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How to call South Africa🇿🇦
To call South Africa from USA, just follow:
- First dial 011, the USA exit code.
- Next dial 27, the South Africa country code.
- Then dial the 9 digits phone number.
Content of how to call South Africa
- Quick hint how to call South Africa
- About South Africa
- South Africa timezone
- How to call inside South Africa
- How to call South Africa from a mobile phone
- How to call South Africa from a landline phone
- How to call South Africa from office
- How to call South Africa cheaper
- How to call South Africa from other countries (with examples)
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International country code (CC)
+27
dialpad
International number format
+27xx-xxx-xxxx
home
Trunk prefix
0
money
National Significant Number (NSN)
9 digits
account_balance
Capital
Pretoria
iso
ISO3166
710
computer
Domain
za
info
FIPS
SF
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Time zone
UTC/GMT +2 hours
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Time zone capital
Africa/Johannesburg
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Continent
Africa
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Continent code
AF
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Currency
Rand
chat
Languages
IsiZulu (official) 22.7%, IsiXhosa (official) 16%, Afrikaans (official) 13.5%, English (official) 9.6%, Sepedi (official) 9.1%, Setswana (official) 8%, Sesotho (official) 7.6%, Xitsonga (official) 4.5%, siSwati (official) 2.5%, Tshivenda (official) 2.4%, isiNdebele (official) 2.1%, sign language 0.5%, other 1.6% (2011 est.)
square_foot
Area
1219912 km2
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GDP
$353900000000
local_phone
Telephones
4030000
smartphone
Mobile phones
68400000
router
Internet hosts
4761000
people
Internet users
4420000
About South Africa
The international country code is 27. It will allow you to call South Africa from another country. South Africa telephone code 27 is dialed after the international direct dialing ( IDD).
South Africa trunk prefix is 0. It will allow you to make calls inside South Africa.
The South Africa area code table below shows the various city codes for South Africa.
Local timezone
The time in South Africa is 06:22 (GMT+2)
South Africa timezone: GMT+2
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How to make local calls
To make a local call inside South Africa you should use the trunk prefix. South Africa trunk prefix is 0. National mask phone number is .
If you are using a local sim card, you only need to dial 0 - phone number.
| Instruction | Example |
|---|---|
| 0 - 9 digits phone number | 0 and 9 digits |
To call South Africa from USA, just follow these dialing instructions:
- First dial 011, the USA exit code.
- Next dial 27, the South Africa country code.
- Then dial the 9 digits phone number.
Dial 011 + 27 + phone number
How to call South Africa from a mobile phone
| Instruction for calling from US | Example |
|---|---|
| 011 - 27 - 9 digits phone number | 011 27 and 9 digits |
| + 27 - 9 digits phone number | + 27 and 9 digits |
How to call South Africa from a landline phone
| Instruction for US | Example for US |
|---|---|
| 011 - 27 - 9 digits phone number | 011 27 and 9 digits |
How to call South Africa from office
In case you need to call from an office, you must first dial the phone code in the office to reach the local connection. After a long beep dial 27, wait for the beep again. Then enter the area code and phone number. In some offices, you do not need to dial a code to enter a city connection.
| Instruction for calling from US | Example |
|---|---|
| exit code to local line - 011 - 27 - 9 digits phone number | 9 011 27 and 9 digits |
How to call South Africa cheaper
The best way to make calls cheaper is using VoIP or apps with VoIP technology like Skype, Viber and etc. Some VoIP service allow you to skip dialing exit code before placing an international call. If this feature is turned on, just leave out the country exit code. To call South Africa from the Skype app, just follow these dialing instructions:
- First type + 27, the South Africa country code.
- Then dial the 9 digits phone number.
| Instruction for US | Example for US |
|---|---|
| + 27 - 9 digits phone number | + 27 and 9 digits |