ABSTRACT
Formats are specific to different regions. For example, numeric values can be represented in different ways. Sometimes separators are not used, and different regions use different symbols for separators and with different formats. For the same number, “1,234.56” is used in North America; “1.234,56” is used in Germany, Holland, and Italy; and “1 234,56” is used in France and Sweden. Other format conventions that need to be taken into account include calendars, date and time formats, names and addresses, telephone numbers, and currency.
