Language designators with regions

A region designator is a code that represents a country (ISO 3166-1 standard, two-letter, capitalized code). To specify a specific dialect, use a hyphen to combine a language designator with a region designator. For example, to specify common English, use the en language designator as locale. To specify the English language as it is used in the United Kingdom, use en-GB as the locale.

ISO Code Language ISO Code Language ISO Code Language
af-ZA Afrikaans (South Africa) en-NR English (Nauru) fr-RE French (Réunion)
ar-AE Arabic (United Arab Emirates) en-NU English (Niue) fr-RW French (Rwanda)
ar-AR Arabic (Arabic) en-NZ English (New Zealand) fr-SC French (Seychelles)
ar-BH Arabic (Bahrain) en-PG English (Papua New Guinea) fr-SN French (Senegal)
ar-DJ Arabic (Djibouti) en-PH English (Philippines) fr-TD French (Chad)
ar-DZ Arabic (Algeria) en-PI English (Pirate) fr-TG French (Togo)
ar-EG Arabic (Egypt) en-PK English (Pakistan) fr-VU French (Vanuatu)
ar-EH Arabic (Western Sahara) en-PN English (Pitcairn Islands) fr-WF French (Wallis and Futuna)
ar-ER Arabic (Eritrea) en-PR English (Puerto Rico) fr-YT French (Mayotte)
ar-IL Arabic (Israel) en-PW English (Palau) fy-NL Frisian (Netherlands)
ar-IQ Arabic (Iraq) en-RW English (Rwanda) ga-GB Irish (United Kingdom)
ar-JO Arabic (Jordan) en-SB English (Solomon Islands) ga-IE Irish (Ireland)
ar-KM Arabic (Comoros) en-SC English (Seychelles) gl-ES Galician (Spain)
ar-KW Arabic (Kuwait) en-SD English (Sudan) he-IL Hebrew (Israel)
ar-LB Arabic (Lebanon) en-SG English (Singapore) hi-FJ Hindi (Fiji)
ar-LY Arabic (Libya) en-SH English (Saint Helena) hi-IN Hindi (India)
ar-MA Arabic (Morocco) en-SL English (Sierra Leone) hi-PK Hindi (Pakistan)
ar-MR Arabic (Mauritania) en-SO English (Somalia) hr-BA Croatian (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
ar-OM Arabic (Oman) en-SS English (South Sudan) hr-HR Croatian (Croatia)
ar-PS Arabic (West Bank and Gaza) en-SZ English (Swaziland) hu-HU Hungarian (Hungary)
ar-QA Arabic (Qatar) en-TC English (Turks and Caicos Islands) hy-AM Armenian (Armenia)
ar-SA Arabic (Saudi Arabia) en-TO English (Tonga) id-ID Indonesian (Indonesia)
ar-SD Arabic (Sudan) en-TT English (Trinidad and Tobago) is-IS Icelandic (Iceland)
ar-SO Arabic (Somalia) en-TV English (Tuvalu) it-CH Italian (Switzerland)
ar-SY Arabic (Syria) en-TZ English (Tanzania) it-IT Italian (Italy)
ar-TD Arabic (Chad) en-UD English (Upside Down) it-SM Italian (San Marino)
ar-TN Arabic (Tunisia) en-UG English (Uganda) it-VA Italian (Vatican City)
ar-YE Arabic (Yemen) en-US English (United States) ja-JP Japanese (Japan)
az-AZ Azerbaijani (Azerbaijan) en-VC English (St. Vincent and the Grenadines) ja-PW Japanese (Palau)
be-BY Belarusian (Belarus) en-VG English (British Virgin Islands) ka-GE Georgian (Georgia)
bg-BG Bulgarian (Bulgaria) en-VI English (United States Virgin Islands) km-KH Khmer (Cambodia)
bn-IN Bengali (India) en-VU English (Vanuatu) ko-KP Korean (DPRK)
bs-BA Bosnian (Bosnia and Herzegovina) en-WS English (Samoa) ko-KR Korean (South Korea)
ca-AD Catalan (Andorra) en-ZA English (South Africa) ku-TR Kurdish (Turkey)
ca-ES Catalan (Spain) en-ZM English (Zambia) la-VA Latin (Vatican City)
cs-CZ Czech (Czech Republic) en-ZW English (Zimbabwe) lt-LT Lithuanian (Lithuania)
cs-SK Czech (Slovak Republic) eo-EO Esperanto (Esperanto) lv-LV Latvian (Latvia)
cy-GB Welsh (United Kingdom) es-AR Spanish (Argentina) mk-MK Macedonian (Macedonia)
da-DK Danish (Denmark) es-BO Spanish (Bolivia) ml-IN Malayalam (India)
da-FO Danish (Faeroe Islands) es-CL Spanish (Chile) ms-BN Malay (Brunei)
da-GL Danish (Greenland) es-CO Spanish (Colombia) ms-ID Malay (Indonesia)
de-AT German (Austria) es-CR Spanish (Costa Rica) ms-MY Malay (Malaysia)
de-BE German (Belgium) es-CU Spanish (Cuba) ms-SG Malay (Singapore)
de-CH German (Switzerland) es-DO Spanish (Dominican Republic) mt-MT Maltese (Malta)
de-DE German (Germany) es-EC Spanish (Ecuador) nb-NO Norwegian Bokmål (Norway)
de-LI German (Liechtenstein) es-ES Spanish (Spain) ne-NP Nepali (Nepal)
de-LU German (Luxembourg) es-GI Spanish (Gibraltar) nl-AN Dutch (Netherlands Antilles)
de-NA German (Namibia) es-GQ Spanish (Equatorial Guinea) nl-AW Dutch (Aruba)
el-CY Greek (Cyprus) es-GT Spanish (Guatemala) nl-BE Dutch (Belgium)
el-GR Greek (Greece) es-HN Spanish (Honduras) nl-CW Dutch (Curaçao)
en-AG English (Antigua and Barbuda) es-LA Spanish (Spanish) nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands)
en-AI English (Anguilla) es-MX Spanish (Mexico) nl-SR Dutch (Suriname)
en-AS English (American Samoa) es-NI Spanish (Nicaragua) nl-SX Dutch (Sint Maarten (Dutch part))
en-AU English (Australia) es-PA Spanish (Panama) nn-NO Norwegian Nynorsk (Norway)
en-BB English (Barbados) es-PE Spanish (Peru) no-NO Norwegian (Norway)
en-BD English (Bangladesh) es-PR Spanish (Puerto Rico) pa-IN Punjabi (India)
en-BM English (Bermuda) es-PY Spanish (Paraguay) pl-PL Polish (Poland)
en-BS English (The Bahamas) es-SV Spanish (El Salvador) ps-AF Pashto (Afghanistan)
en-BW English (Botswana) es-US Spanish (United States) pt-AO Portuguese (Angola)
en-BZ English (Belize) es-UY Spanish (Uruguay) pt-BR Portuguese (Brazil)
en-CA English (Canada) es-VE Spanish (Venezuela) pt-CV Portuguese (Cape Verde)
en-CK English (Cook Islands) et-EE Estonian (Estonia) pt-GQ Portuguese (Equatorial Guinea)
en-CM English (Cameroon) eu-ES Basque (Spain) pt-GW Portuguese (Guinea-Bissau)
en-CW English (Curaçao) fa-IR Persian (Iran) pt-MO Portuguese (Macao)
en-DM English (Dominica) fb-LT Leet Speak pt-MZ Portuguese (Mozambique)
en-ER English (Eritrea) fi-FI Finnish (Finland) pt-PT Portuguese (Portugal)
en-FJ English (Fiji) fo-FO Faroese (Faeroe Islands) pt-ST Portuguese (São Tomé and Principe)
en-FK English (Falkland Islands) fr-BE French (Belgium) pt-TL Portuguese (Timor-Leste)
en-FM English (Micronesia) fr-BF French (Burkina Faso) ro-MD Romanian (Moldova)
en-GB English (United Kingdom) fr-BI French (Burundi) ro-RO Romanian (Romania)
en-GD English (Grenada) fr-BJ French (Benin) ru-BY Russian (Belarus)
en-GG English (Guernsey) fr-CA French (Canada) ru-KG Russian (Kyrgyz Republic)
en-GH English (Ghana) fr-CD French (Dem. Rep. Congo) ru-KZ Russian (Kazakhstan)
en-GI English (Gibraltar) fr-CF French (Central African Republic) ru-RU Russian (Russia)
en-GM English (The Gambia) fr-CG French (Congo) ru-TJ Russian (Tajikistan)
en-GU English (Guam) fr-CH French (Switzerland) sk-CZ Slovak (Czech Republic)
en-GY English (Guyana) fr-CI French (Côte d’Ivoire) sk-SK Slovak (Slovakia)
en-HK English (Hong Kong) fr-CM French (Cameroon) sl-SI Slovenian (Slovenia)
en-IE English (Ireland) fr-DJ French (Djibouti) sq-AL Albanian (Albania)
en-IM English (Isle of Man) fr-FR French (France) sq-KS Albanian (Kosovo)
en-IN English (India) fr-GA French (Gabon) sr-BA Serbian (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
en-JE English (Jersey) fr-GD French (Grenada) sr-ME Serbian (Montenegro)
en-JM English (Jamaica) fr-GF French (French Guianna) sr-RS Serbian (Serbia)
en-KE English (Kenya) fr-GN French (Guinea) sv-FI Swedish (Finland)
en-KI English (Kiribati) fr-GP French (Guadeloupe) sv-SE Swedish (Sweden)
en-KN English (St. Kitts and Nevis) fr-GQ French (Equatorial Guinea) sw-KE Swahili (Kenya)
en-KY English (Cayman Islands) fr-HT French (Haiti) ta-IN Tamil (India)
en-LC English (St. Lucia) fr-KM French (Comoros) te-IN Telugu (India)
en-LK English (Sri Lanka) fr-LC French (St. Lucia) th-TH Thai (Thailand)
en-LR English (Liberia) fr-LU French (Luxembourg) tl-PH Filipino (Philippines)
en-LS English (Lesotho) fr-MC French (Monaco) tr-CY Turkish (Cyprus)
en-MH English (Marshall Islands) fr-MF French (St. Martin (French part)) tr-TR Turkish (Turkey)
en-MP English (Northern Mariana Islands) fr-MG French (Madagascar) uk-UA Ukrainian (Ukraine)
en-MS English (Montserrat) fr-ML French (Mali) vi-VN Vietnamese (Vietnam)
en-MT English (Malta) fr-MQ French (Martinique) zh-CN Chinese (China)
en-MU English (Mauritius) fr-MU French (Mauritius) zh-HK Chinese (Hong Kong)
en-MW English (Malawi) fr-NC French (New Caledonia) zh-MO Chinese (Macao)
en-MY English (Malaysia) fr-NE French (Niger) zh-SG Chinese (Singapore)
en-NA English (Namibia) fr-PF French (French Polynesia) zh-TW Chinese (Taiwan)
en-NG English (Nigeria) fr-PM French (Saint Pierre and Miquelon)