The Cameroon country code is +237 — reaching Central Africa's most diverse economy, ~28 million Cameroonians + tens of millions of mobile lines across MTN Cameroon, Orange Cameroun, Camtel + Nexttel. The bilingual home of the Indomitable Lions, Douala's great port + Mount Cameroon — Cameroonian bank logins + MTN MoMo + Orange Money all expect a +237 mobile.
Cameroon was assigned +237 by the ITU — placing it in zone 2 with much of Africa. Since 2014 Cameroon has used a closed 9-digit plan: every number is exactly 9 digits, dialed in full, with no area codes.
Cameroon has used the +237 country code since the ITU placed it in zone 2 alongside most of Africa — Nigeria +234, Gabon +241, Chad +235, Central African Republic +236 + Equatorial Guinea +240 are its neighbours. The "237" is unique to Cameroon. Since a 2014 migration to a 9-digit plan, every Cameroonian number is dialed in full with no trunk prefix.
Cameroon's telephone numbering is administered by ART (Agence de Régulation des Télécommunications — the Telecommunications Regulatory Agency). Four carriers serve the market: MTN Cameroon + Orange Cameroun (the two mobile leaders), Camtel (the state operator, branded Blue, which also runs fixed lines) + Nexttel (Viettel). All mobiles begin with 6.
Cameroon abolished separate area codes in its 2014 renumbering. Every Cameroonian number — landline or mobile — is exactly <b>9 digits</b>, dialed in full with no trunk prefix. There is no leading 0 to drop. Landlines begin with <b>2</b> (2 2X… for Yaoundé, 2 3X… for Douala); mobiles begin with <b>6</b> (650–699). The same 9 digits are dialed everywhere.
Cameroon is "Africa in miniature." In one country you find Atlantic coast, Sahel desert, mountains, rainforest + savanna — and over 250 languages alongside the two official tongues. Mount Cameroon is an active volcano + West Africa's highest peak; the Indomitable Lions are a continental football symbol; Douala is the main port + economic capital while Yaoundé is the political capital. Cameroonian banks (Afriland First Bank, BICEC) + mobile money (MTN MoMo, Orange Money) verify with +237 mobile OTPs.
A Cameroonian phone number in international format is written as +237 NNN NN NN NN — always exactly 9 digits. Example: +237 222 23 45 67 for a Yaoundé landline, +237 233 42 01 23 for a Douala landline, +237 6XX XX XX XX for a mobile. Cameroonian numbers are grouped for readability.
Because Cameroon uses a closed 9-digit plan with no area codes + no trunk prefix, there is no leading 0 to drop — you always dial all 9 digits, both domestically + internationally. Landlines begin with 2 (Yaoundé 22X, Douala 23X); mobiles begin with 6 (650–699 across MTN, Orange, Camtel + Nexttel).
From the port of Douala to the ministries of Yaoundé, every Cameroonian number lives behind a +237 — all 9 digits, no area code. Pick a number that fits your customers anywhere in Cameroon.
Every country uses a different exit code before +237. From any mobile, + replaces the exit code — so +237 222 23 45 67 works worldwide. Cameroonian numbers are always 9 digits — never drop a digit.
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+237 reaches Central Africa's most diverse economy + the bilingual home of Douala's port, the Indomitable Lions + cocoa, coffee + oil. MTN MoMo, Orange Money + every Cameroonian bank verify with a +237 mobile.
MTN MoMo + Orange Money (the two dominant mobile-money wallets in Cameroon) + Cameroonian banks (Afriland First Bank, BICEC, SGBC, Ecobank) send one-time codes to a +237 mobile. Without a Cameroonian number, mobile-money + bank verifications are hard to complete from abroad.
Cameroon is officially bilingual — French + English — so a +237 line reaches both the Francophone majority + the Anglophone Northwest + Southwest regions (Bamenda, Buea, Limbe, Kumba). One number serves customers in both languages across Central + West Africa.
Douala is Cameroon's economic capital + the busiest port in the CEMAC region, serving landlocked Chad + the Central African Republic too. A +237 line plugs you into Douala trade, logistics + the cocoa, coffee, timber + oil economy — while Yaoundé handles government + ministries.
A large Cameroonian diaspora lives in France, the United States, the UK, Belgium + Germany. A +237 number keeps families, businesses + remittance senders connected to home at local rates, and lets diaspora customers reach Cameroon directly.
Cameroon runs on West Africa Time (WAT, UTC+1) all year with no daylight saving — the same clock as Nigeria, Gabon + Chad, and aligned with Central European winter hours. Business hours line up cleanly with France + the wider Francophone market.
Cameroon's closed 9-digit numbering plan is clean + uniform: every number is exactly 9 digits, dialed the same way everywhere, with no area code + no trunk 0 to remember. <b>+237 222 23 45 67</b> is dialed identically from Yaoundé, Douala or abroad. CallMama routes +237 numbers through ART-registered carriers.
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Name, country code, ISO 3166 alpha-2 & alpha-3, exit code, and ITU zone. Filter by continent or search by name or code.
| Country | Code | ISO-2 | ISO-3 | Exit | Zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | +93 | AF | AFG | 00 | 9 |
| Albania | +355 | AL | ALB | 00 | 3 |
| Algeria | +213 | DZ | DZA | 00 | 2 |
| American Samoa | +1 | AS | ASM | 011 | 1 |
| Andorra | +376 | AD | AND | 00 | 3 |
| Angola | +244 | AO | AGO | 00 | 2 |
| Anguilla | +1 | AI | AIA | 011 | 1 |
| Antarctica | +672 | AQ | ATA | 00 | 6 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | +1 | AG | ATG | 011 | 1 |
| Argentina | +54 | AR | ARG | 00 | 5 |
| Armenia | +374 | AM | ARM | 00 | 3 |
| Aruba | +297 | AW | ABW | 00 | 2 |
| Australia | +61 | AU | AUS | 0011 | 6 |
| Austria | +43 | AT | AUT | 00 | 4 |
| Azerbaijan | +994 | AZ | AZE | 00 | 9 |
| Bahamas | +1 | BS | BHS | 011 | 1 |
| Bahrain | +973 | BH | BHR | 00 | 9 |
| Bangladesh | +880 | BD | BGD | 00 | 8 |
| Barbados | +1 | BB | BRB | 011 | 1 |
| Belarus | +375 | BY | BLR | 810 | 3 |
011 237 222 23 45 67 for a Yaoundé landline, or 011 237 6XX XX XX XX for a Cameroonian mobile. On any mobile, replace 011 with +. Never drop a digit — Cameroon has no area-code 0.00 237 233 42 01 23 for a Douala landline. Or use +237 222 23 45 67 from any UK mobile.00 237 6XX XX XX XX for a Cameroonian mobile. France ↔ Cameroon is one of the heaviest Francophone diaspora telecom routes.009 237 222 23 45 67 for Yaoundé. Nigeria shares Cameroon\'s western land border, so cross-border calling is common.+237 NNN NN NN NN — always exactly 9 digits. Example: +237 222 23 45 67 for a Yaoundé landline, +237 233 42 01 23 for Douala, +237 6XX XX XX XX for a Cameroonian mobile.+237 222 23 45 67 for Yaoundé + +237 233 42 01 23 for Douala. These are number ranges, not area codes; the full number is always 9 digits.One tap to install. One more to call. It really is that simple.