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Active military personnel: Active military.
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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).
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people: Daily newspapers refer to those published at least four times a week and calculated as average circulation (or copies printed) per 1,000 people."
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.
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.
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment."
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes).
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.
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.
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 > 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.
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.
Internet > IP addresses per capita: Number of IPv4 internet address allocated per 1000 residents.
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.
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.
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 > Internet penetration: Penetration.
Internet > Internet users: Internet users.
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 > Percent using internet: Percentage of individuals using the Internet.
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 > 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.
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.
Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
Mobile phone subscribers: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology.
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.
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.
News Agencies > List of news agencies: List of news agencies.
Newspapers: Daily newspapers
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 > List of newspapers: List of newspapers.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Newspapers per million: Daily newspapers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Number of PCs per million: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Personal computers: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual.
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.
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 > List of radio stations: List of radio stations.
Radio broadcast stations: The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast stations.
Radio receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Radio receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Radios per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines: Fixed telephone lines.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people: Fixed-telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones: Number of mobile phones.
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Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions.
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.
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.
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 > 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.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States.
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.
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.
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
Telephones > Main lines in use: The total number of main telephone lines in use.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 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.
Telephones > Mobile cellular: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use.
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Television > List of TV stations: List of TV stations.
Television broadcast stations: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations.
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.
Television receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Television receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Televisions: The total number of televisions
Televisions per 1000: The total number of televisions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.

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STAT	AMOUNT	DATE	RANK
Active military personnel	100,500	2014	29th out of 147
Average cost of local call	0.04	2001	70th out of 104
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology	60	1996	46th out of 72
Broadcast media	radio and TV dominated by the government-owned Jordan Radio and Television Corporation (JRTV) that operates a main network, a sports network, a film network, and a satellite channel; first independent TV broadcaster aired in 2007; international satellite TV and Israeli and Syrian TV broadcasts are available; roughly 30 radio stations operational with JRTV operating the main government-owned station; transmissions of multiple international radio broadcasters are available	2007
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people	74.23	1998	36th out of 87
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people	422.79 per 1,000 people	2004	91st out of 176
Households with television	96.3%	2002	23th out of 142
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$	$1.61 billion	2009	61st out of 69
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes	685 million min.	2004	28th out of 73
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000	1.97	2004	77th out of 116
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	193,596	2012	84th out of 188
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000	30.64	2012	107th out of 188
Internet > Hosts	21,150	2008	90th out of 226
Internet > Hosts per 1000	3.66	2008	97th out of 198
Internet > IP addresses per capita	102	2014	125th out of 233
Internet > ISP	5	2000	85th out of 161
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps	310 Mbps	2004	75th out of 129
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita	58.6 Mbps per 1 million peop	2004	69th out of 129
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million	58.6 Mbps	2004	69th out of 127
Internet > Internet Service Providers	5	2003	120th out of 229
Internet > Internet penetration	41%	2013	108th out of 209
Internet > Internet users	2.67 million	2013	81st out of 209
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people	41	2012	103th out of 201
Internet > Internet users per thousand people	411.7	2013	104th out of 205
Internet > Percent using internet	41%	2012	103th out of 200
Internet > Users	1.13 million	2007	72nd out of 154
Internet > Users > Per capita	186.18 per 1,000 people	2007	84th out of 152
Internet > Users per 1000	199.08	2007	82nd out of 149
Internet users	1.64 million	2009	77th out of 206
Internet users > Per 100 people	27.45	2008	78th out of 186
Mobile phone subscribers	1.62 million	2004	82nd out of 197
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita	307.01 per 1,000 people	2004	94th out of 197
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000	307.02	2004	90th out of 192
News Agencies > List of news agencies	Petra - state-run, operated by Information Ministry Ammon News - private agency, English-language pages Ain News - private, news website	2013
Newspapers	5	2003	48th out of 67
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles	4	2004	104th out of 163
Newspapers > List of newspapers	Ad Dustour ("The Constitution") ("The Constitution") - Arabic-language, privately-owned daily Al Ra'y - Arabic-language, privately-owned daily Al Ghadd - Arabic-language, privately-owned daily Full Article	2013
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita	76.56 per 1,000 people	1998	37th out of 89
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000	76.57	1998	37th out of 88
Newspapers per million	0.968	2003	51st out of 66
Number of PCs per million	56.71	2004	84th out of 162
Personal computers	300,000	2004	78th out of 155
Personal computers > Per capita	56.71 per 1,000 people	2004	81st out of 155
Personal computers per 1000	56.71	2004	81st out of 153
Radio > List of radio stations	Jordan Radio and Television - state-run; services in Arabic, English and French Radio Fann - FM entertainment station run by armed forces Rotana FM - private, entertainment-based Full Article	2013
Radio broadcast stations	FM 31	2007
Radio receivers	1.66 million	1997	93th out of 187
Radio receivers > Per capita	0.372 per capita	1997	77th out of 181
Radio receivers per 1000	372.28	1997	75th out of 179
Radios	1.66 million	2003	93th out of 221
Radios per 1000	321.46	2003	100th out of 196
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines	434,437	2012	98th out of 211
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people	6.2	2012	139th out of 202
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones	6.01 million	2014	59th out of 66
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions	8.98 million	2012	86th out of 199
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions	8.98 million	2012	86th out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	139.13	2012	36th out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000	1,422.01	2012	33th out of 200
Telecoms > Telephone lines	434,437	2012	99th out of 203
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000	68.76	2012	136th out of 203
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes	1.44$	2004	59th out of 111
Telephone mainlines per 1000	120.57	2004	98th out of 173
Telephone system > General assessment	service has improved recently with increased use of digital switching equipment; microwave radio relay transmission and coaxial and fiber-optic cable are employed on trunk lines; growing mobile-cellular usage in both urban and rural areas is reducing use of fixed-line services	2013
Telephone system > International	country code - 962; landing point for the Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG) FEA and FLAG Falcon submarine cable networks; satellite earth stations - 33 (3 Intelsat, 1 Arabsat, and 29 land and maritime Inmarsat terminals); fiber-optic cable to Saudi Arabia and microwave radio relay link with Egypt and Syria; participant in Medarabtel	2012
Telephones > Main lines in use	465,400	2011	102nd out of 189
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita	96.73 per 1,000 people	2007	82nd out of 124
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000	84.73	2009	124th out of 193
Telephones > Mobile cellular	7.48 million	2011	89th out of 192
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita	788.18 per 1,000 people	2007	68th out of 162
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000	1,016.74	2009	65th out of 187
Television > List of TV stations	Jordan Radio and Television - state-run, operates main network Channel One, sports network Channel Two, film network Channel Three and Jordan Satellite Channel	2013
Television broadcast stations	22	2007	4th out of 16
Television broadcast stations > Per capita	3.63 per 1 million people	2007	3rd out of 16
Television receivers	500,000	1997	97th out of 184
Television receivers > Per capita	112.13 per 1,000 people	1997	99th out of 178
Television receivers per 1000	112.13	1997	97th out of 176
Televisions	500,000	2003	103th out of 214
Televisions per 1000	96.82	2003	114th 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 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; British Broadcasting Corporation 2014; UNESCO Institute for Statistics, March 11, 2003; 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.; 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.; 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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