Rank
|
Country
|
Telephones - main lines in use
|
Date of Information
|
1
|
World
|
843,923,500
|
2003
|
2
|
China
|
263,000,000
|
2003
|
3
|
European Union
|
238,763,162
|
2002
|
4
|
United States
|
181,599,900
|
2003
|
5
|
Japan
|
71,149,000
|
2002
|
6
|
Germany
|
54,350,000
|
2003
|
7
|
India
|
48,917,000
|
2003
|
8
|
Brazil
|
38,810,000
|
2002
|
9
|
Russia
|
35,500,000
|
2002
|
10
|
United Kingdom
|
34,898,000
|
2002
|
11
|
France
|
33,905,400
|
2003
|
12
|
Italy
|
26,596,000
|
2003
|
13
|
Korea, South
|
22,877,000
|
2003
|
14
|
Canada
|
19,950,900
|
2003
|
15
|
Turkey
|
18,916,700
|
2003
|
16
|
Spain
|
17,567,500
|
2003
|
17
|
Mexico
|
15,958,700
|
2003
|
18
|
Iran
|
14,571,100
|
2003
|
19
|
Taiwan
|
13,355,000
|
2003
|
20
|
Poland
|
12,300,000
|
2003
|
21
|
Ukraine
|
10,833,300
|
2002
|
22
|
Australia
|
10,815,000
|
2003
|
23
|
Netherlands
|
10,004,000
|
2002
|
24
|
Colombia
|
8,768,100
|
2003
|
25
|
Egypt
|
8,735,700
|
2003
|
26
|
Argentina
|
8,009,400
|
2002
|
27
|
Indonesia
|
7,750,000
|
2002
|
28
|
Thailand
|
6,600,000
|
2003
|
29
|
Sweden
|
6,579,200
|
2002
|
30
|
Switzerland
|
5,419,000
|
2002
|
31
|
Greece
|
5,205,100
|
2003
|
32
|
Belgium
|
5,120,400
|
2002
|
33
|
South Africa
|
4,844,000
|
2002
|
34
|
Malaysia
|
4,571,600
|
2003
|
35
|
Vietnam
|
4,402,000
|
2003
|
36
|
Romania
|
4,300,000
|
2003
|
37
|
Portugal
|
4,278,800
|
2003
|
38
|
Pakistan
|
3,982,800
|
2003
|
39
|
Austria
|
3,881,000
|
2003
|
40
|
Hong Kong
|
3,801,300
|
2003
|
41
|
Hungary
|
3,666,400
|
2002
|
42
|
Czech Republic
|
3,626,000
|
2003
|
43
|
Denmark
|
3,610,100
|
2003
|
44
|
Saudi Arabia
|
3,502,600
|
2003
|
45
|
Chile
|
3,467,000
|
2002
|
46
|
Norway
|
3,343,000
|
2002
|
47
|
Philippines
|
3,310,900
|
2002
|
48
|
Belarus
|
3,071,300
|
2003
|
49
|
Israel
|
3,006,000
|
2002
|
50
|
Bulgaria
|
2,868,200
|
2002
|
51
|
Venezuela
|
2,841,800
|
2002
|
52
|
Serbia and Montenegro
|
2,611,700
|
2003
|
53
|
Finland
|
2,548,000
|
2003
|
54
|
Algeria
|
2,199,600
|
2003
|
55
|
Syria
|
2,099,300
|
2002
|
56
|
Kazakhstan
|
2,081,900
|
2002
|
57
|
Ireland
|
1,955,000
|
2003
|
58
|
Singapore
|
1,896,100
|
2004
|
59
|
Peru
|
1,839,200
|
2003
|
60
|
Croatia
|
1,825,000
|
2002
|
61
|
New Zealand
|
1,765,000
|
2002
|
62
|
Uzbekistan
|
1,717,100
|
2003
|
63
|
Ecuador
|
1,549,000
|
2003
|
64
|
Puerto Rico
|
1,329,500
|
2002
|
65
|
Slovakia
|
1,294,700
|
2003
|
66
|
Morocco
|
1,219,200
|
2003
|
67
|
Tunisia
|
1,163,800
|
2003
|
68
|
United Arab Emirates
|
1,135,800
|
2003
|
69
|
Costa Rica
|
1,132,000
|
2002
|
70
|
Korea, North
|
1,100,000
|
2001
|
71
|
Uruguay
|
946,500
|
2002
|
72
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
938,000
|
2003
|
73
|
Azerbaijan
|
923,800
|
2002
|
74
|
Dominican Republic
|
901,800
|
2003
|
75
|
Sudan
|
900,000
|
2003
|
76
|
Sri Lanka
|
881,400
|
2002
|
77
|
Nigeria
|
853,100
|
2003
|
78
|
Guatemala
|
846,000
|
2002
|
79
|
Lithuania
|
824,200
|
2003
|
80
|
Slovenia
|
812,300
|
2003
|
81
|
El Salvador
|
752,600
|
2003
|
82
|
Libya
|
750,000
|
2003
|
83
|
Bangladesh
|
740,000
|
2003
|
84
|
Moldova
|
706,900
|
2002
|
85
|
Lebanon
|
678,800
|
2002
|
86
|
Iraq
|
675,000
|
2003
|
87
|
Latvia
|
653,900
|
2003
|
88
|
Georgia
|
650,500
|
2003
|
89
|
Jordan
|
622,600
|
2003
|
90
|
Bolivia
|
600,100
|
2003
|
91
|
Cuba
|
574,400
|
2002
|
92
|
Armenia
|
562,600
|
2003
|
93
|
Macedonia
|
560,000
|
2002
|
94
|
Yemen
|
542,200
|
2002
|
95
|
Kuwait
|
486,900
|
2003
|
96
|
Estonia
|
475,000
|
2002
|
97
|
Jamaica
|
444,400
|
2002
|
98
|
Ethiopia
|
435,000
|
2003
|
99
|
Cyprus
|
427,400
|
NA
|
100
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
394,800
|
2002
|
101
|
Panama
|
386,900
|
2002
|
102
|
Turkmenistan
|
374,000
|
2002
|
103
|
Nepal
|
371,800
|
2003
|
104
|
Burma
|
357,300
|
2003
|
105
|
Luxembourg
|
355,400
|
2002
|
106
|
Mauritius
|
348,200
|
2003
|
107
|
Kenya
|
328,400
|
2003
|
108
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
328,000
|
2003
|
109
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
325,100
|
2002
|
110
|
Honduras
|
322,500
|
2002
|
111
|
Ghana
|
302,300
|
2003
|
112
|
West Bank
|
301,600
|
2002
|
113
|
Zimbabwe
|
300,900
|
2003
|
114
|
Reunion
|
300,000
|
2001
|
115
|
Paraguay
|
273,200
|
2002
|
116
|
Albania
|
255,000
|
2003
|
117
|
Tajikistan
|
242,100
|
2003
|
118
|
Oman
|
233,900
|
2002
|
119
|
Senegal
|
228,800
|
2003
|
120
|
Guadeloupe
|
210,000
|
2001
|
121
|
Malta
|
208,300
|
2003
|
122
|
Iceland
|
190,700
|
2003
|
123
|
Bahrain
|
185,800
|
2003
|
124
|
Qatar
|
184,500
|
2003
|
125
|
Macau
|
174,600
|
2003
|
126
|
Martinique
|
172,000
|
2001
|
127
|
Nicaragua
|
171,600
|
2002
|
128
|
Tanzania
|
149,100
|
2003
|
129
|
Botswana
|
142,400
|
2002
|
130
|
Barbados
|
134,000
|
2003
|
131
|
Bahamas, The
|
131,700
|
2003
|
132
|
Haiti
|
130,000
|
2002
|
133
|
Mongolia
|
128,000
|
2002
|
134
|
Namibia
|
127,400
|
2003
|
135
|
Cameroon
|
110,900
|
2002
|
136
|
Fiji
|
102,000
|
2003
|
137
|
Somalia
|
100,000
|
2002
|
138
|
Angola
|
96,300
|
2003
|
139
|
Gaza Strip
|
95,729
|
1997
|
140
|
Brunei
|
90,000
|
2002
|
141
|
Zambia
|
88,400
|
2003
|
142
|
Cyprus
|
86,228
|
NA
|
143
|
Malawi
|
85,000
|
2003
|
144
|
Guam
|
84,134
|
2001
|
145
|
Mozambique
|
83,700
|
2002
|
146
|
Netherlands Antilles
|
81,000
|
2001
|
147
|
Guyana
|
80,400
|
2002
|
148
|
Suriname
|
79,800
|
2003
|
149
|
Jersey
|
73,900
|
2001
|
150
|
Cape Verde
|
71,700
|
2003
|
151
|
Virgin Islands
|
69,400
|
2002
|
152
|
Benin
|
66,500
|
2003
|
153
|
Burkina Faso
|
65,400
|
2003
|
154
|
Papua New Guinea
|
62,000
|
2002
|
155
|
Laos
|
61,900
|
2002
|
156
|
Uganda
|
61,000
|
2003
|
157
|
Togo
|
60,600
|
2003
|
158
|
Madagascar
|
59,600
|
2003
|
159
|
Mali
|
56,600
|
2002
|
160
|
Bermuda
|
56,000
|
2002
|
161
|
Guernsey
|
55,000
|
2001
|
162
|
French Polynesia
|
52,500
|
2002
|
163
|
New Caledonia
|
52,000
|
2002
|
164
|
Saint Lucia
|
51,100
|
2002
|
165
|
French Guiana
|
51,000
|
2001
|
166
|
Man, Isle of
|
51,000
|
1999
|
167
|
Swaziland
|
46,200
|
2003
|
168
|
Gambia, The
|
38,400
|
2002
|
169
|
Gabon
|
38,400
|
2003
|
170
|
Eritrea
|
38,100
|
2003
|
171
|
Antigua and Barbuda
|
38,000
|
2002
|
172
|
Cayman Islands
|
38,000
|
2002
|
173
|
Aruba
|
37,100
|
2002
|
174
|
Cambodia
|
35,400
|
2002
|
175
|
Andorra
|
35,000
|
2001
|
176
|
Monaco
|
33,700
|
2002
|
177
|
Grenada
|
33,500
|
2002
|
178
|
Belize
|
33,300
|
2003
|
179
|
Afghanistan
|
33,100
|
2002
|
180
|
Mauritania
|
31,500
|
2002
|
181
|
Maldives
|
28,700
|
2002
|
182
|
Lesotho
|
28,600
|
2002
|
183
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
27,300
|
2002
|
184
|
Guinea
|
26,200
|
2003
|
185
|
Greenland
|
26,000
|
2001
|
186
|
Bhutan
|
25,200
|
2003
|
187
|
Gibraltar
|
24,512
|
2002
|
188
|
Sierra Leone
|
24,000
|
2002
|
189
|
Burundi
|
23,900
|
2003
|
190
|
Dominica
|
23,700
|
2002
|
191
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
23,500
|
2002
|
192
|
Rwanda
|
23,200
|
2002
|
193
|
Faroe Islands
|
23,000
|
2002
|
194
|
Niger
|
22,400
|
2002
|
195
|
Seychelles
|
21,700
|
2002
|
196
|
Northern Mariana Islands
|
21,000
|
2000
|
197
|
San Marino
|
20,600
|
2002
|
198
|
Liechtenstein
|
19,900
|
2002
|
199
|
American Samoa
|
15,000
|
2001
|
200
|
Comoros
|
13,200
|
2003
|
201
|
Chad
|
11,800
|
2002
|
202
|
Samoa
|
11,800
|
2002
|
203
|
British Virgin Islands
|
11,700
|
2002
|
204
|
Tonga
|
11,200
|
2002
|
205
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
10,600
|
2003
|
206
|
Micronesia, Federated States of
|
10,100
|
2001
|
207
|
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
|
10,000
|
2002
|
208
|
Mayotte
|
10,000
|
2001
|
209
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
9,600
|
2003
|
210
|
Djibouti
|
9,500
|
2003
|
211
|
Central African Republic
|
9,000
|
2002
|
212
|
Congo, Republic of the
|
7,000
|
2003
|
213
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
7,000
|
2003
|
214
|
Liberia
|
7,000
|
2001
|
215
|
Palau
|
6,700
|
2002
|
216
|
Solomon Islands
|
6,600
|
2002
|
217
|
Vanuatu
|
6,500
|
2003
|
218
|
Anguilla
|
6,200
|
2002
|
219
|
Cook Islands
|
6,200
|
2002
|
220
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
5,700
|
2002
|
221
|
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
|
4,800
|
2002
|
222
|
Kiribati
|
4,500
|
2002
|
223
|
Marshall Islands
|
4,500
|
2003
|
224
|
Norfolk Island
|
2,532
|
2004
|
225
|
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
|
2,400
|
2002
|
226
|
Saint Helena
|
2,200
|
2002
|
227
|
Nauru
|
1,900
|
2002
|
228
|
Wallis and Futuna
|
1,900
|
2002
|
229
|
Niue
|
1,100
|
2002
|
230
|
Tuvalu
|
700
|
2002
|
231
|
Tokelau
|
300
|
2002
|
232
|
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
|
287
|
1992
|
233
|
Pitcairn Islands
|
1
|
2004
|
234
|
Antarctica
|
0
|
2001
|
This page was last updated on 27 January, 2005
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