Djibouti country code, +253 explained.
Everything you need to call Djibouti with Twiching — full dialing format, step-by-step guide, and Tier-1 CLI routes that land every call.
Djibouti
Djibouti · Africa
· COUNTRY INFO · VERIFIED
- ISO Alpha-2
- DJ
- Capital
- Djibouti
- Region
- Africa
- Timezone
- UTC+3
· DIALING GUIDE · VERIFIED
FULL DIAL FORMAT
011 · +253 · XXXXXXXX
How Djibouti numbers break down
A complete number to Djibouti 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 Djibouti.
LOCAL NUMBER
The subscriber's local number.
COMPLETE NUMBER FORMAT
011 · +253 · XXXXXXXX
Djibouti on the map
Djibouti · Africa
ROUTE
Tier-1 Direct
CLI
Verified
ASR
60%+ min
How to call Djibouti
Click any step — watch the full dial string build piece by piece.
FULL NUMBER FORMAT
011 · +253 · XXXXXXXX
Twiching automatically adds the exit and country codes — just enter the local number.
Djibouti —
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Countries in directory
DJIBOUTI INCLUDED
99.97%
Call delivery rate
STIR/SHAKEN
500+
Carrier interconnects
TIER-1 DIRECT
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Guaranteed ASR
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Djibouti
Africa · DJ
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Restricted — ARTES licensed only
Regulated by ARTES (Autorité de Régulation des Télécommunications et des Services Postaux)
- Djibouti Telecom holds a government-backed near-monopoly on telecom infrastructure.
- Independent VoIP providers face significant licensing barriers from ARTES.
- International submarine cable hub status makes Djibouti a key transit point for African connectivity.
US → Djibouti
$0.035/min
per minute
Djibouti → US
$0.030/min
per minute
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