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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 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 98.68%
Ranked 9th. 1% more than United Kingdom
97.5%
Ranked 15th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 69.49
Ranked 86th.
337.99
Ranked 12th. 5 times more than Saudi Arabia

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 54
Ranked 75th.
87.02
Ranked 13th. 61% more than Saudi Arabia

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 531.88
Ranked 79th.
865.38
Ranked 12th. 63% more than Saudi Arabia

Internet > Users per 1000 239.24
Ranked 70th.
659.16
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia

Internet users 9.77 million
Ranked 30th.
51.44 million
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Saudi Arabia
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>The Press Association</p>
Personal computers > Per capita 376.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th.
599.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 59% more than Saudi Arabia

Radio > List of radio stations <p>Saudi Radio - state-run</p> </p>MBC FM - private</p> <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 184.68
Ranked 7th. 41% more than United Kingdom
130.75
Ranked 47th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 1,028.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 38th.
1,184.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th. 15% more than Saudi Arabia

Television > List of TV stations <p>Saudi TV - state-run, operates four networks, including news network Al-Ikhbariya</p> <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 262.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 59th.
521.64 per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th. 99% more than Saudi Arabia

Televisions per 1000 223.17
Ranked 77th.
512.03
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
Personal computers per 1000 355.55
Ranked 24th.
599.49
Ranked 12th. 69% more than Saudi Arabia

Radio broadcast stations AM 43, FM 31, shortwave 2 AM 219, FM 431, shortwave 3
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 739.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 60th.
1,615.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia

Internet > Users > Per capita 224.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 76th.
661.44 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 169.75
Ranked 95th.
522.08
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia

Televisions 5.1 million
Ranked 31st.
30.5 million
Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Saudi Arabia
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 144.78 per 1,000 people
Ranked 70th.
554.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia

Internet users > Per 100 people 31.29
Ranked 72nd.
76.02
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia

Internet > Internet users 14.33 million
Ranked 34th.
54.86 million
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 750 Mbps
Ranked 61st.
781,554 Mbps
Ranked 2nd. 1042 times more than Saudi Arabia

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 33.29 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 86th.
13,061.97 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 4th. 392 times more than Saudi Arabia

Personal computers 8.48 million
Ranked 17th.
35.89 million
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia

Television broadcast stations 117
Ranked 6th.
228
Ranked 7th. 95% more than Saudi Arabia
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 2.73 billion min.
Ranked 11th.
15.6 billion min.
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Saudi Arabia

Radios per 1000 273.5
Ranked 110th.
1,418.59
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Saudi Arabia
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 1,674.26
Ranked 3rd. 29% more than United Kingdom
1,300.33
Ranked 29th.

Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $25.15 billion
Ranked 21st.
$153.19 billion
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Saudi Arabia

Internet > Percent using internet 54%
Ranked 74th.
87.02%
Ranked 13th. 61% more than Saudi Arabia

Telephones > Mobile cellular 53.71 million
Ranked 24th.
81.61 million
Ranked 1st. 52% more than Saudi Arabia

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.321 per capita
Ranked 89th.
1.45 per capita
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Saudi Arabia

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 155.66
Ranked 100th.
519.6
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia

Telephone mainlines per 1000 153.91
Ranked 72nd.
527.96
Ranked 11th. 3 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>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>
Telephone system > General assessment modern system including a combination of extensive microwave radio relays, coaxial cables, and fiber-optic cables technologically advanced domestic and international system
Television receivers per 1000 267.56
Ranked 55th.
523
Ranked 18th. 95% more than Saudi Arabia

Internet > IP addresses per capita 207.44
Ranked 99th. 106 times more than United Kingdom
1.95
Ranked 1st.
Average cost of local call 0.01
Ranked 101st.
0.17
Ranked 6th. 17 times more than Saudi Arabia
Internet > Users 6.2 million
Ranked 32nd.
40.2 million
Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Saudi Arabia

Internet > Internet penetration 54%
Ranked 79th.
87%
Ranked 14th. 61% more than Saudi Arabia
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 538.68
Ranked 62nd.
1,087.6
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,874.03
Ranked 4th. 44% more than United Kingdom
1,298.63
Ranked 46th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines 4.8 million
Ranked 30th.
33.01 million
Ranked 9th. 7 times more than Saudi Arabia

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 53.01 million
Ranked 26th.
82.11 million
Ranked 18th. 55% more than Saudi Arabia

Internet > Internet Service Providers 22
Ranked 44th.
400
Ranked 4th. 18 times more than Saudi Arabia
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 1.97 million
Ranked 42nd.
21.37 million
Ranked 6th. 11 times more than Saudi Arabia

Telephones > Main lines in use 4.63 million
Ranked 32nd.
33.23 million
Ranked 9th. 7 times more than Saudi Arabia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 16.97
Ranked 96th.
52.88
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia

Active military personnel 233,500
Ranked 12th. 13% more than United Kingdom
205,850
Ranked 16th.
Radio receivers per 1000 327.9
Ranked 87th.
1,448.98
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 575.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 58th.
1,087.56 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 89% more than Saudi Arabia

Internet > Hosts per 1000 5.36
Ranked 93th.
134.69
Ranked 38th. 25 times more than Saudi Arabia

Number of PCs per million 355.55
Ranked 24th.
599.49
Ranked 11th. 69% more than Saudi Arabia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 53.01 million
Ranked 27th.
84.94 million
Ranked 18th. 60% more than Saudi Arabia

Radio receivers 6.25 million
Ranked 49th.
84.5 million
Ranked 5th. 14 times more than Saudi Arabia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 46 million
Ranked 29th.
75.75 million
Ranked 17th. 65% more than Saudi Arabia
Television receivers 5.1 million
Ranked 30th.
30.5 million
Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Saudi Arabia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology 850
Ranked 9th.
5,199
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Saudi Arabia

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 6.02 per 1 million people
Ranked 22nd. 54% more than United Kingdom
3.91 per 1 million people
Ranked 18th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 2.4$
Ranked 50th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
0.77$
Ranked 89th.

Mobile phone subscribers 13.3 million
Ranked 30th.
65.5 million
Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Saudi Arabia

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 - 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 0.826
Ranked 85th.
163.79
Ranked 16th. 198 times more than Saudi Arabia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 4.8 million
Ranked 30th.
33.01 million
Ranked 9th. 7 times more than Saudi Arabia

Radios 6.25 million
Ranked 50th.
84.5 million
Ranked 5th. 14 times more than Saudi Arabia
Internet > Hosts 141,232
Ranked 64th.
8.27 million
Ranked 10th. 59 times more than Saudi Arabia

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 31.46 Mbps
Ranked 85th.
13,054.65 Mbps
Ranked 4th. 415 times more than Saudi Arabia

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 1.1 million
Ranked 47th.
17.38 million
Ranked 6th. 16 times more than Saudi Arabia

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 12
Ranked 65th.
109
Ranked 14th. 9 times more than Saudi Arabia

Internet > Top level domain .sa .uk
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.023$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 72nd.
0.073$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences 270
Ranked 22nd.
8,902
Ranked 1st. 33 times more than Saudi Arabia

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 58.63
Ranked 77th.
290.22
Ranked 13th. 5 times more than Saudi Arabia

Telephone system > Domestic mobile-cellular subscribership has been increasing rapidly equal mix of buried cables, microwave radio relay, and fiber-optic systems
Internet country code .sa .uk
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 3 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 117th.
366.57 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 5th. 122 times more than Saudi Arabia

Telephone mainlines 3.8 million
Ranked 31st.
31.8 million
Ranked 7th. 8 times more than Saudi Arabia

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 125.15 min.
Ranked 36th.
263.92 min.
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita 0.194 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th.
1.89 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 10 times more than Saudi Arabia

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 0.874 per 1,000 people
Ranked 86th.
163.78 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 187 times more than Saudi Arabia

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering sub No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 21.33$/month
Ranked 97th.
27.25$/month
Ranked 67th. 28% more than Saudi Arabia

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 126.52 min. per capita
Ranked 33th.
262.18 min. per capita
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia

Internet hosts None None
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 307.85$ per capita
Ranked 43th.
2,729.11$ per capita
Ranked 7th. 9 times more than Saudi Arabia

Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$ $990.67
Ranked 31st.
$2,477.32
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology 180
Ranked 22nd.
4,274
Ranked 1st. 24 times more than Saudi Arabia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature 710
Ranked 29th.
22,104
Ranked 1st. 31 times more than Saudi Arabia

Mobile cellular subscriptions 36 million
Ranked 27th.
77.36 million
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia

Internet > Broadband subscribers 19,700
Ranked 64th.
9.86 million
Ranked 6th. 501 times more than Saudi Arabia

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 0.963
Ranked 115th.
6.72
Ranked 46th. 7 times more than Saudi Arabia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences 440
Ranked 29th.
17,106
Ranked 1st. 39 times more than Saudi Arabia

Internet > IP addresses 5.5 million
Ranked 47th.
123.5 million
Ranked 4th. 22 times more than Saudi Arabia
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 3750000000 8999999000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 4.23
Ranked 75th.
28.13
Ranked 14th. 7 times more than Saudi Arabia

Number of PCs 8,476
Ranked 17th.
35,890
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 169.75
Ranked 100th.
522.08
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total 3,780
Ranked 29th.
110,965
Ranked 1st. 29 times more than Saudi Arabia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 11.35 million
Ranked 22nd.
45.42 million
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia
Television broadcast stations per million 6.14
Ranked 25th. 56% more than United Kingdom
3.93
Ranked 19th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation 132
Ranked 30th.
10,520
Ranked 1st. 80 times more than Saudi Arabia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million 198.31
Ranked 34th.
1,897.25
Ranked 6th. 10 times more than Saudi Arabia

Internet > TLD .sa .uk
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 145.12
Ranked 9th. 15% more than United Kingdom
125.98
Ranked 24th.

Internet > Livejournal users 101
Ranked 114th.
71,742
Ranked 3rd. 710 times more than Saudi Arabia
Internet > Secure Internet servers 110
Ranked 59th.
33,892
Ranked 3rd. 308 times more than Saudi Arabia

Telecommunications > Country calling code 966 44
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price Free Free
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date 2006.07.08 1999.01.??
Telephone subscribers per 1000 692.59
Ranked 60th.
1,615.56
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 42.8%
Ranked 37th.
72%
Ranked 14th. 68% more than Saudi Arabia
E-Government rating 38
Ranked 118th.
54.8
Ranked 9th. 44% more than Saudi Arabia
Population covered by mobile telephony 92%
Ranked 55th.
99%
Ranked 14th. 8% more than Saudi Arabia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita 36.52 per 1 million people
Ranked 31st.
377.23 per 1 million people
Ranked 8th. 10 times more than Saudi Arabia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million 14.17
Ranked 31st.
152.2
Ranked 7th. 11 times more than Saudi Arabia

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 4.64 per 1 million people
Ranked 106th.
561.49 per 1 million people
Ranked 15th. 121 times more than Saudi Arabia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 4.1 million
Ranked 39th.
33.21 million
Ranked 8th. 8 times more than Saudi Arabia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita 15.43 per 1 million people
Ranked 23th.
36.57 per 1 million people
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million 37.25
Ranked 32nd.
377.93
Ranked 7th. 10 times more than Saudi Arabia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History 528
Ranked 18th.
12,433
Ranked 1st. 24 times more than Saudi Arabia

Internet > Livejournal users per million 4.24
Ranked 167th.
1,198.34
Ranked 18th. 283 times more than Saudi Arabia
Website defacements per million 0.383
Ranked 99th.
5.09
Ranked 34th. 13 times more than Saudi Arabia
Website defacements 8
Ranked 72nd.
301
Ranked 6th. 38 times more than Saudi Arabia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences 310
Ranked 40th.
24,714
Ranked 1st. 80 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.
151.92 per 1 million people
Ranked 7th. 11 times more than Saudi Arabia

Phone subscribers 258.12
Ranked 75th.
1,358.44
Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Saudi Arabia
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 9.82
Ranked 54th.
16.87
Ranked 52nd. 72% more than Saudi Arabia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita 27.15 per 1 million people
Ranked 24th.
212.18 per 1 million people
Ranked 4th. 8 times more than Saudi Arabia

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 67.56%
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
31.51%
Ranked 53th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 100%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than United Kingdom
45.41%
Ranked 23th.

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 30.54
Ranked 98th.
1,478.28
Ranked 17th. 48 times more than Saudi Arabia

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 6.85
Ranked 85th.
34.03
Ranked 12th. 5 times more than Saudi Arabia

ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 3.59%
Ranked 126th.
39.11%
Ranked 23th. 11 times more than Saudi Arabia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities 300
Ranked 19th.
2,143
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Saudi Arabia

Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 1.7 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 80th.
11 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 54th. 6 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.
60.93 per 1 million people
Ranked 6th. 20 times more than Saudi Arabia

Royalties and fees 0.0
Ranked 67th.
$123.90
Ranked 7th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.503
Ranked 125th.
1.82
Ranked 84th. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia

Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.1
Ranked 52nd.
2.9
Ranked 4th. 29 times more than Saudi Arabia
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 9.66$/month
Ranked 103th.
14.02$/month
Ranked 57th. 45% more than Saudi Arabia

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 16.73
Ranked 99th.
52.57
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million 16.26
Ranked 43th.
422.55
Ranked 8th. 26 times more than Saudi Arabia

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 11.73$/month
Ranked 64th.
31.28$/month
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 30498660000 36631000000
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million 15.74
Ranked 25th.
36.64
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million 23.08
Ranked 35th.
292.47
Ranked 7th. 13 times more than Saudi Arabia

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 12.3%
Ranked 57th.
27.48%
Ranked 47th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita 22.63 per 1 million people
Ranked 34th.
291.93 per 1 million people
Ranked 7th. 13 times more than Saudi Arabia

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.273 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 9th. 36% more than United Kingdom
0.201 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 23th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 4.34
Ranked 108th.
559.31
Ranked 15th. 129 times more than Saudi Arabia

Phone system > International dialling code +966 +44
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 421.38
Ranked 37th.
716.45
Ranked 13th. 70% more than Saudi Arabia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,874.03
Ranked 3rd. 40% more than United Kingdom
1,343.35
Ranked 40th.

Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 10.99
Ranked 92nd.
904.85
Ranked 16th. 82 times more than Saudi Arabia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology 60
Ranked 34th.
3,570
Ranked 1st. 60 times more than Saudi Arabia

Internet servers using encryption 279
Ranked 55th.
55,564
Ranked 4th. 199 times more than Saudi Arabia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million 27.7
Ranked 25th.
212.58
Ranked 4th. 8 times more than Saudi Arabia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita 15.94 per 1 million people
Ranked 42nd.
421.77 per 1 million people
Ranked 8th. 26 times more than Saudi Arabia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million 9.44
Ranked 29th.
73.08
Ranked 5th. 8 times more than Saudi Arabia

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 5.02 per 1,000 people
Ranked 110th.
135.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th. 27 times more than Saudi Arabia

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 164.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 70th.
527.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 0.989 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th.
3.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 12.73$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 102nd. 35 times more than United Kingdom
0.361$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 107th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.111$ per 1 million people
Ranked 79th. 9 times more than United Kingdom
0.013$ per 1 million people
Ranked 101st.

Telephone lines 4.1 million
Ranked 35th.
33.21 million
Ranked 10th. 8 times more than Saudi Arabia

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 1.05 million
Ranked 38th.
17.28 million
Ranked 6th. 16 times more than Saudi Arabia

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 7.97%
Ranked 45th.
10.08%
Ranked 23th. 26% more than Saudi Arabia

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 0.39%
Ranked 93th.
7.74%
Ranked 19th. 20 times more than Saudi Arabia

Telephone subscribers > Per capita 739.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 60th.
1,615.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita 9.26 per 1 million people
Ranked 29th.
72.94 per 1 million people
Ranked 4th. 8 times more than Saudi Arabia

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 16.53
Ranked 93th.
54.08
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita 43.72 per 1 million people
Ranked 15th.
88.73 per 1 million people
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia

Telephone subscribers 17.1 million
Ranked 29th.
97.3 million
Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Saudi Arabia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million 3.15
Ranked 38th.
61.04
Ranked 6th. 19 times more than Saudi Arabia

Telephone subscribers per employee 389.97
Ranked 40th. 10% more than United Kingdom
353.44
Ranked 51st.

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 3.25% GDP
Ranked 78th. 3% more than United Kingdom
3.15% GDP
Ranked 81st.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million 6.93
Ranked 33th.
179.87
Ranked 5th. 26 times more than Saudi Arabia

Television standard > UHF SECAM G PAL I
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million 44.59
Ranked 16th.
88.89
Ranked 5th. Twice as much as Saudi Arabia

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 185
Ranked 18th.
1,010
Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Saudi Arabia

NUMB3RS > International first broadcast dates > First aired October 30, 2006 October 5, 2005

SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; World Development Indicators database; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. 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