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Media Stats: compare key data on Finland & Syria

Definitions

STAT
Finland
Syria
HISTORY
Broadcast media a mix of publicly operated TV stations and privately owned TV stations; the 2 publicly owned TV stations recently expanded services and the largest private TV station has introduced several special-interest pay-TV channels; cable and satellite multi-channel subscription services are available; all TV signals have been broadcast digitally since September 2007; analog broadcasts via cable networks were terminated in February 2008; public broadcasting maintains a network of 13 national and 25 regional radio stations; a large number of private radio broadcasters state-run TV and radio broadcast networks; state operates 2 TV networks and a satellite channel; roughly two-thirds of Syrian homes have a satellite dish providing access to foreign TV broadcasts; 3 state-run radio channels; first private radio station launched in 2005; private radio broadcasters prohibited from transmitting news or political content
Households with television 94.1%
Ranked 11th. 17% more than Syria
80.1%
Ranked 70th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 303.83
Ranked 21st. 18 times more than Syria
16.88
Ranked 121st.

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 91
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Syria
24.3
Ranked 130th.

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 909.45
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Syria
243.8
Ranked 135th.
Internet > Users per 1000 680.69
Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Syria
177.39
Ranked 84th.

Internet users 4.48 million
Ranked 21st. About the same as Syria
4.47 million
Ranked 52nd.
News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>Finnish News Agency - Suomen Tietotoimisto (STT) - in Finnish, Swedish and English</p> <p>Syrian Arab News Agency (Sana) - state-run, in Arabic, English and French</p>
Personal computers > Per capita 481.05 per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th. 11 times more than Syria
42.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th.

Radio > List of radio stations <p>Yleisradio Oy (YLE) - public</p> </p>The Voice - private</p> </p>Radio Nova - national, private</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17290044">Full Article</a> <p>Syrian Arab Republic Radio - state-run</p> </p>Al-Madina FM - first private radio</p>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 172.51
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Syria
61.22
Ranked 159th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 1,160.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Syria
346.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 114th.

Television > List of TV stations <p>Yleisradio Oy (YLE) - public, web pages in English</p> </p>MTV3 - private</p> </p>Nelonen (Channel 4) - private</p> <p>Syrian TV - state-run, operates domestic and satellite networks</p> </p>Al-Dunya TV - private, pro-government</p> </p>Orient News - opposition, via satellite, based in Dubai</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14703914">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 622.59 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 9 times more than Syria
67.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 112th.

Televisions per 1000 613.85
Ranked 11th. 10 times more than Syria
60.7
Ranked 131st.
Personal computers per 1000 481.05
Ranked 19th. 11 times more than Syria
44.03
Ranked 30th.

Radio broadcast stations AM 2, FM 186, shortwave 1 AM 14, FM 2, shortwave 1
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,401.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th. 5 times more than Syria
307.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 92nd.

Internet > Users > Per capita 687.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Syria
179.66 per 1,000 people
Ranked 85th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 164.38
Ranked 100th.
197.48
Ranked 84th. 20% more than Finland

Televisions 3.2 million
Ranked 46th. 3 times more than Syria
1.05 million
Ranked 79th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 332.16 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th. 86% more than Syria
178.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th.

Internet users > Per 100 people 82.48
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Syria
17.32
Ranked 100th.

Internet > Internet users 4.79 million
Ranked 61st.
5.47 million
Ranked 55th. 14% more than Finland
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 22,617 Mbps
Ranked 21st. 1414 times more than Syria
16 Mbps
Ranked 102nd.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 4,326.01 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 16th. 4780 times more than Syria
0.905 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 128th.
Personal computers 2.52 million
Ranked 35th. 3 times more than Syria
800,000
Ranked 20th.

Television broadcast stations 120
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Syria
44
Ranked 17th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 922.9 million min.
Ranked 37th. 14% more than Syria
809 million min.
Ranked 21st.

Radios per 1000 1,477.07
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Syria
239.91
Ranked 121st.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 1,442.25
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Syria
461.07
Ranked 140th.

Internet > Percent using internet 91%
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Syria
24.3%
Ranked 130th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular 8.39 million
Ranked 77th.
13.12 million
Ranked 56th. 56% more than Finland

Radio receivers > Per capita 1.5 per capita
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Syria
0.267 per capita
Ranked 107th.

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 267.85
Ranked 58th. 46% more than Syria
184.06
Ranked 87th.

Telephone mainlines per 1000 404.11
Ranked 30th. 3 times more than Syria
159.8
Ranked 71st.

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>Helsingin Sanomat - Helsinki daily</p> </p>Ilta-Sanomat - Helsinki, evening daily</p> </p>Hufvudstadsbladet - Helsinki, Swedish-language daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17290044">Full Article</a> <p>Al-Baath - paper of ruling Baath party</p> </p>Al-Thawra (The Revolution) - government-owned daily</p> </p>Tishrin (October) - government-owned</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14703914">Full Article</a>
Telephone system > General assessment modern system with excellent service fair system currently undergoing significant improvement and digital upgrades, including fiber-optic technology and expansion of the network to rural areas; the armed insurgency that began in 2011 has led to major disruptions to the network and has caused telephone and Internet outages throughout the country
Television receivers per 1000 622.59
Ranked 8th. 9 times more than Syria
69.22
Ranked 108th.

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 42
Ranked 33th. 8 times more than Syria
5
Ranked 71st.

Internet > IP addresses per capita 2,575.34
Ranked 8th. 70 times more than Syria
36.59
Ranked 156th.
Average cost of local call 0.12
Ranked 16th. 12 times more than Syria
0.01
Ranked 103th.
Internet > Users 3.6 million
Ranked 44th. 4% more than Syria
3.47 million
Ranked 48th.

Internet > Internet penetration 91%
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Syria
24.3%
Ranked 138th.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 997.12
Ranked 19th. 6 times more than Syria
162.38
Ranked 110th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,721.37
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Syria
577.16
Ranked 166th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines 890,000
Ranked 78th.
4.42 million
Ranked 35th. 5 times more than Finland

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 9.32 million
Ranked 82nd.
12.93 million
Ranked 65th. 39% more than Finland

Internet > Internet Service Providers 3
Ranked 138th. 3 times more than Syria
1
Ranked 207th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 1.65 million
Ranked 46th. 4 times more than Syria
378,000
Ranked 76th.

Telephones > Main lines in use 1.08 million
Ranked 73th.
4.34 million
Ranked 37th. 4 times more than Finland

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 16.45
Ranked 100th.
20.23
Ranked 79th. 23% more than Finland

Active military personnel 22,600
Ranked 68th.
325,000
Ranked 9th. 14 times more than Finland
Radio receivers per 1000 1,498.1
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Syria
273.59
Ranked 102nd.

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 997.12 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 6 times more than Syria
154.91 per 1,000 people
Ranked 111th.

Internet > Hosts per 1000 729.66
Ranked 4th. 1889 times more than Syria
0.386
Ranked 136th.

Number of PCs per million 481.05
Ranked 19th. 14 times more than Syria
33.94
Ranked 100th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 9.32 million
Ranked 82nd.
12.98 million
Ranked 65th. 39% more than Finland

Radio receivers 7.7 million
Ranked 40th. 86% more than Syria
4.15 million
Ranked 61st.

Television receivers 3.2 million
Ranked 46th. 3 times more than Syria
1.05 million
Ranked 77th.

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 23.23 per 1 million people
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Syria
2.98 per 1 million people
Ranked 21st.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 1.8$
Ranked 50th.
4.81$
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Finland

Mobile phone subscribers 5.23 million
Ranked 53th. 77% more than Syria
2.95 million
Ranked 68th.

Telephone system > International country code - 358; submarine cables provide links to Estonia and Sweden; satellite earth stations - access to Intelsat transmission service via a Swedish satellite earth station, 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions)(Denmark, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden) country code - 963; submarine cable connection to Egypt, Lebanon, and Cyprus; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) and 1 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region); coaxial cable and microwave radio relay to Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey; participant in Medarabtel
Internet > ISP 3
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Syria
1
Ranked 148th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 223.82
Ranked 8th. 6594 times more than Syria
0.0339
Ranked 108th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 890,000
Ranked 77th.
4.42 million
Ranked 35th. 5 times more than Finland

Radios 7.7 million
Ranked 41st. 86% more than Syria
4.15 million
Ranked 63th.
Internet > Hosts 3.88 million
Ranked 15th. 493 times more than Syria
7,857
Ranked 111th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 4,325.99 Mbps
Ranked 16th. 4595 times more than Syria
0.941 Mbps
Ranked 131st.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 2.25 million
Ranked 25th. 8 times more than Syria
287,100
Ranked 71st.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 53
Ranked 29th. 13 times more than Syria
4
Ranked 103th.

Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 35.71%
Ranked 18th.
0.0
Ranked 57th.

Internet > Top level domain .fi .sy
Television > Total number of channels 6
Ranked 4th. Twice as much as Syria
3
Ranked 46th.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 7.79
Ranked 9th. 34 times more than Syria
0.228
Ranked 79th.

Television > Total number of channels per million people 1.13
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Syria
0.165
Ranked 56th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 431.32
Ranked 6th. 22 times more than Syria
19.47
Ranked 111th.
Telephone system > Domestic digital fiber-optic fixed-line network and an extensive mobile-cellular network provide domestic needs the number of fixed-line connections has increased markedly since 2000; mobile-cellular service growing with telephone subscribership nearly 60 per 100 persons in 2011
Internet country code .fi .sy
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 121.66 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 21st. 161 times more than Syria
0.755 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 157th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 178.3 min.
Ranked 27th. 4 times more than Syria
45.77 min.
Ranked 44th.

Telephone mainlines 2.12 million
Ranked 47th.
2.9 million
Ranked 42nd. 37% more than Finland

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 223.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 6994 times more than Syria
0.032 per 1,000 people
Ranked 109th.
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering Pervasive filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 22.25$/month
Ranked 88th. 59% more than Syria
13.97$/month
Ranked 124th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 178.3 min. per capita
Ranked 26th. 4 times more than Syria
43.54 min. per capita
Ranked 45th.

Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 64.29%
Ranked 40th.
100%
Ranked 9th. 56% more than Finland

Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.83 million
Ranked 69th.
7.06 million
Ranked 66th. 3% more than Finland

Internet > Broadband subscribers 1.17 million
Ranked 27th. 1957 times more than Syria
600
Ranked 104th.
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 0.575
Ranked 129th. 10 times more than Syria
0.0578
Ranked 188th.
Internet > IP addresses 13.55 million
Ranked 27th. 16 times more than Syria
824,320
Ranked 81st.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 186.11
Ranked 20th. 48 times more than Syria
3.89
Ranked 60th.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 774000000 3698000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 30.45
Ranked 10th. 609 times more than Syria
0.05
Ranked 141st.

Number of PCs 2,515
Ranked 37th. 4 times more than Syria
600
Ranked 62nd.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 164.38
Ranked 105th.
197.48
Ranked 89th. 20% more than Finland

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 5.61 million
Ranked 32nd. 13 times more than Syria
415,918
Ranked 96th.
Television broadcast stations per million 23.23
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Syria
3.07
Ranked 21st.
Radio > Total number of channels 9
Ranked 43th.
10
Ranked 41st. 11% more than Finland
Internet > TLD .fi; note - Aland Islands assigned .ax .sy
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 128.54
Ranked 22nd. 4 times more than Syria
34.28
Ranked 139th.

Internet > Livejournal users 2,617
Ranked 17th. 97 times more than Syria
27
Ranked 194th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers 2,001
Ranked 17th. 667 times more than Syria
3
Ranked 142nd.

Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people 2.41
Ranked 11th. 53 times more than Syria
0.0455
Ranked 49th.

Cinema > Number of distribution companies 13
Ranked 25th. 13 times more than Syria
1
Ranked 47th.

Telecommunications > Country calling code 358 963
Telephone subscribers per 1000 1,401.23
Ranked 22nd. 4 times more than Syria
322.18
Ranked 92nd.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 106.5%
Ranked 3rd. 59 times more than Syria
1.8%
Ranked 127th.
E-Government rating 48.8
Ranked 28th. 22% more than Syria
40
Ranked 103th.
Population covered by mobile telephony 99%
Ranked 22nd. The same as Syria
99%
Ranked 15th.

Television > Percentage of public channels with national coverage 83.33%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Syria
33.33%
Ranked 29th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 380.78 per 1 million people
Ranked 25th. 2473 times more than Syria
0.154 per 1 million people
Ranked 164th.

Radio > Total number of channels per million people 1.72
Ranked 31st. 3 times more than Syria
0.55
Ranked 55th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 1.65 million
Ranked 63th.
3.63 million
Ranked 42nd. 2 times more than Finland
Internet > Livejournal users per million 500.56
Ranked 32nd. 328 times more than Syria
1.53
Ranked 184th.
Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.3
Ranked 33th.
0.0
Ranked 162nd.
Internet > ISP per million 0.577
Ranked 14th. 9 times more than Syria
0.0611
Ranked 126th.
Internet > ISP > Per capita 0.577 per 1 million people
Ranked 14th. 10 times more than Syria
0.059 per 1 million people
Ranked 121st.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 379.97
Ranked 24th. 2382 times more than Syria
0.16
Ranked 161st.

Phone subscribers 1,326.08
Ranked 9th. 12 times more than Syria
115
Ranked 105th.
Telephone lines > Per 100 people 31.05
Ranked 51st. 76% more than Syria
17.65
Ranked 90th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 10.14
Ranked 20th. 45 times more than Syria
0.226
Ranked 138th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 16.47
Ranked 100th.
20.95
Ranked 77th. 27% more than Finland

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,721.37
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Syria
579.48
Ranked 166th.

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 4442700000 39500000000
Telephone mainlines > Per capita 404.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 30th. 3 times more than Syria
152.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st.

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 3.34 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Syria
1.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 49th.

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 16.75%
Ranked 83th. 61% more than Syria
10.43%
Ranked 62nd.

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.166 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 37th. 68% more than Syria
0.099 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 73th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 39.02
Ranked 25th. 115 times more than Syria
0.339
Ranked 90th.
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $5.87 billion
Ranked 14th. 33 times more than Syria
$176.00 million
Ranked 61st.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 51.31%
Ranked 15th. 8 times more than Syria
6.27%
Ranked 126th.

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 2.97% GDP
Ranked 88th. 5% more than Syria
2.84% GDP
Ranked 57th.

Telephone subscribers per employee 419.59
Ranked 47th. 90% more than Syria
220.86
Ranked 77th.

Telephone subscribers 7.35 million
Ranked 48th. 26% more than Syria
5.85 million
Ranked 53th.

Telephone subscribers > Per capita 1,401.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th. 5 times more than Syria
307.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 92nd.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.344$ per 1 million people
Ranked 42nd. 23% more than Syria
0.279$ per 1 million people
Ranked 61st.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 9.68$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 81st.
237.29$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 69th. 25 times more than Finland

Internet servers using encryption 4,283
Ranked 20th. 612 times more than Syria
7
Ranked 140th.

Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 802.3
Ranked 17th. 2431 times more than Syria
0.33
Ranked 158th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 30.45
Ranked 21st. 17 times more than Syria
1.79
Ranked 120th.

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 1,612.58
Ranked 15th. 4515 times more than Syria
0.357
Ranked 188th.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 204
Ranked 30th. 41 times more than Syria
5
Ranked 68th.
Radio > Percentage of public channels with national coverage 77.78%
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Syria
30%
Ranked 18th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation 973,000
Ranked 23th. 17 times more than Syria
57,300
Ranked 41st.
Phone system > International dialling code +358 +963
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 1,064.58
Ranked 3rd. 57 times more than Syria
18.52
Ranked 125th.
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 45.7%
Ranked 13th. 19 times more than Syria
2.46%
Ranked 146th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 71.8%
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Syria
13.44%
Ranked 97th.

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 739.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 1857 times more than Syria
0.398 per 1,000 people
Ranked 155th.

Telephone lines 1.65 million
Ranked 59th.
3.63 million
Ranked 38th. 2 times more than Finland

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 1.62 million
Ranked 31st. 146 times more than Syria
11,055
Ranked 114th.

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 12.04%
Ranked 17th. 6 times more than Syria
2.02%
Ranked 140th.

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 16.46%
Ranked 11th. 29 times more than Syria
0.56%
Ranked 82nd.

Television standard > VHF PAL B SECAM B
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 8.4 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 102nd.
50 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 10th. 6 times more than Finland

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 6.8$/month
Ranked 134th.
9.91$/month
Ranked 102nd. 46% more than Finland

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 28.71$/month
Ranked 16th. 11 times more than Syria
2.73$/month
Ranked 139th.

SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; World Development Indicators 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.; 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.; 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.; Internet World Stats, June 30, 2010; British Broadcasting Corporation 2014; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; 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.; World Development Indicators database. 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