🧭 59개국의 주소 현황 (2026년 10월 기준)

나라마다 단계가 매우 다릅니다. 가나의 GhanaPostGPS, 인도의 DIGIPIN, 나이지리아의 새 NIPOST 디지털 우편번호처럼 국가 디지털 주소 체계를 운영하는 나라가 있고, 법제화나 시범 사업을 진행 중인 나라가 있으며, 사서함과 지역 설명에 의존하는 나라도 있습니다. 만국우편연합(UPU)은 “완전하고 정확하며 고유한 국가 주소 기반이 없는 것은 여러 개발도상국에 중대한 사회경제적 과제”라고 밝혔습니다(Addressing the world – An address for everyone, 2012, 7쪽).

🏛️

국가 체계가 먼저입니다

주소는 국가 기반시설입니다. WIA Pin Code는 국가 주소·우편번호·디지털 주소 코드를 대체하지 않으며, 그 옆에 함께 저장할 수 있습니다.

☎️

말하고 입력할 수 있는 위치

12자리 숫자는 전화로 불러 주거나 문자로 보내거나 적어 둘 수 있고, 다시 좌표로 바꿀 수 있습니다.

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상호운용을 전제로 설계

코드는 위도·경도에서 바로 계산되므로 좌표를 저장하는 어떤 시스템이든 코드를 만들 수 있고, 공개된 공식으로 누구나 결과를 검증할 수 있습니다.

🌍 59개국: 주소 현황과 분류

각 나라는 공개 자료(UPU 주소 안내서, 각국 우정 당국, 정부·언론 자료, 2026년 10월 14일 확인)로 분류했습니다. 나라를 누르면 국가 페이지·출처·코드 변환기를 볼 수 있습니다.

C — 국가 디지털 주소 체계가 있거나 도입·법제화 중: WIA Pin Code가 연동 가능 (13)
E — 국가 우편번호 운영 중, 국가 디지털 주소 체계는 확인되지 않음 (12)
D — 일부·도시 지역만 주소 체계 적용 (7)
B — 우편번호는 있으나 배달에 거의 쓰이지 않음 (7)
A — 사용 중인 국가 우편번호·주소 체계 없음 (20)
🇧🇯
베냉
C · 국가 디지털 주소 체계
National digital addressing strategy (authorised 2026)
🇰🇭
캄보디아
C · 국가 디지털 주소 체계
Cambodia Post + what3words (2024)
🇨🇲
카메룬
C · 국가 디지털 주소 체계
Campost + FindMe digital addresses (2024)
🇩🇯
지부티
C · 국가 디지털 주소 체계
La Poste de Djibouti + what3words (2017)
🇪🇹
에티오피아
C · 국가 디지털 주소 체계
Ethiopian Digital Addressing System (SSGI)
🇬🇭
가나
C · 국가 디지털 주소 체계
GhanaPostGPS (2017)
🇮🇳
인도
C · 국가 디지털 주소 체계
PIN code + DIGIPIN (2025)
🇰🇪
케냐
C · 국가 디지털 주소 체계
National Addressing Bill 2025 (pending)
🇲🇼
말라위
C · 국가 디지털 주소 체계
National Addressing System (MACRA)
🇲🇳
몽골
C · 국가 디지털 주소 체계
Mongol Post + what3words (2016)
🇳🇬
나이지리아
C · 국가 디지털 주소 체계
NIPOST National Digital Alphanumeric Postcode System (2026)
🇸🇳
세네갈
C · 국가 디지털 주소 체계
Projet d'adressage numérique national
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탄자니아
C · 국가 디지털 주소 체계
National Addressing and Postcode System (Anwani za Makazi)
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아프가니스탄
E · 국가 우편번호 운영
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방글라데시
E · 국가 우편번호 운영
🇧🇹
부탄
E · 국가 우편번호 운영
🇧🇫
부르키나파소
E · 국가 우편번호 운영
🇭🇹
아이티
E · 국가 우편번호 운영
🇱🇦
라오스
E · 국가 우편번호 운영
🇲🇬
마다가스카르
E · 국가 우편번호 운영
🇲🇿
모잠비크
E · 국가 우편번호 운영
🇲🇲
미얀마
E · 국가 우편번호 운영
🇵🇰
파키스탄
E · 국가 우편번호 운영
🇱🇰
스리랑카
E · 국가 우편번호 운영
🇹🇱
동티모르
E · 국가 우편번호 운영
🇬🇦
가봉
D · 일부·도시 지역만
Libreville street addressing
🇬🇲
감비아
D · 일부·도시 지역만
Kanifing Plus Codes addressing
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코트디부아르
D · 일부·도시 지역만
Abidjan street naming programme
🇳🇵
네팔
D · 일부·도시 지역만
Nepal Post Plus Codes pilot (Kathmandu Valley)
🇷🇼
르완다
D · 일부·도시 지역만
Kigali street addressing
🇹🇬
토고
D · 일부·도시 지역만
Grand Lomé addressing project
🇿🇲
잠비아
D · 일부·도시 지역만
National Addressing and Postcode Project (ZICTA)
🇬🇳
기니
B · 우편번호 있으나 거의 미사용
🇬🇼
기니비사우
B · 우편번호 있으나 거의 미사용
🇱🇸
레소토
B · 우편번호 있으나 거의 미사용
🇳🇪
니제르
B · 우편번호 있으나 거의 미사용
🇵🇬
파푸아뉴기니
B · 우편번호 있으나 거의 미사용
🇸🇴
소말리아
B · 우편번호 있으나 거의 미사용
🇺🇬
우간다
B · 우편번호 있으나 거의 미사용
🇦🇴
앙골라
A · 사용 중인 국가 체계 없음
🇦🇬
앤티가 바부다
A · 사용 중인 국가 체계 없음
🇧🇼
보츠와나
A · 사용 중인 국가 체계 없음
🇧🇮
부룬디
A · 사용 중인 국가 체계 없음
🇨🇫
중앙아프리카공화국
A · 사용 중인 국가 체계 없음
🇹🇩
차드
A · 사용 중인 국가 체계 없음
🇰🇲
코모로
A · 사용 중인 국가 체계 없음
🇨🇩
콩고민주공화국
A · 사용 중인 국가 체계 없음
🇬🇶
적도기니
A · 사용 중인 국가 체계 없음
🇪🇷
에리트레아
A · 사용 중인 국가 체계 없음
🇫🇯
피지
A · 사용 중인 국가 체계 없음
🇲🇱
말리
A · 사용 중인 국가 체계 없음
🇲🇷
모리타니
A · 사용 중인 국가 체계 없음
🇸🇱
시에라리온
A · 사용 중인 국가 체계 없음
🇸🇸
남수단
A · 사용 중인 국가 체계 없음
🇸🇾
시리아
A · 사용 중인 국가 체계 없음
🇸🇹
상투메 프린시페
A · 사용 중인 국가 체계 없음
🇻🇺
바누아투
A · 사용 중인 국가 체계 없음
🇾🇪
예멘
A · 사용 중인 국가 체계 없음
🇿🇼
짐바브웨
A · 사용 중인 국가 체계 없음

🧰 WIA Pin Code가 제공할 수 있는 것

실제 쓰임새만 적었습니다. 출처를 댈 수 없는 효과 수치는 싣지 않습니다.

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배송·물류

택배사와 기업은 주문에 12자리 코드를 함께 저장하고 그 코드가 가리키는 칸으로 찾아갈 수 있습니다.

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긴급 구조

신고자가 코드를 불러 주면 상황실이 좌표로 바꿀 수 있고, 변환 자체에는 인터넷이 필요 없습니다.

🆓

시민·정부 무료

개인과 공공기관은 코드와 코드 계산 API를 무료로 쓸 수 있습니다.

🏛️

행정 기록

인구조사·공공요금·공공서비스 대장이 공식 주소 옆에 함께 보관할 수 있는 변하지 않는 좌표 키입니다.

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88개 언어 웹사이트

WIA Pin Code 웹사이트 화면은 88개 언어로 제공되며, 코드 자체는 숫자입니다.

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개발자 도구

코드 계산 API, WIA GIL 지도, Pin Code 변환·역변환·주변 검색 도구를 갖춘 MCP 서버(mcp.wiacode.com).

🔧 WIA Pin Code 기술 사양

연삼흠 박사의 YUJIN Transform v2 — 공개된 공식, 2026년 8월 11일부터 서비스 중

🔢 형식
12자리, XXX-XXX-XXX-XXX. 예: 서울시청(37.5665, 126.978) → 708-702-851-863.
📐 칸 크기
남북: 180° / 999,999 ≈ 0.00018° ≈ 어디서나 20 m. 동서: 0.36° / 1,000 ≈ 0.00036° ≈ 적도에서 40 m, 극으로 갈수록 좁아짐.
↩️ 하위 호환
앞 아홉 자리가 v1 코드(2025)입니다. 모든 v1 코드는 같은 지점의 v2 코드 앞부분입니다. 예: 708-702-851 → 708-702-851-863. v1 코드만으로는 약 20 m × 40 km 띠를 가리키므로 집 단위 주소가 아닙니다.
🧮 공식
위도: ⌊((lat+90)/180) × 999,999⌋ → 6자리. 경도: λn = (lng+180)/360, B = ⌊λn × 999⌋, 이어서 ⌊(λn × 999 − B) × 1,000⌋. 전체 사양: /docs/yujin-transform.html
📴 오프라인 동작
변환과 역변환은 단순 계산이라 휴대폰에서 인터넷 없이 됩니다. 지도와 장소 검색에는 인터넷이 필요합니다.
🔐 개인정보
코드는 좌표만으로 계산되며 개인정보를 담지 않습니다.

📋 각국 담당 팀과 함께 일하는 방식

지금 제공할 수 있는 것과 함께 정할 단계입니다. 정해진 일정이나 약속된 성과는 없습니다.

1

대화

귀국의 주소·우편번호·디지털 주소 사업과 좌표 코드로 하고 싶은 일을 알려 주세요.

2

무료 이용

정부 팀은 코드 계산 API, WIA GIL 지도, MCP 서버를 무료로 씁니다.

3

상호운용 점검

WIA Pin Code가 기존 기록(주소·우편번호·디지털 주소 코드)과 어떻게 대응되는지 함께 시험합니다. 기준은 계속 국가 체계입니다.

4

현지 시범 사업

필요하면 담당 국가기관과 지역·협력기관·기간을 합의한 작은 시범 사업을 합니다.

5

공동 검토

시범 결과를 함께 검토하고, 데이터가 보여 주는 것만 공개합니다.

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다음 단계

계속할지, 어떻게 할지는 해당 국가기관이 정합니다.

귀국 상황을 알려 주세요

시범 사업이나 국가 주소 체계와의 연동을 상의하려면 연락 주세요. 이메일로 답변드립니다.

📞 직접 연락

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📚 출처

이 페이지의 모든 수치와 국가별 사실의 출처입니다. 모든 링크는 2026년 10월 14일에 확인했습니다.

일반

  1. 240만+ (2,404,057) 코드가 붙은 장소 — WIA GIL 데이터베이스, ㈜스마일스토리 내부 집계(WIA GIL 표기와 같은 값).
  2. 12자리 형식·칸 크기·하위 호환·공식 — YUJIN Transform 사양 https://wiapincode.smilestory.ai/docs/yujin-transform.html
  3. UPU 인용(7쪽) — 만국우편연합, “Addressing the world – An address for everyone”, 백서, 2012 https://www.upu.int/UPU/media/upu/publications/whitePaperAddressingTheWorldEn.pdf
  4. MCP 서버 도구(pin_code_encode / decode / nearby) — 실제 도구 목록, 2026-10-14 확인 https://mcp.wiacode.com/

국가별 현황 (원문 영어)

  1. 🇦🇫 아프가니스탄 — E. Afghanistan has a six-digit national postcode, which the UPU reports came into force on 1 October 2024. No national digital addressing system was found. https://www.upu.int/UPU/media/upu/PostalEntitiesFiles/addressingUnit/afgEn.pdf (UPU addressing sheet: six-digit postcode in force from 1 Oct 2024)
  2. 🇦🇴 앙골라 — A. Angola has no national postcode in use; a postal code announced by Correios de Angola since 2014 has not been confirmed as launched. https://www.upu.int/UPU/media/upu/PostalEntitiesFiles/addressingUnit/agoEn.pdf (UPU addressing sheet: sample address without postcode); https://observador.pt/2018/01/29/angola-com-codigo-postal-ate-final-do-ano/ (2018 report: postcode promised, starting with Luanda)
  3. 🇦🇬 앤티가 바부다 — A. Antigua and Barbuda has no postcode system; a government street-naming and house-numbering project was reported in 2014. https://abstvradio.com/house-numbering-phase-will-commence-thursday/ (2014: street naming complete, house numbering phase to begin)
  4. 🇧🇩 방글라데시 — E. Bangladesh uses a four-digit national postcode. In October 2025 the government announced work on a digitised address system with area, street and house codes; no rollout was found. https://www.upu.int/UPU/media/upu/PostalEntitiesFiles/addressingUnit/bgdEn.pdf (UPU addressing sheet: four-digit postcode); https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/393658/rizwana-postal-system-needs-digital (Oct 2025: digitised address management system announced)
  5. 🇧🇯 베냉 — C. Benin has no postcode; in April 2026 the Council of Ministers authorised a national digital, geolocated street-and-door addressing strategy, starting in Greater Nokoué and Parakou. https://beninwebtv.bj/benin-le-gouvernement-veut-reorganiser-les-adresses-des-rues-et-habitations/ (Council of Ministers, 22 Apr 2026); https://www.upu.int/UPU/media/upu/PostalEntitiesFiles/addressingUnit/benFr.pdf (UPU addressing sheet (2025): P.O. box addressing)
  6. 🇧🇹 부탄 — E. Bhutan has a five-digit national postcode introduced in 2010. No national digital addressing system was found. https://www.upu.int/UPU/media/upu/PostalEntitiesFiles/addressingUnit/btnEn.pdf (UPU addressing sheet: five-digit postcode)
  7. 🇧🇼 보츠와나 — A. Botswana has no national postcode; mail is delivered mainly to P.O. boxes and private bags, and a planned national postcode and address system has not been confirmed as launched. https://www.upu.int/UPU/media/upu/PostalEntitiesFiles/addressingUnit/bwaEn.pdf (UPU addressing sheet: P.O. box / private bag, no postcode); https://dailynews.gov.bw/news-detail/25976 (2016 Gaborone home-delivery pilot)
  8. 🇧🇫 부르키나파소 — E. Burkina Faso has a five-digit national postcode listed by the UPU and La Poste Burkina Faso. No national digital addressing system was confirmed. https://www.upu.int/UPU/media/upu/PostalEntitiesFiles/addressingUnit/bfaFr.pdf (UPU addressing sheet: five-digit postcode)
  9. 🇧🇮 부룬디 — A. Burundi has no postcode system; the UPU address guide (2025) shows mail addressed by P.O. box, commune and province. https://www.upu.int/UPU/media/upu/PostalEntitiesFiles/addressingUnit/bdiEn.pdf (UPU addressing sheet (11/2025))
  10. 🇰🇭 캄보디아 — C. Cambodia uses a six-digit national postcode, and Cambodia Post added what3words locations to its delivery apps in November 2024. https://www.upu.int/UPU/media/upu/PostalEntitiesFiles/addressingUnit/khmEn.pdf (UPU addressing sheet: six-digit postcode); https://newcorporate.london.what3words.com/news/government/cambodia-post-uses-what3words-for-precise-deliveries/ (13 Nov 2024: Cambodia Post uses what3words (vendor announcement))
  11. 🇨🇲 카메룬 — C. Cameroon's national post, Campost, has offered app-based digital postal addresses through a partnership with FindMe since 2024. https://www.businessincameroon.com/public-management/0411-14292-cameroon-s-campost-partners-with-findme-to-improve-national-address-system (Nov 2024: Campost–FindMe partnership)
  12. 🇨🇫 중앙아프리카공화국 — A. The Central African Republic has no national postcode system, and no national addressing system was found. https://www.geopostcodes.com/en-GB/blog/countries-without-zip-codes/ (Listed among countries without postcodes (secondary source))
  13. 🇹🇩 차드 — A. Chad has no national postcode system; streets in N'Djamena are numbered, and some were named by the city in 2023. https://www.smarty.com/global-address-formatting/chad-address-format-examples (Postal code format: N/A (secondary source)); https://tchadinfos.com/2023/11/29/trois-rues-de-ndjamena-sont-baptisees/ (Nov 2023: N'Djamena names numbered streets)
  14. 🇰🇲 코모로 — A. Comoros has no national postcode system; mail is addressed by P.O. box and town. https://www.upu.int/UPU/media/upu/PostalEntitiesFiles/addressingUnit/comEn.pdf (UPU addressing sheet (old): BP + Moroni, no postcode)
  15. 🇨🇩 콩고민주공화국 — A. The Democratic Republic of the Congo has no national postcode system; addresses use street, plot number and commune. https://datahub.io/logistics/postal-codes-cd (No postal code system (secondary source))
  16. 🇩🇯 지부티 — C. La Poste de Djibouti adopted what3words as its addressing standard in 2017 and introduced ten post-office postcodes in 2020. https://about.usps.com/postal-bulletin/2020/pb22558/html/updt_001.htm (USPS Postal Bulletin 2020: Djibouti postcodes 77101–77601); https://what3words.com/news/general/djibouti-post/ (Feb 2017: Djibouti Post adopts what3words (vendor announcement))
  17. 🇬🇶 적도기니 — A. Equatorial Guinea has no national postcode system; addresses use street, P.O. box and city. https://www.smarty.com/global-address-formatting/equatorial-guinea-address-format-examples (Postal code format: N/A (secondary source))
  18. 🇪🇷 에리트레아 — A. Eritrea has no national postcode system; mail is addressed by P.O. box and locality. https://www.geopostcodes.com/country/eritrea/address-validation/ (No standardized postal code system (secondary source))
  19. 🇪🇹 에티오피아 — C. Ethiopia is rolling out the Ethiopian Digital Addressing System (Space Science and Geospatial Institute) city by city, starting with Bishoftu in 2023. https://capitalethiopia.com/?p=53579 (Feb 2024: Bishoftu complete, Adama in progress, Addis Ababa agreement)
  20. 🇫🇯 피지 — A. Fiji has no national postcode system; mail is addressed by street or P.O. box and town. https://www.geopostcodes.com/country/fiji/address-validation/ (No standardized postal code system (secondary source))
  21. 🇬🇦 가봉 — D. Gabon has no confirmed national addressing system; Libreville has run a municipal street-naming and numbering programme since 2015. https://gabonmediatime.com/gabon-linterimaire-eugene-mba-relance-le-chantier-dadressage-de-la-capitale/ (2021: Libreville addressing programme relaunched)
  22. 🇬🇲 감비아 — D. The Gambia has no national postcode; Kanifing Municipality introduced Plus Code-based digital addresses in 2021–2022. https://www.ictd.ac/publication/implementing-a-comprehensive-digital-addressing-system-a-step-by-step-guide-inspired-by-the-experience-of-kanifing-municipality-the-gambia/ (ICTD/LoGRI policy brief (Dec 2025) on Kanifing); https://www.upu.int/UPU/media/upu/PostalEntitiesFiles/addressingUnit/gmbEn.pdf (UPU addressing sheet: no postcode)
  23. 🇬🇭 가나 — C. Ghana runs a national digital address system (GhanaPostGPS, since 2017, 5 m × 5 m grid); a digital address code is a mandatory requirement for Ghana Card registration. https://nia.gov.gh/?p=7513 (NIA: Digital Address Code is a mandatory requirement for Ghana Card registration); https://www.upu.int/UPU/media/upu/PostalEntitiesFiles/addressingUnit/ghaEn.pdf (UPU addressing sheet (2025): postcode and digital address format)
  24. 🇬🇳 기니 — B. Guinea has a three-digit postal code used with P.O. boxes; no national street or digital addressing system was found. https://www.upu.int/UPU/media/upu/PostalEntitiesFiles/addressingUnit/ginEn.pdf (UPU addressing sheet: 3 digits + P.O. box)
  25. 🇬🇼 기니비사우 — B. Guinea-Bissau has a four-digit postal code registered with the UPU; commercial sources report it is not used in practice, and no national addressing system was found. https://www.upu.int/UPU/media/upu/PostalEntitiesFiles/addressingUnit/gnbEn.pdf (UPU addressing sheet: four-digit postcode)
  26. 🇭🇹 아이티 — E. Haiti has a four-digit "HT" postal code administered by the national post; no national digital addressing system was found. https://www.upu.int/UPU/media/upu/PostalEntitiesFiles/addressingUnit/htiEn.pdf (UPU addressing sheet: HT + 4 digits)
  27. 🇮🇳 인도 — C. India uses the six-digit PIN code and, since 2025, the DIGIPIN national geocoded grid (Department of Posts, about 4 m × 4 m cells), which supplements the PIN code. https://www.indiapost.gov.in/digipin (India Post: DIGIPIN); https://www.upu.int/UPU/media/upu/PostalEntitiesFiles/addressingUnit/indEn.pdf (UPU addressing sheet: six-digit postcode)
  28. 🇨🇮 코트디부아르 — D. Côte d'Ivoire relies on P.O. box office codes; a street-naming programme covering the Abidjan district was scheduled to finish at the end of 2025. https://www.upu.int/UPU/media/upu/PostalEntitiesFiles/addressingUnit/civEn.pdf (UPU addressing sheet: P.O. box delivery with office code); https://fr.allafrica.com/stories/202510020568.html (Oct 2025: Abidjan street addressing programme)
  29. 🇰🇪 케냐 — C. Kenya uses five-digit post-office codes, and a National Addressing Bill (2025) to create a national addressing system was still before Parliament in 2026. https://allafrica.com/stories/202604290117.html (29 Apr 2026: National Addressing Bill before committee); https://www.upu.int/UPU/media/upu/PostalEntitiesFiles/addressingUnit/kenEn.pdf (UPU addressing sheet: five-digit postcode)
  30. 🇱🇦 라오스 — E. Laos has a five-digit postal code system; no national digital addressing system was found. https://www.upu.int/UPU/media/upu/PostalEntitiesFiles/addressingUnit/laoEn.pdf (UPU addressing sheet: five-digit postcode)
  31. 🇱🇸 레소토 — B. Lesotho has a three-digit postcode used alongside P.O. box addresses; a digital address system for Maseru was agreed in 2021. https://www.upu.int/UPU/media/upu/PostalEntitiesFiles/addressingUnit/lsoEn.pdf (UPU addressing sheet: three-digit postcode, P.O. box example); https://gna.org.gh/?p=190308 (Dec 2021: Maseru digital address agreement)
  32. 🇲🇬 마다가스카르 — E. Madagascar has a three-digit postcode system run by Paositra Malagasy; no national digital addressing system was found. https://www.upu.int/UPU/media/upu/PostalEntitiesFiles/addressingUnit/mdgEn.pdf (UPU addressing sheet: three-digit postcode)
  33. 🇲🇼 말라위 — C. Malawi is rolling out a National Addressing System with six-digit postcodes (MACRA, piloted in Blantyre from 2016, expansion to all districts announced in 2024). https://macra.mw/national-addressing-project/ (MACRA: National Addressing System); https://www.upu.int/UPU/media/upu/PostalEntitiesFiles/addressingUnit/mwiEn.pdf (UPU addressing sheet (2021): six-digit postcode)
  34. 🇲🇱 말리 — A. Mali has no national postcode in use; the regulator commissioned a feasibility study for a digital addressing system in 2023. https://www.upu.int/UPU/media/upu/PostalEntitiesFiles/addressingUnit/mliEn.pdf (UPU addressing sheet: no postcode); https://amrtp.ml/en/2023/03/ (AMRTP 2023 tender: digital addressing feasibility study)
  35. 🇲🇷 모리타니 — A. Mauritania has no national postcode; a World Bank-funded national digital addressing system was presented in September 2026, with a pilot planned for the end of 2026. https://www.upu.int/UPU/media/upu/PostalEntitiesFiles/addressingUnit/mrtEn.pdf (UPU addressing sheet: P.O. box only); https://osiris.sn/mauritanie-comment-l-adressage-numerique-peut-faciliter-le-developpement-du-e.html (1 Oct 2026: national digital addressing system presented)
  36. 🇲🇳 몽골 — C. Mongolia uses five-digit postcodes, and Mongol Post has used what3words since 2016 to complement traditional addresses. https://www.postal.mn/News-centre/14 (Mongol Post, June 2016: what3words adopted); https://www.upu.int/UPU/media/upu/PostalEntitiesFiles/addressingUnit/mngEn.pdf (UPU addressing sheet: five-digit postcode)
  37. 🇲🇿 모잠비크 — E. Mozambique has a four-digit postcode on record with the UPU; the national postal operator was restructured between 2021 and 2025, and no national digital addressing system was found. https://www.upu.int/UPU/media/upu/PostalEntitiesFiles/addressingUnit/mozEn.pdf (UPU addressing sheet: four-digit postcode)
  38. 🇲🇲 미얀마 — E. Myanmar has a seven-digit postcode system down to quarter/village-tract level (UPU, 2022); no national digital addressing system was found. https://www.upu.int/UPU/media/upu/PostalEntitiesFiles/addressingUnit/mmrEn.pdf (UPU addressing sheet (2022): seven-digit postcode)
  39. 🇳🇵 네팔 — D. Nepal uses five-digit postcodes, and Nepal Post has piloted Plus Code-based delivery in the Kathmandu Valley since 2021. https://www.upu.int/UPU/media/upu/PostalEntitiesFiles/addressingUnit/nplEn.pdf (UPU addressing sheet: five-digit postcode); https://www.technologykhabar.com/?p=49313 (Feb 2021: Plus Code delivery pilot, Kathmandu Valley)
  40. 🇳🇪 니제르 — B. Niger has a four-digit postcode, but the UPU records that mail is delivered to P.O. boxes only; no national digital addressing system was found. https://www.upu.int/UPU/media/upu/PostalEntitiesFiles/addressingUnit/nerEn.pdf (UPU addressing sheet: "Deliveries are made to P.O. Boxes only")
  41. 🇳🇬 나이지리아 — C. Nigeria launched a national digital postcode system (NIPOST National Digital Alphanumeric Postcode System) on 1 October 2026, giving each addressable building an 11-character code. https://innovation-village.com/nigeria-launches-11-character-nipost-digital-postcodes/ (1 Oct 2026: NIPOST digital postcode launch); https://guardian.ng/news/nigeria-to-launch-digital-postcode-system-in-october-bosun-tijani/ (Launch announced by the Minister of Communications)
  42. 🇵🇰 파키스탄 — E. Pakistan uses five-digit postal codes administered by Pakistan Post; no national digital addressing system was found. https://www.pakpost.gov.pk/postcode.php (Pakistan Post: postal codes)
  43. 🇵🇬 파푸아뉴기니 — B. Papua New Guinea has three-digit postcodes administered by Post PNG, and addresses commonly use P.O. boxes. https://www.upu.int/UPU/media/upu/PostalEntitiesFiles/addressingUnit/pngEn.pdf (UPU addressing sheet (2017): three-digit postcode, P.O. box example)
  44. 🇷🇼 르완다 — D. Rwanda has no national postcode; Kigali uses coded street names and house numbers, and the national post uses a grid-code app for parcel delivery. https://www.newtimes.co.rw/article/183998/News/iposita-to-use-codified-addressing-system-to-ease-delivery-of-parcels (Feb 2021: Iposita adopts codified addressing)
  45. 🇸🇳 세네갈 — C. Senegal has five-digit postcodes, and its national digital addressing project was relaunched in August 2026, with the pilot due to finish within a year before a nationwide rollout. https://www.osiris.sn/senegal-le-projet-d-adressage-numerique-national-entre-dans-une-nouvelle-phase.html (10 Aug 2026: national digital addressing project, new phase)
  46. 🇸🇱 시에라리온 — A. Sierra Leone has no national postcode system, and no national digital addressing system was found. https://www.upu.int/UPU/media/upu/PostalEntitiesFiles/addressingUnit/sleEn.pdf (UPU addressing sheet: sample address without postcode)
  47. 🇸🇴 소말리아 — B. Somalia developed a regional postal coding system in 2014, but it is not widely used. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somali_Postal_Service (Postal coding system developed Oct 2014 (secondary source))
  48. 🇸🇸 남수단 — A. South Sudan has no national postcode system, and no national digital addressing system was found. https://www.smarty.com/global-address-formatting/republic-of-south-sudan-address-format-examples (Postal code format: N/A (secondary source))
  49. 🇱🇰 스리랑카 — E. Sri Lanka uses five-digit postal codes administered by Sri Lanka Post; no national digital addressing system was found. https://www.slpost.gov.lk/ (Sri Lanka Post: postcode directory)
  50. 🇸🇾 시리아 — A. Syria has no national postcode system in use; mail is addressed by street, district and locality. https://www.upu.int/UPU/media/upu/PostalEntitiesFiles/addressingUnit/syrEn.pdf (UPU addressing sheet (2004): postcode "being developed"); https://www.geopostcodes.com/country/syria/address-format/ (No standardized postal code system (secondary source))
  51. 🇸🇹 상투메 프린시페 — A. São Tomé and Príncipe has no national postcode system; addresses are described by locality and district. https://smarty.com/global-address-formatting/sao-tome-and-principe-address-format-examples (Postal code format: N/A (secondary source))
  52. 🇹🇿 탄자니아 — C. Tanzania operates a National Addressing and Postcode System (Anwani za Makazi); the government reported 12.9 million addresses recorded by February 2026. https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/business/government-orders-nationwide-adoption-of-residential-addressing-system-in-tanzania-5352756 (9 Feb 2026: nationwide adoption ordered; 12.9 million addresses); https://www.upu.int/UPU/media/upu/PostalEntitiesFiles/addressingUnit/tzaEn.pdf (UPU addressing sheet: five-digit postcode)
  53. 🇹🇱 동티모르 — E. Timor-Leste has a postcode format registered with the UPU (TL plus five digits, 2026); house numbering is still in progress. https://www.upu.int/UPU/media/upu/PostalEntitiesFiles/addressingUnit/tlsEn.pdf (UPU addressing sheet (2026): TL + 5 digits; house numbering ongoing)
  54. 🇹🇬 토고 — D. Togo has no national postcode; a street-addressing project for Grand Lomé was launched in January 2026. https://fr.allafrica.com/stories/202601060125.html (Jan 2026: Grand Lomé addressing project); https://www.upu.int/UPU/media/upu/PostalEntitiesFiles/addressingUnit/tgoEn.pdf (UPU addressing sheet: B.P. + Lomé, no postcode)
  55. 🇺🇬 우간다 — B. Uganda has a five-digit postcode format registered with the UPU, but its national postcode and addressing policy is still a draft and mail relies mainly on P.O. boxes. https://www.upu.int/UPU/media/upu/PostalEntitiesFiles/addressingUnit/ugaEn.pdf (UPU addressing sheet (2026): five-digit postcode); https://ict.go.ug/site/documents/National-Postcode-and-Addressing-System-Policy.pdf (Draft National Postcode and Addressing System Policy (2019))
  56. 🇻🇺 바누아투 — A. Vanuatu has no postcode system; a government proposal for plot-based residential addresses was still pending as of late 2024. https://vbr.vu/news/ogcio-plans-to-create-addressing-system-for-online-deliveries/ (Nov 2024: OGCIO addressing proposal pending)
  57. 🇾🇪 예멘 — A. Yemen has no national postcode system; mail is addressed to P.O. boxes and localities. https://www.upu.int/UPU/media/upu/PostalEntitiesFiles/addressingUnit/yemEn.pdf (UPU addressing sheet: B.P. + Sana'a, no postcode)
  58. 🇿🇲 잠비아 — D. Zambia's National Addressing and Postcode Project (ZICTA, since 2012) has addressed only some Lusaka neighbourhoods; postcodes have not been assigned and a national addressing policy awaited approval in 2025. https://unstats.un.org/unsd/ungegn/sessions/4th_session_2025/documents/GEGN.2_2025_119_CRP119_item4c.pdf (UNGEGN 2025 paper on Zambia addressing); https://www.upu.int/UPU/media/upu/PostalEntitiesFiles/addressingUnit/zmbEn.pdf (UPU addressing sheet: postcodes not yet assigned)
  59. 🇿🇼 짐바브웨 — A. Zimbabwe has no national postcode system; mail is delivered to P.O. boxes and street addresses by locality. https://www.upu.int/UPU/media/upu/PostalEntitiesFiles/addressingUnit/zweEn.pdf (UPU addressing sheet: no postcode)