1984.01.01 wouldn't be good in Germany either. It'd be 01.01.1984 or (more sane, albeit less used) 1984-01-01 there. And the US is about the only country in th

1984.01.01 wouldn't be good in Germany either. It'd be 01.01.1984 or (more sane, albeit less used) 1984-01-01 there. And the US is about the only country in the world where MDY order for date parts is used exclusively. I wouldn't call the US and Belize »many countries« ;-)