+971 Country Code WhatsApp

Which Country Code is 971 in WhatsApp?

The Country Code +971 in Whatsapp refers to a phone number in United Arab Emirates.

This means that any message or call received on WhatsApp from a phone number that starts with the Area Code +971 will be from a United Arab Emirates phone number.

All WhatsApp messages with Area Code +971 are from United Arab Emirates?

If we receive a call or if we receive WhatsApp messages from a phone number that starts with an Country Code +971, this contact will have as origin a number of a SIM card originating from United Arab Emirates.

This does not mean that if we receive a WhatsApp message with this prefix it must be located in United Arab Emirates, but simply means that the SIM card is from this country. That is, a user can send or receive messages with a United Arab Emirates Area Code (+971) but being located in a different country.

Therefore, one should be careful if receiving messages from an unknown number with +971 Area Codes, as it could be a WhatsApp spam. Therefore if you do not know anyone from that country of origin, it is recommended that you do not respond and block that contact in the application.

Does calling or sending Whatsapp messages to phones with the country code +971 have an extra cost?

No, any message sent through the Whatsapp application will have the same cost regardless of the phone number contacted. So if you send a message to United Arab Emirates the cost will be the same as if you send it to a phone located in another country.