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Address—international country code, N[NNNN]

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:Help on this termData Element
Short name:Help on this termInternational country code
Synonymous names:Help on this termCountry code
METEOR identifier:Help on this term434151
Registration status:Help on this term
  • Community Services (retired), Standard 06/02/2012
  • Disability, Standard 13/08/2015
  • Health, Standard 05/10/2016
Definition:Help on this term

The standard international country code, used in conjunction with landline telephone, mobile telephone and facsimile numbers that also describes the location of an entity, as represented by a one-to-five digit number.

Data Element Concept:Address—international country code

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Representation class:Help on this termIdentifier
Data type:Help on this termNumber
Format:Help on this termN[NNNN]
Maximum character length:Help on this term5

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:Help on this term

A list of the standard international country codes can be found at:

http://www.itu.int/dms_pub/itu-t/opb/sp/T-SP-E.164D-2011-PDF-E.pdf

Source and reference attributes

Reference documents:Help on this termInternational Telecommunication Union 2011. List of ITU-T recommendation E.164 assigned country codes. Geneva: International Telecommunication Union. Viewed 11 July 2011, http://www.itu.int/dms_pub/itu-t/opb/sp/T-SP-E.164D-2011-PDF-E.pdf

Data element attributes

Collection and usage attributes

Collection methods:Help on this term

A country code can consist of one-digit up to five-digits; no leading numbers should be entered if the number is less than 5 digits.

When a country code is used in conjunction with an area code and phone number it should be arranged in the following order.

(Country code) + (Area Code) + phone number

Usage Example:

Code 61 - Australia

Country codes should be stored as the 1-5 numbers in a row, but rules can be set up to display the number in a different format, e.g. ## ###.

Country codes are also usually defined with a ‘+’ prefix, this is common for all country codes and can be added to the display via a rule. It should not be stored.

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Help on this termAustralian Institute of Health and Welfare
Origin:Help on this termStandards Australia 2006. AS 4590—2006 Interchange of client information. Sydney: Standards Australia.

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:Help on this term
See also Address—Australian area code, code NN
  • Community Services (retired), Standard 06/02/2012
  • Disability, Standard 13/08/2015
See also Address—telephone number, text X[X(15)]
  • ACT Health (retired), Candidate 24/12/2018
  • Community Services (retired), Standard 06/02/2012
  • Disability, Standard 13/08/2015
  • Indigenous, Standard 16/09/2014
  • Tasmanian Health, Incomplete 12/09/2012
  • WA Health, Incomplete 23/08/2012
See also Address—telephone number, text X[X(19)]
  • WA Health, Standard 19/03/2015
Implementation in Data Set Specifications:Help on this term
All attributes +

Electronic contact details data dictionaryCommunity Services (retired), Standard 06/02/2012
Disability, Standard 13/08/2015

Provider place of practice clusterHealth, Standard 05/10/2016

DSS specific attributes +

Conditional obligation:

To be used if Individual service provider—country of employment in registered profession, Australia/other country code N equals 2.


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