The CIA World Factbook Edition 2012 Communications

Telephones - fixed lines In 31 editions of 36.

Telephones - fixed lines was published in 31 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 1994 to 2025. The 2012 edition carries it in 222 entries, in its Communications section, under the heading “Telephones - main lines in use”. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

entries in the 2012 edition
222
the first edition with it
1994
the latest edition with it
2025

Published as “Telephones - main lines in use” (2000 to 2014), “Telephones - fixed lines” (2015 to 2025), “Telephones” (1996 to 1999) and “telephone” (1994).

the entry has the field in that editionnot in that editionthe open editionEach entry below ends in its editions with Telephones - fixed lines, 1990 to 2025. Point at a year above to follow it down; choose one in a row to read that edition’s text there.

Entries with Telephones - fixed lines in each edition

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World

1 entry

World

1.2 billion (2011)

Africa

55 entries

Algeria

3.059 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 50

Angola

303,200 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 115

Benin

152,700 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 133

Botswana

149,600 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 135

Burkina Faso

141,500 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 136

Burundi

30,000 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 177

Cape Verde now Cabo Verde

74,500 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 155

Cameroon

669,000 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 90

Central African Republic

5,400 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 209

Chad

31,200 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 175

Comoros

23,600 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 185

Congo, Democratic Republic of the now Democratic Republic of the Congo

57,000 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 161

Congo, Republic of the now Republic of the Congo

14,200 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 196

Cote d'Ivoire

268,200 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 124

Djibouti

18,400 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 193

Egypt

8.714 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 23

Equatorial Guinea

13,500 (2010)

  • country comparison to the world: 198

Eritrea

58,500 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 159

Swaziland now Eswatini

75,800 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 154

Ethiopia

829,000 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 86

Gabon

22,500 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 187

Gambia, The now The Gambia

50,400 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 163

Ghana

284,700 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 119

Guinea

18,000 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 194

Guinea-Bissau

5,000 (2010)

  • country comparison to the world: 210

Kenya

283,500 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 120

Lesotho

38,600 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 168

Liberia

3,200 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 213

Libya

1 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 78

Madagascar

138,100 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 139

Malawi

173,500 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 129

Mali

104,700 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 145

Mauritania

72,300 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 157

Mauritius

374,600 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 107

Mayotte

10,000 (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 202

Morocco

3.566 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 45

Mozambique

88,100 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 147

Namibia

140,000 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 138

Niger

85,900 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 148

Nigeria

719,400 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 89

Rwanda

38,900 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 167

Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha

3,000 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 215

Sao Tome and Principe

8,000 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 204

Senegal

346,400 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 110

Seychelles

27,900 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 180

Sierra Leone

14,000 (2010)

  • country comparison to the world: 197

Somalia

100,000 (2010)

  • country comparison to the world: 146

South Africa

4.127 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 42

Sudan

483,600 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 100

Tanzania

161,100 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 132

Togo

240,000 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 125

Tunisia

1.218 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 69

Uganda

464,800 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 103

Zambia

85,700 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 149

Zimbabwe

356,000 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 109

Arctic Region

2 entries

Greenland

19,900 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 190

Iceland

191,100 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 127

Asia

22 entries

Afghanistan

13,500 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 199

Armenia

577,500 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 92

Azerbaijan

1.684 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 64

Bangladesh

977,700 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 79

Bhutan

27,500 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 181

China

285.115 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 1

Georgia

1.345 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 67

India

32.685 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 10

Japan

64.668 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 3

Kazakhstan

4.266 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 39

Korea, North now North Korea

1.18 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 72

Korea, South now South Korea

29.468 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 11

Kyrgyzstan

502,000 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 99

Maldives

24,100 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 183

Mongolia

187,600 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 128

Nepal

845,500 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 85

Pakistan

5.722 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 30

Russia

44.152 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 5

Sri Lanka

3.608 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 44

Tajikistan

380,000 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 106

Turkmenistan

547,000 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 94

Uzbekistan

1.928 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 59

Central America and the Caribbean

27 entries

Anguilla

6,200 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 207

Antigua and Barbuda

35,500 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 172

Aruba

35,000 (2010)

  • country comparison to the world: 174

Bahamas, The now The Bahamas

133,000 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 140

Barbados

140,700 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 137

Belize

28,800 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 178

British Virgin Islands

26,800 (2010)

  • country comparison to the world: 182

Cayman Islands

37,200 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 170

Costa Rica

1.234 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 68

Cuba

1.193 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 70

Dominica

15,500 (2010)

  • country comparison to the world: 195

Dominican Republic

1.044 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 76

El Salvador

1.03 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 77

Grenada

28,400 (2010)

  • country comparison to the world: 179

Guatemala

1.626 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 65

Haiti

50,000 (2010)

  • country comparison to the world: 164

Honduras

609,200 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 91

Jamaica

272,100 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 123

Montserrat

2,600 (2010)

  • country comparison to the world: 216

Nicaragua

287,600 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 118

Panama

560,200 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 93

Puerto Rico

826,100 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 87

Saint Kitts and Nevis

20,600 (2010)

  • country comparison to the world: 188

Saint Lucia

35,900 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 171

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

22,700 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 186

Trinidad and Tobago

292,000 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 116

Virgin Islands

75,800 (2010)

  • country comparison to the world: 153

Europe

47 entries

Albania

338,800 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 111

Andorra

38,400 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 169

Austria

3.388 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 48

Belarus

4.208 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 41

Belgium

4.631 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 33

Bosnia and Herzegovina

955,900 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 81

Bulgaria

2.356 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 54

Croatia

1.761 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 63

Czech Republic now Czechia

2.289 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 55

Denmark

2.515 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 53

Estonia

471,900 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 101

European Union

226 million (2011)

Faroe Islands

20,200 (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 189

Finland

1.08 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 73

France

39.883 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 7

Germany

51.8 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 4

Gibraltar

24,000 (2010)

  • country comparison to the world: 184

Greece

5.745 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 29

Guernsey

45,100 (2010)

  • country comparison to the world: 165

Hungary

2.933 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 52

Ireland

2.047 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 57

Italy

22.116 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 13

Jersey

73,800 (2010)

  • country comparison to the world: 156

Kosovo

106,300 (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 144

Latvia

516,300 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 97

Liechtenstein

19,600 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 191

Lithuania

723,000 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 88

Luxembourg

279,100 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 121

Malta

232,300 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 126

Moldova

1.18 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 71

Monaco

44,500 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 166

Montenegro

169,500 (2010)

  • country comparison to the world: 130

Netherlands

7.135 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 25

Macedonia now North Macedonia

422,100 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 104

Norway

1.529 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 66

Poland

6.853 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 27

Portugal

4.53 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 36

Romania

4.68 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 31

San Marino

18,700 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 192

Serbia

3.03 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 51

Slovakia

1.056 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 75

Slovenia

872,800 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 84

Spain

19.867 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 14

Sweden

4.6 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 35

Switzerland

4.613 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 34

Ukraine

12.681 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 19

United Kingdom

33.23 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 9

Middle East

17 entries

Bahrain

276,500 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 122

Cyprus

405,000 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 105

Gaza Strip

  • 337,000 (includes West Bank) (2010)
  • country comparison to the world: 112

Iran

27.767 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 12

Iraq

1.794 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 62

Israel

3.5 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 47

Jordan

465,400 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 102

Kuwait

514,700 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 98

Lebanon

900,000 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 82

Oman

287,600 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 117

Qatar

306,700 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 114

Saudi Arabia

4.633 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 32

Syria

4.345 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 37

Turkey now Turkiye

15.211 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 18

United Arab Emirates

1.825 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 61

West Bank

  • 337,000 (includes Gaza Strip) (2010)
  • country comparison to the world: 113

Yemen

1.075 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 74

North America

5 entries

Bermuda

57,800 (2010)

  • country comparison to the world: 160

Canada

18.201 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 16

Mexico

19.684 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 15

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

4,800 (2010)

  • country comparison to the world: 211

United States

146 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 2

Oceania

19 entries

American Samoa

10,400 (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 200

Australia

10.57 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 20

Cook Islands

7,200 (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 205

Fiji

129,800 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 142

French Polynesia

55,000 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 162

Guam

65,500 (2010)

  • country comparison to the world: 158

Kiribati

8,500 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 202

Marshall Islands

4,400 (2010)

  • country comparison to the world: 212

Micronesia, Federated States of now Federated States of Micronesia

8,500 (2010)

  • country comparison to the world: 201

Nauru

1,900 (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 218

New Caledonia

76,200 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 152

New Zealand

1.88 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 60

Palau

6,900 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 206

Papua New Guinea

130,000 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 141

Samoa

35,300 (2010)

  • country comparison to the world: 173

Solomon Islands

8,400 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 203

Tonga

30,000 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 176

Tuvalu

1,400 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 219

Vanuatu

6,200 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 208

South America

13 entries

Argentina

10.14 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 22

Bolivia

879,000 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 83

Brazil

43.026 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 6

Chile

3.366 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 49

Colombia

7.127 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 26

Ecuador

2.211 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 56

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

2,000 (2010)

  • country comparison to the world: 217

Guyana

152,600 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 134

Paraguay

372,400 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 108

Peru

3.688 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 43

Suriname

85,500 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 150

Uruguay

964,900 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 80

Venezuela

7.332 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 24

Southeast Asia

14 entries

Brunei

79,800 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 151

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

521,100 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 96

Cambodia

530,000 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 95

Hong Kong

4.342 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 38

Indonesia

38.618 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 8

Laos

107,600 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 143

Macau

165,500 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 131

Malaysia

4.243 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 40

Philippines

3.556 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 46

Singapore

2.017 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 58

Taiwan

16.907 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 17

Thailand

6.661 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 28

Timor-Leste

3,100 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 214

Vietnam

10.175 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 21

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Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2012, “Telephones - fixed lines”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/telephones-fixed-lines/2012.

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