Country code +249

Sending SMS to Sudan

Sudan dials on +249. Arabic script means unicode at 70 characters, with English also in official use. The numbering plan changed after South Sudan's separation, so older records may carry ranges that no longer belong to this country at all.

Dialling

How to dial Sudan

Every part of the number, laid out separately, then the same thing written the way an API expects it.

+Exit

249Country code

national numberNational number

+249 — +249 followed by the national number

From abroad, replace your exit code with +, then 249, then the national number — dropping the national trunk prefix if the country uses one (a leading 0 in most, though not in the +1 numbering plan). Store numbers in E.164 (+249…) and they work from any country and any API.

At a glance

Sudan by the numbers

The figures below come from public country data and set the context for how much SMS traffic Sudan actually carries.

+249

Sudan country code

ISOSD / SDN

35,000,000

People

1,861,484

Area km²

52.5 Billion

GDP (USD)

Sender ID

How your name appears in Sudan

General guidance — we have not yet confirmed Sudan-specific sender ID rules.

9:41

SMSLOCAL

Text Message

Your verification code is 4172. Valid for 10 minutes.

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Delivered on +249

Sender ID rules for +249

Both alphanumeric and numeric sender IDs are supported where the local network allows it. Exact registration steps, character limits and lead time vary by operator, and are confirmed as part of onboarding before your first send.

Alphanumeric ID

Your brand name instead of a number, typically up to 11 characters, where the network allows it.

Numeric ID

A long code or short code — falls back to this wherever alphanumeric isn’t supported.

Approval time

Same-day to a few business days, depending on the operator and ID type.

What people send most: OTP and account verification · Order and delivery updates · Appointment and service reminders.

Message length: under the standard SMS encoding, a segment typically holds 160 GSM-7 characters, or 70 once a message uses Unicode — Arabic, Chinese, Cyrillic, emoji. Longer messages split into several segments automatically and are billed per segment; exact limits are confirmed for Sudan as part of onboarding.

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