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A postal code is a series of letters and numbers appended to an postal address for the purpose of sorting mail. Every nation has a different format and placement for the postal code.

Here are some postal code formats:

Key: Ns are numbers. Ls are letters.

Australia: known as the post code: NNNN, (in general, the first digit gives the state)
Belgium: NNNN (in general, the first digit gives the province)
Canada: LNL NLN (the first letter is for a region - province, part of a province, or large city)
France: NNNNN, the first two digits give the departement number
Japan: NNN-NNNN
Netherlands: NNNN LL
UK: known as the postcode: LN NLL, LLN NLL, LNN NLL, or LLNN NLL but other variants are also used.
USA: known as the zip code: NNNNN or NNNNN-NNNN

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Addressing Formats published by the Universal Postal Union.

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 ; [[Australia]]: known as the '''post code''': NNNN, (in general, the first digit gives the state)
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 ; [[Canada]]: LNL NLN (the first letter is for a region - province, part of a province, or large city)
 ; [[France]]: NNNNN, the first two digits give the [[departement]] number