The CIA World Factbook Edition 2013 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 2013 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 2013 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

19902000201020202025

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World

1 entry

World

1.2 billion (2011)

Africa

55 entries

Algeria

3.2 million (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 49

Angola

303,000 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 116

Benin

156,700 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 135

Botswana

160,500 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 134

Burkina Faso

141,400 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 139

Burundi

17,400 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 193

Cabo Verde

70,200 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 155

Cameroon

737,400 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 88

Central African Republic

5,600 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 209

Chad

29,900 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 176

Comoros

24,000 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 181

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

58,200 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 161

Congo, Republic of the now Republic of the Congo

14,900 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 196

Cote d'Ivoire

268,000 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 121

Djibouti

18,000 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 191

Egypt

8.557 million (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 23

Equatorial Guinea

14,900 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 195

Eritrea

60,000 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 160

Swaziland now Eswatini

48,600 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 164

Ethiopia

797,500 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 86

Gabon

17,000 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 194

Gambia, The now The Gambia

64,200 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 159

Ghana

285,000 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 120

Guinea

18,000 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 192

Guinea-Bissau

5,000 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 210

Kenya

251,600 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 124

Lesotho

43,100 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 168

Liberia

3,200 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 213

Libya

814,000 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 85

Madagascar

143,700 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 138

Malawi

227,300 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 126

Mali

112,000 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 142

Mauritania

65,100 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 158

Mauritius

349,100 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 109

Morocco

3.28 million (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 47

Mozambique

88,100 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 148

Namibia

171,000 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 130

Niger

100,500 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 145

Nigeria

418,200 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 102

Rwanda

44,400 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 167

Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha

3,000 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 216

Sao Tome and Principe

8,000 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 204

Senegal

338,200 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 110

Seychelles

28,900 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 177

Sierra Leone

18,000 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 190

Somalia

100,000 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 146

South Africa

4.03 million (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 42

South Sudan

2,200 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 217

Sudan

425,000 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 101

Tanzania

161,100 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 133

Togo

225,000 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 127

Tunisia

1.105 million (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 71

Uganda

315,000 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 113

Zambia

82,500 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 150

Zimbabwe

301,600 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 117

Arctic Region

2 entries

Greenland

18,900 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 188

Iceland

189,000 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 128

Asia

22 entries

Afghanistan

13,500 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 198

Armenia

584,000 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 92

Azerbaijan

1.734 million (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 64

Bangladesh

962,000 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 78

Bhutan

27,000 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 179

China

278.86 million (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 1

Georgia

1.276 million (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 67

India

31.08 million (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 10

Japan

64.273 million (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 3

Kazakhstan

4.34 million (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 40

Korea, North now North Korea

1.18 million (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 70

Korea, South now South Korea

30.1 million (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 11

Kyrgyzstan

489,000 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 98

Maldives

23,140 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 183

Mongolia

176,700 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 129

Nepal

834,000 (2013)

  • country comparison to the world: 83

Pakistan

5.803 million (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 29

Russia

42.9 million (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 6

Sri Lanka

2.796 million (2013)

  • country comparison to the world: 52

Tajikistan

393,000 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 106

Turkmenistan

575,000 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 94

Uzbekistan

1.963 million (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 60

Central America and the Caribbean

27 entries

Anguilla

6,000 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 207

Antigua and Barbuda

35,000 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 174

Aruba

43,000 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 169

Bahamas, The now The Bahamas

137,000 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 141

Barbados

144,000 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 137

Belize

25,400 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 180

British Virgin Islands

12,268 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 199

Cayman Islands

37,400 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 171

Costa Rica

1.018 million (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 75

Cuba

1.217 million (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 68

Dominica

14,600 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 197

Dominican Republic

1.065 million (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 73

El Salvador

1.06 million (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 74

Grenada

28,500 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 178

Guatemala

1.744 million (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 63

Haiti

50,000 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 163

Honduras

610,000 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 91

Jamaica

265,000 (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 123

Montserrat

3,000 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 214

Nicaragua

320,000 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 112

Panama

640,000 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 90

Puerto Rico

780,200 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 87

Saint Kitts and Nevis

20,000 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 186

Saint Lucia

36,800 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 172

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

19,400 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 187

Trinidad and Tobago

287,000 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 119

Virgin Islands

75,800 (2010)

  • country comparison to the world: 152

Europe

47 entries

Albania

312,000 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 114

Andorra

39,000 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 170

Austria

3.342 million (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 46

Belarus

4.407 million (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 37

Belgium

4.631 million (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 33

Bosnia and Herzegovina

878,000 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 82

Bulgaria

2.253 million (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 55

Croatia

1.64 million (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 65

Czech Republic now Czechia

2.1 million (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 56

Denmark

2.431 million (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 53

Estonia

448,200 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 99

European Union

226 million (2011)

Faroe Islands

24,000 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 182

Finland

890,000 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 79

France

39.29 million (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 7

Germany

50.7 million (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 4

Gibraltar

23,100 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 184

Greece

5.461 million (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 30

Guernsey

45,100 (2010)

  • country comparison to the world: 165

Hungary

2.96 million (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 51

Ireland

2.007 million (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 57

Italy

21.656 million (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 13

Jersey

73,800 (2010)

  • country comparison to the world: 153

Kosovo

106,300 (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 144

Latvia

501,000 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 97

Liechtenstein

20,000 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 185

Lithuania

667,300 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 89

Luxembourg

266,700 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 122

Malta

229,700 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 125

Moldova

1.206 million (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 69

Monaco

44,500 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 166

Montenegro

163,000 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 131

Netherlands

7.086 million (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 25

Macedonia now North Macedonia

407,900 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 103

Norway

1.465 million (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 66

Poland

6.125 million (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 28

Portugal

4.558 million (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 35

Romania

4.68 million (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 32

San Marino

18,700 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 189

Serbia

2.977 million (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 50

Slovakia

975,000 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 77

Slovenia

825,000 (8012)

  • country comparison to the world: 84

Spain

19.22 million (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 15

Sweden

4.321 million (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 41

Switzerland

4.382 million (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 38

Ukraine

12.182 million (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 19

United Kingdom

33.01 million (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 9

Middle East

17 entries

Bahrain

290,000 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 118

Cyprus

373,200 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 108

Gaza Strip

  • 406,000 (includes West Bank) (2012)
  • country comparison to the world: 105

Iran

28.76 million (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 12

Iraq

1.87 million (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 62

Israel

3.594 million (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 44

Jordan

435,000 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 100

Kuwait

510,000 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 96

Lebanon

878,000 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 81

Oman

305,000 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 115

Qatar

327,000 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 111

Saudi Arabia

4.8 million (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 31

Syria

4.425 million (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 36

Turkey now Turkiye

13.86 million (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 18

United Arab Emirates

1.967 million (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 59

West Bank

  • 406,000 (includes Gaza Strip) (2012)
  • country comparison to the world: 104

Yemen

1.1 million (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 72

North America

5 entries

Bermuda

69,000 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 156

Canada

18.01 million (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 16

Mexico

20.22 million (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 14

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

4,800 (2010)

  • country comparison to the world: 211

United States

139 million (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 2

Oceania

19 entries

American Samoa

10,000 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 200

Australia

10.47 million (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 20

Cook Islands

7,200 (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 206

Fiji

88,400 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 147

French Polynesia

55,000 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 162

Guam

67,000 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 157

Kiribati

9,000 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 201

Marshall Islands

4,400 (2010)

  • country comparison to the world: 212

Micronesia, Federated States of now Federated States of Micronesia

8,400 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 202

Nauru

1,900 (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 219

New Caledonia

80,000 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 151

New Zealand

1.88 million (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 61

Palau

7,300 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 205

Papua New Guinea

139,000 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 140

Samoa

35,300 (2010)

  • country comparison to the world: 173

Solomon Islands

8,060 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 203

Tonga

30,000 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 175

Tuvalu

1,450 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 220

Vanuatu

5,800 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 208

South America

13 entries

Argentina

10 million (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 22

Bolivia

880,600 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 80

Brazil

44.3 million (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 5

Chile

3.276 million (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 48

Colombia

6.291 million (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 27

Ecuador

2.31 million (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 54

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

1,980 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 218

Guyana

154,200 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 136

Paraguay

376,000 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 107

Peru

3.42 million (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 45

Suriname

83,000 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 149

Uruguay

1.01 million (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 76

Venezuela

7.65 million (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 24

Southeast Asia

14 entries

Brunei

70,933 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 154

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

556,000 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 95

Cambodia

584,000 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 93

Hong Kong

4.362 million (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 39

Indonesia

37.983 million (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 8

Laos

112,000 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 143

Macau

162,500 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 132

Malaysia

4.589 million (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 34

Philippines

3.939 million (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 43

Singapore

1.99 million (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 58

Taiwan

15.998 million (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 17

Thailand

6.391 million (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 26

Timor-Leste

3,000 (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 215

Vietnam

10.191 million (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 21

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Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2013, “Telephones - fixed lines”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/telephones-fixed-lines/2013.

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