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Sending faxes internationally only requires dialing a few more digits than sending a non-international fax. International faxing only requires that the sender dial into the international network and dial the country code, and after that a normal fax number is dialed.  It’s much like adding an area code to a phone number, only in this case it is the country code. Below are the steps to complete an international fax:

To Send an International Fax:
1.)   First dial 011 (if sending from North America) or 010 (If sending from Europe) to access the international network.  Be sure that any fax machine you are using has international coverage provided for the fax account.
2.)   The next step is to dial the country code. To find the country code for any country, use this helpful  website http://www.countrycodes.com/. It has a generator that will show the number prefixes of any international fax you wish to send to any country.
3.)   Dial the number of the fax machine you’re dialing. (This includes the city code and the phone number, which isn’t always 7 digits long).
4.) Press Send!

For example, to send an international fax to Algeria dial:

+011(International Network)-213(Algeria Country Code)-7(Adrar City Code)-12456(Number)

Another great step by step resource to send an international fax is http://www.howtocall.info/, which produces the entire number needed to be dialed for any country and city.