World Number Plates

Number Plates of Uganda

Continent: Africa

Capital: Kampala

Population: 27 million

Country ISO code: UG

Country OVAL code: EAU
(East Africa: Uganda)

Driving Side: Left

First license issued in 1938

Number of vehicles:
cars 35,492 (1990), trucks and buses 5,646 (1986)

Road information:
total: 27,000 km; paved: 1,809 km; unpaved: 25,191 km (1999 est.)

Located in eastern part of Central Africa, Uganda is surrounded by Congo, Kenya, Sudan, Rwanda and Tanzania. The majority of the country is a large plateau.

The current series of car registrations in Uganda came into effect in 1994. The standard number plates are white with black lettering. The country emblem is on the left hand side of the number plate. Foreigners have yellow number plates with black lettering. Government and official vehicles have green number plates with white lettering. Diplomatic plates are blue with white lettering.