| | Telephones - main lines in use (2007) | Telephones - main lines in use (2007) |
 |
Afghanistan |
280,000 (2005) |
280,000 (2005) |
 |
Albania |
353,600 (2005) |
353,600 (2005) |
 |
Algeria |
2.841 million (2006) |
2.841 million (2006) |
 |
American Samoa |
10,400 (2004) |
10,400 (2004) |
 |
Andorra |
35,400 (2005) |
35,400 (2005) |
 |
Angola |
98,200 (2006) |
98,200 (2006) |
 |
Anguilla |
6,200 (2002) |
6,200 (2002) |
 |
Antarctica |
0; note - information for US bases only (2001) |
0; note - information for US bases only (2001) |
 |
Antigua and Barbuda |
40,000 (2006) |
40,000 (2006) |
 |
Argentina |
9.46 million (2006) |
9.46 million (2006) |
 |
Armenia |
594,400 (2005) |
594,400 (2005) |
 |
Aruba |
38,300 (2005) |
38,300 (2005) |
 |
Australia |
9.94 million (2006) |
9.94 million (2006) |
 |
Austria |
3.564 million (2006) |
3.564 million (2006) |
 |
Azerbaijan |
1.189 million (2006) |
1.189 million (2006) |
 |
Bahamas, The |
133,100 (2005) |
133,100 (2005) |
 |
Bahrain |
193,300 (2006) |
193,300 (2006) |
 |
Bangladesh |
1.134 million (2006) |
1.134 million (2006) |
 |
Barbados |
134,900 (2005) |
134,900 (2005) |
 |
Belarus |
3.368 million (2006) |
3.368 million (2006) |
 |
Belgium |
4.719 million (2006) |
4.719 million (2006) |
 |
Belize |
33,900 (2006) |
33,900 (2006) |
 |
Benin |
76,300 (2005) |
76,300 (2005) |
 |
Bermuda |
57,700 (2006) |
57,700 (2006) |
 |
Bhutan |
31,500 (2006) |
31,500 (2006) |
 |
Bolivia |
646,300 (2005) |
646,300 (2005) |
 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
989,000 (2006) |
989,000 (2006) |
 |
Botswana |
136,900 (2006) |
136,900 (2006) |
 |
Brazil |
38.8 million (2006) |
38.8 million (2006) |
 |
British Indian Ocean Territory |
NA |
NA |
 |
British Virgin Islands |
11,700 (2002) |
11,700 (2002) |
 |
Brunei |
80,200 (2006) |
80,200 (2006) |
 |
Bulgaria |
2.399 million (2006) |
2.399 million (2006) |
 |
Burkina Faso |
94,800 (2006) |
94,800 (2006) |
 |
Burma |
503,900 (2005) |
503,900 (2005) |
 |
Burundi |
31,100 (2005) |
31,100 (2005) |
 |
Cambodia |
32,800 (2006) |
32,800 (2006) |
 |
Cameroon |
100,300 (2005) |
100,300 (2005) |
 |
Canada |
20.78 million (2005) |
20.78 million (2005) |
 |
Cape Verde |
71,600 (2006) |
71,600 (2006) |
 |
Cayman Islands |
38,000 (2002) |
38,000 (2002) |
 |
Central African Republic |
10,000 (2005) |
10,000 (2005) |
 |
Chad |
13,000 (2006) |
13,000 (2006) |
 |
Chile |
3.326 million (2006) |
3.326 million (2006) |
 |
China |
368 million (2006) |
368 million (2006) |
 |
Christmas Island |
NA |
NA |
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Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
287 (1992) |
287 (1992) |
 |
Colombia |
7.865 million (2006) |
7.865 million (2006) |
 |
Comoros |
16,900 (2005) |
16,900 (2005) |
 |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
9,700 (2006) |
9,700 (2006) |
 |
Congo, Republic of the |
15,900 (2005) |
15,900 (2005) |
 |
Cook Islands |
6,200 (2002) |
6,200 (2002) |
 |
Costa Rica |
1.351 million (2006) |
1.351 million (2006) |
 |
Cote d'Ivoire |
260,900 (2006) |
260,900 (2006) |
 |
Croatia |
1.832 million (2006) |
1.832 million (2006) |
 |
Cuba |
972,900 (2006) |
972,900 (2006) |
 |
Cyprus |
area under government control: 408,300 (2006); area administered by Turkish Cypriots: 86,228 (2002) |
area under government control: 408,300 (2006); area administered by Turkish Cypriots: 86,228 (2002) |
 |
Czech Republic |
3,217,300 (2005) |
3,217,300 (2005) |
 |
Denmark |
3.098 million (2006) |
3.098 million (2006) |
 |
Djibouti |
10,800 (2005) |
10,800 (2005) |
 |
Dominica |
21,000 (2004) |
21,000 (2004) |
 |
Dominican Republic |
897,000 (2006) |
897,000 (2006) |
 |
Ecuador |
1.754 million (2006) |
1.754 million (2006) |
 |
Egypt |
10.808 million (2006) |
10.808 million (2006) |
 |
El Salvador |
1.037 million (2006) |
1.037 million (2006) |
 |
Equatorial Guinea |
10,000 (2005) |
10,000 (2005) |
 |
Eritrea |
37,700 (2006) |
37,700 (2006) |
 |
Estonia |
541,900 (2006) |
541,900 (2006) |
 |
Ethiopia |
725,000 (2006) |
725,000 (2006) |
 |
European Union |
238 million (2005) |
238 million (2005) |
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Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) |
2,400 (2002) |
2,400 (2002) |
 |
Faroe Islands |
23,000 (2006) |
23,000 (2006) |
 |
Fiji |
112,500 (2005) |
112,500 (2005) |
 |
Finland |
1.92 million (2006) |
1.92 million (2006) |
 |
France |
34.63 million; 33.897 million (metropolitan France) (2006) |
34.63 million; 33.897 million (metropolitan France) (2006) |
 |
French Polynesia |
53,600 (2006) |
53,600 (2006) |
 |
Gabon |
36,500 (2006) |
36,500 (2006) |
 |
Gambia, The |
52,900 (2006) |
52,900 (2006) |
 |
Gaza Strip |
349,000 (includes West Bank) (2005) |
349,000 (includes West Bank) (2005) |
 |
Georgia |
553,100 (2006) |
553,100 (2006) |
 |
Germany |
54.2 million (2006) |
54.2 million (2006) |
 |
Ghana |
356,400 (2006) |
356,400 (2006) |
 |
Gibraltar |
24,512 (2002) |
24,512 (2002) |
 |
Greece |
6.185 million (2006) |
6.185 million (2006) |
 |
Greenland |
25,300 (2002) |
25,300 (2002) |
 |
Grenada |
27,700 (2006) |
27,700 (2006) |
 |
Guam |
80,000 (2001) |
80,000 (2001) |
 |
Guatemala |
1.355 million (2006) |
1.355 million (2006) |
 |
Guernsey |
45,100 (2005) |
45,100 (2005) |
 |
Guinea |
26,300 (2005) |
26,300 (2005) |
 |
Guinea-Bissau |
10,200 (2005) |
10,200 (2005) |
 |
Guyana |
110,100 (2005) |
110,100 (2005) |
 |
Haiti |
145,300 (2005) |
145,300 (2005) |
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Holy See (Vatican City) |
5,120 (2005) |
5,120 (2005) |
 |
Honduras |
708,400 (2006) |
708,400 (2006) |
 |
Hong Kong |
3.85 million (2006) |
3.85 million (2006) |
 |
Hungary |
3.35 million (2006) |
3.35 million (2006) |
 |
Iceland |
193,700 (2006) |
193,700 (2006) |
 |
India |
49.75 million (2005) |
49.75 million (2005) |
 |
Indonesia |
14.821 million (2006) |
14.821 million (2006) |
 |
Iran |
21.981 million (2006) |
21.981 million (2006) |
 |
Iraq |
1.547 million (2005) |
1.547 million (2005) |
 |
Ireland |
2.097 million (2006) |
2.097 million (2006) |
 |
Isle of Man |
51,000 (1999) |
51,000 (1999) |
 |
Israel |
3.005 million (2006) |
3.005 million (2006) |
 |
Italy |
25.049 million (2005) |
25.049 million (2005) |
 |
Jamaica |
319,000 (2005) |
319,000 (2005) |
 |
Japan |
55.155 million (2006) |
55.155 million (2006) |
 |
Jersey |
73,900 (2001) |
73,900 (2001) |
 |
Jordan |
614,000 (2006) |
614,000 (2006) |
 |
Kazakhstan |
2.928 million (2006) |
2.928 million (2006) |
 |
Kenya |
293,400 (2006) |
293,400 (2006) |
 |
Kiribati |
4,500 (2002) |
4,500 (2002) |
 |
Korea, North |
980,000 (2003) |
980,000 (2003) |
 |
Korea, South |
26.866 million (2006) |
26.866 million (2006) |
 |
Kuwait |
510,300 (2005) |
510,300 (2005) |
 |
Kyrgyzstan |
440,400 (2005) |
440,400 (2005) |
 |
Laos |
90,067 (2006) |
90,067 (2006) |
 |
Latvia |
657,400 (2006) |
657,400 (2006) |
 |
Lebanon |
681,400 (2006) |
681,400 (2006) |
 |
Lesotho |
48,000 (2005) |
48,000 (2005) |
 |
Liberia |
6,900 (2002) |
6,900 (2002) |
 |
Libya |
483,000 (2006) |
483,000 (2006) |
 |
Liechtenstein |
20,000 (2005) |
20,000 (2005) |
 |
Lithuania |
792,400 (2006) |
792,400 (2006) |
 |
Luxembourg |
246,700 (2006) |
246,700 (2006) |
 |
Macau |
176,700 (2006) |
176,700 (2006) |
 |
Macedonia |
490,900 (2006) |
490,900 (2006) |
 |
Madagascar |
129,800 (2006) |
129,800 (2006) |
 |
Malawi |
102,700 (2005) |
102,700 (2005) |
 |
Malaysia |
4.342 million (2006) |
4.342 million (2006) |
 |
Maldives |
32,500 (2006) |
32,500 (2006) |
 |
Mali |
82,500 (2006) |
82,500 (2006) |
 |
Malta |
202,300 (2006) |
202,300 (2006) |
 |
Marshall Islands |
4,500 (2004) |
4,500 (2004) |
 |
Mauritania |
34,900 (2006) |
34,900 (2006) |
 |
Mauritius |
357,300 (2006) |
357,300 (2006) |
 |
Mayotte |
10,000 (2002) |
10,000 (2002) |
 |
Mexico |
19.861 million (2006) |
19.861 million (2006) |
 |
Micronesia, Federated States of |
12,400 (2005) |
12,400 (2005) |
 |
Moldova |
1.018 million (2006) |
1.018 million (2006) |
 |
Monaco |
34,000 (2005) |
34,000 (2005) |
 |
Mongolia |
156,000 (2005) |
156,000 (2005) |
 |
Montenegro |
353,300 (2006) |
353,300 (2006) |
 |
Montserrat |
NA |
NA |
 |
Morocco |
1.266 million (2006) |
1.266 million (2006) |
 |
Mozambique |
67,000 (2006) |
67,000 (2006) |
 |
Namibia |
138,900 (2005) |
138,900 (2005) |
 |
Nauru |
1,900 (2002) |
1,900 (2002) |
 |
Nepal |
595,800 (2006) |
595,800 (2006) |
 |
Netherlands |
7.6 million (2005) |
7.6 million (2005) |
 |
Netherlands Antilles |
81,000 (2001) |
81,000 (2001) |
 |
New Caledonia |
55,300 (2005) |
55,300 (2005) |
 |
New Zealand |
1.729 million (2005) |
1.729 million (2005) |
 |
Nicaragua |
247,900 (2006) |
247,900 (2006) |
 |
Niger |
24,000 (2005) |
24,000 (2005) |
 |
Nigeria |
1.688 million (2006) |
1.688 million (2006) |
 |
Niue |
1,100 (2002 est.) |
1,100 (2002 est.) |
 |
Norfolk Island |
2,532; note - a mix of analog (2500) and digital (32) circuits (2004) |
2,532; note - a mix of analog (2500) and digital (32) circuits (2004) |
 |
Northern Mariana Islands |
21,000 (2000) |
21,000 (2000) |
 |
Norway |
2.055 million (2006) |
2.055 million (2006) |
 |
Oman |
278,300 (2006) |
278,300 (2006) |
 |
Pakistan |
5.24 million (2006) |
5.24 million (2006) |
 |
Palau |
6,700 (2002) |
6,700 (2002) |
 |
Panama |
432,900 (2006) |
432,900 (2006) |
 |
Papua New Guinea |
63,700 (2005) |
63,700 (2005) |
 |
Paraguay |
331,100 (2006) |
331,100 (2006) |
 |
Peru |
2.332 million (2006) |
2.332 million (2006) |
 |
Philippines |
3.633 million (2006) |
3.633 million (2006) |
 |
Pitcairn Islands |
1 (there are 17 telephones on one party line); (2004) |
1 (there are 17 telephones on one party line); (2004) |
 |
Poland |
11.475 million (2006) |
11.475 million (2006) |
 |
Portugal |
4.231 million (2006) |
4.231 million (2006) |
 |
Puerto Rico |
1.038 million (2005) |
1.038 million (2005) |
 |
Qatar |
228,300 (2006) |
228,300 (2006) |
 |
Romania |
4.231 million (2006) |
4.231 million (2006) |
 |
Russia |
40.1 million (2005) |
40.1 million (2005) |
 |
Rwanda |
22,000 (2005) |
22,000 (2005) |
 |
Saint Helena |
2,200 (2002) |
2,200 (2002) |
 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
25,000 (2004) |
25,000 (2004) |
 |
Saint Lucia |
51,100 (2002) |
51,100 (2002) |
 |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon |
4,800 (2002) |
4,800 (2002) |
 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
22,600 (2006) |
22,600 (2006) |
 |
Samoa |
19,500 (2005) |
19,500 (2005) |
 |
San Marino |
21,000 (2006) |
21,000 (2006) |
 |
Sao Tome and Principe |
7,100 (2005) |
7,100 (2005) |
 |
Saudi Arabia |
4.5 million (2006) |
4.5 million (2006) |
 |
Senegal |
282,600 (2006) |
282,600 (2006) |
 |
Serbia |
2.719 million (2006) |
2.719 million (2006) |
 |
Seychelles |
20,700 (2006) |
20,700 (2006) |
 |
Sierra Leone |
24,000 (2002) |
24,000 (2002) |
 |
Singapore |
1.854 million (2006) |
1.854 million (2006) |
 |
Slovakia |
1.167 million (2006) |
1.167 million (2006) |
 |
Slovenia |
837,500 (2006) |
837,500 (2006) |
 |
Solomon Islands |
7,400 (2005) |
7,400 (2005) |
 |
Somalia |
100,000 (2005) |
100,000 (2005) |
 |
South Africa |
4.729 million (2005) |
4.729 million (2005) |
 |
Spain |
18.385 million (2006) |
18.385 million (2006) |
 |
Sri Lanka |
2.087 million (2007) |
2.087 million (2007) |
 |
Sudan |
636,900 (2006) |
636,900 (2006) |
 |
Suriname |
81,500 (2006) |
81,500 (2006) |
 |
Svalbard |
NA |
NA |
 |
Swaziland |
44,000 (2006) |
44,000 (2006) |
 |
Sweden |
6.379 million (2005) |
6.379 million (2005) |
 |
Switzerland |
5.04 million (2006) |
5.04 million (2006) |
 |
Syria |
3.243 million (2006) |
3.243 million (2006) |
 |
Taiwan |
14.497 million (2006) |
14.497 million (2006) |
 |
Tajikistan |
280,200 (2005) |
280,200 (2005) |
 |
Tanzania |
169,135 (2007) |
169,135 (2007) |
 |
Thailand |
7.073 million (2006) |
7.073 million (2006) |
 |
Timor-Leste |
2,500 (2006) |
2,500 (2006) |
 |
Togo |
82,100 (2006) |
82,100 (2006) |
 |
Tokelau |
300 (2002) |
300 (2002) |
 |
Tonga |
13,700 (2005) |
13,700 (2005) |
 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
325,500 (2006) |
325,500 (2006) |
 |
Tunisia |
1.268 million (2006) |
1.268 million (2006) |
 |
Turkey |
18.978 million (2005) |
18.978 million (2005) |
 |
Turkmenistan |
495,000 (2006) |
495,000 (2006) |
 |
Turks and Caicos Islands |
5,700 (2002) |
5,700 (2002) |
 |
Tuvalu |
700 (2002) |
700 (2002) |
 |
Uganda |
108,100 (2006) |
108,100 (2006) |
 |
Ukraine |
12.341 million (2006) |
12.341 million (2006) |
 |
United Arab Emirates |
1.31 million (2006) |
1.31 million (2006) |
 |
United Kingdom |
33.602 million (2006) |
33.602 million (2006) |
 |
United States |
172 million (2006) |
172 million (2006) |
 |
Uruguay |
987,000 (2006) |
987,000 (2006) |
 |
Uzbekistan |
1.793 million (2005) |
1.793 million (2005) |
 |
Vanuatu |
7,000 (2005) |
7,000 (2005) |
 |
Venezuela |
4.217 million (2006) |
4.217 million (2006) |
 |
Vietnam |
15.845 million (2005) |
15.845 million (2005) |
 |
Virgin Islands |
71,700 (2005) |
71,700 (2005) |
 |
Wallis and Futuna |
1,900 (2002) |
1,900 (2002) |
 |
West Bank |
349,000 (includes Gaza Strip) (2005) |
349,000 (includes Gaza Strip) (2005) |
 |
Western Sahara |
about 2,000 (1999 est.) |
about 2,000 (1999 est.) |
 |
World |
1,263,367,600 (2005) |
1,263,367,600 (2005) |
 |
Yemen |
968,400 (2006) |
968,400 (2006) |
 |
Zambia |
94,700 (2005) |
94,700 (2005) |
 |
Zimbabwe |
331,700 (2006) |
331,700 (2006) |