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Households with television: Households with television are the share of households with a television set. Some countries report only the number of households with a color television set, and therefore the true number may be higher than reported.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users (per 100 people). Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
Internet > Internet users per thousand people: Internet users. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Internet > Users per 1000: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Personal computers > Per capita: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Personal computers per 1000: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Radio > List of radio stations: List of radio stations.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people: Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people). Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included.
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Television > List of TV stations: List of TV stations.
Television receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Televisions per 1000: The total number of televisions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Radio broadcast stations: The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast stations.
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 > Internet users: Internet users.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Personal computers: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual.
Television broadcast stations: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes).
Radios per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Internet > Percent using internet: Percentage of individuals using the Internet.
Telephones > Mobile cellular: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use.
Radio receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telephone mainlines per 1000: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Newspapers > List of newspapers: List of newspapers.
Films produced: Amount of films created in specified country as catalogued by IMDB
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.
Internet > Users: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months.
Internet > Internet penetration: Penetration.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Televisions > Households with TV: Total number of households with a TV set.
Telecoms > Telephone lines: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included.
Internet > Internet Service Providers: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
Telephones > Main lines in use: The total number of main telephone lines in use.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people: Fixed-telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.
Active military personnel: Active military.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
Radio receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Televisions > Households with TV per thousand people: Households in housing units by type of housing unit, availability of communication technology devices/access to Internet by urban/rural location. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > Hosts per 1000: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Number of PCs per million: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions.
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.
Films produced per million: Amount of films created in specified country as catalogued by IMDB. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
Mobile phones: Mobile cellular per 100 population (2002).
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities.
Internet > Top level domain: Country top level domain.
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.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Telephone system > Domestic: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
Arabsat -
Internet country code: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
Internet > Urban households with personal computer per thousand people: Number of urban households that possess a personal computer. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
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.
Telephone mainlines: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > Rural households with personal computer: Number of rural households that possess a personal computer.
Internet > Rural households with personal computer per thousand people: Number of rural households that possess a personal computer. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Internet > Rural households with internet per thousand people: Number of rural households with access to the internet (regardless of device that is used). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Internet > Households with internet per thousand people: Number of households with access to the internet (regardless of device that is used). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Internet > Households with personal computer per thousand people: Number of households that possess a personal computer. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Internet > Rural households with internet: Number of rural households with access to the internet (regardless of device that is used).
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).
Internet > Livejournal users: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004)
Internet > Secure Internet servers: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Telecommunications > Country calling code:
The calling code for each country. A calling code should not be confused with an area or city code. For instance, the calling code for the United States is 1, and the area code for Detroit is 313. In order to dial Detroit from overseas you must dial the 1, plus 313, then the actual phone number. It's also common to see a “+” in front of the calling code, e.g., +1 313 XXX-XXXX.
Telephone subscribers per 1000: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration: Mobile subscriptions %.
Television > Digital TV households: Number of households with digital television in 2002
E-Government rating: Darrell M. West, Center for Public Policy, Brown University
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines: Number of telephone lines.
Television > Digital TV households per million: Number of households with digital television in 2002. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
Internet > Livejournal users per million: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Television > Subscription TV revenues per million: Subscription television revenues in 2002 (millions of $US). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Website defacements per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > Linux web servers: Total usage of Linux servers by country as of Jan 2001
Internet > Linux web servers per million: Total usage of Linux servers by country as of Jan 2001. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Urban households with landlines per thousand people: Number of urban households with landline phone connection. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Televisions > Urban households with TV per thousand people: Households in housing units by type of housing unit, availability of communication technology devices/access to Internet by urban/rural location. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Royalties and fees: Receipts of royalties and licence fees ($US per person)
Telecommunications > Telephone > Urban households with landlines: Number of urban households with landline phone connection.
Internet > Urban households with personal computer: Number of urban households that possess a personal computer.
Internet > Households with personal computer: Number of households that possess a personal computer.
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.
Televisions > Urban households with TV: Total number of urban households with a TV set. The definition for urban varies for each country.
Internet > ISP > 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.
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 > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
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.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Households with landlines per thousand people: Number of households with landline phone connection. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines: Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.
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.
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 > Religion > Theology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code: Country Code.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
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.
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.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Rural households with landlines per thousand people: Number of rural households with landline phone connection. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > 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 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.
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 employees > Total > Per capita: Telephone employees refer to the total full-time telecommunications staff. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Television > Subscription TV revenues: Subscription television revenues in 2002 (millions of $US)
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ 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 > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Televisions > Rural households with TV per thousand people: Households in housing units by type of housing unit, availability of communication technology devices/access to Internet by urban/rural location. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telephone subscribers per employee: Telephone subscribers per employee are telephone subscribers (fixed-line plus mobile) divided by total telecommunications employees.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > Households with internet: Number of households with access to the internet (regardless of device that is used).
Telecommunications > Telephone > Rural households with landlines: Number of rural households with landline phone connection.
Televisions > Rural households with TV: Total number of rural households with a TV set. The definition of rural varies for each country.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Households with landlines: Number of households with landline phone connection.
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.
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.

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STAT	South Korea	Thailand
Broadcast media	multiple national TV networks with 2 of the 3 largest networks publicly operated; the largest privately owned network, Seoul Broadcasting Service (SBS), has ties with other commercial TV networks; cable and satellite TV subscription services available; publicly operated radio broadcast networks and many privately owned radio broadcasting networks, each with multiple affiliates, and independent local stations	6
Households with television	98.01% Ranked 8th. 7% more than Thailand	91.93% Ranked 45th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000	365.01 Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Thailand	65.25 Ranked 88th.
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people	84.1 Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Thailand	26.5 Ranked 123th.
Internet > Internet users per thousand people	839.37 Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Thailand	263.6 Ranked 128th.
Internet > Users per 1000	732.33 Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Thailand	203.04 Ranked 80th.
Internet users	39.4 million Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Thailand	17.48 million Ranked 23th.
Personal computers > Per capita	544.92 per 1,000 people Ranked 16th. 9 times more than Thailand	58.34 per 1,000 people Ranked 80th.
Personal computers per 1000	545.41 Ranked 15th. 10 times more than Thailand	57.09 Ranked 80th.
Radio > List of radio stations	<p>Korea Broadcasting System (KBS) - public, operates six networks</p> </p>KBS World Radio - external broadcaster, operated by KBS</p> </p>Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation - public, operates MBC Radio and music-based MBC FM</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15291415">Full Article</a>	<p>Radio Thailand - national network and external service operated by National Broadcasting Services of Thailand (NBT), part of government Public Relations Department</p> </p>MCOT Radio Network - run by government agency MCOT; operates stations in Bangkok and provincial networks</p> </p>Army Radio - network owned by Royal Thai Army</p>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	110.36 Ranked 83th.	120.29 Ranked 60th. 9% more than South Korea
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita	886.94 per 1,000 people Ranked 52nd. 12% more than Thailand	789.59 per 1,000 people Ranked 67th.
Television > List of TV stations	<p>Korea Broadcasting System (KBS) - public, operates two networks; web pages in English</p> </p>Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) - public</p> </p>Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS) - private</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15291415">Full Article</a>	<p>Thai TV3 - operated by the Mass Communications Organization of Thailand (MCOT), a government agency</p> </p>TV5 - owned by Royal Thai Army</p> </p>BBTV Channel 7 - owned by Royal Thai Army</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15639421">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita	346 per 1,000 people Ranked 43th. 36% more than Thailand	254.7 per 1,000 people Ranked 62nd.
Televisions per 1000	332.23 Ranked 50th. 41% more than Thailand	235.55 Ranked 72nd.
Radio broadcast stations	AM 61, FM 150, shortwave 2	AM 238, FM 351, shortwave 6
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people	1,285.61 per 1,000 people Ranked 31st. 2 times more than Thailand	536.79 per 1,000 people Ranked 78th.
Internet > Users > Per capita	725.66 per 1,000 people Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Thailand	206.18 per 1,000 people Ranked 83th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000	601.94 Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Thailand	95.7 Ranked 124th.
Televisions	15.9 million Ranked 16th. 5% more than Thailand	15.19 million Ranked 17th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita	487.41 per 1,000 people Ranked 15th. 5 times more than Thailand	107.95 per 1,000 people Ranked 79th.
Internet > Internet users	41.09 million Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Thailand	17.78 million Ranked 29th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps	49,766 Mbps Ranked 5th. 7 times more than Thailand	6,807.87 Mbps Ranked 16th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita	1,030.48 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 15th. 10 times more than Thailand	105.99 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 38th.
Personal computers	26.2 million Ranked 7th. 7 times more than Thailand	3.72 million Ranked 27th.
Television broadcast stations	43 Ranked 3rd.	111 Ranked 6th. 3 times more than South Korea
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes	3.87 billion min. Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Thailand	795.83 million min. Ranked 23th.
Radios per 1000	992.5 Ranked 10th. 5 times more than Thailand	216.47 Ranked 127th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000	974.83 Ranked 72nd.	1,253.17 Ranked 35th. 29% more than South Korea
Internet > Percent using internet	84.1% Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Thailand	26.5% Ranked 124th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular	52.51 million Ranked 26th.	77.61 million Ranked 17th. 48% more than South Korea
Radio receivers > Per capita	1.03 per capita Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Thailand	0.234 per capita Ranked 116th.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000	392.2 Ranked 33th. 4 times more than Thailand	105.98 Ranked 115th.
Telephone mainlines per 1000	493.27 Ranked 14th. 5 times more than Thailand	107.3 Ranked 85th.
Newspapers > List of newspapers	<p>Chosun Ilbo - English-language pages</p> </p>Dong-a Ilbo - English-language pages</p> </p>Korea Times - English-language pages</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15291415">Full Article</a>	<p>Bangkok Post - English-language</p> </p>The Nation - English-language</p> </p>Daily News - mass-circulation Thai-language daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15639421">Full Article</a>
Films produced	82 Ranked 12th. 78% more than Thailand	46 Ranked 19th.
Telephone system > General assessment	excellent domestic and international services featuring rapid incorporation of new technologies	high quality system, especially in urban areas like Bangkok
Television receivers per 1000	346 Ranked 43th. 37% more than Thailand	252.3 Ranked 61st.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced	216 Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Thailand	49 Ranked 27th.
Internet > IP addresses per capita	2,297.13 Ranked 11th. 18 times more than Thailand	127.41 Ranked 118th.
Internet > Users	35.59 million Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Thailand	13.42 million Ranked 20th.
Internet > Internet penetration	84.1% Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Thailand	26.5% Ranked 131st.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000	796.51 Ranked 39th. 89% more than Thailand	420.64 Ranked 74th.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000	1,072.4 Ranked 93th.	1,258.89 Ranked 52nd. 17% more than South Korea
Televisions > Households with TV	1.48 million Ranked 3rd.	19.33 million Ranked 2nd. 13 times more than South Korea
Telecoms > Telephone lines	30.1 million Ranked 11th. 5 times more than Thailand	6.39 million Ranked 25th.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions	53.62 million Ranked 25th.	84.08 million Ranked 17th. 57% more than South Korea
Internet > Internet Service Providers	11 Ranked 84th.	15 Ranked 70th. 36% more than South Korea
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	18.25 million Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Thailand	4.36 million Ranked 21st.
Telephones > Main lines in use	29.47 million Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Thailand	6.66 million Ranked 28th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people	61.42 Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Thailand	9.51 Ranked 124th.
Active military personnel	687,000 Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Thailand	305,860 Ranked 2nd.
Radio receivers per 1000	1,033.64 Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Thailand	231.85 Ranked 114th.
Televisions > Households with TV per thousand people	31.4 Ranked 3rd.	291.05 Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than South Korea
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita	793.93 per 1,000 people Ranked 41st. 85% more than Thailand	429.85 per 1,000 people Ranked 76th.
Internet > Hosts per 1000	6.82 Ranked 91st.	16.86 Ranked 68th. 2 times more than South Korea
Number of PCs per million	545.41 Ranked 14th. 10 times more than Thailand	57.09 Ranked 83th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions	53.62 million Ranked 26th.	85.01 million Ranked 17th. 59% more than South Korea
Radio receivers	47.5 million Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Thailand	13.96 million Ranked 25th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones	52.51 million Ranked 26th.	69 million Ranked 20th. 31% more than South Korea
Television receivers	15.9 million Ranked 16th. 5% more than Thailand	15.19 million Ranked 17th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology	1,605 Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Thailand	275 Ranked 30th.
Television broadcast stations > Per capita	0.89 per 1 million people Ranked 10th.	1.72 per 1 million people Ranked 23th. 93% more than South Korea
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes	0.76$ Ranked 90th. 13% more than Thailand	0.67$ Ranked 96th.
Mobile phone subscribers	38.34 million Ranked 15th. 40% more than Thailand	27.38 million Ranked 17th.
Telephone system > International	country code - 82; numerous submarine cables provide links throughout Asia, Australia, the Middle East, Europe, and US; satellite earth stations - 66	country code - 66; connected to major submarine cable systems providing links throughout Asia, Australia, Middle East, Europe, and US; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean, 1 Pacific Ocean)
Internet > ISP	11 Ranked 62nd.	15 Ranked 52nd. 36% more than South Korea
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000	253.25 Ranked 2nd. 363 times more than Thailand	0.698 Ranked 73th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines	30.1 million Ranked 11th. 5 times more than Thailand	6.39 million Ranked 25th.
Films produced per million	1.71 Ranked 24th. 2 times more than Thailand	0.713 Ranked 35th.
Radios	47.5 million Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Thailand	13.96 million Ranked 28th.
Internet > Hosts	333,823 Ranked 51st.	1.12 million Ranked 36th. 3 times more than South Korea
Mobile phones	67.95 per 100 people Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Thailand	26.04 per 100 people Ranked 35th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million	1,033.82 Mbps Ranked 15th. 10 times more than Thailand	103.84 Mbps Ranked 40th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation	17.5 million Ranked 7th. 49% more than Thailand	11.75 million Ranked 6th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles	139 Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Thailand	34 Ranked 29th.
Internet > Top level domain	.kr	.th
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP	0.069$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 27th. 68% more than Thailand	0.041$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 56th.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people	4.34 Ranked 23th. 6 times more than Thailand	0.738 Ranked 67th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences	359 Ranked 27th.	617 Ranked 20th. 72% more than South Korea
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	384.4 Ranked 11th. Twice as much as Thailand	192.98 Ranked 17th.
Telephone system > Domestic	fixed-line and mobile-cellular services widely available with a combined telephone subscribership of roughly 170 per 100 persons; rapid assimilation of a full range of telecommunications technologies leading to a boom in e-commerce	fixed line system provided by both a government-owned and commercial provider; wireless service expanding rapidly
Internet country code	.kr	.th
Internet > Urban households with personal computer per thousand people	140.56 Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Thailand	57.56 Ranked 3rd.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP	63.19 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 27th. 64% more than Thailand	38.54 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 31st.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita	80.84 min. Ranked 44th. 7 times more than Thailand	12.23 min. Ranked 62nd.
Telephone mainlines	23.75 million Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Thailand	7.03 million Ranked 23th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita	0.67 per 1,000 people Ranked 22nd. 5 times more than Thailand	0.138 per 1,000 people Ranked 45th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita	252.43 per 1,000 people Ranked 2nd. 354 times more than Thailand	0.713 per 1,000 people Ranked 74th.
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering	No evidence of filtering	Selective filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month	32.62$/month Ranked 52nd. 5 times more than Thailand	6.95$/month Ranked 168th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita	80.86 min. per capita Ranked 44th. 6 times more than Thailand	12.49 min. per capita Ranked 60th.
Internet hosts	None	None
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita	1,213.77$ per capita Ranked 22nd. 10 times more than Thailand	126.32$ per capita Ranked 54th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology	1,384 Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Thailand	259 Ranked 23th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature	4,164 Ranked 11th. 6 times more than Thailand	644 Ranked 36th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers	12.19 million Ranked 4th. 271 times more than Thailand	45,000 Ranked 43th.
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million	0.23 Ranked 163th.	0.233 Ranked 162nd. 1% more than South Korea
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences	3,513 Ranked 10th. 48% more than Thailand	2,371 Ranked 16th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily	116 Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Thailand	34 Ranked 32nd.
Internet > IP addresses	112.24 million Ranked 6th. 13 times more than Thailand	8.55 million Ranked 35th.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU	6202700000000	20440930000
Number of PCs	26,201 Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Thailand	3,716 Ranked 27th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people	601.94 Ranked 8th. 6 times more than Thailand	95.7 Ranked 130th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total	30,487 Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Thailand	8,142 Ranked 22nd.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions	51.81 million Ranked 8th. 540 times more than Thailand	95,940 Ranked 119th.
Television broadcast stations per million	0.893 Ranked 8th.	1.68 Ranked 21st. 89% more than South Korea
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation	6,543 Ranked 3rd. 16 times more than Thailand	407 Ranked 23th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million	669.68 Ranked 22nd. 5 times more than Thailand	136.7 Ranked 44th.
Internet > Rural households with personal computer	1.03 million Ranked 1st.	2.11 million Ranked 1st. 2 times more than South Korea
Internet > Rural households with personal computer per thousand people	21.92 Ranked 1st.	31.73 Ranked 1st. 45% more than South Korea
Internet > Rural households with internet per thousand people	5.8 Ranked 1st.	9.74 Ranked 1st. 68% more than South Korea
Internet > Households with internet per thousand people	60.19 Ranked 1st. 85% more than Thailand	32.51 Ranked 5th.
Internet > Households with personal computer per thousand people	162.48 Ranked 1st. 82% more than Thailand	89.29 Ranked 2nd.
Internet > Rural households with internet	272,755 Ranked 1st.	646,522 Ranked 1st. 2 times more than South Korea
Internet > TLD	.kr	.th
Internet > Livejournal users	607 Ranked 39th. 93% more than Thailand	314 Ranked 62nd.
Internet > Secure Internet servers	1,070 Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Thailand	380 Ranked 37th.
Telecommunications > Country calling code	82	66
Telephone subscribers per 1000	1,289.78 Ranked 28th. 2 times more than Thailand	525.3 Ranked 76th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration	106% Ranked 4th. 1060 times more than Thailand	0.1% Ranked 146th.
Television > Digital TV households	5,074 Ranked 3rd. 13 times more than Thailand	399 Ranked 9th.
E-Government rating	64 Ranked 2nd. 45% more than Thailand	44 Ranked 72nd.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million	7.89 Ranked 41st.	10.36 Ranked 38th. 31% more than South Korea
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita	91.47 per 1 million people Ranked 29th. 8 times more than Thailand	10.91 per 1 million people Ranked 56th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million	2.47 Ranked 39th. 4 times more than Thailand	0.558 Ranked 82nd.
Non-Japanese Doraemon versions > Television series first broadcast	2001	1982
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita	22.1 per 1 million people Ranked 76th. 4 times more than Thailand	5.87 per 1 million people Ranked 100th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines	29.47 million Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Thailand	7.02 million Ranked 27th.
Television > Digital TV households per million	106.55 Ranked 2nd. 17 times more than Thailand	6.25 Ranked 9th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History	716 Ranked 19th. 60% more than Thailand	447 Ranked 26th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita	6.66 per 1 million people Ranked 43th.	7.86 per 1 million people Ranked 39th. 18% more than South Korea
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million	91.47 Ranked 27th. 8 times more than Thailand	10.81 Ranked 55th.
Non-Japanese Doraemon versions > Manga first published	1994	1994
Internet > Livejournal users per million	12.64 Ranked 125th. 3 times more than Thailand	4.82 Ranked 166th.
Television > Subscription TV revenues per million	21.36 Ranked 5th. 11 times more than Thailand	1.87 Ranked 9th.
Website defacements	288 Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Thailand	63 Ranked 24th.
Website defacements per million	6.08 Ranked 26th. 6 times more than Thailand	0.999 Ranked 83th.
Internet > Linux web servers	47 Ranked 27th. 47% more than Thailand	32 Ranked 35th.
1995 Shanghai International Film Festival > In competition > Director	Kum Whan Jo	Niratisai Kanjareuk
Internet > Linux web servers per million	0.992 Ranked 67th. 96% more than Thailand	0.507 Ranked 71st.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million	30.4 Ranked 15th. 7 times more than Thailand	4.35 Ranked 41st.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million	77.17 Ranked 21st. 94% more than Thailand	39.81 Ranked 35th.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU	38809000000000	204941000000
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million	70.31 Ranked 35th. 71% more than Thailand	41.23 Ranked 41st.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Urban households with landlines per thousand people	222.7 Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Thailand	46.47 Ranked 2nd.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	2.89 Ranked 60th. 5 times more than Thailand	0.558 Ranked 76th.
Televisions > Urban households with TV per thousand people	29.25 Ranked 2nd.	137.77 Ranked 4th. 5 times more than South Korea
Royalties and fees	$14.70 Ranked 18th. 147 times more than Thailand	$0.10 Ranked 59th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Urban households with landlines	10.47 million Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Thailand	2.9 million Ranked 2nd.
Internet > Urban households with personal computer	6.61 million Ranked 1st. 73% more than Thailand	3.82 million Ranked 2nd.
Internet > Households with personal computer	7.64 million Ranked 1st. 29% more than Thailand	5.93 million Ranked 2nd.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million	22.12 Ranked 74th. 4 times more than Thailand	5.77 Ranked 98th.
Televisions > Urban households with TV	1.37 million Ranked 2nd.	9.15 million Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than South Korea
Internet > ISP > Per capita	0.234 per 1 million people Ranked 106th.	0.244 per 1 million people Ranked 105th. 4% more than South Korea
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita	77.17 per 1 million people Ranked 21st. 92% more than Thailand	40.19 per 1 million people Ranked 34th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita	15.73 per 1 million people Ranked 34th. 2 times more than Thailand	7.58 per 1 million people Ranked 47th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita	14.89 per 1 million people Ranked 23th. 4 times more than Thailand	3.42 per 1 million people Ranked 45th.
Internet > IP addresses (share)	2.6 Ranked 6th. 13 times more than Thailand	0.2 Ranked 41st.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology	678 Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Thailand	202 Ranked 28th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	48.09 Ranked 19th. 9 times more than Thailand	5.37 Ranked 62nd.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita	70.31 per 1 million people Ranked 36th. 69% more than Thailand	41.63 per 1 million people Ranked 42nd.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita	6.9 per 1,000 people Ranked 105th.	17.04 per 1,000 people Ranked 82nd. 2 times more than South Korea
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita	7.89 per 1 million people Ranked 42nd.	10.46 per 1 million people Ranked 38th. 33% more than South Korea
Television standard > VHF	NTSC M	PAL B
Telecommunications > Telephone > Households with landlines per thousand people	285.34 Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Thailand	69.67 Ranked 2nd.
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines	1 per 100 mainlines Ranked 74th.	2.53 per 100 mainlines Ranked 4th. 3 times more than South Korea
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people	61.95 Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Thailand	9.14 Ranked 125th.
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month	8.31$/month Ranked 88th.	8.33$/month Ranked 86th. About the same as South Korea
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million	14.89 Ranked 23th. 4 times more than Thailand	3.39 Ranked 44th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million	35.26 Ranked 22nd. 8 times more than Thailand	4.62 Ranked 46th.
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue	16.23% Ranked 40th. 63% more than Thailand	9.97% Ranked 64th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code	82 Ranked 45th. 24% more than Thailand	66 Ranked 47th.
Phone system > International dialling code	+82	+66
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people	1,058.33 Ranked 4th. 744 times more than Thailand	1.42 Ranked 144th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities	303 Ranked 21st.	464 Ranked 12th. 53% more than South Korea
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP	21.59% Ranked 63th. 33% more than Thailand	16.19% Ranked 80th.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports	28.18% Ranked 50th. 5% more than Thailand	26.76% Ranked 54th.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports	37.49% Ranked 39th. 51% more than Thailand	24.79% Ranked 73th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Rural households with landlines per thousand people	62.64 Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Thailand	23.2 Ranked 2nd.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people	1,072.4 Ranked 91st.	1,272.93 Ranked 48th. 19% more than South Korea
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences	3,201 Ranked 12th. 30% more than Thailand	2,456 Ranked 21st.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita	2.47 per 1 million people Ranked 38th. 4 times more than Thailand	0.564 per 1 million people Ranked 82nd.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million	15.73 Ranked 33th. 2 times more than Thailand	7.5 Ranked 47th.
Telephone mainlines > Per capita	491.68 per 1,000 people Ranked 17th. 4 times more than Thailand	109.52 per 1,000 people Ranked 84th.
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP	0.283 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Thailand	0.071 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 98th.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita	2.17 per 1,000 people Ranked 33th. 7 times more than Thailand	0.321 per 1,000 people Ranked 7th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP	1.12$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 100th.	4.14$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 87th. 4 times more than South Korea
Television > Subscription TV revenues	1,017 Ranked 4th. 9 times more than Thailand	119 Ranked 11th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita	0.016$ per 1 million people Ranked 93th. 45% more than Thailand	0.011$ per 1 million people Ranked 103th.
Internet > ISP per million	0.234 Ranked 111th.	0.241 Ranked 110th. 3% more than South Korea
Televisions > Rural households with TV per thousand people	2.15 Ranked 2nd.	153.27 Ranked 1st. 71 times more than South Korea
Telephone subscribers > Per capita	1,285.61 per 1,000 people Ranked 31st. 2 times more than Thailand	536.79 per 1,000 people Ranked 78th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita	30.4 per 1 million people Ranked 15th. 7 times more than Thailand	4.39 per 1 million people Ranked 41st.
Telephone subscribers	62.09 million Ranked 11th. 82% more than Thailand	34.19 million Ranked 19th.
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month	14.18$/month Ranked 55th. 3 times more than Thailand	4.35$/month Ranked 159th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita	35.26 per 1 million people Ranked 22nd. 8 times more than Thailand	4.66 per 1 million people Ranked 47th.
Telephone subscribers per employee	566.93 Ranked 28th.	1,271.16 Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than South Korea
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP	4.81% GDP Ranked 25th. 53% more than Thailand	3.15% GDP Ranked 82nd.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million	143.72 Ranked 7th. 21 times more than Thailand	6.83 Ranked 40th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles	2,310 Ranked 7th. 7 times more than Thailand	320 Ranked 13th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million	6.66 Ranked 42nd.	7.79 Ranked 38th. 17% more than South Korea
Internet > Households with internet	2.83 million Ranked 1st. 31% more than Thailand	2.16 million Ranked 2nd.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Rural households with landlines	2.94 million Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Thailand	1.45 million Ranked 2nd.
Televisions > Rural households with TV	101,174 Ranked 2nd.	10.18 million Ranked 1st. 101 times more than South Korea
Telecommunications > Telephone > Households with landlines	13.41 million Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Thailand	4.34 million Ranked 2nd.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people	2,751.56 Ranked 4th. 141 times more than Thailand	19.57 Ranked 115th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	37.56 Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Thailand	6.23 Ranked 88th.

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