PHONE HOME
COUNTRY CODES
Br az i l 55
Fr anc e 33
I ndi a 91
I t al y 39
J or dan 962
Ni ger i a 234
Pak i s t an 92
HOW TO CALL
Pol and 48
1. Acquire your country code. This will Romani a 40
not usually be included in a standard Rus s i a 7
phone number you’d get from, say, a Saudi Ar abi a 966
brochure. Sout h Af r i c a 27
2. Now type in your local code if Sr i Lank a 94
needed. Most countries don’t need Thai l and 66
this. For countries that do, it’s usually Tur k ey 90
UK 44
(0)
Uk r ai ne 380
3. Enter your city code, which will be a
US 1
number up to three digits.
Venez uel a 58
4. Now time to enter the local number.
Vi et nam 84
INTERNATIONAL CALLING CODES Did you know?:
EVERY COUNTRY NO MATTER
MADE EASY If you ever need to make a phonecall
to a penguin, Antarctica’s international HOW SMALL HAS ITS OWN
calling code is 672.
UNIQUE INTERNATIONAL
CALLING CODE.
JUST IN CASE YOU WERE With the number of phones and registered phone
WONDERING… numbers around today, international calling
Why do we have area codes allow for an easy way of ordering
codes/international codes anyways? information.
Area codes got their start in the United States Every calling code increases the amount of
and Canada back in 1947 when the growing numbers you could possibly register for a phone
populations of the larger cities made it difficult to exponentially.
operate an old-fashioned patch cord system.
Area codes act like a map, and would have told BUT WAIT.
the switchboard operator where to put the call.
One or two telecoms companies have their own
. Originally, the lower-numbered area codes that international call prefix codes which can be used
would take less time to dial on a rotary phone to route calls through specific networks, usually
were assigned to places with large populations. for a price.
Then from the sixties onwards, the system was Also a few counties may have unique dialing
Quick tip: put into place all over North America and codes for neighboring countries.
catching on all over the world as an addition to an
There are a few quick and easy sites on If you are curious, your local telecoms company
already varied system of dialing plans.
the internet what will automatically tell you should be able to help with any additional
the international dialing code if you plug in Europe had its own early system of codes questions you may have on international calls.
which country you’re dialing from and mentioned in the 1960 CCITT Red Book, some of
Happy calling!
which you’re dialing to. which are still around today, like +44 for the UK
and +33 for France.