Cape Verde country code, +238 explained.
Everything you need to call Cape Verde with Twiching — full dialing format, step-by-step guide, and Tier-1 CLI routes that land every call.
Cape Verde
Praia · Africa
· COUNTRY INFO · VERIFIED
ISO Alpha-2
CV
Capital
Praia
Region
Africa
Timezone
UTC-1
· DIALING GUIDE · VERIFIED
FULL DIAL FORMAT
011 · +238 · XXXXXXX
How Cape Verde numbers break down
A complete number to Cape Verde follows this pattern. Twiching adds the exit and country codes automatically when you dial from the app.
EXIT CODE
Dial from the US/Canada to leave the country.
COUNTRY CODE
Routes the call directly into Cape Verde.
LOCAL NUMBER
The subscriber's local number.
COMPLETE NUMBER FORMAT
011 · +238 · XXXXXXX
Cape Verde on the map
Praia · Africa
ROUTE
Tier-1 Direct
CLI
Verified
ASR
60%+ min
Cape Verde virtual phone numbers, built for business
A Cape Verde virtual number from Twiching plugs into SIP trunking, so an existing phone system can dial out with local +238 presence without swapping hardware or carriers.
Local +238 caller ID
Calls display a recognisable Cape Verde number instead of an unfamiliar international one.
SIP trunking
Route your existing PBX or softphone through Twiching's Tier-1 trunk — no hardware swap.
Minutes to provision
Numbers activate in the dashboard the same day, with no on-the-ground carrier contract.
+238
Cape Verde · ready to provision today
Built for reliable delivery into Cape Verde
Cape Verde isn't treated as a secondary market — it runs on the identical direct-carrier routing and delivery guarantees as every other country in the directory.
Cape Verde
+238
191
Countries in directory
CAPE VERDE INCLUDED
99.97%
Call delivery rate
STIR/SHAKEN
500+
Carrier interconnects
TIER-1 DIRECT
60%+
Guaranteed ASR
REAL-TIME ROUTING
How Cape Verde phone numbers are structured
Numbering Format
COUNTRY
+238
LOCAL
XXXXXXX
Under country code +238, Cape Verde runs a closed numbering plan — just a 7-digit subscriber number after the country code, no area code required.
Carriers & language
Cape Verde has 75% internet penetration and is served by 2 major mobile networks (CV Móvel, Unitel T+ Cape Verde). VoIP is permitted and regulated by ANAC (Agência Nacional das Comunicações). The local currency is CVE and the primary language is Portuguese, which shape IVR prompts, SMS content, and business-hours handling.
Africa context
Across African markets, mobile-first numbering dominates and Tier-1 interconnects are the key to consistent call delivery and CLI presentation.
Skipping the exit code
Cape Verde calls from the US need 011 first, then +238 — the exit code isn't optional.
Adding an area code that doesn't exist
Cape Verde uses a closed plan — dial the +238 country code then the 7-digit subscriber number directly, with no area code.
Ignoring the time difference
Before dialing Cape Verde, check the local clock — it runs on UTC-1, and off-hours calls tend to go unanswered.
Compliance, carriers & rates for Cape Verde
Permitted — ANAC regulated
Regulated by ANAC (Agência Nacional das Comunicações)
Cape Verde's regulatory posture under ANAC (Agência Nacional das Comunicações) is permissive toward VoIP, meaning a business can start calling and texting into the country without a separate compliance process.
- ANAC regulates all electronic communications including VoIP under national telecom legislation.
- Consumer protection rules require transparent pricing from all VoIP operators.
- Cape Verde's liberal telecom policy supports competitive VoIP market entry.
Direct Tier-1 interconnect with CV Móvel — no wholesale transit in between.
US → Cape Verde
$0.017/min
Cape Verde → US
$0.015/min
Billed per second, not rounded to the minute
How businesses use a Cape Verde number
Praia-recognisable numbers
Callers in Praia and across Cape Verde see a familiar +238 prefix rather than a number they don't recognise and won't pick up.
Sales & support in one line
The same Cape Verde number handles inbound support and outbound sales calls, both landing on Tier-1 routes into CV Móvel and the wider network.
Time-zone-aware routing
Calls into Cape Verde route to whichever team is on shift for UTC-1, instead of ringing a desk that's already gone home.
SIP trunking for market entry
Stand up a Cape Verde presence on SIP trunking before committing to local infrastructure — the same number scales from a pilot to full local hiring.
FAQ
Calling Cape Verde — frequently asked questions
Cape Verde uses a closed plan: a single 7-digit subscriber number directly after the country code, with no separate prefix layer. Every number in the country is the same total length as a result.
Yes. Twiching provisions Cape Verde virtual numbers with local +238 caller ID for calls and, where supported, SMS. A recognisable local number tends to get answered more often than an unfamiliar international one, which makes it useful for sales, support, and building local market presence.
The subscriber portion of a Cape Verde number is 7 digits, after the country code. That's the part that identifies the specific line once the call has been routed to the right network.
Yes. VoIP is permitted in Cape Verde, regulated by ANAC (Agência Nacional das Comunicações), so businesses can run cloud numbers and SIP termination on compliant routes. There's no special licensing hurdle for a Twiching customer to clear before calling or texting into Cape Verde.
No — Cape Verde uses a closed numbering plan, so there's no separate area code to dial, just the country code followed directly by the subscriber number. That keeps every number in the country the same total length.
Yes — calls to Cape Verde are billed per second, not rounded up to the minute, starting at $0.017/min. Per-second billing means a 45-second call costs less than a full minute, unlike carriers that round every call up.
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