Media Stats: compare key data on Oman & United States

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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day.
Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced: Percentage of feature films that are co-productions with international companies.
Internet > Top level domain: Country top level domain.
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.
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.
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films: Percentage of feature films that are 100% funded by national companies.
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.
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 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: 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.
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.
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
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.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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.
Website defacements per million: . Figures expressed per million population 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.
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.
Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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 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.
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines (per 100 people). Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month: Price basket for residential fixed line is calculated as one-fifth of the installation charge, the monthly subscription charge, and the cost of local calls (15 peak and 15 off-peak calls of three minutes each).
Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
Newspapers > Female newspaper journalists per million people: Number of female newspaper journalists by country. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Telephone subscribers per employee: Telephone subscribers per employee are telephone subscribers (fixed-line plus mobile) divided by total telecommunications employees.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people: Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people). Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers (per 100 people). Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people: Newspaper journalists (headcounts) per 1,000,000 inhabitants.
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 > 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 > Male newspaper journalists per million people: Number of male newspaper journalists by country. Figures expressed per million people 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.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people 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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Newspapers > Male newspaper journalists: Number of male newspaper journalists by country.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists, female: Newspaper journalists (headcounts), Female.
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).
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 > Applied sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
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 capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month: Price basket for mobile is calculated as the pre-paid price for 25 calls per month spread over the same mobile network, other mobile networks, and mobile to fixed calls and during peak, off-peak, and weekend times. It also includes 30 text messages per month.
Newspapers > Female newspaper journalists: Number of female newspaper journalists by country.
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 > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation 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.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita: Telephone employees refer to the total full-time telecommunications staff. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.

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STAT	Oman	United States
Broadcast media	1	4
Households with television	79.16% Ranked 71st.	97.84% Ranked 14th. 24% more than Oman
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000	21.49 Ranked 117th.	281.99 Ranked 22nd. 13 times more than Oman
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people	60 Ranked 62nd.	81.03 Ranked 26th. 35% more than Oman
Internet > Internet users per thousand people	587.83 Ranked 65th.	803.03 Ranked 28th. 37% more than Oman
Internet > Users per 1000	132.31 Ranked 91st.	697.1 Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Oman
Internet users	1.47 million Ranked 81st.	245 million Ranked 2nd. 167 times more than Oman
News Agencies > List of news agencies	<p>Oman News Agency - official, English-language pages</p>	<p>Associated Press</p> </p>Bloomberg Business News</p> </p>UPI</p>
Personal computers > Per capita	46.57 per 1,000 people Ranked 88th.	762.15 per 1,000 people Ranked 4th. 16 times more than Oman
Radio > List of radio stations	<p>Radio Oman - state-run, operates Arabic and English-language networks</p> </p>Hala FM - private, Arabic music</p> </p>Al-Wisal - private, Arabic music</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14654265">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	181.73 Ranked 10th. 85% more than United States	98.17 Ranked 111th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita	780.06 per 1,000 people Ranked 70th.	846.78 per 1,000 people Ranked 59th. 9% more than Oman
Television > List of TV stations	<p>Oman TV - state-run</p>	<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	695.96 per 1,000 people Ranked 5th.	803.21 per 1,000 people Ranked 1st. 15% more than Oman
Televisions per 1000	669.7 Ranked 8th.	754.89 Ranked 3rd. 13% more than Oman
Personal computers per 1000	47.89 Ranked 87th.	764.36 Ranked 3rd. 16 times more than Oman
Radio broadcast stations	AM 3, FM 9, shortwave 2	AM 4,789, FM 8,961, shortwave 19
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people	622.7 per 1,000 people Ranked 67th.	1,227.11 per 1,000 people Ranked 36th. 97% more than Oman
Internet > Users > Per capita	106.09 per 1,000 people Ranked 104th.	695.68 per 1,000 people Ranked 9th. 7 times more than Oman
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000	91.9 Ranked 125th.	442.8 Ranked 25th. 5 times more than Oman
Televisions	1.6 million Ranked 69th.	219 million Ranked 2nd. 137 times more than Oman
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita	83.65 per 1,000 people Ranked 88th.	541.94 per 1,000 people Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Oman
Internet users > Per 100 people	20 Ranked 99th.	75.77 Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Oman
Internet > Internet users	1.85 million Ranked 94th.	254.3 million Ranked 2nd. 137 times more than Oman
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps	499 Mbps Ranked 36th.	970,953.5 Mbps Ranked 1st. 1946 times more than Oman
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita	194.39 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 34th.	3,306.44 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 19th. 17 times more than Oman
Personal computers	118,000 Ranked 104th.	223.81 million Ranked 1st. 1897 times more than Oman
Television broadcast stations	13 Ranked 7th.	2,218 Ranked 1st. 171 times more than Oman
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes	468.84 million min. Ranked 35th.	82.06 billion min. Ranked 1st. 175 times more than Oman
Radios per 1000	585.99 Ranked 54th.	1,982.02 Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Oman
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000	1,491.05 Ranked 11th. 60% more than United States	932.29 Ranked 78th.
Internet > Percent using internet	60% Ranked 60th.	81.03% Ranked 24th. 35% more than Oman
Telephones > Mobile cellular	4.81 million Ranked 104th.	290.3 million Ranked 3rd. 60 times more than Oman
Radio receivers > Per capita	0.609 per capita Ranked 46th.	2.11 per capita Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Oman
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000	112.68 Ranked 111th.	459.63 Ranked 20th. 4 times more than Oman
Telephone mainlines per 1000	105.16 Ranked 86th.	607.73 Ranked 8th. 6 times more than Oman
Newspapers > List of newspapers	<p>Al-Watan - daily</p> </p>Oman Daily - Arabic daily</p> </p>The Week - English-language</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14654265">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>
Cinema attendance	250,000 Ranked 73th.	1.42 billion Ranked 2nd. 5684 times more than Oman
Telephone system > General assessment	modern system consisting of open-wire, microwave, and radiotelephone communication stations; limited coaxial cable; domestic satellite system with 8 earth stations	a large, technologically advanced, multipurpose communications system
Cinema attendance per capita	0.105 Ranked 67th.	4.9 Ranked 2nd. 47 times more than Oman
Television receivers per 1000	734.71 Ranked 3rd.	803.21 Ranked 1st. 9% more than Oman
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced	0.0 Ranked 100th.	819 Ranked 3rd.
Internet > IP addresses per capita	200.48 Ranked 101st.	4,911.96 Ranked 2nd. 25 times more than Oman
Average cost of local call	0.02 Ranked 90th.	0.09 Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Oman
Internet > Users	340,000 Ranked 98th.	208 million Ranked 2nd. 612 times more than Oman
Internet > Internet penetration	60% Ranked 65th.	81% Ranked 29th. 35% more than Oman
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000	528.57 Ranked 63th.	682.36 Ranked 50th. 29% more than Oman
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000	1,592.51 Ranked 19th. 61% more than United States	987.53 Ranked 110th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines	304,545 Ranked 112th.	139 million Ranked 2nd. 456 times more than Oman
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions	5.28 million Ranked 108th.	310 million Ranked 3rd. 59 times more than Oman
Internet > Internet Service Providers	1 Ranked 203th.	7,000 Ranked 1st. 7000 times more than Oman
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	71,214 Ranked 105th.	88.52 million Ranked 2nd. 1243 times more than Oman
Cinemas > Per capita	0.007 per 1,000 people Ranked 43th.	0.116 per 1,000 people Ranked 5th. 17 times more than Oman
Telephones > Main lines in use	287,600 Ranked 116th.	146 million Ranked 2nd. 508 times more than Oman
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people	9.19 Ranked 126th.	44.41 Ranked 23th. 5 times more than Oman
Active military personnel	42,600 Ranked 53th.	1.43 million Ranked 1st. 34 times more than Oman
Radio receivers per 1000	642.87 Ranked 44th.	2,108.88 Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Oman
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita	519.38 per 1,000 people Ranked 63th.	680.31 per 1,000 people Ranked 49th. 31% more than Oman
Internet > Hosts per 1000	1.84 Ranked 114th.	1,039.15 Ranked 2nd. 563 times more than Oman
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions	5.28 million Ranked 105th.	303.05 million Ranked 3rd. 57 times more than Oman
Radio receivers	1.4 million Ranked 96th.	575 million Ranked 1st. 411 times more than Oman
Cinema > Number of cinemas	18 Ranked 50th.	6,356 Ranked 1st. 353 times more than Oman
Television receivers	1.6 million Ranked 67th.	219 million Ranked 2nd. 137 times more than Oman
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology	5 Ranked 41st.	3,803 Ranked 2nd. 761 times more than Oman
Television broadcast stations > Per capita	5.41 per 1 million people Ranked 3rd.	7.42 per 1 million people Ranked 17th. 37% more than Oman
Mobile phone subscribers	1.33 million Ranked 89th.	201.65 million Ranked 2nd. 151 times more than Oman
Telephone system > International	country code - 968; the Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG) and the SEA-ME-WE-3 submarine cable provide connectivity to Asia, the Middle East, and Europe; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Indian Ocean), 1 Arabsat	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	1 Ranked 147th.	7,000 Ranked 1st. 7000 times more than Oman
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000	3.32 Ranked 74th.	167.13 Ranked 15th. 50 times more than Oman
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines	304,545 Ranked 112th.	139 million Ranked 2nd. 456 times more than Oman
Radios	1.4 million Ranked 96th.	575 million Ranked 1st. 411 times more than Oman
Internet > Hosts	4,785 Ranked 122nd.	316 million Ranked 1st. 66040 times more than Oman
Cinemas > Annual attendance	300,000 Ranked 57th.	1.47 billion Ranked 1st. 4883 times more than Oman
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita	0.138 Ranked 53th.	5.25 Ranked 2nd. 38 times more than Oman
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million	197.83 Mbps Ranked 34th.	3,316.04 Mbps Ranked 19th. 17 times more than Oman
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles	6 Ranked 88th.	1,486 Ranked 2nd. 248 times more than Oman
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation	62,500 Ranked 109th.	57.35 million Ranked 4th. 918 times more than Oman
Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced	0.0 Ranked 47th.	11.6% Ranked 44th.
Internet > Top level domain	.om	.us
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people	0.0 Ranked 100th.	2.63 Ranked 38th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences	27 Ranked 41st.	3,725 Ranked 2nd. 138 times more than Oman
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	28.72 Ranked 100th.	195.85 Ranked 19th. 7 times more than Oman
Telephone system > Domestic	fixed-line and mobile-cellular subscribership both increasing with fixed-line phone service gradually being introduced to remote villages using wireless local loop systems	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	.om	.us
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP	14.41 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 86th.	83.14 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 29th. 6 times more than Oman
Telephone mainlines	265,237 Ranked 92nd.	177.95 million Ranked 2nd. 671 times more than Oman
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita	190.27 min. Ranked 13th.	280.26 min. Ranked 9th. 47% more than Oman
Cinemas	17 Ranked 50th.	31,640 Ranked 1st. 1861 times more than Oman
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita	0.005 per 1,000 people Ranked 41st.	0.253 per 1,000 people Ranked 37th. 51 times more than Oman
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita	3.26 per 1,000 people Ranked 75th.	166.63 per 1,000 people Ranked 15th. 51 times more than Oman
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering	Selective filtering	No evidence of filtering
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists, female per million people	6.26 Ranked 6th.	68.76 Ranked 5th. 11 times more than Oman
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month	14.53$/month Ranked 122nd.	14.95$/month Ranked 120th. 3% more than Oman
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita	185.03 min. per capita Ranked 14th.	279.45 min. per capita Ranked 9th. 51% more than Oman
Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people	7.05 Ranked 41st.	21.3 Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Oman
Internet hosts	None	None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films	0.0 Ranked 55th.	88.4% Ranked 16th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology	3 Ranked 52nd.	898 Ranked 10th. 299 times more than Oman
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature	34 Ranked 51st.	13,221 Ranked 3rd. 389 times more than Oman
Mobile cellular subscriptions	3.22 million Ranked 98th.	270.5 million Ranked 4th. 84 times more than Oman
Internet > Broadband subscribers	8,378 Ranked 82nd.	49.39 million Ranked 1st. 5895 times more than Oman
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million	0.419 Ranked 146th.	24.13 Ranked 23th. 58 times more than Oman
Cinemas per million	7.83 Ranked 41st.	116.04 Ranked 5th. 15 times more than Oman
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences	1 Ranked 43th.	10,762 Ranked 3rd. 10762 times more than Oman
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily	5 Ranked 73th.	1,476 Ranked 1st. 295 times more than Oman
Internet > IP addresses	619,520 Ranked 87th.	1.54 billion Ranked 1st. 2488 times more than Oman
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU	93411000	26836000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	1.15 Ranked 103th.	24.02 Ranked 18th. 21 times more than Oman
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people	91.9 Ranked 131st.	442.8 Ranked 28th. 5 times more than Oman
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total	12 Ranked 47th.	68,175 Ranked 3rd. 5681 times more than Oman
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions	1.75 million Ranked 64th.	234.41 million Ranked 1st. 134 times more than Oman
Television broadcast stations per million	5.98 Ranked 3rd.	7.43 Ranked 15th. 24% more than Oman
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation	5 Ranked 40th.	4,245 Ranked 6th. 849 times more than Oman
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million	5.52 Ranked 43th.	253.07 Ranked 36th. 46 times more than Oman
Internet > TLD	.om	.us
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	115.58 Ranked 39th. 30% more than United States	88.87 Ranked 80th.
Internet > Livejournal users	87 Ranked 126th.	1.29 million Ranked 1st. 14860 times more than Oman
Internet > Secure Internet servers	9 Ranked 119th.	259,881 Ranked 1st. 28876 times more than Oman
Cinema > Number of distribution companies	9 Ranked 29th.	109 Ranked 6th. 12 times more than Oman
Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people	3.52 Ranked 10th. 10 times more than United States	0.355 Ranked 43th.
Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita	0.13 per capita Ranked 53th.	5.25 per capita Ranked 2nd. 40 times more than Oman
Telecommunications > Country calling code	968	1
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date	2006.08.26	2003.11.24
Telephone subscribers per 1000	633.73 Ranked 65th.	1,230.67 Ranked 35th. 94% more than Oman
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration	56.7% Ranked 22nd.	74.7% Ranked 9th. 32% more than Oman
E-Government rating	36 Ranked 138th.	60.1 Ranked 4th. 67% more than Oman
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita	14.44 per 1 million people Ranked 42nd.	49.08 per 1 million people Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Oman
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million	12.44 Ranked 34th.	13.83 Ranked 34th. 11% more than Oman
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million	2.3 Ranked 39th.	5.23 Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Oman
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists	229 Ranked 4th.	54,134 Ranked 3rd. 236 times more than Oman
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita	3.43 per 1 million people Ranked 114th.	869.2 per 1 million people Ranked 7th. 253 times more than Oman
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita	7.65 per 1 million people Ranked 34th.	11.24 per 1 million people Ranked 32nd. 47% more than Oman
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million	15.66 Ranked 44th.	49.08 Ranked 35th. 3 times more than Oman
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History	9 Ranked 51st.	6,583 Ranked 3rd. 731 times more than Oman
Internet > Livejournal users per million	35.31 Ranked 100th.	4,415.29 Ranked 3rd. 125 times more than Oman
Website defacements per million	1.79 Ranked 65th. 19% more than United States	1.51 Ranked 69th.
Website defacements	4 Ranked 88th.	429 Ranked 2nd. 107 times more than Oman
Internet > Hosts > Per capita	1.45 per 1,000 people Ranked 135th.	1,040.07 per 1,000 people Ranked 3rd. 720 times more than Oman
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	31,983 Ranked 100th.	73.12 million Ranked 2nd. 2286 times more than Oman
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports	3.2% Ranked 113th.	12.49% Ranked 15th. 4 times more than Oman
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports	1.6% Ranked 61st.	12.78% Ranked 16th. 8 times more than Oman
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita	11.47 per 1 million people Ranked 32nd.	13.83 per 1 million people Ranked 35th. 21% more than Oman
Internet > ISP per million	0.456 Ranked 95th.	24.34 Ranked 3rd. 53 times more than Oman
Telephone subscribers > Per capita	622.7 per 1,000 people Ranked 67th.	1,227.11 per 1,000 people Ranked 36th. 97% more than Oman
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita	1.27 per 1 million people Ranked 47th.	3.33 per 1 million people Ranked 47th. 3 times more than Oman
Telephone lines > Per 100 people	9.84 Ranked 117th.	50.81 Ranked 17th. 5 times more than Oman
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people	10.49 Ranked 117th.	44.02 Ranked 25th. 4 times more than Oman
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month	12.11$/month Ranked 63th.	25.02$/month Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Oman
Telephone subscribers	1.6 million Ranked 84th.	360.35 million Ranked 2nd. 225 times more than Oman
Newspapers > Female newspaper journalists per million people	6.26 Ranked 6th.	68.76 Ranked 5th. 11 times more than Oman
Telephone subscribers per employee	583.12 Ranked 31st. 69% more than United States	345.72 Ranked 61st.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP	2.31% GDP Ranked 109th.	2.67% GDP Ranked 96th. 16% more than Oman
Television standard > UHF	PAL G	NTSC M
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people	56.13 Ranked 83th.	1,474.08 Ranked 19th. 26 times more than Oman
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	2.45 Ranked 114th.	28.03 Ranked 22nd. 11 times more than Oman
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles	4 Ranked 1st.	7,607 Ranked 1st. 1902 times more than Oman
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people	89.63 Ranked 5th.	183.18 Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Oman
Internet > ISP > Per capita	0.41 per 1 million people Ranked 94th.	24.27 per 1 million people Ranked 2nd. 59 times more than Oman
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million	8.29 Ranked 36th.	11.24 Ranked 31st. 36% more than Oman
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	2.44 Ranked 69th.	5.08 Ranked 42nd. 2 times more than Oman
Newspapers > Male newspaper journalists per million people	83.37 Ranked 5th.	114.42 Ranked 6th. 37% more than Oman
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code	968 Ranked 15th. 968 times more than United States	1 Ranked 32nd.
Phone system > International dialling code	+968	+1
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people	555.33 Ranked 22nd.	740.25 Ranked 9th. 33% more than Oman
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people	1,592.51 Ranked 16th. 65% more than United States	965.4 Ranked 113th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million	4.15 Ranked 47th.	24.44 Ranked 27th. 6 times more than Oman
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology	1 Ranked 39th.	2,333 Ranked 3rd. 2333 times more than Oman
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita	6.37 per 1 million people Ranked 50th.	52.8 per 1 million people Ranked 39th. 8 times more than Oman
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita	2.12 per 1 million people Ranked 47th.	5.23 per 1 million people Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Oman
Newspapers > Male newspaper journalists	213 Ranked 4th.	33,814 Ranked 1st. 159 times more than Oman
Newspapers > Newspaper journalist gender ratio	7.51 Ranked 7th.	60.09 Ranked 4th. 8 times more than Oman
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million	3.52 Ranked 112th.	870.97 Ranked 7th. 247 times more than Oman
Telephone lines	274,178 Ranked 105th.	154.65 million Ranked 3rd. 564 times more than Oman
Phone subscribers	213.44 Ranked 85th.	1,117.9 Ranked 22nd. 5 times more than Oman
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue	43.31% Ranked 6th. 5 times more than United States	9.22% Ranked 87th.
Television standard > VHF	PAL B	NTSC M
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences	15 Ranked 53th.	14,225 Ranked 3rd. 948 times more than Oman
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	1.57 Ranked 1st.	25.98 Ranked 42nd. 17 times more than Oman
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports	34.69% Ranked 45th. 16% more than United States	30.02% Ranked 58th.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports	4.43% Ranked 128th.	43.14% Ranked 26th. 10 times more than Oman
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists, female	16 Ranked 5th.	20,320 Ranked 1st. 1270 times more than Oman
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP	24.07% Ranked 53th. 9% more than United States	22.13% Ranked 60th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities	18 Ranked 47th.	3,027 Ranked 3rd. 168 times more than Oman
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines	89.73 per 100 mainlines Ranked 5th. 7 times more than United States	13.24 per 100 mainlines Ranked 26th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita	0.416 per 1 million people Ranked 41st.	39.95 per 1 million people Ranked 35th. 96 times more than Oman
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million	6.91 Ranked 52nd.	52.8 Ranked 38th. 8 times more than Oman
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU	286100000	291122000000
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people	11.49 Ranked 89th.	1,234.13 Ranked 6th. 107 times more than Oman
Internet servers using encryption	32 Ranked 99th.	378,887 Ranked 1st. 11840 times more than Oman
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita	3.82 per 1 million people Ranked 45th.	24.44 per 1 million people Ranked 28th. 6 times more than Oman
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million	0.46 Ranked 43th.	39.95 Ranked 34th. 87 times more than Oman
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month	5.47$/month Ranked 150th. 5% more than United States	5.21$/month Ranked 153th.
Newspapers > Female newspaper journalists	16 Ranked 5th.	20,320 Ranked 1st. 1270 times more than Oman
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita	2.08 per 1 million people Ranked 35th.	14.12 per 1 million people Ranked 36th. 7 times more than Oman
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million	0.46 Ranked 37th.	8.66 Ranked 33th. 19 times more than Oman
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita	0.416 per 1 million people Ranked 36th.	8.66 per 1 million people Ranked 35th. 21 times more than Oman
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million	1.38 Ranked 47th.	3.33 Ranked 47th. 2 times more than Oman
Internet > IP addresses (share)	0.0 Ranked 147th.	35.9 Ranked 1st.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million	2.3 Ranked 35th.	15.76 Ranked 30th. 7 times more than Oman
Telephone mainlines > Per capita	103.33 per 1,000 people Ranked 85th.	605.97 per 1,000 people Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Oman
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million	2.3 Ranked 36th.	14.12 Ranked 36th. 6 times more than Oman
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita	0.71 per 1,000 people Ranked 63th.	3.55 per 1,000 people Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Oman

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