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Households with television: Households with television are the share of households with a television set. Some countries report only the number of households with a color television set, and therefore the true number may be higher than reported.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users (per 100 people). Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
Internet > Internet users per thousand people: Internet users. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Internet > Users per 1000: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
News Agencies > List of news agencies: List of news agencies.
Personal computers > Per capita: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Radio > List of radio stations: List of radio stations.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people: Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people). Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included.
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Television > List of TV stations: List of TV stations.
Television receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Televisions per 1000: The total number of televisions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Personal computers per 1000: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Radio broadcast stations: The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast stations.
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people: Daily newspapers refer to those published at least four times a week and calculated as average circulation (or copies printed) per 1,000 people."
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people: Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
Internet > Users > Per capita: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Televisions: The total number of televisions
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
Internet > Internet users: Internet users.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Personal computers: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual.
Television broadcast stations: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes).
Radios per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment."
Internet > Percent using internet: Percentage of individuals using the Internet.
Telephones > Mobile cellular: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use.
Radio receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telephone mainlines per 1000: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Newspapers > List of newspapers: List of newspapers.
Telephone system > General assessment: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic and international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
Television receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
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.
Internet > Users: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months.
Internet > Internet penetration: Penetration.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecoms > Telephone lines: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included.
Internet > Internet Service Providers: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
Telephones > Main lines in use: The total number of main telephone lines in use.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people: Fixed-telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.
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 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.
Internet > Hosts: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day.
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.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Telephone mainlines: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment.
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 spending per capita > Current US$: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment."
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included."
Internet > Broadband subscribers: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries.
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > IP addresses: Number of IPv4 internet addresses allocated to each country.
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.
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.
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 per million people: Total number of film distribution companies. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Cinema > Number of distribution companies: Total number of film distribution companies.
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.
Telephone subscribers per 1000: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration: Mobile subscriptions %.
E-Government rating: Darrell M. West, Center for Public Policy, Brown University
Population covered by mobile telephony: Population covered by mobile telephony is the percentage of people within range of a mobile cellular signal regardless of whether they are subscribers.
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.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines: Number of telephone lines.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Internet > Livejournal users per million: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
Telephone subscribers per employee: Telephone subscribers per employee are telephone subscribers (fixed-line plus mobile) divided by total telecommunications employees.
Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History 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.
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.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people: Newspaper journalists (headcounts) per 1,000,000 inhabitants.
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.
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 > ISP > 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.
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 > Philosophy > Psychology > 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.
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code: Country Code.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
Phone system > International dialling code: Country international dialling code.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile subscriptions Number. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Newspapers > 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.
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).
Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita: Telephone employees refer to the total full-time telecommunications staff. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telephone mainlines > Per capita: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet servers using encryption: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Phone subscribers: Fixed line and mobile telephones (per 1,000 people). Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. 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 > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.

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STAT	Nigeria	United States
Broadcast media	nearly 70 federal-government-controlled national and regional TV stations; all 36 states operate TV stations; several private TV stations operational; cable and satellite TV subscription services are available; network of federal-government-controlled national, regional, and state radio stations; roughly 40 state-government-owned radio stations typically carry their own programs except for news broadcasts; about 20 private radio stations also operate; transmissions of international broadcasters are available	4
Households with television	25.6% Ranked 107th.	97.84% Ranked 14th. 4 times more than Nigeria
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000	0.0846 Ranked 176th.	281.99 Ranked 22nd. 3334 times more than Nigeria
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people	32.88 Ranked 120th.	81.03 Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Nigeria
Internet > Internet users per thousand people	320.5 Ranked 124th.	803.03 Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Nigeria
Internet > Users per 1000	67.94 Ranked 113th.	697.1 Ranked 8th. 10 times more than Nigeria
Internet users	43.99 million Ranked 9th.	245 million Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Nigeria
News Agencies > List of news agencies	<p>News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) - government-owned</p>	<p>Associated Press</p> </p>Bloomberg Business News</p> </p>UPI</p>
Personal computers > Per capita	6.28 per 1,000 people Ranked 135th.	762.15 per 1,000 people Ranked 4th. 121 times more than Nigeria
Radio > List of radio stations	<p>Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) - state-run, operates 37 stations broadcasting in 15 languages</p> </p>Voice of Nigeria - FRCN's external service, via shortwave</p> </p>Ray Power - private, owned by DAAR Communications, runs music-based and speech-based FM stations</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13949549">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	67.68 Ranked 153th.	98.17 Ranked 111th. 45% more than Nigeria
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita	299.15 per 1,000 people Ranked 120th.	846.78 per 1,000 people Ranked 59th. 3 times more than Nigeria
Television > List of TV stations	<p>Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) - state-run, operates scores of national and regional stations; national services broadcast in English</p> </p>AIT - private, owned by DAAR Communications, broadcasting in Lagos, Abuja and internationally via satellite</p> </p>Minaj TV - private, eastern Nigeria and via cable/satellite</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13949549">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	59.9 per 1,000 people Ranked 117th.	803.21 per 1,000 people Ranked 1st. 13 times more than Nigeria
Televisions per 1000	52.06 Ranked 134th.	754.89 Ranked 3rd. 15 times more than Nigeria
Personal computers per 1000	6.38 Ranked 134th.	764.36 Ranked 3rd. 120 times more than Nigeria
Radio broadcast stations	AM 83, FM 36, shortwave 11	AM 4,789, FM 8,961, shortwave 19
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people	25.41 Ranked 54th.	193.19 Ranked 18th. 8 times more than Nigeria
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people	150.61 per 1,000 people Ranked 109th.	1,227.11 per 1,000 people Ranked 36th. 8 times more than Nigeria
Internet > Users > Per capita	74.06 per 1,000 people Ranked 113th.	695.68 per 1,000 people Ranked 9th. 9 times more than Nigeria
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000	2.48 Ranked 195th.	442.8 Ranked 25th. 179 times more than Nigeria
Televisions	6.9 million Ranked 26th.	219 million Ranked 2nd. 32 times more than Nigeria
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita	11.7 per 1,000 people Ranked 109th.	541.94 per 1,000 people Ranked 9th. 46 times more than Nigeria
Internet users > Per 100 people	15.86 Ranked 103th.	75.77 Ranked 11th. 5 times more than Nigeria
Internet > Internet users	55.93 million Ranked 8th.	254.3 million Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Nigeria
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita	23.32 per 1,000 people Ranked 59th.	198.23 per 1,000 people Ranked 16th. 9 times more than Nigeria
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps	130 Mbps Ranked 54th.	970,953.5 Mbps Ranked 1st. 7469 times more than Nigeria
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita	0.92 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 84th.	3,306.44 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 19th. 3594 times more than Nigeria
Personal computers	867,000 Ranked 54th.	223.81 million Ranked 1st. 258 times more than Nigeria
Television broadcast stations	3 Ranked 7th.	2,218 Ranked 1st. 739 times more than Nigeria
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes	298.74 million min. Ranked 61st.	82.06 billion min. Ranked 1st. 275 times more than Nigeria
Radios per 1000	177.29 Ranked 142nd.	1,982.02 Ranked 1st. 11 times more than Nigeria
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000	470.45 Ranked 138th.	932.29 Ranked 78th. 98% more than Nigeria
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$	$6.43 billion Ranked 47th.	$991.69 billion Ranked 1st. 154 times more than Nigeria
Internet > Percent using internet	32.88% Ranked 121st.	81.03% Ranked 24th. 2 times more than Nigeria
Telephones > Mobile cellular	95.17 million Ranked 12th.	290.3 million Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Nigeria
Radio receivers > Per capita	0.204 per capita Ranked 122nd.	2.11 per capita Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Nigeria
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000	9.13 Ranked 171st.	459.63 Ranked 20th. 50 times more than Nigeria
Telephone mainlines per 1000	8.76 Ranked 126th.	607.73 Ranked 8th. 69 times more than Nigeria
Newspapers > List of newspapers	<p>The Guardian - influential, Lagos-based privately-owned national daily</p> </p>The Champion - Lagos-based daily</p> </p>The Punch - privately-owned daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13949549">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>
Telephone system > General assessment	further expansion and modernization of the fixed-line telephone network is needed; network quality remains a problem	a large, technologically advanced, multipurpose communications system
Television receivers per 1000	60.54 Ranked 115th.	803.21 Ranked 1st. 13 times more than Nigeria
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced	997 Ranked 2nd. 22% more than United States	819 Ranked 3rd.
Internet > IP addresses per capita	5.91 Ranked 193th.	4,911.96 Ranked 2nd. 831 times more than Nigeria
Internet > Users	10 million Ranked 26th.	208 million Ranked 2nd. 21 times more than Nigeria
Internet > Internet penetration	32.9% Ranked 127th.	81% Ranked 29th. 2 times more than Nigeria
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000	133.16 Ranked 114th.	682.36 Ranked 50th. 5 times more than Nigeria
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000	667.98 Ranked 154th.	987.53 Ranked 110th. 48% more than Nigeria
Telecoms > Telephone lines	418,166 Ranked 101st.	139 million Ranked 2nd. 332 times more than Nigeria
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions	112.78 million Ranked 10th.	310 million Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Nigeria
Internet > Internet Service Providers	11 Ranked 83th.	7,000 Ranked 1st. 636 times more than Nigeria
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	14,279 Ranked 141st.	88.52 million Ranked 2nd. 6199 times more than Nigeria
Telephones > Main lines in use	719,400 Ranked 89th.	146 million Ranked 2nd. 203 times more than Nigeria
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people	0.248 Ranked 194th.	44.41 Ranked 23th. 179 times more than Nigeria
Active military personnel	80,000 Ranked 31st.	1.43 million Ranked 1st. 18 times more than Nigeria
Radio receivers per 1000	206.18 Ranked 121st.	2,108.88 Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Nigeria
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita	131.49 per 1,000 people Ranked 116th.	680.31 per 1,000 people Ranked 49th. 5 times more than Nigeria
Internet > Hosts per 1000	0.00693 Ranked 184th.	1,039.15 Ranked 2nd. 149932 times more than Nigeria
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions	112.78 million Ranked 10th.	303.05 million Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Nigeria
Radio receivers	23.5 million Ranked 18th.	575 million Ranked 1st. 24 times more than Nigeria
Cinema > Number of cinemas	4,871 Ranked 2nd.	6,356 Ranked 1st. 30% more than Nigeria
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones	114 million Ranked 9th.	327.58 million Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Nigeria
Television receivers	6.9 million Ranked 24th.	219 million Ranked 2nd. 32 times more than Nigeria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology	203 Ranked 32nd.	3,803 Ranked 2nd. 19 times more than Nigeria
Television broadcast stations > Per capita	0.023 per 1 million people Ranked 21st.	7.42 per 1 million people Ranked 17th. 323 times more than Nigeria
Mobile phone subscribers	18.59 million Ranked 22nd.	201.65 million Ranked 2nd. 11 times more than Nigeria
Telephone system > International	country code - 234; landing point for the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and Asia; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean)	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	11 Ranked 61st.	7,000 Ranked 1st. 636 times more than Nigeria
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000	0.00358 Ranked 113th.	167.13 Ranked 15th. 46659 times more than Nigeria
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines	418,166 Ranked 100th.	139 million Ranked 2nd. 332 times more than Nigeria
Radios	23.5 million Ranked 18th.	575 million Ranked 1st. 24 times more than Nigeria
Internet > Hosts	1,048 Ranked 151st.	316 million Ranked 1st. 301527 times more than Nigeria
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000	23.62 Ranked 58th.	198.27 Ranked 16th. 8 times more than Nigeria
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million	0.931 Mbps Ranked 84th.	3,316.04 Mbps Ranked 19th. 3561 times more than Nigeria
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles	38 Ranked 33th.	1,486 Ranked 2nd. 39 times more than Nigeria
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation	2.76 million Ranked 14th.	57.35 million Ranked 4th. 21 times more than Nigeria
Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced	0.101% Ranked 42nd.	11.6% Ranked 44th. 114 times more than Nigeria
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily	2.76 million Ranked 18th.	55.95 million Ranked 3rd. 20 times more than Nigeria
Internet > Top level domain	.ng	.us
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP	0.035$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 63th.	0.088$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Nigeria
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people	6.07 Ranked 17th. 2 times more than United States	2.63 Ranked 38th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences	80 Ranked 40th.	3,725 Ranked 2nd. 47 times more than Nigeria
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	23.62 Ranked 44th.	195.85 Ranked 19th. 8 times more than Nigeria
Telephone system > Domestic	the addition of a second fixed-line provider in 2002 resulted in faster growth but subscribership remains only about 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular services growing rapidly, in part responding to the shortcomings of the fixed-line network; multiple cellular providers operate nationally with subscribership base approaching 60 per 100 persons	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	.ng	.us
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP	1.31 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 76th.	83.14 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 29th. 63 times more than Nigeria
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita	2.37 min. Ranked 122nd.	280.26 min. Ranked 9th. 118 times more than Nigeria
Telephone mainlines	1.22 million Ranked 59th.	177.95 million Ranked 2nd. 145 times more than Nigeria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita	0.012 per 1,000 people Ranked 64th.	0.253 per 1,000 people Ranked 37th. 21 times more than Nigeria
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita	0.004 per 1,000 people Ranked 114th.	166.63 per 1,000 people Ranked 15th. 41658 times more than Nigeria
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering	No evidence of filtering	No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month	50.42$/month Ranked 28th. 3 times more than United States	14.95$/month Ranked 120th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita	2.33 min. per capita Ranked 121st.	279.45 min. per capita Ranked 9th. 120 times more than Nigeria
Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people	33.99 Ranked 12th. 60% more than United States	21.3 Ranked 22nd.
Internet hosts	None	None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films	99.9% Ranked 17th. 13% more than United States	88.4% Ranked 16th.
Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$	$41.53 Ranked 69th.	$3,230.18 Ranked 2nd. 78 times more than Nigeria
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita	27.22$ per capita Ranked 70th.	3,851.5$ per capita Ranked 2nd. 141 times more than Nigeria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology	91 Ranked 35th.	898 Ranked 10th. 10 times more than Nigeria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature	133 Ranked 53th.	13,221 Ranked 3rd. 99 times more than Nigeria
Mobile cellular subscriptions	62.99 million Ranked 17th.	270.5 million Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Nigeria
Internet > Broadband subscribers	500 Ranked 101st.	49.39 million Ranked 1st. 98782 times more than Nigeria
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million	0.083 Ranked 178th.	24.13 Ranked 23th. 291 times more than Nigeria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences	116 Ranked 49th.	10,762 Ranked 3rd. 93 times more than Nigeria
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily	25 Ranked 39th.	1,476 Ranked 1st. 59 times more than Nigeria
Internet > IP addresses	1.01 million Ranked 77th.	1.54 billion Ranked 1st. 1533 times more than Nigeria
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU	50000000000	26836000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	0.04 Ranked 147th.	24.02 Ranked 18th. 601 times more than Nigeria
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people	2.48 Ranked 198th.	442.8 Ranked 28th. 179 times more than Nigeria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total	1,314 Ranked 42nd.	68,175 Ranked 3rd. 52 times more than Nigeria
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions	17.34 million Ranked 18th.	234.41 million Ranked 1st. 14 times more than Nigeria
Television broadcast stations per million	0.0232 Ranked 19th.	7.43 Ranked 15th. 320 times more than Nigeria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million	12.12 Ranked 63th.	253.07 Ranked 36th. 21 times more than Nigeria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation	52 Ranked 44th.	4,245 Ranked 6th. 82 times more than Nigeria
Internet > TLD	.ng	.us
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	41.66 Ranked 134th.	88.87 Ranked 80th. 2 times more than Nigeria
Internet > Livejournal users	41 Ranked 174th.	1.29 million Ranked 1st. 31532 times more than Nigeria
Internet > Secure Internet servers	36 Ranked 87th.	259,881 Ranked 1st. 7219 times more than Nigeria
Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people	0.731 Ranked 31st. 2 times more than United States	0.355 Ranked 43th.
Cinema > Number of distribution companies	120 Ranked 2nd. 10% more than United States	109 Ranked 6th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date	2013.04.22	2003.11.24
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price	Free	free
Telecommunications > Country calling code	234	1
Telephone subscribers per 1000	141.92 Ranked 110th.	1,230.67 Ranked 35th. 9 times more than Nigeria
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration	10.2% Ranked 91st.	74.7% Ranked 9th. 7 times more than Nigeria
E-Government rating	32 Ranked 165th.	60.1 Ranked 4th. 88% more than Nigeria
Population covered by mobile telephony	58% Ranked 62nd.	99% Ranked 28th. 71% more than Nigeria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million	0.738 Ranked 57th.	13.83 Ranked 34th. 19 times more than Nigeria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita	1.22 per 1 million people Ranked 64th.	49.08 per 1 million people Ranked 36th. 40 times more than Nigeria
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million	0.214 Ranked 94th.	5.23 Ranked 20th. 24 times more than Nigeria
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists	6,148 Ranked 11th.	54,134 Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than Nigeria
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita	0.249 per 1 million people Ranked 152nd.	869.2 per 1 million people Ranked 7th. 3491 times more than Nigeria
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines	1.31 million Ranked 69th.	114 million Ranked 2nd. 87 times more than Nigeria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million	1.23 Ranked 63th.	49.08 Ranked 35th. 40 times more than Nigeria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History	55 Ranked 52nd.	6,583 Ranked 3rd. 120 times more than Nigeria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita	0.165 per 1 million people Ranked 61st.	11.24 per 1 million people Ranked 32nd. 68 times more than Nigeria
Internet > Livejournal users per million	0.301 Ranked 197th.	4,415.29 Ranked 3rd. 14646 times more than Nigeria
Television standard > UHF	PAL G	NTSC M
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP	3.47% GDP Ranked 45th. 30% more than United States	2.67% GDP Ranked 96th.
Telephone subscribers per employee	255.7 Ranked 76th.	345.72 Ranked 61st. 35% more than Nigeria
Telephone subscribers	19.81 million Ranked 26th.	360.35 million Ranked 2nd. 18 times more than Nigeria
Telephone subscribers > Per capita	140.14 per 1,000 people Ranked 111th.	1,227.11 per 1,000 people Ranked 36th. 9 times more than Nigeria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million	0.839 Ranked 55th.	3.33 Ranked 47th. 4 times more than Nigeria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million	0.507 Ranked 60th.	24.44 Ranked 27th. 48 times more than Nigeria
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU	450309000000	291122000000
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	0.279 Ranked 133th.	5.08 Ranked 42nd. 18 times more than Nigeria
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people	45.21 Ranked 35th.	183.18 Ranked 15th. 4 times more than Nigeria
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	0.00857 Ranked 176th.	28.03 Ranked 22nd. 3271 times more than Nigeria
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people	1.74 Ranked 159th.	1,474.08 Ranked 19th. 847 times more than Nigeria
Internet > ISP > Per capita	0.088 per 1 million people Ranked 115th.	24.27 per 1 million people Ranked 2nd. 276 times more than Nigeria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita	1.06 per 1 million people Ranked 62nd.	39.95 per 1 million people Ranked 35th. 38 times more than Nigeria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita	0.505 per 1 million people Ranked 61st.	24.44 per 1 million people Ranked 28th. 48 times more than Nigeria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita	0.33 per 1 million people Ranked 59th.	8.66 per 1 million people Ranked 35th. 26 times more than Nigeria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million	0.166 Ranked 60th.	11.24 Ranked 31st. 68 times more than Nigeria
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code	234 Ranked 32nd. 234 times more than United States	1 Ranked 32nd.
Phone system > International dialling code	+234	+1
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people	99.36 Ranked 93th.	740.25 Ranked 9th. 7 times more than Nigeria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology	36 Ranked 40th.	2,333 Ranked 3rd. 65 times more than Nigeria
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	0.662 Ranked 101st.	25.98 Ranked 42nd. 39 times more than Nigeria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences	530 Ranked 39th.	14,225 Ranked 3rd. 27 times more than Nigeria
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita	0.211 per 1 million people Ranked 93th.	5.23 per 1 million people Ranked 19th. 25 times more than Nigeria
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$	$36.59 million Ranked 64th.	$22.44 billion Ranked 3rd. 613 times more than Nigeria
Internet > ISP per million	0.0895 Ranked 120th.	24.34 Ranked 3rd. 272 times more than Nigeria
Telephone system > Regulation	1992	1934
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines	20.6 per 100 mainlines Ranked 37th. 56% more than United States	13.24 per 100 mainlines Ranked 26th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita	0.835 per 1 million people Ranked 55th.	3.33 per 1 million people Ranked 47th. 4 times more than Nigeria
Telephone lines > Per 100 people	0.86 Ranked 168th.	50.81 Ranked 17th. 59 times more than Nigeria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita	1.86 per 1 million people Ranked 54th.	14.12 per 1 million people Ranked 36th. 8 times more than Nigeria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million	0.332 Ranked 57th.	8.66 Ranked 33th. 26 times more than Nigeria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million	1.87 Ranked 53th.	14.12 Ranked 36th. 8 times more than Nigeria
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita	0.117 per 1,000 people Ranked 113th.	3.55 per 1,000 people Ranked 5th. 30 times more than Nigeria
Telephone mainlines > Per capita	8.65 per 1,000 people Ranked 126th.	605.97 per 1,000 people Ranked 9th. 70 times more than Nigeria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million	1.07 Ranked 61st.	39.95 Ranked 34th. 37 times more than Nigeria
Internet servers using encryption	125 Ranked 67th.	378,887 Ranked 1st. 3031 times more than Nigeria
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people	0.81 Ranked 140th.	1,234.13 Ranked 6th. 1524 times more than Nigeria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million	4.89 Ranked 58th.	52.8 Ranked 38th. 11 times more than Nigeria
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people	667.98 Ranked 153th.	965.4 Ranked 113th. 45% more than Nigeria
Phone subscribers	8.9 Ranked 150th.	1,117.9 Ranked 22nd. 126 times more than Nigeria
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million	0.251 Ranked 150th.	870.97 Ranked 7th. 3467 times more than Nigeria
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles	90 Ranked 43th.	7,607 Ranked 1st. 85 times more than Nigeria
Internet > IP addresses (share)	0.0 Ranked 193th.	35.9 Ranked 1st.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities	18 Ranked 53th.	3,027 Ranked 3rd. 168 times more than Nigeria
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP	4.39% Ranked 122nd.	22.13% Ranked 60th. 5 times more than Nigeria
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports	81.83% Ranked 3rd. 90% more than United States	43.14% Ranked 26th.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports	64.2% Ranked 7th. 2 times more than United States	30.02% Ranked 58th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita	4.86 per 1 million people Ranked 59th.	52.8 per 1 million people Ranked 39th. 11 times more than Nigeria
Internet > Hosts > Per capita	0.007 per 1,000 people Ranked 204th.	1,040.07 per 1,000 people Ranked 3rd. 148582 times more than Nigeria
Telephone lines	1.31 million Ranked 65th.	154.65 million Ranked 3rd. 118 times more than Nigeria
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	67,776 Ranked 85th.	73.12 million Ranked 2nd. 1079 times more than Nigeria
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports	10.19% Ranked 22nd.	12.49% Ranked 15th. 23% more than Nigeria
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports	0.0 Ranked 115th.	12.78% Ranked 16th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita	0.734 per 1 million people Ranked 58th.	13.83 per 1 million people Ranked 35th. 19 times more than Nigeria
Television standard > VHF	PAL B	NTSC M
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue	18.06% Ranked 76th. 96% more than United States	9.22% Ranked 87th.
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month	10.6$/month Ranked 95th. 2 times more than United States	5.21$/month Ranked 153th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people	0.251 Ranked 196th.	44.02 Ranked 25th. 175 times more than Nigeria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million	0.48 Ranked 58th.	15.76 Ranked 30th. 33 times more than Nigeria

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