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DEFINITION:
Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment.
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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | China | 350.43 million | 2005 | ||
2 | United States | 177.95 million | 2004 | ||
3 | Japan | 58.78 million | 2005 | ||
4 | Germany | 55.05 million | 2005 | ||
5 | India | 49.75 million | 2005 | ||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 44.07 million | 2005 | |||
6 | Brazil | 42.38 million | 2004 | ||
7 | Russia | 40.1 million | 2005 | ||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 37.44 million | 2005 | |||
8 | France | 35.7 million | 2005 | ||
9 | United Kingdom | 31.8 million | 2005 | ||
10 | Italy | 25.05 million | 2005 | ||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 24.61 million | 2005 | |||
11 | South Korea | 23.75 million | 2005 | ||
12 | Mexico | 19.51 million | 2005 | ||
13 | Iran | 18.99 million | 2005 | ||
14 | Turkey | 18.98 million | 2005 | ||
Cold countries average (profile) | 18.95 million | 2004 | |||
15 | Spain | 18.32 million | 2005 | ||
16 | Canada | 18.28 million | 2005 | ||
17 | Vietnam | 15.85 million | 2005 | ||
East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 13.2 million | 2002 | |||
18 | Indonesia | 12.77 million | 2005 | ||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 12.17 million | 2005 | |||
19 | Ukraine | 12.14 million | 2004 | ||
20 | Poland | 11.8 million | 2005 | ||
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 11.68 million | 2004 | |||
21 | Australia | 11.46 million | 2005 | ||
South Asia average (profile) | 11.25 million | 2005 | |||
22 | Egypt | 10.4 million | 2005 | ||
NATO countries average (profile) | 10.33 million | 2005 | |||
Eurozone average (profile) | 9.66 million | 2005 | |||
23 | Argentina | 8.8 million | 2005 | ||
European Union average (profile) | 8.74 million | 2005 | |||
24 | Colombia | 7.68 million | 2005 | ||
25 | Netherlands | 7.6 million | 2005 | ||
Europe average (profile) | 7.41 million | 2004 | |||
26 | Thailand | 7.03 million | 2005 | ||
27 | Sweden | 6.45 million | 2004 | ||
Former British colonies average (profile) | 6.31 million | 2004 | |||
28 | Greece | 6.3 million | 2005 | ||
Religious countries average (profile) | 6.07 million | 2003 | |||
Christian countries average (profile) | 5.87 million | 2004 | |||
Catholic countries average (profile) | 5.41 million | 2004 | |||
29 | Pakistan | 5.28 million | 2005 | ||
Eastern Europe average (profile) | 5.22 million | 2004 | |||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 5.15 million | 2004 | |||
30 | Switzerland | 5.12 million | 2005 | ||
31 | Belgium | 4.8 million | 2004 | ||
32 | South Africa | 4.73 million | 2005 | ||
33 | Romania | 4.39 million | 2005 | ||
34 | Malaysia | 4.37 million | 2005 | ||
35 | Portugal | 4.23 million | 2005 | ||
South and Central Asia average (profile) | 4.09 million | 2003 | |||
36 | Saudi Arabia | 3.8 million | 2005 | ||
37 | Hong Kong | 3.79 million | 2005 | ||
38 | Austria | 3.71 million | 2005 | ||
39 | Venezuela | 3.61 million | 2005 | ||
OPEC countries average (profile) | 3.58 million | 2005 | |||
40 | Chile | 3.44 million | 2005 | ||
41 | Philippines | 3.37 million | 2005 | ||
42 | Hungary | 3.36 million | 2005 | ||
43 | Denmark | 3.35 million | 2005 | ||
44 | Belarus | 3.28 million | 2005 | ||
45 | Czech Republic | 3.22 million | 2005 | ||
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 3.02 million | 2004 | |||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 2.94 million | 2005 | |||
46 | Israel | 2.94 million | 2005 | ||
47 | Syria | 2.9 million | 2005 | ||
48 | Serbia and Montenegro | 2.69 million | 2004 | ||
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 2.67 million | 2004 | |||
Sparsely populated countries average (profile) | 2.6 million | 2003 | |||
49 | Algeria | 2.57 million | 2005 | ||
50 | Kazakhstan | 2.5 million | 2004 | ||
51 | Bulgaria | 2.48 million | 2005 | ||
Tourist destinations average (profile) | 2.37 million | 2001 | |||
52 | Peru | 2.25 million | 2005 | ||
Muslim countries average (profile) | 2.21 million | 2004 | |||
53 | Norway | 2.13 million | 2005 | ||
54 | Finland | 2.12 million | 2005 | ||
55 | Ireland | 2.03 million | 2005 | ||
Hot countries average (profile) | 1.96 million | 2003 | |||
56 | Croatia | 1.89 million | 2005 | ||
57 | Singapore | 1.84 million | 2005 | ||
58 | New Zealand | 1.73 million | 2005 | ||
59 | Uzbekistan | 1.72 million | 2003 | ||
60 | Ecuador | 1.7 million | 2005 | ||
61 | Costa Rica | 1.39 million | 2005 | ||
62 | Morocco | 1.34 million | 2005 | ||
63 | Tunisia | 1.26 million | 2005 | ||
64 | Guatemala | 1.25 million | 2005 | ||
65 | Sri Lanka | 1.24 million | 2005 | ||
66 | United Arab Emirates | 1.24 million | 2005 | ||
67 | Nigeria | 1.22 million | 2005 | ||
68 | Slovakia | 1.2 million | 2005 | ||
69 | Puerto Rico | 1.11 million | 2004 | ||
70 | Azerbaijan | 1.09 million | 2005 | ||
71 | Bangladesh | 1.07 million | 2005 | ||
72 | Iraq | 1.03 million | 2004 | ||
73 | Uruguay | 1.01 million | 2005 | ||
74 | Lebanon | 990,000 | 2005 | ||
75 | North Korea | 980,000 | 2003 | ||
76 | El Salvador | 971,455 | 2005 | ||
77 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 968,857 | 2005 | ||
78 | Moldova | 929,400 | 2005 | ||
79 | Dominican Republic | 896,252 | 2005 | ||
80 | Cuba | 849,927 | 2005 | ||
Former French colonies average (profile) | 825,702.12 | 2004 | |||
81 | Slovenia | 816,365 | 2005 | ||
82 | Lithuania | 801,110 | 2005 | ||
83 | Yemen | 798,136 | 2004 | ||
Landlocked countries average (profile) | 782,898.85 | 2003 | |||
84 | Libya | 750,000 | 2003 | ||
85 | Latvia | 731,000 | 2005 | ||
86 | Georgia | 683,230 | 2004 | ||
87 | Sudan | 670,000 | 2005 | ||
failed states average (profile) | 665,405.71 | 2004 | |||
88 | Bolivia | 646,291 | 2005 | ||
89 | Jordan | 637,811 | 2004 | ||
90 | Ethiopia | 610,347 | 2005 | ||
91 | Armenia | 582,490 | 2004 | ||
92 | Kuwait | 510,295 | 2005 | ||
93 | Honduras | 494,359 | 2005 | ||
94 | Burma | 476,169 | 2005 | ||
95 | Nepal | 448,639 | 2005 | ||
96 | Estonia | 442,045 | 2005 | ||
97 | Panama | 440,129 | 2005 | ||
98 | Kyrgyzstan | 438,158 | 2005 | ||
99 | Cyprus | 420,030 | 2005 | ||
100 | Turkmenistan | 376,100 | 2003 | ||
101 | Mauritius | 359,000 | 2005 | ||
102 | Jamaica | 342,000 | 2005 | ||
103 | Zimbabwe | 328,000 | 2005 | ||
104 | Trinidad and Tobago | 323,477 | 2005 | ||
105 | Ghana | 321,526 | 2005 | ||
106 | Paraguay | 320,294 | 2005 | ||
107 | Kenya | 281,764 | 2005 | ||
108 | Albania | 274,557 | 2004 | ||
109 | Senegal | 266,612 | 2005 | ||
110 | Oman | 265,237 | 2005 | ||
111 | Cote d'Ivoire | 257,932 | 2004 | ||
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 256,626.09 | 2004 | |||
112 | Tajikistan | 245,192 | 2003 | ||
113 | Luxembourg | 244,500 | 2005 | ||
114 | Nicaragua | 220,869 | 2005 | ||
115 | Qatar | 205,386 | 2005 | ||
116 | Malta | 202,116 | 2005 | ||
117 | Bahrain | 196,515 | 2005 | ||
118 | Iceland | 193,852 | 2005 | ||
119 | Macau | 174,389 | 2005 | ||
120 | Mongolia | 156,045 | 2005 | ||
121 | Tanzania | 148,360 | 2004 | ||
122 | Haiti | 140,000 | 2004 | ||
123 | The Bahamas | 139,936 | 2004 | ||
124 | Barbados | 134,878 | 2005 | ||
125 | Botswana | 132,034 | 2005 | ||
126 | Namibia | 127,935 | 2004 | ||
127 | Guyana | 110,136 | 2005 | ||
128 | Malawi | 102,724 | 2005 | ||
129 | Fiji | 102,023 | 2003 | ||
130 | Uganda | 100,777 | 2005 | ||
=131 | Somalia | 100,000 | 2005 | ||
=131 | Afghanistan | 100,000 | 2005 | ||
133 | Cameroon | 99,439 | 2004 | ||
134 | Burkina Faso | 97,400 | 2005 | ||
135 | Zambia | 94,665 | 2005 | ||
136 | Angola | 94,280 | 2005 | ||
137 | Brunei | 83,890 | 2005 | ||
138 | Suriname | 81,056 | 2005 | ||
139 | Netherlands Antilles | 81,000 | 2001 | ||
140 | Guam | 80,000 | 2001 | ||
141 | Benin | 76,267 | 2005 | ||
142 | Laos | 75,303 | 2005 | ||
143 | Mali | 75,000 | 2005 | ||
144 | Cape Verde | 71,412 | 2005 | ||
145 | Virgin Islands | 70,888 | 2004 | ||
146 | Mozambique | 69,676 | 2004 | ||
147 | Madagascar | 66,900 | 2005 | ||
148 | Papua New Guinea | 62,000 | 2004 | ||
149 | Togo | 58,634 | 2005 | ||
150 | Bermuda | 56,000 | 2002 | ||
151 | New Caledonia | 55,310 | 2005 | ||
152 | French Polynesia | 53,389 | 2005 | ||
153 | Saint Lucia | 51,121 | 2002 | ||
154 | Lesotho | 47,964 | 2005 | ||
155 | The Gambia | 44,000 | 2005 | ||
156 | Mauritania | 41,000 | 2005 | ||
157 | Gabon | 39,128 | 2005 | ||
=158 | Antigua and Barbuda | 38,000 | 2004 | ||
=158 | Cayman Islands | 38,000 | 2001 | ||
160 | Eritrea | 37,712 | 2005 | ||
161 | Aruba | 37,132 | 2001 | ||
162 | Cambodia | 36,359 | 2003 | ||
163 | Andorra | 35,444 | 2005 | ||
164 | Swaziland | 35,042 | 2005 | ||
165 | Belize | 33,282 | 2005 | ||
166 | Bhutan | 32,709 | 2005 | ||
167 | Grenada | 32,705 | 2004 | ||
168 | Maldives | 32,296 | 2005 | ||
169 | Burundi | 27,744 | 2004 | ||
170 | Guinea | 26,200 | 2004 | ||
171 | Greenland | 25,330 | 2002 | ||
172 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 25,000 | 2004 | ||
173 | Sierra Leone | 24,000 | 2002 | ||
174 | Niger | 23,954 | 2005 | ||
175 | Rwanda | 22,972 | 2004 | ||
176 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 22,505 | 2005 | ||
177 | Seychelles | 21,404 | 2005 | ||
178 | Northern Mariana Islands | 20,990 | 2000 | ||
179 | Dominica | 20,963 | 2004 | ||
180 | San Marino | 20,754 | 2004 | ||
181 | Faroe Islands | 20,111 | 2003 | ||
182 | Liechtenstein | 19,951 | 2005 | ||
183 | Comoros | 16,939 | 2005 | ||
184 | Congo, Republic of the | 13,820 | 2004 | ||
185 | Samoa | 13,287 | 2003 | ||
186 | Chad | 13,000 | 2004 | ||
187 | Federated States of Micronesia | 12,449 | 2005 | ||
188 | Tonga | 11,201 | 2002 | ||
189 | Djibouti | 10,779 | 2005 | ||
190 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 10,579 | 2005 | ||
191 | Guinea-Bissau | 10,558 | 2003 | ||
192 | American Samoa | 10,354 | 2004 | ||
=193 | Central African Republic | 10,000 | 2005 | ||
=193 | Equatorial Guinea | 10,000 | 2005 | ||
=193 | Mayotte | 10,000 | 2002 | ||
196 | Solomon Islands | 7,407 | 2005 | ||
197 | Sao Tome and Principe | 7,050 | 2004 | ||
198 | Liberia | 6,900 | 2002 | ||
199 | Vanuatu | 6,759 | 2004 | ||
200 | Kiribati | 4,474 | 2002 | ||
201 | Marshall Islands | 4,461 | 2003 |