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United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates Media Stats

Definitions

  • Active military personnel: Active military.

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • Cinema > Number of cinemas: Number of cinemas.
  • 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.
  • Information and communication technology spending > Current US$: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 phones: Number of mobile phones.

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • 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.
STAT AMOUNT DATE RANK HISTORY
Active military personnel 51,000 2014 45th out of 147
Broadcast media except for the many organizations now operating in Dubai's Media Free Zone, most TV and radio stations remain government-owned; widespread use of satellite dishes provides access to pan-Arab and other international broadcasts 2007
Cinema > Number of cinemas 177 2004 2nd out of 4
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,273.14 per 1,000 people 2005 33th out of 140
Households with television 85.91% 2002 67th out of 142
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $12.55 billion 2009 33th out of 69
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 1.02 billion min. 1997 32nd out of 163
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 30.97 2005 45th out of 114
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 951,785 2012 57th out of 188
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 103.39 2012 74th out of 188
Internet > Hosts 381,915 2008 49th out of 226
Internet > Hosts per 1000 56.18 2008 55th out of 198
Internet > IP addresses per capita 534.1 2014 61st out of 233
Internet > ISP 1 2000 141st out of 161
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 4,185 Mbps 2005 20th out of 87
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 923.2 Mbps per 1 million peop 2005 18th out of 87
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 1,008.71 Mbps 2005 16th out of 87
Internet > Internet Service Providers 1 2003 195th out of 229
Internet > Internet penetration 85% 2013 20th out of 209
Internet > Internet users 4.52 million 2013 64th out of 209
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 85 2012 19th out of 201
Internet > Internet users per thousand people 825.21 2013 23th out of 205
Internet > Percent using internet 85% 2012 18th out of 200
Internet > Users 2.3 million 2007 54th out of 154
Internet > Users > Per capita 517.55 per 1,000 people 2007 34th out of 152
Internet > Users per 1000 396.73 2007 44th out of 149
Internet users 3.45 million 2009 60th out of 206
Internet users > Per 100 people 65.15 2008 26th out of 186
Mobile phone subscribers 4.53 million 2005 58th out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 1,000.29 per 1,000 people 2005 18th out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 1,092.94 2005 8th out of 167
News Agencies > List of news agencies

Emirates News Agency (WAM) - official

2013
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 9 2004 73th out of 163
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 384,000 1996 67th out of 183
Newspapers > List of newspapers

Al-Bayan - Arabic daily, Dubai government-owned

Gulf News - Dubai-based, English-language

Khaleej Times - private, Dubai-based daily, English-language


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2013
Number of PCs per million 123 2004 60th out of 162
Personal computers 850,000 2004 55th out of 155
Personal computers > Per capita 196.76 per 1,000 people 2004 37th out of 155
Personal computers per 1000 232.33 2004 33th out of 153
Radio > List of radio stations

Abu Dhabi Media Company - operates Abu Dhabi FM and other networks

Radio Asia - commercial, broadcasts in Hindi, Urdu and Malayalam

Al-Arabiya FM - commercial, Arabic pop


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2013
Radio broadcast stations AM 13, FM 8, shortwave 2 2004
Radio receivers 820,000 1997 117th out of 187
Radio receivers > Per capita 0.309 per capita 1997 92nd out of 181
Radio receivers per 1000 314.3 1997 90th out of 179
Radios 820,000 2003 118th out of 221
Radios per 1000 243.38 2003 119th out of 196
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 1.97 million 2012 58th out of 211
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 21.37 2012 75th out of 202
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 11.54 million 2014 51st out of 66
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 13.78 million 2012 60th out of 199
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 13.78 million 2012 60th out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 169.94 2012 15th out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,496.39 2012 28th out of 200
Telecoms > Telephone lines 1.97 million 2012 58th out of 203
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 213.73 2012 75th out of 203
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 1.73$ 2004 51st out of 111
Telephone mainlines per 1000 298.12 2005 42nd out of 141
Telephone system > General assessment modern fiber-optic integrated services; digital network with rapidly growing use of mobile-cellular telephones; key centers are Abu Dhabi and Dubai 2013
Telephone system > International country code - 971; linked to the international submarine cable FLAG (Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe); landing point for both the SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable networks; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean) and 1 Arabsat; tropospheric scatter to Bahrain; microwave radio relay to Saudi Arabia 2012
Telephones > Main lines in use 1.82 million 2011 61st out of 189
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 311.65 per 1,000 people 2007 37th out of 124
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 202.25 2009 80th out of 193
Telephones > Mobile cellular 11.73 million 2011 63th out of 192
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 1,709.04 per 1,000 people 2007 2nd out of 162
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 1,382.68 2009 21st out of 187
Television > List of TV stations

Dubai Media Incorporated (DMI) - Dubai government-owned pan-Arab broadcaster, operates Dubai TV, Dubai One

Abu Dhabi TV - pan-Arab broadcaster

Ajman TV


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2013
Television broadcast stations 15 2004 10th out of 34
Television broadcast stations > Per capita 3.47 per 1 million people 2004 23th out of 33
Television receivers 310,000 1997 109th out of 184
Television receivers > Per capita 116.89 per 1,000 people 1997 94th out of 178
Television receivers per 1000 118.82 1997 94th out of 176
Televisions 310,000 2003 113th out of 214
Televisions per 1000 92.01 2003 118th out of 191

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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. 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Citation

  • United Arab Emirates ranked first for internet users > per 100 people amongst Muslim countries in 2008.
  • United Arab Emirates ranked #4 for telecoms > mobile cellular subscriptions > per 100 people amongst Former British colonies in 2012.

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