The international access prefix is a telephone code used to dial international calls. You dial the international access prefix (dependent on the country you are calling FROM), then the country code of the country you are calling TO, and then the city code and number.
The most commonly used international access prefix is 00. It is used in all of Western Europe, China, India, Egypt, Georgia, and many other countries around the world.
The prefix 011 is used in North America, which is to say the USA, Canada, and many Caribbean islands. These locations are all in telephone country code +1 and form the North American Numbering Plan or NANP.
Other prefixes include:
Because there are so many different international access prefixes, sometimes including multiple prefixes for different carriers from the same country, there is a standard format for writing international telephone numbers.
+country city numberBegin with the plus sign, followed by the one-, two-, or three-digit country code, with no space. For example, +1 for North America, +44 for the United Kingdom, or +679 for Fiji. Country codes never begin with zero.
Then leave a space and put the city code. In many countries, domestic numbers are quoted including the trunk prefix 0, but the trunk prefix is not dialed from overseas. For example, Amsterdam is area code 020 within the Netherlands, but is dialed as +31 20 from other countries. However, there are exceptions to this rule, most notably Italy. Rome is area code 06, but is dialed as +39 06. Also, some countries do not have city codes or area codes.
Lastly, write the local number, using only blank spaces to separate groups of digits. Do not use any punctuation at all other than blank spaces and the plus sign at the beginning.
The international access prefix is a telephone code used to dial international calls. You dial the international access prefix (dependent on the country you are calling FROM), then the country code of the country you are calling TO, and then the city code and number.
The most commonly used international access prefix is 00. It is used in all of Western Europe, China, India, Egypt, Georgia, and many other countries around the world.
The prefix 011 is used in North America, which is to say the USA, Canada, and many Caribbean islands. These locations are all in telephone country code +1 and form the North American Numbering Plan or NANP.
Other prefixes include:
Because there are so many different international access prefixes, sometimes including multiple prefixes for different carriers from the same country, there is a standard format for writing international telephone numbers.
+country city numberBegin with the plus sign, followed by the one-, two-, or three-digit country code, with no space. For example, +1 for North America, +44 for the United Kingdom, or +679 for Fiji. Country codes never begin with zero.
Then leave a space and put the city code. In many countries, domestic numbers are quoted including the trunk prefix 0, but the trunk prefix is not dialed from overseas. For example, Amsterdam is area code 020 within the Netherlands, but is dialed as +31 20 from other countries. However, there are exceptions to this rule, most notably Italy. Rome is area code 06, but is dialed as +39 06. Also, some countries do not have city codes or area codes.
Lastly, write the local number, using only blank spaces to separate groups of digits. Do not use any punctuation at all other than blank spaces and the plus sign at the beginning.
The country code for France is always 33. You have to prefix the country code with the International access code, which varies from country to country.The preferred international access code is 00, but from the US and Canada it's 011. To avoid confusion, when publishing an international number the plus (+) symbol is used to represent the international access code.
The prefix for international calls from Kuwait to other countries is 00. For example, telephone country code +966 for Saudi Arabia would be dialed 00 966.
Country codes never begin with zero, and should be quoted without the international access prefix because that prefix varies from country to country. If '00' is your international access prefix (the most commonly used), then you are asking about country code +1 (North America = USA, Canada, etc.), area code 263 (unused code), which means it's an invalid code. If '001' is your international access prefix, then you are asking about country code +263 (Zimbabwe), area code 13 (Victoria Falls).
'00' isn't part of the country code, it is a commonly used international access prefix. However, country code +292 does not exist.Some countries use '002' as an international access prefix, which would leave country code +92, which is Pakistan.(This is why it is confusing and incorrect to include the access prefix with the country code. The country code should be quoted with the plus sign (meaning "insert your international access prefix here") and the one-, two-, or three-digit country code. For example, the United States and Canada are +1, Pakistan is +92, and Ghana is +233.)
If '00' is your international access prefix, then country code +247 is Ascension Island, a UK territory in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa, but the number shown is invalid. If '002' is your international access prefix, then country code +47 is Norway, but again the number shown is invalid. International telephone numbers should always be written with the country code only, without the access prefix, since different countries use different prefixes.
It depends on what part of the number is your international access prefix. If you use 00 as the prefix for international calls (the most commonly used prefix), then you're asking about telephone country code +1 (North America = USA, Canada, etc.), area code 329 (not in use).On the other hand, if your international access prefix is 001, then you're asking about telephone country code +32 (Belgium), area code 9 (Ghent).Lastly, if your international access prefix is 0013, then you're asking about telephone country code +296 (not in use).(The plus sign means "insert your international access prefix here." From a GSM mobile phone, you can enter the number in full international format, starting with the plus sign. The most common prefix is 00, but North America (USA, Canada, etc.) uses 011, Japan uses 010, Australia uses 0011, and many other countries use different prefixes.)
Country codes never begin with zero, so if your international access prefix is 00 (the most commonly used prefix), then you're asking about country code +01, which does not exist. If your international access prefix is 000, then you're asking about country code +1, which is North America (USA, Canada, and some Caribbean/nearby islands).
00 = commonly used international access prefix, not part of the code+1 = telephone country code for North America (USA, Canada, etc.)407 = area code for Orlando, Floridaor,001 = international access prefix in some places+40 = telephone country code for RomaniaTo prevent this sort of confusion, it is best to quote international telephone numbers beginning with the plus symbol and the country code, omitting any access prefix.(The plus sign means "insert your international access prefix here." From a GSM mobile phone, you can enter the number in full international format, starting with the plus sign. The most common prefix is 00, but North America (USA, Canada, etc.) uses 011, Japan uses 010, Australia uses 0011, and many other countries use different prefixes.)
The international access prefix from Italy is 00, the same as in most of Europe and many other parts of the world.(The plus sign before an international telephone number means "insert your international access prefix here." From a GSM mobile phone, you can enter the number in full international format, starting with the plus sign. The most common prefix is 00, but North America (USA, Canada, etc.) uses 011, Japan uses 010, Australia uses 0011, and many other countries use different prefixes.)
00 isn't part of the country code, it is a commonly used international access prefix. Country code +92 is Pakistan, and a number beginning with +92 3 is a mobile.Alternatively, a few countries use 009 as an international access prefix, which would leave country code +234, Nigeria.(The plus sign means "insert your international access prefix here." From a GSM mobile phone, you can enter the number in full international format, starting with the plus sign. The most common prefix is 00, but North America (USA, Canada, etc.) uses 011, and many other countries use different prefixes.)
If your international access prefix is 00 (the most commonly used), then you are asking about country code +1 (North America = USA, Canada, etc.), area code 834 (not in use, invalid code).If your international access prefix is 001, then you are asking about country code +83 or +834, both of which are not in use, invalid codes.Because of the possible confusion from different countries using different access prefixes, it is best to quote an international telephone number beginning with the plus symbol and the country code, omitting any access prefix.(The plus sign means "insert your international access prefix here." From a GSM mobile phone, you can enter the number in full international format, starting with the plus sign. The most common prefix is 00, but North America (USA, Canada, etc.) uses 011, Japan uses 010, Australia uses 0011, and many other countries use different prefixes.)
00 = commonly used international access prefix+1 = telephone country code for North America (USA, Canada, etc.)403 = area code for Calgary, Alberta, Canadaor,001 = international access prefix +40 = telephone country code for Romania3 = operator code for competing telephone companiesIt is much less confusing to quote an international telephone number beginning with the plus symbol and country code, omitting any access prefix, since the prefix varies from country to country.(The plus sign means "insert your international access prefix here." From a GSM mobile phone, you can enter the number in full international format, starting with the plus sign. The most common prefix is 00, but North America (USA, Canada, etc.) uses 011, Japan uses 010, Australia uses 0011, and many other countries use different prefixes.)