Question: I am calling country code ‘0049’ but having trouble. Where is country code ‘0049’? I am attempting to call the phone number “0049 69 788XXXX.”
Answer: The number you are attempting to call looks like it is in Germany.
“00” is an international exit code (the number used to access the international switchboard) for most European and many Asian countries. If ’00’ is dialed from a country that does not use that as its exit code (the U.S. and Canada use ‘011’, Australia uses ‘0011’, Japan uses ‘010’, Russia and some countries of the former U.S.S.R use ‘8’ – wait for the dial tone – ’10’), the call will not work.
“49” is the country code for Germany. It is the number that is dialed to reach France from the international switchboard.
The remainder of the number appears to be the format for a German phone number. The ’69’ signifies the area code for Frankfurt within the German numbering system.
If you are calling this number from a landline phone within Frankfurt, Germany, do not include the leading ’00,’ the country code ’49,’ or the Frankfurt area code ’69.’ The number would be dialed:
788 XXXX
If you are calling this number from within Germany on a mobile or outside of Frankfurt, do not include the leading ’00’ or the country code ’49.’ Add a leading trunk prefix ‘0’ to the number. The number would be dialed:
0 69 788 XXXX
If this number was dialed from the UK, France, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Poland, the Czech Republic, Austria, Italy, or Spain, it would be dialed:
00 49 69 788 XXXX
If this number was dialed from the United States or Canada, it would be dialed:
011 49 69 788 XXXX
If this number was dialed from Japan, it would be dialed:
010 49 69 788 XXXX
If this number was dialed from Australia, it would be dialed:
0011 49 69 788 XXXX
See our “How to call Germany” page for instructions on how to call Germany from anywhere in the world.