999 is an official emergency telephone number in a number of countries and allows the caller to contact emergency services for assistance. Countries and territories using the number include Bahrain, B
A sign on a beach in Whitstable, United Kingdom, advising readers to dial 999 and to request for the coastguard in the event of an emergency
An emergency phone on the Welsh coast at Trefor featuring 999.
Rotary phone
112 is a common emergency telephone number that can be dialed free of charge from most mobile telephones and, in some countries, fixed telephones in order to reach emergency services.
999 (emergency telephone number)
…and Zimbabwe. 999 is the official emergency services number for the United Kingdom, but calls are also accepted on the European Union emergency number, 112. All calls are answered by 999 operators and are always free. Approximately 35 million 999/112 calls are made in the UK each year, with 74% from mobiles…
Operator in Kraków responding to a 112 phone call
A "cocaine alert" sign posted by GGD Amsterdam: the sign reminds people to "Call 112 for an ambulance."
112 on a lifeguard tower in Pájara, Spain