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Syria

Syria Media Stats

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STAT AMOUNT DATE RANK HISTORY
Active military personnel 325,000 2014 9th out of 147
Average cost of local call 0.01 2001 103th out of 104
Broadcast media - 2007
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 5 2011 71st out of 82
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 307.36 per 1,000 people 2005 92nd out of 140
Households with television 80.1% 2002 70th out of 142
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 809 million min. 2004 21st out of 73
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 0.0339 2004 108th out of 116
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 378,000 2012 76th out of 188
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 16.88 2012 121st out of 188
Internet > Hosts 7,857 2008 111th out of 226
Internet > Hosts per 1000 0.386 2008 136th out of 198
Internet > IP addresses per capita 36.59 2014 156th out of 233
Internet > ISP 1 2000 148th out of 161
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 16 Mbps 2002 102nd out of 166
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 0.905 Mbps per 1 million peop 2002 128th out of 163
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 0.941 Mbps 2002 131st out of 164
Internet > Internet Service Providers 1 2003 207th out of 229
Internet > Internet penetration 24.3% 2013 138th out of 209
Internet > Internet users 5.47 million 2013 55th out of 209
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 24.3 2012 130th out of 201
Internet > Internet users per thousand people 243.8 2013 135th out of 205
Internet > Percent using internet 24.3% 2012 130th out of 200
Internet > Users 3.47 million 2007 48th out of 154
Internet > Users > Per capita 179.66 per 1,000 people 2007 85th out of 152
Internet > Users per 1000 177.39 2007 84th out of 149
Internet users 4.47 million 2009 52nd out of 206
Internet users > Per 100 people 17.32 2008 100th out of 186
Mobile phone subscribers 2.95 million 2005 68th out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 154.91 per 1,000 people 2005 111th out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 162.38 2005 110th out of 167
News Agencies > List of news agencies

Syrian Arab News Agency (Sana) - state-run, in Arabic, English and French

2013
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 4 2004 103th out of 163
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 287,100 1996 71st out of 183
Newspapers > List of newspapers

Al-Baath - paper of ruling Baath party

Al-Thawra (The Revolution) - government-owned daily

Tishrin (October) - government-owned


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2013
Number of PCs per million 33.94 2004 100th out of 162
Personal computers 800,000 2005 20th out of 58
Personal computers > Per capita 42.01 per 1,000 people 2005 33th out of 58
Personal computers per 1000 44.03 2005 30th out of 58
Radio > List of radio stations

Syrian Arab Republic Radio - state-run

Al-Madina FM - first private radio

2013
Radio broadcast stations AM 14, FM 2, shortwave 1 1998
Radio receivers 4.15 million 1997 61st out of 187
Radio receivers > Per capita 0.267 per capita 1997 107th out of 181
Radio receivers per 1000 273.59 1997 102nd out of 179
Radios 4.15 million 2003 63th out of 221
Radios per 1000 239.91 2003 121st out of 196
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 4.42 million 2012 35th out of 211
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 20.23 2012 79th out of 202
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 12.98 million 2012 65th out of 199
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 12.93 million 2012 65th out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 61.22 2012 159th out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 577.16 2012 166th out of 200
Telecoms > Telephone lines 4.42 million 2012 35th out of 203
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 197.48 2012 84th out of 203
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 4.81$ 2001 28th out of 125
Telephone mainlines per 1000 159.8 2005 71st out of 141
Telephone system > General assessment fair system currently undergoing significant improvement and digital upgrades, including fiber-optic technology and expansion of the network to rural areas; the armed insurgency that began in 2011 has led to major disruptions to the network and has caused telephone and Internet outages throughout the country 2013
Telephone system > International country code - 963; submarine cable connection to Egypt, Lebanon, and Cyprus; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) and 1 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region); coaxial cable and microwave radio relay to Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey; participant in Medarabtel 2012
Telephones > Main lines in use 4.34 million 2011 37th out of 189
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 178.72 per 1,000 people 2007 65th out of 124
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 184.06 2009 87th out of 193
Telephones > Mobile cellular 13.12 million 2011 56th out of 192
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 346.88 per 1,000 people 2007 114th out of 162
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 461.07 2009 140th out of 187
Television > List of TV stations

Syrian TV - state-run, operates domestic and satellite networks

Al-Dunya TV - private, pro-government

Orient News - opposition, via satellite, based in Dubai


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2013
Television broadcast stations 44 1995 17th out of 30
Television broadcast stations > Per capita 2.98 per 1 million people 1995 21st out of 28
Television receivers 1.05 million 1997 77th out of 184
Television receivers > Per capita 67.5 per 1,000 people 1997 112th out of 178
Television receivers per 1000 69.22 1997 108th out of 176
Televisions 1.05 million 2003 79th out of 214
Televisions per 1000 60.7 2003 131st 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; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; 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; 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.; 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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