Telephones - mobile cellular (2003) | Telephones - mobile cellular (2001) | ||
Afghanistan | NA | NA | |
Albania | 250,000 (2001) | 3,100 (1999) | |
Algeria | 33,500 (1999) | 33,500 (1999) | |
American Samoa | 2,550 (1997) | 2,550 (1997) | |
Andorra | 14,117 (December 1998) | 14,117 (December 1998) | |
Angola | 25,800 (2000) | 7,052 (1997) | |
Anguilla | 1,629 (2000) | NA | |
Antarctica | NA; Iridium system in use | NA | |
Antigua and Barbuda | 1,300 (1996) | 1,300 (1996) | |
Argentina | 3 million (December 1999) | 3 million (December 1999) | |
Armenia | 50,000 (2002) | 6,220 (1997) | |
Aruba | 3,402 (1997) | 3,402 (1997) | |
Australia | 8.6 million (2000) | 6.4 million (1998) | |
Austria | 6 million (2001) | 4.5 million (2000) | |
Azerbaijan | 800,000 (2002) | 40,000 (1997) | |
Bahamas, The | 6,152 (1997) | 6,152 (1997) | |
Bahrain | 58,543 (1997) | 58,543 (1997) | |
Bangladesh | 283,000 (2000) | 283,000 (2000) | |
Barbados | 8,013 (1997) | 8,013 (1997) | |
Belarus | 8,167 (1997) | 8,167 (1997) | |
Belgium | 974,494 (1997) | 974,494 (1997) | |
Belize | 3,023 (1997) | 3,023 (1997) | |
Benin | 55,500 (2000) | 4,295 (1997) | |
Bermuda | 7,980 (1996) | 7,980 (1996) | |
Bhutan | NA | NA | |
Bolivia | 116,000 (1997) | 116,000 (1997) | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9,000 (1997) | 9,000 (1997) | |
Botswana | 270,000 (September 2001) | NA | |
Brazil | 4.4 million (1997) | 4.4 million (1997) | |
British Virgin Islands | NA | NA | |
Brunei | 43,524 (1996) | 43,524 (1996) | |
Bulgaria | 1.054 million (2001) | 596,000 (2000) | |
Burkina Faso | 25,200 (2000) | 1,503 (1997) | |
Burma | 8,492 (1997) | 8,492 (1997) | |
Burundi | 30,000 (2002) | 619 (1997) | |
Cambodia | 80,000 (2000) | 80,000 (2000) | |
Cameroon | 300,000 (2002) | 4,200 (1997) | |
Canada | 8,751,300 (1997) | 4.207 million (1997) | |
Cape Verde | 28,119 (2002) | 19,729 (1997) | |
Cayman Islands | 2,534 (1995) | 2,534 (1995) | |
Central African Republic | 710 (1998) | 570 (1997) | |
Chad | 5,500 (2000) | NA | |
Chile | 944,225 (1998) | 944,225 (1998) | |
China | 65 million (January 2001) | 65 million (January 2001) | |
Christmas Island | NA | 0 (1999) | |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | NA | 0 (1999) | |
Colombia | 1,800,229 (December 1998) | 1,800,229 (December 1998) | |
Comoros | NA | NA | |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 15,000 (2000) | 8,900 (1997) | |
Congo, Republic of the | 3,300 (1998) | 1,000 (1996) | |
Cook Islands | 0 (1994) | 0 (1994) | |
Costa Rica | 143,000 (2000) | 143,000 (2000) | |
Cote d'Ivoire | 450,000 (2000) | 322,500 (May 2000) | |
Croatia | 1.3 million (2001) | 187,000 (yearend 1998) | |
Cuba | 2,994 (1997) | 2,994 (1997) | |
Cyprus | Greek Cypriot area: 68,000 (1998); Turkish Cypriot area: 70,000 (1999) | Greek Cypriot area: 68,000 (1998); Turkish Cypriot area: 70,000 (1999) | |
Czech Republic | 4.346 million (2000) | 4.346 million (2000) | |
Denmark | 1,444,016 (1997) | 1,444,016 (1997) | |
Djibouti | 5,000 (2002) | 203 (1997) | |
Dominica | 461 (1996) | 461 (1996) | |
Dominican Republic | 130,149 (1997) | 130,149 (1997) | |
East Timor | NA | - | |
Ecuador | 384,000 (1999) | 160,061 (1997) | |
Egypt | 380,000 (1999) | 380,000 (1999) | |
El Salvador | 40,163 (1997) | 40,163 (1997) | |
Equatorial Guinea | 300 (1998) | NA | |
Eritrea | NA; note - mobile cellular service was introduced in May 2001 | NA | |
Estonia | 711,000 (yearend 2001) | 475,000 (yearend 2000) | |
Ethiopia | 17,800 (2000) | 4,000 (1999) | |
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | NA | NA | |
Faroe Islands | 10,761 (1999) | 10,761 (1999) | |
Fiji | 5,200 (1997) | 5,200 (1997) | |
Finland | 3,728,600 (2001) | 2,162,574 (1997) | |
France | 11.078 million (yearend 1998) | 11.078 million (yearend 1998) | |
French Guiana | NA | NA | |
French Polynesia | 5,427 (1997) | 5,427 (1997) | |
Gabon | 120,000 (2000) | 9,500 (1997) | |
Gambia, The | 5,624 (2000) | 5,624 (2000) | |
Gaza Strip | NA | NA | |
Georgia | 185,500 (2000) | 30,000 (1997) | |
Germany | 55.3 million (June 2001) | 15.318 million (April 1999) | |
Ghana | 150,000 (2001) | 30,000 (yearend 1998) | |
Gibraltar | 1,620 (1997) | 1,620 (1997) | |
Greece | 937,700 (1997) | 937,700 (1997) | |
Greenland | 12,676 (yearend 1999) | 12,676 (end 1999) | |
Grenada | 976 (1997) | 976 (1997) | |
Guadeloupe | NA | NA | |
Guam | 55,000 (1998) | 55,000 (1998) | |
Guatemala | 663,296 (September 2000) | 663,296 (September 2000) | |
Guernsey | 12,000 (1997) | 12,000 (1997) | |
Guinea | 21,567 (1998) | 2,868 (1997) | |
Guinea-Bissau | 0 (2001) | NA | |
Guyana | 6,100 (2000) | 6,100 (2000) | |
Haiti | over 180,000 (January 2003) | 0 (1995) | |
Holy See (Vatican City) | NA | NA | |
Honduras | 14,427 (1997) | 14,427 (1997) | |
Hong Kong | 3.7 million (December 1999) | 3.7 million (December 1999) | |
Hungary | 1.269 million (July 1999) | 1.269 million (July 1999) | |
Iceland | 248,131 (221,231 GSM, 26,900 NMT) (2001) | 65,746 (1997) | |
India | 2.93 million (November 2000) | 2.93 million (November 2000) | |
Indonesia | 1.07 million (1998) | 1.07 million (1998) | |
Iran | 265,000 (August 1998) | 265,000 (August 1998) | |
Iraq | NA; service available in northern Iraq (2001) | NA; service available in northern Iraq (2001) | |
Ireland | 3 million (2002) | 2 million (2001) | |
Isle of Man | NA | NA | |
Israel | 2.5 million (1999) | 2.5 million (1999) | |
Italy | 20.5 million (1999) | 20.5 million (1999) | |
Jamaica | 54,640 (1996) | 54,640 (1996) | |
Japan | 63.88 million (2000) | 63.88 million (2000) | |
Jersey | 4,400 (1997) | 4,400 (1997) | |
Jordan | 11,500 (1995) | 11,500 (1995) | |
Kazakhstan | 400,000 (2001) | 11,202 (1997) | |
Kenya | 540,000 (2001) | 5,345 (1997) | |
Kiribati | NA | NA | |
Korea, North | NA | NA | |
Korea, South | 28 million (September 2000) | 27 million (June 2000) | |
Kuwait | 210,000 (1997) | 210,000 (1997) | |
Kyrgyzstan | NA | NA | |
Laos | 4,915 (1997) | 4,915 (1997) | |
Latvia | 401,263 (2000) | 77,100 (1997) | |
Lebanon | 580,000 (1999) | 580,000 (1999) | |
Lesotho | 21,600 (2000) | 1,262 (1996) | |
Liberia | 0 (1998) | 0 (1995) | |
Libya | 20,000 (1998) | NA | |
Liechtenstein | NA | NA | |
Lithuania | 500,000 (2001) | 297,500 (November 1998) | |
Luxembourg | 215,741 (2000) | 215,741 (2000) | |
Macau | 158,251 (November 2001) | 120,957 (2000) | |
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of | 12,362 (1997) | 12,362 (1997) | |
Madagascar | 63,100 (2000) | 4,000 (1997) | |
Malawi | 49,000 (2000) | 7,000 (1997) | |
Malaysia | 5 million (2000) | 2.698 million (1999) | |
Maldives | 1,290 (1997) | 1,290 (1997) | |
Mali | 40,000 (2001) | 2,842 (1997) | |
Malta | 17,691 (1997) | 17,691 (1997) | |
Marshall Islands | 489 (2001) | 365 (1996) | |
Martinique | 15,000 (1997) | 15,000 (1997) | |
Mauritania | 35,000 (2001) | NA | |
Mauritius | 180,000 (2000) | 37,000 (1997) | |
Mayotte | 0 (2000) | 0 (2000) | |
Mexico | 2.02 million (1998) | 2.02 million (1998) | |
Micronesia, Federated States of | newly installed in Pohnpei and Yap | NA | |
Moldova | 2,200 (1997) | 2,200 (1997) | |
Monaco | NA | NA | |
Mongolia | 110,000 (2001) | 110,000 (2001) | |
Montserrat | 70 (1994) | 70 (1994) | |
Morocco | 116,645 (1998) | 116,645 (1998) | |
Mozambique | 287,000 (2002) | 18,500 (2000) | |
Namibia | 82,000 (2000 est.) | NA | |
Nauru | 450 (1994) | 450 (1994) | |
Nepal | NA | NA | |
Netherlands | 4,081,891 (April 1999) | 4,081,891 (April 1999) | |
Netherlands Antilles | 13,977 (1996) | 13,977 (1996) | |
New Caledonia | 13,040 (1998) | 13,040 (1998) | |
New Zealand | 2.2 million (2000) | 588,000 (1998) | |
Nicaragua | 7,911 (1997) | 7,911 (1997) | |
Niger | 6,700 (2002) | 13,000 (1995) | |
Nigeria | 200,000 (2001) | 26,700 (1997) | |
Niue | 0 (1991) | 0 (1991) | |
Norfolk Island | 0 (1983) | 0 (1983) | |
Northern Mariana Islands | 1,200 (1995) | 1,200 (1995) | |
Norway | 2,080,408 (1998) | 2,080,408 (1998) | |
Oman | 59,822 (1997) | 59,822 (1997) | |
Pakistan | 158,000 (1998) | 158,000 (1998) | |
Palau | 1,000 (2002) | 0 (1988) | |
Panama | 17,000 (1997) | 17,000 (1997) | |
Papua New Guinea | 3,053 (1996) | 3,053 (1996) | |
Paraguay | 510,000 (2001) | 510,000 (2001) | |
Peru | 504,995 (1998) | 504,995 (1998) | |
Philippines | 11.35 million (2001) | 1.959 million (1998) | |
Poland | 13 million (2002) | 1.78 million (1998) | |
Portugal | 3,074,194 (1999) | 3,074,194 (1999) | |
Puerto Rico | 169,265 (1996) | 169,265 (1996) | |
Qatar | 43,476 (1997) | 43,476 (1997) | |
Reunion | 197,000 (September 2000) | 85,000 (1999) | |
Romania | 645,500 (1999) | 645,500 (1999) | |
Russia | 19 million (January 2003) | 2.5 million (October 2000) | |
Rwanda | 81,000 (2001)
note: Rwanda has mobile cellular service between Kigali and several prefecture capitals (2002) |
NA
note: however, Rwanda has mobile cellular service between Kigali and several prefecture capitals (2000) |
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Saint Helena | 0 (1997) | 0 (1997) | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 205 (1997) | 205 (1997) | |
Saint Lucia | 1,600 (1997) | 1,600 (1997) | |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0 (1994) | 0 (1994) | |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | NA | NA | |
Samoa | 1,545 (February 1998) | 1,545 (February 1998) | |
San Marino | 3,010 (1998) | 3,010 (1998) | |
Sao Tome and Principe | 6,942 (1997) | 6,942 (1997) | |
Saudi Arabia | 2.9 million (2002 est.) | 1 million
note: in 1998, the government contracted for the installation of 575,000 additional Group Speciale Mobile (GSM) cellular telephone lines over 15 months to raise the total number of subscribers to more than one million; Riyadh planned to further expand the GSM system in 1999 by adding an additional one million lines (1998) |
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Senegal | 373,965 (2001) | 1,149 (1996) | |
Serbia and Montenegro | 87,000 (1997) | - | |
Seychelles | 16,316 (1999) | 16,316 (1999) | |
Sierra Leone | 30,000 (2001) | 650 (1999) | |
Singapore | 2.74 million (2000) | 2.333 million (November 2000) | |
Slovakia | 736,662 (April 1999) | 736,662 (April 1999) | |
Slovenia | 1 million (2000) | 1 million (2000) | |
Solomon Islands | 658 (1997) | 658 (1997) | |
Somalia | NA | NA | |
South Africa | 7.06 million (2001) | over 2,000,000 (1999) | |
Spain | 8.394 million (1999) | 8.394 million (1999) | |
Sri Lanka | 228,604 (1999) | 228,604 (1999) | |
Sudan | 20,000 (2000) | 20,000 (2000) | |
Suriname | 4,090 (1997) | 4,090 (1997) | |
Svalbard | NA | NA | |
Swaziland | 45,000 (2001) | 30,000 (2000) | |
Sweden | 3.835 million (October 1998) | 3.835 million (October 1998) | |
Switzerland | 1.967 million (1999) | 1.967 million (1999) | |
Syria | NA | NA | |
Taiwan | 16 million (September 2000) | 16 million (September 2000) | |
Tajikistan | 2,500 (1997) | 2,500 (1997) | |
Tanzania | 30,000 (1999) | 30,000 (1999) | |
Thailand | 3.1 million (2002) | 2.3 million (1998) | |
Togo | 2,995 (1997) | 2,995 (1997) | |
Tokelau | 0 (2001) | 0 (2001) | |
Tonga | 302 (1996) | 302 (1996) | |
Trinidad and Tobago | 17,411 (1997) | 17,411 (1997) | |
Tunisia | 50,000 (1998) | 50,000 (1998) | |
Turkey | 17.1 million (2001) | 12.1 million (1999) | |
Turkmenistan | 4,300 (1998) | 4,300 (1998) | |
Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 (1994) | 0 (1994) | |
Tuvalu | 0 (1994) | 0 (1994) | |
Uganda | 9,000 (1998) | 9,000 (1998) | |
Ukraine | 236,000 (1998) | 236,000 (1998) | |
United Arab Emirates | 1 million (1999) | 1 million (1999) | |
United Kingdom | 43.5 million (yearend 1998) | 13 million (yearend 1998) | |
United States | 69.209 million (1998) | 69.209 million (1998) | |
Uruguay | 350,000 (2001) | 300,000 (2000) | |
Uzbekistan | 130,000 (2003) | 26,000 (1998) | |
Vanuatu | 310 (2000) | 154 (1996) | |
Venezuela | 2 million (1998) | 2 million (1998) | |
Vietnam | 730,155 (2000) | 730,155 (2000) | |
Virgin Islands | 2,000 (1992) | 2,000 (1992) | |
Wallis and Futuna | 0 (1994) | 0 (1994) | |
West Bank | NA | NA | |
Western Sahara | 0 (1999) | 0 (1999) | |
World | NA | NA | |
Yemen | 32,042 (2000) | 32,042 (2000) | |
Yugoslavia | - | 87,000 (1997) | |
Zambia | 90,000 (2002) | 6,000 (1998) | |
Zimbabwe | 111,000 (2001) | 70,000 (1999) |