Emergency Telephone Numbers Around the World

Afghanistan119102119Please note that local operators do not speak English.  Most are limited to Dari or Pashto.Åland Islands112112112Albania129127128however, emergency response support is deemed unreliableAlgeria1714These numbers may only be dialed from landline phones. From a mobile phone, dial 021-71-14-14 in case of fire; 021-23-63-81 for an ambulance; 021-73-53-50 for the police. Reliability and response time of emergency services vary. Emergency operators may or may not speak French/English.American Samoa911911911Andorra112112112Angola113115112emergency numbers listed may or may not have an English speaking operator availableAnguilla911911911AntarcticaAntigua and Barbuda911911911Argentina911107100Currently Argentina converting 100 to 911 serviceArmenia102103101104 for gas leaksAruba911911911Australia000000000000To call for fire/police/ambulance services throughout Australia, dial “000”Austria112112112Azerbaijan102103101104-Gas services; and 112-Ministry of Emergency SituationsBahamas, The911919911919911919Bahrain999999999199 for traffic accidents (no injuries) or 999 (injuries)Bangladesh999999 connects you to the Dhaka Metro Police Exchange. There is no guarantee that English will be spoken or understood at the Dhaka Metro Police Exchange. Outside Dhaka, the caller will need to include the city code for Dhaka by dialing "02-999"Barbados211511311Belarus102103101Belgium112112112Belize911911911BeninBermuda911911911Bhutan113112110Bolivia110118119you are unlikely to find an English speaker answering your callBosnia and Herzegovina122124123Botswana999997998Bouvet IslandBrazil190192193193 for firefighters and medical emergenciesBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBritish Virgin Islands911999911999911999Brunei993991955998 for Search & RescueBulgaria112112112Burkina Fasothere are separate numbers for different types of services and also for different cities. Within Ouagadougou, emergency numbers are as follows: fire department, 50-30-69-47, 50-30-69-48, or simply dial 18; ambulance service, 50-30-66-44 or 50-30-66-45; police, 50-30-63-83, 50-30-71-00, or simply dial 17; Gendarmerie, 50-31-33-39 or 50-31-33-40. You can also dial 10-10 which will connect to the Ministry of Security who will then dispatch the appropriate law enforcement entity.Burma999999999BurundiIn the city of Bujumbura, the number for police assistance is 22-22-37-77; there is no comparable number outside the capital.Cambodia117119118Cameroondial 112 in major cities to contact ambulance services.Canada911911911Cape Verde132130131Cayman Islands911911911Central African Republic117Gendarmerie: 2161 2200.Chad1718For emergency assistance, call the embassy emergency after-hours telephone: (235)6662 2100Chile133131132China110120119however, English speakers rarely work on this hotline. 999, for all of the above services in Beijing and Shanghai, but it is privately operatedChristmas Island000000000000Cocos (Keeling) Islandslocal number "(08) 9162 6600" onlyColombia123123123There will not be an English speaker answering the telephoneComoros1718 for the GendarmerieCongo, Democratic Republic of theCongo, Republic of the24206665-480424206665-480424206665-4804However, police resources are limited and response to emergency calls is often slow (45 minutes or longer). In general, response or recourse for victims of crime is extremely limited, if not non-existent in the Republic of the CongoCook Islands999998996Costa Rica911911911Côte d'Ivoire180111111110111170The local equivalent to the “911” emergency line in Cote d’Ivoire is 111Croatia112112112Cuba106105Cyprus112112112Czech Republic112112112national numbers used in Czech Republic: 158 for Police, 155 for Medical and 150 for FireDenmark112112112Djibouti1735135118Dominica911999911999911999Dominican Republic911911911Ecuador101101101131 (for the local Red Cross). If you are in Quito or Ibarra, you may also dial 911. If you are in Guayaquil, Cuenca or Loja, you should dial 112. The operators typically speak Spanish onlyEgypt122122180122123El Salvador911911911Equatorial GuineaEritreaEstonia112112112Ethiopia991919919299193Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)999999999Faroe Islands112112112Fiji9119119170Finland112112112France11211211217 (police), 18 (fire) and 15 (ambulance) additional emergency numbersFrench Guiana11211211217 (police), 18 (fire) and 15 (ambulance) additional emergency numbersFrench Polynesia171518French Southern and Antarctic LandsGabon17301300-139918The local equivalent to the “911” emergency line to reach the police in Gabon's major cities are the following phone numbers: Libreville (177, or 72-00-37,) Port Gentil (55-22-36) and Franceville (67-72-76 or 67-72-94).Gambia, The117116118The Gambian Police Force operates another 24 hour emergency line at (220) 422-4914. Please be advised that the emergency numbers listed may or may not have an English-speaking operator available.Georgia222222that the police dispatcher speaks only Georgian and RussianGermany112112112Additional numbers:110 for police, 19222 is local-dial ambulanceGhana191193192Gibraltar112190190Greece112112112GreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuam911911911Guatemala122123120122123120122123120Guernsey999999999GuineaGuinea-BissauGuyana911911913911these numbers are not always operational, police may be slow to respond and an ambulance may not be availableHaiti114114114Heard Island and McDonald IslandsHoly See (Vatican City)112112112Honduras199199199Hong Kong999999Hungary112112112Iceland112112112India100102101An additional emergency number, 112 can be accessed from mobile phones.Indonesia110118113While these numbers exist, they are not always answered. It is often more effective to physically go to Indonesian authorities to ask for their help rather than to wait for emergency services to respond to your phone call. There are sets of local direct emergency numbers in each district and you should learn and keep these emergency numbers at hand.Iran110115125English speakers, however, are generally unavailableIraq122104122122115Ireland112112112Isle of Man999999999Israel100100101100102112 also works for all emergencies from mobile phones.Italy112112112Jamaica911911911Japan110119119Jersey112112112alongside the UK’s 999 additional emergency numberJordan191191191However, in some areas of Amman 911 may be dialed for emergenciesKazakhstan103103103Kenya999999999Kiribati999999999992 (police), 993 (fire) and 994 (ambulance) additional emergency numbersKorea, NorthKorea, South11211211911211902-112 from a cell phoneKuwait112112112Kyrgyzstan102103101Laos191195190The Tourist Police can be reached in Vientiane at 021-251-128Latvia112112112Lebanon112112112Lesotho123124121122In the event of an emergency call (266)5888-1010 to speak to the police 24/7.Liberia911911911In an emergency, dialing 911 or 355 from a cellular phone within Liberia will put you in contact with a cellular phone at the Liberian National Police (LNP) Headquarters. Please note that there is no landline telephone service in Liberia, and cellular phone communication is subject to occasional disruptions in service.Libya193193193The number is generally monitored only in Arabic.Liechtenstein112112112Lithuania112112112Luxembourg112112112Macau999999999Macedonia [FYROM]112112112Madagascar117117117118The police can also be reached in Antananarivo at 22-227-35 and 22-281-70. Use these numbers only if you speak good Malagasy or French.Malawi997998999Malaysia999999999An alternate number is the Royal Malaysia Police Operations Center in Kuala Lumpur, 03-2115-9999 or 03-2262-6555Maldives119102118the Coast Guard responds to 191 calls for maritime emergencies. A patient would have to call an individual hospital for ambulance services. The quality of medical care in such instances may be uncertain, as most ambulances are ill equippedMali181517Malta112112112Marshall Islands9119119111911 additional numberMartinique171518Mauritania117118Mauritius999114115Mayotte15Mexico666666Micronesia, Federated States of911911911In Chuuk, Kosrae, or Yap it is "911" and in Pohnpei it is "320-221" for Police or Fire DepartmentMoldova902903901You may have difficulty finding an English-speaking operatorMonaco11211211217 (police), 18 (fire) and 15 (ambulance) additional emergency numbersMongolia102103101Montenegro112112112122 (police), 123 (fire) and 124 (ambulance) additional emergency numbersMontserrat911999911999911999Morocco190190190Mozambique119117198Namibia101120322762032270The local emergency line in the city of Windhoek is 211-111. If calling from a mobile phone, dial 061-211-111. The government has also begun to establish “Tourist Protection Units” (TPUs) which are mandated to carefully monitor criminal activity in areas frequented by tourists, and to assist tourists victimized by crime. Currently, TPUs exist only in Windhoek and Walvis Bay. If you are a victim of crime while traveling in these cities, please contact: Windhoek Main Police Station: 081-222-2516 or 061-209-4111; Walvis Bay Main Station: 064-219-048Nauru118117118117118117Nepal100100100101While most Nepalese police officials understand and speak English, when calling the emergency number, you should speak slowly and enunciate so that your message gets across to the official clearly and without misunderstandingNetherlands112112112New Caledonia17151816 for rescue at seaNew Zealand111111111Nicaragua118118118NigerNigeria199199199Niue999999999Norfolk Island000000000000Northern Mariana IslandsNorway112112112Oman999999999999Pakistan15151516local emergency responders in Punjab province can be reached by dialing 1122. 112 from any GSM handset will forward to the local emergency number.Palau911911911Panama911911911Papua New Guinea000000000000Paraguay911911911for the Fire Department, including rescue of accident victims it is 131 or 132Peru105117116Philippines117117117Pitcairn IslandsPoland112112112Portugal112112112Puerto Rico911911911Qatar999999999Réunion171511218Romania112112112Russia231The new number 112 began operating in 2011Rwanda112Saint Barthélemy911911911Saint Helena911911911Saint Kitts and Nevis911911911Saint Lucia911911911Saint Martin911911911Saint Pierre and Miquelon171518Saint Vincent and the Grenadines911999911999911999Samoa995996994San Marino113118115Sao Tome and Principe222222222222222222Saudi Arabia999997998Senegal800002020800001700800002020800001700800002020800001700Serbia112112112Seychelles999999999Sierra Leone99999919Singapore999995995Slovakia112112112Slovenia113112112Solomon Islands999999999Other emergency numbers are: Ambulance and Hospital – 911, National Disaster – 955 and Fire – 988SomaliaSouth Africa101111017710177South Georgia and the IslandsSpain112112112Sri Lanka119118110110Sudan112Emergency line in Khartoum, Sudan is 999.Suriname115115115but it is unlikely your call will be answered in EnglishSvalbard112112112Please note that satellite (Iridium and Inmarsat) phones do not support the emergency line (112), instead you must phone the officer on call at the Governo's office.Swaziland999999999Sweden112112112Switzerland112112112Syria112110113Syrian operators, however, are not likely to speak English.Taiwan110119119112 from any GSM handset will forward to the local emergency number.Tajikistan231Tanzania111111111Thailand1911554199Timor-Leste112112112723-0365 additional numberTogo117171242118172 for GendarmerieTokelauTonga117171172242118Trinidad and Tobago999990990Ambulance 811, and Coast Guard (for boating emergencies) 634-4440. The Anti-Crime hotline is 555 or 800-TIPS, and the kidnapping hotline is 623-6793Tunisia197197197The service will be in Arabic or French. Emergency services are widely available in the larger towns; however, they can be less reliable in rural areas.Turkey155112155Turkmenistan333Turks and Caicos Islands911999911999911999Tuvalu911911911Uganda999999999Ukraine112112112United Arab Emirates998999998999998999United Kingdom999999999112 additional emergency numberUnited States911911911United States Minor Outlying IslandsUruguay911911911Uzbekistan231Vanuatu112112112Venezuela171171171These calls will not be answered by English speakers, but the service is staffed by members of local police forces, who may attempt to find someone who speaks basic EnglishVietnam113115114Virgin Islands911911911Wallis and FutunaWest Bank101101101Western Sahara150Yemen199199199Operators do not speak English.Zambia999991993Zimbabwe999994993for the police is the Harare Central Police Station at 777-777; for fire fighters 783-983; and for ambulance MARS at 771-221