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

Values

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

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

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

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

“ne”, no evidence of filtering or blocking.

“nd”, no data.
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month: Price basket for Internet is calculated based on the cheapest available tariff for accessing the Internet 20 hours a month (10 hours peak and 10 hours off-peak). The basket does not include the telephone line rental but does include telephone usage charges if applicable. Data are compiled in the national currency and converted to U.S. dollars using the annual average exchange rate.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films: Percentage of feature films that are 100% funded by national companies.
Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment."
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included."
Internet > Broadband subscribers: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries.
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > IP addresses: Number of IPv4 internet addresses allocated to each country.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > TLD: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people: Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included."
Internet > Livejournal users: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004)
Internet > Secure Internet servers: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people: Total number of film distribution companies. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Cinema > Number of distribution companies: Total number of film distribution companies.
Cinema > Percentage of nationally controlled distribution companies: Percentage of nationally based film distribution companies.
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.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date: Implementation date yyyy.mm.dd.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
Telephone subscribers per 1000: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration: Mobile subscriptions %.
E-Government rating: Darrell M. West, Center for Public Policy, Brown University
Population covered by mobile telephony: Population covered by mobile telephony is the percentage of people within range of a mobile cellular signal regardless of whether they are subscribers.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Television > Percentage of public channels with national coverage: Percentage of public television channels with national coverage.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines: Number of telephone lines.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
Internet > Linux web servers: Total usage of Linux servers by country as of Jan 2001
Website defacements per million: . Figures expressed per million population 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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > Linux web servers per million: Total usage of Linux servers by country as of Jan 2001. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Royalties and fees: Receipts of royalties and licence fees ($US per person)
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ 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 > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers (per 100 people). Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people: Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people). Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Phone subscribers: Fixed line and mobile telephones (per 1,000 people). Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities 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.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
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.
Television > Analogue to digital transition > Analog switch off > End: Date when analogue television was completely phased out in different countries.
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines: Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.
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 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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population 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).
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
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.
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.
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.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 10 million $ gross domestic product.
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."
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million 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.

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STAT	South Africa	Sweden
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	publicly owned TV broadcaster operates 2 terrestrial networks plus regional stations; multiple privately owned TV broadcasters operating nationally, regionally, and locally; about 50 local TV stations; widespread access to pan-Nordic and international broadcasters through multi-channel cable and satellite TV; publicly owned radio broadcaster operates 3 national stations and a network of 25 regional channels; roughly 100 privately owned local radio stations with some consolidating into near national networks; an estimated 900 community and neighborhood radio stations broadcast intermittently
Households with television	59.2% Ranked 34th.	93.91% Ranked 33th. 59% more than South Africa
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000	21.63 Ranked 116th.	321.12 Ranked 16th. 15 times more than South Africa
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people	41 Ranked 102nd.	94 Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than South Africa
Internet > Internet users per thousand people	411.77 Ranked 103th.	938.39 Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than South Africa
Internet > Users per 1000	108.05 Ranked 81st.	765.19 Ranked 6th. 7 times more than South Africa
Internet users	4.42 million Ranked 54th.	8.4 million Ranked 10th. 90% more than South Africa
News Agencies > List of news agencies	<p>South African Press Association (SAPA)</p>	<p>TT - owned by several media groups</p>
Personal computers > Per capita	84.58 per 1,000 people Ranked 25th.	763.01 per 1,000 people Ranked 3rd. 9 times 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's pan-African external radio</p> </p>YFM - popular Johannesburg commercial R&B, soul and hip-hop station</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14094861">Full Article</a>	<p>Sveriges Radio - public, operates news and public affairs station P1, classical music station P2, youth station P3 and regionally-based news and music station P4</p> </p>Rix FM - commercial, national pop music network</p> </p>NRJ - commercial, national pop music network</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17961251">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	134.8 Ranked 41st. 10% more than Sweden	122.62 Ranked 58th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita	961.41 per 1,000 people Ranked 43th.	1,148.37 per 1,000 people Ranked 25th. 19% more than South Africa
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>Sveriges Television (SVT) - public, operates terrestrial networks SVT 1 and SVT 2, news channel SVT24, European satellite channel SVT Europa</p> </p>TV4 - commercial, terrestrial</p> </p>TV3 - commercial, via satellite and cable</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17961251">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita	127.06 per 1,000 people Ranked 91st.	519.81 per 1,000 people Ranked 18th. 4 times more than South Africa
Televisions per 1000	130.11 Ranked 100th.	513.49 Ranked 21st. 4 times more than South Africa
Personal computers per 1000	84.03 Ranked 25th.	762.88 Ranked 4th. 9 times more than South Africa
Radio broadcast stations	AM 14, FM 347 (plus 243 repeaters), shortwave 1	AM 1, FM 265, shortwave 1
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people	29.62 Ranked 57th.	480.57 Ranked 4th. 16 times more than South Africa
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people	825.13 per 1,000 people Ranked 54th.	1,804.05 per 1,000 people Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than South Africa
Internet > Users > Per capita	108.77 per 1,000 people Ranked 91st.	775.1 per 1,000 people Ranked 8th. 7 times more than South Africa
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000	78.75 Ranked 132nd.	454.08 Ranked 24th. 6 times more than South Africa
Televisions	6 million Ranked 29th. 30% more than Sweden	4.6 million Ranked 34th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita	105.5 per 1,000 people Ranked 80th.	609.67 per 1,000 people Ranked 5th. 6 times more than South Africa
Internet users > Per 100 people	8.58 Ranked 125th.	87.7 Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than South Africa
Internet > Internet users	20.01 million Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Sweden	8.56 million Ranked 44th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita	25.41 per 1,000 people Ranked 50th.	408.95 per 1,000 people Ranked 4th. 16 times more than South Africa
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps	881.5 Mbps Ranked 57th.	157,636 Mbps Ranked 8th. 179 times more than South Africa
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita	19.01 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 92nd.	17,530.71 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 3rd. 922 times more than South Africa
Personal computers	3.97 million Ranked 10th.	6.86 million Ranked 20th. 73% more than South Africa
Television broadcast stations	556 Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Sweden	169 Ranked 10th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes	1.25 billion min. Ranked 24th.	1.86 billion min. Ranked 19th. 49% more than South Africa
Radios per 1000	368.63 Ranked 89th.	920.94 Ranked 20th. 2 times more than South Africa
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000	941.52 Ranked 76th.	1,228.8 Ranked 37th. 31% more than South Africa
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$	$27.02 billion Ranked 18th. 7% more than Sweden	$25.27 billion Ranked 20th.
Internet > Percent using internet	41% Ranked 102nd.	94% Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than South Africa
Telephones > Mobile cellular	64 million Ranked 19th. 6 times more than Sweden	11.19 million Ranked 66th.
Radio receivers > Per capita	0.336 per capita Ranked 84th.	0.932 per capita Ranked 18th. 3 times more than South Africa
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000	87.59 Ranked 123th.	553.42 Ranked 10th. 6 times more than South Africa
Telephone mainlines per 1000	100.19 Ranked 87th.	716.85 Ranked 1st. 7 times more than South Africa
Newspapers > List of newspapers	<p>The Star - Johannesburg-based daily, city'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>Aftonbladet - Stockholm-based daily</p> </p>Dagens Nyheter - Stockholm-based daily</p> </p>Expressen - Stockholm-based daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17961251">Full Article</a>
Telephone system > General assessment	the system is the best developed and most modern in Africa	highly developed telecommunications infrastructure; ranked among leading countries for fixed-line, mobile-cellular, Internet and broadband penetration
Television receivers per 1000	127.06 Ranked 88th.	520.01 Ranked 19th. 4 times more than South Africa
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced	22 Ranked 45th.	43 Ranked 31st. 95% more than South Africa
Internet > IP addresses per capita	417.67 Ranked 72nd.	3,336.36 Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than South Africa
Average cost of local call	0.07 Ranked 50th.	0.11 Ranked 21st. 57% more than South Africa
Internet > Users	5.1 million Ranked 23th.	7 million Ranked 31st. 37% more than South Africa
Internet > Internet penetration	41% Ranked 107th.	94% Ranked 4th. 2 times more than South Africa
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000	719.51 Ranked 47th.	934.32 Ranked 24th. 30% more than South Africa
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000	1,336.1 Ranked 40th. 9% more than Sweden	1,223.46 Ranked 59th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines	4.03 million Ranked 41st.	4.32 million Ranked 40th. 7% more than South Africa
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions	68.39 million Ranked 19th. 6 times more than Sweden	11.64 million Ranked 70th.
Internet > Internet Service Providers	150 Ranked 10th. 5 times more than Sweden	29 Ranked 39th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	1.11 million Ranked 54th.	3.06 million Ranked 28th. 3 times more than South Africa
Telephones > Main lines in use	4.13 million Ranked 42nd.	4.6 million Ranked 35th. 11% more than South Africa
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people	7.69 Ranked 133th.	43.83 Ranked 25th. 6 times more than South Africa
Active military personnel	62,082 Ranked 41st. 4 times more than Sweden	15,400 Ranked 80th.
Radio receivers per 1000	335.97 Ranked 83th.	932.62 Ranked 16th. 3 times more than South Africa
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita	724.27 per 1,000 people Ranked 48th.	934.89 per 1,000 people Ranked 27th. 29% more than South Africa
Internet > Hosts per 1000	26.58 Ranked 65th.	388.19 Ranked 13th. 15 times more than South Africa
Number of PCs per million	80.15 Ranked 73th.	762.88 Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than South Africa
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions	68.39 million Ranked 19th. 6 times more than Sweden	11.85 million Ranked 70th.
Radio receivers	13.75 million Ranked 26th. 67% more than Sweden	8.25 million Ranked 37th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones	59.47 million Ranked 22nd. 5 times more than Sweden	11.19 million Ranked 52nd.
Television receivers	5.2 million Ranked 29th. 13% more than Sweden	4.6 million Ranked 33th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology	516 Ranked 15th. 38% more than Sweden	373 Ranked 17th.
Television broadcast stations > Per capita	13.59 per 1 million people Ranked 14th.	19.14 per 1 million people Ranked 2nd. 41% more than South Africa
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes	0.79$ Ranked 86th. 93% more than Sweden	0.41$ Ranked 106th.
Mobile phone subscribers	33.96 million Ranked 17th. 4 times more than Sweden	8.44 million Ranked 43th.
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 - 46; submarine cables provide links to other Nordic countries and Europe; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), 1 Eutelsat, and 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions)(Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and Norway)
Internet > ISP	150 Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Sweden	29 Ranked 24th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000	3.5 Ranked 73th.	213.85 Ranked 10th. 61 times more than South Africa
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines	4.03 million Ranked 41st.	4.32 million Ranked 40th. 7% more than South Africa
Radios	17 million Ranked 24th. 2 times more than Sweden	8.25 million Ranked 38th.
Internet > Hosts	1.3 million Ranked 34th.	3.58 million Ranked 19th. 3 times more than South Africa
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000	25.41 Ranked 50th.	408.81 Ranked 4th. 16 times more than South Africa
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million	18.89 Mbps Ranked 91st.	17,527.71 Mbps Ranked 3rd. 928 times more than South Africa
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles	18 Ranked 50th.	93 Ranked 20th. 5 times more than South Africa
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation	1.41 million Ranked 32nd.	4.32 million Ranked 18th. 3 times more than South Africa
Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced	72.73% Ranked 3rd. 74% more than Sweden	41.86% Ranked 13th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily	1.12 million Ranked 30th.	3.63 million Ranked 16th. 3 times more than South Africa
Internet > Top level domain	.za	.se
Television > Total number of channels	4 Ranked 42nd.	9 Ranked 11th. 2 times more than South Africa
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP	0.099$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 4th. 34% more than Sweden	0.074$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 21st.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people	0.435 Ranked 71st.	4.55 Ranked 21st. 10 times more than South Africa
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences	330 Ranked 24th.	826 Ranked 12th. 3 times more than South Africa
Television > Total number of channels per million people	0.0847 Ranked 63th.	0.991 Ranked 12th. 12 times more than South Africa
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	30.17 Ranked 59th.	480.79 Ranked 5th. 16 times more than South Africa
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	coaxial and multiconductor cables carry most of the voice traffic; parallel microwave radio relay systems carry some additional telephone channels
Internet country code	.za	.se
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP	4.11 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 113th.	450.2 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 3rd. 110 times more than South Africa
Telephone mainlines	4.73 million Ranked 27th.	6.45 million Ranked 27th. 36% more than South Africa
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita	27.47 min. Ranked 80th.	210.04 min. Ranked 27th. 8 times more than South Africa
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita	0.138 per 1,000 people Ranked 43th.	1.42 per 1,000 people Ranked 8th. 10 times more than South Africa
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita	3.52 per 1,000 people Ranked 73th.	213.98 per 1,000 people Ranked 10th. 61 times more than South Africa
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering		No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month	63.21$/month Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Sweden	19.23$/month Ranked 104th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita	27.6 min. per capita Ranked 78th.	209.96 min. per capita Ranked 23th. 8 times more than South Africa
Internet hosts	None	4396000
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films	27.27% Ranked 58th.	58.14% Ranked 45th. 2 times more than South Africa
Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$	$547.80 Ranked 34th.	$2,717.02 Ranked 9th. 5 times more than South Africa
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita	537.47$ per capita Ranked 31st.	3,065.09$ per capita Ranked 4th. 6 times more than South Africa
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature	1,227 Ranked 25th.	2,974 Ranked 14th. 2 times more than South Africa
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology	566 Ranked 12th. 42% more than Sweden	400 Ranked 11th.
Mobile cellular subscriptions	45 million Ranked 23th. 4 times more than Sweden	10.89 million Ranked 53th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers	165,290 Ranked 48th.	1.93 million Ranked 16th. 12 times more than South Africa
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million	3.25 Ranked 64th. About the same as Sweden	3.24 Ranked 65th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences	1,002 Ranked 24th.	2,986 Ranked 9th. 3 times more than South Africa
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily	16 Ranked 44th.	90 Ranked 19th. 6 times more than South Africa
Internet > IP addresses	20.39 million Ranked 20th.	30.37 million Ranked 16th. 49% more than South Africa
Television > Percentage of Government (public) television institutions	33.33% Ranked 16th. 28 times more than Sweden	1.21% Ranked 58th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	163.51 Ranked 24th. 4 times more than Sweden	41.82 Ranked 16th.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU	6586000000	15306000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	0.87 Ranked 105th.	41.12 Ranked 4th. 47 times more than South Africa
Number of PCs	3,740 Ranked 26th.	6,861 Ranked 20th. 83% more than South Africa
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people	78.75 Ranked 138th.	454.08 Ranked 27th. 6 times more than South Africa
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total	5,418 Ranked 27th.	12,547 Ranked 13th. 2 times more than South Africa
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions	12.7 million Ranked 21st. 38% more than Sweden	9.22 million Ranked 26th.
Television broadcast stations per million	13.59 Ranked 17th.	19.15 Ranked 2nd. 41% more than South Africa
Radio > Total number of channels	19 Ranked 30th.	32 Ranked 26th. 68% more than South Africa
Radio > Ratio of private to government (public) radio institutions	5 Ranked 46th.	45 Ranked 16th. 9 times more than South Africa
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million	138.5 Ranked 42nd.	1,417.58 Ranked 9th. 10 times more than South Africa
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation	156 Ranked 32nd.	821 Ranked 8th. 5 times more than South Africa
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily	261 Ranked 16th. 4 times more than Sweden	71 Ranked 29th.
Internet > TLD	.za	.se
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	92.23 Ranked 74th.	118.14 Ranked 35th. 28% more than South Africa
Internet > Livejournal users	682 Ranked 37th.	2,961 Ranked 13th. 4 times more than South Africa
Internet > Secure Internet servers	1,104 Ranked 26th.	3,676 Ranked 11th. 3 times more than South Africa
Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people	0.119 Ranked 47th.	3.98 Ranked 10th. 34 times more than South Africa
Cinema > Number of distribution companies	6 Ranked 36th.	37 Ranked 13th. 6 times more than South Africa
Cinema > Percentage of nationally controlled distribution companies	100% Ranked 6th. 32% more than Sweden	75.68% Ranked 22nd.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000	96.14 Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Sweden	43.06 Ranked 25th.
Telecommunications > Country calling code	27	46
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date	2006.11.10	2001.09.01
Telephone subscribers per 1000	819.71 Ranked 56th.	1,803.74 Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than South Africa
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration	26% Ranked 62nd.	101.3% Ranked 5th. 4 times more than South Africa
E-Government rating	42 Ranked 80th.	49.1 Ranked 27th. 17% more than South Africa
Population covered by mobile telephony	96% Ranked 35th.	99% Ranked 27th. 3% more than South Africa
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita	31.36 per 1 million people Ranked 37th.	335.98 per 1 million people Ranked 11th. 11 times more than South Africa
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million	8.44 Ranked 37th.	93.32 Ranked 11th. 11 times more than South Africa
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million	0.364 Ranked 69th.	10.14 Ranked 9th. 28 times more than South Africa
Television > Percentage of public channels with national coverage	75% Ranked 19th.	100% Ranked 10th. 33% more than South Africa
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita	23.3 per 1 million people Ranked 74th.	406.38 per 1 million people Ranked 23th. 17 times more than South Africa
Total number of combined radio and television institutions per million people	0.0212 Number Ranked 46th.	0.111 Number Ranked 38th. 5 times more than South Africa
Radio > Total number of channels per million people	0.403 Ranked 61st.	3.54 Ranked 24th. 9 times more than South Africa
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines	4.42 million Ranked 35th.	5.32 million Ranked 30th. 20% more than South Africa
Radio > Percentage of private radio institutions	83.33% Ranked 49th.	97.83% Ranked 19th. 17% more than South Africa
Radio > Percentage of government (public) radio institutions	16.67% Ranked 20th. 8 times more than Sweden	2.17% Ranked 50th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita	3.48 per 1 million people Ranked 49th.	36.49 per 1 million people Ranked 11th. 10 times more than South Africa
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million	31.37 Ranked 37th.	336.01 Ranked 11th. 11 times more than South Africa
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History	190 Ranked 33th.	1,000 Ranked 13th. 5 times more than South Africa
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita	5.93 per 1 million people Ranked 36th.	8.01 per 1 million people Ranked 33th. 35% more than South Africa
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million	5.93 Ranked 36th.	8 Ranked 33th. 35% more than South Africa
Internet > Livejournal users per million	14.61 Ranked 119th.	329.24 Ranked 43th. 23 times more than South Africa
Internet > Linux web servers	85 Ranked 20th.	162 Ranked 13th. 91% more than South Africa
Website defacements	147 Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Sweden	48 Ranked 33th.
Website defacements per million	3.27 Ranked 49th.	5.4 Ranked 31st. 65% more than South Africa
Telephone system > Regulation	1997	1992
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita	14.47 per 1 million people Ranked 27th.	45.19 per 1 million people Ranked 11th. 3 times more than South Africa
Telephone subscribers	38.69 million Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Sweden	16.22 million Ranked 29th.
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month	13.26$/month Ranked 63th. 2 times more than Sweden	6.18$/month Ranked 142nd.
Telephone subscribers per employee	725.35 Ranked 15th.	857.67 Ranked 11th. 18% more than South Africa
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million	3.99 Ranked 43th.	92.76 Ranked 13th. 23 times more than South Africa
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP	5.73% GDP Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Sweden	2.8% GDP Ranked 58th.
Television standard > UHF	PAL I	PAL G
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million	13.19 Ranked 35th.	42.14 Ranked 18th. 3 times more than South Africa
Internet > Linux web servers per million	1.89 Ranked 56th.	18.21 Ranked 22nd. 10 times more than South Africa
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita	13.19 per 1 million people Ranked 35th.	42.14 per 1 million people Ranked 17th. 3 times more than South Africa
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million	4.86 Ranked 48th.	112.98 Ranked 9th. 23 times more than South Africa
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP	3.68$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 90th. 3 times more than Sweden	1.17$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 98th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million	32.26 Ranked 41st.	280.2 Ranked 12th. 9 times more than South Africa
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	0.386 Ranked 128th.	10.34 Ranked 17th. 27 times more than South Africa
Digital terrestrial television > Analog Switch-Off	1 November 2011	15 October 2007
Royalties and fees	$1.40 Ranked 31st.	$144.20 Ranked 3rd. 103 times more than South Africa
Digital terrestrial television > Analogue to digital transition > Start of closedown	1 November 2008	19 September 2005
Digital terrestrial television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch	March, 2006	April, 1999
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita	0.017$ per 1 million people Ranked 92nd.	0.046$ per 1 million people Ranked 81st. 3 times more than South Africa
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	2.18 Ranked 117th.	32.18 Ranked 16th. 15 times more than South Africa
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people	83.75 Ranked 75th.	1,511.88 Ranked 16th. 18 times more than South Africa
Phone subscribers	364.32 Ranked 66th.	1,529.41 Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than South Africa
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million	23.13 Ranked 72nd.	404.82 Ranked 22nd. 18 times more than South Africa
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles	314 Ranked 23th. 4 times more than Sweden	70 Ranked 29th.
Television > Percentage of private television institutions	66.67% Ranked 51st.	98.79% Ranked 11th. 48% more than South Africa
Total number of combined radio and television institutions	1 Number Ranked 44th. The same as Sweden	1 Number Ranked 48th.
Internet > ISP > Per capita	3.35 per 1 million people Ranked 9th. 2% more than Sweden	3.27 per 1 million people Ranked 40th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million	3.48 Ranked 48th.	36.49 Ranked 13th. 10 times more than South Africa
World music market > Digital Singles Sales Share in 2005	< 0.1%	< 0.2%
Telephone systems > Privatisation	1997	2000
Telephone subscribers > Per capita	825.13 per 1,000 people Ranked 54th.	1,804.05 per 1,000 people Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than South Africa
Phone system > International dialling code	+27	+46
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people	261.28 Ranked 62nd.	1,010.99 Ranked 5th. 4 times more than South Africa
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology	33 Ranked 41st.	364 Ranked 17th. 11 times more than South Africa
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita	32.26 per 1 million people Ranked 42nd.	280.17 per 1 million people Ranked 11th. 9 times more than South Africa
Internet > Hosts > Per capita	26.59 per 1,000 people Ranked 78th.	395.67 per 1,000 people Ranked 14th. 15 times more than South Africa
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$	$453.91 million Ranked 36th.	$8.67 billion Ranked 7th. 19 times more than South Africa
Television standard > VHF	PAL I	PAL B
Internet > ISP per million	3.34 Ranked 10th. 2% more than Sweden	3.27 Ranked 47th.
Television > Analogue to digital transition > Analog switch off > End	1/11/2011	29/10/2007
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines	48.2 per 100 mainlines Ranked 20th. 6 times more than Sweden	8.4 per 100 mainlines Ranked 116th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people	1,336.1 Ranked 41st. 7% more than Sweden	1,245.03 Ranked 53th.
Music sales > Singles > Millions	0.5 Ranked 8th.	0.9 Ranked 6th. 80% more than South Africa
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU	87342000000	74809000000
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people	40.43 Ranked 68th.	856.69 Ranked 16th. 21 times more than South Africa
Internet servers using encryption	1,994 Ranked 25th.	7,969 Ranked 11th. 4 times more than South Africa
Telephone lines > Per 100 people	9.07 Ranked 123th.	57.74 Ranked 10th. 6 times more than South Africa
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people	7.94 Ranked 130th.	45.51 Ranked 23th. 6 times more than South Africa
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million	25.61 Ranked 37th.	337.36 Ranked 5th. 13 times more than South Africa
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month	22.74$/month Ranked 27th.	26.72$/month Ranked 20th. 18% more than South Africa
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million	0.844 Ranked 53th.	41.13 Ranked 11th. 49 times more than South Africa
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million	14.47 Ranked 27th.	45.19 Ranked 12th. 3 times more than South Africa
Telephone mainlines > Per capita	100.86 per 1,000 people Ranked 86th.	716.97 per 1,000 people Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than South Africa
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita	0.764 per 1,000 people Ranked 60th.	2.1 per 1,000 people Ranked 31st. 3 times more than South Africa
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita	0.844 per 1 million people Ranked 54th.	41.12 per 1 million people Ranked 11th. 49 times more than South Africa
Internet > IP addresses (share)	0.5 Ranked 21st.	0.7 Ranked 16th. 40% more than South Africa
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita	4.86 per 1 million people Ranked 49th.	112.97 per 1 million people Ranked 8th. 23 times more than South Africa
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita	25.61 per 1 million people Ranked 38th.	337.33 per 1 million people Ranked 5th. 13 times more than South Africa
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita	96.14 per 1,000 people Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Sweden	43.07 per 1,000 people Ranked 25th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation	7.63 million Ranked 9th. 21 times more than Sweden	370,400 Ranked 16th.
Television > Ratio of private to Government (public) television institutions	2 Ranked 48th.	81.5 Ranked 7th. 41 times more than South Africa
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities	136 Ranked 33th.	323 Ranked 14th. 2 times more than South Africa
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP	10.56% Ranked 101st.	46.63% Ranked 11th. 4 times more than South Africa
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports	12.58% Ranked 104th.	56.93% Ranked 11th. 5 times more than South Africa
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports	21.07% Ranked 89th.	49.61% Ranked 18th. 2 times more than South Africa
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	6.73 Ranked 66th.	7.9 Ranked 32nd. 17% more than South Africa
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences	1,262 Ranked 24th.	2,480 Ranked 15th. 97% more than South Africa
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita	0.364 per 1 million people Ranked 68th.	10.15 per 1 million people Ranked 9th. 28 times more than South Africa
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily	4.23 million Ranked 6th. 11 times more than Sweden	382,000 Ranked 24th.
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP	0.076 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 89th.	0.269 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 10th. 4 times more than South Africa
Telephone lines	4.42 million Ranked 31st.	5.32 million Ranked 27th. 20% more than South Africa
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	426,000 Ranked 56th.	3.79 million Ranked 18th. 9 times more than South Africa
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports	8.76% Ranked 35th.	10.06% Ranked 24th. 15% more than South Africa
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports	1.61% Ranked 60th.	9.45% Ranked 18th. 6 times more than South Africa
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita	8.44 per 1 million people Ranked 38th.	93.31 per 1 million people Ranked 11th. 11 times more than South Africa
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue	9.77% Ranked 85th.	19.98% Ranked 93th. 2 times more than South Africa
Idol series > Idol around the world > Winners	Season 1, 2002 : Heinz Winckler <br> Season 2, 2003 : Anke Pietrangeli <br> Season 3, 2005 : Karin Kortje <br> Season 4, 2006 : Dewald Louw	<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idol_2004">Season 1, 2004</a> : Daniel LindstrÃ¶m <br> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idol_2005">Season 2, 2005</a> : Agnes Carlsson <br> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idol_2006">Season 3, 2006</a> : Markus Fagervall <br> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idol_2007">Season 4, 2007</a> : Upcoming Season

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