The country code for Latvia is +371. The international dialling prefix is "00". The country does not use
trunk prefix. However, in 2008, the "6" was prepended to all landlines, and "2" to all mobile numbers. During the
Soviet occupation and until the transition in 1993, Latvia had the area code.
Mobile telephones •
2xх xx xxx
Geographic numbering •
5 xx xxxxx,
6 xx xxxxx,
7 xx xxxxx The 5-series is currently only reserved for future use. The 6-series is generally used for landlines and the 7-series is used with
payphones throughout the country.
Services A variety of service numbers are assigned in the 1-series with lengths shorter than the standard 8 digits. Some of these services also provide 8-digit geographical numbers to be reachable from abroad.
Emergency •
112 — Fire brigade, rescue services, civil protection (also general emergency number); •
110 — Police; •
113 — Ambulance; •
114 — Gas emergency; •
115 — Coast Guard Calls to 112 are answered on average within 6 seconds and are answered in Latvian, English and Russian. In 98% of cases, the operator can detect the location of the caller within a minute.
Various client services Toll-free services •
80x0xxxx—
toll-free services.
Shared-cost services •
810xxxxx—
shared-cost services.
Premium rate services •
88xx,
89xx,
82xxx,
90x0xxxx—
premium-rate services. == References ==