List of international license plate codes
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This is a list of vehicle country identification codes:
Contents: Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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[edit] A | |||||
| Code | Country | From | Before | Notes | |
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| A | Austria | 1910 | |||
| AFG | Afghanistan | 1971 | |||
| AG | Antigua and Barbuda | ||||
| AL | Albania | 1934 | |||
| AND | Andorra | 1957 | |||
| ANG | Angola | P | |||
| ARK* | Antarctica | ||||
| ARM | Armenia | 1992 | SU | ||
| ARU* | Aruba | NA | |||
| AUS | Australia | 1954 | |||
| AX | Åland | 2002 | SF | ||
| AZ | Azerbaijan | 1992 | SU | ||
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[edit] B | |||||
| Code | Country | From | Before | Notes | |
| B | Belgium | 1910 | |||
| BD | Bangladesh | 1978 | PAK | ||
| BDS | Barbados | 1956 | |||
| BF | Burkina Faso | 1984 | RHV / HV | until August 03, 1984: (République(de))Haute Volta (Upper Volta) | |
| BG | Bulgaria | 1910 | |||
| BZ | Belize | 1938-80s | BH | formerly British Honduras | |
| BHT | Bhutan | ||||
| BIH | Bosnia-Herzegovina | 1992 | YU | Bosna i Hercegovina (Bosn.) | |
| BOL | Bolivia | 1967 | |||
| BR | Brazil | 1930 | |||
| BRN | Bahrain | 1954 | |||
| BRU | Brunei | 1956 | |||
| BS | Bahamas | 1950 | |||
| BTN | Bhutan | ||||
| BU | Burundi | ||||
| BY | Belarus | 1992 | SU | Беларусь (Belaruss.) | |
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[edit] C | |||||
| Code | Country | From | Before | Notes | |
| C | Cuba | 1930 | |||
| CAM | Cameroon | 1952 | F & WAN | ||
| DRC | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1997 | CB,RCL,CGO,ZR,ZRE | Belgian Congo, Rép.de Congo (Léopoldville, Congo(Kinshasa),Zaire | |
| CDN | Canada | 1956 | CA | Canadian Dominion | |
| CH | Switzerland | 1911 | Confoederatio Helvetica (Lat.) | ||
| CI | Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | 1961 | F | ||
| CL | Sri Lanka | 1961 | formerly Ceylon | ||
| CO | Colombia | 1952 | |||
| COM | Comoros | F | |||
| CR | Costa Rica | 1956 | |||
| CV | Cape Verde | 1930 | P | ||
| CY | Cyprus | 1932 | |||
| CZ | Czech Republic | 1993 | CS | ||
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[edit] D | |||||
| Code | Country | From | Before | Notes | |
| D | Germany | 1910 | Deutschland (Germ.) | ||
| DJI | Djibouti | F | |||
| DK | Denmark | 1914 | |||
| DOM | Dominican Republic | 1952 | |||
| DY | Benin | 1910 | AOF-1960 | formerly Dahomey -76 | |
| DZ | Algeria | 1962 | F (1911-62) | Al Djazaïr (Arab.) | |
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[edit] E | |||||
| Code | Country | From | Before | Notes | |
| E | Spain | 1910 | España (Span.) | ||
| EAK | Kenya | 1938 | East Africa Kenya | ||
| EAT | Tanzania | 1938 | East Africa Tanzania | ||
| EAU | Uganda | 1938 | East Africa Uganda | ||
| EC | Ecuador | 1962 | |||
| ER | Eritrea | 1993 | AOI -1941 | Africa Orientale Italiana (It.) | |
| ES | El Salvador | 1978 | |||
| EST | Estonia | 1993 | EW 1919-40 & 91-93, SU 40-91 | 1940-91 part of Soviet Union | |
| ET | Egypt | 1927 | |||
| ETH | Ethiopia | 1964 | AOI -1941 | Africa Orientale Italiana (It.) | |
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[edit] F | |||||
| Code | Country | From | Before | Notes | |
| F | France | 1910 | |||
| FIN | Finland | SF | Suomi Finland | ||
| FJI | Fiji | 1971 | |||
| FL | Liechtenstein | 1923 | Fürstentum Liechtenstein (Germ.) | ||
| FO | Faroes | 1996 | FR | ||
| FSM | Federated States of Micronesia | ||||
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[edit] G | |||||
| Code | Country | From | Before | Notes | |
| G | Gabon | 1974 | AEF - 1960 | Afrique Equatorial Francais | |
| GB | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1910 | |||
| GBA | Alderney | 1924 | Great Britain Alderney | ||
| GBG | Guernsey | 1924 | Great Britain Guernsey | ||
| GBJ | Jersey | 1924 | Great Britain Jersey | ||
| GBM | Isle of Man | 1932 | Great Britain Man | ||
| GBZ | Gibraltar | 1924 | Gibraltar British Zone | ||
| GCA | Guatemala | 1956 | Guatemala Central America | ||
| GE | Georgia | 1992 | SU | ||
| GH | Ghana | 1959 | WAC-1957 | West Africa Gold Coast -57 | |
| GW, RGB | Guinea-Bissau | P | Portuguese Guinea - 74 | ||
| GQ* | Equatorial Guinea | E | Spanish Guinea-68 | ||
| GR | Greece | 1913 | |||
| GRO | Greenland | Grønland (Dan.) | |||
| GUY | Guyana | 1972 | BRG | formerly British Guiana-66 | |
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[edit] H | |||||
| Code | Country | From | Before | Notes | |
| H | Hungary | 1910 | |||
| HK | Hong Kong | 1932 | |||
| HN | Honduras | ||||
| HR | Croatia | 1992 | YU | Hrvatska (Croat.) | |
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[edit] I | |||||
| Code | Country | From | Before | Notes | |
| I | Italy | 1910 | |||
| IL | Israel | 1952 | |||
| IND | India | 1947 | |||
| IR | Iran | 1936 | |||
| IRL | Republic of Ireland | 1922 | GB | ||
| IRQ | Iraq | 1930 | |||
| IS | Iceland | 1936 | Island (Iceland.) | ||
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[edit] J | |||||
| Code | Country | From | Before | Notes | |
| J | Japan | 1964 | |||
| JA | Jamaica | 1932 | |||
| JOR | Jordan | ||||
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[edit] K | |||||
| Code | Country | From | Before | Notes | |
| K | Cambodia | 1956 | F-49 | Kampuchea76-89 | |
| KAN* | Saint Kitts and Nevis | ||||
| KS | Kyrgyzstan | 1992 | SU-91 | formerly Kirgizia S.S.R-91 | |
| KIR | Kiribati | formerly the Gilbert, Line & Phoenix Islands-75. Part of the Gilbert & Ellice Islands Colony. | |||
| KP | North Korea | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic | |||
| KSA | Saudi-Arabia | Kingdom of Saudi-Arabia | |||
| KWT | Kuwait | 1954 | |||
| KZ | Kazakhstan | 1992 | SU-91 | ||
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[edit] L | |||||
| Code | Country | From | Before | Notes | |
| L | Luxembourg | 1911 | |||
| LAO | Laos | 1959 | F-49 | formerly part of French Indo-China-49 | |
| LAR* | Libya | 1972 | I-49, LT | Libyan Arab Republic | |
| LB* | Liberia | 1967 | |||
| LS | Lesotho | 1967 | BL | Basutoland-66 | |
| LT | Lithuania | 1992 | SU | ||
| LV | Latvia | 1992 | SU | ||
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[edit] M | |||||
| Code | Country | From | Before | Notes | |
| M | Malta | 1966 | GBY1924-66 | ||
| MA | Morocco | 1924 | Maroc, El Maghreb | ||
| MAL | Malaysia | 1967 | FM-57, PTM57-67 | formerly Federated Malay States, then Perseketuan Tanah Malayu | |
| MC | Monaco | 1910 | |||
| MD | Moldova | 1992 | SU-91 | ||
| MEX | Mexico | 1952 | |||
| MGL | Mongolia | ||||
| MH | Marshall Islands | ||||
| MIS | Marshall Islands | ||||
| MK | Macedonia | 1992 | YU-92 | ||
| MNS | Micronesia | ||||
| MOC | Mozambique | 1975 | MOC32-56, P57-75 | Moçambique | |
| MS | Mauritius | 1938 | |||
| MV* | Maldives | ||||
| MW | Malawi | 1965 | EA32-38,NP-38-70,RNY option60-65 | formerly The Nyasaland Protectorate | |
| MYA | Myanmar | 1989 | BUR-89 | ||
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[edit] N | |||||
| Code | Country | From | Before | Notes | |
| N | Norway | 1922 | |||
| NA | Netherlands Antilles | 1957 | |||
| NAM | Namibia | SWA | South-West Africa | ||
| NAU | Nauru | 1968 | |||
| NC | New Caledonia | ||||
| NEP* | Nepal | 1970 | |||
| NIC | Nicaragua | 1952 | |||
| NL | Netherlands | 1910 | |||
| NZ | New Zealand | 1958 | |||
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[edit] O | |||||
| Code | Country | From | Before | Notes | |
| OM | Oman | ||||
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[edit] P | |||||
| Code | Country | From | Before | Notes | |
| P | Portugal | 1910 | |||
| PA | Panama | 1952 | |||
| PAK | Pakistan | 1947 | |||
| PAL | Palau | formerly part of the U.S. Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands-80 | |||
| PE | Peru | 1937 | |||
| PL | Poland | 1921 | |||
| PNG* | Papua-New Guinea | 1978 | |||
| PS | Palestinian Authority | ||||
| PY | Paraguay | 1952 | |||
| PR | Puerto Rico | ||||
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[edit] Q | |||||
| Code | Country | From | Before | Notes | |
| Q | Qatar | 1972 | |||
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[edit] R | |||||
| Code | Country | From | Before | Notes | |
| RA | Argentina | 1927 | República Argentina (Span.) | ||
| RB | Botswana | 1967 | Republic of Botswana | ||
| RC | China / Republic of China (Taiwan) | 1932 | Republic of China | ||
| RCA | Central African Republic | 1962 | République Centrafricaine (French) | ||
| RCB | Republic of the Congo | 1962 | République du Congo Brazzaville (Fr.) | ||
| RCH | Chile | 1930 | República de Chile (Span.) | ||
| RG | Guinea | 1972 | République de Guinée (Fr.) | ||
| RH | Haiti | 1952 | République d'Haïti (Fr.) | ||
| RI | Indonesia | 1955 | Republik Indonesia (Indones.) | ||
| RIM | Mauritania | 1964 | République islamique de Mauritanie (Fr.) | ||
| RL | Lebanon | 1952 | République Libanaise (Fr.) | ||
| RM | Madagascar | 1962 | République de Madagascar(Fr.)Formerly Malagasy Republic70-79 | ||
| RMM | Mali | 1962 | AOF-60 | République du Mali (Fr.) Formerly French Sudan-60 | |
| RN | Niger | 1977 | AOF-60 | République du Niger (Fr.) Formerly part of French West Africa (Afrique Occidentale Française-60) | |
| RO | Romania | 1981 | R | ||
| ROK | Korea | 1971 | Republic of Korea | ||
| ROU | Uruguay | 1979 | República Oriental del Uruguay (Span.) | ||
| RP | Philippines | 1975 | Republic of the Philippines | ||
| RSM | San Marino | 1932 | Republic of San Marino | ||
| RT | Togo | 1960 | TT, TG | Republique Togolaise (French.)formerly French Togoland-60 | |
| RUS | Russia | 1992 | SU-91 | ||
| RWA | Rwanda | 1964 | RU-62 | formerly part of Ruanda-Urundi-62 | |
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[edit] S | |||||
| Code | Country | From | Before | Notes | |
| S | Sweden | 1911 | |||
| SA | Saudi-Arabia | 1973 | |||
| SCG | Serbia and Montenegro | 2003 | SB-19, SHS19-29, Y29-53, YU53-03 | Srbija i Crna Gora (Serb.) | |
| SD | Swaziland | 1935 | |||
| SGP | Singapore | 1952 | |||
| SK | Slovakia | 1993 | CS | ||
| SLB | Salomon Islands | ||||
| SLO | Slovenia | 1992 | YU | ||
| SME | Suriname | 1936 | |||
| SMOM | Sovereign Military Order of Malta | ||||
| SN | Senegal | 1962 | |||
| SO | Somalia | 1974 | |||
| SOL | Salomon Islands | ||||
| STP | São Tomé and Príncipe | ||||
| SUD* | Sudan | 1963 | |||
| SY | Seychelles | 1938 | |||
| SYR | Syria | 1952 | |||
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[edit] T | |||||
| Code | Country | From | Before | Notes | |
| T | Thailand | 1955 | |||
| TCH* | Chad | 1973 | Tchad (French.) | ||
| TG* | Togo | 1973 | SEE RT | ||
| TJ | Tajikistan | 1992 | SU | ||
| TL | Timor-Leste (East Timor) | P, RI | |||
| TM | Turkmenistan | 1992 | SU-91 | ||
| TN | Tunisia | 1957 | F-56 | ||
| TO | Tonga | ||||
| TR | Turkey | 1935 | |||
| TS | Free Territory of Trieste | 1947 | Until 1954 | ||
| TT | Trinidad and Tobago | 1964 | |||
| TM | Turkmenistan | 1992 | SU-91 | ||
| TUV | Tuvalu | formerly the Ellice Islands-75 (Gilbert & Ellice) | |||
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[edit] U | |||||
| Code | Country | From | Before | Notes | |
| UA | Ukraine | 1992 | SU | ||
| UAE | United Arab Emirates | ||||
| USA | United States of America | 1952 | Formerly used by U.S. nationals in Europe. Today, Americans in Europe typically use the license plate code of the country they are located in. | ||
| UZ | Uzbekistan | 1992 | SU | ||
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[edit] V | |||||
| Code | Country | From | Before | Notes | |
| V | Vatican City | 1931 | I | ||
| VAN* | Vanuatu | ||||
| VN | Vietnam | 1953 | |||
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[edit] W | |||||
| Code | Country | From | Before | Notes | |
| WAG | The Gambia | 1932 | West Africa Gambia | ||
| WAL | Sierra Leone | 1937 | West Africa Sierra Leone | ||
| WAN | Nigeria | 1937 | West Africa Nigeria | ||
| WD | Dominica | 1954 | Windward Islands Dominica | ||
| WG | Grenada | 1932 | Windward Islands Grenada | ||
| WL | Saint Lucia | 1932 | Windward Islands Saint Lucia | ||
| WS | Samoa | 1962 | formerly Western Samoa | ||
| WSA* | Western Sahara | 1932 | SE-76 | formerly Spanish Sahara (Sahara Espanol), now part of Morocco (MA) | |
| WV | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 1932 | Windward Islands Saint Vincent | ||
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[edit] Y | |||||
| Code | Country | From | Before | Notes | |
| Y | Yemen | ||||
| YV | Venezuela | ?? | |||
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[edit] Z | |||||
| Code | Country | From | Before | Notes | |
| Z | Zambia | 1966 | |||
| ZA | South Africa | 1936 | Zuid Afrika (Dutch) | ||
| ZW | Zimbabwe | 1977 | |||
- Note
- * Non-official
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Old Codes
| Code | Country | Till | After | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADN | Aden | 1967 | Y | |
| BP | Bechuanaland Protectorate, now Botswana | 1966 | RB | |
| BUR | Burma | 1989 | MYA | |
| CS | Czechoslovakia | 1992 | CZ / SK | |
| DA | Free City of Danzig | 1939 | 1939-1945:D, since 1945: PL | |
| DDR | German Democratic Republic | 1989 | D | Deutsche Demokratische Republik (Germ.) |
| EW | Estonia | 1993 | EST | Eesti Vabariik (Estn.) |
| FR | Faroes | 1996 | FO | |
| HV | Haute Volta, now Burkina Faso | 1984 | BF | |
| R | Romania | 1981 | RO | |
| RSR | Southern Rhodesia | 60-79 | ZW | Now Zimbabwe |
| RNR | Northern Rhodesia | Z | Now Zambia | |
| RNY | Rhodesia-Nyasaland Fed. | MW | Now Malawi | |
| SA | Saarland | 1956 | D | also D between 1935-1945 |
| SB | Serbia | 1919 | SHS | Serbia became part of Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes |
| SF | Finland | 1993 | FIN | Suomi Finland (Finn./Swed.) |
| SHS | Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes | 1929 | Y | Kingdom changed its name to Yugoslavia |
| SU | Soviet Union | 1991 | EST, LT, LV, BY, MD, UA, TJ, TUR, GE, KZ, KS, AZ, ARM, RUS | |
| Y | Yugoslavia | 1953 | YU | Yemen started using Y afterwards |
| YU | Yugoslavia | 2003 | BIH, HR, MK, SCG, SLO | Now Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovenia. |
| ZRE | Zaire | 1997 | CB |
- Note1
- There are other, unofficial codes in common use, such as "BZH" for Brittany, "CYM" for Wales, "VL" for Flanders, and "CD" for "Corps Diplomatique". These often signify places which are not internationally recognised as independent states. See http://www.kingkong.demon.co.uk/where/unoff.htm for a list of some of these.
- Note2
- Some license plates even tell us from which part of the country they are originating from. See http://www.kingkong.demon.co.uk/where/where.htm for these origins.
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Reference
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