Type of telephone numbers in Aruba
Telephone numbers in Aruba have country code 297. It is one of the few countries outside Africa to have a country code starting with 2. Before Aruba seceded from the Netherlands Antilles in 1986, it was part of the Netherlands Antilles numbering plan (+599)[1] with phone numbers starting with +599 8. Landline numbers begin with 28, 52 or 58.[2] Mobile numbers begin with a 56, 59, 64, 73, 74 or 99. Numbers are seven digits long, otherwise in line with the North American Numbering Plan, despite not being part of it.
Island
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Number range
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Aruba (until secession)
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(+599) 8xx xxxx
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Aruba (after secession)
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(+297) 28x xxxx (landline)
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(+297) 52x xxxx (landline)
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(+297) 58x xxxx (landline)
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(+297) 56x xxxx (mobile)
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(+297) 59x xxxx (mobile)
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(+297) 64x xxxx (mobile)
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(+297) 73x xxxx (mobile)
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(+297) 74x xxxx (mobile)
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(+297) 99x xxxx (mobile)
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