Media Stats: compare key data on Japan & United States

Definitions

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.
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.
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 > Total average circulation: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day.
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.
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.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists, female per million people: Newspaper journalists (headcounts), Female. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month: Price basket for Internet is calculated based on the cheapest available tariff for accessing the Internet 20 hours a month (10 hours peak and 10 hours off-peak). The basket does not include the telephone line rental but does include telephone usage charges if applicable. Data are compiled in the national currency and converted to U.S. dollars using the annual average exchange rate.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people: Number of cinemas. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
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.
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)
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 > 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 %.
E-Government rating: Darrell M. West, Center for Public Policy, Brown University
Internet > Internet charges: Cost of Internet access for 40 hours at evening times at discounted rates, September 2002.
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 > Literature > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
Internet > Linux web servers: Total usage of Linux servers by country as of Jan 2001
Website defacements per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code: Country Code.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
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.
Phone system > International dialling code: Country international dialling code.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people: Newspaper journalists (headcounts) per 1,000,000 inhabitants.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile subscriptions Number. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Newspapers > Male newspaper journalists per million people: Number of male newspaper journalists by country. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand 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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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 > Philology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > ISP 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.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists, female: Newspaper journalists (headcounts), Female.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines: Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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.
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.
Newspapers > Female newspaper journalists per million people: Number of female newspaper journalists by country. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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.
Newspapers > Male newspaper journalists: Number of male newspaper journalists by country.
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.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita: Telephone employees refer to the total full-time telecommunications staff. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
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.
Television reception by terrestrial means: Percentage of households receiving television through terrestrial means only.
Internet > Specific websites > Chinese Wikipedia readers: Location of readers of the Standard Chinese language edition of Wikipedia.
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.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service exports) include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services.
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP: ICT service exports (% of service exports, BoP). Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
Newspapers > Female newspaper journalists: Number of female newspaper journalists by country.
Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > 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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalist gender ratio: Number of female newspaper journalists for every 100 male newspaper journalists.
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.
Television revenue from subscriptions: Percentage of television revenue from advertisements (1999).
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.
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.
Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month: Price basket for mobile is calculated as the pre-paid price for 25 calls per month spread over the same mobile network, other mobile networks, and mobile to fixed calls and during peak, off-peak, and weekend times. It also includes 30 text messages per month.
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.
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.
Royalties and fees: Receipts of royalties and licence fees ($US per person)
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ 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).
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
Telecommunications employment: Telecommunications employment as a share (%) of national employment (Data is for 2001).
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > 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.

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STAT	Japan	United States
Broadcast media	a mixture of public and commercial broadcast TV and radio stations; 6 national terrestrial TV networks including 1 public broadcaster; the large number of radio and TV stations available provide a wide range of choices; satellite and cable services provide access to international channels	4
Households with television	99% Ranked 5th. 1% more than United States	97.84% Ranked 14th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000	276.69 Ranked 24th.	281.99 Ranked 22nd. 2% more than Japan
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people	79.05 Ranked 31st.	81.03 Ranked 26th. 2% more than Japan
Internet > Internet users per thousand people	791.21 Ranked 31st.	803.03 Ranked 28th. 1% more than Japan
Internet > Users per 1000	689.59 Ranked 12th.	697.1 Ranked 8th. 1% more than Japan
Internet users	99.18 million Ranked 3rd.	245 million Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Japan
News Agencies > List of news agencies	<p>Kyodo - English-language pages</p> </p>Japan Today - online news, in English</p>	<p>Associated Press</p> </p>Bloomberg Business News</p> </p>UPI</p>
Personal computers > Per capita	541.63 per 1,000 people Ranked 17th.	762.15 per 1,000 people Ranked 4th. 41% more than Japan
Radio > List of radio stations	<p>NHK - public, operates news/speech-based Radio 1, cultural/educational network Radio 2, classical music-based network FM Radio, external service Radio Japan</p> </p>Inter FM - Tokyo commercial music station</p> </p>J-Wave - Tokyo commercial music station</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15217593">Full Article</a>	<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	109.43 Ranked 86th. 11% more than United States	98.17 Ranked 111th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita	842.31 per 1,000 people Ranked 60th.	846.78 per 1,000 people Ranked 59th. 1% more than Japan
Television > List of TV stations	<p>NHK - public, operates the General TV, Educational TV channels. NHK also runs HD satellite channels BS1 and BS Premium. NHK World is the organisation's international English-language channel.</p> </p>TV Asahi - national commercial network</p> </p>Fuji TV - national commercial network</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15217593">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	686.01 per 1,000 people Ranked 6th.	803.21 per 1,000 people Ranked 1st. 17% more than Japan
Televisions per 1000	677.27 Ranked 6th.	754.89 Ranked 3rd. 11% more than Japan
Personal computers per 1000	541.64 Ranked 17th.	764.36 Ranked 3rd. 41% more than Japan
Radio broadcast stations	AM 215 (plus 370 repeaters), FM 89 (plus 485 repeaters), shortwave 21	AM 4,789, FM 8,961, shortwave 19
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people	551.23 Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than United States	193.19 Ranked 18th.
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people	1,201.54 per 1,000 people Ranked 36th.	1,227.11 per 1,000 people Ranked 36th. 2% more than Japan
Internet > Users > Per capita	691.42 per 1,000 people Ranked 12th.	695.68 per 1,000 people Ranked 9th. 1% more than Japan
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000	503.86 Ranked 16th. 14% more than United States	442.8 Ranked 25th.
Televisions	86.5 million Ranked 3rd.	219 million Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Japan
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita	402.03 per 1,000 people Ranked 27th.	541.94 per 1,000 people Ranked 9th. 35% more than Japan
Internet users > Per 100 people	75.16 Ranked 14th.	75.77 Ranked 11th. 1% more than Japan
Internet > Internet users	100.68 million Ranked 4th.	254.3 million Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Japan
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita	566.69 per 1,000 people Ranked 1st. 3 times more than United States	198.23 per 1,000 people Ranked 16th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps	132,608 Mbps Ranked 9th.	970,953.5 Mbps Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Japan
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita	1,037.92 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 30th.	3,306.44 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Japan
Personal computers	69.2 million Ranked 2nd.	223.81 million Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Japan
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes	5.55 billion min. Ranked 6th.	82.06 billion min. Ranked 1st. 15 times more than Japan
Radios per 1000	943.48 Ranked 14th.	1,982.02 Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Japan
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000	900.9 Ranked 83th.	932.29 Ranked 78th. 3% more than Japan
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$	$349.16 billion Ranked 2nd.	$991.69 billion Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Japan
Internet > Percent using internet	79.05% Ranked 29th.	81.03% Ranked 24th. 2% more than Japan
Telephones > Mobile cellular	132.76 million Ranked 7th.	290.3 million Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Japan
Radio receivers > Per capita	0.956 per capita Ranked 15th.	2.11 per capita Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Japan
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000	347.79 Ranked 45th.	459.63 Ranked 20th. 32% more than Japan
Telephone mainlines per 1000	460.03 Ranked 19th.	607.73 Ranked 8th. 32% more than Japan
Newspapers > List of newspapers	<p>Asahi Shimbun - daily, English-language pages</p> </p>Yomiuri Shimbun - daily, English-language pages</p> </p>Mainichi Daily News - English-language pages</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15217593">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	310 Ranked 3rd.	611 Ranked 2nd. 97% more than Japan
Cinema attendance	145 million Ranked 6th.	1.42 billion Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than Japan
Telephone system > General assessment	excellent domestic and international service	a large, technologically advanced, multipurpose communications system
Cinema attendance per capita	1.14 Ranked 31st.	4.9 Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Japan
Television receivers per 1000	686.01 Ranked 6th.	803.21 Ranked 1st. 17% more than Japan
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced	441 Ranked 5th.	819 Ranked 3rd. 86% more than Japan
Internet > IP addresses per capita	1,587.39 Ranked 21st.	4,911.96 Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Japan
Average cost of local call	0.07 Ranked 48th.	0.09 Ranked 3rd. 29% more than Japan
Internet > Users	88.11 million Ranked 2nd.	208 million Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Japan
Internet > Internet penetration	79.1% Ranked 33th.	81% Ranked 29th. 2% more than Japan
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000	741.51 Ranked 46th. 9% more than United States	682.36 Ranked 50th.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000	1,084.68 Ranked 89th. 10% more than United States	987.53 Ranked 110th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines	64.27 million Ranked 3rd.	139 million Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Japan
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions	138.36 million Ranked 7th.	310 million Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Japan
Internet > Internet Service Providers	73 Ranked 14th.	7,000 Ranked 1st. 96 times more than Japan
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	35.3 million Ranked 3rd.	88.52 million Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Japan
Cinemas > Per capita	0.018 per 1,000 people Ranked 28th.	0.116 per 1,000 people Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Japan
Cable TV subscribers	147 Ranked 12th.	252 Ranked 6th. 71% more than Japan
Telephones > Main lines in use	64.67 million Ranked 3rd.	146 million Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Japan
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people	50.47 Ranked 16th. 14% more than United States	44.41 Ranked 23th.
Active military personnel	230,300 Ranked 13th.	1.43 million Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Japan
Radio receivers per 1000	955.66 Ranked 14th.	2,108.88 Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Japan
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita	741.5 per 1,000 people Ranked 47th. 9% more than United States	680.31 per 1,000 people Ranked 49th.
Internet > Hosts per 1000	312.51 Ranked 17th.	1,039.15 Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Japan
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions	141.13 million Ranked 7th.	303.05 million Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Japan
Radio receivers	120.5 million Ranked 3rd.	575 million Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Japan
Cinema > Number of cinemas	3,062 Ranked 3rd.	6,356 Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Japan
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones	121.25 million Ranked 8th.	327.58 million Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Japan
Television receivers	86.5 million Ranked 3rd.	219 million Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Japan
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology	1,078 Ranked 11th.	3,803 Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Japan
Mobile phone subscribers	94.75 million Ranked 4th.	201.65 million Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Japan
Telephone system > International	country code - 81; numerous submarine cables provide links throughout Asia, Australia, the Middle East, Europe, and US; satellite earth stations - 7 Intelsat (Pacific and Indian Oceans), 1 Intersputnik (Indian Ocean region), 2 Inmarsat (Pacific and Indian Ocean regions), and 8 SkyPerfect JSAT	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	73 Ranked 5th.	7,000 Ranked 1st. 96 times more than Japan
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000	175.04 Ranked 14th. 5% more than United States	167.13 Ranked 15th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines	64.27 million Ranked 3rd.	139 million Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Japan
Films produced per million	2.43 Ranked 13th. 15% more than United States	2.11 Ranked 18th.
Radios	120.5 million Ranked 3rd.	575 million Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Japan
Internet > Hosts	39.91 million Ranked 2nd.	316 million Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Japan
Cinemas > Annual attendance	145 million Ranked 4th.	1.47 billion Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Japan
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000	566.69 Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than United States	198.27 Ranked 16th.
Mobile phones	62.11 per 100 people Ranked 26th. 27% more than United States	48.81 per 100 people Ranked 29th.
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita	1.14 Ranked 27th.	5.25 Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Japan
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million	1,037.94 Mbps Ranked 30th.	3,316.04 Mbps Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Japan
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation	70.45 million Ranked 3rd. 23% more than United States	57.35 million Ranked 4th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles	108 Ranked 15th.	1,486 Ranked 2nd. 14 times more than Japan
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily	71.9 million Ranked 2nd. 29% more than United States	55.95 million Ranked 3rd.
Internet > Top level domain	.jp	.us
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP	0.075$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 20th.	0.088$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 8th. 17% more than Japan
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people	3.45 Ranked 29th. 31% more than United States	2.63 Ranked 38th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences	1,363 Ranked 8th.	3,725 Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Japan
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	551.39 Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than United States	195.85 Ranked 19th.
Telephone system > Domestic	high level of modern technology and excellent service of every kind	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	.jp	.us
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP	28.92 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 60th.	83.14 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Japan
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment per 1000	$0.88 Million US dollars Ranked 14th. 64% more than United States	$0.54 Million US dollars Ranked 19th.
Telephone mainlines	58.78 million Ranked 2nd.	177.95 million Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Japan
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita	43.41 min. Ranked 46th.	280.26 min. Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Japan
Cinemas	2,221 Ranked 4th.	31,640 Ranked 1st. 14 times more than Japan
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita	0.447 per 1,000 people Ranked 27th. 77% more than United States	0.253 per 1,000 people Ranked 37th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita	175.04 per 1,000 people Ranked 14th. 5% more than United States	166.63 per 1,000 people Ranked 15th.
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering		No evidence of filtering
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists, female per million people	19.18 Ranked 16th.	68.76 Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Japan
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month	13.79$/month Ranked 125th.	14.95$/month Ranked 120th. 8% more than Japan
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita	43.41 min. per capita Ranked 46th.	279.45 min. per capita Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Japan
Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people	23.97 Ranked 17th. 13% more than United States	21.3 Ranked 22nd.
Internet hosts	None	None
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita	2,691.9$ per capita Ranked 9th.	3,851.5$ per capita Ranked 2nd. 43% more than Japan
Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$	$2,737.23 Ranked 7th.	$3,230.18 Ranked 2nd. 18% more than Japan
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology	1,402 Ranked 3rd. 56% more than United States	898 Ranked 10th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature	11,924 Ranked 5th.	13,221 Ranked 3rd. 11% more than Japan
Mobile cellular subscriptions	110.39 million Ranked 8th.	270.5 million Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Japan
Internet > Broadband subscribers	22.37 million Ranked 3rd.	49.39 million Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Japan
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million	0.572 Ranked 130th.	24.13 Ranked 23th. 42 times more than Japan
Pay TV subscribers	65% Ranked 8th.	77% Ranked 5th. 18% more than Japan
Cinemas per million	17.54 Ranked 28th.	116.04 Ranked 5th. 7 times more than Japan
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences	12,155 Ranked 2nd. 13% more than United States	10,762 Ranked 3rd.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily	110 Ranked 13th.	1,476 Ranked 1st. 13 times more than Japan
Internet > IP addresses	202.18 million Ranked 3rd.	1.54 billion Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Japan
Telecommunications revenue	3.43 % of GDP Ranked 7th.	3.51 % of GDP Ranked 4th. 2% more than Japan
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU	2694800000000	26836000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	23.58 Ranked 21st.	24.02 Ranked 18th. 2% more than Japan
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people	503.86 Ranked 19th. 14% more than United States	442.8 Ranked 28th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total	56,221 Ranked 4th.	68,175 Ranked 3rd. 21% more than Japan
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions	144.08 million Ranked 3rd.	234.41 million Ranked 1st. 63% more than Japan
Internet > Broadband access	20.91 million Ranked 3rd.	40.88 million Ranked 1st. 95% more than Japan
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million	447.05 Ranked 26th. 77% more than United States	253.07 Ranked 36th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation	10,046 Ranked 1st. 2 times more than United States	4,245 Ranked 6th.
Communications > Telephone access > Telephone access	137.1 Number of telecommunicati Ranked 28th.	167.48 Number of telecommunicati Ranked 17th. 22% more than Japan
Internet > TLD	.jp	.us
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	86.45 Ranked 82nd.	88.87 Ranked 80th. 3% more than Japan
Internet > Livejournal users	5,559 Ranked 8th.	1.29 million Ranked 1st. 233 times more than Japan
Internet > Secure Internet servers	42,338 Ranked 2nd.	259,881 Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Japan
Cinema > Number of distribution companies	270 Ranked 1st. 2 times more than United States	109 Ranked 6th.
Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people	2.11 Ranked 15th. 6 times more than United States	0.355 Ranked 43th.
Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita	1.15 per capita Ranked 28th.	5.25 per capita Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Japan
Telecommunications > Country calling code	81	1
Internet > Communication technology patents	23.2 per 1000000 people Ranked 3rd. 77% more than United States	13.1 per 1000000 people Ranked 5th.
Telephone subscribers per 1000	1,201.54 Ranked 35th.	1,230.67 Ranked 35th. 2% more than Japan
Advertising revenue > Share of television	43% Ranked 1st. 16% more than United States	37% Ranked 3rd.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration	113.1% Ranked 2nd. 51% more than United States	74.7% Ranked 9th.
E-Government rating	52 Ranked 13th.	60.1 Ranked 4th. 16% more than Japan
Internet > Internet charges	$49.00 Ranked 5th. 36% more than United States	$36.00 Ranked 15th.
Internet > Secure servers	5.6 per 100,000 people Ranked 15th.	37.5 per 100,000 people Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Japan
Population covered by mobile telephony	99% Ranked 26th. The same as United States	99% Ranked 28th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita	94.81 per 1 million people Ranked 27th. 93% more than United States	49.08 per 1 million people Ranked 36th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million	10.84 Ranked 36th.	13.83 Ranked 34th. 28% more than Japan
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million	0.867 Ranked 62nd.	5.23 Ranked 20th. 6 times more than Japan
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists	20,315 Ranked 4th.	54,134 Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Japan
Television reception through satellite	41% Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than United States	12% Ranked 10th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita	331.89 per 1 million people Ranked 28th.	869.2 per 1 million people Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Japan
Internet > Web sites	2.9 per 1,000 people Ranked 18th.	63.7 per 1,000 people Ranked 5th. 22 times more than Japan
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines	47.58 million Ranked 4th.	114 million Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Japan
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita	9.14 per 1 million people Ranked 38th.	11.24 per 1 million people Ranked 32nd. 23% more than Japan
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million	94.81 Ranked 26th. 93% more than United States	49.08 Ranked 35th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History	2,543 Ranked 7th.	6,583 Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Japan
Internet > Livejournal users per million	43.51 Ranked 88th.	4,415.29 Ranked 3rd. 101 times more than Japan
Television reception through cable	26% Ranked 13th.	67% Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Japan
Internet > Linux web servers	2,390 Ranked 2nd.	11,108 Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Japan
Website defacements	169 Ranked 9th.	429 Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Japan
Website defacements per million	1.33 Ranked 74th.	1.51 Ranked 69th. 13% more than Japan
1995 Shanghai International Film Festival > In competition > Director	Nobuhiko Obayashi	Alfonso Arau
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code	81 Ranked 46th. 81 times more than United States	1 Ranked 32nd.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people	750.05 Ranked 28th.	1,474.08 Ranked 19th. 97% more than Japan
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	27.92 Ranked 23th.	28.03 Ranked 22nd. About the same as Japan
Phone system > International dialling code	+81	+1
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people	158.99 Ranked 17th.	183.18 Ranked 15th. 15% more than Japan
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people	1,132.21 Ranked 2nd. 53% more than United States	740.25 Ranked 9th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology	1,791 Ranked 6th.	2,333 Ranked 3rd. 30% more than Japan
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita	101.54 per 1 million people Ranked 30th. 92% more than United States	52.8 per 1 million people Ranked 39th.
Newspapers > Male newspaper journalists per million people	139.55 Ranked 11th. 22% more than United States	114.42 Ranked 6th.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita	313.53 per 1,000 people Ranked 18th.	1,040.07 per 1,000 people Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Japan
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people	1,106.36 Ranked 84th. 15% more than United States	965.4 Ranked 113th.
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people	519.59 Ranked 24th.	1,234.13 Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Japan
Internet servers using encryption	66,279 Ranked 3rd.	378,887 Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Japan
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million	20.22 Ranked 31st.	24.44 Ranked 27th. 21% more than Japan
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$	$1.53 billion Ranked 24th.	$22.44 billion Ranked 3rd. 15 times more than Japan
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million	11.15 Ranked 31st. 3 times more than United States	3.33 Ranked 47th.
Internet > ISP per million	0.575 Ranked 89th.	24.34 Ranked 3rd. 42 times more than Japan
Internet > Specific websites > Chinese Wikipedia edits	0.7% Ranked 9th.	5.4% Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Japan
World music market > Digital Singles Sales Share in 2005	1.7%	85%
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists, female	2,450 Ranked 4th.	20,320 Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Japan
Telephone subscribers > Per capita	1,201.54 per 1,000 people Ranked 36th.	1,227.11 per 1,000 people Ranked 36th. 2% more than Japan
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines	1.7 per 100 mainlines Ranked 131st.	13.24 per 100 mainlines Ranked 26th. 8 times more than Japan
Broadcasters of Medium > Broadcasters > Première	July 4, 2006	January 3, 2005
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita	11.15 per 1 million people Ranked 31st. 3 times more than United States	3.33 per 1 million people Ranked 47th.
Telephone subscribers	153.53 million Ranked 3rd.	360.35 million Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Japan
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita	8.57 per 1 million people Ranked 43th.	14.12 per 1 million people Ranked 36th. 65% more than Japan
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment	$112,198.68 Million US dollars Ranked 2nd.	$164,622.86 Million US dollars Ranked 1st. 47% more than Japan
Telephone subscribers per employee	1,283.41 Ranked 1st. 4 times more than United States	345.72 Ranked 61st.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP	3.94% GDP Ranked 58th. 48% more than United States	2.67% GDP Ranked 96th.
Television standard > UHF	NTSC M	NTSC M
Newspapers > Female newspaper journalists per million people	19.18 Ranked 16th.	68.76 Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Japan
Internet > ISP > Per capita	0.575 per 1 million people Ranked 83th.	24.27 per 1 million people Ranked 2nd. 42 times more than Japan
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million	9.14 Ranked 37th.	11.24 Ranked 31st. 23% more than Japan
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles	6 Ranked 40th.	7,607 Ranked 1st. 1268 times more than Japan
Newspapers > Male newspaper journalists	17,829 Ranked 1st.	33,814 Ranked 1st. 90% more than Japan
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	30.11 million Ranked 3rd.	73.12 million Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Japan
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports	10.31% Ranked 21st.	12.49% Ranked 15th. 21% more than Japan
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports	14.31% Ranked 14th. 12% more than United States	12.78% Ranked 16th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita	10.84 per 1 million people Ranked 37th.	13.83 per 1 million people Ranked 35th. 28% more than Japan
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences	12,770 Ranked 4th.	14,225 Ranked 3rd. 11% more than Japan
Television standard > VHF	NTSC M	NTSC M
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita	0.896 per 1,000 people Ranked 69th.	3.55 per 1,000 people Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Japan
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	0.0476 Ranked 43th.	25.98 Ranked 42nd. 546 times more than Japan
Television reception by terrestrial means	34% Ranked 8th. 62% more than United States	21% Ranked 13th.
Internet > Specific websites > Chinese Wikipedia readers	0.7% Ranked 9th.	4.6% Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Japan
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports	37.77% Ranked 36th. 26% more than United States	30.02% Ranked 58th.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports	49.85% Ranked 15th. 16% more than United States	43.14% Ranked 26th.
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP	20.71% Ranked 66th.	22.13% Ranked 60th. 7% more than Japan
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities	1,149 Ranked 7th.	3,027 Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Japan
Newspapers > Female newspaper journalists	2,450 Ranked 4th.	20,320 Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Japan
Internet > IP addresses (share)	4.7 Ranked 3rd.	35.9 Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Japan
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita	14.24 per 1 million people Ranked 24th. 64% more than United States	8.66 per 1 million people Ranked 35th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita	20.22 per 1 million people Ranked 31st.	24.44 per 1 million people Ranked 28th. 21% more than Japan
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita	96.65 per 1 million people Ranked 19th. 2 times more than United States	39.95 per 1 million people Ranked 35th.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalist gender ratio	13.74 Ranked 25th.	60.09 Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Japan
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million	331.4 Ranked 27th.	870.97 Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Japan
Phone subscribers	1,184.84 Ranked 19th. 6% more than United States	1,117.9 Ranked 22nd.
Television revenue from subscriptions	14% Ranked 11th.	44% Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Japan
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue	12.83% Ranked 53th. 39% more than United States	9.22% Ranked 87th.
Internet > Government Broadband Index	4.3 Ranked 2nd. 43% more than United States	3 Ranked 11th.
Telephone lines > Per 100 people	37.92 Ranked 41st.	50.81 Ranked 17th. 34% more than Japan
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month	20.51$/month Ranked 21st. 4 times more than United States	5.21$/month Ranked 153th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people	50.84 Ranked 17th. 15% more than United States	44.02 Ranked 25th.
Internet > Linux web servers per million	18.8 Ranked 19th.	38.98 Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Japan
Royalties and fees	$80.50 Ranked 9th.	$134.30 Ranked 5th. 67% more than Japan
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month	26.15$/month Ranked 22nd. 5% more than United States	25.02$/month Ranked 26th.
Digital terrestrial television > Analog Switch-Off	Planned 24 July 2011	February 17, 2009
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million	14.24 Ranked 24th. 64% more than United States	8.66 Ranked 33th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	0.845 Ranked 110th.	5.08 Ranked 42nd. 6 times more than Japan
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million	79.88 Ranked 14th. 5 times more than United States	15.76 Ranked 30th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million	101.54 Ranked 29th. 92% more than United States	52.8 Ranked 38th.
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment, % of GDP	2.23e-06% Ranked 14th. 88% more than United States	1.18e-06% Ranked 22nd.
Music sales > Singles > Millions	48.3 Ranked 1st. 40 times more than United States	1.2 Ranked 5th.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU	19567300000000	291122000000
Telecommunications employment	0.3% Ranked 18th.	0.86% Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Japan
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million	96.65 Ranked 19th. 2 times more than United States	39.95 Ranked 34th.
Telephone mainlines > Per capita	460.03 per 1,000 people Ranked 21st.	605.97 per 1,000 people Ranked 9th. 32% more than Japan
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million	8.57 Ranked 42nd.	14.12 Ranked 36th. 65% more than Japan
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita	0.867 per 1 million people Ranked 61st.	5.23 per 1 million people Ranked 19th. 6 times more than Japan
Telephone lines	48.43 million Ranked 5th.	154.65 million Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Japan

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