Media Stats: compare key data on Switzerland & United Kingdom

Definitions

Households with television: Households with television are the share of households with a television set. Some countries report only the number of households with a color television set, and therefore the true number may be higher than reported.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users (per 100 people). Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
Internet > Internet users per thousand people: Internet users. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Internet > Users per 1000: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
News Agencies > List of news agencies: List of news agencies.
Personal computers > Per capita: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Radio > List of radio stations: List of radio stations.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people: Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people). Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included.
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Television > List of TV stations: List of TV stations.
Television receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Televisions per 1000: The total number of televisions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Personal computers per 1000: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Radio broadcast stations: The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast stations.
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people: Daily newspapers refer to those published at least four times a week and calculated as average circulation (or copies printed) per 1,000 people."
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people: Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
Internet > Users > Per capita: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Televisions: The total number of televisions
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
Internet > Internet users: Internet users.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Personal computers: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual.
Television broadcast stations: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes).
Radios per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment."
Internet > Percent using internet: Percentage of individuals using the Internet.
Telephones > Mobile cellular: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use.
Radio receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telephone mainlines per 1000: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Newspapers > List of newspapers: List of newspapers.
Films produced: Amount of films created in specified country as catalogued by IMDB
Telephone system > General assessment: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic and international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
Cinema attendance per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Television receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced: Number of national feature films produced.
Internet > IP addresses per capita: Number of IPv4 internet address allocated per 1000 residents.
Average cost of local call: Telephone average cost of local call (US$ per three minutes). Cost of local call is the cost of a three-minute call within the same exchange area using the subscriber's equipment (that is, not from a public phone).
Internet > Users: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months.
Internet > Internet penetration: Penetration.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecoms > Telephone lines: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included.
Internet > Internet Service Providers: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
Cinemas > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Cable TV subscribers: Cable TV subscribers per 1000 population .
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.
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Radio receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > Hosts per 1000: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Number of PCs per million: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions.
Cinema > Number of cinemas: Number of cinemas.
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.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Mobile phones: Mobile cellular per 100 population (2002).
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > 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.
Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced: Percentage of feature films that are co-productions with international companies.
Internet > Top level domain: Country top level domain.
Television > Total number of channels: Total number of television channels.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 $ gross domestic product.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people: Number of national feature films produced. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Television > Total number of channels per million people: Total number of television channels. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Telephone system > Domestic: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
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Internet country code: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment per 1000: The OECD has developed a commodity-based definition of the ICT sector based on the CPC (Central Product Classification) and the Harmonised System (HS). The definition of ICT goods includes the following broad categories: telecommunications equipment; computer and related equipment; electronic components; audio and video equipment; and other ICT goods. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telephone mainlines: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering:
Indicates whether websites that express views in opposition to those of the current government (mainly on issues of human rights, freedom of expression, minority rights and religious movements) are censored or blocked. This is determined by accessing websites with provocative or objectionable content in English from within the country in question as well as from a place known to have no filtering regime. The retrieved content is then compared and scanned for discrepancies. Possible differences in blocking behavior across different ISPs is considered, as well as normal connectivity problems.

Values

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

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

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

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

“ne”, no evidence of filtering or blocking.

“nd”, no data.
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month: Price basket for Internet is calculated based on the cheapest available tariff for accessing the Internet 20 hours a month (10 hours peak and 10 hours off-peak). The basket does not include the telephone line rental but does include telephone usage charges if applicable. Data are compiled in the national currency and converted to U.S. dollars using the annual average exchange rate.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people: Number of cinemas. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films: Percentage of feature films that are 100% funded by national companies.
Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment."
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included."
Internet > Broadband subscribers: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries.
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Pay TV subscribers: Percentage of households subscribing to pay TV service (Data is for 1999).
Cinemas per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > IP addresses: Number of IPv4 internet addresses allocated to each country.
Telecommunications revenue: Telecommunications revenue as % of GDP.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people: Estimated number of individual non-daily newspapers in circulation by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU: Telecommunications investment refers to the expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of telecommunication equipment infrastructure (including supporting land and buildings and intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer software). These include expenditure on initial installations and on additions to existing installations.
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology."
Number of PCs: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people: Fixed telephone lines. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions: Mobile subscriptions Number.
Internet > Broadband access: DSL lines, cable modems etc. total in major countries (Top 30)
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.
Communications > Telephone access > Telephone access: For the OECD member countries and China, total communication access paths are the total of fixed lines (standard analogue access lines and ISDN lines) plus the number of DSL, cable modem subscribers and mobile telephone subscribers. For Brazil, India, Russian Federation and South Africa, total communication access paths are the sum of main telephone lines in operation, ISDN lines, DSL and cable modem subscribers and cellular mobile telephone subscribers.
Internet > TLD: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people: Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included."
Internet > Livejournal users: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004)
Internet > Secure Internet servers: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people: Total number of film distribution companies. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Cinema > Percentage of nationally controlled distribution companies: Percentage of nationally based film distribution companies.
Cinema > Number of distribution companies: Total number of film distribution companies.
Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Days to port: Time to port days.
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Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price: Price.
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Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date: Implementation date yyyy.mm.dd.
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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.
Internet > Communication technology patents: Electric communication technique patents 1998-2000 per million population.
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 %.
Internet > Internet charges: Cost of Internet access for 40 hours at evening times at discounted rates, September 2002.
Internet > Secure servers: Number of secure servers per 100000 population (2002).
E-Government rating: Darrell M. West, Center for Public Policy, Brown University
Population covered by mobile telephony: Population covered by mobile telephony is the percentage of people within range of a mobile cellular signal regardless of whether they are subscribers.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Television reception through satellite: Media - Television reception by satellite.
Television > Percentage of public channels with national coverage: Percentage of public television channels with national coverage.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Internet > Web sites: Websites per 1000 population.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines: Number of telephone lines.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Internet > Livejournal users per million: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Television reception through cable: Media - Television reception by cable.
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
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile subscriptions Number. 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.
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.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Public share of broadcasting revenue: Public share as a % of total broadcasting revenue (Data is for 1999).
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telephone lines: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology."
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports: Information and communication technology goods imports include telecommunications, audio and video, computer and related equipment; electronic components; and other information and communication technology goods. Software is excluded."
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports: Information and communication technology goods exports include telecommunications, audio and video, computer and related equipment; electronic components; and other information and communication technology goods. Software is excluded."
Television reception by terrestrial means: Percentage of households receiving television through terrestrial means only.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > Specific websites > Chinese Wikipedia edits: Location of editors of the Standard Chinese language edition of Wikipedia.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Total broadcasters revenue per capita: Total broadcasters' revenue, 1999, US$ per capita.
Telephone systems > Privatisation: The year a nation privatised its telecommunications services. "n/a" indicates that the relevant firm was not privatized.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines: Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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.
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 > Arts and recreation per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment, % of GDP: The OECD has developed a commodity-based definition of the ICT sector based on the CPC (Central Product Classification) and the Harmonised System (HS). The definition of ICT goods includes the following broad categories: telecommunications equipment; computer and related equipment; electronic components; audio and video equipment; and other ICT goods. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
Public funding of broadcasters revenue per capita: Public funding of broadcasters' revenue, 1999, US$ per capita.
Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
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 > Religion > Theology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > Linux web servers per million: Total usage of Linux servers by country as of Jan 2001. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
Commercial share of broadcasting revenue: Commercial share as a % of total broadcasting revenue (Data is for 1999).
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of individual non-daily newspapers in circulation by country.
Phone system > International dialling code: Country international dialling code.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 10 million $ gross domestic product.
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.
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.
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.
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).
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people: Number of non-daily newspaper titles per 1,000,000 literate inhabitants.
Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > 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 > Applied sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Phone subscribers: Fixed line and mobile telephones (per 1,000 people). Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
Telephone system > Regulation: The year that the nation established an industry regulator for its telecommunication providers. "n/a" indicates that no regulator has been established.
Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines (per 100 people). Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
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).
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment: The OECD has developed a commodity-based definition of the ICT sector based on the CPC (Central Product Classification) and the Harmonised System (HS). The definition of ICT goods includes the following broad categories: telecommunications equipment; computer and related equipment; electronic components; audio and video equipment; and other ICT goods.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Internet servers using encryption: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Telecommunications employment: Telecommunications employment as a share (%) of national employment (Data is for 2001).
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telephone mainlines > Per capita: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita: Telephone employees refer to the total full-time telecommunications staff. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue: Telecommunications investment refers to the expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of telecommunication equipment infrastructure (including supporting land and buildings and intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer software). These include expenditure on initial installations and on additions to existing installations.

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STAT	Switzerland	United Kingdom
Broadcast media	the publicly owned radio and TV broadcaster, Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG/SSR), operates 7 national TV networks, 3 broadcasting in German, 2 in Italian, and 2 in French; private commercial TV stations broadcast regionally and locally; TV broadcasts from stations in Germany, Italy, and France are widely available via multi-channel cable and satellite TV services; SRG/SSR operates 18 radio stations that, along with private broadcasters, provide national to local coverage	public service broadcaster BBC is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world; BBC operates multiple TV networks with regional and local TV service; a mixed system of public and commercial TV broadcasters along with satellite and cable systems provide access to hundreds of TV stations throughout the world; BBC operates multiple national, regional, and local radio networks with multiple transmission sites; a large number of commercial radio stations as well as satellite radio services are available
Households with television	99.83% Ranked 2nd. 2% more than United Kingdom	97.5% Ranked 15th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000	404.77 Ranked 3rd. 20% more than United Kingdom	337.99 Ranked 12th.
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people	85.2 Ranked 18th.	87.02 Ranked 13th. 2% more than Switzerland
Internet > Internet users per thousand people	844.49 Ranked 17th.	865.38 Ranked 12th. 2% more than Switzerland
Internet > Users per 1000	610.51 Ranked 21st.	659.16 Ranked 15th. 8% more than Switzerland
Internet users	5.74 million Ranked 16th.	51.44 million Ranked 7th. 9 times more than Switzerland
News Agencies > List of news agencies	<p>swissinfo - news portal operated by public broadcaster, pages in English</p> </p>SDA - Swiss News Agency (SDA/ATS)</p>	<p>The Press Association</p>
Personal computers > Per capita	864.58 per 1,000 people Ranked 1st. 44% more than United Kingdom	599.82 per 1,000 people Ranked 12th.
Radio > List of radio stations	<p>SR-DRS - German-language public broadcaster, operates five stations</p> </p>RSR - French-language public broadcaster, operates four stations</p> </p>RSI - Italian-language public broadcaster, operates three stations</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17982246">Full Article</a>	<p>BBC Radio - national services include new-music station Radio 1, adult music station Radio 2, cultural network Radio 3, flagship speech station Radio 4 and news and sport station Five Live</p> </p>BBC Radio Scotland</p> </p>BBC Radio nan Gaidheal - Gaelic-language station for Scotland</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18027956">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	135.25 Ranked 40th. 3% more than United Kingdom	130.75 Ranked 47th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita	1,071.66 per 1,000 people Ranked 34th.	1,184.54 per 1,000 people Ranked 20th. 11% more than Switzerland
Television > List of TV stations	<p>SF-DRS - German-language public broadcaster, operates three channels</p> </p>RTSI - Italian-language public broadcaster, operates two channels</p> </p>TSR - French-language public broadcaster, operates two channels</p>	<p>BBC TV - operates BBC1, BBC2 and digital services including BBC News channel</p> </p>BBC World News - commercially-funded international news channel</p> </p>ITV - major commercial network, organised around regional franchises</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18027956">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita	466.99 per 1,000 people Ranked 24th.	521.64 per 1,000 people Ranked 17th. 12% more than Switzerland
Televisions per 1000	451.02 Ranked 30th.	512.03 Ranked 22nd. 14% more than Switzerland
Personal computers per 1000	864.58 Ranked 1st. 44% more than United Kingdom	599.49 Ranked 12th.
Radio broadcast stations	AM 4, FM 113 (plus many low-power stations), shortwave 2	AM 219, FM 431, shortwave 3
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people	420.04 Ranked 6th. 45% more than United Kingdom	289.75 Ranked 12th.
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people	1,609.5 per 1,000 people Ranked 8th.	1,615.5 per 1,000 people Ranked 7th. About the same as Switzerland
Internet > Users > Per capita	610.22 per 1,000 people Ranked 24th.	661.44 per 1,000 people Ranked 16th. 8% more than Switzerland
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000	547.95 Ranked 11th. 5% more than United Kingdom	522.08 Ranked 13th.
Televisions	3.31 million Ranked 43th.	30.5 million Ranked 9th. 9 times more than Switzerland
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita	661.84 per 1,000 people Ranked 1st. 19% more than United Kingdom	554.2 per 1,000 people Ranked 8th.
Internet users > Per 100 people	75.93 Ranked 10th.	76.02 Ranked 9th. About the same as Switzerland
Internet > Internet users	6.75 million Ranked 49th.	54.86 million Ranked 9th. 8 times more than Switzerland
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita	371.09 per 1,000 people Ranked 5th. 16% more than United Kingdom	320.69 per 1,000 people Ranked 7th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps	71,464 Mbps Ranked 13th.	781,554 Mbps Ranked 2nd. 11 times more than Switzerland
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita	9,670.91 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 6th.	13,061.97 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 4th. 35% more than Switzerland
Personal computers	6.43 million Ranked 7th.	35.89 million Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Switzerland
Television broadcast stations	115 Ranked 11th.	228 Ranked 7th. 98% more than Switzerland
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes	4.78 billion min. Ranked 12th.	15.6 billion min. Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Switzerland
Radios per 1000	967.43 Ranked 12th.	1,418.59 Ranked 3rd. 47% more than Switzerland
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000	1,195.14 Ranked 43th.	1,300.33 Ranked 29th. 9% more than Switzerland
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$	$33.71 billion Ranked 16th.	$153.19 billion Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Switzerland
Internet > Percent using internet	85.2% Ranked 17th.	87.02% Ranked 13th. 2% more than Switzerland
Telephones > Mobile cellular	10.12 million Ranked 72nd.	81.61 million Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Switzerland
Radio receivers > Per capita	1 per capita Ranked 11th.	1.45 per capita Ranked 4th. 44% more than Switzerland
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000	600.48 Ranked 7th. 16% more than United Kingdom	519.6 Ranked 15th.
Telephone mainlines per 1000	688.84 Ranked 1st. 30% more than United Kingdom	527.96 Ranked 11th.
Newspapers > List of newspapers	<p>Neue ZÃ¼rcher Zeitung - Zurich-based daily</p> </p>Tages-Anzeiger - Zurich-based daily</p> </p>Le Temps - Geneva-based daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17982246">Full Article</a>	<p>The Daily Telegraph - broadsheet</p> </p>Financial Times - daily, business</p> </p>The Guardian - daily, former broadsheet</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18027956">Full Article</a>
Films produced	44 Ranked 20th.	132 Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Switzerland
Cinema attendance	15.43 million Ranked 27th.	139.5 million Ranked 8th. 9 times more than Switzerland
Telephone system > General assessment	highly developed telecommunications infrastructure with excellent domestic and international services	technologically advanced domestic and international system
Cinema attendance per capita	2.1 Ranked 18th.	2.34 Ranked 16th. 11% more than Switzerland
Television receivers per 1000	466.93 Ranked 25th.	523 Ranked 18th. 12% more than Switzerland
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced	84 Ranked 17th.	299 Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Switzerland
Internet > IP addresses per capita	2,726.45 Ranked 6th. 1395 times more than United Kingdom	1.95 Ranked 1st.
Average cost of local call	0.12 Ranked 5th.	0.17 Ranked 6th. 42% more than Switzerland
Internet > Users	4.61 million Ranked 38th.	40.2 million Ranked 6th. 9 times more than Switzerland
Internet > Internet penetration	85.2% Ranked 19th.	87% Ranked 14th. 2% more than Switzerland
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000	920.65 Ranked 26th.	1,087.6 Ranked 9th. 18% more than Switzerland
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000	1,307.97 Ranked 44th. 1% more than United Kingdom	1,298.63 Ranked 46th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines	4.38 million Ranked 37th.	33.01 million Ranked 9th. 8 times more than Switzerland
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions	10.46 million Ranked 76th.	82.11 million Ranked 18th. 8 times more than Switzerland
Internet > Internet Service Providers	44 Ranked 25th.	400 Ranked 4th. 9 times more than Switzerland
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	3.24 million Ranked 26th.	21.37 million Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Switzerland
Cinemas > Per capita	0.054 per 1,000 people Ranked 12th. 54% more than United Kingdom	0.035 per 1,000 people Ranked 26th.
Cable TV subscribers	358 Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than United Kingdom	57 Ranked 15th.
Telephones > Main lines in use	4.61 million Ranked 34th.	33.23 million Ranked 9th. 7 times more than Switzerland
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people	56.48 Ranked 9th. 7% more than United Kingdom	52.88 Ranked 12th.
Active military personnel	22,059 Ranked 69th.	205,850 Ranked 16th. 9 times more than Switzerland
Radio receivers per 1000	1,001.56 Ranked 10th.	1,448.98 Ranked 4th. 45% more than Switzerland
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita	920.65 per 1,000 people Ranked 29th.	1,087.56 per 1,000 people Ranked 8th. 18% more than Switzerland
Internet > Hosts per 1000	449.42 Ranked 11th. 3 times more than United Kingdom	134.69 Ranked 38th.
Number of PCs per million	826.16 Ranked 1st. 38% more than United Kingdom	599.49 Ranked 11th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions	10.41 million Ranked 76th.	84.94 million Ranked 18th. 8 times more than Switzerland
Radio receivers	7.1 million Ranked 43th.	84.5 million Ranked 5th. 12 times more than Switzerland
Cinema > Number of cinemas	414 Ranked 17th.	697 Ranked 11th. 68% more than Switzerland
Television receivers	3.31 million Ranked 43th.	30.5 million Ranked 9th. 9 times more than Switzerland
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology	1,101 Ranked 6th.	5,199 Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Switzerland
Television broadcast stations > Per capita	16.33 per 1 million people Ranked 4th. 4 times more than United Kingdom	3.91 per 1 million people Ranked 18th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes	0.32$ Ranked 12th.	0.77$ Ranked 89th. 2 times more than Switzerland
Mobile phone subscribers	6.85 million Ranked 47th.	65.5 million Ranked 9th. 10 times more than Switzerland
Telephone system > International	country code - 41; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean)	country code - 44; numerous submarine cables provide links throughout Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East, and US; satellite earth stations - 10 Intelsat (7 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean), 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic Ocean region), and 1 Eutelsat; at least 8 large international switching centers
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000	232 Ranked 7th. 42% more than United Kingdom	163.79 Ranked 16th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines	4.38 million Ranked 37th.	33.01 million Ranked 9th. 8 times more than Switzerland
Films produced per million	6 Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than United Kingdom	2.22 Ranked 16th.
Radios	7.1 million Ranked 44th.	84.5 million Ranked 5th. 12 times more than Switzerland
Internet > Hosts	3.44 million Ranked 20th.	8.27 million Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Switzerland
Cinemas > Annual attendance	15.4 million Ranked 18th.	139.5 million Ranked 5th. 9 times more than Switzerland
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000	371.09 Ranked 5th. 14% more than United Kingdom	325.32 Ranked 6th.
Mobile phones	78.75 per 100 people Ranked 17th.	84.49 per 100 people Ranked 9th. 7% more than Switzerland
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita	2.16 Ranked 13th.	2.38 Ranked 12th. 10% more than Switzerland
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million	9,670.86 Mbps Ranked 6th.	13,054.65 Mbps Ranked 4th. 35% more than Switzerland
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation	3.1 million Ranked 20th.	17.38 million Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Switzerland
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles	96 Ranked 18th.	109 Ranked 14th. 14% more than Switzerland
Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced	33.33% Ranked 19th. 29% more than United Kingdom	25.75% Ranked 28th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily	2.67 million Ranked 18th.	19.16 million Ranked 5th. 7 times more than Switzerland
Internet > Top level domain	.ch	.uk
Television > Total number of channels	8 Ranked 12th.	31 Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Switzerland
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP	0.075$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 19th. 3% more than United Kingdom	0.073$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 22nd.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people	10.62 Ranked 6th. 2 times more than United Kingdom	4.76 Ranked 19th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences	1,761 Ranked 3rd.	8,902 Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Switzerland
Television > Total number of channels per million people	1.07 Ranked 9th. 2 times more than United Kingdom	0.512 Ranked 17th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	420.18 Ranked 7th. 45% more than United Kingdom	290.22 Ranked 13th.
Telephone system > Domestic	ranked among leading countries for fixed-line teledensity and infrastructure; mobile-cellular subscribership roughly 125 per 100 persons; extensive cable and microwave radio relay networks	equal mix of buried cables, microwave radio relay, and fiber-optic systems
Internet country code	.ch	.uk
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP	199.28 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 13th.	366.57 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 5th. 84% more than Switzerland
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment per 1000	$0.80 Million US dollars Ranked 15th. 32% more than United Kingdom	$0.61 Million US dollars Ranked 16th.
Telephone mainlines	5.12 million Ranked 26th.	31.8 million Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Switzerland
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita	664.79 min. Ranked 5th. 3 times more than United Kingdom	263.92 min. Ranked 17th.
Cinemas	384 Ranked 17th.	2,019 Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Switzerland
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita	2.56 per 1,000 people Ranked 2nd. 35% more than United Kingdom	1.89 per 1,000 people Ranked 6th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita	232 per 1,000 people Ranked 7th. 42% more than United Kingdom	163.78 per 1,000 people Ranked 16th.
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering		No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month	7.95$/month Ranked 160th.	27.25$/month Ranked 67th. 3 times more than Switzerland
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita	664.79 min. per capita Ranked 4th. 3 times more than United Kingdom	262.18 min. per capita Ranked 17th.
Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people	55.32 Ranked 4th. 5 times more than United Kingdom	11.5 Ranked 32nd.
Internet hosts	None	None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films	66.67% Ranked 34th.	74.25% Ranked 30th. 11% more than Switzerland
Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$	$4,360.91 Ranked 1st. 76% more than United Kingdom	$2,477.32 Ranked 13th.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita	3,939.96$ per capita Ranked 1st. 44% more than United Kingdom	2,729.11$ per capita Ranked 7th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature	2,379 Ranked 10th.	22,104 Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Switzerland
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology	306 Ranked 14th.	4,274 Ranked 1st. 14 times more than Switzerland
Mobile cellular subscriptions	8.9 million Ranked 60th.	77.36 million Ranked 12th. 9 times more than Switzerland
Internet > Broadband subscribers	1.73 million Ranked 17th.	9.86 million Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Switzerland
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million	6 Ranked 49th.	6.72 Ranked 46th. 12% more than Switzerland
Pay TV subscribers	97% Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than United Kingdom	31% Ranked 15th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences	3,862 Ranked 2nd.	17,106 Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Switzerland
Cinemas per million	53.75 Ranked 12th. 54% more than United Kingdom	34.8 Ranked 27th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily	104 Ranked 17th.	108 Ranked 14th. 4% more than Switzerland
Internet > IP addresses	20.87 million Ranked 19th.	123.5 million Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Switzerland
Telecommunications revenue	3.19 % of GDP Ranked 9th.	3.89 % of GDP Ranked 2nd. 22% more than Switzerland
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	182.82 Ranked 21st.	750.09 Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Switzerland
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU	2155000000	8999999000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	33.68 Ranked 7th. 20% more than United Kingdom	28.13 Ranked 14th.
Number of PCs	6,105 Ranked 21st.	35,890 Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Switzerland
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people	547.95 Ranked 14th. 5% more than United Kingdom	522.08 Ranked 16th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total	18,273 Ranked 6th.	110,965 Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Switzerland
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions	3.28 million Ranked 49th.	45.42 million Ranked 9th. 14 times more than Switzerland
Internet > Broadband access	1.55 million Ranked 18th.	8.86 million Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Switzerland
Television broadcast stations per million	16.33 Ranked 4th. 4 times more than United Kingdom	3.93 Ranked 19th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation	1,881 Ranked 3rd.	10,520 Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Switzerland
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million	2,557.81 Ranked 3rd. 35% more than United Kingdom	1,897.25 Ranked 6th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily	120 Ranked 31st.	467 Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Switzerland
Communications > Telephone access > Telephone access	181.07 Number of telecommunicati Ranked 9th.	195.25 Number of telecommunicati Ranked 4th. 8% more than Switzerland
Internet > TLD	.ch	.uk
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	116.33 Ranked 38th.	125.98 Ranked 24th. 8% more than Switzerland
Internet > Livejournal users	846 Ranked 35th.	71,742 Ranked 3rd. 85 times more than Switzerland
Internet > Secure Internet servers	4,318 Ranked 10th.	33,892 Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Switzerland
Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people	6.95 Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than United Kingdom	1.72 Ranked 23th.
Cinema > Percentage of nationally controlled distribution companies	100% Ranked 4th. 60% more than United Kingdom	62.37% Ranked 28th.
Cinema > Number of distribution companies	55 Ranked 7th.	108 Ranked 3rd. 96% more than Switzerland
Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita	2.16 per capita Ranked 13th.	2.38 per capita Ranked 12th. 10% more than Switzerland
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000	166.57 Ranked 14th. 57% more than United Kingdom	106.06 Ranked 16th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Days to port	5 days Ranked 11th. 5 times more than United Kingdom	1 days Ranked 29th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price	Free	Free
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date	2000.03.??	1999.01.??
Telecommunications > Country calling code	41	44
Internet > Communication technology patents	9.2 per 1000000 people Ranked 6th. 6% more than United Kingdom	8.7 per 1000000 people Ranked 7th.
Telephone subscribers per 1000	1,609.5 Ranked 8th.	1,615.56 Ranked 7th. About the same as Switzerland
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration	41.4% Ranked 39th.	72% Ranked 14th. 74% more than Switzerland
Internet > Internet charges	$46.00 Ranked 7th. 39% more than United Kingdom	$33.00 Ranked 17th.
Internet > Secure servers	21.5 per 100,000 people Ranked 5th. 26% more than United Kingdom	17.1 per 100,000 people Ranked 6th.
E-Government rating	55.4 Ranked 8th. 1% more than United Kingdom	54.8 Ranked 9th.
Population covered by mobile telephony	100% Ranked 4th. 1% more than United Kingdom	99% Ranked 14th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita	333.19 per 1 million people Ranked 8th.	377.23 per 1 million people Ranked 8th. 13% more than Switzerland
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million	246.5 Ranked 2nd. 62% more than United Kingdom	152.2 Ranked 7th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million	14.48 Ranked 4th. 8 times more than United Kingdom	1.83 Ranked 48th.
Television reception through satellite	10% Ranked 12th.	21% Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Switzerland
Television > Percentage of public channels with national coverage	87.5% Ranked 12th. 9% more than United Kingdom	80.65% Ranked 13th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita	580.26 per 1 million people Ranked 14th. 3% more than United Kingdom	561.49 per 1 million people Ranked 15th.
Internet > Web sites	20.5 per 1,000 people Ranked 10th.	64.2 per 1,000 people Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Switzerland
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines	4.82 million Ranked 32nd.	33.21 million Ranked 8th. 7 times more than Switzerland
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History	937 Ranked 10th.	12,433 Ranked 1st. 13 times more than Switzerland
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita	47.06 per 1 million people Ranked 8th. 29% more than United Kingdom	36.57 per 1 million people Ranked 10th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million	333.01 Ranked 9th.	377.93 Ranked 7th. 13% more than Switzerland
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million	16.8 Ranked 26th. 2 times more than United Kingdom	7.93 Ranked 34th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita	16.81 per 1 million people Ranked 26th. 2 times more than United Kingdom	7.82 per 1 million people Ranked 34th.
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 > Results > Points	4 Ranked 15th.	140 Ranked 2nd. 35 times more than Switzerland
Internet > Livejournal users per million	114.48 Ranked 62nd.	1,198.34 Ranked 18th. 10 times more than Switzerland
Television reception through cable	87% Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than United Kingdom	12% Ranked 15th.
Website defacements per million	11.07 Ranked 12th. 2 times more than United Kingdom	5.09 Ranked 34th.
Website defacements	80 Ranked 21st.	301 Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Switzerland
Internet > Linux web servers	196 Ranked 11th.	1,339 Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Switzerland
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people	410.38 Ranked 40th.	716.45 Ranked 13th. 75% more than Switzerland
Digital terrestrial television > Analog Switch-Off	October 2009	Planned 2012
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	12.99 Ranked 13th. 7 times more than United Kingdom	1.82 Ranked 84th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology	825 Ranked 3rd.	3,570 Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Switzerland
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita	684.17 per 1 million people Ranked 1st. 62% more than United Kingdom	421.77 per 1 million people Ranked 8th.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita	453.34 per 1,000 people Ranked 12th. 3 times more than United Kingdom	135.68 per 1,000 people Ranked 47th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people	1,302.23 Ranked 43th.	1,343.35 Ranked 40th. 3% more than Switzerland
Public share of broadcasting revenue	67% Ranked 9th.	69% Ranked 7th. 3% more than Switzerland
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million	683.79 Ranked 2nd. 62% more than United Kingdom	422.55 Ranked 8th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million	131.16 Ranked 5th.	212.58 Ranked 4th. 62% more than Switzerland
Telephone lines	4.83 million Ranked 29th.	33.21 million Ranked 10th. 7 times more than Switzerland
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	2.58 million Ranked 21st.	17.28 million Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Switzerland
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports	6.55% Ranked 54th.	10.08% Ranked 23th. 54% more than Switzerland
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports	3.48% Ranked 45th.	7.74% Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Switzerland
Eurovision Song Contest 1966 > Results > Points	12 Ranked 6th. 50% more than United Kingdom	8 Ranked 9th.
Eurovision Song Contest 1974 > Results > Points	3 Ranked 15th.	14 Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Switzerland
Television reception by terrestrial means	3% Ranked 16th.	68% Ranked 5th. 23 times more than Switzerland
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million	42.83 Ranked 10th.	73.08 Ranked 5th. 71% more than Switzerland
Internet > Specific websites > Chinese Wikipedia edits	0.7% Ranked 10th. 17% more than United Kingdom	0.6% Ranked 11th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP	0.872$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 9th. 2 times more than United Kingdom	0.361$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 107th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita	0.043$ per 1 million people Ranked 8th. 3 times more than United Kingdom	0.013$ per 1 million people Ranked 101st.
World music market > Digital Singles Sales Share in 2005	< 0.2%	6.3%
Total broadcasters revenue per capita	$83.00 Ranked 4th. The same as United Kingdom	$83.00 Ranked 5th.
Under the Bridge / Lady Marmalade > Charts > Date	September 13, 1998	May 3, 1998
Telephone systems > Privatisation	1998	1984
Telephone subscribers > Per capita	1,609.5 per 1,000 people Ranked 8th.	1,615.5 per 1,000 people Ranked 7th. About the same as Switzerland
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines	18.47 per 100 mainlines Ranked 71st. 68% more than United Kingdom	11 per 100 mainlines Ranked 54th.
Eurovision Song Contest 1971 > Results > Points	78 Ranked 12th.	98 Ranked 4th. 26% more than Switzerland
Eurovision Song Contest 1969 > Results > Points	13 Ranked 5th.	18 Ranked 3rd. 38% more than Switzerland
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita	42.86 per 1 million people Ranked 9th.	72.94 per 1 million people Ranked 4th. 70% more than Switzerland
Eurovision Song Contest 1959 > Results > Points	14 Ranked 4th.	16 Ranked 2nd. 14% more than Switzerland
Pure Shores > Charts > Date	March 12, 2000	February 13, 2000
Eurovision Song Contest 1957 > Results > Points	5 Ranked 8th.	6 Ranked 7th. 20% more than Switzerland
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month	28.41$/month Ranked 6th. 2 times more than United Kingdom	14.02$/month Ranked 57th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita	154.2 per 1 million people Ranked 1st. 74% more than United Kingdom	88.73 per 1 million people Ranked 4th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million	115.48 Ranked 2nd. 89% more than United Kingdom	61.04 Ranked 6th.
DB Boulevard > Point of View > Date	May 26, 2002	February 17, 2002
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million	263.3 Ranked 3rd. 46% more than United Kingdom	179.87 Ranked 5th.
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment, % of GDP	1.22e-06% Ranked 21st.	1.72e-06% Ranked 18th. 41% more than Switzerland
Public funding of broadcasters revenue per capita	$56.00 Ranked 5th.	$57.00 Ranked 4th. 2% more than Switzerland
Telephone subscribers	11.97 million Ranked 39th.	97.3 million Ranked 6th. 8 times more than Switzerland
Woman in Love > Charts > Date	November 16, 1980	October 25, 1980
Telephone subscribers per employee	525.29 Ranked 35th. 49% more than United Kingdom	353.44 Ranked 51st.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP	3.55% GDP Ranked 43th. 13% more than United Kingdom	3.15% GDP Ranked 81st.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million	154.12 Ranked 2nd. 73% more than United Kingdom	88.89 Ranked 5th.
Television standard > UHF	PAL G	PAL I
Internet > Linux web servers per million	27.11 Ranked 12th. 20% more than United Kingdom	22.65 Ranked 15th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles	117 Ranked 38th.	1,010 Ranked 9th. 9 times more than Switzerland
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million	576.97 Ranked 13th. 3% more than United Kingdom	559.31 Ranked 15th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million	47.03 Ranked 11th. 28% more than United Kingdom	36.64 Ranked 12th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people	2,282.19 Ranked 7th. 54% more than United Kingdom	1,478.28 Ranked 17th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	41.86 Ranked 3rd. 23% more than United Kingdom	34.03 Ranked 12th.
Commercial share of broadcasting revenue	30% Ranked 8th. The same as United Kingdom	30% Ranked 9th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation	1.35 million Ranked 19th.	44.91 million Ranked 6th. 33 times more than Switzerland
Digital terrestrial television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch	Began 2001	15 November 1998
Digital terrestrial television > Analogue to digital transition > Start of closedown	March 2002	Planned 2008
Phone system > International dialling code	+41	+44
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily	1.19 million Ranked 18th.	6.25 million Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Switzerland
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita	14.48 per 1 million people Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than United Kingdom	1.81 per 1 million people Ranked 47th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences	4,885 Ranked 5th.	24,714 Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Switzerland
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP	0.242 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 12th. 20% more than United Kingdom	0.201 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 23th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	15.83 Ranked 53th.	16.87 Ranked 52nd. 7% more than Switzerland
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports	37.4% Ranked 40th. 19% more than United Kingdom	31.51% Ranked 53th.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports	33.77% Ranked 42nd.	45.41% Ranked 23th. 34% more than Switzerland
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP	34.57% Ranked 31st.	39.11% Ranked 23th. 13% more than Switzerland
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities	336 Ranked 11th.	2,143 Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Switzerland
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita	246.64 per 1 million people Ranked 1st. 62% more than United Kingdom	151.92 per 1 million people Ranked 7th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people	19.06 Ranked 37th.	20.62 Ranked 34th. 8% more than Switzerland
Internet > IP addresses (share)	0.5 Ranked 20th.	2.9 Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Switzerland
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita	115.55 per 1 million people Ranked 2nd. 90% more than United Kingdom	60.93 per 1 million people Ranked 6th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita	131.23 per 1 million people Ranked 4th.	212.18 per 1 million people Ranked 4th. 62% more than Switzerland
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita	540.9 per 1 million people Ranked 3rd. 85% more than United Kingdom	291.93 per 1 million people Ranked 7th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita	166.67 per 1,000 people Ranked 14th. 59% more than United Kingdom	104.55 per 1,000 people Ranked 16th.
Try Again > Charts > Date	August 13, 2000	July 2000
My Name Is Earl > Broadcasters > Series Premiere	October 22 2006	January 6 2006
Phone subscribers	1,476.29 Ranked 5th. 9% more than United Kingdom	1,358.44 Ranked 8th.
Telephone system > Regulation	1992	1984
Never Ever > Charts > Date	March 1, 1998	January 4, 1998
I Wanna Be the Only One > Charts > Date	August 10, 1997	May 1997
Eurovision Song Contest 1975 > Results > Points	77 Ranked 6th.	138 Ranked 2nd. 79% more than Switzerland
Eurovision Song Contest 1963 > Results > Points	40 Ranked 2nd. 43% more than United Kingdom	28 Ranked 4th.
Telephone lines > Per 100 people	63.22 Ranked 5th. 17% more than United Kingdom	54.08 Ranked 14th.
Eurovision Song Contest 1973 > Results > Points	79 Ranked 12th.	123 Ranked 3rd. 56% more than Switzerland
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people	56.66 Ranked 10th. 8% more than United Kingdom	52.57 Ranked 13th.
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month	29.51$/month Ranked 11th.	31.28$/month Ranked 9th. 6% more than Switzerland
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment	$6,194.06 Million US dollars Ranked 22nd.	$37,559.63 Million US dollars Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Switzerland
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU	16222000000	36631000000
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people	1,119.62 Ranked 9th. 24% more than United Kingdom	904.85 Ranked 16th.
Internet servers using encryption	8,656 Ranked 10th.	55,564 Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Switzerland
Telecommunications employment	0.62% Ranked 14th.	0.83% Ranked 6th. 34% more than Switzerland
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million	540.59 Ranked 3rd. 85% more than United Kingdom	292.47 Ranked 7th.
Telephone mainlines > Per capita	688.84 per 1,000 people Ranked 1st. 30% more than United Kingdom	527.94 per 1,000 people Ranked 14th.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita	2.97 per 1,000 people Ranked 10th.	3.98 per 1,000 people Ranked 8th. 34% more than Switzerland
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue	13.54% Ranked 51st.	27.48% Ranked 47th. 2 times more than Switzerland

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