Telephone numbers in Equatorial Guinea
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Country Code: +240

International Call Prefix: 00

Trunk Prefix
Trunk prefix
A trunk prefix is the number to be dialed in a domestic telephone call, preceding any necessary area codes and subscriber numbers. When the number is called from overseas, the trunk prefix is omitted by the caller. In most countries, such as Australia, Germany and the United Kingdom, the trunk...

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Calling formats

To call in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea, officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea where the capital Malabo is situated.Annobón is the southernmost island of Equatorial Guinea and is situated just south of the equator. Bioko island is the northernmost point of Equatorial Guinea. Between the two islands and to the...

, the following format is used:
  • xx xxx xxxx - calls within Equatorial Guinea
  • +240 yy xxx xxxx - calls from outside Equatorial Guinea

The NSN length is nine digits.

Area codes

The structure of the numbering system of the public switched telephone network is geographic, with number portability, as follows:

DN + NDC + SN = NSN = NJ XPQ MCDU

DN (Network code) = NJ

NDC (Numbering area) = XPQ

SN (Subscriber number) = MCDU

For landines, 3J XPQ MCDU where J cannot be 0.
LIST OF FIXED ALLOCATIONS
Service
(landline = 3)
Operator code
(1 to 9)
Two digits
(unspecified use)
Area code
(one digit)
Subscriber number
(four digits)
Area/Usage
(place name or service)
3 1 to 9 XX 9 XXXX Bioko Island
8 Litoral/Annobón
7 Centro-Sur/Kie-Ntem/Wele-Nzás
6 CDMA fixed
5 Centro-Sur/Kié-Ntem/Wele-Nzás (reserved)
4 CDMA fixed
3 Bioko Island (reserved)
2 Litoral/Annobón (reserved)
1 Bioko Island (reserved)

Numbers beginning 4 are reserved for future fixed services.

Mobile numbers

The structure of the numbering system of the cellular mobile telephone network is non-geographic, as follows:

DN + SN = NSN = NJ XPQ MCDU

DN (Network code) = NDC = NJ

SN (Subscriber number) = XPQMCDU

Numbers beginning 2 or 5 are in use for mobile telephones.

Numbers beginning 6 and 7 are reserved for future mobile services.

Value added services

For value-added services such as freephone numbers, shared cost numbers and personal numbers,
numbers will comprise nine digits, with the following format:

80X PQMCDU, (P ≠ 0)

For valued-added services such as premium rate services for businesses, premium rate services that are leisure-related, and Internet access, numbers will comprise nine digits, with the following format:

90X PQMCDU (P ≠ 0)

Numbers for intelligent network services are non-geographic.

Fixed

  • Fixed service, 3J XPQMCDU
    LIST OF FIXED ALLOCATIONS
    Operator Format Area
    GETESA 33 3P9 MCDU Bioko
    33 3P8 MCDU Litoral/Annobón
    33 3P7 MCDU Centro-Sur/Kié-Ntem/Wele-Nzás
    33 XP4 MCDU CDMA Bioko
    33 XP6 MCDU CDMA Continental Region
    HiTs G.E. S.A. 35 XP9 MCDU Bioko
    35 XP8 MCDU Litoral/Annobón
    35 XP7 MCDU Centro-Sur/Kié-Ntem/Wele-Nzás

Mobile

  • Mobile service, 2J XPQMCDU and 5J XPQMCDU
    LIST OF MOBILE ALLOCATIONS
    Operator Format
    GETESA 22 2PQMCDU
    HiTs G.E. S.A. 55 1PQMCDU

Previous fixed codes

LIST OF FIXED AREA CODES IN 2009
Area/City Area Code
Bata (Continent) 8 XXXXX
Malabo (Bioko Island) 9 XXXXX
Malabo (Continent) 7 XXXXX
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