The Complete Guide to International Calling Codes
If your loved ones are abroad, keeping in touch is necessary to check up on them constantly. While video calls and chats are the norms nowadays, especially with the internet, calling overseas is still one of the ways you stay in touch and communicate.
If you choose to call your family or friends abroad, there are a few things you should know before you dial their phone number. Calling internationally is a bit more complicated than calling locally. You have to consider different factors, such as that country’s international calling code and its country code, not to mention the data rates for calling them from your country.
This article focuses primarily on international codes, but it will also touch on country codes. This will help you know what they are, their differences, and why they are essential.
International Calling Codes vs Country Codes
International calling codes and country codes are two different things. International calling codes are also called international direct dial (IDD) designations, and they are more general than country codes. Often, the IDD of most countries is 00 or 011. The international calling code is the prefix or dial-out code that allows you to access the right international telephone circuit to place an international call. Normally, you enter the international calling code first, then it is followed by the country code.
If each country has a currency, then each has its own country codes too. Unlike the IDD, the country code is more specific. For example, the United States and Canada share +1 as the country code. United Kingdom’s country code, on the other hand, is +44 while India’s is +91.
The Formula when Making an International Call
To make an international call and get in touch with your family and loved ones abroad, make sure that you know the following details:
- International Calling Code
- Country Code
- Area Code
- Local Number
For example, if you are in Canada and calling someone’s landline in Parañaque City (area code 02) in the Philippines (International Calling Code: 00, Country code: 63), you would dial 00-63-2-XXXXXXX or +63-2-XXXXXXX.
On the other hand, if you’re calling a phone number in the Philippines from overseas, enter the international calling code prefix (00 or +), the Philippine country code (63) and the number. If the person’s contact number is zero at the beginning, you may remove it when dialling. For example, 00-63-9XXXXXXXXX or +63-9XXXXXXXXX.
The Complete List of International Calling Codes and Country Codes per Continent
Africa
Algeria International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 213
Angola International Calling Code: 00 Country Code:244
Benin International Calling Code: 00 Country Code:229
Botswana International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 267
Burkina Faso International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 226
Burundi International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 257
Cameroon International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 237
Cape Verde International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 238
Central African Republic International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 236
Chad International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 235
Comoros International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 269
Congo International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 242 (Brazzaville), 243 (Kinshasa)
Côte d'Ivoire International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 225
Djibouti International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 253
Egypt International Calling Code: 00 Country Code:
Eritrea International Calling Code: 00 Country Code:
Ethiopia International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 291
Gabon International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 241
Gambia International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 220
Ghana International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 233
Guinea International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 224
Guinea-Bissau International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 245
Kenya International Calling Code: 000 Country Code:254
Lesotho International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 266
Liberia International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 231
Libya International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 218
Madagascar International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 261
Malawi International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 265
Mali International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 223
Mauritania International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 222
Mauritius International Calling Code: 020 Country Code: 230
Morocco International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 212
Mozambique International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 258
Namibia International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 264
Niger International Calling Code: 00 Country Code:227
Nigeria International Calling Code: 009 Country Code: 234
Réunion and Mayotte International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 262
Rwanda International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 250
São Tomé and Principe International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 239
Senegal International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 221
Seychelles International Calling Code: 00 Country Code:248
Sierra Leone International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 232
Somalia International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 252
South Africa International Calling Code: 09 Country Code: 27
Sudan International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 249
Swaziland International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 268
Tanzania International Calling Code: 000 Country Code: 255
Togo International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 228
Tunisia International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 216
Uganda International Calling Code: 000 Country Code: 256
Zambia International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 260
Zimbabwe International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 263
Antartica
International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 672
Asia
Afghanistan International Calling Code :00 Country Code: 93
Armenia International Calling Code:00 Country Code: 374
Azerbaijan International Calling Code:810 Country Code: 994
Bahrain International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 973
Bangladesh International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 880
Bhutan International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 975
Brunei International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 673
Cambodia International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 855
China International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 86
Cyprus International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 357
Georgia International Calling Code: 810 Country Code: 995
India International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 91
Indonesia International Calling Code: 001 Country Code: 62
Iran International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 98
Iraq International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 964
Israel International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 973
Japan International Calling Code: 010 Country Code: 81
Jordan International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 962
Kazakhstan International Calling Code: 810 Country Code: 7
Kuwait International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 965
Kyrgyzstan International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 996
Laos International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 856
Lebanon International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 961
Malaysia International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 60
Maldives International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 960
Mongolia International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 976
Myanmar International Calling Code: 00 Country Code:
Nepal International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 977
North Korea International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 850
Oman International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 968
Pakistan International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 92
Palestine International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 970
Philippines International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 63
Qatar International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 974
Russia International Calling Code: 810 Country Code: 7
Saudi Arabia International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 966
Singapore International Calling Code: 001 Country Code: 65
South Korea International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 82
Sri Lanka International Calling Code: 00 Country Code:94
Syria International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 963
Taiwan International Calling Code: 002 Country Code: 886
Tajikistan International Calling Code: 810 Country Code: 992
Thailand International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 963
Timor-Leste International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 670
Turkey International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 90
Turkmenistan International Calling Code: 810 Country Code: 993
United Arab Emirates (UAE) International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 90
Uzbekistan International Calling Code: 810 Country Code: 998
Vietnam International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 84
Yemen International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 967
Australia
Australia International Calling Code: 0011 Country Code:* 61
Fiji International Calling Code: 00 Country Code:* 679
Kiribati International Calling Code: 00 Country Code:* 686
Guam International Calling Code: 011 Country Code:* 1;671 (national code)
Marshall Islands International Calling Code: 00 Country Code:* 692
Micronesia International Calling Code: 011 Country Code:* 691
Nauru International Calling Code: 00 Country Code:* 674
New Zealand International Calling Code: 00 Country Code:* 64
Palau International Calling Code: 00 Country Code:* 680
Papua New Guinea International Calling Code: 05 Country Code:* 675
Samoa International Calling Code: 00 Country Code:* 685
Solomon Islands International Calling Code: 00 Country Code:* 677
Tonga International Calling Code: 00 Country Code:* 676
Tuvalu International Calling Code: 00 Country Code:* 688
Vanuatu International Calling Code: 00 Country Code:* 678
Europe
Albania International Calling Code: 00 Country Code:355
Andorra International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 376
Armenia International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 374
Austria International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 43
Azerbaijan International Calling Code: 810 Country Code: 994
Belarus International Calling Code: 810 Country Code: 375
Belgium International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 32
Bosnia and Herzegovina International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 387
Bulgaria International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 359
Croatia International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 385
Cyprus International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 357
Czech Republic International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 420
Denmark International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 45
Estonia International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 372
Finland International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 358
France International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 33
Georgia International Calling Code: 00 Country Code:
Germany International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 995
Greece International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 30
Hungary International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 36
Iceland International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 354
Ireland International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 353
Italy International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 39
Kazakhstan International Calling Code: 810 Country Code: 7
Kosovo International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 383
Latvia International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 371
Liechtenstein International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 423
Lithuania International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 352
Luxembourg International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 356
Malta International Calling Code: 00 Country Code:
Moldova International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 373
Monaco International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 377
Montenegro International Calling Code: 99 Country Code: 382
Netherlands International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 31
North Macedonia International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 389
Norway International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 47
Poland International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 48
Portugal International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 351
Romania International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 40
Russia International Calling Code: 7 Country Code: 810
San Marino International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 378
Serbia International Calling Code: 99 Country Code: 381
Slovakia International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 421
Slovenia International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 386
Spain International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 34
Sweden International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 46
Switzerland International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 41
Turkey International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 90
Ukraine International Calling Code: 810 Country Code:* 380
The United Kingdom International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 44
Vatican City International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 379
North America
Anguilla International Calling Code: 011 Country Code: 1; 264 (National Code)
Antigua and Barbuda International Calling Code: 011 Country Code: 1; 268 (National Code)
Aruba International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 297
Bahamas International Calling Code: 011 Country Code: 1; 242 (National Code)
Barbados International Calling Code: 011 Country Code: 1; 246 (National Code)
Belize International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 501
Bermuda International Calling Code: 011 Country Code: 1; 441 (National Code)
The British Virgin Islands International Calling Code: 011 Country Code: 1; 284 (National Code)
Canada International Calling Code: 011 Country Code: 01
Cayman Island International Calling Code: 011 Country Code: 1; 345 (National Code)
Costa Rica International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 506
Cuba International Calling Code: 119 Country Code: 53
Curacao International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 599
Dominica International Calling Code: 011 Country Code: 1; 767 (National Code)
Dominican Republic International Calling Code: 011 Country Code: 1; 809, 829, 849 (National Codes)
El Salvador International Calling Code: 011 Country Code: 503
Greenland International Calling Code: 009 Country Code: 299
Grenada International Calling Code: 011 Country Code: 1; 473 (National Codes)
Guadeloupe International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 590
Guatemala International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 502
Haiti International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 509
Hawaii International Calling Code: 011 Country Code: 1; 808 (National Codes)
Honduras International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 504
Jamaica International Calling Code: 011 Country Code: 1; 876 (National Code)
Martinique International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 596
Mexico International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 52
Montserrat International Calling Code: 011 Country Code: 1; 664 (National Code)
Nicaragua International Calling Code: 011 Country Code: 505
Panama International Calling Code: 011 Country Code: 507
Puerto Rico International Calling Code: 011 Country Code: 1; 787, 939 (National Codes)
Saint Kitts and Nevis International Calling Code: 011 Country Code: 1; 869 (National Code)
Saint Lucia International Calling Code: 011 Country Code: 1; 758 (National Code)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon International Calling Code: 011 Country Code: 508
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines International Calling Code: 011 Country Code: 1; 784 (National Code)
Trinidad and Tobago International Calling Code: 011 Country Code: 1; 868 (National Code)
Turks and Caicos Islands International Calling Code: 011 Country Code: 1; 649 (National Code)
United States of America International Calling Code: 011 Country Code: 1
US Virgin Islands International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 1; 340 (National Code)
South America
Argentina International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 54
Bolivia International Calling Code: 0010 Country Code: 591
Brazil International Calling Code: 0014 Country Code:55
Chile International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 56
Colombia International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 56
Ecuador International Calling Code: 005 Country Code: 593
the Falkland Islands International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 500
French Guiana International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 594
Guyana International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 592
Paraguay International Calling Code: 002 Country Code: 595
Peru International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 52
Suriname International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 597
Uruguay International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 598
Venezuela International Calling Code: 00 Country Code: 58
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