Democratic Republic of the Congo country code

How to call Democratic Republic of the Congo using country code ?

Democratic Republic of the Congo is located in Africa near countries : Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon and São Tomé and Príncipe. The international country code to dial Democratic Republic of the Congo is :

243

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Phone use and access in

As many African countries, the international dialing code 243 is only required to call Democratic Republic of the Congo from abroad. Concerning national calls made in Democratic Republic of the Congo, it is not necessary to dial the Congolese country code 243. Finally, to call your correspondent in Democratic Republic of the Congo from a country abroad, dial first the prefix of exit which takes one of the following forms: 00 / 011 / 810 and sign "+ " for calls since the mobile phone. These are possible compositions: 00243 / 810 243 / 011 243 / +243.

Some useful informations

International access code (exit code) : 00 (to dial when making calls from Democratic Republic of the Congo to abroad)
Congolese international dialing code : 243
Fixed telephone Subscriptions (2016) : 17 000 Congolese subscribers
Mobile landline usage : 0.33% of Congolese
Mobile cellular users (2016) : 28 889 317 Congolese mobile users
Mobile phone usage : 36.69% of Congolese
Internet usage : 8.12% of Congolese

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Calling Congolese landline phone number

enter the exit code '011' ;
dial Democratic Republic of the Congo country code : 243 ;
dial the area code : For example "25 " is Lekoumou area phone code ;
add the Congolese phone number without the leading '0'.

Illustration : 011 243 25 XXX XXX.

Calling Congolese mobile phone number (cellular phone)

enter the exit code '011' or '+';
dial Democratic Republic of the Congo country code : 243 ;
add the Congolese mobile phone number without the leading '0'.

Illustration : 011 243 Z XXX XXX. ('Z' represent the cellular area code)

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About Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo belongs to the African continent bordering Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon and São Tomé and Príncipe. Congolese population is about 68692542 inhabitants with an area of 2,344,858 km². The capital of Democratic Republic of the Congo is Kinshasa and the iso code is : COD.

What time is it now in Democratic Republic of the Congo ?

Before calling your Congolese correspondent , it is important to know what time it is in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Congolese local time :

The current time is 5:18 PM (UTC/GMT 1 hours).

Current day :

We are : Saturday April 20, 2024 .

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