<Tr> <Td> Red </Td> <Td> DMY, MDY </Td> <Td> Malaysia (35), Nigeria (190), Philippines (105), Saudi Arabia (35), Somalia (10) </Td> <Td> 380 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Green </Td> <Td> DMY, YMD </Td> <Td> Afghanistan (28), Albania (3), Austria (9), Czech Republic (11), Kenya (49), Macau (1), Maldives, Montenegro, Namibia (2), Nepal (29), Singapore (6), South Africa (56), Sri Lanka (21), Sweden (10) </Td> <Td> 225 </Td> </Tr> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Th_colspan="3"> Format </Th> <Th> Details </Th> <Th> ISO 8601 </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> YMD </Th> <Th> DMY </Th> <Th> MDY </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Afghanistan </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Short format: d / m / yyyy (Year first, month, and day in right - to - left writing direction) Long format: yyyy mmmm d (Day first, full month name, and year in right - to - left writing direction) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Åland Islands </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Short format: yyyy - mm - dd Long format: d mmmm yyyy </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Albania </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> dd / mm / yyyy Some YMD </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Algeria </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> (dd / mm / yyyy) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> American Samoa </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Andorra </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Angola </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Anguilla </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Antigua and Barbuda </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Argentina </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Armenia </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> (dd. mm. yyyy) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Aruba </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ascension </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Australia </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Rarely </Td> <Td> MDY is sometimes, but rarely, used informally in magazines, schools, newspapers, advertisements, video games, News, and TV shows . yyyy - mm - dd is often used by IT systems for self - sorting date stamps </Td> <Td> AS ISO 8601 - 2007 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Austria </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> (Using dots (which denote ordinal numbering) as in d.m. (yy) yy or sometimes d. month (yy) yy) </Td> <Td> ÖNORM ISO 8601 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Azerbaijan </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> (dd. mm. yyyy) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bahamas </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bahrain </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bangladesh </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Not officially standardized . (In Georgian calendar dates, century digits may be omitted, e.g., dd - mm - yy .) Bengali calendar dates are also used: দদ - মম - বববব </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Barbados </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> BNS 50: 2000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Belarus </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> (dd. mm. yyyy) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Belgium </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> (dd. mm. yyyy) </Td> <Td> NBN Z 01 - 002 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Belize </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Benin </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bermuda </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bhutan </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bolivia </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bonaire </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bosnia and Herzegovina </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> (d.m. yyyy. or d. month yyyy .) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Botswana </Td> <Td> Regional </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> yyyy - mm - dd for Setswana and dd / mm / yyyy for English </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brazil </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> (dd / mm / yyyy) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> British Indian Ocean Territory </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> British Virgin Islands </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brunei </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bulgaria </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> (dd. mm. yyyy) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Burkina Faso </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Burundi </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cambodia </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Short format: dd / mm / yy Long format: d mmmm yyyy </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cameroon </Td> <Td> Regional </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> (d) d / (m) m / yyyy or d mmmm yyyy for Aghem, Bafia, Basaa, Duala, English, Ewondo, French, Fula, Kako, Kwasio, Mundang, Ngiemboon and Yangben <P> yyyy - mm - dd for Meta' and Ngomba </P> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canada </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Regional </Td> <Td> Regional </Td> <Td> The Government of Canada recommends ISO 8601, but the dd / mm / yy and mm / dd / yy formats remain in common use . See Date and time notation in Canada . </Td> <Td> CAN / CSA - Z243. 4--89 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cape Verde </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cayman Islands </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Central African Republic </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chad </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chile </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> China </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Regional </Td> <Td> Regional </Td> <Td> National standard format is yyyy - mm - dd (with leading zeroes) and (yy) yy 年 (m) m 月 (d) d 日 (with or without leading zeroes) <P> Uyghur languages in Xinjiang usually give date examples in the form 2017 - يىل 18 - ئاۋغۇست or 2017 - 8 - 18 but this form is never used when writing in Chinese; 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 . </P> </Td> <Td> GB / T 7408 - 2005 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cocos (Keeling) Islands </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Colombia </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Comoros </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Congo (East and West) </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cook Islands </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Costa Rica </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Croatia </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> (d.m. yyyy. or d. month yyyy .) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cuba </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Curaçao </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cyprus </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> dd / mm / yyyy </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Czech Republic </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> (d.m. yyyy or d. month yyyy) </Td> <Td> ČSN ISO 8601 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Denmark </Td> <Td> Rarely </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Examples: Long date: 7 . juni 1994 . Long date with weekday: onsdag (,) den 21 . december 1994 . Numeric date: 1994 - 06 - 07 <P> (The format dd.mm. (yy) yy is the traditional Danish date format . The international format yyyy - mm - dd or yyyymmdd is also accepted, though this format is not commonly used . The formats d.' month name' yyyy and in handwriting d / m - yy or d / m yyyy are also acceptable .) </P> </Td> <Td> DS / ISO 8601: 2005 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Djibouti </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Regional </Td> <Td> Short format: dd / mm / yyyy (Day first, month number and year in left - to - right writing direction) in Afar, French and Somali ("d / m / yy" is a common alternative). Gregorian dates follow the same rules but tend to be written in the yyyy / m / d format (Day first, month number, and year in right - to - left writing direction) in Arabic language . <P> 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, French and Somali and yyyy ، mmmm d (Day first, full month name, and year in right - to - left writing direction) in Arabic </P> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dominica </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dominican Republic </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> East Timor </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ecuador </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Egypt </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> El Salvador </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Equatorial Guinea </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> (dd / mm / yyyy or d mmmm yyyy) for French and Spanish </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Eritrea </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Regional </Td> <Td> Short format: dd / mm / yyyy for Afar, Bilen, English, Saho, Tigre and Tigrinya . Gregorian dates follow the same rules but tend to be written in the yyyy / m / d (Day first, month number and year in right - to - left writing direction) format in Arabic language . <P> Long format: D MMMM YYYY (Day first, full month name, and year in left - to - right writing direction) for Bilen, English, Tigre and Tigrinya, YYYY ، MMMM D (Day first, full month name, and year in right - to - left writing direction) for Arabic and MMMM DD, YYYY (First full month name, day and year in left - to - right writing direction) for Afar and Saho </P> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Estonia </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> (dd. mm. yyyy or d. mmmm yyyy) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ethiopia </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Regional </Td> <Td> (dd / mm / yyyy or dd mmmm yyyy) for Amharic, Tigrinya and Wolaytta <P> (dd / mm / yyyy or mmmm dd, yyyy) for Afar, Oromo and Somali </P> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Falkland Islands </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Faroe Islands </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Federated States of Micronesia </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Rarely </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Finland </Td> <Td> Maybe </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Regional </Td> <Td> Finnish: d. mmmm yyyy Inari Sami: mmmm d . p. yyyy Northern Sami: mmmm d. b . yyyy Skolt Sami: mmmm d . p. yyyy Swedish: d mmmm yyyy (Note: Month and year can be shortened . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Fiji </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> France </Td> <Td> Regional </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> (dd / mm / yyyy) for Alsatian, Catalan, Corsican, French and Occitan <P> (yyyy - mm - dd) for Breton and Interlingua </P> </Td> <Td> NF Z69 - 200 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> French Guiana </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> French Polynesia </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gabon </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gambia </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Georgia </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> (dd. mm. yyyy) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Germany </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> The format dd. mm. yyyy using dots (which denote ordinal numbering) is the traditional German date format . Since 1996 - 05 - 01, the international format yyyy - mm - dd has become the official standard date format, but the handwritten form d.' month name' yyyy is also accepted (see DIN 5008). Standardization applies to all applications in the scope of the standard including uses in government, education, engineering and sciences . Since 2006, the old format (d) d. (m) m. (yy) yy is allowed again as alternative to the yyyy - mm - dd format in areas where there is no risk of ambiguation . See Date and time notation in Europe . </Td> <Td> DIN ISO 8601: 2006 - 09, used in DIN 5008: 2011 - 04 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ghana </Td> <Td> Regional </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Regional </Td> <Td> (yyyy / mm / dd) for Akan <P> (dd / mm / yyyy) </P> <P> (m / d / yyyy) for Ewe </P> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gibraltar </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Greece </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> ELOT EN 28601 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Greenland </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Danish: d. mmmm yyyy Greenlandic: mmmm d. - at, yyyy </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Grenada </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Guadeloupe </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Guam </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Guatemala </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Guernsey </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Guinea </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Regional </Td> <Td> 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 yyyy / mm / dd (Day first, month number, and year in right - to - left writing direction) format in N'ko language . <P> Long format: D MMMM YYYY (Day first, month and year in left - to - right writing direction) for French and Fulah and YYYY, DD MMMM (First full month name, day, and year in right - to - left writing direction) for N'ko </P> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Guinea - Bissau </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Guyana </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Haiti </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hong Kong </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> (yy) yy 年 m 月 d 日 (with no leading zeros) for Chinese and (d) d / (m) m / (yy) yy for English </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Honduras </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hungary </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> yyyy . mm . (d) d . <P> The year is always written with Arabic numerals . The number of the month is usually written with Arabic numerals but it also can be written with Roman numerals, or the month's full name can be written out, the first letter not being capitalized . The day is also written with Arabic numerals . </P> </Td> <Td> MSZ ISO 8601: 2003 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iceland </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> (dd. mm. yyyy) </Td> <Td> IST EN 28601: 1992 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> India </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Regional </Td> <Td> In India, the DD - MM - YY 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 . 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 YYYYMMDD, for example, 20130910 or 2013 09 10, or 2013 - 09 - 10 for the date 10 September 2013; in the language Bodo in date format MM / DD / YYYY . </Td> <Td> IS 7900: 2001 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Indonesia </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iran, Islamic Republic of </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Short format: yyyy / mm / dd 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 . <P> Long format: YYYY MMMM D (Day first, full month name, and year in right - to - left writing direction) </P> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iraq </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Short format: (dd / mm / yyyy) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ireland </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> (dd - mm - yyyy). dd / mm / yyyy is also in common use </Td> <Td> IS / EN 28601: 1993 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Isle of Man </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Israel </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> The format dd. mm. yyyy using dots is the Hebrew format . Translated into English it is mm / dd / yyyy . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Italy </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> (dd / mm / yyyy) </Td> <Td> UNI EN 28601 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ivory Coast </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jamaica </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jan Mayen </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Japan </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Often in the form yyyy 年 mm 月 dd 日; sometimes Japanese era year is used, e.g. 平成 18 年 12 月 30 日 . </Td> <Td> JIS X 0301: 2002 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jersey </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jordan </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kazakhstan </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> (yyyy.dd.mm) in Kazakh and (dd.mm. (yy) yy) in Russian </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kenya </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> (yy / mm / dd) <P> (dd / mm / yyyy) </P> <P> (m / d / yyyy) for Swahili </P> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kiribati </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kosovo </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kuwait </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kyrgyz Republic </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> (dd. mm. yyyy) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lao People's Democratic Republic </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Latvia </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> (dd. mm. yyyy; yyyy . gada d. mmmm is also used) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lebanon </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lesotho </Td> <Td> Regional </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> yyyy - mm - dd for Sesotho and dd / mm / yyyy for English </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Liberia </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Libya </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Liechtenstein </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> (dd. mm. yyyy) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lithuania </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> (yyyy - mm - dd) <P> yyyy <m.> <month in genitive> d <d.> </P> </Td> <Td> LST ISO 8601: 1997 (obsolete) LST ISO 8601: 2006 (current) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Luxembourg </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> (dd. mm. yyyy) </Td> <Td> ITM - EN 28601 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Macau </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> YMD (same as Hong Kong) <P> DMY (in Portuguese and English) </P> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Macedonia </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> (dd. mm. yyyy) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Madagascar </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Malawi </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Malaysia </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Rarely </Td> <Td> In Malaysian English, however, the American - style MDY is also sometimes used, including e.g. the country's local edition of the Daily Express, Free Malaysia Today, Malaysia Outlook, The Borneo Post, The Edge and The Malay Mail . New Sabah Times and The Rakyat Post mainly use DMY, The Star originally used MDY before it changed to DMY after their website revamp; on the opposite side New Straits Times changed from DMY to MDY . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Maldives </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Short format: yy / mm / dd (Day first, month next and year last in right - to - left writing direction) <P> Long format: dd mmmm yyyy (Year first, full month name and day last in right - to - left writing direction) </P> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mali </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Malta </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Marshall Islands </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Martinique </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mauritania </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mauritius </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mayotte </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mexico </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> NOM - 008 - SCFI - 2002 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Moldova </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Monaco </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mongolia </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> National standard format is yyyy - mm - dd (with leading zeroes) and yyyy оны (m) m сарын (d) d (with or without leading zeroes) <P> Traditional Mongolian languages in Mongolia usually give date examples in the form 2017ᠣᠨ ᠵᠢᠷᠭᠤᠳᠤᠭᠠᠷ ᠰᠠᠷ ᠎ ᠠ 2ᠡᠳᠦᠷ but this form is never used when writing in Mongolian Cyrillic; casually many people use yyyy / (m) m / (d) d or yyyy. (m) m. (d) d (with or without leading zeroes). </P> </Td> <Td> MNS - ISO 8601 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Montenegro </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> (d.m. yyyy) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Montserrat </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Morocco </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mozambique </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Myanmar </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> YMD for Burmese calendar . DMY for Gregorian calendar . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nagorno - Karabakh Republic </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> (dd. mm. yyyy) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Namibia </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> DMY </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nauru </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nepal </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Regional </Td> <Td> DMY, YMD in official Nepali Vikram Samvat calendar (also see Nepal Sambat which is also in use); Month first in Nepali newspaper (English language version) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Netherlands </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> (Using hyphens as in "dd - mm - yyyy") </Td> <Td> NEN ISO 8601, NEN EN 28601, NEN 2772 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> New Caledonia </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> New Zealand </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nicaragua </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Niger </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nigeria </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Regional </Td> <Td> Short format: (d) d / (m) m / (yy) yy for Edo, English, Fulani, Hausa, Ibibio, Igbo, Kanuri and Yoruba language Long format: d mmmm yyyy for English, Hausa and Igbo and mmmm dd, yyyy for Edo, Fulani, Ibibio, Kanuri and Yoruba language </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Niue </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Norfolk Island </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> North Korea </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Northern Mariana Islands </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Norway </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Regional </Td> <Td> dd. mm. yyyy; leading zeroes and century digits may be omitted, e.g., 10.02. 16; ddmmyy (six figures, no century digits, no delimiters) allowed in tables . ISO dates yyyy - mm - dd can be used for "technical" purposes . The fraction form / - y is incorrect, but is common and considered passable in handwriting . Lule Sami and Southern Sami dates mmmm d. b . yyyy . </Td> <Td> NS - ISO 8601 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Oman </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pakistan </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> (dd / mm / (yy) yy); mm / dd / (yy) yy is also used in many media publications and prominent newspapers feature dates in MDY format . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Palestine (Palestinian Authority, West Bank and Gaza Strip) </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> (dd / mm / yyyy) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Palau </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Panama </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Short format: mm / dd / yyyy Long format: d de mmmm de yyyy </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Papua New Guinea </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Paraguay </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Peru </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Philippines </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> English: mmmm d, yyyy DMY is also used in some other instances such as on the data page of passports and immigration and customs forms . Filipino: ika - d ng mmmm, yyyy (Note: Month and year can be shortened . Filipino dates may also be written in mmmm d, yyyy in civil use but still pronounced as above .) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pitcairn Islands </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Poland </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> (dd. mm. yyyy, often with dots as separators; more official is d <month in genitive> yyyy, or, less frequently, d <month in Roman numerals> yyyy) </Td> <Td> PN - 90 / N - 01204 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Portugal </Td> <Td> Rarely </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Mostly (dd / mm / yyyy) and (dd - mm - yyyy); some newer documents use (yyyy - mm - dd). </Td> <Td> NP EN 28601 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Puerto Rico </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> English: mmmm d, yyyy Spanish: d de mmmm de yyyy </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Qatar </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Réunion </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Romania </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> (dd. mm. yyyy) Also widely used: (d) d - Mmm (3 letters of month name with the notable exception of Nov for November, which would otherwise be Noiembrie) - yyyy and (d) d - XII - yyyy (month number as a Roman numeral with lines above AND below, slowly deprecating) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Russian Federation </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Regional </Td> <Td> (dd.mm. (yy) yy); more official is d <month in genitive> yyyy <г . (= g., short for goda, i.e. year in genitive)> <P> Bashkir, Ossetian, Sakha and Tatar languages in Russia usually give date examples in the form 22 май 2017 й, 22 майы, 2017 аз, ыам ыйын 22 күнэ 2017 с., 22 май 2017 ел but this form is never used when writing in Russian . </P> </Td> <Td> ГОСТ ИСО 8601 - 2001 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rwanda </Td> <Td> Regional </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> (yyyy / mm / dd or yyyy mmmm dd) for Kinyarwanda <P> (dd / mm / yyyy or d mmmm yyyy) for English and French </P> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Saba </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Saint Barthélemy </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Saint Helena </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Saint Kitts and Nevis </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Saint Lucia </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Saint Martin </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Saint Pierre and Miquelon </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Saint Vincent and the Grenadines </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Samoa </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> San Marino </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> São Tomé and Príncipe </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Saudi Arabia </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Rarely </Td> <Td> (dd / mm / yyyy in Islamic and Gregorian calendar systems, except for major companies, which conventionally use the American mm / dd / yyyy format.) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Senegal </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Serbia </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> (d.m. yyyy or d. month yyyy .) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Seychelles </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sierra Leone </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Singapore </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> (Chinese representation: yyyy 年 m 月 d 日, no leading zeroes) <P> DMY in English </P> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sint Eustatius </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sint Maarten </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Slovakia </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> (dd. mm. yyyy) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Slovenia </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> <P> (d. mm . yyyy or dd . mmmm yyyy) </P> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Solomon Islands </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Somalia </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Short format: dd / mm / yyyy Long format: mmmm dd, yyyy </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> South Africa </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Regional </Td> <Td> (yyyy - mm - dd or yyyy mmmm d) <P> (yyyy / mm / dd, yyyy - mm - dd or dd mmmm yyyy) </P> <P> (m / d / yyyy or mmmm d, yyyy) for Zulu </P> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> South Korea </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> National standard format is yyyy - mm - dd (with leading zeroes) and (yy) yy 년 (m) m 월 (d) d 일 (with or without leading zeroes) <P> English textbooks in South Korea usually give date examples in the form March 24, 2017 but this form is never used when writing in Korean; casually many people use (yy) yy. (m) m. (d) d (.) (with or without leading zeroes, with or without the last full stop). </P> </Td> <Td> KS X ISO 8601 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Spain </Td> <Td> Regional </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> (dd / mm / yyyy) for Asturian, Catalan, Galician, Spanish and Valencian <P> (yyyy / mm / dd) for Basque </P> </Td> <Td> UNE EN 28601 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sri Lanka </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> (yyyy - mm - dd) for Sinhala and (d-m - yyyy) for Tamil </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sudan (North and South) </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Suriname </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Svalbard </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Swaziland </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> YMD (in Swati) <P> DMY (in English) </P> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sweden </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Regional </Td> <Td> National standard format is yyyy - mm - dd <P> Lule Sami, Northern Sami and Southern Sami languages in Sweden usually give date examples in the form bårggemáno 31 . b . 2001, borgemánu 31 . b . 2001, mïetsken 31 . b . 2001 but this form is never used when writing in Swedish; casually many people use d / m yyyy or d / m - yy . Another possible format is d.m. yyyy . </P> </Td> <Td> SS - ISO 8601 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Switzerland </Td> <Td> Regional </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> (dd. mm. yyyy or d. mmmm yyyy) for Alsatian, French, German, Italian and Romansh <P> (yyyy - mm - dd or d. mmmm yyyy) for Walser . See Date and time notation in Europe </P> </Td> <Td> SN ISO 8601: 2005 - 08 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Syrian Arab Republic </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Taiwan </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Rarely </Td> <Td> (yyyy / m / d or yyyy 年 m 月 d 日 with no leading zeroes, year might be represented using ROC era system: 民國 95 年 12 月 30 日 .) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tajikistan </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> (dd. mm. yyyy) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tanzania </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Thailand </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> dd / mm / yyyy (with Buddhist Era years instead of Common Era) </Td> <Td> TIS 1111: 2535 in 1992 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Togo </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> (dd / mm / yyyy) in French and (mm / dd / (yy) yy) in Ewe </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tokelau </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tonga </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Trinidad and Tobago </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tristan da Cunha </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tunisia </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Turkey </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> (dd. mm. yyyy) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Turkmenistan </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> (dd.mm. (yy) yy ý .), yyyy - nji ýylyň d - nji mmmm </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Turks and Caicos Islands </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tuvalu </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Uganda </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ukraine </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> (dd.mm. (yy) yy; some cases of dd / mm / yyyy) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United Arab Emirates </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Rarely </Td> <Td> Most style guides follow the DMY convention by recommending d mmmm yyyy (sometimes written dd / mm / yyyy) format in articles (e.g. The Guardian's). <P> However, some newspapers remain using the traditional historical MDY (e.g. mmmm d, yyyy--or similar) specifically in their banner print date only but use DMY in articles, some use MDY for both the banner and articles, while others stick to DMY for both . </P> <P> Also, YMD is used increasingly especially in applications associated with computers, and per British standard BS ISO 8601: 2004, avoiding the ambiguity of the numerical versions of the DMY / MDY formats . </P> </Td> <Td> BS ISO 8601: 2004 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United States Minor Outlying Islands </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United States of America </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Rarely </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> (Civilian vernacular: m / d / yy or m / d / yyyy; other formats, including d mmm (m) yyyy and yyyy - mm - dd, are common or prescribed--particularly in military, academic, scientific, computing, industrial, or governmental contexts . See Date and time notation in the United States .) </Td> <Td> ANSI INCITS 30 - 1997 (R2008) and NIST FIPS PUB 4 - 2 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United States Virgin Islands </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Uruguay </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Uzbekistan </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> (dd. mm. yyyy Cyrillic, dd / mm yyyy Latin) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Vanuatu </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Vietnam </Td> <Td> Rarely </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Full format: "ngày (d) d, tháng (m) m, năm yyyy" or ngày (d) d, tháng (month in textform), năm yyyy; short format: (d) d / m (m) / yyyy or (d) d - (m) m - yyyy; In English documents: yyyy - mm - dd </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Wallis and Futuna </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Yemen </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Zambia </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Zimbabwe </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Th_colspan="3"> Format </Th> <Th> Details </Th> <Th> ISO 8601 </Th> </Tr>

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