Decimal point
Decimal pointWith, integer decimal.
| 3 | . | 14 |
| Integral part | Decimal point | Decimal fraction |
JapanEndWith it is the same sign, base line. English sphere, also placing in the central height of the number (ｷ) is done. In addition, in Germany and the like,Comma() It is used as the decimal point period(.) Is used for the positional notation every of 3 columns. Namely, it is opposite to Japan.
1234567 points 89 are written as follows in each country.
| Japan | 1,234,567.89 |
| England、 America | 1,234,567.89 or 1,234,567 ｷ 89 |
| France、South Africa | 1 234 567,89 |
| Germany | 1.234.567,89 |
| SI style | 1 234 567.89 or 1 234 567,89 |
Central and South America Spanish sphere, as for decimal point Spain system, but recently also using period with the United States influence has increased. EspeciallyChubeiSo the country where period has become generally is many.
Summary of the country which uses end in the decimal point and the country which uses the comma
End
Japan、 Australia、 Botswana、 Canada（ English speaker), China、 Costa Rica、 Dominica republic、 El Salvador、 Guatemala、 Honduras、 Hong Kong、 India、 Ireland、 Israel、 Korea、North Korea、 Malaysia、 Mexico、 Nicaragua、 Panama、The Philippines、 Puerto Rico、 Saudi Arabia、 Singapore、 tie、 England、 United States
Comma
アンドラ、 Argentina、 Austria、 Belgium、 Bolivia、 Brazil、 Canada（ French speaker), Croatia、 Cuba、 Chile、 Colombia、 Czechoslovakia、 Denmark、 Ecuador、 Estonia、 felloe archipelago、Finland、 France、 Germany、Greece、 Greenland、 Hungary、 Indonesia、 Iceland、?、 Latvia、 Lithuania、 Luxembourg、 Macedonia、 Holland、 Norway、 Paraguay、 Peru、 Portugal、 Poland、 Rumania、スロヴァキア、 Serbia、 スロベニア、 Spain、South Africa、 Sweden、 Switzerland、 Ukraine、 Uruguay、 Venezuela、 Zinbabwe
