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Different countries have distinct legal and cultural norms regarding the representation of dates and times, making it crucial to understand the various all-numeric date formats used locally to accurately interpret the intended date.
Different countries have distinct legal and cultural norms regarding the representation of dates and times, making it crucial to understand the various all-numeric date formats used locally to accurately interpret the intended date.
Traditionally, writers have utilized local conventions to create abbreviated date forms, resulting in numeric representations for day–month sequences like "2 March 2025" (02/03/25, 02/03/2025, 02-03-2025, or 02.03.2025) and month–day sequences such as "March 2, 2025" (03/02/25 or 03/02/2025). This practice can lead to confusion, as some dates may be misinterpreted without proper context. For example, the abbreviated date "01/11/06" could mean "1 November 2006" in a DMY format, "January 11, 2006" in an MDY format, or even "November 6, 2001" in a YMD format.
 
To address these discrepancies, the ISO 8601 standard specifies the format YYYY-MM-DD (2025-03-02), aiming to unify date representation and ensure clarity across different contexts. While many nations have embraced this format as their official standard, it's still common for individuals in these regions to use outdated abbreviated styles.
Traditionally, writers have utilised local conventions to create abbreviated date forms, resulting in numeric representations for day–month sequences like "{{#time: j F Y}}" ({{#time: d/m/y}}, {{#time: d/m/Y}}, {{#time: d-m-Y}} or {{#time: d.m.Y}}) and month–day formats such as "{{#time: F j, Y}}" ({{#time: m/d/y}} or {{#time: m/d/Y}}). This practice can lead to confusion, as some dates may be misinterpreted without proper context. For example, the abbreviated date "01/11/06" could mean "1 November 2006" in a DMY format, "January 11, 2006" in an MDY format, or even "November 6, 2001" in a YMD format.
 
To address these discrepancies, the [[ISO 8601]] standard specifies the format YYYY-MM-DD ({{time|df=iso|dateonly=yes|hide-refresh=yes|hide-tz=yes}}), aiming to unify date representation and ensure clarity across different contexts. While many nations have embraced this format as their official standard, it's still common for individuals in these regions to use outdated abbreviated styles.
 
== Usage map ==
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[[File:Date format by country 3.svg|800px|center|upright=3.2]]<!-- Categorization based on table below, data from [[User:AlanM1/Date format populations]] which further documents its source (since this is temporary pending a more robust, perhaps Wikidata, solution, I'm not further citing it here). -->
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Colour
! Order styles
! Main regions and countries
|-
| {{legend|#0860a6}} || DMY ||
'''[[Date and time notation in Europe|Europe]]''': [[Italy]], [[Ukraine]], [[Romania]], [[Netherlands]], etc.
<br />'''[[North America]]''': [[Mexico]], various [[Caribbean islands]]
<br />'''[[Central America]]''': [[Guatemala]], [[Honduras]], [[Panama]], etc.
<br />'''[[South America]]''': [[Brazil]], [[Colombia]], [[Chile]], [[Argentina]], [[Peru]], [[Venezuela]], etc.
<br />'''[[North Africa]]''': [[Egypt]], [[Algeria]], [[Morocco]], [[Tunisia]], etc.
<br />'''[[East Africa]]''': [[Somalia]]
<br />'''[[West Africa|West]], [[Central Africa|Central]], and [[Southern Africa|Southern]] [[Africa]]''': [[Nigeria]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Democratic Republic of the Congo|DRC]], [[Tanzania]], [[Sudan]], [[Uganda]], [[South Africa]] etc.
<br />'''[[West Asia]]''': [[Turkey]], [[Iraq]], [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Yemen]], etc.
<br />'''[[Central Asia]]''': [[Tajikistan]], [[Kyrgyzstan]], [[Turkmenistan]]
<br />'''[[East Asia|East]] and [[Southeast Asia]]''': [[Indonesia]], [[Thailand]], [[Cambodia]], etc.
<br />'''[[South Asia]]''':
[[Pakistan]], [[Bangladesh]]
<br />'''[[Oceania]]''': [[Papua New Guinea]], [[New Zealand]], etc.
<br/>'''[[Middle East]]''': [[United Arab Emirates]], [[Qatar]], [[Oman]], [[Yemen]], [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Turkey]], [[Kuwait]], [[Iraq]], [[Egypt]], [[Syria]], [[Lebanon]], [[Israel]], [[Jordan]]
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| {{legend|#feb930}} || YMD || [[China]], [[Japan]], [[South Korea]], [[North Korea]], [[Taiwan]], [[Hungary]], [[Mongolia]], [[Lithuania]], [[Bhutan]]
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| {{legend|#fd489d}} || MDY || [[Date and time notation in the United States|Some U.S. island territories]]<!-- implausible not also exceptions, e.g. YMD, as in the US? -->
|-
| {{legend striped|#0860a6|#feb930|up=yes}} || DMY, YMD || [[Date and time notation in India|India]], [[Russia]], [[Vietnam]], [[Germany]], [[Iran]], [[United Kingdom]], [[France]], [[Myanmar]], [[Spain]], [[Poland]], [[Uzbekistan]], [[Afghanistan]], [[Nepal]], [[Australia]], [[Cameroon]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[Malaysia]], [[Singapore]], etc.
|-
| {{legend striped|#0860a6|#fd489d|up=yes}} || DMY, MDY || [[Philippines]], [[Togo]], [[Puerto Rico]], [[Cayman Islands]], [[Greenland]]
|-
| {{legend striped|#fd489d|#feb930|up=yes}} || MDY, YMD || [[Date and time notation in the United States|United States]]
|-
| {{legend|#353535}} || MDY, DMY, YMD ||  [[Kenya]], [[Date and time notation in Canada|Canada]], [[Ghana]]
|}
 
{{clear}}
 
== Listing ==
 
=== Table coding ===
{{anchor|Abbreviations}}
:''All examples use example date 2021-03-31 / 2021 March 31 / 31 March 2021 / March 31, 2021<!--maintain YMD/DMY/MDY order, as per the Listing table below! --> – except where a single-digit day is illustrated.''
 
Basic components of a calendar date for the most common calendar systems:
 
* '''D''' – day
* '''M''' – month
* '''Y''' – year
 
Specific formats for the basic components:
 
* '''yy''' – two-digit year, ''e.g. 24''
* '''yyyy''' – four-digit year, ''e.g. 2024''
* '''m''' – one-digit month for months below 10, ''e.g. 3''
* '''mm''' – two-digit month, ''e.g. 03''
* '''mmm''' – three-letter abbreviation for month, ''e.g. Mar''
* '''mmmm''' – month spelled out in full, ''e.g. March''
* '''d''' – one-digit day of the month for days below 10, ''e.g. 2''
* '''dd''' – two-digit day of the month, ''e.g. 02''
* '''ddd''' – three-letter abbreviation for day of the week, ''e.g. Fri''
* '''dddd''' – day of the week spelled out in full, ''e.g. Friday''
 
Separators of the components:
 
* {{mono|/}} – oblique stroke (slash)
* {{mono|.}} – full stop, dot or point (period)
* {{mono|-}} – hyphen (dash)
* {{mono| }} – space
 
{{sticky header}}
{| class="wikitable sortable sticky-header-multi"
! rowspan="2" style="min-width: 140px" | [[Country]]
! colspan="3" | All-numeric date format
! rowspan="2" | Details
! rowspan="2" | Official standard
|-
! YMD
! DMY
! MDY
|-
| {{flag|Afghanistan}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || Short format: <span dir="rtl">d/m/yyyy</span> (Year first, month, and day in right-to-left writing direction)
Long format: <span dir="rtl">yyyy mmmm d</span> (Day first, full month name, and year in right-to-left writing direction)
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| {{flag|Åland}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || Short format: yyyy-mm-dd
Long format: d mmmm yyyy
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| {{flag|Albania}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || dd/mm/yyyy<br />Some YMD<ref name=MSAlbania>{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090112192544/http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/nlsweb/default.mspx?submitted=041C&OS=Windows%2BVista |url=http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/nlsweb/default.mspx?submitted=041C&OS=Windows%20Vista |archive-date=2009-01-12 |access-date=2008-10-21 |title=NLS information page – Albanian (Albania) |publisher=Microsoft |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{in lang|sq}} [http://www.tirana.gov.al/ Municipality of Tirana (Bashkia e Tiranës)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110414082050/http://www.tirana.gov.al/ |date=2011-04-14 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/software/globalization/locales/Albania-Albanian_Date.pdf |access-date=2008-10-12 |title=Globalization Library – Locale Data: Albania |publisher=IBM}}{{dead link|date=August 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
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| {{flag|Algeria}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} ||<ref>{{cite web |url=ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/software/globalization/locales/Algeria-Arabic_Date.pdf |access-date=2008-10-12 |title=Globalization Library – Locale Data: Algeria |publisher=IBM}}{{dead link|date=August 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> (dd/mm/yyyy)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/nlsweb/default.mspx?submitted=1401&OS=Windows%20Vista |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090112123357/http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/nlsweb/default.mspx?submitted=1401&OS=Windows+Vista |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 January 2009 |title=NLS information page – Arabic (Algeria) |publisher=Microsoft |access-date=2008-10-21}}</ref>
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| {{flag|American Samoa}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} ||(mm/dd/yy)
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| {{flag|Andorra}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} ||
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| {{flag|Angola}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} ||
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| {{flag|Anguilla}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} ||
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| {{flag|Antigua and Barbuda}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} ||
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| {{flag|Argentina}} || {{Sometimes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || Numeric format: yyyyMMdd (Example: 20030613)
Short format: dd/mm/yy (Example: 13/06/03)<br />Medium format: dd/mm/yyyy (Example: 13/06/2003)<br />Long format: d' de 'mmmm' de 'yyyy (Example: 13 de junio de 2003)<br />Full format: dddd d' de 'mmmm' de 'yyyy (Example: viernes 13 de junio de 2003).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSS28S_3.0.0/com.ibm.help.forms.doc/locale_spec/i_xfdl_r_formats_es_AR.html |title=Spanish (Argentina) (es-AR) |publisher=IBM |access-date=2019-10-21 |archive-date=2019-10-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191031062623/https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSS28S_3.0.0/com.ibm.help.forms.doc/locale_spec/i_xfdl_r_formats_es_AR.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| {{flag|Armenia}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || (dd.mm.yyyy)<ref>{{in lang|hy}} [http://www.parliament.am/ National Assembly of Armenia] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090331131955/http://www.parliament.am/ |date=2009-03-31 }}</ref><ref name="Microsoft">{{cite web |url=http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/nlsweb/default.mspx?submitted=042B&OS=Windows%20Vista |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090112054340/http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/nlsweb/default.mspx?submitted=042B&OS=Windows+Vista |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 January 2009 |title=NLS information page – Armenian (Armenia) |publisher=Microsoft |access-date=2008-10-21}}</ref>
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| {{flag|Aruba}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} ||<ref>{{Cite web|last=Overheid|first=Aruba|title=News|url=https://www.government.aw/news/news_47033/|access-date=2021-05-10|website=Gobierno Aruba|language=en|archive-date=2021-05-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510025148/https://www.government.aw/news/news_47033/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Date and time notation in Australia|Australia]] || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} ||  mmmm d, yyyy is sometimes used, usually informally in the mastheads of magazines and newspapers,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newscorpaustralia.com/news |title=Latest News |work=News Corp Australia |access-date=2017-11-04 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171104025041/http://www.newscorpaustralia.com/news |archive-date=2017-11-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://enewspaper2.smedia.com.au/wandemo/ |title=The West Australian Demo |work=The West Australian |date=2016-08-16 |access-date=2017-11-04 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170901045345/http://enewspaper2.smedia.com.au/wandemo/ |archive-date=2017-09-01}}</ref> and in advertisements, video games, news, and TV shows, especially those emanating from the United States. MDY in numeric-only form is never used.
 
The ISO 8601 date format ({{CURRENTYEAR}}-{{CURRENTMONTH}}-{{CURRENTDAY}}) is the recommended short date format for government publications.<ref>{{cite book |title=Style manual for authors, editors and printers |date=2002 |publisher=John Wiley & Sons Australia |isbn=978-0-7016-3647-0 |edition=6 |page=171}}</ref>
| AS/NZS ISO 8601.1:2021
|-
| {{flag|Austria}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || (Using dots (which denote ordinal numbering) as in d.m.(yy)yy or sometimes d. month (yy)yy).<ref>{{in lang|de}} [http://www.bka.gv.at/site/1/default.aspx Federal Chancellery of Austria (Bundeskanzleramt)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110115071554/http://www.bka.gv.at/site/1/Default.aspx |date=2011-01-15 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/nlsweb/default.mspx?submitted=0C07&OS=Windows%20Vista |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090112225426/http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/nlsweb/default.mspx?submitted=0C07&OS=Windows+Vista |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 January 2009 |title=NLS information page – German (Austria) |publisher=Microsoft |access-date=2008-10-21}}</ref>
| ÖNORM ISO 8601
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| {{flag|Azerbaijan}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || (dd.mm.yyyy)<ref name="microsoft.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/nlsweb/default.mspx?submitted=042C&OS=Windows%20Vista |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090112220540/http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/nlsweb/default.mspx?submitted=042C&OS=Windows+Vista |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 January 2009 |title=NLS information page – Azeri (Latin, Azerbaijan) |publisher=Microsoft |access-date=2008-10-21 }}, also [http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/nlsweb/default.mspx?submitted=082C&OS=Windows%20Vista NLS information page – Azeri (Cyrillic, Azerbaijan)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220514044548/http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/nlsweb/default.mspx?submitted=082C&OS=Windows+Vista |date=2022-05-14 }}</ref>
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| {{flag|Bahamas}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} ||{{Citation needed|date=December 2018}}
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| {{flagicon|Bahrain}} [[Date and time notation in Bahrain|Bahrain]] || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} ||<ref>{{cite web |url=ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/software/globalization/locales/Bahrain-Arabic_Date.pdf |access-date=2008-10-12 |title=Globalization Library – Locale Data: Bahrain |publisher=IBM}}{{dead link|date=August 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
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| {{flag|Bangladesh}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || Not officially standardised. [[Bengali Era|Bengali calendar]] dates are also used: দদ-মম-বববব
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| {{flag|Barbados}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} ||
| BNS 50:2000<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bnsi.bb/?q=content/international-system-units-si-and-its-practical-application-including-designation-times-and- |title=The International system of units (SI) and its practical application including the designation of times and dates |year=2000 |work=Metrication Board |publisher=Barbados National Standard Institute (BNSI) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425072331/http://www.bnsi.bb/?q=content%2Finternational-system-units-si-and-its-practical-application-including-designation-times-and- |archive-date=2012-04-25 |url-status=dead |access-date=2011-10-16}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Belarus}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || (dd.mm.yyyy)<ref>{{in lang|be}} [http://www.president.gov.by/by/ President of the Republic of Belarus (Прэзідэнта Рэспублікі Беларусь)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101218230711/http://president.gov.by/by/ |date=2010-12-18 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/software/globalization/locales/Belarus-Belarusian_Date.pdf |access-date=2008-10-12 |title=Globalization Library – Locale Data: Belarus |publisher=IBM}}{{dead link|date=August 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
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| {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Date and time notation in Belgium|Belgium]] || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || (dd/mm/yyyy)<ref>[http://www.belgium.be/ Belgian Federal Government – Portal] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107223001/http://www.belgium.be/ |date=2016-11-07 }}</ref> or (dd.mm.yyyy)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSS28S_8.1.0/XFDL/i_xfdl_r_formats_fr_BE.dita |access-date=2016-03-17 |title=Globalization Library – Locale Data: Belgium (Dutch, English, French) |date=January 2013 |publisher=IBM |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160320023812/http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSS28S_8.1.0/XFDL/i_xfdl_r_formats_fr_BE.dita |archive-date=2016-03-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.taaltelefoon.be/datumnotatie |title=datumnotatie |publisher=Taal Telefoon |location=Belgium |language=nl |access-date=2017-06-01 |url-status=deviated|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170522071431/https://www.taaltelefoon.be/datumnotatie |archive-date=2017-05-22}}</ref>
| NBN Z 01-002
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| {{flag|Belize}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} ||
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| {{flag|Benin}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} ||
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| {{flag|Bermuda}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} ||
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| {{flag|Bhutan}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{No}} ||
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| {{flag|Bolivia}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} ||<ref>{{cite web |url=ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/software/globalization/locales/Bolivia-Spanish_Date.pdf |access-date=2008-10-12 |title=Globalization Library – Locale Data: Bolivia |publisher=IBM}}{{dead link|date=August 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
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| {{flag|Bonaire}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} ||
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| {{flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || (d. m. yyyy. or d. mmmm yyyy.)
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| {{flag|Botswana}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || yyyy-mm-dd for [[Tswana language|Setswana]] and dd/mm/yyyy for [[English language|English]]
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| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Date and time notation in Brazil|Brazil]] || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || (dd/mm/yyyy)<ref>{{in lang|pt}} [http://www.brasil.gov.br/navegue_por/noticias/ Government of Brazil – Notícias (News)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110821002142/http://www.brasil.gov.br/navegue_por/noticias |date=2011-08-21 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/software/globalization/locales/Brazil-Portuguese_Date.pdf |access-date=2008-10-12 |title=Globalization Library – Locale Data: Brazil |publisher=IBM}}{{dead link|date=August 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> or (dd.mm.yyyy)<ref>{{cite web |title=NBR-5892 - ABNT |url=https://www.semas.pa.gov.br/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/NBR-5892-DATA.pdf |publisher=Secretary of Environment. Government of Pará |access-date=14 June 2024 |pages=1–2 |language=pt-BR |quote=Exemplo: 04.09.1980}}</ref>
| NBR 5892:2019
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| {{flag|British Indian Ocean Territory}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} ||
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| {{flag|British Virgin Islands}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} ||
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| {{flag|Brunei}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} ||<ref name="MSBrunei">{{cite web |url=http://www.microsoft.com/resources/msdn/goglobal/default.mspx?submitted=083E&OS=Windows%207 |title=NLS Information for Brunei Darussalam |publisher=Microsoft |access-date=2014-12-11 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201110338/http://www.microsoft.com/resources/msdn/goglobal/default.mspx?submitted=083E&OS=Windows%207 |archive-date=2016-02-01}}</ref>
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| {{flag|Bulgaria}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || (dd.mm.yyyy)<ref>{{in lang|bg}} [http://www.parliament.bg/ Parliament of Bulgaria] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050624002434/http://www.parliament.bg/ |date=2005-06-24 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/software/globalization/locales/Bulgaria-Bulgarian_Date.pdf |access-date=2008-10-12 |title=Globalization Library – Locale Data: Bulgaria |publisher=IBM}}{{dead link|date=August 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
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| {{flag|Burkina Faso}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} ||
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| {{flag|Burundi}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} ||
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| {{flag|Cambodia}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || Short format: dd/mm/yy
Long format: d mmmm yyyy
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| {{flag|Cameroon}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || (d)d/(m)m/yyyy or d mmmm yyyy for [[Aghem language|Aghem]], [[Bafia language (Cameroon)|Bafia]], [[Basaa language|Basaa]], [[Duala language|Duala]], [[English language|English]], [[Ewondo language|Ewondo]], [[French language|French]], [[Fula language|Fula]], [[Kako language|Kako]], [[Kwasio language|Kwasio]], [[Mundang people|Mundang]], [[Ngiemboon language|Ngiemboon]] and [[Central Yambasa language|Yangben]]
 
yyyy-mm-dd for [[Meta' language|Meta']] and [[Ngomba language|Ngomba]]
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| {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Date and time notation in Canada|Canada]] || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || [[ISO 8601]] is the only format that the [[Government of Canada]] and [[Standards Council of Canada]] officially recommend for all-numeric dates.<ref name="CollishawDate">{{cite journal |last1=Collishaw |first1=Barbara |title=FAQs on Writing the Date |journal=Terminology Update |date=2002 |volume=35 |issue=2 |page=12 |url=https://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/tpv2guides/guides/favart/index-eng.html?lang=eng&lettr=indx_titls&page=9geHWsOpC7ZI.html |access-date=2018-10-30 |archive-date=2018-08-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180808171827/http://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/tpv2guides/guides/favart/index-eng.html?lang=eng&lettr=indx_titls&page=9geHWsOpC7ZI.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Getting on the Same Page When It Comes to Date and Time |url=https://www.scc.ca/en/news-events/news/2018/getting-same-page-when-it-comes-date-and-time |website=Standards Council of Canada |access-date=2018-03-29 |date=2018-01-11 |archive-date=2018-03-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180330075920/https://www.scc.ca/en/news-events/news/2018/getting-same-page-when-it-comes-date-and-time |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=TBITS 36: All-Numeric Representation of Dates and Times – Implementation Criteria |url=http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=17284&section=text |publisher=[[Treasury Board of Canada]] |date=1997-12-18 |access-date=2012-03-17 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319150729/http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=17284&section=text |archive-date=2012-03-19}}</ref> However, usage differs with context.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.payments.ca/sites/default/files/standard_006_complete.pdf |title=Cheque Specifications |publisher=Canadian Payments Association |access-date=17 March 2012 |archive-date=25 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170925181137/https://www.payments.ca/sites/default/files/standard_006_complete.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Blaze Carlson |first1=Kathryn |title=Is 02/04/12 February 4, or April 2? Bill seeks to end date confusion |journal=National Post |date=29 October 2011 |url=https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/is-020412-february-4-or-april-2-bill-seeks-to-end-date-confusion |access-date=16 February 2024}}</ref>
All three long forms are used in Canada.
 
For English speakers, MDY (mmmm-dd-yyyy) (example: April 9, 2019) is used by many English-language publications and media company products as well as the majority of government documents written in English.<ref name="CollishawDate2">{{cite web |last1=Collishaw |first1=Barbara |date=2002 |title=FAQs on Writing the Date |url=https://www.noslangues-ourlanguages.gc.ca/en/favourite-articles/faqs-on-writing-the-date |work=Terminology Update |publisher=Government of Canada |page=12 |volume=35 |issue=2}}</ref>
 
For French and English speakers, DMY (dd-mmmm-yyyy) is used (example: 9 April 2019/le 9 avril 2019). This form is used in formal letters, academic papers, military, many media companies and some government documents, particularly in French-language ones.
 
Federal regulations for [[shelf life]] dates on perishable goods mandate a year/month/day format, but allow the month to be written in full, in both official languages, or with a set of standardized two-letter bilingual codes such as 2019&nbsp;{{abbr|AL|April or avril}}&nbsp;09 or 19&nbsp;{{abbr|AL|April or avril}}&nbsp;09.
| CAN/CSA-Z234.4-89 (R2007)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.scc.ca/en/standardsdb/standards/4449 |title=CAN/CSA-Z234.4-89 (R2007): All-Numeric Dates and Times |publisher=Standards Council of Canada |date=1989-12-31 |access-date=2018-03-29 |archive-date=2018-03-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180330075843/https://www.scc.ca/en/standardsdb/standards/4449 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| {{flag|Cape Verde}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || <!--Do not understand text ([[Portuguese language]]? [[WP:RS]] for DMY (w/zeropadded DD?): http://www.visaonews.com/index.php/destaques/item/2713-rock-in-rio-estreia-em-las-vegas-nesta-sexta-feira
Found here so assume its a CapeVerean newspaper:
http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/capeverd.htm
and here indicates non-MDY (or both) as info is for tourists:
"Date of entry to Cape Verde (format might be different from MM-DD-YYYY)."
https://cape-verde.visahq.com/information/
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| {{flag|Cayman Islands}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || DMY and MDY are used interchangeably. Official forms generally tend towards DMY. Month is often spelled out to avoid confusion.{{citation needed|date=October 2019}}
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| {{flag|Central African Republic}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} ||
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| {{flag|Chad}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} ||
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| {{flag|Chile}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} ||<ref>{{cite web |url=ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/software/globalization/locales/Chile-Spanish_Date.pdf |access-date=2008-10-12 |title=Globalization Library – Locale Data: Chile |publisher=IBM}}{{dead link|date=August 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> In Chile the format dd/mm/yyyy is used only, or you can also say "3 June 2023" or in Spanish "3 de junio del 2023"You can also use the short format, example "03/06/23".
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| {{flagicon|China}} [[Date and time notation in Asia#Greater China|China]] || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || National standard format is yyyy-mm-dd (with leading zeroes) and (yy)yy{{lang|zh|年}}(m)m{{lang|zh|月}}(d)d{{lang|zh|日}} (with or without leading zeroes)<ref name="ISO-MIT">{{cite web |title=Date Format in the United States {{!}} ISO |url=https://iso.mit.edu/americanisms/date-format-in-the-united-states/ |access-date=21 November 2021 |archive-date=21 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121063731/https://iso.mit.edu/americanisms/date-format-in-the-united-states/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[Uyghur language]]s in [[Xinjiang]] usually give date examples in the form {{lang|ug|2017-يىل 18-ئاۋغۇست}} or {{lang|ug|2017-8-18}} (i.e. yyyy-d-mmm) but this form is never used when writing in Chinese;<ref name="ReferenceC">{{cite web |url=http://www.doc88.com/p-990319057545.html |access-date=2017-02-15 |title=中华人民共和国国家标准 GB/T 7408-2005/ISO 8601:2000 数据元和交换格式 信息交换 日期和时间表示法 |date=13 November 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216062628/http://www.doc88.com/p-990319057545.html |archive-date=2017-02-16}}</ref> casually many people use (yy)yy/(m)m/(d)d or (yy)yy.(m)m.(d)d (with or without leading zeroes). See [[Dates in Chinese]].
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| {{flag|Cocos (Keeling) Islands}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} ||
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| {{flagicon|Colombia}} [[Date and time notation in Colombia|Colombia]] || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} ||<ref>{{cite web |url=ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/software/globalization/locales/Colombia-Spanish_Date.pdf |access-date=2008-10-12 |title=Globalization Library – Locale Data: Colombia |publisher=IBM}}{{dead link|date=August 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
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| {{flag|Comoros}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} ||
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| Congo <br /> ([[Democratic Republic of the Congo|East]] and [[Republic of the Congo|West]]) || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} ||
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| {{flag|Cook Islands}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} ||
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| {{flag|Costa Rica}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} ||<ref>{{cite web |url=ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/software/globalization/locales/CostaRica-Spanish_Date.pdf |access-date=2008-10-12 |title=Globalization Library – Locale Data: Costa Rica |publisher=IBM}}{{dead link|date=August 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
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| {{flag|Croatia}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || (d. m. yyyy. or d. mmmm yyyy.)<ref>{{in lang|hr}} [http://www.vlada.hr/hr/aktualne_teme_i_projekti Government of the Republic of Croatia] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101225195720/http://vlada.hr/hr/aktualne_teme_i_projekti |date=2010-12-25 }}</ref><ref name=IBMCroatia>{{cite web |url=ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/software/globalization/locales/Croatia-Croatian_Date.pdf |access-date=2008-10-12 |title=Globalization Library – Locale Data: Croatia |publisher=IBM}}{{dead link|date=August 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> See [[Date and time notation in Croatia]] for details on [[grammatical case|cases]] used.
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| {{flag|Cuba}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} ||<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cubanews.acn.cu/ |access-date=2016-03-20 |publisher=Cuban News Agency |title=Inicio |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160321231029/http://www.cubanews.acn.cu/ |archive-date=2016-03-21}}</ref>
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| {{flag|Curaçao}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} ||
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| {{flagicon|Cyprus}} [[Date and time notation in Cyprus|Cyprus]] || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || dd/mm/yyyy <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mof.gov.cy/mof/taxdep.nsf/index_en/index_en?OpenDocument/ |access-date=2016-03-23 |publisher=Cyprus Tax department |title=tax department}}{{dead link|date=December 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
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| {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[Date and time notation in the Czech Republic|Czech Republic]] || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || (d. m. yyyy or d. month yyyy)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://prirucka.ujc.cas.cz/?id=810 |title=Internetová jazyková příručka Ústavu pro jazyk český |access-date=2021-05-14 |archive-date=2021-05-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508051349/https://prirucka.ujc.cas.cz/?id=810 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.radio.cz/cz/ |title=Radio Praha – zprávy z České republiky |work=radio.cz |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110104142740/http://www.radio.cz/cz |archive-date=2011-01-04}}</ref>
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| {{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Date and time notation in Denmark|Denmark]] || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || Examples: Long date: 7. juni 1994. Long date with weekday: onsdag(,) den 21. {{not a typo|december}} 1994. Numeric date: 1994-06-07<ref>{{cite web |url=http://std.dkuug.dk/cultreg/registrations/narrative/da_DK,_4.3.html |title=Danish language locale for Denmark, Narrative Cultural Specification |work=dkuug.dk |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426151945/http://std.dkuug.dk/cultreg/registrations/narrative/da_DK,_4.3.html |archive-date=2015-04-26}}</ref><!--See also here list of formats and comment: "In business, the standard is dd-mm-yyyy or yyyy-mm-dd, where the first is a typical (old) domestic format widely used, and the latter is mostly seen at organisations operating world-wide wishing one format only. https://github.com/moment/moment/issues/1428-->
(The format dd.mm.(yy)yy is the traditional Danish date format.<ref>{{cite web |url=ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/software/globalization/locales/Denmark-Danish_Date.pdf |access-date=2008-10-12 |title=Globalization Library – Locale Data: Denmark |publisher=IBM}}{{dead link|date=August 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The international format yyyy-mm-dd or yyyymmdd is also accepted, though this format is not commonly used<!--, and is will most likely to be misread in a standard piece of text, where dd-mm is expected! There are no official standard for numeric date format, although the traditional format is the most widely used        Yes, there IS a standard from the authority Dansk Sprognævn!  -->. The formats d. 'month name' yyyy and in handwriting d/m-yy or d/m yyyy are also acceptable.<ref name="DK-LAC">{{cite web |url=http://sproget.dk/raad-og-regler/artikler-mv/svarbase/SV00000046 |title=datoer |work=sproget.dk |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130912191240/http://sproget.dk/raad-og-regler/artikler-mv/svarbase/SV00000046 |archive-date=2013-09-12}}</ref>)
| DS/ISO 8601:2005<ref>{{cite web |url=http://webshop.ds.dk/da-dk/s%C3%B8gning/01-140-30-dokumenter-inden-for-administration--handel-og-industri/ds-iso-86012005 |title=DS/ISO 8601:2005 |publisher=Dansk Standard |location=Denmark |date=2005-10-26 |access-date=2016-11-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104050130/http://webshop.ds.dk/da-dk/s%C3%B8gning/01-140-30-dokumenter-inden-for-administration--handel-og-industri/ds-iso-86012005 |archive-date=2016-11-04}}</ref>
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| {{flag|Djibouti}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || Short format: dd/mm/yyyy (Day first, month number and year in left-to-right writing direction) in [[Afar language|Afar]], [[French language|French]] and [[Somali language|Somali]] ("d/m/yy" is a common alternative). Gregorian dates follow the same rules but tend to be written in the <span dir="rtl">yyyy/m/d</span> format (Day first, month number, and year in right-to-left writing direction) in [[Arabic language]].<br />
Long format: d mmmm yyyy or mmmm dd, yyyy (Day first, full month name, and year or first full month name, day, and year, in left-to-right writing direction) in [[Afar language|Afar]], [[French language|French]] and [[Somali language|Somali]] and <span dir="rtl">yyyy ،mmmm d</span> (Day first, full month name, and year in right-to-left writing direction) in [[Arabic language|Arabic]]
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| {{flag|Dominica}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} ||
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| {{flag|Dominican Republic}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} ||<ref>{{cite web |url=ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/software/globalization/locales/DominicanRepublic-Spanish_Date.pdf |access-date=2008-10-12 |title=Globalization Library – Locale Data: Dominican Republic |publisher=IBM}}{{dead link|date=August 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
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| {{flag|East Timor}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} ||
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| {{flag|Ecuador}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} ||<ref>{{cite web |url=ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/software/globalization/locales/Ecuador-Spanish_Date.pdf |access-date=2008-10-12 |title=Globalization Library – Locale Data: Ecuador |publisher=IBM}}{{dead link|date=August 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
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| {{flag|Egypt}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} ||<ref>{{in lang|ar}} [Arab Republic of Egypt: Cabinet/Office of the Prime Minister]</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/software/globalization/locales/Egypt-Arabic_Date.pdf |access-date=2008-10-12 |title=Globalization Library – Locale Data: Egypt |publisher=IBM}}{{dead link|date=August 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=ICU Demonstration - Locale Explorer (ar_EG) |url=https://icu4c-demos.unicode.org/icu-bin/locexp?d_=en&_=ar_EG |access-date=2022-03-18 |website=icu4c-demos.unicode.org |archive-date=2022-03-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220318035820/https://icu4c-demos.unicode.org/icu-bin/locexp?d_=en&_=ar_EG |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| {{flag|El Salvador}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} ||<ref>{{cite web |url=ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/software/globalization/locales/ElSalvador-Spanish_Date.pdf |access-date=2008-10-12 |title=Globalization Library – Locale Data: El Salvador |publisher=IBM}}{{dead link|date=August 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
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| {{flag|Equatorial Guinea}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || (dd/mm/yyyy or d mmmm yyyy) for [[French language|French]] and [[Spanish language|Spanish]]
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| {{flag|Eritrea}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Sometimes}} || Short format: dd/mm/yyyy for [[Afar language|Afar]], [[Bilen language|Bilen]], [[English language|English]], [[Saho language|Saho]], [[Tigre language|Tigre]] and [[Tigrinya language|Tigrinya]]. Gregorian dates follow the same rules but tend to be written in the <span dir="rtl">yyyy/m/d</span> (Day first, month number and year in right-to-left writing direction) format in [[Arabic language]].<br />
Long format: D MMMM YYYY (Day first, full month name, and year in left-to-right writing direction) for [[Bilen language|Bilen]], [[English language|English]], [[Tigre language|Tigre]] and [[Tigrinya language|Tigrinya]], <span dir="rtl">YYYY ،MMMM D</span> (Day first, full month name, and year in right-to-left writing direction) for [[Arabic language|Arabic]] and MMMM DD, YYYY (First full month name, day and year in left-to-right writing direction) for [[Afar language|Afar]] and [[Saho language|Saho]]
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| {{flag|Estonia}} || {{Sometimes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || dd.mm.yyyy, d.m.(yy)yy or d. mmmm yyyy (mmmm may be substituted by Roman numerals). In more formal, international contexts yyyy-mm-dd is the preferred allowed format.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eki.ee/books/ekk09/index.php?p=2&p1=10 |publisher=Eesti Keele Instituut |title=Õigekirjutus. Numbrite kirjutamine |access-date=2013-11-10 |language=et |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007202242/http://www.eki.ee/books/ekk09/index.php?p=2&p1=10 |archive-date=2014-10-07}}</ref>
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| {{flag|Eswatini}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || YMD (in [[Swazi language|Swati]]), DMY (in [[English language|English]])
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| {{flagicon|Ethiopia}} [[Date and time notation in Ethiopia|Ethiopia]] || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{Sometimes}} || (dd/mm/yyyy or dd mmmm yyyy) for [[Amharic]], [[Tigrinya language|Tigrinya]] and [[Wolaytta language|Wolaytta]]
 
(dd/mm/yyyy or mmmm dd, yyyy) for [[Afar language|Afar]], [[Oromo language|Oromo]] and [[Somali language|Somali]]<ref name="MSEthiopia">{{cite web |url=http://www.microsoft.com/resources/msdn/goglobal/default.mspx?submitted=045E&OS=Windows%207 |title=NLS Information for Ethiopia |publisher=Microsoft |access-date=2014-12-11 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201110338/http://www.microsoft.com/resources/msdn/goglobal/default.mspx?submitted=045E&OS=Windows%207 |archive-date=2016-02-01}}</ref>
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| {{flag|Falkland Islands}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} ||
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| {{flag|Faroe Islands}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} ||
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| {{flag|Federated States of Micronesia}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.grcdi.nl/gsb/micronesia.html |title=Global Sourcebook for International Data Management – Micronesia |access-date=13 December 2019 |archive-date=12 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212162626/https://www.grcdi.nl/gsb/micronesia.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Date and time notation in Finland|Finland]] || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{Sometimes}} || Finnish: d.m.yyyy<ref>[https://kielikello.fi/ajanilmaukset/ Ajanilmaukset] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020033758/http://www.kielikello.fi/index.php?mid=2&pid=11&aid=1709 |date=2024-12-12 }} Kielikello 2/2006. Institute for the Languages of Finland. Retrieved 2024-12-12</ref> or in long format d. mmmm yyyy <br />Inari Sami: mmmm d. ''{{lang|smn|p.}}'' yyyy <br />Northern Sami: mmmm d. ''{{lang|se|b.}}'' yyyy <br />Skolt Sami: mmmm d. ''{{lang|sms|p.}}'' yyyy <br />Swedish: d mmmm yyyy <br />(Note: Month and year can be shortened)
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| {{flag|Fiji}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=ICU Demonstration - Locale Explorer (en_FJ) |url=https://icu4c-demos.unicode.org/icu-bin/locexp?d_=en&_=en_FJ |access-date=2022-03-18 |website=icu4c-demos.unicode.org |archive-date=2022-03-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220318035821/https://icu4c-demos.unicode.org/icu-bin/locexp?d_=en&_=en_FJ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| {{flagicon|France}} [[Date and time notation in France|France]] || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || (dd/mm/yyyy) for [[Alsatian dialect|Alsatian]], [[Catalan language|Catalan]], [[Corsican language|Corsican]], [[French language|French]] and [[Occitan language|Occitan]]<ref>{{in lang|fr}} [http://www.premier-ministre.gouv.fr/fr/ Government of France – Prime Minister] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110120220408/http://www.premier-ministre.gouv.fr/fr/ |date=2011-01-20 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/software/globalization/locales/France-French_Date.pdf |access-date=2008-10-12 |title=Globalization Library – Locale Data: France |publisher=IBM}}{{dead link|date=August 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
 
(yyyy-mm-dd) for [[Breton language|Breton]], [[Basque language|Basque]] and [[Interlingua]]
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| {{flag|French Guiana}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} ||
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| {{flag|French Polynesia}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} ||
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| {{flag|Gabon}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} ||
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| {{flag|The Gambia|Gambia}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} ||
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| {{flag|Georgia}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || (dd.mm.yyyy) (In [[Georgian calendar]] dates, century digits may be omitted, e.g., dd-mm-yy.)
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| {{flag|Germany}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || The format dd.mm.yyyy using dots (which denote [[Ordinal numbers (linguistics)|ordinal numbering]]) is the traditional German date format,<ref>{{cite web |url=ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/software/globalization/locales/Germany-German_Date.pdf |access-date=2008-10-12 |title=Globalization Library – Locale Data: Germany |publisher=IBM}}{{dead link|date=August 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> and continues to be the most commonly used. In 1996, the international format yyyy-mm-dd was made the official date format in standardized contexts such as government, education, engineering and sciences. However, as it failed to establish itself, the traditional format (d)d.(m)m.(yy)yy was allowed again as an alternative in 2006 (except in areas where there is risk of ambiguity). The handwritten form ''d. mmmm yyyy'' is also accepted (compare [[DIN 5008]]).{{CN|date=December 2024}} See [[Date and time notation in Europe]].
| DIN ISO 8601:2006-09, used in [[DIN 5008]]:2011-04 (see [[:de:Datumsformat#ISO 8601 und EN 28601|Datumsformat]])
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| {{flag|Ghana}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || (yyyy/mm/dd) for [[Akan language|Akan]]
 
(dd/mm/yyyy)
 
(m/d/yyyy) for [[Ewe language|Ewe]]{{citation needed|date=November 2018}}
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| {{flag|Gibraltar}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} ||
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| {{flagicon|Greece}} [[Date and time notation in Greece|Greece]] || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} ||<ref>{{in lang|el}} [http://www.parliament.gr/default.asp Hellenic Parliament (Greece)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100207225851/http://www.parliament.gr/default.asp |date=2010-02-07 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/software/globalization/locales/Greece-Greek_Date.pdf |access-date=2008-10-12 |title=Globalization Library – Locale Data: Greece |publisher=IBM}}{{dead link|date=August 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><br />Short format: d/m/yyyy or rarely d-m-yyyy<br />Long format: dddd, d mmmm, yyyy (month in genitive)
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| {{flag|Greenland}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || Danish: d. mmmm yyyy <br /> Greenlandic: mmmm d.{{lang|kl|-at}}, yyyy<ref>Oqaasileriffik/Greenlandic Language Secretariat</ref>{{citation needed|date=October 2019}}
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| {{flag|Guadeloupe}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} ||
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| {{flag|Guam}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} ||{{citation needed|date=June 2017}}
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| {{flag|Guatemala}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || Short format: dd/mm/yyyy
Long format: d de mmmm de yyyy or dddd, d de mmmm de yyyy<ref>{{cite web |url=ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/software/globalization/locales/Guatemala-Spanish_Date.pdf |access-date=2008-10-12 |title=Globalization Library – Locale Data: Guatemala |publisher=IBM}}{{dead link|date=August 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
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| {{flagcountry|Bailiwick of Guernsey}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} ||
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| {{flag|Guinea}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Sometimes}} || Short format: dd/mm/yyyy (Day first, month and year in left-to-right writing direction) in French and Fulah. Gregorian dates follow the same rules but tend to be written in <span dir="rtl">yyyy/mm/dd</span> (Day first, month number, and year in right-to-left writing direction) format in N'ko language.
 
Long format: D MMMM YYYY (Day first, month and year in left-to-right writing direction) for French and Fulah and <span dir="rtl">YYYY, DD MMMM</span> (First full month name, day, and year in right-to-left writing direction) for N'ko
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| {{flag|Guinea-Bissau}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} ||
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| {{flag|Guyana}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} ||
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| {{flag|Haiti}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} ||
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| {{flag|Hong Kong}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Rarely}} || (yy)yy{{lang|zh|年}}(m)m{{lang|zh|月}}(d)d{{lang|zh|日}} (if without leading zeros) for Chinese<ref>{{cite web |url=http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/forms/v3r5m1/topic/com.ibm.form.designer.locales.doc/i_xfdl_r_formats_zh_Hant_HK.html |access-date=2012-03-29 |title=Globalization Library – Chinese (Traditional Han, Hong Kong SAR China) (zh-Hant-HK) |publisher=IBM}}</ref> and in British English, (d)d/(m)m/(yy)yy in short format. d mmmm yyyy (Casually many people use with commas: d mmmm, yyyy) in long format.
Both expanded forms dd-mmmm-yyyy and mmmm-dd-yyyy are used interchangeably in Hong Kong, except the latter was more frequently used in media publications and commercial purpose, such as ''[[The Standard (Hong Kong)|The Standard]].''
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| {{flag|Honduras}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} ||<ref>{{cite web |url=ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/software/globalization/locales/Honduras-Spanish_Date.pdf |access-date=2008-10-12 |title=Globalization Library – Locale Data: Honduras |publisher=IBM}}{{dead link|date=August 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
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| {{flagicon|Hungary}} [[Date and time notation in Hungary|Hungary]] || {{Yes}} || {{Sometimes}} || {{No}} || yyyy. mm. (d)d.
The year is written in Arabic numerals. The name of the month can be written out in full or abbreviated, or it can be indicated by Roman numerals or Arabic numerals. The day is written in Arabic numerals.<ref>{{cite web |url=ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/software/globalization/locales/Hungary-Hungarian_Date.pdf |access-date=2008-10-12 |title=Globalization Library – Locale Data: Hungary |publisher=IBM}}{{dead link|date=August 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref name=MSHungary>{{cite web |url=http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/nlsweb/default.mspx?submitted=040E&OS=Windows%20Vista |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090113004102/http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/nlsweb/default.mspx?submitted=040E&OS=Windows+Vista |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 January 2009 |access-date=2009-02-03 |title=NLS information page – Hungarian (Hungary) |publisher=Microsoft}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://helyesiras.mta.hu/helyesiras/default/akh12 |title=A magyar helyesírás szabályai |publisher=Akadémiai Kiadó |year=2015 |isbn=978-963-05-8630-6 |edition=12. |access-date=2024-01-10}}</ref>
| MSZ ISO 8601:2003
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| {{flag|Iceland}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || (dd.mm.yyyy)<ref>{{in lang|is}} [http://www.stjornarrad.is/ Government of Iceland (Stjórnarráðið))] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722022116/http://www.stjornarrad.is/ |date=2011-07-22 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/software/globalization/locales/Iceland-Icelandic_Date.pdf |access-date=2008-10-12 |title=Globalization Library – Locale Data: Iceland |publisher=IBM}}{{dead link|date=August 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
| IST EN 28601:1992
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| {{flagicon|India}} [[Date and time notation in India|India]] || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Sometimes}} || In India, the dd-mm-yyyy is the predominant short form of the numeric date usage. Almost all government documents need to be filled up in the dd-mm-yyyy format. An example of dd-mm-yyyy usage is the passport application form.<ref name="bis">{{cite web |url=http://www.bis.org.in/sf/pow1.asp?d=MS&c=005&x=DOCUMENTATION+AND+INFORMATION+SECTIONAL+COMMITTEE |title=Standards Published |publisher=[[Bureau of Indian Standards]] |access-date=2008-09-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070901205604/http://bis.org.in/sf/pow1.asp?d=MS&c=005&x=DOCUMENTATION+AND+INFORMATION+SECTIONAL+COMMITTEE |archive-date=2007-09-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://india.gov.in/outerwin.htm?id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.presidentofindia.nic.in%2F |title=President of India |access-date=2022-05-14 |archive-date=2008-12-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081219231347/http://india.gov.in/outerwin.htm?id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.presidentofindia.nic.in%2F |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www-01.ibm.com/software/globalization/locales/locales_pr.jsp |access-date=2008-10-12 |title=Globalization Library – Locale Data (Pacific Region) |publisher=IBM |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090226232539/http://www-01.ibm.com/software/globalization/locales/locales_pr.jsp |archive-date=2009-02-26}}</ref> Though not yet a common practice, the BIS (Bureau of Indian Standards) of the Government of India introduced the standard named "IS 7900:2001 (Revised in 2006) Data Elements And Interchange Formats – Information Interchange – Representation Of Dates And Times" which officially recommends use of the date format yyyy-mm-dd;{{citation needed|date=May 2017}} for example, 2013-09-10, 20130910, or 2013&nbsp;09&nbsp;10 for the date 10 September 2013. Dates in the [[Bodo language|Bodo]] language are in mm/dd/yyyy.
The majority of English-language newspapers and media publications in India use mmmm dd, yyyy.{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}}
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| {{flag|Indonesia}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{Rarely}} || On English-written materials, Indonesians tend to use the M-D-Y but was more widely used in non-governmental contexts.{{citation needed|date=July 2022}}<br /> English-language governmental and academic documents use DMY.
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| {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Date and time notation in Iran|Iran]] || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || Short format: yyyy/mm/dd<ref name="icb-persian">{{cite web |url=http://www.cbi.ir/default.aspx |access-date=2009-04-30 |script-title=fa:بانک مرکزی ایران |publisher=The Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran |language=fa |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090421214557/http://www.cbi.ir/default.aspx |archive-date=2009-04-21}}</ref> in Persian Calendar system ("yy/m/d" is a common alternative). Gregorian dates follow the same rules in Persian literature but tend to be written in the dd/mm/yyyy format in official English documents.<ref name="icb-english">[[:commons:File:Iranian Passport Datapage.jpg|Iranian Passport Datapage.jpg]], Retrieved 2016-10-01</ref>
Long format: <span dir="rtl">YYYY MMMM D</span> (Day first, full month name, and year in right-to-left writing direction)<ref name="icb-persian" />
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| {{flag|Iraq}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || Short format: (dd/mm/yyyy)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/nlsweb/default.mspx?submitted=0801&OS=Windows%20Vista |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090112083031/http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/nlsweb/default.mspx?submitted=0801&OS=Windows+Vista |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 January 2009 |title=NLS information page – Arabic (Iraq) |access-date=2008-10-21 |publisher=Microsoft}}</ref>
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| {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Date and time notation in Ireland|Ireland]] || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || (dd-mm-yyyy). dd/mm/yyyy is also in common use<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.taoiseach.gov.ie/index.asp |title=Home |work=taoiseach.gov.ie |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090526054501/http://www.taoiseach.gov.ie/index.asp |archive-date=2009-05-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/software/globalization/locales/Ireland-English_Date.pdf |access-date=2008-10-12 |title=Globalization Library – Locale Data: Ireland |publisher=IBM}}{{dead link|date=August 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
| IS/EN 28601:1993
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| {{flag|Isle of Man}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} ||
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| {{flag|Israel}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || The format dd.mm.yyyy using dots is the common format. dd/mm/yyyy is also in common use. The [[Jewish calendar]] is in limited use, mainly for Jewish holidays, and follows the DMY format.<ref>[http://www.jpost.com/ ''Jerusalem Post''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080519190250/http://www.jpost.com/ |date=2008-05-19 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.timesofisrael.com/ ''Times of Israel''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161023180015/http://www.timesofisrael.com/ |date=2016-10-23 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.gov.il/firstgov Israel Government Portal] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110120142636/http://www.gov.il/FirstGov/ |date=2011-01-20 }}, English translation</ref>
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| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Date and time notation in Italy|Italy]] || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || (dd/mm/yyyy)<ref>{{cite web |url=ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/software/globalization/locales/Italy-Italian_Date.pdf |access-date=2008-10-12 |title=Globalization Library – Locale Data: Italy |publisher=IBM}}{{dead link|date=August 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
 
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| {{flag|Ivory Coast}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} ||
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| {{flag|Jamaica}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} ||<ref>{{cite web |last=US Commercial Service |title=Doing Business in JAMAICA: A Country Commercial Guide for U.S. Companies |publisher=Organization of American States |url=http://ctrc.sice.oas.org/TRC/Articles/Jamaica/Commercial_Guide_2009.pdf |page=25 |date=2008-12-23 |access-date=2014-04-01 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407065423/http://ctrc.sice.oas.org/TRC/Articles/Jamaica/Commercial_Guide_2009.pdf |archive-date=2014-04-07}}</ref>
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| {{flag|Jan Mayen}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} ||
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| {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Date and time notation in Japan|Japan]] || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || Often in the form yyyy{{lang|ja|年}}mm{{lang|ja|月}}dd{{lang|ja|日}};<ref>{{Cite web |title=ICU Demonstration - Locale Explorer (ja_JP) |url=https://icu4c-demos.unicode.org/icu-bin/locexp?d_=en&_=ja_JP |access-date=2022-03-18 |website=icu4c-demos.unicode.org |archive-date=2022-05-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220514044546/https://icu4c-demos.unicode.org/icu-bin/locexp?d_=en&_=ja_JP |url-status=live }}</ref> sometimes [[Japanese era name|Japanese era year]] is used, e.g. {{lang|ja|[[Heisei|平成]]18年12月30日}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/ |access-date=2008-10-12 |title=Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080913193311/http://www.kantei.go.jp/ |archive-date=2008-09-13}}</ref>
| JIS X 0301:2002
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| {{flag|Jersey}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} ||
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| {{flag|Jordan}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} ||<ref>{{cite web |url=ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/software/globalization/locales/Jordan-Arabic_Date.pdf |access-date=2008-10-12 |title=Globalization Library – Locale Data: Jordan |publisher=IBM}}{{dead link|date=August 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/nlsweb/default.mspx?submitted=2C01&OS=Windows%20Vista |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090112231309/http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/nlsweb/default.mspx?submitted=2C01&OS=Windows+Vista |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 January 2009 |access-date=2009-02-08 |title=NLS information page – Arabic (Jordan) |publisher=Microsoft}}</ref>
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| {{flag|Kazakhstan}} || {{Sometimes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || Short format: (yyyy.dd.mm) in Kazakh<ref>https://adilet.zan.kz/kaz/docs/P1100001570 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709182454/https://adilet.zan.kz/kaz/docs/P1100001570 |date=2021-07-09 }} Section 25</ref>{{Obsolete source|date = July 2023|reason = The law has been overturned in 2015}} and (dd.mm.(yy)yy) in Russian<ref>{{cite web|url=https://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/P1100001570 |publisher=Government of Kazakhstan (in Kazakh and Russian) |title=Official rules of documenting in governmental authorities |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141201180727/http://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/P1100001570/compare |archive-date=2014-12-01}}</ref>{{Obsolete source|date = July 2023|reason = The law has been overturned in 2015}} Long format: yyyy 'ж'. d mmmm in Kazakh;<ref>{{Cite web|title=DateTime::Locale::kk_KZ - Locale data examples for the Kazakh Kazakhstan (kk-KZ) locale - metacpan.org|url=https://metacpan.org/pod/distribution/DateTime-Locale/lib/DateTime/Locale/kk_KZ.pod|access-date=2021-05-09|website=metacpan.org|archive-date=2021-05-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510144406/https://metacpan.org/pod/distribution/DateTime-Locale/lib/DateTime/Locale/kk_KZ.pod|url-status=live}}</ref> d MMMM yyyy in Russian
 
Full format in Kazakh: yyyy 'ж'. dd mmmm
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| {{flag|Kenya}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || (yy/mm/dd)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://kobesearch.cpan.org/htdocs/DateTime-Locale/sw_KE.html#Short |access-date=2009-08-31 |title=Date Time Local}} {{dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>
 
(dd/mm/yyyy)
 
(m/d/yyyy) for [[Swahili language|Swahili]]<ref>{{cite web |title=NLS Information for Windows 7 – Kiswahili (Kenya) |work=National Language Support (NLS) API Reference |publisher=Microsoft |url=https://www.microsoft.com/resources/msdn/goglobal/default.mspx?submitted=0441&OS=Windows%207 |access-date=2017-08-15 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171027041222/https://www.microsoft.com/resources/msdn/goglobal/default.mspx?submitted=0441&OS=Windows%207 |archive-date=2017-10-27}}</ref>
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| {{flag|North Korea}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{No}} ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=ICU Demonstration - Locale Explorer (ko_KP) |url=https://icu4c-demos.unicode.org/icu-bin/locexp?d_=en&_=ko_KP |access-date=2022-03-18 |website=icu4c-demos.unicode.org |archive-date=2022-05-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220514044544/https://icu4c-demos.unicode.org/icu-bin/locexp?d_=en&_=ko_KP |url-status=live }}</ref>
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==Notes==
{{Notelist}}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
 
 
== See also ==
* [[Date and time representation by country]]
* [[Common Locale Data Repository]], a database that covers national date and time notations
* [[ISO 8601]]
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