How to call Central African Republic from abroad (+236)
The country code for Central African Republic is +236 (ISO codes CF and CAF). You need it every time you phone Central African Republic from another country.
To call Central African Republic in four steps:
- Dial your international access prefix: 00 in most countries, 011 from the USA and Canada, or simply + on a mobile phone.
- Dial the Central African Republic country code: 236.
- Dial the local number. If it starts with a 0 (the national trunk prefix), leave that 0 out; a few countries, such as Italy, keep it.
- Result: +236 followed by the local number, e.g. +236 [local number].
About Central African Republic Codes
Central African Republic CF Phone Code
236
ISO 3166 ALPHA-2
CF
ISO 3166-1 ALPHA-3
CAF
The ISO 3166-1 codes of Central African Republic are CF (alpha-2) and CAF (alpha-3). Its international dialling code (E.164) is +236, its internet domain is .cf and its ISO numeric code is 140.
Country codes table
| Phone Code | +236 |
|---|---|
| ISO alpha-2 (two letters) | CF |
| ISO alpha-3 (three letters) | CAF |
| .tld | .cf |
| FIPS | CT |
| ISO numeric-3 | 140 |
| E. 164 | 236 |
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Central African Republic Time Information
Local time at Bangui :
03:24 AM
Friday, October 16, 2026
(GMT+01:00)
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Time Zones :
- Africa/Bangui
Global Information about Central African Republic
- Capital : Bangui
- Currency : Franc
- Surface : 622,984 km²
- Longitude : 20.939444
- Latitude : 6.611111