Автомобильные коды стран мира и Европы
Автомобильные коды стран требуются для идентификации государства регистрации автомобиля. Ранее для этой цели служила наклейка, на которой код страны указывался заглавными буквами. Наклейка должна крепиться в задней части транспортного средства возле номерного знака.
В последнее время страны переходят на определение принадлежности на регистрационных знаках. Наклейка в этом случае уже не требуется.
Тем не менее, были случаи (например, в Германии), когда за её отсутствие выписывали штраф. Во избежание недоразумений, даже если не хотите её приклеивать, лучше возить наклейку с собой и приклеить по первому требованию.
Согласно Конвенции о международном движении наклейка должна быть выполнена в виде эллипса, главная ось которого горизонтальна, а буквы должны быть черными на белом фоне.
Так же читайте: Автомобильные коды всех городов и регионов России
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Автомобильные коды стран мира (таблица)
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Автомобильные коды стран мира
Автомобильные коды стран требуются для идентификации государства регистрации автомобиля. Ранее для этой цели служила наклейка, на которой код страны указывался заглавными буквами. Отличительный знак страны регистрации должен крепиться в задней части транспортного средства возле номерного знака, а также может быть включен в регистрационный номер транспортного средства. Если отличительный знак включен в регистрационный номер, он также должен присутствовать на передней регистрационной табличке транспортного средства.
Содержание
Отличительный знак может быть дополнен флагом или эмблемой национального государства или эмблемой региональной организации экономической интеграции, которой страна принадлежит. Знак отличия должен отображаться в крайнем левом или крайнем правом углу регистрационной таблички. Если на регистрационном номере присутствует символ/флаг/эмблема, отличительный знак должен быть помещен в крайнее левое положение на регистрационной пластине.
В последнее время страны переходят на определение принадлежности на регистрационных знаках. Например, в странах Евросоюза этот код изображается на стандартном регистрационном номере автомобиля. Наклейка в этом случае уже не требуется.
Тем не менее были случаи (например, в Германии), когда за её отсутствие выписывали штраф. Во избежание недоразумений, даже если не хотите её приклеивать, лучше возить наклейку с собой и приклеить по первому требованию.
Согласно Конвенции о международном движении наклейка должна быть выполнена в виде эллипса, главная ось которого горизонтальна, а буквы должны быть черными на белом фоне.
Данные во всех таблицах можно отсортировать по возрастанию/убыванию, кликнув по заголовку столбца.
Автомобильные коды Европы
Код | Страна | Действует с | Предыдущий код | Примечания |
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A | Австрия | 1911 | ||
ABH* | Абхазия | 2006 | ||
AL | Албания | 1934 | ||
AM | Армения | 1992 | SU | Ранее часть СССР |
AND | Андорра | 1957 | ||
AX* | Аландские острова | 2002 | SF | Официальный код — FIN |
AZ | Азербайджан | 1993 | SU | Ранее часть СССР |
B | Бельгия | 1910 | ||
BG | Болгария | 1910 | ||
BIH | Босния и Герцеговина | 1992 | YU | Ранее часть СФРЮ |
BY | Беларусь | 1992 | SU | Ранее часть СССР |
BZH* | Бретань | Регион на северо-западе Франции | ||
CAT* | Каталония | Автономное сообщество Испании, расположенное на северо-востоке Пиренейского полуострова | ||
CD* | дипломатический корпус | |||
CH | Швейцария | 1911 | Confoederatio Helvetica | |
CY | Кипр | 1932 | ||
CYM* | Уэльс | 1932 | Cymru | |
CZ | Чехия | 1993 | CS | Ранее часть Чехословакии |
D | Германия | 1910 | Deutschland | |
DK | Дания | 1914 | ||
E | Испания | 1910 | España | |
EH* | Французская Страна Басков | Расположена в юго-западной части французского департамента Атлантические Пиренеи | ||
ENG* | Англия | |||
EST | Эстония | 1993 | EW 1919–1940 & 1991–1993 SU 1940–1991 | Ранее часть СССР |
F | Франция | 1910 | ||
FIN | Финляндия | 1993 | SF | Suomi Finland |
FL | Лихтенштейн | 1923 | Fürstentum Liechtenstein | |
FO | Фарерские острова | 1996 | FR 1976–1996 | Føroyar |
GBA | Олдерни | 1924 | Great Britain – Alderney | |
GBG | Гернси | 1924 | Great Britain – Guernsey | |
GBJ | Джерси | 1924 | Great Britain – Jersey | |
GBM | Остров Мэн | 1932 | Great Britain – Man | |
GBZ | Гибралтар | 1924 | Great Britain – Gibraltar (Z использован так как G уже задействован для Гернси) | |
GE | Грузия | 1992 | SU | Ранее часть СССР |
GEO | Грузия | 1992 | SU | Ранее часть СССР |
GR | Греция | 1913 | ||
H | Венгрия | 1910 | ||
HR | Хорватия | 1992 | SHS 1919–1929 Y 1929–1953 YU 1953–1992 | Hrvatska. Ранее часть Королевства Югославия, затем часть СФРЮ |
I | Италия | 1919 | ||
IRL | Ирландия | 1962 | GB − 1910 SE − 1924 EIR − 1938 | Ранее часть Великобритании и Ирландского Свободного государства (1922—1937). Используется вместе с кодом EIR. |
IS | Исландия | 1936 | ||
KN* | Гренландия | 1910 | GRO | Kalaallit Nunaat. Официальный код — DK |
L | Люксембург | 1911 | ||
LT | Литва | 1992 | SU 1940–1991 | Ранее часть СССР |
LV | Латвия | 1992 | LR 1927–1940 SU 1940–1991 | Ранее часть СССР |
M | Мальта | 1966 | GBY 1924–66 | |
MC | Монако | 1910 | ||
MD | Молдавия | 1992 | SU − 1991 | Ранее часть СССР |
NMK | Северная Македония | 2019 | YU − 1992 MK — 2019 | Ранее часть СФРЮ. С 1992 по 2019 годы Македония. |
MNE | Черногория | 2006 | MN 1913–1919 SHS 1919–1929 Y 1929–1953 YU 1953–2003 SCG 2003–2006 | Независимая нация до 1918 года. После этого часть Королевства Югославия, затем часть СФРЮ, а затем Сербия и Черногория (Сербия и Крна Гора — Сербский). Независимость восстановлена в 2006 году. |
N | Норвегия | 1922 | ||
NIR* | Северная Ирландия | Northern Ireland | ||
NL | Нидерланды | 1910 | ||
P | Португалия | 1910 | ||
PL | Польша | 1921 | ||
PMR* | Приднестровье | 1990 | ||
RKS | Косово | 2010 | KS | |
RO | Румыния | 1981 | R 1930–1981 | |
RSM | Сан-Марино | 1932 | ||
RSO* | Южная Осетия | |||
RUS | Россия | 1992 | R 1910–1917 SU 1917–1992 | |
S | Швеция | 1911 | ||
SCO* | Шотландия | |||
SCV* | Ватикан | |||
SK | Словакия | 1993 | CS 1919–1939 & 1945–1992 SQ 1939–1945 | Ранее часть Чехословакии |
SLO | Словения | 1992 | SHS 1919–1929 Y 1929–1953 YU 1953–1992 | Ранее часть Королевства Югославия, затем часть СФРЮ |
SMOM | Суверенный Мальтийский орден | Sovereign Military Order of Malta | ||
SRB | Сербия | 2006 | SB – 1919 SHS 1919–1929 Y 1929–1953 YU 1953–2003 SCG 2003–2006 | Ранее часть Королевства Югославия, затем часть СФРЮ, а затем Сербия и Черногория (Сербия и Крна Гора — Сербский). Независимость восстановлена в 2006 году. |
TR | Турция | 1923 | ||
UA | Украина | 1992 | SU | Ранее часть СССР |
V | Ватикан | 1931 | CV (Città del Vaticano) используется как префикс на самом номерном знаке | |
VL* | Фландрия | 1923 | Историческая область на территории современных Франции, Бельгии и Нидерландов. | |
UK | Великобритания | 2021 | GB (1910–2021) | С 28 сентября 2021 года Соединенное Королевство Великобритании и Северной Ирландии изменит свой международный регистрационный код транспортных средств с «GB» на «UK». Это не повлияет на территории, в отношении которых Соединенное Королевство контролирует международные отношения, за пределами Великобритании и Северной Ирландии. |
* — неофициальный код
Автомобильные коды Америки
Код | Страна | Действует с | Предыдущий код | Примечания |
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AG* | Антигуа и Барбуда | |||
ARU* | Аруба | |||
AXA* | Ангилья | |||
BDS | Барбадос | 1955 | ||
BH | Белиз | 1938 | British Honduras. После обретения независимости и смены названия государство не уведомляло о смене кода | |
BOL | Боливия | 1967 | ||
BR | Бразилия | 1930 | ||
BS | Багамские острова | 1950 | ||
BVI | Британские Виргинские острова | 1910 | ||
CU | Куба | 1930 | ||
CND | Канада | 1956 | CA | |
CO | Колумбия | 1952 | ||
CR | Коста-Рика | 1956 | ||
DOM | Доминиканская Республика | 1952 | ||
EC | Эквадор | 1962 | EQ | |
ES | Сальвадор | 1978 | ||
GCA | Гватемала | 1956 | ||
GUY | Гайана | 1972 | BRG | Ранее Британская Гвиана |
HN* | Гондурас | |||
JA | Ямайка | 1932 | ||
KAN* | Сент-Китс и Невис | Saint Kitts and Nevis | ||
MEX | Мексика | 1952 | ||
NA | Нидерландские Антильские острова | 1957 | ||
NIC | Никарагуа | 1952 | ||
PA | Панама | 1952 | ||
PE | Перу | 1937 | ||
PR* | Пуэрто-Рико | |||
PY | Парагвай | 1952 | ||
RA | Аргентина | 1927 | República Argentina | |
RCH | Чили | 1930 | República de Chile | |
RH | Гаити | 1952 | ||
SME | Суринам | 1936 | ||
TT | Тринидад и Тобаго | 1964 | TD | |
USA | США | 1952 | US | |
UY | Уругвай | 2012 | U 1930-1979 ROU 1979-2012 | |
WD | Доминика | 1954 | ||
WG | Гренада | 1932 | ||
WL | Сент-Люсия | 1932 | ||
WV | Сент-Винсент и Гренадины | 1932 | ||
YV | Венесуэла | 1962 |
* — неофициальный код
Автомобильные коды Азии
Код | Страна | Действует с | Предыдущий код | Примечания |
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AFG | Афганистан | 1971 | ||
BD | Бангладеш | 1978 | PAK | Ранее Восточный Пакистан |
BRN | Бахрейн | 1954 | ||
BRU | Бруней | 1956 | ||
BRU | Бруней | 1956 | ||
BT | Бутан | BHT | ||
CL | Шри-Ланка | 1961 | Ранее Ceylon | |
CN* | Китайская Народная Республика | |||
HK* | Гонконг | 1932 | Hong Kong | |
HKJ | Иордания | 1966 | JOR | Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan |
IL | Израиль | 1952 | ||
IND | Индия | 1947 | BI 1930-1947 | Ранее Британская Индия |
IR | Иран | 1936 | PR 1930-1936 | Ранее Персия |
IRQ | Ирак | 1930 | ||
J | Япония | 1964 | ||
KH | Камбоджа | 1956 | F до 1949 K 1976–1989 | F — бывшая территория Франции K — Кампучия |
KG | Киргизия | 2016 | SU − 1991 KS 1991-2016 | Ранее часть СССР |
KGZ* | Киргизия | 1992 | SU − 1991 KS 1991-2016 | Ранее часть СССР |
KP* | Северная Корея | |||
KSA | Саудовская Аравия | 1973 | SA | Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
KWT | Кувейт | 1954 | ||
KZ | Казахстан | 1992 | SU − 1991 | Ранее часть СССР |
LAO | Лаос | 1959 | ||
MAL | Малайзия | 1972 | PRK – 1957 FM 1954-1957 PTM 1957–1972 | Ранее Перак, затем Федеративные Малайские Штаты, затем Малайская Федерация |
MGL | Монголия | 2002 | ||
MV* | Мальдивы | |||
MYA | Мьянма | 1989 | BUR 1956-1989 | |
NEP | Непал | 1970 | ||
OM | Оман | |||
PK | Пакистан | 1947 | ||
PS* | Палестина | |||
Q | Катар | 1972 | ||
RC | Китайская Республика (Тайвань) | 1932 | ||
RI | Индонезия | 1955 | Republik Indonesia | |
RL | Ливан | 1952 | ||
ROK | Южная Корея | 1971 | ||
RP | Филиппины | 1973 | ||
SGP | Сингапур | 1952 | ||
SYR | Сирия | 1952 | ||
T | Таиланд | 1955 | SM | |
TJ | Таджикистан | 1992 | SU − 1991 | Ранее часть СССР |
TL* | Восточный Тимор | P, RI | Timor-Leste | |
TM | Туркмения | 1992 | SU − 1991, TMN | Ранее часть СССР |
UAE | Объединённые Арабские Эмираты | 1971 | ||
UZ | Узбекистан | 1992 | SU − 1991 | Ранее часть СССР |
VN | Вьетнам | 1953 | ||
YEM | Йемен | 1990 | YAR 1960-1990 |
* — неофициальный код
Автомобильные коды Африки
Код | Страна | Действует с | Предыдущий код | Примечания |
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ANG | Ангола | 1975 | PAN 1932—1957 P 1957—1975 | |
BF | Буркина Фасо | 1990 | ||
BW | Ботсвана | 2003 | BP 1967-2003 | |
CAM | Камерун | 1952 | ||
ZRE | Демократическая Республика Конго | 1997 | CB, RCL, CGO, ZR | |
CI | Кот д’Ивуар | 1961 | ||
COM | Коморские острова | |||
CV* | Кабо-Верде | 1975 | P | |
DJI* | Джибути | F | ||
DY | Бенин | 1910 | F | До 1975 года Дагомея |
DZ | Алжир | 1962 | F − 1911 | |
EAK | Кения | 1938 | East Africa Kenya | |
EAT | Танзания | 1938 | East Africa Tanzania | |
EAU | Уганда | 1938 | East Africa Uganda | |
EAZ | Занзибар | 1964 | East Africa Zanzibar | |
ER | Эритрея | 1993 | AOI | Africa Orientale Italiana (Italian) |
ET | Египет | 1927 | ||
ETH | Эфиопия | 1964 | AOI − 1941 | Africa Orientale Italiana |
G | Габон | 1974 | ALEF − 1960 | Afrique Équatoriale Française |
GH | Гана | 1959 | WAC − 1957 | West Africa Gold Coast |
GQ* | Экваториальная Гвинея | Guinée Équatoriale | ||
LAR | Ливия | 1972 | I − 1949, LT | Libyan Arab Republic |
LB | Либерия | 1967 | ||
LS | Лесото | 1967 | BL | |
MA | Марокко | 1924 | ||
MOС | Мозамбик | 1975 | MOC 1932–1956 P 1957–1975 | Ранее часть Португалии |
MS | Маврикий | 1938 | ||
MW | Малави | 1965 | EA 1932–1938 NP – 1938–1970 RNY option 1960–1965 | |
NAM | Намибия | 1990 | SWA | Ранее Юго-Западная Африка |
RCA | Центральноафриканская Республика | 1962 | ||
RCB | Республика Конго | 1962 | ||
RG | Гвинея | 1972 | ||
RIM | Мавритания | 1964 | ||
RM | Мадагаскар | 1962 | République de Madagascar | |
RMM | Мали | 1962 | AOF − 1960 | République du Mali. Ранее часть Французской Западной Африки (Afrique Occidentale Française). |
RN | Нигер | 1975 | AOF − 1960 | République du Niger’ Ранее часть Французской Западной Африки (Afrique Occidentale Française). |
RU | Бурунди | 1962 | Ruanda-Urundi | |
RWA | Руанда | 1964 | RU − 1962 | Ruanda-Urundi |
SD | Эсватини | 1935 | Ранее Свазиленд до 2018 г. | |
SN | Сенегал | 1962 | ||
STP* | Сан-Томе и Принсипи | 1975 | P | São Tomé and Príncipe |
SUD | Судан | 1963 | ||
SY | Сейшельские острова | 1938 | ||
TCH | Чад | 1973 | ||
TG | Того | 1962 | ||
TN | Тунис | 1957 | F − 1956 | |
WAG | Гамбия | 1932 | West Africa Gambia | |
WAL | Сьерра-Леоне | 1937 | West Africa Sierra Leone | |
WAN | Нигерия | 1937 | West Africa Nigeria | |
WSA* | Западная Сахара | 1932 | Western Sahara | |
Z | Замбия | 1964 | RNR — 1964 | Ранее Северная Родезия. «ZM» еще продолжает использоваться на уже выданных номерах. |
ZA | ЮАР | 1936 | Zuid-Afrika | |
ZW | Зимбабве | 1980 | SR — 1965 RSR — 1980 | Ранее Южная Родезия, затем Родезия |
* — неофициальный код
Автомобильные коды Австралии и Океании
Код | Страна | Действует с | Предыдущий код | Примечания |
---|---|---|---|---|
ARK* | Антарктида | |||
AUS | Австралия | 1954 | ||
FJI | Фиджи | 1971 | ||
FSM* | Федеративные Штаты Микронезии | Federated States of Micronesia | ||
KIR* | Кирибати | |||
MH* | Маршалловы острова | Marshall Islands | ||
NAU | Науру | 1968 | ||
NC* | Новая Каледония | 1968 | Nouvelle-Calédonie | |
NZ | Новая Зеландия | 1958 | ||
PAL* | Палау | |||
PNG | Папуа — Новая Гвинея | 1978 | ||
SOL* | Соломоновы острова | |||
TO | Тонга | 1995 | ||
TUV* | Тувалу | |||
VU* | Вануату | |||
WS | Самоа | 1962 |
* — неофициальный код
Устаревшие коды
Код | Страна | Действовал до | Заменён на | Примечания |
---|---|---|---|---|
GB | Великобритания | 2021 | UK | 1910-2021 |
ADN | Аден | 1980 | Y | 1938-1967 Южный Йемен 1967-1980 Народная Демократическая Республика Йемен |
AEF | Французская Экваториальная Африка | 1960 | G, TCH | |
AOF | Французская Западная Африка | 1962 | DY, RMM, RN | |
AOI | Итальянская Восточная Африка | 1964 | ER, ETH | |
BA | Бирма | 1956 | BUR | |
BP | Бечуаналенд | 1966 | BW | |
CS | Чехословакия | 1992 | CZ, SK | |
DA | Вольный город Данциг | 1939 | D (1939–1945) PL (1945-…) | 1919-1939 |
DDR | ГДР | 1990 | D | 1974-1990 Германская Демократическая Республика |
GBY | Мальта | 1966 | M | |
EW | Эстония | 1940 | SU | 1919-1940 |
LR | Латвия | 1940 | SU | 1927-1940 |
PR | Персия | 1936 | IR | 1930-1936 |
R | Российская Империя | 1917 | SU | 1910-1917 |
RSR | Южная Родезия | 1917 | SU | 1910-1917 |
SA | Саар | 1956 | D | 1926–1935, 1947–1956 |
SHS | Королевство Югославия | 1929 | Y | 1919–1929 |
SM | Сиам | 1939 | T | 1930–1939 |
SU | СССР | 1991 | EST, LT, LV, BY, MD, UA, TJ, TM, GE, KZ, UZ, KS, AZ, AM, RUS | 1917-1991 |
TS | Свободная территория Триест | 1954 | I | |
Y | Югославия | 1953 | YU | 1929-1953 |
YU | Югославия | 2003 | BIH, HR, MK, MNE, SLO, SRB | 1953–2003 |
HV | Верхняя Вольта | 1984 | BF | сейчас Буркина Фасо |
MK | Македония | 2019 | NMK | Сейчас Северная Македония |
* — неофициальный код
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Буквенные коды стран
Номера авто | Страна | ISO-3166 | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Английское название | Русское название | A2 | A3 | № | |
AND | Andorra | Андорра | AD | AND | 020 |
UAE (TO) | United Arab Emirates | Объединенные Арабские Эмираты (ОАЭ) | AE | ARE | 784 |
AFG | Afghanistan | Афганистан | AF | AFG | 004 |
Antigua and Barbuda | Антигуа и Барбуда | AG | ATG | 028 | |
Anguilla | Ангилья о. (GB) | AI | AIA | 660 | |
AL | Albania | Албания | AL | ALB | 008 |
Armenia | Армения | AM | ARM | 051 | |
NA | Netherlands Antilles | Антильские о-ва (NL) | AN | ANT | 530 |
ANG | Angola | Ангола | AO | AGO | 024 |
Antarctic | Антарктика | AQ | ATA | 010 | |
RA | Argentina | Аргентина | AR | ARG | 032 |
American Samoa | Восточное Самоа (US) | AS | ASM | 016 | |
A | Austria | Австрия | AT | AUT | 040 |
AUS | Australia | Австралия | AU | AUS | 036 |
Aruba | Аруба | AW | ABW | 533 | |
AZ | Azerbaijan | Азербайджан | AZ | AZE | 031 |
BIH | Bosnia & Herzegovina | Босния и Герцеговина | BA | BIH | 070 |
BDS | Barbados | Барбадос | BB | BRB | 052 |
BD | Bangladesh | Бангладеш | BD | BGD | 050 |
B | Belgium | Бельгия | BE | BEL | 056 |
BF | Burkina-Faso | Буркина-Фасо | BF | BFA | 854 |
BG | Bulgaria | Болгария | BG | BGR | 100 |
BRN | Bahrain | Бахрейн | BH | BHR | 048 |
RU | Burundi | Бурундия | BI | BDI | 108 |
BN (DY) | Benin | Бенин | BJ | BEN | 204 |
Bermuda | Бермуды | BM | BMU | 060 | |
BRU | Brunei Darussalam | Бруней Дарассалам | BN | BRN | 096 |
BOL | Bolivia | Боливия | BO | BOL | 068 |
BR | Brazil | Бразилия | BR | BRA | 076 |
BS | Bahamas | Багамские острова | BS | BHS | 044 |
Bhutan | Бутан | BT | BTN | 064 | |
Bouvet Island | Бове о. (NO) | BV | BVT | 074 | |
RB | Botswana | Ботсвана | BW | BWA | 072 |
BY | Belarus | Беларусь | BY | BLR | 112 |
BH | Belize | Белиз | BZ | BLZ | 084 |
CDN | Canada | Канада | CA | CAN | 124 |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | Кокосовые (Киилинг) о-ва (AU) | CC | CCK | 166 | |
ZAI (ZRE) | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | Демократическая Республика Конго [Заир] | CD | COD | 180 |
RCA | Central African Republic | Центрально-африканская Республика | CF | CAF | 140 |
RCB (CGO) | Congo | Конго | CG | COG | 178 |
CH | Switzerland | Швейцария | CH | CHE | 756 |
CI | Cote d’Ivoire | Кот-д’Ивуар | CI | CIV | 384 |
Cook Islands | Кука о-ва (NZ) | CK | COK | 184 | |
RCH | Chili | Чили | CL | CHL | 152 |
Cameroon | Камерун | CM | CMR | 120 | |
TJ | China | Китай | CN | CHN | 156 |
CO | Colombia | Колумбия | CO | COL | 170 |
CR | Costa Rica | Коста-Рика | CR | CRI | 188 |
C | Cuba | Куба | CU | CUB | 192 |
Cape Verde | Кабо-Верде | CV | CPV | 132 | |
Christmas Island | Рождества о. (AU) | CX | CXR | 162 | |
CY | Cyprus | Кипр | CY | CYP | 196 |
CZ | Czech Republic | Чехия | CZ | CZE | 203 |
D | Germany | Германия | DE | DEU | 276 |
Djibouti | Джибути | DJ | DJI | 262 | |
DK | Denmark | Дания | DK | DNK | 208 |
WD | Dominica | Доминика | DM | DMA | 212 |
DOM | Dominican Republic | Доминиканская Республика | DO | DOM | 214 |
DZ | Algeria | Алжир | DZ | DZA | 012 |
EC | Ecuador | Эквадор | EC | ECU | 218 |
EST (EW) | Estonia | Эстония | EE | EST | 233 |
ET | Egypt | Египет | EG | EGY | 818 |
Western Sahara | Западная Сахара | EH | ESH | 732 | |
ER | Eritrea | Эритрия | ER | ERI | 232 |
E | Spain | Испания | ES | ESP | 724 |
ETH | Ethiopia | Эфиопия | ET | ETH | 231 |
FIN (SF) | Finland | Финляндия | FI | FIN | 246 |
FJI | Fiji | Фиджи | FJ | FJI | 242 |
Falkland (Malvinas) Islands | Фолклендские (Мальвинские) о-ва (GB/AR) | FK | FLK | 238 | |
Federated States of Micronesia | Микронезия (US) | FM | FSM | 583 | |
FR | Faroe Islands | Фарерские о-ва (DK) | FO | FRO | 234 |
F | France | Франция | FR | FRA | 250 |
France, Metropolian | Франция, метрополия | FX | FXX | 249 | |
Gabon | Габон | GA | GAB | 266 | |
GB | Great Britain (United Kingdom) | Великобритания | GB | GBR | 826 |
WG | Grenada | Гренада | GD | GRD | 308 |
GE | Georgia | Грузия | GE | GEO | 268 |
French Guyana | Французская Гвиана (FR) | GF | GUF | 254 | |
GH | Ghana | Гана | GH | GHA | 288 |
GBZ | Gibraltar | Гибралтар | GI | GIB | 292 |
Greenland | Гренландия (DK) | GL | GRL | 304 | |
WAG | Gambia | Гамбия | GM | GMB | 270 |
Guinea | Гвинея | GN | GIN | 324 | |
Guadeloupe | Гваделупа | GP | GLP | 312 | |
Equatorial Guinea | Экваториальная Гвинея | GQ | GNQ | 226 | |
GR | Greece | Греция | GR | GRC | 300 |
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | Южная Георгия и Южные Сандвичевы о-ва | GS | SGS | 239 | |
GCA | Guatemala | Гватемала | GT | GTM | 320 |
Guam | Гуам | GU | GUM | 316 | |
Guinea-Bissau | Гвинея-Бисау | GW | GNB | 624 | |
GUY (BRG) | Guyana | Гайана [Гуана] | GY | GUY | 328 |
HK | Hong Kong | Гонконг (CN) | HK | HKG | 344 |
Heard and McDonald Islands | Херд и Макдональд о-ва (AU) | HM | HMD | 334 | |
HN (BH) | Honduras | Гондурас | HN | HND | 340 |
HR (CRO) | Croatia | Хорватия | HR | HRV | 191 |
RH | Haiti | Гаити | HT | HTI | 332 |
H | Hungary | Венгрия | HU | HUN | 348 |
RI | Indonesia | Индонезия | ID | IDN | 360 |
IRL | Ireland | Ирландия | IE | IRL | 372 |
IL | Israel | Израиль | IL | ISR | 376 |
IND | India | Индия | IN | IND | 356 |
British Indian Ocean Territory | Британская территория в Индийском океане (GB) | IO | IOT | 086 | |
IRQ | Iraq | Ирак | IQ | IRQ | 368 |
IR | Iran | Иран | IR | IRN | 364 |
IS | Iceland | Исландия | IS | ISL | 352 |
I | Italy | Италия | IT | ITA | 380 |
JA | Jamaica | Ямайка | JM | JAM | 388 |
JOR (HKJ) | Jordan | Иордания | JO | JOR | 400 |
J | Japan | Япония | JP | JPN | 392 |
EAK | Kenya | Кения | KE | KEN | 404 |
KS | Kirghizstan | Киргизстан | KG | KGZ | 417 |
K | Cambodia | Камбоджа | KH | KHM | 116 |
Kiribati | Кирибати | KI | KIR | 296 | |
Comoros | Коморские о-ва | KM | COM | 174 | |
Saint Kitts (Christopher) and Nevis | Сент-Кристофер и Невис | KN | KNA | 659 | |
Korea (North) | Северная Корея (КНДР) | KP | PRK | 408 | |
ROK | Korea (South) | Южная Корея (Республика Корея) | KR | KOR | 410 |
KWT | Kuwait | Кувейт | KW | KWT | 414 |
Cayman Islands | Каймановы о-ва (GB) | KY | CYM | 136 | |
KZ | Kazakhstan | Казахстан | KZ | KAZ | 398 |
LAO | Lao People’s Democratic Republic | Лаос | LA | LAO | 418 |
RL | Lebanon | Ливан | LB | LBN | 422 |
WL | Saint Lucia | Санта Лючия | LC | LCA | 662 |
FL | Liechtenstein | Лихтенштейн | LI | LIE | 438 |
CL | Sri Lanka | Шри-Ланка | LK | LKA | 144 |
LB | Liberia | Либерия | LR | LBR | 430 |
LS | Lesotho | Лесото | LS | LSO | 426 |
LT | Lithuania | Литва | LT | LTU | 440 |
L | Luxembourg | Люксембург | LU | LUX | 442 |
LV | Latvia | Латвия | LV | LVA | 428 |
(LT) | Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | Ливия | LY | LBY | 434 |
MA | Marocco | Марокко | MA | MAR | 504 |
MC | Monaco | Монако | MC | MCO | 492 |
MD | Moldova | Молдова | MD | MDA | 498 |
RM | Madagascar | Мадагаскар | MG | MDG | 450 |
Marshall Islands | Маршалловы о-ва | MH | MHL | 584 | |
MK | Macedonia | Македония | MK | MKD | 807 |
RMM | Mali | Мали | ML | MLI | 466 |
MYA (BUR) | Myanmar | Мьянма [Бирма] | MM | MMR | 104 |
Mongolia | Монголия | MN | MNG | 496 | |
Macau (Macao) | Макао (PT) | MO | MAC | 446 | |
Northern Mariana Islands | Северные Марианские о-ва (US) | MP | MNP | 580 | |
Martinique | Мартиника | MQ | MTQ | 474 | |
MS (RIM) | Mauritania | Мавритания | MR | MRT | 478 |
Montserrat | Монсеррат о. (GB) | MS | MSR | 500 | |
M | Malta | Мальта | MT | MLT | 470 |
Mauritius | Маврикий | MU | MUS | 480 | |
Maldives | Мальдивы | MV | MDV | 462 | |
MW | Malawi | Малави | MW | MWI | 454 |
MEX | Mexico | Мексика | MX | MEX | 484 |
MAL | Malaysia | Малайзия | MY | MYS | 458 |
MOC | Mozambique | Мозамбик | MZ | MOZ | 508 |
NAM (SWA) | Namibia | Намибия | NA | NAM | 516 |
New Caledonia | Новая Каледония о. (FR) | NC | NCL | 540 | |
RN | Niger | Нигер | NE | NER | 562 |
Norfolk Island | Норфолк о. (AU) | NF | NFK | 574 | |
NIG (WAN) | Nigeria | Нигерия | NG | NGA | 566 |
NIC | Nicaragua | Никарагуа | NI | NIC | 558 |
NL | Netherlands (Holland) | Нидерланды | NL | NLD | 528 |
N | Norway | Норвегия | NO | NOR | 578 |
Nepal | Непал | NP | NPL | 524 | |
Nauru | Науру | NR | NRU | 520 | |
Niue | Ниуэ о. (NZ) | NU | NIU | 570 | |
NZ | New Zealand | Новая Зеландия | NZ | NZL | 554 |
OM | Oman | Оман | OM | OMN | 512 |
PA | Panama | Панама | PA | PAN | 591 |
PE | Peru | Перу | PE | PER | 604 |
French Polynesia | Французская Полинезия | PF | PYF | 258 | |
Papua New Guinea | Папуа-Новая Гвинея | PG | PNG | 598 | |
RP (PI) | Philippines | Филиппины | PH | PHL | 608 |
PK | Pakistan | Пакистан | PK | PAK | 586 |
PL | Poland | Польша | PL | POL | 616 |
St. Pierre and Miquelon | Сен-Пьер и Микелон (FR) | PM | SPM | 666 | |
Pitcairn | Питкэрн о-ва (GB) | PN | PCN | 612 | |
Puerto Rico | Пуэрто-Рико (US) | PR | PRI | 630 | |
Palestinian Territory (occupied) | Палестинская автономия | PS | ? | ? | |
P | Portugal | Португалия | PT | PRT | 620 |
Palau | Палау (US) | PW | PLW | 585 | |
PY | Paraguay | Парагвай | PY | PRY | 600 |
Q | Qatar | Катар | QA | QAT | 634 |
Reunion | Реюньон о. (FR) | RE | REU | 638 | |
RO (R) | Romania | Румыния | RO | ROM | 642 |
RUS | Russia (Russian Federation) | Россия | RU | RUS | 643 |
RWA | Rwanda | Руанда | RW | RWA | 646 |
KSA | Saudi Arabia | Саудовская Аравия | SA | SAU | 682 |
Solomon Islands | Соломоновы о-ва | SB | SLB | 090 | |
SY | Seychelles | Сейшелы | SC | SYC | 690 |
Sudan | Судан | SD | SDN | 736 | |
S | Sweden | Швеция | SE | SWE | 752 |
SGP | Singapore | Сингапур | SG | SGP | 702 |
St. Helena | Святой Елены о. (GB) | SH | SHN | 654 | |
SLO | Slovenia | Словения | SI | SVN | 705 |
Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands | Свалбард и Ян Мейен о-ва (NO) | SJ | SJM | 744 | |
SK (SR) | Slovak Republic | Словакия | SK | SVK | 703 |
WAL | Sierra Leone | Сьерра-Леоне | SL | SLE | 694 |
RSM | San Marino | Сан Марино | SM | SMR | 674 |
SN | Senegal | Сенегал | SN | SEN | 686 |
SP | Somali | Сомали | SO | SOM | 706 |
SME | Surinam | Суринам | SR | SUR | 740 |
Sao Tomea and Principe | Сан-Томе и Принсипи | ST | STP | 678 | |
ES | El Salvador | Сальвадор | SV | SLV | 222 |
SYR | Syria | Сирия | SY | SYR | 760 |
SD | Swaziland | Свазиленд | SZ | SWZ | 748 |
Turks and Caicos Islands | Теркс и Кайкос о-ва (GB) | TC | TCA | 796 | |
Chad | Чад | TD | TCD | 148 | |
French Southern Territories | Французские Южные территории (FR) | TF | ATF | 260 | |
TG (RT) | Togo | Того | TG | TGO | 768 |
THA (T) | Thailand | Таиланд | TH | THA | 764 |
TJ | Tadjikistan | Таджикистан | TJ | TJK | 762 |
Tokelau | Токелау о-ва (NZ) | TK | TKL | 772 | |
TM | Turkmenistan | Туркменистан | TM | TKM | 795 |
TN | Tunisia | Тунис | TN | TUN | 788 |
Tonga | Тонга | TO | TON | 776 | |
East Timor | Восточный Тимор | TP | TMP | 626 | |
TR | Turkey | Турция | TR | TUR | 792 |
TT | Trinidad and Tobago | Тринидад и Тобаго | TT | TTO | 780 |
Tuvalu | Тувалу | TV | TUV | 798 | |
RC | Taiwan | Тайвань | TW | TWN | 158 |
EAT | Tanzania | Танзания | TZ | TZA | 834 |
UA | Ukraine | Украина | UA | UKR | 804 |
EAU | Uganda | Уганда | UG | UGA | 800 |
United States Minor Outlying Islands | (US) | UM | UMI | 581 | |
USA | United States of America | Соединенные Штаты Америки | US | USA | 840 |
ROU (U) | Uruguay | Уругвай | UY | URY | 858 |
UZ | Uzbekistan | Узбекистан | UZ | UZB | 860 |
V (SCV) | Vatican (Holy See) | Ватикан | VA | VAT | 336 |
WV | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Сант Винцент и Гренадины | VC | VCT | 670 |
YV | Venezuela | Венесуэлла | VE | VEN | 862 |
Virgin Islands, British | Виргинские о-ва (GB) | VG | VGB | 092 | |
Virgin Islands, US | Виргинские о-ва (US) | VI | VIR | 850 | |
VN | Viet Nam | Вьетнам | VN | VNM | 704 |
Vanuatu | Вануату | VU | VUT | 548 | |
Wallis and Futuna Islands | Уоллис и Футуна о-ва (FR) | WF | WLF | 876 | |
WS | Western Samoa | Самоа | WS | WSM | 882 |
YEM (ADN) | Yemen | Йемен [Аден] | YE | YEM | 887 |
Mayotte | Майотта о. (KM) | YT | MYT | 175 | |
YU | Yugoslavia | Югославия | YU | YUG | 891 |
ZA | South Africa | Южно-Африканская республика (ЮАР) | ZA | ZAF | 710 |
Z | Zambia | Замбия | ZM | ZMB | 894 |
ZW (RSR) | Zimbabwe | Зимбабве | ZW | ZWE | 716 |
SU | USSR | СССР (устар. — была Страна…) | |||
CC | исп.в России для консульских учреждений | ||||
CD | исп.в России для дипломатических представительств |
Примечание:
1. В первой колонке обозначения, используемые в номерных знаках автомобилей.
2. В первой колонке в скобках – используемые ранее обозначения
3. Последние три колонки – ISO-3166 – Международный стандарт обозначения стран (используется в доменных именах Интернета – формат А2, в присвоении номеров печатных изданий и т.д.).
4. Таблица отсортирована по А2
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Example of a white oval plate or sticker; this one represents Switzerland
Estonian registration plate in EU standard format with international code EST
Indian vehicle registration plate in Indian standard format with international code IND
The country in which a motor vehicle’s vehicle registration plate was issued may be indicated by an international licence plate country code, formerly known as an International Registration Letter[1] or International Circulation Mark.[2] It is referred to as the Distinguishing sign of the State of registration in the Geneva Convention on Road Traffic of 1949 and the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic of 1968.
The allocation of codes is maintained by[citation needed] the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe as the Distinguishing Signs Used on Vehicles in International Traffic[3] (sometimes abbreviated to DSIT), authorised by the UN’s Geneva Convention on Road Traffic[4] and the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic.[5] Many vehicle codes created since the adoption of ISO 3166 coincide with ISO two- or three-letter codes. The 2004 South-East Asian Agreement … for the Facilitation of Cross-Border Transport of Goods and People uses a mixture of ISO and DSIT codes: Myanmar uses MYA, China CHN, and Cambodia KH (ISO codes), Thailand uses T (DSIT code), Laos LAO, and Vietnam VN (coincident ISO and DSIT codes).[6]
The Geneva Convention on Road Traffic entered into force on 26 March 1952. One of the main benefits of the convention for motorists is the obligation on signatory countries to recognize the legality of vehicles from other signatory countries. When driving in other signatory countries, the distinguishing sign of the country of registration must be displayed on the rear of the vehicle. This sign must be placed separately from the registration plate and may not be incorporated into the vehicle registration plate.
History[edit]
1909 Paris Convention[edit]
The display of a national distinctive mark on a white oval plate, 30 cm × 18cm with black letters was first introduced by the 1909 International Convention with respect to the Circulation of Motor Vehicles signed in Paris. The plate was required to be affixed to the rear of the vehicle, separate from the number plate displaying the vehicle’s national registration mark. The 1909 convention only allowed distinctive marks to be of one or two Latin letters.[7]
State | Mark |
---|---|
Germany | D |
Austria | A |
Belgium | B |
Spain | E |
United States of America | US |
France | F |
Great Britain and Ireland | GB |
Greece | GR |
Hungary | H |
Italy | I |
Montenegro | MN |
Monaco | MC |
The Netherlands | NL |
Portugal | P |
Russia | R |
Roumania | RM |
Serbia | SB |
Sweden | S |
Switzerland | CH |
Bulgaria | BG |
1924 Paris Convention[edit]
The term distinguishing mark was adopted by the 1924 International Convention Relative to Motor Traffic signed in Paris, which extended the maximum length of mark from two to three Latin letters, and permitted not just distinguishing marks for states, but also for non-sovereign territories which operated their own vehicle registration systems.[8]
State or territory | Mark | Notes |
---|---|---|
Germany | D[a] | |
United States of America | US[a] | |
Austria | A[a] | |
Belgium | B[a] | |
Brazil | BR | |
Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GB[a] | |
Alderney | GBA | |
Gibraltar | GBZ | |
Guernsey | GBG | |
Jersey | GBJ | |
Malta | GBY | |
British India | BI | |
Bulgaria | BG[a] | |
Chile | RCH | |
China | RC | |
Colombia | CO | |
Cuba | C | |
Denmark | DK | |
Danzig | DA | |
Egypt | ET | |
Ecuador | EQ | |
Spain | E[a] | |
Estonia | EW | |
Finland | SF | |
France, Algeria and Tunis | F[a] | |
French India | F | |
Guatemala | G | |
Greece | GR[a] | |
Haiti | RH | |
Hungary | H[a] | |
Irish Free State | SE | Part of the United Kingdom at the time of the 1909 convention. |
Italy | I[a] | |
Latvia | LR | |
Liechtenstein | FL | |
Lithuania | LT | |
Luxembourg | L | |
Morocco | F | |
Mexico | MEX | |
Monaco | MC[a] | |
Panama | PY | |
Paraguay | PA | |
Netherlands | NL[a] | |
Indies | IN | |
Peru | PE | |
Persia | PR | |
Poland | PL | |
Portugal | P[a] | |
Roumania | R[a] | |
Territory of the Saar | SA | League of Nations mandate |
Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes | SHS | |
Siam | SM | |
Sweden | S[a] | |
Switzerland | CH[a] | |
Syria and Lebanon | LSA | French League of Nations mandate |
Czechoslovakia | CS | |
Turkey | TR | |
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics | SU | Russia had been a party to the 1909 convention. |
Uruguay | U |
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Originally in 1909 convention
Location[edit]
Since the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic entered into force on 21 May 1977, in signatory countries it replaces previous road traffic conventions, including the Geneva Convention on Road Traffic, in accordance with its Article 48. According to the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic, the distinguishing sign of the country of registration must be displayed on the rear of the vehicle. The sign may either be placed separately from the registration plate as a white oval plate or sticker, or be incorporated in the vehicle registration plate. When the distinguishing sign is incorporated in the registration plate, it must also appear on the front registration plate of the vehicle.
The requirement to display a separate distinguishing sign is not necessary within the European Economic Area, for vehicles with license plates in the common EU format, which satisfy the requirements of the Vienna Convention, and so are also valid in non-EU countries signatory to that convention.[9] Separate signs are also not needed for Canada, Mexico and the United States, where the province, state or district of registration is usually embossed or surface-printed on the vehicle registration plate.[citation needed]
Current codes[edit]
Code | Country | From | Previous code(s) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
A | Austria | 1911 | Österreich (German) | |
AFG | Afghanistan | 1971 | ||
AL | Albania | 1934 | ||
AND | Andorra | 1957 | ||
AM | Armenia | 1992 | SU | Formerly part of the Soviet Union |
AUS | Australia | 1954 | ||
AZ | Azerbaijan | 1993 | SU | Formerly part of the Soviet Union |
B | Belgium | 1910 | ||
BD | Bangladesh | 1978 | PAK | Formerly East Pakistan |
BDS | Barbados | 1956 | ||
BF | Burkina Faso | 1990 | RHV / HV | Until August 2003, 1984; (République de) Haute Volta (Upper Volta) |
BG | Bulgaria | 1910 | ||
BH | Belize | 1938 | Formerly British Honduras. Still officially registered as BH as of 2007. New driving licenses appear to have ‘BZ’ instead of ‘BH’ as Belize’s code.[10] | |
BIH | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1992 | Unknown | Bosna i Hercegovina / Босна и Херцеговина (Bosnian). Formerly part of Yugoslavia. |
BOL | Bolivia | 1967 | ||
BR | Brazil | 1930 | ||
BRN | Bahrain | 1954 | ||
BRU | Brunei | 1956 | ||
BS | Bahamas | 1950 | ||
BUR[citation needed] | Myanmar | 1956 | BA, BUR | Previously known as Burma. |
BVI | British Virgin Islands | 1910 | ||
BW[3] | Botswana | 2003 | BP | Officially used by Botswana since 2003. Formerly RB (Republic of Botswana) until 2004; Bechuanaland Protectorate before 1966. |
BY | Belarus | 1992 (2004) | SU | Belarus; formerly part of the Soviet Union. The UN was officially notified of the change from SU to BY only in 2004.[citation needed] |
CU[3] | Cuba | 1930[citation needed] | ||
CAM | Cameroon | 1952 | F & WAN | Formerly a territory of France, plus a strip of territory from eastern Nigeria (WAN). Unofficially using CMR on their plates. |
CDN | Canada | 1956 | CA | CDN for «Canada Dominion»[citation needed] |
CGO | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1997 | CB, RCL, ZRE | French: Congo Belge, République de Congo Léopoldville, Congo (Kinshasa), Zaïre, République Démocratique du Congo (French) |
CH | Switzerland | 1911 | Confœderatio Helvetica (Latin) | |
CI | Ivory Coast (Côte d’Ivoire) | 1961 | F | Formerly a territory of France |
CL | Sri Lanka | 1961 | Formerly Ceylon. However, «SL» is being used on current driver licenses. | |
CO | Colombia | 1952 | ||
CR | Costa Rica | 1956 | ||
CY | Cyprus | 1932 | ||
CZ | Czech Republic | 1993 | CS | Formerly Československo (Czechoslovakia) |
D | Germany | 1910 | Deutschland (German); also used until 1974 by East Germany, which then used DDR until German reunification in 1990 | |
DK | Denmark | 1914 | ||
DOM | Dominican Republic | 1952 | ||
DY | Benin | 1910 | Part of AOF (Afrique occidentale française) − 1960 | Dahomey (name until 1975). Uses RB unofficially (République du Bénin) |
DZ | Algeria | 1962 | F − 1911 | Djazayer (Algerian Arabic: جزائر); formerly part of France |
E | Spain | 1910 | España (Spanish) | |
EAK | Kenya | 1938 | East Africa Kenya | |
EAT | Tanzania | 1938 | EAT & EAZ | East Africa Tanzania; formerly East Africa Tanganyika and East Africa Zanzibar |
EAU | Uganda | 1938 | East Africa Uganda | |
EAZ | Zanzibar | 1964 | East Africa Zanzibar | |
EC | Ecuador | 1962 | EQ | |
ER | Eritrea | 1993 | AOI | Africa Orientale Italiana (Italian) |
ES | El Salvador | 1978 | ||
EST | Estonia | 1993 | EW 1919–1940 & 1991–1993 SU 1940–1991 | Eesti Vabariik (Estonian; old style Eesti Wabariik) |
ET | Egypt | 1927 | ||
ETH | Ethiopia | 1964 | AOI − 1941 | Africa Orientale Italiana (Italian) |
F | France | 1910 | ||
FIN | Finland | 1993 | SF | Suomi / Finland (Finnish/Swedish) |
FJI | Fiji | 1971 | ||
FL | Liechtenstein | 1923 | Fürstentum Liechtenstein (German, Principality of Liechtenstein) | |
FO | Faroe Islands | 1996 | Føroyar | |
G | Gabon | 1974 | ALEF − 1960 | Afrique Équatoriale Française. Unofficially using RG on their license plates. |
GBA | Alderney | 1924 | GB 1923-1924 | (United Kingdom of) Great Britain & Northern Ireland – Alderney |
GBG | Guernsey | 1924 | GB 1914-1924 | (United Kingdom of) Great Britain & Northern Ireland – Guernsey |
GBJ | Jersey | 1924 | GB 1914-1924 | (United Kingdom of) Great Britain & Northern Ireland – Jersey |
GBM | Isle of Man | 1932 | (United Kingdom of) Great Britain & Northern Ireland – Isle of Man | |
GBZ | Gibraltar | 1924 | GB 1911-1924 | (United Kingdom of) Great Britain & Northern Ireland – Gibraltar (Z was assigned because G was already used for Guernsey)[citation needed] |
GCA | Guatemala | 1956 | G | Guatemala, Central America |
GE | Georgia | 1992 | SU | Formerly part of the Soviet Union. Older licence plates use «GEO» instead of «GE». Also used by Equatorial-Guinea (Spanish: Guinea Ecuatorial). |
GH | Ghana | 1959 | WAC − 1957 | West Africa Gold Coast − 1957 |
GR | Greece | 1913 | ||
GUY | Guyana | 1972 | BRG | Formerly British Guiana − 1966 |
H | Hungary | 1910 | ||
HKJ | Jordan | 1966 | JOR | Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan |
HN | Honduras | ?[citation needed] | Unofficial: no other code found for Honduras | |
HR | Croatia | 1992 | SHS 1919–29 Y 1929–53 YU 1953–92 | Hrvatska (Croatian). Formerly part of Yugoslavia. Immediately after Croatia’s declaration of independence in 1991, it was common to see unofficial oval stickers with the letters «CRO». Despite the initial anticipation that Croatia’s international vehicle registration code would be «CRO», Croatia opted for «HR» (Hrvatska) instead. SHS was for the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (Kraljevina Srba, Hrvata i Slovenaca). |
I | Italy | 1910 | ||
IL | Israel | 1952 | «Israel» is also written on the plate in Hebrew (ישראל) and Arabic (إسرائيل) | |
IND | India | 1947 | BI | |
IR | Iran | 1936 | PR | |
IRL | Ireland | 1992 | GB − 1910-24 SE − 1924-38 EIR − 1938-62 EIR/IRL − 1962-92 | Formerly a part of the United Kingdom, Saorstát Éireann, Éire. |
IRQ | Iraq | 1930 | ||
IS | Iceland | 1936 | Ísland (Icelandic) | |
J | Japan | 1964 | ||
JA | Jamaica | 1932 | ||
K[citation needed] | Cambodia | 1956 | Known as Kampuchea 1976–89. Formerly a territory of France. KH currently being used (Khmer) on driving licenses. | |
KG | Kyrgyzstan | 1992 | SU − 1991 | Formerly part of the Soviet Union. The Kyrgyz government notified the change from «KS» to «KG», which featured on the new car registration plates from March 2016, in August that year to the UN Secretary-General.[11] Additionally, most vehicles use «KGZ» oval stickers instead of «KS». |
KSA | Saudi Arabia | 1973 | SA | Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
KWT | Kuwait | 1954 | ||
KZ | Kazakhstan | 1992 | SU − 1991 | Formerly part of the Soviet Union |
L | Luxembourg | 1911 | ||
LAO | Laos | 1959 | F – 1949 | Formerly a territory of France (French Indochina) |
LAR | Libya | 1972 | I − 1949, LT | Libyan Arab Republic |
LB | Liberia | 1967 | ||
LS | Lesotho | 1967 | BL | Basutoland − 1966 |
LT | Lithuania | 1992 | SU 1940–1991 | |
LV | Latvia | 1992 | LR 1927–1940 SU 1940–1991 | Latvijas Republika (Latvian) |
M | Malta | 1966 | GBY 1924–66 | |
MA | Morocco | 1924 | Maroc (French) | |
MAL | Malaysia | 1967 | PRK – 1957 FM 1954–57 PTM 1957–67 | Formerly Perak, then Federated Malay States, then Persekutuan Tanah Melayu (Malay) |
MC | Monaco | 1910 | ||
MD | Moldova | 1992 | SU − 1991 | Formerly part of the Soviet Union |
MEX | Mexico | 1952 | ||
MNE | Montenegro | 2006 | MN 1913–1919 SHS 1919–29 Y 1929–53 YU 1953–2003 SCG 2003–2006 | Independent nation until 1918. After that, part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (Kraljevina Srba, Hrvata i Slovenaca – Serbo-Croatian), then part of Yugoslavia and then Serbia and Montenegro (Srbija i Crna Gora – Serbian). Independence restored in 2006. |
MGL | Mongolia | 2002 | MNG displayed on current plates. Nevertheless, the new format includes MGL once again.[12] | |
MOC | Mozambique | 1975 | MOC: 1932–56 P: 1957–75 | Formerly part of Portugal. Moçambique (Portuguese) |
MS | Mauritius | 1938 | ||
MV | Maldives | 1965 | ||
MW | Malawi | 1965 | EA 1932–38 NP – 1938–70 RNY option 1960–65 | Formerly the Nyasaland Protectorate |
N | Norway | 1922 | ||
NAM | Namibia | 1990 | SWA | Formerly South West Africa |
NAU | Nauru | 1968 | ||
NEP | Nepal | 1970 | ||
NIC | Nicaragua | 1952 | ||
NL | Netherlands | 1910 | ||
NMK | North Macedonia | 2019 | YU − 1992 MK 1992–2019 | Formerly part of Yugoslavia. Known as Republic of Macedonia until 2019. Mix of English North and Macedonian Makedonija |
NZ | New Zealand | 1958 | ||
OM | Oman | ?[citation needed] | ||
P | Portugal | 1910 | Unofficially used by Palestine as well[13] | |
PA | Panama | 1952 | ||
PE | Peru | 1937 | ||
PK | Pakistan | 1947 | ||
PL | Poland | 1921 | ||
PNG | Papua New Guinea | 1978 | ||
PY | Paraguay | 1952 | ||
Q | Qatar | 1972 | ||
RA | Argentina | 1927 | República Argentina (Spanish) | |
RC | Republic of China (Taiwan) | 1932 | Unofficially also used by car license plates in the Republic of Congo (République du Congo). | |
RCA | Central African Republic | 1962 | République Centrafricaine (French) | |
RCB | Republic of the Congo | 1962 | République du Congo Brazzaville (French). Unofficially using RC on current plates. | |
RCH | Chile | 1930 | República de Chile (Spanish) | |
RG | Guinea | 1972 | République de Guinée (French). Also used unofficially by Gabon. | |
RH | Haiti | 1952 | République d’Haïti (French) | |
RI | Indonesia | 1955 | Republik Indonesia (Indonesian) | |
RIM | Mauritania | 1964 | République islamique de Mauritanie (French) | |
RKS | Kosovo | 2010 | SHS 1919–29 Y 1929–53 YU 1953–92 SCG 2003–2006 SRB 2006–2010 | Republic of Kosovo |
RL | Lebanon | 1952 | République Libanaise (French) | |
RM | Madagascar | 1962 | République de Madagascar (French) | |
RMM | Mali | 1962 | AOF − 1960 | République du Mali (French). Formerly part of French West Africa (Afrique Occidentale Française) |
RN | Niger | 1977 | AOF − 1960 | République du Niger (French). Formerly part of French West Africa (Afrique Occidentale Française) |
RO | Romania | 1981 | R — 1981 | |
ROK | South Korea | 1971 | Republic of Korea. Unofficially using KOR on their plates. | |
RP | Philippines | 1975 | Republika ng Pilipinas (Republic of the Philippines) | |
RSM | San Marino | 1932 | Repubblica di San Marino (Italian) | |
RU | Burundi | 1962? | Belgian territory of Ruanda-Urundi. Unofficially using BU on their plates. | |
RUS | Russia | 1992 | Formerly part of the Soviet Union | |
RWA | Rwanda | 1964 | RU − 1962 | Formerly part of Ruanda-Urundi − 1962 |
S | Sweden | 1911 | ||
SD | Eswatini | 1935 | Formerly Swaziland | |
SGP | Singapore | 1952 | ||
SK | Slovakia | 1993 | CS 1919–39,1945–92 SQ 1939–45 | Formerly Československo (Czechoslovakia) |
SLO[14] | Slovenia | 1992 | SHS 1919–29 Y 1929–53 YU 1953–92 | Formerly part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes Kraljevina Srba, Hrvata i Slovenaca (Serbo-Croatian), then part of Yugoslavia |
SME | Suriname | 1936 | ||
SN | Senegal | 1962 | ||
SO | Somalia | 1974 | SP | Formerly Somaliland Protectorate |
SRB | Serbia | 2006 | SB – 1919 SHS 1919–29 Y 1929–53 YU 1953–2003 SCG 2003–2006 | Formerly part of the Kingdom of Serbia. Then part of Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (Kraljevina Srba, Hrvata i Slovenaca – Serbo-Croatian). Then part of Yugoslavia. Then Serbia and Montenegro (Srbija i Crna Gora – Serbian) |
SUD | Sudan | 1963 | ||
SY | Seychelles | 1938 | ||
SYR | Syria | 1952 | ||
T | Thailand | 1955 | SM | |
TCH | Chad | 1973 | Tchad (French) | |
TG | Togo | 1973 | RT | Formerly République Togolaise |
TJ | Tajikistan | 1992 | SU − 1991 | Formerly part of the Soviet Union, used code «PT» for Республика Таджикистан on plates from 1993 to 2003 |
TM | Turkmenistan | 1992 | SU − 1991 | Formerly part of the Soviet Union |
TN | Tunisia | 1957 | F − 1956 | Formerly a territory of France |
TO | Tonga | 1995 | ||
TR | Turkey | 1923 | ||
TT | Trinidad and Tobago | 1964 | ||
UA | Ukraine | 1992 | SU | Formerly part of the Soviet Union |
UAE | United Arab Emirates | 1971 | ||
UK | United Kingdom | 2021 | GB (1910–2021) | Before 1922, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Until 2021, «GB» was used, but from 28 September 2021 the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland changed its international vehicle registration code from «GB» to «UK». (This does not affect territories for which the United Kingdom controls international relations outside Great Britain and Northern Ireland.)[15][16] |
USA | United States | 1952 | US | |
UY[citation needed] | Uruguay | 2012 | ROU | |
UZ | Uzbekistan | 1992 | SU | Formerly part of the Soviet Union |
V | Vatican City | 1931 | CV (Italian: Città del Vaticano) is used as a prefix on the licence plate number itself. The prefix used on official and government vehicles is SCV (Italian: Status Civitatis Vaticanae) | |
VN | Vietnam | 1953 | ||
WAG | Gambia | 1932 | West Africa Gambia | |
WAL | Sierra Leone | 1937 | West Africa Sierra Leone; on local licence plates SLE is used | |
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 | |
WV | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1932 | Windward Islands Saint Vincent | |
YAR | Yemen | 1960 | North Yemen formerly known as the Yemen Arab Republic | |
YV | Venezuela | 1955 | ||
Z | Zambia | 1964[citation needed] | RNR | Formerly Northern Rhodesia. However, «ZM» is used on current driving licences. |
ZA | South Africa | 1936 | Zuid-Afrika (from Dutch; in Afrikaans it is Suid-Afrika) | |
ZW | Zimbabwe | 1980 | SR, RSR | Formerly Southern Rhodesia until 1965, Rhodesia unrecognised until 1980 |
Codes no longer in use[edit]
Code | Country | Used until | Replaced by | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
ADN | Aden | 1980 | Y | From 1938, also known as South Yemen, People’s Democratic Republic of Yemen (1967) |
BA | Burma | 1956 | BUR | From 1937 |
BP | Bechuanaland Protectorate | 1966 | Now Botswana | |
CA | Canada | 1956 | CDN | |
CS | Czechoslovakia | 1992 | CZ / SK | Split into Czech Republic and Slovakia. |
DA | Danzig, Free City of | 1939 | D (1939–1945) PL (since 1945) | Danzig (German for Gdańsk) |
DDR | German Democratic Republic | 1990 | D | From 1974 (used D until 1974), Deutsche Demokratische Republik |
EIR | Éire | 1992 | IRL | Now Ireland |
EW | Estonia | 1993 | EST | Eesti Vabariik (Estonian) |
FR | Faroe Islands | 1996 | FO | Føroyar (Faroese) |
GB | United Kingdom | 2021 | UK | Changed to UK to be inclusive of Northern Ireland (which is not part of Great Britain), though the previous GB did also apply to Northern Ireland |
GBY | Malta | 1966 | M | Changed after independence from UK |
GRO | Greenland | 1910 | KN | Grønland (Danish language) / Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenlandic language). Unofficial. The official code is DK. |
HV | Upper Volta (French: Haute-Volta), now Burkina Faso | 1984 | BF | Upper Volta |
KS | Kyrgyzstan | 1992–2016 | KG | Ratified by the United Nations as KG in March 2016. |
LR | Latvia | 1927–1940 | SU, LV | Latvijas Republika (Latvian) |
MK | Republic of Macedonia | 1992–2019 | NMK | Became North Macedonia in 2019 |
NA | Netherlands Antilles | 1957 | The Netherlands Antilles were dissolved in 2010. | |
PANG | Angola | 1956 | P (1957-1975) | From 1932. Formerly part of Portugal |
R | Romania | 1981 | RO | |
RB | Botswana | 2003 | BP | Republic of Botswana. Formerly Bechuanaland Protectorate |
RNY | Rhodesia-Nyasaland Fed. | 1953–1963 | NP, NR, SR | Now Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe |
ROU | Uruguay | 1979–2012 | UY[citation needed] | República Oriental del Uruguay (Spanish) |
RSR | Southern Rhodesia | 1965–1979 | SR | Now Zimbabwe |
RT | Togo | 1973 | TG | République togolaise (French). Formerly French Togoland − 1960 |
SA | Saar Territory (League of Nations mandate) | 1926–1935 | D | SA is again Germany’s Saarland |
SA | Saar Protectorate | 1947–1956 | D | SA is again Germany’s Saarland |
SA | Saudi Arabia | Unknown | KSA | The date of the change is unknown. |
SB | Serbia | 1919 | SHS | Serbia became part of Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes |
SCG | Serbia and Montenegro | 2006 | MNE, SRB | From Serbian name «Srbija i Crna Gora». Now Montenegro, Serbia |
SE | Saorstát Éireann | 1938 | EIR (IRL from 1962) | Under GB until 1924. Name changed to Éire, now Ireland |
SF | Finland | 1993 | FIN | SF from «Suomi – Finland» (the names of the country in its official languages, Finnish and Swedish) |
SHS | Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes | 1929 | Y | Kraljevina Srba, Hrvata i Slovenaca – Serbo-Croatian. Kingdom changed its name to Yugoslavia |
SU | Soviet Union | 1991 | EST, LT, LV, BY, MD, UA, TJ, TM, GE, KZ, UZ, KS, AZ, AM, RUS | |
SWA | South West Africa | 1990 | Now Namibia | |
TS | Free Territory of Trieste | 1947–1954 | Territory Zone A (controlled by the United Kingdom and United States from 1947 to 1954 before given to Italy). Now in Italy, Croatia and Slovenia. | |
Y | Yugoslavia | 1953 | YU | Yemen started using Y afterwards |
YU | / Yugoslavia | 1992 | BIH, HR, NMK, MNE, RKS, SRB, SLO | Now Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Serbia, and Slovenia. MK for Macedonia was in use from 1993 until 2019 |
ZRE | Zaire | 1997 | CGO | Now the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Unofficial codes[edit]
The unofficial code for Brittany, Bzh
There are unofficial codes in common use, such as «AS», «A» or «AST» for Asturias, «CAT» for Catalonia, «SCO» for Scotland, «CYM» for Wales, «BZH» for Brittany, «VL» for Flanders, «V» for Vojvodina/Vajdaság, «TS» for Transylvania, «PR» for Puerto Rico, «CSB» for Kashubia and «SIC» for Székely Land (from Latin Terra Siculorum). Some of these, such as «VL» which is used by Flemish separatists, are used despite being specifically illegal under local laws.
In addition, in some areas, vehicle-style stickers have been used to denote and promote other entities, such as towns, islands, businesses, and even associations. These irregular stickers almost always bear an explanation of the code in small print near the edge of the sticker, as the codes used may be unfamiliar.
Kosovo[edit]
The political status of Kosovo is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Serbia in 2008, Kosovo is formally recognised as an independent state by 101 UN member states (with another 13 states recognising it at some point but then withdrawing their recognition) and 92 states not recognizing it, while Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own territory.
Diplomatic licence plate codes[edit]
A separate system is used for vehicles belonging to the diplomats of foreign countries with license plate from the host country. That system is host country-specific and varies largely from country to country. For example, TR on a diplomatic car in the USA indicates Italian, not Turkish. Such markings in other countries (e.g. Norway) are indicated with numbers only, again different from international standards (e.g. 90 means Slovakia in Norway).
See also[edit]
- Aircraft registration
- International Driving Permit
- ISO 3166
- Vienna Convention on Road Traffic
- Vehicle identification number
References[edit]
- ^ Georgano, G. N.; Andersen, Thorkil Ry (1982). The New encyclopedia of motorcars, 1885 to the present. p. 18. ISBN 0525932542.
- ^ Harding, Anthony; Bird, Anthony (1980). Guinness Book of Car Facts and Feats: A Record of Everyday Motoring and Automotive Achievements. p. 243. ISBN 0851122078.
- ^ a b c «Distinguishing Signs used on Vehicles in International Traffic» (PDF). United Nations Economic Commission for Europe.
- ^ «Convention of Road Traffic signed at Geneva September, 19 1949 — Annex 4. Distinguishing Sign of Vehicles in International Traffic». Auto Driver Club. NYS ZONE INC. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
- ^ «Convention on Road Traffic on 8 November 1968 — Index Page». Auto Driver Club. NYS ZONE INC. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
- ^ «Annex 2: Registration of Vehicles in International Traffic» (PDF). Agreement between and among the Governments of the Kingdom of Cambodia, the People’s Republic of China, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, the Union of Myanmar, the Kingdom of Thailand, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam for the Facilitation of Cross-Border Transport of Goods and People. 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2012.
- ^ «1909 Paris Convention for the International Circulation of Motor Vehicles» (PDF).
- ^ «International Convention Relative to Motor Traffic, Paris, 1924».
- ^ «Council Regulation (EC) No 2411/98». Council of the European Union. 3 November 1998.
- ^ «Driver’s license will have a new look». Love FM. 2019-07-22. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
- ^ «Convention sur la circulation routière, signée à Vienne, le 8 novembre 1968 — Notification en vertu du paragraphe 4 de l’article 45 par le Kirghizistan. — Legilux». legilux.public.lu. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
- ^ «Discussions of Mongolian license plates / Дискуссии по монгольским номерам».
- ^ «License Plates of Palestine».
- ^ «Car: International car registration letters Word Lists | Collins English Word Lists».
- ^ Griffiths, Hugo (5 July 2021). «GB stickers no longer valid for driving abroad». autoexpress.co.uk. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ «Convention on Road Traffic Vienna, 8 November 1968: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Notification under Article 45 (4)» (PDF).
Further reading[edit]
- «RPW»: Neil Parker and John Weeks, Registration Plates of the World, Europlate; 4th edition (2004)
External links[edit]
- Distinguishing Signs of Vehicles, UNECE
- Distinguishing Signs used on Vehicles in International Traffic Notified to the Secretary General of the United Nations, UNECE
- Convention on Road Traffic, Geneva, United Nations Treaty Collection
- Convention on Road Traffic, Vienna, United Nations Treaty Collection
- UN Economic Commission for Europe, Working Party on Road Transport (WP.11)
- Miscellaneous Proposals of Amendments to the Model Regulations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods: Identification of Approval Country in Marking, UN/SCETDG/33/INF.5 (table compares ISO 3166 and DSIT codes)
- Association Francoplaque: Collectionneurs de Plaques d’Immatriculation (data mostly from RPW, above)
- European Registration Plate Association: Registration Plates of the World Online (registration required; data mostly from RPW, above)
Example of a white oval plate or sticker; this one represents Switzerland
Estonian registration plate in EU standard format with international code EST
Indian vehicle registration plate in Indian standard format with international code IND
The country in which a motor vehicle’s vehicle registration plate was issued may be indicated by an international licence plate country code, formerly known as an International Registration Letter[1] or International Circulation Mark.[2] It is referred to as the Distinguishing sign of the State of registration in the Geneva Convention on Road Traffic of 1949 and the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic of 1968.
The allocation of codes is maintained by[citation needed] the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe as the Distinguishing Signs Used on Vehicles in International Traffic[3] (sometimes abbreviated to DSIT), authorised by the UN’s Geneva Convention on Road Traffic[4] and the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic.[5] Many vehicle codes created since the adoption of ISO 3166 coincide with ISO two- or three-letter codes. The 2004 South-East Asian Agreement … for the Facilitation of Cross-Border Transport of Goods and People uses a mixture of ISO and DSIT codes: Myanmar uses MYA, China CHN, and Cambodia KH (ISO codes), Thailand uses T (DSIT code), Laos LAO, and Vietnam VN (coincident ISO and DSIT codes).[6]
The Geneva Convention on Road Traffic entered into force on 26 March 1952. One of the main benefits of the convention for motorists is the obligation on signatory countries to recognize the legality of vehicles from other signatory countries. When driving in other signatory countries, the distinguishing sign of the country of registration must be displayed on the rear of the vehicle. This sign must be placed separately from the registration plate and may not be incorporated into the vehicle registration plate.
History[edit]
1909 Paris Convention[edit]
The display of a national distinctive mark on a white oval plate, 30 cm × 18cm with black letters was first introduced by the 1909 International Convention with respect to the Circulation of Motor Vehicles signed in Paris. The plate was required to be affixed to the rear of the vehicle, separate from the number plate displaying the vehicle’s national registration mark. The 1909 convention only allowed distinctive marks to be of one or two Latin letters.[7]
State | Mark |
---|---|
Germany | D |
Austria | A |
Belgium | B |
Spain | E |
United States of America | US |
France | F |
Great Britain and Ireland | GB |
Greece | GR |
Hungary | H |
Italy | I |
Montenegro | MN |
Monaco | MC |
The Netherlands | NL |
Portugal | P |
Russia | R |
Roumania | RM |
Serbia | SB |
Sweden | S |
Switzerland | CH |
Bulgaria | BG |
1924 Paris Convention[edit]
The term distinguishing mark was adopted by the 1924 International Convention Relative to Motor Traffic signed in Paris, which extended the maximum length of mark from two to three Latin letters, and permitted not just distinguishing marks for states, but also for non-sovereign territories which operated their own vehicle registration systems.[8]
State or territory | Mark | Notes |
---|---|---|
Germany | D[a] | |
United States of America | US[a] | |
Austria | A[a] | |
Belgium | B[a] | |
Brazil | BR | |
Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GB[a] | |
Alderney | GBA | |
Gibraltar | GBZ | |
Guernsey | GBG | |
Jersey | GBJ | |
Malta | GBY | |
British India | BI | |
Bulgaria | BG[a] | |
Chile | RCH | |
China | RC | |
Colombia | CO | |
Cuba | C | |
Denmark | DK | |
Danzig | DA | |
Egypt | ET | |
Ecuador | EQ | |
Spain | E[a] | |
Estonia | EW | |
Finland | SF | |
France, Algeria and Tunis | F[a] | |
French India | F | |
Guatemala | G | |
Greece | GR[a] | |
Haiti | RH | |
Hungary | H[a] | |
Irish Free State | SE | Part of the United Kingdom at the time of the 1909 convention. |
Italy | I[a] | |
Latvia | LR | |
Liechtenstein | FL | |
Lithuania | LT | |
Luxembourg | L | |
Morocco | F | |
Mexico | MEX | |
Monaco | MC[a] | |
Panama | PY | |
Paraguay | PA | |
Netherlands | NL[a] | |
Indies | IN | |
Peru | PE | |
Persia | PR | |
Poland | PL | |
Portugal | P[a] | |
Roumania | R[a] | |
Territory of the Saar | SA | League of Nations mandate |
Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes | SHS | |
Siam | SM | |
Sweden | S[a] | |
Switzerland | CH[a] | |
Syria and Lebanon | LSA | French League of Nations mandate |
Czechoslovakia | CS | |
Turkey | TR | |
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics | SU | Russia had been a party to the 1909 convention. |
Uruguay | U |
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Originally in 1909 convention
Location[edit]
Since the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic entered into force on 21 May 1977, in signatory countries it replaces previous road traffic conventions, including the Geneva Convention on Road Traffic, in accordance with its Article 48. According to the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic, the distinguishing sign of the country of registration must be displayed on the rear of the vehicle. The sign may either be placed separately from the registration plate as a white oval plate or sticker, or be incorporated in the vehicle registration plate. When the distinguishing sign is incorporated in the registration plate, it must also appear on the front registration plate of the vehicle.
The requirement to display a separate distinguishing sign is not necessary within the European Economic Area, for vehicles with license plates in the common EU format, which satisfy the requirements of the Vienna Convention, and so are also valid in non-EU countries signatory to that convention.[9] Separate signs are also not needed for Canada, Mexico and the United States, where the province, state or district of registration is usually embossed or surface-printed on the vehicle registration plate.[citation needed]
Current codes[edit]
Code | Country | From | Previous code(s) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
A | Austria | 1911 | Österreich (German) | |
AFG | Afghanistan | 1971 | ||
AL | Albania | 1934 | ||
AND | Andorra | 1957 | ||
AM | Armenia | 1992 | SU | Formerly part of the Soviet Union |
AUS | Australia | 1954 | ||
AZ | Azerbaijan | 1993 | SU | Formerly part of the Soviet Union |
B | Belgium | 1910 | ||
BD | Bangladesh | 1978 | PAK | Formerly East Pakistan |
BDS | Barbados | 1956 | ||
BF | Burkina Faso | 1990 | RHV / HV | Until August 2003, 1984; (République de) Haute Volta (Upper Volta) |
BG | Bulgaria | 1910 | ||
BH | Belize | 1938 | Formerly British Honduras. Still officially registered as BH as of 2007. New driving licenses appear to have ‘BZ’ instead of ‘BH’ as Belize’s code.[10] | |
BIH | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1992 | Unknown | Bosna i Hercegovina / Босна и Херцеговина (Bosnian). Formerly part of Yugoslavia. |
BOL | Bolivia | 1967 | ||
BR | Brazil | 1930 | ||
BRN | Bahrain | 1954 | ||
BRU | Brunei | 1956 | ||
BS | Bahamas | 1950 | ||
BUR[citation needed] | Myanmar | 1956 | BA, BUR | Previously known as Burma. |
BVI | British Virgin Islands | 1910 | ||
BW[3] | Botswana | 2003 | BP | Officially used by Botswana since 2003. Formerly RB (Republic of Botswana) until 2004; Bechuanaland Protectorate before 1966. |
BY | Belarus | 1992 (2004) | SU | Belarus; formerly part of the Soviet Union. The UN was officially notified of the change from SU to BY only in 2004.[citation needed] |
CU[3] | Cuba | 1930[citation needed] | ||
CAM | Cameroon | 1952 | F & WAN | Formerly a territory of France, plus a strip of territory from eastern Nigeria (WAN). Unofficially using CMR on their plates. |
CDN | Canada | 1956 | CA | CDN for «Canada Dominion»[citation needed] |
CGO | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1997 | CB, RCL, ZRE | French: Congo Belge, République de Congo Léopoldville, Congo (Kinshasa), Zaïre, République Démocratique du Congo (French) |
CH | Switzerland | 1911 | Confœderatio Helvetica (Latin) | |
CI | Ivory Coast (Côte d’Ivoire) | 1961 | F | Formerly a territory of France |
CL | Sri Lanka | 1961 | Formerly Ceylon. However, «SL» is being used on current driver licenses. | |
CO | Colombia | 1952 | ||
CR | Costa Rica | 1956 | ||
CY | Cyprus | 1932 | ||
CZ | Czech Republic | 1993 | CS | Formerly Československo (Czechoslovakia) |
D | Germany | 1910 | Deutschland (German); also used until 1974 by East Germany, which then used DDR until German reunification in 1990 | |
DK | Denmark | 1914 | ||
DOM | Dominican Republic | 1952 | ||
DY | Benin | 1910 | Part of AOF (Afrique occidentale française) − 1960 | Dahomey (name until 1975). Uses RB unofficially (République du Bénin) |
DZ | Algeria | 1962 | F − 1911 | Djazayer (Algerian Arabic: جزائر); formerly part of France |
E | Spain | 1910 | España (Spanish) | |
EAK | Kenya | 1938 | East Africa Kenya | |
EAT | Tanzania | 1938 | EAT & EAZ | East Africa Tanzania; formerly East Africa Tanganyika and East Africa Zanzibar |
EAU | Uganda | 1938 | East Africa Uganda | |
EAZ | Zanzibar | 1964 | East Africa Zanzibar | |
EC | Ecuador | 1962 | EQ | |
ER | Eritrea | 1993 | AOI | Africa Orientale Italiana (Italian) |
ES | El Salvador | 1978 | ||
EST | Estonia | 1993 | EW 1919–1940 & 1991–1993 SU 1940–1991 | Eesti Vabariik (Estonian; old style Eesti Wabariik) |
ET | Egypt | 1927 | ||
ETH | Ethiopia | 1964 | AOI − 1941 | Africa Orientale Italiana (Italian) |
F | France | 1910 | ||
FIN | Finland | 1993 | SF | Suomi / Finland (Finnish/Swedish) |
FJI | Fiji | 1971 | ||
FL | Liechtenstein | 1923 | Fürstentum Liechtenstein (German, Principality of Liechtenstein) | |
FO | Faroe Islands | 1996 | Føroyar | |
G | Gabon | 1974 | ALEF − 1960 | Afrique Équatoriale Française. Unofficially using RG on their license plates. |
GBA | Alderney | 1924 | GB 1923-1924 | (United Kingdom of) Great Britain & Northern Ireland – Alderney |
GBG | Guernsey | 1924 | GB 1914-1924 | (United Kingdom of) Great Britain & Northern Ireland – Guernsey |
GBJ | Jersey | 1924 | GB 1914-1924 | (United Kingdom of) Great Britain & Northern Ireland – Jersey |
GBM | Isle of Man | 1932 | (United Kingdom of) Great Britain & Northern Ireland – Isle of Man | |
GBZ | Gibraltar | 1924 | GB 1911-1924 | (United Kingdom of) Great Britain & Northern Ireland – Gibraltar (Z was assigned because G was already used for Guernsey)[citation needed] |
GCA | Guatemala | 1956 | G | Guatemala, Central America |
GE | Georgia | 1992 | SU | Formerly part of the Soviet Union. Older licence plates use «GEO» instead of «GE». Also used by Equatorial-Guinea (Spanish: Guinea Ecuatorial). |
GH | Ghana | 1959 | WAC − 1957 | West Africa Gold Coast − 1957 |
GR | Greece | 1913 | ||
GUY | Guyana | 1972 | BRG | Formerly British Guiana − 1966 |
H | Hungary | 1910 | ||
HKJ | Jordan | 1966 | JOR | Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan |
HN | Honduras | ?[citation needed] | Unofficial: no other code found for Honduras | |
HR | Croatia | 1992 | SHS 1919–29 Y 1929–53 YU 1953–92 | Hrvatska (Croatian). Formerly part of Yugoslavia. Immediately after Croatia’s declaration of independence in 1991, it was common to see unofficial oval stickers with the letters «CRO». Despite the initial anticipation that Croatia’s international vehicle registration code would be «CRO», Croatia opted for «HR» (Hrvatska) instead. SHS was for the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (Kraljevina Srba, Hrvata i Slovenaca). |
I | Italy | 1910 | ||
IL | Israel | 1952 | «Israel» is also written on the plate in Hebrew (ישראל) and Arabic (إسرائيل) | |
IND | India | 1947 | BI | |
IR | Iran | 1936 | PR | |
IRL | Ireland | 1992 | GB − 1910-24 SE − 1924-38 EIR − 1938-62 EIR/IRL − 1962-92 | Formerly a part of the United Kingdom, Saorstát Éireann, Éire. |
IRQ | Iraq | 1930 | ||
IS | Iceland | 1936 | Ísland (Icelandic) | |
J | Japan | 1964 | ||
JA | Jamaica | 1932 | ||
K[citation needed] | Cambodia | 1956 | Known as Kampuchea 1976–89. Formerly a territory of France. KH currently being used (Khmer) on driving licenses. | |
KG | Kyrgyzstan | 1992 | SU − 1991 | Formerly part of the Soviet Union. The Kyrgyz government notified the change from «KS» to «KG», which featured on the new car registration plates from March 2016, in August that year to the UN Secretary-General.[11] Additionally, most vehicles use «KGZ» oval stickers instead of «KS». |
KSA | Saudi Arabia | 1973 | SA | Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
KWT | Kuwait | 1954 | ||
KZ | Kazakhstan | 1992 | SU − 1991 | Formerly part of the Soviet Union |
L | Luxembourg | 1911 | ||
LAO | Laos | 1959 | F – 1949 | Formerly a territory of France (French Indochina) |
LAR | Libya | 1972 | I − 1949, LT | Libyan Arab Republic |
LB | Liberia | 1967 | ||
LS | Lesotho | 1967 | BL | Basutoland − 1966 |
LT | Lithuania | 1992 | SU 1940–1991 | |
LV | Latvia | 1992 | LR 1927–1940 SU 1940–1991 | Latvijas Republika (Latvian) |
M | Malta | 1966 | GBY 1924–66 | |
MA | Morocco | 1924 | Maroc (French) | |
MAL | Malaysia | 1967 | PRK – 1957 FM 1954–57 PTM 1957–67 | Formerly Perak, then Federated Malay States, then Persekutuan Tanah Melayu (Malay) |
MC | Monaco | 1910 | ||
MD | Moldova | 1992 | SU − 1991 | Formerly part of the Soviet Union |
MEX | Mexico | 1952 | ||
MNE | Montenegro | 2006 | MN 1913–1919 SHS 1919–29 Y 1929–53 YU 1953–2003 SCG 2003–2006 | Independent nation until 1918. After that, part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (Kraljevina Srba, Hrvata i Slovenaca – Serbo-Croatian), then part of Yugoslavia and then Serbia and Montenegro (Srbija i Crna Gora – Serbian). Independence restored in 2006. |
MGL | Mongolia | 2002 | MNG displayed on current plates. Nevertheless, the new format includes MGL once again.[12] | |
MOC | Mozambique | 1975 | MOC: 1932–56 P: 1957–75 | Formerly part of Portugal. Moçambique (Portuguese) |
MS | Mauritius | 1938 | ||
MV | Maldives | 1965 | ||
MW | Malawi | 1965 | EA 1932–38 NP – 1938–70 RNY option 1960–65 | Formerly the Nyasaland Protectorate |
N | Norway | 1922 | ||
NAM | Namibia | 1990 | SWA | Formerly South West Africa |
NAU | Nauru | 1968 | ||
NEP | Nepal | 1970 | ||
NIC | Nicaragua | 1952 | ||
NL | Netherlands | 1910 | ||
NMK | North Macedonia | 2019 | YU − 1992 MK 1992–2019 | Formerly part of Yugoslavia. Known as Republic of Macedonia until 2019. Mix of English North and Macedonian Makedonija |
NZ | New Zealand | 1958 | ||
OM | Oman | ?[citation needed] | ||
P | Portugal | 1910 | Unofficially used by Palestine as well[13] | |
PA | Panama | 1952 | ||
PE | Peru | 1937 | ||
PK | Pakistan | 1947 | ||
PL | Poland | 1921 | ||
PNG | Papua New Guinea | 1978 | ||
PY | Paraguay | 1952 | ||
Q | Qatar | 1972 | ||
RA | Argentina | 1927 | República Argentina (Spanish) | |
RC | Republic of China (Taiwan) | 1932 | Unofficially also used by car license plates in the Republic of Congo (République du Congo). | |
RCA | Central African Republic | 1962 | République Centrafricaine (French) | |
RCB | Republic of the Congo | 1962 | République du Congo Brazzaville (French). Unofficially using RC on current plates. | |
RCH | Chile | 1930 | República de Chile (Spanish) | |
RG | Guinea | 1972 | République de Guinée (French). Also used unofficially by Gabon. | |
RH | Haiti | 1952 | République d’Haïti (French) | |
RI | Indonesia | 1955 | Republik Indonesia (Indonesian) | |
RIM | Mauritania | 1964 | République islamique de Mauritanie (French) | |
RKS | Kosovo | 2010 | SHS 1919–29 Y 1929–53 YU 1953–92 SCG 2003–2006 SRB 2006–2010 | Republic of Kosovo |
RL | Lebanon | 1952 | République Libanaise (French) | |
RM | Madagascar | 1962 | République de Madagascar (French) | |
RMM | Mali | 1962 | AOF − 1960 | République du Mali (French). Formerly part of French West Africa (Afrique Occidentale Française) |
RN | Niger | 1977 | AOF − 1960 | République du Niger (French). Formerly part of French West Africa (Afrique Occidentale Française) |
RO | Romania | 1981 | R — 1981 | |
ROK | South Korea | 1971 | Republic of Korea. Unofficially using KOR on their plates. | |
RP | Philippines | 1975 | Republika ng Pilipinas (Republic of the Philippines) | |
RSM | San Marino | 1932 | Repubblica di San Marino (Italian) | |
RU | Burundi | 1962? | Belgian territory of Ruanda-Urundi. Unofficially using BU on their plates. | |
RUS | Russia | 1992 | Formerly part of the Soviet Union | |
RWA | Rwanda | 1964 | RU − 1962 | Formerly part of Ruanda-Urundi − 1962 |
S | Sweden | 1911 | ||
SD | Eswatini | 1935 | Formerly Swaziland | |
SGP | Singapore | 1952 | ||
SK | Slovakia | 1993 | CS 1919–39,1945–92 SQ 1939–45 | Formerly Československo (Czechoslovakia) |
SLO[14] | Slovenia | 1992 | SHS 1919–29 Y 1929–53 YU 1953–92 | Formerly part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes Kraljevina Srba, Hrvata i Slovenaca (Serbo-Croatian), then part of Yugoslavia |
SME | Suriname | 1936 | ||
SN | Senegal | 1962 | ||
SO | Somalia | 1974 | SP | Formerly Somaliland Protectorate |
SRB | Serbia | 2006 | SB – 1919 SHS 1919–29 Y 1929–53 YU 1953–2003 SCG 2003–2006 | Formerly part of the Kingdom of Serbia. Then part of Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (Kraljevina Srba, Hrvata i Slovenaca – Serbo-Croatian). Then part of Yugoslavia. Then Serbia and Montenegro (Srbija i Crna Gora – Serbian) |
SUD | Sudan | 1963 | ||
SY | Seychelles | 1938 | ||
SYR | Syria | 1952 | ||
T | Thailand | 1955 | SM | |
TCH | Chad | 1973 | Tchad (French) | |
TG | Togo | 1973 | RT | Formerly République Togolaise |
TJ | Tajikistan | 1992 | SU − 1991 | Formerly part of the Soviet Union, used code «PT» for Республика Таджикистан on plates from 1993 to 2003 |
TM | Turkmenistan | 1992 | SU − 1991 | Formerly part of the Soviet Union |
TN | Tunisia | 1957 | F − 1956 | Formerly a territory of France |
TO | Tonga | 1995 | ||
TR | Turkey | 1923 | ||
TT | Trinidad and Tobago | 1964 | ||
UA | Ukraine | 1992 | SU | Formerly part of the Soviet Union |
UAE | United Arab Emirates | 1971 | ||
UK | United Kingdom | 2021 | GB (1910–2021) | Before 1922, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Until 2021, «GB» was used, but from 28 September 2021 the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland changed its international vehicle registration code from «GB» to «UK». (This does not affect territories for which the United Kingdom controls international relations outside Great Britain and Northern Ireland.)[15][16] |
USA | United States | 1952 | US | |
UY[citation needed] | Uruguay | 2012 | ROU | |
UZ | Uzbekistan | 1992 | SU | Formerly part of the Soviet Union |
V | Vatican City | 1931 | CV (Italian: Città del Vaticano) is used as a prefix on the licence plate number itself. The prefix used on official and government vehicles is SCV (Italian: Status Civitatis Vaticanae) | |
VN | Vietnam | 1953 | ||
WAG | Gambia | 1932 | West Africa Gambia | |
WAL | Sierra Leone | 1937 | West Africa Sierra Leone; on local licence plates SLE is used | |
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 | |
WV | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1932 | Windward Islands Saint Vincent | |
YAR | Yemen | 1960 | North Yemen formerly known as the Yemen Arab Republic | |
YV | Venezuela | 1955 | ||
Z | Zambia | 1964[citation needed] | RNR | Formerly Northern Rhodesia. However, «ZM» is used on current driving licences. |
ZA | South Africa | 1936 | Zuid-Afrika (from Dutch; in Afrikaans it is Suid-Afrika) | |
ZW | Zimbabwe | 1980 | SR, RSR | Formerly Southern Rhodesia until 1965, Rhodesia unrecognised until 1980 |
Codes no longer in use[edit]
Code | Country | Used until | Replaced by | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
ADN | Aden | 1980 | Y | From 1938, also known as South Yemen, People’s Democratic Republic of Yemen (1967) |
BA | Burma | 1956 | BUR | From 1937 |
BP | Bechuanaland Protectorate | 1966 | Now Botswana | |
CA | Canada | 1956 | CDN | |
CS | Czechoslovakia | 1992 | CZ / SK | Split into Czech Republic and Slovakia. |
DA | Danzig, Free City of | 1939 | D (1939–1945) PL (since 1945) | Danzig (German for Gdańsk) |
DDR | German Democratic Republic | 1990 | D | From 1974 (used D until 1974), Deutsche Demokratische Republik |
EIR | Éire | 1992 | IRL | Now Ireland |
EW | Estonia | 1993 | EST | Eesti Vabariik (Estonian) |
FR | Faroe Islands | 1996 | FO | Føroyar (Faroese) |
GB | United Kingdom | 2021 | UK | Changed to UK to be inclusive of Northern Ireland (which is not part of Great Britain), though the previous GB did also apply to Northern Ireland |
GBY | Malta | 1966 | M | Changed after independence from UK |
GRO | Greenland | 1910 | KN | Grønland (Danish language) / Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenlandic language). Unofficial. The official code is DK. |
HV | Upper Volta (French: Haute-Volta), now Burkina Faso | 1984 | BF | Upper Volta |
KS | Kyrgyzstan | 1992–2016 | KG | Ratified by the United Nations as KG in March 2016. |
LR | Latvia | 1927–1940 | SU, LV | Latvijas Republika (Latvian) |
MK | Republic of Macedonia | 1992–2019 | NMK | Became North Macedonia in 2019 |
NA | Netherlands Antilles | 1957 | The Netherlands Antilles were dissolved in 2010. | |
PANG | Angola | 1956 | P (1957-1975) | From 1932. Formerly part of Portugal |
R | Romania | 1981 | RO | |
RB | Botswana | 2003 | BP | Republic of Botswana. Formerly Bechuanaland Protectorate |
RNY | Rhodesia-Nyasaland Fed. | 1953–1963 | NP, NR, SR | Now Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe |
ROU | Uruguay | 1979–2012 | UY[citation needed] | República Oriental del Uruguay (Spanish) |
RSR | Southern Rhodesia | 1965–1979 | SR | Now Zimbabwe |
RT | Togo | 1973 | TG | République togolaise (French). Formerly French Togoland − 1960 |
SA | Saar Territory (League of Nations mandate) | 1926–1935 | D | SA is again Germany’s Saarland |
SA | Saar Protectorate | 1947–1956 | D | SA is again Germany’s Saarland |
SA | Saudi Arabia | Unknown | KSA | The date of the change is unknown. |
SB | Serbia | 1919 | SHS | Serbia became part of Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes |
SCG | Serbia and Montenegro | 2006 | MNE, SRB | From Serbian name «Srbija i Crna Gora». Now Montenegro, Serbia |
SE | Saorstát Éireann | 1938 | EIR (IRL from 1962) | Under GB until 1924. Name changed to Éire, now Ireland |
SF | Finland | 1993 | FIN | SF from «Suomi – Finland» (the names of the country in its official languages, Finnish and Swedish) |
SHS | Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes | 1929 | Y | Kraljevina Srba, Hrvata i Slovenaca – Serbo-Croatian. Kingdom changed its name to Yugoslavia |
SU | Soviet Union | 1991 | EST, LT, LV, BY, MD, UA, TJ, TM, GE, KZ, UZ, KS, AZ, AM, RUS | |
SWA | South West Africa | 1990 | Now Namibia | |
TS | Free Territory of Trieste | 1947–1954 | Territory Zone A (controlled by the United Kingdom and United States from 1947 to 1954 before given to Italy). Now in Italy, Croatia and Slovenia. | |
Y | Yugoslavia | 1953 | YU | Yemen started using Y afterwards |
YU | / Yugoslavia | 1992 | BIH, HR, NMK, MNE, RKS, SRB, SLO | Now Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Serbia, and Slovenia. MK for Macedonia was in use from 1993 until 2019 |
ZRE | Zaire | 1997 | CGO | Now the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Unofficial codes[edit]
The unofficial code for Brittany, Bzh
There are unofficial codes in common use, such as «AS», «A» or «AST» for Asturias, «CAT» for Catalonia, «SCO» for Scotland, «CYM» for Wales, «BZH» for Brittany, «VL» for Flanders, «V» for Vojvodina/Vajdaság, «TS» for Transylvania, «PR» for Puerto Rico, «CSB» for Kashubia and «SIC» for Székely Land (from Latin Terra Siculorum). Some of these, such as «VL» which is used by Flemish separatists, are used despite being specifically illegal under local laws.
In addition, in some areas, vehicle-style stickers have been used to denote and promote other entities, such as towns, islands, businesses, and even associations. These irregular stickers almost always bear an explanation of the code in small print near the edge of the sticker, as the codes used may be unfamiliar.
Kosovo[edit]
The political status of Kosovo is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Serbia in 2008, Kosovo is formally recognised as an independent state by 101 UN member states (with another 13 states recognising it at some point but then withdrawing their recognition) and 92 states not recognizing it, while Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own territory.
Diplomatic licence plate codes[edit]
A separate system is used for vehicles belonging to the diplomats of foreign countries with license plate from the host country. That system is host country-specific and varies largely from country to country. For example, TR on a diplomatic car in the USA indicates Italian, not Turkish. Such markings in other countries (e.g. Norway) are indicated with numbers only, again different from international standards (e.g. 90 means Slovakia in Norway).
See also[edit]
- Aircraft registration
- International Driving Permit
- ISO 3166
- Vienna Convention on Road Traffic
- Vehicle identification number
References[edit]
- ^ Georgano, G. N.; Andersen, Thorkil Ry (1982). The New encyclopedia of motorcars, 1885 to the present. p. 18. ISBN 0525932542.
- ^ Harding, Anthony; Bird, Anthony (1980). Guinness Book of Car Facts and Feats: A Record of Everyday Motoring and Automotive Achievements. p. 243. ISBN 0851122078.
- ^ a b c «Distinguishing Signs used on Vehicles in International Traffic» (PDF). United Nations Economic Commission for Europe.
- ^ «Convention of Road Traffic signed at Geneva September, 19 1949 — Annex 4. Distinguishing Sign of Vehicles in International Traffic». Auto Driver Club. NYS ZONE INC. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
- ^ «Convention on Road Traffic on 8 November 1968 — Index Page». Auto Driver Club. NYS ZONE INC. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
- ^ «Annex 2: Registration of Vehicles in International Traffic» (PDF). Agreement between and among the Governments of the Kingdom of Cambodia, the People’s Republic of China, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, the Union of Myanmar, the Kingdom of Thailand, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam for the Facilitation of Cross-Border Transport of Goods and People. 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2012.
- ^ «1909 Paris Convention for the International Circulation of Motor Vehicles» (PDF).
- ^ «International Convention Relative to Motor Traffic, Paris, 1924».
- ^ «Council Regulation (EC) No 2411/98». Council of the European Union. 3 November 1998.
- ^ «Driver’s license will have a new look». Love FM. 2019-07-22. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
- ^ «Convention sur la circulation routière, signée à Vienne, le 8 novembre 1968 — Notification en vertu du paragraphe 4 de l’article 45 par le Kirghizistan. — Legilux». legilux.public.lu. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
- ^ «Discussions of Mongolian license plates / Дискуссии по монгольским номерам».
- ^ «License Plates of Palestine».
- ^ «Car: International car registration letters Word Lists | Collins English Word Lists».
- ^ Griffiths, Hugo (5 July 2021). «GB stickers no longer valid for driving abroad». autoexpress.co.uk. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ «Convention on Road Traffic Vienna, 8 November 1968: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Notification under Article 45 (4)» (PDF).
Further reading[edit]
- «RPW»: Neil Parker and John Weeks, Registration Plates of the World, Europlate; 4th edition (2004)
External links[edit]
- Distinguishing Signs of Vehicles, UNECE
- Distinguishing Signs used on Vehicles in International Traffic Notified to the Secretary General of the United Nations, UNECE
- Convention on Road Traffic, Geneva, United Nations Treaty Collection
- Convention on Road Traffic, Vienna, United Nations Treaty Collection
- UN Economic Commission for Europe, Working Party on Road Transport (WP.11)
- Miscellaneous Proposals of Amendments to the Model Regulations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods: Identification of Approval Country in Marking, UN/SCETDG/33/INF.5 (table compares ISO 3166 and DSIT codes)
- Association Francoplaque: Collectionneurs de Plaques d’Immatriculation (data mostly from RPW, above)
- European Registration Plate Association: Registration Plates of the World Online (registration required; data mostly from RPW, above)
Автомобильный номерной знак Германии
Автомобильные коды стран (или IVR коды) применяются, чтобы идентифицировать государства регистрации автомобилей. Обычно эти коды изображаются заглавными буквами на наклейке овальной формы, которая размещается на задней части автомобиля. Изначально принадлежность автомобиля определялась наклейками, но постепенно все страны переходят на определение на автомобильных регистрационных знаках. В Евросоюзе овальные наклейки с кодами необязательны, так как этот код изображается на стандартном регистрационном номере автомобиля.
Присвоение кодов регулируется ООН как «Знаки различия автомобилей в международном движении», основываясь на Женевской конвенции о дорожном движении 1949 года и Венской конвенции о дорожном движении 1968 года. Многие коды совпадают с двухбуквенными или трёхбуквенными кодами ISO 3166-1.
Примечание: звёздочкой (*) отмечены неофициальные коды.
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A | ||||
Код | Государство или территория | Начиная с | Предыдущие коды | Примечания |
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A | Австрия | 1910 | ||
AFG | Афганистан | 1971 | ||
AG | Антигуа и Барбуда | |||
AL | Албания | 1934 | ||
AND | Андорра | 1957 | ||
ANG | Ангола | 1975 | PAN: 1932.-1957гг, P: 1957.-1975 гг. | |
ARK* | Антарктида | |||
ARM | Армения | 1992 | SU | |
ARU* | Аруба | NA | ||
AUS | Австралия | 1954 | ||
AX* | Аландские острова | 2002 | SF | |
AXA | Ангилья | |||
AZ | Азербайджан | 1992 | SU | |
B | ||||
Код | Государство или территория | Начиная с | Предыдущие коды | Примечания |
B | Бельгия | 1910 | ||
BD | Бангладеш | 1978 | PAK | |
BDS | Барбадос | 1956 | ||
BF | Буркина-Фасо | 1984 | HV | |
BG | Болгария | 1910 | ||
BHT | Бутан | Bhutan | ||
BIH | Босния и Герцеговина | 1992 | YU | Bosna i Hercegovina |
BOL | Боливия | 1967 | ||
BR | Бразилия | 1930 | ||
BRN | Бахрейн | 1954 | ||
BRU | Бруней | 1956 | ||
BS | Багамские острова | 1950 | ||
BU | Бурунди | 1962 | RU | |
BY | Белоруссия | 1992 | SU | Byelorussia |
BW | Ботсвана | 1967 | Republic of Botswana | |
BZ | Белиз | 1938-1980 | BH | |
C | ||||
Код | Государство или территория | Начиная с | Предыдущие коды | Примечания |
C | Куба | 1930 | Cuba | |
CAM | Камерун | 1952 | TC, F, WAN | Cameroon |
CGO | Демократическая республика Конго | 1997 | CB,RCL,CGO,ZR,ZRE | Congo |
CDN | Канада | 1956 | Canadian dominion | |
CH | Швейцария | 1911 | Confœderatio Helvetica | |
CI | Кот-д’Ивуар | 1961 | F | Côte d’Ivoire |
CL | Шри-Ланка | 1961 | Ceylon | |
CN | Китайская Народная Республика | China | ||
CO | Колумбия | 1952 | Colombia | |
COM | Коморы | F | Comores | |
CR | Коста-Рика | 1956 | Costa Rica | |
CV | Кабо-Верде | 1975 | P | Cabo Verde |
CY | Кипр | 1932 | Cyprus | |
CYM | Уэльс | Cymru | ||
CZ | Чехия | 1993 | CS | Czech Republic |
D | ||||
Код | Государство или территория | Начиная с | Предыдущие коды | Примечания |
D | Германия | 1910 | Deutschland | |
DJI | Джибути | F | Djibouti | |
DK | Дания | 1914 | Danmark | |
DOM | Доминиканская Республика | 1952 | ||
DY | Бенин | 1910 | AOF | ранее Dahomey |
DZ | Алжир | 1962 | F | Al Djazaïr |
E | ||||
Код | Государство или территория | Начиная с | Предыдущие коды | Примечания |
E | Испания | 1910 | España | |
EAK | Кения | 1938 | East Africa Kenya | |
EAT | Танзания | 1938 | EAT, EAZ | East Africa Tanzania |
EAU | Уганда | 1938 | East Africa Uganda | |
EC | Эквадор | 1962 | Ecuador | |
ER | Эритрея | 1993 | AOI | |
ES | Сальвадор | 1978 | El Salvador | |
EST | Эстония | 1993 | EW, SU | Estonia |
ET | Египет | 1927 | Egypt | |
ETH | Эфиопия | 1964 | AOI | Ethiopia |
F | ||||
Код | Государство или территория | Начиная с | Предыдущие коды | Примечания |
F | Франция | 1910 | ||
FIN | Финляндия | 1993 | SF | Finland |
FJI | Фиджи | 1971 | Fiji | |
FL | Лихтенштейн | 1923 | Fürstentum Liechtenstein | |
FO | Фарерские острова | 1996 | FR | Føroyar |
FSM | Федеративные Штаты Микронезии | Federated States of Micronesia | ||
G | ||||
Код | Государство или территория | Начиная с | Предыдущие коды | Примечания |
G | Габон | 1974 | AEF | |
GB | Великобритания | 1910 | Great Britain | |
GBA | Олдерни | 1924 | Great Britain — Alderney | |
GBG | Гернси | 1924 | Great Britain — Guernsey | |
GBJ | Джерси | 1924 | Great Britain — Jersey | |
GBM | Остров Мэн | 1932 | Great Britain — Man | |
GBZ | Гибралтар | 1924 | Great Britain — Z (последняя буква алфавита «Z», так как «G» уже была занята Гернси) | |
GCA | Гватемала | 1956 | Guatemala Central America | |
GE | Грузия | 1992 | Georgia | |
GH | Гана | 1959 | WAC | Ghana |
GQ* | Экваториальная Гвинея | Guinée Équatoriale | ||
GR | Греция | 1913 | ||
GUB | Гвинея-Бисау | 1974 | Guiné-Bissau | |
GUY | Гайана | 1972 | BRG | Guyana |
H | ||||
Код | Государство или территория | Начиная с | Предыдущие коды | Примечания |
H | Венгрия | 1910 | Hongrie | |
HK | Гонконг | 1932 | Hong Kong | |
HN | Гондурас | |||
HR | Хорватия | 1992 | SHS, Y, YU | Hrvatska |
I | ||||
Код | Государство или территория | Начиная с | Предыдущие коды | Примечания |
I | Италия | 1910 | ||
IL | Израиль | 1952 | ||
IND | Индия | 1947 | ||
IR | Иран | 1936 | ||
IRL | Ирландия | 1962 | EIR, SE, GB | Ireland |
IRQ | Ирак | 1930 | Iraq | |
IS | Исландия | 1936 | Ísland | |
J | ||||
Код | Государство или территория | Начиная с | Предыдущие коды | Примечания |
J | Япония | 1964 | ||
JA | Ямайка | 1932 | ||
JOR | Иордания | HKJ | Jordan | |
K | ||||
Код | Государство или территория | Начиная с | Предыдущие коды | Примечания |
K | Камбоджа | 1956 | Le pays des Khmers | |
KAN* | Сент-Китс и Невис | Saint Kitts and Nevis | ||
KN* | Гренландия | GRO | Kalaallit Nunaat | |
KS | Киргизия | 1992 | ||
KIR | Кирибати | |||
KP | КНДР | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | ||
KWT | Кувейт | 1954 | Kuwait | |
KZ | Казахстан | 1992 | ||
L | ||||
Код | Государство или территория | Начиная с | Предыдущие коды | Примечания |
L | Люксембург | 1911 | ||
LAO | Лаос | 1959 | ||
LAR* | Ливия | 1972 | Libyan Arab Republic | |
LB* | Либерия | 1967 | ||
LS | Лесото | 1967 | BL | |
LT | Литва | 1992 | SU | |
LV | Латвия | 1992 | LR, SU | Latvia |
M | ||||
Код | Государство или территория | Начиная с | Предыдущие коды | Примечания |
M | Мальта | 1966 | GBY | |
MA | Марокко | 1924 | Maroc | |
MAL | Малайзия | 1967 | FM, PTM | |
MC | Монако | 1910 | Monaco | |
MD | Молдова | 1992 | ||
MNE | Черногория | 2006 | MN, SHS, Y, YU, SCG | Montenegro |
MEX | Мексика | 1952 | Mexico | |
MGL | Монголия | |||
MH | Маршалловы острова | Marshall Islands | ||
MK | Македония | 1992 | Makedonija | |
MOC | Мозамбик | 1975 | MOC, P | Moçambique |
MS | Маврикий | 1938 | Mauritius | |
MV* | Мальдивы | |||
MW | Малави | 1965 | EA, NP | Malawi |
MYA | Мьянма | 1989 | BUR | Myanmar |
N | ||||
Код | Государство или территория | Начиная с | Предыдущие коды | Примечания |
N | Норвегия | 1922 | ||
NA | Нидерландские Антильские острова | 1957 | ||
NAM | Намибия | 1990 | SWA | |
NAU | Науру | 1968 | ||
NC | Новая Каледония | Nouvelle-Calédonie | ||
NEP* | Непал | 1970 | ||
NIC | Никарагуа | 1952 | Nicaragua | |
NIR | Северная Ирландия | Northern Ireland | ||
NL | Нидерланды | 1910 | ||
NZ | Новая Зеландия | 1958 | New Zealand | |
O | ||||
Код | Государство или территория | Начиная с | Предыдущие коды | Примечания |
OM | Оман | |||
P | ||||
Код | Государство или территория | Начиная с | Предыдущие коды | Примечания |
P | Португалия | 1910 | ||
PA | Панама | 1952 | ||
PAK | Пакистан | 1947 | ||
PAL | Палау | |||
PE | Перу | 1937 | ||
PL | Польша | 1921 | ||
PMR* | Приднестровье | 1990 | Приднестровская Молдавская Република | |
PNG* | Папуа — Новая Гвинея | 1978 | Papua-New Guinea | |
PS | Палестина | |||
PY | Парагвай | 1952 | Paraguay | |
PR | Пуэрто-Рико | Puerto Rico | ||
Q | ||||
Код | Государство или территория | Начиная с | Предыдущие коды | Примечания |
Q | Катар | 1972 | Qatar | |
R | ||||
Код | Государство или территория | Начиная с | Предыдущие коды | Примечания |
RA | Аргентина | 1927 | República Argentina | |
RC | Тайвань | 1932 | Republic of China | |
RCA | Центрально-Африканская Республика | 1962 | République Centrafricaine | |
RCB | Конго | 1962 | République du Congo Brazzaville | |
RCH | Чили | 1930 | República de Chile | |
RG | Гвинея | 1972 | République de Guinée | |
RH | Гаити | 1952 | République d’Haïti | |
RI | Индонезия | 1955 | Republik Indonesia | |
RIM | Мавритания | 1964 | République islamique de Mauritanie | |
RKS | Косово | 2010 | KS | Republika e Kosoves |
RL | Ливан | 1952 | République Libanaise | |
RM | Мадагаскар | 1962 | République de Madagascar | |
RMM | Мали | 1962 | AOF | République du Mali |
RN | Нигер | 1977 | AOF | République du Niger |
RO | Румыния | 1981 | R | România |
ROK | Республика Корея | 1971 | Republic of Korea | |
ROU | Уругвай | 1979 | República Oriental del Uruguay | |
RP | Филипины | 1975 | Republic of the Philippines | |
RSM | Сан-Марино | 1932 | Repubblica di San Marino | |
RT | Того | 1960 | TT, TG | République togolaise |
RU | Бурунди | RU (Руанда-Урунди) | Republika y’Uburundi | |
RUS | Россия | 1992 | R, SU | Russia |
RWA | Руанда | 1964 | RU | Rwanda |
S | ||||
Код | Государство или территория | Начиная с | Предыдущие коды | Примечания |
S | Швеция | 1911 | Sverige | |
SA | Саудовская Аравия | 1973 | KSA | |
SCO | Шотландия | Scotland | ||
SD | Свазиленд | 1935 | ||
SGP | Сингапур | 1952 | ||
SK | Словакия | 1993 | CS | |
SLE* | Сьерра-Леоне | 2002 | официально WAL; SLE применялось на номерных знаках | |
SLO | Словения | 1992 | SHS, Y, YU | |
SME | Суринам | 1936 | Suriname | |
SMOM | Мальтийский Орден | Sovereign Military Order of Malta | ||
SN | Сенегал | 1962 | ||
SO | Сомали | 1974 | ||
SOL | Соломоновы Острова | Solomon Islands | ||
SRB | Сербия | 2006 | SB, SHS, Y, YU, SCG | |
STP | Сан-Томе и Принсипи | 1975 | P | São Tomé and Príncipe |
SUD* | Судан | 1963 | ||
SY | Сейшелы | 1938 | Seychelles | |
SYR | Сирия | 1952 | Syria | |
T | ||||
Код | Государство или территория | Начиная с | Предыдущие коды | Примечания |
T | Таиланд | 1955 | ||
TCH* | Чад | 1973 | AEF | Tchad |
TJ | Таджикистан | 1992 | SU | Tajikistan |
TL | Восточный Тимор | P, RI | Timor-Leste | |
TM | Туркмения | 1992 | SU | |
TN | Тунис | 1957 | F | |
TO | Тонго | |||
TR | Турция | 1935 | ||
TT | Тринидад и Тобаго | 1964 | TD | |
TUV | Тувалу | |||
U | ||||
Код | Государство или территория | Начиная с | Предыдущие коды | Примечания |
UA | Украина | 1992 | SU | |
UAE | Объединённые Арабские Эмираты | United Arab Emirates | ||
USA | США | 1952 | United States of America | |
UZ | Узбекистан | 1992 | SU | |
V | ||||
Код | Государство или территория | Начиная с | Предыдущие коды | Примечания |
V | Ватикан | 1931 | ||
VN | Вьетнам | 1953 | ||
VU | Вануату | |||
W | ||||
Код | Государство или территория | Начиная с | Предыдущие коды | Примечания |
WAG | Гамбия | 1932 | West Africa Gambia | |
WAL | Сьерра-Леоне | 1937 | West Africa Sierra Leone | |
WAN | Нигерия | 1937 | West Africa Ni | |
WD | Доминика | 1954 | Windward Islands Dominica | |
WG | Гренада | 1932 | Windward Islands Grenada | |
WL | Сент-Люсия | 1932 | Windward Islands Saint Lucia | |
WS | Самоа | 1962 | agrākā Rietumsamoa: Western Samoa | |
WSA* | Западная Сахара | 1932 | Western Sahara | |
WV | Сент-Винсент и Гренадины | 1932 | Windward Islands Saint Vincent | |
Y | ||||
Код | Государство или территория | Начиная с | Предыдущие коды | Примечания |
YEM | Йемен | YAR | Yemen | |
YV | Венесуэла | совпадает с регистрационными кодами самолётов | ||
Z | ||||
Код | Государство или территория | Начиная с | Предыдущие коды | Примечания |
Z | Замбия | 1966 | ||
ZA | ЮАР | 1936 | Zuid Afrika | |
ZW | Зимбабве | 1977 | Zimbabwe |
Примечания
Автомобильные коды стран на Викискладе? |
- UN Economic Commission for Europe, Working Party on Road Transport (WP.11)
- Distinguishing Signs used on Vehicles in International Traffic
- http://www.unece.org/trans/conventn/Distsigns_Sept2003.pdf
Списки отличительных символов и кодов стран | |
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Государственные символы | Флаги · Гербы · Девизы · Знаки валют (Коды валют) |
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