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# Service Region

Due to regulatory requirements and compliance with international sanctions, users from certain regions are restricted from accessing prediction market trading. Orders submitted from restricted regions will be rejected.

**Restricted Countries**

The following countries are restricted from placing orders on Aster. Countries marked as frontend UI restricted are blocked only on the Aster frontend; the API itself is not restricted:

| **Country Code** | **Country Name**            |
| ---------------- | --------------------------- |
| AU               | Australia                   |
| BE               | Belgium                     |
| BY               | Belarus                     |
| BI               | Burundi                     |
| CF               | Central African Republic    |
| CD               | Congo DRC                   |
| CU               | Cuba                        |
| DE               | Germany                     |
| ET               | Ethiopia                    |
| FR               | France                      |
| GB               | United Kingdom              |
| IR               | Iran                        |
| IQ               | Iraq                        |
| IT               | Italy                       |
| JP               | Japan                       |
| KP               | North Korea                 |
| LB               | Lebanon                     |
| LY               | Libya                       |
| MM               | Myanmar                     |
| NI               | Nicaragua                   |
| PL               | Poland                      |
| RU               | Russia                      |
| SG               | Singapore                   |
| SO               | Somalia                     |
| SS               | South Sudan                 |
| SD               | Sudan                       |
| SY               | Syria                       |
| TH               | Thailand                    |
| TW               | Taiwan                      |
| UM               | U.S. Minor Outlying Islands |
| US               | United States               |
| VE               | Venezuela                   |
| YE               | Yemen                       |
| ZW               | Zimbabwe                    |

**Restricted Regions**

| **Country** | **Region** | **Region Code** |
| ----------- | ---------- | --------------- |
| Canada      | Ontario    | CA-ON           |
| Ukraine     | Crimea     | UA-43           |
| Ukraine     | Donetsk    | UA-14           |
| Ukraine     | Luhansk    | UA-09           |

The restricted countries and regions listed above are for reference only. Aster reserves the right to modify the geographic restrictions at any time. Please refer to the latest announcements on the Aster platform for the most up-to-date information.


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