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This entry gives the total number of main telephone lines in use. |
Rank |
country |
Telephones - main lines in use |
Date of Information |
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2 |
United States |
150,000,000 |
2008
|
|
3 |
Germany |
51,500,000 |
2008
|
|
9 |
United Kingdom |
33,209,000 |
2008
|
|
10 |
Indonesia |
30,378,000 |
2008
|
|
11 |
Vietnam |
29,591,000 |
2008
|
|
13 |
Korea, South |
21,325,000 |
2008
|
|
14 |
Mexico |
20,539,000 |
2008
|
|
17 |
Canada |
18,250,000 |
2008
|
|
18 |
Turkey |
17,502,000 |
2008
|
|
19 |
Taiwan |
14,273,000 |
2008
|
|
20 |
Ukraine |
13,177,000 |
2008
|
|
22 |
Poland |
10,336,000 |
2008
|
|
23 |
Argentina |
9,631,000 |
2008
|
|
24 |
Australia |
9,370,000 |
2008
|
|
25 |
Netherlands |
7,324,000 |
2008
|
|
26 |
Thailand |
7,024,000 |
2008
|
|
27 |
Colombia |
6,820,000 |
2008
|
|
28 |
Venezuela |
6,304,000 |
2008
|
|
31 |
Romania |
5,036,000 |
2007
|
|
32 |
Switzerland |
4,820,000 |
2008
|
|
33 |
Pakistan |
4,546,000 |
2008
|
|
34 |
Belgium |
4,457,000 |
2008
|
|
35 |
South Africa |
4,425,000 |
2008
|
|
36 |
Malaysia |
4,292,000 |
2008
|
|
37 |
Portugal |
4,121,000 |
2008
|
|
38 |
Hong Kong |
4,108,000 |
2008
|
|
39 |
Saudi Arabia |
4,100,000 |
2008
|
|
40 |
Philippines |
3,905,000 |
2008
|
|
41 |
Belarus |
3,718,000 |
2008
|
|
44 |
Sri Lanka |
3,446,000 |
2008
|
|
45 |
Kazakhstan |
3,410,000 |
2008
|
|
46 |
Algeria |
3,314,000 |
2008
|
|
47 |
Austria |
3,285,000 |
2008
|
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48 |
Hungary |
3,094,000 |
2008
|
|
50 |
Morocco |
2,991,000 |
2008
|
|
53 |
Denmark |
2,487,000 |
2008
|
|
54 |
Czech Republic |
2,278,000 |
2008
|
|
55 |
Bulgaria |
2,258,000 |
2008
|
|
56 |
Ireland |
2,202,000 |
2008
|
|
58 |
Ecuador |
1,910,000 |
2008
|
|
59 |
Singapore |
1,857,000 |
2008
|
|
60 |
Croatia |
1,851,000 |
2008
|
|
61 |
Uzbekistan |
1,850,000 |
2008
|
|
62 |
New Zealand |
1,750,000 |
2008
|
|
63 |
Finland |
1,650,000 |
2008
|
|
64 |
United Arab Emirates |
1,508,000 |
2008
|
|
65 |
Guatemala |
1,449,000 |
2008
|
|
66 |
Costa Rica |
1,438,000 |
2008
|
|
67 |
Bangladesh |
1,390,000 |
2009
|
|
68 |
Azerbaijan |
1,311,000 |
2008
|
|
69 |
Nigeria |
1,308,000 |
2008
|
|
70 |
Tunisia |
1,239,000 |
2008
|
|
71 |
Korea, North |
1,180,000 |
2008
|
|
73 |
Moldova |
1,115,000 |
2008
|
|
75 |
Slovakia |
1,098,000 |
2008
|
|
77 |
El Salvador |
1,077,000 |
2008
|
|
78 |
Puerto Rico |
1,038,000 |
2008
|
|
80 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
1,031,000 |
2008
|
|
81 |
Slovenia |
1,010,000 |
2008
|
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82 |
Dominican Republic |
985,700 |
2008
|
|
88 |
Lithuania |
784,900 |
2008
|
|
98 |
Turkmenistan |
495,000 |
2008
|
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99 |
Kyrgyzstan |
494,500 |
2008
|
|
100 |
Afghanistan |
460,000 |
2008
|
|
101 |
Macedonia |
457,100 |
2008
|
|
103 |
Mauritius |
364,500 |
2008
|
|
104 |
Paraguay |
363,000 |
2008
|
|
105 |
Montenegro |
362,000 |
2008
|
|
106 |
Tajikistan |
360,000 |
2008
|
|
107 |
Cote d'Ivoire |
356,500 |
2008
|
|
109 |
Zimbabwe |
354,000 |
2008
|
|
110 |
Gaza Strip |
348,000 |
2008
|
|
111 |
West Bank |
348,000 |
2008
|
|
114 |
Nicaragua |
312,000 |
2008
|
|
115 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
307,000 |
2008
|
|
118 |
Luxembourg |
260,600 |
2008
|
|
124 |
Cameroon |
198,300 |
2008
|
|
126 |
Tanzania |
179,849 |
2009
|
|
129 |
Mongolia |
165,000 |
2008
|
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130 |
Madagascar |
164,900 |
2008
|
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132 |
Barbados |
150,000 |
2008
|
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133 |
Burkina Faso |
144,000 |
2008
|
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135 |
Botswana |
142,300 |
2008
|
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138 |
Bahamas, The |
133,000 |
2008
|
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147 |
Netherlands Antilles |
88,000 |
2008
|
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150 |
Mozambique |
78,300 |
2008
|
|
152 |
Mauritania |
76,400 |
2008
|
|
153 |
Virgin Islands |
74,200 |
2008
|
|
155 |
Cape Verde |
72,000 |
2008
|
|
157 |
New Caledonia |
63,000 |
2008
|
|
158 |
Papua New Guinea |
60,000 |
2008
|
|
160 |
French Polynesia |
54,600 |
2008
|
|
161 |
Isle of Man |
51,000 |
1999
|
|
164 |
Gambia, The |
48,900 |
2008
|
|
167 |
Swaziland |
44,000 |
2008
|
|
168 |
Saint Lucia |
40,900 |
2008
|
|
171 |
Antigua and Barbuda |
38,000 |
2008
|
|
172 |
Cayman Islands |
38,000 |
2008
|
|
174 |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
37,300 |
2008
|
|
176 |
Sierra Leone |
31,500 |
2008
|
|
184 |
Northern Mariana Islands |
24,700 |
2008
|
|
185 |
Gibraltar |
24,000 |
2008
|
|
188 |
Seychelles |
23,200 |
2008
|
|
189 |
Greenland |
22,800 |
2008
|
|
190 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
22,800 |
2008
|
|
191 |
Congo, Republic of the |
22,200 |
2008
|
|
192 |
Faroe Islands |
21,800 |
2008
|
|
193 |
San Marino |
21,300 |
2008
|
|
194 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
20,400 |
2008
|
|
195 |
Liechtenstein |
19,600 |
2008
|
|
196 |
British Virgin Islands |
18,900 |
2008
|
|
200 |
Central African Republic |
12,000 |
2008
|
|
202 |
American Samoa |
10,400 |
2008
|
|
204 |
Equatorial Guinea |
10,000 |
2008
|
|
206 |
Micronesia, Federated States of |
8,700 |
2008
|
|
207 |
Solomon Islands |
8,000 |
2008
|
|
208 |
Sao Tome and Principe |
7,700 |
2008
|
|
210 |
Cook Islands |
6,700 |
2008
|
|
212 |
Holy See (Vatican City) |
5,120 |
2005
|
|
213 |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon |
4,800 |
2008
|
|
214 |
Guinea-Bissau |
4,600 |
2008
|
|
215 |
Marshall Islands |
4,400 |
2008
|
|
217 |
Turks and Caicos Islands |
3,700 |
2008
|
|
218 |
Montserrat |
2,800 |
2008
|
|
219 |
Wallis and Futuna |
2,700 |
2008
|
|
220 |
Norfolk Island |
2,532 |
2004
|
|
221 |
Timor-Leste |
2,400 |
2008
|
|
222 |
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) |
2,300 |
2008
|
|
223 |
Saint Helena |
2,300 |
2008
|
|
229 |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
287 |
1992
|
|
230 |
Pitcairn Islands |
1 |
2004
|
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