Country-specific systems
Seven diplomatic plate systems in one directory
There is no worldwide diplomatic plate standard. Each host country keeps its own registration logic, so the issuing system must be established before a code is interpreted.
Before using a code
Start with the country that issued the plate
Diplomatic vehicle codes are assigned by the host country, not by a worldwide authority. A number such as 03 or 29 can therefore identify different entities in Switzerland, Kenya or another registration system.
Use the plate design, national format, canton or status marker to establish the issuing system first. Then open that country below and match the entity code—not the vehicle's individual serial number—to the represented country, mission or organisation.
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Switzerland diplomatic plate code directory
289 codes, countries and organisations01United Nations(UN)02International Labour Organization(ILO)03World Health Organization(WHO)04World Meteorological Organization(WMO)05International Telecommunication Union(ITU)06World Intellectual Property Organization(WIPO)07European Organization for Nuclear Research(CERN)08World Trade Organization(WTO)09European Free Trade Association(EFTA)
Kenya diplomatic plate code directory
140 codes, countries and organisations1 CDGermany(DE)2 CDRussian Federation(RU)3 CDEthiopia(ET)4 CDChina(CN)5 CDNorway(NO)6 CDHungary(HU)7 CDEgypt(EG)8 CDSerbia(RS)9 CDItaly(IT)
Austria diplomatic plate code directory
224 codes, countries and organisations1Vatican City(VA)2Albania(AL)3Saudi Arabia(SA)4Argentina(AR)5Australia(AU)6Belgium(BE)7Burkina Faso(BF)8Bolivia(BO)9Brazil(BR)
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10Bulgaria(BG)11Canada(CA)12Chile(CL)13China(CN)14Colombia(CO)15Democratic Republic of the Congo(CD)16Costa Rica(CR)17Ivory Coast(CI)18Denmark(DK)19Ecuador(EC)20Finland(FI)21France(FR)22Ghana(GH)23Greece(GR)24Guatemala(GT)25India(IN)26Indonesia(ID)27Iran(IR)28Ireland(IE)29Israel(IL)30Italy(IT)31Japan(JP)32Lebanon(LB)33Liberia(LR)34Liechtenstein(LI)35Luxembourg(LU)36Malaysia(MY)37Mexico(MX)38Netherlands(NL)39Nigeria(NG)40Norway(NO)41Pakistan(PK)42Panama(PA)43Peru(PE)44Philippines(PH)45Poland(PL)46Portugal(PT)47Romania(RO)48Sweden(SE)49Switzerland(CH)50Senegal(SN)51Spain(ES)52South Africa(ZA)53South Korea(KR)54Thailand(TH)55Turkey(TR)56Tunisia(TN)57Egypt(EG)58Russia(RU)59United Kingdom(GB)60United States(US)61Morocco(MA)62Venezuela(VE)63Tunisia(TN)64UNIDO(UNIDO)65OECD(OECD)66European Union(EU)67European Parliament(EU)68EFTA(EFTA)69Commission for the Danube River(ICPDR)70OSCE(OSCE)71Inter-Parliamentary Union(IPU)72World Health Organization(WHO)73Honduras(HN)74Kenya(KE)75Iraq(IQ)76Venezuela(VE)77Hungary(HU)78Germany(DE)79Vietnam(VN)80Kuwait(KW)81International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)(IAEA)82United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)(UNIDO)83Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO)(CTBTO)84United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)(UNODC)85Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)(OPEC)86International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD)(ICMPD)87European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights(FRA)88Gulf Cooperation Council(GCC)89Czechia(CZ)90Slovakia(SK)91Slovenia(SI)92Croatia(HR)93North Macedonia(MK)94Bosnia and Herzegovina(BA)95Serbia(RS)96Ukraine(UA)97Moldova(MD)98Belarus(BY)99Armenia(AM)100Azerbaijan(AZ)101Georgia(GE)102Kazakhstan(KZ)103Kyrgyzstan(KG)104Tajikistan(TJ)105Turkmenistan(TM)106Uzbekistan(UZ)107Dominican Republic(DO)108Lithuania(LT)109Latvia(LV)110Estonia(EE)111Cyprus(CY)112Malta(MT)113Mongolia(MN)114Sri Lanka(LK)115Bangladesh(BD)116Cambodia(KH)117Laos(LA)118South Korea(KR)119North Korea(KP)120Myanmar(MM)121Nepal(NP)122Singapore(SG)123Afghanistan(AF)124Syria(SY)125Oman(OM)126Qatar(QA)127United Arab Emirates(AE)128Yemen(YE)129Libya(LY)130Algeria(DZ)131Mauritania(MR)132Mali(ML)133Senegal(SN)134Guinea(GN)135Sierra Leone(SL)136Liberia(LR)137Gambia(GM)138Niger(NE)139Nigeria(NG)140Cameroon(CM)141Central African Republic(CF)142Chad(TD)143Sudan(SD)144Eritrea(ER)145Djibouti(DJ)146Somalia(SO)147Uganda(UG)148Rwanda(RW)149Burundi(BI)150Tanzania(TZ)151Zambia(ZM)152Malawi(MW)153Mozambique(MZ)154Zimbabwe(ZW)155Botswana(BW)156Namibia(NA)157Lesotho(LS)158Eswatini(SZ)159Madagascar(MG)160Mauritius(MU)161Seychelles(SC)162Ethiopia(ET)163Rwanda(RW)164Burundi(BI)165Angola(AO)166Cape Verde(CV)167Sao Tome and Principe(ST)168Equatorial Guinea(GQ)169Gabon(GA)170Republic of the Congo(CG)171Democratic Republic of the Congo(CD)172Togo(TG)173Benin(BJ)174Burkina Faso(BF)175Ghana(GH)176Ivory Coast(CI)177Guinea-Bissau(GW)178South Sudan(SS)179Cuba(CU)180Jamaica(JM)181Trinidad and Tobago(TT)182Barbados(BB)183Bahamas(BS)184Belize(BZ)185Guyana(GY)186Suriname(SR)187Haiti(HT)188Dominican Republic(DO)189Nicaragua(NI)190El Salvador(SV)191Honduras(HN)192Guatemala(GT)193Panama(PA)194Paraguay(PY)195Uruguay(UY)196Timor-Leste(TL)197Iceland(IS)198Andorra(AD)199Monaco(MC)200San Marino(SM)247OSCE(OSCE)515Slovakia(SK)532OSCE (additional)(OSCE)551Vietnam(VN)622Kenya(KE)623Azerbaijan(AZ)624Cape Verde(CV)677Ethiopia(ET)678Armenia(AM)712Slovenia(SI)714Croatia(HR)718North Macedonia(MK)719Kosovo(XK)723Montenegro(ME)726Estonia(EE)728Latvia(LV)846Malta(MT)853Tajikistan(TJ)854Belarus(BY)858Kazakhstan(KZ)859Georgia(GE)891Angola(AO)982Cyprus(CY)995International Peace Institute (IPI)(IPI)
France diplomatic plate code directory
268 codes, countries and organisations1Afghanistan(AF)2South Africa(ZA)3Albania(AL)4Algeria(DZ)5Germany(DE)6Andorra(AD)7Angola(AO)8Saudi Arabia(SA)9Argentina(AR)
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10Australia(AU)11Austria(AT)12Azerbaijan(AZ)13Bahamas(BS)14Bahrain(BH)15Bangladesh(BD)16Belgium(BE)17Benin(BJ)18Bolivia(BO)19Bosnia and Herzegovina(BA)20Botswana(BW)21Brazil(BR)22Brunei(BN)23Bulgaria(BG)24Burkina Faso(BF)25Burundi(BI)26Cambodia(KH)27Cameroon(CM)28Canada(CA)29Cape Verde(CV)30Central African Republic(CF)31Chile(CL)32China(CN)33Cyprus(CY)34Colombia(CO)35Comoros(KM)36Congo(CG)37South Korea(KR)38North Korea(KP)39Costa Rica(CR)40Cote d'Ivoire(CI)41Croatia(HR)42Cuba(CU)43Denmark(DK)44Burkina Faso(BF)45Djibouti(DJ)46Dominican Republic(DO)47Egypt(EG)48El Salvador(SV)49United Arab Emirates(AE)50Ecuador(EC)51Eritrea(ER)52Spain(ES)53Estonia(EE)54Ethiopia(ET)55Finland(FI)56Gabon(GA)57Gambia(GM)58Ghana(GH)59Greece(GR)60Guatemala(GT)61Guinea(GN)62Guinea-Bissau(GW)63Equatorial Guinea(GQ)64Guyana(GY)65Haiti(HT)66Honduras(HN)67Hungary(HU)68India(IN)69Indonesia(ID)70Iraq(IQ)71Iran(IR)72Ireland(IE)73Iceland(IS)74Israel(IL)75Italy(IT)76Jamaica(JM)77Japan(JP)78Jordan(JO)79Kenya(KE)80Kuwait(KW)81Laos(LA)82Lesotho(LS)83Latvia(LV)84Lebanon(LB)85Liberia(LR)86Libya(LY)87Liechtenstein(LI)88Lithuania(LT)89Luxembourg(LU)90North Macedonia(MK)91Madagascar(MG)92Malawi(MW)93Malaysia(MY)94Maldives(MV)95Mali(ML)96Malta(MT)97Morocco(MA)98Mauritania(MR)99Mauritius(MU)100Mexico(MX)101Turkey(TR)102Russia(RU)103Uruguay(UY)104Venezuela(VE)105Vietnam(VN)106Yemen(YE)107Yugoslavia108Zaire / Democratic Republic of the Congo109Czech Republic(CZ)110Mongolia(MN)111Guinea-Bissau(GW)112Malta(MT)113Bahrain(BH)114Qatar(QA)115Gambia(GM)116Oman(OM)117United Arab Emirates(AE)118Singapore(SG)119North Korea(KP)120Estonia(EE)121Ukraine(UA)122Latvia(LV)123Lithuania(LT)124Bosnia and Herzegovina(BA)125Croatia(HR)126Slovenia(SI)127Armenia(AM)128Belarus(BY)129Kazakhstan(KZ)130Azerbaijan(AZ)131Moldova(MD)132Andorra(AD)133Eritrea(ER)134Georgia(GE)135Mauritius(MU)136Slovakia(SK)137North Macedonia(MK)138Hong Kong(HK)139Uzbekistan(UZ)140Namibia141Mozambique(MZ)142Cape Verde(CV)143Kyrgyzstan(KG)144East Timor(TL)145Vatican City(VA)146Brunei(BN)147Equatorial Guinea(GQ)148Tajikistan(TJ)149Turkmenistan(TM)150Somalia(SO)151Kenya(KE)152Barbados(BB)153Seychelles(SC)154Suriname(SR)155Papua New Guinea(PG)156Namibia157Benin(BJ)158Burundi(BI)159Equatorial Guinea(GQ)160Botswana(BW)161Lesotho(LS)162Liechtenstein(LI)163Grenada(GD)164Saint Vincent and the Grenadines(VC)165Cayman Islands(KY)166Fiji(FJ)167Bangladesh(BD)168Madagascar(MG)169Cape Verde(CV)170Dominica(DM)171Saint Lucia(LC)172Sao Tome and Principe(ST)173Algeria(DZ)174Djibouti(DJ)175Mauritius(MU)176Comoros(KM)177North Korea(KP)178Nauru(NR)179Kiribati(KI)180Tuvalu(TV)181Bhutan(BT)182Palau(PW)183Belize(BZ)184Vanuatu(VU)185Solomon Islands(SB)186Kosovo(XK)187Palestine(PS)188South Sudan(SS)189Montenegro(ME)190Serbia(RS)191Eswatini(SZ)192Macau193Mongolia(MN)194Zimbabwe(ZW)195Maldives(MV)196Saint Kitts and Nevis(KN)197Antigua and Barbuda(AG)198Mongolia(MN)199Tajikistan(TJ)200France(FR)401UNESCO(UNESCO)402OECD(OECD)403NATO(NATO)404Obsolete; former ELDO405European Space Agency (ESA)(ESA)406Central Commission for Navigation on the Rhine (CCNR)(CCNR)407International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)(ICAO)408World Bank(WB)409International Monetary Fund (IMF)(IMF)410UNICEF(UNICEF)411United Nations Information Centre (UNIC)(UNIC)412International Labour Organization (ILO)(ILO)413Western European Union(EU)414UNHCR(UNHCR)415European Union(EU)416Euratom(EURATOM)417European Union Agency for Railways(ERA)418European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization(ITER)419International Organization of Legal Metrology(OIML)420Eurocontrol(EUROCONTROL)421International Organisation of Vine and Wine(OIV)422Bureau International des Expositions(BIE)423Inter-American Development Bank(IDB)424International Institute of Refrigeration(IIR)425Inter-African Coffee Organization(IACO)426International Conference for African Insurance427African and Malagasy Coffee Organization(OAMCAF)428Franco-German Youth Office429Intergovernmental Council of Copper Exporting Countries430Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO)(BCEAO)431CERN(CERN)432Interpol(INTERPOL)433Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF)(OIF)434International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM)(BIPM)435European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)(EMBL)436Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA)(BADEA)437United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)(UNEP)438World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH)(WOAH)439International Centre for Registration of Serial Publications440Eutelsat(EUTELSAT)441Latin Union(UL)442Intelsat(INTELSAT)443Bank of Central African States (BEAC)(BEAC)444Parliamentary Assembly of the Francophonie(OIF)445European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)(EBRD)446Community Plant Variety Office447Secretariat General of the Francophonie(OIF)448European Court of Human Rights(ECHR)449League of Arab States(LAS)450World Health Organization project office(WHO)451European Commission(EU)452OCCAR453EU Institute for Security Studies(EUISS)454ITER(ITER)455INIBAP456European Union Agency for the Space Programme(EUSPA)457Unknown458Galileo Security Monitoring Centre459CGIAR(CGIAR)460European Banking Authority(EBA)461Unknown462World Meteorological Organization (WMO)(WMO)500High-level personalities501Obsolete; former Vietnam Peace Conference505Obsolete; former Conference on International Economic Cooperation600Council of Europe(CoE)700International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)(IARC)800Obsolete; former NATO in France(NATO)
Germany diplomatic plate code directory
197 codes, countries and organisations10Vatican City(VA)11Egypt(EG)12Angola(AO)13Albania(AL)14Ethiopia(ET)15Afghanistan(AF)16Algeria(DZ)17United States(US)18Argentina(AR)
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19Australia(AU)20Bangladesh(BD)21Belgium(BE)22Brunei(BN)23Bulgaria(BG)24Myanmar(MM)25Bolivia(BO)26Brazil(BR)27Burundi(BI)28Chile(CL)29China(CN)30Costa Rica(CR)31Belarus(BY)32Bosnia and Herzegovina(BA)33Equatorial Guinea(GQ)34Denmark(DK)35Benin(BJ)36Dominican Republic(DO)37Ecuador(EC)38Ivory Coast(CI)39El Salvador(SV)40Estonia(EE)41Finland(FI)42France(FR)43Gabon(GA)44Ghana(GH)45Greece(GR)46United Kingdom(GB)47Guatemala(GT)48Guinea(GN)49Burkina Faso(BF)50Guyana(GY)51Haiti(HT)52Honduras(HN)53India(IN)54Indonesia(ID)55Iraq(IQ)56Iran(IR)57Ireland(IE)58Iceland(IS)59Israel(IL)60Italy(IT)61Jamaica(JM)62Japan(JP)63Yemen(YE)64Jordan(JO)65Cambodia(KH)66Cameroon(CM)67Canada(CA)68Cape Verde(CV)69Kazakhstan(KZ)70Qatar(QA)71Kenya(KE)72Kyrgyzstan(KG)73Colombia(CO)74Comoros(KM)75Republic of the Congo(CG)76North Korea(KP)77South Korea(KR)78Cuba(CU)79Kuwait(KW)80Laos(LA)81Lesotho(LS)82Latvia(LV)83Lebanon(LB)84Liberia(LR)85Libya(LY)86Liechtenstein(LI)87Lithuania(LT)88Luxembourg(LU)89Morocco(MA)90Madagascar(MG)91Malawi(MW)92Malaysia(MY)93Mali(ML)94Malta(MT)95Mauritania(MR)96Mexico(MX)97Monaco(MC)98Mozambique(MZ)99Nepal(NP)100New Zealand(NZ)101Nicaragua(NI)102Netherlands(NL)103Niger(NE)104Nigeria(NG)105Norway(NO)106Oman(OM)107Austria(AT)108Pakistan(PK)109Panama(PA)110Papua New Guinea(PG)111Paraguay(PY)112Peru(PE)113Philippines(PH)114Poland(PL)115Portugal(PT)116Rwanda(RW)117Romania(RO)118Zambia(ZM)119San Marino(SM)120Saudi Arabia(SA)121Sweden(SE)122Switzerland(CH)123Senegal(SN)124Seychelles(SC)125Sierra Leone(SL)126Zimbabwe(ZW)127Singapore(SG)128Somalia(SO)129Spain(ES)130Sri Lanka(LK)131Sudan(SD)132South Africa(ZA)133Syria(SY)134Tajikistan(TJ)135Tanzania(TZ)136Thailand(TH)137Togo(TG)138Chad(TD)139Czechia(CZ)140Turkey(TR)141Tunisia(TN)142Turkmenistan(TM)143Uganda(UG)144Russia(RU)145Ukraine(UA)146Hungary(HU)147Uruguay(UY)148Uzbekistan(UZ)149Venezuela(VE)150Vietnam(VN)151United Arab Emirates(AE)152Democratic Republic of the Congo(CD)153Central African Republic(CF)154Cyprus(CY)155Croatia(HR)156Slovenia(SI)157Azerbaijan(AZ)158Slovakia(SK)159Armenia(AM)160North Macedonia(MK)161Moldova(MD)162Georgia(GE)163Eritrea(ER)164Timor-Leste(TL)165South Sudan(SS)166Montenegro(ME)167Palestine(PS)168Kosovo(XK)169Turkmenistan(TM)170European Union(EU)171European Atomic Energy Community(EURATOM)172European Parliament(EU)173European Patent Office(EPO)174European Central Bank(ECB)175Council of Europe(CoE)176OECD(OECD)177International Labour Organization(ILO)178World Health Organization(WHO)179UNHCR(UNHCR)180International Finance Corporation(IFC)181World Bank(WB)182International Monetary Fund(IMF)183International Civil Aviation Organization(ICAO)184International Development Association(IDA)185International Telecommunication Union(ITU)186World Meteorological Organization(WMO)187International Maritime Organization(IMO)188United Nations Industrial Development Organization(UNIDO)189International Atomic Energy Agency(IAEA)190United Nations University(UNU)191United Nations Volunteers(UNV)192United Nations(UN)193UNFPA(UNFPA)194International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea(ITLOS)195International Organization for Migration(IOM)196International Trade Centre(ITC)197Interpol(INTERPOL)198African Union(AU)199Asian Development Bank(ADB)200International Coffee Organization(ICO)201International Sugar Organization(ISO)202European Space Agency(ESA)203UN Climate Change Secretariat (UNFCCC)(UNFCCC)204UNCCD(UNCCD)205West African Economic and Monetary Union(UEMOA)206UNRIC(UNRIC)
Italy diplomatic plate code directory
277 codes, countries and organisationsAAAlbania(AL)ABArgentina(AR)ACAustralia(AU)ADAustria(AT)AEBelgium(BE)AFBrazil(BR)AGBulgaria(BG)AHCanada(CA)AJChile(CL)
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AKChina(CN)ALColombia(CO)AMCyprus(CY)ANCzech Republic(CZ)APDenmark(DK)AQEgypt(EG)ARFinland(FI)ASFrance(FR)ATGermany(DE)AUGhana(GH)AVGreece(GR)AWGuatemala(GT)AXHaiti(HT)AYHoly See(VA)AZHungary(HU)BAIndia(IN)BBIndonesia(ID)BCIran(IR)BDIraq(IQ)BEIreland(IE)BFIsrael(IL)BGJapan(JP)BHJordan(JO)BJKuwait(KW)BKLebanon(LB)BLLiberia(LR)BMLibya(LY)BNLuxembourg(LU)BPMalaysia(MY)BQMexico(MX)BRMorocco(MA)BSNetherlands(NL)BTNew Zealand(NZ)BUNorway(NO)BVPakistan(PK)BWPanama(PA)BXParaguay(PY)BYPeru(PE)BZPhilippines(PH)CAPoland(PL)CBPortugal(PT)CCRomania(RO)CDRussia(RU)CESaudi Arabia(SA)CFSpain(ES)CGSri Lanka(LK)CHSudan(SD)CJSweden(SE)CKSwitzerland(CH)CLSyria(SY)CMThailand(TH)CNTunisia(TN)CPTurkey(TR)CQUnited Kingdom(GB)CRUnited States(US)CSUruguay(UY)CTVenezuela(VE)CUYemen(YE)CVCongo(CG)CWZambia(ZM)CXSouth Korea(KR)CYZimbabwe(ZW)CZCroatia(HR)DASlovenia(SI)DBBosnia and Herzegovina(BA)DCNorth Macedonia(MK)DDEstonia(EE)DELatvia(LV)DFLithuania(LT)DGSlovakia(SK)DHBelarus(BY)DJUkraine(UA)DKMoldova(MD)DLArmenia(AM)DMGeorgia(GE)DNAzerbaijan(AZ)DPKazakhstan(KZ)DQUzbekistan(UZ)DRTurkmenistan(TM)DSKyrgyzstan(KG)DTTajikistan(TJ)DUMonaco(MC)DVSan Marino(SM)DWAndorra(AD)DXMalta(MT)DYIceland(IS)DZLiechtenstein(LI)EAAfghanistan(AF)EBBangladesh(BD)ECBrunei(BN)EDMyanmar(MM)EECambodia(KH)EFNorth Korea(KP)EGLaos(LA)EHMaldives(MV)EJMongolia(MN)EKNepal(NP)ELOman(OM)EMQatar(QA)ENSingapore(SG)EPUnited Arab Emirates(AE)EQVietnam(VN)ERTaiwan(TW)ESPalestine(PS)ETBahrain(BH)EUEast Timor(TL)EVEritrea(ER)EWEthiopia(ET)EXKenya(KE)EYTanzania(TZ)EZUganda(UG)FASouth Africa(ZA)FBAlgeria(DZ)FCAngola(AO)FDBenin(BJ)FEBotswana(BW)FFBurkina Faso(BF)FGBurundi(BI)FHCameroon(CM)FJCape Verde(CV)FKCentral African Republic(CF)FLChad(TD)FMComoros(KM)FNCôte d'Ivoire(CI)FPDemocratic Republic of the Congo(CD)FQDjibouti(DJ)FREquatorial Guinea(GQ)FSGabon(GA)FTGambia(GM)FUGuinea(GN)FVGuinea-Bissau(GW)FWLesotho(LS)FXMadagascar(MG)FYMalawi(MW)FZMali(ML)GAMauritania(MR)GBMauritius(MU)GCMozambique(MZ)GDNamibia(NA)GENiger(NE)GFNigeria(NG)GGRwanda(RW)GHSenegal(SN)GJSierra Leone(SL)GKSomalia(SO)GLEswatini(SZ)GMTogo(TG)GNCuba(CU)GPDominican Republic(DO)GQEcuador(EC)GREl Salvador(SV)GSJamaica(JM)GTNicaragua(NI)GUCosta Rica(CR)GVBolivia(BO)GWGuyana(GY)GXSuriname(SR)GYTrinidad and Tobago(TT)GZBarbados(BB)HABahamas(BS)HBFiji(FJ)HCBelize(BZ)HDPapua New Guinea(PG)HEGrenada(GD)HFMalta(MT)HGSeychelles(SC)HHAntigua and Barbuda(AG)HJSolomon Islands(SB)HKSaint Lucia(LC)HLSaint Vincent and the Grenadines(VC)HMVanuatu(VU)HNSamoa(WS)HPTonga(TO)HQKiribati(KI)HRTuvalu(TV)HSNauru(NR)HTNew Caledonia(NC)HUCook Islands(CK)HVNorthern Mariana Islands(MP)HWMarshall Islands(MH)HXMicronesia(FM)HYPalau(PW)HZHong Kong(HK)LASri Lanka(LK)LBThailand(TH)LEVietnam(VN)LFYemen(YE)LHMontenegro(ME)LMEast Timor(TL)NCAngola(AO)NDCameroon(CM)NFCape Verde(CV)NGCentral African Republic(CF)NHRepublic of Congo(CG)NLIvory Coast(CI)NMEgypt(EG)NREthiopia(ET)NTGabon(GA)NXGhana(GH)PAGuinea(GN)PBKenya(KE)PCLesotho(LS)PDLiberia(LR)PELibya(LY)PLMadagascar(MG)PNMorocco(MA)PQNigeria(NG)PSSenegal(SN)PTSierra Leone(SL)PVMozambique(MZ)PXSomalia(SO)QASouth Africa(ZA)QCSudan(SD)QETanzania(TZ)QGTunisia(TN)QLDR Congo(CD)QNZambia(ZM)QPNiger(NE)SACanada(CA)SDMexico(MX)SFUnited States(US)TACosta Rica(CR)TCCuba(CU)TEDominican Republic(DO)TFEcuador(EC)TGJamaica(JM)THGuatemala(GT)TLHaiti(HT)TMHonduras(HN)TPNicaragua(NI)TQPanama(PA)TSEl Salvador(SV)UAArgentina(AR)UEBolivia(BO)UFBrazil(BR)UHChile(CL)ULColombia(CO)UNParaguay(PY)UPPeru(PE)USUruguay(UY)UTVenezuela(VE)XAInternational Labour Organization(ILO)XBFAO(FAO)XCFAO and UN Orgs (Rome)(FAO)XCWorld Health Organization(WHO)XDUNHCR(UNHCR)XEWorld Food Programme(WFP)XFInternational Fund for Agricultural Development(IFAD)XGNATO Defence College and IDLO(NATO)XHInternational Institute for the Unification of Private Law(UNIDROIT)XJEuropean Commission(EU)XKEuropean Parliament(EU)XLCouncil of Europe(CoE)XMInter-American Development Bank(IDB)XNICCROM(ICCROM)XPUnion of the Arab Maghreb(UMA)XQInternational Organization for Migration(IOM)XRBioversity International(CGIAR)XSWorld Tourism Organization(UNWTO)XTInternational Bureau for Fiscal DocumentationXUEuropean University Institute(EUI)XVInternational Centre for Theoretical Physics(ICTP)XWUnited Nations Industrial Development Organization(UNIDO)XXCentral European Initiative(CEI)XYAfrican Union(AU)XZUniversity for PeaceZAAustralia(AU)ZCNew Zealand(NZ)
United States diplomatic plate code directory
208 codes, countries and organisationsAARepublic of the Congo(CG)ACCote d'Ivoire(CI)AEUzbekistan(UZ)AFJapan(JP)AHMadagascar(MG)AJPanama(PA)AKCape Verde(CV)AQSyria(SY)AUUganda(UG)
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AVIsrael(IL)AXMarshall Islands(MH)BLSouth Africa(ZA)BVSolomon Islands(SB)BWWorld Bank(WB)BZIraq(IQ)CBCambodia(KH)CCEthiopia(ET)CGMarshall Islands(MH)CKNamibia(NA)CMMicronesia(FM)CNInternational Organization staff vehiclesCSAfghanistan(AF)CTBhutan(BT)CUBotswana(BW)CVMyanmar(MM)CWCameroon(CM)CXBurundi(BI)CYChina(CN)DAColombia(CO)DBCosta Rica(CR)DCCuba (UN only)(CU)DDCyprus(CY)DFDominican Republic(DO)DGEcuador(EC)DHFrench Caribbean territoriesDISouth Africa(ZA)DJFrance(FR)DKGreece(GR)DLIndia(IN)DMIran(IR)DNDenmark(DK)DPBangladesh(BD)DRSlovakia(SK)DZPalau(PW)FCRussia (former USSR)(RU)FFAntigua and Barbuda(AG)FGCentral African Republic(CF)FHIreland(IE)FJLebanon(LB)FKKenya(KE)FLLiberia(LR)FMLibya(LY)FNMalta(MT)FPMorocco(MA)FRPhilippines(PH)FSNetherlands(NL)FTQatar(QA)FVSri Lanka(LK)FWHoly See (Vatican)(VA)FXSierra Leone(SL)FYSouth Africa(ZA)FZSuriname(SR)GCSweden(SE)GDUkraine(UA)GGZambia(ZM)GMTurkey(TR)GNTurkey (alt)(TR)GPAlbania(AL)GQNorth Korea(KP)GXVanuatu(VU)HBTonga(TO)HLSaint Lucia(LC)HNMongolia(MN)HVBelgium(BE)HWGuatemala(GT)HXBenin(BJ)HYGuinea-Bissau(GW)HZHaiti(HT)JBHonduras(HN)JCKuwait(KW)JDMauritius(MU)JFNigeria(NG)JGPortugal(PT)JHSomalia(SO)JJChad(TD)JKTurkey (alt 2)(TR)JMYugoslavia (obsolete)JPTunisia(TN)JQTogo(TG)JSSlovenia(SI)JTCroatia(HR)JYCyprus(CY)KBMonaco(MC)KDEritrea(ER)KGEquatorial Guinea(GQ)KHHungary(HU)KJLithuania(LT)KKFiji(FJ)KLJordan(JO)KMJamaica(JM)KNGabon(GA)KPLuxembourg(LU)KRMalaysia(MY)KSMexico(MX)KUSao Tome and Principe(ST)KVSaudi Arabia(SA)KWSeychelles(SC)KXSudan(SD)LCVenezuela(VE)LDVietnam(VN)LGTurkey (alt 3)(TR)LHIsrael(IL)LKEuropean Union(EU)LMNorth Macedonia(MK)LRBosnia and Herzegovina(BA)LWGermany(DE)MFInternational Monetary Fund(IMF)MKDjibouti(DJ)MNComoros(KM)MPBahamas(BS)MQMonaco(MC)MWMaldives(MV)NBPapua New Guinea(PG)NCParaguay(PY)NDRomania(RO)NQAngola(AO)PAAustria(AT)PBBarbados(BB)PCBelize(BZ)PDUnited Kingdom(GB)PFBolivia(BO)PGBelarus(BY)PKNorway(NO)PLChile(CL)PMBrunei(BN)PRArgentina(AR)PSZimbabwe(ZW)PVDR Congo(CD)QDBurkina Faso(BF)QLSaint Kitts and Nevis(KN)QMBulgaria(BG)QNLaos(LA)QPLatvia(LV)QQLesotho(LS)QRMalawi(MW)QSMozambique(MZ)QTNew Zealand(NZ)QUNicaragua(NI)QVNiger(NE)QWPoland(PL)QXPakistan(PK)QYYemen(YE)QZIndonesia(ID)RBRwanda(RW)RCSaint Vincent and the Grenadines(VC)RDSenegal(SN)RLUruguay(UY)RVSan Marino(SM)SFCzech Republic(CZ)SGIsrael(IL)STDominica(DM)SXUSSR (discontinued)TCMali(ML)TFAlgeria(DZ)TGCanada(CA)THEgypt(EG)TJEast Germany (discontinued)TKLiechtenstein(LI)TLEl Salvador(SV)TMIceland(IS)TNNepal(NP)TPMauritania(MR)TQMali(ML)TRItaly(IT)TSIraq (UN only, obsolete)TTGuyana(GY)TUGuinea(GN)TVGhana(GH)TWGambia(GM)TXFinland(FI)TYGrenada(GD)TZPeru(PE)UABahrain(BH)UFEstonia(EE)UHSpain(ES)UXTrinidad and Tobago(TT)VFThailand(TH)VGTanzania(TZ)VHSwitzerland(CH)VJBrazil(BR)VKSingapore(SG)VLEswatini(SZ)VMNauru(NR)WBUnited Arab Emirates(AE)WDSouth Korea(KR)WMSamoa(WS)WZUnited Kingdom(GB)XFTurkey(TR)XZAustralia(AU)YGGeorgia(GE)YJTajikistan(TJ)YKKazakhstan(KZ)YMMoldova(MD)YRRussia(RU)YTTurkmenistan(TM)YUUzbekistan(UZ)YYKyrgyzstan(KG)YZAzerbaijan(AZ)
Directory context: each code belongs to the issuing system shown above. A matching number in another country can identify a different mission or organisation.
Visual plate decoder
The same code can mean something different in every country
Diplomatic identifiers are assigned by the host country. Read the format before searching the code.
Switzerland · Geneva example
On a Swiss plate, the number after the separator identifies the represented country or international organisation. Here, 03 identifies WHO.
Kenya · diplomatic mission example
On a Kenyan diplomatic plate, the leading number identifies the mission. Here, 29 CD identifies the United States.
Illustrations are format guides, not photographs of a specific registered vehicle.
The essential distinction
What is a diplomatic vehicle registration plate?
A diplomatic plate is a host-country registration issued for an eligible vehicle connected to a foreign mission, consular post, permanent mission, accredited official or qualifying international organisation. Its appearance signals a special registration category; its code helps the issuing authority identify the represented entity.
The letters CD commonly refer to corps diplomatique, but they are not a universal code. Some countries use CD within the main registration, while others display separate badges or status letters.
The practical rule: identify the issuing country first, then decode the status marker, mission code and vehicle sequence.
A reliable four-step check
How to identify a diplomatic plate correctly
- 01
Identify the host country
Use the plate design, canton, state or national markings—not the represented country’s flag.
- 02
Find the status marker
Look for CD, CC, AT, CMD, C, K, UN, KX or the status letter used by that system.
- 03
Isolate the entity code
Separate the mission or country identifier from the vehicle’s individual serial number.
- 04
Use the right directory
Open the issuing country, then match the code with its country, mission or organisation.
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Research and confidence
How the diplomatic plate database is verified
The directory separates confirmed reference data from developing entries and explains the checks used to maintain the collection.
Primary rules
Official vehicle-registration rules establish plate formats, eligible categories and the authority responsible for issuance.
Mission cross-checking
Foreign-ministry directories, mission lists and international-organisation records help confirm the represented entity and current naming.
Transparent confidence
Reviewed rows are checked against the maintained reference set. Developing entries remain visible without being presented as confirmed.
Important: codes can be reassigned and public lists can lag official records. A vehicle plate does not establish the driver’s personal identity, role or exact immunity.
Common questions
Diplomatic plate code FAQs
Clear answers to the questions most people ask before using a diplomatic vehicle code directory.
What do diplomatic plate codes identify?
Depending on the host country, a code can identify the represented state, embassy, consulate, permanent mission, United Nations entity or international organisation. The remaining characters usually describe status, registration location or an individual vehicle sequence.
Does CD mean the same thing in every country?
CD commonly derives from corps diplomatique, but plate layouts and eligibility differ by host country. France also uses CMD, C and K series; Switzerland uses CD, CC and AT categories; Kenya distinguishes CD, UN and KX formats.
Are diplomatic country codes the same as ISO country codes?
Usually not. Diplomatic vehicle codes are assigned within each host country’s registration system. The same number or letters can identify entirely different countries in Switzerland, Kenya, France or the United States.
Can I identify a diplomatic plate from only its number?
First identify the country where the plate was issued, then locate the identifying code in that country’s directory rather than treating the entire vehicle serial as the entity code. Country names, missions, organisations and acronyms are published alongside their assigned codes.
Does a diplomatic plate prove the driver has full immunity?
No. A plate identifies a specially registered vehicle, but the holder’s privileges and immunities depend on accreditation, role, status and applicable law. Do not infer an individual’s legal immunity from the plate alone.
Which countries does CD Plates support?
The current database covers Switzerland, Kenya, Austria, France, Germany, Italy and the United States. Switzerland and Kenya are the two fully reviewed reference sets; the other systems are maintained as developing public-source datasets.
Is this diplomatic plate database official?
No. It is an independently maintained educational reference assembled from official rules, public mission information, historical references, observed information and community corrections.
How often are diplomatic plate codes updated?
There is no universal update schedule. Missions open and close, states change names and authorities reassign codes. CD Plates reviews corrections and expands entries as reliable information becomes available.
Sources and editorial note
The format explanations use published material from the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Kenya Law, France’s Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Germany’s Federal Foreign Office and the US Department of State. The searchable code compilation is maintained independently by CD Plates using public sources, historical references, observed information and reviewed corrections.
Reviewed 8 August 2026 · IGO Jobs and CD Plates are independent projects and are not affiliated with any government, embassy, diplomatic mission, the United Nations or international organisation.