List of ISBN identifier groups

This is a list of ISBN identifier groups, the second element in 13-digit ISBNs (the first element in 10-digit ISBNs). The identifier is assigned to mark either a publisher's place of business or the language of the books it publishes. The "original" set of identifiers, assigned prior to the introduction of 13-digit ISBNs and, as such, prior to 978-prefix books, ranged from one to five numerical digits, according to the following structure:

• 0–5, 7
• 600–649
• 80–94
• 950–989
• 9900–9989
• 99900–99999

They are assigned in approximate descending order of publishing volume. Because the smaller identifiers have room for fewer publishers and ISBNs, several countries have had more than one identifier assigned to them. On the other hand, several countries (Australia, Canada, France, Austria, Switzerland...) have no identifier because they fall in the "language groups".

The structure for the identifiers of the 979- prefix and whether it will have language-specific identifiers is not well known, but four identifiers have been assigned (979-10, to France, 979-11, to the Republic of Korea, 979-12, to Italy, and 979-8, to the United States of America). Also, 979-0 has been reserved for the use of International Standard Music Number for sheet music. A 977- prefix indicates International Standard Serial Numbers.

Identifiers of the 978- prefix

Identifier	Identifying group	Type (national or language)	ISBN example (book)
0	English	Language	ISBN:0-330-28498-3 Douglas Adams, So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish, Pan Books (1984)
1	English	Language	ISBN:1-58182-008-9 James Reasoner, Manassas, Cumberland House (1999)
2	French	Language	ISBN:2-226-05257-7 Bernard Werber, Les Fourmis, Albin Michel (1991)
3	German	Language	ISBN:3-7965-1900-8 Marco Jorio (ed.), Historisches Lexikon der Schweiz, Schwabe AG (2002-)
4	Japan	National	ISBN:4-19-830127-1 Yasuhiro Nightow, トライガン (vol. 1), Tokuma Shoten (2014)
5	former USSR	National	ISBN:5-85270-001-0 Советский Энциклопедический Словарь (4th ed.), Сов. энциклопедия (1986)
600	Iran	National	ISBN:978-600-119-125-1 بهاءالدین خرمشاهی, از این دوراهه منزل, قطره (2012)
601	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)
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	ISBN:605-384-057-2 Muhammed Bozdağ, Düşün ve Başar, Yakamoz (1999)
606	Romania	National	ISBN:978-606-8126-35-7 Leonard Ancuta, Infernul, Tracus Arte (2011)
607	Mexico	National	ISBN:978-607-455-035-1 Vidal Medina, Galimatías, Consejo nacional para la cultura y las artes (2008)
608	Macedonia	National	ISBN:978-608-203-023-4 Blaže Ristovski (ed.), Encyclopaedia Macedonica (vol. 1), Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts (2009)
609	Lithuania	National	ISBN:609-01-1248-8 Jolita Herlyn, 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	ISBN:978-612-45165-9-7 Alonso Cueto, La Venganza del silencio, Planeta (2010)
613	Mauritius	National
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	ISBN:978-616-90393-3-4. Christopher G. Moore, 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
620	Mauritius	National
621	Philippines	National
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
624	Sri Lanka	National
625	Turkey	National
626~649	unallocated
65	Brazil	National	ISBN:978-65-5525-005-3 Homer, Ilíada, Editora 34 (2020)
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)
80	former Czechoslovakia	National	ISBN:80-85983-44-3 Kdo byl kdo v našich dějinách ve 20. století (vol. 1), Libri (1998)
81	India	National	ISBN:81-7215-399-6 Joy Goswami (1995)
82	Norway	National	ISBN:82-530-0983-6 Pax Leksikon, Pax Forlag (1978-1981)
83	Poland	National	ISBN:83-08-01587-5 Joanna Siedlecka, Jaśnie Panicz, WL (1987)
84	Spain	National	ISBN:84-86546-08-7 Adolfo Camilo Díaz, Miénteme, dime la verdá, Azucel (1989)
85	Brazil	National	ISBN:85-7531-015-1 Claudio Tognolli, A Sociedade dos Chavões, São Paulo Escrituras (2001)
86	former Yugoslavia	National	ISBN:86-341-0846-5 Janko Prunk, 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	ISBN:88-04-47328-2 Sandrone Dazieri, Attenti al gorilla, Mondadori (1999)
89	Republic of Korea	National	ISBN:89-04-02003-4 존 칼빈, 기독교강요 (상), 생명의말씀사 (1988)
90	Netherlands	National	ISBN:90-5691-187-2 Jan Timman, On the Attack, New In Chess (2006)
91	Sweden	National	ISBN:91-1-811692-2 Torgny Lindgren, Ormens väg på hälleberget, P.A. Norstedt (1982)
92	International NGO Publishers and EC Organizations	N/A	ISBN:92-67-10370-9 ISO Standards Handbook: Technical drawings (4th ed., vol. 1), ISO (2002)
93	India	National	ISBN:93-5025-214-7 Purkait SK, Essentials of Oral Pathology, JP Medical Ltd (2011)
94	Netherlands	National
950	Argentina	National	ISBN:950-04-0442-7 Abelardo Castillo, El que tiene sed, Emecé (1985)
951	Finland	National	ISBN:951-0-11369-7 Sinikka Laine, Ohari, WSOY (1982)
952	Finland	National	ISBN:952-471-294-6 J. Pekka Mäkelä, 391, Like (2004)
953	Croatia	National	ISBN:953-157-105-8 Višnja Špiljak & Vladimir Ivir (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	ISBN:956-7291-48-9 Ursula & Cristina Calderón, 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	ISBN:958-04-6278-X Karla Suárez, Carroza para actores, Norma (2001)
959	Cuba	National	ISBN:959-10-0363-3 Lisandro Otero, Llover sobre mojado, Editorial Letras Cubanas (1997)
960	Greece	National	ISBN:978-960-99626-7-4 Ιωάννης της Κλίμακος, Κλίμαξ, Ιερά Μονή Παρακλήτου (2015)
961	Slovenia	National	ISBN:961-6403-23-0 Tomaž Humar, Ni nemogočih poti, Mobitel (2001)
962	Hong Kong	National	ISBN:962-04-0195-6 潘翎, 上海掌故, Joint Publishing Company (1982)
963	Hungary	National	ISBN:963-7971-51-3 András Petőcz, A tenger dícsérete, Orpheusz (1994)
964	Iran	National	ISBN:964-6194-70-2 Nasrollah Kasraian, Mountains of Iran
965	Israel	National	ISBN:965-359-002-2 David H. Stern, Messianic Jewish Manifesto',' Jewish New Testament Publications (1988)
966	Ukraine	National	ISBN:966-95440-5-X; Владимир Дергачев, Геополитика, ВІРА-Р (2000)
967	Malaysia	National	ISBN:967-978-753-2 Khoo Kheng-Hor, Are You A Maverick?, Pelanduk Publications (2001)
968	Mexico	National	ISBN:968-6031-02-2 Natalio Hernández, Xochikoskatl, Kalpulli Editorial (1985)
969	Pakistan	National	ISBN:969-35-2020-3 Ahmad Hasan Dani, History of Pakistan: Pakistan through ages, Sang-e-Meel Publications (2007)
970	Mexico	National	ISBN:970-20-0242-7 Lourdes Urrea, Fuera de este mundo, Castillo
971	Philippines	National	ISBN:971-8845-10-0 Francisco Sionil José, Po-On, Solidaridad (1984)
972	Portugal	National	ISBN:972-37-0274-6 Miguel Esteves Cardoso, A Causa das Coisas, Assírio & Alvim (1986)
973	Romania	National	ISBN:973-43-0179-9 Paul Goma, Amnezia la români, Editura Litera (1992)
974	Thailand	National	ISBN:974-85854-7-6 วินทร์ เลียววาริณ, ประชาธิปไตยบนเส้นขนาน, บริษัท 113 (1994)
975	Turkey	National	ISBN:975-293-381-5 Türkçe Sevmek: Türkiye'de Yaşayan Yabancı Kadınların Gözüyle Türkler, Doğan Kitap (2005)
976	CARICOM	National	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)
977	Egypt	National	ISBN:977-734-520-8
978	Nigeria	National	ISBN:978-37186-2-2 Jeff Unaegbu, This Lagos Nawa, Prize Publishers (2005)
979	Indonesia	National	ISBN:979-553-483-1 Toeti Heraty, Nostalgi, transendensi, Gramedia Widiasarana Indonesia (1995)
980	Venezuela	National	ISBN:980-01-0194-2 Luis Felipe Ramón y Rivera, La Poesía folklórica de Venezuela Monte Avila (1992)
981	Singapore	National	ISBN:981-3018-39-9 Dato' Sham Sani (ed.), The Encyclopedia of Malaysia (vol. 1), Archipelago Press (1998)
982	South Pacific	National	ISBN:982-301-001-3 Anirudh Singh, Silent Warriors, Fiji Institute of Applied Studies (1991)
983	Malaysia	National	ISBN:983-52-0157-9 Mohaini Mohamed, Great Muslim Mathematicians, Penerbit Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (2000)
984	Bangladesh	National	ISBN:984-458-089-7 নির্মলেন্দু গুণ, আনন্দউদ্যান, সমেয়া প্রকাশনা (1995)
985	Belarus	National	ISBN:978-985-6740-48-3 Larysa Hienijuš, Каб вы ведалі: З эпісталярнай спадчыны (1945-1983), Лімарыус (2005)
986	Taiwan	National	ISBN:986-417-191-7 黃效文, 自然在心/Nature at heart, Commonwealth Publishing Group (2003)
987	Argentina	National	ISBN:987-98184-2-3 Claudio Canaparo, 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)
9900~9914	unallocated
9915	Uruguay	National
9916	Estonia	National
9917	Bolivia	National
9918	Malta	National
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:978-9928400529 Idlir Azizi, Terxhuman, Zenit Editions (2010)
9929	Guatemala	National	ISBN:978-9929801646 Héctor Gaitán A., La Calle: Donde tú vives (vol. 8), Librerías Artemis Edinter (2011)
9930	Costa Rica	National	ISBN:978-9930943106 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:978-9933101473 (2010) نزار أباظة ، العربــية لغير أبنائها ، القسم الثاني
9934	Latvia	National	ISBN:978-9934015960 Žanna Grāfa, Fantastiskas zeķes: Ātri un stilīgi, Zvaigzne ABC (2010)
9935	Iceland	National
9936	Afghanistan	National
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
9947	Algeria	National
9948	United Arab Emirates	National
9949	Estonia	National
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	Kosova	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	ISBN:9963-645-06-2 Παύλος Ευδοκίμωφ, Η τρελή αγάπη του Θεού, Κέντρο Μελετών Ιεράς Μονής Κύκκου (2003)
9964	Ghana	National
9965	Kazakhstan	National
9966	Kenya	National
9967	Kyrgyzstan	National
9968	Costa Rica	National
9969	unallocated
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
9981	Morocco	National
9982	Zambia	National
9983	Gambia	National
9984	Latvia	National
9985	Estonia	National
9986	Lithuania	National	ISBN:9986-16-329-3 Jurga Ivanauskaitė, Pakalnučių metai, Tyto alba (2014)
9987	Tanzania	National
9988	Ghana	National
9989	Macedonia	National
99900	unallocated
99901	Bahrain	National
99902	Reserved Agency (was Gabon)	National
99903	Mauritius	National
99904	Curaçao (was Netherland 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
99917	Brunei Darussalam	National
99918	Faroe Islands	National
99919	Benin	National
99920	Andorra	National
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)	National
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
99984~99999	unallocated

Countries and regions with several 978- prefixes

Two prefixes (47)

Andorra, Argentina, Bahrain, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, English, Faroe Islands, Finland, Ghana, Greece, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Macedonia, Malawi, Malaysia, Namibia, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Ukraine, Uruguay

Three prefixes (19)

Algeria, Armenia, Cambodia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Estonia, Georgia, Guatemala, Indonesia, Iran, Kuwait, Lithuania, Macau, Mexico, Morocco, Nepal, Paraguay, Republika Srpska, Thailand

Four prefixes (5)

Albania, Bolivia, Malta, Mauritius, Turkey

Five prefixes (1)

Mongolia

Identifiers of the 979- prefix

Identifier	Identifying group	Type (national or language)	ISBN example (bibliographic information)
10-	France	National	ISBN:979-10-90636-07-1 Hélène Dubouis, Les Jeunes dans la société, Éditions des Citoyens
11-	Republic of Korea	National	ISBN:979-11-86178-14-0 Edward Y. J. Chung, Korean Confucianism: Tradition and Modernity. Academy of Korean Studies (2015)
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)
8-	United States of America	National	ISBN:979-8-6024-0545-3 Julia Clemens, Sunset on Whisling Island

See also

• List of group-0 ISBN publisher codes
• List of group-1 ISBN publisher codes

External links

• International ISBN Agency - Ranges