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France

France Media Stats

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STAT AMOUNT DATE RANK HISTORY
Active military personnel 222,215 2013 1st out of 1
Average cost of local call 0.14 2001 12th out of 104
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology 1,214 1999 5th out of 44
Broadcast media a mix of both publicly-operated and privately-owned TV stations; state-owned France Televisions operates 4 networks, one of which is a network of regional stations, and has part-interest in several thematic cable/satellite channels and international channels; a large number of privately-owned regional and local TV stations; multi-channel satellite and cable services provide a large number of channels; public broadcaster Radio France operates 7 national networks, a series of regional networks, and operates services for overseas territories and foreign audiences; Radio France Internationale (RFI), under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is a leading international broadcaster; a large number of commercial FM stations, with many of them consolidating into commercial networks 2008
Cable TV subscribers 45 2005 16th out of 18
Cinema > Number of cinemas 2,070 2006 5th out of 61
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 272 2011 7th out of 82
Cinema attendance 155.4 million 2003 4th out of 78
Cinema attendance per capita 2.5 2003 14th out of 77
Cinemas > Annual attendance 155.4 million 1999 2nd out of 52
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 2.57 1999 10th out of 51
Cinemas > Per capita 0.037 per 1,000 people 1998 22nd out of 52
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 163.52 2005 1st out of 2
Films produced 203 2003 5th out of 50
Films produced per million 3.26 2003 8th out of 48
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,375.95 per 1,000 people 2005 25th out of 140
Households with television 95% 2004 18th out of 37
How I Met Your Mother > International broadcasters > Series Premiere February 11, 2007 2007
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $135.93 billion 2009 6th out of 69
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 10.71 billion min. 2004 3rd out of 73
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 149.83 2005 19th out of 114
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 23.96 million 2012 5th out of 188
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 364.71 2012 7th out of 188
Internet > Hosts 3.15 million 2006 10th out of 223
Internet > Hosts per 1000 49.49 2006 40th out of 193
Internet > IP addresses per capita 1,448.68 2014 25th out of 233
Internet > ISP 62 2000 6th out of 161
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 200,000 Mbps 2005 1st out of 87
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 3,285.53 Mbps per 1 million peop 2005 9th out of 87
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 3,165.75 Mbps 2005 9th out of 87
Internet > Internet Service Providers 62 2003 16th out of 229
Internet > Internet penetration 83% 2013 24th out of 209
Internet > Internet users 54.47 million 2013 10th out of 209
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 83 2012 23th out of 201
Internet > Internet users per thousand people 825.96 2013 22nd out of 205
Internet > Percent using internet 83% 2012 21st out of 200
Internet > Users 29.52 million 2006 9th out of 155
Internet > Users > Per capita 483.65 per 1,000 people 2006 26th out of 154
Internet > Users per 1000 464.04 2006 27th out of 152
Internet penetration 68.9 2010 16th out of 45
Internet users 44.63 million 2010 3rd out of 45
Internet users > Per 100 people 67.95 2008 22nd out of 186
MTV Video Music Awards Latin America > Awards 1 2002 5th out of 8
Mobile phone subscribers 48.06 million 2005 10th out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 789.49 per 1,000 people 2005 43th out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 760.7 2005 43th out of 167
Mobile phones 64.7 per 100 people 2002 23th out of 43
News Agencies > List of news agencies

Agence France Presse (AFP) - Paris-based, founded in 1835

2014
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 103 2005 2nd out of 6
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 9.97 million 2005 1st out of 3
Newspapers > List of newspapers

Le Monde - respected national daily, considered to be France's newspaper of record

Liberation - national daily, founded in 1973 by philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre, centre-left leaning

Le Figaro - national daily, centre-right leaning


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Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 143.03 per 1,000 people 2000 26th out of 57
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 138.3 2000 26th out of 57
Number of PCs per million 469.04 2004 22nd out of 162
Personal computers 35 million 2005 1st out of 58
Personal computers > Per capita 574.97 per 1,000 people 2005 5th out of 58
Personal computers per 1000 554.01 2005 5th out of 58
Radio > List of radio stations

Radio France - operates national and regional outlets, including speech-based France Inter and all-news France Info

Radio France Internationale (RFI) - international broadcaster, via shortwave and FM relays worldwide

Europe 1 - major commercial station, news and entertainment


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Radio broadcast stations AM 41, FM about 3,500 (this figure is an approximation and includes many repeaters), shortwave 2 1998
Radio receivers 55.3 million 1997 9th out of 187
Radio receivers > Per capita 0.95 per capita 1997 16th out of 181
Radio receivers per 1000 922.22 1997 17th out of 179
Radios 55.3 million 2003 9th out of 221
Radios per 1000 888.46 2003 23th out of 196
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 39.29 million 2012 7th out of 211
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 61.45 2012 4th out of 202
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 72.18 million 2014 19th out of 66
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 62.28 million 2012 22nd out of 199
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 62.28 million 2012 21st out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 98.14 2012 112th out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 947.99 2012 118th out of 200
Telecoms > Telephone lines 39.29 million 2012 7th out of 203
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 598.05 2012 8th out of 203
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 0.84$ 2004 83th out of 111
Telephone mainlines per 1000 565.09 2005 8th out of 141
Telephone system > General assessment highly developed 2013
Telephone system > International country code - 33; numerous submarine cables provide links throughout Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East, and US; satellite earth stations - more than 3 (2 Intelsat (with total of 5 antennas - 2 for Indian Ocean and 3 for Atlantic Ocean), NA Eutelsat, 1 Inmarsat - Atlantic Ocean region); HF radiotelephone communications with more than 20 countries 2013
Telephones > Main lines in use 39.88 million 2011 7th out of 189
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 586.47 per 1,000 people 2005 12th out of 171
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 0.000563 2009 193th out of 193
Telephones > Mobile cellular 59.84 million 2011 20th out of 192
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 789.48 per 1,000 people 2005 47th out of 183
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 0.000942 2009 187th out of 187
Television > List of TV stations

France 2 - national, main public TV network

France 3 - national, public

France 5 - national, public, educational


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Television broadcast stations 584 1995 3rd out of 30
Television broadcast stations > Per capita 10.1 per 1 million people 1995 6th out of 28
Television receivers 34.8 million 1997 8th out of 184
Television receivers > Per capita 597.86 per 1,000 people 1997 9th out of 178
Television receivers per 1000 580.35 1997 10th out of 176
Television viewing 23 hours per person per wee 2002 5th out of 13
Television viewing per million 0.372 hours per person per wee 2002 11th out of 13
Televisions 34.8 million 2003 8th out of 214
Televisions per 1000 559.1 2003 15th 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; Wikipedia: How I Met Your Mother; 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.; Figures for European countries are from Andries van den Broek, 'Leisure across Europe. Comparing 14 populations, conveying 1 pattern' (Paper to International Association for Time Use Research, Annual Conference, Lisbon, 2002). The American figure is from Sanchez-Tabernero, Media Concentration in Europe. The Australian figure is from Australian Commercial Television 1986-1995 (Bureau of Transport and Communication Economics, AGPS, Canberra, 1996); Figures for European countries are from Andries van den Broek, 'Leisure across Europe. Comparing 14 populations, conveying 1 pattern' (Paper to International Association for Time Use Research, Annual Conference, Lisbon, 2002). The American figure is from Sanchez-Tabernero, Media Concentration in Europe. The Australian figure is from Australian Commercial Television 1986-1995 (Bureau of Transport and Communication Economics, AGPS, Canberra, 1996). 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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