The Vatican City country code is +379 — assigned by the ITU to the world's smallest country. But here's the twist: in practice the Vatican's phones live inside the Italian network, so you actually reach the Holy See by dialing +39 06 698 + the extension. CallMama explains both — and gives you a real number to call from.
The ITU formally assigned +379 to Vatican City — but it is essentially unused. In practice the Vatican's telephones are part of the Italian network and are reached via Italy's +39 06 698. So +379 exists on paper; +39 06 698 is what you actually dial.
The ITU formally assigned the <b>+379</b> country code to Vatican City, placing it in zone 3 with much of Europe. But +379 is essentially <b>unused</b> in practice — the Vatican never built a separate national network behind it. Instead, the Holy See's telephone system is integrated into the <b>Italian</b> network and reached through Italy's code +39.
To call the Vatican you normally dial <b>+39 06 698</b> + the extension. <b>+39</b> is Italy's country code, <b>06</b> is Rome's area code, and <b>698</b> is the block reserved for the Vatican switchboard. So a Vatican line looks exactly like a Roman number: e.g. <b>+39 06 698 12345</b>. The Vatican is entirely enclaved within Rome, which surrounds it.
Vatican City is the smallest country on Earth by both area (about <b>0.49 km² / 44 hectares</b>) and population (a few hundred residents). It is the spiritual + administrative centre of the Roman Catholic Church + the residence of the Pope — home to <b>St. Peter's Basilica</b>, the <b>Sistine Chapel</b>, the <b>Vatican Museums</b> + the Apostolic Palace, guarded by the Pontifical Swiss Guard.
+379 is one of the world's "ghost" country codes. It is officially assigned but almost never used — the Vatican mints its own euro coins, runs its own post office, has its own ATMs + railway station, yet its telephones share Italy's network. Call any Vatican office and you dial a Roman number: +39 06 698 + extension. The Vatican is sovereign, but on the phone it answers as 06 698.
Although the Vatican has its own country code +379, you almost never dial it. In practice a Vatican number is written + dialed as an Italian Rome number: +39 06 698 XXXXX. Example: +39 06 698 12345 for the Vatican switchboard. The 698 exchange in Rome's 06 area code is reserved for the Holy See.
So why does +379 exist at all? The ITU reserved it for Vatican City as a sovereign state, but the Vatican chose to integrate its telephones into Italy's system rather than build a standalone network. The result: +379 is essentially unused, and every working Vatican phone number runs through +39 06 698.
From St. Peter's Square to the Sistine Chapel, every Vatican office answers behind a +39 06 698 number — the +379 code stays on paper. Pick a CallMama line and reach the Holy See like a local Roman call.
Don't dial +379 — it's essentially unused. In practice you reach the Vatican through Italy: your exit code, then 39, then 06 698 + the extension. From any mobile, + replaces the exit code — so +39 06 698 12345 works worldwide.
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The +379 code reaches the Holy See — the heart of the Roman Catholic Church — but in practice you dial +39 06 698. A CallMama line keeps you reachable for Vatican offices, pilgrimages + Rome-aligned business.
Whether you're contacting the Secretariat of State, the Vatican Museums, the Press Office, the Vatican Library or a pontifical academy, every line answers behind <b>+39 06 698</b> + an extension. A reliable CallMama number keeps you on the call when reaching the Holy See from abroad.
Millions visit Vatican City every year for St. Peter's Basilica + Square, the Sistine Chapel + the Vatican Museums. Tour operators, pilgrimage groups + ticket offices coordinate over Rome / Vatican numbers — a clear line + the right dialing make booking + confirming far smoother.
The single most common mistake is dialing <b>+379</b> and getting nowhere — it's assigned but essentially unused. CallMama keeps it simple: to reach the Vatican you dial <b>+39 06 698</b> + the extension, exactly like a Roman number. Clarity on the code saves failed calls.
Vatican City runs on CET (UTC+1) winter, CEST (UTC+2) summer — the same clock as Rome, which surrounds it, and as Germany, France + Spain. Pan-EU business hours + Vatican office hours align cleanly, so you call within working windows.
Vatican City uses the <b>Euro (€)</b> — and even mints its own collectible euro coins. Pricing, donations, ticketing + travel costs around the Vatican + Rome are all in euros, so a number tied to the Eurozone keeps billing + coordination consistent.
Vatican City is the smallest country in the world — about 0.49 km² and a few hundred residents, an independent city-state enclaved entirely within Rome. A line associated with the Holy See is a one-of-a-kind footprint: sovereign, historic + globally recognised.
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| 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 |
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| Argentina | +54 | AR | ARG | 00 | 5 |
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| Australia | +61 | AU | AUS | 0011 | 6 |
| Austria | +43 | AT | AUT | 00 | 4 |
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| Bahamas | +1 | BS | BHS | 011 | 1 |
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| Bangladesh | +880 | BD | BGD | 00 | 8 |
| Barbados | +1 | BB | BRB | 011 | 1 |
| Belarus | +375 | BY | BLR | 810 | 3 |
+39 06 698 12345). So +379 exists on paper, but +39 06 698 is what you actually dial.+39 06 698 XXXXX.+39 06 698 12345. From the US that's 011 39 06 698 12345; from any mobile worldwide just press +: +39 06 698 12345.011 39 06 698 12345. On any mobile, replace 011 with +: +39 06 698 12345. Keep the 06 — Italy retains leading zeros in area codes.00 39 06 698 12345. Or use +39 06 698 12345 from any UK mobile. Don't use +379 — it won't connect.06 698 12345. No country code is needed because the Vatican's phones are part of the Italian network within Rome's 06 area code.+39 06 698 XXXXX — an Italian Rome number. Example: +39 06 698 12345 for the switchboard. While the territory's nominal code is +379, working numbers always use +39 06 698.One tap to install. One more to call. It really is that simple.