World Number Plates

Number Plates of Afghanistan

Continent: Asia

Capital: Kabul

Population: 30 million

Country ISO code: AFG

Country OVAL code: AF

Driving Side: Right

First license Issued in 1940's

Number of vehicles:
341,047 registered vehicles according to a vehicle census carried out in 2005, mostly small cars (66.2%), followed by trucks. The vehicle population is estimated to increase by approximately 11% annually.

Road information:
total: 21,000 km; paved: 2,793 km; unpaved: 18,207 km (1999 est.)

Located in Southern part of Western Asia, Afghanistan is surrounded by Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Iran and China.

The lettering used on number plates in Afghanistan are Arabic, with the country emblem displayed on the left hand side of the plate. The plates themselves are white with black lettering.