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Media Stats: compare key data on Russia & United States

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STAT Russia United States HISTORY
Broadcast media 6 m 4
Households with television 98.03%
Ranked 13th. About the same as United States
97.84%
Ranked 14th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 143.93
Ranked 54th.
281.99
Ranked 22nd. 96% more than Russia

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 53.27
Ranked 77th.
81.03
Ranked 26th. 52% more than Russia

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 532.81
Ranked 78th.
803.03
Ranked 28th. 51% more than Russia
Internet > Users per 1000 211.12
Ranked 78th.
697.1
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Russia

Internet users 59.7 million
Ranked 2nd.
245 million
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Russia
News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>Itar-Tass - state-owned news agency, pages in English</p> </p>RIA-Novosti - state-owned news agency, pages in English</p> </p>Interfax - private news agency, pages in English</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17840134">Full Article</a> <p>Associated Press</p> </p>Bloomberg Business News</p> </p>UPI</p>
Personal computers > Per capita 121.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th.
762.15 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Russia

Radio > List of radio stations <p>Radio Russia - national network run by state-owned Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (VGTRK)</p> </p>Ekho Moskvy - editorially-independent station, majority owned by state-run Gazprom</p> </p>Radio Mayak - state-run national network</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17840134">Full Article</a> <p>NPR (National Public Radio) - non-commercial network of member stations; news, information and cultural programmes</p> </p>Clear Channel - America&#039;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 183.52
Ranked 8th. 87% more than United States
98.17
Ranked 111th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 1,202.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 42% more than United States
846.78 per 1,000 people
Ranked 59th.

Television > List of TV stations <p>Russia One - national network, run by state-owned Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (VGTRK)</p> </p>Channel One - national network, 51% owned by state, 49% by private shareholders</p> </p>NTV - national network, owned by state-run Gazprom</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17840134">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 410.71 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd.
803.21 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 96% more than Russia

Televisions per 1000 418.4
Ranked 36th.
754.89
Ranked 3rd. 80% more than Russia
Personal computers per 1000 121.55
Ranked 19th.
764.36
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Russia

Radio broadcast stations AM 323, FM 1,500 est., shortwave 62 AM 4,789, FM 8,961, shortwave 19
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 91.78
Ranked 36th.
193.19
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Russia

Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,118.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd.
1,227.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th. 10% more than Russia

Internet > Users > Per capita 212.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th.
695.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Russia

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 298.9
Ranked 54th.
442.8
Ranked 25th. 48% more than Russia

Televisions 60.5 million
Ranked 5th.
219 million
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Russia
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 308.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st.
541.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 76% more than Russia

Internet users > Per 100 people 31.88
Ranked 70th.
75.77
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Russia

Internet > Internet users 75.93 million
Ranked 6th.
254.3 million
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Russia
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 14,365 Mbps
Ranked 25th.
970,953.5 Mbps
Ranked 1st. 68 times more than Russia

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 99.86 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 65th.
3,306.44 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 19th. 33 times more than Russia

Personal computers 17.4 million
Ranked 3rd.
223.81 million
Ranked 1st. 13 times more than Russia

Television broadcast stations 7,306
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than United States
2,218
Ranked 1st.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 2.22 billion min.
Ranked 12th.
82.06 billion min.
Ranked 1st. 37 times more than Russia

Radios per 1000 425.31
Ranked 80th.
1,982.02
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Russia
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 1,624.27
Ranked 4th. 74% more than United States
932.29
Ranked 78th.

Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $50.05 billion
Ranked 12th.
$991.69 billion
Ranked 1st. 20 times more than Russia

Internet > Percent using internet 53.27%
Ranked 76th.
81.03%
Ranked 24th. 52% more than Russia

Telephones > Mobile cellular 236.7 million
Ranked 6th.
290.3 million
Ranked 3rd. 23% more than Russia

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.418 per capita
Ranked 72nd.
2.11 per capita
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Russia

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 315.71
Ranked 48th.
459.63
Ranked 20th. 46% more than Russia

Telephone mainlines per 1000 280.13
Ranked 45th.
607.73
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Russia

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>Komsomolskaya Pravda - mass circulation, left-leaning daily, controlled by energy group YeSN</p> </p>Kommersant - daily, business-orientated, controlled by steel tycoon Alisher Usmanov</p> </p>Moskovsky Komsomolets - popular privately-owned Moscow daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17840134">Full Article</a> <p>USA Today - national daily</p> </p>Wall Street Journal - business daily</p> </p>Christian Science Monitor - church-owned daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16757497">Full Article</a>
Films produced 120
Ranked 10th.
611
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Russia
Cinema attendance 19.05 million
Ranked 21st.
1.42 billion
Ranked 2nd. 75 times more than Russia
Telephone system > General assessment the telephone system is experiencing significant changes; there are more than 1,000 companies licensed to offer communication services; access to digital lines has improved, particularly in urban centers; Internet and e-mail services are improving; Russia has made progress toward building the telecommunications infrastructure necessary for a market economy; the estimated number of mobile subscribers jumped from fewer than 1 million in 1998 to more than 235 million in 2011; fixed line service has improved but a large demand remains a large, technologically advanced, multipurpose communications system
Cinema attendance per capita 0.132
Ranked 64th.
4.9
Ranked 2nd. 37 times more than Russia
Television receivers per 1000 410.72
Ranked 32nd.
803.21
Ranked 1st. 96% more than Russia

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 140
Ranked 12th.
819
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Russia

Internet > IP addresses per capita 309.69
Ranked 83th.
4,911.96
Ranked 2nd. 16 times more than Russia
Average cost of local call 0.01
Ranked 7th.
0.09
Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than Russia
Internet > Users 30 million
Ranked 9th.
208 million
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Russia

Internet > Internet penetration 53.3%
Ranked 81st.
81%
Ranked 29th. 52% more than Russia
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 838.28
Ranked 35th. 23% more than United States
682.36
Ranked 50th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,824.57
Ranked 6th. 85% more than United States
987.53
Ranked 110th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines 42.9 million
Ranked 6th.
139 million
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Russia

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 261.89 million
Ranked 5th.
310 million
Ranked 3rd. 18% more than Russia

Internet > Internet Service Providers 300
Ranked 5th.
7,000
Ranked 1st. 23 times more than Russia
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 20.66 million
Ranked 7th.
88.52 million
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Russia

Cinemas > Per capita 0.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th.
0.116 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 12 times more than Russia

Telephones > Main lines in use 44.15 million
Ranked 5th.
146 million
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Russia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 30.14
Ranked 52nd.
44.41
Ranked 23th. 47% more than Russia

Active military personnel 766,000
Ranked 1st.
1.43 million
Ranked 1st. 87% more than Russia
Radio receivers per 1000 417.5
Ranked 69th.
2,108.88
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Russia

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 838.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th. 23% more than United States
680.31 per 1,000 people
Ranked 49th.

Internet > Hosts per 1000 33.97
Ranked 63th.
1,039.15
Ranked 2nd. 31 times more than Russia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 261.89 million
Ranked 5th.
303.05 million
Ranked 3rd. 16% more than Russia

Radio receivers 61.5 million
Ranked 8th.
575 million
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Russia

Cinema > Number of cinemas 1,510
Ranked 1st.
6,356
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Russia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 256.12 million
Ranked 5th.
327.58 million
Ranked 3rd. 28% more than Russia
Television receivers 60.5 million
Ranked 5th.
219 million
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Russia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology 984
Ranked 13th.
3,803
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Russia

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 49.73 per 1 million people
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than United States
7.42 per 1 million people
Ranked 17th.

Mobile phone subscribers 120 million
Ranked 3rd.
201.65 million
Ranked 2nd. 68% more than Russia

Telephone system > International country code - 7; Russia is connected internationally by undersea fiber optic cables; satellite earth stations provide access to Intelsat, Intersputnik, Eutelsat, Inmarsat, and Orbita systems country code - 1; multiple ocean cable systems provide international connectivity; satellite earth stations - 61 Intelsat (45 Atlantic Ocean and 16 Pacific Ocean), 5 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region), and 4 Inmarsat (Pacific and Atlantic Ocean regions)
Internet > ISP 300
Ranked 2nd.
7,000
Ranked 1st. 23 times more than Russia
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 11.1
Ranked 62nd.
167.13
Ranked 15th. 15 times more than Russia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 42.9 million
Ranked 6th.
139 million
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Russia

Films produced per million 0.83
Ranked 33th.
2.11
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Russia
Radios 61.5 million
Ranked 8th.
575 million
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Russia
Internet > Hosts 4.82 million
Ranked 14th.
316 million
Ranked 1st. 66 times more than Russia

Cinemas > Annual attendance 19.1 million
Ranked 14th.
1.47 billion
Ranked 1st. 77 times more than Russia

Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 0.131
Ranked 45th.
5.25
Ranked 2nd. 40 times more than Russia

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 99.86 Mbps
Ranked 64th.
3,316.04 Mbps
Ranked 19th. 33 times more than Russia

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 13.28 million
Ranked 7th.
57.35 million
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Russia

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 250
Ranked 8th.
1,486
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Russia

Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 37.5%
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than United States
11.6%
Ranked 44th.

Internet > Top level domain .ru .us
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.036$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 62nd.
0.088$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Russia

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 0.979
Ranked 58th.
2.63
Ranked 38th. 3 times more than Russia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences 2,869
Ranked 4th.
3,725
Ranked 2nd. 30% more than Russia

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 92.32
Ranked 37th.
195.85
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Russia

Telephone system > Domestic cross-country digital trunk lines run from Saint Petersburg to Khabarovsk, and from Moscow to Novorossiysk; the telephone systems in 60 regional capitals have modern digital infrastructures; cellular services, both analog and digital, are available in many areas; in rural areas, the telephone services are still outdated, inadequate, and low density 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 .ru .us
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 24.39 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 67th.
83.14 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Russia

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 15.31 min.
Ranked 90th.
280.26 min.
Ranked 9th. 18 times more than Russia

Telephone mainlines 40.1 million
Ranked 5th.
177.95 million
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Russia

Cinemas 1,416
Ranked 6th.
31,640
Ranked 1st. 22 times more than Russia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita 0.245 per 1,000 people
Ranked 39th.
0.253 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th. 3% more than Russia

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 11.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 63th.
166.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 15th. 15 times more than Russia

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering Selective filtering No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 12.72$/month
Ranked 128th.
14.95$/month
Ranked 120th. 18% more than Russia

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 15.31 min. per capita
Ranked 89th.
279.45 min. per capita
Ranked 9th. 18 times more than Russia

Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people 10.63
Ranked 1st.
21.3
Ranked 22nd. Twice as much as Russia
Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 62.5%
Ranked 23th.
88.4%
Ranked 16th. 41% more than Russia

Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$ $352.80
Ranked 46th.
$3,230.18
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Russia

Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 222.13$ per capita
Ranked 47th.
3,851.5$ per capita
Ranked 2nd. 17 times more than Russia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology 1,171
Ranked 5th. 30% more than United States
898
Ranked 10th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature 8,493
Ranked 8th.
13,221
Ranked 3rd. 56% more than Russia

Mobile cellular subscriptions 199.52 million
Ranked 5th.
270.5 million
Ranked 4th. 36% more than Russia

Internet > Broadband subscribers 1.59 million
Ranked 20th.
49.39 million
Ranked 1st. 31 times more than Russia

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 2.07
Ranked 84th.
24.13
Ranked 23th. 12 times more than Russia
Cinemas per million 9.68
Ranked 32nd.
116.04
Ranked 5th. 12 times more than Russia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences 7,003
Ranked 5th.
10,762
Ranked 3rd. 54% more than Russia

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 333
Ranked 7th.
1,476
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Russia

Internet > IP addresses 42.76 million
Ranked 13th.
1.54 billion
Ranked 1st. 36 times more than Russia
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 1,140.57
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than United States
367.37
Ranked 13th.

Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 31737000000 26836000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 6.54
Ranked 62nd.
24.02
Ranked 18th. 4 times more than Russia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 298.9
Ranked 59th.
442.8
Ranked 28th. 48% more than Russia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total 36,237
Ranked 7th.
68,175
Ranked 3rd. 88% more than Russia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 75.34 million
Ranked 5th.
234.41 million
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Russia
Internet > Broadband access 1.41 million
Ranked 19th.
40.88 million
Ranked 1st. 29 times more than Russia
Television broadcast stations per million 49.73
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than United States
7.43
Ranked 15th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million 245.28
Ranked 39th.
253.07
Ranked 36th. 3% more than Russia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation 664
Ranked 17th.
4,245
Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Russia

Internet > TLD .ru; note - Russia also has responsibility for a legacy domain ".su" that was allocated to the Soviet Union and is being phased out .us
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 140.56
Ranked 12th. 58% more than United States
88.87
Ranked 80th.

Internet > Livejournal users 37,870
Ranked 4th.
1.29 million
Ranked 1st. 34 times more than Russia
Internet > Secure Internet servers 449
Ranked 34th.
259,881
Ranked 1st. 579 times more than Russia

Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people 0.328
Ranked 45th.
0.355
Ranked 43th. 8% more than Russia

Cinema > Number of distribution companies 47
Ranked 9th.
109
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Russia

Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita 0.131 per capita
Ranked 46th.
5.25 per capita
Ranked 2nd. 40 times more than Russia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date 2013.12.01 2003.11.24
Telecommunications > Country calling code 7 1
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price RUR 0-100 free
Telephone subscribers per 1000 1,118.41
Ranked 40th.
1,230.67
Ranked 35th. 10% more than Russia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 52.9%
Ranked 25th.
74.7%
Ranked 9th. 41% more than Russia
E-Government rating 36.8
Ranked 124th.
60.1
Ranked 4th. 63% more than Russia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million 19.42
Ranked 31st. 40% more than United States
13.83
Ranked 34th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita 57.49 per 1 million people
Ranked 35th. 17% more than United States
49.08 per 1 million people
Ranked 36th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 2.28
Ranked 40th.
5.23
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Russia

Newspapers > Newspaper journalists 102,300
Ranked 1st. 89% more than United States
54,134
Ranked 3rd.

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 3.15 per 1 million people
Ranked 118th.
869.2 per 1 million people
Ranked 7th. 276 times more than Russia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 44.96 million
Ranked 5th.
114 million
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Russia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million 57.49
Ranked 34th. 17% more than United States
49.08
Ranked 35th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita 22.76 per 1 million people
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than United States
11.24 per 1 million people
Ranked 32nd.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History 1,615
Ranked 8th.
6,583
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Russia

Internet > Livejournal users per million 263.26
Ranked 44th.
4,415.29
Ranked 3rd. 17 times more than Russia
Website defacements 112
Ranked 18th.
429
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Russia
Website defacements per million 0.767
Ranked 91st.
1.51
Ranked 69th. 96% more than Russia
Internet > Linux web servers 55
Ranked 25th.
11,108
Ranked 1st. 202 times more than Russia
1995 Shanghai International Film Festival > In competition > Director Karen Shakhnazarov Alfonso Arau
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita 8.63 per 1 million people
Ranked 36th.
8.66 per 1 million people
Ranked 35th. About the same as Russia

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation 164.07 million
Ranked 1st. 53% more than United States
107.57 million
Ranked 2nd.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita 10.93 per 1 million people
Ranked 42nd.
24.44 per 1 million people
Ranked 28th. 2 times more than Russia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita 47.4 per 1 million people
Ranked 33th. 19% more than United States
39.95 per 1 million people
Ranked 35th.

Internet > ISP > Per capita 2.05 per 1 million people
Ranked 51st.
24.27 per 1 million people
Ranked 2nd. 12 times more than Russia
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code 7
Ranked 54th. 7 times more than United States
1
Ranked 32nd.
Phone system > International dialling code +7 +1
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 528.73
Ranked 24th.
740.25
Ranked 9th. 40% more than Russia
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 7,267
Ranked 2nd.
7,607
Ranked 1st. 5% more than Russia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology 1,275
Ranked 9th.
2,333
Ranked 3rd. 83% more than Russia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita 59.57 per 1 million people
Ranked 38th. 13% more than United States
52.8 per 1 million people
Ranked 39th.

Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 3.15
Ranked 116th.
870.97
Ranked 7th. 276 times more than Russia

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 34.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th.
1,040.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 30 times more than Russia

Phone subscribers 281.14
Ranked 74th.
1,117.9
Ranked 22nd. 4 times more than Russia
Telephone lines 44.9 million
Ranked 6th.
154.65 million
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Russia

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 9.28 million
Ranked 10th.
73.12 million
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Russia

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 8.89%
Ranked 31st.
12.49%
Ranked 15th. 40% more than Russia

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 0.38%
Ranked 87th.
12.78%
Ranked 16th. 34 times more than Russia

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 38.95
Ranked 92nd.
1,474.08
Ranked 19th. 38 times more than Russia

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 14.48
Ranked 55th.
28.03
Ranked 22nd. 94% more than Russia

Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people 714.63
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than United States
183.18
Ranked 15th.

Idol series > Idol around the world > Winners Season 1, 2003 : Aleksey Goman <br> Season 2, 2004 : Ruslan Alehno<br> Season 3, 2006 : Borkhuu Amarkhuu <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Idol_%28Season_1%29">Season 1, 2002</a> : Kelly Clarkson <br> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Idol_%28Season_2%29">Season 2, 2003</a> : Ruben Studdard <br> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Idol_%28Season_3%29">Season 3, 2004</a> : Fantasia Barrino <br> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Idol_%28Season_4%29">Season 4, 2005</a> : Carrie Underwood <br> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Idol_%28Season_5%29">Season 5, 2006</a> : Taylor Hicks <br> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Idol_%28Season_6%29">Season 6, 2007</a> : In progress
Internet > ISP per million 2.05
Ranked 58th.
24.34
Ranked 3rd. 12 times more than Russia
Royalties and fees $0.60
Ranked 40th.
$134.30
Ranked 5th. 224 times more than Russia
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 1.74
Ranked 86th.
5.08
Ranked 42nd. 3 times more than Russia

Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 10.54
Ranked 93th.
1,234.13
Ranked 6th. 117 times more than Russia

Internet servers using encryption 1,495
Ranked 30th.
378,887
Ranked 1st. 253 times more than Russia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million 10.93
Ranked 42nd.
24.44
Ranked 27th. 2 times more than Russia

Internet usage % > 2007 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_internet_users">27.1</a> Uzbekistan
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 1,118.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd.
1,227.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th. 10% more than Russia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita 7.93 per 1 million people
Ranked 32nd. 2 times more than United States
3.33 per 1 million people
Ranked 47th.

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 31.63
Ranked 50th.
50.81
Ranked 17th. 61% more than Russia

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 30.06
Ranked 54th.
44.02
Ranked 25th. 46% more than Russia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita 6.66 per 1 million people
Ranked 45th.
14.12 per 1 million people
Ranked 36th. 2 times more than Russia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million 4.49
Ranked 47th.
15.76
Ranked 30th. 4 times more than Russia

Telephone subscribers 160.1 million
Ranked 2nd.
360.35 million
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Russia

Telephone subscribers per employee 333.97
Ranked 64th.
345.72
Ranked 61st. 4% more than Russia

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 2.87% GDP
Ranked 56th. 7% more than United States
2.67% GDP
Ranked 96th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million 6.66
Ranked 44th.
14.12
Ranked 36th. 2 times more than Russia

Television standard > UHF SECAM <a href=/encyclopedia/Kelvin>K</a> NTSC M
Internet > Linux web servers per million 0.377
Ranked 78th.
38.98
Ranked 5th. 103 times more than Russia
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 35.21 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 48th. 3 times more than United States
13.24 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 26th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,824.58
Ranked 4th. 89% more than United States
965.4
Ranked 113th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million 59.57
Ranked 37th. 13% more than United States
52.8
Ranked 38th.

Music sales > Singles > Millions 0.05
Ranked 24th.
1.2
Ranked 5th. 24 times more than Russia

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 620000000000 291122000000
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 5.96$/month
Ranked 146th. 14% more than United States
5.21$/month
Ranked 153th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million 47.4
Ranked 32nd. 19% more than United States
39.95
Ranked 34th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million 8.63
Ranked 34th.
8.66
Ranked 33th. About the same as Russia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million 7.93
Ranked 33th. 2 times more than United States
3.33
Ranked 47th.

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 280.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th.
605.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Russia

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 2.34 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd.
3.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 52% more than Russia

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 10.53%
Ranked 117th. 14% more than United States
9.22%
Ranked 87th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million 22.76
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than United States
11.24
Ranked 31st.

Internet > IP addresses (share) 1
Ranked 13th.
35.9
Ranked 1st. 36 times more than Russia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities 3,362
Ranked 2nd. 11% more than United States
3,027
Ranked 3rd.

ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 31.92%
Ranked 37th. 44% more than United States
22.13%
Ranked 60th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 37.17%
Ranked 36th.
43.14%
Ranked 26th. 16% more than Russia

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 35%
Ranked 43th. 17% more than United States
30.02%
Ranked 58th.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 50.52
Ranked 18th. 94% more than United States
25.98
Ranked 42nd.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences 8,801
Ranked 7th.
14,225
Ranked 3rd. 62% more than Russia

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 2.28 per 1 million people
Ranked 39th.
5.23 per 1 million people
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Russia

ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $2.63 billion
Ranked 18th.
$22.44 billion
Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than Russia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita 19.42 per 1 million people
Ranked 32nd. 40% more than United States
13.83 per 1 million people
Ranked 35th.

Television standard > VHF SECAM D NTSC M

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