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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. The element ranges from one to five numerical digits.

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. The following registration groups are compatible with or without a 978- prefix:

  • 0–5
  • 600–639
  • 64–69
  • 7
  • 80–94
  • 950–989
  • 9900–9989
  • 99900–99999

The following must have a 979- prefix:

Shorter registration group numbers are generally used for countries or regions with greater publishing volume. 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.groupCountry,region, orlanguage area5TypeISBN example(book)
0EnglishLanguage areaISBN 0-330-28498-3Douglas Adams, So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish, Pan Books (1984)
1EnglishLanguage areaISBN 1-58182-008-9James Reasoner, Manassas, Cumberland House (1999)
2FrenchLanguage areaISBN 2-226-05257-7Bernard Werber, Les Fourmis, Albin Michel (1991)
3GermanLanguage areaISBN 3-7965-1900-8Marco Jorio (ed.), Historisches Lexikon der Schweiz, Schwabe AG (2002-)
4 JapanNationalISBN 4-19-830127-1Yasuhiro Nightow, トライガン (vol. 1), Tokuma Shoten (2014)
5 former USSRRegionalISBN 5-85270-001-0Советский Энциклопедический Словарь (4th ed.), Сов. энциклопедия (1986)
6see #Prefixes of length 2 and #Prefixes of length 3
7 ChinaNationalISBN 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.groupCountry,region, orlanguage area6TypeISBN example(book)
00~59see #Prefixes of length 1
60~63see #Prefixes of length 3
64unallocated
65 BrazilNationalISBN 978-65-5525-005-3Homer, Ilíada, Editora 34 (2020)
66~69unallocated
70~79see #Prefixes of length 1
80 former CzechoslovakiaRegionalISBN 80-85983-44-3Kdo byl kdo v našich dějinách ve 20. století (vol. 1), Libri (1998)
81 IndiaNationalISBN 81-7215-399-6Joy Goswami (1995)
82 NorwayNationalISBN 82-530-0983-6Pax Leksikon, Pax Forlag (1978-1981)
83 PolandNationalISBN 83-08-01587-5Joanna Siedlecka, Jaśnie Panicz, WL (1987)
84 SpainNationalISBN 84-86546-08-7Adolfo Camilo Díaz, Miénteme, dime la verdá, Azucel (1989)
85 BrazilNationalISBN 85-7531-015-1Claudio Tognolli, A Sociedade dos Chavões, São Paulo Escrituras (2001)
86 former YugoslaviaRegionalISBN 86-341-0846-5Janko Prunk, Slovenski narodni vzpon, Državna založba Slovenije (1992)
87 DenmarkNationalISBN 87-595-2277-1Leif Davidsen, Den serbiske dansker, Lindhardt & Ringhof (1996)
88 ItalyNationalISBN 88-04-47328-2Sandrone Dazieri, Attenti al gorilla, Mondadori (1999)
89 South KoreaNationalISBN 89-04-02003-4존 칼빈, 기독교강요 (상), 생명의말씀사 (1988)
90 NetherlandsNationalISBN 90-5691-187-2Jan Timman, On the Attack, New In Chess (2006)
91 SwedenNationalISBN 91-1-811692-2Torgny Lindgren, Ormens väg på hälleberget, P.A. Norstedt (1982)
92International NGO Publishers and EC OrganizationsOtherISBN 92-67-10370-9ISO Standards Handbook: Technical drawings (4th ed., vol. 1), ISO (2002)
93 IndiaNationalISBN 93-5025-214-7Purkait SK, Essentials of Oral Pathology, JP Medical Ltd (2011)
94 NetherlandsNationalISBN 978-94-6265-011-4Netherlands 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.groupCountry,region, orlanguage area7TypeISBN example(book)
600 IranNationalISBN 978-600-119-125-1بهاءالدین خرمشاهی, از این دوراهه منزل, قطره (2012)
601 KazakhstanNationalISBN 978-601-7151-13-3Gulnaz Imamniyazova (ed.), The Stock Markets of Russia and Kazakhstan: Prospects for Integration, Eurasian Development Bank (2010)
602 IndonesiaNationalISBN 978-602-8328-22-7Dewi Nopianingsih, Masakan Padang, Galangpress (2009)
603 Saudi ArabiaNationalISBN 978-603-500-045-1Yusuf AI-Hajj Ahmad, Encyclopedia of Islamic Jurisprudence Concerning Muslim Women, Dar-us-Salaam (2009)
604 VietnamNationalISBN 604-69-4510-0Nguyễn Trà, Vì sao hồng hạc có bộ lông màu hồng?, Văn Học (2015)
605 TurkeyNationalISBN 605-384-057-2Muhammed Bozdağ, Düşün ve Başar, Yakamoz (1999)
606 RomaniaNationalISBN 978-606-8126-35-7Leonard Ancuta, Infernul, Tracus Arte (2011)
607 MexicoNationalISBN 978-607-455-035-1Vidal Medina, Galimatías, Consejo nacional para la cultura y las artes (2008)
608 North MacedoniaNationalISBN 978-608-203-023-4Blaže Ristovski (ed.), Encyclopaedia Macedonica (vol. 1), Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts (2009)
609 LithuaniaNationalISBN 609-01-1248-8Jolita Herlyn, Trys mano vienynteliai, Alma LIttera (2013)
610unallocated
611 ThailandNationalISBN 611-543-009-7ʻAtcharāphorn Phongchawī et al., หุ่นไทย, สำนักงานคณะกรรมการวัฒนธรรมแห่งชาติ (2009)
612 PeruNationalISBN 978-612-45165-9-7Alonso Cueto, La Venganza del silencio, Planeta (2010)
613 MauritiusNational8ISBN 978-613-1-57437-5Benoît Vitkine, Les nachi, ou la construction d'une "jeunesse du pouvoir" russe, Editions Universitaires Europeennes (2011)
614 LebanonNationalISBN 978-614-404-018-8Sihām Murḍī, Ma'a sabq al-iṣrār wa-l-taraṣṣud, Mu'assasat al-Intishār al-'Arabī (2010)
615 HungaryNationalISBN 978-615-5014-99-4Lengyel Dávid & Kuba Richárd, Holtak világa: A jóslat, Ad Librum (2011)
616 ThailandNationalISBN 978-616-90393-3-4.Christopher G. Moore, The Corruptionist, Heaven Lake Press (2010)
617 UkraineNationalISBN 978-617-581-116-0Volodymyr Hynda, Український спорт під нацистською свастикою (1941–1944 рр.), Ruta (2012)
618 GreeceNationalISBN 978-618-02-0789-7Κώστας Στοφόρος, Ο χαμένος μύθος του Αισώπου, Μίνωας (2017)
619 BulgariaNationalISBN 978-619-90568-4-4Opportunities and Prospects for Bulgarian Trade Relations with the Sub-Saharan Africa Countries, EVN (2017)
620 MauritiusNational9ISBN 978-620-0004574Vulnerability of water stored in underground tanks: Reinforced concrete structures installed in wet and polluted areas, LAP Lambert Academic Publishing (2019)
621 PhilippinesNationalISBN 978-621-9619-02-8Undercover: Operation Julie, The Inside Story, Hendry Publishing (2019)
622 IranNationalISBN 978-622-601-101-3لولا م. شِفِر, سارا قربانی برزی, اعداد شگفت انگیز در زندگی جانوران (جلد نرم), فاطمی (2018)
623 IndonesiaNationalISBN 978-623-91631-0-5Incoterms 2020: ICC Rules for The Use of Domestic and International Trade Terms, Indonesian International Chamber of Commerce (2019)
624 Sri LankaNationalISBN 978-624-5375-00-4Sri Lankan Son, Global Diplomat: Writings and Statements of Former Ambassador Jayantha Dhanapala, Sri Lanka Unites (2019)
625 TurkeyNationalISBN 978-625-7677-79-0Turkey's Security: New Threats, Indigenous Solutions, and Overseas Stretch, Nobel Bilimsel Eserle (2021)
626 TaiwanNationalISBN 978-626-7002-46-9The Diary of Chen Huai-cheng, Vol. 7, Institute of Taiwan History, Academia Sinica (2021)
627 PakistanNationalISBN 978-627-511-029-3Annual Status of Education Report Pakistan 2021, ASER Pakistan Secretariat (2022)
628 ColombiaNationalISBN 978-628-751006-7Gestión territorial, una alternativa para la reparación a las víctimas: El caso de asentamientos informales en Mocoa, Universidad de la Salle (2021)
629 MalaysiaNationalISBN 978-629-97040-0-3G.G.G. Goh, C.T. Lye, S.F. Yeo & M.I.T. Islam, Issues in Contemporary Business, MMU Press (2022)
630 RomaniaNationalISBN 978-630-319-058-7Julia Quinn, Regina Charlotte, Editura Litera (2023)
631 ArgentinaNationalISBN 978-631-6507-00-6Mauricio Lazzarato, El imperialismo del dólar: Crisis de la hegemonía estadounidense y estrategia revolucionaria, Tinta Limón Ediciones (2023)
632 VietnamNational
633 EgyptNational
634 IndonesiaNational
635~649unallocated
650~659see #Prefixes of length 2
660~699unallocated
700~799see #Prefixes of length 1
800~949see #Prefixes of length 2
950 ArgentinaNationalISBN 950-04-0442-7Abelardo Castillo, El que tiene sed, Emecé (1985)
951 FinlandNationalISBN 951-0-11369-7Sinikka Laine, Ohari, WSOY (1982)
952 FinlandNationalISBN 952-471-294-6J. Pekka Mäkelä, 391, Like (2004)
953 CroatiaNationalISBN 953-157-105-8Višnja Špiljak & Vladimir Ivir (eds.), Englesko-hrvatski poslovni rječnik, Masmedia (2000)
954 BulgariaNationalISBN 954-430-603-XТашо В. Ташев, Министрите на България 1879-1999, Академично издателство "Проф.Марин Дринов" (1999)
955 Sri LankaNationalISBN 955-20-3051-Xමාලිංග අමරසිංහ, පොළොන්නරුවේ නටබුන්, S. Godage & Bros (1998)
956 ChileNationalISBN 956-7291-48-9Ursula & Cristina Calderón, Hai Kur Mamashu Shis (Quiero contarte un cuento), Ediciones Kultrún (2005)
957 TaiwanNationalISBN 957-01-7429-3許雪姬 (ed.), 臺灣歷史辭典=Dictionary of Taiwan History, 文建會 (2004)
958 ColombiaNationalISBN 958-04-6278-XKarla Suárez, Carroza para actores, Norma (2001)
959 CubaNationalISBN 959-10-0363-3Lisandro Otero, Llover sobre mojado, Editorial Letras Cubanas (1997)
960 GreeceNationalISBN 978-960-99626-7-4Ιωάννης της Κλίμακος, Κλίμαξ, Ιερά Μονή Παρακλήτου (2015)
961 SloveniaNationalISBN 961-6403-23-0Tomaž Humar, Ni nemogočih poti, Mobitel (2001)
962 Hong KongNationalISBN 962-04-0195-6潘翎, 上海掌故, Joint Publishing Company (1982)
963 HungaryNationalISBN 963-7971-51-3András Petőcz, A tenger dicsérete, Orpheusz (1994)
964 IranNationalISBN 964-6194-70-2Nasrollah Kasraian, Mountains of Iran
965 IsraelNationalISBN 965-359-002-2David H. Stern, Messianic Jewish Manifesto', Jewish New Testament Publications (1988)
966 UkraineNationalISBN 966-95440-5-X;Владимир Дергачев, Геополитика, ВІРА-Р (2000)
967 MalaysiaNationalISBN 967-978-753-2Khoo Kheng-Hor, Are You A Maverick?, Pelanduk Publications (2001)
968 MexicoNationalISBN 968-6031-02-2Natalio Hernández, Xochikoskatl, Kalpulli Editorial (1985)
969 PakistanNationalISBN 978-969-35-2020-0Ahmad Hasan Dani, History of Pakistan: Pakistan through ages, Sang-e-Meel Publications (2007)
970 MexicoNationalISBN 970-20-0242-7Lourdes Urrea, Fuera de este mundo, Castillo
971 PhilippinesNationalISBN 971-8845-10-0Francisco Sionil José, Po-On, Solidaridad (1984)
972 PortugalNationalISBN 972-37-0274-6Miguel Esteves Cardoso, A Causa das Coisas, Assírio & Alvim (1986)
973 RomaniaNationalISBN 973-43-0179-9Paul Goma, Amnezia la români, Editura Litera (1992)
974 ThailandNationalISBN 974-85854-7-6วินทร์ เลียววาริณ, ประชาธิปไตยบนเส้นขนาน, บริษัท 113 (1994)
975 TurkeyNationalISBN 975-293-381-5Türkçe Sevmek: Türkiye'de Yaşayan Yabancı Kadınların Gözüyle Türkler, Doğan Kitap (2005)
976 Caribbean CommunityRegionalISBN 976-640-140-3Joyce Sparer Adler, Exploring the Palace of the Peacock: Essays on Wilson Harris, University of the West Indies Press (2003)
977 EgyptNationalISBN 977-734-520-8
978 NigeriaNationalISBN 978-37186-2-2Jeff Unaegbu, This Lagos Nawa, Prize Publishers (2005)
979 IndonesiaNationalISBN 979-553-483-1Toeti Heraty, Nostalgi, transendensi, Gramedia Widiasarana Indonesia (1995)
980 VenezuelaNationalISBN 980-01-0194-2Luis Felipe Ramón y Rivera, La Poesía folklórica de Venezuela Monte Avila (1992)
981 SingaporeNationalISBN 981-3018-39-9Dato' Sham Sani (ed.), The Encyclopedia of Malaysia (vol. 1), Archipelago Press (1998)
982South PacificRegionalISBN 982-301-001-3Anirudh Singh, Silent Warriors, Fiji Institute of Applied Studies (1991)
983 MalaysiaNationalISBN 983-52-0157-9Mohaini Mohamed, Great Muslim Mathematicians, Penerbit Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (2000)
984 BangladeshNationalISBN 984-458-089-7নির্মলেন্দু গুণ, আনন্দ উদ্যান, সময় প্রকাশনী (1995)
985 BelarusNationalISBN 978-985-6740-48-3Larysa Hienijuš, Каб вы ведалі: З эпісталярнай спадчыны (1945-1983), Лімарыус (2005)
986 TaiwanNationalISBN 986-417-191-7黃效文, 自然在心/Nature at heart, Commonwealth Publishing Group (2003)
987 ArgentinaNationalISBN 987-98184-2-3Claudio Canaparo, Ciencia y escritura, Zibaldone Editores (2003)
988 Hong KongNationalISBN 978-988-00-3827-3David Bunton, More Common English Errors in Hong Kong, Pearson Education Asia (2011)
989 PortugalNationalISBN 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.groupCountry,region, orlanguage area10TypeISBN example(book)
8000~9499see #Prefixes of length 2
9500~9899see #Prefixes of length 3
9900~9906unallocated
9907 EcuadorNational
9908 EstoniaNational
9909 TunisiaNational
9910 UzbekistanNationalISBN 978-9910-730-59-7Surxon vohasi ziyorat turizmi salohiyati va uni rivojlantirish istiqbollari, Lesson Press (2023)
9911 MontenegroNationalISBN 978-9911-554-02-4Irma Muhović & Andrijana Mićanović, Vodič kroz svijet vodozemaca Crne Gore, Crnogorsko društvo ekolog (2023)
9912 TanzaniaNationalISBN 978-9912-40-076-4Flower 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)
9913 UgandaNationalISBN 978-9913-600-00-2National Coordination Mechanism for Youth Programmes, Uganda Ministry for Gender, Labour, and Social Development (2021)
9914 KenyaNationalISBN 978-9914-700-82-4Using Our Traditions: A Herbal and Nutritional Guide for Kenyan Families, Ticah (2020)
9915 UruguayNationalISBN 978-9915-9360-7-9Prohibido el acceso, Solazul Ediciones (2021)
9916 EstoniaNationalISBN 978-9916-9565-0-2Cyber Threats and NATO 2030: Horizon Scanning and Analysis, NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence Publications (2020)
9917 BoliviaNationalISBN 978-9917-605-00-3La acumulación originaria de capital en Bolivia 1825-1855: Ensayo sobre la articulación feudal-capitalista, Plural editores (2021)
9918 MaltaNationalISBN 978-9918-21-064-0A hundred experiences of a bird photographer in Malta, BDL Publishing (2020)
9919 MongoliaNational
9920 MoroccoNational
9921 KuwaitNational
9922 IraqNational
9923 JordanNational
9924 CambodiaNational
9925 CyprusNational
9926 Bosnia and HerzegovinaNational
9927 QatarNational
9928 AlbaniaNationalISBN 978-9928-4005-2-9Idlir Azizi, Terxhuman, Zenit Editions (2010)
9929 GuatemalaNationalISBN 978-9929-8016-4-6Héctor Gaitán A., La Calle: Donde tú vives (vol. 8), Librerías Artemis Edinter (2011)
9930 Costa RicaNationalISBN 978-9930-9431-0-6Luis Carlos de Rojas Rojas, Cuentos del Bosque, de la Ciudad y del Espacio, Matfacil (2011)
9931 AlgeriaNational
9932 LaosNational
9933 SyriaNationalISBN 978-9933-10-147-3(2010) نزار أباظة ، العربــية لغير أبنائها ، القسم الثاني
9934 LatviaNationalISBN 978-9934-0-1596-0Žanna Grāfa, Fantastiskas zeķes: Ātri un stilīgi, Zvaigzne ABC (2010)
9935 IcelandNational
9936 AfghanistanNationalISBN 978-9936-8044-5-6The Political Economy Of Education and Health Service Delivery In Afghanistan, Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (2016)
9937   NepalNational
9938 TunisiaNationalISBN 978-9938-01-122-7Hédi Baccouche, En toute franchise, Sud Éditions (2018)
9939 ArmeniaNational
9940 MontenegroNational
9941 GeorgiaNational
9942 EcuadorNational
9943 UzbekistanNational
9944 TurkeyNational
9945 Dominican RepublicNational
9946 North KoreaNationalISBN 978-9946-01060-1Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un In The Year 2012, Foreign Languages Publishing House (2014)
9947 AlgeriaNational
9948 United Arab EmiratesNational
9949 EstoniaNationalISBN 978-9949-33-063-8Robert Kurvitz, Püha ja õudne lõhn, ZA/UM (2013)
9950 PalestineNationalISBN 978-9950-974-40-1Sharif 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)
9951 KosovoNational
9952 AzerbaijanNational
9953 LebanonNational
9954 MoroccoNational
9955 LithuaniaNational
9956 CameroonNational
9957 JordanNational
9958 Bosnia and HerzegovinaNational
9959 LibyaNational
9960 Saudi ArabiaNational
9961 AlgeriaNational
9962 PanamaNational
9963 CyprusNationalISBN 9963-645-06-2Παύλος Ευδοκίμωφ, Η τρελή αγάπη του Θεού, Κέντρο Μελετών Ιεράς Μονής Κύκκου (2003)
9964 GhanaNationalISBN 978-9964-70-153-6Once Upon a Time in Ghana: Traditional Stories Retold in English, Afram (2013)-->
9965 KazakhstanNationalISBN 978-9965-854-50-7Turkic Runic Inscription on the Silver Cup from the Issyk Burial Mound of V-IV Centuries BC, Baur (2019)
9966 KenyaNationalISBN 978-9966-003-15-7The Preachers of a Different Gospel: A Pilgrim's Reflections on Contemporary Trends in Christianity, Zondervan Academic (2011)
9967 KyrgyzstanNational
9968 Costa RicaNational
9969 AlgeriaNational
9970 UgandaNational
9971 SingaporeNational
9972 PeruNational
9973 TunisiaNational
9974 UruguayNational
9975 MoldovaNational
9976 TanzaniaNational
9977 Costa RicaNational
9978 EcuadorNational
9979 IcelandNational
9980 Papua New GuineaNationalISBN 978-9980-911-89-6Papua New Guinea’s Enhanced Nationally Determined Contribution 2020, Climate Change and Development Authority (2020)
9981 MoroccoNational
9982 ZambiaNational
9983 GambiaNational
9984 LatviaNational
9985 EstoniaNational
9986 LithuaniaNationalISBN 9986-16-329-3Jurga Ivanauskaitė, Pakalnučių metai, Tyto alba (2014)
9987 TanzaniaNational
9988 GhanaNational
9989 North MacedoniaNationalISBN 978-9989-2182-3-1Macedonia: The Conflict and the Media, Macedonian Institute for Media (2003)
9990~9999see #Prefixes of length 5

Prefixes of length 5

Reg.groupCountry,region, orlanguage area11TypeISBN example(book)
80000~94999see #Prefixes of length 2
95000~98999see #Prefixes of length 3
99000~99069unallocated
99070~99899see #Prefixes of length 4
99900unallocated
99901 BahrainNational
99902Reserved Agency (was  Gabon)Other
99903 MauritiusNationalISBN 978-99903-30-00-7Civilisation mauricienne et valeurs morales: Lettre pastorale de Carême 1993 (L'église aujourd'hui), Diocèse de Port-Louis (2013)
99904 Curaçao (was  Netherlands Antilles, and  Aruba)National
99905 BoliviaNational
99906 KuwaitNational
99907unallocated
99908 MalawiNational
99909 MaltaNational
99910 Sierra LeoneNational
99911 LesothoNational
99912 BotswanaNational
99913 AndorraNational
99914 SurinameNational
99915 MaldivesNational
99916 NamibiaNational
99917 BruneiNational
99918 Faroe IslandsNationalISBN 978-99918-65-51-5Firouz Gaini, Lessons of Islands: Place and Identity in the Faroe Islands, Faroe University Press (2013)
99919 BeninNational
99920 AndorraNationalISBN 9789992020005La llengua catalana a Andorra: Estudi dialectològic dels seus parlars rurals, Institut d'Estudis Andorrans, Centre de Barcelona (1992)-->
99921 QatarNational
99922 GuatemalaNational
99923 El SalvadorNational
99924 NicaraguaNational
99925 ParaguayNational
99926 HondurasNational
99927 AlbaniaNational
99928 GeorgiaNational
99929 MongoliaNational
99930 ArmeniaNational
99931 SeychellesNational
99932 MaltaNational
99933   NepalNational
99934 Dominican RepublicNational
99935 HaitiNational
99936 BhutanNational
99937 MacauNationalISBN 978-99937-1-056-1Lúcio de Sousa, The Early European Presence in China, Japan, the Philippines and Southeast Asia (1555-1590) - The Life of Bartolomeu Landeiro, Fundação Macau (2010)
99938 Republika SrpskaNational
99939 GuatemalaNational
99940 GeorgiaNational
99941 ArmeniaNational
99942 SudanNational
99943 AlbaniaNational
99944 EthiopiaNational
99945 NamibiaNationalISBN 978-99945-76-51-7Antje Burke, 111 Roadside Plants, Namibian Scientific Society (2017)
99946   NepalNational
99947 TajikistanNational
99948 EritreaNational
99949 MauritiusNational
99950 CambodiaNational
99951Reserved Agency (was  Democratic Republic of Congo)Other
99952 MaliNational
99953 ParaguayNational
99954 BoliviaNational
99955 Republika SrpskaNational
99956 AlbaniaNational
99957 MaltaNational
99958 BahrainNational
99959 LuxembourgNational
99960 MalawiNational
99961 El SalvadorNational
99962 MongoliaNational
99963 CambodiaNational
99964 NicaraguaNational
99965 MacauNationalISBN 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)
99966 KuwaitNational
99967 ParaguayNational
99968 BotswanaNational
99969 OmanNational
99970 HaitiNational
99971 MyanmarNational
99972 Faroe IslandsNational
99973 MongoliaNational
99974 BoliviaNational
99975 TajikistanNational
99976 Republika SrpskaNational
99977 RwandaNational
99978 MongoliaNational
99979 HondurasNational
99980 BhutanNational
99981 MacauNational
99982 BeninNational
99983 El SalvadorNational
99984 BruneiNational
99985 TajikistanNational
99986 MyanmarNational
99987 LuxembourgNational
99988 SudanNational
99989 ParaguayNational
99990 EthiopiaNational
99991unallocated
99992 OmanNational
99993 MauritiusNational
99994 HaitiNational
99995 SeychellesNational
99996 MacauNational
99997 Republika SrpskaNational
99998 NamibiaNational
99999unallocated

Distribution

LengthAllocatedUnallocatedUnallocated list
1007 (100%)No-
2016 0(76%)05 (24%)64, 66~69
3074 0(93%)06 0(7%)610, 635~639
4083 0(92%)07 0(8%)9900~9906
5096 0(96%)04 0(4%)99900, 99907, 99991, 99999
total27622

Countries by language area

CountryEnglish0English1French2German3
 Australia
 Austria
 Belgium
 Bermuda
 Canada
 Eswatini
 France
 Germany
 Gibraltar
 Ireland
 Luxembourg
 Namibia
 New Zealand
 South Africa
  Switzerland
 United Kingdom
 United States of America
 Zimbabwe

Countries in broader registration groups

5: former USSR (14)  Armenia,  Azerbaijan,  Belarus,  Estonia,  Georgia,  Kazakhstan,  Kyrgyzstan,  Latvia,  Lithuania,  Moldova,  Russia,  Tajikistan,  Ukraine,  Uzbekistan 80: former  Czechoslovakia (2)  Czech Republic,  Slovakia 86: former  Yugoslavia (7)  Bosnia and Herzegovina,  Croatia,  Montenegro,  North Macedonia,  Republika Srpska,  Serbia,  Slovenia 976:  Caribbean Community (5)12  The Bahamas,  Barbados,  Belize,  Jamaica,  Trinidad and Tobago 982: South Pacific (14)  Cook Islands,  Federated States of Micronesia,  Fiji,  Kiribati,  Marshall Islands,  Nauru,  Niue,  Palau,  Papua New Guinea,  Samoa,  Solomon Islands,  Tonga,  Tuvalu, and  Vanuatu

Countries with no exclusive registration group

18 countries  Australia,  Austria,  Belgium,  Bermuda,  Canada,  Czech Republic,  Eswatini,  Germany,  Gibraltar,  Ireland,  New Zealand,  Russia,  Serbia,  Slovakia,  South Africa,   Switzerland,  United Kingdom,  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 (23 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), Tajikistan (3×104), Tanzania (30×104), Thailand (300×104), Tunisia (30×104) Four (10 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), Turkey (310×104) Five (2 countries) Mauritius (203×104), Mongolia (14×104)

ISBN vs UN

UN countries not part of ISBN (38)  Angola,  Antigua and Barbuda,  Burkina Faso,  Burundi,  Cape Verde,  Central African Republic,  Chad,  Comoros,  Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly "99951-"),  Republic of the Congo,  Côte d'Ivoire,  Djibouti,  Dominica,  Equatorial Guinea,  Gabon (formerly "99902-"),  Grenada,  Guinea,  Guinea-Bissau,  Guyana,  Liberia,  Liechtenstein,  Madagascar,  Mauritania,  Monaco,  Mozambique,  Niger,  Saint Kitts and Nevis,  Saint Lucia,  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,  San Marino,  São Tomé and Príncipe,  Senegal,  Somalia,  South Sudan,  East Timor,  Togo,  Turkmenistan,  Yemen ISBN agencies not part of the UN (10)  Bermuda,  Curaçao,  Faroe Islands,  Gibraltar,  Hong Kong,  Kosovo,  Macau,  Palestine,  Republic of Srpska,  Taiwan

With 979- prefix

Reg.groupCountry,region, orlanguage area13TypeISBN example(book)
0-reserved for ISMN
10- FranceNationalISBN 979-10-90636-07-1Hélène Dubouis, Les Jeunes dans la société, Éditions des Citoyens
11- South KoreaNationalISBN 979-11-86178-14-0Edward Y. J. Chung, Korean Confucianism: Tradition and Modernity. Academy of Korean Studies (2015)
12- ItalyNationalISBN 979-12-200-0852-5Lorenzo Pacini, L'arte la vita e un pizzico di Van Gogh, Edizioni d'Arte (2016)
13- SpainNational
14~19-unallocated, shared with ISMN
2~7-unallocated, shared with ISMN
8- United States of AmericaNationalISBN 979-8-6024-0545-3Julia Clemens, Sunset on Whisling Island
9-unallocated, shared with ISMN

See also

Notes

References

  1. ISBN Users' Manual, International Edition (PDF) (7th ed.). London: International ISBN Agency. 2017. p. 11. ISBN 978-92-95055-12-4. 978-92-95055-12-4

  2. ISBN Users' Manual, International Edition (PDF) (7th ed.). London: International ISBN Agency. 2017. p. 11. ISBN 978-92-95055-12-4. 978-92-95055-12-4

  3. 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) https://web.archive.org/web/20070610160919/http://www.lac-bac.gc.ca/iso/tc46sc9/isbn.htm

  4. ISBN Users' Manual, International Edition (PDF) (6th ed.). London: International ISBN Agency. 2012. p. 23. ISBN 978-92-95055-02-5. 978-92-95055-02-5

  5. 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.

  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.

  7. 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.

  8. In practice, this group is mostly used by some subsidiaries of VDM Publishing with registered addresses in "Beau-Bassin, Mauritius". /wiki/VDM_Publishing

  9. In practice, this group is mostly used by some subsidiaries of VDM Publishing with registered addresses in "Beau-Bassin, Mauritius". /wiki/VDM_Publishing

  10. 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.

  11. 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.

  12. admin. "National ISBN Agencies". Regional ISBN Agency - CARICOM. Retrieved 2022-03-31. https://isbn.caricom.org/national-isbn-agencies/

  13. 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.