License plate (Somaliland)

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Current license plate number of Somaliland

Somaliland license plates enable the identification of vehicles that have been registered in Somaliland . Today's license plates with black letters on a white background have been in use since 2005. The number and name of the state are present in both Latin and Arabic script . The English state name "Somaliland" is in the short form "S.LAND" on the license plate.

history

The former Somaliland license plate

Somaliland introduced its own labeling system in 1996. The code and the name of the state were written in both Latin and Arabic script, the state name "Somaliland" was not abbreviated. This form was replaced by the current format in 2005.

Special identifier

  • Government and government institutions: white letters on a green background. The state name "Somaliland" is not abbreviated
  • Foreign humanitarian aid: white letters on a red background. The name of the state is abbreviated to "S.LAND"