Calling to South Sudan
- 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’.
When calling a mobile phone user, call to the country where the mobile phone is registered, regardless of where the person being called is currently roaming.
… to a VoIP phone
Use the same call sequence.
When calling a VoIP phone user, call to the country where the VoIP phone is registered, regardless of where the person being called is currently roaming.
… to a satellite phone
South Sudan 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 South Sudan (domestic dialing)
Dial the entire phone number as it is listed. The South Sudanese phone system does not use a trunk or long distance number at the start of domestic phone calls.
| nine digits |
| local phone number |
South Sudanese phone numbers explained
Number details
South Sudanese phone numbers are nine digits.
The first digit designates whether the phone number is a landline (fixed line) or mobile phone.
Landlines begin with ‘1’.
Mobile numbers begin with ‘9’.
An example of a South Sudanese phone number
The Acacia Village Hotel lists its phone number in Juba as +211 911 252 613.
Number explanation
| 211 | 91 | 1 252 613 |
| country code for South Sudan | represents the Zain mobile phone carrier | remainder of the phone number |
Local example – calling from another location in Juba, South Sudan
Dial the entire phone number for all calls within South Sudan.
| 91 | 1 252 613 |
| represents the Zain mobile phone carrier | remainder of the phone number |
Long distance example – calling from Malakal, South Sudan (on the other side of the country)
Dial the entire phone number for all calls within South Sudan.
| 91 | 1 252 613 |
| represents the Zain mobile phone carrier | remainder of the phone number |
Mobile phone example – calling from a mobile phone (including a foreign mobile roaming in South Sudan)
Dial the entire phone number for all calls within South Sudan.
| 91 | 1 252 613 |
| represents the Zain mobile phone carrier | remainder of the phone number |
International example – calling from outside South Sudan
To call from outside South Sudan, dial the exit code of the country the call is dialed from, followed by South Sudan’s country code of ‘211’, followed by the local phone number.
| exit code | 211 | 91 | 1 252 613 |
| exit code of the country the call is dialed from | country code for South Sudan | represents the Zain mobile phone carrier | remainder of the phone number |
Calling from South Sudan
’00’ is used as an exit code when dialing an international call from South Sudan.
Sources and more resources
- 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 – South Sudan (country code +211) National Numbering Plan – Details of South Sudan’s telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- Wikipedia – Telephone numbers in South Sudan – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for South Sudan. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.
- BT – The Phonebook – South Sudan – Entry for South Sudan in the British Telecom international directory.