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Every country has different local conventions for writing telephone numbers. Writing a telephone number in a different format will look strange to a resident, and may lead to incorrect dialing when area codes are omitted for local calls.
All numbers on this page are written for dialing within that country, and do not include any international dialing codes (usually indicated with a +). In examples, a numeric digit is used only if the digit is the same in every number, and letters to illustrate groups. X is used as a wildcard to represent any digits in lists of numbers.
Read more about Local Conventions For Writing Telephone Numbers: Central America
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