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North Korea

North Korea Media Stats

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STAT AMOUNT DATE RANK HISTORY
Active military personnel 1.11 million 2014 2nd out of 147
Broadcast media no independent media; radios and TVs are pre-tuned to government stations; 4 government-owned TV stations; the Korean Workers' Party owns and operates the Korean Central Broadcasting Station, and the state-run Voice of Korea operates an external broadcast service; the government prohibits listening to and jams foreign broadcasts 2008
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 41.36 per 1,000 people 2002 148th out of 188
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 6.2 million min. 1993 137th out of 150
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 0.0 2009 194th out of 196
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 0.0 2009 194th out of 196
Internet > IP addresses per capita 0.04 2014 223th out of 233
Internet > ISP 1 2000 126th out of 161
Internet > Internet Service Providers 1 2003 175th out of 229
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 0.0 2009 199th out of 199
Internet > Percent using internet 0.0 2012 200th out of 200
News Agencies > List of news agencies

Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) - state-run; web pages in several languages

Uriminzokkiri (On Our Own) - website carrying official news; pages in several languages

2013
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 15 2004 53th out of 163
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 4.5 million 1996 20th out of 183
Newspapers > List of newspapers

Rodong Sinmun (Labour Daily) - organ of Korean Workers' Party; web pages in English

Joson Inmingun (Korean People's Army Daily)

Minju Choson (Democratic Korea) - government organ


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2013
Radio broadcast stations AM 17 (including 11 stations of Korean Central Broadcasting Station; North Korea has a "national intercom" cable radio station wired throughout the country that is a significant source of information for the average North Korean citizen; it is wired into most residences and workplaces and carries news and commentary), FM 14, shortwave 14 2006
Radio receivers 3.36 million 1997 67th out of 187
Radio receivers > Per capita 0.157 per capita 1997 136th out of 181
Radio receivers per 1000 151.07 1997 135th out of 179
Radios 3.36 million 2003 68th out of 221
Radios per 1000 143.29 2003 152nd out of 196
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 4.77 2012 144th out of 202
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 2 million 2014 63th out of 66
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 1.7 million 2012 145th out of 199
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.7 million 2012 145th out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 6.92 2012 198th out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 68.65 2012 198th out of 200
Telecoms > Telephone lines 1.18 million 2012 69th out of 203
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 47.65 2012 144th out of 203
Telephone mainlines per 1000 41.79 2003 127th out of 182
Telephone system > General assessment adequate system; nationwide fiber-optic network; mobile-cellular service expanding beyond Pyongyang 2013
Telephone system > International country code - 850; satellite earth stations - 2 (1 Intelsat - Indian Ocean, 1 Russian - Indian Ocean region); other international connections through Moscow and Beijing 2011
Telephones > Main lines in use 1.18 million 2011 71st out of 189
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 50.26 per 1,000 people 2008 1st out of 1
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 48.67 2008 1st out of 1
Telephones > Mobile cellular 1,000,000 2011 148th out of 192
Television > List of TV stations

Korean Central Broadcasting Station - radio station of Korean Workers' Party

Korean Central TV - TV station of Korean Workers' Party

Mansudae TV - cultural station


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2013
Television broadcast stations 4 2003 6th out of 12
Television broadcast stations > Per capita 0.18 per 1 million people 2003 11th out of 12
Television receivers 1.2 million 1997 75th out of 184
Television receivers > Per capita 56.24 per 1,000 people 1997 119th out of 178
Television receivers per 1000 53.95 1997 118th out of 176
Televisions 1.2 million 2003 76th out of 214
Televisions per 1000 51.17 2003 135th out of 191

SOURCES: Wikipedia: List of countries by number of military and paramilitary personnel (The list); CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; World Development Indicators 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.; http://www.iana.org/numbers; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.; International Telecommunications Union. Source tables; British Broadcasting Corporation 2014; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; 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.; 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.; 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.; 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.; 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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North Korea Media Profiles (Subcategories)

International voice traffic 3 Telecoms 8
Internet 19 Telephones 4
Newspapers 7 Telephone system 3
Telecommunications 7

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