Middle Eastern and North Africa Compared by Media > Telephones > Main lines in use

DEFINITION: The total number of main telephone lines in use.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	Iran	27.77 million	2011
2	Egypt	8.71 million	2011
3	Saudi Arabia	4.63 million	2011
4	Syria	4.34 million	2011
5	Morocco	3.57 million	2011
6	Israel	3.5 million	2011
7	Algeria	3.06 million	2011
8	United Arab Emirates	1.82 million	2011
9	Iraq	1.79 million	2011
10	Tunisia	1.22 million	2011
11	Yemen	1.07 million	2011
12	Libya	1,000,000	2011
13	Lebanon	900,000	2011
14	Kuwait	514,700	2011
15	Jordan	465,400	2011
16	Qatar	306,700	2011
17	Oman	287,600	2011
18	Bahrain	276,500	2011

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