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Latvia

Latvia Media Stats

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STAT AMOUNT DATE RANK HISTORY
Active military personnel 5,745 2014 114th out of 147
Average cost of local call 0.11 2001 20th out of 104
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology 104 1999 25th out of 44
Broadcast media several national and regional commercial TV stations are foreign-owned, 2 national TV stations are publicly owned; system supplemented by privately owned regional and local TV stations; cable and satellite multi-channel TV services with domestic and foreign broadcasts available; publicly owned broadcaster operates 4 radio networks with dozens of stations throughout the country; dozens of private broadcasters also operate radio stations 2007
Cinema > Number of cinemas 42 2006 44th out of 61
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 6 2011 70th out of 82
Cinema attendance 1.38 million 2003 58th out of 78
Cinema attendance per capita 0.591 2003 42nd out of 77
Cinemas > Annual attendance 1.4 million 1999 39th out of 52
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 0.586 1999 34th out of 51
Cinemas > Per capita 0.048 per 1,000 people 1999 15th out of 41
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 154.11 2004 27th out of 77
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,131.32 per 1,000 people 2005 40th out of 140
Households with television 98% 2005 4th out of 14
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 121.41 million min. 2004 58th out of 73
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 113.35 2005 29th out of 114
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 481,100 2012 70th out of 188
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 237.52 2012 35th out of 188
Internet > Hosts 220,082 2008 57th out of 226
Internet > Hosts per 1000 97.12 2008 44th out of 198
Internet > IP addresses per capita 757.14 2014 47th out of 233
Internet > ISP 41 2001 7th out of 31
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 2,248 Mbps 2004 44th out of 129
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 971.99 Mbps per 1 million peop 2004 32nd out of 129
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 971.97 Mbps 2004 32nd out of 127
Internet > Internet Service Providers 41 2003 29th out of 229
Internet > Internet penetration 74% 2013 40th out of 209
Internet > Internet users 1.62 million 2013 101st out of 209
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 74 2012 38th out of 201
Internet > Internet users per thousand people 744.46 2013 37th out of 205
Internet > Percent using internet 74% 2012 35th out of 200
Internet > Users 1.18 million 2007 71st out of 154
Internet > Users > Per capita 520.84 per 1,000 people 2007 33th out of 152
Internet > Users per 1000 517.11 2007 32nd out of 149
Internet penetration 67.8 2010 17th out of 45
Internet users 1.5 million 2010 30th out of 45
Internet users > Per 100 people 60.44 2008 31st out of 186
Mobile phone subscribers 1.87 million 2005 80th out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 813.56 per 1,000 people 2005 38th out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 813.56 2005 36th out of 167
News Agencies > List of news agencies

LETA - English-language pages

BNS (Baltic News Service)

Delfi - news portal, in Latvian and Russian


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Newspaper circulation 327,000 2003 26th out of 51
Newspaper circulation per 1000 140.62 2003 15th out of 50
Newspapers 26 2003 26th out of 67
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 23 2004 42nd out of 163
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 356,800 2004 45th out of 83
Newspapers > List of newspapers

Diena - daily

Neatkariga Rita Avize (NRA) - broadsheet, in Latvian

Dienas Bizness - business tabloid in Latvian, affiliated to Diena


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2013
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 137.86 per 1,000 people 2000 27th out of 57
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 137.8 2000 27th out of 57
Newspapers per million 11.18 2003 8th out of 66
Number of PCs per million 216.62 2004 36th out of 162
Personal computers 501,000 2004 65th out of 155
Personal computers > Per capita 216.62 per 1,000 people 2004 35th out of 155
Personal computers per 1000 216.62 2004 36th out of 153
Radio > List of radio stations

Latvian Radio - public; four national networks

Radio SWH - commercial

Star FM - commercial


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Radio broadcast stations AM 8, FM 56, shortwave 1 1998
Radio receivers 1.76 million 1997 91st out of 187
Radio receivers > Per capita 0.718 per capita 1997 32nd out of 181
Radio receivers per 1000 723.43 1997 29th out of 179
Radios 1.76 million 2003 91st out of 221
Radios per 1000 756.88 2003 30th out of 196
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 501,000 2012 95th out of 211
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 24.32 2012 66th out of 202
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 2.31 million 2012 135th out of 199
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.31 million 2012 136th out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 103.38 2012 100th out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,140.47 2012 79th out of 200
Telecoms > Telephone lines 501,000 2012 96th out of 203
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 247.35 2012 67th out of 203
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 1.63$ 2004 54th out of 111
Telephone mainlines per 1000 317.76 2005 38th out of 141
Telephone system > General assessment recent efforts focused on bringing competition to the telecommunications sector; the number of fixed lines is decreasing as mobile-cellular telephone service expands 2013
Telephone system > International country code - 371; the Latvian network is now connected via fiber optic cable to Estonia, Finland, and Sweden 2008
Telephones > Main lines in use 516,300 2011 97th out of 189
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 284.98 per 1,000 people 2007 40th out of 124
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 285.61 2009 52nd out of 193
Telephones > Mobile cellular 2.31 million 2011 128th out of 192
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 981.06 per 1,000 people 2007 42nd out of 162
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 994.75 2009 69th out of 187
Television > List of TV stations

Latvian Television (LTV) - public, operates LTV1 and LTV7

Latvian Independent Television (LNT) - main terrestrial commercial TV

TV3 Latvia - commercial


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2013
Television broadcast stations 44 1995 18th out of 30
Television broadcast stations > Per capita 17.5 per 1 million people 1995 3rd out of 28
Television receivers 1.22 million 1997 74th out of 184
Television receivers > Per capita 497.96 per 1,000 people 1997 21st out of 178
Television receivers per 1000 501.47 1997 22nd out of 176
Televisions 1.22 million 2003 75th out of 214
Televisions per 1000 524.65 2003 19th 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 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; 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.

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