Telephones - main lines in use (2008) | Telephones - main lines in use (2002) | ||
Afghanistan | 280,000 (2005) | 29,000 (1998) | |
Albania | 353,600 (2005) | 120,000 (2001) | |
Algeria | 2.841 million (2006) | 2.3 million (1998) | |
American Samoa | 10,400 (2004) | 13,000 (1997) | |
Andorra | 35,400 (2005) | 32,946 (December 1998) | |
Angola | 98,200 (2006) | 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 | 40,000 (2006) | 28,000 (1996) | |
Argentina | 9.46 million (2006) | 7.5 million (1998) | |
Armenia | 594,400 (2005) | 600,000 (2002) | |
Aruba | 38,300 (2005) | 33,000 (1997) | |
Australia | 9.94 million (2006) | 10.05 million (2000) | |
Austria | 3.564 million (2006) | 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 | 1.189 million (2006) | 865,000 (2002) | |
Bahamas, The | 133,100 (2005) | 96,000 (1997) | |
Bahrain | 193,300 (2006) | 152,000 (1997) | |
Bangladesh | 1.134 million (2006) | 500,000 (2000) | |
Barbados | 134,900 (2005) | 108,000 (1997) | |
Belarus | 3.368 million (2006) | 2.313 million (1997) | |
Belgium | 4.719 million (2006) | 4.769 million (1997) | |
Belize | 33,900 (2006) | 31,000 (1997) | |
Benin | 77,300 (2006) | 51,000 (2000) | |
Bermuda | 57,700 (2006) | 52,000 (1997) | |
Bhutan | 31,500 (2006) | 6,000 (1997) | |
Bolivia | 646,300 (2005) | 327,600 (1996) | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 989,000 (2006) | 303,000 (1997) | |
Botswana | 136,900 (2006) | 131,000 (September 2001) | |
Brazil | 38.8 million (2006) | 17.039 million (1997) | |
British Virgin Islands | 11,700 (2002) | 10,000 (1996) | |
Brunei | 80,200 (2006) | 79,000 (1996) | |
Bulgaria | 2.399 million (2006) | 3,186,731 (2001) | |
Burkina Faso | 94,800 (2006) | 53,200 (2000) | |
Burma | 503,900 (2005) | 250,000 (2000) | |
Burundi | 31,100 (2005) | 20,000 (2000) | |
Cambodia | 32,800 (2006) | 21,800 (mid-1998) | |
Cameroon | 100,300 (2005) | 95,000 (2001) | |
Canada | 20.78 million (2005) | 20,802,900 (1999) | |
Cape Verde | 71,600 (2006) | 60,935 (2002) | |
Cayman Islands | 38,000 (2002) | 19,000 (1995) | |
Central African Republic | 10,000 (2005) | 9,500 (2000) | |
Chad | 13,000 (2006) | 9,700 (1999) | |
Chile | 3.326 million (2006) | 2.603 million (1998) | |
China | 368 million (2006) | 135 million (2000) | |
Colombia | 7.865 million (2006) | 5,433,565 (December 1997) | |
Comoros | 16,900 (2005) | 7,000 (2000) | |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 9,700 (2006) | 20,000 (2000) | |
Congo, Republic of the | 15,900 (2005) | 22,000 (1998) | |
Cook Islands | 6,200 (2002) | 5,000 (1997) | |
Costa Rica | 1.351 million (2006) | 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 | 260,900 (2006) | 263,700 (2000) | |
Croatia | 1.832 million (2006) | 1,721,139 (2000) | |
Cuba | 972,900 (2006) | 473,031 (2000) | |
Cyprus | area under government control: 408,300 (2006); area administered by Turkish Cypriots: 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 | 3.098 million (2006) | 4.785 million (1997) | |
Djibouti | 10,800 (2005) | 10,000 (2002) | |
Dominica | 21,000 (2004) | 19,000 (1996) | |
Dominican Republic | 897,000 (2006) | 709,000 (1997) | |
East Timor | - | NA | |
Ecuador | 1.754 million (2006) | 1,115,272 (1999) | |
Egypt | 10.808 million (2006) | 3,971,500 (December 1998) | |
El Salvador | 1.037 million (2006) | 380,000 (1998) | |
Equatorial Guinea | 10,000 (2005) | 6,000 (1998) | |
Eritrea | 37,700 (2006) | 30,000 (2001) | |
Estonia | 541,900 (2006) | 501,691 (2000) | |
Ethiopia | 725,000 (2006) | 231,900 (2000) | |
European Union | 238 million (2005) | - | |
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 2,400 (2002) | NA | |
Faroe Islands | 23,000 (2006) | 24,851 (1999) | |
Fiji | 112,500 (2005) | 80,901 (1999) | |
Finland | 1.92 million (2006) | 2,847,900 (2001) | |
France | 34.63 million; 33,897,000 (metropolitan France) (2006) | 34.86 million (yearend 1998) | |
French Guiana | - | 47,000 (1997) | |
French Polynesia | 53,600 (2006) | 52,000 (1997) | |
Gabon | 36,500 (2006) | 39,000 (1998) | |
Gambia, The | 52,900 (2006) | 31,900 (2000) | |
Gaza Strip | 349,000 (includes West Bank) (2005) | 95,729 (total for Gaza Strip and West Bank) (1997) | |
Georgia | 544,000 (2007) | 620,000 (1997) | |
Germany | 54.2 million (2006) | 50.9 million (March 2001) | |
Ghana | 356,400 (2006) | 240,000 (2001) | |
Gibraltar | 24,512 (2002) | 19,000 (1997) | |
Greece | 6.185 million (2006) | 5.431 million (1997) | |
Greenland | 25,300 (2002) | 25,617 (yearend 1999) | |
Grenada | 27,700 (2006) | 27,000 (1997) | |
Guadeloupe | - | 171,000 (1996) | |
Guam | 80,000 (2001) | 84,134 (1998) | |
Guatemala | 1.355 million (2006) | 665,061 (June 2000) | |
Guernsey | 45,100 (2005) | 44,000 (1996) | |
Guinea | 26,300 (2005) | 37,000 (1998) | |
Guinea-Bissau | 10,200 (2005) | 10,000 (2001) | |
Guyana | 110,100 (2005) | 70,000 (2000) | |
Haiti | 145,300 (2005) | 60,000 (1997) | |
Holy See (Vatican City) | 5,120 (2005) | NA | |
Honduras | 708,400 (2006) | 234,000 (1997) | |
Hong Kong | 3.87 million (2007) | 3.839 million (1999) | |
Hungary | 3.35 million (2006) | 3.095 million (1997) | |
Iceland | 193,700 (2006) | 196,984 (2001) | |
India | 49.75 million (2005) | 27.7 million (October 2000) | |
Indonesia | 14.821 million (2006) | 5,588,310 (1998) | |
Iran | 21.981 million (2006) | 6.313 million (1997) | |
Iraq | 1.547 million (2005) | 675,000 (1997) | |
Ireland | 2.097 million (2006) | 1.6 million (2002) | |
Israel | 3.005 million (2006) | 2.8 million (1999) | |
Italy | 25.049 million (2005) | 25 million (1999) | |
Jamaica | 319,000 (2005) | 353,000 (1996) | |
Japan | 55.155 million (2006) | 60.381 million (1997) | |
Jersey | 73,900 (2001) | 65,500 (1997) | |
Jordan | 614,000 (2006) | 403,000 (1997) | |
Kazakhstan | 2.928 million (2006) | 1.92 million (2001) | |
Kenya | 293,400 (2006) | 310,000 (2001) | |
Kiribati | 4,500 (2002) | 3,800 (1999) | |
Korea, North | 980,000 (2003) | 1.1 million (1997) | |
Korea, South | 26.866 million (2006) | 24 million (2000) | |
Kosovo | 106,300 (2006) | - | |
Kuwait | 510,300 (2005) | 412,000 (1997) | |
Kyrgyzstan | 440,400 (2005) | 351,000 (1997) | |
Laos | 90,067 (2006) | 25,000 (1997) | |
Latvia | 657,400 (2006) | 734,693 (2000) | |
Lebanon | 681,400 (2006) | 700,000 (1999) | |
Lesotho | 48,000 (2005) | 22,200 (2000) | |
Liberia | 6,900 (2002) | 6,700 (2000) | |
Libya | 483,000 (2006) | 500,000 (1998) | |
Liechtenstein | 20,000 (2005) | 20,072 (2000) | |
Lithuania | 792,400 (2006) | 1.142 million (2001) | |
Luxembourg | 246,700 (2006) | 314,700 (1999) | |
Macau | 178,013 (2007) | 176,902 (November 2001) | |
Macedonia | 490,900 (2006) | - | |
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of | - | 408,000 (1997) | |
Madagascar | 129,800 (2006) | 55,000 (2000) | |
Malawi | 102,700 (2005) | 38,000 (1999) | |
Malaysia | 4.342 million (2006) | 4.6 million (2000) | |
Maldives | 32,500 (2006) | 21,000 (1999) | |
Mali | 82,500 (2006) | 45,000 (2000) | |
Malta | 202,300 (2006) | 187,000 (1997) | |
Marshall Islands | 4,500 (2004) | 4,186 (2001) | |
Martinique | - | 170,000 (1997) | |
Mauritania | 34,900 (2006) | 26,500 (2001) | |
Mauritius | 357,300 (2006) | 280,900 (2000) | |
Mayotte | 10,000 (2002) | 12,000 (1998) | |
Mexico | 19.861 million (2006) | 12.332 million (2000) | |
Micronesia, Federated States of | 12,400 (2005) | 11,000 (2001) | |
Moldova | 1.018 million (2006) | 627,000 (1997) | |
Monaco | 34,000 (2005) | 31,027 (1995) | |
Mongolia | 158,900 (2006) | 104,100 (1999) | |
Montenegro | 353,300 (2006) | - | |
Montserrat | NA | 4,000 (1997) | |
Morocco | 1.266 million (2006) | 1.391 million (1998) | |
Mozambique | 67,000 (2006) | 90,000 (December 2001) | |
Namibia | 138,900 (2005) | 110,200 (2000) | |
Nauru | 1,900 (2002) | 2,000 (1996) | |
Nepal | 595,800 (2006) | 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 | 1.729 million (2005) | 1.92 million (2000) | |
Nicaragua | 247,900 (2006) | 140,000 (1996) | |
Niger | 24,000 (2005) | 20,000 (2001) | |
Nigeria | 1.688 million (2006) | 500,000 (2000 est) | |
Niue | 1,100 (2002 est.) | 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 | 2.055 million (2006) | 2.735 million (1998) | |
Oman | 278,300 (2006) | 201,000 (1997) | |
Pakistan | 5.24 million (2006) | 2.861 million (March 1999) | |
Panama | 432,900 (2006) | 396,000 (1997) | |
Papua New Guinea | 63,700 (2005) | 61,152 (1999) | |
Paraguay | 331,100 (2006) | 290,475 (2001) | |
Peru | 2.332 million (2006) | 1.8 million (2000) | |
Philippines | 3.633 million (2006) | 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 | 11.475 million (2006) | 8.07 million (1998) | |
Portugal | 4.231 million (2006) | 5.3 million (yearend 1998) | |
Puerto Rico | 1.038 million (2005) | 1.322 million (1997) | |
Qatar | 228,300 (2006) | 142,000 (1997) | |
Reunion | - | 268,500 (1999) | |
Romania | 4.231 million (2006) | 3.777 million (1997) | |
Russia | 40.1 million (2005) | 30 million (1998) | |
Rwanda | 22,000 (2005) | 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 | 22,600 (2006) | 20,500 (1998) | |
Samoa | 19,500 (2005) | 8,183 (1998) | |
San Marino | 21,000 (2006) | 18,000 (1998) | |
Sao Tome and Principe | 7,100 (2005) | 4,600 (2000) | |
Saudi Arabia | 4.5 million (2006) | 3.1 million (1998) | |
Senegal | 282,600 (2006) | 234,916 (2001) | |
Serbia | 2.719 million (2006) | - | |
Serbia and Montenegro | - | 2.017 million (1995) | |
Seychelles | 20,700 (2006) | 19,635 (1997) | |
Sierra Leone | 24,000 (2002) | 25,000 (2001) | |
Singapore | 1.854 million (2006) | 1.95 million (2000) | |
Slovakia | 1.167 million (2006) | 1,934,558 (1998) | |
Slovenia | 837,500 (2006) | 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 | 18.385 million (2006) | 17.336 million (1999) | |
Sri Lanka | 2.742 million (2007) | 494,509 (1998) | |
Sudan | 636,900 (2006) | 400,000 (2000) | |
Suriname | 81,500 (2006) | 64,000 (1997) | |
Swaziland | 44,000 (2006) | 38,500 (2001) | |
Sweden | 6.379 million (2005) | 6.017 million (December 1998) | |
Switzerland | 5.04 million (2006) | 4.82 million (1998) | |
Syria | 3.243 million (2006) | 1.313 million (1997) | |
Taiwan | 14.497 million (2006) | 12.49 million (September 2000) | |
Tajikistan | 280,200 (2005) | 363,000 (1997) | |
Tanzania | 169,135 (2007) | 127,000 (1998) | |
Thailand | 7.073 million (2006) | 5.6 million (2000) | |
Timor-Leste | 2,500 (2006) | - | |
Togo | 82,100 (2006) | 25,000 (1997) | |
Tokelau | 300 (2002) | NA | |
Tonga | 13,700 (2005) | 8,000 (1996) | |
Trinidad and Tobago | 325,500 (2006) | 252,000 (1999) | |
Tunisia | 1.268 million (2006) | 654,000 (1997) | |
Turkey | 18.978 million (2005) | 19.5 million (1999) | |
Turkmenistan | 495,000 (2006) | 363,000 (1997) | |
Turks and Caicos Islands | 5,700 (2002) | 3,000 (1994) | |
Tuvalu | 900 (2005) | 1,000 (1997) | |
Uganda | 108,100 (2006) | 50,074; however, 80,868 main lines have been installed (1998) | |
Ukraine | 12.341 million (2006) | 9.45 million (April 1999) | |
United Arab Emirates | 1.31 million (2006) | 915,223 (1998) | |
United Kingdom | 33.602 million (2006) | 34.878 million (1997) | |
United States | 172 million (2006) | 194 million (1997) | |
Uruguay | 987,000 (2006) | 929,141 (2001) | |
Uzbekistan | 1.793 million (2005) | 1.98 million (1999) | |
Vanuatu | 7,000 (2005) | 5,500 (1998) | |
Venezuela | 4.217 million (2006) | 2.6 million (however, 3,500,000 have been installed) (1998) | |
Vietnam | 10.8 million (2007) | 2.6 million (2000) | |
Virgin Islands | 71,700 (2005) | 62,000 (1997) | |
Wallis and Futuna | 1,900 (2002) | 1,125 (1994) | |
West Bank | 349,000 (includes Gaza Strip) (2005) | 95,729 (total for West Bank and Gaza Strip) (1997) | |
World | 1,263,367,600 (2005) | NA | |
Yemen | 968,400 (2006) | 291,359 (1999) | |
Zambia | 93,400 (2006) | 130,000 (including more than 40,000 fixed telephones in wireless local loop connections) (1997) | |
Zimbabwe | 331,700 (2006) | 212,000 (in addition, there are about 20,000 fixed telephones in wireless local loop connections) (1997) |