List of international call prefixes

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International dialing prefixes are used when dialing international telephone calls by telephone users. These prefixes are typically required only when dialling from a landline, while in GSM-compliant mobile phone (cell phone) systems, the symbol ''+'' before the destination country code may be used irrespective of the location of the telephone when dialing. The network operator provides the access codes automatically.

==Countries by international prefix== 300px|right|thumb| {{columns-list|colwidth=100px| {{Legend|#67001f|0}} {{Legend|#e7298a|00}} {{Legend|#e1e7ef|000}} {{Legend|#253494|001}} {{Legend|#7fcdbb|0011}} {{Legend|#238b45|009}} {{Legend|#8c96c6|00''x''}} {{Legend|#969696|010}} {{Legend|#fdd49e|011}} {{Legend|#bd0026|8~10}} }} {{columns-list|colwidth=30em| *'''0''' ** Samoa *'''00''' – the recommended ITU prefix ** Africa: all countries except Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Uganda ** Asia: all countries except certain countries in Central, East, and Southeast Asia ** Europe: all countries except Abkhazia, Belarus, Russia and South Ossetia ** Middle East: all countries ** North America: all countries <u>not</u> using NANP (Mexico, Greenland, St Pierre and Miquelon) ** South America: all countries except Brazil, Colombia, Guyana and those using NANP ** Oceania: all countries except Australia *'''000''' ** Kenya<ref group="notes" name="africa">Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda each can be called from the other two using special short codes: 005 to call Kenya, 006 to call Uganda and 007 to call Tanzania. The shortcode is followed directly by a local number.</ref> ** Singapore ** Tanzania<ref group="notes" name="africa"/> ** Uganda<ref group="notes" name="africa"/> *'''001''' ** Guyana ** Hong Kong (also '''002''' – circuit switched connection for fax/data transmission) *'''0011''' ** Australia (including Australian External Territories) *'''009''' ** Nigeria *'''00''x''''', where ''x'' is a mandatory carrier selection code consisting of one or more digits ** Brazil (see ''{{slink|Telephone numbers in Brazil#International calls}}'') ** Cambodia (001 – Telecom Cambodia, 007 – Royal Telecom International) ** Colombia (005, 007, 009) ** Indonesia (001, 007, 008) ** South Korea (see ''{{slink|Telephone numbers in South Korea#International call carrier codes}}'') ** Taiwan (see ''{{slink| Telephone numbers in Taiwan#International dialling}}'') ** Thailand (see ''{{slink| Telephone numbers in Thailand#International dialling}}'') ** Mongolia (001, 002, 003, 008, 009) *'''010''' ** Japan *'''011''' – all countries and territories in the North American Numbering Plan: ** American Samoa ** Anguilla ** Antigua and Barbuda ** Bahamas ** Barbados ** Bermuda ** British Virgin Islands ** Canada ** Cayman Islands ** Dominica ** Dominican Republic ** Grenada ** Guam ** Jamaica ** Micronesia ** Montserrat ** Northern Mariana Islands ** Palau ** Puerto Rico ** Saint Kitts and Nevis ** Saint Lucia ** Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ** Sint Maarten ** Trinidad and Tobago ** Turks and Caicos Islands ** United States of America ** United States Virgin Islands *'''8~10'''<ref group="notes">"~" means "wait for the next dial tone". Reference: {{cite book|page=[https://archive.org/details/regularexpressio00goyv_002/page/n238 224]|title=Regular Expressions Cookbook|year=2009|url=https://archive.org/details/regularexpressio00goyv_002|url-access=limited|author=Jan Goyvaerts |author2=Steven Levithan |publisher=O'Reilly|isbn=978-0-596-52068-7}}</ref> ** Abkhazia ** Belarus ** Kazakhstan ** Russia ** South Ossetia ** Tajikistan ** Turkmenistan}}

== Countries using carrier selection codes == The following is a non-exhaustive list of countries that optionally allow for carrier selection in addition to using the standard prefix listed in the preceding section.

{{columns-list|colwidth=30em| * '''00''xx''''', where ''xx'' is a two-digit carrier selection code: ** Australia, alongside the standard prefix ''0011'' for the default carrier *** 0014 – Primus *** 0018 – Telstra *** 0019 – Optus *** A large number of carriers in the 14xx range ** Hong Kong, alongside the standard prefixes ''001'' (voice) and ''002'' (fax/data) for the default carrier *** 0030 – Hong Kong Broadband Network *** 0050 – ComNet Telecom (HK) Limited *** 0059 – HKC Network Ltd *** 0060 – PCCW *** 0070 – Wharf T&T *** 0080 – Hutchison Telecom *** 0090 – New World Telecommunications * '''0''xx''''', where ''xx'' is a two-digit carrier selection code: ** Israel, alongside the standard prefix ''00'' for the default carrier *** 012 – 012 Smile *** 013 – 013 NetVision *** 014 – Bezeq International *** 015 – Hallo 015 *** 016 – Golan Telecom *** 017 – Hot Mobile *** 018 – Xfone *** 019 – Telzar ** Singapore, alongside the standard prefix ''000'' for the default carrier *** 001 – SingTel *** 002 – M1 *** 008 – StarHub *** 011 *** 013 *** 018 *** 019 *** 020 *** 021 *'''10''xx''''', where ''xx'' is a two-digit carrier selection code: ** Georgia, alongside the standard prefix ''00'' for the default carrier *'''1''xx''0''', where ''xx'' is a two-digit carrier selection code ** Chile (see ''Carrier selection codes in Chile'') *'''8~''xx''''', where ''xx'' is a two-digit carrier selection code: ** Russia, alongside the standard prefix ''8~10'' for the default carrier *** 8~26 – Arctel *** 8~27 – Synterra *** 8~28 – Comstar *** 8~56 – GoldenTelecom *** 8~57 – Transtelecom *** 8~58 – MTT *** 8~59 – Orange Business Services *'''99''x''''', where ''x'' is a carrier selection code: ** Finland, alongside the standard prefix ''00'' for the default carrier, carrier selection code consisting of either a single digit (''1''–''4'', ''6''–''9'') or three digits (''511''–''599'')<ref>{{Cite web |title=International carrier access codes |url=https://www.traficom.fi/en/communications/broadband-and-telephone/international-carrier-access-codes |access-date=2022-07-11 |website=Traficom |date=26 October 2020 |language=en}}</ref> *** 99 0 – Telia Finland Oyj *** 99 1 – Elisa Oyj *** 99 511 – Nettia Oy *** 99 533 – DNA Oyj *** 99 555 – DNA Oyj *** 99 559 – Elisa Oyj *** 99 577 – DNA Oyj *** 99 599 – Nettia Oy *** 99 9 – Elisa Oyj}}

==Historic international prefixes== The following are international call prefixes that were used in various countries sometime in the past but are no longer used.

{{columns-list|colwidth=30em| * '''0''' ** Bahrain (now 00) ** El Salvador (now 00) ** Falkland Islands (now 00) ** Malta (now 00) ** Myanmar (now 00) * '''00''' ** Cambodia (now 001) ** Mongolia (now 001) ** Sint Maarten (now 011) ** Tanzania (now 000) * '''000''' ** Rwanda (now 00) * '''001''' ** Japan (now 010) * '''002''' ** Paraguay (now 00) * '''0030''' ** Hong Kong (CTI, which now uses 1666) * '''005''' ** Singapore (now 001) * '''007''' ** Malaysia (now 00) * '''009''' ** Denmark, including Faroe Islands and Greenland (now 00) ** Sweden (now 00) * '''010''' ** United Kingdom (now 00) * '''05''' ** Fiji (now 00) ** Papua New Guinea (now 00) * '''06''' ** East Germany (now Germany 00) * '''07~''' ** Spain (now 00) * '''09''' ** Namibia (now 00) ** Netherlands (now 00) ** South Africa (now 00) * '''095''' ** Norway (now 00) * '''099''' ** Guinea-Bissau (now 00) * '''101''' ** Malawi (now 00) * '''110''' ** Zimbabwe (now 00) * '''119''' ** Cuba (now 00) * '''15''' ** Chad (now 00) * '''16''' ** Ireland (now 00) ** Somalia (now 00) * '''19''' ** Central African Republic (now 00) ** France (now 00) * '''800''' ** Estonia (now 00) * '''8~10''' – former Soviet Union ** Armenia (now 00) ** Azerbaijan (now 00) ** Estonia (now 00) ** Georgia (now 00) ** Kyrgyzstan (now 00) ** Latvia (now 00) ** Lithuania (now 00) ** Moldova (now 00) ** Ukraine (now 00) ** Uzbekistan (now 00) * '''90''' ** Burundi (now 00) ** Iceland (now 00) * '''95''' for NANP and '''98''' for the rest of the world ** Mexico (now 00) * '''99''' ** Bosnia and Herzegovina (now 00) ** Croatia (now 00) ** India (now 00) ** Montenegro (now 00) ** North Macedonia (now 00) ** Serbia (now 00) ** Slovenia (now 00) }}

== Notes == {{reflist|group="notes"}}

== References == {{reflist}}

== External links == * Standards and recommendations ** {{cite web |title=E.164: The international public telecommunication numbering plan |publisher=International Telecommunication Union |date=2005-02-01 |format=PDF |url=http://www.itu.int/rec/dologin_pub.asp?lang=e&id=T-REC-E.164-201011-I!!PDF-E&type=items }} ** {{cite web |title=OB 1114: List of ITU-T Recommendation E.164 assigned country codes |work=Annex to ITU Operational Bulletin |publisher=International Telecommunication Union |date=2016-12-15 |url=http://www.itu.int/dms_pub/itu-t/opb/sp/T-SP-E.164D-2016-PDF-E.pdf }} ** {{cite web |title=OB 994: Dialling Procedures |work=Annex to ITU Operational Bulletin |publisher=International Telecommunication Union |date=2011-12-15 |url=http://www.itu.int/dms_pub/itu-t/opb/sp/T-SP-E.164C-2011-PDF-E.pdf }}

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