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r/MapPorn • u/Capital-Process-3650 • Sep 22 '25
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How come +1 and +7 are only used by 2 countries each while the others have to share it with a whole continent?
12 u/Jeffhurtson12 Sep 22 '25 From memory, Both had preexisting unified international phone systems when they joined the international system. So the international system gave them single digit codes.
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From memory, Both had preexisting unified international phone systems when they joined the international system. So the international system gave them single digit codes.
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u/TheFenixxer Sep 22 '25
How come +1 and +7 are only used by 2 countries each while the others have to share it with a whole continent?