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Country Codes
| Dial Code | Flag | Alpha-2 | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| +1 | 🇨🇦 | CA | Canada |
| +1 | 🇺🇸 | US | United States |
| +1242 | 🇧🇸 | BS | Bahamas |
| +1246 | 🇧🇧 | BB | Barbados |
| +1264 | 🇦🇮 | AI | Anguilla |
| +1268 | 🇦🇬 | AG | Antigua and Barbuda |
| +1284 | 🇻🇬 | VG | Virgin Islands, British |
| +1340 | 🇻🇮 | VI | Virgin Islands, U.S. |
| +1441 | 🇧🇲 | BM | Bermuda |
| +1473 | 🇬🇩 | GD | Grenada |
| +1649 | 🇹🇨 | TC | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| +1664 | 🇲🇸 | MS | Montserrat |
| +1670 | 🇲🇵 | MP | Northern Mariana Islands |
| +1671 | 🇬🇺 | GU | Guam |
| +1684 | 🇦🇸 | AS | American Samoa |
| +1758 | 🇱🇨 | LC | Saint Lucia |
| +1767 | 🇩🇲 | DM | Dominica |
| +1784 | 🇻🇨 | VC | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| +1849 | 🇩🇴 | DO | Dominican Republic |
| +1868 | 🇹🇹 | TT | Trinidad and Tobago |
| +1869 | 🇰🇳 | KN | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| +1876 | 🇯🇲 | JM | Jamaica |
| +1939 | 🇵🇷 | PR | Puerto Rico |
| +20 | 🇪🇬 | EG | Egypt |
| +211 | 🇸🇸 | SS | South Sudan |
| +212 | 🇲🇦 | MA | Morocco |
| +213 | 🇩🇿 | DZ | Algeria |
| +216 | 🇹🇳 | TN | Tunisia |
| +218 | 🇱🇾 | LY | Libyan Arab Jamahiriya |
| +220 | 🇬🇲 | GM | Gambia |
| +221 | 🇸🇳 | SN | Senegal |
| +222 | 🇲🇷 | MR | Mauritania |
| +223 | 🇲🇱 | ML | Mali |
| +224 | 🇬🇳 | GN | Guinea |
| +225 | 🇨🇮 | CI | Cote d'Ivoire |
| +226 | 🇧🇫 | BF | Burkina Faso |
| +227 | 🇳🇪 | NE | Niger |
| +228 | 🇹🇬 | TG | Togo |
| +229 | 🇧🇯 | BJ | Benin |
| +230 | 🇲🇺 | MU | Mauritius |
| +231 | 🇱🇷 | LR | Liberia |
| +232 | 🇸🇱 | SL | Sierra Leone |
| +233 | 🇬🇭 | GH | Ghana |
| +234 | 🇳🇬 | NG | Nigeria |
| +235 | 🇹🇩 | TD | Chad |
| +236 | 🇨🇫 | CF | Central African Republic |
| +237 | 🇨🇲 | CM | Cameroon |
| +238 | 🇨🇻 | CV | Cape Verde |
| +239 | 🇸🇹 | ST | Sao Tome and Principe |
| +240 | 🇬🇶 | GQ | Equatorial Guinea |
| +241 | 🇬🇦 | GA | Gabon |
| +242 | 🇨🇬 | CG | Congo |
| +243 | 🇨🇩 | CD | Congo, The Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| +244 | 🇦🇴 | AO | Angola |
| +245 | 🇬🇼 | GW | Guinea-Bissau |
| +246 | 🇮🇴 | IO | British Indian Ocean Territory |
| +248 | 🇸🇨 | SC | Seychelles |
| +249 | 🇸🇩 | SD | Sudan |
| +250 | 🇷🇼 | RW | Rwanda |
| +251 | 🇪🇹 | ET | Ethiopia |
| +252 | 🇸🇴 | SO | Somalia |
| +253 | 🇩🇯 | DJ | Djibouti |
| +254 | 🇰🇪 | KE | Kenya |
| +255 | 🇹🇿 | TZ | Tanzania, United Republic of Tanzania |
| +256 | 🇺🇬 | UG | Uganda |
| +257 | 🇧🇮 | BI | Burundi |
| +258 | 🇲🇿 | MZ | Mozambique |
| +260 | 🇿🇲 | ZM | Zambia |
| +261 | 🇲🇬 | MG | Madagascar |
| +262 | 🇹🇫 | TF | French Southern Territories |
| +262 | 🇾🇹 | YT | Mayotte |
| +262 | 🇷🇪 | RE | Reunion |
| +263 | 🇿🇼 | ZW | Zimbabwe |
| +264 | 🇳🇦 | NA | Namibia |
| +265 | 🇲🇼 | MW | Malawi |
| +266 | 🇱🇸 | LS | Lesotho |
| +267 | 🇧🇼 | BW | Botswana |
| +268 | 🇸🇿 | SZ | Swaziland |
| +269 | 🇰🇲 | KM | Comoros |
| +27 | 🇿🇦 | ZA | South Africa |
| +290 | 🇸🇭 | SH | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan Da Cunha |
| +291 | 🇪🇷 | ER | Eritrea |
| +297 | 🇦🇼 | AW | Aruba |
| +298 | 🇫🇴 | FO | Faroe Islands |
| +299 | 🇬🇱 | GL | Greenland |
| +30 | 🇬🇷 | GR | Greece |
| +31 | 🇳🇱 | NL | Netherlands |
| +32 | 🇧🇪 | BE | Belgium |
| +33 | 🇫🇷 | FR | France |
| +34 | 🇪🇸 | ES | Spain |
| +345 | 🇰🇾 | KY | Cayman Islands |
| +350 | 🇬🇮 | GI | Gibraltar |
| +351 | 🇵🇹 | PT | Portugal |
| +352 | 🇱🇺 | LU | Luxembourg |
| +353 | 🇮🇪 | IE | Ireland |
| +354 | 🇮🇸 | IS | Iceland |
| +355 | 🇦🇱 | AL | Albania |
| +356 | 🇲🇹 | MT | Malta |
| +357 | 🇨🇾 | CY | Cyprus |
| +358 | 🇦🇽 | AX | Åland Islands |
| +358 | 🇫🇮 | FI | Finland |
| +359 | 🇧🇬 | BG | Bulgaria |
| +36 | 🇭🇺 | HU | Hungary |
| +370 | 🇱🇹 | LT | Lithuania |
| +371 | 🇱🇻 | LV | Latvia |
| +372 | 🇪🇪 | EE | Estonia |
| +373 | 🇲🇩 | MD | Moldova |
| +374 | 🇦🇲 | AM | Armenia |
| +375 | 🇧🇾 | BY | Belarus |
| +376 | 🇦🇩 | AD | Andorra |
| +377 | 🇲🇨 | MC | Monaco |
| +378 | 🇸🇲 | SM | San Marino |
| +379 | 🇻🇦 | VA | Holy See (Vatican City State) |
| +380 | 🇺🇦 | UA | Ukraine |
| +381 | 🇷🇸 | RS | Serbia |
| +382 | 🇲🇪 | ME | Montenegro |
| +383 | 🇽🇰 | XK | Kosovo |
| +385 | 🇭🇷 | HR | Croatia |
| +386 | 🇸🇮 | SI | Slovenia |
| +387 | 🇧🇦 | BA | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| +389 | 🇲🇰 | MK | North Macedonia |
| +39 | 🇮🇹 | IT | Italy |
| +40 | 🇷🇴 | RO | Romania |
| +41 | 🇨🇭 | CH | Switzerland |
| +420 | 🇨🇿 | CZ | Czech Republic |
| +421 | 🇸🇰 | SK | Slovakia |
| +423 | 🇱🇮 | LI | Liechtenstein |
| +43 | 🇦🇹 | AT | Austria |
| +44 | 🇬🇬 | GG | Guernsey |
| +44 | 🇮🇲 | IM | Isle of Man |
| +44 | 🇯🇪 | JE | Jersey |
| +44 | 🇬🇧 | GB | United Kingdom |
| +45 | 🇩🇰 | DK | Denmark |
| +46 | 🇸🇪 | SE | Sweden |
| +47 | 🇧🇻 | BV | Bouvet Island |
| +47 | 🇳🇴 | NO | Norway |
| +47 | 🇸🇯 | SJ | Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
| +48 | 🇵🇱 | PL | Poland |
| +49 | 🇩🇪 | DE | Germany |
| +500 | 🇫🇰 | FK | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) |
| +500 | 🇬🇸 | GS | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
| +501 | 🇧🇿 | BZ | Belize |
| +502 | 🇬🇹 | GT | Guatemala |
| +503 | 🇸🇻 | SV | El Salvador |
| +504 | 🇭🇳 | HN | Honduras |
| +505 | 🇳🇮 | NI | Nicaragua |
| +506 | 🇨🇷 | CR | Costa Rica |
| +507 | 🇵🇦 | PA | Panama |
| +508 | 🇵🇲 | PM | Saint Pierre and Miquelon |
| +509 | 🇭🇹 | HT | Haiti |
| +51 | 🇵🇪 | PE | Peru |
| +52 | 🇲🇽 | MX | Mexico |
| +53 | 🇨🇺 | CU | Cuba |
| +54 | 🇦🇷 | AR | Argentina |
| +55 | 🇧🇷 | BR | Brazil |
| +56 | 🇨🇱 | CL | Chile |
| +57 | 🇨🇴 | CO | Colombia |
| +58 | 🇻🇪 | VE | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela |
| +590 | 🇬🇵 | GP | Guadeloupe |
| +590 | 🇧🇱 | BL | Saint Barthelemy |
| +590 | 🇲🇫 | MF | Saint Martin |
| +591 | 🇧🇴 | BO | Bolivia, Plurinational State of bolivia |
| +592 | 🇬🇾 | GY | Guyana |
| +593 | 🇪🇨 | EC | Ecuador |
| +594 | 🇬🇫 | GF | French Guiana |
| +595 | 🇵🇾 | PY | Paraguay |
| +596 | 🇲🇶 | MQ | Martinique |
| +597 | 🇸🇷 | SR | Suriname |
| +598 | 🇺🇾 | UY | Uruguay |
| +599 | AN | Netherlands Antilles | |
| +60 | 🇲🇾 | MY | Malaysia |
| +61 | 🇦🇺 | AU | Australia |
| +61 | 🇨🇽 | CX | Christmas Island |
| +61 | 🇨🇨 | CC | Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
| +62 | 🇮🇩 | ID | Indonesia |
| +63 | 🇵🇭 | PH | Philippines |
| +64 | 🇳🇿 | NZ | New Zealand |
| +64 | 🇵🇳 | PN | Pitcairn |
| +65 | 🇸🇬 | SG | Singapore |
| +66 | 🇹🇭 | TH | Thailand |
| +670 | 🇹🇱 | TL | Timor-Leste |
| +672 | 🇦🇶 | AQ | Antarctica |
| +672 | 🇭🇲 | HM | Heard Island and Mcdonald Islands |
| +672 | 🇳🇫 | NF | Norfolk Island |
| +673 | 🇧🇳 | BN | Brunei Darussalam |
| +674 | 🇳🇷 | NR | Nauru |
| +675 | 🇵🇬 | PG | Papua New Guinea |
| +676 | 🇹🇴 | TO | Tonga |
| +677 | 🇸🇧 | SB | Solomon Islands |
| +678 | 🇻🇺 | VU | Vanuatu |
| +679 | 🇫🇯 | FJ | Fiji |
| +680 | 🇵🇼 | PW | Palau |
| +681 | 🇼🇫 | WF | Wallis and Futuna |
| +682 | 🇨🇰 | CK | Cook Islands |
| +683 | 🇳🇺 | NU | Niue |
| +685 | 🇼🇸 | WS | Samoa |
| +686 | 🇰🇮 | KI | Kiribati |
| +687 | 🇳🇨 | NC | New Caledonia |
| +688 | 🇹🇻 | TV | Tuvalu |
| +689 | 🇵🇫 | PF | French Polynesia |
| +690 | 🇹🇰 | TK | Tokelau |
| +691 | 🇫🇲 | FM | Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia |
| +692 | 🇲🇭 | MH | Marshall Islands |
| +7 | 🇰🇿 | KZ | Kazakhstan |
| +7 | 🇷🇺 | RU | Russia |
| +81 | 🇯🇵 | JP | Japan |
| +82 | 🇰🇷 | KR | Korea, Republic of South Korea |
| +84 | 🇻🇳 | VN | Vietnam |
| +850 | 🇰🇵 | KP | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
| +852 | 🇭🇰 | HK | Hong Kong |
| +853 | 🇲🇴 | MO | Macao |
| +855 | 🇰🇭 | KH | Cambodia |
| +856 | 🇱🇦 | LA | Laos |
| +86 | 🇨🇳 | CN | China |
| +880 | 🇧🇩 | BD | Bangladesh |
| +886 | 🇹🇼 | TW | Taiwan |
| +90 | 🇹🇷 | TR | Türkiye |
| +91 | 🇮🇳 | IN | India |
| +92 | 🇵🇰 | PK | Pakistan |
| +93 | 🇦🇫 | AF | Afghanistan |
| +94 | 🇱🇰 | LK | Sri Lanka |
| +95 | 🇲🇲 | MM | Myanmar |
| +960 | 🇲🇻 | MV | Maldives |
| +961 | 🇱🇧 | LB | Lebanon |
| +962 | 🇯🇴 | JO | Jordan |
| +963 | 🇸🇾 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic |
| +964 | 🇮🇶 | IQ | Iraq |
| +965 | 🇰🇼 | KW | Kuwait |
| +966 | 🇸🇦 | SA | Saudi Arabia |
| +967 | 🇾🇪 | YE | Yemen |
| +968 | 🇴🇲 | OM | Oman |
| +970 | 🇵🇸 | PS | Palestinian Territory, Occupied |
| +971 | 🇦🇪 | AE | United Arab Emirates |
| +972 | 🇮🇱 | IL | Israel |
| +973 | 🇧🇭 | BH | Bahrain |
| +974 | 🇶🇦 | QA | Qatar |
| +975 | 🇧🇹 | BT | Bhutan |
| +976 | 🇲🇳 | MN | Mongolia |
| +977 | 🇳🇵 | NP | Nepal |
| +98 | 🇮🇷 | IR | Iran, Islamic Republic of Persian Gulf |
| +992 | 🇹🇯 | TJ | Tajikistan |
| +993 | 🇹🇲 | TM | Turkmenistan |
| +994 | 🇦🇿 | AZ | Azerbaijan |
| +995 | 🇬🇪 | GE | Georgia |
| +996 | 🇰🇬 | KG | Kyrgyzstan |
| +998 | 🇺🇿 | UZ | Uzbekistan |
Who decides all this?
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) which is a so-called specialised agency of the United Nations. The ITU-T, a sector of the ITU that develops global standards for telecommunication, assigns country dial codes in their ”List of ITU-T Recommendation E.164 Assigned Country Codes” (PDF link). This document is updated with the agency's current ”position” whenever changes to the world's geopolitical situation warrants a revision.
Calling Zones
If you've been paying attention you've probably noticed that countries that are geographically close to one another tend to have similar dial codes. This is intentional, of course. Each country is grouped into a so-called ”calling zone” that roughly matches where in the world the country is located.
There are nine regions, assigned as follows:
- +1 – North America
- +2 – Africa
- +3 – Europe
- +4 – Europe
- +5 – Central America and South America
- +6 – Southeast Asia and Oceania
- +7 – Former members of the Soviet Union
- +8 – Asia (primarily East Asia)
- +9 – Asia
As you can see from the map above, this isn't a perfect geographical partitioning for vaious historical and political reasons. Mexico, for example, is a North American country but is assigned to the +5 zone since it is not a member of the North American Numbering Plan (NANPA).
The more you know!