User:Dmartin969/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Asia References

This is a list of Vehicle registration plates of countries and territories in Asia

Country/Territory	Main Article	Notes
Afghanistan	Vehicle registration plates of Afghanistan	Afghan licence plates primarily use Persian script text and numerals. The current version was introduced in 2004.^[1]
Armenia	Vehicle registration plates of Armenia	Vehicle registration plates of Armenia have black characters on a rectangular white background, and are based on the European standard. They are composed of two or three numbers, two letters, and then two or three additional numbers. On the left side, the national flag, international code AM, a security hologram, and a machinery readable Data Matrix Code^[2]
Azerbaijan	Vehicle registration plates of Azerbaijan	Registration plates of Azerbaijan have black characters on a rectangular white background and are similar to the European standard. They are composed of two numbers, two letters, and three numbers; separated by dashes. Since January 2011 the Azerbaijan license plate incorporates an RFiD TAG on the lower left corner of the license plate below the Azerbaijan national flag,
Bahrain	Vehicle registration plates of Bahrain	Registraion plates of Bahrain are comprised of six random numerals, with the Bahrain National Flag on the left side and the country name in Latin and Arabic Letters on the right.^[3]
Bangladesh	Vehicle registration plates of Bangladesh	Bangladeshi license plates are issued by the Road Transport Authority (BRTA), and bear Bengali characters and Bengali numerals. The general format of vehicle registration plates in Bangladesh is "City - Vehicle Class alphabet and No - Vehicle No". For example, : "DHAKA-D-11-9999". The plates are installed in both the front and rear of the vehicle, with the rear plate permanently attached to the vehicle. The plate is only removed when the vehicle has reached the end of service and has been sold for scrap. New vehicles are not delivered to the purchaser until the plates have been attached at the dealership.^[4]
Bhutan	Vehicle registration plates of Bhutan	Vehicle license plates in Bhutan are issued and regulated by the Road Safety and Transport Authority, and contain tow letters describing the vehicle type, a number signifying the region in which the vehicle is registered, a random letter, and four random numbers.^[5]
Brunei	Vehicle registration plates of Brunei	License plates in Brunei are issued by the Brunei Land Transport Department, and almost always display white text on a black background, displayed on both the front and back of the vehicle. They display a letter representing the type of vehicle, a random letter, and three or four random numbers.^[6]
Cambodia	Vehicle registration plates of Cambodia	The current Khmer vehicle license plate format has one class number, one letter of Latin alphabet, four numbers (from 0001 to 9999) and the Khmer name of the province in which the car was registered at the top.
China (mainland)	Vehicle registration plates of China	Licence plates in The People's Republic of China are issued by its Vehicle Management Offices, under the administration of the Ministry of Public Security. The current plates are of the 2007 standard, have a blue background and consist a one-character provincial abbreviation, a letter of the Latin alphabet corresponding to a certain city in the province, and five random numbers or letters of the alphabet. For example: 京A-12345, for a vehicle in Beijing or 粤B-12345 for a vehicle from Shenzhen in Guangdong province.^[7]
East Timor	Vehicle registration plates of East Timor	Vehicle registration plates of East Timor are of the Australian standard, consist of five digits, and display the letters TL or TLS at the bottom.^[8]
Egypt	Vehicle registration plates of Egypt	Vehicle registration plates of Egypt consist of a numeric portion of three or four random numbers, and an alphabetic part of two or three letters representing the Governorate in which the vehicle is registered. Both parts are shown in Arabic and western letters and numbers. At the top the word "Egypt" is displayed in English and Arabic in black font on backgrounds of different colors depending on the type of vehicle.
Georgia	Vehicle registration plates of Georgia	Registration plates of Georgia follow the European standard, with the Flag of Georgia in place of the EU seal and contain two letters representing the province of registration, three random letters, and two random numbers. The exclusively use Latin characters.
Hong Kong	Vehicle registration plates of Hong Kong	The system used in Hong Kong is nearly identical to the system used in the United Kingdom. Hong Kong plates are long, white on the front, yellow on the back, and display two letters and four numbers.
India	Vehicle registration plates of India
Indonesia	Vehicle registration plates of Indonesia	Every vehicle license plate in Indonesia follows the following format: one or two letters of the Latin alphabet, denoting the area of registration, 1-4 random numbers, and two additional random letters, which may be optional.
Iran	Vehicle registration plates of Iran	Iranian registration plates follow the european standard, with the Flag of Iran and name Iran occupying the left bar. With two Persian letters representing the region in which the vehicle is registered. The colour of the plate represents the type of vehicle registered. Free trade zones use different plate designs.
Iraq	Vehicle registration plates of Iraq	Vehicle registration plates of Iraq follow no pre-existing standards. On the left side, the word "Iraq" appears in Arabic and under it, the name of the Governorate in which the vehicle is registered appears. Beside that the number of the car appears. Only numerals are used and they are written in Eastern Arabic numerals.
Israel	Vehicle registration plates of Israel	Israeli license plates are issued by various approved private licensing firms, and are similar to the European standard with reflecting yellow background and embossed with black registration number. Under the first dash of the registration number there is a stamp of approval of the Standards Institute of Israel. On the left side of the plate there is a blue band embossed with the Israeli flag and beneath it the letters IL and Israel written in Hebrew and Arabic.
Japan	Vehicle registration plates of Japan
Jordan	Vehicle registration plates of Jordan	Jordanian registration plates are based on the European standard, with Jordan in Latin and Arabic to the right, over a colour varying on the type of vehicle. The initial tow numbers denote the type of vehicle, followed by up to five random numbers.
Kazakhstan	Vehicle registration plates of Kazakhstan	The Kazakh system uses black letters on a white background, with the Flag of Kazakhstan and KZ' displayed on the left side. Each registration plate consisted of a single letter identifying the area and three digits and two letters identifying the non-individual car or of a single letter identifying the area and three digits and three letters identifying the individual car.
North Korea	Vehicle registration plates of North Korea	Vehicles in North Korea display orange plates with black characters. The first two denote the place of registration in the Hangul script. The remainder are the vehicle's actual registration number. Early examples contained up to 4 digits. Those issued since 1992 can have up to 5 digits split into two groups by a hyphen.
South Korea	Vehicle registration plates of South Korea	All plates are black text on white material, of varying sizes. The first two numbers vary by vehicle type, the hangul character represents the type of vehicle, and the final numbers are assigned sequentially.
Kuwait	Vehicle registration plates of Kuwait	Registration plates display Kuwait in english and arabic, with between five and seven numbers.
Kyrgyzstan	Vehicle registration plates of Kyrgyzstan	Kyrgyz registration plates. Display the Kyrgyz flag and the code KG, with the numerical province code on the right, with three letters and three numbers.
Laos	Vehicle registration plates of Laos	Lao registration plates display the province name in Lao at the top, with the vehicles registration number.
Lebanon	Vehicle registration plates of Lebanon	Lebanese registration plates bear a blue bar showing the country name in Arabic and the Lebanese cedar. The registration number is shown in black over a colour varying by the vehicle type.
Macau	Vehicle registration plates of Macau	The Macau vehicle number plates follow the common system adopted for all the Portuguese overseas territories in the 1950s. The plates have white prints on black background and a registration number beginning with M, a sequential letter and four sequential numbers.
Malaysia	Vehicle registration plates of Malaysia	Malaysian plates are based on pre-1932 number plate formats in the United Kingdom, and are made of white text on a black background.
Maldives	Vehicle registration plates of the Maldives
Mongolia	Vehicle registration plates of Mongolia	Mongolian registration plates consist of four digits and three Cyrillic letters, contain the National Symbol, and the letters MNG
Myanmar	Vehicle registration plates of Myanmar	The current plates contain a three letter regional code above a six character alphanumeric serial number. All new plates are now fully written in Latin characters, although older plates with all Burmese characters are still common.
Nepal	Vehicle registration plates of Nepal	Nepali number plates contain a character representing the Zone of Nepal, a letter representing the category of vehicle, and two letters and four numbers assigned serially.
Oman	Vehicle registration plates of Oman
Palestine	Vehicle registration plates of Palestine	Registration plates are issued by the Palestinian National Authority.
Pakistan	Vehicle registration plates of Pakistan	Plates in Pakistan vary by jurisdiction, must use the latin alphabet, and are composed of three letter and three numbers, issued serially.
Philippines	Vehicle registration plates of the Philippines
Qatar	Vehicle registration plates of Qatar	Qatar registration plates bear the name in english on the right side, and have six numbers
Saudi Arabia	Vehicle registration plates of Saudi Arabia	Saudi plates consist of three letters and up to four numbers in Arabic. Both letters and numbers are also translated into the Latin alphabet and into the Western Arabic numerals. In the centre^[9], the plate contains the Saudi Arabia coat of arms and the international code "KSA" letters written horizontally. The lower sticker is the official seal. The standard plates always have 4 numbers and if necessary they are padded by zeroes.
Singapore	Vehicle registration plates of Singapore	Most registration plates in Singapore are have white text on a black background, and have one letter denoting vehicle type, two random letters, four random numbers, and a checksum letter
Sri Lanka	Vehicle registration plates of Sri Lanka	Sri Lankan number plates contain two or three letters, followed by four number, written in the Latin Alphabet.
Syria	Vehicle registration plates of Syria	Syrian license plates si black lettering on a white background. The plate is divided into 4 sections The left-most section: At the top the name of the province in Arabic and below that the registration numberin Arabic numerals, the letter SYR, "Syria" is written in Arabic script, and the registration number written in Eastern Arabic numerals.
Taiwan	Vehicle registration plates of Taiwan	The vehicle registration numbers in Taiwan contains Latin alphabets (A to Z), Arabic numerals (0 to 9) and dash (–); some special types also contains Chinese characters.
Tajikistan	Vehicle registration plates of Tajikistan	Tajik license plates are similar to the European standard, with the Tajik Flag and letters TJ.
Thailand	Vehicle registration plates of Thailand	Thai license plates have colours varying on the type of vehicle, and have a registration ID consisting of two series Thai letters followed by a serial number string of up to four digits.
Turkey	Vehicle registration plates of Turkey	Turkish registration plates are of the European standard, but without the EU seal, and bearing the letters TR.
Turkmenistan	Vehicle registration plates of Turkmenistan	Turkmen registration plates are similar to the european standard, with the Turkmen flag, and letters TK' in place of the euroband. The registration numbers consist of one or two random letters, for random numbers, and two letters based on province.
United Arab Emirates	Vehicle registration plates of the United Arab Emirates	Registration plates vary by Emirate, see main article.
Uzbekistan	Vehicle registration plates of Uzbekistan
Vietnam	Vehicle registration plates of Vietnam	Vietnamese plates are black on white, and comprised of two numbers, a letter, and five more numbers.
Yemen	Vehicle registration plates of Yemen