Comparison of Afrikaans and Dutch rather than "Zuid-Afrika" as in Dutch, South Africa adopted "ZA" as its international vehicle registration code in 1936, which later became the country's ISO country code, with .za becoming the country's internet domain. In the middle of words, Afrikaans merged Dutch and to a single sound and consequently to a single spelling, . Compare Dutch "haven" (port) with Afrikaans "hawe", both pronounced . Afrikaans merged Dutch fricatives and to a single sound , spelt , except when preceded by , in which case (pronounced ) is used where Dutch uses (pronounced , or ; hence "school" is "school" in Dutch
Vehicle registration plates of Brazil flag and the Mercosur logo. The typeface used is FE-Schrift. From September 1, 2018, the Mercosur standard license plate will be adopted in Brazil. By the end of 2023, all vehicles will be carrying these new plates. Vehicle registration plates of Brazil Brazilian vehicle registration plates are issued by the states. Each state has a "Departamento de Trânsito" (DETRAN) that is charged with vehicle registration and car tax collection, but plates are standardized across the country and form a national vehicle registration database. The current system, being phased out in favor of Mercosul standard plates, was created in 1990 and