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Cameroon

Cameroon Media Stats

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STAT AMOUNT DATE RANK HISTORY
Active military personnel 14,100 2014 84th out of 147
Average cost of local call 0.06 2000 23th out of 31
Broadcast media government maintains tight control over broadcast media; state-owned Cameroon Radio Television (CRTV), broadcasting on both a television and radio network, was the only officially recognized and fully licensed broadcaster until August 2007 when the government finally issued licenses to 2 private TV broadcasters and 1 private radio broadcaster; about 70 privately-owned unlicensed radio stations operating but are subject to closure at any time; foreign news services required to partner with state-owned national station 2007
Cinema > Number of cinemas 183 2006 25th out of 61
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 20 2009 47th out of 101
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 6.35 1998 72nd out of 87
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 102.01 per 1,000 people 2004 132nd out of 176
Households with television 17.71% 2002 113th out of 142
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $1.09 billion 2009 66th out of 69
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 85.49 million min. 1999 105th out of 147
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 1,100 2012 172nd out of 188
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 0.0507 2012 181st out of 188
Internet > Hosts 69 2008 192nd out of 226
Internet > Hosts per 1000 0.00352 2008 187th out of 198
Internet > IP addresses per capita 6.84 2014 191st out of 233
Internet > ISP 1 2002 19th out of 27
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 9 Mbps 2002 117th out of 166
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 0.582 Mbps per 1 million peop 2002 136th out of 163
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 0.536 Mbps 2002 142nd out of 164
Internet > Internet Service Providers 1 2003 225th out of 229
Internet > Internet penetration 5.7% 2013 182nd out of 209
Internet > Internet users 1.15 million 2013 113th out of 209
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 5.7 2012 174th out of 201
Internet > Internet users per thousand people 55.83 2013 178th out of 205
Internet > Percent using internet 5.7% 2012 171st out of 200
Internet > Users 370,000 2006 89th out of 155
Internet > Users > Per capita 22.18 per 1,000 people 2006 125th out of 154
Internet > Users per 1000 19.88 2006 128th out of 152
Internet users 749,600 2009 104th out of 206
Internet users > Per 100 people 3.8 2008 149th out of 186
Mobile phone subscribers 2.26 million 2005 75th out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 138.4 per 1,000 people 2005 113th out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 124.55 2005 120th out of 167
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 10 2004 71st out of 163
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 91,750 1998 49th out of 71
Newspapers > List of newspapers

Cameroon Tribune - state-owned daily in French, English

Mutations - privately-owned French-language daily

Le Messager - privately-owned, Douala


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2012
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 6.46 per 1,000 people 1998 74th out of 89
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 6.09 1998 73th out of 88
Number of PCs per million 9.05 2004 134th out of 162
Personal computers 160,000 2004 96th out of 155
Personal computers > Per capita 9.98 per 1,000 people 2004 129th out of 155
Personal computers per 1000 9.05 2004 129th out of 153
Radio > List of radio stations

Cameroon Radio Television - state-run

Radio Reine - Catholic station

Radio Siantou - private

2012
Radio broadcast stations AM 2, FM 9, shortwave 3 2002
Radio receivers 2.27 million 1997 86th out of 187
Radio receivers > Per capita 0.163 per capita 1997 132nd out of 181
Radio receivers per 1000 154.32 1997 132nd out of 179
Radios 2.27 million 2003 86th out of 221
Radios per 1000 131.8 2003 157th out of 196
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 737,445 2012 86th out of 211
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 3.4 2012 152nd out of 202
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 13.11 million 2012 64th out of 199
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 13.11 million 2012 63th out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 64.04 2012 157th out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 604.07 2012 161st out of 200
Telecoms > Telephone lines 737,445 2012 87th out of 203
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 33.98 2012 152nd out of 203
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 3.25$ 1999 88th out of 140
Telephone mainlines per 1000 5.63 2004 161st out of 173
Telephone system > General assessment system includes cable, microwave radio relay, and tropospheric scatter; Camtel, the monopoly provider of fixed-line service, provides connections for only about 3 per 100 persons; equipment is old and outdated, and connections with many parts of the country are unreliable 2013
Telephone system > International country code - 237; landing point for the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and Asia; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) 2011
Telephones > Main lines in use 669,000 2011 90th out of 189
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 7.83 per 1,000 people 2006 135th out of 147
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 16.11 2009 156th out of 193
Telephones > Mobile cellular 10.49 million 2011 69th out of 192
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 251.16 per 1,000 people 2007 124th out of 162
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 367.94 2009 149th out of 187
Television > List of TV stations

Cameroon Radio Television - state-run

Canal 2 - private

STV - private

2012
Television broadcast stations 1 2002 19th out of 24
Television broadcast stations > Per capita 0.065 per 1 million people 2002 20th out of 22
Television receivers 450,000 1997 100th out of 184
Television receivers > Per capita 32.29 per 1,000 people 1997 128th out of 178
Television receivers per 1000 30.59 1997 127th out of 176
Televisions 450,000 2003 106th out of 214
Televisions per 1000 26.13 2003 149th 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 Information Technology and Services Alliance, Digital Planet: The Global Information Economy, and Global Insight, Inc.; 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; 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.; 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. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; British Broadcasting Corporation 2014; 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.; 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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