diff --git a/lime/system/Locale.hx b/lime/system/Locale.hx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f291ce31f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lime/system/Locale.hx
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+package lime.system;
+
+
+import lime.system.CFFI;
+
+#if flash
+import flash.system.Capabilities;
+#end
+
+
+abstract Locale(String) from String to String {
+	
+	
+	public static var currentLocale:Locale;
+	public static var systemLocale (default, null):Locale;
+	
+	public var language (get, never):String;
+	public var region (get, never):String;
+	
+	
+	private static function __init__ ():Void {
+		
+		var locale = null;
+		
+		#if flash
+		locale = Capabilities.language;
+		#elseif (js && html5)
+		locale = untyped navigator.language;
+		#elseif (lime_cffi && !macro)
+		locale = CFFI.load ("lime", "lime_locale_get_system_locale", 0) ();
+		#end
+		
+		if (locale != null) {
+			
+			systemLocale = locale;
+			
+		} else {
+			
+			systemLocale = "en-US";
+			
+		}
+		
+		currentLocale = systemLocale;
+		
+	}
+	
+	
+	public function new (value:String) {
+		
+		this = value;
+		
+	}
+	
+	
+	
+	
+	// Get & Set Methods
+	
+	
+	
+	
+	private function get_language ():String {
+		
+		if (this != null) {
+			
+			var index = this.indexOf ("_");
+			
+			if (index > -1) {
+				
+				return this.substring (0, index);
+				
+			}
+			
+			index = this.indexOf ("-");
+			
+			if (index > -1) {
+				
+				return this.substring (0, index);
+				
+			}
+			
+		}
+		
+		return this;
+		
+	}
+	
+	
+	private function get_region ():String {
+		
+		if (this != null) {
+			
+			var underscoreIndex = this.indexOf ("_");
+			var dotIndex = this.indexOf (".");
+			var dashIndex = this.indexOf ("-");
+			
+			if (underscoreIndex > -1) {
+				
+				if (dotIndex > -1) {
+					
+					return this.substring (underscoreIndex + 1, dotIndex);
+					
+				} else {
+					
+					return this.substring (underscoreIndex + 1);
+					
+				}
+				
+			} else if (dashIndex > -1) {
+				
+				if (dotIndex > -1) {
+					
+					return this.substring (dashIndex + 1, dotIndex);
+					
+				} else {
+					
+					return this.substring (dashIndex + 1);
+					
+				}
+				
+			}
+			
+		}
+		
+		return null;
+		
+	}
+	
+	
+}
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diff --git a/project/Build.xml b/project/Build.xml
index e5cd401ae..4b73bc383 100644
--- a/project/Build.xml
+++ b/project/Build.xml
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
 		<compilerflag value="-Iinclude" />
 		
 		<file name="src/ExternalInterface.cpp" />
-		<file name="src/hx/CFFIExt.cpp" unless="static_link" />
 		
 		<section if="LIME_CAIRO">
 			
@@ -227,6 +226,7 @@
 		<file name="src/math/Vector2.cpp" />
 		<file name="src/system/CFFIPointer.cpp" />
 		<file name="src/system/JNI.cpp" if="android" />
+		<file name="src/system/Locale.cpp" />
 		<file name="src/system/SensorEvent.cpp" />
 		<file name="src/ui/DropEvent.cpp" />
 		<file name="src/ui/GamepadEvent.cpp" />
@@ -238,6 +238,8 @@
 		<file name="src/ui/WindowEvent.cpp" />
 		<file name="src/utils/Bytes.cpp" />
 		
+		<file name="src/hx/CFFIExt.cpp" unless="static_link" />
+		
 	</files>
 	
 	<include name="lib/cairo/files.xml" />
diff --git a/project/include/system/Locale.h b/project/include/system/Locale.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ef0cf3669
--- /dev/null
+++ b/project/include/system/Locale.h
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#ifndef LIME_SYSTEM_LOCALE_H
+#define LIME_SYSTEM_LOCALE_H
+
+
+namespace lime {
+	
+	
+	class Locale {
+		
+		
+		public:
+			
+			static char* GetSystemLocale ();
+		
+		
+	};
+	
+	
+}
+
+
+#endif
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diff --git a/project/src/ExternalInterface.cpp b/project/src/ExternalInterface.cpp
index 19261c9c7..06c25c72b 100644
--- a/project/src/ExternalInterface.cpp
+++ b/project/src/ExternalInterface.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <system/CFFIPointer.h>
 #include <system/Clipboard.h>
 #include <system/JNI.h>
+#include <system/Locale.h>
 #include <system/SensorEvent.h>
 #include <system/System.h>
 #include <text/Font.h>
@@ -1030,6 +1031,25 @@ namespace lime {
 	}
 	
 	
+	value lime_locale_get_system_locale () {
+		
+		char* locale = Locale::GetSystemLocale ();
+		
+		if (!locale) {
+			
+			return alloc_null ();
+			
+		} else {
+			
+			value result = alloc_string (locale);
+			free (locale);
+			return result;
+			
+		}
+		
+	}
+	
+	
 	value lime_lzma_compress (value buffer) {
 		
 		#ifdef LIME_LZMA
@@ -1699,6 +1719,7 @@ namespace lime {
 	DEFINE_PRIME2 (lime_jpeg_decode_bytes);
 	DEFINE_PRIME2 (lime_jpeg_decode_file);
 	DEFINE_PRIME2v (lime_key_event_manager_register);
+	DEFINE_PRIME0 (lime_locale_get_system_locale);
 	DEFINE_PRIME1 (lime_lzma_compress);
 	DEFINE_PRIME1 (lime_lzma_decompress);
 	DEFINE_PRIME2v (lime_mouse_event_manager_register);
diff --git a/project/src/system/Locale.cpp b/project/src/system/Locale.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..add9aaded
--- /dev/null
+++ b/project/src/system/Locale.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+#include <system/Locale.h>
+
+#if defined(HX_WINDOWS)
+#include <windows.h>
+#elif defined(HX_LINUX)
+#include <clocale>
+#endif
+
+
+namespace lime {
+	
+	
+	char* Locale::GetSystemLocale () {
+		
+		#if defined(HX_WINDOWS)
+		
+		char locale[8];
+		int length = GetLocaleInfo (GetSystemDefaultUILanguage (), LOCALE_SISO639LANGNAME, locale, sizeof (locale));
+		char *result = (char*)malloc (length + 1);
+		strcpy (result, locale);
+		return result;
+		
+		#elif defined(HX_LINUX)
+		
+		const char* locale = getenv ("LANG");
+		
+		if (!locale) {
+			
+			locale = setlocale (LC_ALL, "");
+			
+		}
+		
+		if (locale) {
+			
+			char *result = (char*)malloc (sizeof (locale));
+			strcpy (result, locale);
+			
+			return result;
+			
+		}
+		
+		return 0;
+		
+		#else
+		
+		return 0;
+		
+		#endif
+		
+	}
+	
+	
+}
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