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Bulgaria

Bulgaria Media Stats

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STAT AMOUNT DATE RANK HISTORY
Active military personnel 35,000 2014 56th out of 147
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology 205 1999 19th out of 44
Broadcast media 4 m 2010
Cinema > Number of cinemas 68 2006 35th out of 61
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 15 2011 52nd out of 82
Cinema attendance 1.92 million 2003 53th out of 78
Cinema attendance per capita 0.246 2003 56th out of 77
Cinemas > Annual attendance 1.9 million 1999 35th out of 52
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 0.231 1999 42nd out of 51
Cinemas > Per capita 0.023 per 1,000 people 1999 26th out of 41
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 78.98 2004 38th out of 77
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,127.67 per 1,000 people 2005 41st out of 140
Households with television 97.3% 2004 12th out of 37
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $3.00 billion 2009 55th out of 69
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 284.37 million min. 2004 47th out of 73
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 0.166 2004 100th out of 116
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 1.31 million 2012 50th out of 188
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 178.71 2012 47th out of 188
Internet > Hosts 513,470 2008 46th out of 226
Internet > Hosts per 1000 67.35 2008 50th out of 198
Internet > IP addresses per capita 589.7 2014 55th out of 233
Internet > ISP 200 2001 3rd out of 31
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 2,465 Mbps 2005 23th out of 87
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 318.48 Mbps per 1 million peop 2005 30th out of 87
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 318.48 Mbps 2005 30th out of 87
Internet > Internet Service Providers 200 2003 9th out of 229
Internet > Internet penetration 55.1% 2013 75th out of 209
Internet > Internet users 3.88 million 2013 72nd out of 209
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 55.15 2012 70th out of 201
Internet > Internet users per thousand people 555.93 2013 71st out of 205
Internet > Percent using internet 55.15% 2012 69th out of 200
Internet > Users 1.9 million 2007 58th out of 154
Internet > Users > Per capita 259.32 per 1,000 people 2007 67th out of 152
Internet > Users per 1000 247.92 2007 67th out of 149
Internet penetration 47.5 2010 31st out of 45
Internet users 3.4 million 2010 26th out of 45
Internet users > Per 100 people 34.72 2008 60th out of 186
Mobile phone subscribers 6.24 million 2005 49th out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 806.81 per 1,000 people 2005 39th out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 806.82 2005 37th out of 167
News Agencies > List of news agencies

Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) - English-language pages

Novinite - English-language news site

Mediapool - news site


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2012
Newspaper circulation 936,000 2003 20th out of 51
Newspaper circulation per 1000 119.64 2003 17th out of 50
Newspapers 52 2003 17th out of 67
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 58 2004 27th out of 163
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 615,600 2004 41st out of 83
Newspapers > List of newspapers

Dnevnik - daily

24 Chasa - daily

Telegraf - daily


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2012
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 173.7 per 1,000 people 2000 19th out of 57
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 171.36 2000 19th out of 57
Newspapers per million 6.65 2003 20th out of 66
Number of PCs per million 59.25 2004 81st out of 162
Personal computers 461,000 2004 67th out of 155
Personal computers > Per capita 59.25 per 1,000 people 2004 79th out of 155
Personal computers per 1000 59.25 2004 79th out of 153
Radio > List of radio stations

BNR (Bulgarian National Radio) - public, operates flagship network Horizont, cultural network Hristo Botev

Darik Radio - private, national

2012
Radio broadcast stations AM 31, FM 63, shortwave 2 2001
Radio receivers 4.51 million 1997 57th out of 187
Radio receivers > Per capita 0.543 per capita 1997 54th out of 181
Radio receivers per 1000 542.58 1997 54th out of 179
Radios 4.51 million 2003 60th out of 221
Radios per 1000 576.46 2003 57th out of 196
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 2.25 million 2012 54th out of 211
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 29.31 2012 55th out of 202
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 10.65 million 2014 53th out of 66
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 10.78 million 2012 73th out of 199
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 10.78 million 2012 73th out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 145.73 2012 30th out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,475.88 2012 29th out of 200
Telecoms > Telephone lines 2.25 million 2012 54th out of 203
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 308.37 2012 53th out of 203
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 0.57$ 2004 102nd out of 111
Telephone mainlines per 1000 320.87 2005 37th out of 141
Telephone system > General assessment inherited an extensive but antiquated telecommunications network from the Soviet era; quality has improved with a modern digital trunk line now connecting switching centers in most of the regions; remaining areas are connected by digital microwave radio relay 2013
Telephone system > International country code - 359; submarine cable provides connectivity to Ukraine and Russia; a combination submarine cable and land fiber-optic system provides connectivity to Italy, Albania, and Macedonia; satellite earth stations - 3 (1 Intersputnik in the Atlantic Ocean region, 2 Intelsat in the Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions) 2011
Telephones > Main lines in use 2.36 million 2011 54th out of 189
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 314.08 per 1,000 people 2007 36th out of 124
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 285.3 2009 53th out of 193
Telephones > Mobile cellular 10.47 million 2011 70th out of 192
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 1,351.52 per 1,000 people 2007 9th out of 162
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 1,399.71 2009 20th out of 187
Television > List of TV stations

BNT (Bulgarian National Television) - public, operates Kanal 1 and satellite channel TV Bulgaria

bTV - private, national

Nova TV - private, national

2012
Television broadcast stations 39 2001 2nd out of 42
Television broadcast stations > Per capita 4.93 per 1 million people 2001 6th out of 40
Television receivers 3.31 million 1997 44th out of 184
Television receivers > Per capita 398.22 per 1,000 people 1997 35th out of 178
Television receivers per 1000 398.22 1997 35th out of 176
Televisions 3.31 million 2003 44th out of 214
Televisions > Households with TV 2.73 million 2011 1st out of 5
Televisions > Households with TV per thousand people 371.05 2011 1st out of 5
Televisions per 1000 423.08 2003 35th out of 191

SOURCES: Wikipedia: List of countries by number of military and paramilitary personnel (The list); Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics, March 11, 2003; UNESCO Institute for Statistics, March 11, 2003. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.; World Development Indicators database; World Information Technology and Services Alliance, Digital Planet: The Global Information Economy, and Global Insight, Inc.; World Development Indicators database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; http://www.iana.org/numbers; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users ("Percentage of Individuals using the Internet 2000-2012" , International Telecommunications Union (Geneva), June 2013, retrieved 22 June 2013); Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users (Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" , Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013); International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users (Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" , Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013). Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunications Union. Source tables; Internet World Stats, June 30, 2010; British Broadcasting Corporation 2014; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; ITU. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; CIA World Factbook, December 2003. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; International Telecommunications Union; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of mobile phones in use; International Telecommunications Union. Source tables; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

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