What Country Is This Code? Dialing Code Lookup

Any number beginning with a + or 00 is headed abroad, and the first digits reveal the destination country. +1 reaches the USA and Canada, +44 the UK, +98 Iran and +234 Nigeria. Scan the list below to match a code to its country, then dial it right from your browser with Intercalling at low per minute rates. The first call costs nothing, and after that you pay only as you go with no subscription.

Making sense of an international code

The International Telecommunication Union hands each country its own calling code. On a mobile you write that code with a + ahead of it, such as +49. Dialing from a landline, you normally swap the + for 00, so +49 turns into 0049.

Codes run from 1 to 3 digits, and the local number follows, usually with its leading 0 dropped. A German entry like +49 30 and the rest breaks down into country code 49 and then the Berlin number.

Dialing codes sorted by number

Below are the most searched calling codes alongside the country that each one points to.

CodeCountry or region
+1United States and Canada
+7Russia and Kazakhstan
+20Egypt
+27South Africa
+33France
+34Spain
+39Italy
+40Romania
+41Switzerland
+44United Kingdom
+45Denmark
+49Germany
+52Mexico
+55Brazil
+60Malaysia
+61Australia
+62Indonesia
+63Philippines
+64New Zealand
+65Singapore
+66Thailand
+81Japan
+82South Korea
+84Vietnam
+86China
+90Turkey
+91India
+92Pakistan
+98Iran
+212Morocco
+234Nigeria
+351Portugal
+353Ireland
+355Albania
+852Hong Kong
+880Bangladesh
+966Saudi Arabia
+971United Arab Emirates
+974Qatar
+977Nepal

Reach any of these countries from your browser

After you have the country pinned down, you can call it with no special SIM and no calling card. Intercalling works in Chrome, Safari and other browsers, so you punch in the number, code included, straight from your device.

Whoever picks up has nothing to install. Your first call is free, and after that you are charged only for the minutes you actually talk, with no monthly fee.

Frequently asked questions

Which country is +98?

+98 is the code for Iran. Any number opening with +98 or 0098 is an Iranian number.

Which country uses the code 234?

+234 is assigned to Nigeria. The digits that follow, such as 234 803, make up the local Nigerian number.

How long is a country code?

A country code spans 1 to 3 digits. The United States and Canada both sit under +1, much of Europe runs on two digits, and plenty of other nations use three.

How do + and 00 differ?

They amount to the same thing. The + appears on mobiles and represents your country exit code, whereas 00 is the exit code you dial from many landlines.

Can I return a call with an unfamiliar code?

Yes. Look up the country in the list, type the full number with its code into Intercalling, and place the call from your browser. Your first call is free.

Do I need an app or SIM to reach these countries?

No. Intercalling runs in your browser on any device, with no app and no SIM.

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What Country Is This Code? Identify Any Phone Country Code

In short

A phone code at the start of an international number is the country calling code, the digits dialed after a plus sign or 00 to reach a specific country. For example, +1 is the United States and Canada, +44 is the United Kingdom, +91 is India, and +234 is Nigeria. Match the leading 1 to 3 digits after the plus sign to find the country.

How to read a country code

Country codes are the 1 to 3 digits that follow the plus sign in an international number. The plus sign means "dial the international access prefix for your location," which is 011 in the US and Canada and 00 in most of Europe. So a number written as +44 20 7946 0000 is dialed as 011 44 20 7946 0000 from the US.

Read the digits from left to right and stop at the first match. Single digit codes belong to large zones, so 1 covers the US, Canada and much of the Caribbean, and 7 covers Russia and Kazakhstan. Most countries use two or three digits, such as 33 for France, 81 for Japan, 49 for Germany, 55 for Brazil and 234 for Nigeria.

Common country codes at a glance

+1 United States and Canada, +20 Egypt, +27 South Africa, +33 France, +34 Spain, +39 Italy, +44 United Kingdom, +49 Germany, +52 Mexico, +55 Brazil, +60 Malaysia, +61 Australia, +63 Philippines, +81 Japan, +86 China, +91 India, +234 Nigeria, +351 Portugal, +971 United Arab Emirates.

Be careful with shared codes. Many Caribbean nations sit inside +1 and are told apart by their three digit area code, so +1 876 is Jamaica and +1 809 is the Dominican Republic. If a code is missing entirely, the number may be local rather than international.

Call any country code from your browser

Once you know which country a code belongs to, you can place the call directly in Intercalling. It runs in Chrome, Safari, Edge and Firefox with no app download and no SIM card, so you dial the full international number and connect from any computer or phone browser.

Outbound calls need no phone number of your own and are pay as you go, billed per minute, which makes reaching an unfamiliar country code cheap to test. Calls are end to end encrypted. If you also want to receive calls back, you can add a US or Canada number for about $2.14 to $5 per month.

Frequently asked questions

What does the plus sign before a phone number mean?+

The plus sign is the universal stand in for your local international dialing prefix. It tells your phone or app to add 011 in North America or 00 in most other regions before the country code, so the same written number works from anywhere.

Why do the US and Canada share the same country code?+

Both belong to the North American Numbering Plan, which assigns them the country code +1 along with many Caribbean nations. They are distinguished by their three digit area codes rather than by the country code itself.

How do I tell a country code from an area code?+

The country code comes first, right after the plus sign, and identifies the nation. The area code comes next and identifies a region within that country. For example, in +1 212 555 0100 the country code is 1 and 212 is the New York area code.

Can I call a foreign country code without a phone plan?+

Yes. With Intercalling you call from your browser with no SIM card and no app download. Outbound calls need no phone number of your own and are billed per minute on a pay as you go basis.

Last reviewed June 2026Reviewed by the Intercalling calling teamDialing rules cross checked against ITU international dialing procedures
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