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Country Comparison :: Telephones - main lines in use
This entry gives the total number of main telephone lines in use.
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 country Telephones - main lines in use Date of Information
1 China
285,115,000
2011
2 United States
151,000,000
2009
3 Russia
44,959,000
2009
4 Brazil
43,026,000
2011
5 Japan
40,419,000
2009
6 Indonesia
38,618,000
2011
7 France
35,300,000
2011
8 United Kingdom
33,320,000
2009
9 India
32,685,000
2011
10 Korea, South
28,543,000
2009
11 Iran
27,767,000
2011
12 Italy
21,060,000
2011
13 Spain
19,904,000
2009
14 Mexico
19,892,000
2009
15 Canada
16,438,000
2011
16 Taiwan
16,433,000
2009
17 Vietnam
16,400,000
2009
18 Turkey
16,202,000
2009
19 Ukraine
12,941,000
2009
20 Australia
10,540,000
2011
21 Argentina
10,140,000
2011
22 Poland
9,451,000
2009
23 Egypt
8,714,000
2011
24 Netherlands
7,169,000
2009
25 Colombia
7,127,000
2011
26 Venezuela
7,083,000
2009
27 Thailand
7,009,000
2009
28 Philippines
6,783,000
2010
29 Greece
5,685,000
2011
30 Sweden
5,014,000
2009
31 Belgium
4,631,000
2011
32 Malaysia
4,573,000
2009
33 Romania
4,500,000
2009
34 Portugal
4,485,000
2009
35 Switzerland
4,378,000
2009
36 Hong Kong
4,348,000
2011
37 South Africa
4,225,000
2009
38 Belarus
4,208,000
2011
39 Saudi Arabia
4,166,000
2009
40 Syria
4,069,000
2009
41 Kazakhstan
4,011,000
2009
42 Morocco
3,749,000
2009
43 Sri Lanka
3,579,000
2010
44 Israel
3,500,000
2011
45 Pakistan
3,419,000
2009
46 Austria
3,388,000
2011
47 Chile
3,366,000
2011
48 Peru
3,160,000
2009
49 Serbia
3,110,000
2009
50 Algeria
3,059,000
2011
51 Hungary
2,933,000
2011
52 Denmark
2,515,000
2011
53 Bulgaria
2,311,000
2011
54 Ecuador
2,211,000
2011
55 Czech Republic
2,202,000
2011
56 Ireland
2,047,000
2011
57 Singapore
1,984,000
2009
58 New Zealand
1,870,000
2009
59 Uzbekistan
1,864,000
2009
60 Iraq
1,794,000
2011
61 Croatia
1,761,000
2011
62 Norway
1,702,000
2009
63 Azerbaijan
1,684,000
2011
64 Guatemala
1,626,000
2011
65 Bangladesh
1,600,000
2011
66 Costa Rica
1,491,000
2011
67 United Arab Emirates
1,480,000
2009
68 Georgia
1,342,000
2011
69 Tunisia
1,290,000
2009
70 Finland
1,250,000
2009
71 Libya
1,228,000
2009
72 Cuba
1,193,000
2011
73 Korea, North
1,180,000
2008
74 Moldova
1,161,000
2009
75 Slovakia
1,099,000
2009
76 Nigeria
1,050,000
2009
77 Yemen
1,046,000
2009
78 Dominican Republic
1,044,000
2011
79 Uruguay
962,200
2009
80 Bosnia and Herzegovina
955,900
2011
81 El Salvador
950,000
2011
82 Slovenia
913,600
2009
83 Puerto Rico
891,900
2009
84 Lebanon
887,800
2009
85 Bolivia
879,800
2011
86 Nepal
841,700
2009
87 Ethiopia
829,000
2011
88 Lithuania
733,700
2009
89 Cameroon
669,000
2011
90 Honduras
609,200
2011
91 Armenia
577,500
2011
92 Kuwait
566,300
2009
93 Panama
553,100
2009
94 Latvia
532,100
2009
95 Cambodia
530,000
2011
96 Burma
521,100
2011
97 Turkmenistan
520,000
2009
98 Kyrgyzstan
502,200
2009
99 Jordan
485,000
2009
100 Estonia
470,500
2011
101 Kenya
460,100
2009
102 Macedonia
413,100
2009
103 Cyprus
405,000
NA
104 Paraguay
405,000
2009
105 Mauritius
387,700
2009
106 Zimbabwe
379,000
2009
107 Sudan
374,700
2009
108 Tajikistan
367,700
2009
109 Senegal
341,900
2009
110 Albania
338,800
2011
111 Gaza Strip
337,000
2010
112 West Bank
337,000
2010
113 Uganda
327,100
2009
114 Angola
303,200
2011
115 Qatar
298,100
2009
116 Trinidad and Tobago
293,300
2009
117 Ghana
284,700
2011
118 Oman
283,900
2009
119 Bahrain
276,500
2011
120 Luxembourg
272,400
2009
121 Jamaica
272,100
2011
122 Cote d'Ivoire
268,200
2011
123 Nicaragua
258,000
2009
124 Malta
247,300
2009
125 Togo
213,800
2009
126 Mongolia
193,200
2009
127 Iceland
189,500
2011
128 Tanzania
174,500
2010
129 Madagascar
172,200
2009
130 Montenegro
169,500
2009
131 Macau
167,500
2010
132 Malawi
160,100
2009
133 Benin
152,700
2011
134 Guyana
152,600
2011
135 Namibia
152,000
2009
136 Botswana
149,600
2011
137 Burkina Faso
141,500
2011
138 Barbados
140,700
2011
139 Bahamas, The
133,000
2011
140 Fiji
129,800
2011
141 Papua New Guinea
121,200
2009
142 Mali
114,400
2009
143 Kosovo
106,300
2006
144 Laos
103,100
2009
145 Somalia
100,000
2009
146 Zambia
90,100
2009
147 Mozambique
88,100
2009
148 Suriname
85,000
2009
149 Niger
83,600
2009
150 Brunei
79,800
2011
151 Virgin Islands
75,800
2009
152 Cape Verde
74,500
2011
153 Jersey
73,800
2009
154 New Caledonia
72,200
2009
155 Mauritania
71,600
2009
156 Eritrea
58,000
2011
157 Bermuda
57,800
2010
158 French Polynesia
55,000
2011
159 Germany
51,800
2011
160 Isle of Man
51,000
1999
161 Haiti
50,000
2010
162 Gambia, The
49,100
2011
163 Maldives
48,000
2009
164 Guernsey
45,100
2010
165 Swaziland
44,000
2009
166 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
42,000
2011
167 Saint Lucia
41,100
2009
168 Rwanda
39,700
2009
169 Lesotho
38,800
2009
170 Andorra
38,400
2011
171 Cayman Islands
37,200
2011
172 Antigua and Barbuda
35,500
2011
173 Samoa
35,300
2009
174 Aruba
35,000
2010
175 Monaco
34,100
2009
176 Burundi
32,600
2010
177 Chad
31,200
2011
178 Tonga
31,000
2009
179 Gabon
30,000
2011
180 Belize
28,800
2011
181 Grenada
28,400
2010
182 Bhutan
27,500
2011
183 British Virgin Islands
26,800
2010
184 Northern Mariana Islands
25,500
2009
185 Gibraltar
24,000
2010
186 Comoros
23,600
2011
187 Seychelles
22,000
2009
188 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
21,700
2009
189 San Marino
21,700
2009
190 Saint Kitts and Nevis
20,600
2009
191 Faroe Islands
20,200
2009
192 Greenland
19,900
2011
193 Liechtenstein
19,600
2009
194 Djibouti
18,400
2011
195 Guinea
18,000
2011
196 Dominica
15,500
2010
197 Sierra Leone
14,000
2009
198 Afghanistan
13,500
2011
199 Equatorial Guinea
13,500
2010
200 American Samoa
10,400
2009
201 Congo, Republic of the
10,000
2011
202 Micronesia, Federated States of
8,500
2009
203 Solomon Islands
8,400
2009
204 Sao Tome and Principe
7,700
2009
205 Cook Islands
7,200
2009
206 Palau
7,000
2009
207 Anguilla
6,200
2011
208 Liberia
5,900
2009
209 Sint Maarten
5,153
2001
210 Holy See (Vatican City)
5,120
2005
211 Guinea-Bissau
5,000
2010
212 Vanuatu
5,000
2009
213 Saint Pierre and Miquelon
4,800
2009
214 Marshall Islands
4,400
2009
215 Kiribati
4,100
2009
216 Turks and Caicos Islands
3,700
2009
217 Wallis and Futuna
3,100
2009
218 Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
3,000
2009
219 Montserrat
2,600
2009
220 Norfolk Island
2,532
2004
221 Timor-Leste
2,400
2009
222 Central African Republic
2,300
2011
223 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
2,000
2010
224 Nauru
1,900
2009
225 Tuvalu
1,600
2009
226 Niue
1,200
2009
227 Tokelau
300
2009
228 Cocos (Keeling) Islands
287
1992
229 Pitcairn Islands
1
2004
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