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Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo Media Stats

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STAT AMOUNT DATE RANK HISTORY
Active military personnel 151,251 2014 19th out of 147
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology 40 1996 49th out of 72
Broadcast media - 2007
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 2.76 1998 76th out of 87
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 47.9 per 1,000 people 2005 130th out of 140
Households with television 1.69% 2002 142nd out of 142
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 2.88 million min. 1995 160th out of 163
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 0.0278 2005 106th out of 114
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 0.0 2012 186th out of 188
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 0.0 2012 186th out of 188
Internet > Hosts 3,211 2008 130th out of 226
Internet > Hosts per 1000 0.0546 2008 165th out of 198
Internet > IP addresses per capita 0.29 2014 222nd out of 233
Internet > ISP 1 2001 28th out of 31
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 5 Mbps 2005 84th out of 87
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 0.087 Mbps per 1 million peop 2005 87th out of 87
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 0.0925 Mbps 2005 87th out of 87
Internet > Internet Service Providers 1 2003 177th out of 229
Internet > Internet penetration 1.7% 2013 200th out of 209
Internet > Internet users 1.24 million 2013 110th out of 209
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 1.68 2012 192nd out of 201
Internet > Internet users per thousand people 16.38 2013 196th out of 205
Internet > Percent using internet 1.68% 2012 190th out of 200
Internet > Users 230,400 2007 108th out of 154
Internet > Users > Per capita 3.5 per 1,000 people 2007 148th out of 152
Internet > Users per 1000 4.03 2007 144th out of 149
Internet users 290,000 2008 3rd out of 9
Mobile phone subscribers 2.75 million 2005 70th out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 47.72 per 1,000 people 2005 147th out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 50.83 2005 145th out of 167
News Agencies > List of news agencies

Agence Congolaise de Presse (ACP) - state-controlled

2012
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 12 2004 63th out of 163
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 129,000 1998 44th out of 71
Newspapers > List of newspapers

Le Potentiel - leading daily

La Reference Plus- daily

L'Avenir - daily


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2012
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 2.69 per 1,000 people 1998 78th out of 89
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 2.87 1998 77th out of 88
Number of PCs per million 0.324 2004 162nd out of 162
Radio > List of radio stations

La Voix du Congo - operated by RTNC, broadcasting in French, Swahili, Lingala, Tshiluba and Kikongo

Radio Okapi - UN-backed politically-independent network, on FM and shortwave

Raga FM - private, carries some BBC World Service output


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2012
Radio broadcast stations AM 3, FM 11, shortwave 2 2001
Radio receivers 18.03 million 1997 22nd out of 187
Radio receivers > Per capita 0.383 per capita 1997 75th out of 181
Radio receivers per 1000 409.04 1997 71st out of 179
Radios 18.03 million 2003 22nd out of 221
Radios per 1000 353.72 2003 91st out of 196
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 58,197 2012 155th out of 211
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 0.0906 2012 198th out of 202
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 20.09 million 2012 48th out of 199
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 19.49 million 2012 51st out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 28.01 2012 187th out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 296.58 2012 186th out of 200
Telecoms > Telephone lines 58,197 2012 155th out of 203
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 0.886 2012 200th out of 203
Telephone mainlines per 1000 0.196 2005 141st out of 141
Telephone system > General assessment barely adequate wire and microwave radio relay service in and between urban areas; domestic satellite system with 14 earth stations; inadequate fixed line infrastructure 2013
Telephone system > International country code - 243; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) 2011
Telephones > Main lines in use 57,000 2011 152nd out of 189
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 0.163 per 1,000 people 2006 147th out of 147
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 0.661 2009 190th out of 193
Telephones > Mobile cellular 15.64 million 2011 50th out of 192
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 100.26 per 1,000 people 2007 145th out of 162
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 168.02 2009 171st out of 187
Television > List of TV stations

Radio-Television Nationale Congolaise (RTNC) - state-run terrestrial and satellite TV with near-national coverage

RTGA - private

Digital Congo - private, near-national coverage


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2012
Television broadcast stations 4 2001 15th out of 42
Television broadcast stations > Per capita 0.078 per 1 million people 2001 34th out of 40
Television receivers 6.48 million 1997 25th out of 184
Television receivers > Per capita 137.54 per 1,000 people 1997 88th out of 178
Television receivers per 1000 146.97 1997 84th out of 176
Televisions 6.48 million 2003 27th out of 214
Televisions per 1000 127.09 2003 102nd 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; United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.; World Development Indicators database; 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; British Broadcasting Corporation 2014; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; 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.; 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; 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.

Citation

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo ranked second for televisions amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2003.

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