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Region Code Area

Region 0

Informal term meaning "playable in all regions" - aka "region free" (Also known informally as "All regions")

Region 1

Bermuda, Canada, the Cayman Islands, United States and U.S. territories

Region 2

Albania, Andorra, Austria, Bahrain, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canary Islands, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, European Union, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, French Guiana, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia (the Former Yugoslav Republic), Malta, Moldova, Principality of Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom (Channel Islands) Vatican City State, Yemen

Region 3

Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, Macau, South Korea, and Taiwan

Region 4

Australia, New Zealand, Central America, the Caribbean, Mexico, Oceania, and South America (except French Guiana)

Region 5

The rest of Africa, Former Soviet Union, the Indian subcontinent, Mongolia, and North Korea, Seychelles

Region 6

Mainland China

Region 7

Reserved for future use (found in use on protected screener copies of MPAA-related DVDs, and "media-copies" of pre-releases in Asia)

Region 8

International venues such as aircraft, cruise ships, etc.

Region 9

Region Free
   
   

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