Cinema and audiovisual media

A Survey on National Cinematography
Tables and graphs

Relation between locally-produced and imported films, Large, medium and small producing countries

Social and cultural indicators, film production and film import, all countries included.

1. Country name
2. Lingua franca or int'al communication language
3. Region: UNESCO statutory region
4. GNP: Gross National Product
5. Inhabitants (000)
6. Urban population concentration
7. Percentage pupils at primary schools
8. Percentage of literacy
9. IDH, Human Development Indicator
10. Books published per year
11. Films produced nationally (yearly average'88-98)
12. Foreign films imported (1995)

1.

Country name

2. Lingua franca

3. Regio

4. GNP

5. Inhab.

(000)

6. Inurb %

7.

School %

8. Literacy %

9. IDH

10. Books

11.

ProFilm Average 88-'99

12

Imp Films 95

Afghanistan

En

ASA

139

20.4

62.2

0

3

--

Albania

Al

EUR

2.788

3401

37.5

85

59

0.667

0

11

--

Algeria

Ar

ARB

5.442

28784

60

59.3

66

0.737

323

2

--

Andorra

Fr

EUR

1.19

71

62.5

99

57

0

--

Angola

Po

AFR

1.6

11185

33

42.5

31

0.335

14

1

--

Antigua

En

ALA

8.977

66

35.1

96

76

0.892

0

0

--

Argentina

Sp

ALA

8.937

35219

88.4

96

77

0.884

9065

47

--

Armenia

Ru

ASA

1.737

3638

69

70.8

98.8

0.651

224

3

28

Aruba

Nl

ALA

0.1

0

--

Australia

En

ASA

19.285

14569

84.7

78.1

99

0.931

10835

18

239

Austria

Ge

EUR

14.324

8106

55.6

97.1

90

0.932

7987

22

219

Azerbaidjan

Ru

ASA

1.67

7954

56.1

96.3

72

0.636

374

3

5

Bahamas

En

ALA

15.875

89

98.1

75

0.894

15

0

--

Bahrain

En

ARA

15.321

570

90.8

84.4

85

0.87

78

0

--

Bangladesh

En

ASA

1.331

120100

18.8

37.3

39

0.368

0

77

--

Barbados

En

ALA

11.051

261

48.3

97.3

76.3

0.907

77

0

19

Belarus

Ru

EUR

4.713

10348

72

97.9

80

0.806

3345

2

73

Belgium

Fr/Nl

EUR

20.985

10159

97.1

99

86

0.932

13913

7

477

Belize

En

ALA

5.59

219

46.6

70

68

0.806

70

0

124

Benin

Fr

AFR

1.696

5563

42.5

35.5

35

0.368

84

0

219

Bhutan

En

ASA

1.289

1812

5.3

41.1

31

0.338

0

0

--

Bolivia

Sp

ALA

2.598

7593

58.4

82.5

66

0.589

447

4

149

Bosnia

Sc

EUR

0.1

3628

49.9

1008

0

--

Botswana

En

AFR

5.367

5563

32

68.7

71

0.673

158

0

--

Brazil

Po

ALA

5.362

161087

78.6

82.7

72

0.783

21574

86

--

Brunei

En

ASA

30.447

300

59.2

87.9

70

0.882

45

0

--

Br_Virgin_Isl

En

ALA

0.1

19

0

--

Bulgaria

Ru

EUR

4.533

110912

71.3

93

66

0.78

5925

11

200

Burkina_Faso

Fr

AFR

0.796

10780

29.1

18.7

20

0.796

4

5

197

Burundi

Fr

AFR

0.698

6221

7.7

34.6

31

0.247

54

0

50

Cambodia

Fr

ASA

1.084

10274

21.3

35

58

0.384

0

0

268

Cameroon

Fr

AFR

2.12

13560

45.8

62.1

46

0.468

22

2

--

Canada

En

AMN

21.495

29680

76.7

99

0.96

22208

24

220

Cape_Verde

Po

AFR

1.862

396

56.3

69.9

64

0.547

10

0

108

Chad

Fr

AFR

0.7

6516

21.6

47

25

0.288

0

0

--

Chile

Sp

ALA

9.129

14421

86.2

95

72

0.891

1820

1

220

China

Ch

ASA

2.604

1E+06

31.1

80.9

58

0.626

1E+05

469

185

Colombia

Sp

ALA

6.107

36444

73.2

91.1

70

0.848

1481

3

--

Comoros

En

ALA

1.366

632

28.3

56.7

39

0.412

0

0

393

Congo

Fr

AFR

2.41

2668

59.9

73.9

56

0.5

0

0

--

Congo_Dm_Rep

Fr

AFR

0.429

46812

29.3

76.4

38

0.381

64

0

--

Cook_Islands

En

ALA

0.1

0

--

Costa_Rica

Sp

ALA

5.919

3500

50.2

94.7

68

0.889

963

2

49

Croatia

SC

EUR

3.96

4501

65.3

97

67

0.76

2671

3

--

Cuba

Sp

ALA

3

11018

76.5

95.4

63

0.723

932

6

55

Cyprus

En

ASA

13.701

756

54.6

6

96.59

0.907

1040

1

347

Czech_Rep

Cz

EUR

9.201

5347

65.5

99

70

0.882

9309

14

153

Denmark

Da

EUR

21.341

5237

85.3

99

99

0.927

11973

15

225

Djibouti

Fr

ARB

1.27

617

83.2

45

20

0.319

0

0

--

Dominica

En

ALA

6.118

70

41

94

77

0.873

77

0

--

Dominican Rep

Sp

ALA

3.933

7961

65.4

81.5

68

0.718

2219

0

173

Ecuador

Sp

ALA

4.626

11699

59.1

89.6

72

0.775

11

4

510

Egypt

En

ARB

3.846

63721

45

50.5

69

0.614

3108

72

220

El Salvador

Sp

ALA

2.417

5796

45.3

70.9

55

0.592

15

0

124

Equat Guinea

Sp

AFR

0.1

7518

0

--

Eritrea

En

AFR

0.96

3280

17.7

25

24

0.269

106

0

--

Estonia

Ru

EUR

4.294

1471

73.3

99

72

0.776

2291

3

80

Ethiopia

En

AFR

0.427

58243

13.6

48.2

34.5

0.427

240

1

65

Fiji

En

ASA

5.763

41

91.3

79

0.863

0

--

Finland

Fi

EUR

17.417

5154

63.5

99

97

0.94

12539

8

137

France

Fr

EUR

20.51

58333

72.8

99

90

0.946

45331

183

384

Gabon

Fr

AFR

3.759

1106

50.9

62.6

60

0.562

0

0

--

Gambia

En

AFR

0.939

1141

26.1

37.2

34

0.281

21

0

171

Georgia

Ru

ASA

1.585

5442

59

94.9

69

0.637

314

5

--

Germany

Ge

EUR

19.675

81922

86.8

99

81

0.924

70643

63

226

Ghana

En

AFR

1.96

17832

36.8