Are there any countries in the world without a McDonald's?

Answer 1

You can find a Big Mac on every continent but one -- Antarctica. You can get a Maharaja Mac in India, a Croque McDo in France, a McFiesta in Guatemala, and Kosher beef in Israel. While it seems like the golden arches are everywhere, 98 countries aren't "lovin' it."

According to the corporate web site, Mickey D's has restaurants in 119 countries. But Ronald and pals don't name each country. Wikipedia lists 97 countries with franchises and notes that McDonald's may count "many non-sovereign territories" as different countries.

So where can't you get a Happy Meal? As this map shows, most of Africa and Central Asia is short on super-sized fries. We compared the countries that have McD franchises to the U.S. State Department's list of independent states to compile this list of places that don't currently have a McDonald's:

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Dominica, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, the Federated States of Micronesia, Gabon, Gambia, the Ghana, Grenada, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, the Holy See, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, the Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mongolia, Montenegro, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Answer 2

Travelers (as of 2003) who wish to see a country devoid of McDonald’s can consider these (mostly African, Asian and some small island nations). McDonald’s reported its presence in 118 countries (including some territories) around the world, though that is down from 121 in 2001.

1. Bangladesh
2. Nigeria
3. Vietnam
4. Iran
5. Ethiopia
6. Congo (Dem. Rep.)
7. Burma
8. Tanzania
9. Sudan
10. Algeria

Answer 3

North Korea

Answer 4

Yes. McDonald is in only 119 countries. Countries like Iraq, Iran and Yamen don't have McDonalds in them.

Answer 5

Somalia

Answer 6

I doubt if North Korea has a McDonalds. Or Iraq or Iran. If they had one its gone now.

Answer 7

very good answer high jack!
In a survey conducted recently, only people from developed countries know of something called McDonald's.
I knew McDonald's only from reading books & watching ads in tv
I'd like to tell you that I'm from India & from one of the four big metropolitan city.
But only one in every two hundred people know of it.I've never visited it personally,I heard it's costly.
It's hardly 5k.m from my home...& I have never visited it once.
Also I'd like to add that our own traditional foods are thousand times tastier than those burgers..

Answer 8

McD certainly IS in France (and they serve delicious salads there, which we can't get here).

Answer 9

North Korea doesn't have one.

Answer 10

mac donalds is not in france, it only lasted a few weeks