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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 the publicly owned radio and TV broadcaster, Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG/SSR), operates 7 national TV networks, 3 broadcasting in German, 2 in Italian, and 2 in French; private commercial TV stations broadcast regionally and locally; TV broadcasts from stations in Germany, Italy, and France are widely available via multi-channel cable and satellite TV services; SRG/SSR operates 18 radio stations that, along with private broadcasters, provide national to local coverage
Households with television 59.2%
Ranked 34th.
99.83%
Ranked 2nd. 69% more than South Africa

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 21.63
Ranked 116th.
404.77
Ranked 3rd. 19 times more than South Africa

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 41
Ranked 102nd.
85.2
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than South Africa

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 411.77
Ranked 103th.
844.49
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than South Africa

Internet > Users per 1000 108.05
Ranked 81st.
610.51
Ranked 21st. 6 times more than South Africa

Internet users 4.42 million
Ranked 54th.
5.74 million
Ranked 16th. 30% more than South Africa

News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>South African Press Association (SAPA)</p> <p>swissinfo - news portal operated by public broadcaster, pages in English</p> </p>SDA - Swiss News Agency (SDA/ATS)</p>
Personal computers > Per capita 84.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th.
864.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 10 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&#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>SR-DRS - German-language public broadcaster, operates five stations</p> </p>RSR - French-language public broadcaster, operates four stations</p> </p>RSI - Italian-language public broadcaster, operates three stations</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17982246">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 134.8
Ranked 41st.
135.25
Ranked 40th. About the same as South Africa

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 961.41 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th.
1,071.66 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th. 11% 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>SF-DRS - German-language public broadcaster, operates three channels</p> </p>RTSI - Italian-language public broadcaster, operates two channels</p> </p>TSR - French-language public broadcaster, operates two channels</p>
Television receivers > Per capita 127.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 91st.
466.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th. 4 times more than South Africa

Televisions per 1000 130.11
Ranked 100th.
451.02
Ranked 30th. 3 times more than South Africa
Personal computers per 1000 84.03
Ranked 25th.
864.58
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than South Africa

Radio broadcast stations AM 14, FM 347 (plus 243 repeaters), shortwave 1 AM 4, FM 113 (plus many low-power stations), shortwave 2
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 29.62
Ranked 57th.
420.04
Ranked 6th. 14 times more than South Africa

Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 825.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th.
1,609.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 95% more than South Africa

Internet > Users > Per capita 108.77 per 1,000 people
Ranked 91st.
610.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th. 6 times more than South Africa

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 78.75
Ranked 132nd.
547.95
Ranked 11th. 7 times more than South Africa

Televisions 6 million
Ranked 29th. 81% more than Switzerland
3.31 million
Ranked 43th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 105.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th.
661.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than South Africa

Internet users > Per 100 people 8.58
Ranked 125th.
75.93
Ranked 10th. 9 times more than South Africa

Internet > Internet users 20.01 million
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Switzerland
6.75 million
Ranked 49th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 25.41 per 1,000 people
Ranked 50th.
371.09 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 15 times more than South Africa

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 881.5 Mbps
Ranked 57th.
71,464 Mbps
Ranked 13th. 81 times more than South Africa

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 19.01 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 92nd.
9,670.91 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 6th. 509 times more than South Africa

Personal computers 3.97 million
Ranked 10th.
6.43 million
Ranked 7th. 62% more than South Africa

Television broadcast stations 556
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Switzerland
115
Ranked 11th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 1.25 billion min.
Ranked 24th.
4.78 billion min.
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than South Africa

Radios per 1000 368.63
Ranked 89th.
967.43
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than South Africa
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 941.52
Ranked 76th.
1,195.14
Ranked 43th. 27% more than South Africa

Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $27.02 billion
Ranked 18th.
$33.71 billion
Ranked 16th. 25% more than South Africa

Internet > Percent using internet 41%
Ranked 102nd.
85.2%
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than South Africa

Telephones > Mobile cellular 64 million
Ranked 19th. 6 times more than Switzerland
10.12 million
Ranked 72nd.

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.336 per capita
Ranked 84th.
1 per capita
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than South Africa

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 87.59
Ranked 123th.
600.48
Ranked 7th. 7 times more than South Africa

Telephone mainlines per 1000 100.19
Ranked 87th.
688.84
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than South Africa

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>Neue Zürcher Zeitung - Zurich-based daily</p> </p>Tages-Anzeiger - Zurich-based daily</p> </p>Le Temps - Geneva-based daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17982246">Full Article</a>
Telephone system > General assessment the system is the best developed and most modern in Africa highly developed telecommunications infrastructure with excellent domestic and international services
Television receivers per 1000 127.06
Ranked 88th.
466.93
Ranked 25th. 4 times more than South Africa

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 22
Ranked 45th.
84
Ranked 17th. 4 times more than South Africa

Internet > IP addresses per capita 417.67
Ranked 72nd.
2,726.45
Ranked 6th. 7 times more than South Africa
Average cost of local call 0.07
Ranked 50th.
0.12
Ranked 5th. 71% more than South Africa
Internet > Users 5.1 million
Ranked 23th. 11% more than Switzerland
4.61 million
Ranked 38th.

Internet > Internet penetration 41%
Ranked 107th.
85.2%
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than South Africa
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 719.51
Ranked 47th.
920.65
Ranked 26th. 28% more than South Africa

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,336.1
Ranked 40th. 2% more than Switzerland
1,307.97
Ranked 44th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines 4.03 million
Ranked 41st.
4.38 million
Ranked 37th. 9% more than South Africa

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 68.39 million
Ranked 19th. 7 times more than Switzerland
10.46 million
Ranked 76th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers 150
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Switzerland
44
Ranked 25th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 1.11 million
Ranked 54th.
3.24 million
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than South Africa

Telephones > Main lines in use 4.13 million
Ranked 42nd.
4.61 million
Ranked 34th. 12% more than South Africa

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 7.69
Ranked 133th.
56.48
Ranked 9th. 7 times more than South Africa

Active military personnel 62,082
Ranked 41st. 3 times more than Switzerland
22,059
Ranked 69th.
Radio receivers per 1000 335.97
Ranked 83th.
1,001.56
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than South Africa

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 724.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th.
920.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 29th. 27% more than South Africa

Internet > Hosts per 1000 26.58
Ranked 65th.
449.42
Ranked 11th. 17 times more than South Africa

Number of PCs per million 80.15
Ranked 73th.
826.16
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than South Africa
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 68.39 million
Ranked 19th. 7 times more than Switzerland
10.41 million
Ranked 76th.

Radio receivers 13.75 million
Ranked 26th. 94% more than Switzerland
7.1 million
Ranked 43th.

Television receivers 5.2 million
Ranked 29th. 57% more than Switzerland
3.31 million
Ranked 43th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology 516
Ranked 15th.
1,101
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than South Africa

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 13.59 per 1 million people
Ranked 14th.
16.33 per 1 million people
Ranked 4th. 20% more than South Africa
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 0.79$
Ranked 86th. 2 times more than Switzerland
0.32$
Ranked 12th.

Mobile phone subscribers 33.96 million
Ranked 17th. 5 times more than Switzerland
6.85 million
Ranked 47th.

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 - 41; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean)
Internet > ISP 150
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Switzerland
44
Ranked 14th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 3.5
Ranked 73th.
232
Ranked 7th. 66 times more than South Africa

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 4.03 million
Ranked 41st.
4.38 million
Ranked 37th. 9% more than South Africa

Radios 17 million
Ranked 24th. 2 times more than Switzerland
7.1 million
Ranked 44th.
Internet > Hosts 1.3 million
Ranked 34th.
3.44 million
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than South Africa

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 25.41
Ranked 50th.
371.09
Ranked 5th. 15 times more than South Africa

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 18.89 Mbps
Ranked 91st.
9,670.86 Mbps
Ranked 6th. 512 times more than South Africa

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 1.41 million
Ranked 32nd.
3.1 million
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than South Africa

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 18
Ranked 50th.
96
Ranked 18th. 5 times more than South Africa

Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 72.73%
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Switzerland
33.33%
Ranked 19th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 1.12 million
Ranked 30th.
2.67 million
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than South Africa

Internet > Top level domain .za .ch
Television > Total number of channels 4
Ranked 42nd.
8
Ranked 12th. Twice as much as South Africa
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.099$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 4th. 32% more than Switzerland
0.075$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 19th.

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 0.435
Ranked 71st.
10.62
Ranked 6th. 24 times more than South Africa

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences 330
Ranked 24th.
1,761
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than South Africa

Television > Total number of channels per million people 0.0847
Ranked 63th.
1.07
Ranked 9th. 13 times more than South Africa
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 30.17
Ranked 59th.
420.18
Ranked 7th. 14 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 ranked among leading countries for fixed-line teledensity and infrastructure; mobile-cellular subscribership roughly 125 per 100 persons; extensive cable and microwave radio relay networks
Internet country code .za .ch
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 4.11 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 113th.
199.28 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 13th. 49 times more than South Africa

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 27.47 min.
Ranked 80th.
664.79 min.
Ranked 5th. 24 times more than South Africa

Telephone mainlines 4.73 million
Ranked 27th.
5.12 million
Ranked 26th. 8% more than South Africa

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita 0.138 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th.
2.56 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 19 times more than South Africa

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 3.52 per 1,000 people
Ranked 73th.
232 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 66 times more than South Africa

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 63.21$/month
Ranked 18th. 8 times more than Switzerland
7.95$/month
Ranked 160th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 27.6 min. per capita
Ranked 78th.
664.79 min. per capita
Ranked 4th. 24 times more than South Africa

Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 27.27%
Ranked 58th.
66.67%
Ranked 34th. 2 times more than South Africa

Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 537.47$ per capita
Ranked 31st.
3,939.96$ per capita
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than South Africa

Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$ $547.80
Ranked 34th.
$4,360.91
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than South Africa

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature 1,227
Ranked 25th.
2,379
Ranked 10th. 94% more than South Africa

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology 566
Ranked 12th. 85% more than Switzerland
306
Ranked 14th.

Mobile cellular subscriptions 45 million
Ranked 23th. 5 times more than Switzerland
8.9 million
Ranked 60th.

Internet > Broadband subscribers 165,290
Ranked 48th.
1.73 million
Ranked 17th. 10 times more than South Africa

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 3.25
Ranked 64th.
6
Ranked 49th. 84% more than South Africa
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences 1,002
Ranked 24th.
3,862
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than South Africa

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 16
Ranked 44th.
104
Ranked 17th. 7 times more than South Africa

Internet > IP addresses 20.39 million
Ranked 20th.
20.87 million
Ranked 19th. 2% more than South Africa
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 163.51
Ranked 24th.
182.82
Ranked 21st. 12% more than South Africa

Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 6586000000 2155000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 0.87
Ranked 105th.
33.68
Ranked 7th. 39 times more than South Africa

Number of PCs 3,740
Ranked 26th.
6,105
Ranked 21st. 63% more than South Africa
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 78.75
Ranked 138th.
547.95
Ranked 14th. 7 times more than South Africa

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total 5,418
Ranked 27th.
18,273
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than South Africa

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 12.7 million
Ranked 21st. 4 times more than Switzerland
3.28 million
Ranked 49th.
Television broadcast stations per million 13.59
Ranked 17th.
16.33
Ranked 4th. 20% more than South Africa
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation 156
Ranked 32nd.
1,881
Ranked 3rd. 12 times more than South Africa

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million 138.5
Ranked 42nd.
2,557.81
Ranked 3rd. 18 times more than South Africa

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily 261
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Switzerland
120
Ranked 31st.

Internet > TLD .za .ch
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 92.23
Ranked 74th.
116.33
Ranked 38th. 26% more than South Africa

Internet > Livejournal users 682
Ranked 37th.
846
Ranked 35th. 24% more than South Africa
Internet > Secure Internet servers 1,104
Ranked 26th.
4,318
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than South Africa

Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people 0.119
Ranked 47th.
6.95
Ranked 3rd. 59 times more than South Africa

Cinema > Percentage of nationally controlled distribution companies 100%
Ranked 6th. The same as Switzerland
100%
Ranked 4th.

Cinema > Number of distribution companies 6
Ranked 36th.
55
Ranked 7th. 9 times more than South Africa

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000 96.14
Ranked 18th.
166.57
Ranked 14th. 73% more than South Africa

Telecommunications > Country calling code 27 41
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date 2006.11.10 2000.03.??
Telephone subscribers per 1000 819.71
Ranked 56th.
1,609.5
Ranked 8th. 96% more than South Africa

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 26%
Ranked 62nd.
41.4%
Ranked 39th. 59% more than South Africa
E-Government rating 42
Ranked 80th.
55.4
Ranked 8th. 32% more than South Africa
Population covered by mobile telephony 96%
Ranked 35th.
100%
Ranked 4th. 4% more than South Africa

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita 31.36 per 1 million people
Ranked 37th.
333.19 per 1 million people
Ranked 8th. 11 times more than South Africa

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million 8.44
Ranked 37th.
246.5
Ranked 2nd. 29 times more than South Africa

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 0.364
Ranked 69th.
14.48
Ranked 4th. 40 times more than South Africa

Television > Percentage of public channels with national coverage 75%
Ranked 19th.
87.5%
Ranked 12th. 17% more than South Africa
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 23.3 per 1 million people
Ranked 74th.
580.26 per 1 million people
Ranked 14th. 25 times more than South Africa

Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 4.42 million
Ranked 35th.
4.82 million
Ranked 32nd. 9% more than South Africa
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History 190
Ranked 33th.
937
Ranked 10th. 5 times more than South Africa

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita 3.48 per 1 million people
Ranked 49th.
47.06 per 1 million people
Ranked 8th. 14 times more than South Africa

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million 31.37
Ranked 37th.
333.01
Ranked 9th. 11 times more than South Africa

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita 5.93 per 1 million people
Ranked 36th.
16.81 per 1 million people
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than South Africa

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million 5.93
Ranked 36th.
16.8
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than South Africa

Internet > Livejournal users per million 14.61
Ranked 119th.
114.48
Ranked 62nd. 8 times more than South Africa
Internet > Linux web servers 85
Ranked 20th.
196
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than South Africa
Website defacements per million 3.27
Ranked 49th.
11.07
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than South Africa
Website defacements 147
Ranked 14th. 84% more than Switzerland
80
Ranked 21st.
Digital terrestrial television > Analog Switch-Off 1 November 2011 October 2009
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology 33
Ranked 41st.
825
Ranked 3rd. 25 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.
684.17 per 1 million people
Ranked 1st. 21 times more than South Africa

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.386
Ranked 128th.
12.99
Ranked 13th. 34 times more than South Africa

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 26.59 per 1,000 people
Ranked 78th.
453.34 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 17 times more than South Africa

Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 40.43
Ranked 68th.
1,119.62
Ranked 9th. 28 times more than South Africa

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.076 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 89th.
0.242 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than South Africa
Internet servers using encryption 1,994
Ranked 25th.
8,656
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than South Africa

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million 4.86
Ranked 48th.
131.16
Ranked 5th. 27 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.
246.64 per 1 million people
Ranked 1st. 29 times more than South Africa

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million 14.47
Ranked 27th.
42.83
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than South Africa

Television standard > VHF PAL I PAL B
Internet > ISP per million 3.34
Ranked 10th.
6.12
Ranked 35th. 83% more than South Africa
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 3.68$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 90th. 4 times more than Switzerland
0.872$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 9th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.017$ per 1 million people
Ranked 92nd.
0.043$ per 1 million people
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than South Africa

World music market > Digital Singles Sales Share in 2005 < 0.1% < 0.2%
Telephone systems > Privatisation 1997 1998
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 825.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th.
1,609.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 95% 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.
42.86 per 1 million people
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than South Africa

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 13.26$/month
Ranked 63th.
28.41$/month
Ranked 6th. 2 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.
154.2 per 1 million people
Ranked 1st. 12 times more than South Africa

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million 3.99
Ranked 43th.
263.3
Ranked 3rd. 66 times more than South Africa

Telephone subscribers 38.69 million
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Switzerland
11.97 million
Ranked 39th.

Telephone subscribers per employee 725.35
Ranked 15th. 38% more than Switzerland
525.29
Ranked 35th.

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 5.73% GDP
Ranked 16th. 61% more than Switzerland
3.55% GDP
Ranked 43th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million 13.19
Ranked 35th.
154.12
Ranked 2nd. 12 times more than South Africa

Television standard > UHF PAL I PAL G
Internet > Linux web servers per million 1.89
Ranked 56th.
27.11
Ranked 12th. 14 times more than South Africa
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 314
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Switzerland
117
Ranked 38th.

Internet > ISP > Per capita 3.35 per 1 million people
Ranked 9th.
6.12 per 1 million people
Ranked 27th. 83% more than South Africa
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million 3.48
Ranked 48th.
47.03
Ranked 11th. 14 times more than South Africa

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 83.75
Ranked 75th.
2,282.19
Ranked 7th. 27 times more than South Africa

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 2.18
Ranked 117th.
41.86
Ranked 3rd. 19 times more than South Africa

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation 7.63 million
Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Switzerland
1.35 million
Ranked 19th.

Digital terrestrial television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch March, 2006 Began 2001
Phone system > International dialling code +27 +41
Digital terrestrial television > Analogue to digital transition > Start of closedown 1 November 2008 March 2002
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 261.28
Ranked 62nd.
410.38
Ranked 40th. 57% more than South Africa
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,336.1
Ranked 41st. 3% more than Switzerland
1,302.23
Ranked 43th.

Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 48.2 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Switzerland
18.47 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 71st.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million 32.26
Ranked 41st.
683.79
Ranked 2nd. 21 times more than South Africa

Music sales > Singles > Millions 0.5
Ranked 8th. 25% more than Switzerland
0.4
Ranked 11th.

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 87342000000 16222000000
Telephone lines > Per 100 people 9.07
Ranked 123th.
63.22
Ranked 5th. 7 times more than South Africa

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million 25.61
Ranked 37th.
540.59
Ranked 3rd. 21 times more than South Africa

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 22.74$/month
Ranked 27th.
29.51$/month
Ranked 11th. 30% more than South Africa

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million 0.844
Ranked 53th.
115.48
Ranked 2nd. 137 times more than South Africa

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 100.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 86th.
688.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than South Africa

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 0.764 per 1,000 people
Ranked 60th.
2.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than South Africa

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 9.77%
Ranked 85th.
13.54%
Ranked 51st. 39% more than South Africa

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 7.94
Ranked 130th.
56.66
Ranked 10th. 7 times more than South Africa

Phone subscribers 364.32
Ranked 66th.
1,476.29
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than South Africa
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 23.13
Ranked 72nd.
576.97
Ranked 13th. 25 times more than South Africa

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita 96.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th.
166.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th. 73% more than South Africa

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita 25.61 per 1 million people
Ranked 38th.
540.9 per 1 million people
Ranked 3rd. 21 times more than South Africa

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita 4.86 per 1 million people
Ranked 49th.
131.23 per 1 million people
Ranked 4th. 27 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.
115.55 per 1 million people
Ranked 2nd. 137 times more than South Africa

Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.5
Ranked 21st. The same as Switzerland
0.5
Ranked 20th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people 11.84
Ranked 46th.
19.06
Ranked 37th. 61% more than South Africa

Television > Analogue to digital transition > Analog switch off > End 1/11/2011 25/02/2008
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities 136
Ranked 33th.
336
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than South Africa

ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 10.56%
Ranked 101st.
34.57%
Ranked 31st. 3 times more than South Africa

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 12.58%
Ranked 104th.
33.77%
Ranked 42nd. 3 times more than South Africa

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 21.07%
Ranked 89th.
37.4%
Ranked 40th. 78% more than South Africa

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 6.73
Ranked 66th.
15.83
Ranked 53th. 2 times more than South Africa

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences 1,262
Ranked 24th.
4,885
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than South Africa

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 0.364 per 1 million people
Ranked 68th.
14.48 per 1 million people
Ranked 3rd. 40 times more than South Africa

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily 4.23 million
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Switzerland
1.19 million
Ranked 18th.

Telephone lines 4.42 million
Ranked 31st.
4.83 million
Ranked 29th. 9% more than South Africa

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 426,000
Ranked 56th.
2.58 million
Ranked 21st. 6 times more than South Africa

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 8.76%
Ranked 35th. 34% more than Switzerland
6.55%
Ranked 54th.

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 1.61%
Ranked 60th.
3.48%
Ranked 45th. 2 times more than South Africa

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