Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 218000 | 1 |
| 1991 | 221513 | 1 |
| 1992 | 232700 | 1 |
| 1993 | 245947 | 1 |
| 1994 | 262274 | 1 |
| 1995 | 286605 | 1 |
| 1996 | 316081 | 1 |
| 1997 | 368017 | 1 |
| 1998 | 412607 | 1 |
| 1999 | 432968 | 1 |
| 2000 | 491303 | 1 |
| 2001 | 564880 | 1 |
| 2002 | 605931 | 2 |
| 2003 | 742048 | 2 |
| 2004 | 830950 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1070000 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1134000 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1186919 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1344456 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1522900 | 3 |
| 2010 | 900000 | 3 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 0.21 | |
| 1991 | 0.21 | |
| 1992 | 0.21 | |
| 1993 | 0.22 | |
| 1994 | 0.23 | |
| 1995 | 0.24 | |
| 1996 | 0.26 | |
| 1997 | 0.3 | |
| 1998 | 0.33 | |
| 1999 | 0.34 | |
| 2000 | 0.38 | |
| 2001 | 0.43 | |
| 2002 | 0.45 | |
| 2003 | 0.54 | |
| 2004 | 0.6 | |
| 2005 | 0.76 | |
| 2006 | 0.8 | |
| 2007 | 0.82 | |
| 2008 | 0.92 | |
| 2009 | 1.04 | |
| 2010 | 0.61 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division
