Blaze@reddthat.com to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyzEnglish · edit-27 months agoCountry calling codesupload.wikimedia.orgimagemessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up1163arrow-down12
arrow-up1161arrow-down1imageCountry calling codesupload.wikimedia.orgBlaze@reddthat.com to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyzEnglish · edit-27 months agomessage-square27fedilink
minus-squareGCanuck@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down1·7 months agoIt’s interesting to me that Africa is 2. I’d assume that when these were implemented Africa would be a cultural afterthought and Europe would’ve gotten number 2. Curious what the thought process was there.
minus-squareDave@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-27 months agoIt’s interesting to me that the US, Canada, Russia, and Kazakhstan get single digit codes, and the rest of the world get double or triple digits.
It’s interesting to me that Africa is 2. I’d assume that when these were implemented Africa would be a cultural afterthought and Europe would’ve gotten number 2.
Curious what the thought process was there.
Even more curious is Groenland being +2 too
It’s interesting to me that the US, Canada, Russia, and Kazakhstan get single digit codes, and the rest of the world get double or triple digits.