What Is International Call Prefix?

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What is International Call Prefix?

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An international prefix is a digit sequence to be dialed before the destination country or region code when making an international call.

International prefix is also called exit prefix, because it tells the phone system that you want to exit (or get out) of the current country or region first, so that you can continue to dial the destination country code and phone number.

Most countries and regions in the world use the standard international prefix is "00". For example, United Kingdom uses "00" as the international prefix. If you live in United Kingdom with a phone number like "20 7608 0595", and want dial a phone number in United States like "305 889-2373", you need to dial the United Kingdom international prefix first, followed by the United States country code of "1", then the phone number like "00 1 305 889-2373".

However, many countries and regions do not use non-standard international prefixes. For example, United States uses "011" as the international prefix. If you live in United States with a phone number like "305 889-2373", and want dial a phone number in United Kingdom like "20 7608 0595", you need to dial the United States international prefix first, followed by the United Kingdom country code of "44", then the phone number like "011 44 20 7608 0595".

Note that international prefixes are only needed when you making international calls from landline phones. If you are using a mobile phone, you can dial "+" as the international prefix from any country or region. The mobile network will automatically convert "+" to the correct international prefix of the country or region where you are located.

So if you are still using landline phones, you need to remember international prefix of your country or region in order to make international calls. The table below lists international prefixes of different countries and regions:

Exit Prefix   Country/Region
-----------   --------------
00            Afghanistan
00            Albania
00            Algeria
011           American Samoa
00            Andorra
00            Angola
011           Anguilla
011           Antigua and Barbuda
00            Argentina
00            Armenia
00            Aruba
00            Ascension
0011          Australia
00            Austria
00            Azerbaijan
011           Bahamas
00            Bahrain
00            Bangladesh
011           Barbados
810           Belarus
00            Belgium
00            Belize
00            Benin
011           Bermuda
00            Bhutan
00            Bolivia
00            Bosnia and Herzegovina
00            Botswana
00xx          Brazil
011           British Virgin Islands
00            Brunei
00            Bulgaria
00            Burkina Faso
00            Burundi
00x           Cambodia
00            Cameroon
011           Canada
00            Cape Verde
011           Cayman Islands
00            Central African Republic
00            Chad
1xxx          Chile
00            China
00x, 00xxx    Colombia
00            Comoros
00            Congo
00            Cook Islands
00            Costa Rica
00            Croatia
119           Cuba
00            Curacao
00            Cyprus
00            Czech Republic
00            Democratic Republic of Congo
00            Denmark
00            Diego Garcia
00            Djibouti
011           Dominica
011           Dominican Republic
00            East Timor
00            Ecuador
00            Egypt
00            El Salvador
00            Equatorial Guinea
00            Eritrea
00            Estonia
00            Ethiopia
00            Falkland (Malvinas) Islands
00            Faroe Islands
00            Fiji
00, 99x       Finland
00            France
00            French Guiana
00            French Polynesia
00            Gabon
00            Gambia
00            Georgia
00            Germany
00            Ghana
00            Gibraltar
00            Greece
00            Greenland
011           Grenada
00            Guadeloupe
011           Guam
00            Guatemala
00            Guinea
00            Guinea-Bissau
001           Guyana
00            Haiti
00            Honduras
001           Hong Kong
00            Hungary
00            Iceland
00            India
00x           Indonesia
00            Inmarsat Satellite
00            Iran
00            Iraq
00            Ireland
00            Iridium Satellite
00, 01x       Israel
00            Italy
00            Ivory Coast
011           Jamaica
010           Japan
00            Jordan
8~10          Kazakhstan
00x           Kenya
00            Kiribati
00            Kuwait
00            Kyrgyzstan
00            Laos
00            Latvia
00            Lebanon
00            Lesotho
00            Liberia
00            Libya
00            Liechtenstein
00            Lithuania
00            Luxembourg
00            Macau
00            Macedonia
00            Madagascar
00            Malawi
00            Malaysia
00            Maldives
00            Mali
00            Malta
011           Marshall Islands
00            Martinique
00            Mauritania
00            Mauritius
00            Mayotte
00            Mexico
011           Micronesia
00            Moldova
00            Monaco
001           Mongolia
00            Montenegro
011           Montserrat
00            Morocco
00            Mozambique
00            Myanmar
00            Namibia
00            Nauru
00            Nepal
00            Netherlands
00            Netherlands Antilles
00            New Caledonia
00            New Zealand
00            Nicaragua
00            Niger
009           Nigeria
00            Niue
00            Norfolk Island
99            North Korea
011           Northern Marianas
00            Norway
00            Oman
00            Pakistan
011           Palau
00            Palestine
00            Panama
00            Papua New Guinea
00            Paraguay
00            Peru
00            Philippines
00            Poland
00            Portugal
011           Puerto Rico
00            Qatar
00            Reunion
00            Romania
8~10          Russian Federation
00            Rwanda
00            Saint Helena
011           Saint Kitts and Nevis
011           Saint Lucia
00            Saint Barthelemy
00            Saint Martin (French part)
00            Saint Pierre and Miquelon
011           Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
0             Samoa
00            San Marino
00            Sao Tome and Principe
00            Saudi Arabia
00            Senegal
00            Serbia
00            Seychelles
00            Sierra Leone
001, 008      Singapore
00            Sint Maarten
00            Slovakia
00            Slovenia
00            Solomon Islands
00            Somalia
00            South Africa
001, 002      South Korea
00            South Sudan
00            Spain
00            Sri Lanka
00            Sudan
00            Suriname
00            Swaziland
00            Sweden
00            Switzerland
00            Syria
002           Taiwan
8~10          Tajikistan
000           Tanzania
001           Thailand
00            Thuraya Satellite
00            Togo
00            Tokelau
00            Tonga
011           Trinidad and Tobago
00            Tunisia
00            Turkey
8~10          Turkmenistan
0             Turks and Caicos Islands
00            Tuvalu
000           Uganda
00            Ukraine
00            United Arab Emirates
00            United Kingdom
011           United States of America
011           U.S. Virgin Islands
00            Uruguay
00            Uzbekistan
00            Vanuatu
00            Vatican City
00            Venezuela
00            Vietnam
00            Wallis and Futuna
00            Yemen
00            Zambia
00            Zimbabwe

 

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