1-1-2
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This article is about Emergency telephone number. For the number, see 112.
The telephone number 1-1-2 (or 112) is also the standard European Union (EU) emergency telephone number, it works in every country of the EU, for land lines and mobile phones. It is also used in some other countries as the emergency telephone number for both mobile and fixed-line telephones.
112 is also the international emergency telephone number for all GSM mobile phone networks. It does not necessarily work on other mobile phone technologies, outside the EU.
Countries that use 112 [change]
Countries which use the 112 number for emergencies include:
Andorra
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Colombia (police only)
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland (incl.
Åland)
France
Germany
Greece
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India (police only)
Ireland
Italy (Carabinieri only)
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macau
Malta
Malaysia
Netherlands
Norway (police only)
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia (starting 2008)
San Marino (police only)
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey (ambulance only)
Ukraine (Kharkiv only)
United Kingdom
Vatican City (police only)
Related pages [change]
Other websites [change]
- EU document on European adoption of 112 emergency number in PDF format