World Number Plates

Number Plates of South Korea

Continent: Asia

Capital: Seoul

Population: 48 million

Country ISO code: KR

Country OVAL code: ROC
(Republic of Corea)

Driving Side: Right

First license issued in 1971

Number of vehicles:
cars 1,558,700 (1989), trucks and buses 1,092,300 (1989)

Road information:
total: 86,990 km; paved: 64,808 km (including 1,996 km of expressways); unpaved: 22,182 km (1999 est)

South Korean number plates are issued and regulated by the Ministry of Construction and Transportation. Private cars use a green font on a white background, with some cities using white text on a black background.