This is a list of ISBN identifier groups, the second element in 13-digit ISBNs (first in 10-digit ones). The identifier is assigned to either mark 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 the ISBN-13 and as such to 978-prefix books, ranges from one to five numerical digits according to the following structure:
They are assigned in approximate descending order of publishing volume. Because the smaller identifiers have room for lesser numbers of publishers and ISBNs, several countries have had more than one identifier assigned to them. On the other hand, several countries (Australia, the United States, 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 yet known as only one identifier has been assigned yet (979-10-, to France).
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| 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 (1996) |
| 5 | Russia and 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 قطره (2011) ,بهاءالدین خرمشاهی, از این دوراهه منزل |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 611 | Thailand | National | |
| 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 | |
| 617 | Ukraine | National | |
| 618 | Greece | National | |
| 619 | Bulgaria | National | |
| 620 | Mauritius | National | |
| 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 | Czech Republic and Slovakia | 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, Saő Paulo Escrituras (2001) |
| 86 | Serbia and Montenegro | 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 | Korea | National | |
| 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 | NGOs | N/A | ISBN 92-67-10370-9 ISO Standards Handbook: Technical drawings (4th ed., vol. 1), ISO (2002) |
| 93 | India | National | ISBN 93-8011-236-7 Dheera Kitchlu, No Dogs Please!, Serene Woods (2011) |
| 94 | Netherlands | National | ISBN 94-414-0063-3 Surveillance of Drinking Water Quality, WHO (1976) |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 989 | Portugal | 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 9964 | Ghana | National | |
| 9965 | Kazakhstan | National | |
| 9966 | Kenya | National | |
| 9967 | Kyrgyzstan | National | |
| 9968 | Costa Rica | 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 | |
| 9981 | Morocco | National | |
| 9982 | Zambia | National | |
| 9983 | Gambia | National | |
| 9984 | Latvia | National | |
| 9985 | Estonia | National | |
| 9986 | Lithuania | National | |
| 9987 | Tanzania | National | |
| 9988 | Ghana | National | |
| 9989 | Macedonia | National | |
| 99901 | Bahrain | National | |
| 99902 | Gabon | National | |
| 99903 | Mauritius | National | |
| 99904 | Netherland Antilles | National | |
| 99905 | Bolivia | National | |
| 99906 | Kuwait | National | |
| 99908 | Malawi | National | |
| 99909 | Malta | National | |
| 99910 | Sierra Leone | National | |
| 99911 | Lesotho | National | |
| 99912 | Botsana | National | |
| 99913 | Andorra | National | |
| 99914 | Suriname | National | |
| 99915 | Maldives | National | |
| 99916 | Namibia | National | |
| 99917 | Brunei | 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 | Honduras | National | |
| 99930 | Armenia | National | |
| 99931 | Seychelles | National | |
| 99932 | Malta | National | |
| 99933 | Nepal | National | |
| 99934 | Dominican republic | National | |
| 99935 | Haiti | National | |
| 99936 | Bhutan | National | |
| 99937 | Serbia | National | |
| 99938 | Macau | National | |
| 99939 | Guatemala | National | |
| 99941 | Armenia | National | |
| 99942 | Sudan | National | |
| 99943 | Albania | National | |
| 99944 | Etiopia | National | |
| 99945 | Namibia | National | |
| 99946 | Nepal | National | |
| 99947 | Tajikistan | National | |
| 99948 | Eritrea | National | |
| 99949 | Mauritius | National | |
| 99950 | Cambodia | National | |
| 99951 | Democratic Congo | National | |
| 99952 | Mali | National | |
| 99953 | Paraguay | National | |
| 99954 | Bolivia | National | |
| 99955 | Serbia | 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 | |
| 99966 | Kuwait | National | |
| 99967 | Paraguay | National | |
| 99968 | Botswana | National | |
| 99969 | Oman | National |
| 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 |