Country code Papua New Guinea, +675 or 00675?
There are two spellings for the Papua New Guinea area code, namely +675 and 00675. Which area code do you have to use? What is the difference between the two country codes for Papua New Guinea and what are the different versions for?
The country code of Papua New Guinea that starts with a “+” (i.e. +675) is the so-called international dialing code (international spelling). It is primarily used in the mobile communications sector. Most cell phones can make an international call to Papua New Guinea using the +675 area code. This applies to almost every country in the world.
Unfortunately, there are phones (especially older models) that do not support the international spelling. The area code Papua New Guinea with leading zeros (00675) is then used on these phones. The leading zeros are also referred to as the so-called traffic elimination number. When you call, they indicate that it is an international call.
Problem: Access code and area code 00675
In fact, the 00675 variant applies to calls to Papua New Guinea, primarily in Europe. In other countries of the world, the international code 00675 will not work. Example: In the USA, international calls to Papua New Guinea start with 011. So an international call here starts with the area code 011675.
Conclusion
For calls from UK to Papua New Guinea you can always use the country code 00675. In other countries, the two leading zeros must be replaced by a different access code. The international dialing code (+675) of Papua New Guinea works in all countries in the world. However, it is not supported in all networks and by all telephone devices.
Example of phone calls to Papua New Guinea
To illustrate the use of the international prefixes Papua New Guinea (+675 or 00675) here is another example:
You want to call the number 456789 with the area code 0123 in Papua New Guinea. In this case you can use the following numbers (from UK/Europe):
00675 123 456789
If you use a mobile phone, the following notation also applies worldwide:
+675 123 456789