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Afghanistan Afghanistan 29,000 (1998) 29,000 (1996)

note:
there were 21,000 main lines in service in Kabul in 1998
Albania Albania 120,000 (2001) 87,000 (1997)
Algeria Algeria 2.3 million (1998) 2.3 million (1998)
American Samoa American Samoa 13,000 (1997) 13,000 (1997)
Andorra Andorra 32,946 (December 1998) 32,946 (December 1998)
Angola Angola 72,000 (1998) 62,000 (1997)
Anguilla Anguilla 4,974 (2000) 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 28,000 (1996) 28,000 (1996)
Argentina Argentina 7.5 million (1998) 7.5 million (1998)
Armenia Armenia 600,000 (2002) 568,000 (1997)
Aruba Aruba 33,000 (1997) 33,000 (1997)
Australia Australia 10.05 million (2000) 9.58 million (1998)
Austria Austria 4 million (consisting of 3,600,000 analog main lines plus 400,000 Integrated Services Digital Network connections); in addition, there are 100,000 Asymmetric Digital Services lines (2001) 4 million (3,600,000 analog main lines plus 400,000 ISDN or Integrated Services Digital Network connections) (1999)
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 865,000 (2002) 663,000 (1997)
Bahamas, The Bahamas, The 96,000 (1997) 96,000 (1997)
Bahrain Bahrain 152,000 (1997) 152,000 (1997)
Bangladesh Bangladesh 500,000 (2000) 500,000 (2000)
Barbados Barbados 108,000 (1997) 108,000 (1997)
Belarus Belarus 2.313 million (1997) 2.313 million (1997)
Belgium Belgium 4.769 million (1997) 4.769 million (1997)
Belize Belize 31,000 (1997) 31,000 (1997)
Benin Benin 51,000 (2000) 36,000 (1997)
Bermuda Bermuda 52,000 (1997) 52,000 (1997)
Bhutan Bhutan 6,000 (1997) 6,000 (1997)
Bolivia Bolivia 327,600 (1996) 327,600 (1996)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 303,000 (1997) 303,000 (1997)
Botswana Botswana 131,000 (September 2001) 86,000 (1997)
Brazil Brazil 17.039 million (1997) 17.039 million (1997)
British Indian Ocean Territory British Indian Ocean Territory NA NA
British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands 10,000 (1996) 10,000 (1996)
Brunei Brunei 79,000 (1996) 79,000 (1996)
Bulgaria Bulgaria 3,186,731 (2001) 3.255 million (2000)
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso 53,200 (2000) 36,000 (1997)
Burma Burma 250,000 (2000) 250,000 (2000)
Burundi Burundi 18,000 (2002) 16,000 (1997)
Cambodia Cambodia 21,800 (mid-1998) 21,800 (mid-1998)
Cameroon Cameroon 95,000 (2001) 75,000 (1997)
Canada Canada 20,802,900 (1999) 18.5 million (1999)
Cape Verde Cape Verde 60,935 (2002) 45,644 (2000)
Cayman Islands Cayman Islands 19,000 (1995) 19,000 (1995)
Central African Republic Central African Republic 9,500 (2000) 10,000 (1997)
Chad Chad 9,700 (1999) 7,000 (1997)
Chile Chile 2.603 million (1998) 2.603 million (1998)
China China 135 million (2000) 135 million (2000)
Christmas Island Christmas Island NA NA
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Cocos (Keeling) Islands 287 (1992) NA (1999)
Colombia Colombia 5,433,565 (December 1997) 5,433,565 (December 1997)
Comoros Comoros 7,000 (2000) 6,000 (1997)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the 20,000 (2000) 21,000 (1997)
Congo, Republic of the Congo, Republic of the 22,000 (1998) 22,000 (1997)
Cook Islands Cook Islands 5,000 (1997) 5,000 (1997)
Costa Rica Costa Rica 450,000 (1998)


note: 584,000 installed in 1997, but only about 450,000 were in use in 1998		 450,000 (1998)

note:
584,000 installed in 1997, but only about 450,000 were in use 1998
Cote d'Ivoire Cote d'Ivoire 263,700 (2000) 219,283 (31 December 1999)
Croatia Croatia 1,721,139 (2000) 1.488 million (1997)
Cuba Cuba 473,031 (2000) 473,031 (2000)
Cyprus Cyprus Greek Cypriot area: 405,000 (1998);; Turkish Cypriot area: 83,162 (1998) Greek Cypriot area: 405,000 (1998); Turkish Cypriot area: 83,162 (1998)
Czech Republic Czech Republic 3.869 million (2000) 3.869 million (2000)
Denmark Denmark 4.785 million (1997) 4.785 million (1997)
Djibouti Djibouti 10,000 (2002) 8,000 (1997)
Dominica Dominica 19,000 (1996) 19,000 (1996)
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic 709,000 (1997) 709,000 (1997)
East Timor East Timor NA -
Ecuador Ecuador 1,115,272 (1999) 899,000 (1997)
Egypt Egypt 3,971,500 (December 1998) 3,971,500 (December 1998)
El Salvador El Salvador 380,000 (1998) 380,000 (1998)
Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea 6,000 (1998) 4,000 (1996)
Eritrea Eritrea 30,000 (2001) 23,578 (2000)
Estonia Estonia 501,691 (2000) 476,078 (yearend 1998)
Ethiopia Ethiopia 231,900 (2000) 157,000 (1997)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) NA NA
Faroe Islands Faroe Islands 24,851 (1999) 24,851 (1999)
Fiji Fiji 80,901 (1999) 72,000 (1997)
Finland Finland 2,847,900 (2001) 2.861 million (1997)
France France 34.86 million (yearend 1998) 34.86 million (yearend 1998)
French Guiana French Guiana 47,000 (1997) 47,000 (1997)
French Polynesia French Polynesia 52,000 (1997) 52,000 (1997)
Gabon Gabon 39,000 (1998) 37,000 (1997)
Gambia, The Gambia, The 31,900 (2000) 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 620,000 (1997) 620,000 (1997)
Germany Germany 50.9 million (March 2001) 45.2 million (1997)

note:
46.5 million main lines were installed by yearend 1998
Ghana Ghana 240,000 (2001) 200,000 (1998)
Gibraltar Gibraltar 19,000 (1997) 19,000 (1997)
Greece Greece 5.431 million (1997) 5.431 million (1997)
Greenland Greenland 25,617 (yearend 1999) 25,617 (end 1999)
Grenada Grenada 27,000 (1997) 27,000 (1997)
Guadeloupe Guadeloupe 171,000 (1996) 171,000 (1996)
Guam Guam 84,134 (1998) 84,134 (1998)
Guatemala Guatemala 665,061 (June 2000) 665,061 (June 2000)
Guernsey Guernsey 44,000 (1996) 44,000 (1996)
Guinea Guinea 37,000 (1998) 20,000 (1997)
Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau 10,000 (2001) 8,000 (1997)
Guyana Guyana 70,000 (2000) 70,000 (2000)
Haiti Haiti 60,000 (1997) 60,000 (1997)
Holy See (Vatican City) Holy See (Vatican City) NA NA
Honduras Honduras 234,000 (1997) 234,000 (1997)
Hong Kong Hong Kong 3.839 million (1999) 3.839 million (1999)
Hungary Hungary 3.095 million (1997) 3.095 million (1997)
Iceland Iceland 196,984 (2001) 168,000 (1997)
India India 27.7 million (October 2000) 27.7 million (October 2000)
Indonesia Indonesia 5,588,310 (1998) 5,588,310 (1998)
Iran Iran 6.313 million (1997) 6.313 million (1997)
Iraq Iraq 675,000 (1997); note - an unknown number of telephone lines were damaged or destroyed during the March-April war 675,000 (1997)
Ireland Ireland 1.6 million (2002) 1.59 million (2001)
Isle of Man Isle of Man 51,000 (1999) 51,000 (1999)
Israel Israel 2.8 million (1999) 2.8 million (1999)
Italy Italy 25 million (1999) 25 million (1999)
Jamaica Jamaica 353,000 (1996) 353,000 (1996)
Japan Japan 60.381 million (1997) 60.381 million (1997)
Jersey Jersey 65,500 (1997) 65,500 (1997)
Jordan Jordan 403,000 (1997) 403,000 (1997)
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 1.92 million (2001) 1.818 million (1997)
Kenya Kenya 310,000 (2001) 290,000 (1998)
Kiribati Kiribati 3,800 (1999) 2,000 (1997)
Korea, North Korea, North 1.1 million (1997) 1.1 million (1997)
Korea, South Korea, South 24 million (2000) 24 million (1999)
Kuwait Kuwait 412,000 (1997) 412,000 (1997)
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan 351,000 (1997) 351,000 (1997)
Laos Laos 25,000 (1997) 25,000 (1997)
Latvia Latvia 734,693 (2000) 748,000 (1997)
Lebanon Lebanon 700,000 (1999) 700,000 (1999)
Lesotho Lesotho 22,200 (2000) 20,000 (1997)
Liberia Liberia 6,700 (2000) 6,000 (1997)
Libya Libya 500,000 (1998) 380,000 (1996)
Liechtenstein Liechtenstein 20,072 (2000) 20,000 (1997)
Lithuania Lithuania 1.142 million (2001) 1.048 million (1997)
Luxembourg Luxembourg 314,700 (1999) 314,700 (1999)
Macau Macau 176,902 (November 2001) 176,837 (2000)
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of 408,000 (1997) 408,000 (1997)
Madagascar Madagascar 55,000 (2000) 43,000 (1997)
Malawi Malawi 45,000 (2000) 37,000 (1997)
Malaysia Malaysia 4.6 million (2000) 4.5 million (1999)
Maldives Maldives 21,000 (1999) 21,000 (1999)
Mali Mali 45,000 (2000) 23,000 (1997)
Malta Malta 187,000 (1997) 187,000 (1997)
Marshall Islands Marshall Islands 4,186 (2001) 3,000 (1996)
Martinique Martinique 170,000 (1997) 170,000 (1997)
Mauritania Mauritania 26,500 (2001) 26,000 (2000)
Mauritius Mauritius 280,900 (2000) 223,000 (1997)
Mayotte Mayotte 12,000 (1998) 9,314 (1997)
Mexico Mexico 12.332 million (2000) 9.6 million (1998)
Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia, Federated States of 11,000 (2001) 11,000 (2001)
Moldova Moldova 627,000 (1997) 627,000 (1997)
Monaco Monaco 31,027 (1995) 31,027 (1995)
Mongolia Mongolia 104,100 (1999) 104,100 (1999)
Montserrat Montserrat 4,000 (1997) 4,000 (1997)
Morocco Morocco 1.391 million (1998) 1.391 million (1998)
Mozambique Mozambique 90,000 (2001) 65,354 (2000)
Namibia Namibia 110,200 (2000) 100,848 (1997)
Nauru Nauru 2,000 (1996) 2,000 (1996)
Nepal Nepal 236,816 (January 2000) 236,816 (January 2000)
Netherlands Netherlands 9,132,400 (1999) 9,132,400 (1999)
Netherlands Antilles Netherlands Antilles 76,000 (1995) 76,000 (1995)
New Caledonia New Caledonia 47,000 (1997) 47,000 (1997)
New Zealand New Zealand 1.92 million (2000) 1.84 million (1997)
Nicaragua Nicaragua 140,000 (1996) 140,000 (1996)
Niger Niger 20,000 (2001) 16,000 (1997)
Nigeria Nigeria 500,000 (2000 est.) 500,000 (2000)
Niue Niue 376 (1991) 376 (1991)
Norfolk Island Norfolk Island 1,087 (1983) 1,087 (1983)
Northern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands 21,000 (1996) 21,000 (1996)
Norway Norway 2.735 million (1998) 2.735 million (1998)
Oman Oman 201,000 (1997) 201,000 (1997)
Pakistan Pakistan 2.861 million (March 1999) 2.861 million (March 1999)
Palau Palau 6,700 (2002) 1,500 (1988)
Panama Panama 396,000 (1997) 396,000 (1997)
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea 61,152 (1999) 47,000 (1996)
Paraguay Paraguay 290,475 (2001) 290,475 (2001)
Peru Peru 1.8 million (2000) 1.509 million (1998)
Philippines Philippines 6.98 million (2001) 1.9 million (1997)
Pitcairn Islands Pitcairn Islands 1 (there are 17 telephones on one party line) (1997) 1 (there are 17 telephones on one party line) (1997)
Poland Poland 8.07 million (1998) 8.07 million (1998)
Portugal Portugal 5.3 million (yearend 1998) 5.3 million (end 1998)
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico 1.322 million (1997) 1.322 million (1997)
Qatar Qatar 142,000 (1997) 142,000 (1997)
Reunion Reunion 268,500 (1999) 236,500 (1997)
Romania Romania 3.777 million (1997) 3.777 million (1997)
Russia Russia 30 million (1998) 30 million (1998)
Rwanda Rwanda 600,000 note - 90% in Kigali (2002) 15,000 (1995)
Saint Helena Saint Helena 2,000 (1997) 2,000 (1997)
Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis 17,000 (1997) 17,000 (1997)
Saint Lucia Saint Lucia 37,000 (1997) 37,000 (1997)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Pierre and Miquelon 4,000 (1997) 4,000 (1997)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 20,500 (1998) 20,500 (1998)
Samoa Samoa 8,183 (1998) 8,000 (1997)
San Marino San Marino 18,000 (1998) 18,000 (1998)
Sao Tome and Principe Sao Tome and Principe 4,600 (2000) 3,000 (1997)
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 3.9 million (2002 est.) 3.1 million (1998)
Senegal Senegal 234,916 (2001) 116,000 (1997)
Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro 2.017 million (1995) -
Seychelles Seychelles 19,635 (1997) 19,635 (1997)
Sierra Leone Sierra Leone 25,000 (2001) 17,000 (1997)
Singapore Singapore 1.95 million (2000) 1.928 million (November 2000)
Slovakia Slovakia 1,934,558 (1998) 1,934,558 (1998)
Slovenia Slovenia 722,000 (1997) 722,000 (1997)
Solomon Islands Solomon Islands 8,000 (1997) 8,000 (1997)
Somalia Somalia 15,000 (2000) NA
South Africa South Africa more than 5 million (2001) 5.075 million (1999)
Spain Spain 17.336 million (1999) 17.336 million (1999)
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 494,509 (1998) 494,509 (1998)
Sudan Sudan 400,000 (2000) 400,000 (2000)
Suriname Suriname 64,000 (1997) 64,000 (1997)
Svalbard Svalbard NA NA
Swaziland Swaziland 38,500 (2001) 33,500 (2000)
Sweden Sweden 6.017 million (December 1998) 6.017 million (December 1998)
Switzerland Switzerland 4.82 million (1998) 4.82 million (1998)
Syria Syria 1.313 million (1997) 1.313 million (1997)
Taiwan Taiwan 12.49 million (September 2000) 12.49 million (September 2000)
Tajikistan Tajikistan 363,000 (1997) 363,000 (1997)
Tanzania Tanzania 127,000 (1998) 127,000 (1998)
Thailand Thailand 5.6 million (2000) 5.4 million (1998)
Togo Togo 25,000 (1997) 25,000 (1997)
Tokelau Tokelau NA NA
Tonga Tonga 8,000 (1996) 8,000 (1996)
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago 252,000 (1999) 243,000 (1997)
Tunisia Tunisia 654,000 (1997) 654,000 (1997)
Turkey Turkey 19.5 million (1999) 19.5 million (1999)
Turkmenistan Turkmenistan 363,000 (1997) 363,000 (1997)
Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands 3,000 (1994) 3,000 (1994)
Tuvalu Tuvalu 1,000 (1997) 1,000 (1997)
Uganda Uganda 50,074; however, 80,868 main lines have been installed (1998) 50,074; however, 80,868 main lines were installed (1998)
Ukraine Ukraine 9.45 million (April 1999) 9.45 million (April 1999)
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 915,223 (1998) 915,223 (1998)
United Kingdom United Kingdom 34.878 million (1997) 34.878 million (1997)
United States United States 194 million (1997) 194 million (1997)
Uruguay Uruguay 929,141 (2001) 850,000 (2000)
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan 1.98 million (1999) 1.98 million (1999)
Vanuatu Vanuatu 5,500 (1998) 4,000 (1996)
Venezuela Venezuela 2.6 million (however, 3,500,000 have been installed) (1998) 2,600,000.00; however, 3,500,000 were installed (1998)
Vietnam Vietnam 2.6 million (2000) 2.6 million (2000)
Virgin Islands Virgin Islands 65,000 (1997) 62,000 (1997)
Wallis and Futuna Wallis and Futuna 1,125 (1994) 1,125 (1994)
West Bank West Bank 95,729 (total for West Bank and Gaza Strip) (1997) 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 NA NA
Yemen Yemen 291,359 (1999) 291,359 (1999)
Yugoslavia Yugoslavia - 2.017 million (1995)
Zambia Zambia 130,000 (including approximately 40,000 fixed telephones in wireless local loop connections) (2002) 77,935 (in addition there are about 40,000 fixed telephones in wireless local loop connections) (1997)
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 212,000 (in addition, there are about 20,000 fixed telephones in wireless local loop connections) (1997) 212,000 (in addition there are about 20,000 fixed telephones in wireless local loop connections) (1997)
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