Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 175050 | 1 |
| 1991 | 200000 | 2 |
| 1992 | 207442 | 1 |
| 1993 | 214759 | 1 |
| 1994 | 228522 | 1 |
| 1995 | 256434 | 1 |
| 1996 | 266780 | 1 |
| 1997 | 271816 | 1 |
| 1998 | 288251 | 1 |
| 1999 | 290000 | 2 |
| 2000 | 291706 | 3 |
| 2001 | 309379 | 3 |
| 2002 | 321482 | 3 |
| 2003 | 328358 | 3 |
| 2004 | 299255 | 3 |
| 2005 | 286729 | 3 |
| 2006 | 293364 | 3 |
| 2007 | 463766 | 3 |
| 2008 | 646356 | 3 |
| 2009 | 664099 | 3 |
| 2010 | 460114 | 4 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 0.75 | |
| 1991 | 0.83 | |
| 1992 | 0.83 | |
| 1993 | 0.83 | |
| 1994 | 0.86 | |
| 1995 | 0.94 | |
| 1996 | 0.95 | |
| 1997 | 0.94 | |
| 1998 | 0.97 | |
| 1999 | 0.95 | |
| 2000 | 0.93 | |
| 2001 | 0.96 | |
| 2002 | 0.98 | |
| 2003 | 0.97 | |
| 2004 | 0.86 | |
| 2005 | 0.81 | |
| 2006 | 0.8 | |
| 2007 | 1.24 | |
| 2008 | 1.68 | |
| 2009 | 1.68 | |
| 2010 | 1.14 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division
