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911 by Country 2023

Residents of the United States know that in the event of an emergency, they can dial 911 to summon an ambulance, the police, the fire department, or other emergency services. However, while most every country in the world utilizes a similar system, very few use the specific number 911. Additionally, many countries have separate emergency numbers for police, ambulance, and fire, as well as for other services like a domestic abuse hotline. Several countries also utilize one emergency number for landlines and a different number for mobile phones.

Most public telephone networks utilize a single emergency telephone number that enables callers to contact local emergency services for assistance in emergencies. Emergency calls are answered by either a telephone operator or an emergency service dispatcher, who determines the nature of the emergency and connects the caller to the appropriate emergency service. Dispatchers are often also trained to give urgent advice and assist the caller in life-threatening situations while emergency personnel are on the way.

History of the 911 emergency call system

The first emergency number system anywhere in the world was deployed in London on July 1, 1937. The number was 999. In the United States, the first emergency number appeared in 1946. The number was 116, which was an emergency line for Los Angeles, California. The first 911 emergency phone service first went into use in Alabama in 1968 and 911 systems became widespread during the 1980s.

Tips for utilizing emergency numbers when traveling internationally

Conventional wisdom advises international travelers to save the emergency numbers of the countries they plan to visit to their phones ahead of time, so as to remove the need to remember the numbers during the stress of an emergency. This is especially important because many countries use separate numbers for police, fire, and medical emergencies. Like the United States, most countries utilize three digit numbers for emergencies, but a few countries utilize extended numbers. Chad and Comoros both use longer numbers for medical emergencies (2251-4242 and 772-03-73 respectively) and Guinea uses a six-digit emergency number for fire (442-020).

On a simpler note, several nations have joined the United States in utilizing 911 as their emergency phone number. These nations include American Samoa, Aruba, Barbados, Canada, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, the Philippines, and many more. For a full list of the emergency police, ambulance, and fire numbers for more than 230 countries and territories, see the table below.

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Country
Police
Ambulance
Fire
Afghanistan119112119
Albania129127128
Algeria15481414
American Samoa911911911
Andorra110116118
Angola113112115
Anguilla911911911
Antigua and Barbuda911 or 999911 or 999911 or 999
Argentina911911911
Armenia112 or 911112 or 911112 or 911
Aruba911911911
Australia000
Austria112 or 133144122
Azerbaijan102103101
Bahamas911 or 919911 or 919911 or 919
Bahrain999999999
Bangladesh999999999
Barbados911911911
Belarus102103101
Belgium101112112
Belize911911911
Benin117112118
Bermuda911911911
Bhutan113112110
Bolivia911911911
Bosnia and Herzegovina122124123
Botswana999997998
Brazil190192193
British Virgin Islands911 or 999911 or 919911 or 919
Brunei993991995
Bulgaria112 or 166112 or 150112 or 160
Burkina Faso1711218
Burundi117112118
Cambodia117119118
Cameroon117119118
Canada911911911
Cape Verde132130131
Cayman Islands911911911
Central African Republic1171220118
Chad172251-424218
Chile133131132
China110120119
Colombia123123123
Comoros17772-03-7318
Cook Islands999998996
Costa Rica911911911
Croatia192194193
Cuba106104105
Curacao911912911
Cyprus112 or 199112 or 199112 or 199
Czech Republic158155150
Denmark112112112
Djibouti171918
Dominica999999999
Dominican Republic911911911
DR Congo112118118
Ecuador911911911
Egypt122123180
El Salvador911132913
Equatorial Guinea114115112
Eritrea113114116
Estonia112112112
Eswatini999977933
Ethiopia911911911
Falkland Islands112 or 999112 or 999112 or 999
Faroe Islands112112112
Fiji911911911
Finland112112112
France171518
French Guiana112112112
French Polynesia112112112
Gabon1730130018
Gambia117116118
Georgia112112112
Germany110112112
Ghana191193192
Gibraltar199 or 112 or 999190 or 112 or 999190 or 112 or 999
Greece100166199
Greenland112112112
Grenada911911911
Guadeloupe112112112
Guam911911911
Guatemala110128122
Guernsey112 or 999112 or 999112 or 999
Guinea11718442-020
Guinea Bissau117119118
Guyana999999999
Haiti114116115
Honduras911195198
Hong Kong999999999
Hungary107104105
Iceland112112112
India112112112
Indonesia112112112
Iran110115125
Iraq112122115
Ireland999 or 112999 or 112999 or 112
Isle of Man112 or 999112 or 999112 or 999
Israel100101102
Italy112112112
Ivory Coast110 or 111 or 170185180
Jamaica119110110
Japan110119119
Jersey112 or 999112 or 999112 or 999
Jordan911911911
Kazakhstan112112112
Kenya112 or 999 or 911112 or 999 or 911112 or 999 or 911
Kiribati999999999
Kuwait112112112
Kyrgyzstan102103101
Laos191195190
Latvia112112112
Lebanon999 or 112140175
Lesotho123121122
Liberia911911911
Libya15151931515
Liechtenstein117144118
Lithuania112112112
Luxembourg112Police - 113.112
Macau999999999
Madagascar117124118
Malawi997998999
Malaysia999994994
Maldives119102118
Mali171518
Malta112112112
Marshall Islands911911911
Martinique112112112
Mauritania117101118
Mauritius112114115
Mayotte112112112
Mexico911911911
Micronesia911911911
Moldova112112112
Monaco171518
Mongolia105105105
Montenegro122124123
Montserrat911 or 999911 or 919911 or 919
Morocco191515
Mozambique119117198
Myanmar999999999
Namibia10 111depends on town/citydepends on town/city
Nauru110111112
Nepal100102101
Netherlands112112112
New Caledonia112112112
New Zealand111111111
Nicaragua118128115
Niger171518
Nigeria112112112
North Korea110119119
Norway112113110
Oman999999999999
Pakistan15115 and 112216
Palau911911911
Panama911911911
Papua New Guinea112111110
Paraguay911911911
Peru911911911
Philippines911911911
Poland997999998
Portugal112112112
Puerto Rico911911911
Qatar999999999
Republic of the Congo117118118
Reunion1121518
Romania112112112
Russia102103101
Rwanda112912112
Saint Kitts and Nevis911911911
Saint Lucia911 or 999911 or 919911 or 919
Saint Pierre and Miquelon112112112
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines911 or 999911 or 919911 or 919
Samoa999999999
San Marino113118115
Sao Tome and Principe112112112
Saudi Arabia911911911
Senegal17181515
Serbia192 or 112194193
Seychelles112151112
Sierra Leone19999999
Singapore999995995
Slovakia158155150
Slovenia112112112
Solomon Islands911 or 999911 or 999911 or 999
Somalia888999555
South Africa10 11110 17710 177
South Korea112119119
South Sudan999999999
Spain112112112
Sri Lanka119110110
Sudan999Traffic police - 777 777.999
Suriname115115115
Sweden112112112
Switzerland117144118
Syria112110113
Taiwan110119119
Tajikistan112112112
Tanzania112114115
Thailand191 or 9111669199
Timor Leste112112112
Togo1178200118
Tonga911911911
Trinidad and Tobago999 or 911811990
Tunisia197198190
Turkey112112112
Turkmenistan112112112
Tuvalu911911911
Uganda112911112
United Arab Emirates999999999
United Kingdom999 or 112999 or 112999 or 112
United States911911911
United States Virgin Islands911911911
Uruguay911911911
Uzbekistan102101103
Vanuatu112911911
Vatican City112112112
Venezuela911 and 171911 and 171911 and 171
Vietnam113115114
Western Sahara150150150
Yemen194191191
Zambia999992993
Zimbabwe999994993
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What is 911 in Europe?

European countries do not use 911 to reach emergency services. The phone number to use depends on the county and services needed.

Can you dial 911 in any country?

Calling 911 anywhere in the world may not reach emergency services. However, the Philippines, Mexico, Canada, Peru, Costa Rica, Ethiopia, Aruba, Venezuela, Bermuda, and others do use 911.

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