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+253 Djibouti

2 number-prefix source records, two digits long.

ISO
DJ
Region
Africa
Exit code when calling from Djibouti
00
Leading digit
Not confirmed
Difference
Not calculated
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In Djibouti
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Djibouti at a glance

sovereign state in Africa

Capital
Djibouti
Official languages
French, Arabic
Currency
FdjDjiboutian franc
Population
1,152,9442023
Overview map: Djibouti highlighted; Djibouti marked. Country overview from Natural Earth; capital positions from Wikidata may differ from the outline. Source precision is not an accuracy radius.All 1 geometry parts and 1 rings retained. Exact selected Natural Earth country/map-unit extent; preserve source hierarchy and classification. No current legal-boundary or telephone-coverage assertion. Country overview from Natural Earth; capital positions from Wikidata may differ from the outline. Source precision is not an accuracy radius. Country rings omitted: 0. Context rings omitted: 0.Djibouti

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How to call Djibouti

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  2. Dial +253

    The country calling code for Djibouti.

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Example numbers

Illustrative national-number digits from libphonenumber v9.0.40. The calling code and international access prefix are not included.

Number typeNational numberNational length
Fixed line213600038 digits
Mobile778310018 digits

Examples do not confirm assignment or reachability. Library type labels and lengths are not country-specific dialing rules.

Number prefixes

Two entries.

Source-listed starting digits; an entry is not necessarily a complete area code.
All 2 prefixes are from an older source.
Their current status has not been established. No withdrawal, replacement or service end date is inferred.
    • 21Balbala, Djibouti city
    • 27Ali-Sabieh, Arta, Dikhil
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      • Obocksource original (primary)
      • Tadjourahsource original (primary)

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Calling from Djibouti

Djibouti's listed exit code is 00. Your provider may differ; check its instructions.

Where this comes from

Country reference sources (7)

Catalog country/territory source identity through exact nondeprecated P297 plus retained entity-scope evidence; no political/legal status inferred.

  • WikidataQ977 · Djibouti · revision 2562611793reviewed 2026-10-30T20:34:07.220Z, 2026-10-30T20:56:52.174009+00:00Retrieved 2026-10-30T17:09:09.086Z.
  • WikidataQ3604 · Djibouti · revision 2559596674reviewed 2026-10-30T20:34:07.220ZRetrieved 2026-10-30T19:50:14.795Z.
  • WikidataQ150 · French · revision 2561496129reviewed 2026-10-30T20:17:31.956ZRetrieved 2026-10-30T19:46:48.356Z.
  • WikidataQ13955 · Arabic · revision 2556431588reviewed 2026-10-30T20:17:31.956ZRetrieved 2026-10-30T19:46:48.356Z.
  • WikidataQ4594 · Djiboutian franc · revision 2559453533reviewed 2026-10-30T20:17:31.956Z, 2026-11-01Retrieved 2026-10-30T19:49:47.544Z.
  • WikidataQ37113960 · estimate · revision 2558271034reviewed 2026-10-30T20:17:31.956ZRetrieved 2026-10-30T19:47:39.638Z.
  • Natural Earth
  • Country referenceQ977 · Djibouti. Revision 2562611793. Retrieved 2026-10-30T17:09:09.086Z; reviewed 2026-10-30T20:34:07.220Z.Licence
  • Descriptionsovereign state in Africa. Q977 · revision 2562611793. Retrieved 2026-10-30T17:09:09.086Z; reviewed 2026-10-30T20:56:52.174009+00:00.Description source
  • Capital: DjiboutiLinked English label: Djibouti (Q3604), revision 2559596674. Retrieved 2026-10-30T19:50:14.795Z; reviewed 2026-10-30T20:34:07.220Z. Statement q977$ECA6EDB8-6BE4-424F-BC8C-7B4069DEB574, revision 2562611793, normal rank. No references attached in the selected revision.Linked English label: DjiboutiStatement q977$ECA6EDB8-6BE4-424F-BC8C-7B4069DEB574
  • Official language: FrenchSource-reported official-language property; this is not a list of every spoken language. Linked English label: French (Q150), revision 2561496129. Retrieved 2026-10-30T19:46:48.356Z; reviewed 2026-10-30T20:17:31.956Z. Statement q977$63D00C4D-4242-4706-BB26-BEDA5804DD0C, revision 2562611793, normal rank. No references attached in the selected revision.Linked English label: FrenchStatement q977$63D00C4D-4242-4706-BB26-BEDA5804DD0C
  • Official language: ArabicSource-reported official-language property; this is not a list of every spoken language. Linked English label: Arabic (Q13955), revision 2556431588. Retrieved 2026-10-30T19:46:48.356Z; reviewed 2026-10-30T20:17:31.956Z. Statement q977$C797599F-720F-4A07-821D-7F8F300FAAAA, revision 2562611793, normal rank. No references attached in the selected revision.Linked English label: ArabicStatement q977$C797599F-720F-4A07-821D-7F8F300FAAAA
  • Currency: Djiboutian francSource-reported currency property; no currency code, symbol or legal-tender status is inferred. Linked English label: Djiboutian franc (Q4594), revision 2559453533. Retrieved 2026-10-30T19:49:47.544Z; reviewed 2026-10-30T20:17:31.956Z. Statement q977$3E706952-19FE-4145-994D-71B2F2E25F18, revision 2562611793, normal rank. No references attached in the selected revision. Displayed unit symbol: Fdj. Separate retained P5061 source on Q4594, revision 2559453533. Retrieved 2026-10-30T19:49:47.544Z; reviewed 2026-11-01. Unique literal eligible English/universal symbol at highest retained rank; no ISO-code substitution. Selected symbol statement Q4594$5dee6006-4480-822f-47fa-6a1c4295a03e, normal rank.Linked English label: Djiboutian francStatement q977$3E706952-19FE-4145-994D-71B2F2E25F18Unit symbol sourceSymbol source licence
  • Source-reported population: 2023 · Population of the selected source entity; this is distinct from map extent and telephone coverage.Method/circumstance P459 English label: estimate (Q37113960), revision 2558271034. Retrieved 2026-10-30T19:47:39.638Z; reviewed 2026-10-30T20:17:31.956Z. Statement Q977$52b7e2e6-42eb-2282-0719-61ab755a3a17, revision 2562611793, preferred rank. Qualifications: P459: Q37113960 · P585: 2023 (year precision). 1 reference group attached in the selected revision. Population is source-reported for 2023, with year precision. Stated source method/circumstance (P459): estimate (Q37113960). Population of the selected source entity; this is distinct from map extent and telephone coverage.Method/circumstance P459 English label: estimateStatement Q977$52b7e2e6-42eb-2282-0719-61ab755a3a17
  • MapAll 1 geometry parts and 1 rings retained. Exact selected Natural Earth country/map-unit extent; preserve source hierarchy and classification. No current legal-boundary or telephone-coverage assertion. Country overview from Natural Earth; capital positions from Wikidata may differ from the outline. Source precision is not an accuracy radius. Country rings omitted: 0. Context rings omitted: 0. Map extent: Djibouti. Exact selected Natural Earth country/map-unit extent. No current legal-boundary or telephone-coverage assertion.Public-domain termsWikidata source position: Djibouti
Time-zone rules and display (1)

Supported calculations run from 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z until 2031-01-01T00:00:00Z. Zone names identify IANA representative locations; they do not locate a telephone number. The browser detects your device’s configured zone, which may differ from your physical location. Time rules: IANA tzdb 2026e. Location labels use its retained country tables. Times use the selected IANA entry; they are not a claim about every location in the country. The initial selection is a starting point; it does not confirm the capital’s time, country-wide time, or your location.

  • IANA Time Zone Databasetzdata2026eDjibouti: calculation identifier Africa/Nairobi. Display identifier Africa/Djibouti. Display source: zone.tab, line 159. Relation source: zone1970.tab, line 188. Alias Africa/Djibouti → Africa/Nairobi (backward, line 168).
Regional code sources (1)

Code scope and kind describe the retained source record; a number prefix is not automatically a standalone destination code. Source-record state and its named-area relationships are separate. Listed in source does not confirm present allocation, live service, routing, activation, subscriber, carrier or caller location. Older records have no inferred withdrawal date. Unconfirmed records retain their specific visible qualification. Original names come from the cited code sources. Use the reviewed dialing guidance for domestic-prefix handling; no universal digit-removal rule applies.

  • ITU-T National Numbering Plan for Djibouti, English PDFDjibouti numbering-plan communication dated 3.I.2012; ITU directory posting date 2012-01-25 · Source locations by code record: regional-code:DJ:ITU-2012:geographic-prefix:21 [21]: ITU-T National Numbering Plans entry for Djibouti; communication dated 3.I.2012; fixed geographic transition table on physical pages 1–2; fixed geographical structure summary on physical page 3.. regional-code:DJ:ITU-2012:geographic-prefix:27 [27]: ITU-T National Numbering Plans entry for Djibouti; communication dated 3.I.2012; fixed geographic transition table on physical pages 1–2; fixed geographical structure summary on physical page 3..reviewed 2026-10-07Source family: Djibouti Telecom via ITU-T. Retrieved: 2026-10-07. Source confidence: source_bound_pending_review. Historical communication source only; this candidate does not establish later implementation or present assignment. The source states the plan change date as 1 March 2012; independent legal effect is not assessed, so normalized effective dates remain null. The 30 mobile-service rows and other non-geographic materials are not represented by this fixed-geographic candidate. The plan table is a dated transition scope and does not establish complete geographic coverage after the stated change.
  • Code scope and number structureApplies to all 2 retained entries in this group. Source code scope: geographic_number_prefix. Source category: geographic. Visitor meaning: Number prefix. Domestic-prefix state: unknown; recorded prefix: null. Subscriber-length state: unknown; recorded lengths: null. Starting digits listed in the source’s geographic-service category; they are not necessarily a complete area code, and a named locality or area mapping is not established for every entry. No subscriber-number decomposition is inferred. The following qualification applies to code record IDs: regional-code:DJ:ITU-2012:geographic-prefix:21. Code-record state: historical (older source record; current status has not been established). Code-record effective_from: null; effective_to: null. Named-area relationship: named_numbering_area; historical in the retained source. Named-object kind: city. Relationship effective_from: null; effective_to: null. Code-record and named-area relationship states are separate qualifications. No withdrawal, replacement or service end date is inferred. Source edition: "Djibouti numbering-plan communication dated 3.I.2012; ITU directory posting date 2012-01-25". Historical communication source only; this candidate does not establish later implementation or present assignment. The source states the plan change date as 1 March 2012; independent legal effect is not assessed, so normalized effective dates remain null. The 30 mobile-service rows and other non-geographic materials are not represented by this fixed-geographic candidate. The plan table is a dated transition scope and does not establish complete geographic coverage after the stated change. The following qualification applies to code record IDs: regional-code:DJ:ITU-2012:geographic-prefix:27. Code-record state: historical (older source record; current status has not been established). Code-record effective_from: null; effective_to: null. Named-area relationship: named_numbering_area; historical in the retained source. Named-object kind: region. Relationship effective_from: null; effective_to: null. Code-record and named-area relationship states are separate qualifications. No withdrawal, replacement or service end date is inferred. Source edition: "Djibouti numbering-plan communication dated 3.I.2012; ITU directory posting date 2012-01-25". Historical communication source only; this candidate does not establish later implementation or present assignment. The source states the plan change date as 1 March 2012; independent legal effect is not assessed, so normalized effective dates remain null. The 30 mobile-service rows and other non-geographic materials are not represented by this fixed-geographic candidate. The plan table is a dated transition scope and does not establish complete geographic coverage after the stated change.
Country and calling-code metadata (2)

Country metadata confidence: Maintained library. Last reviewed: 2026-10-02.

This is a static dialing reference, not an authoritative global numbering dataset.

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