Windows Vista Starter system requirements
To choose the correct hardware for Windows Vista Starter, follow the guidelines below:
System Requirements
Processor speed:
RAM:
Disk space:
Video Resolution:
Additional Recommendations:
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Monitor
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Keyboard
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Mouse or compatible pointing device
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CD-ROM or DVD drive
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Support for DirectX 9 graphics and 32 MB of graphics memory
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Audio output capability
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Internet access (fees may apply)
Processor type:
For distribution in all Windows Vista Starter countries in the indicated regions on PCs running with these processors:
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Desktop processors
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Intel Atom 230
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Intel Celeron and Celeron Dual Core series
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Intel Pentium 3 series
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Intel Pentium 4 series
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Intel Pentium D800 and D900 series
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Intel Pentium Dual Core E2XXX series
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Intel Core 2 Duo E4300, 4400, and 4500
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No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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Yes
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AMD Duron, Geode, and Sempron series
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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AMD Athlon XP, Athlon 64, and Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core series
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Mobile processors
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Intel Atom N270
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Intel Celeron D and Celeron M series
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Intel Pentium M series
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Intel Pentium Dual Core T2XXX series
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Intel Core Duo series
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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AMD Mobile Sempron series
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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AMD Turion 64 Mobile (Single Core) series
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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AMD Turion 64 X2 Dual-Core Mobile TL-50, TL-52, and TL-56
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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In addition, PCs running similar value processors to those listed above are allowed in the indicated regions.
The Latin America region includes the following countries:
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Antigua
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Argentina
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Barbados
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Barbuda
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Belize
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Bolivia
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Chile
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Colombia
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Costa Rica
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Dominican Republic
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Ecuador
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El Salvador
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Grenada
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Guatemala
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Guyana
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Haiti
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Honduras
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Jamaica
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Mexico
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Nicaragua
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Panama
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Paraguay
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Peru
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St. Kitts and Nevis
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St. Lucia
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St. Vincent and the Grenadines
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Suriname
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Trinidad and Tobago
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Uruguay
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Venezuela
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The Eastern Europe region includes the following countries:
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Albania
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Armenia
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Azerbaijan
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Belarus
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Georgia
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Kazakhstan
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Kyrgyz Republic
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Macedonia FYR
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Mongolia
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Montenegro
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Republic of Moldova
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Russian Federation
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Serbia
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Tajikistan
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Turkmenistan
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Ukraine
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Uzbekistan
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The Middle East and Africa region includes the following countries:
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Afghanistan
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Algeria
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Angola
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Benin
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Botswana
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Burkina Faso
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Burundi
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Cameroon
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Cape Verde
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Central African Republic
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Chad
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Comoros
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Côte d'Ivoire
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Democratic Republic of Congo
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Djibouti
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Egypt
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Equatorial Guinea
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Eritrea
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Ethiopia
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Gabon
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Gambia
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Ghana
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Guinea
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Guinea-Bissau
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Iraq
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Jordan
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Kenya
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Lebanon
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Lesotho
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Liberia
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Libya
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Madagascar
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Malawi
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Mali
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Mauritania
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Mauritius
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Mayotte
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Morocco
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Mozambique
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Namibia
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Niger
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Nigeria
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Oman
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Pakistan
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Republic of Congo
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Rwanda
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São Tomé and Principe
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Senegal
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Seychelles
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Sierra Leone
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Somalia
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South Africa
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Swaziland
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Tanzania
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Togo
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Tunisia
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Turkey
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Uganda
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West Bank and Gaza
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Yemen
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Zambia
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Zimbabwe
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The Southeast Asia region includes the following countries:
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Bangladesh
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Bhutan
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Cambodia
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Fiji
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Indonesia
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Kiribati
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Lao PDR
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Malaysia
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Maldives
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Marshall Islands
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Micronesia
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Myanmar
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Nepal
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Northern Mariana Islands
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Palau
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Papua New Guinea
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People's Republic of China
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Philippines
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Samoa
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Solomon Islands
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Sri Lanka
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Thailand
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Timor-Leste
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Tonga
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Vanuatu
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Vietnam
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