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Telephone Info
by Leonard Erickson, 1:105/56, shadow@krypton.rain.com

This time I'm going to list the official ITU-T country code list. Note that the ITU-T has divided the world into 9 "Zones", and generally countries get assigned a number starting with their zone number. There have been exceptions where a Zone was out of numbers. These are now limited to Aruba, Greenland and the Faroe Islands.

Included are some cases where a "country" shares a country code with others (notably in ITU zones 1 & 7) or uses a subset of another country's code (for example, Liechtenstein)

Note that in some cases neighboring countries do *not* use these codes to call the country. For example, San Marino is treated as part of Italy by the Italian phone system, but actually has its own country code and that code *is* used when dialing outside Italy.

Also, some codes have been assigned, but are not being used yet. I've tried to note these where I have info.

Finally, several country codes are being returned to "reserved" status, either because the country has merged with another (like Zanzibar) or because they have asked to be included in another country's phone system (Guam, and the CNMI).

The codes immediately before the name are the ISO 3166 two letter code for the country or territory.

0       -- Reserved
1       CA Canada
1       US United States of America
1-242   BS Bahamas, Commonwealth of the
1-246   BB Barbados
1-264   AI Anguilla
1-268   AG Antigua and Barbuda
1-284   VG Virgin Islands (British) (after 1 Oct 97)
1-340   VI US Virgin Islands
1-345   KY Cayman Islands
1-441   BM Bermuda
1-473   GD Grenada (after 31 Oct 97)
1-649   TC Turks and Caicos Islands
1-665   MS Montserrat
1-670   MP Northern Marianna Islands (Saipan)
1-671   GU Guam
1-684   AS American Samoa (after ? ??? ??)
1-758   LC Saint Lucia
1-767   DM Dominica, Commonwealth of (after 1 Oct 97)
1-784   VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (until ? ??? ??)
1-787   PR Puerto Rico
1-808   UM United States Minor Outlying Islands
1-809   AI Anguilla (until 30 Sep 97)
1-809   KY Cayman Islands (until 31 Aug 97)
1-809   DM Dominica, Commonwealth of (until 30 Sep 98)
1-809   DO Dominican Republic
1-809   GD Grenada (until 31 Oct 98)
1-809   JM Jamaica (until 1 Nov 97)
1-809   VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (until ? ??? ??)
1-809   TT Trinidad and Tobago, Republic of (until 31 May 98)
1-809   TC Turks and Caicos Islands (until 30 Jun 98)
1-809   VI US Virgin Islands (until 30 Jun 98)
1-809   VG Virgin Islands (British) (until 30 Sep 98)
1-868   TT Trinidad and Tobago, Republic of
1-869   KN Saint Kitts and Nevis
1-876   JM Jamaica
20      EG Egypt, Arab Republic of
210     MA (reserved for Morocco)
211     MA (reserved for Morocco)
212     MA Morocco, Kingdom of
212-8   EH Western Sahara
213     DZ Algeria, People's Democratic Republic of
214     DZ (reserved for Algeria)
215     DZ (reserved for Algeria)
216     TN Tunisia, Republic of
217     TN (reserved for Tunisia)
218     LY Libya (Socialist Peoples Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)
219     LY (reserved for Libya)
220     GM Gambia, Republic of the
221     SN Senegal, Republic of
222     MR Mauritania, Islamic Republic of
223     ML Mali, Republic of
224     GN Guinea, Republic of
225     CI Cote D'Ivoire, Republic of
226     BF Burkina Faso
227     NE Niger, Republic of the
228     TG Togolese Republic
229     BJ Benin, Republic of
230     MU Mauritius, Republic of
231     LR Liberia, Republic of
232     SL Sierra Leone
233     GH Ghana
234     NG Nigeria, Federal Republic of
235     TD Chad, Republic of
236     CF Central African Republic
237     CM Cameroon, Republic of
238     CV Cape Verde, Republic of
239     ST Sao Torme and Principe, Democratic Republic of
240     GQ Equatorial Guinea, Republic of
241     GA Gabonese Republic
242     CG Congo, Republic of the
243     ZA Zaire, Republic of
244     AO Angola, Republic of
245     GW Guinea-Bissau, Republic of
246     IO British Indian Ocean Territory (Diego-Garcia)
247     GB Ascension
248     SC Seychelles, Republic of
249     SD Sudan, Republic of the
250     RW Rwandese Republic
251     ET Ethiopia, Federal Democratic Republic of
252     SO Somali Democratic Republic
253     DJ Djibouti, Republic of
254     KE Kenya, Republic of
255     TZ Tanzania, United Republic of
255-54  TZ Zanzibar
256     UG Uganda, Republic of
257     BI Burundi, Republic of
258     MZ Mozambique, Republic of
259     TZ Zanzibar (Tanzania, see 255) (reserved for future use)
260     ZM Zambia, Republic of
261     MG Madagascar, Republic of
262     RE Reunion, French Department of
263     ZW Zimbabwe, Republic of
264     NA Namibia, Republic of
265     MW Malawi
266     LS Lesotho, Kingdom of
267     BW Botswana, Republic of
268     SZ Swaziland, Kingdom of
269     KM Comoros, Islamic Federal Republic of the
269     YT Mayotte (Collectivite territoriale de la Republique
                    francaise)
27      ZA South Africa, Republic of
280     -- Spare
281     -- Spare
282     -- Spare
283     -- Spare
284     -- Spare
285     -- Spare
286     -- Spare
287     -- Spare
288     -- Spare
289     -- Spare
290     SH St. Helena
291     ER Eritrea
292     -- Spare
293     -- Spare
294     -- Spare
295     -- Spare
296     -- Spare
297     AW Aruba
298     FO Faroe Islands
299     GL Greenland
30      GR Greece
31      NL Netherlands, Kingdom of the
32      BE Belgium
33      FX France
34      ES Spain
350     GI Gibraltar
351     PT Portugal
352     LU Luxembourg
353     IE Ireland
354     IS Iceland
355     AL Albania, Republic of
356     MT Malta
357     CY Cyprus, Republic of
358     FI Finland
359     BG Bulgaria, Republic of
36      HU Hungary, Republic of
370     LT Lithuania, Republic of
371     LV Latvia, Republic of
372     EE Estonia, Republic of
373     MD Moldova, Republic of
374     AM Armenia, Republic of
375     BY Belarus, Republic of
376     AD Andorra, Principality of
377     MC Monaco, Principality of
378     SM San Marino, Republic of
379     VA Vatican City State (reserved for future use)
380     UA Ukraine
381     YU Montenegro and Serbia
382     -- Spare
383     -- Spare
384     -- Spare
385     HR Croatia, Republic of
386     SI Slovenia, Republic of
387     BA Bosnia and Herzegowina, Republic of
388     -- Temporarily unassignable
389     MK Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of
39      IT Italy
40      RO Romania
41      CH Switzerland, Confederation of
41-75   LI Liechtenstein, Principality of
420     CZ Czech Republic
421     SK Slovak Republic
43      AT Austria
44      GB United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
45      DK Denmark
46      SE Sweden
47      BV Bouvet Island
47      NO Norway
47-795  SJ Svalbard & Jan Mayen Islands
48      PL Poland, Republic of
49      DE Germany, Federal Republic of
500     FK Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
501     BZ Belize
502     GT Guatemala, Republic of
503     SV El Salvador, Republic of
504     HN Honduras, Republic of
505     NI Nicaragua
506     CR Costa Rica
507     PA Panama, Republic of
508     PM St. Pierre et Miquelon (Collectivite territoriale de la
                                   Republique francaise)
509     HT Haiti, Republic of
51      PE Peru
52      MX Mexico
53      CU Cuba
53-99   US Guantanamo Bay
54      AR Argentine Republic
55      BR Brazil, Federative Republic of
56      CL Chile
57      CO Columbia, Republic of
58      VE Venezuala, Republic of
590     GP Guadaloupe, including St. Barthelemy and French St. Martin
           (French Antilles)
591     BO Bolivia, Republic of
592     GY Guyana
593     EC Ecuador
594     GF French Guiana, French Department of
595     PY Paraguay, Republic of
596     MQ Martinique, French Department of
597     SR Suriname, Republic of
598     UY Uruguay, Eastern Republic of
599     AN Netherlands Antilles
60      MY Malaysia
61      AU Australia, Commonwealth of
61      CC Cocos Islands
62      ID Indonesia, Republic of
63      PH Philippines, Republic of the
64      NZ New Zealand
65      SG Singapore, Republic of
66      TH Thailand
670     MP Northern Marianna Islands (Saipan) (until 1 Jul 98)
671     GU Guam (until 1 Jul 98)
672     HM Heard and McDonald Islands (Australian External
                                       Territories)
672-1   AQ Antarctica (the territory South of 60 deg S) (Australian
                       External Territories)
672-3   NF Norfolk Island (Australian External Territories)
672-4   CX Christmas Island (Australian External Territories)
673     BN Brunei Darussalam
674     NR Nauru, Republic of
675     PG Papua New Guinea
676     TO Tonga, Kingdom of
677     SB Solomon Islands
678     VU Vanatu, Republic of
679     FJ Fiji, Republic of
680     PW Palau, Republic of
681     WF Wallis and Futuna Islands (Territoire francais d'outre-mer)
682     CK Cook Islands
683     NU Niue
684     AS American Samoa
685     WS Western Samoa, Independent State of
686     KI Kiribati, Republic of
687     NC New Caledonia (Territoire francais d'outre-mer)
688     TV Tuvalu
689     PF French Polynesia (Territoire francais d'outre-mer)
690     TK Tokelau
691     FM Micronesia, Federated States of
692     MH Marshall Islands, Republic of the
693     -- Spare
694     -- Spare
695     -- Spare
696     -- Spare
697     -- Spare
698     -- Spare
699     -- Spare
7       KZ Kazakhstan
7       KG Kyrgyz Republic (see 996)
7       RU Russian Federation
7       TJ Tajikistan
7       UZ Uzbekistan (see 998)
800     -- International Freephone Service
801     -- Spare
802     -- Spare
803     -- Spare
804     -- Spare
805     -- Spare
806     -- Spare
807     -- Spare
808     -- Spare
809     -- Spare
81      JP Japan
82      KR Korea, Republic of (South)
830     -- Spare
831     -- Spare
832     -- Spare
833     -- Spare
834     -- Spare
835     -- Spare
836     -- Spare
837     -- Spare
838     -- Spare
839     -- Spare
84      VN Viet Nam, Socialist Republic of
850     KP Korea, Democratic People's Republic of (North)
851     -- Spare
852     HK Hong Kong
853     MO Macau
854     -- Spare
855     KH Cambodia, Kingdom of
856     LA Lao People's Democratic Republic
857     -- Spare
858     -- Spare
859     -- Spare
86      CN China, People's Republic of
86-6    TW (assigned to Taiwan, see 886)
870     -- Inmarsat SNAC
871     -- Inmarsat (Atlantic Ocean-East)
872     -- Inmarsat (Pacific Ocean)
873     -- Inmarsat (Indian Ocean)
874     -- Inmarsat (Atlantic Ocean-West)
875     -- Reserved - Maritime Mobile Service Applications
876     -- Reserved - Maritime Mobile Service Applications
877     -- Reserved - Maritime Mobile Service Applications
878     -- Reserved - Universal Personal Telecommunication Service
                      (UPT)
879     -- Reserved for national purposes
880     BD Bangladesh, People's Republic of
881     -- Global Mobile Satellite System (GMSS), shared code
882     -- Spare
883     -- Spare
884     -- Spare
885     -- Spare
886     TW Taiwan (normally used, but not ITU-T allocation - see 86)
887     -- Spare
888     -- Temporarily unassignable
889     -- Spare
89      -- Reserved for payment codes
           (e.g. 891228 = AT&T calling card)
90      TR Turkey
90-5    TR Turkish Cyprus
91      IN India, Republic of
92      PK Pakistan, Islamic Republic of
93      AF Afghanistan, Islamic State of
94      LK Sri Lanka, Democratic Socialist Republic of
95      MM Myanmar, Union of (Burma)
960     MV Maldives, Republic of
961     LB Lebanon
962     JO Jordan, Hashemite Kingdom of
963     SY Syrian Arab Republic
964     IQ Iraq, Republic of
965     KW Kuwait, State of
966     SA Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of
967     YE Yemen, Republic of
968     OM Oman, Sultanate of
969     -- Reserved, reservation currently under investigation
970     -- Spare
971     AE United Arab Emirates
972     IL Israel, State of
973     BH Bahrain, State of
974     QA Qatar, State of
975     BT Bhutan, Kingdom of
976     MN Mongolia
977     NP Nepal
978     -- Spare
979     -- Spare
98      IR Iran, Islamic Republic of
990     -- Spare
991     -- Spare
992     -- Spare
993     TM Turkmenistan
994     AZ Azerbaijani Republic
995     GE Georgia
996     KG Kyrgyz Republic (reserved for future use)
997     -- Spare
998     UZ Uzbekistan, Republic of (reserved for future use)
999     -- Spare