the secrets behind Middle/Far East
phonecodes:
the International country codes got issued in I964,


7 large countries, located in different places
have a two digit code:
(+90), (+9I), (+92), (+93), (+94), (+95), (+98)

looking at one of her old adress books, Brigitte  was very surprised
to notice that a friend from Turkey had a 'European' number starting with (+36)
in I968 Turkey, today a candidat for EU membership,
got removed from Europe
and switched over the the Middle East with the present code (+90)

countries of the Arabian Peninsula start with +96-
(+96I), (+962), (+963), (+964), (+965), (+966), (+967) and (+968)
exeption Maldives (+960) - code only issued in I980
or with +97-
(+970), (+97I), (+972), (+973) and (+974)


Bhutan, Mongolia, Nepal do also have +97- codes
(+975), (+976) and (+977)


exSoviet Union countries (+7) now start with +99-
(+992), (+993), (+994), (+995), (+996) and (+998)
after the Break up of the former Soviet Union the 99 country code was still unassigned
so it could be used for the former Soviet Union counties that are located in Asia
(the geographical boarder between Europe and Asia is the Caucasus)
Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kyrgystan, Uzbekistan

the exUSSR Republic Kazakstan still has a former Soviet +7 code,
Brigitte expects the country to migrate to the code +997 (simply Brigitte's opinion, not confirmed)

someone told her that (+99I) will be used for special Maritime services


some three digit codes remain unassigned
and can be used for future political changes
+978 +979 and +990 +99I +999
who will get the
tripple digit code +999 ?