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## 22.8 Understanding Supported Globalization Codes

If you are building a multilingual application, it is important to understand how globalization codes affect the way in which your application runs. These codes are set automatically based on the application-level Globalization attributes you select.

- Oracle APEX Globalization Codes
  `NLS_LANGUAGE` and `NLS_TERRITORY` determine the default presentation of numbers, dates, and currencies.

See Also:

Before You Begin: Configure Globalization Attributes

Parent topic: Managing Application Globalization

### 22.8.1 Oracle APEX Globalization Codes

`NLS_LANGUAGE` and `NLS_TERRITORY` determine the default presentation of numbers, dates, and currencies.

The following table describes the globalization codes in Oracle APEX.

Language Name | Language Code | NLS_LANGUAGE | NLS_TERRITORY
--- | --- | --- | ---
Afrikaans | `af` | ENGLISH | SOUTH AFRICA
Arabic | `ar` | ARABIC | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Arabic (Algeria) | `ar-dz` | ARABIC | ALGERIA
Arabic (Bahrain) | `ar-bh` | ARABIC | BAHRAIN
Arabic (Egypt) | `ar-eg` | EGYPTIAN | EGYPT
Arabic (Iraq) | `ar-iq` | ARABIC | IRAQ
Arabic (Jordan) | `ar-jo` | ARABIC | JORDAN
Arabic (Kuwait) | `ar-kw` | ARABIC | KUWAIT
Arabic (Lebanon | `ar-lb` | ARABIC | LEBANNON
Arabic (Libya) | `ar-ly` | ARABIC | LIBYA
Arabic (Morocco) | `ar-ma` | ARABIC | MOROCCO
Arabic (Oman) | `ar-om` | ARABIC | OMAN
Arabic (Qatar) | `ar-qa` | ARABIC | QATAR
Arabic (Saudi Arabia) | `ar-sa` | ARABIC | SAUDI ARABIA
Arabic (Syria) | `ar-sy` | ARABIC | SYRIA
Arabic (Tunisia) | `ar-tn` | ARABIC | TUNISIA
Arabic (U.A.E.) | `ar-ae` | ARABIC | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Arabic (YEMEN) | `ar-ye` | ARABIC | YEMEN
Assamese | `as` | ASSAMESE | INDIA
Basque | `eu` | FRENCH | FRANCE
Belarusian | `be` | RUSSIAN | RUSSIA
Bengali | `bn` | BANGLA | BANGLADESH
Bulgarian | `bg` | BULGARIAN | BULGARIA
Catalan | `ca` | CATALAN | CATALONIA
Chinese | `zh` | SIMPLIFIED CHINESE | CHINA
Chinese (China) | `zh-cn` | SIMPLIFIED CHINESE | CHINA
Chinese (Hong Kong SAR) | `zh-hk` | TRADITIONAL CHINESE | HONG KONG
Chinese (Macau SAR) | `zh-mo` | TRADITIONAL CHINESE | HONG KONG
Chinese (Singapore) | `zh-sg` | SIMPLIFIED CHINESE | SINGAPORE
Chinese (Taiwan) | `zh-tw` | TRADITIONAL CHINESE | TAIWAN
Croatian | `hr` | CROATIAN | CROATIA
Czech | `cs` | CZECH | CZECH REPUBLIC
Danish | `da` | DANISH | DENMARK
Dutch (Belgium) | `nl-be` | DUTCH | BELGIUM
Dutch (Netherlands) | `nl` | DUTCH | THE NETHERLANDS
English | `en` | AMERICAN | AMERICA
English (Australia) | `en-au` | ENGLISH | AUSTRALIA
English (Belize) | `en-bz` | ENGLISH | UNITED KINGDOM
English (Canada) | `en-ca` | ENGLISH | CANADA
English (Ireland) | `en-ie` | ENGLISH | IRELAND
English (Jamaica) | `en-jm` | ENGLISH | UNITED KINGDOM
English (New Zealand) | `en-nz` | ENGLISH | NEW ZEALAND
English (Philippines) | `en-ph` | ENGLISH | PHILIPPINES
English (South Africa) | `en-za` | ENGLISH | SOUTH AFRICA
English (Trinidad) | `en-tt` | ENGLISH | UNITED KINGDOM
English (United Kingdom) | `en-gb` | ENGLISH | UNITED KINGDOM
English (United States) | `en-us` | AMERICAN | AMERICA
English (Zimbabwe) | `en-zw` | ENGLISH | UNITED KINGDOM
Estonian | `et` | ESTONIAN | ESTONIA
Faeroese | `fo` | ENGLISH | UNITED KINGDOM
Farsi | `fa` | ENGLISH | UNITED KINGDOM
Finnish | `fi` | FINNISH | FINLAND
French (Belgium) | `fr-be` | FRENCH | BELGIUM
French (Canada) | `fr-ca` | CANADIAN FRENCH | CANADA
French (France) | `fr` | FRENCH | FRANCE
French (Luxembourg) | `fr-lu` | FRENCH | LUXEMBOURG
French (Monaco) | `fr-mc` | FRENCH | FRANCE
French (Switzerland) | `fr-ch` | FRANCH | SWITZERLAND
FYRO Macedonian | `mk` | MACEDONIAN | FYR MACEDONIA
Gaelic | `gd` | ENGLISH | UNITED KINGDOM
Galician | `gl` | SPANISH | SPAIN
German (Austria) | `de-at` | GERMAN | AUSTRIA
German (Germany) | `de` | GERMAN | GERMANY
German (Liechtenstein) | `de-li` | GERMAN | GERMANY
German (Luxemgourg) | `de-lu` | GERMAN | LUXEMBOURG
German (Switzerland) | `de-ch` | GERMAN | SWITZERLAND
Greek | `el` | GREEK | GREECE
Gujarati | `gu` | GUJARATI | INDIA
Hebrew | `he` | HEBREW | ISRAEL
Hindi | `hi` | HINDI | INDIA
Hungarian | `hu` | HUNGARIAN | HUNGARY
Icelandic | `is` | ICELANDIC | ICELAND
Indonesian | `id` | INDONESIAN | INDONESIA
Italian (Italy) | `it` | ITALIAN | ITALY
Italian (Switzerland) | `it-ch` | ITALIAN | SWITZERLAND
Japanese | `ja` | JAPANESE | JAPAN
Kannada | `kn` | KANNADA | INDIA
Kazakh | `kk` | CYRILLIC KAZAKH | KAZAKHSTAN
Konkani | `kok` | KOREAN | KOREA
Korean | `ko` | KOREAN | KOREA
Kyrgyz | `kz` | RUSSIAN | RUSSIA
Latvian | `lv` | LATVIAN | LATVIA
Lithuanian | `lt` | LITHUANIAN | LITHUANIANA
Malay (Malaysia) | `ms` | MALAY | MALAYSIA
Malayalam | `ml` | MALAYALAM | INDIA
Maltese | `mt` | ENGLISH | UNITED KINGDOM
Marathi | `mr` | ENGLISH | INDIA
Nepali (India) | `ne` | ENGLISH | UNITED KINGDOM
Norwegian (Bokmal) | `nb-no` | NORWEGIAN | NORWAY
Norwegian (Bokmal) | `no` | NORWEGIAN | NORWAY
Norwegian (Nynorsk) | `nn-no` | NORWEGIAN | NORWAY
Oriya | `or` | ORIYA | INDIA
Polish | `pl` | POLISH | POLAND
Portuguese (Brazil) | `pt-br` | BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE | BRAZIL
Portuguese (Portugal) | `pt` | PORTUGUESE | PORTUGAL
Punjabi | `pa` | PUNJABI | INDIA
Romanian | `ro` | ROMANIAN | ROMANIA
Russian | `ru` | RUSSIAN | RUSSIA
Russian (Moldova) | `ru-md` | RUSSIAN | RUSSIA
Serbia | `sr` | CYRILLIC SERBIAN | SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO
Slovak | `sk` | SLOVAK | SLOVAKIA
Slovenian | `sl` | SLOVENIAN | SLOVENIA
Spanish (Argentina) | `es-ar` | LATIN AMERICAN SPANISH | ARGENTINA
Spanish (Bolivia) | `es-bo` | LATIN AMERICAN SPANISH | ARGENTINA
Spanish (Chile) | `es-cl` | LATIN AMERICAN SPANISH | CHILE
Spanish (Colombia) | `ec-co` | LATIN AMERICAN SPANISH | COLOMBIA
Spanish (Costa Rica) | `es-cr` | LATIN AMERICAN SPANISH | COSTA RICA
Spanish (Dominican Republic) | `es-do` | LATIN AMERICAN SPANISH | PUERTO RICO
Spanish (Ecuador) | `es-ec` | LATIN AMERICAN SPANISH | ECUDOR
Spanish (El Salvador) | `es-sv` | LATIN AMERICAN SPANISH | EL SALVADOR
Spanish (Guatemala) | `es-gt` | LATIN AMERICAN SPANISH | GUATEMALA
Spanish (Honduras) | `es-hn` | LATIN AMERICAN SPANISH | GUATEMALA
Spanish (Mexico) | `es-mx` | MEXICAN SPANISH | MEXICO
Spanish (Nicaragua) | `es-ni` | LATIN AMERICAN SPANISH | Nicaragua
Spanish (Panama) | `es-pa` | LATIN AMERICAN SPANISH | Panama
Spanish (Paraguay) | `es-py` | LATIN AMERICAN SPANISH | ARGENTINA
Spanish (Peru) | `es-pe` | LATIN AMERICAN SPANISH | PERU
Spanish (Puerto Rico) | `es-pr` | LATIN AMERICAN SPANISH | PUERTO RICO
Spanish (Traditional Sort) | `es` | LATIN AMERICAN SPANISH | SPAIN
Spanish (United States) | `es-us` | LATIN AMERICAN SPANISH | AMERICAN
Spanish (Uruguay) | `es-uy` | LATIN AMERICAN SPANISH | ARGENTINA
Spanish (Venezuela) | `es-ve` | LATIN AMERICAN SPANISH | VENEZUELA
Swedish | `sv` | SWEDISH | SWEDEN
Swedish | `sv-fi` | SWEDISH | FINLAND
Tamil | `ta` | TAMIL | INDIA
Telugu | `te` | TELUGU | INDIA
Thai | `th` | THAI | THAILAND
Turkish | `tr` | TURKISH | TURKEY
Ukrainian | `uk` | UKRAINIAN | UKRAINE
Urdu | `ur` | ENGLISH | UNITED KINGDOM
Uzbek | `uz` | LATIN UZBEK | UZBEKISTAN
Vietnamese | `vi` | VIETNAMESE | VIETNAM

Parent topic: Understanding Supported Globalization Codes