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Rank code: @2150

Rank Country Telephones - main lines in use Date of Information

1 World 1,263,367,600 2005
2 China 350,433,000 2005
3 United States 268,000,000 2003
4 European Union 238,000,000 2005
5 Japan 58,780,000 2005
6 Germany 55,046,000 2005
7 India 49,750,000 2005
8 Brazil 42,382,000 2004
9 Russia 40,100,000 2005
10 France 38,433,000 2005
11 France 35,700,000 2005
12 United Kingdom 32,943,000 2005
13 Italy 25,049,000 2005
14 Korea, South 23,745,000 2005
15 Mexico 19,512,000 2005
16 Iran 18,986,000 2005
17 Turkey 18,978,000 2005
18 Spain 18,322,000 2005
19 Canada 18,276,000 2005
20 Vietnam 15,845,000 2005
21 Taiwan 13,615,000 2005
22 Indonesia 12,772,000 2005
23 Ukraine 12,142,000 2004
24 Poland 11,803,000 2005
25 Australia 11,460,000 2005
26 Egypt 10,396,100 2005
27 Argentina 8,800,000 2005
28 Colombia 7,678,800 2005
29 Netherlands 7,600,000 2005
30 Thailand 7,035,000 2005
31 Sweden 6,447,000 2004
32 Greece 6,303,000 2005
33 Pakistan 5,162,798 2006
34 Switzerland 5,123,000 2005
35 Belgium