There are six (6) television broadcasting regions for which
the digital video disc (DVD) was developed.
The world's television regions are:
Region 1 - USA and Canada
Region 2 - Europe, Japan, the Middle East, North Africa,
Egypt, and South Africa
Region 3 - Taiwan, The Philippines, Korea, Indonesia, Hong
Kong
Region 4 - Mexico, Central America, South America, Australia,
New Zealand, the Pacific Islands, and the Caribbean
Region 5 - Russia, Eastern Europe, India, North Korea, and
East and West Africa
Region 6 - China.
