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How the world separates its decimals



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Many countries use a dot to represent a decimal point e.g. 4353.56.
 
Many countries instead use a comma to represent a decimal point e.g. 4353,56.


The following thematic map shows the official decimal separation standards for each country.

Decimal separators world map
 

Blue – Dot ( . )
Green – Comma ( , )
Red – These countries use different numerical character sets to the blue and green countries
Grey –No official standard


Some countries use a mix of commas and dots for different situations.  For example, Switzerland uses commas unless dealing with Swiss francs (their currency).


See also:

How the world separates its digits





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