Glossary Video / Term
DVDs are recorded and encoded for use in only one of six designated world regions. This system was developed to enable motion picture companies to release movies at different times in different regions.
| DVDs | |
| 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, Lesotho, 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, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom (including the Channel Islands) Vatican City State, and Yemen |
| Region 3 | Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, Macau, South Korea, and Taiwan |
| Region 4 | Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, 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, North Korea, and and Seychelles |
| Region 6 | Mainland China |
| All Region, Region-free or Region 0 | Indicates that the DVD has no region restrictions and is playable in all regions. |
| Blu-Ray DVDs | |
| Region A or 1 | North America, Central America, South America, Japan, Taiwan, North Korea, South Korea, Hong Kong and Southeast Asia |
| Region B or 2 | Europe, Greenland, French territories, Middle East, Africa, Australia and New Zealand |
| Region C or 3 | India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Mainland China, Pakistan, Russia, Central and South Asia |
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