# Import global variants of the locale data

The [Angular CLI][CliMain] automatically includes locale data if you run the [`ng build`][CliBuild] command with the `--localize` option.

```shell
ng build --localize
```

HELPFUL: The initial installation of Angular already contains locale data for English in the United States \(`en-US`\).
The [Angular CLI][CliMain] automatically includes the locale data and sets the `LOCALE_ID` value when you use the `--localize` option with [`ng build`][CliBuild] command.

The `@angular/common` package on npm contains the locale data files.
Global variants of the locale data are available in `@angular/common/locales/global`.

## `import` example for French

For example, you could import the global variants for French \(`fr`\) in `main.ts` where you bootstrap the application.

<docs-code header="src/main.ts (import locale)" path="adev/src/content/examples/i18n/src/main.ts" region="global-locale"/>

HELPFUL: In an `NgModules` application, you would import it in your `app.module`.

[CliMain]: cli 'CLI Overview and Command Reference | Angular'
[CliBuild]: cli/build 'ng build | CLI | Angular'
