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Country codes are defined by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in ITU-T standards E.123 and E.164. The prefixes enable international direct dialing (IDD). Country codes constitute the international telephone numbering plan. They are used only when dialing a telephone number in a country or world region other than the caller's.
This is a list of international dialing prefixes used in various countries for direct dialing of international telephone calls.These prefixes are typically required only when dialling from a landline, while in GSM-compliant mobile phone (cell phone) systems, the symbol + before the country code may be used irrespective of where the telephone is used at that moment; the network operator ...
No area codes: Telephone numbers in Brunei Cambodia: 8 +855: 00: Open: Telephone numbers in Cambodia China: 8 +86: 00: Telephone numbers in China Cyprus: 3 +357: 00: Telephone numbers in Cyprus Egypt: 2 +20: 00: Telephone numbers in Egypt Georgia: 9 +995: 00: Telephone numbers in Georgia Hong Kong: 8 +852: 001: No area codes: Telephone numbers ...
The fictitious number (02) 3456 7890 in Sydney, Australia, is published in the form +61 2 3456 7890 for international use. In countries participating in the North American Numbering Plan, such as the United States, Canada, and some Caribbean nations, this number is dialed as 011 61 2 3456 7890, with 011 being the international call prefix for the NANP and 61 being the country calling code of ...
Canada and the United States have experienced rapid growth in the number of area codes, particularly between 1990 and 2005. The widespread adoption of fax, modem, and mobile phone communication, as well as the deregulation of local telecommunication services in the United States during the mid-1990s, increased the demand for telephone numbers.
E.123 international and Microsoft formats are used for writing local phone numbers as well; international prefix and country code 7 are replaced with trunk code 8 (or 8~CC) when dialing a mandatory area code.
China Telecom: 1700–1702, 173, 17400–17405, 177 China Mobile: 172, 178 170, 171 for MVNOs. 174 for satellite phones. 179XX for VoIP prefixes, added before the number to call. (e.g. 17951-139-0000-0000) 18x China Unicom: 185-186 China Telecom: 180–181, 189 China Mobile: 182–184, 187, 188 19x: China Unicom: 196 China Telecom: 190, 191 ...
Country codes constitute the international telephone numbering plan, and are dialed only when calling a telephone number in another country. They are dialed before the national telephone number. International calls require at least one additional prefix to be dialing before the country code, to connect the call to international circuits, the ...