international vehicle registration code#Current codes

|+ 1909 Paris Convention distinctive marks

! State !! Mark

|+ 1924 Paris Convention distinguishing marks

! State or territory !! Mark !! class=unsortable|Notes

!Code

!Country

!From

!Previous
code(s)

!class=unsortable|Notes

|{{AUT}}

|1911

|

| Austria in English or {{lang|fr|Autriche}} in French

|{{AFG}}

|1971

|

|Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code.

|{{ALB}}

|1934

|

|Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.

|{{AND}}

|1957

|

|Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code.

|{{ARM}}

|1992

|SU

|Formerly part of the Soviet Union. Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.

|{{AUS}}

|1954

|

|Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code.

|{{AZE}}

|1993

|SU

|Formerly part of the Soviet Union. Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.

|{{BEL}}

|1910

|

|

|{{BGD}}

|1978

|PAK

|Formerly East Pakistan

|{{BRB}}

|1956

|

|

|{{BFA}}

|1990

|RHV / HV

|Until August 2003, 1984; {{lang|fr|(République de) Haute Volta}} (Upper Volta)

|{{BGR}}

|1910

|BUL

|Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.

|{{BLZ}}

|1938

|

|Formerly British Honduras. Still officially registered as BH as of June 2024. New driving licenses appear to have 'BZ' instead of 'BH' as Belize's code.{{Cite web |title=Driver's license will have a new look |url=https://lovefm.com/drivers-license-will-new-look/ |date=2019-07-22 |access-date=2021-12-20 |website=Love FM |language=en }}

|{{BIH}}

|1992

|SHS 1919–29
Y 1929–53
YU 1953–92

|{{lang|bs|Bosna i Hercegovina}} / {{native name|bs|Босна и Херцеговина|script=Cyrl}}.
Formerly part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes {{native name|sh|Kraljevina Srba, Hrvata i Slovenaca}}, then part of Yugoslavia. Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code.

|{{BOL}}

|1967

|

|Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code.

|{{BRA}}

|1930

|

|Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.

|{{BHR}}

|1954

|

|

|{{BRN}}

|1956

|

|

|{{BHS}}

|1950

|

|

|{{VGB}}

|1910

|

|

|{{BWA}}

|2003

|BP

|Officially used by Botswana since 2003. Formerly RB (Republic of Botswana) until 2004; Bechuanaland Protectorate before 1966.

|{{BLR}}

|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|date=June 2022}} Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.

|{{CMR}}

|1952

|F & WAN

|Formerly a territory of France, plus a strip of territory from eastern Nigeria (WAN). Unofficially using CMR on their plates.

|{{CAN}}

|1956

|CA

|CDN for "Canada Dominion"{{citation needed |date=April 2022 }}

|{{COD}}

|1997

|CB, RCL, ZRE

| {{langx|fr|Congo Belge}}, {{lang|fr|République de Congo Léopoldville}}, Congo (Kinshasa), {{lang|fr|Zaïre}}, {{native name|fr|République Démocratique du Congo}}

|{{CHE}}

|1911

|

|{{native name|la|Confoederatio Helvetica}}. Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.

|{{CIV}} ({{lang|fr|Côte d'Ivoire}})

|1961

|F

|Formerly a territory of France. Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.

|{{LKA}}

|1961

|

|Formerly Ceylon. However, "SL" is being used on current driver licenses.

|{{COL}}

|1952

|

|Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.

|{{CRI}}

|1956

|

|Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.

|{{CYP}}

|1932

|

|Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.

|{{CZE}}

|1993

|CS

|Formerly {{lang|cs|Československo}} (Czechoslovakia). Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.

|{{DEU}}

|1910

|

| {{native name|de|Deutschland}}; also used until 1974 by {{GDR}}, which then used DDR until German reunification in 1990

|{{DNK}}

|1914

|

|Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.

|{{DOM}}

|1952

|

|Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code.

|{{BEN}}

|1910

|Part of AOF
({{lang|fr|Afrique occidentale
française}}) − 1960

|Dahomey (name until 1975). Uses RB unofficially ({{lang|fr|République du Bénin}})

|{{DZA}}

|1962

|F − 1911

| {{lang|arq-Latn|Djazayer}} ({{langx|arq|جزائر}}); formerly part of France. Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.

|{{ESP}}

|1910

|

| {{native name|es|España}}

|{{KEN}}

|1938

|

|East Africa Kenya

|{{TZA}}

|1938

|EAT & EAZ

|East Africa Tanzania; formerly East Africa Tanganyika and East Africa Zanzibar

|{{UGA}}

|1938

|

|East Africa Uganda

|{{flag|Zanzibar}}

|1964

|

|East Africa Zanzibar

|{{ECU}}

|1962

|EQ

|Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.

|{{EGY}}

|2024

|ET 1927-2024

|Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.

|{{ERI}}

|1993

|AOI

| {{native name|it|Africa Orientale Italiana}}. Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.

|{{SLV}}

|1978

|

|

|{{EST}}

|1993

|EW 1919–1940 & 1991–1993
SU 1940–1991

| {{lang|et|Eesti Vabariik}} (Estonian; old style {{lang|et|Eesti Wabariik}}). Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code.

|{{ETH}}

|1964

|AOI − 1941

| {{native name|it|Africa Orientale Italiana}}. Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code.

|{{FRA}}

|1910

|

|

|{{FIN}}

|1993

|SF

| {{lang|fi|Suomi}} / {{lang|sv|Finland}} (Finnish/Swedish). Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code.

|{{FJI}}

|1971

|

|Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code.

|{{LIE}}

|1923

|

| {{lang|de|Fürstentum Liechtenstein}} (German: 'Principality of Liechtenstein')

|{{FRO}}

|1996

|FR

| {{lang|fo|Føroyar}}. Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.

|{{GAB}}

|1974

|ALEF − 1960

| {{lang|fr|Afrique Équatoriale Française}}. Unofficially using RG on their license plates.

|{{flag|Alderney}}

|1924

|GB 1923-1924

|(United Kingdom of) Great Britain & Northern Ireland – Alderney

|{{GGY}}

|1924

|GB 1914-1924

|(United Kingdom of) Great Britain & Northern Ireland – Guernsey

|{{JEY}}

|1924

|GB 1914-1924

|(United Kingdom of) Great Britain & Northern Ireland – Jersey

|{{IMN}}

|1932

|

|(United Kingdom of) Great Britain & Northern Ireland – Isle of Man

|{{GIB}}

|1924

|GB 1911-1924

|(United Kingdom of) Great Britain & Northern Ireland – Gibraltar (Z was assigned because G was already used for Guernsey){{citation needed|date=June 2022}}

|{{GTM}}

|1956

|G

|Guatemala, Central America

|{{GEO}}

|1992

|SU

|Formerly part of the Soviet Union. Older licence plates use "GEO" instead of "GE". Also used unofficially and illegally by Equatorial-Guinea ({{langx|es|Guinea Ecuatorial}}). Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.

|{{GHA}}

|1959

|WAC − 1957

|West Africa Gold Coast − 1957. Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.

|{{GRC}}

|1913

|

|Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.

|{{GUY}}

|1972

|BRG

|Formerly British Guiana − 1966. Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code.

|{{HUN}}

|1910

|

|

|{{HKG}}

|1961

|

|Hong Kong remains in the United Nations list of country road codes. Reattached to the People's Republic of China in 1997 with a strong autonomy.{{cite web | url=https://treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDetailsV.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=XI-B-1&chapter=11&Temp=mtdsg5&clang=_en#5 | title=United Nations Treaty Collection }}

|{{JOR}}

|1966

|JOR

|Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

|{{HON}}

|2018

|

|Unofficial: no other code found for Honduras. Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.

|{{HRV}}

|1992

|SHS 1919–29
Y 1929–53
YU 1953–92

| {{native name|hr|Hrvatska}}. 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" ({{lang|hr|Hrvatska}}) instead.

SHS was for the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes ({{lang|sh|Kraljevina Srba, Hrvata i Slovenaca}}). Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.

|{{ITA}}

|1910

|

|

|{{ISR}}

|1952

|

| "Israel" is also written on the plate in Hebrew ({{lang|he|ישראל}}) and Arabic ({{lang|ar|إسرائيل}}). Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.

|{{IND}}

|1947

|BI

|Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code.

|{{IRN}}

|1936

|PR

|Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.

|{{IRL}}

|1992

|GB − 1910–24
SE − 1924–38
EIR − 1938–62
EIR/IRL − 1962–92

| Formerly a part of the United Kingdom, {{lang|ga|Saorstát Éireann}}, {{lang|ga|Éire}}. Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code.

|{{IRQ}}

|1930

|

|Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code.

|{{KUR}}

|1991

|

|Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-2

|{{ISL}}

|1936

|

| {{native name|is|Ísland}}. Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.

|{{JPN}}

|1964

|

|

|{{JAM}}

|1932

|

|

|{{KGZ}}

|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.{{Cite web|title=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|url=https://legilux.public.lu/eli/etat/leg/div/2016/09/21/n3/jo|access-date=2021-10-28|website=legilux.public.lu}} Additionally, most vehicles use "KGZ" oval stickers instead of "KS". Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.

|{{KHM}}

|1956 (KHM)

|K

|Known as Kampuchea 1976–89. Formerly a territory of France. KH currently being used (Khmer) on driving licenses, which coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.
Change ratified from K (previously KHM) to KH in 2009 to the United Nations.{{cite web | url=https://treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDetailsV.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=XI-B-1&chapter=11&Temp=mtdsg5&clang=_en#27 | title=United Nations Treaty Collection }}

|{{SAU}}

|1973

|SA

|Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

|{{KWT}}

|1954

|

|

|{{KAZ}}

|1992

|SU − 1991

|Formerly part of the Soviet Union. Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.

|{{LUX}}

|1911

|

|

|{{LAO}}

|1959

|F – 1949

|Formerly a territory of France (French Indochina). Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code.

|{{LBY}}

|1972

|I − 1949, LT

|Libyan Arab Republic, unused, unofficial LY used instead.

|{{LBR}}

|1967

|

|

|{{LSO}}

|1967

|BL

|Basutoland − 1966. Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.

|{{LTU}}

|1992

|SU 1940–1991

|Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.

|{{LVA}}

|1992

|LR 1927–1940
SU 1940–1991

| {{native name|lv|Latvijas Republika}}. Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.

|{{MLT}}

|1966

|GBY 1924–66

|

|{{MAR}}

|1924

|

| {{native name|fr|Maroc}}. Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.

|{{MYS}}

|1967

|PRK – 1957
FM 1954–57
PTM 1957–67

|Formerly Perak, then Federated Malay States, then {{native name|ms|Persekutuan Tanah Melayu}}

|{{MCO}}

|1910

|

|Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.

|{{MDA}}

|1992

|SU − 1991

|Formerly part of the Soviet Union. Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.

|{{MEX}}

|1952

|

|Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code.

|{{MNE}}

|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 ({{lang|sh|Kraljevina Srba, Hrvata i Slovenaca}} – Serbo-Croatian), then part of Yugoslavia and then Serbia and Montenegro ({{lang|sr|Srbija i Crna Gora}} – Serbian). Independence restored in 2006. Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code.

|{{MGL}}

|2002

|

|MNG displayed on current plates. Nevertheless, the new format includes MGL once again.{{Cite web |url=http://platesmania.com/newforum/index.php?app=forums&module=forums&controller=topic&id=19420&page=2 |title=Discussions of Mongolian license plates / Дискуссии по монгольским номерам|date=18 June 2009 }} Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code.

|{{MOZ}}

|1975

|MOC: 1932–56
P: 1957–75

|Formerly part of Portugal. {{native name|pt|Moçambique}}. Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code.

|{{MUS}}

|1938

|

|

|{{MDV}}

|1965

|

|Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.

|{{MWI}}

|1965

|EA 1932–38
NP – 1938–70
RNY option 1960–65

|Formerly the Nyasaland Protectorate. Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.

|{{MMR}}

|2019

|BA, BUR

|Previously known as Burma. Coincides with the former ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.

|{{NOR}}

|1922

|

|

|{{NAM}}

|1990

|SWA

|Formerly South West Africa. Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code.

|{{NRU}}

|1968

|

|

|{{NPL}}

|1970

|

|

|{{NIC}}

|1952

|

|Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code.

|{{NLD}}

|1910

|

|Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.

|{{MKD}}

|2019

|YU − 1992
MK 1992–2019

|Formerly part of Yugoslavia. Known as Republic of Macedonia until 2019. Mix of English North and Macedonian {{lang|mk|Makedonija}}.

|{{NZL}}

|1958

|

|Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.

|{{OMN}}

|?{{Citation needed|date=October 2021|reason=No further information on Oman's UN road code could be found}}

|

|Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.

|{{PRT}}

|1910

|

|Unofficially used for Palestine in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.{{Cite web |url=http://www.worldlicenseplates.com/world/AS_PALE.html |title=License Plates of Palestine }}

|{{PAN}}

|1952

|PY 1924–1952

|Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.

|{{PER}}

|1937

|

|Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.

|{{PAK}}

|1947

|

|Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.

|{{POL}}

|1921

|

|Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.

|{{PNG}}

|1978

|

|Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code.

|{{PRY}}

|1952

|PA 1924–1952

|Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.

|{{QAT}}

|1972

|

|

|{{ARG}}

|1927

|

| {{native name|es|República Argentina}}

|{{Flag|Taiwan}}

|1932

|

|Republic of China. Unofficially also used by car license plates in the Republic of Congo "République du Congo".

|{{CAF}}

|1962

|

| {{native name|fr|République Centrafricaine}}

|{{COG}}

|1962

|

| {{native name|fr|République du Congo Brazzaville}}. Unofficially using RC on current plates.

|{{CHL}}

|1930

|

| {{native name|es|República de Chile}}

|{{GIN}}

|1972

|

| {{native name|fr|République de Guinée}}. Also used unofficially by Gabon.

|{{HTI}}

|1952

|

| {{native name|fr|République d'Haïti}}

|{{IDN}}

|1955

|

| {{native name|id|Republik Indonesia}}

|{{MRT}}

|1964

|

| {{native name|fr|République islamique de Mauritanie}}

|20px Kosovo

|2010

|SHS 1919–29
Y 1929–53
YU 1953–2003
SCG 2003–2006
SRB 2006–2010

|Republic of Kosovo

|{{LBN}}

|1952

|

| {{native name|fr|République Libanaise}}

|{{MDG}}

|1962

|

| {{native name|fr|République de Madagascar}}

|{{MLI}}

|1962

|AOF − 1960

| {{native name|fr|République du Mali}}. Formerly part of French West Africa ({{lang|fr|Afrique Occidentale Française}})

|{{NER}}

|1977

|AOF − 1960; 1960-1977 - NIG (?)

| {{native name|fr|République du Niger}}. Formerly part of French West Africa ({{lang|fr|Afrique Occidentale Française}}). Still listed as NIG under the UN list.

|{{ROU}}

|1981

|R - 1981

|Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.

|{{ROK}}

|1971

|

|Republic of Korea. Unofficially using KOR on their plates.

|{{URY}}

|1981

|U 1926-1981

|Stands for República Oriental del Uruguay.

|{{PHL}}

|1975

|

| {{lang|fil|Republika ng Pilipinas}} (Republic of the Philippines)

|{{SMR}}

|1932

|

| {{native name|it|Repubblica di San Marino}}

|{{BDI}}

|1960

|

|Belgian territory of Ruanda-Urundi. Unofficially using BU on their plates.

|{{RUS}}

|1992

|

|Formerly part of the Soviet Union. Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code.

|{{RWA}}

|1964

|RU − 1962

|Formerly part of Ruanda-Urundi − 1962. Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code.

|{{SWE}}

|1911

|

|

|{{SWZ}}

|1935

|

|Formerly Swaziland

|{{SGP}}

|1952

|

|Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code.

|{{SVK}}

|1993

|CS 1919–39,1945–92
SQ 1939–45

|Formerly {{lang|cs|Československo}} (Czechoslovakia). Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.

|{{SVN}}

|1992

|SHS 1919–29
Y 1929–53
YU 1953–92

|Formerly part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes {{native name|sh|Kraljevina Srba, Hrvata i Slovenaca}}, then part of Yugoslavia.

|{{SUR}}

|1936

|

|Now displaying 'SUR' on current driving licenses.

|{{SEN}}

|1962

|

|Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.

|{{SOM}}

|1974

|SP

|Formerly Somaliland Protectorate. Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.

|{{SRB}}

|2006

|SB – 1919
SHS 1919–29
Y 1929–53
YU 1953–2003
SCG 2003–2006

|{{SDN}}

|1963

|

|

|{{SYC}}

|1938

|

|

|{{flagdeco|Syria|revolution}} Syria

|1952

|

|Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code.

|{{THA}}

|1955

|SM

|Siam

|{{TCD}}

|1973

|

| {{native name|fr|Tchad}}

|{{TGO}}

|1973

|RT

|Formerly {{native name|fr|République Togolaise}}. Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.

|{{TJK}}

|1992

|SU − 1991

|Formerly part of the Soviet Union, used code "PT" for {{lang|ru|Республика Таджикистан}}

on plates from 1993 to 2003. Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.

|{{TKM}}

|1992

|SU − 1991

|Formerly part of the Soviet Union. Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.

|{{TUN}}

|1957

|F − 1956

|Formerly a territory of France. Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code. Unofficial code TU is common.

|{{TON}}

|1995

|

|Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.

|{{TUR}}

|1923

|

|Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.

|{{TTO}}

|1964

|

|Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.

|{{UKR}}

|1992

|SU

|Formerly part of the Soviet Union. Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.

|{{ARE}}

|1971

|

|

|{{UK}}

|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.){{cite web |url=https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/driving-abroad/355463/gb-stickers-no-longer-valid-driving-abroad |title=GB stickers no longer valid for driving abroad |last=Griffiths |first=Hugo |publisher=autoexpress.co.uk |date=5 July 2021 |access-date=5 July 2021}}{{Cite web |url=https://treaties.un.org/doc/Publication/CN/2021/CN.207.2021-Eng.pdf |title=Convention on Road Traffic Vienna, 8 November 1968: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Notification under Article 45 (4)}}

|{{USA}}

|1952

|US

|Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code, used on registration plates for US Forces in Germany from 1962 until 2020, US now used by US Forces Germany since 2020. 'U' is currently used for registration plates for US Forces in Portugal (Lajes, Azores).

|{{UZB}}

|1992

|SU

|Formerly part of the Soviet Union. Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.

|{{VAT}}

|1931

|

|CV ({{langx|it|Città del Vaticano}}) is used as a prefix on the licence plate number itself. The prefix used on official and government vehicles is SCV ({{langx|la|Status Civitatis Vaticanae}})

|{{VNM}}

|1953

|

|Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.

|{{GMB}}

|1932

|

|West Africa Gambia

|{{SLE}}

|1937

|

|West Africa Sierra Leone; on local licence plates SLE is used

|{{NGA}}

|1937

|

|West Africa Nigeria

|{{DMA}}

|1954

|

|Windward Islands Dominica

|{{GRD}}

|1932

|

|Windward Islands Grenada

|{{LCA}}

|1932

|

|Windward Islands Saint Lucia

|{{WSM}}

|1962

|

|Formerly Western Samoa. Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.

|{{VCT}}

|1932

|

|Windward Islands Saint Vincent

|{{YEM}}

|1960

|

|North Yemen formerly known as the Yemen Arab Republic.

|{{VEN}}

|1955

|

|

|{{ZMB}}

|1964{{Citation needed|date=April 2020|reason=When was it chosen?}}

|RNR

|Formerly Northern Rhodesia. However, "ZM" is used on current driving licences.

|{{ZAF}}

|1936

|

| {{lang|nl|Zuid-Afrika}} (from Dutch; in Afrikaans it is {{lang|af|Suid-Afrika}}). Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.

|{{ZWE}}

|1980

|SR, RSR

|Formerly Southern Rhodesia until 1965, Rhodesia unrecognised until 1980. Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.

!Code

!width=190pt|Country

!Used until

!width=110pt|Replaced by

!width=450pt|Notes

|{{Flagicon|Aden}} Aden

|1990

|Y

|From 1938, also known as South Yemen, People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (1967)

|{{flagicon|Burma|1948}} Burma

|1956

|BUR

|From 1937

|{{Flagicon|Myanmar}} Myanmar

|2019

|MYA

|Change notified in 1982 and ratified in 2019.

|{{Flagicon|Bechuanaland Protectorate}} Bechuanaland Protectorate

|1966

|BW

|Now Botswana

|{{Flag|Canada|1921|size=23px}}

|1956

|CDN

|

|{{Flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} Czechoslovakia

|1992

|CZ, SK

|Split into Czech Republic and Slovakia. Coincided with ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.

|{{Flag|Danzig}}, Free City of

|1939

|D (1939–1945)
PL (since 1945)

|Danzig (German for Gdańsk)

|{{Flagicon|East Germany}} German Democratic Republic

|1990

|D

|From 1974 (used D until 1974), Deutsche Demokratische Republik. Coincided with ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code.

|{{Flagicon|Ireland}} Éire

|1992

|IRL

|Now {{IRL}}

|{{EGY}}

|2024

|EG

|Ratified to the United Nations in 2024.

|{{EST}}

|1993

|EST

|Eesti Vabariik (Estonian)

|{{Flagicon|Faroe Islands}} Faroe Islands

|1996

|FO

|Føroyar (Faroese)

|{{Flagicon|United Kingdom}} 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. Coincided with ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.

|{{MLT}}

|1966

|M

|Changed after independence from UK

|{{Flagicon|Greenland}} Greenland

|1910

|KN

|Grønland (Danish language) / Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenlandic language). Unofficial. The official code is DK.

|{{Flagicon|Upper Volta}} Upper Volta ({{langx|fr|Haute-Volta}}), now Burkina Faso

|1984

|BF

|Upper Volta. Coincided with ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.

|{{flag|Cambodia}}

|2009

|KH

|Ratified by the United Nations as KH on 18 November 2009.

|{{flag|Kyrgyzstan}}

|1992–2016

|KG

|Ratified by the United Nations as KG in March 2016.

|{{LAT}}

|1927–1940

|SU, LV

|Latvijas Republika (Latvian)

|{{flagicon|MKD}} Republic of Macedonia

|1992–2019

|NMK

|Became North Macedonia in 2019. Coincided with ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.

|{{ANT}}

|1957

|

|The Netherlands Antilles were dissolved in 2010.

|{{NIG}}

|{{Unknown}}

|RN

|Still listed as NIG under the UN list.

|{{Flagicon|Portugal}} Portuguese Angola

|1956

|P (1957-1975)

|From 1932. Formerly part of Portugal

|{{PHI}}

|1973?

|RP

|Still listed as PI under the UN list.

|{{Flagicon|Romania}} Romania

|1981

|RO

|

|25px Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland

|1953–1963

|NP, NR, SR

|Now Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe

|{{ZAM}}

|{{Unknown}}

|Z? ZM?

|Formerly Rhodesia, although still listed as RNR under the UN list (as of May 2024).

|25px Southern Rhodesia

|1965–1979

|SR

|Now Zimbabwe

|{{TGO}}

|1973

|TG

|République togolaise (French). Formerly French Togoland − 1960

|{{Flagicon image|Flag of Saar 1920-1935.svg}} Territory of the Saar Basin

|1926–1935

|D

|League of Nations mandate, returned to Germany in 1935

|{{flag|Saar}} Protectorate

|1947–1956

|D

|French Protectorate, now Saarland, Germany

|{{flag|Saudi Arabia}}

|{{Unknown}}

|KSA

|The date of the change is unknown. Coincided with ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.

|{{Flagicon|Kingdom of Serbia}} Serbia

|1919

|SHS

|Serbia became part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes

|{{Flagicon|Serbia and Montenegro}} Serbia and Montenegro

|2006

|MNE, SRB

|From Serbian name "Srbija i Crna Gora". Split into Montenegro and Serbia. Coincided with ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code.

|{{Flagicon|Ireland}} Saorstát Éireann

|1938

|EIR (IRL from 1962)

|Under GB until 1924. Name changed to Éire, now {{IRL}}

|{{FIN}}

|1993

|FIN

|SF from "Suomi – Finland" (the names of the country in its official languages, Finnish and Swedish)

|{{Flagicon|Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes}} Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes

|1929

|Y

|Kraljevina Srba, Hrvata i Slovenaca – Serbo-Croatian. The Kingdom changed its name to Yugoslavia

|{{flag country|British Somaliland}}

|1960

|SO

|Initialism of Somaliland Protectorate.

|{{Flagicon|Soviet Union}} Soviet Union

|1991

|EST, LT, LV, BY, MD, UA, TJ, TM, GE, KZ, UZ, KS, AZ, AM, RUS

|Coincided with ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.

|{{Flagicon|South West Africa}} South West Africa

|1990

|

|Now Namibia

|{{Flagicon|Trieste}} 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.

|{{Flagicon|Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia}} Yugoslavia

|1953

|YU

|

|{{Flagicon|Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia}} / {{Flagicon|FRY}} Yugoslavia

|1992

|BIH, HR, NMK, MNE, RKS, SRB, SLO

|Now Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Serbia, and Slovenia. MK for Macedonia was in use from 1993 until 2019. Coincided with ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.

|{{Flagicon|Zaire}} Zaire

|1997

|CGO

|Now the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Coincided with ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code.