phone system
local calls
no area code inside
the same area

national long distance
national prefix: I
area code: ---
          (always 3 digits)
number: --- ----
          (always 7digits)

international calls
international prefix: 0II
country code: - or -- or ---
number: ???

exeption !   Canada or
the Caribbean
     (I --- --- ----)
are also part of the
North American
numbering Plan (NANP)

exampe
calling from Massachusetts
to Phonebook of the World
in France

0II 33 I 422I IIII
II rue des IIaIIes
PARIS Ier

usefull numbers
american operator 4II
call the operator from
outside the US
+I 2I2 555 I2I2
international operator
(call from inside the US)
I0I0 2220

Fire 9II
Police 9II

calling from abroad
to the Massachusetts
+I --- --- ----

State of
Massachusetts
(MA)

divided into Colonies

founding Colony Feb 6 I788
(later called State)
Independance Declaration july 4 I776
Capital: Boston

Governor
State of Massachusetts

languages English

economy:
GNP ? $/person
total ?  billion $
home to ?/500 of the
World's largest companies

geography

Mount Greylock 1,064 m
Atlanitc Coast
longest river
largest lake