| Country | Old Codes | Current Codes | Country | Old Codes | Current Codes | |
| Aden (Yemen) | VR AAA -AZZ | Afghanistan | YA AAAA-AZZZ | |||
| Albania | B AAAA-AZZZ | ZA | Algeria | F | 7T AAA- ZZZ | |
| Andorra | C3 | Angola | CR LAA -LZZ | D2 AAA- ZZZ | ||
| Anguilla | VP LAA- LZZ | Ant. & Barbuda | VP LAA -LZZ | V2 AAA- ZZZ | ||
| Argentina | R | LQ AAA- ZZZ LV AAA- ZZZ |
Armenia | SSSR 00001-99999 | RH EK |
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| Australia | G AUAA -AUZZ | VH AAA- ZZZ | Austria | A | OE AAA- ZZZ | |
| Azerbaijan | SSSR 00001-99999 | 4K | Bahamas | VP BAA -BZZ | C6 | |
| Bahrain | V? | A9C AA- ZZ | Bangladesh | V? | S2 AAA- ZZZ S3 AAA -ZZZ |
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| Barbados | VQ BAA -BZZ | 8P | Belarus | SSSR 00001-99999 | EW 00001-99999 | |
| Belgium | O BAAA-BZZZ | OO AAA- ZZZ | Belize | VP HAA -HZZ | V3 | |
| Benin | F | TY AAA- ZZZ | Bermuda | VR BAA- BZZ | ||
| Bhutan | A5 | Bolivia | C VAAA-VZZZ CB | CP 1-9999 | ||
| Bosnia-Herz. | T9 | Botswana | VQ ZAA -ZAA | A2 | ||
| Bophuthatswana | H5 | |||||
| Brazil | P BAAA-BAZZ P PAAA-PAZZ | PP AAA -ZZZ PT AAA -ZZZ |
Brunei | VR UAA -UZZ | V8 AAA -ZZZ | |
| Bulgaria | B BAAA-BZZZ | LZ AAA -ZZZ | Burkina Faso | F | XT AAA -ZZZ | |
| Burundi | BR | 9U AAA -ZZZ | Cambodia | F KHAA -KHZZ KW | XU 001 -999 | |
| Cameroon | VR NAA -NZZ | TJ AAA -ZZZ | Canada | G CAAA-CAZZ CF AAA-ZZZ | C VO |
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| Cape Verde | CR CAA -CZZ | D4 AAA -ZZZ | Cayman Islands | VR CAA -CZZ | ||
| Cent.Africa Rep | F | TL | Chad | F | TT | |
| Chile | CC 001 -999 CC AAA -ZZZ |
China | X CAAA -CZZZ XT | B 1-9999 | ||
| Chin.R (Taiwan) | B 1-9999 | Colombia | C | HK | ||
| Comoros | F | D6 | Congo | F 9O | TN | |
| Costa Rica | TI | Croatia | RC AAA -ZZZ | 9A AAA -ZZZ | ||
| Cuba | C CAAA-CZZZ | CU | Cyprus | VQ CAA -CZZ | 5B | |
| Czech Rep | OK AAA -ZZZ | Czechoslovakia | L BAAA-BZZZ OK AAA -ZZZ | |||
| Denmark | T DAAA-DZZZ | OY AAA -ZZZ | Djibouti | F | J2 | |
| Dominica | V? | J7 | Dominican Rep | HI 1-AA-999-ZZ | ||
| Ecuador | E EAA -EZZ | HC AAA -ZZZ | Egypt | V? | SU AAA -ZZZ | |
| El Salvador | YS 00A -99Z | Equat. Guinea | 3C | |||
| Eritrea | ER | E3 | Estonia | E AAA -AZZ SSSR 00001-99999 | ES AAA -ZZZ | |
| Ethiopia | ET | Fiji | VQ FAA -FZZ | DQ | ||
| Finland | K SAAA-SZZZ | OH AAA -ZZZ | France | F AAAA-ZZZZ | ||
| French Overseas | F OAAA-OZZZ | F. Guadeloupe | F OGAA-OGZZ | |||
| F. Martinique | F OMAA-OMZZ | Gabon | F | TR AAA -ZZZ | ||
| Gambia | VP XAA -XZZ | C5 | Georgia | SSSR 00001-99999 | 4L | |
| Germany | D | Germany Dem.R. | DDR DM | |||
| Saar (Germany) | EZ SL | Ghana | VP AAA -AZZ | 9G AAA -ZZZ | ||
| Gibraltar | VR GAA -GZZ | Greece | S GAAA-GZZZ | SX | ||
| Grenada | VQ GAA -GZZ | J3 | Guatemala | L GAAA-GZZZ LG AAA -ZZ | TG AAA -ZZZ | |
| Guinea | F | 3X AAA -ZZZ | Guinea-Bissau | CR GAA -GZZ | J5 | |
| Guyana | VP GAA -GZZ | 8R AAA -ZZZ | Haiti | H HAAA-HZZZ | HH AAA -ZZZ | |
| Honduras | X HAAA-HZZZ XH AAA -ZZZ | HR AAA -ZZZ | Hong Kong | VR HAA -HZZ | ||
| Hungary | H NAAA-NZZZ | HA AAA -ZZZ | Iceland | TF AAA -ZZZ | ||
| India | G IAAA-IZZZ | VT AAA -ZZZ | Ind. Portuguese | CR IAA -IZZ | ||
| Indonesia | PK AAA -ZZZ | Neth East (Ind) | CR TAA -TZZ | |||
| Iran | RV | EP AAA -ZZZ | Iraq | YI AAA -ZZZ | ||
| Ex Arabic Fed. | 4YB | Ireland | EJ AAA -ZZZ | EI AAA -ZZZ | ||
| Israel | VQ PAA -PZZ | 4X AAA -ZZZ | Italy | I AAAA-ZZZZ | ||
| Ivory Coast | VP AAA -AZZ | TU AAA -ZZZ | Jamaica | VP JAA -JZZ | 6Y AAA -ZZZ | |
| Japan | J AAAA-ZZZZ | JA 0001-9999 | Jordan | TJ | JY AAA -ZZZ | |
| Jersey | JZ AAAA-ZZZZ | |||||
| Katanga (Zaire) | KA | Kazakstan | SSSR 00001-99999 | UN | ||
| Kenya | VP KAA -KZZ | 5Y | Kiribati | VP PAA -PZZ | T3 | |
| Korea (North) | P | Korea (South) | HL 1 -9999 | |||
| Kuwait | K | 9K AAA -ZZZ | Kyrgyzstan | SSSR 00001-99999 | EX | |
| Laos | F LAAA-LZZZ XW | RDPL | Latvia | B LAAA-LZZZ SSSR 00001-99999 | YL AAA -ZZZ | |
| Lebanon | LR AAA -ZZZ | OD AAA -ZZZ | Lesotho | VQ ZAA -ZZZ | 7P | |
| Liberia | L LAAA-LZZZ LI AAA -ZZZ | EL AAA -ZZZ | Libya | 5A AAA -ZZZ | ||
| Lithuania | R ZAAA-ZZZZ SSSR 00001-99999 | RY LY AAA -ZZZ |
Luxembourg | UL L UAAA-UZZZ | LX AAA -ZZZ LX-N 11111-99999 |
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| Macedonia | Z3 | Madagascar | F | 5R AAA -ZZZ | ||
| Malawi | VQ NAA -NZZ | 7Q | Malaysia | VR RAA -RZZ | 9M | |
| Malay. (Borneo) | VR OAA -OZZ | Malay. (Johore) | VR JAA -JZZ | |||
| Maldives | V? | 8Q | Mali | F | TZ AAA -ZZZ | |
| Malta | VP MAA -MZZ | 9H AAA -ZZZ | Falkland Islands / Islas Malvinas | VP FAA -FZZ | ||
| Marshall Is. | MI | V7 | Mauritania | F | 5T AAA -ZZZ | |
| Mauritius | VQ NAA -NZZ | 3B AAA -ZZZ | Mexico | M SAAA-SZZZ X AAAA-BZZZ | XA AAA -ZZZ XB AAA -ZZZ XC AAA-ZZZ |
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| Micronesia | V6 | Moldavia | SSSR 00001-99999 RM | ER | ||
| Monaco | CZ MC | 3A | Mongolia | HMAY 1-9999 MPR | BNMAU MONGOL MT |
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| Montserrat | VP LMA -LUZ | Morocco | F DAAA-DZZZ | CN AAA -ZZZ | ||
| Mozambique | CR AAA -ZZZ | C9 | Myanmar | XY AAA -ZZZ ZZ AAA -ZZZ |
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| Namibia | V5 | Nauru | V? | C2 | ||
| Nepal | 9N AAA -ZZZ | Netherlands | H NAAA-NZZZ | PH AAA -ZZZ | ||
| Nether. Antill | PJ AAA -ZZZ | Nether. Aruba | P4 | |||
| New Zealand | G NAAA -NZZZ ZM AAA -ZZZ | ZK AAA -ZZZ ZL AAA -ZZZ |
Nicaragua | A NAAA -NZZZ AN AAA -ZZZ | YN | |
| Niger | F | 5U AAA -ZZZ | Nigeria | VR NAA -NZZ | 5N AAA -ZZZ | |
| Norway | N | LN 1 -999 LN AAA -ZZZ |
Oman | V? | A4O AAA -ZZZ | |
| Pakistan | V? | AP AAA -ZZZ | Panama | R S PAAA-PZZZ RX | HP 001 -999 | |
| Papua N. Guinea | VH | P2 AAA -ZZZ | Paraguay | ZP AAA -ZZZ | ||
| Peru | O PAAA-PZZZ OA AAA-ZZZ | OB AAA -ZZZ | Philippines | PI C1 -C9999 | RP C1 -C9999 | |
| Poland | SP AAA -ZZZ | Poland (Danzig) | DZ Y MAAA-MZZZ | |||
| Portugal | C PAAA-PZZZ | CS AAA -ZZZ | Port. Overseas | CR AAA -ZZZ | ||
| Qatar | V? | A7 AAA -ZZZ | Romania | C RAAA-RZZZ CV AAA-ZZZ | YR AAA -ZZZ | |
| Russia | SSSR 00001-99999 | IS 00001-99999 RF 00001-99999 RA 00001-99999 |
Rwanda | 9XR | ||
| S.Kitts & Nevis | VP LKA -LLZ | V4 | Saint Lucia | VQ LAA -LZZ VR LAA -LZZ | J6 | |
| S.Vincent | VP VAA -VZZ | J8 | Samoa | 5W | ||
| San Marino | T7 | Sansibar | VP ZAA -ZZZ | |||
| Sao Tome & Pr. | CR SAA -SZZ | S9 | Saudi Arabia | A HAAA-HZZZ UH | HZ | |
| Senegal | F | 6V AAA -ZZZ 6W AAA -ZZZ |
Seychelles | VQ SAA -SZZ | S7 | |
| Sierra Leone | VR LAA -LZZ | 9L | Singapore | VR SAA -SZZ | 9V AAA -ZZZ | |
| Slovak Rep | OM AAA -ZZZ | Slovenia | SL S5 |
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| Solomon Is | VR PAA -PZZ | H4 | Somalia | VP SAA -SZZ 6OS | 6O | |
| South Africa | G UAAA-UZZZ | ZS AAA -ZZZ ZT AAA -ZZZ ZU AAA -ZZZ |
Soviet Union | R RR URSS | ||
| Spain | M | EC 001 -ZZZ | Sri Lanka | VP CAA -CZZ CY | 4R AAA -ZZZ | |
| St. Elena | VQ HAA -HZZ | Sudan | V? FT SN | ST AAA -ZZZ | ||
| Surinam | PZ AAA -ZZZ | Swaziland | VQ ZAA -ZAA | 3D | ||
| Sweden | S AAAA-AZZZ | SE | Switzerland | CH 1 -999 | HB AAA -ZZZ | |
| Liechtenstein | HB AAA -ZZZ | Syria | YK | |||
| Tajikistan | SSSR 00001-99999 YT | EY | Tanganyika | VR TAA -TZZ | Tanzania | 5H AAA -ZZZ | Thailand | H SAAA-SZZZ | HS |
| Togo | F | 5V AAA -ZZZ | Tonga | V? | A3 | |
| Trin. & Tobago | VP TAA -TZZ | 9Y AAA -ZZZ | Tunisia | F | TS AAA -ZZZ | |
| Turks & Caicos | VQ TAA -TZZ | Turkey | TC AAA -ZZZ | |||
| Turkmenistan | SSSR 00001-99999 | EZ | Tuvalu | V? | T2 | |
| Uganda | VP UAA -UZZ | 5X AAA -ZZZ | Ukraine | SSSR 00001-99999 | UR 00001-99999 | |
| Un. Arab Emir | V? | A6 AAA -ZZZ | United Kingdom | G | ||
| United Nations | 4U | USA | N | |||
| Virgin Islands | VP LVA -LZZ | Uruguay | C UAAA-UZZZ | CX AAA -ZZZ | ||
| Uzbekistan | SSSR 00001-99999 | UK | Vanuatu | VP PAA -PZZ | YJ | |
| Vatican City | HV | Venezuela | YV | |||
| Vietnam | F VNZZ-VNZZ 3W XV | VN A001-Z999 | Yemen | YE AAA -ZZZ | 7O AAA -ZZZ | |
| Yemen North | 4W | Yemen South | 7O | |||
| Yugosl.(Serbia) | UN X SAAA-SZZZ | YU AAA -ZZZ | Zaire | OO CAA -CZZ | 9Q AAA -ZZZ 9T AAA -ZZZ |
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| Zambia | VP RAA -RZZ | 9J AAA -ZZZ | Zimbabwe | VP WAA -WZZ VP YAA -YZZ | Z AAA -ZZZ |
