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  • Households with television: Households with television are the share of households with a television set. Some countries report only the number of households with a color television set, and therefore the true number may be higher than reported.
  • Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users (per 100 people). Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
  • Internet > Internet users per thousand people: Internet users. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Internet > Users per 1000: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • News Agencies > List of news agencies: List of news agencies.
  • Personal computers > Per capita: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Radio > List of radio stations: List of radio stations.
  • Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people: Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people). Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included.
  • Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Television > List of TV stations: List of TV stations.
  • Television receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Televisions per 1000: The total number of televisions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Personal computers per 1000: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Radio broadcast stations: The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast stations.
  • Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people: Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
  • Internet > Users > Per capita: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Televisions: The total number of televisions
  • Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
  • Internet > Internet users: Internet users.
  • Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic.
  • Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Personal computers: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual.
  • Television broadcast stations: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations.
  • International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes).
  • Radios per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Internet > Percent using internet: Percentage of individuals using the Internet.
  • Telephones > Mobile cellular: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use.
  • Radio receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telephone mainlines per 1000: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Newspapers > List of newspapers: List of newspapers.
  • Telephone system > General assessment: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic and international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
  • Television receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Television broadcast stations > Per capita: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States.
  • Mobile phone subscribers: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology.
  • Telephone system > International: A brief characterization of the system with details on international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa. Arabsat
  • Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines: Fixed telephone lines.
  • Internet > Hosts: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity.
  • Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities.
  • Internet > Top level domain: Country top level domain.
  • Television > Total number of channels: Total number of television channels.
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.
  • Television > Total number of channels per million people: Total number of television channels. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Telephone mainlines: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment.
  • International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$: Investment in telecoms with private participation (current US$). Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets and small projects are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet > Censorship > Political filtering:
    Indicates whether websites that express views in opposition to those of the current government (mainly on issues of human rights, freedom of expression, minority rights and religious movements) are censored or blocked. This is determined by accessing websites with provocative or objectionable content in English from within the country in question as well as from a place known to have no filtering regime. The retrieved content is then compared and scanned for discrepancies. Possible differences in blocking behavior across different ISPs is considered, as well as normal connectivity problems. 
     
    Values
     
    “per”, pervasive filtering: A large portion of the targeted content in several categories is blocked.
     
    “sub”, substantial filtering: Either a number of categories are subject to a medium level of filtering or a low level of filtering is carried out across many categories.
     
    “sel”, selective filtering: A small number of specific sites across a few categories are blocked, or filtering that targets a single category or issue is present.
     
    “sus”, suspected filtering: Connectivity abnormalities suggest the presence of filtering, but no conclusive proof of deliberate tampering could be found.
     
    “ne”, no evidence of filtering or blocking. 
     
     “nd”, no data.
     
     
  • Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month: Price basket for Internet is calculated based on the cheapest available tariff for accessing the Internet 20 hours a month (10 hours peak and 10 hours off-peak). The basket does not include the telephone line rental but does include telephone usage charges if applicable. Data are compiled in the national currency and converted to U.S. dollars using the annual average exchange rate.
  • International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included."
  • Internet > Broadband subscribers: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries.
  • Internet > Internet Service Providers per million: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Television > Percentage of Government (public) television institutions: Percentage of Government (public) television institutions.
  • Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people: Estimated number of individual non-daily newspapers in circulation by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Radio > Total number of channels: Total number of radio channels.
  • Radio > Ratio of private to government (public) radio institutions: Number of private radio institutions to government radio institutions. For instance, for every one government radio institution Turkey has 1,265 that are private.
  • 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)
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Television > Percentage of public channels with national coverage: Percentage of public television channels with national coverage.
  • Total number of combined radio and television institutions per million people: Total number of combined radio and television institutions. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Radio > Total number of channels per million people: Total number of radio channels. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Radio > Percentage of private radio institutions: Percentage of radio institutions that are private.
  • Radio > Percentage of government (public) radio institutions: Percentage of radio institutions that are financed by the government, also known as public radio institutions.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$: Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
  • Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Telephone systems > Privatisation: The year a nation privatised its telecommunications services. "n/a" indicates that the relevant firm was not privatized.
  • Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Telephone system > Regulation: The year that the nation established an industry regulator for its telecommunication providers. "n/a" indicates that no regulator has been established.
  • Price basket for mobile > US$ per month: Price basket for mobile is calculated as the pre-paid price for 25 calls per month spread over the same mobile network, other mobile networks, and mobile to fixed calls and during peak, off-peak, and weekend times. It also includes 30 text messages per month.
  • Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$, % of GDP: Investment in telecoms with private participation (current US$). Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets and small projects are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
  • Telephone subscribers per employee: Telephone subscribers per employee are telephone subscribers (fixed-line plus mobile) divided by total telecommunications employees.
  • Telecommunications revenue > % GDP: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
  • 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.
  • Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country.
  • Royalties and fees: Receipts of royalties and licence fees ($US per person)
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Television > Percentage of private television institutions: Percentage of private television institutions.
  • Total number of combined radio and television institutions: Total number of radio and television institutions.
  • Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per capita: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • 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.
  • Radio > Percentage of public channels with national coverage: Percentage of public radio channels with national coverage.
  • Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of individual non-daily newspapers in circulation by country.
  • Television > Ratio of private to Government (public) television institutions: Number of private television institutions to government television institutions. For instance, for every one government television institution Turkey has 528 that are private.
  • Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita: Investment in telecoms with private participation (current US$). Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets and small projects are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Telephone employees > Total > Per capita: Telephone employees refer to the total full-time telecommunications staff. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 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.
  • 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 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.
  • Fixed broadband Internet subscribers: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology."
  • ICT goods imports > % total goods imports: Information and communication technology goods imports include telecommunications, audio and video, computer and related equipment; electronic components; and other information and communication technology goods. Software is excluded."
  • ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports: Information and communication technology goods exports include telecommunications, audio and video, computer and related equipment; electronic components; and other information and communication technology goods. Software is excluded."
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code: Country Code.

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines (per 100 people). Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month: Price basket for residential fixed line is calculated as one-fifth of the installation charge, the monthly subscription charge, and the cost of local calls (15 peak and 15 off-peak calls of three minutes each).
  • Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
  • Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Internet servers using encryption: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • 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.
  • Number of PCs > Per $ GDP: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 10 million $ gross domestic product.
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Broadcast media the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) operates 4 TV stations, 3 are free-to-air and 1 is pay TV; e.tv, a private station, is accessible to more than half the population; multiple subscription TV services provide a mix of local and international channels; well developed mix of public and private radio stations at the national, regional, and local levels; the SABC radio network, state-owned and controlled but nominally independent, operates 18 stations, one for each of the 11 official languages, 4 community stations, and 3 commercial stations; more than 100 community-based stations extend coverage to rural areas in the north, the Sudanese Government directly controls TV and radio, requiring that both media reflect government policies; TV has a permanent military censor; a private radio station is in operation; in southern Sudan, TV is controlled by the regional government; several private FM stations are operational in southern Sudan; some foreign radio broadcasts are available
Households with television 59.2%
Ranked 34th. 20% more than Sudan 		49.5%
Ranked 88th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 21.63
Ranked 116th. 32 times more than Sudan 		0.666
Ranked 163th.
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 41
Ranked 102nd. 95% more than Sudan 		21
Ranked 133th.
Internet > Internet users per thousand people 411.77
Ranked 103th. Twice as much as Sudan 		206.14
Ranked 137th.
Internet > Users per 1000 108.05
Ranked 81st. 2 times more than Sudan 		45.16
Ranked 121st.
Internet users 4.42 million
Ranked 54th. 5% more than Sudan 		4.2 million
Ranked 1st.
News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>South African Press Association (SAPA)</p> <p>Sudan News Agency (Suna) - in Arabic, English and French</p> </p>Sudan Tribune - English-language news site, based in France</p>
Personal computers > Per capita 84.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th. 		89.7 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th. 6% more than South Africa
Radio > List of radio stations <p>SABC - state broadcaster with 20 regional and national services in 11 languages, including: national English-language network SAfm; contemporary music station 5 FM; national Afrikaans station Radio Sonder Grense; national Zulu station Ukhozi FM; Sesotho station Lesedi FM</p> </p>Channel Africa - SABC&#039;s pan-African external radio</p> </p>YFM - popular Johannesburg commercial R&amp;B, soul and hip-hop station</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14094861">Full Article</a> <p>Sudan National Radio Corporation - government-run, national and regional networks in Arabic, English and other languages</p> </p>Mango 96 FM - private, music-based Khartoum station</p> </p>Khartoum FM - private, Khartoum</p>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 134.8
Ranked 41st. 2 times more than Sudan 		60.49
Ranked 160th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 961.41 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th. 5 times more than Sudan 		189.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 134th.
Television > List of TV stations <p>SABC - state broadcaster, operates three national TV networks, two pay-TV channels</p> </p>e.tv - free-to-air, commercial; also operates news network eNCA</p> </p>M-Net - pay-TV, pan-African audience</p> <p>Sudan National Broadcasting Corporation (SNBC) - government-run, operates two channels, also available via satellite</p> </p>Al-Shuruq (Sunrise) - private, based in Dubai, via satellite</p> </p>Blue Nile TV - private, via satellite</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14095119">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 127.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 91st. 64% more than Sudan 		77.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 107th.
Televisions per 1000 130.11
Ranked 100th. 64% more than Sudan 		79.4
Ranked 124th.
Personal computers per 1000 84.03
Ranked 25th. 		102.89
Ranked 21st. 22% more than South Africa
Radio broadcast stations AM 14, FM 347 (plus 243 repeaters), shortwave 1 AM 12, FM 1, shortwave 1
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 825.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th. 12 times more than Sudan 		68.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 126th.
Internet > Users > Per capita 108.77 per 1,000 people
Ranked 91st. 3 times more than Sudan 		38.09 per 1,000 people
Ranked 126th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 78.75
Ranked 132nd. 7 times more than Sudan 		11.42
Ranked 172nd.
Televisions 6 million
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Sudan 		2.38 million
Ranked 60th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 105.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th. 12 times more than Sudan 		8.77 per 1,000 people
Ranked 114th.
Internet users > Per 100 people 8.58
Ranked 125th. 		10.16
Ranked 119th. 18% more than South Africa
Internet > Internet users 20.01 million
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Sudan 		7.18 million
Ranked 46th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 881.5 Mbps
Ranked 57th. 4 times more than Sudan 		202 Mbps
Ranked 45th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 19.01 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 92nd. 3 times more than Sudan 		5.58 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 70th.
Personal computers 3.97 million
Ranked 10th. 22% more than Sudan 		3.25 million
Ranked 11th.
Television broadcast stations 556
Ranked 3rd. 185 times more than Sudan 		3
Ranked 51st.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 1.25 billion min.
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Sudan 		387.1 million min.
Ranked 39th.
Radios per 1000 368.63
Ranked 89th. 46% more than Sudan 		251.89
Ranked 114th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 941.52
Ranked 76th. 2 times more than Sudan 		440.13
Ranked 141st.
Internet > Percent using internet 41%
Ranked 102nd. 95% more than Sudan 		21%
Ranked 133th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular 64 million
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Sudan 		25.06 million
Ranked 39th.
Radio receivers > Per capita 0.336 per capita
Ranked 84th. 37% more than Sudan 		0.245 per capita
Ranked 112th.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 87.59
Ranked 123th. 8 times more than Sudan 		10.63
Ranked 169th.
Telephone mainlines per 1000 100.19
Ranked 87th. 5 times more than Sudan 		21.21
Ranked 114th.
Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>The Star - Johannesburg-based daily, city&#039;s oldest newspaper</p> </p>The Sowetan - Johannesburg-based tabloid</p> </p>Beeld - largest Afrikaans daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14094861">Full Article</a> <p>Al-Ra&#039;y al-Amm (The Public Opinion) - private, daily</p> </p>Al-Ayam (The Days) - established daily</p> </p>Al-Jareeda (The Newspaper) - opposition-leaning</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14095119">Full Article</a>
Telephone system > General assessment the system is the best developed and most modern in Africa well-equipped system by regional standards and being upgraded; cellular communications started in 1996 and have expanded substantially with wide coverage of most major cities
Television receivers per 1000 127.06
Ranked 88th. 38% more than Sudan 		91.88
Ranked 104th.
Average cost of local call 0.07
Ranked 50th. 2 times more than Sudan 		0.03
Ranked 78th.
Internet > Users 5.1 million
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Sudan 		1.5 million
Ranked 63th.
Internet > Internet penetration 41%
Ranked 107th. 95% more than Sudan 		21%
Ranked 140th.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 719.51
Ranked 47th. 12 times more than Sudan 		57.87
Ranked 141st.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,336.1
Ranked 40th. 80% more than Sudan 		743.6
Ranked 146th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines 4.03 million
Ranked 41st. 9 times more than Sudan 		424,586
Ranked 100th.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 68.39 million
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Sudan 		27.66 million
Ranked 37th.
Internet > Internet Service Providers 150
Ranked 10th. 75 times more than Sudan 		2
Ranked 158th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 1.11 million
Ranked 54th. 45 times more than Sudan 		24,789
Ranked 125th.
Telephones > Main lines in use 4.13 million
Ranked 42nd. 9 times more than Sudan 		483,600
Ranked 100th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 7.69
Ranked 133th. 7 times more than Sudan 		1.14
Ranked 171st.
Active military personnel 62,082
Ranked 41st. 		109,300
Ranked 26th. 76% more than South Africa
Radio receivers per 1000 335.97
Ranked 83th. 15% more than Sudan 		291.46
Ranked 95th.
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 724.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th. 14 times more than Sudan 		50.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 145th.
Internet > Hosts per 1000 26.58
Ranked 65th. 27419 times more than Sudan 		0.000969
Ranked 194th.
Number of PCs per million 80.15
Ranked 73th. 4 times more than Sudan 		19.69
Ranked 114th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 68.39 million
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Sudan 		27.66 million
Ranked 38th.
Radio receivers 13.75 million
Ranked 26th. 82% more than Sudan 		7.55 million
Ranked 41st.
Television receivers 5.2 million
Ranked 29th. 2 times more than Sudan 		2.38 million
Ranked 59th.
Television broadcast stations > Per capita 13.59 per 1 million people
Ranked 14th. 140 times more than Sudan 		0.097 per 1 million people
Ranked 65th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 0.79$
Ranked 86th. 		39.18$
Ranked 1st. 50 times more than South Africa
Mobile phone subscribers 33.96 million
Ranked 17th. 19 times more than Sudan 		1.83 million
Ranked 81st.
Telephone system > International country code - 27; the SAT-3/WASC and SAFE fiber-optic submarine cable systems connect South Africa to Europe and Asia; the EASSy fiber-optic cable system connects with Europe and North America; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 2 Atlantic Ocean) country code - 249; linked to the EASSy and FLAG fiber-optic submarine cable systems; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), 1 Arabsat
Internet > ISP 150
Ranked 4th. 75 times more than Sudan 		2
Ranked 13th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 3.5
Ranked 73th. 61 times more than Sudan 		0.057
Ranked 99th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 4.03 million
Ranked 41st. 9 times more than Sudan 		424,586
Ranked 99th.
Radios 17 million
Ranked 24th. 2 times more than Sudan 		7.55 million
Ranked 42nd.
Internet > Hosts 1.3 million
Ranked 34th. 39303 times more than Sudan 		33
Ranked 202nd.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 18.89 Mbps
Ranked 91st. 3 times more than Sudan 		6.4 Mbps
Ranked 68th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 1.41 million
Ranked 32nd. 91% more than Sudan 		737,000
Ranked 54th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 18
Ranked 50th. 		22
Ranked 45th. 22% more than South Africa
Internet > Top level domain .za .sd
Television > Total number of channels 4
Ranked 42nd. 33% more than Sudan 		3
Ranked 49th.
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 4.94$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 48th. 		5.52$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 43th. 12% more than South Africa
Television > Total number of channels per million people 0.0847
Ranked 63th. 		0.095
Ranked 61st. 12% more than South Africa
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 30.17
Ranked 59th. 3% more than Sudan 		29.17
Ranked 98th.
Telephone system > Domestic combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity is roughly 140 telephones per 100 persons; consists of carrier-equipped open-wire lines, coaxial cables, microwave radio relay links, fiber-optic cable, radiotelephone communication stations, and wireless local loops; key centers are Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth, and Pretoria consists of microwave radio relay, cable, fiber optic, radiotelephone communications, tropospheric scatter, and a domestic satellite system with 14 earth stations
Internet country code .za .sd
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 4.11 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 113th. 		7.33 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 67th. 79% more than South Africa
Telephone mainlines 4.73 million
Ranked 27th. 7 times more than Sudan 		670,000
Ranked 73th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 27.47 min.
Ranked 80th. 2 times more than Sudan 		12.58 min.
Ranked 61st.
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ $1.58 billion
Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Sudan 		$342.60 million
Ranked 27th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 3.52 per 1,000 people
Ranked 73th. 71 times more than Sudan 		0.05 per 1,000 people
Ranked 102nd.
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering Selective filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 63.21$/month
Ranked 18th. 		65.51$/month
Ranked 17th. 4% more than South Africa
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 27.6 min. per capita
Ranked 78th. 3 times more than Sudan 		10.9 min. per capita
Ranked 62nd.
Internet hosts None None
Mobile cellular subscriptions 45 million
Ranked 23th. 4 times more than Sudan 		11.99 million
Ranked 48th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers 165,290
Ranked 48th. 92 times more than Sudan 		1,800
Ranked 94th.
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 3.25
Ranked 64th. 49 times more than Sudan 		0.0667
Ranked 183th.
Television > Percentage of Government (public) television institutions 33.33%
Ranked 16th. 		100%
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than South Africa
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 163.51
Ranked 24th. 8 times more than Sudan 		19.98
Ranked 42nd.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 6586000000 33824000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 0.87
Ranked 105th. 8 times more than Sudan 		0.11
Ranked 130th.
Number of PCs 3,740
Ranked 26th. 6 times more than Sudan 		606
Ranked 61st.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 78.75
Ranked 138th. 7 times more than Sudan 		11.42
Ranked 176th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 12.7 million
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Sudan 		5.61 million
Ranked 31st.
Television broadcast stations per million 13.59
Ranked 17th. 117 times more than Sudan 		0.116
Ranked 68th.
Radio > Total number of channels 19
Ranked 30th. 27% more than Sudan 		15
Ranked 35th.
Radio > Ratio of private to government (public) radio institutions 5
Ranked 46th. 25 times more than Sudan 		0.2
Ranked 61st.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily 261
Ranked 16th. 24 times more than Sudan 		11
Ranked 51st.
Internet > TLD .za .sd
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 92.23
Ranked 74th. 3 times more than Sudan 		29
Ranked 149th.
Internet > Livejournal users 682
Ranked 37th. 85 times more than Sudan 		8
Ranked 225th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000 96.14
Ranked 18th. 		213.05
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than South Africa
Telecommunications > Country calling code 27 249
Telephone subscribers per 1000 819.71
Ranked 56th. 10 times more than Sudan 		79.08
Ranked 122nd.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 26%
Ranked 62nd. 59% more than Sudan 		16.4%
Ranked 78th.
E-Government rating 42
Ranked 80th. 		44
Ranked 71st. 5% more than South Africa
Population covered by mobile telephony 96%
Ranked 35th. 60% more than Sudan 		60%
Ranked 85th.
Television > Percentage of public channels with national coverage 75%
Ranked 19th. 		0.0
Ranked 60th.
Total number of combined radio and television institutions per million people 0.0212 Number
Ranked 46th. 		0.886 Number
Ranked 21st. 42 times more than South Africa
Radio > Total number of channels per million people 0.403
Ranked 61st. 		0.475
Ranked 60th. 18% more than South Africa
Radio > Percentage of private radio institutions 83.33%
Ranked 49th. 5 times more than Sudan 		16.67%
Ranked 64th.
Radio > Percentage of government (public) radio institutions 16.67%
Ranked 20th. 		83.33%
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than South Africa
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita 5.93 per 1 million people
Ranked 36th. 17 times more than Sudan 		0.349 per 1 million people
Ranked 57th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million 5.93
Ranked 36th. 14 times more than Sudan 		0.415
Ranked 58th.
Internet > Livejournal users per million 14.61
Ranked 119th. 56 times more than Sudan 		0.26
Ranked 198th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.017$ per 1 million people
Ranked 92nd. 		1.17$ per 1 million people
Ranked 31st. 69 times more than South Africa
Internet > Hosts > Per capita 26.59 per 1,000 people
Ranked 78th. 26587 times more than Sudan 		0.001 per 1,000 people
Ranked 214th.
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $453.91 million
Ranked 36th. 78 times more than Sudan 		$5.83 million
Ranked 117th.
Television standard > VHF PAL I PAL B
Internet > ISP per million 3.34
Ranked 10th. 49 times more than Sudan 		0.0685
Ranked 25th.
Telephone systems > Privatisation 1997 1994
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 825.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th. 12 times more than Sudan 		68.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 126th.
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita 25.07$
Ranked 27th. 5 times more than Sudan 		4.81$
Ranked 63th.
Telephone system > Regulation 1997 1996
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 13.26$/month
Ranked 63th. 3 times more than Sudan 		4.01$/month
Ranked 164th.
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$, % of GDP 0.411%
Ranked 38th. 		0.583%
Ranked 23th. 42% more than South Africa
Telephone subscribers 38.69 million
Ranked 15th. 15 times more than Sudan 		2.5 million
Ranked 73th.
Telephone subscribers per employee 725.35
Ranked 15th. 12% more than Sudan 		650.51
Ranked 4th.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 5.73% GDP
Ranked 16th. 52% more than Sudan 		3.76% GDP
Ranked 41st.
Television standard > UHF PAL I PAL G
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 2.18
Ranked 117th. 40 times more than Sudan 		0.0542
Ranked 163th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 83.75
Ranked 75th. 1341 times more than Sudan 		0.0625
Ranked 198th.
Phone subscribers 364.32
Ranked 66th. 21 times more than Sudan 		17.54
Ranked 137th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 314
Ranked 23th. 105 times more than Sudan 		3
Ranked 96th.
Royalties and fees $1.40
Ranked 31st. 		0.0
Ranked 77th.
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ 1.18 billion$
Ranked 14th. 8 times more than Sudan 		152 million$
Ranked 40th.
Television > Percentage of private television institutions 66.67%
Ranked 51st. 		0.0
Ranked 65th.
Total number of combined radio and television institutions 1 Number
Ranked 44th. 		28 Number
Ranked 8th. 28 times more than South Africa
Internet > ISP > Per capita 3.35 per 1 million people
Ranked 9th. 58 times more than Sudan 		0.058 per 1 million people
Ranked 25th.
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per capita 25.24$ per capita
Ranked 26th. 6 times more than Sudan 		4.2$ per capita
Ranked 63th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.386
Ranked 128th. 		0.715
Ranked 118th. 85% more than South Africa
Radio > Percentage of public channels with national coverage 26.32%
Ranked 20th. 97% more than Sudan 		13.33%
Ranked 33th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation 7.63 million
Ranked 9th. 12 times more than Sudan 		615,081
Ranked 27th.
Television > Ratio of private to Government (public) television institutions 2
Ranked 48th. 		0.0
Ranked 61st.
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita $30.87
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Sudan 		$9.21
Ranked 48th.
Phone system > International dialling code +27 +249
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 261.28
Ranked 62nd. 62% more than Sudan 		160.92
Ranked 79th.
Telephone mainlines > Per capita 100.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 86th. 5 times more than Sudan 		18.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 115th.
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 10.56%
Ranked 101st. 3 times more than Sudan 		3.81%
Ranked 125th.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 12.58%
Ranked 104th. 3 times more than Sudan 		3.88%
Ranked 129th.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 21.07%
Ranked 89th. 9 times more than Sudan 		2.26%
Ranked 131st.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 0.764 per 1,000 people
Ranked 60th. 7 times more than Sudan 		0.106 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 3.68$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 90th. 		2,932.12$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 23th. 797 times more than South Africa
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 6.73
Ranked 66th. 69 times more than Sudan 		0.0975
Ranked 108th.
Telephone lines 4.42 million
Ranked 31st. 12 times more than Sudan 		366,200
Ranked 96th.
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 426,000
Ranked 56th. 10 times more than Sudan 		44,625
Ranked 93th.
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 8.76%
Ranked 35th. 4 times more than Sudan 		2.25%
Ranked 118th.
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 1.61%
Ranked 60th. 81 times more than Sudan 		0.02%
Ranked 109th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code 27
Ranked 53th. 		249
Ranked 20th. 9 times more than South Africa
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita 96.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th. 		179.18 per 1,000 people
Ranked 11th. 86% more than South Africa
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 48.2 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 20th. 10 times more than Sudan 		5 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 90th.
Telephone lines > Per 100 people 9.07
Ranked 123th. 10 times more than Sudan 		0.89
Ranked 167th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 7.94
Ranked 130th. 9 times more than Sudan 		0.929
Ranked 177th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,336.1
Ranked 41st. 80% more than Sudan 		743.6
Ranked 145th.
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 22.74$/month
Ranked 27th. 4 times more than Sudan 		6.34$/month
Ranked 97th.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 87342000000 252543000000
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 40.43
Ranked 68th. 2022 times more than Sudan 		0.02
Ranked 178th.
Internet servers using encryption 1,994
Ranked 25th. 1994 times more than Sudan 		1
Ranked 174th.
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 9.77%
Ranked 85th. 		70.71%
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than South Africa
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily 4.23 million
Ranked 6th. 		5.64 million
Ranked 8th. 33% more than South Africa
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.076 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 89th. 		0.08 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 88th. 5% more than South Africa

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. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users (Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" , Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013). Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Internet World Stats, June 30, 2010; British Broadcasting Corporation 2014; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; CIA World Factbook, December 2003. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; World Development Indicators database. 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Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users (Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" , Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013); CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. 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