112 (emergency telephone number)

<p>112 is a common <a href="/facts/Emergency_telephone_number/jKDLAklu">emergency telephone number</a> that can be dialed free of charge from most <a href="/facts/Mobile_phone/H3EcqD9h">mobile telephones</a> and, in some countries, <a href="/facts/Telephone/P7uEgWQX">fixed telephones</a> in order to reach <a href="/facts/Emergency_service/mpnoeREI">emergency services</a> (ambulance, fire and rescue, police).
</p><p>112 is a part of the <a href="/facts/GSM/Sw8QYaLE">GSM standard</a> and all GSM-compatible telephone handsets are able to dial 112 even when locked or, in some countries, with no <a href="/facts/SIM_card/NUeSqoG1">SIM card</a> present. It is also the common emergency number in nearly all <a href="/facts/Member_state_of_the_European_Union/hsFC1pJH">member states of the European Union</a> as well as several other countries of Europe and the world. 112 is often available alongside other numbers historically used in the given country to access emergency services. In some countries, calls to 112 are not connected directly but forwarded by the GSM network to local emergency numbers (e.g., <a href="/facts/9-1-1/8IRJCy4X">911</a> in <a href="/facts/North_America/djNjCQIl">North America</a>, <a href="/facts/999_(emergency_telephone_number)/RwA7PbhS">999</a> in the <a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2">United Kingdom</a> and <a href="/facts/Hong_Kong/4nAf3mqQ">Hong Kong</a>, and <a href="/facts/000_(emergency_telephone_number)/NqoKfss0">000</a> in <a href="/facts/Australia/qLHpbppq">Australia</a>).
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112 (emergency telephone number)