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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.
Television viewing: Mean hours of television watched by each person per week.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes).
Radios per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment."
Internet > Percent using internet: Percentage of individuals using the Internet.
Telephones > Mobile cellular: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use.
Radio receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telephone mainlines per 1000: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Newspapers > List of newspapers: List of newspapers.
Films produced: Amount of films created in specified country as catalogued by IMDB
Telephone system > General assessment: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic and international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
Cinema attendance per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Television receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced: Number of national feature films produced.
Internet > IP addresses per capita: Number of IPv4 internet address allocated per 1000 residents.
Average cost of local call: Telephone average cost of local call (US$ per three minutes). Cost of local call is the cost of a three-minute call within the same exchange area using the subscriber's equipment (that is, not from a public phone).
Internet > Users: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months.
Internet > Internet penetration: Penetration.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecoms > Telephone lines: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included.
Internet > Internet Service Providers: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
Cinemas > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Cable TV subscribers: Cable TV subscribers per 1000 population .
Telephones > Main lines in use: The total number of main telephone lines in use.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people: Fixed-telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.
Active military personnel: Active military.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
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.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions.
Cinema > Number of cinemas: Number of cinemas.
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 viewing per million: Mean hours of television watched by each person per week. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
Mobile phone subscribers: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology.
Telephone system > International: A brief characterization of the system with details on international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa. Arabsat
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines: Fixed telephone lines.
Films produced per million: Amount of films created in specified country as catalogued by IMDB. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > Hosts: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Mobile phones: Mobile cellular per 100 population (2002).
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > 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.
Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced: Percentage of feature films that are co-productions with international companies.
Internet > Top level domain: Country top level domain.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 $ gross domestic product.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people: Number of national feature films produced. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
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.
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment per 1000: The OECD has developed a commodity-based definition of the ICT sector based on the CPC (Central Product Classification) and the Harmonised System (HS). The definition of ICT goods includes the following broad categories: telecommunications equipment; computer and related equipment; electronic components; audio and video equipment; and other ICT goods. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telephone mainlines: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering:
Indicates whether websites that express views in opposition to those of the current government (mainly on issues of human rights, freedom of expression, minority rights and religious movements) are censored or blocked. This is determined by accessing websites with provocative or objectionable content in English from within the country in question as well as from a place known to have no filtering regime. The retrieved content is then compared and scanned for discrepancies. Possible differences in blocking behavior across different ISPs is considered, as well as normal connectivity problems.

Values

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

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

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

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

“ne”, no evidence of filtering or blocking.

“nd”, no data.
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month: Price basket for Internet is calculated based on the cheapest available tariff for accessing the Internet 20 hours a month (10 hours peak and 10 hours off-peak). The basket does not include the telephone line rental but does include telephone usage charges if applicable. Data are compiled in the national currency and converted to U.S. dollars using the annual average exchange rate.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people: Number of cinemas. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films: Percentage of feature films that are 100% funded by national companies.
Information and communication technology 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.
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."
Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included."
Internet > Broadband subscribers: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries.
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Pay TV subscribers: Percentage of households subscribing to pay TV service (Data is for 1999).
Cinemas per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > IP addresses: Number of IPv4 internet addresses allocated to each country.
Telecommunications revenue: Telecommunications revenue as % of GDP.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people: Estimated number of individual non-daily newspapers in circulation by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU: Telecommunications investment refers to the expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of telecommunication equipment infrastructure (including supporting land and buildings and intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer software). These include expenditure on initial installations and on additions to existing installations.
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology."
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people: Fixed telephone lines. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions: Mobile subscriptions Number.
Internet > Broadband access: DSL lines, cable modems etc. total in major countries (Top 30)
Television broadcast stations per million: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Communications > Telephone access > Telephone access: For the OECD member countries and China, total communication access paths are the total of fixed lines (standard analogue access lines and ISDN lines) plus the number of DSL, cable modem subscribers and mobile telephone subscribers. For Brazil, India, Russian Federation and South Africa, total communication access paths are the sum of main telephone lines in operation, ISDN lines, DSL and cable modem subscribers and cellular mobile telephone subscribers.
Internet > TLD: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people: Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included."
Internet > Livejournal users: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004)
Internet > Secure Internet servers: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Cinema > Number of distribution companies: Total number of film distribution companies.
Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people: Total number of film distribution companies. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date: Implementation date yyyy.mm.dd.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price: Price.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
Telecommunications > Country calling code:
The calling code for each country. A calling code should not be confused with an area or city code. For instance, the calling code for the United States is 1, and the area code for Detroit is 313. In order to dial Detroit from overseas you must dial the 1, plus 313, then the actual phone number. It's also common to see a “+” in front of the calling code, e.g., +1 313 XXX-XXXX.
Internet > Communication technology patents: Electric communication technique patents 1998-2000 per million population.
Telephone subscribers per 1000: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Advertising revenue > Share of television: Television's share (%) of total advertising revenue (Data for 1999).
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration: Mobile subscriptions %.
Internet > Internet charges: Cost of Internet access for 40 hours at evening times at discounted rates, September 2002.
E-Government rating: Darrell M. West, Center for Public Policy, Brown University
Internet > Secure servers: Number of secure servers per 100000 population (2002).
Population covered by mobile telephony: Population covered by mobile telephony is the percentage of people within range of a mobile cellular signal regardless of whether they are subscribers.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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.
Television reception through satellite: Media - Television reception by satellite.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Internet > Web sites: Websites per 1000 population.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines: Number of telephone lines.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > Livejournal users per million: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Television reception through cable: Media - Television reception by cable.
Website defacements per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > Linux web servers: Total usage of Linux servers by country as of Jan 2001
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of individual non-daily newspapers in circulation by country.
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.
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.
Royalties and fees: Receipts of royalties and licence fees ($US per person)
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.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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.
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Internet servers using encryption: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$: Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > Specific websites > Chinese Wikipedia edits: Location of editors of the Standard Chinese language edition of Wikipedia.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telephone system > Regulation: The year that the nation established an industry regulator for its telecommunication providers. "n/a" indicates that no regulator has been established.
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines: Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month: Price basket for mobile is calculated as the pre-paid price for 25 calls per month spread over the same mobile network, other mobile networks, and mobile to fixed calls and during peak, off-peak, and weekend times. It also includes 30 text messages per month.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
Telephone subscribers per employee: Telephone subscribers per employee are telephone subscribers (fixed-line plus mobile) divided by total telecommunications employees.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > Linux web servers per million: Total usage of Linux servers by country as of Jan 2001. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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 > Government Broadband Index: The Government Broadband Index ranks various countries' undertakings to provide a broad coverage of speedy internet. It does not measure the current state of broadband availability or speed. The index is calculated by the Economist Intelligence Unit.
Television revenue from subscriptions: Percentage of television revenue from advertisements (1999).
Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines (per 100 people). Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month: Price basket for residential fixed line is calculated as one-fifth of the installation charge, the monthly subscription charge, and the cost of local calls (15 peak and 15 off-peak calls of three minutes each).
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment: The OECD has developed a commodity-based definition of the ICT sector based on the CPC (Central Product Classification) and the Harmonised System (HS). The definition of ICT goods includes the following broad categories: telecommunications equipment; computer and related equipment; electronic components; audio and video equipment; and other ICT goods.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population 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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecommunications employment: Telecommunications employment as a share (%) of national employment (Data is for 2001).
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment, % of GDP: The OECD has developed a commodity-based definition of the ICT sector based on the CPC (Central Product Classification) and the Harmonised System (HS). The definition of ICT goods includes the following broad categories: telecommunications equipment; computer and related equipment; electronic components; audio and video equipment; and other ICT goods. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telephone mainlines > Per capita: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita: Telephone employees refer to the total full-time telecommunications staff. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue: Telecommunications investment refers to the expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of telecommunication equipment infrastructure (including supporting land and buildings and intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer software). These include expenditure on initial installations and on additions to existing installations.
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).
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.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telephone lines: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology."
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports: Information and communication technology goods imports include telecommunications, audio and video, computer and related equipment; electronic components; and other information and communication technology goods. Software is excluded."
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports: Information and communication technology goods exports include telecommunications, audio and video, computer and related equipment; electronic components; and other information and communication technology goods. Software is excluded."
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Television reception by terrestrial means: Percentage of households receiving television through terrestrial means only.
Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Internet > Specific websites > Chinese Wikipedia readers: Location of readers of the Standard Chinese language edition of Wikipedia.

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STAT	Germany	United States
Broadcast media	a mixture of publicly operated and privately owned TV and radio stations; national and regional public broadcasters compete with nearly 400 privately owned national and regional TV stations; more than 90% of households have cable or satellite TV; hundreds of radio stations including multiple national radio networks, regional radio networks, and a large number of local radio stations	4
Households with television	95% Ranked 19th.	97.84% Ranked 14th. 3% more than Germany
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000	340.79 Ranked 11th. 21% more than United States	281.99 Ranked 22nd.
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people	84 Ranked 21st. 4% more than United States	81.03 Ranked 26th.
Internet > Internet users per thousand people	841.64 Ranked 19th. 5% more than United States	803.03 Ranked 28th.
Internet > Users per 1000	516.61 Ranked 33th.	697.1 Ranked 8th. 35% more than Germany
Internet users	65.12 million Ranked 1st.	245 million Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Germany
News Agencies > List of news agencies	<p>Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa) Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa)</p>	<p>Associated Press</p> </p>Bloomberg Business News</p> </p>UPI</p>
Personal computers > Per capita	545.35 per 1,000 people Ranked 15th.	762.15 per 1,000 people Ranked 4th. 40% more than Germany
Radio > List of radio stations	<p>ARD - umbrella organisation of public radio services, including those of individual regions</p> </p>Deutschlandradio - operates national public stations Deutschlandfunk and Deutschlandradio Kultur, both offering current affairs and cultural programmes</p> </p>Deutsche Welle - international radio,, services in many languages</p>	<p>NPR (National Public Radio) - non-commercial network of member stations; news, information and cultural programmes</p> </p>Clear Channel - America's largest commercial radio operator, owns more than 1,200 stations</p> </p>CBS Radio - major commercial operator with nearly 180 stations in major markets</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16757497">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	131.3 Ranked 46th. 34% more than United States	98.17 Ranked 111th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita	1,283.59 per 1,000 people Ranked 1st. 52% more than United States	846.78 per 1,000 people Ranked 59th.
Television > List of TV stations	<p>ARD - organisation of regional public broadcasters; operates Das Erste, the main national public TV channel</p> </p>ZDF - operates second national public TV channel</p> </p>n-tv - commercial, rolling-news</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17301193">Full Article</a>	<p>ABC - major commercial network</p> </p>CBS - major commercial network</p> </p>NBC - major commercial network</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16757497">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita	566.58 per 1,000 people Ranked 11th.	803.21 per 1,000 people Ranked 1st. 42% more than Germany
Televisions per 1000	622.77 Ranked 10th.	754.89 Ranked 3rd. 21% more than Germany
Personal computers per 1000	545.35 Ranked 16th.	764.36 Ranked 3rd. 40% more than Germany
Radio broadcast stations	AM 51, FM 787, shortwave 4	AM 4,789, FM 8,961, shortwave 19
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people	267.47 Ranked 13th. 38% more than United States	193.19 Ranked 18th.
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people	1,627.83 per 1,000 people Ranked 6th. 33% more than United States	1,227.11 per 1,000 people Ranked 36th.
Internet > Users > Per capita	515.77 per 1,000 people Ranked 35th.	695.68 per 1,000 people Ranked 9th. 35% more than Germany
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000	619.12 Ranked 4th. 40% more than United States	442.8 Ranked 25th.
Televisions	51.4 million Ranked 6th.	219 million Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Germany
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita	595.34 per 1,000 people Ranked 4th. 10% more than United States	541.94 per 1,000 people Ranked 9th.
Internet users > Per 100 people	75.48 Ranked 12th.	75.77 Ranked 11th. About the same as Germany
Internet > Internet users	68.3 million Ranked 7th.	254.3 million Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Germany
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita	291.28 per 1,000 people Ranked 9th. 47% more than United States	198.23 per 1,000 people Ranked 16th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps	566,056 Mbps Ranked 3rd.	970,953.5 Mbps Ranked 1st. 72% more than Germany
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita	6,859.93 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 8th. 2 times more than United States	3,306.44 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 19th.
Personal computers	45 million Ranked 4th.	223.81 million Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Germany
Television broadcast stations	373 Ranked 4th.	2,218 Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Germany
Television viewing	23 hours per person per wee Ranked 6th.	28 hours per person per wee Ranked 1st. 22% more than Germany
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes	15.68 billion min. Ranked 2nd.	82.06 billion min. Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Germany
Radios per 1000	942.64 Ranked 16th.	1,982.02 Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Germany
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000	1,282.02 Ranked 32nd. 38% more than United States	932.29 Ranked 78th.
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$	$181.18 billion Ranked 4th.	$991.69 billion Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Germany
Internet > Percent using internet	84% Ranked 20th. 4% more than United States	81.03% Ranked 24th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular	108.7 million Ranked 10th.	290.3 million Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Germany
Radio receivers > Per capita	0.948 per capita Ranked 17th.	2.11 per capita Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Germany
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000	594.61 Ranked 8th. 29% more than United States	459.63 Ranked 20th.
Telephone mainlines per 1000	667.47 Ranked 2nd. 10% more than United States	607.73 Ranked 8th.
Newspapers > List of newspapers	<p>Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung - prestigious daily</p> </p>Sueddeutsche Zeitung - Munich-based daily</p> </p>Die Welt - Berlin-based daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17301193">Full Article</a>	<p>USA Today - national daily</p> </p>Wall Street Journal - business daily</p> </p>Christian Science Monitor - church-owned daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16757497">Full Article</a>
Films produced	121 Ranked 9th.	611 Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Germany
Cinema attendance	149 million Ranked 5th.	1.42 billion Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than Germany
Telephone system > General assessment	Germany has one of the world's most technologically advanced telecommunications systems; as a result of intensive capital expenditures since reunification, the formerly backward system of the eastern part of the country, dating back to World War II, has been modernized and integrated with that of the western part	a large, technologically advanced, multipurpose communications system
Cinema attendance per capita	1.81 Ranked 22nd.	4.9 Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Germany
Television receivers per 1000	566.83 Ranked 12th.	803.21 Ranked 1st. 42% more than Germany
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced	212 Ranked 9th.	819 Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Germany
Internet > IP addresses per capita	1,452.93 Ranked 24th.	4,911.96 Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Germany
Average cost of local call	0.09 Ranked 33th. The same as United States	0.09 Ranked 3rd.
Internet > Users	42.5 million Ranked 5th.	208 million Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Germany
Internet > Internet penetration	84% Ranked 22nd. 4% more than United States	81% Ranked 29th.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000	960.36 Ranked 22nd. 41% more than United States	682.36 Ranked 50th.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000	1,314.67 Ranked 43th. 33% more than United States	987.53 Ranked 110th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines	50.7 million Ranked 4th.	139 million Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Germany
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions	107.66 million Ranked 11th.	310 million Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Germany
Internet > Internet Service Providers	200 Ranked 8th.	7,000 Ranked 1st. 35 times more than Germany
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	27.91 million Ranked 4th.	88.52 million Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Germany
Cinemas > Per capita	0.057 per 1,000 people Ranked 11th.	0.116 per 1,000 people Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Germany
Cable TV subscribers	247 Ranked 7th.	252 Ranked 6th. 2% more than Germany
Telephones > Main lines in use	51.8 million Ranked 4th.	146 million Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Germany
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people	60.51 Ranked 7th. 36% more than United States	44.41 Ranked 23th.
Active military personnel	182,927 Ranked 1st.	1.43 million Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Germany
Radio receivers per 1000	948.38 Ranked 15th.	2,108.88 Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Germany
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita	960.36 per 1,000 people Ranked 23th. 41% more than United States	680.31 per 1,000 people Ranked 49th.
Internet > Hosts per 1000	275.31 Ranked 21st.	1,039.15 Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Germany
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions	92.4 million Ranked 16th.	303.05 million Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Germany
Radio receivers	77.8 million Ranked 6th.	575 million Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Germany
Cinema > Number of cinemas	1,823 Ranked 7th.	6,356 Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Germany
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones	107 million Ranked 11th.	327.58 million Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Germany
Television receivers	46.5 million Ranked 6th.	219 million Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Germany
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology	3,718 Ranked 3rd.	3,803 Ranked 2nd. 2% more than Germany
Television viewing per million	0.279 hours per person per wee Ranked 12th. 3 times more than United States	0.0973 hours per person per wee Ranked 13th.
Television broadcast stations > Per capita	4.57 per 1 million people Ranked 16th.	7.42 per 1 million people Ranked 17th. 62% more than Germany
Mobile phone subscribers	79.2 million Ranked 7th.	201.65 million Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Germany
Telephone system > International	country code - 49; Germany's international service is excellent worldwide, consisting of extensive land and undersea cable facilities as well as earth stations in the Inmarsat, Intelsat, Eutelsat, and Intersputnik satellite systems	country code - 1; multiple ocean cable systems provide international connectivity; satellite earth stations - 61 Intelsat (45 Atlantic Ocean and 16 Pacific Ocean), 5 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region), and 4 Inmarsat (Pacific and Atlantic Ocean regions)
Internet > ISP	200 Ranked 2nd.	7,000 Ranked 1st. 35 times more than Germany
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000	129.75 Ranked 23th.	167.13 Ranked 15th. 29% more than Germany
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines	50.7 million Ranked 4th.	139 million Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Germany
Films produced per million	1.47 Ranked 27th.	2.11 Ranked 18th. 44% more than Germany
Radios	77.8 million Ranked 6th.	575 million Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Germany
Internet > Hosts	22.61 million Ranked 3rd.	316 million Ranked 1st. 14 times more than Germany
Cinemas > Annual attendance	149 million Ranked 3rd.	1.47 billion Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Germany
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000	291.27 Ranked 9th. 47% more than United States	198.27 Ranked 16th.
Mobile phones	71.67 per 100 people Ranked 21st. 47% more than United States	48.81 per 100 people Ranked 29th.
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita	1.81 Ranked 18th.	5.25 Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Germany
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million	6,859.93 Mbps Ranked 8th. 2 times more than United States	3,316.04 Mbps Ranked 19th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles	347 Ranked 6th.	1,486 Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Germany
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation	22.1 million Ranked 5th.	57.35 million Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Germany
Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced	37.74% Ranked 16th. 3 times more than United States	11.6% Ranked 44th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily	23.95 million Ranked 4th.	55.95 million Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Germany
Internet > Top level domain	.de	.us
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP	0.061$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 35th.	0.088$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 8th. 44% more than Germany
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people	2.59 Ranked 39th.	2.63 Ranked 38th. 1% more than Germany
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences	2,756 Ranked 5th.	3,725 Ranked 2nd. 35% more than Germany
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	267.83 Ranked 14th. 37% more than United States	195.85 Ranked 19th.
Telephone system > Domestic	Germany is served by an extensive system of automatic telephone exchanges connected by modern networks of fiber-optic cable, coaxial cable, microwave radio relay, and a domestic satellite system; cellular telephone service is widely available, expanding rapidly, and includes roaming service to many foreign countries	a large system of fiber-optic cable, microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, and domestic satellites carries every form of telephone traffic; a rapidly growing cellular system carries mobile telephone traffic throughout the country
Internet country code	.de	.us
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP	205.76 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 12th. 2 times more than United States	83.14 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 29th.
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment per 1000	$1.28 Million US dollars Ranked 10th. 2 times more than United States	$0.54 Million US dollars Ranked 19th.
Telephone mainlines	55.05 million Ranked 3rd.	177.95 million Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Germany
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita	190.76 min. Ranked 25th.	280.26 min. Ranked 9th. 47% more than Germany
Cinemas	4,712 Ranked 1st.	31,640 Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Germany
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita	0.951 per 1,000 people Ranked 16th. 4 times more than United States	0.253 per 1,000 people Ranked 37th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita	129.75 per 1,000 people Ranked 24th.	166.63 per 1,000 people Ranked 15th. 28% more than Germany
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering	No evidence of filtering	No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month	7.4$/month Ranked 164th.	14.95$/month Ranked 120th. 2 times more than Germany
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita	190.77 min. per capita Ranked 24th.	279.45 min. per capita Ranked 9th. 46% more than Germany
Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people	22.13 Ranked 20th. 4% more than United States	21.3 Ranked 22nd.
Internet hosts	None	None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films	62.26% Ranked 42nd.	88.4% Ranked 16th. 42% more than Germany
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita	2,173.49$ per capita Ranked 18th.	3,851.5$ per capita Ranked 2nd. 77% more than Germany
Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$	$2,212.74 Ranked 16th.	$3,230.18 Ranked 2nd. 46% more than Germany
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature	12,798 Ranked 4th.	13,221 Ranked 3rd. 3% more than Germany
Mobile cellular subscriptions	105.52 million Ranked 9th.	270.5 million Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Germany
Internet > Broadband subscribers	10.7 million Ranked 5th.	49.39 million Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Germany
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million	2.42 Ranked 76th.	24.13 Ranked 23th. 10 times more than Germany
Pay TV subscribers	55% Ranked 11th.	77% Ranked 5th. 40% more than Germany
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences	10,550 Ranked 4th.	10,762 Ranked 3rd. 2% more than Germany
Cinemas per million	57.39 Ranked 11th.	116.04 Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Germany
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily	382 Ranked 6th.	1,476 Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Germany
Internet > IP addresses	118.13 million Ranked 5th.	1.54 billion Ranked 1st. 13 times more than Germany
Telecommunications revenue	3.1 % of GDP Ranked 10th.	3.51 % of GDP Ranked 4th. 13% more than Germany
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	73.92 Ranked 30th.	367.37 Ranked 13th. 5 times more than Germany
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU	5700000000	26836000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	27.52 Ranked 16th. 15% more than United States	24.02 Ranked 18th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people	619.12 Ranked 6th. 40% more than United States	442.8 Ranked 28th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total	78,042 Ranked 2nd. 14% more than United States	68,175 Ranked 3rd.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions	33.34 million Ranked 11th.	234.41 million Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Germany
Internet > Broadband access	8.41 million Ranked 7th.	40.88 million Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Germany
Television broadcast stations per million	4.57 Ranked 18th.	7.43 Ranked 15th. 63% more than Germany
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million	951.18 Ranked 17th. 4 times more than United States	253.07 Ranked 36th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation	5,921 Ranked 4th. 39% more than United States	4,245 Ranked 6th.
Communications > Telephone access > Telephone access	187.04 Number of telecommunicati Ranked 7th. 12% more than United States	167.48 Number of telecommunicati Ranked 17th.
Internet > TLD	.de	.us
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	128.51 Ranked 23th. 45% more than United States	88.87 Ranked 80th.
Internet > Livejournal users	9,346 Ranked 6th.	1.29 million Ranked 1st. 138 times more than Germany
Internet > Secure Internet servers	28,730 Ranked 4th.	259,881 Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Germany
Cinema > Number of distribution companies	103 Ranked 4th.	109 Ranked 6th. 6% more than Germany
Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people	1.26 Ranked 28th. 4 times more than United States	0.355 Ranked 43th.
Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita	1.81 per capita Ranked 18th.	5.25 per capita Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Germany
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date	2002.11.01	2003.11.24
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price	EUR 25	free
Telecommunications > Country calling code	49	1
Brothers and Sisters > International broadcasts > Series Premiere	2007	September 24 2006
Internet > Communication technology patents	5.2 per 1000000 people Ranked 10th.	13.1 per 1000000 people Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Germany
Telephone subscribers per 1000	1,627.83 Ranked 5th. 32% more than United States	1,230.67 Ranked 35th.
Advertising revenue > Share of television	23% Ranked 9th.	37% Ranked 3rd. 61% more than Germany
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration	41% Ranked 40th.	74.7% Ranked 9th. 82% more than Germany
Internet > Internet charges	$39.00 Ranked 13th. 8% more than United States	$36.00 Ranked 15th.
E-Government rating	52.6 Ranked 11th.	60.1 Ranked 4th. 14% more than Germany
Internet > Secure servers	9.7 per 100,000 people Ranked 13th.	37.5 per 100,000 people Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Germany
Population covered by mobile telephony	99% Ranked 20th. The same as United States	99% Ranked 28th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million	33.64 Ranked 21st. 2 times more than United States	13.83 Ranked 34th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita	156.24 per 1 million people Ranked 18th. 3 times more than United States	49.08 per 1 million people Ranked 36th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million	4.65 Ranked 21st.	5.23 Ranked 20th. 13% more than Germany
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists	26,000 Ranked 4th.	54,134 Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Germany
Television reception through satellite	31% Ranked 4th. 3 times more than United States	12% Ranked 10th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita	348.62 per 1 million people Ranked 27th.	869.2 per 1 million people Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Germany
Internet > Web sites	84.7 per 1,000 people Ranked 1st. 33% more than United States	63.7 per 1,000 people Ranked 5th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines	48.7 million Ranked 3rd.	114 million Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Germany
Two and a Half Men > International Broadcasters > Series Premiere	March 12 2005	September 22 2003
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita	76.75 per 1 million people Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than United States	11.24 per 1 million people Ranked 32nd.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million	156.24 Ranked 18th. 3 times more than United States	49.08 Ranked 35th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History	9,695 Ranked 2nd. 47% more than United States	6,583 Ranked 3rd.
Internet > Livejournal users per million	113.26 Ranked 63th.	4,415.29 Ranked 3rd. 39 times more than Germany
Television reception through cable	53% Ranked 7th.	67% Ranked 5th. 26% more than Germany
Website defacements per million	1.97 Ranked 63th. 31% more than United States	1.51 Ranked 69th.
Website defacements	162 Ranked 10th.	429 Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Germany
Internet > Linux web servers	1,919 Ranked 3rd.	11,108 Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Germany
Try Again > Charts > Date	July 2000	June 17, 2000
My Name Is Earl > Broadcasters > Series Premiere	planned fall 2007	September 20 2005
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation	6.1 million Ranked 10th.	107.57 million Ranked 2nd. 18 times more than Germany
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people	1,090.92 Ranked 24th.	1,474.08 Ranked 19th. 35% more than Germany
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	34.04 Ranked 11th. 21% more than United States	28.03 Ranked 22nd.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people	315.09 Ranked 12th. 72% more than United States	183.18 Ranked 15th.
Phone system > International dialling code	+49	+1
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people	410.81 Ranked 39th.	740.25 Ranked 9th. 80% more than Germany
Royalties and fees	$34.40 Ranked 14th.	$134.30 Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Germany
Digital terrestrial television > Analog Switch-Off	Planned 2008	February 17, 2009
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology	3,580 Ranked 1st. 53% more than United States	2,333 Ranked 3rd.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	0.412 Ranked 103th.	25.98 Ranked 42nd. 63 times more than Germany
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences	16,210 Ranked 2nd. 14% more than United States	14,225 Ranked 3rd.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita	4.65 per 1 million people Ranked 20th.	5.23 per 1 million people Ranked 19th. 13% more than Germany
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	4.21 Ranked 48th.	5.08 Ranked 42nd. 21% more than Germany
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people	641.11 Ranked 20th.	1,234.13 Ranked 6th. 92% more than Germany
Internet servers using encryption	52,494 Ranked 4th.	378,887 Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Germany
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$	$19.41 billion Ranked 5th.	$22.44 billion Ranked 3rd. 16% more than Germany
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million	118.35 Ranked 8th. 5 times more than United States	24.44 Ranked 27th.
Television standard > VHF	PAL B	NTSC M
Internet > Specific websites > Chinese Wikipedia edits	0.5% Ranked 13th.	5.4% Ranked 3rd. 11 times more than Germany
Internet usage % > 2007	<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_internet_users">67.1</a>	Uzbekistan
World music market > Digital Singles Sales Share in 2005	5%	85%
Telephone subscribers > Per capita	1,627.83 per 1,000 people Ranked 6th. 33% more than United States	1,227.11 per 1,000 people Ranked 36th.
Telephone system > Regulation	1998	1934
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines	8.7 per 100 mainlines Ranked 115th.	13.24 per 100 mainlines Ranked 26th. 52% more than Germany
Broadcasters of Medium > Broadcasters > Première	October 4, 2005	January 3, 2005
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month	17.34$/month Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than United States	5.21$/month Ranked 153th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita	45.39 per 1 million people Ranked 15th. 3 times more than United States	14.12 per 1 million people Ranked 36th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million	43.7 Ranked 9th. 5 times more than United States	8.66 Ranked 33th.
Telephone subscribers	134.25 million Ranked 5th.	360.35 million Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Germany
Woman in Love > Charts > Date	December 1980	October 1980
Telephone subscribers per employee	559.19 Ranked 32nd. 62% more than United States	345.72 Ranked 61st.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP	3.04% GDP Ranked 51st. 14% more than United States	2.67% GDP Ranked 96th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million	45.39 Ranked 15th. 3 times more than United States	14.12 Ranked 36th.
Television standard > UHF	PAL G	NTSC M
Internet > Linux web servers per million	23.3 Ranked 14th.	38.98 Ranked 5th. 67% more than Germany
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million	76.75 Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than United States	11.24 Ranked 31st.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles	34 Ranked 55th.	7,607 Ranked 1st. 224 times more than Germany
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million	348.76 Ranked 26th.	870.97 Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Germany
Phone subscribers	1,316.52 Ranked 10th. 18% more than United States	1,117.9 Ranked 22nd.
Internet > Government Broadband Index	2.6 Ranked 14th.	3 Ranked 11th. 15% more than Germany
Television revenue from subscriptions	26% Ranked 9th.	44% Ranked 2nd. 69% more than Germany
Never Ever > Charts > Date	March 1998	1998
Everybody Hates Chris > International Broadcasts > Series Premiere	September 16 2006	September 22 2005
Telephone lines > Per 100 people	62.6 Ranked 6th. 23% more than United States	50.81 Ranked 17th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people	61.84 Ranked 6th. 40% more than United States	44.02 Ranked 25th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people	1,128.35 Ranked 77th. 17% more than United States	965.4 Ranked 113th.
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month	26.47$/month Ranked 21st. 6% more than United States	25.02$/month Ranked 26th.
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment	$104,715.72 Million US dollars Ranked 3rd.	$164,622.86 Million US dollars Ranked 1st. 57% more than Germany
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million	197.89 Ranked 14th. 4 times more than United States	52.8 Ranked 38th.
Music sales > Singles > Millions	7.5 Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than United States	1.2 Ranked 5th.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU	68300000000	291122000000
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million	72.28 Ranked 16th. 5 times more than United States	15.76 Ranked 30th.
Telecommunications employment	0.66% Ranked 11th.	0.86% Ranked 4th. 30% more than Germany
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment, % of GDP	3.17e-06% Ranked 10th. 3 times more than United States	1.18e-06% Ranked 22nd.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million	128.79 Ranked 16th. 3 times more than United States	39.95 Ranked 34th.
Telephone mainlines > Per capita	667.47 per 1,000 people Ranked 2nd. 10% more than United States	605.97 per 1,000 people Ranked 9th.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita	2.73 per 1,000 people Ranked 12th.	3.55 per 1,000 people Ranked 5th. 30% more than Germany
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue	8.53% Ranked 69th.	9.22% Ranked 87th. 8% more than Germany
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities	6,287 Ranked 1st. 2 times more than United States	3,027 Ranked 3rd.
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP	33.72% Ranked 34th. 52% more than United States	22.13% Ranked 60th.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports	49.15% Ranked 16th. 14% more than United States	43.14% Ranked 26th.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports	37.74% Ranked 37th. 26% more than United States	30.02% Ranked 58th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita	197.9 per 1 million people Ranked 14th. 4 times more than United States	52.8 per 1 million people Ranked 39th.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita	274.45 per 1,000 people Ranked 22nd.	1,040.07 per 1,000 people Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Germany
Internet > IP addresses (share)	2.8 Ranked 5th.	35.9 Ranked 1st. 13 times more than Germany
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita	43.7 per 1 million people Ranked 9th. 5 times more than United States	8.66 per 1 million people Ranked 35th.
Telephone lines	51.4 million Ranked 4th.	154.65 million Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Germany
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	22.6 million Ranked 4th.	73.12 million Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Germany
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports	8.81% Ranked 33th.	12.49% Ranked 15th. 42% more than Germany
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports	6.9% Ranked 23th.	12.78% Ranked 16th. 85% more than Germany
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita	33.65 per 1 million people Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than United States	13.83 per 1 million people Ranked 35th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita	118.36 per 1 million people Ranked 8th. 5 times more than United States	24.44 per 1 million people Ranked 28th.
Idol series > Idol around the world > Winners	<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutschland_sucht_den_Superstar_%28Season_1%29">Season 1, 2002-03</a> : Alexander Klaws <br> Season 2, 2003-04 : Elli Erl <br> Season 3, 2005-06 : Tobias Regner<br> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutschland_sucht_den_Superstar_%28Season_4%29">Season 4, 2007</a> : In progress	<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Idol_%28Season_1%29">Season 1, 2002</a> : Kelly Clarkson <br> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Idol_%28Season_2%29">Season 2, 2003</a> : Ruben Studdard <br> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Idol_%28Season_3%29">Season 3, 2004</a> : Fantasia Barrino <br> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Idol_%28Season_4%29">Season 4, 2005</a> : Carrie Underwood <br> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Idol_%28Season_5%29">Season 5, 2006</a> : Taylor Hicks <br> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Idol_%28Season_6%29">Season 6, 2007</a> : In progress
Television reception by terrestrial means	16% Ranked 14th.	21% Ranked 13th. 31% more than Germany
Internet > ISP per million	2.43 Ranked 13th.	24.34 Ranked 3rd. 10 times more than Germany
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita	128.8 per 1 million people Ranked 16th. 3 times more than United States	39.95 per 1 million people Ranked 35th.
Internet > ISP > Per capita	2.43 per 1 million people Ranked 13th.	24.27 per 1 million people Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than Germany
Internet > Specific websites > Chinese Wikipedia readers	0.5% Ranked 10th.	4.6% Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than Germany

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. 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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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The American figure is from Sanchez-Tabernero, Media Concentration in Europe. The Australian figure is from Australian Commercial Television 1986-1995 (Bureau of Transport and Communication Economics, AGPS, Canberra, 1996). 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; Internet Movie Database 2003. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. 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