There is a question I have heard today. This man asked if he can send fax all over the world. Of course the expected answer would be no if he asked that question fifteen or ten years ago. However, today it is very possible that we can send fax to anywhere in the world. No matter what country you are in right now, sharing fax is absolutely available and accessible.

The important things you should know in sending email fax to other countries are country codes and city codes. Of course it is aside from the fax number of your recipient that you already know. These codes will let you explore all around the world.

Country codes are use for data processing and communications which is defined as short alphabetic or numeric geographical codes that represent countries and dependent areas. The ISO 3166-1 is the famous standard set by International Organization for Standardization. This give codes for the names of countries, dependent territories and special areas of geographical interest.

The example of country codes are as follows:

Country Code

Afghanistan                   +93

Albania                          +355

Algeria                          +213

American Samoa          +1 684

Anguilla                         +1 264

Argentina                       +54

Bahamas                      +1 242

Bahrain                         +1 973

Bangladesh                  +880

Barbados                      +1 246

Barbuda                        +1 268

Belarus                         +375

Belgium                         +32

Belize                            +501

Benin                            +229

Bermuda                       +1 441

Cambodia                      +855

Cameroon                     +237

Canada                         +1

Cape Verde                   +238

Cayman Islands             +1 345

Chatham Island (New Zealand) +64

china                            +86

Hongkong                      +852

Jamaica                        +1 876

Mexico                          +52

Philippines                    +63

United States                +1

United Kingdom             +44

Zambia                          +260

As you notice the country codes above, it begins with a “+” sign. These country codes will help you to direct the fax you have send to the correct recipient. You have the country codes and ready to send the fax through internet faxing.

To give a specific path for your fax document, the city code or municipal code should be present in the recipient address also. It is simply a number sequence for the identification of politically independent municipalities. It differs from country to country and city to city. Let us take for example the area codes in Argentina.

The example of area codes in Argentina:

Area Code

Buenos Aires     11

Bahia Blanca     291

Catamarca        3833

Concordia          345

Formosa           3717

Jesus Maria       3525

La Plata            221

La Rioja            3822

Mar del Plata     223

Neuquen           299

Parana              343

Posadas           3752

Resistencia       3722

Rio Cuarto         358

Salta                 387

San Juan           264

Tandil                2293

Trelew               2965

These codes are as important as the internet access wherever you are based to send your fax document since internet connection gives life to your faxing experience.