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List of telephone country codes

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Telephone country codes are telephone number prefixes for reaching subscribers in foreign countries or areas by international direct dialing (IDD). Country codes are defined by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in ITU-T standards E.123 and E.164 and constitute the international telephone numbering plan of the public switched telephone network (PSTN) and other networks.

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This table lists in its first column the initial digits of the country code shared by each country in each row, which is arranged in columns for the last digit (x). When three-digit codes share a common leading pair, the shared prefix is marked by an arrow, () pointing down and left to the three-digit codes. Unassigned codes are denoted by a dash (). Countries are identified by ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country codes; codes for non-geographic services are denoted by two asterisks (**).

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Zone 1: North American Numbering Plan (NANP)

North American Numbering Plan members are assigned three-digit numbering plan area (NPA) codes under the common country code 1, shown in the format 1 (NPA). Within an NPA, all telephone numbers have seven digits.

Zone 2: Mostly Africa

(but also Aruba, Faroe Islands, Greenland and British Indian Ocean Territory)

Zones 3 and 4: Europe

The larger countries were assigned two-digit codes starting in 1960. Subsequently, beginning in 1964, smaller countries were assigned three-digit codes, which also has been the practice since the 1980s.

Zone 5: South and Central Americas

Zone 6: Southeast Asia and Oceania

Zone 7: Russia and neighboring regions

Formerly assigned to the Soviet Union until its dissolution in 1991.

Zone 8: East Asia, South Asia, and special services

Zone 9: West, Central, and South Asia, and part of Eastern Europe

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Locations without country code

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In Antarctica, telecommunication services are provided by the parent country of each base:

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Other places with no country codes in use, although a code may be reserved:

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