How to validate phone number formats for a specific country or region?

Different countries or regions use different phone number formats. To help you to validate phone number formats used in a specific country or region, FYIcenter.com has designed this online tool. All you need to do is to end a phone number of a specific country/region in the form below, and click the "Validate" button. The validation result will be presented back to you.

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Country/Region:	Madagascar
Phone #

Validation result by FYIcenter.com:

Specified Phone Number: Valid ✔

"20 23 444 44" matches the format of "AA SS SSS SS"

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

   Prefix: long distance or international
   --------------------------------------
   |   Carrier or area code 
   |   --------------------
   |   |   Subscriber number
   |   |   -----------------
   v   v   v
   0   AA  SS SSS SS    - Local format
  +261 AA  SS SSS SS    - International format

Most telephone numbers in Madagascar have 9 digits and are written in the format of "AA SS SSS SS". Here are some examples: 20 23 444 44; 20 22 581 13.

When dialing locally inside Madagascar, the long distance prefix of "0" is required. So the format becomes "0 AA SS SSS SS".

When dialing from outside of Madagascar, the international dial-in prefix "+261" is required. So the format becomes "+261 AA SS SSS SS".

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

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

To see phone number examples in Madagascar, try our Test Phone Number Generator.

 

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