Are your friends and family constantly on the go traveling all around the world? Are you a business person with contacts across the globe? This article is specifically made for you.
It provides you with various international dialing codes to enable you to make international calls easily.
Part 1: Understanding of International Dialing Codes
An international dialing code is a prefix added to a number before making an international call. The first digit of each prefix represents the continent. For example, all African dialing codes start with +2, while Asian ones start with +9.
These prefixes are known as international subscriber dialing (ISD) or international direct dialing (IDD) codes. The IDD prefix is an international code needed to make calls across two countries.
When making an international call, the caller dials the IDD prefix immediately before the recipient’s country code.
The National Direct Dialing (NDD) prefix is an access code. It is used to place calls between two different cities in the same country. The caller dials the NDD just before the area code of the city they are calling if applicable.
NDD prefixes are mostly used when making long-distance calls within the same country.
Part 2: What are Country Codes?
Every single country in the world has a unique country code. These country codes make it easier to place international calls both within or across continents. To effectively make international calls, the caller must notify the telephone system by inserting appropriate information.
Country codes are an element of the international telephone numbering plan. They can only be used when dialing a telephone number to signify an international call. The caller dials the country code before the national telephone number.
A plus (+) must come before the country code for automatic insertion of the international call prefix. The two most common international call prefixes are 00 and 011.
The 00 prefix can be used to place international calls to Asian, African, or even European countries. The 011 prefix is mostly used in North America. The caller can automatically insert these international call prefixes by inserting + sign before the country code.
Part 3: How to Make International Calls
Each international call requires the caller to include a range of IDDs. Starting the call with the plus (+) sign makes the process much easier. The plus (+) sign automatically represents the different dialing codes.
To make an international call, follow the following steps:
Step 1: Dial the IDD, which can either be 00 or 011 (Insert + instead)
Step 2: Add the country code; each country has a different code. Refer to the country code list.
Step 3: Finally, dial the recipient’s national telephone number, without the first zero
Example:
National Telephone number: 0723 947 265
International Call Number: +254 723 947 265
How to use the NDD Prefix when making long-distance national calls？
Callers should dial national long-distance calls as follows:
+44-(0)1224-XXXX-XXXX
+44: This indicates the country code
(0): This is the NDD
Callers can also use this dialing format when making international calls to a country. However, the caller would have to eliminate the NDD (0) after the country code.
Part 4: List of International Calling Codes
Below is a country by country list of all international calling codes.
A
Afghanistan 93
Albania 355
Algeria 213
American Samoa 684
Andorra 376
Angola 244
Anguilla 809
Antigua 268
Argentina 54
Armenia 374
Aruba 297
Ascension Island 247
Australia 61
Australian External Territories 672
Austria 43
Azerbaijan 994
B
Bahamas 242
Barbados 246
Bahrain 973
Bangladesh 880
Belarus 375
Belgium 32
Belize 501
Benin 229
Bermuda 809
Bhutan 975
British Virgin Islands 284
Bolivia 591
Bosnia and Hercegovina 387
Botswana 267
Brazil 55
British V.I. 284
Brunei Darussalam 673
Bulgaria 359
Burkina Faso 226
Burundi 257
C
Cambodia 855
Cameroon 237
Canada 1
CapeVerde Islands 238
Caribbean Nations 1
Cayman Islands 345
Cape Verde 238
Central African Republic 236
Chad 235
Chile 56
China (People’s Republic) 86
China-Taiwan 886
Colombia 57
Comoros and Mayotte 269
Congo 242
Cook Islands 682
Costa Rica 506
Croatia 385
Cuba 53
Cyprus 357
Czech Republic 420
D
Denmark 45
Diego Garcia 246
Dominica 767
Dominican Republic 809
Djibouti 253
E
Ecuador 593
Egypt 20
El Salvador 503
Equatorial Guinea 240
Eritrea 291
Estonia 372
Ethiopia 251
F
Falkland Islands 500
Faroe (Faeroe) Islands (Denmark) 298
Fiji 679
Finland 358
France 33
French Antilles 596
French Guiana 594
G
Gabon (Gabonese Republic) 241
Gambia 220
Georgia 995
Germany 49
Ghana 233
Gibraltar 350
Greece 30
Greenland 299
Grenada/Carriacou 473
Guam 671
Guatemala 502
Guinea 224
Guinea-Bissau 245
Guyana 592
H
Haiti 509
Honduras 504
Hong Kong 852
Hungary 36
I
Iceland 354
India 91
Indonesia 62
Iran 98
Iraq 964
Ireland (Irish Republic; Eire) 353
Israel 972
Italy 39
Ivory Coast (La Côte d’Ivoire) 225
J
Jamaica 876
Japan 81
Jordan 962
K
Kazakhstan 7
Kenya 254
Khmer Republic (Cambodia/Kampuchea) 855
Kiribati Republic (Gilbert Islands) 686
Korea, Republic of (South Korea) 82
Korea, People’s Republic of (North Korea) 850
Kuwait 965
Kyrgyz Republic 996
L
Latvia 371
Laos 856
Lebanon 961
Lesotho 266
Liberia 231
Lithuania 370
Libya 218
Liechtenstein 423
Luxembourg 352
M
Macao 853
Macedonia 389
Madagascar 261
Malawi 265
Malaysia 60
Maldives 960
Mali 223
Malta 356
Marshall Islands 692
Martinique (French Antilles) 596
Mauritania 222
Mauritius 230
Mayotte 269
Mexico 52
Micronesia (F.S. of Polynesia) 691
Moldova 373
Monaco 33
Mongolia 976
Montserrat 473
Morocco 212
Mozambique 258
Myanmar (former Burma) 95
N
Namibia (former South-West Africa) 264
Nauru 674
Nepal 977
Netherlands 31
Netherlands Antilles 599
Nevis 869
New Caledonia 687
New Zealand 64
Nicaragua 505
Niger 227
Nigeria 234
Niue 683
North Korea 850
North Mariana Islands (Saipan) 1 670
Norway 47
O
Oman 968
P
Pakistan 92
Palau 680
Panama 507
Papua New Guinea 675
Paraguay 595
Peru 51
Philippines 63
Poland 48
Portugal (includes Azores) 351
Puerto Rico 1
Q
Qatar 974
R
Reunion (France) 262
România 40
Russia 7
Rwanda (Rwandese Republic) 250
S
Saipan 670
San Marino 378
Sao Tome and Principe 239
Saudi Arabia 966
Senegal 221
Serbia and Montenegro 381
Seychelles 248
Sierra Leone 232
Singapore 65
Slovakia 421
Slovenia 386
Solomon Islands 677
Somalia 252
South Africa 27
Spain 34
Sri Lanka 94
St. Helena 290
St. Kitts/Nevis 869
St. Pierre &(et) Miquelon (France) 508
Sudan 249
Suriname 597
Swaziland 268
Sweden 46
Switzerland 41
Syrian Arab Republic (Syria) 963
T
Tahiti (French Polynesia) 689
Taiwan 886
Tajikistan 7
Tanzania (includes Zanzibar) 255
Thailand 66
Togo (Togolese Republic) 228
Tokelau 690
Tonga 676
Trinidad and Tobago 1 868
Tunisia 216
Turkey 90
Turkmenistan 993
Tuvalu (Ellice Islands) 688
U
Uganda 256
Ukraine 380
United Arab Emirates 971
United Kingdom 44
Uruguay 598
USA 1
Uzbekistan 998
V
Vanuatu (New Hebrides) 678
Vatican City 39
Venezuela 58
Viet Nam 84
Virgin Islands 1
W
Wallis and Futuna 681
Western Samoa 685
Y
Yemen (People’s Democratic Republic of) 381
Yemen Arab Republic (North Yemen) 967
Yugoslavia (discontinued) 381
Z
Zaire 243
Zambia 260
Zimbabwe 263
Conclusion
Now you have a clear understanding of how to make an international call and the UK international dialing code (44). You even have all the country codes alphabetically listed for you. The one catch is that international calls are very expensive.
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