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Country Codes 20 December 1991
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International dialing uses country codes from 1 to 3 digits. These are
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grouped (usually) according to geographic location. Not all countries can
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dial direct to all other overseas codes, but these are the codes by which
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a country's telephone network is recognised.
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When listing a telephone number in international correspondence, one format
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often used lists the country code followed by the area code and local number
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digits required to complete the call. For instance, the number (400) 012.3456
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in North America would be listed as "+ 1 400 012 3456". The overseas dialing
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code would be used then the digits after the "+".
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Example: "+44 71 967 1111" would be dialed from North America as
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011 + 44 71 967 1111.
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Codes marked with '%' mean that this is a country not dialable from
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Canada as of March 1990.
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INTERNATIONAL DIALING CODES
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1 - North America
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Canada, USA including Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands,
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Jamaica, Barbados, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Cayman Islands,
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British Virgin Islands, Bermuda, Bahamas, Dominica, Dominican
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Republic, Grenada, Montserrat, St. Christopher and Nevis,
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St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines (Bequia, Mustique,
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Prune (Palm) Island, Union Island)
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(Trinidad and Tobago [1])
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Notes:
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Mexico locations with former Zone 1 style area codes (706, 903, 905)
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are generally out of service by now. This was only a rigged-up system
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to allow dialing to Mexico City and Northwest Mexico from U.S. or Canadian
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phones. These are not official (were in use within the U.S. and Canada
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*only*) and are now replaced with the overseas dialing system (country code 52).
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[1] Trinidad and Tobago has been assigned code 296. The date when this
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country code will take effect is unknown.
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(2) Country Codes...
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Africa
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20 - Egypt 232 - Sierra Leone 255 - Tanzania [2]
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210 - (reserved Morocco) 233 - Ghana 256 - Uganda
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211 - (reserved Morocco) 234 - Nigeria 257 - Burundi
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212 - Morocco 235 - Chad % 258 - Mozambique
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213 - Algeria 236 - Central African Rep 259 - Zanzibar [2] %
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214 - (reserved Algeria) 237 - Cameroon 260 - Zambia
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215 - (reserved Algeria) 238 - Cape Verde 261 - Madagascar
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216 - Tunisia 239 - Sao Tome & Principe 262 - Reunion (France)
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217 - (reserved Tunisia) 240 - Equatorial Guinea % 263 - Zimbabwe
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218 - Libya 241 - Gabonese Republic 264 - Namibia
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219 - (reserved Libya) 242 - Congo % 265 - Malawi
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220 - Gambia 243 - Zaire 266 - Lesotho
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221 - Senegal 244 - Angola 267 - Botswana
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222 - Mauritania % 245 - Guinea-Bissau % 268 - Swaziland
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223 - Mali 246 - Diego-Garcia % 269 - Comoros & Mayotte
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224 - Guinea 247 - Ascension 27 - South Africa
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225 - Cote d'Ivoire 248 - Seychelles 290 - St Helena [3]
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226 - Burkina Faso 249 - Sudan 295 - San Marino [4] %
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227 - Niger 250 - Rwandese Republic 296 - Trinidad/Tobago % [5]
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228 - Togolese Republic 251 - Ethiopia 297 - Aruba [6]
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229 - Benin 252 - Somalia % 298 - Faroe Islands [7]
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230 - Mauritius 253 - Djibouti 299 - Greenland [8]
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231 - Liberia 254 - Kenya
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Unknown or unassigned:
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280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289
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290, 291, 292, 293, 294.
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Notes:
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[2] Zanzibar is routed via Tanzania as + 255 54, though the
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country code 259 is assigned for Zanzibar.
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[3] St Helena is a code found in service under British Telecom.
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It may not be an official assignment much as it would be a
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hack used by BT to provide overseas service to that point.
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[4] San Marino will be split from Italy's country code (was 39).
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[5] Trinidad and Tobago are new with country code 296, moving out of
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North American area code 809 (ie. + 1 809). The date when this
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country code takes effect is unknown.
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[6] Aruba got its own country code when it formally became independent
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of the Netherlands Antilles 1st January 1986.
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[7] was under Norway
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[8] Greenland (country code 299) is supposed to be in the part of the world
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where country codes begin with 3 or 4 (Europe). However, since all those
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codes are used up, 299 is as close to 3 or 4 as possible. Country codes
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beginning with 5 are also all gone.
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(3) Country Codes...
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International Dialing Country Codes (continued)
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Europe
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30 - Greece 355 - Albania 41 - Switzerland,
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31 - Netherlands 356 - Malta Liechtenstein [12]
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32 - Belgium 357 - Cyprus 42 - Czechoslovakia
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33 - Andorra, France, 358 - Finland 43 - Austria
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Monaco [9] 359 - Bulgaria 44 - United Kingdom
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34 - Spain 36 - Hungary 45 - Denmark
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350 - Gibraltar 37 - East Germany [10] 46 - Sweden
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351 - Portugal 38 - Yugoslavia 47 - Norway
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352 - Luxembourg 39 - Italy, San Marino, 48 - Poland
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353 - Eire (Irish Rep) Vatican City [10] 49 - West Germany
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354 - Iceland 40 - Romania %
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All codes beginning with 3 or 4 have been assigned at this time.
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Notes:
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[9] Andorra: + 33 628, Monaco: + 33 93
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[10] Still active, even though the Germanies are now united; it is likely
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that country code 37 will be taken out of service as the telephone
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system in a united Germany will be organised under country code 49
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[11] San Marino: + 39 541, but moving to country code 295 at some unknown date
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Vatican City: + 39 66982
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[12] Liechtenstein: + 41 75
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South & Central America
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500 - Falkland Islands % 51 - Peru 592 - Guyana
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501 - Belize 52 - Mexico 593 - Ecuador
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502 - Guatemala 53 - Cuba [13] 594 - Guiana (French)
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503 - El Salvador 54 - Argentina 595 - Paraguay
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504 - Honduras 55 - Brazil 596 - Martinique [15]
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505 - Nicaragua 56 - Chile 597 - Suriname
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506 - Costa Rica 57 - Colombia 598 - Uruguay
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507 - Panama 58 - Venezuela 599 - Netherlands Antilles
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508 - St Pierre&Miquelon 590 - Guadeloupe [14] Antilles [16]
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509 - Haiti 591 - Bolivia
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All codes beginning with 5 have been assigned at this time.
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Notes:
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[13] Guantanamo Bay US Naval Base: + 53 99, a special hack dialable from USA
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[14] includes French Antilles: St Barthelemy, St Martin, Guadeloupe
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[15] should now be onlyu Martinique; was all of French Antilles
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[16] includes Saint Maarten, Saba, Statia, Curacao, Bonaire
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(4) Country Codes...
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South Pacific
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60 - Malaysia 673 - Brunei Darussalm 686 - Kiribati, Gilbert Is
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61 - Australia 674 - Nauru % 687 - New Caldonia
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62 - Indonesia 675 - Papua New Guinea 688 - Tuvalu, Ellice Is %
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63 - Philippines 676 - Tonga (Saipan?)
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64 - New Zealand 677 - Solomon Islands 689 - French Polynesia
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65 - Singapore 678 - Vanuatu [18] 690 - Tokelan
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66 - Thailand 679 - Fiji Islands 691 - F.S. of Micronesia
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670 - Marianna Isl. [17] 680 - Palau % 692 - Marshall Islands
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671 - Guam 681 - Wallis & Fortuna %
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672 - Austr. Extrn. Ter.: 682 - Cook Islands
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Christmas Island, 683 - Niue Island %
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Cocos Islands, 684 - American Samoa
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Norfolk Island 685 - Western Samoa
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Unknown or unused: 693, 694, 695, 696, 697, 698, 699
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Notes:
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[17] that is, Northern Mariana Islands, or Saipan
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[18] or New Hebrides
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Soviet Union
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7 - USSR
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Note:
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It may not be possible to dial that many places within the Soviet Union,
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even where direct dialing facilities are available. In other words,
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there may be access to Moscow and perhaps a few other cities, but there
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may be many cities that remain inaccessible through overseas dialing.
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(5) Country Codes...
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International Dialing Country Codes (continued)
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East Asia (plus Inmarsat/Marisat)
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81 - Japan 855 - Cambodia 874 - Inmarsat (Atl. W) [19]
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82 - South Korea 856 - Laos 878 - reserved [20]
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84 - Vietnam % 86 - China 879 - reserved [20]
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850 - North Korea 871 - Inmarsat (Atl E) [19] 880 - Bangladesh [21]
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852 - Hong Kong 872 - Inmarsat (Pacific) 886 - Taiwan [21]
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853 - Macao 873 - Inmarsat (Indian)
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Unknown or unused: 800 [22],
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801, 802, 803, 804, 805, 806, 807, 808, 809,
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830, 831, 832, 833, 834, 835, 836, 837, 838, 839,
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851, 854, 857, 858, 859,
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881, 882, 883, 884, 885, 887, 888, 889,
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890, 891, 892, 893, 894, 895, 896, 897, 898, 899
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Unknown or unused, but reserved for Maritime Mobile service:
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870, 875, 876, 877
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Notes:
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[19] 874 is a new assignment as INMARSAT is putting a fourth satellite
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into service, and adjusting its zones accordingly. This is to
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allow for new land-based services on the INMARSAT network, particularly
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in North America. 874 will become Atlantic Ocean Region West, while
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871 will be for Atlantic Ocean Region East.
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[20] Reserved for national mobile/maritime uses in various countries
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[21] By CCITT policy, no more country codes of the 880-889 series are
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supposed to be assigned until all other country codes beginning
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with 8 have been taken. 886 for Taiwan is an unofficial code used
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for access to Taiwan. The "People's" Republic of China, on the
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other hand, has assigned Taiwan access via country code 866
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(presumably + 86 6, through China).
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[22] There is some discussion in CCITT circles that the 800 country
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code could be established as an international-access toll free
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service. This is subject to a formal proposal and CCITT approval,
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however.
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Middle East
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90 - Turkey 962 - Jordan 971 - United Arab Emirates
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91 - India 963 - Syria 972 - Israel
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92 - Pakistan 964 - Iraq 973 - Bahrain
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93 - Afghanistan % 965 - Kuwait 974 - Qatar
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94 - Sri Lanka 966 - Saudi Arabia 976 - Mongolia %
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95 - Myanmar (Burma) 967 - Yemen Arab Rep 977 - Nepal
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960 - Maldives 968 - Oman 98 - Iran
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961 - Lebanon 969 - Yemen Dem Rep % [23]
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Unused or Unknown: 970, 975, 978, 979,
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990, 991, 992, 993, 994, 995, 996, 997, 998, 999
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Notes:
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[23] with the unification of the Yemen republics, it appears that this
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country code will no longer be needed, as 967 Yemen Arab Republic
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code will likely take over. In the meantime, the dialing procedures
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remain as if Yemen were still separate countries, at least until
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the telephone system can be unified.
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No country codes begin with '0'.
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(continued...)
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(6) Country Codes...
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There would be 197 assigned country codes, with 8 codes reserved (210, 211,
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214, 215, 217, 219, 878, 879). 77 more standard country codes can be assigned
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(assuming that 2 digit codes aren't split up into 3 digit codes, etc), not
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including the 4 unassigned/unknown mobile/marisat codes in the 87x series.
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Approximately 21 country codes are not dialable from Canada as of
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December 1991 (including any country codes yet to be placed into service
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like Trinidad & Tobago). The most recent to be in service from Canada
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are 224 Guinea, 231 Liberia and 232 Sierra Leone. 355 Albania was recently
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made available for dialing, the result of reforms in that country. Romania
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(40) seemed to have been active for some time, but is presently
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unavailable as a dialable country. Also recently added were 233 Ghana,
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253 Djibouti, 258 Mozambique, 264 Namibia, and 95 Myanmar (Burma).
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There are signs that 296 Trinidad and Tobago may be placed into service
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soon from Canada. From a payphone, it cost $16.30 (in March 1991) for
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a 3-minute call to Myanmar/Burma from Canada. Ghana is a relative
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bargain at $7.95 for 3 minutes. Don't even think of trying to use
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coins for an Inmarsat call ($36 or more for the three minutes).
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Thanks go to those who discussed the country codes on Telecom Digest,
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a service avaialable through Usenet and other places. In particular,
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information from John Covert, Mike Grant, Dolf Grunbauer, John Levine,
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Chris Johnston and undoubtedly others of this newsgroup has been helpful
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in the updating of this list.
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