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# Azure Regions Coverage

## Regions Available in Azure Speed Test 2.0 (49 regions)

All regions in the tool now include:
- Official Microsoft region name
- Physical location
- Geography
- Availability Zones support indicator

### Coverage by Geography:
- **United States**: 9 regions
- **Europe**: 11 regions
- **Asia Pacific**: 8 regions
- **Australia**: 4 regions
- **United Kingdom**: 2 regions
- **Canada**: 2 regions
- **India**: 4 regions (including Jio India West)
- **Korea**: 2 regions
- **Middle East**: 3 regions (UAE, Qatar, Israel)
- **Africa**: 1 region
- **South America**: 2 regions (Brazil, Chile)
- **Japan**: 2 regions

## Azure Regions NOT Available in the Tool

The following Azure regions are listed in the [official Microsoft documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/reliability/regions-list#azure-regions-list-1) but are **not currently available** in this speed test tool:

### Restricted Access Regions
These regions require special access approval from Microsoft:

1. **Australia Central 2** - Canberra, Australia (paired with Australia Central)
2. **Belgium Central** - Brussels, Belgium (Coming soon, has Availability Zones)
3. **Brazil Southeast** - Rio, Brazil (paired with Brazil South)
4. **France South** - Marseille, France (paired with France Central)
5. **Germany North** - Berlin, Germany (paired with Germany West Central)
6. **Norway West** - Norway (paired with Norway East)
7. **South Africa West** - Cape Town, South Africa (paired with South Africa North)
8. **Sweden South** - Sweden (paired with Sweden Central)
9. **Switzerland West** - Geneva, Switzerland (paired with Switzerland North)
10. **UAE Central** - Abu Dhabi, UAE (paired with UAE North)

### Summary
- **Total Azure Regions**: 59 (as of documentation update 09/30/2025)
- **Regions in Tool**: 49
- **Regions Not Available**: 10 (all restricted access)
- **Coming Soon**: Belgium Central (restricted, with Availability Zones)

### Notes
- "West Europe 2" and "Australia Southeast 2" in the tool appear to be duplicate entries or older naming conventions
- "Jio India West" is a specialized region not in the standard Microsoft list
- All restricted regions require special approval through the Azure region access request process

## Availability Zones Coverage

Of the 49 regions available in the tool:
- **With Availability Zones**: 39 regions (80%)
- **Without Availability Zones**: 10 regions (20%)

Regions without Availability Zones:
1. North Central US
2. West US
3. Australia Southeast
4. Australia Southeast 2
5. UK West
6. Canada East
7. West India
8. South India
9. Korea South
10. West Central US
11. Australia Central
12. Jio India West