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DVD region codes are a digital rights management technique designed to allow film distributorsto control aspects of a release, including content, release date, and price, according to the region.
Region codes and countries
| Region code | Area |
|---|---|
| 0 | Informal term meaning "worldwide". Region 0 is not an official setting; discs that bear the region 0 symbol either have no flag set or have regions 1–6 flags set. Region 0 is commonly referred to as "Region Free", especially when talking about DVD and Blu-ray Disc players. |
| 1 | United States, Canada, Bermuda, U.S. territories |
| 2 | Europe (except Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus), Middle East, Egypt, Japan, South Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho, Greenland, French Overseas departments and territories |
| 3 | Southeast Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau |
| 4 | South America, Central America, Caribbean, Mexico, New Zealand, Australia, Papua New Guinea and much of Oceania |
| 5 | Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Ukraine, Belarus, Russia, Pakistan, Africa (except Egypt, South Africa, Swaziland, and Lesotho), Centraland South Asia, Mongolia, North Korea |
| 6 | China |
| 7 | Reserved for future use, MPAA-related DVDs and "media copies" of pre-releases in Asia |
| 8 | International venues such as aircraft, cruise ships, etc. |
| ALL | Region ALL discs have all eight flags set, allowing the disc to be played in any location, on any player. |
DVD Region Breakdown
- Region 1 - The U.S., U.S. territories and Canada
- Region 2 - Europe, Japan, the Middle East, Egypt, South Africa, Greenland
- Region 3 - Taiwan, Korea, the Philippines, Indonesia, Hong Kong
- Region 4 - Mexico, South America, Central America, Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Caribbean
- Region 5 - Russia (okay, former Russia), Eastern Europe, India, most of Africa, North Korea, Mongolia
- Region 6 - China