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Sudan

Sudan Media Stats

Definitions

STAT AMOUNT DATE RANK HISTORY
Broadcast media in the north, the Sudanese Government directly controls TV and radio, requiring that both media reflect government policies; TV has a permanent military censor; a private radio station is in operation; in southern Sudan, TV is controlled by the regional government; several private FM stations are operational in southern Sudan; some foreign radio broadcasts are available 2007
Households with television 49.5% 2002 88th out of 142
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 0.666 2012 163th out of 188
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 21 2012 133th out of 201
Internet > Internet users per thousand people 206.14 2013 137th out of 205
Internet > Users per 1000 45.16 2007 121st out of 149
Internet users 4.2 million 2008 1st out of 9
News Agencies > List of news agencies

Sudan News Agency (Suna) - in Arabic, English and French

Sudan Tribune - English-language news site, based in France

2012
Personal computers > Per capita 89.7 per 1,000 people 2005 24th out of 58
Radio > List of radio stations

Sudan National Radio Corporation - government-run, national and regional networks in Arabic, English and other languages

Mango 96 FM - private, music-based Khartoum station

Khartoum FM - private, Khartoum

2012
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 60.49 2012 160th out of 200
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 189.54 per 1,000 people 2007 134th out of 162
Television > List of TV stations

Sudan National Broadcasting Corporation (SNBC) - government-run, operates two channels, also available via satellite

Al-Shuruq (Sunrise) - private, based in Dubai, via satellite

Blue Nile TV - private, via satellite


Full Article
2012
Television receivers > Per capita 77.33 per 1,000 people 1997 107th out of 178
Televisions per 1000 79.4 2003 124th out of 191

SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; World Development Indicators 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.; 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.; 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.; Internet World Stats, June 30, 2010; British Broadcasting Corporation 2014; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; 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.

Citation

  • Sudan ranked first for internet > price basket for internet > US$ per month amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2005.
  • Sudan ranked 11 places from the bottom for telecoms > mobile cellular subscriptions > per 100 people amongst Muslim countries in 2012.

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