Country codes: every international calling code
In short
A country code is the 1 to 3 digit number you dial after + to call another country: +1 for the US and Canada, +44 for the UK, +91 for India. Search any of 240+ countries below, or type a code to see where it belongs and how to dial it.
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Updated 2026 • menetalk editorial
- Mobile format +44 20 7946 0018
- Exit code 00
- First 0 Drop it
Find any country code
Type a country name, ISO code, or a dialing code like +44
Most Searched Codes
240+
Countries and territories
171
Different country codes
23
Places that share +1 (NANP)
160
Places with exit code 00
Country code, exit code, area code: what is what
Three short codes, three different jobs. Mixing them up is the most common reason an international call fails. Put together, a London number called from abroad is +44 20 7946 0018.
Country code
Picks the country you are calling, like 44 for the UK. Always comes right after the + or the exit code.
Exit code
Tells your network the call leaves the country, like 011 from the US or 00 from most of Europe. Only needed on a landline.
Area code
Picks a city or region inside the country, like 20 for London. It is part of the local number.
The +
A shortcut for the exit code on any mobile. Hold the 0 key to type it, and it works from every country.
How to dial an international number in 3 steps
Start with + (or the exit code)
On a mobile, type +. On a landline, dial the exit code of the country you are in: 011 in the US, 00 in most other places.
Add the country code
The code of the country you are calling: 44 for the UK, 61 for Australia, 234 for Nigeria. Find it in the lookup above.
Dial the number without the first 0
Leave out the 0 that local numbers start with: 020 becomes 20. Italy is the one big exception, where the 0 stays.
Worked examples: one number, three ways to dial it
The + version works from anywhere, so it is the one to save. The landline versions swap the + for the exit code of the country you are calling from. Notice how the 0 disappears in every row except Italy.
| Calling | Local number | From any mobile | From a US landline | From a UK or EU landline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
🇬🇧 London, UK
|
020 7946 0018 | +44 20 7946 0018 | 011 44 20 7946 0018 | 00 44 20 7946 0018 |
|
🇺🇸 New York, US
|
(212) 555-0142 | +1 212 555 0142 | 1 212 555 0142 | 00 1 212 555 0142 |
|
🇦🇺 Sydney, Australia
|
02 5550 4321 | +61 2 5550 4321 | 011 61 2 5550 4321 | 00 61 2 5550 4321 |
|
🇫🇷 Paris, France
|
01 99 00 12 34 | +33 1 99 00 12 34 | 011 33 1 99 00 12 34 | 00 33 1 99 00 12 34 |
|
🇮🇹 Rome, Italy
|
06 6987 6543 | +39 06 6987 6543 | 011 39 06 6987 6543 | 00 39 06 6987 6543 |
|
🇦🇪 Dubai, UAE
|
04 123 4567 | +971 4 123 4567 | 011 971 4 123 4567 | 00 971 4 123 4567 |
The country codes people look up most
These ten codes cover most of the calls people ask us about. Each card shows the main country, the code and the one rule that trips people up there.
United States
Area code and 7 digits. Shared with 22 more places
United Kingdom
Drop the first 0. Shared with 3 more places
India
Drop the first 0
Australia
Drop the first 0
China
Drop the first 0
Nigeria
Drop the first 0
Philippines
Drop the first 0
Pakistan
Drop the first 0
Mexico
No 0 to drop
Germany
Drop the first 0
Exit codes that are not 00
160 of the 240+ places in our list use 00 to dial out from a landline. These are the exceptions. You only need them on a landline: from a mobile, + replaces every one of them.
| Exit code | Where |
|---|---|
| 011 | The United States, Canada and 21 more places that share +1 (NANP) |
| 001 | Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, Cambodia, Guyana |
| 000 | Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda |
| 8 ~ 10 | Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia, Tajikistan Dial 8, wait for second dial tone, then 10. |
| 009 | Colombia, Nigeria |
| 0011 | Australia |
| 010 | Japan |
| 002 | Taiwan |
| 008 | Indonesia |
| 119 | Cuba |
4 mistakes that make international calls fail
Most failed calls come down to one wrong digit at the start. These are the ones we see most.
Keeping the 0 after the code
+44 020 7946 0018 will not connect. Drop the 0: +44 20 7946 0018. Only Italy keeps it.
Using 00 from the US or Canada
North American landlines dial out with 011, not 00. From a mobile, skip both and type +.
Thinking +1 always means the US
21 other places share +1. A Caribbean +1 number is billed as an international call.
Forgetting other local prefixes
Some countries start local numbers with something other than 0, like 8 in Kazakhstan/Belarus or 06 in Hungary. Drop that too after the code.
Country codes list, A to Z
Every country in one table: the code to dial in, the exit code to dial out from a landline there, and whether to drop the first 0 of a local number. Click any country name to test it in the tool above.
| Country | Country code | Exit code | Drop the first 0? |
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