86 million Ranked 20th.
Television broadcast stations	117 Ranked 6th.	169 Ranked 10th. 44% more than Saudi Arabia
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes	2.73 billion min. Ranked 11th. 47% more than Sweden	1.86 billion min. Ranked 19th.
Radios per 1000	273.5 Ranked 110th.	920.94 Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000	1,674.26 Ranked 3rd. 36% more than Sweden	1,228.8 Ranked 37th.
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$	$25.15 billion Ranked 21st.	$25.27 billion Ranked 20th. About the same as Saudi Arabia
Internet > Percent using internet	54% Ranked 74th.	94% Ranked 3rd. 74% more than Saudi Arabia
Telephones > Mobile cellular	53.71 million Ranked 24th. 5 times more than Sweden	11.19 million Ranked 66th.
Radio receivers > Per capita	0.321 per capita Ranked 89th.	0.932 per capita Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000	155.66 Ranked 100th.	553.42 Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia
Telephone mainlines per 1000	153.91 Ranked 72nd.	716.85 Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Saudi Arabia
Newspapers > List of newspapers	<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>	<p>Aftonbladet - Stockholm-based daily</p> </p>Dagens Nyheter - Stockholm-based daily</p> </p>Expressen - Stockholm-based daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17961251">Full Article</a>
Telephone system > General assessment	modern system including a combination of extensive microwave radio relays, coaxial cables, and fiber-optic cables	highly developed telecommunications infrastructure; ranked among leading countries for fixed-line, mobile-cellular, Internet and broadband penetration
Television receivers per 1000	267.56 Ranked 55th.	520.01 Ranked 19th. 94% more than Saudi Arabia
Internet > IP addresses per capita	207.44 Ranked 99th.	3,336.36 Ranked 3rd. 16 times more than Saudi Arabia
Average cost of local call	0.01 Ranked 101st.	0.11 Ranked 21st. 11 times more than Saudi Arabia
Internet > Users	6.2 million Ranked 32nd.	7 million Ranked 31st. 13% more than Saudi Arabia
Internet > Internet penetration	54% Ranked 79th.	94% Ranked 4th. 74% more than Saudi Arabia
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000	538.68 Ranked 62nd.	934.32 Ranked 24th. 73% more than Saudi Arabia
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000	1,874.03 Ranked 4th. 53% more than Sweden	1,223.46 Ranked 59th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines	4.8 million Ranked 30th. 11% more than Sweden	4.32 million Ranked 40th.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions	53.01 million Ranked 26th. 5 times more than Sweden	11.64 million Ranked 70th.
Internet > Internet Service Providers	22 Ranked 44th.	29 Ranked 39th. 32% more than Saudi Arabia
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	1.97 million Ranked 42nd.	3.06 million Ranked 28th. 55% more than Saudi Arabia
Telephones > Main lines in use	4.63 million Ranked 32nd. 1% more than Sweden	4.6 million Ranked 35th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people	16.97 Ranked 96th.	43.83 Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
Active military personnel	233,500 Ranked 12th. 15 times more than Sweden	15,400 Ranked 80th.
Radio receivers per 1000	327.9 Ranked 87th.	932.62 Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita	575.28 per 1,000 people Ranked 58th.	934.89 per 1,000 people Ranked 27th. 63% more than Saudi Arabia
Internet > Hosts per 1000	5.36 Ranked 93th.	388.19 Ranked 13th. 72 times more than Saudi Arabia
Number of PCs per million	355.55 Ranked 24th.	762.88 Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions	53.01 million Ranked 27th. 4 times more than Sweden	11.85 million Ranked 70th.
Radio receivers	6.25 million Ranked 49th.	8.25 million Ranked 37th. 32% more than Saudi Arabia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones	46 million Ranked 29th. 4 times more than Sweden	11.19 million Ranked 52nd.
Television receivers	5.1 million Ranked 30th. 11% more than Sweden	4.6 million Ranked 33th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology	850 Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Sweden	373 Ranked 17th.
Television broadcast stations > Per capita	6.02 per 1 million people Ranked 22nd.	19.14 per 1 million people Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes	2.4$ Ranked 50th. 6 times more than Sweden	0.41$ Ranked 106th.
Mobile phone subscribers	13.3 million Ranked 30th. 58% more than Sweden	8.44 million Ranked 43th.
Telephone system > International	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)	country code - 46; submarine cables provide links to other Nordic countries and Europe; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), 1 Eutelsat, and 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions)(Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and Norway)
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000	0.826 Ranked 85th.	213.85 Ranked 10th. 259 times more than Saudi Arabia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines	4.8 million Ranked 30th. 11% more than Sweden	4.32 million Ranked 40th.
Radios	6.25 million Ranked 50th.	8.25 million Ranked 38th. 32% more than Saudi Arabia
Internet > Hosts	141,232 Ranked 64th.	3.58 million Ranked 19th. 25 times more than Saudi Arabia
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million	31.46 Mbps Ranked 85th.	17,527.71 Mbps Ranked 3rd. 557 times more than Saudi Arabia
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles	12 Ranked 65th.	93 Ranked 20th. 8 times more than Saudi Arabia
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation	1.1 million Ranked 47th.	4.32 million Ranked 18th. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia
Internet > Top level domain	.sa	.se
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP	0.023$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 72nd.	0.074$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences	270 Ranked 22nd.	826 Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	58.63 Ranked 77th.	480.79 Ranked 5th. 8 times more than Saudi Arabia
Telephone system > Domestic	mobile-cellular subscribership has been increasing rapidly	coaxial and multiconductor cables carry most of the voice traffic; parallel microwave radio relay systems carry some additional telephone channels
Internet country code	.sa	.se
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP	3 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 117th.	450.2 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 3rd. 150 times more than Saudi Arabia
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita	125.15 min. Ranked 36th.	210.04 min. Ranked 27th. 68% more than Saudi Arabia
Telephone mainlines	3.8 million Ranked 31st.	6.45 million Ranked 27th. 70% more than Saudi Arabia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita	0.194 per 1,000 people Ranked 33th.	1.42 per 1,000 people Ranked 8th. 7 times more than Saudi Arabia
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita	0.874 per 1,000 people Ranked 86th.	213.98 per 1,000 people Ranked 10th. 245 times more than Saudi Arabia
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering	sub	No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month	21.33$/month Ranked 97th. 11% more than Sweden	19.23$/month Ranked 104th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita	126.52 min. per capita Ranked 33th.	209.96 min. per capita Ranked 23th. 66% more than Saudi Arabia
Internet hosts	None	4396000
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita	307.85$ per capita Ranked 43th.	3,065.09$ per capita Ranked 4th. 10 times more than Saudi Arabia
Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$	$990.67 Ranked 31st.	$2,717.02 Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology	180 Ranked 22nd.	400 Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature	710 Ranked 29th.	2,974 Ranked 14th. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia
Mobile cellular subscriptions	36 million Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Sweden	10.89 million Ranked 53th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers	19,700 Ranked 64th.	1.93 million Ranked 16th. 98 times more than Saudi Arabia
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million	0.963 Ranked 115th.	3.24 Ranked 65th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences	440 Ranked 29th.	2,986 Ranked 9th. 7 times more than Saudi Arabia
Internet > IP addresses	5.5 million Ranked 47th.	30.37 million Ranked 16th. 6 times more than Saudi Arabia
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU	3750000000	15306000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	4.23 Ranked 75th.	41.12 Ranked 4th. 10 times more than Saudi Arabia
Number of PCs	8,476 Ranked 17th. 24% more than Sweden	6,861 Ranked 20th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people	169.75 Ranked 100th.	454.08 Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total	3,780 Ranked 29th.	12,547 Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions	11.35 million Ranked 22nd. 23% more than Sweden	9.22 million Ranked 26th.
Television broadcast stations per million	6.14 Ranked 25th.	19.15 Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million	198.31 Ranked 34th.	1,417.58 Ranked 9th. 7 times more than Saudi Arabia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation	132 Ranked 30th.	821 Ranked 8th. 6 times more than Saudi Arabia
Internet > TLD	.sa	.se
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	145.12 Ranked 9th. 23% more than Sweden	118.14 Ranked 35th.
Internet > Livejournal users	101 Ranked 114th.	2,961 Ranked 13th. 29 times more than Saudi Arabia
Internet > Secure Internet servers	110 Ranked 59th.	3,676 Ranked 11th. 33 times more than Saudi Arabia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date	2006.07.08	2001.09.01
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price	Free	Free
Telecommunications > Country calling code	966	46
Telephone subscribers per 1000	692.59 Ranked 60th.	1,803.74 Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration	42.8% Ranked 37th.	101.3% Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
E-Government rating	38 Ranked 118th.	49.1 Ranked 27th. 29% more than Saudi Arabia
Population covered by mobile telephony	92% Ranked 55th.	99% Ranked 27th. 8% more than Saudi Arabia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita	36.52 per 1 million people Ranked 31st.	335.98 per 1 million people Ranked 11th. 9 times more than Saudi Arabia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million	14.17 Ranked 31st.	93.32 Ranked 11th. 7 times more than Saudi Arabia
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita	4.64 per 1 million people Ranked 106th.	406.38 per 1 million people Ranked 23th. 87 times more than Saudi Arabia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines	4.1 million Ranked 39th.	5.32 million Ranked 30th. 30% more than Saudi Arabia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita	15.43 per 1 million people Ranked 23th.	36.49 per 1 million people Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History	528 Ranked 18th.	1,000 Ranked 13th. 89% more than Saudi Arabia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million	37.25 Ranked 32nd.	336.01 Ranked 11th. 9 times more than Saudi Arabia
Internet > Livejournal users per million	4.24 Ranked 167th.	329.24 Ranked 43th. 78 times more than Saudi Arabia
Website defacements per million	0.383 Ranked 99th.	5.4 Ranked 31st. 14 times more than Saudi Arabia
Website defacements	8 Ranked 72nd.	48 Ranked 33th. 6 times more than Saudi Arabia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita	27.15 per 1 million people Ranked 24th.	112.97 per 1 million people Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia
Television standard > UHF	SECAM G	PAL G
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP	3.25% GDP Ranked 78th. 16% more than Sweden	2.8% GDP Ranked 58th.
Telephone subscribers per employee	389.97 Ranked 40th.	857.67 Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
Telephone subscribers	17.1 million Ranked 29th. 5% more than Sweden	16.22 million Ranked 29th.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita	739.65 per 1,000 people Ranked 60th.	1,804.05 per 1,000 people Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita	0.111$ per 1 million people Ranked 79th. 2 times more than Sweden	0.046$ per 1 million people Ranked 81st.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP	12.73$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 102nd. 11 times more than Sweden	1.17$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 98th.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita	0.989 per 1,000 people Ranked 75th.	2.1 per 1,000 people Ranked 31st. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
Telephone mainlines > Per capita	164.37 per 1,000 people Ranked 70th.	716.97 per 1,000 people Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU	30498660000	74809000000
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people	1,874.03 Ranked 3rd. 51% more than Sweden	1,245.03 Ranked 53th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	6.85 Ranked 85th.	32.18 Ranked 16th. 5 times more than Saudi Arabia
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people	30.54 Ranked 98th.	1,511.88 Ranked 16th. 49 times more than Saudi Arabia
Phone subscribers	258.12 Ranked 75th.	1,529.41 Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Saudi Arabia
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million	4.34 Ranked 108th.	404.82 Ranked 22nd. 93 times more than Saudi Arabia
NUMB3RS > International first broadcast dates > First aired	October 30, 2006	April 29, 2006
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles	185 Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Sweden	70 Ranked 29th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita	22.63 per 1 million people Ranked 34th.	337.33 per 1 million people Ranked 5th. 15 times more than Saudi Arabia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita	3.09 per 1 million people Ranked 35th.	41.12 per 1 million people Ranked 11th. 13 times more than Saudi Arabia
Internet > IP addresses (share)	0.1 Ranked 52nd.	0.7 Ranked 16th. 7 times more than Saudi Arabia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million	15.74 Ranked 25th.	36.49 Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
Phone system > International dialling code	+966	+46
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people	421.38 Ranked 37th.	1,010.99 Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities	300 Ranked 19th.	323 Ranked 14th. 8% more than Saudi Arabia
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP	3.59% Ranked 126th.	46.63% Ranked 11th. 13 times more than Saudi Arabia
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports	100% Ranked 1st. 76% more than Sweden	56.93% Ranked 11th.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports	67.56% Ranked 6th. 36% more than Sweden	49.61% Ranked 18th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita	15.94 per 1 million people Ranked 42nd.	280.17 per 1 million people Ranked 11th. 18 times more than Saudi Arabia
Internet > Hosts > Per capita	5.02 per 1,000 people Ranked 110th.	395.67 per 1,000 people Ranked 14th. 79 times more than Saudi Arabia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita	13.89 per 1 million people Ranked 30th.	93.31 per 1 million people Ranked 11th. 7 times more than Saudi Arabia
Television standard > VHF	SECAM-B/PAL-B	PAL B
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita	9.26 per 1 million people Ranked 29th.	45.19 per 1 million people Ranked 11th. 5 times more than Saudi Arabia
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people	16.73 Ranked 99th.	45.51 Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month	11.73$/month Ranked 64th.	26.72$/month Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million	44.59 Ranked 16th. 6% more than Sweden	42.14 Ranked 18th.
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports	0.39% Ranked 93th.	9.45% Ranked 18th. 24 times more than Saudi Arabia
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports	7.97% Ranked 45th.	10.06% Ranked 24th. 26% more than Saudi Arabia
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	1.05 million Ranked 38th.	3.79 million Ranked 18th. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia
Telephone lines	4.1 million Ranked 35th.	5.32 million Ranked 27th. 30% more than Saudi Arabia
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP	0.273 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 9th. 1% more than Sweden	0.269 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 10th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences	310 Ranked 40th.	2,480 Ranked 15th. 8 times more than Saudi Arabia
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	9.82 Ranked 54th. 24% more than Sweden	7.9 Ranked 32nd.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology	60 Ranked 34th.	364 Ranked 17th. 6 times more than Saudi Arabia
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines	1.7 per 100 mainlines Ranked 80th.	8.4 per 100 mainlines Ranked 116th. 5 times more than Saudi Arabia
Telephone lines > Per 100 people	16.53 Ranked 93th.	57.74 Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month	9.66$/month Ranked 103th. 56% more than Sweden	6.18$/month Ranked 142nd.
Royalties and fees	0.0 Ranked 67th.	$144.20 Ranked 3rd.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita	43.72 per 1 million people Ranked 15th. 4% more than Sweden	42.14 per 1 million people Ranked 17th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million	3.15 Ranked 38th.	41.13 Ranked 11th. 13 times more than Saudi Arabia
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	0.503 Ranked 125th.	10.34 Ranked 17th. 21 times more than Saudi Arabia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million	6.93 Ranked 33th.	92.76 Ranked 13th. 13 times more than Saudi Arabia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million	16.26 Ranked 43th.	280.2 Ranked 12th. 17 times more than Saudi Arabia
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people	10.99 Ranked 92nd.	856.69 Ranked 16th. 78 times more than Saudi Arabia
Internet servers using encryption	279 Ranked 55th.	7,969 Ranked 11th. 29 times more than Saudi Arabia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million	27.7 Ranked 25th.	112.98 Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million	23.08 Ranked 35th.	337.36 Ranked 5th. 15 times more than Saudi Arabia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million	9.44 Ranked 29th.	45.19 Ranked 12th. 5 times more than Saudi Arabia
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue	12.3% Ranked 57th.	19.98% Ranked 93th. 62% more than Saudi Arabia

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