In a post on its developer website this afternoon, Apple has announced that the App Store is launching in 20 new countries this year. Apple hasn’t yet said which countries are included in this expansion. [Update: View the list below]
Apple says:
The focus of today’s announcement is on informing developers of the upcoming expansion and ensuring they are prepared. Here’s what Apple says developers need to do before April 10:
By completing these steps before April 10, developers can make sure their app is “ready to be published as content initially becomes available across new locations.”
You can learn more in Apple’s full announcement here. Here are the new countries, according to an updated version of Apple’s Developer Agreement:
- Afghanistan
- Gabon
- Cote d’Ivoire
- Georgia
- Maldives
- Serbia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Cameroon
- Iraq
- Kosovo
- Libya
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Myanmar
- Nauru
- Rwanda
- Tonga
- Zambia
- Vanuatu
