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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.
  • 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.
  • 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 > 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.
  • Radio broadcast stations: The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast stations.
  • Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people: Daily newspapers refer to those published at least four times a week and calculated as average circulation (or copies printed) per 1,000 people."
  • Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people: Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
  • Internet > Users > Per capita: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Televisions: The total number of televisions
  • Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
  • Internet > Internet users: Internet users.
  • Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic.
  • Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Personal computers: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual.
  • Television broadcast stations: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations.
  • International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes).
  • Radios per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Internet > Percent using internet: Percentage of individuals using the Internet.
  • Telephones > Mobile cellular: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use.
  • Radio receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telephone mainlines per 1000: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Newspapers > List of newspapers: List of newspapers.
  • Telephone system > General assessment: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic and international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
  • Television receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Internet > IP addresses per capita: Number of IPv4 internet address allocated per 1000 residents.
  • 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.
  • Televisions > Households with TV: Total number of households with a TV set.
  • 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.
  • Televisions > Households with TV per thousand people: Households in housing units by type of housing unit, availability of communication technology devices/access to Internet by urban/rural location. Figures expressed per thousand people 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
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 > Urban households with personal computer per thousand people: Number of urban households that possess a personal computer. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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 > 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 > Internet Service Providers per million: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Internet > IP addresses: Number of IPv4 internet addresses allocated to each country.
  • 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.
  • Internet > Rural households with personal computer: Number of rural households that possess a personal computer.
  • Internet > Rural households with personal computer per thousand people: Number of rural households that possess a personal computer. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Internet > Households with personal computer per thousand people: Number of households that possess a personal computer. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Internet > TLD: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
  • Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people: Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included."
  • Internet > Livejournal users: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004)
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Telecommunications > Country calling code:

    The calling code for each country. A calling code should not be confused with an area or city code. For instance, the calling code for the United States is 1, and the area code for Detroit is 313. In order to dial Detroit from overseas you must dial the 1, plus 313, then the actual phone number. It's also common to see a “+” in front of the calling code, e.g., +1 313 XXX-XXXX.

  • Telephone subscribers per 1000: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration: Mobile subscriptions %.
  • E-Government rating: Darrell M. West, Center for Public Policy, Brown University
  • Population covered by mobile telephony: Population covered by mobile telephony is the percentage of people within range of a mobile cellular signal regardless of whether they are subscribers.
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Internet > Livejournal users per million: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Urban households with landlines: Number of urban households with landline phone connection.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Households with cellular phone: Number of households that possess a mobile cellular phone.
  • 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.
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people: Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people). Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Newspapers > 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$: Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
  • Royalties and fees: Receipts of royalties and licence fees ($US per person)
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Urban households with landlines per thousand people: Number of urban households with landline phone connection. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
  • Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Internet servers using encryption: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Telephone mainlines > Per capita: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telephone employees > Total > Per capita: Telephone employees refer to the total full-time telecommunications staff. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines: Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.
  • Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
  • Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Telephone 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.
  • 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
  • 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 > Telephone > Mobile phone > Rural households with cellular phone per thousand people: Number of rural households that possess a mobile cellular phone. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Households with cellular phone per thousand people: Number of households that possess a mobile cellular phone. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Televisions > Urban households with TV: Total number of urban households with a TV set. The definition for urban varies for each country.
  • Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
  • Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country.
  • Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people: Number of non-daily newspaper titles per 1,000,000 literate inhabitants. 
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers per million: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Internet > Households with personal computer: Number of households that possess a personal computer.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Internet > Urban households with personal computer: Number of urban households that possess a personal computer.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Urban households with cellular phone: Number of urban households that possess a mobile cellular phone.
  • Phone system > International dialling code: Country international dialling code.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

  • Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Households with landlines per thousand people: Number of households with landline phone connection. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Rural households with landlines per thousand people: Number of rural households with landline phone connection. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of individual non-daily newspapers in circulation by country.
  • Televisions > Rural households with TV: Total number of rural households with a TV set. The definition of rural varies for each country.
  • Televisions > Rural households with TV per thousand people: Households in housing units by type of housing unit, availability of communication technology devices/access to Internet by urban/rural location. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 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.
  • 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.
  • Televisions > Urban households with TV per thousand people: Households in housing units by type of housing unit, availability of communication technology devices/access to Internet by urban/rural location. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Price basket for mobile > US$ 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.
  • 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.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Rural households with cellular phone: Number of rural households that possess a mobile cellular phone.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Urban households with cellular phone per thousand people: Number of urban households that possess a mobile cellular phone. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
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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 state-owned TV station; satellite dishes are able to access South African providers; state-owned radio network with 3 channels; 1 private radio station
Households with television 59.2%
Ranked 34th. 3 times more than Swaziland 		18.29%
Ranked 112th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 21.63
Ranked 116th. 8 times more than Swaziland 		2.66
Ranked 146th.
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 41
Ranked 102nd. 97% more than Swaziland 		20.78
Ranked 134th.
Internet > Internet users per thousand people 411.77
Ranked 103th. Twice as much as Swaziland 		205.38
Ranked 138th.
Internet > Users per 1000 108.05
Ranked 81st. 3 times more than Swaziland 		37.56
Ranked 117th.
Internet users 4.42 million
Ranked 54th. 49 times more than Swaziland 		90,100
Ranked 156th.
Personal computers > Per capita 84.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Swaziland 		32.15 per 1,000 people
Ranked 100th.
Personal computers per 1000 84.03
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Swaziland 		32.88
Ranked 99th.
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>Swaziland Broadcasting and Information Service - state-run, operates The Siswati Channel, The English Channel and The Information Service</p> </p>Trans World Radio-Voice of the Church - Christian</p>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 134.8
Ranked 41st. 2 times more than Swaziland 		65.96
Ranked 156th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 961.41 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th. 3 times more than Swaziland 		335.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 115th.
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>Swazi TV - operated by state-run Swaziland Television Authority</p> </p>Channel S - privately-owned</p>
Television receivers > Per capita 127.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 91st. 6 times more than Swaziland 		21.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 140th.
Televisions per 1000 130.11
Ranked 100th. 6 times more than Swaziland 		21.14
Ranked 154th.
Radio broadcast stations AM 14, FM 347 (plus 243 repeaters), shortwave 1 AM 3, FM 2 (plus 4 repeaters), shortwave 3
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 29.62
Ranked 57th. 22% more than Swaziland 		24.23
Ranked 59th.
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 825.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th. 4 times more than Swaziland 		207.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 104th.
Internet > Users > Per capita 108.77 per 1,000 people
Ranked 91st. 3 times more than Swaziland 		37.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 117th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 78.75
Ranked 132nd. Twice as much as Swaziland 		39.52
Ranked 148th.
Televisions 6 million
Ranked 29th. 261 times more than Swaziland 		23,000
Ranked 174th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 105.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th. 3 times more than Swaziland 		39.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 111th.
Internet users > Per 100 people 8.58
Ranked 125th. 25% more than Swaziland 		6.85
Ranked 133th.
Internet > Internet users 20.01 million
Ranked 25th. 69 times more than Swaziland 		288,225
Ranked 141st.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 881.5 Mbps
Ranked 57th. 864 times more than Swaziland 		1.02 Mbps
Ranked 156th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 19.01 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 92nd. 20 times more than Swaziland 		0.937 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 127th.
Personal computers 3.97 million
Ranked 10th. 110 times more than Swaziland 		36,000
Ranked 124th.
Television broadcast stations 556
Ranked 3rd. 46 times more than Swaziland 		12
Ranked 12th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 1.25 billion min.
Ranked 24th. 24 times more than Swaziland 		52.51 million min.
Ranked 90th.
Radios per 1000 368.63
Ranked 89th. 2 times more than Swaziland 		156.26
Ranked 149th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 941.52
Ranked 76th. 68% more than Swaziland 		558.93
Ranked 128th.
Internet > Percent using internet 41%
Ranked 102nd. 97% more than Swaziland 		20.78%
Ranked 134th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular 64 million
Ranked 19th. 83 times more than Swaziland 		766,500
Ranked 151st.
Radio receivers > Per capita 0.336 per capita
Ranked 84th. 2 times more than Swaziland 		0.162 per capita
Ranked 133th.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 87.59
Ranked 123th. 2 times more than Swaziland 		37.49
Ranked 140th.
Telephone mainlines per 1000 100.19
Ranked 87th. 3 times more than Swaziland 		31.72
Ranked 107th.
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>The Times of Swaziland - privately-owned daily</p> </p>The Swazi Observer - pro-government daily</p>
Telephone system > General assessment the system is the best developed and most modern in Africa a somewhat modern but not an advanced system
Television receivers per 1000 127.06
Ranked 88th. 6 times more than Swaziland 		20.86
Ranked 140th.
Internet > IP addresses per capita 417.67
Ranked 72nd. 17 times more than Swaziland 		24.92
Ranked 164th.
Average cost of local call 0.07
Ranked 50th. 75% more than Swaziland 		0.04
Ranked 72nd.
Internet > Users 5.1 million
Ranked 23th. 121 times more than Swaziland 		42,000
Ranked 131st.
Internet > Internet penetration 41%
Ranked 107th. 97% more than Swaziland 		20.8%
Ranked 141st.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 719.51
Ranked 47th. 4 times more than Swaziland 		181.05
Ranked 106th.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,336.1
Ranked 40th. 2 times more than Swaziland 		653.95
Ranked 156th.
Televisions > Households with TV 6.03 million
Ranked 2nd. 80 times more than Swaziland 		75,057
Ranked 4th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines 4.03 million
Ranked 41st. 83 times more than Swaziland 		48,645
Ranked 158th.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 68.39 million
Ranked 19th. 85 times more than Swaziland 		805,000
Ranked 157th.
Internet > Internet Service Providers 150
Ranked 10th. 30 times more than Swaziland 		5
Ranked 121st.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 1.11 million
Ranked 54th. 338 times more than Swaziland 		3,271
Ranked 162nd.
Telephones > Main lines in use 4.13 million
Ranked 42nd. 54 times more than Swaziland 		75,800
Ranked 148th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 7.69
Ranked 133th. 2 times more than Swaziland 		3.7
Ranked 149th.
Active military personnel 62,082
Ranked 41st. 21 times more than Swaziland 		3,000
Ranked 1st.
Radio receivers per 1000 335.97
Ranked 83th. 2 times more than Swaziland 		153.96
Ranked 134th.
Televisions > Households with TV per thousand people 134.26
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Swaziland 		66.13
Ranked 3rd.
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 724.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th. 4 times more than Swaziland 		176.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 107th.
Internet > Hosts per 1000 26.58
Ranked 65th. 12 times more than Swaziland 		2.24
Ranked 111th.
Number of PCs per million 80.15
Ranked 73th. 2 times more than Swaziland 		32.88
Ranked 101st.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 68.39 million
Ranked 19th. 85 times more than Swaziland 		805,000
Ranked 156th.
Radio receivers 13.75 million
Ranked 26th. 89 times more than Swaziland 		155,000
Ranked 165th.
Television receivers 5.2 million
Ranked 29th. 248 times more than Swaziland 		21,000
Ranked 166th.
Television broadcast stations > Per capita 13.59 per 1 million people
Ranked 14th. 27% more than Swaziland 		10.72 per 1 million people
Ranked 15th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 0.79$
Ranked 86th. 		2.97$
Ranked 20th. 4 times more than South Africa
Mobile phone subscribers 33.96 million
Ranked 17th. 170 times more than Swaziland 		200,000
Ranked 140th.
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 - 268; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Internet > ISP 150
Ranked 4th. 30 times more than Swaziland 		5
Ranked 7th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 4.03 million
Ranked 41st. 83 times more than Swaziland 		48,645
Ranked 158th.
Radios 17 million
Ranked 24th. 100 times more than Swaziland 		170,000
Ranked 164th.
Internet > Hosts 1.3 million
Ranked 34th. 502 times more than Swaziland 		2,582
Ranked 134th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 18.89 Mbps
Ranked 91st. 20 times more than Swaziland 		0.943 Mbps
Ranked 130th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 1.41 million
Ranked 32nd. 52 times more than Swaziland 		27,000
Ranked 68th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 18
Ranked 50th. 9 times more than Swaziland 		2
Ranked 137th.
Internet > Top level domain .za .sz
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 4.94$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 48th. 4 times more than Swaziland 		1.1$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 79th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 30.17
Ranked 59th. 22% more than Swaziland 		24.66
Ranked 61st.
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 single source for mobile-cellular service with a geographic coverage of about 90% and a rising subscribership base; combined fixed-line and mobile cellular teledensity roughly 60 telephones per 100 persons in 2011; telephone system consists of carrier-equipped, open-wire lines and low-capacity, microwave radio relay
Internet country code .za .sz
Internet > Urban households with personal computer per thousand people 19.98
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Swaziland 		5.43
Ranked 2nd.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 4.11 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 113th. 5 times more than Swaziland 		0.856 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 154th.
Telephone mainlines 4.73 million
Ranked 27th. 135 times more than Swaziland 		35,042
Ranked 127th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 27.47 min.
Ranked 80th. 		48.27 min.
Ranked 60th. 76% more than South Africa
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ $1.58 billion
Ranked 8th. 		0.0
Ranked 122nd.
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 63.21$/month
Ranked 18th. 22% more than Swaziland 		51.74$/month
Ranked 26th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 27.6 min. per capita
Ranked 78th. 		47.5 min. per capita
Ranked 61st. 72% more than South Africa
Internet hosts None None
Mobile cellular subscriptions 45 million
Ranked 23th. 85 times more than Swaziland 		531,643
Ranked 142nd.
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 3.25
Ranked 64th. 		4.6
Ranked 57th. 41% more than South Africa
Internet > IP addresses 20.39 million
Ranked 20th. 590 times more than Swaziland 		34,560
Ranked 162nd.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 163.51
Ranked 24th. 5 times more than Swaziland 		31.97
Ranked 37th.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 6586000000 209000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 0.87
Ranked 105th. 12 times more than Swaziland 		0.07
Ranked 138th.
Number of PCs 3,740
Ranked 26th. 104 times more than Swaziland 		36
Ranked 134th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 78.75
Ranked 138th. Twice as much as Swaziland 		39.52
Ranked 153th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 12.7 million
Ranked 21st. 76 times more than Swaziland 		166,485
Ranked 113th.
Television broadcast stations per million 13.59
Ranked 17th. 24% more than Swaziland 		10.96
Ranked 14th.
Internet > Rural households with personal computer 71,329
Ranked 1st. 17 times more than Swaziland 		4,146
Ranked 3rd.
Internet > Rural households with personal computer per thousand people 1.59
Ranked 2nd. 		3.65
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than South Africa
Internet > Households with personal computer per thousand people 21.57
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Swaziland 		9.08
Ranked 3rd.
Internet > TLD .za .sz
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 92.23
Ranked 74th. 2 times more than Swaziland 		45.52
Ranked 130th.
Internet > Livejournal users 682
Ranked 37th. 15 times more than Swaziland 		45
Ranked 168th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers 1,104
Ranked 26th. 221 times more than Swaziland 		5
Ranked 137th.
Telecommunications > Country calling code 27 268
Telephone subscribers per 1000 819.71
Ranked 56th. 4 times more than Swaziland 		212.78
Ranked 103th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 26%
Ranked 62nd. 2 times more than Swaziland 		12%
Ranked 86th.
E-Government rating 42
Ranked 80th. 		46.2
Ranked 51st. 10% more than South Africa
Population covered by mobile telephony 96%
Ranked 35th. 20% more than Swaziland 		80%
Ranked 70th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 23.3 per 1 million people
Ranked 74th. 5 times more than Swaziland 		4.44 per 1 million people
Ranked 107th.
Internet > Livejournal users per million 14.61
Ranked 119th. 		41.1
Ranked 92nd. 3 times more than South Africa
Telecommunications > Telephone > Urban households with landlines 2.46 million
Ranked 1st. 273 times more than Swaziland 		9,014
Ranked 3rd.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Households with cellular phone 3.62 million
Ranked 1st. 28 times more than Swaziland 		128,292
Ranked 4th.
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 10.56%
Ranked 101st. 		28.96%
Ranked 49th. 3 times more than South Africa
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 12.58%
Ranked 104th. 53% more than Swaziland 		8.23%
Ranked 119th.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 21.07%
Ranked 89th. 		45.32%
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than South Africa
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 83.75
Ranked 75th. 13 times more than Swaziland 		6.5
Ranked 136th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 6.73
Ranked 66th. 23% more than Swaziland 		5.48
Ranked 69th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 2.18
Ranked 117th. 8 times more than Swaziland 		0.268
Ranked 146th.
Telephone lines 4.42 million
Ranked 31st. 101 times more than Swaziland 		44,000
Ranked 151st.
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $453.91 million
Ranked 36th. 71 times more than Swaziland 		$6.42 million
Ranked 121st.
Royalties and fees $1.40
Ranked 31st. 7 times more than Swaziland 		$0.20
Ranked 51st.
Television standard > VHF PAL I PAL B
Telecommunications > Telephone > Urban households with landlines per thousand people 54.76
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Swaziland 		7.94
Ranked 2nd.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,336.1
Ranked 41st. 2 times more than Swaziland 		653.95
Ranked 154th.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 87342000000 329714000
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 40.43
Ranked 68th. 10 times more than Swaziland 		4.22
Ranked 114th.
Internet servers using encryption 1,994
Ranked 25th. 399 times more than Swaziland 		5
Ranked 151st.
Telephone mainlines > Per capita 100.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 86th. 3 times more than Swaziland 		30.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 107th.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 0.764 per 1,000 people
Ranked 60th. 79% more than Swaziland 		0.426 per 1,000 people
Ranked 91st.
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 48.2 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 20th. 		70 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 9th. 45% more than South Africa
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 3.68$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 90th. 		1,179.8$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 17th. 321 times more than South Africa
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.017$ per 1 million people
Ranked 92nd. 		2.65$ per 1 million people
Ranked 12th. 156 times more than South Africa
Telephone lines > Per 100 people 9.07
Ranked 123th. 2 times more than Swaziland 		3.77
Ranked 140th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 7.94
Ranked 130th. Twice as much as Swaziland 		3.99
Ranked 149th.
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$, % of GDP 0.411%
Ranked 38th. 		0.0
Ranked 118th.
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 22.74$/month
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Swaziland 		8.33$/month
Ranked 87th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Rural households with cellular phone per thousand people 17.64
Ranked 2nd. 		80.97
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than South Africa
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Households with cellular phone per thousand people 80.5
Ranked 1st. 		113.03
Ranked 2nd. 40% more than South Africa
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per capita 25.24$ per capita
Ranked 26th. 10 times more than Swaziland 		2.65$ per capita
Ranked 67th.
Televisions > Urban households with TV 4.6 million
Ranked 1st. 172 times more than Swaziland 		26,823
Ranked 3rd.
Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.5
Ranked 21st. 		0.0
Ranked 234th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 314
Ranked 23th. 52 times more than Swaziland 		6
Ranked 81st.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people 11.84
Ranked 46th. 4% more than Swaziland 		11.35
Ranked 50th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 23.13
Ranked 72nd. 5 times more than Swaziland 		4.47
Ranked 106th.
Internet > Households with personal computer 968,741
Ranked 1st. 94 times more than Swaziland 		10,309
Ranked 4th.
Phone subscribers 364.32
Ranked 66th. 4 times more than Swaziland 		96.08
Ranked 107th.
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita $30.87
Ranked 10th. 		0.0
Ranked 122nd.
Internet > Urban households with personal computer 897,412
Ranked 1st. 146 times more than Swaziland 		6,163
Ranked 3rd.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Urban households with cellular phone 2.82 million
Ranked 1st. 78 times more than Swaziland 		36,395
Ranked 3rd.
Phone system > International dialling code +27 +268
Internet > Hosts > Per capita 26.59 per 1,000 people
Ranked 78th. 12 times more than Swaziland 		2.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 129th.
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 9.77%
Ranked 85th. 		37.65%
Ranked 32nd. 4 times more than South Africa
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.076 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 89th. 27% more than Swaziland 		0.06 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 107th.
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 426,000
Ranked 56th. 552 times more than Swaziland 		772
Ranked 154th.
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 8.76%
Ranked 35th. 2 times more than Swaziland 		3.64%
Ranked 125th.
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 1.61%
Ranked 60th. 20 times more than Swaziland 		0.08%
Ranked 124th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code 27
Ranked 53th. 		268
Ranked 3rd. 10 times more than South Africa
Internet > ISP per million 3.34
Ranked 10th. 		4.62
Ranked 7th. 38% more than South Africa
Telecommunications > Telephone > Households with landlines per thousand people 60.9
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Swaziland 		18.31
Ranked 3rd.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Rural households with landlines per thousand people 6.14
Ranked 3rd. 		10.37
Ranked 1st. 69% more than South Africa
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation 7.63 million
Ranked 9th. 218 times more than Swaziland 		35,000
Ranked 40th.
Televisions > Rural households with TV 1.43 million
Ranked 1st. 30 times more than Swaziland 		48,234
Ranked 3rd.
Televisions > Rural households with TV per thousand people 31.79
Ranked 1st. 		42.5
Ranked 1st. 34% more than South Africa
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 825.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th. 4 times more than Swaziland 		207.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 104th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.386
Ranked 128th. 		1.83
Ranked 83th. 5 times more than South Africa
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita 25.07$
Ranked 27th. 9 times more than Swaziland 		2.72$
Ranked 66th.
Televisions > Urban households with TV per thousand people 102.46
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Swaziland 		23.63
Ranked 2nd.
Internet > ISP > Per capita 3.35 per 1 million people
Ranked 9th. 		4.59 per 1 million people
Ranked 6th. 37% more than South Africa
Telephone subscribers 38.69 million
Ranked 15th. 165 times more than Swaziland 		235,042
Ranked 123th.
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ 1.18 billion$
Ranked 14th. 395 times more than Swaziland 		3 million$
Ranked 81st.
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 13.26$/month
Ranked 63th. 		13.33$/month
Ranked 62nd. 1% more than South Africa
Telephone subscribers per employee 725.35
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Swaziland 		278.55
Ranked 70th.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 5.73% GDP
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Swaziland 		2.03% GDP
Ranked 118th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Rural households with cellular phone 792,138
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Swaziland 		91,897
Ranked 3rd.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Urban households with cellular phone per thousand people 62.86
Ranked 1st. 96% more than Swaziland 		32.07
Ranked 2nd.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Rural households with landlines 275,612
Ranked 1st. 23 times more than Swaziland 		11,768
Ranked 2nd.
Television standard > UHF PAL I PAL G
Telecommunications > Telephone > Households with landlines 2.73 million
Ranked 2nd. 132 times more than Swaziland 		20,782
Ranked 4th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 261.28
Ranked 62nd. 2 times more than Swaziland 		118.63
Ranked 86th.

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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