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Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic Media Stats

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STAT AMOUNT DATE RANK HISTORY
Active military personnel 49,910 2014 46th out of 147
Broadcast media combination of state-owned and privately-owned broadcast media; 1 state-owned television network and a number of private TV networks; networks operate repeaters to extend signals throughout country; combination of state-owned and privately-owned radio stations; more than 300 radio stations operating 2007
Cinema > Number of cinemas 21 2006 47th out of 61
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 6 2009 78th out of 101
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 39.14 2004 53th out of 77
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 508.1 per 1,000 people 2005 78th out of 140
Households with television 75.8% 2005 14th out of 14
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 1.94 billion min. 2001 19th out of 129
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 7.05 2005 66th out of 114
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 450,584 2012 71st out of 188
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 43.85 2012 100th out of 188
Internet > Hosts 105,546 2008 66th out of 226
Internet > Hosts per 1000 10.83 2008 74th out of 198
Internet > IP addresses per capita 85.01 2014 130th out of 233
Internet > ISP 24 2000 27th out of 161
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 51.8 Mbps 2001 73th out of 152
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 5.83 Mbps per 1 million peop 2001 78th out of 150
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 5.89 Mbps 2001 79th out of 150
Internet > Internet Service Providers 24 2003 42nd out of 229
Internet > Internet penetration 45% 2013 98th out of 209
Internet > Internet users 4.54 million 2013 62nd out of 209
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 45 2012 94th out of 201
Internet > Internet users per thousand people 444.23 2013 97th out of 205
Internet > Percent using internet 45% 2012 93th out of 200
Internet > Users 1.68 million 2007 61st out of 154
Internet > Users > Per capita 179.06 per 1,000 people 2007 86th out of 152
Internet > Users per 1000 174.41 2007 85th out of 149
Internet users 2.7 million 2009 67th out of 206
Internet users > Per 100 people 21.58 2008 97th out of 186
Mobile phone subscribers 3.62 million 2005 64th out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 382.62 per 1,000 people 2005 80th out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 387.79 2005 81st out of 167
Newspaper circulation 230,000 2003 28th out of 51
Newspaper circulation per 1000 25.35 2003 37th out of 50
Newspapers 9 2003 39th out of 67
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 11 2004 67th out of 163
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 365,000 2004 43th out of 83
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 26.3 per 1,000 people 2000 49th out of 57
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 26.55 2000 49th out of 57
Newspapers per million 0.992 2003 50th out of 66
Radio broadcast stations AM 120, FM 56, shortwave 4 1998
Radio receivers 1.44 million 1997 95th out of 187
Radio receivers > Per capita 0.173 per capita 1997 130th out of 181
Radio receivers per 1000 174.41 1997 128th out of 179
Radios 1.44 million 2003 95th out of 221
Radios per 1000 158.74 2003 146th out of 196
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 1.07 million 2012 71st out of 211
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 10.41 2012 118th out of 202
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 8.93 million 2012 87th out of 199
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 9.04 million 2012 85th out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 88.75 2012 130th out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 879.48 2012 127th out of 200
Telecoms > Telephone lines 1.07 million 2012 72nd out of 203
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 103.69 2012 118th out of 203
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 0.22$ 2004 110th out of 111
Telephone mainlines per 1000 95.92 2005 89th out of 141
Telephone system > General assessment relatively efficient system based on island-wide microwave radio relay network 2013
Telephone system > International country code - 1-809; landing point for the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1), Antillas 1, and the Fibralink submarine cables that provide links to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and US; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) 2012
Telephones > Main lines in use 1.04 million 2011 76th out of 189
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 96.84 per 1,000 people 2007 81st out of 124
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 97.67 2009 120th out of 193
Telephones > Mobile cellular 8.77 million 2011 79th out of 192
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 588.63 per 1,000 people 2007 84th out of 162
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 873.1 2009 90th out of 187
Television broadcast stations 25 2003 1st out of 12
Television broadcast stations > Per capita 2.72 per 1 million people 2003 5th out of 12
Television receivers 770,000 1997 87th out of 184
Television receivers > Per capita 92.71 per 1,000 people 1997 105th out of 178
Television receivers per 1000 93.26 1997 103th out of 176
Televisions 770,000 2003 90th out of 214
Televisions > Households with TV 2.11 million 2010 3rd out of 6
Televisions > Households with TV per thousand people 210.36 2010 4th out of 6
Televisions per 1000 84.88 2003 121st 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; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.; 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; 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; 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.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables. 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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