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Format of six digit numeric (eight digit alphanumeric) [[postal codes in Ecuador]], introduced in December 2007: ECAABBCC

: EC – [[ISO 3166-1 alpha-2]] country code

: AA – one of the 24 [[provinces of Ecuador]] (24 of 100 possible codes used = 24%)

: BB – one of the 226 [[cantons of Ecuador]] (for AABB 221 of 10000 codes used, i.e. 2.21%)

: CC – one of the [[parishes of Ecuador]].

Format of five digit numeric [[Postal codes in Costa Rica]], introduced in 2007: ABBCC

: A – one of the seven [[provinces of Costa Rica]] (7 of 10 used, i.e. 70%)

: BB – one of the 81 [[cantons of Costa Rica]] (81 of 100 used, i.e. 81%)

: CC – one of the [[districts of Costa Rica]].

In Costa Rica these codes were originally used as district identifiers by the [[National Institute of Statistics and Census of Costa Rica]] and the [[Administrative divisions of Costa Rica|Administrative Territorial Division]], and continue to be equivalent.<ref name="divadm">{{cite web |language=es |title=Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República N°41548-MGP |url=http://www.pgrweb.go.cr/scij/Busqueda/Normativa/Normas/nrm_texto_completo.aspx?param1=NRTC&nValor1=1&nValor2=88416&nValor3=115607&param2=1&strTipM=TC&lResultado=1&strSim=simp |website=Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica |access-date=26 September 2020 |date=19 March 2019}}</ref><ref name="dta2017">{{cite book |language=es |title=División Territorial Administrativa de la República de Costa Rica|date=8 March 2017|publisher=Editorial Digital de la Imprenta Nacional|isbn=978-9977-58-477-5|url=https://www.imprentanacional.go.cr/editorialdigital/libros/historiaygeografia/division_17.pdf}}</ref>

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=== Precision ===

==== Czechoslovakia ====

Czechoslovakia introduced Postal Routing Numbers (PSČ – poštovní směrovací čísla) in 1973. The code consists of 5 digits formatted into two groups: NNN999 NN99. Originally, the first group marked a district transport centre, the second group represented the order of post offices on the collection route. In the first group, the first digit corresponds partly with the region, the second digit meant a collection transport node (sběrný přepravní uzel, SPU) and the third digit a "district transport node" (okresní přepravní uzel). However, processing was later centralized and mechanized while codes remained the same. After separation, Slovakia and the Czech Republic kept the system. Codes with an initial digit of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7 are used in the Czech Republic, while codes with an initial digit of 8, 9, or 0 are used in Slovakia

A code corresponds to a local postal office. However, some larger companies or organizations have their own post codes. In 2004–2006, there were some efforts in Slovakia to reform the system, to get separate post codes for every district of single postmen, but the change was not realized.

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With a single exception, these codes are in the format:

ANNA99 XXXX

The single exception is the Dublin D6W postal district. It is the only routing key area in the country that takes the format ANAA9A instead of ANNA99:

D6W XXXX

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{{further|Postal codes in the Netherlands}}

[[Postal codes in the Netherlands]], known as postcodes, are alphanumeric, consisting of four digits followed by a space and two letters (NNNN9999 AA). Adding the house number to the postcode will identify the address, making the street name and town name redundant. For example: 2597 GV 75 will direct a postal delivery to Theo Mann-Bouwmeesterlaan 75, [[The Hague|'s-Gravenhage]] (the International School of The Hague).

==== Singapore ====

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French overseas departments and territories use the five-digit [[French postal code system]], each code starting with the three-digit department identifier. [[Monaco]] is also integrated in the French system and has no system of its own.

The British [[Crown Dependencies]] of [[Guernsey]], [[Jersey]] and the [[Isle of Man]] are part of the UK postcode system. They use the schemes AANAA9 NAA9AA and AANNAA99 NAA9AA, in which the first two letters are a unique code (GY, JE and IM respectively). Most of the Overseas Territories have UK-style postcodes, with a single postcode for each territory or dependency, although they are still treated as international destinations by Royal Mail in the UK, and charged at international rather than UK inland rates. The four other Overseas Territories [[Anguilla]], [[Bermuda]], [[British Virgin Islands]] and [[Cayman Islands]] have their own separate systems and formats.

The Pacific island states of [[Palau]], [[Marshall Islands]] and the [[Federated States of Micronesia]] remain part of the US [[ZIP code]] system, despite having become independent states.