Area Code

If you want to call anywhere in the world, you need to know the right area code. Welcome to Zeefoox’s area code section where we will help you with list of all area code across the world. Also, we will help you with the right guide to how to make calls around the world.

In this section of Zeefoox, you will get to know about country codes of all countries, their ISO code, area code and also a guide on making call form one country  to another.

Country Name	ISO CODE	Area Code	Continent	Capital	Time Zone in Capital	Currency	Area in KM2
Afghanistan	AF/AFG	93	Asia	Kabul	Asia/Kabul	Afghani	647500
Albania	AL/ALB	355	Europe	Tirana	Europe/Tirane	Lek	28748
Algeria	DZ/DZA	213	Africa	Algiers	Africa/Algiers	Dinar	2381740
American Samoa	AS/ASM	1-684	Oceania	Pago Pago	Pacific/Pago_Pago	Dollar	199
Andorra	AD/AND	376	Europe	Andorra la Vella	Europe/Andorra	Euro	468
Angola	AO/AGO	244	Africa	Luanda	Africa/Lagos	Kwanza	1246700
Anguilla	AI/AIA	1-264	North America	The Valley	America/Port_of_Spain	Dollar	102
Antarctica	AQ/ATA	672	Antarctica		Antarctica/Troll		14000000
Antigua and Barbuda	AG/ATG	1-268	North America	St. John’s	America/Antigua	Dollar	443
Argentina	AR/ARG	54	South America	Buenos Aires	America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires	Peso	2766890
Armenia	AM/ARM	374	Asia	Yerevan	Asia/Yerevan	Dram	29800
Aruba	AW/ABW	297	North America	Oranjestad	America/Curacao	Guilder	193
Australia	AU/AUS	61	Oceania	Canberra	Australia/Sydney	Dollar	7686850
Austria	AT/AUT	43	Europe	Vienna	Europe/Vienna	Euro	83858
Azerbaijan	AZ/AZE	994	Asia	Baku	Asia/Baku	Manat	86600
Bahamas	BS/BHS	1-242	North America	Nassau	America/Nassau	Dollar	13940
Bahrain	BH/BHR	973	Asia	Manama	Asia/Bahrain	Dinar	665
Bangladesh	BD/BGD	880	Asia	Dhaka	Asia/Dhaka	Taka	144000
Barbados	BB/BRB	1-246	North America	Bridgetown	America/Barbados	Dollar	431
Belarus	BY/BLR	375	Europe	Minsk	Europe/Minsk	Ruble	207600
Belgium	BE/BEL	32	Europe	Brussels	Europe/Brussels	Euro	30510
Belize	BZ/BLZ	501	North America	Belmopan	America/Belize	Dollar	22966
Benin	BJ/BEN	229	Africa	Porto-Novo	Africa/Lagos	Franc	112620
Bermuda	BM/BMU	1-441	North America	Hamilton	Atlantic/Bermuda	Dollar	53
Bhutan	BT/BTN	975	Asia	Thimphu	Asia/Thimphu	Ngultrum	47000
Bolivia	BO/BOL	591	South America	Sucre	America/La_Paz	Boliviano	1098580
Bosnia and Herzegovina	BA/BIH	387	Europe	Sarajevo	Europe/Belgrade	Marka	51129
Botswana	BW/BWA	267	Africa	Gaborone	Africa/Maputo	Pula	600370
Brazil	BR/BRA	55	South America	Brasilia	America/Sao_Paulo	Real	8511965
British Indian Ocean Territory	IO/IOT	246	Asia	Diego Garcia	Indian/Chagos	Dollar	60
British Virgin Islands	VG/VGB	1-284	North America	Road Town	America/Port_of_Spain	Dollar	153
Brunei	BN/BRN	673	Asia	Bandar Seri Begawan	Asia/Brunei	Dollar	5770
Bulgaria	BG/BGR	359	Europe	Sofia	Europe/Sofia	Lev	110910
Burkina Faso	BF/BFA	226	Africa	Ouagadougou	Africa/Abidjan	Franc	274200
Burundi	BI/BDI	257	Africa	Bujumbura	Africa/Maputo	Franc	27830
Cambodia	KH/KHM	855	Asia	Phnom Penh	Asia/Phnom_Penh	Riels	181040
Cameroon	CM/CMR	237	Africa	Yaounde	Africa/Lagos	Franc	475440
Canada	CA/CAN	1	North America	Ottawa	America/Toronto	Dollar	9984670
Cape Verde	CV/CPV	238	Africa	Praia	Atlantic/Cape_Verde	Escudo	4033
Cayman Islands	KY/CYM	1-345	North America	George Town	America/Cayman	Dollar	262
Central African Republic	CF/CAF	236	Africa	Bangui	Africa/Lagos	Franc	622984
Chad	TD/TCD	235	Africa	N’Djamena	Africa/Ndjamena	Franc	1284000
Chile	CL/CHL	56	South America	Santiago	America/Santiago	Peso	756950
China	CN/CHN	86	Asia	Beijing	Asia/Shanghai	Yuan Renminbi	9596960
Christmas Island	CX/CXR	61	Asia	Flying Fish Cove	Indian/Christmas	Dollar	135
Cocos Islands	CC/CCK	61	Asia	West Island	Indian/Cocos	Dollar	14
Colombia	CO/COL	57	South America	Bogota	America/Bogota	Peso	1138910
Comoros	KM/COM	269	Africa	Moroni	Indian/Comoro	Franc	2170
Cook Islands	CK/COK	682	Oceania	Avarua	Pacific/Rarotonga	Dollar	240
Costa Rica	CR/CRI	506	North America	San Jose	America/Costa_Rica	Colon	51100
Croatia	HR/HRV	385	Europe	Zagreb	Europe/Belgrade	Kuna	56542
Cuba	CU/CUB	53	North America	Havana	America/Havana	Peso	110860
Curacao	CW/CUW	599	North America	Willemstad	America/Curacao	Guilder	444
Cyprus	CY/CYP	357	Europe	Nicosia	Asia/Nicosia	Euro	9250
Czech Republic	CZ/CZE	420	Europe	Prague	Europe/Prague	Koruna	78866
Democratic Republic of the Congo	CD/COD	243	Africa	Kinshasa	Africa/Lagos	Franc	2345410
Denmark	DK/DNK	45	Europe	Copenhagen	Europe/Copenhagen	Krone	43094
Djibouti	DJ/DJI	253	Africa	Djibouti	Africa/Djibouti	Franc	23000
Dominica	DM/DMA	1-767	North America	Roseau	America/Port_of_Spain	Dollar	754
Dominican Republic	DO/DOM	1-809, 1-829, 1-849	North America	Santo Domingo	America/Santo_Domingo	Peso	48730
East Timor	TL/TLS	670	Oceania	Dili	Asia/Dili	Dollar	15007
Ecuador	EC/ECU	593	South America	Quito	America/Guayaquil	Dollar	283560
Egypt	EG/EGY	20	Africa	Cairo	Africa/Cairo	Pound	1001450
El Salvador	SV/SLV	503	North America	San Salvador	America/El_Salvador	Dollar	21040
Equatorial Guinea	GQ/GNQ	240	Africa	Malabo	Africa/Lagos	Franc	28051
Eritrea	ER/ERI	291	Africa	Asmara	Africa/Asmara	Nakfa	121320
Estonia	EE/EST	372	Europe	Tallinn	Europe/Tallinn	Euro	45226
Ethiopia	ET/ETH	251	Africa	Addis Ababa	Africa/Addis_Ababa	Birr	1127127
Falkland Islands	FK/FLK	500	South America	Stanley	Atlantic/Stanley	Pound	12173
Faroe Islands	FO/FRO	298	Europe	Torshavn	Atlantic/Faroe	Krone	1399
Fiji	FJ/FJI	679	Oceania	Suva	Pacific/Fiji	Dollar	18270
Finland	FI/FIN	358	Europe	Helsinki	Europe/Helsinki	Euro	337030
France	FR/FRA	33	Europe	Paris	Europe/Paris	Euro	547030
French Polynesia	PF/PYF	689	Oceania	Papeete	Pacific/Tahiti	Franc	4167
Gabon	GA/GAB	241	Africa	Libreville	Africa/Lagos	Franc	267667
Gambia	GM/GMB	220	Africa	Banjul	Africa/Abidjan	Dalasi	11300
Georgia	GE/GEO	995	Asia	Tbilisi	Asia/Tbilisi	Lari	69700
Germany	DE/DEU	49	Europe	Berlin	Europe/Berlin	Euro	357021
Ghana	GH/GHA	233	Africa	Accra	Africa/Accra	Cedi	239460
Gibraltar	GI/GIB	350	Europe	Gibraltar	Europe/Gibraltar	Pound	7
Greece	GR/GRC	30	Europe	Athens	Europe/Athens	Euro	131940
Greenland	GL/GRL	299	North America	Nuuk	America/Godthab	Krone	2166086
Grenada	GD/GRD	1-473	North America	St. George’s	America/Port_of_Spain	Dollar	344
Guam	GU/GUM	1-671	Oceania	Hagatna	Pacific/Guam	Dollar	549
Guatemala	GT/GTM	502	North America	Guatemala City	America/Guatemala	Quetzal	108890
Guernsey	GG/GGY	44-1481	Europe	St Peter Port	Europe/London	Pound	78
Guinea	GN/GIN	224	Africa	Conakry	Africa/Abidjan	Franc	245857
Guinea-Bissau	GW/GNB	245	Africa	Bissau	Africa/Bissau	Franc	36120
Guyana	GY/GUY	592	South America	Georgetown	America/Guyana	Dollar	214970
Haiti	HT/HTI	509	North America	Port-au-Prince	America/Port-au-Prince	Gourde	27750
Honduras	HN/HND	504	North America	Tegucigalpa	America/Tegucigalpa	Lempira	112090
Hong Kong	HK/HKG	852	Asia	Hong Kong	Asia/Hong_Kong	Dollar	1092
Hungary	HU/HUN	36	Europe	Budapest	Europe/Budapest	Forint	93030
Iceland	IS/ISL	354	Europe	Reykjavik	Atlantic/Reykjavik	Krona	103000
India	IN/IND	91	Asia	New Delhi	Asia/Kolkata	Rupee	3287590
Indonesia	ID/IDN	62	Asia	Jakarta	Asia/Jakarta	Rupiah	1919440
Iran	IR/IRN	98	Asia	Tehran	Asia/Tehran	Rial	1648000
Iraq	IQ/IRQ	964	Asia	Baghdad	Asia/Baghdad	Dinar	437072
Ireland	IE/IRL	353	Europe	Dublin	Europe/Dublin	Euro	70280
Isle of Man	IM/IMN	44-1624	Europe	Douglas, Isle of Man	Europe/London	Pound	572
Israel	IL/ISR	972	Asia	Jerusalem	Asia/Jerusalem	Shekel	20770
Italy	IT/ITA	39	Europe	Rome	Europe/Rome	Euro	301230
Ivory Coast	CI/CIV	225	Africa	Yamoussoukro	Africa/Abidjan	Franc	322460
Jamaica	JM/JAM	1-876	North America	Kingston	America/Jamaica	Dollar	10991
Japan	JP/JPN	81	Asia	Tokyo	Asia/Tokyo	Yen	377835
Jersey	JE/JEY	44-1534	Europe	Saint Helier	Europe/London	Pound	116
Jordan	JO/JOR	962	Asia	Amman	Asia/Amman	Dinar	92300
Kazakhstan	KZ/KAZ	7	Asia	Astana	Asia/Almaty	Tenge	2717300
Kenya	KE/KEN	254	Africa	Nairobi	Africa/Nairobi	Shilling	582650
Kiribati	KI/KIR	686	Oceania	Tarawa	Pacific/Tarawa	Dollar	811
Kosovo	XK/XKX	383	Europe	Pristina	Europe/Belgrade	Euro	10887
Kuwait	KW/KWT	965	Asia	Kuwait City	Asia/Kuwait	Dinar	17820
Kyrgyzstan	KG/KGZ	996	Asia	Bishkek	Asia/Bishkek	Som	198500
Laos	LA/LAO	856	Asia	Vientiane	Asia/Vientiane	Kip	236800
Latvia	LV/LVA	371	Europe	Riga	Europe/Riga	Euro	64589
Lebanon	LB/LBN	961	Asia	Beirut	Asia/Beirut	Pound	10400
Lesotho	LS/LSO	266	Africa	Maseru	Africa/Johannesburg	Loti	30355
Liberia	LR/LBR	231	Africa	Monrovia	Africa/Monrovia	Dollar	111370
Libya	LY/LBY	218	Africa	Tripolis	Africa/Tripoli	Dinar	1759540
Liechtenstein	LI/LIE	423	Europe	Vaduz	Europe/Zurich	Franc	160
Lithuania	LT/LTU	370	Europe	Vilnius	Europe/Vilnius	Euro	65200
Luxembourg	LU/LUX	352	Europe	Luxembourg	Europe/Luxembourg	Euro	2586
Macau	MO/MAC	853	Asia	Macao	Asia/Macau	Pataca	254
Macedonia	MK/MKD	389	Europe	Skopje	Europe/Belgrade	Denar	25333
Madagascar	MG/MDG	261	Africa	Antananarivo	Indian/Antananarivo	Ariary	587040
Malawi	MW/MWI	265	Africa	Lilongwe	Africa/Maputo	Kwacha	118480
Malaysia	MY/MYS	60	Asia	Kuala Lumpur	Asia/Kuala_Lumpur	Ringgit	329750
Maldives	MV/MDV	960	Asia	Male	Indian/Maldives	Rufiyaa	300
Mali	ML/MLI	223	Africa	Bamako	Africa/Abidjan	Franc	1240000
Malta	MT/MLT	356	Europe	Valletta	Europe/Malta	Euro	316
Marshall Islands	MH/MHL	692	Oceania	Majuro	Pacific/Majuro	Dollar	181
Mauritania	MR/MRT	222	Africa	Nouakchott	Africa/Abidjan	Ouguiya	1030700
Mauritius	MU/MUS	230	Africa	Port Louis	Indian/Mauritius	Rupee	2040
Mayotte	YT/MYT	262	Africa	Mamoudzou	Indian/Mayotte	Euro	374
Mexico	MX/MEX	52	North America	Mexico City	America/Mexico_City	Peso	1972550
Micronesia	FM/FSM	691	Oceania	Palikir	Pacific/Pohnpei	Dollar	702
Moldova	MD/MDA	373	Europe	Chisinau	Europe/Chisinau	Leu	33843
Monaco	MC/MCO	377	Europe	Monaco	Europe/Monaco	Euro	2
Mongolia	MN/MNG	976	Asia	Ulan Bator	Asia/Ulaanbaatar	Tugrik	1565000
Montenegro	ME/MNE	382	Europe	Podgorica	Europe/Belgrade	Euro	14026
Montserrat	MS/MSR	1-664	North America	Plymouth	America/Port_of_Spain	Dollar	102
Morocco	MA/MAR	212	Africa	Rabat	Africa/Casablanca	Dirham	446550
Mozambique	MZ/MOZ	258	Africa	Maputo	Africa/Maputo	Metical	801590
Myanmar	MM/MMR	95	Asia	Nay Pyi Taw	Asia/Rangoon	Kyat	678500
Namibia	NA/NAM	264	Africa	Windhoek	Africa/Windhoek	Dollar	825418
Nauru	NR/NRU	674	Oceania	Yaren	Pacific/Nauru	Dollar	21
Nepal	NP/NPL	977	Asia	Kathmandu	Asia/Kathmandu	Rupee	140800
Netherlands	NL/NLD	31	Europe	Amsterdam	Europe/Amsterdam	Euro	41526
Netherlands Antilles	AN/ANT	599	North America	Willemstad	America/Curacao	Guilder	960
New Caledonia	NC/NCL	687	Oceania	Noumea	Pacific/Noumea	Franc	19060
New Zealand	NZ/NZL	64	Oceania	Wellington	Pacific/Auckland	Dollar	268680
Nicaragua	NI/NIC	505	North America	Managua	America/Managua	Cordoba	129494
Niger	NE/NER	227	Africa	Niamey	Africa/Lagos	Franc	1267000
Nigeria	NG/NGA	234	Africa	Abuja	Africa/Lagos	Naira	923768
Niue	NU/NIU	683	Oceania	Alofi	Pacific/Niue	Dollar	260
North Korea	KP/PRK	850	Asia	Pyongyang	Asia/Pyongyang	Won	120540
Northern Mariana Islands	MP/MNP	1-670	Oceania	Saipan	Pacific/Saipan	Dollar	477
Norway	NO/NOR	47	Europe	Oslo	Europe/Oslo	Krone	324220
Oman	OM/OMN	968	Asia	Muscat	Asia/Muscat	Rial	212460
Pakistan	PK/PAK	92	Asia	Islamabad	Asia/Karachi	Rupee	803940
Palau	PW/PLW	680	Oceania	Melekeok	Pacific/Palau	Dollar	458
Palestine	PS/PSE	970	Asia	East Jerusalem	Asia/Hebron	Shekel	5970
Panama	PA/PAN	507	North America	Panama City	America/Panama	Balboa	78200
Papua New Guinea	PG/PNG	675	Oceania	Port Moresby	Pacific/Port_Moresby	Kina	462840
Paraguay	PY/PRY	595	South America	Asuncion	America/Asuncion	Guarani	406750
Peru	PE/PER	51	South America	Lima	America/Lima	Sol	1285220
Philippines	PH/PHL	63	Asia	Manila	Asia/Manila	Peso	300000
Pitcairn	PN/PCN	64	Oceania	Adamstown	Pacific/Pitcairn	Dollar	47
Poland	PL/POL	48	Europe	Warsaw	Europe/Warsaw	Zloty	312685
Portugal	PT/PRT	351	Europe	Lisbon	Europe/Lisbon	Euro	92391
Puerto Rico	PR/PRI	1-787, 1-939	North America	San Juan	America/Puerto_Rico	Dollar	9104
Qatar	QA/QAT	974	Asia	Doha	Asia/Qatar	Rial	11437
Republic of the Congo	CG/COG	242	Africa	Brazzaville	Africa/Lagos	Franc	342000
Reunion	RE/REU	262	Africa	Saint-Denis	Indian/Reunion	Euro	2517
Romania	RO/ROU	40	Europe	Bucharest	Europe/Bucharest	Leu	237500
Russia	RU/RUS	7	Europe	Moscow	Europe/Moscow	Ruble	17100000
Rwanda	RW/RWA	250	Africa	Kigali	Africa/Maputo	Franc	26338
Saint Barthelemy	BL/BLM	590	North America	Gustavia	America/Port_of_Spain	Euro	21
Saint Helena	SH/SHN	290	Africa	Jamestown	Africa/Abidjan	Pound	410
Saint Kitts and Nevis	KN/KNA	1-869	North America	Basseterre	America/Port_of_Spain	Dollar	261
Saint Lucia	LC/LCA	1-758	North America	Castries	America/Port_of_Spain	Dollar	616
Saint Martin	MF/MAF	590	North America	Marigot	America/Port_of_Spain	Euro	53
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	PM/SPM	508	North America	Saint-Pierre	America/Miquelon	Euro	242
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	VC/VCT	1-784	North America	Kingstown	America/Port_of_Spain	Dollar	389
Samoa	WS/WSM	685	Oceania	Apia	Pacific/Apia	Tala	2944
San Marino	SM/SMR	378	Europe	San Marino	Europe/Rome	Euro	61
Sao Tome and Principe	ST/STP	239	Africa	Sao Tome	Africa/Abidjan	Dobra	1001
Saudi Arabia	SA/SAU	966	Asia	Riyadh	Asia/Riyadh	Rial	1960582
Senegal	SN/SEN	221	Africa	Dakar	Africa/Abidjan	Franc	196190
Serbia	RS/SRB	381	Europe	Belgrade	Europe/Belgrade	Dinar	88361
Seychelles	SC/SYC	248	Africa	Victoria	Indian/Mahe	Rupee	455
Sierra Leone	SL/SLE	232	Africa	Freetown	Africa/Abidjan	Leone	71740
Singapore	SG/SGP	65	Asia	Singapore	Asia/Singapore	Dollar	693
Sint Maarten	SX/SXM	1-721	North America	Philipsburg	America/Curacao	Guilder	34
Slovakia	SK/SVK	421	Europe	Bratislava	Europe/Prague	Euro	48845
Slovenia	SI/SVN	386	Europe	Ljubljana	Europe/Belgrade	Euro	20273
Solomon Islands	SB/SLB	677	Oceania	Honiara	Pacific/Guadalcanal	Dollar	28450
Somalia	SO/SOM	252	Africa	Mogadishu	Africa/Mogadishu	Shilling	637657
South Africa	ZA/ZAF	27	Africa	Pretoria	Africa/Johannesburg	Rand	1219912
South Korea	KR/KOR	82	Asia	Seoul	Asia/Seoul	Won	98480
South Sudan	SS/SSD	211	Africa	Juba	Africa/Khartoum	Pound	644329
Spain	ES/ESP	34	Europe	Madrid	Europe/Madrid	Euro	504782
Sri Lanka	LK/LKA	94	Asia	Colombo	Asia/Colombo	Rupee	65610
Sudan	SD/SDN	249	Africa	Khartoum	Africa/Khartoum	Pound	1861484
Suriname	SR/SUR	597	South America	Paramaribo	America/Paramaribo	Dollar	163270
Svalbard and Jan Mayen	SJ/SJM	47	Europe	Longyearbyen	Europe/Oslo	Krone	62049
Swaziland	SZ/SWZ	268	Africa	Mbabane	Africa/Johannesburg	Lilangeni	17363
Sweden	SE/SWE	46	Europe	Stockholm	Europe/Stockholm	Krona	449964
Switzerland	CH/CHE	41	Europe	Berne	Europe/Zurich	Franc	41290
Syria	SY/SYR	963	Asia	Damascus	Asia/Damascus	Pound	185180
Taiwan	TW/TWN	886	Asia	Taipei	Asia/Taipei	Dollar	35980
Tajikistan	TJ/TJK	992	Asia	Dushanbe	Asia/Dushanbe	Somoni	143100
Tanzania	TZ/TZA	255	Africa	Dodoma	Africa/Dar_es_Salaam	Shilling	945087
Thailand	TH/THA	66	Asia	Bangkok	Asia/Bangkok	Baht	514000
Togo	TG/TGO	228	Africa	Lome	Africa/Abidjan	Franc	56785
Tokelau	TK/TKL	690	Oceania		Pacific/Fakaofo	Dollar	10
Tonga	TO/TON	676	Oceania	Nuku’alofa	Pacific/Tongatapu	Pa’anga	748
Trinidad and Tobago	TT/TTO	1-868	North America	Port of Spain	America/Port_of_Spain	Dollar	5128
Tunisia	TN/TUN	216	Africa	Tunis	Africa/Tunis	Dinar	163610
Turkey	TR/TUR	90	Asia	Ankara	Europe/Istanbul	Lira	780580
Turkmenistan	TM/TKM	993	Asia	Ashgabat	Asia/Ashgabat	Manat	488100
Turks and Caicos Islands	TC/TCA	1-649	North America	Cockburn Town	America/Grand_Turk	Dollar	430
Tuvalu	TV/TUV	688	Oceania	Funafuti	Pacific/Funafuti	Dollar	26
U.S. Virgin Islands	VI/VIR	1-340	North America	Charlotte Amalie	America/Port_of_Spain	Dollar	352
Uganda	UG/UGA	256	Africa	Kampala	Africa/Kampala	Shilling	236040
Ukraine	UA/UKR	380	Europe	Kiev	Europe/Kiev	Hryvnia	603700
United Arab Emirates	AE/ARE	971	Asia	Abu Dhabi	Asia/Dubai	Dirham	82880
United Kingdom	GB/GBR	44	Europe	London	Europe/London	Pound	244820
United States	US/USA	1	North America	Washington	America/New_York	Dollar	9629091
Uruguay	UY/URY	598	South America	Montevideo	America/Montevideo	Peso	176220
Uzbekistan	UZ/UZB	998	Asia	Tashkent	Asia/Tashkent	Som	447400
Vanuatu	VU/VUT	678	Oceania	Port Vila	Pacific/Efate	Vatu	12200
Vatican	VA/VAT	379	Europe	Vatican City	Europe/Rome	Euro	0
Venezuela	VE/VEN	58	South America	Caracas	America/Caracas	Bolivar	912050
Vietnam	VN/VNM	84	Asia	Hanoi	Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh	Dong	329560
Wallis and Futuna	WF/WLF	681	Oceania	Mata Utu	Pacific/Wallis	Franc	274
Western Sahara	EH/ESH	212	Africa	El-Aaiun	Africa/El_Aaiun	Dirham	266000
Yemen	YE/YEM	967	Asia	Sanaa	Asia/Aden	Rial	527970
Zambia	ZM/ZMB	260	Africa	Lusaka	Africa/Maputo	Kwacha	752614
Zimbabwe	ZW/ZWE	263	Africa	Harare	Africa/Maputo	Dollar	390580

What are area codes & how are they made?

Area codes, also known as regional codes or dialing codes, are part of the international telephone numbering plan and are used to designate specific geographic regions for telephone calls. The division of area codes around the world varies depending on the country and the telecommunications infrastructure in place. However, there are some common principles and methods used for assigning and organizing area codes globally:

1. Geographic Regions: In many countries, area codes are initially assigned based on geographic regions. Each area code typically corresponds to a specific city, region, or group of regions within a country. This allows callers to identify the general location of the phone number they are dialing based on the area code.
2. Numbering Plan Administration: The assignment and management of area codes are typically overseen by a national telecommunications authority or regulatory body. These organizations are responsible for allocating and assigning area codes to telecom operators, ensuring that the numbering plan is organized and efficient.
3. Population Density and Demand: Area codes may be divided or created based on population density and telecommunications demand. As urban areas grow and require more telephone numbers, new area codes may be introduced to accommodate the increased demand. Conversely, less populated regions may share area codes or have fewer assigned numbers.
4. Numbering Formats: The format of area codes can vary between countries. Some countries use fixed-length area codes, where the number of digits is consistent for all area codes within the country. Others may use variable-length area codes, where the number of digits can vary depending on the specific region.
5. Overlay and Splitting: When existing area codes become exhausted due to increased demand, countries may implement strategies such as overlays or splitting to introduce new area codes. An overlay involves assigning a new area code to the same geographic region as an existing area code, while splitting involves dividing an existing area code into multiple smaller area codes.
6. International Dialing Codes: In addition to domestic area codes, countries also have international dialing codes, often referred to as country codes or exit codes. These codes are used to dial internationally and specify the country to which the call is being placed.

Overall, the division of area codes around the world is influenced by factors such as geography, population distribution, telecommunications infrastructure, and regulatory policies. The goal is to ensure efficient and organized communication networks while accommodating the needs of both urban and rural areas.

Understanding the Difference – Area Codes vs Country Codes

In the world of telecommunications, both area codes and country codes play crucial roles in facilitating phone calls, whether they are domestic or international. While they may seem similar at first glance, there are fundamental differences between the two, each serving distinct purposes in the global telephone numbering system.

Area Codes:

Area codes, also known as regional codes or dialing codes, are numerical prefixes used to designate specific geographic regions within a country. They are primarily used for routing calls to the appropriate local exchange and identifying the general location of the caller or recipient. Area codes vary in length and format depending on the country’s numbering plan.

Let’s consider an example to illustrate the concept of area codes. In the United States, the area code “212” corresponds to Manhattan, New York City. When dialing a phone number within Manhattan, callers must include the area code “212” to ensure the call is routed correctly. Similarly, area codes such as “310” for Los Angeles or “416” for Toronto serve as identifiers for their respective cities or regions.

Area codes are essential for efficient call routing within a country, especially in large and populous nations where multiple regions require distinct numbering prefixes. As urbanization and population growth occur, new area codes may be introduced to accommodate increased telecommunications demand.

Country Codes:

Country codes, also known as international dialing codes or country calling codes, are numerical prefixes used to specify the country to which a call is being placed. They are crucial for routing international calls to the correct destination and ensuring proper connectivity between different countries’ telecommunications networks.

Unlike area codes, which designate specific regions within a country, country codes are standardized across the world and assigned to individual countries or territories. They typically consist of one to three digits and are used in conjunction with national phone numbers when dialing internationally.

For example, the country code for the United States is “1,” while the country code for the United Kingdom is “44.” When placing an international call to the United States from another country, the caller must first dial the country code “1” followed by the appropriate area code and local phone number.

Similarly, calling a phone number in the United Kingdom from abroad requires dialing the country code “44” followed by the UK area code and local number.