World Number Plates

Number Plates of United States of America

Continent: North America

Capital: Washington D.C.

Population: 296 million

Country ISO code: US

Country OVAL code: USA

Driving Side: Right

First license issued in 1950

Number of vehicles:
cars 142,955,623 (1991), trucks and buses 45,416,312 (1991)

Road information:
total: 6,334,859 km; paved: 3,737,567 km (including 89,426 km of expressways); unpaved: 2,597,292 km (2000)

The United States is located on the North American Continent and is the fourth largest country in the world.

Number plate laws in the USA vary from state to state. Usually the name of the state is written across the top of the car registration, with a name or slogan displayed at the bottom.