Ethiopian Licence Plates In Ethiopia, there are various types of taxis, the most common mode of public transportation is serviced by Minibuses and "Woyeyets". While Toyota HiAce is the most common model you would see for Minibuses, the Woyeyets are simple Toyota pickups with an extension at the back that allows them to sit up to 10 additional passengers. Both taxi types share the same color, white at the top half and blue at bottom. A designated person, a Woyala, is responsible for announcing the destination and collecting fares. In addition to the group taxi services, contract taxis are also available for individual hire. These comes in two type; one that specialize in hotels/airports (yellow) and one used by the general public (white and blue). Bajaj's are motor powered tricycles serving as taxis in rural areas. All taxis share a red licence plate code marked by the number "1" on the left side of the plate. All taxis share a red licence plate marked by the number “1” on the left side of the plate. License plates that are blue with number “2” are private vehicles. Commercial vehicles have green plates with number “3” marked on them. Government vehicles have a black plate with number "4" marked on them. License plates that are orange with number "5" are Red Cross vehicles. United Nations (UN) vehicles have light blue plates marked in Amharic "የተመ" and in English "UN". Similarly, African Union (AU) vehicle have light green plates marked in Amharic "አሕ" and in Engish "AU". Temporary plates are light blue and marked in Amharic "ተላላፊ". In addition every country’s embassy has its own 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 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.