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Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone Media Stats

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STAT AMOUNT DATE RANK HISTORY
Active military personnel 10,500 2014 96th out of 147
Average cost of local call 0.03 1999 6th out of 7
Broadcast media 1 m 2007
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 18.6 per 1,000 people 2002 163th out of 188
Households with television 6.69% 2002 129th out of 142
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 14.14 million min. 1995 142nd out of 163
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 0.0 2007 196th out of 200
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 0.0 2007 196th out of 200
Internet > Hosts 8 2008 215th out of 226
Internet > Hosts per 1000 0.00145 2008 192nd out of 198
Internet > IP addresses per capita 3.27 2014 203th out of 233
Internet > ISP 1 2001 30th out of 31
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 0.51 Mbps 2002 162nd out of 166
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 0.104 Mbps per 1 million peop 2002 158th out of 163
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 0.114 Mbps 2002 160th out of 164
Internet > Internet Service Providers 1 2003 211th out of 229
Internet > Internet penetration 1.3% 2013 205th out of 209
Internet > Internet users 71,318 2013 176th out of 209
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 1.3 2012 197th out of 201
Internet > Internet users per thousand people 12.71 2013 201st out of 205
Internet > Percent using internet 1.3% 2012 195th out of 200
Internet > Users 13,000 2007 152nd out of 154
Internet > Users > Per capita 2.12 per 1,000 people 2007 150th out of 152
Internet > Users per 1000 2.4 2007 147th out of 149
Internet users 14,900 2009 191st out of 206
Internet users > Per 100 people 0.25 2008 185th out of 186
Mobile phone subscribers 113,214 2003 143th out of 195
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 22.12 per 1,000 people 2003 162nd out of 195
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 24.02 2003 151st out of 189
News Agencies > List of news agencies

Cotton Tree News - news website, operated by NGOs

Sierra Leone News Agency

2012
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 1 1996 182nd out of 204
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 20,000 1996 132nd out of 183
Newspapers > List of newspapers

Awoko

Concord Times

The Exclusive


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2012
Radio > List of radio stations

Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) - national broadcaster

Radio Democracy 98.1 FM - Freetown station, once the voice of the exiled Kabbah government, regarded as pro-government

Kiss FM - private station in Bo


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2012
Radio broadcast stations AM 1, FM 9, shortwave 1 2001
Radio receivers 1.12 million 1997 105th out of 187
Radio receivers > Per capita 0.266 per capita 1997 109th out of 181
Radio receivers per 1000 285.11 1997 96th out of 179
Radios 1.12 million 2003 107th out of 221
Radios per 1000 237.65 2003 123th out of 196
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 18,000 2012 183th out of 211
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 0.301 2012 191st out of 202
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 2.21 million 2012 140th out of 199
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.21 million 2012 140th out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 36.07 2012 181st out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 369.64 2012 181st out of 200
Telecoms > Telephone lines 18,000 2012 183th out of 203
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 3.01 2012 192nd out of 203
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 2.74$ 1999 102nd out of 140
Telephone mainlines per 1000 5.34 2002 172nd out of 191
Telephone system > General assessment marginal telephone service with poor infrastructure 2013
Telephone system > International country code - 232; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) 2012
Telephones > Main lines in use 14,000 2010 194th out of 220
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 4.91 per 1,000 people 2002 81st out of 91
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 5.81 2009 178th out of 193
Telephones > Mobile cellular 2.14 million 2011 133th out of 192
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 126.29 per 1,000 people 2007 141st out of 162
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 205.63 2009 168th out of 187
Television > List of TV stations

Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) - terrestrial network with limited coverage

ABC TV - private

2012
Television broadcast stations 2 1999 13th out of 13
Television broadcast stations > Per capita 0.457 per 1 million people 1999 10th out of 13
Television receivers 53,000 1997 148th out of 184
Television receivers > Per capita 12.58 per 1,000 people 1997 148th out of 178
Television receivers per 1000 13.49 1997 147th out of 176
Televisions 53,000 2003 153th out of 214
Televisions per 1000 11.25 2003 167th 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.; 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; 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 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; 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.; 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.

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