

                     World Country and Area Code Index


The World Country and Area Code Index has been compiled by reshaping
the data found in the comp.dcom.telecom TELECOM Digest Archives at
lcs.mit.edu:/telecom-archives/country.codes

Most of the credit for compiling the list belongs to cmoore@brl.mil
and dleibold1@attmail.com. 

Below is the README file from the Digest archives.  Note that because
the data has been reworked for putting into an index, some of the
comments do not apply.

The canonical gopher copy of this data is maintained by Daniel
O"Callaghan on gopher.austin.unimelb.edu.au.  Thanks also to JQ Johnson
<jqj@duff.uoregon.edu> for mirroring this data on the other side of the
Pacific Ocean.

Daniel O'Callaghan
<danny@austin.unimelb.edu.au>
Austin Hospital, Melbourne, Australia

13 October 1993

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TELECOM Digest
Detailed Country Code List (DCCL)
December 1991

A new set of detailed country code listings is being made available
via the TELECOM Digest Archives at lcs.mit.edu in the subdirectory
telecom-archives/country.codes. While the Archives had country code
lists for some time, these lacked the details of the area or STD
(subscriber trunk dialing) codes within each country.

The Detailed Country Code List (DCCL) will now provide not only the
"first level" country code information, but also much of the "second
level" of area code or STD code information. The local exchange prefix
within the STD or area code itself can be thought of as a third level
of detail. Third level information will not be dealt with in this
list except in a few instances where there are area codes used within
a country (ie. prefixes indicate the location within a country).

Format

The lists are broken up into files representing each world numbering
zone (ie. country codes beginning with 2 are in one file, country
codes beginning with 3 are in another, etc). The zones are as follows:

    2       - Africa
    3 and 4 - Europe
    5       - South America
    6       - South Pacific (eastern portion)
    7       - Soviet Union (and now including separate republics)
    8       - Southeast Asia, South Pacific (western portion)
    9       - Middle East, western portion of Asia

As North American area codes (zone 1) would be listed in other
documents in the Archives, these are not available in the DCCL
at this time.

In the country.codes subdirectory on lcs.mit.edu (TELECOM Digest
Archives) the lists will appear as separate files: zone.2, zone.3,
zone.4, ... zone.9.

Limitations, Disclaimers and Conditions

The list is incomplete in many portions; conversely, it may seem to
be all too complete in other parts. This reflects the availability
of detailed telephone information for particular countries. Furthermore,
some countries have detailed information readily available, but
time constraints did not permit complete listings at this time.
Assistance in filling in such gaps would be appreciated; please
use one of the contact e-mail addresses listed below. Not everything
was treated consistently in the list, either, owing much to the
aforementioned discrepancies and time constraints in compiling the
lists.

** This listing is subject to changes or errors in source or compilation. **

The DCCL was compiled for the benefit of the Internet community,
and particularly for TELECOM Digest and may be freely distributed
for non-commercial or individual use.


Features and Notes on the Lists

If a * designator appears within any country code, this indicates
that only the local number need be dialed following the country code
for purposes of international calls. In a few cases (France, Cuba)
a main area code such as 1 needs to be dialed before a number in the
main metropolitan area (Paris, Havana) but no area code would be
needed for points elsewhere in the country.

The STD/area codes are provided as they would be used in international
dialing. That is, any domestic leading access codes are not listed
(eg. 071 area code in the UK would be listed under country code 44 as
STD/area code 71, and not 071).

Some countries have completely revised their domestic dialing systems,
or are about to, thus many STD codes available in previous years have
changed or are no longer available. For such cases notes have been
included in the DCCL where possible.

Spellings of place names is complicated by various spellings for given
places, often due to spelling within the language group of that place,
or due to varying spellings applied in translation. The place names
listed were ones that would be most familiar or plausible. In some
cases, a listing in an English-language directory was accepted as a
suitable spelling. In a few cases, the Encyclopaedia Britannica was
helpful in determining a few place names. There are a few entries
such as "Lisbon (Lisboa)" or "Prague (Praha)" which indicate
differences used in spelling domestically and internationally.


Credits

Much of the information was distilled from various telephone directories
and information posted on TELECOM Digest. Telephone directories from
such places as Toronto, the UK and other international points were
helpful. Sometimes an English-language business classified directory
was available that could list the various STD codes for a country.
The Hotel & Travel Index also provided some leads for area/STD codes.
Some international calling guides from AT&T and Telecom Canada/Teleglobe
were helpful in finding new codes or verifying others.

Thanks to the following for their contributions: Warren Burstein (reviewed
Israel codes), John Covert (previous work done on country code listings),
J. Gao (an extra China STD code), Ben Kinchant (New Zealand information),
David Wilson (Australian information). There could be others who have
contributed directly or indirectly to the list; anyone who was omitted
from the credits is encouraged to contact one of the e-mail addresses below.
Other credits might appear in the lists themselves where appropriate.


Correspondence

For any correspondence regarding these country code listings
including updates to information, corrections or suggestions,
please send e-mail directly to Carl Moore (cmoore@BRL.MIL) or
David Leibold (dleibold1@attmail.com or dleibold@vm1.yorku.ca).
Occasional updates are expected to appear in the TELECOM Digest
archives as new or improved information can be compiled. Updates
will not be provided on any fixed schedule, however.

