List of countries by number of telephone lines in use

List of countries by number of telephone lines in use
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This is a list of countries by number of telephone lines mostly based on The World Factbook [1] accessed in September 2007.

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Rank	Country/Region	Number of telephone lines	Date of Information
—	World	1,263,367,600	2005 est.
1	China	368,000,000	2006 est.
2	United States	172,000,000	2006
3	Japan	55,155,000	2006 est.
4	Germany	54,200,000	2005 est.
5	India	49,750,000	2006 est.
6	Russia	40,100,000	2006 est.
7	Brazil	38,800,000	2006 est.
_	Arab League	31,464,767	2006 est.
8	France	34,630,000	2006 est.
9	United Kingdom	33,602,000	2007 est.
10	South Korea	26,866,000	2006
11	Italy	25,049,000	2006 est.
12	Iran	21,981,000	2005 est.
13	Canada	20,780,000	2006 est.
14	Mexico	19,861,000	2006
15	Turkey	18,978,000	2006 est.
16	Spain	18,385,000	2005 est.
17	Vietnam	15,845,000	2006 est.
18	Indonesia	14,821,000	2006 est.
19	Taiwan	14,497,000	2006 est.
20	Ukraine	12,341,000	2005 est.
21	Poland	11,475,000	2006 est.
22	Egypt	10,808,000	2006 est.
23	Australia	9,940,000	2006 est.
24	Argentina	9,460,000	2006 est.
25	Colombia	7,865,000	2006 est.
26	Netherlands	7,600,000	2006 est.
27	Pakistan	7,094,137	2008 est.
28	Thailand	7,073,000	2006 est.
29	Sweden	6,379,000	2006 est.
30	Greece	6,185,000	2006 est.
31	Switzerland	5,040,000	2006 est.
32	South Africa	4,729,000	2006 est.
33	Belgium	4,719,000	2006 est.
34	Saudi Arabia	4,500,000	2006 est.
35	Romania	4,386,000	2005 est.
36	Malaysia	4,342,000	2006 est.
37	Portugal	4,231,000	2005 est.
38	Venezuela	4,217,000	2006 est.
39	Hong Kong	3,850,000	2005 est.
40	Austria	3,564,000	2006 est.
41	Belarus	3,368,000	2006 est.
42	Philippines	3,367,000	2006 est.
43	Hungary	3,350,000	2006 est.
44	Chile	3,326,000	2006 est.
45	Czech Republic	3,217,000	2006
46	Denmark	3,098,000	2006 est.
47	Israel	3,005,000	2006 est.
48	Kazakhstan	2,928,000	2006 est.
49	Syria	2,903,000	2006 est.
50	Algeria	2,841,000	2006 est.
51	Serbia	2,719,000	2006 est.
52	Bulgaria	2,399,000	2006 est.
53	Morocco	2,393,767	2007 [2]
54	Peru	2,332,000	2006 est.
55	Republic of Ireland	2,097,000	2006 est.
56	Sri Lanka	2,087,000	2006 est.
57	Norway	2,055,000	2006 est.
58	Finland	1,920,000	2006 est.
59	Singapore	1,854,000	2006 est.
60	Croatia	1,832,000	2006 est.
61	Uzbekistan	1,793,000	2006 est.
62	Ecuador	1,754,000	2006 est.
63	New Zealand	1,729,000	2006 est.
64	Nigeria	1,688,000	2006 est.
65	Iraq	1,547,000	2006 est.
66	Costa Rica	1,351,000	2006 est.
67	United Arab Emirates	1,310,000	2006 est.
68	Tunisia	1,268,000	2006 est.
69	Guatemala	1,248,000	2006 est.
70	Azerbaijan	1,189,000	2006 est.
71	Slovakia	1,167,000	2006 est.
72	Bangladesh	1,134,000	2006 est.
73	Puerto Rico	1,038,000	2006 est.
74	El Salvador	1,037,000	2006 est.
75	Moldova	1,018,000	2006 est.
76	Bosnia and Herzegovina	989,000	2006 est.
77	Uruguay	987,000	2006 est.
78	North Korea	980,000	2006 est.
79	Cuba	972,900	2006 est.
80	Yemen	968,400	2006 est.
81	Dominican Republic	897,000	2006 est.
82	Slovenia	837,500	2006 est.
83	Lithuania	792,400	2006 est.
84	Ethiopia	725,000	2006 est.
85	Honduras	708,400	2006 est.
86	Lebanon	681,400	2006 est.
87	Latvia	657,400	2006 est.
88	Bolivia	646,300	2006 est.
89	Sudan	636,900	2006 est.
90	Jordan	614,000	2006 est.
91	Nepal	595,800	2006 est.
92	Armenia	594,400	2006 est.
93	Georgia	544,000	2006 est.
94	Estonia	541,900	2006 est.
95	Kuwait	510,300	2006 est.
96	Burma	503,900	2006 est.
97	Turkmenistan	495,000	2006 est.
98	Macedonia	490,900	2006 est.
99	Libya	483,000	2006 est.
100	Kyrgyzstan	458,900	2006 est.

See also

v • d • e Lists of countries with rankings

Geography	Area • Coastline • Exclusive Economic Zone • Number of neighbouring countries • Highest point • Lowest point • Northernmost point • Southernmost point

Demographics	Population (graphical • by density) • Population growth • Life expectancy • Sex ratio • Fertility • Infant mortality • Birth rate • Death rate • Suicides (OECD) • Homicides • Firearm-related deaths • Gun ownership • HIV/AIDS • Undernourishment • Literacy • National IQ • Labour force • Employment • Unemployment • Income equality • Poverty • Immigrant population • Human Development Index

GDP	Nominal (per capita) • PPP (per capita • per hour) • Past (nominal • PPP) • Future (nominal • PPP • PPP per capita) • GNI per capita • Growth (real • real per capita) • Sector composition

Finances	Current account balance • Foreign exchange reserves • Foreign Direct Investment • Debt (External, Public) • Imports • Exports (per capita) • Exchange rates

Energy Industry	Total Energy ( consumption per capita • intensity) • Electricity ( consumption • production) • Natural gas ( consumption • production • reserves • imports • exports) • Oil ( consumption • production • reserves • imports • exports) • Coal ( production • reserves) • Uranium ( production • reserves) • Nuclear power • Renewable energy ( Hydropower) • Freshwater ( reserves • withdrawal ) • Minerals production ( Bentonite • Feldspar • Fluorite) • Metals production ( Iron • Steel • Aluminium oxide • Aluminium • Bismuth • Copper mine • Manganese • Gold mine • Zinc) • Automobile production • Industrial growth

Agriculture	Fishing • Milk production • Irrigated land • Crops production ( Fruits • Sugar cane • Maize • Wheat • Rice • Potatoes • Sugar beet • Soybean • Barley • Tomato • Apple )

Politics Society	Freedom • Press freedom • Privacy • Perception of corruption • Bribe paying • Property rights • Economic freedom • Ease of doing business • Global competitiveness • Globalization • Democracy • Failed States • Date of formation • Abortion law • Homosexuality law • Legality of cannabis • Euthanasia law • Death penalty • Student performance • School leaving age • Legal drinking age • Food consumption ( Coffee • Beer • Alcohol) • Quality-of-life

Sports	Olympics ( medals • hosts) • FIFA World Cup ( winners • hosts • rankings) • Ice Hockey ( World Champions • rankings) • Basketball ( men • women) • Handball ( men • women) • Volleyball • Davis Cup • Fed Cup • Athletics • Figure skating • Nordic skiing • Alpine skiing • Chess ( FIDE Rankings) • Cricket ( Test • One-day International)

Military	Size of armed forces • Number of active troops • Conscription • Military expenditures • Nuclear weapons • Exports of arms • UN peacekeepers currently deployed • Global Peace Index

Communication	Telephone lines • Television broadcast stations • Television sets • Mobile phones • Internet users ( Broadband) • E-readiness

Transport	Waterways • Merchant marine • Railways • Rail usage • Rapid transit systems • Roadways ( OECD) • Vehicles • Road fatalities • Airports • Pipelines

Environment Tourism	Carbon dioxide emissions (per capita) • Greenhouse gas emissions per capita • GDP per emissions • Sustainability • Environmental Performance • Happy Planet Index • Forest area • Biosphere reserves • World Heritage Sites • Tourist visits

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