The Cape Verde country code is +238 — reaching the Atlantic archipelago of ten volcanic islands off West Africa, ~525,000 Cape Verdeans on the islands plus a huge diaspora across CVMóvel + Unitel T+. The Lusophone home of morna + Cesária Évora — Cape Verdean bank verifications all expect a +238 mobile.
Cape Verde was assigned +238 by the ITU — placing it in zone 2 with the rest of Africa. Uniquely, Cape Verde has no area codes at all: every number is exactly 7 digits, dialed in full.
Cape Verde has used the +238 country code since the ITU placed it in zone 2 alongside its African neighbours — Senegal +221, The Gambia +220, Guinea-Bissau +245 + Mauritania +222. Cape Verde (Cabo Verde) is an Atlantic archipelago of ten volcanic islands ~570 km off the West African coast — Lusophone (Portuguese-speaking) + independent from Portugal since 1975.
Cape Verde's telecom numbering is administered by ARME (Agência Reguladora Multissetorial da Economia). Two mobile carriers: CVMóvel (the CV Telecom / Cabo Verde Telecom operator — the largest) + Unitel T+ (the challenger). Mobile coverage spans all the inhabited islands + 4G is deployed across the archipelago.
Cape Verde has no area codes. Every Cape Verdean number — landline or mobile — is exactly <b>7 digits</b>, dialed in full with no trunk prefix. There is no leading 0 to drop. The first digit signals type: landlines begin with <b>2</b>; mobiles begin with <b>9</b> (and 5). International format is always +238 + the full 7 digits — never drop a digit.
More Cape Verdeans live abroad than on the islands. A vast diaspora — in the United States (especially New England), Portugal, France, the Netherlands + beyond — outnumbers the ~525,000 islanders, so +238 calling + remittances are heavy. Cabo Verde is the birthplace of morna music, made famous worldwide by Cesária Évora; Cidade Velha was the first European colonial town in the tropics (a UNESCO site); Pico do Fogo is an active volcano; and beach tourism thrives on Sal + Boa Vista.
A Cape Verdean phone number in international format is written as +238 NNN NNNN — always exactly 7 digits. Example: +238 261 2345 for a Praia landline, +238 991 2345 for a mobile. Landlines begin with 2; mobiles begin with 9 (and 5).
Because Cape Verde uses a closed 7-digit plan with no area codes + no trunk prefix, there is no leading 0 to drop — you always dial all 7 digits, both domestically + internationally. The first digit tells you the type: 2 for landlines, 9 (and 5) for mobiles.
From the cobbled streets of Cidade Velha on Santiago to the beaches of Santa Maria on Sal, every Cape Verdean number lives behind a +238 — all 7 digits, no area code. Pick a number that fits your customers anywhere across the ten islands.
Every country uses a different exit code before +238. From any mobile, + replaces the exit code — so +238 261 2345 works worldwide. Cape Verdean numbers are always 7 digits — never drop a digit.
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+238 reaches the Lusophone Atlantic archipelago, its booming beach-tourism islands + one of the world's largest diasporas. Cape Verdean banks + everyday verifications expect a +238 mobile.
Cape Verdean banks (Banco Comercial do Atlântico, Caixa Económica de Cabo Verde, Banco Interatlântico, BCN) + everyday services verify with +238 mobile one-time codes. Without a Cape Verdean number, completing bank logins + KYC from abroad is hard.
More Cape Verdeans live abroad than on the islands — in the United States (especially New England), Portugal, France + the Netherlands. A +238 line keeps you reachable for family calls, remittances + island business across that worldwide diaspora.
Sal + Boa Vista draw European sun-seekers year-round, and tourism is the islands' biggest industry. A +238 number sounds local for hotels, resorts, dive operators, transfers + rentals on Santa Maria, Sal Rei + beyond.
Cape Verde is Portuguese-speaking (with Kriolu as the everyday lingua franca) + part of the CPLP Lusophone world alongside Portugal, Brazil + Angola. A +238 line plugs you into Atlantic Lusophone trade + culture — the home of morna + Cesária Évora.
Cape Verde runs on CVT (UTC−1) all year with no daylight saving — one of the very few countries on UTC−1. It sits one hour behind GMT/London + Lisbon in winter, making it a convenient bridge time zone between the Americas + Europe/Africa.
Cape Verde's closed 7-digit numbering plan is one of the cleanest anywhere: every number is exactly 7 digits, dialed the same way everywhere, with no area code + no trunk 0 to remember. <b>+238 261 2345</b> is dialed identically from Praia, Mindelo or abroad.
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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 |
011 238 261 2345 for a Praia landline, or 011 238 991 2345 for a mobile. On any mobile, replace 011 with +. Never drop a digit — Cape Verde has no area-code 0. The US hosts one of the largest Cape Verdean diasporas.00 238 991 2345 for a Cape Verdean mobile. Portugal + Cape Verde share the Portuguese language + one of the heaviest diaspora calling routes anywhere.00 238 261 2345 for Praia. Or use +238 991 2345 from any UK mobile.00 238 991 2345 for a mobile. Senegal is Cape Verde\'s nearest mainland West African neighbour.+238 NNN NNNN — always exactly 7 digits. Example: +238 261 2345 for a Praia landline, +238 991 2345 for a mobile. Landlines begin with 2; mobiles begin with 9 (and 5).+238 991 2345 is a mobile (CVMóvel or Unitel T+), and +238 261 2345 is a fixed line — all exactly 7 digits.+238 2NN NNNN + a mobile reads +238 9NN NNNN — always 7 digits in full. e.g. +238 261 2345 for Praia.One tap to install. One more to call. It really is that simple.