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THE STATE OF THE MEDIA
| YEAR/COUNTRY | News Papers | Radios | Televisions | Personal Computers | Internet Hosts | Adult Literacy (%) | Population Millions ( Urban) | Real GDP Per capita (PPP US $ ) |
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Per 1000 Persons |
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| 1996 | 1995 | 1995 | 1995 | 1998 | 1995 | 1995 | 1995 | |
| SRI LANKA | 29 | 206 | 66 | 1.1 | 0.031 | 90 | 18(23) | 3408 |
| MALDIVES | 10 | 118 | 40 | 12.3 | n/a | 93 | 0.25 | 3504 |
| PAKISTAN | 21 | 92 | 22 | 1.2 | 0.015 | 38 | 140(35) | 2209 |
| INDIA | 30 | 81 | 61 | 1.2 | 0.011 | 52 | 936(27) | 1422 |
| BANGLADESH | 9 | 47 | 7 | n/a | 0.017 | 38 | 120(19) | 1382 |
| NEPAL | 11 | 36 | 3 | n/a | 0.005 | 28 | 22(11) | 1145 |
| BHUTAN | n/a | 17 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 42 | 1.6 | 1289 |
| South Asia | 27 | 80 | 50 | 1.2 | 0.012 | 49 | 1238(25) | 1531 |
| Low Income | n/a | 113 | 47 | n/a | 0.010 | 49 | 2048(28) | 1008 |
| High Income | 287 | 1005 | 611 | 224 | 37.5 | 99 | 926(78) | 16337 |
Source :HDC1998b ; UNDP1998a
and World Bank 1996b 1998p and 1998q
Report: Human Development in South Asia 1999. Mahbub ul
Haq Human Development Centre, OUP Karachi, 2000.