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Windows Locale Table
The following table is based on information obtained from:
- http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/wcepb40/htm/_wcepb_locale_code_table.asp
- http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/nlsweb
This table is ordered on LCID to aid looking up which locale a given LCID corresponds to.
| Hex Value (LCID) |
Decimal Value | Locale Description | Short String | ANSI codepage | OEM codepage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0x0401 | 1025 | Arabic - Saudi Arabia | ar-sa | 1256 | 720 |
| 0x0402 | 1026 | Bulgarian: Bulgaria | bg | 1251 | 866 |
| 0x0403 | 1027 | Catalan: Spain | ca | 1252 | 850 |
| 0x0404 | 1028 | Chinese - Taiwan (Traditional) | zh-tw | 950 | 950 |
| 0x0405 | 1029 | Czech - Czech Republic | cs | 1250 | 852 |
| 0x0406 | 1030 | Danish - Denmark | da | 1252 | 850 |
| 0x0407 | 1031 | German - Germany | de-de | 1252 | 850 |
| 0x0408 | 1032 | Greek | el | 1253 | 737 |
| 0x0409 | 1033 | English - United States | en-us | 1252 | 437 |
| 0x040A | 1034 | Spanish - Spain (International Sort) | 1252 | 850 | |
| 0x040B | 1035 | Finnish - Finland | fi | 1252 | 850 |
| 0x040C | 1036 | French - France | fr-fr | 1252 | 850 |
| 0x040D | 1037 | Hebrew - Israel | he | 1255 | 862 |
| 0x040E | 1038 | Hungarian - Hungary | hu | 1250 | 852 |
| 0x040F | 1039 | Icelandic - Iceland | is | 1252 | 850 |
| 0x0410 | 1040 | Italian - Italy | it-it | 1252 | 850 |
| 0x0411 | 1041 | Japanese - Japan | ja | 932 | 932 |
| 0x0412 | 1042 | Korean (Extended Wansung) - Korea | ko | 949 | 949 |
| 0x0413 | 1043 | Dutch – The Netherlands | nl-nl | 1252 | 850 |
| 0x0414 | 1044 | Norwegian - (Bokmål) | no-no | 1252 | 850 |
| 0x0415 | 1045 | Polish - Poland | pl | 1250 | 852 |
| 0x0416 | 1046 | Portuguese - Brazil | pt-br | 1252 | 850 |
| 0x0417 | 1047 | Raeto - Romance | rm | ||
| 0x0418 | 1048 | Romanian - Romania | ro | 1250 | 852 |
| 0x0419 | 1049 | Russian - Russia | ru | 1251 | 866 |
| 0x041A | 1050 | Croatian - Croatia | hr | 1250 | 852 |
| 0x041B | 1051 | Slovak - Slovakia | sk | 1250 | 852 |
| 0x041C | 1052 | Albanian | sq | 1250 | 852 |
| 0x041D | 1053 | Swedish - Sweden | sv-se | 1252 | 850 |
| 0x041E | 1054 | Thai - Thailand | th | 874 | 874 |
| 0x041F | 1055 | Turkish - Turkey | tr | 1254 | 857 |
| 0x0420 | 1056 | Urdu - Pakistan | ur | 1256 | 720 |
| 0x0421 | 1057 | Indonesian - Indonesia | id | 1252 | 850 |
| 0x0422 | 1058 | Ukrainian - Ukraine | uk | 1251 | 866 |
| 0x0423 | 1059 | Belarusian: Belarus | be | 1251 | 866 |
| 0x0424 | 1060 | Slovenian - Slovena | sl | 1250 | 852 |
| 0x0425 | 1061 | Estonian - Estonia | et | 1257 | 775 |
| 0x0426 | 1062 | Latvian - Latvia | lv | 1257 | 775 |
| 0x0427 | 1063 | Lithuanian - Lithuania | lt | 1257 | 775 |
| 0x0429 | 1065 | Farsi - Iran | fa | 1256 | 720 |
| 0x042A | 1066 | Vietnamese - Vietnam | vi | 1258 | 1258 |
| 0x042B | 1067 | Armenian | hy | Unicode only | |
| 0x042C | 1068 | Azeri – Latin | az-az | 1250 | 857 |
| 0x042D | 1069 | Basque: Spain | eu | 1252 | |
| 0x042E | 1070 | Sorbian | sb | ||
| 0x042F | 1071 | FYRO Macedonian | mk | 1251 | 866 |
| 0x0430 | 1072 | Sutu | sx | ||
| 0x0431 | 1073 | Tsonga | ts | ||
| 0x0432 | 1074 | Setsuana | tn | ||
| 0x0434 | 1076 | Xhosa | xh | ||
| 0x0435 | 1077 | Zulu | zu | ||
| 0x0436 | 1078 | Afrikaans - South Africa | af | 1252 | 850 |
| 0x0437 | 1079 | Georgian - Georgia | Unicode only | ||
| 0x0438 | 1080 | Farsi - Iran | fo | 1256 | 720 |
| 0x0439 | 1081 | Hindi - India | hi | Unicode only | |
| 0x043A | 1082 | Maltese | mt | ||
| 0x043C | 1084 | Gaelic - Scotland | gd | ||
| 0x043D | 1085 | Yiddish | yi | ||
| 0x043E | 1086 | Malay - Malaysia | ms-my | 1252 | 850 |
| 0x043F | 1087 | Kazakh | 1251 | 866 | |
| 0x0440 | 1088 | Kyrgyz - Kyrgyzstan | 1251 | 866 | |
| 0x0441 | 1089 | Swahili - Kenya | sw | 1252 | 437 |
| 0x0443 | 1091 | Uzbek – Uzbekistan (Latin) | uz-uz | 1250 | 857 |
| 0x0444 | 1092 | Tatar - Tatarstan | tt | 1251 | 866 |
| 0x0446 | 1094 | Punjabi - India | Unicode only | ||
| 0x0447 | 1095 | Gujarati - India | Unicode only | ||
| 0x0449 | 1097 | Tamil | ta | Unicode only | |
| 0x044A | 1098 | Telgu - India | Unicode only | ||
| 0x044B | 1099 | Kannada - India | Unicode only | ||
| 0x044E | 1102 | Marathi - India | mr | Unicode only | |
| 0x044F | 1103 | Sanskrit - India | sa | Unicode only | |
| 0x0450 | 1104 | Mongolian - Mongolia | 1251 | 866 | |
| 0x0456 | 1110 | Galician | Unicode only | ||
| 0x0457 | 1111 | Konkani - India | Unicode only | ||
| 0x045A | 1114 | Syriac | Unicode only | ||
| 0x0465 | 1125 | Divehi | Unicode only | ||
| 0x0801 | 2049 | Arabic - Iraq | ar-iq | 1256 | 720 |
| 0x0804 | 2052 | Chinese - PRC (Simplified) | zh-cn | 936 | 936 |
| 0x0807 | 2055 | German - Switzerland | de-ch | 1252 | 850 |
| 0x0809 | 2057 | English - United Kingdom | en-gb | 1252 | 850 |
| 0x080A | 2058 | Spanish - Mexico | es-mx | 1252 | 850 |
| 0x080C | 2060 | French - Belgium | fr-be | 1252 | 850 |
| 0x0810 | 2064 | Italian - Switzerland | it-ch | 1252 | 850 |
| 0x0813 | 2067 | Dutch - Belgium | nl-be | 1252 | 850 |
| 0x0814 | 2068 | Norwegian – Norway (Nynorsk) | no-no | 1252 | 850 |
| 0x0816 | 2070 | Portuguese - Portugal | pt-pt | 1252 | 850 |
| 0x0818 | 2072 | Romanian - Moldova | ro-mo | ||
| 0x0819 | 2073 | Russian - Moldova | ru-mo | ||
| 0x081A | 2074 | Serbian – Serbia (Latin) | sr-sp | 1250 | 852 |
| 0x081D | 2077 | Swedish - Finland | sv-fi | 1252 | 850 |
| 0x0820 | 2080 | Urdu - India | 1256 | ||
| 0x0827 | 2087 | Classic Lithuanian - Lithuania | 1257 | ||
| 0x082C | 2092 | Azeri – Cyrillic | az-az | 1251 | 866 |
| 0x083C | 2108 | Gaelic – Ireland | gd-ie | ||
| 0x083E | 2110 | Malay – Brunei Darussalam | ms-bn | 1252 | 850 |
| 0x0843 | 2115 | Uzbek – Uzbekistan (Cyrillic) | uz-uz | 1251 | 866 |
| 0x0C01 | 3073 | Arabic - Egypt | ar-eg | 1256 | 720 |
| 0x0C04 | 3076 | Chinese - Hong Kong S.A.R. | zh-hk | 950 | 950 |
| 0x0C07 | 3079 | German - Austria | de-at | 1252 | 850 |
| 0x0C09 | 3081 | English - Australia | en-au | 1252 | 850 |
| 0x0C0A | 1034 | Spanish - Spain (Modern Sort) | es-es | 1252 | 850 |
| 0x0C0C | 3084 | French - Canada | fr-ca | 1252 | 850 |
| 0x0C1A | 3098 | Serbian - Serbia (Cyrillic) | sr-sp | 1251 | 855 |
| 0x1001 | 4097 | Arabic - Libya | ar-ly | 1256 | 720 |
| 0x1004 | 4100 | Chinese - Singapore (Simplified) | zh-sg | 936 | 936 |
| 0x1007 | 4103 | German - Luxembourg | de-lu | 1252 | |
| 0x1009 | 4105 | English - Canada | en-ca | 1252 | 850 |
| 0x100A | 4106 | Spanish - Guatemala | es-gt | 1252 | |
| 0x100C | 4108 | French - Switzerland | fr-ch | 1252 | 850 |
| 0x1401 | 5121 | Arabic - Algeria | ar-dz | 1256 | 720 |
| 0x1404 | 5124 | Chinese – Macau S.A.R (Traditional) | zh-mo | 950 | 950 |
| 0x1407 | 5127 | German - Liechtenstein | de-li | 1252 | 850 |
| 0x1409 | 5129 | English - New Zealand | en-nz | 1252 | 850 |
| 0x140A | 5130 | Spanish - Costa Rica | es-cr | 1252 | 850 |
| 0x140C | 5132 | French - Luxembourg | fr-lu | 1252 | 850 |
| 0x1801 | 6145 | Arabic - Morocco | ar-ma | 1256 | 720 |
| 0x1809 | 6153 | English - Ireland | en-ie | 1256 | 850 |
| 0x180A | 6154 | Spanish - Panama | es-pa | 1252 | 850 |
| 0x180C | 6156 | French - Monaco | 1252 | 850 | |
| 0x1C01 | 7169 | Arabic - Tunisia | ar-tn | 1256 | 720 |
| 0x1C09 | 7177 | English - South Africa | en-za | 1252 | 437 |
| 0x1C0A | 7178 | Spanish - Dominican Republic | es-do | 1252 | 850 |
| 0x2001 | 8193 | Arabic - Oman | ar-om | 1256 | 720 |
| 0x2009 | 8201 | English - Jamaica | en-jm | 1252 | 850 |
| 0x200A | 8202 | Spanish - Venezuela | es-ve | 1252 | 850 |
| 0x2401 | 9217 | Arabic - Yemen | ar-ye | 1256 | 720 |
| 0x2409 | 9225 | English – Carribbean | en-cb | 1256 | 850 |
| 0x240A | 9226 | Spanish - Colombia | es-co | 1252 | 850 |
| 0x2801 | 10241 | Arabic - Syria | ar-sy | 1256 | 720 |
| 0x2809 | 10249 | English - Belize | en-bz | 1252 | 850 |
| 0x280A | 10250 | Spanish - Peru | es-pe | 1252 | 850 |
| 0x2C01 | 11265 | Arabic - Jordan | ar-jo | 1256 | 720 |
| 0x2C09 | 11273 | English - Trinidad | en-tt | 1252 | 850 |
| 0x2C0A | 11274 | Spanish - Argentina | es-ar | 1252 | 850 |
| 0x3001 | 12289 | Arabic - Lebanon | ar-lb | 1256 | 720 |
| 0x3009 | 12297 | English - Zimbabwe | 1252 | 437 | |
| 0x300A | 12298 | Spanish - Ecuador | es-ec | 1252 | 850 |
| 0x3401 | 13313 | Arabic - Kuwait | ar-kw | 1256 | 720 |
| 0x3409 | 13321 | English – Phillippines | en-ph | 1252 | 437 |
| 0x340A | 13322 | Spanish - Chile | es-cl | 1252 | 850 |
| 0x3801 | 14337 | Arabic – United Arab Emirates | ar-ae | 1256 | 720 |
| 0x380A | 14346 | Spanish - Uruguay | es-uy | 1252 | 850 |
| 0x3C01 | 15361 | Arabic - Bahrain | ar-bh | 1256 | 720 |
| 0x3C0A | 15370 | Spanish - Paraguay | es-py | 1252 | 850 |
| 0x4001 | 16385 | Arabic - Qatar | ar-qa | 1256 | 720 |
| 0x400A | 16394 | Spanish - Bolivia | es-bo | 1252 | 850 |
| 0x440A | 17418 | Spanish - El Salvador | es-sv | 1252 | 850 |
| 0x480A | 18442 | Spanish - Honduras | es-hn | 1252 | 850 |
| 0x4C0A | 19466 | Spanish - Nicaragua | es-ni | 1252 | 850 |
| 0x500A | 20490 | Spanish - Puerto Rico | es-pr | 1252 | 850 |
Notes:
- Earlier versions of windows may not support all the LCID/locales listed here.
- Abbreviated name of the country or region can be retrieved by calling GetLocalInfo API with LCTYPE set to SABBREVCTRYNAME.
- Abbreviated name of the language can be retrieved by calling GetLocalInfo API with LCTYPE set to SABBREVLANGNAME.
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