The code 009 is an international call prefix, and is used when making an international call. The country that uses the international call prefix 009 is Nigeria.
The general prefix normally begins with 0, and this is the recommendation of the International Telecommunications Union. Not all countries follow these recommendations. Below are some examples of those that don't.
• Hong Kong
The code used to dial out of Hong Kong is 1666, and the major provider of telecommunications in the country is City Telecom.
• Cuba
Cuba uses the international call prefix, 119.
• Parts of Finland
Finland encourages different telecommunications networks to utilize different prefixes, and whilst some begin with 00, others start with 99.
Most countries do follow the recommendations and the countries of the former Yugoslavia changed their prefixes from 99 to 00 when they became independent from each other.
• Country calling codes
The international call prefix is different from the code that is needed to make international calls to other countries. This code is known as the country calling code, and these codes include an international dialing prefix. The code for Nigeria is 234. All African countries codes begin with 2.
North American countries codes begin with 1, whilst those beginning with 3 or 4 are European countries. Latin American countries codes begin with 5, and 6 is the first digit of the code for countries that are in Southeast Asia and Oceania. 7 is the code used by the former countries of the Soviet Union, these being Russia, Kazakhstan and Abkhazia. 8 and 9 are used throughout the rest of Asia.
The general prefix normally begins with 0, and this is the recommendation of the International Telecommunications Union. Not all countries follow these recommendations. Below are some examples of those that don't.
• Hong Kong
The code used to dial out of Hong Kong is 1666, and the major provider of telecommunications in the country is City Telecom.
• Cuba
Cuba uses the international call prefix, 119.
• Parts of Finland
Finland encourages different telecommunications networks to utilize different prefixes, and whilst some begin with 00, others start with 99.
Most countries do follow the recommendations and the countries of the former Yugoslavia changed their prefixes from 99 to 00 when they became independent from each other.
• Country calling codes
The international call prefix is different from the code that is needed to make international calls to other countries. This code is known as the country calling code, and these codes include an international dialing prefix. The code for Nigeria is 234. All African countries codes begin with 2.
North American countries codes begin with 1, whilst those beginning with 3 or 4 are European countries. Latin American countries codes begin with 5, and 6 is the first digit of the code for countries that are in Southeast Asia and Oceania. 7 is the code used by the former countries of the Soviet Union, these being Russia, Kazakhstan and Abkhazia. 8 and 9 are used throughout the rest of Asia.
