TRAVEL EMERGENCIES

Emergency Phone Numbers are a worldwide disaster

Don’t have an accident or any kind of emergency while traveling because the chances are that the number you dial for the local emergency services will be wrong.

A check of the worldwide emergency numbers listed by Wikipedia revealed that there is limited international coordination of emergency numbers. 

Depending on where you are in the world and what kind of emergency you experience the correct number to dial could be any one of 72 different emergency numbers. If you try to dial each in turn you may run out of oxygen (or blood) before you get through.

The best known emergency number is 911 due to television publicity for the number, but it is only used in eight countries including the USA where it had its origins in 1968 and Canada, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Jordan, Liberia, Paraguay and Uruguay.

Australia has the the most practical number, even though it is strictly speaking not a number at all. If you are down on your luck downunder in the Lucky Country you simply dial 000. It is easy to remember and easy to find on most phones. Unfortunately, no other country uses this very sensible emergency number.

New Zealand has gone one better than Australia with 111 which is also easy to dial and remember, but is shared only by Sri Lanka.

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Fifty-six countries currently use 112, the most common emergency number, including most of Europe and numerous other scattered countries.

To complicate matters many countries list separate emergency numbers for different emergency services. One country, Egypt has seven emergency numbers for seven different services, while India lists 11 numbers for different services and regions.

In some enlightened countries your call will be redirected to the correct emergency number if you incorrectly dial 112 or 911.

Going traveling? Go happy, go safe. Take these numbers with you.

Emergency numbers from Wikipedia

Wikipedia Notice: This article is outdated. Please update this article (on the Wikipedia website) to reflect recent events or newly available information. (January 2010)

Note: When multiple numbers are listed they are usually for police, medical and fire services but not always in that order.

Africa

Algeria, 17, 14; Chad 17, 18; Djibouti, 17, 18; Egypt, 122, 123, 180; Ghana, 191, 193, 192; Mali, 17, 15, 18; Mauritius, 999, 114, 115, City 19; Morocco, 177, 15; Nigeria, 199; South Africa, 10111, 10177; Tunisia, 197, 190, 198; Rwanda, 112; Uganda, 999; Sudan, 999; Sierra Leone, 019, 999; Zambia, 999, 991, 993; Zimbabwe, 995, 994, 993.

Asia
Afghanistan, 119, 102; Bangladesh, 999; Bahrain, 999; China, 110, 120, 122, 119; Myanmar, 191; Hong Kong, 999; India, 100, 2611, 102, 1298, 108, 112, 101; Indonesia, 110, 118, 119, 113; Iran, 110, 115, 125; Israel, 100, 101, 102; Japan, 110, 119; Jordan, 911 or 112; Kazakhstan, 112; North Korea, 119; South Korea, 112, 119; Kuwait, 112; Lebanon, 112/999, 140, 175; Macau, 999; Maldives, 102; Malaysia, 999; Mongolia, 102, 103, 101; Nepal, 100/103, 102, 101; Oman, 999; Pakistan, 15, 1915, 115/1122, 16; Philippines, 117; Qatar, 999; Saudi Arabia, 999, 997, 998; Singapore, 999, 995; Sri Lanka, 119/118, 110, 111; Syria, 112, 110, 113; Taiwan, 110, 119; Tajikistan, 112; Thailand, 191, 1669, 199; Turkey, 115, 112, 110; United Arab Emirates, 999/112, 998/999, 997; Vietnam, 113, 115, 114.

Europe
Albania, 129, 127, 128; Amenia, 102, 103, 101; Austria, 112; Belarus, 102, 103, 101; Belgium 112; Bosnia and Herzegovena, 122, 124, 123; Bulgaria, 112; Croatia, 112; Northern Cyprus, 112; Cyprus, 112; Czech Republic, 112; Denmark, 112; Estonia, 112; Faroe Islands, 112; Finland, 112; France, 112; Georgia, 112; Germany, 112; Gibraltar, 112/199; Greece, 112; Hungary, 112; Iceland, 112; Ireland, 999/112; Italy, 112; Latvia, 112; Lithuania, 112; Luxembourg, 112; Macedonia, 112; Malta, 112; Moldova, 902, 903, 901; Monaco, 112; Montenegro, 112; Netherlands, 112; Norway, 112, 113, 110; Poland, 112; Portugal, 112; Romania, 112; Russia, 112; San Marino, 113, 118, 115; Serbia, 112; Slovakia, 112; Slovenia, 112; Spain, 112; Sweden, 112 (old number was 90000); Switzerland, 112; Turkey, 115, 112, 110; Ukraine, 112; United Kingdom, 999/112; Vatican City, 113, 118, 115;

Oceania
Australia, 000; Fiji, 911, 9170; New Zealand, 111; Solomon Islands, 999; Vanuatu, 112

North America
Canada, 911; Greenland, 112; Mexico, 066, 065, 068; Saint Pierre and Miquelon, 17, 15, 18; United Sates of America, 911.

Central America and Caribbean
Guatemala, 110, 120, 123; El Salvador, 911; Costa Rica, 911/112; Panama, 911/112; Barbados, 211, 511, 311; Cayman Islands, 911; Dominican Republic, 911/112; Jamaica, 119, 110; Trinidad and Tobago, 999, 990; Nicaragua, 118; Hunduras, 119; Haiti, 118.

South America
Argentina, 101, 107, 100; Bolivia, 110, 118, 119; Brazil, 190, 192, 193; Chile, 133, 131, 132; Colombia, 112/113, 156, 132, 119; Ecuador, 911, 101, 102; French Guyana, 17, 15, 18; Guyana, 911, 913, 912; Paraguay, 911; Peru, 105, 117, 116; Suriname, 115; Uruguay, 911; Venezuela, 171.