Telephones - main lines in use (2006) | Telephones - main lines in use (2002) | ||
Afghanistan | 100,000 (2005) | 29,000 (1998) | |
Albania | 255,000 (2003) | 120,000 (2001) | |
Algeria | 2.572 million (2005) | 2.3 million (1998) | |
American Samoa | 15,000 (2001) | 13,000 (1997) | |
Andorra | 35,400 (2005) | 32,946 (December 1998) | |
Angola | 94,300 (2005) | 72,000 (1998) | |
Anguilla | 6,200 (2002) | 4,974 (2000) | |
Antarctica | 0; note - information for US bases only (2001) | 0
note: information for US bases only (2001) |
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Antigua and Barbuda | 38,000 (2004) | 28,000 (1996) | |
Argentina | 8.8 million (2005) | 7.5 million (1998) | |
Armenia | 582,500 (2004) | 600,000 (2002) | |
Aruba | 37,100 (2002) | 33,000 (1997) | |
Australia | 11.46 million (2005) | 10.05 million (2000) | |
Austria | 3.705 million (2005) | 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) | |
Azerbaijan | 1,091,400 (2005) | 865,000 (2002) | |
Bahamas, The | 139,900 (2004) | 96,000 (1997) | |
Bahrain | 196,500 (2005) | 152,000 (1997) | |
Bangladesh | 1.07 million (2005) | 500,000 (2000) | |
Barbados | 134,900 (2005) | 108,000 (1997) | |
Belarus | 3,284,300 (2005) | 2.313 million (1997) | |
Belgium | 4.801 million (2004) | 4.769 million (1997) | |
Belize | 33,300 (2005) | 31,000 (1997) | |
Benin | 76,300 (2005) | 51,000 (2000) | |
Bermuda | 56,000 (2002) | 52,000 (1997) | |
Bhutan | 32,700 (2005) | 6,000 (1997) | |
Bolivia | 646,300 (2005) | 327,600 (1996) | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 968,900 (2005) | 303,000 (1997) | |
Botswana | 132,000 (2005) | 131,000 (September 2001) | |
Brazil | 42.382 million (2004) | 17.039 million (1997) | |
British Indian Ocean Territory | NA | NA | |
British Virgin Islands | 11,700 (2002) | 10,000 (1996) | |
Brunei | 90,000 (2002) | 79,000 (1996) | |
Bulgaria | 2,483,500 (2005) | 3,186,731 (2001) | |
Burkina Faso | 97,400 (2005) | 53,200 (2000) | |
Burma | 476,200 (2005) | 250,000 (2000) | |
Burundi | 27,700 (2004) | 20,000 (2000) | |
Cambodia | 36,400 (2003) | 21,800 (mid-1998) | |
Cameroon | 99,400 (2004) | 95,000 (2001) | |
Canada | 18.276 million (2005) | 20,802,900 (1999) | |
Cape Verde | 71,400 (2005) | 60,935 (2002) | |
Cayman Islands | 38,000 (2002) | 19,000 (1995) | |
Central African Republic | 10,000 (2004) | 9,500 (2000) | |
Chad | 13,000 (2004) | 9,700 (1999) | |
Chile | 3,435,900 (2005) | 2.603 million (1998) | |
China | 350.433 million (2005) | 135 million (2000) | |
Christmas Island | NA | NA | |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 287 (1992) | 287 (1992) | |
Colombia | 7,678,800 (2005) | 5,433,565 (December 1997) | |
Comoros | 16,900 (2005) | 7,000 (2000) | |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 10,600 (2005) | 20,000 (2000) | |
Congo, Republic of the | 13,800 (2004) | 22,000 (1998) | |
Cook Islands | 6,200 (2002) | 5,000 (1997) | |
Costa Rica | 1,388,500 (2005) | 450,000 (1998)
note: 584,000 installed in 1997, but only about 450,000 were in use in 1998 |
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Cote d'Ivoire | 257,900 (2004) | 263,700 (2000) | |
Croatia | 1,889,500 (2005) | 1,721,139 (2000) | |
Cuba | 849,900 (2005) | 473,031 (2000) | |
Cyprus | Republic of Cyprus: 420,000 (2005); north Cyprus: 86,228 (2002) | Greek Cypriot area: 405,000 (1998); Turkish Cypriot area: 83,162 (1998) | |
Czech Republic | 3,217,300 (2005) | 3.869 million (2000) | |
Denmark | 3.35 million (2005) | 4.785 million (1997) | |
Djibouti | 11,100 (2004) | 10,000 (2002) | |
Dominica | 21,000 (2004) | 19,000 (1996) | |
Dominican Republic | 894,500 (2005) | 709,000 (1997) | |
East Timor | NA | NA | |
Ecuador | 1,701,500 (2005) | 1,115,272 (1999) | |
Egypt | 10,396,100 (2005) | 3,971,500 (December 1998) | |
El Salvador | 971,500 (2005) | 380,000 (1998) | |
Equatorial Guinea | 10,000 (2005) | 6,000 (1998) | |
Eritrea | 37,700 (2005) | 30,000 (2001) | |
Estonia | 442,000 (2005) | 501,691 (2000) | |
Ethiopia | 610,300 (2005) | 231,900 (2000) | |
European Union | 238,763,162 (2002) | - | |
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 2,400 (2002) | NA | |
Faroe Islands | 23,800 (2005) | 24,851 (1999) | |
Fiji | 102,000 (2003) | 80,901 (1999) | |
Finland | 2.12 million (2005) | 2,847,900 (2001) | |
France | 35.7 million (2005) | 34.86 million (yearend 1998) | |
French Guiana | 51,000 (2001) | 47,000 (1997) | |
French Polynesia | 53,400 (2005) | 52,000 (1997) | |
Gabon | 39,100 (2005) | 39,000 (1998) | |
Gambia, The | 44,000 (2005) | 31,900 (2000) | |
Gaza Strip | 349,000 (includes West Bank) (2005) | 95,729 (total for Gaza Strip and West Bank) (1997) | |
Georgia | 683,200 (2004) | 620,000 (1997) | |
Germany | 55.046 million (2005) | 50.9 million (March 2001) | |
Ghana | 321,500 (2005) | 240,000 (2001) | |
Gibraltar | 24,512 (2002) | 19,000 (1997) | |
Greece | 6.303 million (2005) | 5.431 million (1997) | |
Greenland | 25,300 (2002) | 25,617 (yearend 1999) | |
Grenada | 32,700 (2004) | 27,000 (1997) | |
Guadeloupe | 210,000 (2001) | 171,000 (1996) | |
Guam | 84,134 (2001) | 84,134 (1998) | |
Guatemala | 1,132,100 (2004) | 665,061 (June 2000) | |
Guernsey | 55,100 (2004) | 44,000 (1996) | |
Guinea | 26,200 (2003) | 37,000 (1998) | |
Guinea-Bissau | 10,600 (2003) | 10,000 (2001) | |
Guyana | 110,100 (2005) | 70,000 (2000) | |
Haiti | 140,000 (2004) | 60,000 (1997) | |
Holy See (Vatican City) | 5,120 (2005) | NA | |
Honduras | 494,400 (2005) | 234,000 (1997) | |
Hong Kong | 3,794,600 (2005) | 3.839 million (1999) | |
Hungary | 3.356 million (2005) | 3.095 million (1997) | |
Iceland | 193,900 (2005) | 196,984 (2001) | |
India | 49.75 million (2005) | 27.7 million (October 2000) | |
Indonesia | 12.772 million (2005) | 5,588,310 (1998) | |
Iran | 18.986 million (2005) | 6.313 million (1997) | |
Iraq | 1,034,200 (2004) | 675,000 (1997) | |
Ireland | 2.033 million (2005) | 1.6 million (2002) | |
Isle of Man | 51,000 (1999) | 51,000 (1999) | |
Israel | 2,936,300 (2005) | 2.8 million (1999) | |
Italy | 25.049 million (2005) | 25 million (1999) | |
Jamaica | 342,000 (2005) | 353,000 (1996) | |
Japan | 58.78 million (2005) | 60.381 million (1997) | |
Jersey | 73,900 (2001) | 65,500 (1997) | |
Jordan | 617,300 (2004) | 403,000 (1997) | |
Kazakhstan | 2.5 million (2004) | 1.92 million (2001) | |
Kenya | 281,800 (2005) | 310,000 (2001) | |
Kiribati | 4,500 (2002) | 3,800 (1999) | |
Korea, North | 980,000 (2003) | 1.1 million (1997) | |
Korea, South | 23.745 million (2005) | 24 million (2000) | |
Kuwait | 510,300 (2005) | 412,000 (1997) | |
Kyrgyzstan | 438,200 (2005) | 351,000 (1997) | |
Laos | 90,067 (2006) | 25,000 (1997) | |
Latvia | 731,000 (2005) | 734,693 (2000) | |
Lebanon | 990,000 (2005) | 700,000 (1999) | |
Lesotho | 48,000 (2005) | 22,200 (2000) | |
Liberia | 6,900 (2002) | 6,700 (2000) | |
Libya | 750,000 (2003) | 500,000 (1998) | |
Liechtenstein | 19,900 (2002) | 20,072 (2000) | |
Lithuania | 801,100 (2005) | 1.142 million (2001) | |
Luxembourg | 244,500 (2005) | 314,700 (1999) | |
Macau | 174,400 (2005) | 176,902 (November 2001) | |
Macedonia | 533,200 (2005) | - | |
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of | - | 408,000 (1997) | |
Madagascar | 66,900 (2005) | 55,000 (2000) | |
Malawi | 102,700 (2005) | 38,000 (1999) | |
Malaysia | 4.366 million (2005) | 4.6 million (2000) | |
Maldives | 32,300 (2005) | 21,000 (1999) | |
Mali | 75,000 (2005) | 45,000 (2000) | |
Malta | 202,100 (2005) | 187,000 (1997) | |
Marshall Islands | 5,510 (2004) | 4,186 (2001) | |
Martinique | 172,000 (2001) | 170,000 (1997) | |
Mauritania | 41,000 (2005) | 26,500 (2001) | |
Mauritius | 359,000 (2005) | 280,900 (2000) | |
Mayotte | 10,000 (2002) | 12,000 (1998) | |
Mexico | 19.512 million (2005) | 12.332 million (2000) | |
Micronesia, Federated States of | 12,400 (2005) | 11,000 (2001) | |
Moldova | 929,400 (2005) | 627,000 (1997) | |
Monaco | 33,700 (2002) | 31,027 (1995) | |
Mongolia | 156,000 (2005) | 104,100 (1999) | |
Montenegro | 177,663 (2005) | - | |
Montserrat | NA | 4,000 (1997) | |
Morocco | 1,341,200 (2005) | 1.391 million (1998) | |
Mozambique | 69,700 (2004) | 90,000 (December 2001) | |
Namibia | 127,900 (2004) | 110,200 (2000) | |
Nauru | 1,900 (2002) | 2,000 (1996) | |
Nepal | 448,600 (2005) | 236,816 (January 2000) | |
Netherlands | 7.6 million (2005) | 9,132,400 (1999) | |
Netherlands Antilles | 81,000 (2001) | 76,000 (1995) | |
New Caledonia | 55,300 (2005) | 47,000 (1997) | |
New Zealand | 1,800,500 (2004) | 1.92 million (2000) | |
Nicaragua | 220,900 (2005) | 140,000 (1996) | |
Niger | 24,000 (2005) | 20,000 (2001) | |
Nigeria | 1,223,300 (2005) | 500,000 (2000 est) | |
Niue | 1,100 est (2002) | 376 (1991) | |
Norfolk Island | 2,532; note - a mix of analog (2500) and digital (32) circuits (2004) | 1,087 (1983) | |
Northern Mariana Islands | 21,000 (2000) | 21,000 (1996) | |
Norway | 2.129 million (2005) | 2.735 million (1998) | |
Oman | 265,200 (2005) | 201,000 (1997) | |
Pakistan | 5,277,500 (2005) | 2.861 million (March 1999) | |
Palau | 6,700 (2002) | 6,700 (2002) | |
Panama | 440,100 (2005) | 396,000 (1997) | |
Papua New Guinea | 62,000 (2002) | 61,152 (1999) | |
Paraguay | 320,300 (2005) | 290,475 (2001) | |
Peru | 2,250,500 (2005) | 1.8 million (2000) | |
Philippines | 3,437,500 (2004) | 3.1 million (2000) | |
Pitcairn Islands | 1 (there are 17 telephones on one party line); (2004) | 1 (there are 17 telephones on one party line) (1997) | |
Poland | 11.803 million (2005) | 8.07 million (1998) | |
Portugal | 4.234 million (2005) | 5.3 million (yearend 1998) | |
Puerto Rico | 1,111,900 (2004) | 1.322 million (1997) | |
Qatar | 205,400 (2005) | 142,000 (1997) | |
Reunion | 300,000 (2001) | 268,500 (1999) | |
Romania | 4.391 million (2005) | 3.777 million (1997) | |
Russia | 40.1 million (2005) | 30 million (1998) | |
Rwanda | 23,000 (2004) | 11,000 (1999) | |
Saint Helena | 2,200 (2002) | 2,000 (1997) | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 25,000 (2004) | 17,000 (1997) | |
Saint Lucia | 51,100 (2002) | 37,000 (1997) | |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 4,800 (2002) | 4,000 (1997) | |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 22,500 (2005) | 20,500 (1998) | |
Samoa | 13,300 (2003) | 8,183 (1998) | |
San Marino | 20,600 (2002) | 18,000 (1998) | |
Sao Tome and Principe | 7,000 (2004) | 4,600 (2000) | |
Saudi Arabia | 3.8 million (2005) | 3.1 million (1998) | |
Senegal | 266,600 (2005) | 234,916 (2001) | |
Serbia | 2,685,400 (2004) | - | |
Serbia and Montenegro | - | 2.017 million (1995) | |
Seychelles | 21,400 (2005) | 19,635 (1997) | |
Sierra Leone | 24,000 (2002) | 25,000 (2001) | |
Singapore | 1.848 million (2005) | 1.95 million (2000) | |
Slovakia | 1.197 million (2005) | 1,934,558 (1998) | |
Slovenia | 816,400 (2005) | 722,000 (1997) | |
Solomon Islands | 7,400 (2005) | 8,000 (1997) | |
Somalia | 100,000 (2005) | 15,000 (2000) | |
South Africa | 4.729 million (2005) | more than 5 million (2001) | |
Spain | 18.322 million (2005) | 17.336 million (1999) | |
Sri Lanka | 1.244 million (2005) | 494,509 (1998) | |
Sudan | 670,000 (2005) | 400,000 (2000) | |
Suriname | 81,100 (2004) | 64,000 (1997) | |
Svalbard | NA | NA | |
Swaziland | 35,000 (2005) | 38,500 (2001) | |
Sweden | 6.447 million (2004) | 6.017 million (December 1998) | |
Switzerland | 5.123 million (2005) | 4.82 million (1998) | |
Syria | 2.903 million (2005) | 1.313 million (1997) | |
Taiwan | 13.615 million (2005) | 12.49 million (September 2000) | |
Tajikistan | 245,200 (2004) | 363,000 (1997) | |
Tanzania | 148,400 (2004) | 127,000 (1998) | |
Thailand | 7.035 million (2005) | 5.6 million (2000) | |
Togo | 58,600 (2005) | 25,000 (1997) | |
Tokelau | 300 (2002) | NA | |
Tonga | 11,200 (2002) | 8,000 (1996) | |
Trinidad and Tobago | 323,500 (2005) | 252,000 (1999) | |
Tunisia | 1,257,500 (2005) | 654,000 (1997) | |
Turkey | 18.978 million (2005) | 19.5 million (1999) | |
Turkmenistan | 376,100 (2003) | 363,000 (1997) | |
Turks and Caicos Islands | 5,700 (2002) | 3,000 (1994) | |
Tuvalu | 700 (2002) | 1,000 (1997) | |
Uganda | 100,800 (2005) | 50,074; however, 80,868 main lines have been installed (1998) | |
Ukraine | 12.142 million (2004) | 9.45 million (April 1999) | |
United Arab Emirates | 1.237 million (2005) | 915,223 (1998) | |
United Kingdom | 32.943 million (2005) | 34.878 million (1997) | |
United States | 268 million (2003) | 194 million (1997) | |
Uruguay | 1 million (2004) | 929,141 (2001) | |
Uzbekistan | 1,717,100 (2003) | 1.98 million (1999) | |
Vanuatu | 6,800 (2004) | 5,500 (1998) | |
Venezuela | 3,605,500 (2005) | 2.6 million (however, 3,500,000 have been installed) (1998) | |
Vietnam | 15.845 million (2005) | 2.6 million (2000) | |
Virgin Islands | 70,900 (2004) | 62,000 (1997) | |
Wallis and Futuna | 1,900 (2002) | 1,125 (1994) | |
West Bank | 357,300 (includes Gaza Strip) (2004) | 95,729 (total for West Bank and Gaza Strip) (1997) | |
Western Sahara | about 2,000 (1999 est.) | about 2,000 (1999 est.) | |
World | 1,263,367,600 (2005) | NA | |
Yemen | 798,100 (2004) | 291,359 (1999) | |
Zambia | 94,700 (2005) | 130,000 (including more than 40,000 fixed telephones in wireless local loop connections) (1997) | |
Zimbabwe | 328,000 (2005) | 212,000 (in addition, there are about 20,000 fixed telephones in wireless local loop connections) (1997) |