What is 112 (emergency telephone number)?
{{about|the emergency telephone number|other uses|112}} [[File:Logo-notruf-112-europaweit.svg|thumb|1-1-2]] [[File:Centrum Powiadamiania Ratunkowego w Krakowie 4.JPG|thumb]] The telephone number '''1-1-2''' (or '''112''') is 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 an emergency [[telephone]] number for both mobile and fixed-line telephones. 112 is also the international [[emergency telephone number]] for all [[Global System for Mobile Communications|GSM]] [[mobile phone]] networks. It does not necessarily work on other mobile phone technologies outside the EU. == Countries that use 112 == Countries which use the 112 number for emergencies include: === Africa === * {{flag|Egypt}} (alongside 122 for Police, 123 for Ambulance and 180 for Fire) * {{flag|Ghana}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Ghana announces 112 as new general emergency number |url=https://3news.com/ghana-announces-112-as-new-general-emergency-number/ |website=3news.com |date=28 January 2020 |access-date=28 January 2020 |archive-date=28 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200128224600/https://3news.com/ghana-announces-112-as-new-general-emergency-number/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> * {{flag|Mauritius}} (Police only; alongside 114 for Ambulance and 115 for Fire) * {{flag|Nigeria}} * {{flag|Rwanda}} (Police and fire brigade; 912 for Ambulance) * {{flag|Senegal}} (alongside 17 for Police, 18 for Fire, and 15 for Ambulance) * {{flag|South Africa}} (alongside 10111 for Police) === Asia === *{{Flag|Armenia}} (fire dep. 101, police dep. 102, ambulance 103) *{{flag|Azerbaijan}} (alongside 102 for Police, 103 for Ambulance , alongside 112 , 911 forwards to 112 on GSM carriers only) *{{flag|China}} (A recorded guidance about the correct SOS numbers in China: Police 110, Ambulance 120, Fire 119. '''NO SERVICE''' will be redirected.)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chartsbin.com/view/1983|title=Emergency Telephone Numb