Communications
The international dialling code for Latvia is +371.
The outgoing code is 00 followed by the relevant country code (e.g.
0027 for South Africa). City/area codes are in use; there are three
for Riga: (0)3, (0)28 and (0)29. International Direct Dialling is
available from all public and hotel phones. Public phones use
phone-cards, which can be bought from numerous shops and kiosks.
For local operator assistance dial 116, and for international
operator assistance dial 115. The two local GSM mobile phone
operators use GSM 900 and GSM 1800 networks. Riga has an increasing
number of Internet cafes.
