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---+ LANG -- the language specified by the server locale
This macro is used to generate the =lang= (and =xml:lang=) attribute in generated HTML pages. If ={UseLocale}= is enabled, it is calculated from the [[%SCRIPTURLPATH{"configure"}%][configure Internationalization tab -> Locale sub-tab]] setting of ={Site}{Locale}=. Otherwise it defaults to =en= (English).
   * In templates the =lang= attribute is defined like this:
   <verbatim><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="%LANG%" lang="%LANG%"></verbatim>
   * Do not confuse =LANG= with [[VarLANGUAGE][LANGUAGE]]
---++ Examples
   * =%<nop>LANG%= expands to =%LANG%= 
