How to call Democratic Republic of the Congo from abroad (+243)
The country code for Democratic Republic of the Congo is +243 (ISO codes CD and COD). You need it every time you phone Democratic Republic of the Congo from another country.
To call Democratic Republic of the Congo 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 Democratic Republic of the Congo country code: 243.
- 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: +243 followed by the local number, e.g. +243 [local number].
About Democratic Republic of the Congo Codes
Democratic Republic of the Congo CD Phone Code
243
ISO 3166 ALPHA-2
CD
ISO 3166-1 ALPHA-3
COD
The ISO 3166-1 codes of Democratic Republic of the Congo are CD (alpha-2) and COD (alpha-3). Its international dialling code (E.164) is +243, its internet domain is .cd and its ISO numeric code is 180.
Country codes table
| Phone Code | +243 |
|---|---|
| ISO alpha-2 (two letters) | CD |
| ISO alpha-3 (three letters) | COD |
| .tld | .cd |
| FIPS | CG |
| ISO numeric-3 | 180 |
| E. 164 | 243 |
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Democratic Republic of the Congo Time Information
Local time at Kinshasa :
06:01 PM
Saturday, October 31, 2026
(GMT+01:00)
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Time Zones :
- Africa/Kinshasa
- Africa/Lubumbashi
Global Information about Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Capital : Kinshasa
- Currency : Franc
- Surface : 2,345,410 km²
- Longitude : 21.758664
- Latitude : -4.038333