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Argentina

Argentine or Argentinian Media Stats

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STAT AMOUNT DATE RANK HISTORY
Active military personnel 73,100 2014 34th out of 147
Average cost of local call 0.09 2001 38th out of 104
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology 656 1998 13th out of 56
Broadcast media government owns a TV station and a radio network; more than 2 dozen TV stations and hundreds of privately-owned radio stations; high rate of cable TV subscription usage 2007
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 100 2011 13th out of 82
Cinema attendance 32.5 million 2003 16th out of 78
Cinema attendance per capita 0.856 2003 36th out of 77
Cinemas > Annual attendance 32.5 million 1998 14th out of 60
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 0.9 1998 33th out of 59
Cinemas > Per capita 0.022 per 1,000 people 1998 31st out of 52
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 35.52 2004 56th out of 77
Films produced 78 2003 14th out of 50
Films produced per million 2.05 2003 20th out of 48
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 797.48 per 1,000 people 2005 57th out of 140
Households with television 96.97% 2001 21st out of 153
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 922.3 million min. 2000 38th out of 143
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 21.76 2005 51st out of 114
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 4.48 million 2012 19th out of 188
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 108.93 2012 69th out of 188
Internet > Hosts 3.81 million 2008 17th out of 226
Internet > Hosts per 1000 96.1 2008 45th out of 198
Internet > IP addresses per capita 344.8 2014 82nd out of 233
Internet > ISP 33 2000 21st out of 161
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 12,248 Mbps 2005 11th out of 87
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 316.1 Mbps per 1 million peop 2005 31st out of 87
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 316.91 Mbps 2005 31st out of 87
Internet > Internet Service Providers 33 2003 34th out of 229
Internet > Internet penetration 55.8% 2013 72nd out of 209
Internet > Internet users 23.54 million 2013 22nd out of 209
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 55.8 2012 68th out of 201
Internet > Internet users per thousand people 552.52 2013 72nd out of 205
Internet > Percent using internet 55.8% 2012 67th out of 200
Internet > Users 9.31 million 2007 27th out of 154
Internet > Users > Per capita 230.98 per 1,000 people 2007 75th out of 152
Internet > Users per 1000 236.68 2007 73th out of 149
Internet users 13.69 million 2009 28th out of 206
Internet users > Per 100 people 28.11 2008 76th out of 186
MTV Video Music Awards Latin America > Awards 3 2006 3rd out of 7
Mobile phone subscribers 22.1 million 2005 19th out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 570.37 per 1,000 people 2005 61st out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 571.83 2005 60th out of 167
News Agencies > List of news agencies

Diarios y Noticias (DYN) - partly owned by Grupo Clarin

Telam - state run

Noticias Argentinas - set up by privately-owned newspapers


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Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 184 2004 9th out of 163
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 1.36 million 2004 33th out of 83
Newspapers > List of newspapers

Clarin - popular daily

La Nacion - respected conservative daily

Cronica - tabloid daily


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2014
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 40.66 per 1,000 people 2000 44th out of 57
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 40.65 2000 44th out of 57
Number of PCs per million 78.31 2004 76th out of 162
Personal computers 3.2 million 2004 32nd out of 155
Personal computers > Per capita 83.39 per 1,000 people 2004 70th out of 155
Personal computers per 1000 83.53 2004 71st out of 153
Radio > List of radio stations

Radio Mitre - private, speech-based, operated by Grupo Clarin

Radio 10 - private, news and entertainment

Radio Nacional - public radio


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2014
Radio broadcast stations AM 260 (includes 10 inactive stations), FM (probably more than 1,000, mostly unlicensed), shortwave 6 1998
Radio receivers 24.3 million 1997 17th out of 187
Radio receivers > Per capita 0.681 per capita 1997 36th out of 181
Radio receivers per 1000 680.85 1997 37th out of 179
Radios 24.3 million 2003 17th out of 221
Radios per 1000 639.97 2003 42nd out of 196
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 10 million 2012 21st out of 211
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 23.52 2012 67th out of 202
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 56.73 million 2014 24th out of 66
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 62.41 million 2012 21st out of 199
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 58.6 million 2012 23th out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 142.51 2012 32nd out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,426.23 2012 32nd out of 200
Telecoms > Telephone lines 10 million 2012 21st out of 203
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 243.31 2012 68th out of 203
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 2.77$ 1999 99th out of 140
Telephone mainlines per 1000 227.7 2005 57th out of 141
Telephone system > General assessment in 1998 Argentina opened its telecommunications market to competition and foreign investment encouraging the growth of modern telecommunications technology; fiber-optic cable trunk lines are being installed between all major cities; major networks are entirely digital and the availability of telephone service is improving 2013
Telephone system > International country code - 54; landing point for the Atlantis-2, UNISUR, South America-1, and South American Crossing/Latin American Nautilus submarine cable systems that provide links to Europe, Africa, South and Central America, and US; satellite earth stations - 112; 2 international gateways near Buenos Aires 2011
Telephones > Main lines in use 10.14 million 2011 22nd out of 189
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 235.72 per 1,000 people 2007 51st out of 124
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 243.96 2009 64th out of 193
Telephones > Mobile cellular 55 million 2011 23th out of 192
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 1,002.48 per 1,000 people 2007 40th out of 162
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 1,296.51 2009 30th out of 187
Television > List of TV stations

Telefe (Canal11) - leading national network, operated by Grupo Telefe

Canal 13 (El Trece) - leading national network, operated by Grupo Clarin

Canal 9 - popular national network


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2014
Television broadcast stations 42 1997 14th out of 89
Television broadcast stations > Per capita 1.18 per 1 million people 1997 47th out of 67
Television receivers 7.95 million 1997 22nd out of 184
Television receivers > Per capita 222.76 per 1,000 people 1997 72nd out of 178
Television receivers per 1000 222.75 1997 70th out of 176
Televisions 7.95 million 2003 24th out of 214
Televisions per 1000 209.37 2003 82nd 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, 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.; 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.; United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.; Internet Movie Database 2003; Internet Movie Database 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.; 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; Wikipedia: MTV Video Music Awards Latin America; 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.; 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; 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.; 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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