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Country calling code:
The calling code for each country. A calling code should not be confused with an area or city code. For instance, the calling code for the United States is 1, and the area code for Detroit is 313. In order to dial Detroit from overseas you must dial the 1, plus 313, then the actual phone number. It's also common to see a “+” in front of the calling code, e.g., +1 313 XXX-XXXX.
Telephone > Fixed telephone lines: Fixed telephone lines.
Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people: Fixed telephone lines. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Telephone > Landlines: Number of telephone lines.
Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people: Fixed-telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.
Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones: Number of mobile phones.
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Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions.
Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Telephone > Telephone greetings, owner answers phone: What the receiver of a call usually says when taking the call.

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STAT	Germany	Iran
Country calling code	49	98
Telephone > Fixed telephone lines	50.7 million Ranked 4th. 76% more than Iran	28.76 million Ranked 12th.
Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people	619.12 Ranked 6th. 65% more than Iran	376.3 Ranked 46th.
Telephone > Landlines	48.7 million Ranked 3rd. 75% more than Iran	27.77 million Ranked 12th.
Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people	60.51 Ranked 7th. 61% more than Iran	37.63 Ranked 39th.
Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones	107 million Ranked 11th. 11% more than Iran	96.17 million Ranked 13th.
Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions	92.4 million Ranked 16th. 59% more than Iran	58.16 million Ranked 24th.
Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people	1,128.35 Ranked 77th. 48% more than Iran	760.98 Ranked 141st.
Telephone > Telephone greetings, owner answers phone	using family name, often with first name	Alo. Baleh?

SOURCES: Wikipedia: List of country calling codes (Alphabetical listing by country or region); United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of telephone lines in use; International Telecommunications Union; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of mobile phones in use; International Telecommunications Union. Source tables; International Telecommunications Union. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Wikipedia: Greeting (Telephone greetings)

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