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Pokemon Go had a blockbuster launch and the whole world went crazy for it. The augmented reality game developed by Niantic Labs has also been successful in recording itself as one of the highest grossing and downloaded mobile games ever.
It has been more than three months since the game launched, but there are still some countries which haven’t officially received the availability to download the game yet.
Here’s a list of the countries which are still deprived of Pokemon Go.
| Country/Region | Status |
|---|---|
| South Africa | Unofficially available |
| Turkey | Unofficially available |
| Qatar | Unofficially available |
| Saudi Arabia | Unofficially available |
| Israel | Unofficially available |
| Russia | Unofficially available |
| India | Unofficially available, Southern states geolocked |
| South Korea | Geolocked, Sokcho is unofficially available |
| China | Geoblocked, Northeast provinces only authentication locked |
| Sri Lanka | Geoblocked |
| Maldives | Geoblocked |
| Nepal | Geoblocked |
| Bangladesh | Geoblocked |
| North Korea | Unofficially available but illegal |
Until this point Niantic Labs haven’t made any firm comments about release dates for the mentioned countries. However, John Hanke, CEO of Niantic Labs mentioned that the game is still in a rollout mode, so there might still be chance for these countries to get this game ‘officially’ someday. It’s gonna be a long wait for some poor kids in Sri Lanka until then.