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This page in a nutshell: Format phone numbers as they would be dialled internationally but in a way that separates the country code, area code, and part that can be dialled locally. |
+<country code> <area code> <local number>
For example: A Canadian number should be listed like:
+1 867 959-5000
Where "1" is the country code, "867" is the area code and "959-5000" can be (optionally) dialled locally using abbreviated dialling (as designated by the two groups of digits con-joined with a hyphen). In most countries the zero is omitted from the area code when prefixed by country code, there are however some exceptions such as Italy.
Guidelines
[edit]- Numbers should generally begin with + and a country code. The exception is numbers that cannot be dialled from outside the country, which should be listed in their local style. For instance, 1-1-2 and 9-1-1 distress calls, and New Zealand Freephone numbers (e.g. 0800 737-000 for the Air New Zealand Freephone number only valid within NZ).
- When an area code is required for local dialling, or an area code requires a prefix for local dialling (say a '0'), note that in the Connect section of the guide.
- For North American Numbering Plan (NANP) numbers, which all start with +1, there is a list of area codes that require 10-digit or 11-digit dialing. (Additional area codes are affected starting in 2021.)
- Information on freephone/toll-free, caller-paid mobile and premium rate prefixes should also go in the Connect section. Consider whether a warning is necessary in the actual listing if premium rate numbers are used.
- The number group(s) that can be (optionally) dialled locally are con-joined with hyphens.
- Parentheses or brackets are not used in numbers. If the digits are needed when calling from abroad, include them with no brackets (so +1-800-555-0199 and not 1 (800) 555-0199). If the digits are not needed on international calls, omit them (so +44 20 7777-7777 and not +44 (0) 20 7777-7777).
- Our formatting method may differ from that seen most in the country concerned. We prefer to use hyphens to only indicate the (con-joined) abbreviated part of the whole telephone number that can be utilised for local dialling. We do not use italics or parentheses within the phone number.
- In most countries, all the digits of mobile phone numbers should be dialled and there will be no (con-joined) abbreviated part of the whole mobile phone number that can be used for local dialling. Mobile phones are only given standard, landline-style geographic numbers in areas where mobile users pay airtime to receive calls (such as Canada/USA and China). This resource is useful for deciding which are mobile numbers. Wikipedia contains a good list of phone numbers formats by countries.
- The {{listing}} template provides three fields (phone, tollfree, fax) for telephone numbers.
- Additional numbers (such as TTY/TDD numbers for deaf users) may be added in the phone field separated by a comma. Reason for the other number can be stated in brackets.
- Numbers that cannot be dialed from outside the country should not begin with a country code. Some examples of these are unified local emergency numbers (like 1-1-2 or 9-1-1) and national freephone numbers in many countries (e.g. 0800 737-000, the Air New Zealand Freephone number, is valid only within NZ).
- The following number prefixes will not be flagged as having a missing country code: 0508, 0800, 1300, 1800, 01800. Adding a description in brackets after the number of one of the following: "high cost", "extra charge", "premium", "local rate", "in country only", "domestic" or "non-geographic number", will also stop it being flagged as an incorrect format needing country code.
Country-specific examples
[edit]| Country, territory or service | Country code | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Abkhazia | +7 840 +7 940 +995 44 |
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| Afghanistan | +93 |
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| Åland Islands | +358 18 | +358 18 XXX-XXX
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| Albania | +355 | |
| Algeria | +213 | |
| American Samoa | +1 684 | +1 684 XXX-XXXX
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| Andorra | +376 | |
| Angola | +244 | |
| Anguilla | +1 264 | +1 264 XXX-XXXX
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| Antigua and Barbuda | +1 268 | +1 268 XXX-XXXX
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| Argentina | +54 | |
| Armenia | +374 | +374 XXX XXXXX800-XX-XXX - domestic toll-free
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| Aruba | +297 | |
| Ascension | +247 | |
| Australia | +61 | +61 X XXXX-XXXX+61 4XX-XXX-XXX - mobile1800-XXX-XXX - domestic toll-free and premium (1300, 1800, 1900)+612 XXXX XXXX - Most landline numbers in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory+613 XXXX XXXX - Most landline numbers in Victoria and Tasmania+617 XXXX XXXX - Most landline numbers in Queensland and Northern NSW+618 XXXX XXXX - Most landline numbers in the Northern Territory, South Australia, Western NSW and Western Australia |
| Austria | +43 | |
| Azerbaijan | +994 | +994 12 XXX-XX-XX - Baku+994 18 XXX-XX-XX - Sumqayit+994 36 XXX-XX-XX - Nakhchivan+994 2x XXX-XX-XX - other land lines
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| Bahamas | +1 242 | +1 242 XXX-XXXX
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| Bahrain | +973 | |
| Bangladesh | +880 | |
| Barbados | +1 246 | +1 246 XXX-XXXX
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| Barbuda | +1 268 | +1 268 XXX-XXXX
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| Belarus | +375 | |
| Belgium | +32 | +32 4XX XX XX XX - mobile +32 2 XXX XX XX - landline in Brussels
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| Belize | +501 | |
| Benin | +229 | |
| Bermuda | +1 441 | +1 441 XXX-XXXX
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| Bhutan | +975 | |
| Bolivia | +591 | |
| Bonaire | +599 7 | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | +387 | |
| Botswana | +267 | |
| Brazil | +55 | +55 YY XXXX-XXXX+55 YY 9XXXX-XXXX - mobile+55 0800-XXX-XXXX - toll free
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| British Indian Ocean Territory | +246 | |
| British Virgin Islands | +1 284 | +1 284 XXX-XXXX
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| Brunei Darussalam | +673 | |
| Bulgaria | +359 | +359 8Y XXX XXXX - mobile
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| Burkina Faso | +226 | |
| Burundi | +257 | |
| Cambodia | +855 | +855 YY XXX-XXXX+855 Y XXXX XXXX - mobile
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| Cameroon | +237 | |
| Canada | +1 | +1 YYY-XXX-XXXX - metro area requiring 10-digit dialing+1 YYY XXX-XXXX - areas with only one area code+1-8YY-XXX-XXXX - toll-free (800, 844, 855, 866, 877, 888)
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| Cape Verde | +238 | |
| Cayman Islands | +1 345 | +1 345 XXX-XXXX
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| Central African Republic | +236 | |
| Chad | +235 | |
| Chile | +56 | |
| China | +86 | |
| Christmas Island | +61 | |
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands | +61 | |
| Colombia | +57 | |
| Comoros | +269 | |
| Congo | +242 | |
| Congo | +243 | |
| Cook Islands | +682 | |
| Costa Rica | +506 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | +225 | |
| Croatia | +385 | |
| Cuba | +53 | |
| Curaçao | +599 9 | |
| Cyprus | +357 | |
| Czech Republic | +420 | +420 XXX XXX XXX
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| Denmark | +45 | +45 XXXXXXXX
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| Diego Garcia | +246 | |
| Djibouti | +253 | |
| Dominica | +1 767 | +1 767 XXX-XXXX
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| Dominican Republic | +1 809 +1 829 +1 849 |
+1 809-XXX-XXXX+1 829-XXX-XXXX+1 849-XXX-XXXX
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| East Timor | +670 | |
| Easter Island | +56 | |
| Ecuador | +593 | |
| Egypt | +20 | |
| El Salvador | +503 | |
| Equatorial Guinea | +240 | |
| Eritrea | +291 | |
| Estonia | +372 | |
| Eswatini | +268 | |
| Ethiopia | +251 | |
| Falkland Islands | +500 | +500 YYXXX
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| Faroe Islands | +298 | |
| Fiji | +679 | |
| Finland | +358 |
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| France | +33 | +33 Y-XX-XX-XX-XX
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| French Guiana | +594 | |
| French Polynesia | +689 | |
| Gabon | +241 | |
| Gambia | +220 | |
| Georgia | +995 | |
| Germany | +49 | |
| Ghana | +233 | |
| Gibraltar | +350 | |
| Greece | +30 | |
| Greenland | +299 | |
| Grenada | +1 473 | +1 473 XXX-XXXX
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| Guadeloupe | +590 | |
| Guam | +1 671 | +1 671 XXX-XXXX
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| Guatemala | +502 | |
| Guernsey | +44 | |
| Guinea | +224 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | +245 | |
| Guyana | +592 | |
| Haiti | +509 | |
| Honduras | +504 | |
| Hong Kong | +852 | +852 XXXX-XXXX Note: no area code in Hong Kong.
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| Hungary | +36 | |
| Iceland | +354 | |
| India | +91 | |
| Indonesia | +62 | |
| Iran | +98 | |
| Iraq | +964 | |
| Ireland | +353 | |
| Isle of Man | +44 | |
| Israel | +972 | |
| Italy | +39 | |
| Jamaica | +1 876 | +1 658-XXX-XXXX+1 876-XXX-XXXX
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| Jan Mayen | +47 79 | |
| Japan | +81 | +81 Y XXXX-XXXX+81 YY XXXX-XXXX+81 YY XXX-XXXX+81 YYY XX-XXXX+81 YYYY X-XXXX+81 YYYYY XXXX
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| Jersey | +44 | |
| Jordan | +962 | |
| Kazakhstan | +7 6 +7 7 |
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| Kenya | +254 | |
| Kiribati | +686 | |
| North Korea | +850 | |
| South Korea | +82 | +82 Y XXX-XXXX+82 Y XXXX-XXXX+82 YY XXX-XXXX+82 YY XXXX-XXXXThere are other formats for special numbers, too, but in all cases, phone numbers should always omit the "0" part of the area code, and phone numbers can always be dialed locally by omitting the area code, so there should be no dash between the area code and the rest of the number. |
| Kuwait | +965 | |
| Kyrgyzstan | +996 | |
| Laos | +856 | |
| Latvia | +371 | |
| Lebanon | +961 | |
| Lesotho | +266 | |
| Liberia | +231 | |
| Libya | +218 | |
| Liechtenstein | +423 | |
| Lithuania | +370 | |
| Luxembourg | +352 | |
| Macau | +853 | |
| Madagascar | +261 | |
| Malawi | +265 | |
| Malaysia | +60 | |
| Maldives | +960 | |
| Mali | +223 | |
| Malta | +356 | |
| Marshall Islands | +692 | |
| Martinique | +596 | |
| Mauritania | +222 | |
| Mauritius | +230 | |
| Mayotte | +262 | |
| Mexico | +52 | |
| Federated States of Micronesia | +691 | |
| Midway Island | +1 808 | +1 808 XXX-XXXX
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| Moldova | +373 | |
| Monaco | +377 | |
| Mongolia | +976 | |
| Montenegro | +382 | |
| Montserrat | +1 664 | +1 664 XXX-XXXX
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| Morocco | +212 | |
| Mozambique | +258 | |
| Myanmar (Burma) | +95 | |
| Namibia | +264 | |
| Nauru | +674 | |
| Nepal | +977 | |
| Netherlands | +31 | |
| Nevis | +1 869 | +1 869 XXX-XXXX
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| New Caledonia | +687 | |
| New Zealand | +64 | |
| Nicaragua | +505 | All numbers have eight digits. Cell phone numbers tend to start with 8 whereas landlines usually start with 2 |
| Niger | +227 | |
| Nigeria | +234 | +234 XXX YYY-YYYY
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| Niue | +683 | |
| Norfolk Island | +672 | |
| North Macedonia | +389 | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | +1 670 | +1 670 XXX-XXXX
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| Norway | +47 |
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| Oman | +968 | |
| Pakistan | +92 | |
| Palau | +680 | |
| Palestinian territories | +970 | |
| Panama | +507 | |
| Papua New Guinea | +675 | |
| Paraguay | +595 | |
| Peru | +51 | |
| Philippines | +63 | |
| Pitcairn Islands | +64 | |
| Poland | +48 | |
| Portugal | +351 | +351 21 XXX XXXX - landlines in Lisbon+351 22 XXX XXXX - landlines in Porto+351 2XX XXX XXX - landlines in all other cities+351 9XX XXX XXX - mobiles numbers, whose grouping varies
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| Puerto Rico | +1 787 +1 939 |
+1 787-XXX-XXXX+1 939-XXX-XXXX
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| Qatar | +974 | |
| Réunion | +262 | |
| Romania | +40 | |
| Russia | +7 | |
| Rwanda | +250 | |
| Saba | +599 4 | |
| Saint Barthélemy | +590 | |
| Saint Helena | +290 | |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | +1 869 | +1 869 XXX-XXXX
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| Saint Lucia | +1 758 | +1 758 XXX-XXXX
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| Saint Martin | +590 | |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | +508 | |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | +1 784 | +1 784 XXX-XXXX
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| Samoa | +685 | |
| San Marino | +378 | |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | +239 | |
| Saudi Arabia | +966 | |
| Senegal | +221 | |
| Serbia | +381 | |
| Seychelles | +248 | |
| Sierra Leone | +232 | |
| Singapore | +65 | +65 XXXX XXXX
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| Sint Eustatius | +599 3 | |
| Sint Maarten | +1 721 | +1 721 XXX-XXXX
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| Slovakia | +421 | |
| Slovenia | +386 | |
| Solomon Islands | +677 | |
| Somalia | +252 | |
| South Africa | +27 | |
| South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | +500 | +500 YYXXX
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| South Ossetia | +995 34 | |
| South Sudan | +211 | |
| Spain | +34 | |
| Sri Lanka | +94 | |
| Sudan | +249 | |
| Suriname | +597 | |
| Svalbard | +47 79 | |
| Sweden | +46 | |
| Switzerland | +41 | |
| Syria | +963 | |
| Taiwan | +886 | |
| Tajikistan | +992 | |
| Tanzania | +255 | |
| Thailand | +66 | |
| Togo | +228 | |
| Tokelau | +690 | |
| Tonga | +676 | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | +1 868 | +1 868 XXX-XXXX
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| Tristan da Cunha | +290 8 | |
| Tunisia | +216 | |
| Turkey | +90 | +90 XXX XXX-XX-XX - landlines+90 5XX-XXX-XX-XX – mobile
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| Turkmenistan | +993 | |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | +1 649 | +1 649 XXX-XXXX
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| Tuvalu | +688 | |
| Uganda | +256 | |
| Ukraine | +380 | |
| United Arab Emirates | +971 | |
| United Kingdom | +44 | +44 YY XXXX-XXXX+44 YYY XXX-XXXX+44 YYYY XXXXXX+44 YYYY XXX XXX+44 YYYY XXXXX+44 YYYYY XXXXX+44 YYYYY XXXX
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| United States | +1 | +1 YYY XXX-XXXX - most areas with only one area code
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| Uruguay | +598 | |
| US Virgin Islands | +1 340 | +1 340 XXX-XXXX
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| Uzbekistan | +998 | |
| Vanuatu | +678 | |
| Venezuela | +58 | |
| Vatican City | +39 06 698 +379 |
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| Vietnam | +84 | +84 YY XXX XXXX - mobile+84 1YY XXX XXXX - mobile+84 2YY XXX XXXX - landline
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| Wake Island | +1 808 | +1 808 XXX-XXXX
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| Wallis and Futuna | +681 | |
| Yemen | +967 | |
| Zambia | +260 | |
| Zanzibar | +255 | |
| Zimbabwe | +263 |