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Country Comparison to the World

Country
Afghanistan 48 (station types NA) (2009)
Akrotiri AM NA, FM 1, shortwave NA (British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides Radio 1 and Radio 2 service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia) (2006)
Albania AM 13, FM 46, shortwave 1 (2005)
Algeria AM 25, FM 1, shortwave 8 (1999)
American Samoa AM 2, FM 3, shortwave 0 (2005)
Andorra AM 0, FM 1, shortwave 0 (easy access to radio and television broadcasts originating in France and Spain) (2009)
Angola AM 21, FM 6, shortwave 7 (2001)
Anguilla AM 3, FM 11, shortwave 2 (2009)
Antarctica FM 2, shortwave 1 (information for US bases only); note - many research stations have a local FM radio station (2007)
Antigua and Barbuda AM 3, FM 17, shortwave 0 (2008)
Argentina AM 260, FM (probably more than 1,000, mostly unlicensed), shortwave 6 (1998)
Armenia AM 9, FM 16, shortwave 1 (2006)
Aruba AM 2, FM 16, shortwave 0 (2004)
Australia AM 262, FM 345, shortwave 1 (1998)
Austria FM 65 (plus several hundred repeaters), shortwave 1 (2009)
Azerbaijan AM 10, FM 11, shortwave 1 (2010)
Bahamas, The AM 3, FM 11, shortwave 0 (2009)
Bahrain AM 2, FM 3, shortwave 0 (1998)
Bangladesh AM 17, FM 19, shortwave 2 (2009)
Barbados AM 2, FM 13, shortwave 0 (2009)
Belarus AM 28, FM 37, shortwave 11 (1998)
Belgium AM 7, FM 79, shortwave 1 (1998)
Belize AM 1, FM 16, shortwave 0 (2006)
Benin AM 1, FM 34, shortwave 1 (2007)
Bermuda AM 5, FM 4, shortwave 1 (2009)
Bhutan AM 0, FM 9, shortwave 1 (2007)
Bolivia AM 171, FM 73, shortwave 77 (1999)
Bosnia and Herzegovina AM 8, FM 16, shortwave 1 (1998)
Botswana AM 8, FM 13, shortwave 4 (2001)
Brazil AM 1,365, FM 296, shortwave 161 (of which 91 are collocated with AM stations) (1999)
British Indian Ocean Territory AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (1998)
British Virgin Islands AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0 (2004)
Brunei AM 1, FM 2 (transmitting on 18 different frequencies), shortwave 0 (British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) station transmits two FM signals with English and Nepali service) (2006)
Bulgaria AM 31, FM 63, shortwave 2 (2001)
Burkina Faso AM 2, FM 26, shortwave 3 (2007)
Burma AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 3 (2007)
Burundi AM 0, FM 4, shortwave 1 (2001)
Cabo Verde AM 0, FM 22 (plus 12 repeaters), shortwave 0 (2001)
Cambodia AM 1, FM 50, shortwave NA (2008)
Cameroon AM 2, FM 9, shortwave 3 (2001)
Canada AM 245, FM 582, shortwave 6 (2004)
Cayman Islands AM 1, FM 14, shortwave 0 (2009)
Central African Republic AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 1 (2001)
Chad AM 2, FM 4, shortwave 5 (2001)
Chile AM 180, FM 64, shortwave 17 (1998)
China AM 369, FM 259, shortwave 45 (1998)
Christmas Island AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (2006)
Cocos (Keeling) Islands AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (2004)
Colombia AM 454, FM 34, shortwave 27 (1999)
Comoros AM 1, FM 4, shortwave 1 (2001)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the AM 3, FM 11, shortwave 2 (2001)
Congo, Republic of the AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 3 (2001)
Cook Islands AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (2004)
Costa Rica AM 65, FM 51, shortwave 19 (2002)
Cote d'Ivoire AM 2, FM 9, shortwave 3 (1998)
Croatia AM 16, FM 98, shortwave 5 (1999)
Cuba AM 169, FM 55, shortwave 1 (1998)
Cyprus area under government control: AM 5, FM 76, shortwave 0
area administered by Turkish Cypriots: AM 1, FM 20, shortwave 1 (2004)
Czech Republic AM 31, FM 304, shortwave 17 (2000)
Denmark AM 1, FM 355, shortwave 0 (1998)
Dhekelia AM NA, FM 1 (located in Akrotiri), shortwave NA (British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides Radio 1 and Radio 2 service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia) (2006)
Djibouti AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (2001)
Dominica AM 4, FM 18, shortwave 0 (2009)
Dominican Republic AM 120, FM 56, shortwave 4 (1998)
Ecuador AM 392, FM 35, shortwave 29 (2001)
Egypt AM 42 (plus 15 repeaters), FM 22, shortwave 1 (2010)
El Salvador AM 52, FM 144, shortwave 0 (2005)
Equatorial Guinea AM 0, FM 3, shortwave 5 (2001)
Eritrea AM 2, FM NA, shortwave 2 (2000)
Estonia AM 0, FM 34, shortwave 0 (2009)
Ethiopia AM 8, FM 0, shortwave 1 (2001)
European Union AM 930, FM 13,655, shortwave 71 (1998); note - sum of individual country radio broadcast stations; there is also a European-wide station (Euroradio)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) AM 1, FM 7, shortwave 0 (British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides Radio 1 and Radio 2 service) (2006)
Faroe Islands AM 1, FM 13, shortwave 0 (1998)
Fiji AM 13, FM 40, shortwave 0 (1998)
Finland AM 2, FM 59, shortwave 2 (2008)
France AM 41, FM about 3,500 (this figure is an approximation and includes many repeaters), shortwave 2 (1998)
French Polynesia AM 2, FM 14, shortwave 2 (1998)
Gabon AM 6, FM 7 (plus 11 repeaters), shortwave 4 (2001)
Gambia, The AM 3, FM 2, shortwave 0 (2001)
Gaza Strip AM 0, FM 10, shortwave 0 (2008)
Georgia AM 7, FM 12, shortwave 4 (1998)
Germany AM 51, FM 787, shortwave 4 (1998)
Ghana AM 0, FM 86, shortwave 3 (2007)
Gibraltar AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0 (1998)
Greece AM 26, FM 88, shortwave 4 (1998)
Greenland AM 5, FM 14, shortwave 0 (2008)
Grenada AM 2, FM 12, shortwave 0 (2009)
Guam AM 3, FM 11, shortwave 2 (2005)
Guatemala AM 130, FM 487, shortwave 15 (2000)
Guernsey AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)
Guinea-Bissau AM 1 (transmitter out of service), FM 4, shortwave 0 (2001)
Guinea AM 0, FM 5, shortwave 3 (2006)
Guyana AM 3, FM 3, shortwave 1 (2009)
Haiti AM 41, FM 53, shortwave 0 (2009)
Holy See (Vatican City) AM 5, FM 3, shortwave 5 (2008)
Honduras AM 241, FM 53, shortwave 12 (1998)
Hong Kong AM 6, FM 10, shortwave 0 (2009)
Hungary AM 5, FM 90, shortwave 1 (2008)
Iceland AM 3, FM about 70, shortwave 1 (2008)
India AM 149, FM 171, shortwave 54 (2009)
Indonesia AM 678, FM 43, shortwave 82 (1998)
Iran AM 72, FM 10, shortwave 21 (2010)
Iraq 55 (station frequency types NA) (2009)
Ireland AM 9, FM 106, shortwave 0 (1998)
Isle of Man AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)
Israel AM 23, FM 15, shortwave 0 (2010)
Italy AM about 100, FM about 4,600, shortwave 9 (1998)
Jamaica AM 4, FM 24, shortwave 0 (2008)
Jan Mayen NA; note - there is one radio and meteorological station (1998)
Japan AM 215 (plus 370 repeaters), FM 89 (plus 485 repeaters), shortwave 21 (2001)
Jersey AM NA, FM 1, shortwave 0 (UK radio broadcasts carried via local relays) (2008)
Jordan AM 1, FM 28 (2010)
Kazakhstan AM 60, FM 18, shortwave 9 (2008)
Kenya AM 24, FM 82, shortwave 6 (2008)
Kiribati AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 1 (may be inactive) (2002)
Korea, North AM 17 (including 11 stations of Korean Central Broadcasting Station; North Korea has a "national intercom" cable radio station wired throughout the country that is a significant source of information for the average North Korean citizen; it is wired into most residences and workplaces and carries news and commentary), FM 14, shortwave 14 (2006)
Korea, South AM 96, FM 322, shortwave 1 (2008)
Kuwait AM 6, FM 11, shortwave 1 (1998)
Kyrgyzstan AM 3 (plus 10 repeater stations), FM 23, shortwave 2 (2009)
Laos AM 3, FM 34, shortwave 3 (2010)
Latvia AM 8, FM 62, shortwave 1 (2008)
Lebanon AM 20, FM 30 (plus about a dozen unlicensed stations operating), shortwave 4 (2009)
Lesotho AM 1, FM 3, shortwave 1 (2007)
Liberia AM 0, FM 10, shortwave 2 (2007)
Libya AM 16, FM 3, shortwave 3 (2001)
Liechtenstein AM 0, FM 4, shortwave 0 (1998)
Lithuania AM 29, FM 142, shortwave 1 (2001)
Luxembourg AM 2, FM 9, shortwave 2 (1999)
Macau AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (2009)
Macedonia AM 1, FM 68, shortwave 0 (2009)
Madagascar AM 2, FM 9, shortwave 6 (2001)
Malawi AM 9, FM 5 (plus 15 repeater stations), shortwave 2 (plus one shortwave station on standby) (2001)
Malaysia AM 35, FM 391, shortwave 15 (2001)
Maldives AM 1, FM 6, shortwave 1 (2009)
Mali AM 1, FM 230 (27 regional and government stations, and 203 private stations), shortwave 1 (2001)
Malta AM 1, FM 18, shortwave 6 (1999)
Marshall Islands AM 1, FM 3, shortwave 0 (additionally, the American Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (Central Pacific Network) operates one FM and one AM station on Kwajalein Island) (2005)
Mauritania AM 1, FM 14, shortwave 1 (2001)
Mauritius AM 4, FM 9, shortwave 0 (2001)
Mexico AM 851, FM 726, shortwave 15 (2009)
Micronesia, Federated States of AM 5, FM 1, shortwave 0 (2004)
Moldova AM 2, FM 29, shortwave NA (2006)
Monaco AM 1, FM 11, shortwave 1 (2008)
Mongolia AM 7, FM 108 (includes 20 national radio broadcaster repeaters), shortwave 4 (2009)
Montenegro 31 (station frequency types NA) (2004)
Montserrat AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (2008)
Morocco AM NA, FM 15, shortwave NA (2009)
Mozambique AM 13, FM 17, shortwave 11 (2001)
Namibia AM 2, FM 39, shortwave 4 (2001)
Nauru AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0 (1998)
Nepal AM 6, FM 80, shortwave 4 (2008)
Netherlands AM 4, FM 567, shortwave 1 (2009)
New Caledonia AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0 (1998)
New Zealand AM 124, FM 290, shortwave 4 (1998)
Nicaragua AM 63, FM 32, shortwave 1 (1998)
Nigeria AM 83, FM 36, shortwave 11 (2001)
Niger AM 5, FM 6, shortwave 4 (2001)
Niue AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)
Norfolk Island AM 1, FM 3, shortwave 0 (2005)
Northern Mariana Islands AM 1, FM 6, shortwave 1 (2005)
Norway AM 5, FM 160, shortwave 1 (2008)
Oman AM 3, FM 9, shortwave 2 (1999)
Pakistan AM 31, FM 68, shortwave NA (2006)
Palau AM 1, FM 4, shortwave 1 (2001)
Panama AM 101, FM 134, shortwave 0 (1998)
Papua New Guinea AM 8, FM 19, shortwave 28 (1998)
Paraguay AM 41, FM 121, shortwave 6 (2006)
Peru AM 472, FM 198, shortwave 189 (1999)
Philippines AM 383, FM 659, shortwave 4 (2008)
Pitcairn Islands AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0 (15 ham radio operators (VP6)) (2004)
Poland AM 14, FM 63, shortwave 2 (2008)
Portugal AM 2, FM 63, shortwave 1 (2008)
Puerto Rico AM 74, FM 53, shortwave 0 (2008)
Qatar AM 6, FM 5, shortwave 1 (1998)
Romania 698 (station frequency type NA) (2006)
Russia AM 323, FM about 1,500, shortwave 62 (2004)
Rwanda AM 0, FM 10 (two main FM programs are broadcast through a system of repeaters; international FM programming includes the BBC, VOA, and Deutchewelle) (2007)
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha Saint Helena: AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0
Ascension: AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 1 (2005)
Saint Kitts and Nevis AM 3, FM 8, shortwave 0 (2008)
Saint Lucia AM 2, FM 11, shortwave 0 (2008)
Saint Martin AM 0, FM 3, shortwave 0 (2007)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon AM 1, FM 4, shortwave 0 (1998)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines AM 1, FM 8, shortwave 0 (2008)
Samoa AM 2, FM 5, shortwave 0 (2004)
San Marino AM 0, FM 2, shortwave 0 (2008)
Sao Tome and Principe AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 1 (2001)
Saudi Arabia AM 43, FM 31, shortwave 2 (1998)
Senegal AM 8, FM 20, shortwave 1 (2001)
Serbia 308 (station frequency types NA) (2009)
Seychelles AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 2 (2001)
Sierra Leone AM 1, FM 9, shortwave 1 (2001)
Singapore AM 0, FM 19, shortwave 1 (2008)
Slovakia AM 1, FM 22, shortwave 1 (2008)
Slovenia AM 10, FM 230, shortwave 0 (2006)
Solomon Islands AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 1 (2004)
Somalia AM 0, FM 11 (also 1 station each in Puntland and Somaliland), shortwave 1 (in Mogadishu) (2001)
South Africa AM 14, FM 347 (plus 243 repeaters), shortwave 1 (1998)
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands AM 0, FM 0, shortwave 0 (2003)
Spain AM 18, FM 250, shortwave 2 (2008)
Sri Lanka AM 15, FM 52, shortwave 4 (2007)
Sudan AM 12, FM 1, shortwave 1 (1998)
Suriname AM 4, FM 23, shortwave 3 (2008)
Svalbard AM 1, FM 1 (plus 2 repeaters), shortwave 0 (1998)
Swaziland AM 3, FM 2 (plus 4 repeaters), shortwave 3 (2004)
Sweden AM 1, FM 124, shortwave 0 (2008)
Switzerland AM 3, FM 106 (plus many low-power stations), shortwave 3 (2008)
Syria AM 14, FM 15, shortwave 26 (2010)
Taiwan AM 21, FM 143, shortwave 1 (2008)
Tajikistan 16 (number of licensed stations with only about 10 broadcasting) (2009)
Tanzania AM 12, FM 11, shortwave 2 (1998)
Thailand AM 238, FM 351, shortwave 6 (2007)
Timor-Leste at least 21 (Timor-Leste has one national public broadcaster and 20 community and church radio stations - station frequency types NA) (2007)
Togo AM 2, FM 9, shortwave 4 (1998)
Tokelau AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA (one radio station provides service to all islands) (2002)
Tonga AM 1, FM 4, shortwave 1 (2001)
Trinidad and Tobago AM 2, FM 28, shortwave 0 (2008)
Tunisia AM 7, FM 38, shortwave 2 (2007)
Turkey 1,090 (station frequency types NA) (2009)
Turkmenistan AM 12, FM 9, shortwave 2 (2008)
Turks and Caicos Islands AM 2, FM 7, shortwave 0 (2003)
Tuvalu AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (2004)
Uganda AM 7, FM 33, shortwave 2 (2001)
Ukraine 524 (station frequency types NA) (2006)
United Arab Emirates AM 13, FM 8, shortwave 2 (2004)
United Kingdom AM 206, FM 696, shortwave 3 (2008)
United States AM 4,789, FM 8,961, shortwave 19 (2006)
Uruguay AM 93, FM 191, shortwave 7 (2005)
Uzbekistan AM 20, FM 24, shortwave 3 (2008)
Vanuatu AM 2, FM 4, shortwave 1 (2001)
Venezuela AM 46, FM 131, shortwave 3 (2008)
Vietnam AM 65, FM 7, shortwave 29 (1999)
Virgin Islands AM 6, FM 16, shortwave 0 (2005)
Wake Island AM 0, FM 0, shortwave 0 (American Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS)) provides satellite radio service (2005)
Wallis and Futuna AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0 (2000)
West Bank AM 0, FM 27, shortwave 0 (2010)
Western Sahara AM 2, FM 0, shortwave 0 (1998)
World AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA
Yemen AM 6, FM 1, shortwave 2 (1998)
Zambia AM 19, FM 5, shortwave 4 (2001)
Zimbabwe AM 7, FM 20 (plus 17 repeater stations), shortwave 1 (1998)
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