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Canada

Canada Media Stats

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STAT AMOUNT DATE RANK HISTORY
Active military personnel 68,250 2014 37th out of 147
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology 740 1999 7th out of 44
Broadcast media 2 2008
Cable TV subscribers 259 2005 5th out of 18
Cinema > Number of cinemas 656 2005 11th out of 62
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 86 2011 15th out of 82
Cinema attendance 112.79 million 2003 11th out of 78
Cinema attendance per capita 3.56 2003 7th out of 77
Cinemas > Annual attendance 112.8 million 1998 8th out of 60
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 3.73 1998 6th out of 59
Cinemas > Per capita 0.023 per 1,000 people 1998 30th out of 52
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 174.56 2004 23th out of 77
Films produced 69 2003 15th out of 50
Films produced per million 2.18 2003 17th out of 48
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,079.8 per 1,000 people 2005 44th out of 140
Households with television 99% 2003 3rd out of 52
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $89.81 billion 2009 8th out of 69
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 13.5 billion min. 2000 4th out of 143
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 207.56 2005 11th out of 114
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 11.41 million 2012 13th out of 188
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 326.99 2012 15th out of 188
Internet > Hosts 5.12 million 2008 13th out of 226
Internet > Hosts per 1000 153.64 2008 35th out of 198
Internet > IP addresses per capita 2,332.06 2014 10th out of 233
Internet > ISP 760 2000 1st out of 161
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 217,521 Mbps 2004 5th out of 129
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 6,799.87 Mbps per 1 million peop 2004 9th out of 129
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 6,798.59 Mbps 2004 9th out of 127
Internet > Internet Service Providers 760 2003 2nd out of 229
Internet > Internet penetration 86.8% 2013 16th out of 209
Internet > Internet users 29.76 million 2013 20th out of 209
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 86.77 2012 15th out of 201
Internet > Internet users per thousand people 860.93 2013 14th out of 205
Internet > Percent using internet 86.77% 2012 14th out of 200
Internet > Users 28 million 2007 10th out of 154
Internet > Users > Per capita 838.57 per 1,000 people 2007 4th out of 152
Internet > Users per 1000 850.35 2007 3rd out of 149
Internet users 26.96 million 2009 16th out of 206
Internet users > Per 100 people 75.31 2008 13th out of 186
MTV Video Music Awards Latin America > Awards 1 2004 7th out of 7
Mobile phone subscribers 16.6 million 2005 25th out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 513.95 per 1,000 people 2005 65th out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 513.74 2005 65th out of 167
Mobile phones 37.72 per 100 people 2002 31st out of 43
News Agencies > List of news agencies

The Canadian Press

2012
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 103 2004 16th out of 163
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 5.58 million 2004 15th out of 83
Newspapers > List of newspapers

The Globe and Mail - Toronto-based national daily

La Presse - Montreal-based daily

The Toronto Sun - daily


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2012
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 167.93 per 1,000 people 2000 21st out of 57
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 167.92 2000 21st out of 57
Number of PCs per million 699.8 2004 4th out of 162
Personal computers 22.39 million 2004 8th out of 155
Personal computers > Per capita 699.93 per 1,000 people 2004 6th out of 155
Personal computers per 1000 699.8 2004 6th out of 153
Radio > List of radio stations

CBC - public, operates English-language network Radio One and cultural network Radio Two

Societe Radio-Canada - public, operates French-language services Première Chaîne and Espace Musique

Radio Canada International - external service run by CBC


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2012
Radio broadcast stations AM 245, FM 582, shortwave 6 2004
Radio receivers 32.3 million 1997 13th out of 187
Radio receivers > Per capita 1.08 per capita 1997 8th out of 181
Radio receivers per 1000 1,077.13 1997 7th out of 179
Radios 32.3 million 2003 13th out of 221
Radios per 1000 1,019.7 2003 9th out of 196
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 18.01 million 2012 16th out of 211
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 50.65 2012 15th out of 202
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 26.54 million 2014 38th out of 66
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 27.89 million 2012 37th out of 199
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 26.26 million 2012 40th out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 75.74 2012 143th out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 752.94 2012 144th out of 200
Telecoms > Telephone lines 18.01 million 2012 16th out of 203
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 516.33 2012 14th out of 203
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 1.2$ 1998 133th out of 141
Telephone mainlines per 1000 565.62 2005 7th out of 141
Telephone system > General assessment excellent service provided by modern technology 2013
Telephone system > International country code - 1; submarine cables provide links to the US and Europe; satellite earth stations - 7 (5 Intelsat - 4 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean, and 2 Intersputnik - Atlantic Ocean region) 2011
Telephones > Main lines in use 18.2 million 2011 16th out of 189
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 645.03 per 1,000 people 2006 6th out of 147
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 541.14 2009 13th out of 193
Telephones > Mobile cellular 27.39 million 2011 35th out of 192
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 575.89 per 1,000 people 2006 77th out of 148
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 684.35 2009 113th out of 187
Television > List of TV stations

CBC - public, operates English-language national network and cable news channel CBC Newsworld

Societe Radio-Canada - public, operates national French-language network and cable news channel RDI

CTV - major commercial network


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2012
Television broadcast stations 80 1997 8th out of 89
Television broadcast stations > Per capita 2.67 per 1 million people 1997 37th out of 67
Television receivers 21.5 million 1997 12th out of 184
Television receivers > Per capita 716.97 per 1,000 people 1997 3rd out of 178
Television receivers per 1000 716.97 1997 4th out of 176
Televisions 21.5 million 2003 12th out of 214
Televisions per 1000 678.75 2003 5th out of 191

SOURCES: Wikipedia: List of countries by number of military and paramilitary personnel (The list); Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; OECD Communications Outlook 2005; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics, March 11, 2003; UNESCO Institute for Statistics, March 11, 2003. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.; Internet Movie Database 2003; Internet Movie Database 2003. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; World Development Indicators database; World Information Technology and Services Alliance, Digital Planet: The Global Information Economy, and Global Insight, Inc.; World Development Indicators database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; http://www.iana.org/numbers; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users ("Percentage of Individuals using the Internet 2000-2012" , International Telecommunications Union (Geneva), June 2013, retrieved 22 June 2013); Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users (Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" , Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013); International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users (Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" , Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013). Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunications Union. Source tables; Internet World Stats, June 30, 2010; Wikipedia: MTV Video Music Awards Latin America; International Telecommunication Union; British Broadcasting Corporation 2014; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; ITU. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; CIA World Factbook, December 2003. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; International Telecommunications Union; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of mobile phones in use; International Telecommunications Union. Source tables; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

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