Identify level of competition

[kimono]

How do you identify level of competition of a particular market?
I think this depends on a number of factors
- how many players in that market
- their experience and market share in the industry
- the intervention level of the government
- the nature of this particular market? Is it more like a Monopoly? Perfection competition?

Did i miss anything? Your ideas are greatly appreciated?
Kimono

[azance]

Local competition and search engine competition depending upon the business type.

[kimono]

The business i'm referring to here is food packaging industry. The company in question supplies to food-processor market the packaging machines.