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In many countries, dialing either 112 (used in Europe and parts of Asia) or 911 (used mostly in the Americas) will connect callers to the local emergency services. But not all countries use those emergency telephone numbers. The emergency numbers in the world (but not necessarily all of them) are listed below.
Worldwide distribution of country calling codes. Regions are coloured by first digit. Country calling codes, country dial-in codes, international subscriber dialing (ISD) codes, or most commonly, telephone country codes are telephone number prefixes for reaching telephone subscribers in foreign countries or areas via international telecommunication networks.
The first emergency number system to be deployed anywhere in the world was in London on 30 June 1937 [2] [3] using the number 999, and this was later extended to cover the entire country. [2] When 999 was dialed, a buzzer sounded and a red light flashed in the exchange to attract an operator's attention.
0–9. 000 (emergency telephone number) 100 (emergency telephone number) 102 (ambulance service) 106 (emergency telephone number) 108 (emergency telephone number)
112 (emergency telephone number) Operator in Kraków responding to a 112 phone call 112 is a common emergency telephone number that can be dialed free of charge from most mobile telephones and, in some countries, fixed telephones in order to reach emergency services (ambulance, fire and rescue, police).
106 (emergency telephone number) 108 (emergency telephone number) 111 (emergency telephone number) 112 (emergency telephone number) 119 (COVID-19 testing) 119 (emergency telephone number) 211 (telephone number) 311 (telephone number) 411 (telephone number) 911 (emergency telephone number) 911 (Philippines) 988 (telephone number) 999 (emergency ...
The number is used for hazards in Chile, for domestic violence and child welfare in Peru, and for human rights in Brazil. In Haiti, 1-0-0 is the number for assistance with HIV, while in Belgium it is used for ambulance or fire. [1] [2] While 1-0-0 works as an emergency number in Greece and India, both countries have begun transitioning to 1-1-2.
999 is the official emergency number for the United Kingdom, but calls are also accepted on the European Union emergency number, 112. All calls are answered by 999 operators, and are always free. [2] Approximately 35 million 999/112 calls are made in the UK each year, with 74% from mobiles and 26% from landlines in 2022. [3]