Telephone numbers in Africa
Encyclopedia
States and territories with country calling codes
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| 00 | Telephone numbers in Angola | ||
| 00 | Telephone numbers in Cameroon Telephone numbers in Cameroon Country Code: +237International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: Existing 7-digit Cameroon subscriber numbers were expanded to 8-digit format by prepending a digit according to the service and carrier in 2007... |
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| 00 | Telephone numbers in the Central African Republic Telephone numbers in the Central African Republic Country Code: +236International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: none-Calling formats:* +236 XXXX XXXX - from outside the Central African Republic* XXXX XXXX - from inside the Central African RepublicThe NSN length is eight digits.... |
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| 00 | Telephone numbers in Chad Telephone numbers in Chad Country Code: +235International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: -Calling formats:To call in Chad, the following format is used: * yy yy xx xx - Calls within Chad* +235 yy yy xx xx - Calls from outside Chad... |
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| 00 | Telephone numbers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Telephone numbers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Country Code: +243International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: 0-Calling formats:To call in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the following format is used:* xxx xx xx - Calls within an area code... |
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| 00 | Telephone numbers in the Republic of the Congo Telephone numbers in the Republic of the Congo Country Code: +242International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: 0-Calling formats:To call in the Republic of the Congo, the following format is used:*yy zz xxxxx Calls within Republic of the Congo... |
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| 00 | Telephone numbers in Equatorial Guinea Telephone numbers in Equatorial Guinea Country Code: +240International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: -Calling formats:To call in Equatorial Guinea, the following format is used:* xx xxx xxxx - calls within Equatorial Guinea... |
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| 00 | Telephone numbers in Gabon Telephone numbers in Gabon Country Code: +241International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: 0-Calling formats:To call Gabon, the following format is used:* 0XXX XXXX - calling within Gabon* +241 XXX XXXX - calling from outside Gabon... |
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| 00 | Telephone numbers in São Tomé and Príncipe Telephone numbers in São Tomé and Príncipe Country Code: +239International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: none-Calling formats:* yyy xxxx - Calls inside São Tomé and Príncipe* +239 yyy xxxx - Calls from outside São Tomé and Príncipe... |
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| East Africa | |||
| 00 | Telephone numbers in Burundi Telephone numbers in Burundi Country Code: +257International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: -Calling formats:To call in Burundi, the following format is used:yy yy xxxx Calls inside Burundi+257 yy yy xxxx Calls from outside Burundi... |
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| 00 | Telephone numbers in the Comoros Telephone numbers in the Comoros Country Code: +269International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: none-Calling formats:To call in the Comoros, the following format is used: * yyy xxxx - Calls inside the Comoros* +269 yyy xxxx - Calls from outside the Comoros... |
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| 00 | Telephone numbers in Djibouti Telephone numbers in Djibouti Country Code: +253International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: none-Calling formats:* +253 XX XX XX - calling from outside Djibouti* XX XX XX - calling within DjiboutiThe NSN length is six digits.... |
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| 011 | Telephone numbers in Eritrea Telephone numbers in Eritrea Country Code: +291International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: 0-Calling formats:* +291 X XXX XXX - calling from outside Eritrea* 0X XXX XXX - calling within Eritrea The NSN length is seven digits.... |
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| 00 | Telephone numbers in Ethiopia Telephone numbers in Ethiopia Country Code: +251International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: 0-Calling formats:* xxx xxxx - calls within an area code* 0yy xxx xxxx - calling within Ethiopia* +251 yy xxx xxxx Calling from outside Ethiopia... |
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| 000 | Telephone numbers in Kenya Telephone numbers in Kenya Country Code: +254International Call Prefix: 000Trunk Prefix: 0Until 1999, Kenya shared its telephone numbering plan with Tanzania and Uganda, meaning that in order to make calls between the three countries, subscribers needed only dial the area code and number, a legacy of the East African Post... |
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| 00 | Telephone numbers in Madagascar Telephone numbers in Madagascar Country Code: +261International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: Telephone numbers in Madagascar are seven digits long, the first two digits being an area code.... |
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| 00 | Telephone numbers in Malawi Telephone numbers in Malawi Country Code: +265International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: noneIn Malawi, the NSN length is usually seven or nine digits.-Calling formats:To call Malawi, the following format is used: +265 1 XXX XXX or +265 X XXXX XXXX... |
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| 00 | Telephone numbers in Mauritius Telephone numbers in Mauritius Country Code: +230International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: none-Calling formats:To call Mauritius, the following format is used:* yyy xxxx Calls inside Mauritius* +230 yyy xxxx Calls from outside Mauritius... |
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| (France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... ) |
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| 00 | Telephone numbers in Mozambique Telephone numbers in Mozambique Country Code: +258International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: none-Calling formats:* yy xxxxxx or yyy xxxxx - Calls inside Mozambique... |
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| (France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... ) |
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| 00 | Telephone numbers in Rwanda Telephone numbers in Rwanda Country Code: +250International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: none-Calling formats:The Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Agency introduced a new telephone numbering plan in February 2009.To call within Rwanda, the following format is now used:... |
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| 00 | Telephone numbers in Seychelles Telephone numbers in Seychelles Country Code: +248International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: none-Calling formats:* XXX XXXX - calling within the Seychelles* +248 XXX XXXX - from outside the SeychellesThe NSN length is seven digits.-New number plan took effect May 2011:... |
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| 00 | Telephone numbers in Somalia Telephone numbers in Somalia Country Code: +252International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: -Calling formats:To call in Somalia, the following format is used:* yxx xxxx or yy xxx xxx - Calls within Somalia... |
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| 000 | Telephone numbers in Tanzania Telephone numbers in Tanzania Country Code: +255International Call Prefix: 000Trunk Prefix: 0Until 1999, Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda shared a telephone numbering plan, in which subscribers were only required to dial the trunk code, area code and number. In that year, Tanzania adopted a new numbering plan... |
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| 000 | Telephone numbers in Uganda Telephone numbers in Uganda Country Code: +256International Call Prefix: 000Until 1999, Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda shared a telephone numbering plan, in which subscribers were only required to dial the trunk code, area code and number... |
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| 00 | Telephone numbers in Zimbabwe Telephone numbers in Zimbabwe Country Code: 263International Call Prefix: 00The default length for telephone numbers in Zimbabwe is six digits. Cellular phones have a standard of 11 digits.-Area code and prefix number:... |
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| North Africa | |||
| 00 | Telephone numbers in Algeria Telephone numbers in Algeria Country Code: +213International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: -Calling formats:To call in Algeria, the following format is used:xxx xxxx Calls within an area code21 xxx xxxx Calls to Algiers from other area codes... |
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| 00 | Telephone numbers in Egypt Telephone numbers in Egypt Country Code: +20International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: 0-List of area codes in Egypt:- References :*... |
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| 00 | Telephone numbers in Libya Telephone numbers in Libya Country Code: +218International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: -Calling formats:To call in Libya, the following format is used:xxx xxxx Calls within an area codeyyy xxx xxxx Calls inside Libya in city centers... |
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| 00 | Telephone numbers in Morocco Telephone numbers in Morocco Country Code: +212International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: 0All phone numbers in Morocco are 9 digits in length .... |
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| 00 | Telephone numbers in South Sudan Telephone numbers in South Sudan Country Code: +211International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: South Sudan has been issued +211 by the International Telecommunications and the government said it would become active within 48 hours after recognition of the country by the United Nations. The UN recognized South Sudan on July 14,... |
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| 00 | Telephone numbers in Sudan Telephone numbers in Sudan Country Code: +249International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: 0-Calling formats:To call in Sudan, the following format is used:* 0tp axx xxxx - calls within Sudan... |
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| 00 | Telephone numbers in Tunisia Telephone numbers in Tunisia -Calling formats:To call in Tunisia, the following format is used:y xxx xxx Calls within an area code+216 y xxx xxxx Calls from outside Tunisia00 International Direct Dialing code-List of area codes in Tunisia:... |
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| 00 | Telephone numbers in Western Sahara Telephone numbers in Western Sahara Country Code: +212 5288 / +212 5289 International Call Prefix: 00Telephone numbers in Western Sahara use ranges owned by Morocco.Number format: +212 5288-XXXXX, +212 5289-XXXXX... |
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| Southern Africa | |||
| 00 | Telephone numbers in Botswana Telephone numbers in Botswana Country Code: +267International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: Fixed line numbers are seven digits long in a closed telephone numbering plan, with the geographical area being indicated by the first two or three digits... |
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| 00 | Telephone numbers in Lesotho Telephone numbers in Lesotho Country Code: +266International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: Phone numbers in Lesotho are eight digits long, the first two digits being the area code.-Errata:... |
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| 00 | Telephone numbers in Namibia Telephone numbers in Namibia Country Code: +264International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: 0Namibia's telephone numbering plan was originally devised when the country, then known as South West Africa, was under South African administration, and integrated into the South African telephone numbering plan.Area codes beginning with... |
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| 00 | Telephone numbers in South Africa | ||
| 00 | Telephone numbers in Swaziland Telephone numbers in Swaziland Country Code: +268International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: -Calling formats:To call in Swaziland, the following format is used:* yy xx xxxx - calls within Swaziland* +268 yy xx xxxx - calls from outside Swaziland... |
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| 00 | Telephone numbers in Zimbabwe Telephone numbers in Zimbabwe Country Code: 263International Call Prefix: 00The default length for telephone numbers in Zimbabwe is six digits. Cellular phones have a standard of 11 digits.-Area code and prefix number:... |
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| West Africa | |||
 Ascension Island (United KingdomUnited Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... ) |
00 | Telephone numbers in Ascension Island Telephone numbers in Ascension Island -Calling formats:To call in Ascension Island, the following format is used:yxxx Calls inside Ascension Island+247 yxxx Calls from outside Ascension Island-Ascension Island numbering plan:Format for international dialling: +247 XXXX.... |
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| 00 | Telephone numbers in Benin Telephone numbers in Benin Country Code: +229International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: -Calling formats:* yyxx xxxx Calls within Benin* +229 yyxx xxxx Calls from outside BeninThe NSN length is eight digits.-List of area codes in Benin:... |
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| 00 | Telephone numbers in Burkina Faso Telephone numbers in Burkina Faso Country Code: +226International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: -Calling formats:* AB PQ MC DU - Calls within Burkina Faso* +226 AB PQ MC DU - Calls from outside Burkina FasoThe NSN length is eight digits.-Changes in 2004:... |
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| 00 | Telephone numbers in Cape Verde Telephone numbers in Cape Verde Country Code: +238International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: none-Overview:Telephone numbers in Cape Verde are 7 digits long , and must always be dialed in their entirety . The first 3 digits of a fixed-line number correspond to its geographic area... |
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| 00 | Telephone numbers in Côte d'Ivoire Telephone numbers in Côte d'Ivoire Country Code: +225International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: 0-Calling formats:To call in Côte d'Ivoire, the following format is used:* yyy xxxxxx - calls within Côte d'Ivoire... |
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| 00 | Telephone numbers in the Gambia Telephone numbers in The Gambia Country Code: +220International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: -Calling formats:To call in The Gambia, the following format is used:* yyy xxxx - Calls within The Gambia* +220 yyy xxxx - Calls from outside The Gambia... |
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| 00 | Telephone numbers in Ghana Telephone numbers in Ghana The Ghana telephone numbering plan is the system used for assigning telephone numbers in Ghana. It is regulated by the National Communications Authority, which holds responsibility for telecommunications.... |
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| 00 | Telephone numbers in Guinea Telephone numbers in Guinea Country Code: +224International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: -Calling formats:To call in Guinea, the following format is used:xxx xxxx Calls within an area codey xxx xxxx Calls inside Guinea in city centers... |
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| 00 | Telephone numbers in Guinea-Bissau Telephone numbers in Guinea-Bissau Country Code: +245International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: -Calling formats:To call in Guinea-Bissau, the following format is used:xxxx Calls within an area codeyyxxxx Calls inside Guinea-Bissau in city centers... |
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| 00 | Telephone numbers in Liberia Telephone numbers in Liberia Country Code: +231International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: -Calling formats:The NSN length is 7, 8 or 9 digits, depending on the number type.-List of allocations in Liberia:-References:* - accessed 29 April 2010.... |
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| 00 | Telephone numbers in Mali Telephone numbers in Mali Country Code: +223International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: 0In Mali the NSN length is 8 digits.-Calling formats:To call Mali, the following format is used: +223 XXXX XXXX.Calls within Mali use 8 digits and there are no area codes.... |
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| 00 | Telephone numbers in Mauritania Telephone numbers in Mauritania Country Code: +222International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: none-Calling formats:* xxxx xxxx Calls within Mauritania* +222 xxxx xxxx Calls from outside MauritaniaThe NSN length is 8 digits.... |
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| 00 | Telephone numbers in Niger Telephone numbers in Niger Country Code: +227International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: none-Calling formats:* +227 ABPQMCDUThe new National Numbering Plan of Niger is structured as eight digits, in the following form: ABPQMCDU... |
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| 009 | Telephone numbers in Nigeria Telephone numbers in Nigeria Country Code: +234International Call Prefix: 009Trunk Prefix: 0The area codes in Nigeria vary between 1 and 3 digits long... |
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 Saint Helena (United KingdomUnited Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... ) |
00 | Telephone numbers in Saint Helena Telephone numbers in Saint Helena Country Code: +290International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: 0Telephone numbers in Saint Helena.Format: +290 XXXX-Allocations:... |
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| 00 | Telephone numbers in Senegal Telephone numbers in Senegal Country Code: +221International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: none-Calling formats:To call in Senegal, the following format is used:* xxx xxxx - Calls within an area code... |
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| 00 | Telephone numbers in Sierra Leone Telephone numbers in Sierra Leone Country Code: +232International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: 0-Calling formats:To call in Sierra Leone, the following format is used:* xxxxxx - Calls within an area code* 0yy xxxxxx - Calls within Sierra Leone... |
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| 00 | Telephone numbers in Togo Telephone numbers in Togo Country Code: +228International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: 0-Calling formats:*yyy xxxxx - Calling inside Togo*+228 yyy xxxxx - Calling from outside TogoThe NSN length is eight digits.-List of area codes in Togo:... |
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 Tristan da Cunha (United KingdomUnited Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... ) |
00 | Telephone numbers in Tristan da Cunha Telephone numbers in Tristan da Cunha Country Code: +290 8International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: 0Telephone numbers in Tristan Da Cunha use part of the range allocated to Saint Helena.Format: +290 8XXX-Allocations:... |
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States and territories without a country calling code
| Country name | Country Code | International Call Prefix | Main article |
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 Canary Islands (SpainSpain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula... ) |
00 | Telephone numbers in the Canary Islands Telephone numbers in the Canary Islands -List of area codes in the Canary Islands:-References:* - accessed 3 May 2010.... |
 Ceuta (SpainSpain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula... ) |
00 | Telephone numbers in Ceuta Telephone numbers in Ceuta -List of area codes in Ceuta:-References:* - accessed 3 May 2010.... |
 Madeira (PortugalPortugal Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the... ) |
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 Melilla (SpainSpain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula... ) |
00 | Telephone numbers in Melilla Telephone numbers in Melilla -List of area codes in Melilla:-References:* - accessed 3 May 2010.... |
 Plazas de soberaníaPlazas de soberanía The plazas de soberanía or sovereign territories, referred to in English as Spanish North Africa or simply Spanish Africa, are the current Spanish territories in continental North Africa bordering Morocco, except the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla.After the Reconquista, forces of the... (Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula... ) |
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 Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic |
00 | Telephone numbers in Western Sahara Telephone numbers in Western Sahara Country Code: +212 5288 / +212 5289 International Call Prefix: 00Telephone numbers in Western Sahara use ranges owned by Morocco.Number format: +212 5288-XXXXX, +212 5289-XXXXX... |
 Somaliland |
00 | Telephone numbers in Somaliland Telephone numbers in Somaliland Somaliland phone numbers are in the format xxx xxxx, where "xxx xxxx" is the standard phone number.-References:* - accessed 3 May 2010.... |
See also
- Telephone numbering planTelephone numbering planA telephone numbering plan is a type of numbering scheme used in telecommunications to allocate telephone numbers to subscribers and to route telephone calls in a telephone network. A closed numbering plan, such as found in North America, imposes a fixed total length to numbers...
- List of country calling codes
- List of international call prefixes
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