List of UIC country codes

Identifies active members of the International Union of Railways

The UIC Country Code is a two digit-number identifying countries in which members of the International Union of Railways (UIC) are active. The UIC has issued numbering systems for rolling stock (UIC wagon numbers) and stations that include the country code. The values are defined in UIC leaflet 920-14.

The country code had originally been designed as a company code but mainly as a consequence of the reorganisation of the rail sector in Europe changes were necessary. When the former UIC vehicle number became a vehicle register number (European Vehicle Number, EVN) issued by governmental organisations, the code was attributed to the countries. Vehicle numbering is now governed by the Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail[1] and in Technical Specifications for Interoperability (TSI) of the European Union.

Railroads in North America use a system based on company-specific reporting marks, and a similar system, ISO 6346, is used for intermodal containers.

## Table of codes

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Numerical code  | Alphabetical code | Country

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10  | FI  | Finland
20  | RU  | Russia
21  | BY  | Belarus
22  | UA  | Ukraine
23  | MD  | Moldova
24  | LT  | Lithuania
25  | LV  | Latvia
26  | EE  | Estonia
27  | KZ  | Kazakhstan
28  | GE  | Georgia
29  | UZ  | Uzbekistan
30  | KP  | North Korea
31  | MN  | Mongolia
32  | VN  | Vietnam
33  | CN  | China
34  | LA  | Laos
383  | KOS  | Kosovo
40  | CU  | Cuba
41  | AL  | Albania
42  | JP  | Japan
44  | BA | Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serb Republic of [note 1]
49  | BA  | Bosnia and Herzegovina
50  | BA | Bosnia and Herzegovina, Muslim-Croat Federation of [note 1]
51  | PL  | Poland
52  | BG  | Bulgaria
53  | RO  | Romania
54  | CZ  | Czech Republic
55  | HU  | Hungary
56  | SK  | Slovakia
57  | AZ  | Azerbaijan
58  | AM  | Armenia
59  | KG  | Kyrgyzstan
60  | IE  | Ireland
61  | KR  | South Korea
62  | ME  | Montenegro
65  | MK  | North Macedonia
66  | TJ  | Tajikistan
67  | TM  | Turkmenistan
68  | AF  | Afghanistan
70  | GB  | United Kingdom
71  | ES  | Spain
72  | RS  | Serbia
73  | GR  | Greece
74  | SE  | Sweden
75  | TR  | Turkey
76  | NO  | Norway
78  | HR  | Croatia
79  | SI  | Slovenia
80  | DE  | Germany
81  | AT  | Austria
82  | LU  | Luxembourg
83  | IT  | Italy
84  | NL  | Netherlands
85  | CH  | Switzerland
86  | DK  | Denmark
87  | FR  | France
88  | BE  | Belgium
89  | TZ  | Tanzania
90  | EG  | Egypt
91  | TN  | Tunisia
92  | DZ  | Algeria
93  | MA  | Morocco
94  | PT  | Portugal
95  | IL  | Israel
96  | IR  | Iran
97  | SY  | Syria
98  | LB  | Lebanon
99  | IQ  | Iraq
n/a [note 2] | AR  | Argentina
n/a [note 2] | AU  | Australia
n/a [note 2] | BR  | Brazil
n/a [note 2] | KH  | Cambodia
n/a [note 2] | CA  | Canada
n/a [note 2] | CL  | Chile
n/a [note 2] | CO  | Colombia
n/a [note 2] | CD  | DR Congo
n/a [note 2] | IN  | India
n/a [note 2] | ID  | Indonesia
n/a [note 2] | MY  | Malaysia
n/a [note 2] | MX  | Mexico
n/a [note 2] | MM  | Myanmar
n/a [note 2] | NZ  | New Zealand
n/a [note 2] | PK  | Pakistan
n/a [note 2] | PE  | Peru
n/a [note 2] | SA  | Saudi Arabia
n/a [note 2] | ZA  | South Africa
n/a [note 2] | TH  | Thailand
n/a [note 2] | AE  | United Arab Emirates
n/a [note 2] | US  | United States
n/a [note 2] | UY  | Uruguay

## Notes

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1. ^ a b To allow the country to join the international seat reservation system, the individual code has been deprecated in favour of the single code for the whole country. The old code may still be used on existing applications [1].
2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v The 920-14 leaflet contains a placeholder entry for the country but assigns no numerical code to it.

## References

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1. ^ see: UTP Marking 2015, Uniform Technical Prescription Applicable to Vehicle Numbers and linked alphabetical marking on the bodywork: THE RAILWAY VEHICLE MARKING, Applicable from 1.1.2015, retrieved from: OTIF page Prescriptions and Other Rules

* Country codes – UIC
* Spreadsheet of current codes \- UIC