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Tunisia

Tunisia Media Stats

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STAT AMOUNT DATE RANK HISTORY
Active military personnel 35,800 2014 55th out of 147
Average cost of local call 0.02 2001 84th out of 104
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology 41 1999 28th out of 44
Broadcast media broadcast media is mainly government-controlled; the state-run Tunisian Radio and Television Establishment (ERTT) operates 2 national television networks, several national radio networks, and a number of regional radio stations; 1 TV and 3 radio stations are privately-owned and report domestic news stories directly from the official Tunisian news agency; the state retains control of broadcast facilities and transmitters through L'Office National de la Telediffusion; Tunisians also have access to Egyptian, pan-Arab, and European satellite TV channels 2007
Cinema > Number of cinemas 36 2004 3rd out of 4
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 11 2011 61st out of 82
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 22.69 2001 53th out of 65
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 691.81 per 1,000 people 2005 62nd out of 140
Households with television 91.68% 2002 47th out of 142
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $2.04 billion 2009 57th out of 69
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 840 million min. 2005 2nd out of 5
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 1.64 2005 83th out of 114
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 512,254 2012 66th out of 188
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 47.53 2012 97th out of 188
Internet > Hosts 376 2008 164th out of 226
Internet > Hosts per 1000 0.0364 2008 170th out of 198
Internet > IP addresses per capita 254.29 2014 89th out of 233
Internet > ISP 1 2000 124th out of 161
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 750 Mbps 2005 32nd out of 87
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 74.78 Mbps per 1 million peop 2005 42nd out of 87
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 74.78 Mbps 2005 42nd out of 87
Internet > Internet Service Providers 1 2003 173th out of 229
Internet > Internet penetration 41.4% 2013 104th out of 209
Internet > Internet users 4.45 million 2013 66th out of 209
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 41.44 2012 100th out of 201
Internet > Internet users per thousand people 410.48 2013 106th out of 205
Internet > Percent using internet 41.44% 2012 99th out of 200
Internet > Users 1.72 million 2007 59th out of 154
Internet > Users > Per capita 167.57 per 1,000 people 2007 87th out of 152
Internet > Users per 1000 168.41 2007 86th out of 149
Internet users 3.5 million 2009 59th out of 206
Internet users > Per 100 people 27.11 2008 80th out of 186
Mobile phone subscribers 5.68 million 2005 50th out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 566.43 per 1,000 people 2005 62nd out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 566.43 2005 61st out of 167
News Agencies > List of news agencies

Agence Tunis Afrique Presse - state-run, English-language pages

Tunisia Live - news website, in English

2013
Newspaper circulation 219,475 2003 29th out of 51
Newspaper circulation per 1000 22.3 2003 39th out of 50
Newspapers 8 2003 42nd out of 67
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 10 2004 68th out of 163
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 219,475 2001 45th out of 70
Newspapers > List of newspapers

La Presse - state-owned daily

Esshafa - state-owned daily

Assabah - privately-owned daily


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2013
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 18.82 per 1,000 people 2000 52nd out of 57
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 18.82 2000 52nd out of 57
Newspapers per million 0.813 2003 52nd out of 66
Number of PCs per million 47.52 2004 91st out of 162
Personal computers 568,106 2005 24th out of 58
Personal computers > Per capita 56.65 per 1,000 people 2005 27th out of 58
Personal computers per 1000 56.65 2005 28th out of 58
Radio > List of radio stations

Tunisian Radio - state-run

Radio Mosaique FM - private

Jawhara FM - private


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2013
Radio broadcast stations AM 7, FM 38, shortwave 2 2007
Radio receivers 2.06 million 1997 88th out of 187
Radio receivers > Per capita 0.224 per capita 1997 117th out of 181
Radio receivers per 1000 223.55 1997 117th out of 179
Radios 2.06 million 2003 88th out of 221
Radios per 1000 209.35 2003 133th out of 196
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 1.11 million 2012 69th out of 211
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 10.17 2012 119th out of 202
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 12.84 million 2012 66th out of 199
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 12.84 million 2012 67th out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 119.96 2012 61st out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,191.49 2012 65th out of 200
Telecoms > Telephone lines 1.11 million 2012 70th out of 203
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 102.58 2012 119th out of 203
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 2.28$ 2002 54th out of 120
Telephone mainlines per 1000 125.38 2005 80th out of 141
Telephone system > General assessment above the African average and continuing to be upgraded; key centers are Sfax, Sousse, Bizerte, and Tunis; telephone network is completely digitized; Internet access available throughout the country 2013
Telephone system > International country code - 216; a landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable system that provides links to Europe, Middle East, and Asia; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) and 1 Arabsat; coaxial cable and microwave radio relay to Algeria and Libya; participant in Medarabtel; 2 international gateway digital switches 2012
Telephones > Main lines in use 1.22 million 2011 69th out of 189
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 123.88 per 1,000 people 2007 75th out of 124
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 122.51 2009 108th out of 193
Telephones > Mobile cellular 12.39 million 2011 60th out of 192
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 763.13 per 1,000 people 2007 72nd out of 162
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 934.33 2009 77th out of 187
Television > List of TV stations

National Tunisian TV - state-run

Hannibal TV - private, via satellite and terrestrially

2013
Television broadcast stations 26 1995 24th out of 30
Television broadcast stations > Per capita 2.9 per 1 million people 1995 22nd out of 28
Television receivers 920,000 1997 79th out of 184
Television receivers > Per capita 99.84 per 1,000 people 1997 102nd out of 178
Television receivers per 1000 99.84 1997 100th out of 176
Televisions 920,000 2003 82nd out of 214
Televisions per 1000 93.5 2003 117th 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; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; 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, 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.; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; 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.; 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; 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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