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In this answer, "phones" means "wired telephones", as opposed to wireless (cell) phones. (See below for information about mobile phones.)
Generally yes, but the ringing or volume may be wrong. Some countries have laws about exactly what specifications a phone must have in order to be connected to the phone system.
I have experience with Belgian electronic and Russian non-electronic phones connected in the USA. They both worked, but the ringing was very harsh on both, and the Belgian phone's volume was much too loud and it would feedback at times.
These differences occur because of the voltages used by the phone system to operate the phones are different around the globe. This is to clarify: The phone gets its power to ring and to comunicate from the phone line.
In the USA, which uses generally higher ringing and line voltages, you might be able to tweak your phone to operate perfectly by placing a resistor in series with the ringer and a resistor in series with each line (is always a pair) to the speech network inside the phone, if the ringing or speech is too loud. I did not try this, I just stopped using the out-of-country phones.
For a mobile phone (cell phone), you can use a phone from Another Country if it uses a compatible frequency band. Many mobile handsets are "dual-band" or "multi-band," allowing them to be used in more countries. If you are planning to travel abroad with a mobile phone, check with your mobile service provider (cellular company) before you leave to see whether your phone will work in the country you will be visiting, and what the roaming rates will be. Alternatively, if your mobile uses a SIM card, you may be able to plug your SIM card into a handset that operates on the appropriate frequency band. It is possible to rent a handset for that purpose.
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