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| Field Listing :: Telephones - main lines in use |
| This entry gives the total number of main telephone lines in use. | |
| Country Comparison to the World |
Country |
Telephones - main lines in use |
|---|
| Afghanistan | 460,000 (2008) |
| Albania | 316,400 (2008) |
| Algeria | 3.314 million (2008) |
| American Samoa | 10,400 (2008) |
| Andorra | 37,400 (2008) |
| Angola | 114,300 (2008) |
| Anguilla | 5,800 (2008) |
| Antarctica | 0; note - information for US bases only (2001) |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 38,000 (2008) |
| Argentina | 9.631 million (2008) |
| Armenia | 650,000 (2008) |
| Aruba | 38,500 (2008) |
| Australia | 9.37 million (2008) |
| Austria | 3.285 million (2008) |
| Azerbaijan | 1.311 million (2008) |
| Bahamas, The | 133,000 (2008) |
| Bahrain | 220,000 (2008) |
| Bangladesh | 1.39 million (2009) |
| Barbados | 150,000 (2008) |
| Belarus | 3.718 million (2008) |
| Belgium | 4.457 million (2008) |
| Belize | 31,100 (2008) |
| Benin | 159,000 (2008) |
| Bermuda | 57,600 (2008) |
| Bhutan | 27,500 (2008) |
| Bolivia | 690,000 (2008) |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.031 million (2008) |
| Botswana | 142,300 (2008) |
| Brazil | 41.141 million (2008) |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | NA |
| British Virgin Islands | 18,900 (2008) |
| Brunei | 76,600 (2008) |
| Bulgaria | 2.258 million (2008) |
| Burkina Faso | 144,000 (2008) |
| Burma | 829,000 (2008) |
| Burundi | 30,400 (2008) |
| Cambodia | 45,100 (2008) |
| Cameroon | 198,300 (2008) |
| Canada | 18.25 million (2008) |
| Cape Verde | 72,000 (2008) |
| Cayman Islands | 38,000 (2008) |
| Central African Republic | 12,000 (2008) |
| Chad | 13,000 (2008) |
| Chile | 3.526 million (2008) |
| China | 365.6 million (2007) |
| Christmas Island | NA |
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 287 (1992) |
| Colombia | 6.82 million (2008) |
| Comoros | 23,300 (2008) |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 37,300 (2008) |
| Congo, Republic of the | 22,200 (2008) |
| Cook Islands | 6,700 (2008) |
| Costa Rica | 1.438 million (2008) |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 356,500 (2008) |
| Croatia | 1.851 million (2008) |
| Cuba | 1.104 million (2008) |
| Cyprus | area under government control: 413,300 (2008); area administered by Turkish Cypriots: 86,228 (2002) |
| Czech Republic | 2.278 million (2008) |
| Denmark | 2.487 million (2008) |
| Djibouti | 10,800 (2008) |
| Dominica | 17,500 (2008) |
| Dominican Republic | 985,700 (2008) |
| Ecuador | 1.91 million (2008) |
| Egypt | 9.6 million (2009) |
| El Salvador | 1.077 million (2008) |
| Equatorial Guinea | 10,000 (2008) |
| Eritrea | 40,400 (2008) |
| Estonia | 498,100 (2008) |
| Ethiopia | 908,900 (2008) |
| European Union | 238 million (2005) |
| Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 2,300 (2008) |
| Faroe Islands | 21,800 (2008) |
| Fiji | 129,100 (2008) |
| Finland | 1.65 million (2008) |
| France | 35.909 million; 35.0 million (metropolitan France) (2008) |
| French Polynesia | 54,600 (2008) |
| Gabon | 26,500 (2008) |
| Gambia, The | 48,900 (2008) |
| Gaza Strip | 360,400 (includes West Bank) (2010) |
| Georgia | 618,000 (2008) |
| Germany | 51.5 million (2008) |
| Ghana | 143,900 (2008) |
| Gibraltar | 24,000 (2008) |
| Greece | 5.975 million (2008) |
| Greenland | 22,800 (2008) |
| Grenada | 28,600 (2008) |
| Guam | 65,500 (2008) |
| Guatemala | 1.449 million (2008) |
| Guernsey | 45,100 (2008) |
| Guinea | 50,000 (2008) |
| Guinea-Bissau | 4,600 (2008) |
| Guyana | 125,000 (2008) |
| Haiti | 108,000 (2008) |
| Holy See (Vatican City) | 5,120 (2005) |
| Honduras | 825,800 (2008) |
| Hong Kong | 4.108 million (2008) |
| Hungary | 3.094 million (2008) |
| Iceland | 187,000 (2008) |
| India | 36.76 million (2010) |
| Indonesia | 30.378 million (2008) |
| Iran | 24.8 million (2008) |
| Iraq | 1.082 million (2008) |
| Ireland | 2.202 million (2008) |
| Isle of Man | 51,000 (1999) |
| Israel | 3.1 million (2008) |
| Italy | 20.031 million (2008) |
| Jamaica | 316,600 (2008) |
| Japan | 47.579 million (2008) |
| Jersey | 74,000 (2008) |
| Jordan | 503,000 (2009) |
| Kazakhstan | 3.41 million (2008) |
| Kenya | 243,700 (2008) |
| Kiribati | 4,000 (2008) |
| Korea, North | 1.18 million (2008) |
| Korea, South | 21.325 million (2008) |
| Kosovo | 106,300 (2006) |
| Kuwait | 541,000 (2008) |
| Kyrgyzstan | 494,500 (2008) |
| Laos | 97,600 (2008) |
| Latvia | 644,000 (2008) |
| Lebanon | 714,000 (2008) |
| Lesotho | 65,200 (2008) |
| Liberia | 2,000 (2008) |
| Libya | 1.033 million (2008) |
| Liechtenstein | 19,600 (2008) |
| Lithuania | 784,900 (2008) |
| Luxembourg | 260,600 (2008) |
| Macau | 171,360 (2009) |
| Macedonia | 457,100 (2008) |
| Madagascar | 164,900 (2008) |
| Malawi | 236,000 (2008) |
| Malaysia | 4.292 million (2008) |
| Maldives | 50,396 (2009) |
| Mali | 81,100 (2008) |
| Malta | 241,100 (2008) |
| Marshall Islands | 4,400 (2008) |
| Mauritania | 76,400 (2008) |
| Mauritius | 364,500 (2008) |
| Mayotte | 10,000 (2008) |
| Mexico | 20.667 million (2008) |
| Micronesia, Federated States of | 8,700 (2008) |
| Moldova | 1.115 million (2008) |
| Monaco | 35,000 (2008) |
| Mongolia | 165,000 (2008) |
| Montenegro | 362,000 (2008) |
| Montserrat | 2,800 (2008) |
| Morocco | 2.991 million (2008) |
| Mozambique | 78,300 (2008) |
| Namibia | 140,000 (2008) |
| Nauru | 1,800 (2008) |
| Nepal | 805,100 (2008) |
| Netherlands | 7.324 million (2008) |
| Netherlands Antilles | 88,000 (2008) |
| New Caledonia | 63,000 (2008) |
| New Zealand | 1.75 million (2008) |
| Nicaragua | 312,000 (2008) |
| Niger | 24,000 (2008) |
| Nigeria | 1.308 million (2008) |
| Niue | 1,000 (2008) |
| Norfolk Island | 2,532; note - a mix of analog (2,500) and digital (32) circuits (2004) |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 24,700 (2008) |
| Norway | 1.928 million (2008) |
| Oman | 274,200 (2008) |
| Pakistan | 4.546 million (2008) |
| Palau | 7,500 (2008) |
| Panama | 524,000 (2008) |
| Papua New Guinea | 60,000 (2008) |
| Paraguay | 491,000 (2008) |
| Peru | 2.878 million (2008) |
| Philippines | 3.905 million (2008) |
| Pitcairn Islands | 1 (there are 17 telephones on one party line); (2004) |
| Poland | 10.336 million (2008) |
| Portugal | 4.121 million (2008) |
| Puerto Rico | 1.038 million (2008) |
| Qatar | 263,400 (2008) |
| Romania | 5.036 million (2007) |
| Russia | 44.2 million (2008) |
| Rwanda | 16,800 (2008) |
| Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | 2,300 (2008) |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 20,400 (2008) |
| Saint Lucia | 40,900 (2008) |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 4,800 (2008) |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 22,800 (2008) |
| Samoa | 28,800 (2008) |
| San Marino | 21,300 (2008) |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 7,700 (2008) |
| Saudi Arabia | 4.1 million (2008) |
| Senegal | 237,800 (2008) |
| Serbia | 3.085 million (2008) |
| Seychelles | 23,200 (2008) |
| Sierra Leone | 31,500 (2008) |
| Singapore | 1.857 million (2008) |
| Slovakia | 1.098 million (2008) |
| Slovenia | 1.01 million (2008) |
| Solomon Islands | 8,000 (2008) |
| Somalia | 100,000 (2008) |
| South Africa | 4.425 million (2008) |
| Spain | 20.2 million (2008) |
| Sri Lanka | 3.446 million (2008) |
| Sudan | 356,100 (2008) |
| Suriname | 81,500 (2008) |
| Svalbard | NA |
| Swaziland | 44,000 (2008) |
| Sweden | 5.323 million (2008) |
| Switzerland | 4.82 million (2008) |
| Syria | 3.633 million (2008) |
| Taiwan | 14.273 million (2008) |
| Tajikistan | 360,000 (2008) |
| Tanzania | 179,849 (2009) |
| Thailand | 7.024 million (2008) |
| Timor-Leste | 2,400 (2008) |
| Togo | 140,900 (2008) |
| Tokelau | 300 (2008) |
| Tonga | 25,500 (2008) |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 307,000 (2008) |
| Tunisia | 1.239 million (2008) |
| Turkey | 17.502 million (2008) |
| Turkmenistan | 478,000 (2008) |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 3,700 (2008) |
| Tuvalu | 1,500 (2008) |
| Uganda | 168,500 (2008) |
| Ukraine | 13.177 million (2008) |
| United Arab Emirates | 1.508 million (2008) |
| United Kingdom | 33.209 million (2008) |
| United States | 150 million (2008) |
| Uruguay | 959,300 (2008) |
| Uzbekistan | 1.85 million (2008) |
| Vanuatu | 10,400 (2008) |
| Venezuela | 6.304 million (2008) |
| Vietnam | 29.591 million (2008) |
| Virgin Islands | 74,200 (2008) |
| Wallis and Futuna | 2,700 (2008) |
| West Bank | 360,400 (includes Gaza Strip) (2010) |
| Western Sahara | about 2,000 (1999 est.) |
| World | 1.268 billion (2008) |
| Yemen | 1.117 million (2008) |
| Zambia | 90,600 (2008) |
| Zimbabwe | 354,000 (2008) |