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STAT South Korea Turkey HISTORY
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 Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) operates multiple TV and radio networks and stations; multiple privately owned national television stations and up to 300 private regional and local television stations; multi-channel cable TV subscriptions available; more than 1,000 private radio broadcast stations
Households with television 98.01%
Ranked 8th. 6% more than Turkey
92.19%
Ranked 24th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 365.01
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Turkey
106.2
Ranked 71st.

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 84.1
Ranked 20th. 86% more than Turkey
45.13
Ranked 93th.

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 839.37
Ranked 20th. 88% more than Turkey
446.01
Ranked 95th.

Internet > Users per 1000 732.33
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Turkey
191.62
Ranked 67th.

Internet users 39.4 million
Ranked 11th. 13% more than Turkey
35 million
Ranked 4th.

Personal computers > Per capita 544.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 10 times more than Turkey
52.05 per 1,000 people
Ranked 84th.

Personal computers per 1000 545.41
Ranked 15th. 10 times more than Turkey
55.4
Ranked 82nd.

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>Turkish Radio and Television (TRT) - state broadcaster, services include cultural/educational network TRT 1, popular music network TRT 3 and Turkish folk/classical music station TRT 4</p> </p>Kral FM - popular private network</p> </p>Super FM - popular private network</p>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 110.36
Ranked 83th. 21% more than Turkey
90.84
Ranked 124th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 886.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 52nd. 2% more than Turkey
870.96 per 1,000 people
Ranked 55th.

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>Turkish Radio and Television (TRT) - state broadcaster, operates four national networks</p> </p>Star TV - private, the first station to break state TV&#039;s monopoly</p> </p>Show TV - private, widely-watched network</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17992011">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 346 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th. 6% more than Turkey
326.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th.

Televisions per 1000 332.23
Ranked 50th. 5% more than Turkey
316.96
Ranked 56th.
Radio broadcast stations AM 61, FM 150, shortwave 2 AM 16, FM 107, shortwave 6
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,285.61 per 1,000 people
Ranked 31st. 48% more than Turkey
868.48 per 1,000 people
Ranked 49th.

Internet > Users > Per capita 725.66 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Turkey
180.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st.

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 601.94
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Turkey
187.3
Ranked 89th.

Televisions 15.9 million
Ranked 16th.
20.9 million
Ranked 13th. 31% more than South Korea
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 487.41 per 1,000 people
Ranked 15th. 88% more than Turkey
258.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th.

Internet > Internet users 41.09 million
Ranked 12th. 14% more than Turkey
35.99 million
Ranked 17th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 49,766 Mbps
Ranked 5th. 70% more than Turkey
29,200 Mbps
Ranked 6th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 1,030.48 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Turkey
405.19 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 26th.

Personal computers 26.2 million
Ranked 7th. 7 times more than Turkey
3.7 million
Ranked 28th.

Television broadcast stations 43
Ranked 3rd.
635
Ranked 2nd. 15 times more than South Korea
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 3.87 billion min.
Ranked 9th. 75% more than Turkey
2.21 billion min.
Ranked 9th.

Radios per 1000 992.5
Ranked 10th. 6 times more than Turkey
171.37
Ranked 144th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 974.83
Ranked 72nd. 11% more than Turkey
881.23
Ranked 88th.

Internet > Percent using internet 84.1%
Ranked 19th. 86% more than Turkey
45.13%
Ranked 92nd.

Telephones > Mobile cellular 52.51 million
Ranked 26th.
65.32 million
Ranked 18th. 24% more than South Korea

Radio receivers > Per capita 1.03 per capita
Ranked 10th. 6 times more than Turkey
0.177 per capita
Ranked 127th.

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 392.2
Ranked 33th. 69% more than Turkey
232.09
Ranked 71st.

Telephone mainlines per 1000 493.27
Ranked 14th. 76% more than Turkey
280.15
Ranked 44th.

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>Hurriyet - mass-circulation daily</p> </p>Hurriyet Daily News - English-language version of Hurriyet</p> </p>Milliyet - mass-circulation daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17992011">Full Article</a>
Films produced 82
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Turkey
27
Ranked 22nd.
Cinema attendance 54.72 million
Ranked 15th. 74% more than Turkey
31.5 million
Ranked 17th.
Telephone system > General assessment excellent domestic and international services featuring rapid incorporation of new technologies comprehensive telecommunications network undergoing rapid modernization and expansion, especially in mobile-cellular services
Cinema attendance per capita 1.14
Ranked 30th. 2 times more than Turkey
0.478
Ranked 49th.
Television receivers per 1000 346
Ranked 43th.
346.18
Ranked 42nd. The same as South Korea

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 216
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Turkey
70
Ranked 23th.

Internet > IP addresses per capita 2,297.13
Ranked 11th. 12 times more than Turkey
193.03
Ranked 105th.
Internet > Users 35.59 million
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Turkey
13.15 million
Ranked 18th.

Internet > Internet penetration 84.1%
Ranked 21st. 86% more than Turkey
45.1%
Ranked 97th.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 796.51
Ranked 39th. 24% more than Turkey
643.74
Ranked 54th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,072.4
Ranked 93th. 17% more than Turkey
914.64
Ranked 121st.

Telecoms > Telephone lines 30.1 million
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Turkey
13.86 million
Ranked 17th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 53.62 million
Ranked 25th.
67.68 million
Ranked 20th. 26% more than South Korea

Internet > Internet Service Providers 11
Ranked 84th.
50
Ranked 24th. 5 times more than South Korea
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 18.25 million
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Turkey
7.86 million
Ranked 15th.

Cinemas > Per capita 0.013 per 1,000 people
Ranked 31st. 3 times more than Turkey
0.005 per 1,000 people
Ranked 50th.

Telephones > Main lines in use 29.47 million
Ranked 11th. 94% more than Turkey
15.21 million
Ranked 18th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 61.42
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Turkey
18.73
Ranked 89th.

Active military personnel 687,000
Ranked 3rd. 3% more than Turkey
664,049
Ranked 1st.
Radio receivers per 1000 1,033.64
Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Turkey
187.17
Ranked 123th.

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 793.93 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st. 31% more than Turkey
605.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 56th.

Internet > Hosts per 1000 6.82
Ranked 91st.
37.9
Ranked 60th. 6 times more than South Korea

Number of PCs per million 545.41
Ranked 14th. 10 times more than Turkey
55.4
Ranked 85th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 53.62 million
Ranked 26th.
67.68 million
Ranked 20th. 26% more than South Korea

Radio receivers 47.5 million
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Turkey
11.3 million
Ranked 31st.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 52.51 million
Ranked 26th.
68 million
Ranked 21st. 29% more than South Korea
Television receivers 15.9 million
Ranked 16th.
20.9 million
Ranked 13th. 31% more than South Korea

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology 1,605
Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Turkey
255
Ranked 16th.

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 0.89 per 1 million people
Ranked 10th.
10.29 per 1 million people
Ranked 5th. 12 times more than South Korea
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 0.76$
Ranked 90th.
2.4$
Ranked 46th. 3 times more than South Korea

Mobile phone subscribers 38.34 million
Ranked 15th.
43.61 million
Ranked 13th. 14% more than South Korea

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 - 90; international service is provided by the SEA-ME-WE-3 submarine cable and by submarine fiber-optic cables in the Mediterranean and Black Seas that link Turkey with Italy, Greece, Israel, Bulgaria, Romania, and Russia; satellite earth stations - 12 Intelsat; mobile satellite terminals - 328 in the Inmarsat and Eutelsat systems
Internet > ISP 11
Ranked 62nd.
50
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than South Korea
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 253.25
Ranked 2nd. 11 times more than Turkey
23.47
Ranked 50th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 30.1 million
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Turkey
13.86 million
Ranked 17th.

Films produced per million 1.71
Ranked 24th. 4 times more than Turkey
0.409
Ranked 41st.
Radios 47.5 million
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Turkey
11.3 million
Ranked 33th.
Internet > Hosts 333,823
Ranked 51st.
2.67 million
Ranked 25th. 8 times more than South Korea

Cinemas > Annual attendance 54.7 million
Ranked 11th. 74% more than Turkey
31.5 million
Ranked 15th.

Mobile phones 67.95 per 100 people
Ranked 22nd. 96% more than Turkey
34.75 per 100 people
Ranked 34th.
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 1.17
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Turkey
0.514
Ranked 41st.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 1,033.82 Mbps
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Turkey
431.04 Mbps
Ranked 26th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 17.5 million
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Turkey
6.84 million
Ranked 10th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 139
Ranked 13th.
588
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than South Korea

Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 2.04%
Ranked 24th.
11.43%
Ranked 36th. 6 times more than South Korea

Internet > Top level domain .kr .tr
Television > Total number of channels 24
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Turkey
7
Ranked 3rd.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.069$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 27th.
0.079$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 15th. 14% more than South Korea

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 4.34
Ranked 23th. 5 times more than Turkey
0.958
Ranked 59th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences 359
Ranked 27th. 5 times more than Turkey
68
Ranked 27th.

Television > Total number of channels per million people 0.499
Ranked 39th. 5 times more than Turkey
0.101
Ranked 5th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 384.4
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Turkey
115.15
Ranked 56th.
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 additional digital exchanges are permitting a rapid increase in subscribers; the construction of a network of technologically advanced intercity trunk lines, using both fiber-optic cable and digital microwave radio relay, is facilitating communication between urban centers; remote areas are reached by a domestic satellite system; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity is roughly 100 telephones per 100 persons
Internet country code .kr .tr
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 63.19 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 27th.
80.55 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 21st. 27% more than South Korea

Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment per 1000 $1.98 Million US dollars
Ranked 6th. 148 times more than Turkey
$0.01 Million US dollars
Ranked 30th.
Telephone mainlines 23.75 million
Ranked 9th. 25% more than Turkey
18.98 million
Ranked 12th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 80.84 min.
Ranked 44th. 2 times more than Turkey
33.05 min.
Ranked 50th.

Cinemas 588
Ranked 12th. 71% more than Turkey
344
Ranked 28th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita 0.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd. 15 times more than Turkey
0.044 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th.

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 252.43 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 11 times more than Turkey
22.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 52nd.

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering Selective filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 32.62$/month
Ranked 52nd. 3 times more than Turkey
11.61$/month
Ranked 140th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 80.86 min. per capita
Ranked 44th. 3 times more than Turkey
31.05 min. per capita
Ranked 51st.

Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 97.96%
Ranked 14th. 11% more than Turkey
88.57%
Ranked 14th.

Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 1,213.77$ per capita
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Turkey
452.01$ per capita
Ranked 35th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature 4,164
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Turkey
1,096
Ranked 16th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology 1,384
Ranked 4th. 17 times more than Turkey
82
Ranked 21st.

Internet > Broadband subscribers 12.19 million
Ranked 4th. 8 times more than Turkey
1.59 million
Ranked 19th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 0.23
Ranked 163th.
0.758
Ranked 119th. 3 times more than South Korea
Cinemas > Seats per 1000 4.18
Ranked 27th. 2 times more than Turkey
1.95
Ranked 37th.

Cinemas per million 12.61
Ranked 31st. 2 times more than Turkey
5.7
Ranked 49th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences 3,513
Ranked 10th. 12 times more than Turkey
285
Ranked 25th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 116
Ranked 11th.
542
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than South Korea

Internet > IP addresses 112.24 million
Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Turkey
15.39 million
Ranked 24th.
Television > Percentage of Government (public) television institutions 5.61%
Ranked 44th. 30 times more than Turkey
0.189%
Ranked 64th.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 6202700000000 1.44727e+015
Number of PCs 26,201
Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Turkey
3,703
Ranked 28th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 601.94
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Turkey
187.3
Ranked 94th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total 30,487
Ranked 9th. 10 times more than Turkey
2,920
Ranked 23th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 51.81 million
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Turkey
13.02 million
Ranked 20th.
Internet > Broadband access 11.99 million
Ranked 4th. 11 times more than Turkey
1.13 million
Ranked 24th.
Television broadcast stations per million 0.893
Ranked 8th.
10.85
Ranked 5th. 12 times more than South Korea
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation 6,543
Ranked 3rd. 72 times more than Turkey
91
Ranked 25th.

Cinemas > Seats 195,000
Ranked 8th. 65% more than Turkey
118,000
Ranked 14th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million 669.68
Ranked 22nd. 14 times more than Turkey
46.91
Ranked 39th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily 4,708
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Turkey
688
Ranked 9th.

Communications > Telephone access > Telephone access 154.98 Number of telecommunicati
Ranked 22nd. 34% more than Turkey
115.9 Number of telecommunicati
Ranked 29th.
Internet > TLD .kr .tr
Internet > Livejournal users 607
Ranked 39th. 57% more than Turkey
386
Ranked 52nd.
Internet > Secure Internet servers 1,070
Ranked 27th.
1,794
Ranked 19th. 68% more than South Korea

Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita 1.17 per capita
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Turkey
0.483 per capita
Ranked 43th.

Telecommunications > Country calling code 82 90
Telephone subscribers per 1000 1,289.78
Ranked 28th. 40% more than Turkey
923.89
Ranked 49th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 106%
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Turkey
16.3%
Ranked 79th.
E-Government rating 64
Ranked 2nd. 39% more than Turkey
46
Ranked 52nd.
Population covered by mobile telephony 99%
Ranked 43th. 3% more than Turkey
96.3%
Ranked 33th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million 7.89
Ranked 41st. 7 times more than Turkey
1.09
Ranked 36th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita 91.47 per 1 million people
Ranked 29th. 6 times more than Turkey
16.53 per 1 million people
Ranked 32nd.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 2.47
Ranked 39th.
8.58
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than South Korea

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 22.1 per 1 million people
Ranked 76th.
24.6 per 1 million people
Ranked 73th. 11% more than South Korea

Total number of combined radio and television institutions per million people 1.47 Number
Ranked 15th.
2.42 Number
Ranked 9th. 64% more than South Korea
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 29.47 million
Ranked 11th. 68% more than Turkey
17.5 million
Ranked 17th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita 6.66 per 1 million people
Ranked 43th. 10 times more than Turkey
0.679 per 1 million people
Ranked 38th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million 91.47
Ranked 27th. 5 times more than Turkey
17.61
Ranked 34th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History 716
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Turkey
210
Ranked 20th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita 100.15 per 1 million people
Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than Turkey
10.21 per 1 million people
Ranked 31st.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million 100.15
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Turkey
10.89
Ranked 31st.

Internet > Livejournal users per million 12.64
Ranked 125th. 2 times more than Turkey
5.77
Ranked 159th.
Website defacements 288
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Turkey
49
Ranked 32nd.
Internet > Linux web servers 47
Ranked 27th. 38% more than Turkey
34
Ranked 34th.
Website defacements per million 6.08
Ranked 26th. 8 times more than Turkey
0.764
Ranked 92nd.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million 30.4
Ranked 15th. 23 times more than Turkey
1.32
Ranked 30th.

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 16.23%
Ranked 40th. 74% more than Turkey
9.31%
Ranked 67th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology 678
Ranked 12th. 5 times more than Turkey
139
Ranked 16th.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 48.09
Ranked 19th. 81% more than Turkey
26.49
Ranked 40th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences 3,201
Ranked 12th. 5 times more than Turkey
649
Ranked 24th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 2.47 per 1 million people
Ranked 38th.
8.04 per 1 million people
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than South Korea

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.283 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Turkey
0.073 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 96th.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 1,285.61 per 1,000 people
Ranked 31st. 48% more than Turkey
868.48 per 1,000 people
Ranked 49th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita 30.4 per 1 million people
Ranked 15th. 25 times more than Turkey
1.24 per 1 million people
Ranked 29th.

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 14.18$/month
Ranked 55th. 13% more than Turkey
12.57$/month
Ranked 70th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita 35.26 per 1 million people
Ranked 22nd. 9 times more than Turkey
3.85 per 1 million people
Ranked 31st.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million 14.89
Ranked 23th. 7 times more than Turkey
2.23
Ranked 33th.

Telephone subscribers 62.09 million
Ranked 11th.
62.59 million
Ranked 10th. 1% more than South Korea

Telephone subscribers per employee 566.93
Ranked 28th.
882.78
Ranked 9th. 56% more than South Korea

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 4.81% GDP
Ranked 25th. 33% more than Turkey
3.61% GDP
Ranked 66th.

Television standard > UHF NTSC M PAL G
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 37.56
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Turkey
10.55
Ranked 73th.

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 2,751.56
Ranked 4th. 24 times more than Turkey
116.76
Ranked 67th.

Television > Percentage of private television institutions 94.39%
Ranked 24th.
99.81%
Ranked 5th. 6% more than South Korea
Total number of combined radio and television institutions 71 Number
Ranked 5th.
164 Number
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than South Korea
Internet > ISP > Per capita 0.234 per 1 million people
Ranked 106th.
0.73 per 1 million people
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than South Korea
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million 6.66
Ranked 42nd. 9 times more than Turkey
0.723
Ranked 40th.

Television > Ratio of private to Government (public) television institutions 16.82
Ranked 20th.
528
Ranked 1st. 31 times more than South Korea
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million 70.31
Ranked 35th. 7 times more than Turkey
10.43
Ranked 38th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code 82
Ranked 45th.
90
Ranked 42nd. 10% more than South Korea
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million 15.73
Ranked 33th. 5 times more than Turkey
3.37
Ranked 37th.

Phone system > International dialling code +82 +90
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 1,058.33
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Turkey
161.32
Ranked 78th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Telephone greetings, owner answers phone Yeoboseyo? / 여보세요? Alo? (Efendim?)
Digital terrestrial television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch 2001 February 2006 (trial services)
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 2.89
Ranked 60th.
8.8
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than South Korea

Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 1 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 74th.
30.39 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 29th. 30 times more than South Korea

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,072.4
Ranked 91st. 17% more than Turkey
914.64
Ranked 119th.

Cinemas > Seats > Per capita 4.18 per 1,000 people
Ranked 28th. 2 times more than Turkey
1.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 38th.

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 38809000000000 1.55461e+016
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million 77.17
Ranked 21st. 17 times more than Turkey
4.58
Ranked 37th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 61.95
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Turkey
18.6
Ranked 89th.

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 8.31$/month
Ranked 88th.
14.73$/month
Ranked 62nd. 77% more than South Korea

Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment $97,370.58 Million US dollars
Ranked 4th. 102 times more than Turkey
$953.52 Million US dollars
Ranked 27th.
Telephone mainlines > Per capita 491.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th. 87% more than Turkey
263.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million 143.72
Ranked 7th. 98 times more than Turkey
1.46
Ranked 37th.

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 2.17 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th. 3 times more than Turkey
0.857 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th.

Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment, % of GDP 1.17e-05%
Ranked 2nd. 75 times more than Turkey
1.55e-07%
Ranked 29th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 1.12$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 100th.
9.98$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 98th. 9 times more than South Korea

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million 35.26
Ranked 22nd. 9 times more than Turkey
4.1
Ranked 33th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.016$ per 1 million people
Ranked 93th.
0.034$ per 1 million people
Ranked 92nd. 2 times more than South Korea

Internet > Linux web servers per million 0.992
Ranked 67th. 87% more than Turkey
0.53
Ranked 70th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people 60.89
Ranked 14th. 54% more than Turkey
39.47
Ranked 27th.
Internet > IP addresses (share) 2.6
Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Turkey
0.4
Ranked 25th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita 14.89 per 1 million people
Ranked 23th. 7 times more than Turkey
2.1 per 1 million people
Ranked 32nd.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita 15.73 per 1 million people
Ranked 34th. 5 times more than Turkey
3.17 per 1 million people
Ranked 35th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita 77.17 per 1 million people
Ranked 21st. 18 times more than Turkey
4.3 per 1 million people
Ranked 34th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities 303
Ranked 21st. 7 times more than Turkey
45
Ranked 31st.

ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 21.59%
Ranked 63th. 13 times more than Turkey
1.63%
Ranked 130th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 28.18%
Ranked 50th. 3 times more than Turkey
10.59%
Ranked 107th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 37.49%
Ranked 39th. 3 times more than Turkey
11.44%
Ranked 119th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita 70.31 per 1 million people
Ranked 36th. 7 times more than Turkey
9.79 per 1 million people
Ranked 36th.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 2,310
Ranked 7th. 30% more than Turkey
1,771
Ranked 8th.

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 6.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 105th.
37.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 73th. 5 times more than South Korea

Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 22.12
Ranked 74th.
26.14
Ranked 70th. 18% more than South Korea

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita 7.89 per 1 million people
Ranked 42nd. 8 times more than Turkey
1.03 per 1 million people
Ranked 35th.

Television standard > VHF NTSC M PAL B
Internet > ISP per million 0.234
Ranked 111th.
0.78
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than South Korea

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