World Number Plates

Number Plates of Gabon

Continent: Africa

Capital: Libreville

Population: 1.4 million

Country ISO code: GA

Country OVAL code: G

Driving Side: Right

First license issued in 1960

Number of vehicles:
cars 19,000 (1989), trucks and buses 15,000 (1989)

Road information:
total: 8,464 km; paved: 838 km; unpaved: 7,626 km (2000 est.)

Located on the western coast of Africa, Gabon is surrounded by Congo, Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea. The majority of the country consists of rain forests.

Car registrations in Gabon are white with black lettering. The number plates also have a red border with a small country insignia. The format for them is NNNN LNL, with the ‘L’ standing for a letter and the ‘N’ standing for a number. The number plates for the army are black with white lettering. Army number plates only have digits on them.