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International Dial Code Directory: Reach Any Number Worldwide Using ISO Codes

George

George

11 Mar 2015

Thanks to technology, people worldwide are talking (and texting) more than ever before in history. This is a great thing, helping to make our world a more connected and understanding place.

When you place a call to another country, you must dial a numbered prefix to alert the phone company you're making an international call. These international country codes denote the specific country. Imagine if international calling codes didn't exist. First, there aren't enough numbers in the current system to provide the billions of unique numbers that would be needed. You may intend to call your cousin Lou in Albuquerque, but end up talking to a pharmacy in Russia or a small child in Wales.

Introduced in the 1940s, the North American Numbering Plan Administration (NANPA) includes 24 countries/regions across the globe. However, some countries, including Mexico, Cuba, and Haiti, do not participate in the system. NANPA ensures that you'll reach the party you've intended. The numbering plan includes the United States and its territories, such as Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands, Canada, and various Caribbean nations. The prefix for these locales is +1. If you’re out of the country and want to call home, you must add the +1 in addition to the area code and local number to reach your desired party. For example, if you call the US while on vacation in Europe, you would dial +1 plus the phone number: +1 (444) 555-1234.

Some prefixes encompass more than one country or region. The following list includes the area codes for such nations outside of the North American Numbering Plan. To do our part, we've created a complete listing of all the international Country Codes for dialing anyone all across the globe. We've also added all of the two-digit and three-digit ISO codes for each country.

A

Country ISO Country Codes Country Code
Afghanistan AF / AFG 93
Albania AL / ALB 355
Algeria DZ / DZA 213
American Samoa AS / ASM 1 684
Andorra AD / AND 376
Angola AO / AGO 244
Anguilla AI / AIA 1 264
Antarctica AQ / ATA 672
Antigua and Barbuda AG / ATG 1 268
Argentina AR / ARG 54
Armenia AM / ARM 374
Aruba AW / ABW 297
Australia AU / AUS 61
Austria AT / AUT 43
Azerbaijan AZ / AZE 994

B

Country ISO Country Codes Country Code
Bahamas BS / BHS 1 242
Bahrain BH / BHR 973
Bangladesh BD / BGD 880
Barbados BB / BRB 1 246
Belarus BY / BLR 375
Belgium BE / BEL 32
Belize BZ / BLZ 501
Benin BJ / BEN 229
Bermuda BM / BMU 1 441
Bhutan BT / BTN 975
Bolivia BO / BOL 591
Bosnia and Herzegovina BA / BIH 387
Botswana BW / BWA 267
Brazil BR / BRA 55
British Virgin Islands VG / VGB 1 284
Brunei BN / BRN 673
Bulgaria BG / BGR 359
Burkina Faso BF / BFA 226
Burma (Myanmar) MM / MMR 95
Burundi BI / BDI 257

C

Country ISO Country Codes Country Code
Cambodia KH / KHM 855
Cameroon CM / CMR 237
Canada CA / CAN 1
Cape Verde CV / CPV 238
Cayman Islands KY / CYM 1 345
Central African Republic CF / CAF 236
Chad TD / TCD 235
Chile CL / CHL 56
China CN / CHN 86
Christmas Island CX / CXR 61
Cocos (Keeling) Islands CC / CCK 61
Colombia CO / COL 57
Comoros KM / COM 269
Cook Islands CK / COK 682
Costa Rica CR / CRC 506
Croatia HR / HRV 385
Cuba CU / CUB 53
Cyprus CY / CYP 357
Czech Republic CZ / CZE 420

D

Country ISO Country Codes Country Code
Democratic Republic of the Congo CD / COD 243
Denmark DK / DNK 45
Djibouti DJ / DJI 253
Dominica DM / DMA 1 767
Dominican Republic DO / DOM 1 809

E

Country ISO Country Codes Country Code
Ecuador EC / ECU 593
Egypt EG / EGY 20
El Salvador SV / SLV 503
Equatorial Guinea GQ / GNQ 240
Eritrea ER / ERI 291
Estonia EE / EST 372
Ethiopia ET / ETH 251

F

Country ISO Country Codes Country Code
Falkland Islands FK / FLK 500
Faroe Islands FO / FRO 298
Fiji FJ / FJI 679
Finland FI / FIN 358
France FR / FRA 33
French Polynesia PF / PYF 689
FYROM / Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia MK / MKD 389

F

Country ISO Country Codes Country Code
Falkland Islands FK / FLK 500
Faroe Islands FO / FRO 298
Fiji FJ / FJI 679
Finland FI / FIN 358
France FR / FRA 33
French Polynesia PF / PYF 689

G

Country ISO Country Codes Country Code
Gabon GA / GAB 241
Gambia GM / GMB 220
Gaza Strip PS / GZA 970
Georgia GE / GEO 995
Germany DE / DEU 49
Ghana GH / GHA 233
Gibraltar GI / GIB 350
Greece GR / GRC 30
Greenland GL / GRL 299
Grenada GD / GRD 1 473
Guam GU / GUM 1 671
Guatemala GT / GTM 502
Guinea GN / GIN 224
Guinea-Bissau GW / GNB 245
Guyana GY / GUY 592

H

Country ISO Country Codes Country Code
Haiti HT / HTI 509
Holy See (Vatican City) VA / VAT 39
Honduras HN / HND 504
Hong Kong HK / HKG 852
Hungary HU / HUN 36

I

Country ISO Country Codes Country Code
Iceland IS / IS 354
India IN / IND 91
Indonesia ID / IDN 62
Iran IR / IRN 98
Iraq IQ / IRQ 964
Ireland IE / IRL 353
Isle of Man IM / IMN 44
Israel IL / ISR 972
Italy IT / ITA 39
Ivory Coast CI / CIV 225

J

Country ISO Country Codes Country Code
Jamaica JM / JAM 1 876
Japan JP / JPN 81
Jersey JE / JEY 44
Jordan JO / JOR 962

K

Country ISO Country Codes Country Code
Kazakhstan KZ / KAZ 7
Kenya KE / KEN 254
Kiribati KI / KIR 686
Kosovo XK / XKX 383
Kuwait KW / KWT 965
Kyrgyzstan KG / KGZ 996

L

Country ISO Country Codes Country Code
Laos LA / LAO 856
Latvia LV / LVA 371
Lebanon LB / LBN 961
Lesotho LS / LSO 266
Liberia LR / LBR 231
Libya LY / LBY 218
Liechtenstein LI / LIE 423
Lithuania LT / LTU 370
Luxembourg LU / LUX 352

M

Country ISO Country Codes Country Code
Macau MO / MAC 853
Madagascar MG / MDG 261
Malawi MW / MWI 265
Malaysia MY / MYS 60
Maldives MV / MDV 960
Mali ML / MLI 223
Malta MT / MLT 356
Marshall Islands MH / MHL 692
Mauritania MR / MRT 222
Mauritius MU / MUS 230
Mayotte YT / MYT 262
Mexico MX / MEX 52
Micronesia FM / FSM 691
Moldova MD / MDA 373
Monaco MC / MCO 377
Mongolia MN / MNG 976
Montenegro ME / MNE 382
Montserrat MS / MSR 1 664
Morocco MA / MAR 212
Mozambique MZ / MOZ 258

N

Country ISO Country Codes Country Code
Namibia NA / NAM 264
Nauru NR / NRU 674
Nepal NP / NPL 977
Netherlands NL / NLD 31
Netherlands Antilles AN / ANT 599
New Caledonia NC / NCL 687
New Zealand NZ / NZL 64
Nicaragua NI / NIC 505
Niger NE / NER 227
Nigeria NG / NGA 234
Niue NU / NIU 683
Norfolk Island / NFK 672
North Korea KP / PRK 850
Northern Mariana Islands MP / MNP 1 670
Norway NO / NOR 47

O

Country ISO Country Codes Country Code
Oman OM / OMN 968

P

Country ISO Country Codes Country Code
Pakistan PK / PAK 92
Palau PW / PLW 680
Panama PA / PAN 507
Papua New Guinea PG / PNG 675
Paraguay PY / PRY 595
Peru PE / PER 51
Philippines PH / PHL 63
Pitcairn Islands PN / PCN 870
Poland PL / POL 48
Portugal PT / PRT 351
Puerto Rico PR / PRI 1

Q

Country ISO Country Codes Country Code
Qatar QA / QAT 974

R

Country ISO Country Codes Country Code
Republic of the Congo CG / COG 242
Romania RO / ROU 40
Russia RU / RUS 7
Rwanda RW / RWA 250

S

Country ISO Country Codes Country Code
Saint Barthelemy BL / BLM 590
Saint Helena SH / SHN 290
Saint Kitts and Nevis KN / KNA 1 869
Saint Lucia LC / LCA 1 758
Saint Martin MF / MAF 1 599
Saint Pierre and Miquelon PM / SPM 508
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines VC / VCT 1 784
Samoa WS / WSM 685
San Marino SM / SMR 378
Sao Tome and Principe ST / STP 239
Saudi Arabia SA / SAU 966
Senegal SN / SEN 221
Serbia RS / SRB 381
Seychelles SC / SYC 248
Sierra Leone SL / SLE 232
Singapore SG / SGP 65
Slovakia SK / SVK 421
Slovenia SI / SVN 386
Solomon Islands SB / SLB 677
Somalia SO / SOM 252
South Africa ZA / ZAF 27
South Korea KR / KOR 82
Spain ES / ESP 34
Sri Lanka LK / LKA 94
Sudan SD / SDN 249
Suriname SR / SUR 597
Svalbard SJ / SJM  
Swaziland SZ / SWZ 268
Sweden SE / SWE 46
Switzerland CH / CHE 41
Syria SY / SYR 963

T

Country ISO Country Codes Country Code
Taiwan TW / TWN 886
Tajikistan TJ / TJK 992
Tanzania TZ / TZA 255
Thailand TH / THA 66
Timor-Leste TL / TLS 670
Togo TG / TGO 228
Tokelau TK / TKL 690
Tonga TO / TON 676
Trinidad and Tobago TT / TTO 1 868
Tunisia TN / TUN 216
Turkey TR / TUR 90
Turkmenistan TM / TKM 993
Turks and Caicos Islands TC / TCA 1 649
Tuvalu TV / TUV 688

U

Country ISO Country Codes Country Code
Uganda UG / UGA 256
Ukraine UA / UKR 380
United Arab Emirates AE / ARE 971
United Kingdom GB / GBR 44
United States US / USA 1
Uruguay UY / URY 598
US Virgin Islands VI / VIR 1 340
Uzbekistan UZ / UZB 998

V

Country ISO Country Codes Country Code
Vanuatu VU / VUT 678
Venezuela VE / VEN 58
Vietnam VN / VNM 84

W

Country ISO Country Codes Country Code
Wallis and Futuna WF / WLF 681
West Bank PS / JEM 970
Western Sahara EH / ESH 212 528/9

Y

Country ISO Country Codes Country Code
Yemen YE / YEM 967

Z

Country ISO Country Codes Country Code
Zambia ZM / ZMB 260
Zimbabwe ZW / ZWE 263

 

How to Call Internationally

To call an international landline number you will need to have the following information:

  • International Dial Code (Exit Code-from the country you're calling from)
  • Country Code (country you're calling to) 
  • Area Code
  • Phone Number

In order to dial a UK landline number 02012345678 from the US you will need to follow these steps: 

  1. Remove the zero "0" from in front of the area code: 20112345678
  2. Dial the International Dial Code for the US (011) then Country Code for UK (44) then Area Code (20) then Phone number (12345678)

The number you dial should look like this: 011 44 2012345678

Dialing or texting an international cell number is even easier. Let's say you want to call 07123456789, which is a UK cell number, from a cell in the US. You would follow these steps:

  1. Remove the zero "0" from in front of the area code: 7123456789
  2. Dial "+" then the Country Code for UK (44) then Phone number (7123456789)

The number you dial should look like this: +44 7123456789

To dial the same UK cell number number from a landline, replace the plus sign "+" with the Exit Code, like this: 011447123456789. You cannot dial "+" on a landline phone, so you have to use the Exit Code.

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