List of ISBN registration groups

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The registration group or identifier group is the second element in a 13-digit ISBN (first element in a 10-digit ISBN) and indicates the country, geographic region, or language area where a book was published. [1] The element ranges from one to five numerical digits. [1]

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In 2007, the length of an ISBN changed from 10 to 13 digits, and a new 3-digit prefix (978 or 979) was added in front of 10-digit ISBNs. [2] The following registration groups are compatible with or without a 978- prefix:

The following must have a 979- prefix:

Shorter registration group numbers are generally used for countries or regions with greater publishing volume.[ citation needed ] Because a longer number leaves room for fewer publishers and ISBNs, several countries have more than one number assigned. On the other hand, some countries (Australia, Switzerland, Fiji) have no unique number because they fall in a broader geographic region or language area.

With 10-digit ISBN or 978- prefix

Prefixes of length 1

Reg.
group
Country,
region, or
language area
[note 1]
TypeISBN example
(book)
0EnglishLanguage area ISBN   0-330-28498-3
Douglas Adams, So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish , Pan Books (1984)
1EnglishLanguage area ISBN   1-58182-008-9
James Reasoner, Manassas, Cumberland House (1999)
2FrenchLanguage area ISBN   2-226-05257-7
Bernard Werber, Les Fourmis , Albin Michel (1991)
3GermanLanguage area ISBN   3-7965-1900-8
Marco Jorio (ed.), Historisches Lexikon der Schweiz , Schwabe AG (2002-)
4Flag of Japan.svg Japan National ISBN   4-19-830127-1
Yasuhiro Nightow, トライガン (vol. 1), Tokuma Shoten (2014)
5Flag of the Soviet Union.svg former USSR Regional ISBN   5-85270-001-0
Советский Энциклопедический Словарь (4th ed.), Сов. энциклопедия (1986)
6see #Prefixes of length 2 and #Prefixes of length 3
7Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China National ISBN   7-301-10299-2
浦薛凤, 西洋近代政治思潮, 北京大学出版社(2007)
8see #Prefixes of length 2
9see #Prefixes of length 2, #Prefixes of length 3, #Prefixes of length 4, and #Prefixes of length 5

Prefixes of length 2

Reg.
group
Country,
region, or
language area
[note 1]
TypeISBN example
(book)
00~59see #Prefixes of length 1
60~63see #Prefixes of length 3
64unallocated
65Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil National ISBN   978-65-5525-005-3
Homer, Ilíada, Editora 34 (2020)
66~69unallocated
70~79see #Prefixes of length 1
80Flag of the Czech Republic.svg former Czechoslovakia Regional ISBN   80-85983-44-3
Kdo byl kdo v našich dějinách ve 20. století (vol. 1), Libri (1998)
81Flag of India.svg India National ISBN   81-7215-399-6
Joy Goswami (1995)
82Flag of Norway.svg Norway National ISBN   82-530-0983-6
Pax Leksikon , Pax Forlag (1978-1981)
83Flag of Poland.svg Poland National ISBN   83-08-01587-5
Joanna Siedlecka, Jaśnie Panicz, WL (1987)
84Flag of Spain.svg Spain National ISBN   84-86546-08-7
Adolfo Camilo Díaz, Miénteme, dime la verdá, Azucel (1989)
85Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil National ISBN   85-7531-015-1
Claudio Tognolli, A Sociedade dos Chavões, São Paulo Escrituras (2001)
86Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg former Yugoslavia Regional ISBN   86-341-0846-5
Janko Prunk, Slovenski narodni vzpon, Državna založba Slovenije (1992)
87Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark National ISBN   87-595-2277-1
Leif Davidsen, Den serbiske dansker, Lindhardt & Ringhof (1996)
88Flag of Italy.svg Italy National ISBN   88-04-47328-2
Sandrone Dazieri, Attenti al gorilla, Mondadori (1999)
89Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea National ISBN   89-04-02003-4
존 칼빈, 기독교강요 (상), 생명의말씀사 (1988)
90Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands National ISBN   90-5691-187-2
Jan Timman, On the Attack, New In Chess (2006)
91Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden National ISBN   91-1-811692-2
Torgny Lindgren, Ormens väg på hälleberget, P.A. Norstedt (1982)
92International NGO Publishers and EC OrganizationsOther ISBN   92-67-10370-9
ISO Standards Handbook: Technical drawings (4th ed., vol. 1), ISO (2002)
93Flag of India.svg India National ISBN   93-5025-214-7
Purkait SK, Essentials of Oral Pathology, JP Medical Ltd (2011)
94Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands National ISBN   978-94-6265-011-4
Netherlands Yearbook of International Law 2013, Crisis and International Law: Decoy or Catalyst?, T.M.C. Asser Press (2014)
95~98see #Prefixes of length 3
99see #Prefixes of length 4 and #Prefixes of length 5

Prefixes of length 3

Reg.
group
Country,
region, or
language area
[note 1]
TypeISBN example
(book)
600Flag of Iran.svg Iran National ISBN   978-600-119-125-1
بهاءالدین خرمشاهی, از این دوراهه منزل, قطره (2012)
601Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan National ISBN   978-601-7151-13-3
Gulnaz Imamniyazova (ed.), The Stock Markets of Russia and Kazakhstan: Prospects for Integration, Eurasian Development Bank (2010)
602Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia National ISBN   978-602-8328-22-7
Dewi Nopianingsih, Masakan Padang, Galangpress (2009)
603Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia National ISBN   978-603-500-045-1
Yusuf AI-Hajj Ahmad, Encyclopedia of Islamic Jurisprudence Concerning Muslim Women, Dar-us-Salaam (2009)
604Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam National ISBN   604-69-4510-0
Nguyễn Trà, Vì sao hồng hạc có bộ lông màu hồng?, Văn Học (2015)
605Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey National ISBN   605-384-057-2
Muhammed Bozdağ, Düşün ve Başar, Yakamoz (1999)
606Flag of Romania.svg Romania National ISBN   978-606-8126-35-7
Leonard Ancuta, Infernul, Tracus Arte (2011)
607Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico National ISBN   978-607-455-035-1
Vidal Medina, Galimatías, Consejo nacional para la cultura y las artes (2008)
608Flag of North Macedonia.svg North Macedonia National ISBN   978-608-203-023-4
Blaže Ristovski (ed.), Encyclopaedia Macedonica (vol. 1), Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts (2009)
609Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania National ISBN   609-01-1248-8
Jolita Herlyn, Trys mano vienynteliai, Alma LIttera (2013)
610unallocated
611Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand National ISBN   611-543-009-7
ʻAtcharāphorn Phongchawī et al., หุ่นไทย, สำนักงานคณะกรรมการวัฒนธรรมแห่งชาติ (2009)
612Flag of Peru.svg Peru National ISBN   978-612-45165-9-7
Alonso Cueto, La Venganza del silencio, Planeta (2010)
613Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius National [note 2] ISBN   978-613-1-57437-5
Benoît Vitkine, Les nachi, ou la construction d'une "jeunesse du pouvoir" russe, Editions Universitaires Europeennes (2011)
614Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon National ISBN   978-614-404-018-8
Sihām Murḍī, Ma'a sabq al-iṣrār wa-l-taraṣṣud, Mu'assasat al-Intishār al-'Arabī (2010)
615Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary National ISBN   978-615-5014-99-4
Lengyel Dávid & Kuba Richárd, Holtak világa: A jóslat, Ad Librum (2011)
616Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand National ISBN   978-616-90393-3-4.
Christopher G. Moore, The Corruptionist, Heaven Lake Press (2010)
617Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine National ISBN   978-617-581-116-0
Volodymyr Hynda, Український спорт під нацистською свастикою (1941–1944 рр.), Ruta (2012)
618Flag of Greece.svg Greece National ISBN   978-618-02-0789-7
Κώστας Στοφόρος, Ο χαμένος μύθος του Αισώπου, Μίνωας (2017)
619Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria National ISBN   978-619-90568-4-4
Opportunities and Prospects for Bulgarian Trade Relations with the Sub-Saharan Africa Countries, EVN (2017)
620Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius National [note 2] ISBN   978-620-0004574
Vulnerability of water stored in underground tanks: Reinforced concrete structures installed in wet and polluted areas, LAP Lambert Academic Publishing (2019)
621Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines National ISBN   978-621-9619-02-8
Undercover: Operation Julie, The Inside Story, Hendry Publishing (2019)
622Flag of Iran.svg Iran National ISBN   978-622-601-101-3
لولا م. شِفِر, سارا قربانی برزی, اعداد شگفت انگیز در زندگی جانوران (جلد نرم), فاطمی (2018)
623Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia National ISBN   978-623-91631-0-5
Incoterms 2020: ICC Rules for The Use of Domestic and International Trade Terms, Indonesian International Chamber of Commerce (2019)
624Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka National ISBN   978-624-5375-00-4
Sri Lankan Son, Global Diplomat: Writings and Statements of Former Ambassador Jayantha Dhanapala, Sri Lanka Unites (2019)
625Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey National ISBN   978-625-7677-79-0
Turkey's Security: New Threats, Indigenous Solutions, and Overseas Stretch, Nobel Bilimsel Eserle (2021)
626Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan National ISBN   978-626-7002-46-9
The Diary of Chen Huai-cheng, Vol. 7, Institute of Taiwan History, Academia Sinica (2021)
627Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan National ISBN   978-627-511-029-3
Annual Status of Education Report Pakistan 2021, ASER Pakistan Secretariat (2022)
628Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia National ISBN   978-628-751006-7
Gestión territorial, una alternativa para la reparación a las víctimas: El caso de asentamientos informales en Mocoa, Universidad de la Salle (2021)
629Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia National ISBN   978-629-97040-0-3
G.G.G. Goh, C.T. Lye, S.F. Yeo & M.I.T. Islam, Issues in Contemporary Business, MMU Press (2022)
630Flag of Romania.svg Romania National ISBN   978-630-319-058-7
Julia Quinn, Regina Charlotte, Editura Litera (2023)
631Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina National ISBN   978-631-6507-00-6
Mauricio Lazzarato, El imperialismo del dólar: Crisis de la hegemonía estadounidense y estrategia revolucionaria, Tinta Limón Ediciones (2023)
632Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam National
633Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt National
634Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia National
635~649unallocated
650~659see #Prefixes of length 2
660~699unallocated
700~799see #Prefixes of length 1
800~949see #Prefixes of length 2
950Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina National ISBN   950-04-0442-7
Abelardo Castillo, El que tiene sed, Emecé (1985)
951Flag of Finland.svg Finland National ISBN   951-0-11369-7
Sinikka Laine, Ohari, WSOY (1982)
952Flag of Finland.svg Finland National ISBN   952-471-294-6
J. Pekka Mäkelä, 391, Like (2004)
953Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia National ISBN   953-157-105-8
Višnja Špiljak & Vladimir Ivir (eds.), Englesko-hrvatski poslovni rječnik, Masmedia (2000)
954Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria National ISBN   954-430-603-X
Ташо В. Ташев, Министрите на България 1879-1999, Академично издателство "Проф.Марин Дринов" (1999)
955Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka National ISBN   955-20-3051-X
මාලිංග අමරසිංහ, පොළොන්නරුවේ නටබුන්, S. Godage & Bros (1998)
956Flag of Chile.svg Chile National ISBN   956-7291-48-9
Ursula & Cristina Calderón, Hai Kur Mamashu Shis (Quiero contarte un cuento), Ediciones Kultrún (2005)
957Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan National ISBN   957-01-7429-3
許雪姬 (ed.), 臺灣歷史辭典=Dictionary of Taiwan History, 文建會 (2004)
958Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia National ISBN   958-04-6278-X
Karla Suárez, Carroza para actores, Norma (2001)
959Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba National ISBN   959-10-0363-3
Lisandro Otero, Llover sobre mojado, Editorial Letras Cubanas (1997)
960Flag of Greece.svg Greece National ISBN   978-960-99626-7-4
Ιωάννης της Κλίμακος, Κλίμαξ, Ιερά Μονή Παρακλήτου (2015)
961Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia National ISBN   961-6403-23-0
Tomaž Humar, Ni nemogočih poti, Mobitel (2001)
962Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong National ISBN   962-04-0195-6
潘翎, 上海掌故, Joint Publishing Company (1982)
963Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary National ISBN   963-7971-51-3
András Petőcz, A tenger dicsérete, Orpheusz (1994)
964Flag of Iran.svg Iran National ISBN   964-6194-70-2
Nasrollah Kasraian, Mountains of Iran
965Flag of Israel.svg Israel National ISBN   965-359-002-2
David H. Stern, Messianic Jewish Manifesto', Jewish New Testament Publications (1988)
966Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine National ISBN   966-95440-5-X;
Владимир Дергачев, Геополитика, ВІРА-Р (2000)
967Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia National ISBN   967-978-753-2
Khoo Kheng-Hor, Are You A Maverick?, Pelanduk Publications (2001)
968Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico National ISBN   968-6031-02-2
Natalio Hernández, Xochikoskatl, Kalpulli Editorial (1985)
969Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan National ISBN   978-969-35-2020-0
Ahmad Hasan Dani, History of Pakistan: Pakistan through ages, Sang-e-Meel Publications (2007)
970Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico National ISBN   970-20-0242-7
Lourdes Urrea, Fuera de este mundo, Castillo
971Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines National ISBN   971-8845-10-0
Francisco Sionil José, Po-On, Solidaridad (1984)
972Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal National ISBN   972-37-0274-6
Miguel Esteves Cardoso, A Causa das Coisas , Assírio & Alvim (1986)
973Flag of Romania.svg Romania National ISBN   973-43-0179-9
Paul Goma, Amnezia la români, Editura Litera (1992)
974Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand National ISBN   974-85854-7-6
วินทร์ เลียววาริณ, ประชาธิปไตยบนเส้นขนาน, บริษัท 113 (1994)
975Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey National ISBN   975-293-381-5
Türkçe Sevmek: Türkiye'de Yaşayan Yabancı Kadınların Gözüyle Türkler , Doğan Kitap (2005)
976Flag of CARICOM.svg Caribbean Community Regional ISBN   976-640-140-3
Joyce Sparer Adler, Exploring the Palace of the Peacock: Essays on Wilson Harris, University of the West Indies Press (2003)
977Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt National ISBN   977-734-520-8
978Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria National ISBN   978-37186-2-2
Jeff Unaegbu, This Lagos Nawa, Prize Publishers (2005)
979Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia National ISBN   979-553-483-1
Toeti Heraty, Nostalgi, transendensi, Gramedia Widiasarana Indonesia (1995)
980Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela National ISBN   980-01-0194-2
Luis Felipe Ramón y Rivera, La Poesía folklórica de Venezuela Monte Avila (1992)
981Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore National ISBN   981-3018-39-9
Dato' Sham Sani (ed.), The Encyclopedia of Malaysia (vol. 1), Archipelago Press (1998)
982 South Pacific Regional ISBN   982-301-001-3
Anirudh Singh, Silent Warriors, Fiji Institute of Applied Studies (1991)
983Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia National ISBN   983-52-0157-9
Mohaini Mohamed, Great Muslim Mathematicians, Penerbit Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (2000)
984Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh National ISBN   984-458-089-7
নির্মলেন্দু গুণ, আনন্দ উদ্যান, সময় প্রকাশনী (1995)
985Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus National ISBN   978-985-6740-48-3
Larysa Hienijuš, Каб вы ведалі: З эпісталярнай спадчыны (1945-1983), Лімарыус (2005)
986Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan National ISBN   986-417-191-7
黃效文, 自然在心/Nature at heart, Commonwealth Publishing Group (2003)
987Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina National ISBN   987-98184-2-3
Claudio Canaparo, Ciencia y escritura, Zibaldone Editores (2003)
988Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong National ISBN   978-988-00-3827-3
David Bunton, More Common English Errors in Hong Kong, Pearson Education Asia (2011)
989Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal National ISBN   978-989-758-246-2
Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies, SciTePress (2017)
990~998see #Prefixes of length 4
999see #Prefixes of length 5

Prefixes of length 4

Reg.
group
Country,
region, or
language area
[note 1]
TypeISBN example
(book)
8000~9499see #Prefixes of length 2
9500~9899see #Prefixes of length 3
9900~9905unallocated
9906Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan National
9907Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador National
9908Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia National
9909Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia National
9910Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan National ISBN   978-9910-730-59-7
Surxon vohasi ziyorat turizmi salohiyati va uni rivojlantirish istiqbollari, Lesson Press (2023)
9911Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro National ISBN   978-9911-554-02-4
Irma Muhović & Andrijana Mićanović, Vodič kroz svijet vodozemaca Crne Gore, Crnogorsko društvo ekolog (2023)
9912Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania National ISBN   978-9912-40-076-4
Flower E. Msuya, Ivy Matoju, Amelia Buriyo & Sadock Rusekwa, Coping with Climate Change to Safeguard the Seaweed Industry in Eastern Africa: Spotlight on Tanzania, United Nations University Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies (2022)
9913Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda National ISBN   978-9913-600-00-2
National Coordination Mechanism for Youth Programmes, Uganda Ministry for Gender, Labour, and Social Development (2021)
9914Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya National ISBN   978-9914-700-82-4
Using Our Traditions: A Herbal and Nutritional Guide for Kenyan Families, Ticah (2020)
9915Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay National ISBN   978-9915-9360-7-9
Prohibido el acceso, Solazul Ediciones (2021)
9916Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia National ISBN   978-9916-9565-0-2
Cyber Threats and NATO 2030: Horizon Scanning and Analysis, NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence Publications (2020)
9917Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia National ISBN   978-9917-605-00-3
La acumulación originaria de capital en Bolivia 1825-1855: Ensayo sobre la articulación feudal-capitalista, Plural editores (2021)
9918Flag of Malta.svg Malta National ISBN   978-9918-21-064-0
A hundred experiences of a bird photographer in Malta, BDL Publishing (2020)
9919Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia National
9920Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco National
9921Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait National
9922Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq National
9923Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan National
9924Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia National
9925Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus National
9926Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina National
9927Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar National
9928Flag of Albania.svg Albania National ISBN   978-9928-4005-2-9
Idlir Azizi, Terxhuman, Zenit Editions (2010)
9929Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala National ISBN   978-9929-8016-4-6
Héctor Gaitán A., La Calle: Donde tú vives (vol. 8), Librerías Artemis Edinter (2011)
9930Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica National ISBN   978-9930-9431-0-6
Luis Carlos de Rojas Rojas, Cuentos del Bosque, de la Ciudad y del Espacio, Matfacil (2011)
9931Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria National
9932Flag of Laos.svg Laos National
9933Flag of Syria (2025-).svg Syria National ISBN   978-9933-10-147-3
(2010) نزار أباظة ، العربــية لغير أبنائها ، القسم الثاني
9934Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia National ISBN   978-9934-0-1596-0
Žanna Grāfa, Fantastiskas zeķes: Ātri un stilīgi, Zvaigzne ABC (2010)
9935Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland National
9936Flag of the Taliban.svg Afghanistan National ISBN   978-9936-8044-5-6
The Political Economy Of Education and Health Service Delivery In Afghanistan, Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (2016)
9937Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal National
9938Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia National ISBN   978-9938-01-122-7
Hédi Baccouche, En toute franchise, Sud Éditions (2018)
9939Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia National
9940Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro National
9941Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia National
9942Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador National
9943Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan National
9944Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey National
9945Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic National
9946Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea National ISBN   978-9946-01060-1
Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un In The Year 2012, Foreign Languages Publishing House (2014)
9947Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria National
9948Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates National
9949Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia National ISBN   978-9949-33-063-8
Robert Kurvitz, Püha ja õudne lõhn , ZA/UM (2013)
9950Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine National ISBN   978-9950-974-40-1
Sharif Prof. Dr. Norman Ali Bassam Ali Taher Mohammad Ahmad Ahmad Mostafa Khalaf, The Family of Sharif Hajji Taher Mohammad Ahmad Ahmad Mostafa Khalaf (Abu Othman). A Pictorial History Book of a Palestinian Family from Jaffa in the Twentieth Century, Prof. Dr. Norman Khalaf Department for Environmental Research and Media, National Research Center, University of Palestine, Gaza, State of Palestine (2018)
9951Flag of Kosovo.svg Kosovo National
9952Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan National
9953Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon National
9954Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco National
9955Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania National
9956Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon National
9957Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan National
9958Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina National
9959Flag of Libya.svg Libya National
9960Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia National
9961Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria National
9962Flag of Panama.svg Panama National
9963Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus National ISBN   9963-645-06-2
Παύλος Ευδοκίμωφ, Η τρελή αγάπη του Θεού, Κέντρο Μελετών Ιεράς Μονής Κύκκου (2003)
9964Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana National ISBN   978-9964-70-153-6
Once Upon a Time in Ghana: Traditional Stories Retold in English, Afram (2013)-->
9965Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan National ISBN   978-9965-854-50-7
Turkic Runic Inscription on the Silver Cup from the Issyk Burial Mound of V-IV Centuries BC, Baur (2019)
9966Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya National ISBN   978-9966-003-15-7
The Preachers of a Different Gospel: A Pilgrim's Reflections on Contemporary Trends in Christianity, Zondervan Academic (2011)
9967Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan National
9968Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica National
9969Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria National
9970Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda National
9971Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore National
9972Flag of Peru.svg Peru National
9973Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia National
9974Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay National
9975Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova National
9976Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania National
9977Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica National
9978Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador National
9979Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland National
9980Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea National ISBN   978-9980-911-89-6
Papua New Guinea’s Enhanced Nationally Determined Contribution 2020, Climate Change and Development Authority (2020)
9981Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco National
9982Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia National
9983Flag of The Gambia.svg Gambia National
9984Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia National
9985Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia National
9986Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania National ISBN   9986-16-329-3
Jurga Ivanauskaitė, Pakalnučių metai, Tyto alba (2014)
9987Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania National
9988Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana National
9989Flag of North Macedonia.svg North Macedonia National ISBN   978-9989-2182-3-1
Macedonia: The Conflict and the Media, Macedonian Institute for Media (2003)
9990~9999see #Prefixes of length 5

Prefixes of length 5

Reg.
group
Country,
region, or
language area
[note 1]
TypeISBN example
(book)
80000~94999see #Prefixes of length 2
95000~98999see #Prefixes of length 3
99000~99059unallocated
99060~99899see #Prefixes of length 4
99900unallocated
99901Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain National
99902Reserved Agency (was Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon)Other
99903Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius National ISBN   978-99903-30-00-7
Civilisation mauricienne et valeurs morales: Lettre pastorale de Carême 1993 (L'église aujourd'hui), Diocèse de Port-Louis (2013)
99904Flag of Curacao.svg Curaçao (was Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg Netherlands Antilles, and Flag of Aruba.svg Aruba)National
99905Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia National
99906Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait National
99907unallocated
99908Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi National
99909Flag of Malta.svg Malta National
99910Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Sierra Leone National
99911Flag of Lesotho.svg Lesotho National
99912Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana National
99913Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra National
99914Flag of Suriname.svg Suriname National
99915Flag of Maldives.svg Maldives National
99916Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia National
99917Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei National
99918Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Faroe Islands National ISBN   978-99918-65-51-5
Firouz Gaini, Lessons of Islands: Place and Identity in the Faroe Islands, Faroe University Press (2013)
99919Flag of Benin.svg Benin National
99920Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra National ISBN   9789992020005
La llengua catalana a Andorra: Estudi dialectològic dels seus parlars rurals, Institut d'Estudis Andorrans, Centre de Barcelona (1992)-->
99921Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar National
99922Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala National
99923Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador National
99924Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua National
99925Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay National
99926Flag of Honduras (2022-).svg Honduras National
99927Flag of Albania.svg Albania National
99928Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia National
99929Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia National
99930Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia National
99931Flag of Seychelles.svg Seychelles National
99932Flag of Malta.svg Malta National
99933Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal National
99934Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic National
99935Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti National
99936Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan National
99937Flag of Macau.svg Macau National ISBN   978-99937-1-056-1
Lúcio de Sousa, The Early European Presence in China, Japan, the Philippines and Southeast Asia (1555-1590) - The Life of Bartolomeu Landeiro, Fundação Macau (2010)
99938Flag of the Republika Srpska.svg Republika Srpska National
99939Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala National
99940Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia National
99941Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia National
99942Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan National
99943Flag of Albania.svg Albania National
99944Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia National
99945Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia National ISBN   978-99945-76-51-7
Antje Burke, 111 Roadside Plants, Namibian Scientific Society (2017)
99946Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal National
99947Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan National
99948Flag of Eritrea.svg Eritrea National
99949Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius National
99950Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia National
99951Reserved Agency (was Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Democratic Republic of Congo)Other
99952Flag of Mali.svg Mali National
99953Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay National
99954Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia National
99955Flag of the Republika Srpska.svg Republika Srpska National
99956Flag of Albania.svg Albania National
99957Flag of Malta.svg Malta National
99958Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain National
99959Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg National
99960Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi National
99961Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador National
99962Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia National
99963Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia National
99964Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua National
99965Flag of Macau.svg Macau National ISBN   978-99965-2-047-1
宋錫祥 Song Xixiang, 莊金鋒 Zhuang Jinfeng et al., "一國兩制"與中國區際民商事司法協助 "One Country, Two Systems" and Regional Civil and Commercial Judicial Assistance in China, Instituto Politécnico de Macau (2012)
99966Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait National
99967Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay National
99968Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana National
99969Flag of Oman.svg Oman National
99970Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti National
99971Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar National
99972Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Faroe Islands National
99973Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia National
99974Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia National
99975Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan National
99976Flag of the Republika Srpska.svg Republika Srpska National
99977Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda National
99978Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia National
99979Flag of Honduras (2022-).svg Honduras National
99980Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan National
99981Flag of Macau.svg Macau National
99982Flag of Benin.svg Benin National
99983Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador National
99984Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei National
99985Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan National
99986Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar National
99987Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg National
99988Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan National
99989Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay National
99990Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia National
99991Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Burkina Faso National
99992Flag of Oman.svg Oman National
99993Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius National
99994Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti National
99995Flag of Seychelles.svg Seychelles National
99996Flag of Macau.svg Macau National
99997Flag of the Republika Srpska.svg Republika Srpska National
99998Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia National
99999unallocated

Distribution

LengthAllocatedUnallocatedUnallocated list
17 (100%)No-
216 (76%)5 (24%)64, 66~69
374 (93%)6 (7%)610, 635~639
484 (93%)6 (7%)9900~9905
597 (97%)3 (3%)99900, 99907, 99999
total27820

Countries by language area

CountryEnglish
0
English
1
French
2
German
3
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
Flag of Austria.svg Austria
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
Flag of Bermuda.svg Bermuda
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
Flag of Eswatini.svg Eswatini
Flag of France.svg France
Flag of Germany.svg Germany
Flag of Gibraltar.svg Gibraltar
Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland
Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg
Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
Flag of the United States.svg United States of America
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe

Countries in broader registration groups

5: former Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR (14)
Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia, Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan, Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus, Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia, Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia, Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan, Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan, Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia, Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania, Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova, Flag of Russia.svg Russia, Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan, Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine, Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan
80: former Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia (2)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic, Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia
86: former Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia (7)
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina, Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia, Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro, Flag of North Macedonia.svg North Macedonia, Flag of the Republika Srpska.svg Republika Srpska, Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia, Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
976:Flag of CARICOM.svg Caribbean Community (5) [4]
Flag of the Bahamas.svg The Bahamas, Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados, Flag of Belize.svg Belize, Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica, Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago
982: South Pacific (14)
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Cook Islands, Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia.svg Federated States of Micronesia, Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji, Flag of Kiribati.svg Kiribati, Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg Marshall Islands, Flag of Nauru.svg Nauru, Flag of Niue.svg Niue, Flag of Palau.svg Palau, Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea, Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa, Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Islands, Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga, Flag of Tuvalu.svg Tuvalu, and Flag of Vanuatu.svg Vanuatu

Countries with no exclusive registration group

18 countries
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia, Flag of Austria.svg Austria, Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium, Flag of Bermuda.svg Bermuda, Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada, Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic, Flag of Eswatini.svg Eswatini, Flag of Germany.svg Germany, Flag of Gibraltar.svg Gibraltar, Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland, Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand, Flag of Russia.svg Russia, Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia, Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia, Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa, Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland, Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom, Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe

Countries with multiple registration groups

In parentheses, how many numbers are available.

Countries with over one million numbers are highlighted.

Two (51 countries)
Andorra (2×104), Bahrain (2×104), Benin (2×104), Bhutan (2×104), Bosnia and Herzegovina (20×104), Botswana (2×104), Brazil (2000×104), Brunei (2×104), Bulgaria (200×104), Colombia (200×104), Cyprus (20×104), Dominican Republic (11×104), Egypt (200×104), Ethiopia (2×104), Faroe Islands (2×104), Finland (200×104), Ghana (20×104), Greece (200×104), Honduras (2×104), Hong Kong (200×104), Hungary (200×104), Iceland (20×104), India (2000×104), Jordan (20×104), Kazakhstan (110×104), Kenya (20×104), Latvia (20×104), Lebanon (110×104), Luxembourg (2×104), Malawi (2×104), Montenegro (20×104), Myanmar (2×104), Netherlands (2000×104), Nicaragua (2×104), North Macedonia (110×104), Oman (2×104), Pakistan (200×104), Peru (110×104), Philippines (200×104), Portugal (200×104), Qatar (11×104), Saudi Arabia (110×104), Seychelles (2×104), Singapore (110×104), Sri Lanka (200×104), Sudan (2×104), Uganda (20×104), Ukraine (200×104), Uruguay (20×104), Uzbekistan (20×104), Vietnam (200×104)
Three (22 countries)
Argentina (300×104), Armenia (12×104), Cambodia (12×104), Costa Rica (30×104), Ecuador (30×104), El Salvador (3×104), Georgia (12×104), Guatemala (12×104), Haiti (3×104), Iran (300×104), Kuwait (12×104), Lithuania (120×104), Malaysia (300×104), Mexico (300×104), Morocco (30×104), Namibia (3×104), Nepal (12×104), Romania (300×104), Taiwan (300×104), Tanzania (30×104), Thailand (300×104), Tunisia (30×104)
Four (11 countries)
Albania (13×104), Algeria (40×104), Bolivia (13×104), Estonia (40×104), Indonesia (400×104), Macau (4×104), Malta (13×104), Paraguay (4×104), Republika Srpska (4×104), Tajikistan (13×104), Turkey (310×104)
Five (2 countries)
Mauritius (203×104), Mongolia (14×104)

ISBN vs UN

UN countries not part of ISBN (37)
Flag of Angola.svg Angola, Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Antigua and Barbuda, Flag of Burundi.svg Burundi, Flag of Cape Verde.svg Cape Verde, Flag of the Central African Republic.svg Central African Republic, Flag of Chad.svg Chad, Flag of the Comoros.svg Comoros, Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly "99951-"), Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Republic of the Congo, Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Côte d'Ivoire, Flag of Djibouti.svg Djibouti, Flag of Dominica.svg Dominica, Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Equatorial Guinea, Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon (formerly "99902-"), Flag of Grenada.svg Grenada, Flag of Guinea.svg Guinea, Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg Guinea-Bissau, Flag of Guyana.svg Guyana, Flag of Liberia.svg Liberia, Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Liechtenstein, Flag of Madagascar.svg Madagascar, Flag of Mauritania.svg Mauritania, Flag of Monaco.svg Monaco, Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique, Flag of Niger.svg Niger, Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Saint Kitts and Nevis, Flag of Saint Lucia.svg Saint Lucia, Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Flag of San Marino.svg San Marino, Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg São Tomé and Príncipe, Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal, Flag of Somalia.svg Somalia, Flag of South Sudan.svg South Sudan, Flag of East Timor.svg East Timor, Flag of Togo (3-2).svg Togo, Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Turkmenistan, Flag of Yemen.svg Yemen
ISBN agencies not part of the UN (10)
Flag of Bermuda.svg Bermuda, Flag of Curacao.svg Curaçao, Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Faroe Islands, Flag of Gibraltar.svg Gibraltar, Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong, Flag of Kosovo.svg Kosovo, Flag of Macau.svg Macau, Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine, Flag of the Republika Srpska.svg Republic of Srpska, Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan

With 979- prefix

Reg.
group
Country,
region, or
language area
[note 1]
TypeISBN example
(book)
0-reserved for ISMN
10-Flag of France.svg France National ISBN   979-10-90636-07-1
Hélène Dubouis, Les Jeunes dans la société, Éditions des Citoyens
11-Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea National ISBN   979-11-86178-14-0
Edward Y. J. Chung, Korean Confucianism: Tradition and Modernity. Academy of Korean Studies (2015)
12-Flag of Italy.svg Italy National ISBN   979-12-200-0852-5
Lorenzo Pacini, L'arte la vita e un pizzico di Van Gogh, Edizioni d'Arte (2016)
13-Flag of Spain.svg Spain National
14~19-unallocated, shared with ISMN
2~7-unallocated, shared with ISMN
8-Flag of the United States.svg United States of America National ISBN   979-8-6024-0545-3
Julia Clemens, Sunset on Whisling Island
9-unallocated, shared with ISMN

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Note that "language area" does not mean all books with the identifier are written in that language, only that the geographic area is identified as such; thus, books in Breton are identified as French language books, and books in Navajo are identified as English language books, etc.
  2. 1 2 In practice, this group is mostly used by some subsidiaries of VDM Publishing with registered addresses in "Beau-Bassin, Mauritius".

References

  1. 1 2 ISBN Users' Manual, International Edition (PDF) (7th ed.). London: International ISBN Agency. 2017. p. 11. ISBN   978-92-95055-12-4.
  2. TC 46/SC 9. "Frequently Asked Questions about the new ISBN standard from ISO". lac-bac.gc.ca. Library and Archives Canada. Archived from the original on 10 June 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ISBN Users' Manual, International Edition (PDF) (6th ed.). London: International ISBN Agency. 2012. p. 23. ISBN   978-92-95055-02-5.
  4. admin. "National ISBN Agencies". Regional ISBN Agency - CARICOM. Retrieved 2022-03-31.