Country/region strings
Country and region strings can be combined with a language string to create a locale specification for the setlocale, _wsetlocale, _create_locale, and _wcreate_locale functions.
For lists of country and region names that are supported by various Windows operating system versions, see the Language, Location, and Language tag columns of the table in Appendix A: Product Behavior in [MS-LCID]: Windows Language Code Identifier (LCID) Reference. For an example of code that enumerates available locale names and related values, see NLS: Name-based APIs Sample.
Other supported country and region strings
The Microsoft C run-time library implementation also supports the following country/region strings and abbreviations:
| Country/region string | Abbreviation | Equivalent locale name |
|---|---|---|
america |
USA |
en-US |
britain |
GBR |
en-GB |
china |
CHN |
zh-CN |
czech |
CZE |
cs-CZ |
england |
GBR |
en-GB |
great britain |
GBR |
en-GB |
holland |
NLD |
nl-NL |
hong-kong |
HKG |
zh-HK |
new-zealand |
NZL |
en-NZ |
nz |
NZL |
en-NZ |
pr china |
CHN |
zh-CN |
pr-china |
CHN |
zh-CN |
puerto-rico |
PRI |
es-PR |
slovak |
SVK |
sk-SK |
south africa |
ZAF |
af-ZA |
south korea |
KOR |
ko-KR |
south-africa |
ZAF |
af-ZA |
south-korea |
KOR |
ko-KR |
trinidad & tobago |
TTO |
en-TT |
uk |
GBR |
en-GB |
united-kingdom |
GBR |
en-GB |
united-states |
USA |
en-US |
us |
USA |
en-US |
See also
Locale names, Languages, and Country/Region strings
Language strings
setlocale, _wsetlocale
_create_locale, _wcreate_locale