Civil Calendars Worldwide
Most countries in the world use the Gregorian calendar as their sole civil calendar. Countries which don't use the Gregorian calendar are Saudi Arabia, which uses the Islamic calendar for all purposes, Ethiopia (Ethiopian calendar) and Iran and Afghanistan, which use the Persian calendar. Two countries use other calendars alongside the Gregorian calendar: India (Indian national calendar) and Israel (Hebrew calendar). In Israel, the Gregorian calendar is called the "civil calendar" and "Gregorian calendar."
Another two countries use a modified version of the Gregorian calendar: Thailand (Thai solar calendar) and Japan (Japanese calendar).
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