Calling to Cape Verde
- A leading '+' in the phone number means 'dial your country's exit code'.
- Calling from a mobile phone: dial from on the country where you're currently located.
- Calling from a VoIP or satellite phone: dial from on the country where the phone is registered.
… to a mobile (cellular) phone or text (sms)
Use the same call sequence.
Mobile phone numbers begin with ‘9’ and ’59’.
When calling a mobile phone user, dial to the country where the mobile phone is registered, regardless of where the person is currently roaming.
… to a VoIP phone
Use the same call sequence.
When calling a VoIP phone user, cdial to the country where the VoIP phone is registered, regardless of where the person is currently roaming.
… to a satellite phone
Cape Verde does not have a country-specific satellite phone system.
Most satellite phones operate on their country code – calls to these satellite phones follow their call sequence.
… sending a fax
Use the same call sequence.
Calling within Cape Verde (domestic dialing)
Dial the entire seven-digit phone number as it is listed. There is no trunk or long distance number used in Cape Verde’s phone system.
| seven digits |
| local phone number |
Cabo Verde’s phone numbers explained
Number details
Cabo Verde’s phone numbers are seven digits.
The first digit signifies whether the phone number is a mobile or landline phone.
Landline phones begin with ‘2’. The first three digits signify a geographic area of the country.
Mobile numbers begin with digits ‘9’ or ’59’.
An example of a phone number in Cabo Verde
The Pestana Tropico Hotel lists its phone number in Praia as +(238) 2614200.
Phone number explanation
| 238 | 261 | 4200 |
| country code for Cabo Verde | geographic (area) code for Praia | remainder of the phone number |
Local example – calling from another location in Praia
Dial the entire seven digit phone number for all calls within Cape Verde.
| 261 | 4200 |
| geographic (area) code for Praia | remainder of the phone number |
Long distance example – calling from Sao Vicente, Cabo Verde (on the other side of the country)
Dial the entire seven digit phone number for all calls within Cape Verde.
| 261 | 4200 |
| geographic (area) code for Praia | remainder of the phone number |
Mobile phone example – calling from a mobile phone (including a foreign mobile roaming in Cape Verde)
Dial the entire seven digit phone number for all calls within Cape Verde.
| 261 | 4200 |
| geographic (area) code for Praia | remainder of the phone number |
International example – calling from outside Cabo Verde
To call from outside Cape Verde, dial the exit code of the country the call is dialed from, followed by Cape Verde’s country code of ‘238’, followed by the local phone number.
| exit code | 238 | 261 | 4200 |
| exit code of the country the call is dialed from | country code for Cabo Verde | geographic (area) code for Praia | remainder of the phone number |
Calling from Cape Verde
’00’ is used as an exit code when dialing an international call from Cape Verde.
Sources and more resources
- National Communications Agency (ANAC) – Cape Verde’s telephone systems regulator.
- ITU (International Telecommunications Union) – United Nations specialized agency for information and communications technologies.
- International Telecommunications Union – DIALLING PROCEDURES (INTERNATIONAL PREFIX, NATIONAL (TRUNK) PREFIX AND NATIONAL (SIGNIFICANT) NUMBER) (IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITU-T RECOMMENDATION E.164 (11/2010)) – A collection of dialing procedures for all countries and regions of the world. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- International Telecommunications Union – Cabo Verde (country code +238) National Numbering Plan – Details of Cape Verde’s telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- Wikipedia – Telephone numbers in Cape Verde – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for Cape Verde. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.
- BT – The Phonebook – Cape Verde – Entry for Cape Verde in the British Telecom international directory.