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description: You can send a WhatsApp message only to a data extension with a mobile number that includes a valid locale. Include a locale with each mobile number as part of the Phone field in your source file when you import contacts to your data extension. Check this list to make sure that you’re using the correct two-character locale. You can enter either uppercase or lowercase letters. Imported locales are converted to uppercase.
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# Locales for WhatsApp Data Extension Sends in Marketing Cloud Engagement

You can send a WhatsApp message only to a data extension with a mobile number that includes a valid locale. Include a locale with each mobile number as part of the Phone field in your source file when you import contacts to your data extension. Check this list to make sure that you’re using the correct two-character locale. You can enter either uppercase or lowercase letters. Imported locales are converted to uppercase.

- ae (United Arab Emirates)
- af (Afghanistan)
- al (Albania)
- am (Armenia)
- ar (Argentina)
- at (Austria)
- au (Australia)
- ba (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- bd (Bangladesh)
- be (Belgium)
- bg (Bulgaria)
- bh (Bahrain)
- bn (Brunei)
- bo (Bolivia)
- br (Brazil)
- by (Belarus)
- bz (Belize)
- ca (Canada)
- ch (Switzerland)
- cl (Chile)
- cn (China)
- co (Colombia)
- cr (Costa Rica)
- cz (Czechia)
- de (Germany)
- dk (Denmark)
- do (Dominican Republic)
- dz (Algeria)
- ec (Ecuador)
- ee (Estonia)
- eg (Egypt)
- es (Spain)
- et (Ethiopia)
- fi (Finland)
- fo (Faroe Islands)
- fr (France)
- gb (United Kingdom)
- ge (Georgia)
- gl (Greenland)
- gr (Greece)
- gt (Guatemala)
- hk (Hong Kong)
- hn (Honduras)
- hr (Croatia)
- hu (Hungary)
- id (Indonesia)
- ie (Ireland)
- il (Israel)
- in (India)
- iq (Iraq)
- ir (Iran)
- is (Iceland)
- it (Italy)
- jm (Jamaica)
- jo (Jordan)
- jp (Japan)
- ke (Kenya)
- kg (Kyrgyzstan)
- kh (Cambodia)
- kr (South Korea)
- kw (Kuwait)
- kz (Kazakhstan)
- la (Lao People’s Democratic Republic)
- lb (Lebanon)
- li (Liechtenstein)
- lk (Sri Lanka)
- lt (Lithuania)
- lu (Luxembourg)
- lv (Latvia)
- ly (Libya)
- ma (Morocco)
- mc (Monaco)
- mk (North Macedonia)
- mn (Mongolia)
- mo (Macao)
- mt (Malta)
- mv (Maldives)
- mx (Mexico)
- my (Malaysia)
- ng (Nigeria)
- ni (Nicaragua)
- nl (Netherlands)
- no (Norway)
- np (Nepal)
- nz (New Zealand)
- om (Oman)
- pa (Panama)
- pe (Peru)
- ph (The Philippines)
- pk (Pakistan)
- pl (Poland)
- pr (Puerto Rico)
- pt (Portugal)
- py (Paraguay)
- qa (Qatar)
- ro (Romania)
- ru (Russian Federation)
- rw (Rwanda)
- sa (Saudi Arabia)
- se (Sweden)
- sg (Singapore)
- si (Slovenia)
- sk (Slovakia)
- sn (Senegal)
- sv (El Salvador)
- sy (Syrian Arab Republic)
- th (Thailand)
- tm (Turkmenistan)
- tn (Tunisia)
- tr (Turkey)
- tt (Trinidad and Tobago)
- tw (Taiwan)
- ua (Ukraine)
- us (United States of America)
- uy (Uruguay)
- ve (Venezuela)
- vn (Viet Nam)
- ye (Yemen)
- za (South Africa)
- zw (Zimbabwe)