Ethiopian License Plates Taxis In Ethiopia, public transportation includes various types of taxis: Minibuses, Woyeyets, contract taxis for individual hire, and Bajajs serving rural areas. All taxis share a red license plate marked with the number "1" on the left side, issued to all vehicles engaged in taxi transport services. Private Vehicles Privately owned vehicles have license plates with a white background and blue alphanumeric characters, featuring the number "2" on the left side. This plate is issued to private motor cars used for personal and family purposes. Commercial Vehicles Commercial vehicles have license plates with a white background and green alphanumeric characters, featuring the number "3" on the left side. This plate is issued to vehicles, registered for commercial road transport use and car hire operating licence. Government Vehicles Government vehicles have license plates with a white background and black alphanumeric characters, featuring the number "4" on the left side. This plate is issued to vehicles by the Federal or Regional Government Agencies engaged in commerce. Religious & Civic Societies Vehicles Religious & Civic Societies vehicles have license plates with a white background and orange alphanumeric characters, featuring the number "5" on the left side. This plate is issued to motor vehicles owned by Red cross, religious societies, non business associations and similar other institutions. Specialized License Plates United Nations (UN) vehicles have light blue plates marked in Amharic "የተመ" and in English "UN." Similarly, African Union (AU) vehicles have light green plates marked in Amharic "አሕ" and in English "AU." Temporary plates are light blue and marked in Amharic "ተላላፊ." Additionally, every country's embassy has its own unique number on its license plates. General Vehicle Licence Plate Types in Ethiopia CODE TYPE EXAMPLE 1 Taxi 2 Private 3 Commercial / Business 4 Government 5 Red Cross UN / የተመ United Nations AU / አሕ African Union ተላላፊ Temporary Regional license plate Codes REGION CODE REGION EXAMPLE WITH PRIVATE PLATES ኢት / ET Ethiopia አአ / AA Addis Ababa አፋ / AF Afar አማ / AM Amhara ቤጉ / BG Benishangul Gumuz ድሬ / DR Dire Dawa ጋም / GM Gambela ሐረ / HR Harar ኦሮ / OR Oromia ሶማ / SM Somali Diplomatic Licence Plate Codes in Ethiopia DIPLOMATIC CODE COUNTRY EXAMPLE 01 Italy 02 France 03 United Kingdom 04 United States of America 05 Belgium 06 Turkey 07 Egypt 08 Greek 09 Czech Republic 10 Russia 11 Sweeden 12 India 13 Yugoslavia 14 Germany 15 Netherlands 16 Yemen 17 Mexico 18 Saudi Arabia 19 Switzerland 20 Sudan 21 Vatican 22 Bulgaria 23 Japan 24 Liberia 25 Ghana 26 Spain 27 Poland 28 Somalia 29 Iran 30 Nigeria 31 Malawi 32 Senegal 33 Zaire 34 Tanzania 35 Indonesia 36 Austria 37 South Korea 38 Malaysia 39 Burundi 40 Zambia 41 - 42 Morocco 43 Finland 44 Thailand 45 Hungary 46 Canada 47 Ivery Cost 48 Cameron 49 Kenya 50 Equatorial Guinea 51 Venezuela 52 Sierra Leone 53 Rwanda 54 Guinea 55 Jamaica 56 China 57 Mali 58 Uganda 59 Argentina 60 - 61 Pakistan 62 Gabon 63 Libya 64 Romania 65 - 66 Cuba 67 Niger 68 North Korea 69 Algeria 70 Vietnam 71 Djibouti 72 Zimbabwe 73 Congo 74 Chad 75 Mozambique 76 Australia 77 Tunisia 78 Afghanistan 79 Nicaragua 80 - 81 Palestine 82 Angola 83 Iraq 84 Israel 85 Madagascar 86 Norway 87 Namibia 88 Mali 89 - 90 Eritrea 91 Ireland 92 South Africa 93 Lesotho 94 Mauritius 95 Kuwait 96 Burkina Faso 97 Botswana 98 Cape Verde 99 Togo 100 Portugal 101 Gambia 102 Benin 103 Mauritania 104 Ukraine 105 Denmark 106 107 Brazil 108 Slovakia 109 United Arab Emirates 110 League of Arab States 111 South Sudan 112 Luxembourg 113 Comoros 114 Georgia 115 Seychelles 116 Qatar 132 Armenia DISCLAIMER: Materials presented on this Web site cannot be guaranteed as to accuracy. Licence plate samples are similar but not be identical to original ones. Contents generated on this website is strictly for educational purpose only and should not be used in any other way.