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Households with television: Households with television are the share of households with a television set. Some countries report only the number of households with a color television set, and therefore the true number may be higher than reported.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users (per 100 people). Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
Internet > Internet users per thousand people: Internet users. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Internet > Users per 1000: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
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$: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment."
Internet > Percent using internet: Percentage of individuals using the Internet.
Telephones > Mobile cellular: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use.
Radio receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telephone mainlines per 1000: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Newspapers > List of newspapers: List of newspapers.
Telephone system > General assessment: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic and international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
Television receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Internet > IP addresses per capita: Number of IPv4 internet address allocated per 1000 residents.
Average cost of local call: Telephone average cost of local call (US$ 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.
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.
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.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones: Number of mobile phones.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
Television broadcast stations > Per capita: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States.
Mobile phone subscribers: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology.
Telephone system > International: A brief characterization of the system with details on international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa. Arabsat
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines: Fixed telephone lines.
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.
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 > 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.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day.
Internet > Top level domain: Country top level domain.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 $ gross domestic product.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Telephone system > Domestic: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
Arabsat -
Internet country code: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Telephone mainlines: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment.
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.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists, female per million people: Newspaper journalists (headcounts), Female. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month: Price basket for Internet is calculated based on the cheapest available tariff for accessing the Internet 20 hours a month (10 hours peak and 10 hours off-peak). The basket does not include the telephone line rental but does include telephone usage charges if applicable. Data are compiled in the national currency and converted to U.S. dollars using the annual average exchange rate.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Information and communication technology 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.
Internet > IP addresses: Number of IPv4 internet addresses allocated to each country.
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.
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.
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.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Country calling code:
The calling code for each country. A calling code should not be confused with an area or city code. For instance, the calling code for the United States is 1, and the area code for Detroit is 313. In order to dial Detroit from overseas you must dial the 1, plus 313, then the actual phone number. It's also common to see a “+” in front of the calling code, e.g., +1 313 XXX-XXXX.
Telephone subscribers per 1000: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration: Mobile subscriptions %.
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.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists: Number of newspaper journalists by country.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines: Number of telephone lines.
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.
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
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."
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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.
Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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).
Newspapers > Female newspaper journalists: Number of female newspaper journalists by country.
Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalist gender ratio: Number of female newspaper journalists for every 100 male newspaper journalists.
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines: Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.
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.
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 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.
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.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Newspapers > Female newspaper journalists per million people: Number of female newspaper journalists by country. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Internet servers using encryption: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
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.
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 10 million $ gross domestic product.
Phone system > International dialling code: Country international dialling code.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile subscriptions Number. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Newspapers > Male newspaper journalists per million people: Number of male newspaper journalists by country. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
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.
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.
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.
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.
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$: Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists, female: Newspaper journalists (headcounts), Female.
Telephone systems > Privatisation: The year a nation privatised its telecommunications services. "n/a" indicates that the relevant firm was not privatized.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telephone system > Regulation: The year that the nation established an industry regulator for its telecommunication providers. "n/a" indicates that no regulator has been established.
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines (per 100 people). Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ 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).
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.
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.
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.
Newspapers > Male newspaper journalists: Number of male newspaper journalists by country.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country.
Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million 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.
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.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people: Newspaper journalists (headcounts) per 1,000,000 inhabitants.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of individual non-daily newspapers in circulation by country.

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STAT	Australia	Sri Lanka
Broadcast media	the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) runs multiple national and local radio networks and TV stations, as well as Australia Network, a TV service that broadcasts throughout the Asia-Pacific region and is the main public broadcaster; Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), a second large public broadcaster, operates radio and TV networks broadcasting in multiple languages; several large national commercial TV networks, a large number of local commercial TV stations, and hundreds of commercial radio stations are accessible; cable and satellite systems are available	government operates 8 TV channels and a radio network; multi-channel satellite and cable TV subscription services available; 35 private TV stations and about 50 radio stations
Households with television	96.28% Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka	31.64% Ranked 99th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000	253.18 Ranked 30th. 12 times more than Sri Lanka	20.82 Ranked 119th.
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people	82.35 Ranked 24th. 5 times more than Sri Lanka	18.29 Ranked 137th.
Internet > Internet users per thousand people	814.36 Ranked 26th. 4 times more than Sri Lanka	181.21 Ranked 141st.
Internet > Users per 1000	534.83 Ranked 29th. 14 times more than Sri Lanka	38.51 Ranked 125th.
Internet users	15.81 million Ranked 25th. 9 times more than Sri Lanka	1.78 million Ranked 76th.
News Agencies > List of news agencies	<p>AAP - Australian Associated Press</p> </p>ABC News - public broadcaster's news site</p>	<p>Lankapuvath - state-owned</p> </p>TamilNet - US-based Tamil news site, widely described as pro-Tamil Tiger</p>
Personal computers > Per capita	682.86 per 1,000 people Ranked 7th. 25 times more than Sri Lanka	27.21 per 1,000 people Ranked 106th.
Radio > List of radio stations	<p>ABC - public, operates speech-cultural network Radio National, ABC NewsRadio, youth network Triple J, ABC Classic FM and local services</p> </p>Radio Australia - ABC's external service, targeted at Asia-Pacific</p> </p>SBS Radio - public, multilingual</p>	<p>Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) - state-owned, operates domestic services in Sinhala, Tamil and English, including widely-listened-to Commercial Service</p> </p>TNL Radio - private, English-language</p> </p>Sun FM - private, English-language</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12000330">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	106.19 Ranked 95th. 11% more than Sri Lanka	95.76 Ranked 117th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita	1,040.41 per 1,000 people Ranked 36th. 36% more than Sri Lanka	767.72 per 1,000 people Ranked 2nd.
Television > List of TV stations	<p>ABC - national, public</p> </p>ABC News 24 - ABC's news TV</p> </p>Australia Network - international channel operated by ABC</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15675260">Full Article</a>	<p>Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC)- state-owned, operates Rupavahini in Sinhala, Channel Eye in English and Nethra in Tamil</p> </p>Independent Television Network (ITN) - state-run, Sri Lanka's first TV station</p> </p>Sirasa TV - private, Sinhala</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12000330">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita	548.14 per 1,000 people Ranked 12th. 7 times more than Sri Lanka	82.4 per 1,000 people Ranked 106th.
Televisions per 1000	510.17 Ranked 23th. 6 times more than Sri Lanka	79.8 Ranked 123th.
Personal computers per 1000	681.66 Ranked 8th. 25 times more than Sri Lanka	27.25 Ranked 105th.
Radio broadcast stations	AM 262, FM 345, shortwave 1	AM 15, FM 52, shortwave 4
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people	155.07 Ranked 26th. 6 times more than Sri Lanka	26.1 Ranked 54th.
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people	1,469.82 per 1,000 people Ranked 18th. 6 times more than Sri Lanka	234.68 per 1,000 people Ranked 102nd.
Internet > Users > Per capita	550.06 per 1,000 people Ranked 28th. 15 times more than Sri Lanka	36.88 per 1,000 people Ranked 127th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000	461.61 Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Sri Lanka	169.69 Ranked 96th.
Televisions	10.15 million Ranked 21st. 7 times more than Sri Lanka	1.53 million Ranked 70th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita	477.63 per 1,000 people Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka	170.45 per 1,000 people Ranked 1st.
Internet users > Per 100 people	70.78 Ranked 19th. 12 times more than Sri Lanka	5.77 Ranked 139th.
Internet > Internet users	18.13 million Ranked 28th. 5 times more than Sri Lanka	3.93 million Ranked 71st.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita	160.97 per 1,000 people Ranked 22nd. 6 times more than Sri Lanka	27.69 per 1,000 people Ranked 48th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps	120,000 Mbps Ranked 3rd. 240 times more than Sri Lanka	499 Mbps Ranked 35th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita	5,902.9 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 4th. 232 times more than Sri Lanka	25.43 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 55th.
Personal computers	13.72 million Ranked 12th. 26 times more than Sri Lanka	529,650 Ranked 64th.
Television broadcast stations	104 Ranked 7th. 7 times more than Sri Lanka	14 Ranked 18th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes	4.15 billion min. Ranked 10th. 11 times more than Sri Lanka	374.44 million min. Ranked 51st.
Radios per 1000	1,281.7 Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Sri Lanka	200.8 Ranked 134th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000	1,112.09 Ranked 50th. 45% more than Sri Lanka	768.31 Ranked 3rd.
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$	$44.59 billion Ranked 15th. 24 times more than Sri Lanka	$1.86 billion Ranked 59th.
Internet > Percent using internet	82.35% Ranked 22nd. 5 times more than Sri Lanka	18.29% Ranked 136th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular	24.49 million Ranked 40th. 34% more than Sri Lanka	18.32 million Ranked 46th.
Radio receivers > Per capita	1.38 per capita Ranked 5th. 7 times more than Sri Lanka	0.207 per capita Ranked 120th.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000	414.16 Ranked 29th. 2 times more than Sri Lanka	170.58 Ranked 2nd.
Telephone mainlines per 1000	561.91 Ranked 9th. 9 times more than Sri Lanka	63.33 Ranked 97th.
Newspapers > List of newspapers	<p>The Sydney Morning Herald - daily</p> </p>Herald Sun - Melbourne-based daily</p> </p>The Australian - national daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15675260">Full Article</a>	<p>Daily News - state-owned, English-language daily</p> </p>The Island - private, English-language daily</p> </p>Daily Mirror - private, English-language daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12000330">Full Article</a>
Telephone system > General assessment	excellent domestic and international service	telephone services have improved significantly and are available in most parts of the country
Television receivers per 1000	548.14 Ranked 13th. 7 times more than Sri Lanka	82.4 Ranked 105th.
Internet > IP addresses per capita	2,160.89 Ranked 14th. 87 times more than Sri Lanka	24.87 Ranked 165th.
Average cost of local call	0.11 Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka	0.04 Ranked 66th.
Internet > Users	11.24 million Ranked 24th. 15 times more than Sri Lanka	771,700 Ranked 82nd.
Internet > Internet penetration	82.3% Ranked 25th. 4 times more than Sri Lanka	18.3% Ranked 144th.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000	903.17 Ranked 28th. 5 times more than Sri Lanka	171.13 Ranked 108th.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000	1,072.93 Ranked 92nd. 7% more than Sri Lanka	999.81 Ranked 107th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines	10.47 million Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka	3.45 million Ranked 44th.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions	24.34 million Ranked 42nd. 20% more than Sri Lanka	20.32 million Ranked 47th.
Internet > Internet Service Providers	571 Ranked 3rd. 114 times more than Sri Lanka	5 Ranked 111th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	5.74 million Ranked 18th. 14 times more than Sri Lanka	423,194 Ranked 72nd.
Telephones > Main lines in use	10.57 million Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka	3.61 million Ranked 44th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people	45.43 Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Sri Lanka	16.35 Ranked 101st.
Radio receivers per 1000	1,377.11 Ranked 5th. 7 times more than Sri Lanka	207.35 Ranked 120th.
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita	906.1 per 1,000 people Ranked 30th. 5 times more than Sri Lanka	171.3 per 1,000 people Ranked 108th.
Internet > Hosts per 1000	520.66 Ranked 9th. 2131 times more than Sri Lanka	0.244 Ranked 141st.
Number of PCs per million	681.66 Ranked 6th. 25 times more than Sri Lanka	27.27 Ranked 108th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions	24.34 million Ranked 42nd. 26% more than Sri Lanka	19.33 million Ranked 50th.
Radio receivers	25.5 million Ranked 16th. 7 times more than Sri Lanka	3.85 million Ranked 65th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones	30.2 million Ranked 34th. 74% more than Sri Lanka	17.36 million Ranked 45th.
Television receivers	10.15 million Ranked 20th. 7 times more than Sri Lanka	1.53 million Ranked 69th.
Television broadcast stations > Per capita	5.62 per 1 million people Ranked 24th. 8 times more than Sri Lanka	0.708 per 1 million people Ranked 31st.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes	0.68$ Ranked 105th.	2.11$ Ranked 37th. 3 times more than Australia
Mobile phone subscribers	18.42 million Ranked 23th. 5 times more than Sri Lanka	3.36 million Ranked 66th.
Telephone system > International	country code - 61; landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-3 optical telecommunications submarine cable with links to Asia, the Middle East, and Europe; the Southern Cross fiber optic submarine cable provides links to New Zealand and the United States; satellite earth stations - 19 (10 Intelsat - 4 Indian Ocean and 6 Pacific Ocean, 2 Inmarsat - Indian and Pacific Ocean regions, 2 Globalstar, 5 other)	country code - 94; the SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cables provide connectivity to Asia, Australia, Middle East, Europe, US; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Indian Ocean)
Internet > ISP	571 Ranked 2nd. 114 times more than Sri Lanka	5 Ranked 82nd.
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000	103.1 Ranked 31st. 144 times more than Sri Lanka	0.716 Ranked 92nd.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines	10.47 million Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka	3.45 million Ranked 44th.
Radios	25.5 million Ranked 16th. 7 times more than Sri Lanka	3.85 million Ranked 66th.
Internet > Hosts	11.13 million Ranked 6th. 2254 times more than Sri Lanka	4,940 Ranked 121st.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000	160.97 Ranked 22nd. 6 times more than Sri Lanka	28.06 Ranked 48th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million	5,883.85 Mbps Ranked 3rd. 232 times more than Sri Lanka	25.4 Mbps Ranked 56th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles	49 Ranked 30th. 4 times more than Sri Lanka	12 Ranked 62nd.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation	3.11 million Ranked 19th. 6 times more than Sri Lanka	493,000 Ranked 38th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily	3.08 million Ranked 17th. 6 times more than Sri Lanka	536,000 Ranked 39th.
Internet > Top level domain	.au	.lk
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP	0.062$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 34th. 13% more than Sri Lanka	0.055$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 44th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	154.71 Ranked 27th. 6 times more than Sri Lanka	26.06 Ranked 54th.
Telephone system > Domestic	domestic satellite system; significant use of radiotelephone in areas of low population density; rapid growth of mobile telephones	national trunk network consists mostly of digital microwave radio relay; fiber-optic links now in use in Colombo area and fixed wireless local loops have been installed; competition is strong in mobile cellular systems and mobile cellular subscribership is increasing
Internet country code	.au	.lk
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP	163.82 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 8th. 8 times more than Sri Lanka	21.25 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 44th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita	213.77 min. Ranked 21st. 11 times more than Sri Lanka	19.79 min. Ranked 85th.
Telephone mainlines	11.46 million Ranked 18th. 9 times more than Sri Lanka	1.24 million Ranked 57th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita	103.44 per 1,000 people Ranked 32nd. 144 times more than Sri Lanka	0.717 per 1,000 people Ranked 93th.
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering	No evidence of filtering	No evidence of filtering
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists, female per million people	132.49 Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Sri Lanka	30.54 Ranked 8th.
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month	22.82$/month Ranked 85th. 5 times more than Sri Lanka	4.57$/month Ranked 172nd.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita	213.77 min. per capita Ranked 19th. 11 times more than Sri Lanka	19.7 min. per capita Ranked 83th.
Internet hosts	None	None
Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$	$2,038.48 Ranked 18th. 22 times more than Sri Lanka	$91.47 Ranked 60th.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita	2,433.94$ per capita Ranked 12th. 33 times more than Sri Lanka	73.14$ per capita Ranked 62nd.
Mobile cellular subscriptions	22.12 million Ranked 33th. Twice as much as Sri Lanka	11.08 million Ranked 52nd.
Internet > Broadband subscribers	2.1 million Ranked 14th. 149 times more than Sri Lanka	14,072 Ranked 71st.
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million	28.7 Ranked 20th. 110 times more than Sri Lanka	0.261 Ranked 158th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily	48 Ranked 27th. 4 times more than Sri Lanka	12 Ranked 48th.
Internet > IP addresses	47.57 million Ranked 11th. 89 times more than Sri Lanka	534,272 Ranked 92nd.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	21.51 Ranked 41st.	145.34 Ranked 24th. 7 times more than Australia
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU	159000000	8668000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	23.98 Ranked 19th. 47 times more than Sri Lanka	0.51 Ranked 111th.
Number of PCs	13,720 Ranked 11th. 26 times more than Sri Lanka	530 Ranked 64th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people	461.61 Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka	169.69 Ranked 101st.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions	21.18 million Ranked 15th. 22 times more than Sri Lanka	953,986 Ranked 73th.
Television broadcast stations per million	5.62 Ranked 28th. 8 times more than Sri Lanka	0.705 Ranked 29th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily	97 Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka	36 Ranked 36th.
Internet > TLD	.au	.lk
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	103.21 Ranked 56th. 88% more than Sri Lanka	54.98 Ranked 116th.
Internet > Livejournal users	34,142 Ranked 5th. 331 times more than Sri Lanka	103 Ranked 113th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers	11,986 Ranked 6th. 307 times more than Sri Lanka	39 Ranked 83th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000	19.89 Ranked 31st.	69.21 Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Australia
Telecommunications > Country calling code	61	94
Telephone subscribers per 1000	1,465.08 Ranked 16th. 6 times more than Sri Lanka	234.46 Ranked 102nd.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration	96.2% Ranked 6th. 22 times more than Sri Lanka	4.4% Ranked 114th.
E-Government rating	58.3 Ranked 6th. 51% more than Sri Lanka	38.7 Ranked 112th.
Population covered by mobile telephony	96% Ranked 36th. 13% more than Sri Lanka	85% Ranked 49th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million	2.51 Ranked 38th. 4 times more than Sri Lanka	0.628 Ranked 66th.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists	5,416 Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka	1,600 Ranked 15th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita	584.09 per 1 million people Ranked 12th. 296 times more than Sri Lanka	1.97 per 1 million people Ranked 123th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines	9.37 million Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka	3.45 million Ranked 45th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million	5.06 Ranked 38th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka	1.88 Ranked 47th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita	5.06 per 1 million people Ranked 38th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka	1.86 per 1 million people Ranked 47th.
Internet > Livejournal users per million	1,696.29 Ranked 15th. 320 times more than Sri Lanka	5.3 Ranked 162nd.
Website defacements per million	8.04 Ranked 20th. 30 times more than Sri Lanka	0.266 Ranked 104th.
Internet > Linux web servers	633 Ranked 6th. 633 times more than Sri Lanka	1 Ranked 87th.
Website defacements	156 Ranked 12th. 31 times more than Sri Lanka	5 Ranked 82nd.
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	5.14 million Ranked 16th. 50 times more than Sri Lanka	101,922 Ranked 78th.
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports	10.05% Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Sri Lanka	4.59% Ranked 87th.
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports	1.45% Ranked 63th.	1.85% Ranked 57th. 28% more than Australia
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily	381,000 Ranked 25th.	1.32 million Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Australia
Television standard > VHF	PAL B	PAL B
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita	2.51 per 1 million people Ranked 37th. 4 times more than Sri Lanka	0.62 per 1 million people Ranked 65th.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports	21.32% Ranked 88th. 26% more than Sri Lanka	16.89% Ranked 106th.
Internet > ISP per million	29.06 Ranked 2nd. 111 times more than Sri Lanka	0.262 Ranked 107th.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports	19.1% Ranked 77th.	22.61% Ranked 66th. 18% more than Australia
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP	18.57% Ranked 73th.	24.62% Ranked 52nd. 33% more than Australia
Newspapers > Female newspaper journalists	2,572 Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Sri Lanka	600 Ranked 3rd.
Internet > IP addresses (share)	1.1 Ranked 11th.	0.0 Ranked 65th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita	19.89 per 1,000 people Ranked 31st.	68.29 per 1,000 people Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Australia
Newspapers > Newspaper journalist gender ratio	90.44 Ranked 1st. 51% more than Sri Lanka	60 Ranked 5th.
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines	11.18 per 100 mainlines Ranked 27th. 38% more than Sri Lanka	8.1 per 100 mainlines Ranked 34th.
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue	0.53% Ranked 100th.	19.15% Ranked 33th. 36 times more than Australia
Telephone lines > Per 100 people	43.72 Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka	17.1 Ranked 92nd.
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month	18.33$/month Ranked 29th. 16 times more than Sri Lanka	1.17$/month Ranked 183th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	2.43 Ranked 70th. 4 times more than Sri Lanka	0.617 Ranked 120th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people	1,072.93 Ranked 90th. 13% more than Sri Lanka	951.05 Ranked 114th.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU	54800000000	45263900000
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people	1,212.21 Ranked 7th. 341 times more than Sri Lanka	3.55 Ranked 117th.
Newspapers > Female newspaper journalists per million people	132.49 Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Sri Lanka	30.54 Ranked 8th.
Internet servers using encryption	26,517 Ranked 6th. 368 times more than Sri Lanka	72 Ranked 80th.
Telephone lines	9.37 million Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Sri Lanka	3.45 million Ranked 41st.
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP	0.224 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka	0.066 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 102nd.
Phone system > International dialling code	+61	+94
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people	951.6 Ranked 6th. 22 times more than Sri Lanka	44.01 Ranked 114th.
Newspapers > Male newspaper journalists per million people	146.5 Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Sri Lanka	50.91 Ranked 11th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	21.61 Ranked 45th. 8 times more than Sri Lanka	2.78 Ranked 83th.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita	530.01 per 1,000 people Ranked 10th. 2265 times more than Sri Lanka	0.234 per 1,000 people Ranked 162nd.
Telephone mainlines > Per capita	563.73 per 1,000 people Ranked 9th. 9 times more than Sri Lanka	63.39 per 1,000 people Ranked 97th.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita	2.52 per 1,000 people Ranked 19th. 5 times more than Sri Lanka	0.527 per 1,000 people Ranked 69th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP	1.6$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 125th.	105.21$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 50th. 66 times more than Australia
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita	0.035$ per 1 million people Ranked 97th.	0.108$ per 1 million people Ranked 63th. 3 times more than Australia
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$	$2.21 billion Ranked 23th. 7 times more than Sri Lanka	$324.70 million Ranked 42nd.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists, female	2,572 Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Sri Lanka	600 Ranked 3rd.
Telephone systems > Privatisation	1997	1997
Telephone subscribers > Per capita	1,469.82 per 1,000 people Ranked 18th. 6 times more than Sri Lanka	234.68 per 1,000 people Ranked 102nd.
Telephone system > Regulation	1992	1991
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people	45.69 Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Sri Lanka	16.25 Ranked 101st.
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month	30.47$/month Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Sri Lanka	8.17$/month Ranked 89th.
Telephone subscribers	29.88 million Ranked 19th. 6 times more than Sri Lanka	4.61 million Ranked 61st.
Telephone subscribers per employee	506.24 Ranked 39th. 62% more than Sri Lanka	312.57 Ranked 65th.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP	5.71% GDP Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka	2.23% GDP Ranked 110th.
Internet > Linux web servers per million	32.61 Ranked 6th. 613 times more than Sri Lanka	0.0532 Ranked 95th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million	579.09 Ranked 12th. 295 times more than Sri Lanka	1.96 Ranked 122nd.
Newspapers > Male newspaper journalists	2,844 Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Sri Lanka	1,000 Ranked 4th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles	435 Ranked 19th. 8 times more than Sri Lanka	54 Ranked 49th.
Internet > ISP > Per capita	29.07 per 1 million people Ranked 1st. 113 times more than Sri Lanka	0.258 per 1 million people Ranked 102nd.
Phone subscribers	1,095.01 Ranked 23th. 14 times more than Sri Lanka	79.91 Ranked 111th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people	1,724.46 Ranked 12th. 225 times more than Sri Lanka	7.67 Ranked 131st.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	25.06 Ranked 31st. 13 times more than Sri Lanka	1.99 Ranked 119th.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people	278.99 Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka	81.45 Ranked 23th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation	433,000 Ranked 29th.	2.67 million Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Australia

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