1# Unicode CLDR Project 2 3Latest Release: [v40.0](https://cldr.unicode.org/index/downloads/cldr-40) published 2021-10-20 4 5## Build Status 6 7GitHub: 8[](https://github.com/unicode-org/cldr/actions?query=branch%3Amaster+workflow%3A%22cldr-mvn%22) 9[](https://github.com/unicode-org/cldr/actions?query=branch%3Amaster+workflow%3A%22Ansible+Lint%22) 10 11### What is CLDR? 12The Unicode CLDR provides key building blocks for software to support the world's languages, with the largest and most extensive standard repository of locale data available. This data is used by a wide spectrum of companies for their software internationalization and localization, adapting software to the conventions of different languages for such common software tasks. 13 14See For further information: 15 16- Information about [CLDR releases and downloads](https://cldr.unicode.org/index/downloads "CLDR Download Page"), 17including the data files and LDML specification associated with each release. 18 19- Information about [Building and running CLDR Tools](https://cldr.unicode.org/development/cldr-tools "CLDR Tools Page") 20 21### Contributing 22 23Most data submissions are done via the [CLDR Survey Tool](https://st.unicode.org/cldr-apps/), which is open and available on predetermined cycles. 24Click [HERE](http://unicode.org/cldr/survey_tool.html) for information on how to obtain a survey tool account. 25 26For details about code and other contributions, see [CONTRIBUTING.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md) 27 28### Licenses 29 30- Usage of CLDR data and software is governed by the [Unicode Terms of Use](http://www.unicode.org/copyright.html) 31a copy of which is included as [unicode-license.txt](./unicode-license.txt). 32 33- Some CLDR tools depend on library dependencies managed via Maven, 34 use of these libraries is governed by separate license agreements. 35 36SPDX-License-Identifier: Unicode-DFS-2016 37 38### Copyright 39 40Copyright © 1991-2021 Unicode, Inc. 41All rights reserved. 42[Terms of use](http://www.unicode.org/copyright.html) 43