diff --git a/platform/platform.android.ts b/platform/platform.android.ts
index 69f008092..148d5bcab 100644
--- a/platform/platform.android.ts
+++ b/platform/platform.android.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ export class device implements definition.device {
     private static _deviceType: string;
     private static _uuid: string;
     private static _language: string;
+    private static _region: string;
 
     static get os(): string {
         return platformNames.android;
@@ -85,11 +86,19 @@ export class device implements definition.device {
 
     static get language(): string {
         if (!device._language) {
-            device._language = java.util.Locale.getDefault().toString();
+            device._language = java.util.Locale.getDefault().getLanguage();
         }
 
         return device._language;
     }
+
+    static get region(): string {
+        if(!device._region) {
+            device._region = java.util.Locale.getDefault().getCountry();
+        }
+
+        return device._region;
+    }
 }
 
 var mainScreen: MainScreen;
diff --git a/platform/platform.d.ts b/platform/platform.d.ts
index ddae89346..21f639f84 100644
--- a/platform/platform.d.ts
+++ b/platform/platform.d.ts
@@ -61,9 +61,14 @@ declare module "platform" {
          static uuid: string;
 
         /**
-         * Gets the preferred language. For example "en" or "en_US"
+         * Gets the preferred language. For example "en"
          */
         static language: string;
+
+        /**
+         * Gets the preferred region. For example "US"
+         */
+        static region: string;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/platform/platform.ios.ts b/platform/platform.ios.ts
index 1f76a58c5..d5e0c3a32 100644
--- a/platform/platform.ios.ts
+++ b/platform/platform.ios.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export class device implements definition.device {
     private static _sdkVersion: string;
     private static _deviceType: string;
     private static _language: string;
+    private static _region: string;
 
     static get manufacturer(): string {
         return "Apple";
@@ -84,6 +85,14 @@ export class device implements definition.device {
         
         return device._language;
     }
+
+    static get region(): string {
+        if(!device._region) {
+            device._region = NSLocale.currentLocale().objectForKey(NSLocaleCountryCode);
+        }
+
+        return device._region;
+    }
 }
 
 var mainScreen: MainScreen;