As you prepare for your next adventure abroad, it’s important to familiarize yourself with the Emergency Numbers in foreign countries. These services could be Ambulance, Fire, Police of other assistance you may need. We are most familiar with the emergency number ‘911’ but that is not used in a lot of countries. So in this guide, we provide you with numbers to emergency services like ambulance, fire, and police services in majority of the countries in the world. We also explain how you can use your phone to connect with them in a foreign country.

This map shows local emergency telephone numbers around the world. Emergency telephone number systems are simply telephone equipment that routes calls to the nearest public safety agency communications center, and in most cases displays the callers location and telephone to the dispatcher, thereby insuring a quick and accurate response to emergencies.

We hope you never have to use them, but in case you do, here is a handy list!

1. What are Emergency Numbers?

Emergency Numbers or Emergency Services Numbers are every country’s government helpline numbers through which you get urgent access to help, when you or someone around you is facing a serious health or safety issue. These numbers are available for locals and foreigners.

Examples of emergency services are Ambulance, Police, Fire, Rescue, Gas, etc. 

2. How to call Emergency Numbers when you’re in a foreign country

There are two ways to call Emergency Services when you are in a foreign country.

• First way is that you find the number of Emergency Services of the country you are traveling in, you dial the given emergency number on your phone and press the ‘Call’ button. It will route you to the emergency services of that country.
• Second way is to use the iPhone or Android’s “Emergency call’ or ‘SOS’ feature. When you press on that button, it will automatically call the emergency helpline of that country. Please note – with this feature, it may only route you to a specific number like Police. So in countries that have different numbers for different emergency services, you may only be able to call the specific Emergency Service that is programmed by Apple or Android in their systems respectively.

3. You don’t have a local mobile number – can you call Emergency Services?

Yes. In most countries, you don’t need to have a local sim-card or a local phone number. 

You can use the sim-card of your home country which is already on your phone and when you call the Emergency Number, it will detect your location from your phone and route you to the Emergency Services number of that country.

Note – There are a handful of countries in the world where you will definitely need a local sim-card to call the provide Emergency Services support. If you are travelling to such a country, please ensure you buy a local sim-card when you get there and make note of their local emergency numbers.

4. Do you need a roaming connection to call Emergency Services in a foreign country?

Firstly, you need to switch your phone ON in a foreign country and see that your phone is connected to a local network. Most of the time, this will happen automatically when you switch the phone on, but in some cases you might need to go into your phone settings and select a network manually.

You also need to have international calling activated on your phone i.e. the calls should be able to go through successfully.

For this to happen, it will depend on your phone plan and you can check if:

• Does your home telecom company require you to get an international roaming plan or 
• Does your home telecom company automatically activate international roaming when it detects that you are outside your home country.

A simple call to their contact center will clarify this for you.

5. Will you get Emergency Services support in English?

This depends on the country you are traveling to. Don’t always assume that the support will be available in English. However, more and more countries are offering multi-lingual support. To be safe, try to ask a local to help you where you can’t understand the language of the support number.

6. Will you get Emergency Services support everywhere in a foreign country?

Not always. While popular destinations have a more widespread support available, smaller countries with limited resources may restrict emergency services only to major cities. Getting emergency services to support you will depend on the remoteness of your location in a foreign country.

7. Country list with Emergency Numbers

Below you will find the list of the key Emergency Numbers in majority of the countries in the world. We have included the main numbers – Ambulance, Police and Fire. There may be other more specific Emergency Services in some countries which are not included in the list below.

Argentina	911	107	100	Currently Argentina converting 100 to 911 service
Armenia	102	103	101	104 for gas leaks
Aruba	911	911	911
Australia	0000	0000	0000	To call for fire/police/ambulance services throughout Australia, dial “000”
Austria	112	112	112
Azerbaijan	102	103	101	104-Gas services; and 112-Ministry of Emergency Situations
Bahamas, The	911919	911919	911919
Bahrain	999	999	999	199 for traffic accidents (no injuries) or 999 (injuries)
Bangladesh	999			999 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”
Barbados	211	511	311
Belarus	102	103	101
Belgium	112	112	112
Belize	911	911	911
Benin
Bermuda	911	911	911
Bhutan	113	112	110
Bolivia	110	118	119	you are unlikely to find an English speaker answering your call
Bosnia and Herzegovina	122	124	123
Botswana	999	997	998
Bouvet Island
Brazil	190	192	193	193 for firefighters and medical emergencies
British Indian Ocean Territory
British Virgin Islands	911999	911999	911999
Brunei	993	991	955	998 for Search & Rescue
Bulgaria	112	112	112
Burkina Faso				there 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.
Burma	999	999	999
Burundi				In the city of Bujumbura, the number for police assistance is 22-22-37-77; there is no comparable number outside the capital.
Cambodia	117	119	118
Cameroon				dial 112 in major cities to contact ambulance services.
Canada	911	911	911
Cape Verde	132	130	131
Cayman Islands	911	911	911
Central African Republic	117			Gendarmerie: 2161 2200.
Chad	17		18	For emergency assistance, call the embassy emergency after-hours telephone: (235)6662 2100
Chile	133	131	132
China	110	120	119	however, English speakers rarely work on this hotline. 999, for all of the above services in Beijing and Shanghai, but it is privately operated
Christmas Island	0000	0000	0000
Cocos (Keeling) Islands				local number “(08) 9162 6600” only
Colombia	123	123	123	There will not be an English speaker answering the telephone
Comoros	17			18 for the Gendarmerie
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Republic of the	24206665-4804	24206665-4804	24206665-4804	However, 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 Congo
Cook Islands	999	998	996
Costa Rica	911	911	911
Côte d’Ivoire	180111	111	110111170	The local equivalent to the “911” emergency line in Cote d’Ivoire is 111
Croatia	112	112	112
Cuba	106		105
Cyprus	112	112	112
Czech Republic	112	112	112	national numbers used in Czech Republic: 158 for Police, 155 for Medical and 150 for Fire
Denmark	112	112	112
Djibouti	17	351351	18
Dominica	911999	911999	911999
Dominican Republic	911	911	911
Ecuador	101	101	101	131 (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 only
Egypt	122	122180	122123
El Salvador	911	911	911
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia	112	112	112
Ethiopia	99191	99192	99193
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)	999	999	999
Faroe Islands	112	112	112
Fiji	911	911	9170
Finland	112	112	112
France	112	112	112	17 (police), 18 (fire) and 15 (ambulance) additional emergency numbers
French Guiana	112	112	112	17 (police), 18 (fire) and 15 (ambulance) additional emergency numbers
French Polynesia	17	15	18
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Gabon	1730	1300-1399	18	The 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, The	117	116	118	The 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.
Georgia	22	22	22	that the police dispatcher speaks only Georgian and Russian
Germany	112	112	112	Additional numbers:110 for police, 19222 is local-dial ambulance
Ghana	191	193	192
Gibraltar	112	190	190
Greece	112	112	112
Greenland
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guam	911	911	911
Guatemala	122123120	122123120	122123120
Guernsey	999	999	999
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana	911	911913	911	these numbers are not always operational, police may be slow to respond and an ambulance may not be available
Haiti	114	114	114
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Holy See (Vatican City)	112	112	112
Honduras	199	199	199
Hong Kong	999		999
Hungary	112	112	112
Iceland	112	112	112
India	100	102	101	An additional emergency number, 112 can be accessed from mobile phones.
Indonesia	110	118	113	While 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.
Iran	110	115	125	English speakers, however, are generally unavailable
Iraq	122104	122	122115
Ireland	112	112	112
Isle of Man	999	999	999
Israel	100	100101	100102	112 also works for all emergencies from mobile phones.
Italy	112	112	112
Jamaica	911	911	911
Japan	110	119	119
Jersey	112	112	112	alongside the UK’s 999 additional emergency number
Jordan	191	191	191	However, in some areas of Amman 911 may be dialed for emergencies
Kazakhstan	103	103	103
Kenya	999	999	999
Kiribati	999	999	999	992 (police), 993 (fire) and 994 (ambulance) additional emergency numbers
Korea, North
Korea, South	112	112119	112119	02-112 from a cell phone
Kuwait	112	112	112
Kyrgyzstan	102	103	101
Laos	191	195	190	The Tourist Police can be reached in Vientiane at 021-251-128
Latvia	112	112	112
Lebanon	112	112	112
Lesotho	123124	121	122	In the event of an emergency call (266)5888-1010 to speak to the police 24/7.
Liberia	911	911	911	In 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.
Libya	193	193	193	The number is generally monitored only in Arabic.
Liechtenstein	112	112	112
Lithuania	112	112	112
Luxembourg	112	112	112
Macau	999	999	999
Macedonia [FYROM]	112	112	112
Madagascar	117	117	117118	The 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.
Malawi	997	998	999
Malaysia	999	999	999	An alternate number is the Royal Malaysia Police Operations Center in Kuala Lumpur, 03-2115-9999 or 03-2262-6555
Maldives	119	102	118	the 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 equipped
Mali	18	15	17
Malta	112	112	112
Marshall Islands	911	911	911	1911 additional number
Martinique	17	15	18
Mauritania	117		118
Mauritius	999	114	115
Mayotte		15
Mexico	66	66	66
Micronesia, Federated States of	911	911	911	In Chuuk, Kosrae, or Yap it is “911” and in Pohnpei it is “320-221” for Police or Fire Department
Moldova	902	903	901	You may have difficulty finding an English-speaking operator
Monaco	112	112	112	17 (police), 18 (fire) and 15 (ambulance) additional emergency numbers
Mongolia	102	103	101
Montenegro	112	112	112	122 (police), 123 (fire) and 124 (ambulance) additional emergency numbers
Montserrat	911999	911999	911999
Morocco	190	190	190
Mozambique	119	117	198
Namibia	1011	2032276	2032270	The 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: 064-219-048
Nauru	118117	118117	118117
Nepal	100	100	100101	While 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 misunderstanding
Netherlands	112	112	112
New Caledonia	17	15	18	16 for rescue at sea
New Zealand	111	111	111
Nicaragua	118	118	118
Niger
Nigeria	199	199	199
Niue	999	999	999
Norfolk Island	0000	0000	0000
Northern Mariana Islands
Norway	112	112	112
Oman	9999	9999	9999
Pakistan	15	15	1516	local emergency responders in Punjab province can be reached by dialing 1122. 112 from any GSM handset will forward to the local emergency number.
Palau	911	911	911
Panama	911	911	911
Papua New Guinea	0000	0000	0000
Paraguay	911	911	911	for the Fire Department, including rescue of accident victims it is 131 or 132
Peru	105	117	116
Philippines	117	117	117
Pitcairn Islands
Poland	112	112	112
Portugal	112	112	112
Puerto Rico	911	911	911
Qatar	999	999	999
Réunion	17	15112	18
Romania	112	112	112
Russia	2	3	1	The new number 112 began operating in 2011
Rwanda	112
Saint Barthélemy	911	911	911
Saint Helena	911	911	911
Saint Kitts and Nevis	911	911	911
Saint Lucia	911	911	911
Saint Martin	911	911	911
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	17	15	18
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	911999	911999	911999
Samoa	995	996	994
San Marino	113	118	115
Sao Tome and Principe	222222	222222	222222
Saudi Arabia	999	997	998
Senegal	800002020800001700	800002020800001700	800002020800001700
Serbia	112	112	112
Seychelles	999	999	999
Sierra Leone	999	999	19
Singapore	999	995	995
Slovakia	112	112	112
Slovenia	113	112	112
Solomon Islands	999	999	999	Other emergency numbers are: Ambulance and Hospital – 911, National Disaster – 955 and Fire – 988
Somalia
South Africa	10111	10177	10177
South Georgia and the Islands
Spain	112	112	112
Sri Lanka	119118	110	110
Sudan	112			Emergency line in Khartoum, Sudan is 999.
Suriname	115	115	115	but it is unlikely your call will be answered in English
Svalbard	112	112	112	Please 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.
Swaziland	999	999	999
Sweden	112	112	112
Switzerland	112	112	112
Syria	112	110	113	Syrian operators, however, are not likely to speak English.
Taiwan	110	119	119	112 from any GSM handset will forward to the local emergency number.
Tajikistan	2	3	1
Tanzania	111	111	111
Thailand	191	1554	199
Timor-Leste	112	112	112	723-0365 additional number
Togo	117171	242	118	172 for Gendarmerie
Tokelau
Tonga	117171172	242	118
Trinidad and Tobago	999	990	990	Ambulance 811, and Coast Guard (for boating emergencies) 634-4440. The Anti-Crime hotline is 555 or 800-TIPS, and the kidnapping hotline is 623-6793
Tunisia	197	197	197	The 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.
Turkey	155	112	155
Turkmenistan	3	3	3
Turks and Caicos Islands	911999	911999	911999
Tuvalu	911	911	911
Uganda	999	999	999
Ukraine	112	112	112
United Arab Emirates	998999	998999	998999
United Kingdom	999	999	999	112 additional emergency number
United States	911	911	911
United States Minor Outlying Islands
Uruguay	911	911	911
Uzbekistan	2	3	1
Vanuatu	112	112	112
Venezuela	171	171	171	These 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 English
Vietnam	113	115	114
Virgin Islands	911	911	911
Wallis and Futuna
West Bank	101	101	101
Western Sahara		150
Yemen	199	199	199	Operators do not speak English.
Zambia	999	991	993
Zimbabwe	999	994	993	for the police is the Harare Central Police Station at 777-777; for fire fighters 783-983; and for ambulance MARS at 771-221