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Active military personnel: Active military.
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Average cost of local call: Telephone average cost of local call (US$ per three minutes). Cost of local call is the cost of a three-minute call within the same exchange area using the subscriber's equipment (that is, not from a public phone).
Cinema > Number of cinemas: Number of cinemas.
Cinema attendance per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Cinemas > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people: Daily newspapers refer to those published at least four times a week and calculated as average circulation (or copies printed) per 1,000 people."
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people: Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
Households with television: Households with television are the share of households with a television set. Some countries report only the number of households with a color television set, and therefore the true number may be higher than reported.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes).
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Internet > Hosts: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity.
Internet > Hosts per 1000: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Internet > IP addresses per capita: Number of IPv4 internet address allocated per 1000 residents.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > Internet Service Providers: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet.
Internet > Internet penetration: Penetration.
Internet > Internet users: Internet users.
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users (per 100 people). Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
Internet > Internet users per thousand people: Internet users. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Internet > Percent using internet: Percentage of individuals using the Internet.
Internet > Users: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months.
Internet > Users > Per capita: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > Users per 1000: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
Mobile phone subscribers: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology.
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
News Agencies > List of news agencies: List of news agencies.
Newspaper circulation: A newspaper's circulation is the number of copies it distributes on an average day.Circulation is not always the same as copies sold, often called paid circulation, since some newspapers are distributed without cost to the reader.
Newspaper circulation per 1000: A newspaper's circulation is the number of copies it distributes on an average day.Circulation is not always the same as copies sold, often called paid circulation, since some newspapers are distributed without cost to the reader. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Newspapers: Daily newspapers
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day.
Newspapers > List of newspapers: List of newspapers.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Newspapers per million: Daily newspapers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Number of PCs per million: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Personal computers: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual.
Personal computers > Per capita: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Personal computers per 1000: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Radio > List of radio stations: List of radio stations.
Radio broadcast stations: The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast stations.
Radio receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Radio receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Radios per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines: Fixed telephone lines.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people: Fixed-telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people: Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people). Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecoms > Telephone lines: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States.
Telephone mainlines per 1000: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telephone system > General assessment: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic and international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
Telephone system > International: A brief characterization of the system with details on international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa. Arabsat
Telephones > Main lines in use: The total number of main telephone lines in use.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telephones > Mobile cellular: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use.
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Television > List of TV stations: List of TV stations.
Television broadcast stations: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations.
Television broadcast stations > Per capita: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Television receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Television receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Televisions: The total number of televisions
Televisions per 1000: The total number of televisions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.

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STAT	AMOUNT	DATE	RANK
Active military personnel	4,750	2014	117th out of 147
Average cost of local call	0.09	2000	13th out of 31
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology	2	1998	55th out of 56
Broadcast media	-	2007
Cinema > Number of cinemas	7	2002	3rd out of 3
Cinema attendance	281,000	2003	72nd out of 78
Cinema attendance per capita	0.0367	2003	72nd out of 77
Cinemas > Annual attendance	300,000	1997	58th out of 62
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita	0.0472	1997	59th out of 61
Cinemas > Per capita	0.0	1997	59th out of 59
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people	0.36	2004	76th out of 77
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people	97.91 per 1,000 people	2005	116th out of 140
Households with television	19.66%	2002	111th out of 142
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes	60.84 million min.	2004	67th out of 73
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000	0.024	2005	107th out of 114
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	5,032	2012	156th out of 188
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000	0.501	2012	164th out of 188
Internet > Hosts	848	2008	155th out of 226
Internet > Hosts per 1000	0.0945	2008	158th out of 198
Internet > IP addresses per capita	4.16	2014	199th out of 233
Internet > ISP	4	2002	9th out of 27
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps	45 Mbps	2005	64th out of 87
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita	5.33 Mbps per 1 million peop	2005	71st out of 87
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million	5.5 Mbps	2005	71st out of 87
Internet > Internet Service Providers	4	2003	122nd out of 229
Internet > Internet penetration	3.8%	2013	190th out of 209
Internet > Internet users	364,534	2013	136th out of 209
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people	3.8	2012	182nd out of 201
Internet > Internet users per thousand people	36.91	2013	187th out of 205
Internet > Percent using internet	3.8%	2012	180th out of 200
Internet > Users	150,000	2007	114th out of 154
Internet > Users > Per capita	18.57 per 1,000 people	2007	131st out of 152
Internet > Users per 1000	17.23	2007	131st out of 149
Internet users	200,100	2009	135th out of 206
Internet users > Per 100 people	1.85	2008	163th out of 186
Mobile phone subscribers	750,000	2005	104th out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita	88.88 per 1,000 people	2005	128th out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000	91.66	2005	127th out of 167
News Agencies > List of news agencies	Agence Benin-Presse (ABP) - state-run	2012
Newspaper circulation	32,500	2003	40th out of 51
Newspaper circulation per 1000	4.24	2003	45th out of 50
Newspapers	13	2003	36th out of 67
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles	34	2004	37th out of 163
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation	3,000	2004	81st out of 83
Newspapers > List of newspapers	Le Matinal - private, daily Fraternite - private, daily La Nation - government daily Full Article	2012
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita	4.72 per 1,000 people	1999	57th out of 58
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000	4.9	1999	57th out of 58
Newspapers per million	1.7	2003	46th out of 66
Number of PCs per million	3.79	2004	151st out of 162
Personal computers	32,000	2005	48th out of 58
Personal computers > Per capita	3.79 per 1,000 people	2005	53th out of 58
Personal computers per 1000	3.91	2005	53th out of 58
Radio > List of radio stations	Radio Nationale - operated by state-run Office de Radiodiffusion et de Television du Benin (ORTB) Radio Parakou - ORTB regional station Atlantic FM - ORTB station in Cotonou Full Article	2012
Radio broadcast stations	AM 1, FM 34, shortwave 1	2007
Radio receivers	620,000	1997	127th out of 187
Radio receivers > Per capita	0.094 per capita	1997	158th out of 181
Radio receivers per 1000	97.46	1997	154th out of 179
Radios	660,000	2003	127th out of 221
Radios per 1000	86.1	2003	172nd out of 196
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines	156,715	2012	132nd out of 211
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people	1.56	2012	166th out of 202
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions	8.41 million	2012	90th out of 199
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions	8.41 million	2012	89th out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	89.91	2012	125th out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000	836.54	2012	131st out of 200
Telecoms > Telephone lines	156,715	2012	132nd out of 203
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000	15.59	2012	167th out of 203
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes	4.8$	2004	9th out of 111
Telephone mainlines per 1000	9.32	2005	125th out of 141
Telephone system > General assessment	inadequate system of open-wire, microwave radio relay, and cellular connections; fixed-line network characterized by aging, deteriorating equipment	2013
Telephone system > International	country code - 229; landing point for the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and Asia; long distance fiber-optic links with Togo, Burkina Faso, Niger, and Nigeria; satellite earth stations - 7 (Intelsat-Atlantic Ocean)	2008
Telephones > Main lines in use	152,700	2011	130th out of 189
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita	13.65 per 1,000 people	2007	106th out of 124
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000	13.75	2009	162nd out of 193
Telephones > Mobile cellular	7.76 million	2011	87th out of 192
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita	234.58 per 1,000 people	2007	125th out of 162
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000	544.65	2009	132nd out of 187
Television > List of TV stations	Television Nationale - operated by state-run Office de Radiodiffusion et de Television du Benin (ORTB) Golfe TV - commercial La Chaine 2 (LC2) - commercial Full Article	2012
Television broadcast stations	6	2007	7th out of 16
Television broadcast stations > Per capita	0.743 per 1 million people	2007	10th out of 16
Television receivers	60,000	1997	146th out of 184
Television receivers > Per capita	9.1 per 1,000 people	1997	157th out of 178
Television receivers per 1000	9.43	1997	153th out of 176
Televisions	66,000	2003	146th out of 214
Televisions per 1000	8.61	2003	174th 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.; 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.; 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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Book 15	Newspapers and periodicals 18
Cinemas 6	Telecommunications 10
International voice traffic 3	Telecoms 9
Internet 41	Telephone average cost of call to US 3
Investment in telecoms with private participation 4	Telephones 6
Newspapers 19	Telephone system 3

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Benin ranked #12 for telecoms > mobile cellular subscriptions > per 100 people amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2012.

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