Date and time format

The table below lists general date and time formats used in various countries.

Country/language	Date format	Time format	Date example	Time example
USA	MM-DD-YYYY	HH:MI:SS	01-26-1993	18:24:00
International English	DD-MM-YYYY	HH:MI:SS	26-01-1993	18:24:00
Great Britain	DD/MM/YYYY	HH:MI:SS	26/01/1993	18:24:00
Germany	DD.MM.YYYY	HH:MI:SS	26.01.1993	18:24:00
Belguim	DD/MM/YYYY	HH:MI:SS	26/01/1993	18:24:00
Brazil	DD/MM/YYYY	HH:MI:SS	26/01/1993	18:24:00
Hungary	YYYY-MM-DD	HH:MI:SS	1993-01-26	18:24:00
Denmark	DD-MM-YYYY	HH.MI.SS	26-01-1993	18.24.00
Italy	DD/MM/YYYY	HH.MI.SS	26/01/1993	18.24.00
Spain	DD/MM/YYYY	HH:MI:SS	26/01/1993	18:24:00
Canada (French)	YYYY-MM-DD	HH:MI:SS	1993-01-26	18:24:00
Latin America	DD/MM/YYYY	HH:MI:SS	26/01/1993	18:24:00
Netherlands	DD-MM-YYYY	HH:MI:SS	26-01-1993	18:24:00
Norway	DD.MM.YYYY	HH:MI:SS	26.01.1993	18:24:00
Poland	YYYY-MM-DD	HH:MI:SS	1993-01-26	18:24:00
Portugal	DD-MM-YYYY	HH:MI:SS	26-01-1993	18:24:00
Serbia/Yugoslavia	DD.MM.YYYY	HH.MI.SS	26.01.1993	18.24.00
Slovakia	YYYY-MM-DD	HH:MI:SS	1993-01-26	18:24:00
Slovenia	YYYY-MM-DD	HH:MI:SS	1993-01-26	18:24:00
Финляндия	YYYY-MM-DD	HH.MI.SS	1993-01-26	18.24.00
France	DD.MM.YYYY	HH:MI:SS	26.01.1993	18:24:00
Czech Republic	YYYY-MM-DD	HH:MI:SS	1993-01-26	18:24:00
Russian Federation	DD.MM.YYYY	HH:MI:SS	26.01.1993	18:24:00
Switzerland	DD.MM.YYYY	HH,MI,SS	26.01.1993	18,24,00
Sweden	YYYY-MM-DD	HH.MI.SS	1993-01-26	18.24.00