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Definition: This entry gives the total number of main telephone lines in use.
Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of January 1, 2012
See also: Telephones - main lines in use bar chart
| Country Name | Telephones - main lines in use | Year of Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| China | 285,115,000 | 2011 |
| United States | 151,000,000 | 2009 |
| Germany | 45,600,000 | 2009 |
| Russia | 44,959,000 | 2009 |
| Brazil | 43,026,000 | 2011 |
| Japan | 40,419,000 | 2009 |
| Indonesia | 37,960,000 | 2009 |
| France | 36,154,000 | 2009 |
| India | 35,090,000 | 2010 |
| United Kingdom | 33,320,000 | 2009 |
| Korea, South | 28,543,000 | 2009 |
| Iran | 26,849,000 | 2009 |
| Italy | 21,600,000 | 2009 |
| Spain | 19,904,000 | 2009 |
| Mexico | 19,892,000 | 2009 |
| Canada | 16,438,000 | 2011 |
| Taiwan | 16,433,000 | 2009 |
| Vietnam | 16,400,000 | 2009 |
| Turkey | 16,202,000 | 2009 |
| Ukraine | 12,941,000 | 2009 |
| Australia | 10,540,000 | 2011 |
| Argentina | 10,140,000 | 2011 |
| Egypt | 9,618,000 | 2009 |
| Poland | 9,451,000 | 2009 |
| Netherlands | 7,169,000 | 2009 |
| Colombia | 7,127,000 | 2011 |
| Venezuela | 7,083,000 | 2009 |
| Thailand | 7,009,000 | 2009 |
| Philippines | 6,783,000 | 2010 |
| Greece | 5,203,000 | 2009 |
| Sweden | 5,014,000 | 2009 |
| Belgium | 4,631,000 | 2011 |
| Malaysia | 4,573,000 | 2009 |
| Romania | 4,500,000 | 2009 |
| Portugal | 4,485,000 | 2009 |
| Switzerland | 4,378,000 | 2009 |
| Hong Kong | 4,345,000 | 2009 |
| South Africa | 4,225,000 | 2009 |
| Belarus | 4,208,000 | 2011 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4,166,000 | 2009 |
| Syria | 4,069,000 | 2009 |
| Kazakhstan | 4,011,000 | 2009 |
| Morocco | 3,749,000 | 2009 |
| Sri Lanka | 3,579,000 | 2010 |
| Pakistan | 3,419,000 | 2009 |
| Austria | 3,388,000 | 2011 |
| Chile | 3,366,000 | 2011 |
| Israel | 3,276,000 | 2009 |
| Peru | 3,160,000 | 2009 |
| Serbia | 3,110,000 | 2009 |
| Algeria | 3,059,000 | 2011 |
| Hungary | 2,977,000 | 2009 |
| Denmark | 2,515,000 | 2011 |
| Bulgaria | 2,311,000 | 2011 |
| Ecuador | 2,211,000 | 2011 |
| Czech Republic | 2,202,000 | 2011 |
| Ireland | 2,078,000 | 2009 |
| Singapore | 1,984,000 | 2009 |
| New Zealand | 1,870,000 | 2009 |
| Uzbekistan | 1,864,000 | 2009 |
| Croatia | 1,761,000 | 2011 |
| Norway | 1,702,000 | 2009 |
| Azerbaijan | 1,684,000 | 2011 |
| Bangladesh | 1,600,000 | 2011 |
| Iraq | 1,600,000 | 2009 |
| Guatemala | 1,499,000 | 2009 |
| Costa Rica | 1,491,000 | 2011 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,480,000 | 2009 |
| Tunisia | 1,290,000 | 2009 |
| Finland | 1,250,000 | 2009 |
| Libya | 1,228,000 | 2009 |
| Cuba | 1,193,000 | 2011 |
| Korea, North | 1,180,000 | 2008 |
| Moldova | 1,161,000 | 2009 |
| Slovakia | 1,099,000 | 2009 |
| Nigeria | 1,050,000 | 2009 |
| Yemen | 1,046,000 | 2009 |
| Dominican Republic | 1,044,000 | 2011 |
| El Salvador | 1,000,000 | 2009 |
| Uruguay | 962,200 | 2009 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 955,900 | 2011 |
| Slovenia | 913,600 | 2009 |
| Ethiopia | 908,900 | 2009 |
| Puerto Rico | 891,900 | 2009 |
| Lebanon | 887,800 | 2009 |
| Bolivia | 879,800 | 2011 |
| Nepal | 841,700 | 2009 |
| Lithuania | 733,700 | 2009 |
| Honduras | 669,500 | 2009 |
| Cameroon | 669,000 | 2011 |
| Georgia | 597,000 | 2009 |
| Armenia | 577,500 | 2011 |
| Kuwait | 566,300 | 2009 |
| Panama | 553,100 | 2009 |
| Latvia | 532,100 | 2009 |
| Cambodia | 530,000 | 2011 |
| Burma | 521,100 | 2011 |
| Turkmenistan | 520,000 | 2009 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 502,200 | 2009 |
| Jordan | 485,000 | 2009 |
| Estonia | 482,200 | 2009 |
| Kenya | 460,100 | 2009 |
| Macedonia | 413,100 | 2009 |
| Paraguay | 405,000 | 2009 |
| Mauritius | 387,700 | 2009 |
| Zimbabwe | 379,000 | 2009 |
| Sudan | 374,700 | 2009 |
| Tajikistan | 367,700 | 2009 |
| Senegal | 341,900 | 2009 |
| Albania | 338,800 | 2011 |
| Uganda | 327,100 | 2009 |
| Angola | 303,200 | 2011 |
| Qatar | 298,100 | 2009 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 293,300 | 2009 |
| Oman | 283,900 | 2009 |
| Ghana | 277,900 | 2009 |
| Bahrain | 276,500 | 2011 |
| Luxembourg | 272,400 | 2009 |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 268,200 | 2011 |
| Jamaica | 263,100 | 2009 |
| Nicaragua | 258,000 | 2009 |
| Malta | 247,300 | 2009 |
| Togo | 213,800 | 2009 |
| Iceland | 204,000 | 2009 |
| Mongolia | 193,200 | 2009 |
| Tanzania | 174,500 | 2010 |
| Madagascar | 172,200 | 2009 |
| Montenegro | 169,500 | 2009 |
| Macau | 167,500 | 2010 |
| Malawi | 160,100 | 2009 |
| Benin | 152,700 | 2011 |
| Namibia | 152,000 | 2009 |
| Guyana | 149,900 | 2009 |
| Botswana | 149,600 | 2011 |
| Burkina Faso | 141,500 | 2011 |
| Barbados | 140,700 | 2011 |
| Fiji | 137,000 | 2009 |
| Bahamas, The | 133,000 | 2011 |
| Papua New Guinea | 121,200 | 2009 |
| Mali | 114,400 | 2009 |
| Laos | 103,100 | 2009 |
| Somalia | 100,000 | 2009 |
| Zambia | 90,100 | 2009 |
| Mozambique | 88,100 | 2009 |
| Suriname | 85,000 | 2009 |
| Niger | 83,600 | 2009 |
| Brunei | 79,800 | 2011 |
| Cape Verde | 74,500 | 2011 |
| New Caledonia | 72,200 | 2009 |
| Mauritania | 71,600 | 2009 |
| Eritrea | 54,200 | 2009 |
| Haiti | 50,000 | 2009 |
| Gambia, The | 48,800 | 2009 |
| Swaziland | 44,000 | 2009 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 42,000 | 2011 |
| Saint Lucia | 41,100 | 2009 |
| Rwanda | 39,700 | 2009 |
| Lesotho | 38,800 | 2009 |
| Andorra | 38,400 | 2011 |
| Cayman Islands | 37,200 | 2011 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 35,500 | 2011 |
| Samoa | 35,300 | 2009 |
| Monaco | 34,100 | 2009 |
| Burundi | 32,600 | 2010 |
| Chad | 31,200 | 2011 |
| Tonga | 31,000 | 2009 |
| Gabon | 30,400 | 2009 |
| Belize | 28,800 | 2011 |
| Grenada | 28,400 | 2009 |
| Bhutan | 27,500 | 2011 |
| Comoros | 23,600 | 2011 |
| Seychelles | 22,000 | 2009 |
| Greenland | 21,800 | 2009 |
| San Marino | 21,700 | 2009 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 21,700 | 2009 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 20,600 | 2009 |
| Liechtenstein | 19,600 | 2009 |
| Djibouti | 18,400 | 2011 |
| Guinea | 18,000 | 2009 |
| Dominica | 15,500 | 2010 |
| Sierra Leone | 14,000 | 2009 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 13,500 | 2009 |
| Afghanistan | 13,500 | 2011 |
| Congo, Republic of the | 10,000 | 2011 |
| Solomon Islands | 8,400 | 2009 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 7,700 | 2009 |
| Palau | 7,000 | 2009 |
| Liberia | 5,900 | 2009 |
| Holy See (Vatican City) | 5,120 | 2005 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 5,000 | 2009 |
| Vanuatu | 5,000 | 2009 |
| Kiribati | 4,100 | 2009 |
| East Timor | 2,400 | 2009 |
| Central African Republic | 2,300 | 2011 |
| Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 2,000 | 2009 |
| Nauru | 1,900 | 2009 |
| Tuvalu | 1,600 | 2009 |
