Former Yugoslavia telephone codes spark social media discussion

A map illustrating the international telephone calling codes of countries formed from the former Yugoslavia has sparked significant discussion on social media. Following the dissolution of Yugoslavia, the original +38 prefix was divided among the successor states.

Currently, the codes are distributed as follows: Croatia (+385), Slovenia (+386), Bosnia and Herzegovina (+387), Montenegro (+382), Serbia (+381), North Macedonia (+389), and Kosovo (+383). The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) records show the division of the +38 code began in 1993.

The discussion has particularly focused on the unassigned +384 code. While some social media users have speculated that the code was intended for Vojvodina or Republika Srpska, there is no official confirmation from the ITU that these specific regions were reserved for that prefix.