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]
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:
- 0–5
- 600–639
- 64–69
- 7
- 80–94
- 950–989
- 9900–9989
- 99900–99999
The following must have a 979- prefix:
- 979-8
- 979-10 through 979-12
- (979-0 is reserved for International Standard Music Numbers for sheet music)[3]
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] |
Type | ISBN example (book) |
---|---|---|---|
0 | English | Language area | (1984) |
1 | English | Language area | , Manassas, Cumberland House (1999) |
2 | French | Language area | Albin Michel (1991)
|
3 | German | Language area | Historisches Lexikon der Schweiz , Schwabe AG (2002-)
|
4 | Japan | National | (2014) |
5 | former USSR
|
Regional | (4th ed.), Сов. энциклопедия (1986) |
6 | see #Prefixes of length 2 and #Prefixes of length 3 | ||
7 | 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) |
8 | see #Prefixes of length 2 | ||
9 | see #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] |
Type | ISBN example (book) |
---|---|---|---|
00~59 | see #Prefixes of length 1 | ||
60~63 | see #Prefixes of length 3 | ||
64 | unallocated | ||
65 | Brazil | National | , Ilíada, Editora 34 (2020) |
66~69 | unallocated | ||
70~79 | see #Prefixes of length 1 | ||
80 | former Czechoslovakia | Regional | v našich dějinách ve 20. století (vol. 1), Libri (1998) |
81 | India | National | (1995) |
82 | Norway | National | , Pax Forlag (1978-1981) |
83 | Poland | National | ISBN 83-08-01587-5 Joanna Siedlecka, Jaśnie Panicz, WL (1987) |
84 | Spain | National | , Miénteme, dime la verdá, Azucel (1989) |
85 | Brazil | National | , A Sociedade dos Chavões, São Paulo Escrituras (2001) |
86 | former Yugoslavia | Regional | , Slovenski narodni vzpon, Državna založba Slovenije (1992) |
87 | Denmark | National | ISBN 87-595-2277-1 Leif Davidsen, Den serbiske dansker, Lindhardt & Ringhof (1996) |
88 | Italy | National | , Attenti al gorilla, Mondadori (1999) |
89 | South Korea | National | , 기독교강요 (상), 생명의말씀사 (1988) |
90 | Netherlands | National | (2006) |
91 | Sweden | National | , Ormens väg på hälleberget, P.A. Norstedt (1982) |
92 | International NGO Publishers and EC Organizations | Other | (2002) |
93 | India | National | ISBN 93-5025-214-7 Purkait SK, Essentials of Oral Pathology, JP Medical Ltd (2011) |
94 | 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) |
95~98 | see #Prefixes of length 3 | ||
99 | see #Prefixes of length 4 and #Prefixes of length 5 |
Prefixes of length 3
Reg. group |
Country, region, or language area [note 1] |
Type | ISBN example (book) |
---|---|---|---|
600 | Iran | National | , از این دوراهه منزل, قطره (2012) |
601 | Kazakhstan | National | ISBN 978-601-7151-13-3 (2010)
Gulnaz Imamniyazova (ed.), The Stock Markets of Russia and Kazakhstan: Prospects for Integration, Eurasian Development Bank |
602 | Indonesia | National | ISBN 978-602-8328-22-7 Dewi Nopianingsih, Masakan Padang, Galangpress (2009) |
603 | Saudi Arabia | National | ISBN 978-603-500-045-1 Yusuf AI-Hajj Ahmad, Encyclopedia of Islamic Jurisprudence Concerning Muslim Women, Dar-us-Salaam (2009) |
604 | Vietnam | National | ISBN 604-69-4510-0 Nguyễn Trà, Vì sao hồng hạc có bộ lông màu hồng?, Văn Học (2015) |
605 | Turkey | National | , Düşün ve Başar, Yakamoz (1999) |
606 | Romania | National | ISBN 978-606-8126-35-7 Leonard Ancuta, Infernul, Tracus Arte (2011) |
607 | Mexico | National | , Galimatías, Consejo nacional para la cultura y las artes (2008) |
608 | North Macedonia | National | ISBN 978-608-203-023-4 (2009)
Blaže Ristovski (ed.), Encyclopaedia Macedonica (vol. 1), Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts |
609 | Lithuania | National | , Trys mano vienynteliai, Alma LIttera (2013) |
610 | unallocated | ||
611 | Thailand | National | ISBN 611-543-009-7 ʻAtcharāphorn Phongchawī et al., หุ่นไทย, สำนักงานคณะกรรมการวัฒนธรรมแห่งชาติ (2009) |
612 | Peru | National | , La Venganza del silencio, Planeta (2010) |
613 | 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) |
614 | 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) |
615 | Hungary | National | ISBN 978-615-5014-99-4 Lengyel Dávid & Kuba Richárd, Holtak világa: A jóslat, Ad Librum (2011) |
616 | Thailand | National | , The Corruptionist, Heaven Lake Press (2010) |
617 | Ukraine | National | ISBN 978-617-581-116-0 Volodymyr Hynda, Український спорт під нацистською свастикою (1941–1944 рр.), Ruta (2012) |
618 | Greece | National | ISBN 978-618-02-0789-7 Κώστας Στοφόρος, Ο χαμένος μύθος του Αισώπου, Μίνωας (2017) |
619 | Bulgaria | National | ISBN 978-619-90568-4-4 Opportunities and Prospects for Bulgarian Trade Relations with the Sub-Saharan Africa Countries, EVN (2017) |
620 | Mauritius | National | 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) |
621 | Philippines | National | ISBN 978-621-9619-02-8 Undercover: Operation Julie, The Inside Story, Hendry Publishing (2019) |
622 | Iran | National | ISBN 978-622-601-101-3 لولا م. شِفِر, سارا قربانی برزی, اعداد شگفت انگیز در زندگی جانوران (جلد نرم), فاطمی (2018) |
623 | 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) |
624 | 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) |
625 | Turkey | National | ISBN 978-625-7677-79-0 Turkey's Security: New Threats, Indigenous Solutions, and Overseas Stretch, Nobel Bilimsel Eserle (2021) |
626 | Taiwan | National | ISBN 978-626-7002-46-9 The Diary of Chen Huai-cheng, Vol. 7, Institute of Taiwan History, Academia Sinica (2021) |
627 | Pakistan | National | ISBN 978-627-511-029-3 Annual Status of Education Report Pakistan 2021, ASER Pakistan Secretariat (2022) |
628 | 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) |
629 | 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) |
630 | Romania | National | , Regina Charlotte, Editura Litera (2023) |
631 | 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) |
632 | Vietnam | National | |
633~649 | unallocated | ||
650~659 | see #Prefixes of length 2 | ||
660~699 | unallocated | ||
700~799 | see #Prefixes of length 1 | ||
800~949 | see #Prefixes of length 2 | ||
950 | Argentina | National | , El que tiene sed, Emecé (1985) |
951 | Finland | National | , Ohari, WSOY (1982) |
952 | Finland | National | ISBN 952-471-294-6 J. Pekka Mäkelä, 391, Like (2004) |
953 | Croatia | National | (eds.), Englesko-hrvatski poslovni rječnik, Masmedia (2000) |
954 | Bulgaria | National | ISBN 954-430-603-X Ташо В. Ташев, Министрите на България 1879-1999, Академично издателство "Проф.Марин Дринов" (1999) |
955 | Sri Lanka | National | ISBN 955-20-3051-X මාලිංග අමරසිංහ, පොළොන්නරුවේ නටබුන්, S. Godage & Bros (1998) |
956 | Chile | National | , Hai Kur Mamashu Shis (Quiero contarte un cuento), Ediciones Kultrún (2005) |
957 | 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) |
958 | Colombia | National | , Carroza para actores, Norma (2001) |
959 | Cuba | National | , Llover sobre mojado, Editorial Letras Cubanas (1997) |
960 | Greece | National | , Ιερά Μονή Παρακλήτου (2015) |
961 | Slovenia | National | , Ni nemogočih poti, Mobitel (2001) |
962 | Hong Kong | National | , 上海掌故, Joint Publishing Company (1982) |
963 | Hungary | National | , A tenger dicsérete, Orpheusz (1994) |
964 | Iran | National | , Mountains of Iran |
965 | Israel | National | , Messianic Jewish Manifesto', Jewish New Testament Publications (1988) |
966 | Ukraine | National | , Геополитика, ВІРА-Р (2000) |
967 | Malaysia | National | , Are You A Maverick?, Pelanduk Publications (2001) |
968 | Mexico | National | , Xochikoskatl, Kalpulli Editorial (1985) |
969 | Pakistan | National | , History of Pakistan: Pakistan through ages, Sang-e-Meel Publications (2007) |
970 | Mexico | National | , Fuera de este mundo, Castillo |
971 | Philippines | National | Francisco Sionil José, Po-On , Solidaridad (1984)
|
972 | Portugal | National | A Causa das Coisas , Assírio & Alvim (1986)
|
973 | Romania | National | , Amnezia la români, Editura Litera (1992) |
974 | Thailand | National | , ประชาธิปไตยบนเส้นขนาน, บริษัท 113 (1994) |
975 | Turkey | National | , Doğan Kitap (2005) |
976 | Caribbean Community | Regional | ISBN 976-640-140-3 Press (2003)
Joyce Sparer Adler, Exploring the Palace of the Peacock: Essays on Wilson Harris, University of the West Indies |
977 | Egypt | National | ISBN 977-734-520-8 |
978 | Nigeria | National | , This Lagos Nawa, Prize Publishers (2005) |
979 | Indonesia | National | , Nostalgi, transendensi, Gramedia Widiasarana Indonesia (1995) |
980 | Venezuela | National | , La Poesía folklórica de Venezuela Monte Avila (1992) |
981 | Singapore | National | The Encyclopedia of Malaysia (vol. 1), Archipelago Press (1998)
|
982 | South Pacific | Regional | , Silent Warriors, Fiji Institute of Applied Studies (1991) |
983 | Malaysia | National | Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (2000)
|
984 | Bangladesh | National | , আনন্দউদ্যান, সমেয়া প্রকাশনা (1995) |
985 | Belarus | National | , Каб вы ведалі: З эпісталярнай спадчыны (1945-1983), Лімарыус (2005) |
986 | Taiwan | National | , 自然在心/Nature at heart, Commonwealth Publishing Group (2003) |
987 | Argentina | National | , Ciencia y escritura, Zibaldone Editores (2003) |
988 | Hong Kong | National | ISBN 978-988-00-3827-3 David Bunton, More Common English Errors in Hong Kong, Pearson Education Asia (2011) |
989 | Portugal | National | ISBN 978-989-758-246-2 Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies, SciTePress (2017) |
990 | unallocated | ||
991~998 | see #Prefixes of length 4 | ||
999 | see #Prefixes of length 5 |
Prefixes of length 4
Reg. group |
Country, region, or language area [note 1] |
Type | ISBN example (book) |
---|---|---|---|
8000~9499 | see #Prefixes of length 2 | ||
9500~9899 | see #Prefixes of length 3 | ||
9900~9909 | unallocated | ||
9910 | Uzbekistan | National | ISBN 978-9910-730-59-7 Surxon vohasi ziyorat turizmi salohiyati va uni rivojlantirish istiqbollari, Lesson Press (2023) |
9911 | Montenegro | National | ISBN 978-9911-554-02-4 Irma Muhović & Andrijana Mićanović, Vodič kroz svijet vodozemaca Crne Gore, Crnogorsko društvo ekolog (2023) |
9912 | 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) |
9913 | Uganda | National | ISBN 978-9913-600-00-2 National Coordination Mechanism for Youth Programmes, Uganda Ministry for Gender, Labour, and Social Development (2021) |
9914 | Kenya | National | ISBN 978-9914-700-82-4 Using Our Traditions: A Herbal and Nutritional Guide for Kenyan Families, Ticah (2020) |
9915 | Uruguay | National | ISBN 978-9915-9360-7-9 Prohibido el acceso, Solazul Ediciones (2021) |
9916 | 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) |
9917 | 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) |
9918 | Malta | National | ISBN 978-9918-21-064-0 A hundred experiences of a bird photographer in Malta, BDL Publishing (2020) |
9919 | Mongolia | National | |
9920 | Morocco | National | |
9921 | Kuwait | National | |
9922 | Iraq | National | |
9923 | Jordan | National | |
9924 | Cambodia | National | |
9925 | Cyprus | National | |
9926 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | National | |
9927 | Qatar | National | |
9928 | Albania | National | ISBN 978-9928-4005-2-9 Idlir Azizi, Terxhuman, Zenit Editions (2010) |
9929 | Guatemala | National | ISBN 978-9929-8016-4-6 Héctor Gaitán A., La Calle: Donde tú vives (vol. 8), Librerías Artemis Edinter (2011) |
9930 | 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) |
9931 | Algeria | National | |
9932 | Laos | National | |
9933 | Syria | National | ISBN 978-9933-10-147-3 (2010) نزار أباظة ، العربــية لغير أبنائها ، القسم الثاني |
9934 | Latvia | National | ISBN 978-9934-0-1596-0 Žanna Grāfa, Fantastiskas zeķes: Ātri un stilīgi, Zvaigzne ABC (2010) |
9935 | Iceland | National | |
9936 | 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) |
9937 | Nepal | National | |
9938 | Tunisia | National | ISBN 978-9938-01-122-7 Hédi Baccouche, En toute franchise, Sud Éditions (2018) |
9939 | Armenia | National | |
9940 | Montenegro | National | |
9941 | Georgia | National | |
9942 | Ecuador | National | |
9943 | Uzbekistan | National | |
9944 | Turkey | National | |
9945 | Dominican Republic | National | |
9946 | North Korea | National | ISBN 978-9946-01060-1 Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un In The Year 2012, Foreign Languages Publishing House (2014) |
9947 | Algeria | National | |
9948 | United Arab Emirates | National | |
9949 | Estonia | National | (2013) |
9950 | 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) |
9951 | Kosovo | National | |
9952 | Azerbaijan | National | |
9953 | Lebanon | National | |
9954 | Morocco | National | |
9955 | Lithuania | National | |
9956 | Cameroon | National | |
9957 | Jordan | National | |
9958 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | National | |
9959 | Libya | National | |
9960 | Saudi Arabia | National | |
9961 | Algeria | National | |
9962 | Panama | National | |
9963 | Cyprus | National | (2003) |
9964 | Ghana | National | ISBN 978-9964-70-153-6 Once Upon a Time in Ghana: Traditional Stories Retold in English, Afram (2013)--> |
9965 | 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) |
9966 | 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) |
9967 | Kyrgyzstan | National | |
9968 | Costa Rica | National | |
9969 | Algeria | National | |
9970 | Uganda | National | |
9971 | Singapore | National | |
9972 | Peru | National | |
9973 | Tunisia | National | |
9974 | Uruguay | National | |
9975 | Moldova | National | |
9976 | Tanzania | National | |
9977 | Costa Rica | National | |
9978 | Ecuador | National | |
9979 | Iceland | National | |
9980 | 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) |
9981 | Morocco | National | |
9982 | Zambia | National | |
9983 | Gambia | National | |
9984 | Latvia | National | |
9985 | Estonia | National | |
9986 | Lithuania | National | , Pakalnučių metai, Tyto alba (2014) |
9987 | Tanzania | National | |
9988 | Ghana | National | |
9989 | North Macedonia | National | ISBN 978-9989-2182-3-1 Macedonia: The Conflict and the Media, Macedonian Institute for Media (2003) |
9990~9999 | see #Prefixes of length 5 |
Prefixes of length 5
Reg. group |
Country, region, or language area [note 1] |
Type | ISBN example (book) |
---|---|---|---|
80000~94999 | see #Prefixes of length 2 | ||
95000~98999 | see #Prefixes of length 3 | ||
99000~99099 | unallocated | ||
99100~99899 | see #Prefixes of length 4 | ||
99900 | unallocated | ||
99901 | Bahrain | National | |
99902 | Reserved Agency (was Gabon) | Other | |
99903 | 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) |
99904 | Curaçao (was Netherlands Antilles, and Aruba) | National | |
99905 | Bolivia | National | |
99906 | Kuwait | National | |
99907 | unallocated | ||
99908 | Malawi | National | |
99909 | Malta | National | |
99910 | Sierra Leone | National | |
99911 | Lesotho | National | |
99912 | Botswana | National | |
99913 | Andorra | National | |
99914 | Suriname | National | |
99915 | Maldives | National | |
99916 | Namibia | National | ISBN 978-99945-76-51-7 Antje Burke, 111 Roadside Plants, Namibian Scientific Society (2017) |
99917 | Brunei | National | |
99918 | 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) |
99919 | Benin | National | |
99920 | Andorra | National | ISBN 9789992020005 La llengua catalana a Andorra: Estudi dialectològic dels seus parlars rurals, Institut d'Estudis Andorrans, Centre de Barcelona (1992)--> |
99921 | Qatar | National | |
99922 | Guatemala | National | |
99923 | El Salvador | National | |
99924 | Nicaragua | National | |
99925 | Paraguay | National | |
99926 | Honduras | National | |
99927 | Albania | National | |
99928 | Georgia | National | |
99929 | Mongolia | National | |
99930 | Armenia | National | |
99931 | Seychelles | National | |
99932 | Malta | National | |
99933 | Nepal | National | |
99934 | Dominican Republic | National | |
99935 | Haiti | National | |
99936 | Bhutan | National | |
99937 | 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) |
99938 | Republika Srpska | National | |
99939 | Guatemala | National | |
99940 | Georgia | National | |
99941 | Armenia | National | |
99942 | Sudan | National | |
99943 | Albania | National | |
99944 | Ethiopia | National | |
99945 | Namibia | National | |
99946 | Nepal | National | |
99947 | Tajikistan | National | |
99948 | Eritrea | National | |
99949 | Mauritius | National | |
99950 | Cambodia | National | |
99951 | Reserved Agency (was Democratic Republic of Congo) | Other | |
99952 | Mali | National | |
99953 | Paraguay | National | |
99954 | Bolivia | National | |
99955 | Republika Srpska | National | |
99956 | Albania | National | |
99957 | Malta | National | |
99958 | Bahrain | National | |
99959 | Luxembourg | National | |
99960 | Malawi | National | |
99961 | El Salvador | National | |
99962 | Mongolia | National | |
99963 | Cambodia | National | |
99964 | Nicaragua | National | |
99965 | 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) |
99966 | Kuwait | National | |
99967 | Paraguay | National | |
99968 | Botswana | National | |
99969 | Oman | National | |
99970 | Haiti | National | |
99971 | Myanmar | National | |
99972 | Faroe Islands | National | |
99973 | Mongolia | National | |
99974 | Bolivia | National | |
99975 | Tajikistan | National | |
99976 | Republika Srpska | National | |
99977 | Rwanda | National | |
99978 | Mongolia | National | |
99979 | Honduras | National | |
99980 | Bhutan | National | |
99981 | Macau | National | |
99982 | Benin | National | |
99983 | El Salvador | National | |
99984 | Brunei | National | |
99985 | Tajikistan | National | |
99986 | Myanmar | National | |
99987 | Luxembourg | National | |
99988 | Sudan | National | |
99989 | Paraguay | National | |
99990 | Ethiopia | National | |
99991 | unallocated | ||
99992 | Oman | National | |
99993 | Mauritius | National | |
99994 | Haiti | National | |
99995 | Seychelles | National | |
99996~99999 | unallocated |
Distribution
Length | Allocated | Unallocated | Unallocated list |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 7 (100%) | No | - |
2 | 16 (76%) | 5 (24%) | 64, 66~69 |
3 | 72 (89%) | 9 (11%) | 610, 633~639, 990 |
4 | 80 (100%) | No | - |
5 | 93 (93%) | 7 (7%) | 99900, 99907, 99991, 99996~99999 |
total | 268 | 21 |
Countries by language area
Country | English 0 |
English 1 |
French 2 |
German 3 |
---|---|---|---|---|
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
- 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 (53 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), Ecuador (20×104), 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), Namibia (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), Tunisia (20×104), Uganda (20×104), Ukraine (200×104), Uruguay (20×104), Uzbekistan (20×104), Vietnam (200×104)
- Three (24 countries)
- Argentina (300×104), Armenia (12×104), Cambodia (12×104), Costa Rica (30×104), El Salvador (3×104), Estonia (30×104), Georgia (12×104), Guatemala (12×104), Haiti (3×104), Indonesia (300×104), Iran (300×104), Kuwait (12×104), Lithuania (120×104), Macau (3×104), Malaysia (300×104), Mexico (300×104), Morocco (30×104), Nepal (12×104), Republika Srpska (3×104), Romania (300×104), Taiwan (300×104), Tajikistan (3×104), Tanzania (30×104), Thailand (300×104)
- Four (6 countries)
- Albania (13×104), Algeria (40×104), Bolivia (13×104), Malta (13×104), Paraguay (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. group |
Country, region, or language area [note 1] |
Type | ISBN example (book) |
---|---|---|---|
0- | reserved for ISMN | ||
10- | France | National | ISBN 979-10-90636-07-1 Hélène Dubouis, Les Jeunes dans la société, Éditions des Citoyens |
11- | South Korea | National | ISBN 979-11-86178-14-0 (2015)
Edward Y. J. Chung, Korean Confucianism: Tradition and Modernity. Academy of Korean Studies |
12- | Italy | National | ISBN 979-12-200-0852-5 Lorenzo Pacini, L'arte la vita e un pizzico di Van Gogh, Edizioni d'Arte (2016) |
13~19- | unallocated, shared with ISMN | ||
2~7- | unallocated, shared with ISMN | ||
8- | United States of America | National | ISBN 979-8-6024-0545-3 Julia Clemens, Sunset on Whisling Island |
9- | unallocated, shared with ISMN |
See also
- International Standard Book Number
- International Standard Serial Number
- List of group-0 ISBN publisher codes
- List of group-1 ISBN publisher codes
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f 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.
- VDM Publishingwith registered addresses in "Beau-Bassin, Mauritius".
References
- ^ ISBN 978-92-95055-12-4.
- ^ 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.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ISBN 978-92-95055-02-5.
- ^ admin. "National ISBN Agencies". Regional ISBN Agency - CARICOM. Retrieved 2022-03-31.