Rank
|
Country
|
Telephones - main lines in use
|
Date of Information
|
1
|
World
|
1,263,367,600
|
2005
|
2
|
China
|
365,400,000
|
2007
|
3
|
European Union
|
238,000,000
|
2005
|
4
|
United States
|
163,200,000
|
2007
|
5
|
Germany
|
53,750,000
|
2007
|
6
|
Japan
|
51,232,000
|
2007
|
7
|
Russia
|
43,900,000
|
2006
|
8
|
Brazil
|
39,400,000
|
2007
|
9
|
India
|
38,760,000
|
2008
|
10
|
France
|
35,533,000
|
2007
|
11
|
United Kingdom
|
33,682,000
|
2007
|
12
|
Italy
|
26,890,000
|
2006
|
13
|
Korea, South
|
23,905,000
|
2007
|
14
|
Iran
|
23,835,000
|
2007
|
15
|
Canada
|
21,000,000
|
2006
|
16
|
Mexico
|
19,754,000
|
2007
|
17
|
Spain
|
18,583,000
|
2007
|
18
|
Turkey
|
18,413,000
|
2007
|
19
|
Indonesia
|
17,828,000
|
2007
|
20
|
Taiwan
|
14,313,000
|
2007
|
21
|
Ukraine
|
12,858,000
|
2007
|
22
|
Egypt
|
11,229,000
|
2007
|
23
|
Vietnam
|
10,800,000
|
2007
|
24
|
Poland
|
10,336,000
|
2007
|
25
|
Australia
|
9,760,000
|
2007
|
26
|
Argentina
|
9,500,000
|
2007
|
27
|
Colombia
|
7,936,000
|
2007
|
28
|
Netherlands
|
7,334,000
|
2007
|
29
|
Thailand
|
7,024,000
|
2007
|
30
|
Greece
|
6,227,000
|
2007
|
31
|
Sweden
|
5,506,000
|
2007
|
32
|
Venezuela
|
5,082,000
|
2007
|
33
|
Switzerland
|
5,000,000
|
2007
|
34
|
Belgium
|
4,668,000
|
2007
|
35
|
South Africa
|
4,642,000
|
2007
|
36
|
Pakistan
|
4,546,000
|
2008
|
37
|
Malaysia
|
4,350,000
|
2007
|
38
|
Romania
|
4,300,000
|
2007
|
39
|
Portugal
|
4,139,000
|
2007
|
40
|
Saudi Arabia
|
3,996,000
|
2007
|
41
|
Hong Kong
|
3,875,000
|
2007
|
42
|
Belarus
|
3,672,000
|
2007
|
43
|
Philippines
|
3,633,000
|
2006
|
44
|
Syria
|
3,452,000
|
2007
|
45
|
Chile
|
3,379,000
|
2007
|
46
|
Austria
|
3,374,000
|
2007
|
47
|
Hungary
|
3,251,000
|
2007
|
48
|
Kazakhstan
|
3,237,000
|
2007
|
49
|
Algeria
|
3,068,000
|
2007
|
50
|
Israel
|
3,005,000
|
2006
|
51
|
Serbia
|
2,993,000
|
2007
|
52
|
Czech Republic
|
2,888,000
|
2006
|
53
|
Denmark
|
2,824,000
|
2007
|
54
|
Sri Lanka
|
2,742,000
|
2007
|
55
|
Peru
|
2,673,000
|
2007
|
56
|
Morocco
|
2,394,000
|
2007
|
57
|
Bulgaria
|
2,300,000
|
2007
|
58
|
Ireland
|
2,112,000
|
2007
|
59
|
Norway
|
1,988,000
|
2007
|
60
|
Singapore
|
1,859,000
|
2007
|
61
|
Croatia
|
1,825,000
|
2007
|
62
|
Ecuador
|
1,805,000
|
2007
|
63
|
Uzbekistan
|
1,793,000
|
2005
|
64
|
Finland
|
1,740,000
|
2007
|
65
|
New Zealand
|
1,706,000
|
2007
|
66
|
Nigeria
|
1,580,000
|
2007
|
67
|
Iraq
|
1,547,000
|
2005
|
68
|
Costa Rica
|
1,437,000
|
2007
|
69
|
United Arab Emirates
|
1,385,000
|
2007
|
70
|
Guatemala
|
1,355,000
|
2006
|
71
|
Tunisia
|
1,273,000
|
2007
|
72
|
Azerbaijan
|
1,254,000
|
2007
|
73
|
Bangladesh
|
1,187,000
|
2007
|
74
|
Korea, North
|
1,180,000
|
2007
|
75
|
Slovakia
|
1,151,000
|
2007
|
76
|
El Salvador
|
1,080,000
|
2007
|
77
|
Moldova
|
1,080,000
|
2007
|
78
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
1,065,000
|
2007
|
79
|
Cuba
|
1,043,000
|
2007
|
80
|
Puerto Rico
|
1,038,000
|
2005
|
81
|
Yemen
|
968,300
|
2006
|
82
|
Uruguay
|
965,200
|
2007
|
83
|
Dominican Republic
|
907,000
|
2007
|
84
|
Ethiopia
|
880,100
|
2007
|
85
|
Slovenia
|
857,100
|
2007
|
86
|
Libya
|
852,300
|
2005
|
87
|
Lithuania
|
799,400
|
2007
|
88
|
Nepal
|
766,400
|
2007
|
89
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
730,000
|
2007
|
90
|
Honduras
|
713,600
|
2006
|
91
|
Lebanon
|
681,400
|
2006
|
92
|
Bolivia
|
678,200
|
2007
|
93
|
Latvia
|
644,000
|
2007
|
94
|
Armenia
|
603,900
|
2006
|
95
|
Jordan
|
585,500
|
2007
|
96
|
Georgia
|
544,000
|
2007
|
97
|
Kuwait
|
517,000
|
2006
|
98
|
Burma
|
503,900
|
2005
|
99
|
Estonia
|
495,500
|
2007
|
100
|
Panama
|
491,900
|
2007
|
101
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
482,100
|
2007
|
102
|
Macedonia
|
463,600
|
2007
|
103
|
Paraguay
|
453,800
|
2007
|
104
|
Turkmenistan
|
398,100
|
2005
|
105
|
Ghana
|
376,500
|
2007
|
106
|
Cyprus
|
376,000
|
NA
|
107
|
Mauritius
|
357,300
|
2006
|
108
|
Albania
|
353,600
|
2005
|
109
|
Montenegro
|
353,300
|
2006
|
110
|
Gaza Strip
|
350,400
|
2007
|
111
|
West Bank
|
350,400
|
2007
|
112
|
Sudan
|
345,200
|
2007
|
113
|
Zimbabwe
|
344,500
|
2007
|
114
|
Jamaica
|
342,000
|
2006
|
115
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
323,800
|
2007
|
116
|
Tajikistan
|
280,200
|
2005
|
117
|
Afghanistan
|
280,000
|
2005
|
118
|
Senegal
|
269,100
|
2007
|
119
|
Oman
|
268,100
|
2007
|
120
|
Kenya
|
264,800
|
2007
|
121
|
Luxembourg
|
248,200
|
2007
|
122
|
Nicaragua
|
247,900
|
2006
|
123
|
Qatar
|
237,400
|
2007
|
124
|
Malta
|
198,100
|
2007
|
125
|
Bahrain
|
194,200
|
2006
|
126
|
Iceland
|
186,700
|
2007
|
127
|
Macau
|
177,851
|
2008
|
128
|
Malawi
|
175,200
|
2007
|
129
|
Tanzania
|
165,013
|
2008
|
130
|
Uganda
|
162,300
|
2007
|
131
|
Mongolia
|
158,900
|
2006
|
132
|
Haiti
|
150,000
|
2006
|
133
|
Namibia
|
138,100
|
2007
|
134
|
Botswana
|
136,900
|
2006
|
135
|
Barbados
|
134,900
|
2005
|
136
|
Madagascar
|
133,900
|
2007
|
137
|
Bahamas, The
|
132,900
|
2007
|
138
|
Cameroon
|
130,700
|
2006
|
139
|
Benin
|
110,300
|
2007
|
140
|
Guyana
|
110,100
|
2005
|
141
|
Fiji
|
108,400
|
2007
|
142
|
Kosovo
|
106,300
|
2006
|
143
|
Somalia
|
100,000
|
2007
|
144
|
Angola
|
98,200
|
2006
|
145
|
Laos
|
94,800
|
2007
|
146
|
Burkina Faso
|
94,800
|
2006
|
147
|
Zambia
|
91,800
|
2007
|
148
|
Mali
|
85,000
|
2007
|
149
|
Togo
|
82,100
|
2006
|
150
|
Suriname
|
81,500
|
2006
|
151
|
Netherlands Antilles
|
81,000
|
2001
|
152
|
Brunei
|
79,200
|
2007
|
153
|
Gambia, The
|
76,400
|
2007
|
154
|
Jersey
|
73,900
|
2001
|
155
|
Virgin Islands
|
71,700
|
2005
|
156
|
Cape Verde
|
71,600
|
2006
|
157
|
Mozambique
|
67,000
|
2006
|
158
|
Guam
|
65,500
|
2003
|
159
|
New Caledonia
|
60,200
|
2007
|
160
|
Papua New Guinea
|
60,000
|
2007
|
161
|
Bermuda
|
57,700
|
2006
|
162
|
French Polynesia
|
53,600
|
2006
|
163
|
Lesotho
|
53,100
|
2006
|
164
|
Saint Lucia
|
51,100
|
2002
|
165
|
Isle of Man
|
51,000
|
1999
|
166
|
Guernsey
|
45,100
|
2005
|
167
|
Swaziland
|
44,000
|
2006
|
168
|
Aruba
|
38,700
|
2006
|
169
|
Cayman Islands
|
38,000
|
2002
|
170
|
Antigua and Barbuda
|
37,500
|
2006
|
171
|
Eritrea
|
37,500
|
2006
|
172
|
Cambodia
|
37,500
|
2007
|
173
|
Andorra
|
37,200
|
2007
|
174
|
Greenland
|
36,000
|
2006
|
175
|
Burundi
|
35,000
|
2006
|
176
|
Mauritania
|
34,900
|
2006
|
177
|
Monaco
|
34,000
|
2005
|
178
|
Belize
|
33,900
|
2007
|
179
|
Maldives
|
33,200
|
2007
|
180
|
Bhutan
|
29,900
|
2007
|
181
|
Grenada
|
27,700
|
2006
|
182
|
Gabon
|
26,500
|
2007
|
183
|
Guinea
|
26,300
|
2005
|
184
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
25,000
|
2004
|
185
|
Gibraltar
|
24,512
|
2002
|
186
|
Niger
|
24,000
|
2005
|
187
|
Sierra Leone
|
24,000
|
2002
|
188
|
Rwanda
|
23,100
|
2007
|
189
|
Faroe Islands
|
23,000
|
2006
|
190
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
22,800
|
2007
|
191
|
Seychelles
|
22,700
|
2007
|
192
|
Northern Mariana Islands
|
21,000
|
2000
|
193
|
San Marino
|
21,000
|
2006
|
194
|
Tonga
|
21,000
|
2007
|
195
|
Dominica
|
21,000
|
2004
|
196
|
Liechtenstein
|
20,000
|
2005
|
197
|
Samoa
|
19,500
|
2005
|
198
|
Comoros
|
19,100
|
2006
|
199
|
Congo, Republic of the
|
15,900
|
2005
|
200
|
Chad
|
13,000
|
2006
|
201
|
Central African Republic
|
12,000
|
2006
|
202
|
British Virgin Islands
|
11,700
|
2002
|
203
|
Djibouti
|
10,800
|
2005
|
204
|
American Samoa
|
10,400
|
2004
|
205
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
10,000
|
2005
|
206
|
Mayotte
|
10,000
|
2002
|
207
|
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
|
9,700
|
2006
|
208
|
Vanuatu
|
8,800
|
2007
|
209
|
Micronesia, Federated States of
|
8,700
|
2007
|
210
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
7,700
|
2007
|
211
|
Solomon Islands
|
7,600
|
2006
|
212
|
Liberia
|
6,900
|
2002
|
213
|
Palau
|
6,700
|
2002
|
214
|
Anguilla
|
6,200
|
2002
|
215
|
Cook Islands
|
6,200
|
2002
|
216
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
5,700
|
2002
|
217
|
Holy See (Vatican City)
|
5,120
|
2005
|
218
|
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
|
4,800
|
2002
|
219
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
4,600
|
2007
|
220
|
Kiribati
|
4,500
|
2002
|
221
|
Marshall Islands
|
4,500
|
2004
|
222
|
Norfolk Island
|
2,532
|
2004
|
223
|
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
|
2,400
|
2002
|
224
|
Timor-Leste
|
2,400
|
2006
|
225
|
Saint Helena
|
2,200
|
2002
|
226
|
Nauru
|
1,900
|
2002
|
227
|
Wallis and Futuna
|
1,900
|
2002
|
228
|
Niue
|
1,100
|
2002 est.
|
229
|
Tuvalu
|
900
|
2005
|
230
|
Tokelau
|
300
|
2002
|
231
|
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
|
287
|
1992
|
232
|
Pitcairn Islands
|
1
|
2004
|
233
|
Antarctica
|
0
|
2001
|
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