Your complete guide to dialling Cape Verde from Praia to anywhere in the world — verified +238 country code, Atlantic/Cape_Verde time zone, Africa region, ISO references, live local time and weather, plus a step-by-step walkthrough.
Calling
Cape Verde
+238
Praia
Weather
HD voice signal
Alpha-2
CV
Alpha-3
CPV
Cape Verde
CV
2 Digit ISO
+238
Country Calling Code
CPV
3 Digit ISO
Capital
Praia
Time zone
Atlantic/Cape_Verde
Weather · Praia
Humidity
Wind
Cape Verde
+238
Capital
Praia
Region
Africa
Time zone
Atlantic/Cape_Verde
Coordinates
16.5° N, 23.0° W
ISO 3166-1
CV / CPV
Dial format
+238 [area] [number]
Current time in Praia
—:—
Best time to call: 09:00 – 17:00 Cape Verde
A complete international number is built from four parts. Here's the anatomy and the dialling order.
Number anatomy
Format follows ITU-T Recommendation E.164 the international public telecommunication numbering plan.
Press + on a mobile (hold the 0 key), or dial 00 from most countries / 011 from North America.
Dial +238. This identifies Cape Verde on the global telephone network.
Type the first part of the local number. Drop the leading 0 if there is one.
The remaining digits route the call to the specific line in Praia or elsewhere.
To call Cape Verde on WhatsApp, save the number with +238 and no exit prefix — WhatsApp dials from your contacts, not a dial pad. Voice and video calls are free over data.
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TKOS provisions +238 DIDs and termination through direct carrier interconnects.
Whether you're reaching Cape Verde for business or family, three habits keep every conversation crystal clear and a clean route from TKOS handles the rest.
Praia routes through North Africa can carry higher jitter — a headset with active noise cancellation compensates for audio artefacts without you needing to adjust anything.
Praia is ~6,784 km away — expect ~280ms round-trip. A wired ethernet connection keeps packet loss below 0.1%.
Schedule Cape Verde calls during Praia business hours — 09:00–17:00 Atlantic/Cape_Verde — your contact will be at their desk in a quiet space rather than taking the call on the move.
Capital
Praia
Population
593.1K
Area
4,033 km²
GDP (USD)
$2.30B
Currency
Cape Verdean Escudo (CVE)
Languages
Portuguese
Emergency number
132
Internet TLD
.cv
Drive side
Right-hand traffic
Latitude / Longitude
16.54°N / 23.04°W
Time zone
Atlantic/Cape_Verde
ISO 3166 codes
CV · CPV
Praia is a North Africa destination — TKOS routes direct via trans-Atlantic submarine cable, cutting costs versus international hub routing.
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TKOS uses direct North Africa carrier interconnects terminating at Praia. Bypassing transit hubs keeps packet loss under 0.5% on every Cape Verde route.
North Africa routes like Cape Verde (Praia) carry high carrier markups — TKOS negotiates direct Praia interconnects to keep your rate down. Transparent per-minute rates for Cape Verde (+238), no hidden fees.
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