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A: What is the unofficial international licence plate code for Anguilla?

AIA. AUA is Aruba, ANG is Angola, AG is Antigua and Barbuda. Many people on this tiny Caribbean island will surely prefer the British GB as this is a British colony. This is also the official code.

B: What is the international licence plate code for Botswana?

BW. The code for Botswana prior to 2003 was RB. BS stands for Bahamas, BDS for Barbados.

C:What is the international licence code for Democratic Republic of Congo (Congo-Kinshasa)?

CD. The country was formerly called Zaire and had the code ZRE. CO stands for Comoros, RCB is the code for Republic of Congo (Congo-Brazzaville).

D: What is the international licence plate code for Algeria?

DZ. DZ stands for El Djezair, the local name of the country.

E: What is the international licence code for Uganda?

EAU. EAT stands for Tanzania, EAK for Kenya. As Uganda's EAU they all refer to East Africa. EAZ used to be the code for Zanzibar.

F: What is the unofficial international licence plate code for the Falkland Islands?

FLK. Many people in this South Atlantic island group will prefer the British GB as this is a British colony. GB is the official code. FL refers to Liechtenstein.

G: What is the unofficial international licence plate code for St.Helena?

GBA. This is interesting, as GBA also is the official code for the Channel Island of Alderney. I wonder why they chose the same code, as St.Helena and Ascension Island are situated in the South Atlantic. Most people on this remote British island will probably prefer the GB, which is the official code. The official code of Gibraltar is GBZ, of the Isle of Man it is GBM. Two other Channel Islands also have their separate official codes, GBJ = Jersey and GBG = Guernsey.

H: What is the international licence plate code for Croatia?

HR. HR stands for Hrvatska, the local name of the country.

I: What is the international licence plate code for Israel?

IL. IL is also used in the occupied zones (West Bank, Gaza) but only by Israeli cars. Cars in the areas controlled by the Palestinian authorities have the code PS. IS stands for Iceland.

J: What is the international licence plate code for Jordan?

JOR. Jordan previously used to have the code HKJ, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

K: What is the international licence plate code for Greenland?

KN. KN stands for Kaladlit Nunat, which is the official name of the country.

L: What is the international licence plate code for Latvia?

LV. LT stands for Lithuania. L stands for Luxembourg.

M: What is the unofficial international licence plate code for Montserrat?

MSR. Montserrat is a British colony in the Caribbean and many would prefer the GB plates, which are the official ones.

N: What is the unofficial international licence plate code for the Northern Mariana Islands?

NMI. As the Northern Mariana Islands is a US territory, most people in this Pacific territory would probably go for the USA plates, which are the official.

O: What is the international licence plate code for Oman?

OM. Oman is a sultanate on the Arabian peninsula.

P: What is the international licence plate code for Palau?

PAL. This is a tiny island republic in the Pacific. PA stands for Panama, PL for Poland.

Q: What is the international licence plate code for Qatar?

Q. Qatar is a tiny sheikhdom on the Persian Gulf.

R: What is the international licence plate code for the Republic of Congo (Congo-Brazzaville)?

RCB. The Democratic Republic of Congo (Congo-Kinshasa) has the code CD.

S: What is the international licence plate code for Solomon Islands?

SOL. Solomon Islands is an island state in the Pacific.

T: What is the international licence platecode for East Timor?

TL. TL stands for Timor Leste, the official name of East Timor (in Portuguese language this means East Timor).

U: What is the international licence plate code for Ukraine?

UA. UAE stands for United Arab Emirates. No country has just the code "U". Nor has anyone the code "O","R" "T", "W" or "Y".

V: What is the international licence plate code for Vanuatu?

VU. Vanuatu is a Pacific island state. VN is Vietnam, just V is the Vatican City.

W: What is the international licence plate code for Sierra Leone?

WAL. In WAL, the WA stands for West Africa, as it does in WAN, which stands for Nigeria, who now has changed to NGR, and in WAG which stands for the Gambia.

Y: What is the international licence plate code for Yemen?

YAR. YAR stands for Yemen Arab Republic. YE is a former code for this country. The country used to be divided into two states until the early 90s, those states had separate codes. ADN was the code for South Yemen, ADN stands for Aden, a former British colony.

Z: What is the international licence plate code for Zimbabwe?

ZW. Zimbabwe was formerly called Rhodesia.