What are phone number formats useed in a specific country or region?

Different countries or regions use different phone number formats.

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Most phone numbers in Benin are written in the following formats:

   Prefix: long distance or international
   --------------------------------------
   |   Carrier or area code 
   |   --------------------
   |   |   Subscriber number
   |   |   -----------------
   v   v   v
       AA  SSSS         - Local format
       AA  SSS SSS      - Local format
  +229 AA  SSSS         - International format
  +229 AA  SSS SSS      - International format

Most telephone numbers in Benin have 6, 8 digits and are written in the format of "AA SSSS", "AA SSS SSS". Here are some examples: 30 1001; 30 1413; 21 300 650; 97 891 454.

When dialing locally inside Benin, dial the phone number directly as "AA SSSS", "AA SSS SSS". Long distance prefix is not needed.

When dialing from outside of Benin, the international dial-in prefix "+229" is required. So the format becomes "+229 AA SSSS", "+229 AA SSS SSS".

When dialing from Benin to other countries, the international dail-out prefix "+" or "00" required.

To see phone number formats for other countries or regions, see our Generic Phone Number Format Browser.

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