Area code 721 is the telephone
area code
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in the
North American Numbering Plan
The North American Numbering Plan (NANP) is a telephone numbering plan for twenty-five regions in twenty countries, primarily in North America and the Caribbean. This group is historically known as World Zone 1 and has the international calling ...
(NANP) for
Sint Maarten
Sint Maarten () is a Countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Caribbean. With a population of 41,486 as of January 2019 on an area of , it encompasses the southern 44% of the divid ...
, a
constituent country of the
Kingdom of the Netherlands
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in the
Caribbean. The area code was assigned in 2011 after membership of the country in the NANP became effective.
History
Sint Maarten became a NANP territory on 30 September 2011, after having been approved for membership in 2009. Previously, Sint Maarten used the country code
599
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, originally assigned to the now-
dissolved Netherlands Antilles, and still in use by
Curaçao
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and the
Caribbean Netherlands
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(Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba). The northern French side of the
island
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, known as
Saint-Martin, is not within the North American Numbering Plan, and has the country code
+590
The French telephone numbering plan is used in Metropolitan France, French overseas departments and some overseas collectivities.
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, shared with
Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe (; ; gcf, label=Antillean Creole, Gwadloup, ) is an archipelago and overseas department and region of France in the Caribbean. It consists of six inhabited islands— Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galante, La Désirade, and the ...
and
Saint Barthélemy. Calls between the two parts of the island are international calls.
On July 27, 2011, the North American Numbering Plan Administrator granted the issuance of the area code to Sint Maarten. Implementation dates were set for September 30, 2011 when a permissive dialing period commenced until September 30, 2012, when mandatory dialing became effective.
TelEm Group educating the public about use of 1-721 area code for St. Maarten
October 5th, 2012
Calling procedure
Callers from outside the NANP (country code +1), including callers from the French side of the island, must dial an international access code (often 00) followed by 1 721. Callers within the NANP dial 1 721 and the seven-digit telephone number.
Previous country code
The remaining portions of the former Netherlands Antilles (Curaçao and the Caribbean Netherlands) have retained country code +599.
See also
* List of NANP area codes
* Area codes in the Caribbean
* Telephone numbers in Aruba
* Telephone numbers in Curaçao and the Caribbean Netherlands
*Telephone numbers in the Netherlands
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References
External links
North American Numbering Plan AdministratorIntroduction of NPA 721 (Sint Maarten)
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Communications in Sint Maarten