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Afghanistan Afghanistan 33,100 (2002) 29,000 (1996)

note:
there were 21,000 main lines in service in Kabul in 1998
Albania Albania 255,000 (2003) 87,000 (1997)
Algeria Algeria 2,199,600 (2003) 2.3 million (1998)
American Samoa American Samoa 15,000 (2001) 13,000 (1997)
Andorra Andorra 35,000 (2001) 32,946 (December 1998)
Angola Angola 96,300 (2003) 62,000 (1997)
Anguilla Anguilla 6,200 (2002) 5,000 (1997)
Antarctica Antarctica 0


note: information for US bases only (2001)		 0

note:
information for US bases only (2001)
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda 38,000 (2002) 28,000 (1996)
Argentina Argentina 8,009,400 (2002) 7.5 million (1998)
Armenia Armenia 562,600 (2003) 568,000 (1997)
Aruba Aruba 37,100 (2002) 33,000 (1997)
Australia Australia 10.815 million (2003) 9.58 million (1998)
Austria Austria 3.881 million (2003) 4 million (3,600,000 analog main lines plus 400,000 ISDN or Integrated Services Digital Network connections) (1999)
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 923,800 (2002) 663,000 (1997)
Bahamas, The Bahamas, The 131,700 (2003) 96,000 (1997)
Bahrain Bahrain 185,800 (2003) 152,000 (1997)
Bangladesh Bangladesh 740,000 (2003) 500,000 (2000)
Barbados Barbados 134,000 (2003) 108,000 (1997)
Belarus Belarus 3,071,300 (2003) 2.313 million (1997)
Belgium Belgium 5,120,400 (2002) 4.769 million (1997)
Belize Belize 33,300 (2003) 31,000 (1997)
Benin Benin 66,500 (2003) 36,000 (1997)
Bermuda Bermuda 56,000 (2002) 52,000 (1997)
Bhutan Bhutan 25,200 (2003) 6,000 (1997)
Bolivia Bolivia 600,100 (2003) 327,600 (1996)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 938,000 (2003) 303,000 (1997)
Botswana Botswana 142,400 (2002) 86,000 (1997)
Brazil Brazil 38.81 million (2002) 17.039 million (1997)
British Indian Ocean Territory British Indian Ocean Territory NA NA
British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands 11,700 (2002) 10,000 (1996)
Brunei Brunei 90,000 (2002) 79,000 (1996)
Bulgaria Bulgaria 2,868,200 (2002) 3.255 million (2000)
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso 65,400 (2003) 36,000 (1997)
Burma Burma 357,300 (2003) 250,000 (2000)
Burundi Burundi 23,900 (2003) 16,000 (1997)
Cambodia Cambodia 35,400 (2002) 21,800 (mid-1998)
Cameroon Cameroon 110,900 (2002) 75,000 (1997)
Canada Canada 19,950,900 (2003) 18.5 million (1999)
Cape Verde Cape Verde 71,700 (2003) 45,644 (2000)
Cayman Islands Cayman Islands 38,000 (2002) 19,000 (1995)
Central African Republic Central African Republic 9,000 (2002) 10,000 (1997)
Chad Chad 11,800 (2002) 7,000 (1997)
Chile Chile 3.467 million (2002) 2.603 million (1998)
China China 263 million (2003) 135 million (2000)
Christmas Island Christmas Island NA NA
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Cocos (Keeling) Islands 287 (1992) NA (1999)
Colombia Colombia 8,768,100 (2003) 5,433,565 (December 1997)
Comoros Comoros 13,200 (2003) 6,000 (1997)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the 10,000 (2002) 21,000 (1997)
Congo, Republic of the Congo, Republic of the 7,000 (2003) 22,000 (1997)
Cook Islands Cook Islands 6,200 (2002) 5,000 (1997)
Costa Rica Costa Rica 1.132 million (2002) 450,000 (1998)

note:
584,000 installed in 1997, but only about 450,000 were in use 1998
Cote d'Ivoire Cote d'Ivoire 328,000 (2003) 219,283 (31 December 1999)
Croatia Croatia 1.825 million (2002) 1.488 million (1997)
Cuba Cuba 574,400 (2002) 473,031 (2000)
Cyprus Cyprus Republic of Cyprus: 427,400 (2002); north Cyprus: 86,228 (2002) Greek Cypriot area: 405,000 (1998); Turkish Cypriot area: 83,162 (1998)
Czech Republic Czech Republic 3.626 million (2003) 3.869 million (2000)
Denmark Denmark 3,610,100 (2003) 4.785 million (1997)
Djibouti Djibouti 9,500 (2003) 8,000 (1997)
Dominica Dominica 23,700 (2002) 19,000 (1996)
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic 901,800 (2003) 709,000 (1997)
East Timor East Timor NA -
Ecuador Ecuador 1.549 million (2003) 899,000 (1997)
Egypt Egypt 9.6 million (2005) 3,971,500 (December 1998)
El Salvador El Salvador 752,600 (2003) 380,000 (1998)
Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea 9,600 (2003) 4,000 (1996)
Eritrea Eritrea 38,100 (2003) 23,578 (2000)
Estonia Estonia 475,000 (2002) 476,078 (yearend 1998)
Ethiopia Ethiopia 435,000 (2003) 157,000 (1997)
European Union European Union 238,763,162 (2002) -
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) 2,400 (2002) NA
Faroe Islands Faroe Islands 23,000 (2002) 24,851 (1999)
Fiji Fiji 102,000 (2003) 72,000 (1997)
Finland Finland 2.548 million (2003) 2.861 million (1997)
France France 33,905,400 (2003) 34.86 million (yearend 1998)
French Guiana French Guiana 51,000 (2001) 47,000 (1997)
French Polynesia French Polynesia 52,500 (2002) 52,000 (1997)
Gabon Gabon 38,400 (2003) 37,000 (1997)
Gambia, The Gambia, The 38,400 (2002) 31,900 (2000)
Gaza Strip Gaza Strip 95,729 (total for Gaza Strip and West Bank) (1997) 95,729 (total for Gaza Strip and West Bank) (1997)
Georgia Georgia 650,500 (2003) 620,000 (1997)
Germany Germany 54.35 million (2003) 45.2 million (1997)

note:
46.5 million main lines were installed by yearend 1998
Ghana Ghana 302,300 (2003) 200,000 (1998)
Gibraltar Gibraltar 24,512 (2002) 19,000 (1997)
Greece Greece 5,205,100 (2003) 5.431 million (1997)
Greenland Greenland 26,000 (2001) 25,617 (end 1999)
Grenada Grenada 33,500 (2002) 27,000 (1997)
Guadeloupe Guadeloupe 210,000 (2001) 171,000 (1996)
Guam Guam 84,134 (2001) 84,134 (1998)
Guatemala Guatemala 846,000 (2002) 665,061 (June 2000)
Guernsey Guernsey 55,000 (2001) 44,000 (1996)
Guinea Guinea 26,200 (2003) 20,000 (1997)
Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau 10,600 (2003) 8,000 (1997)
Guyana Guyana 80,400 (2002) 70,000 (2000)
Haiti Haiti 130,000 (2002) 60,000 (1997)
Holy See (Vatican City) Holy See (Vatican City) NA NA
Honduras Honduras 322,500 (2002) 234,000 (1997)
Hong Kong Hong Kong 3,801,300 (2003) 3.839 million (1999)
Hungary Hungary 3,666,400 (2002) 3.095 million (1997)
Iceland Iceland 190,700 (2003) 168,000 (1997)
India India 48.917 million (2003) 27.7 million (October 2000)
Indonesia Indonesia 7.75 million (2002) 5,588,310 (1998)
Iran Iran 14,571,100 (2003) 6.313 million (1997)
Iraq Iraq 675,000; note - an unknown number of telephone lines were damaged or destroyed during the March-April 2003 war (2003) 675,000 (1997)
Ireland Ireland 1.955 million (2003) 1.59 million (2001)
Isle of Man Isle of Man 51,000 (1999) 51,000 (1999)
Israel Israel 3.006 million (2002) 2.8 million (1999)
Italy Italy 26.596 million (2003) 25 million (1999)
Jamaica Jamaica 444,400 (2002) 353,000 (1996)
Japan Japan 71.149 million (2002) 60.381 million (1997)
Jersey Jersey 73,900 (2001) 65,500 (1997)
Jordan Jordan 622,600 (2003) 403,000 (1997)
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 2,081,900 (2002) 1.818 million (1997)
Kenya Kenya 328,400 (2003) 290,000 (1998)
Kiribati Kiribati 4,500 (2002) 2,000 (1997)
Korea, North Korea, North 1.1 million (2001) 1.1 million (1997)
Korea, South Korea, South 22.877 million (2003) 24 million (1999)
Kuwait Kuwait 486,900 (2003) 412,000 (1997)
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan 394,800 (2002) 351,000 (1997)
Laos Laos 61,900 (2002) 25,000 (1997)
Latvia Latvia 653,900 (2003) 748,000 (1997)
Lebanon Lebanon 678,800 (2002) 700,000 (1999)
Lesotho Lesotho 28,600 (2002) 20,000 (1997)
Liberia Liberia 7,000 (2001) 6,000 (1997)
Libya Libya 750,000 (2003) 380,000 (1996)
Liechtenstein Liechtenstein 19,900 (2002) 20,000 (1997)
Lithuania Lithuania 824,200 (2003) 1.048 million (1997)
Luxembourg Luxembourg 355,400 (2002) 314,700 (1999)
Macau Macau 174,600 (2003) 176,837 (2000)
Macedonia Macedonia 560,000 (2002) -
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of - 408,000 (1997)
Madagascar Madagascar 59,600 (2003) 43,000 (1997)
Malawi Malawi 85,000 (2003) 37,000 (1997)
Malaysia Malaysia 4,571,600 (2003) 4.5 million (1999)
Maldives Maldives 28,700 (2002) 21,000 (1999)
Mali Mali 56,600 (2002) 23,000 (1997)
Malta Malta 208,300 (2003) 187,000 (1997)
Marshall Islands Marshall Islands 4,500 (2003) 3,000 (1996)
Martinique Martinique 172,000 est (2001) 170,000 (1997)
Mauritania Mauritania 31,500 (2002) 26,000 (2000)
Mauritius Mauritius 348,200 (2003) 223,000 (1997)
Mayotte Mayotte 10,000 (2001) 9,314 (1997)
Mexico Mexico 15,958,700 (2003) 9.6 million (1998)
Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia, Federated States of 10,100 (2001) 11,000 (2001)
Moldova Moldova 706,900 (2002) 627,000 (1997)
Monaco Monaco 33,700 (2002) 31,027 (1995)
Mongolia Mongolia 142,300 (2004) 104,100 (1999)
Montserrat Montserrat NA 4,000 (1997)
Morocco Morocco 1,219,200 (2003) 1.391 million (1998)
Mozambique Mozambique 83,700 (2002) 65,354 (2000)
Namibia Namibia 127,400 (2003) 100,848 (1997)
Nauru Nauru 1,900 (2002) 2,000 (1996)
Nepal Nepal 371,800 (2003) 236,816 (January 2000)
Netherlands Netherlands 10.004 million (2002) 9,132,400 (1999)
Netherlands Antilles Netherlands Antilles 81,000 (2001) 76,000 (1995)
New Caledonia New Caledonia 52,000 (2002) 47,000 (1997)
New Zealand New Zealand 1.765 million (2002) 1.84 million (1997)
Nicaragua Nicaragua 171,600 (2002) 140,000 (1996)
Niger Niger 22,400 (2002) 16,000 (1997)
Nigeria Nigeria 853,100 (2003) 500,000 (2000)
Niue Niue 1,100 est (2002) 376 (1991)
Norfolk Island Norfolk Island 2,532; note - a mix of analog (2500) and digital (32) circuits (2004) 1,087 (1983)
Northern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands 21,000 (2000) 21,000 (1996)
Norway Norway 3.343 million (2002) 2.735 million (1998)
Oman Oman 233,900 (2002) 201,000 (1997)
Pakistan Pakistan 3,982,800 (2003) 2.861 million (March 1999)
Palau Palau 6,700 (2002) 1,500 (1988)
Panama Panama 386,900 (2002) 396,000 (1997)
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea 62,000 (2002) 47,000 (1996)
Paraguay Paraguay 273,200 (2002) 290,475 (2001)
Peru Peru 1,839,200 (2003) 1.509 million (1998)
Philippines Philippines 3,310,900 (2002) 1.9 million (1997)
Pitcairn Islands Pitcairn Islands 1 (there are 17 telephones on one party line); (2004) 1 (there are 17 telephones on one party line) (1997)
Poland Poland 12.3 million (2003) 8.07 million (1998)
Portugal Portugal 4,278,800 (2003) 5.3 million (end 1998)
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico 1,329,500 (2002) 1.322 million (1997)
Qatar Qatar 184,500 (2003) 142,000 (1997)
Reunion Reunion 300,000 est (2001) 236,500 (1997)
Romania Romania 4.3 million (2003) 3.777 million (1997)
Russia Russia 35.5 million (2002) 30 million (1998)
Rwanda Rwanda 23,200 (2002) 15,000 (1995)
Saint Helena Saint Helena 2,200 (2002) 2,000 (1997)
Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis 23,500 (2002) 17,000 (1997)
Saint Lucia Saint Lucia 51,100 (2002) 37,000 (1997)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Pierre and Miquelon 4,800 (2002) 4,000 (1997)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 27,300 (2002) 20,500 (1998)
Samoa Samoa 11,800 (2002) 8,000 (1997)
San Marino San Marino 20,600 (2002) 18,000 (1998)
Sao Tome and Principe Sao Tome and Principe 7,000 (2003) 3,000 (1997)
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 3,502,600 (2003) 3.1 million (1998)
Senegal Senegal 228,800 (2003) 116,000 (1997)
Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro 2,611,700 (2003) -
Seychelles Seychelles 21,700 (2002) 19,635 (1997)
Sierra Leone Sierra Leone 24,000 (2002) 17,000 (1997)
Singapore Singapore 1,896,100 (2004) 1.928 million (November 2000)
Slovakia Slovakia 1,294,700 (2003) 1,934,558 (1998)
Slovenia Slovenia 812,300 (2003) 722,000 (1997)
Solomon Islands Solomon Islands 6,600 (2002) 8,000 (1997)
Somalia Somalia 100,000 (2002 est.) NA
South Africa South Africa 4.844 million (2002) 5.075 million (1999)
Spain Spain 17,567,500 (2003) 17.336 million (1999)
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 881,400 (2002) 494,509 (1998)
Sudan Sudan 900,000 (2003) 400,000 (2000)
Suriname Suriname 79,800 (2003) 64,000 (1997)
Svalbard Svalbard NA NA
Swaziland Swaziland 46,200 (2003) 33,500 (2000)
Sweden Sweden 6,579,200 (2002) 6.017 million (December 1998)
Switzerland Switzerland 5.419 million (2002) 4.82 million (1998)
Syria Syria 2,099,300 (2002) 1.313 million (1997)
Taiwan Taiwan 13.355 million (2003) 12.49 million (September 2000)
Tajikistan Tajikistan 242,100 (2003) 363,000 (1997)
Tanzania Tanzania 149,100 (2003) 127,000 (1998)
Thailand Thailand 6,617,400 (2003) 5.4 million (1998)
Togo Togo 60,600 (2003) 25,000 (1997)
Tokelau Tokelau 300 (2002) NA
Tonga Tonga 11,200 (2002) 8,000 (1996)
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago 325,100 (2002) 243,000 (1997)
Tunisia Tunisia 1,163,800 (2003) 654,000 (1997)
Turkey Turkey 18,916,700 (2003) 19.5 million (1999)
Turkmenistan Turkmenistan 374,000 (2002) 363,000 (1997)
Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands 5,700 (2002) 3,000 (1994)
Tuvalu Tuvalu 700 (2002) 1,000 (1997)
Uganda Uganda 61,000 (2003) 50,074; however, 80,868 main lines were installed (1998)
Ukraine Ukraine 10,833,300 (2002) 9.45 million (April 1999)
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 1,135,800 (2003) 915,223 (1998)
United Kingdom United Kingdom 34.898 million (2002) 34.878 million (1997)
United States United States 181,599,900 (2003) 194 million (1997)
Uruguay Uruguay 946,500 (2002) 850,000 (2000)
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan 1,717,100 (2003) 1.98 million (1999)
Vanuatu Vanuatu 6,500 (2003) 4,000 (1996)
Venezuela Venezuela 2,841,800 (2002) 2,600,000.00; however, 3,500,000 were installed (1998)
Vietnam Vietnam 4.402 million (2003) 2.6 million (2000)
Virgin Islands Virgin Islands 69,400 (2002) 62,000 (1997)
Wallis and Futuna Wallis and Futuna 1,900 (2002) 1,125 (1994)
West Bank West Bank 301,600 (total for West Bank and Gaza Strip) (2002) 95,729 (total for West Bank and Gaza Strip) (1997)
Western Sahara Western Sahara about 2,000 (1999 est.) about 2,000 (1999 est.)
World World 843,923,500 (2003) NA
Yemen Yemen 542,200 (2002) 291,359 (1999)
Yugoslavia Yugoslavia - 2.017 million (1995)
Zambia Zambia 88,400 (2003) 77,935 (in addition there are about 40,000 fixed telephones in wireless local loop connections) (1997)
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 300,900 (2003) 212,000 (in addition there are about 20,000 fixed telephones in wireless local loop connections) (1997)
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