<P> The biggest temporary McDonald's restaurant in the world was opened during 2012 Summer Olympics in London, which had 3,000 square metres (32,000 sq ft). The biggest still standing one is probably that at Will Rogers Turnpike . </P> <P> The list of countries follows the company's own calculation, and contains several non-sovereign territories . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> 1 #</Th> <Th> Name of country </Th> <Th> Date of first store </Th> <Th> First outlet location </Th> <Th> Number of currently operating outlets </Th> <Th> Source and date of source </Th> <Th> People per outlet </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> May 15, 1940 Franchise: April 13, 1955 </Td> <Td> San Bernardino, California Des Plaines, Illinois (Franchise) </Td> <Td> 14,146 </Td> <Td> (source: Statista 2016) </Td> <Td> 22,985 </Td> <Td> See McDonald's USA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Canada (details) </Td> <Td> June 3, 1967 </Td> <Td> Richmond, British Columbia </Td> <Td> 1,450 </Td> <Td> (source: Statista 2016) </Td> <Td> 24,242 </Td> <Td> See McDonald's Canada </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Puerto Rico </Td> <Td> December 6, 1967 </Td> <Td> San Juan </Td> <Td> 108 </Td> <Td> (source: McDonald's 2013) </Td> <Td> 31,583 </Td> <Td> First McDonald's in Latin America and in the Caribbean . See McDonald's Puerto Rico </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> U.S. Virgin Islands </Td> <Td> September 5, 1970 </Td> <Td> St. Croix </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> (source: McDonald's 2013) </Td> <Td> 17,666 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 5 </Th> <Td> Costa Rica </Td> <Td> December 8, 1970 </Td> <Td> San Jose, 4th street, between 1st and Central Avenue . </Td> <Td> 54 </Td> <Td> (source: McDonald's 2013) </Td> <Td> 84,925 </Td> <Td> Third country (not U.S. possession) and first outlet outside Northern America where McDonald's opened . See McDonald's Costa Rica </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 6 </Th> <Td> Australia </Td> <Td> May 30, 1971 </Td> <Td> Yagoona, New South Wales </Td> <Td> 920 </Td> <Td> (source: McDonald's 2013) </Td> <Td> 26,613 </Td> <Td> First outlet in Oceania and first outlet outside the Americas . See McDonald's Australia . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 7 </Th> <Td> Guam </Td> <Td> June 10, 1971 </Td> <Td> Dededo </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> (source: Statista 2016) </Td> <Td> 27,166 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 8 </Th> <Td> Japan </Td> <Td> July 21, 1971 </Td> <Td> Tokyo </Td> <Td> 2,975 </Td> <Td> (source: McDonald's 2015) </Td> <Td> 42,598 </Td> <Td> First outlet in Asia, see McDonald's Japan; McDonald's Holdings Company Japan, Inc . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 9 </Th> <Td> Netherlands </Td> <Td> August 21, 1971 </Td> <Td> Zaandam </Td> <Td> 245 </Td> <Td> (source: McDonald's 2016) </Td> <Td> 69,797 </Td> <Td> This was the first outlet in Europe . Opened in 1971 by European Master Franchisees Jan Sybesma & Diet de Wolff (Brother & Sister) - McDonald's Europe is now run by the Dutch Sybesma family & Australian de Wolff family who also own in excess of 80 Stores Worldwide . Sybesma & de Wolff ATF McDonald's Europe - Plan to open 15 more stores in the next 4 years . See McDonald's Netherlands </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 10 </Th> <Td> Panama </Td> <Td> September 1, 1971 </Td> <Td> Panama City </Td> <Td> 57 </Td> <Td> (source: McDonald's 2013) </Td> <Td> 71,192 </Td> <Td> See McDonald's Panama </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 11 </Th> <Td> Germany </Td> <Td> November 22, 1971 (West Germany) December 21, 1990 (former East Germany) </Td> <Td> Munich (West Germany) Plauen (former East Germany) </Td> <Td> 1,476 </Td> <Td> (source: McDonald's Germany 2018) </Td> <Td> 56,098 </Td> <Td> First outlet in West Germany . First outlet in the new states of Germany opened in 1990 following reunification . See McDonald's Germany </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 12 </Th> <Td> France </Td> <Td> June 30, 1972 </Td> <Td> Créteil </Td> <Td> 1,419 </Td> <Td> (source: McDonald's December 2016) </Td> <Td> 45,708 </Td> <Td> First outlet in Creteil in 1972 even though McDonald's officially recognizes the first outlet in Strasbourg in 1979 . See McDonald's France . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 13 </Th> <Td> El Salvador </Td> <Td> July 20, 1972 </Td> <Td> San Salvador </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> (source: 2018) </Td> <Td> 490,538 </Td> <Td> Left in 1980 during the Salvadorian Civil War, but returned after the war in 1992 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 14 </Th> <Td> Sweden </Td> <Td> October 27, 1973 </Td> <Td> Kungsgatan 4, Stockholm </Td> <Td> 202 </Td> <Td> (source: 2018) </Td> <Td> 44,546 </Td> <Td> First outlet in Scandinavia . See McDonald's Sweden </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 15 </Th> <Td> Guatemala </Td> <Td> June 6, 1974 </Td> <Td> Guatemala City </Td> <Td> 94 </Td> <Td> (source: 2018) </Td> <Td> 197,268 </Td> <Td> See McDonald's Guatemala </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 16 </Th> <Td> Curacao </Td> <Td> August 16, 1974 </Td> <Td> Willemstad </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> (source: McDonald's 2013) </Td> <Td> 31,800 </Td> <Td> See McDonald's Aruba and Curaçao </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 17 </Th> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> <Td> England: 13 November 1974 Wales: 3 December 1984 Scotland: 23 November 1987 Northern Ireland: 12 October 1991 </Td> <Td> Woolwich, London (England) Cardiff (Wales) Dundee (Scotland) Belfast (Northern Ireland) </Td> <Td> 1,274 </Td> <Td> (source: McDonald's December 2016) </Td> <Td> 51,106 </Td> <Td> Includes Isle of Man and Jersey (1 each) England: 1,038 Scotland: 95 Wales: 62 Northern Ireland: 26 See McDonald's UK </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 18 </Th> <Td> Hong Kong (British Hong Kong at the time) </Td> <Td> January 8, 1975 </Td> <Td> Paterson Street, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong Island . </Td> <Td> 237 </Td> <Td> R (source: McDonald's 2013) </Td> <Td> 31,118 </Td> <Td> Then a British Crown colony / Dependent Territory . See McDonald's Hong Kong </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 19 </Th> <Td> Bahamas </Td> <Td> August 4, 1975 </Td> <Td> Nassau </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> (source: Dec. 2012) </Td> <Td> 131,000 </Td> <Td> First outlet in an independent country of the Caribbean . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 20 </Th> <Td> New Zealand (details) </Td> <Td> June 7, 1976 </Td> <Td> Porirua Central, Wellington </Td> <Td> 166 </Td> <Td> (source: 2018) </Td> <Td> 29,574 </Td> <Td> Founded in New Zealand by Wally and Hugh Morris First South Island restaurants opened at Linwood and Merivale, both Christchurch, on 3 November 1987 . See McDonald's New Zealand . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 21 </Th> <Td> Switzerland </Td> <Td> October 20, 1976 </Td> <Td> Geneva </Td> <Td> 167 </Td> <Td> (source: 2018) </Td> <Td> 51,858 </Td> <Td> see McDonald's Switzerland </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 22 </Th> <Td> Ireland </Td> <Td> May 9, 1977 </Td> <Td> Grafton Street, Dublin </Td> <Td> 89 </Td> <Td> (source: McDonald's 2013) </Td> <Td> 53,505 </Td> <Td> First drive - thru in Europe opened in Nutgrove, Dublin and first McCafé in Europe Grafton Street, Dublin, see McDonald's Ireland </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 23 </Th> <Td> Austria </Td> <Td> July 21, 1977 </Td> <Td> Schwarzenbergplatz, Vienna </Td> <Td> 195 </Td> <Td> (source: McDonald's 2018) </Td> <Td> 45,246 </Td> <Td> see McDonald's Austria </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 24 </Th> <Td> Belgium </Td> <Td> March 21, 1978 </Td> <Td> Brussels </Td> <Td> 74 </Td> <Td> (source: McDonald's 2015) </Td> <Td> 152,027 </Td> <Td> A division of Sybesma & de Wolff (Master Franchisees McDonald's Europe), with most stores being owned by S&DW . See McDonald's Belgium </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 25 </Th> <Td> Brazil </Td> <Td> February 13, 1979 </Td> <Td> Rio de Janeiro </Td> <Td> 812 </Td> <Td> (source: McDonald's 2013) </Td> <Td> 255,357 </Td> <Td> First outlet in South America and first outlet in a lusophone country . See McDonald's Brazil </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 26 </Th> <Td> Singapore </Td> <Td> October 20, 1979 </Td> <Td> Liat Towers, Orchard Road </Td> <Td> 136 </Td> <Td> (source: Dec. 2012) </Td> <Td> 44,856 </Td> <Td> First outlet in Southeast Asia . See McDonald's Singapore </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 27 </Th> <Td> Spain </Td> <Td> March 10, 1981 </Td> <Td> Gran Vía, Madrid </Td> <Td> 507 </Td> <Td> (source: July 2018) </Td> <Td> 93,406 </Td> <Td> First outlet in the Iberian Peninsula, see McDonald's Spain </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 28 </Th> <Td> Denmark </Td> <Td> April 15, 1981 </Td> <Td> Vesterbrogade 2D, Copenhagen </Td> <Td> 88 </Td> <Td> (source: 2018) </Td> <Td> 64,595 </Td> <Td> See McDonald's Denmark </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 29 </Th> <Td> Philippines </Td> <Td> September 27, 1981 </Td> <Td> Morayta, Sampaloc, Manila </Td> <Td> 572 </Td> <Td> (source: February 2018) </Td> <Td> 183,423 </Td> <Td> See McDonald's Philippines </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 30 </Th> <Td> Malaysia </Td> <Td> April 29, 1982 </Td> <Td> Jalan Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur </Td> <Td> 271 </Td> <Td> (source: 2018) </Td> <Td> 100,417 </Td> <Td> First outlet in a Muslim - majority country . See McDonald's Malaysia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 31 </Th> <Td> Norway </Td> <Td> November 18, 1983 </Td> <Td> Nedre Slottsgate, Oslo </Td> <Td> 73 </Td> <Td> (source: Jun. 2017) </Td> <Td> 72,150 </Td> <Td> see McDonald's Norway </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 32 </Th> <Td> Taiwan </Td> <Td> January 28, 1984 </Td> <Td> Minsheng East Road, Taipei </Td> <Td> 413 </Td> <Td> (source: 2015) </Td> <Td> 56,949 </Td> <Td> Left in 1992 during investigations of restaurant bombings in Taiwan, but returned that same year after investigations concluded . <P> See McDonald's Taiwan </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 33 </Th> <Td> Andorra </Td> <Td> June 29, 1984 </Td> <Td> Andorra la Vella </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> (source: 2018) </Td> <Td> 17,000 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 34 </Th> <Td> Finland </Td> <Td> December 14, 1984 </Td> <Td> Hämeenkatu 17, Tampere </Td> <Td> 65 </Td> <Td> (source: June 2017 (2)) </Td> <Td> 84,676 </Td> <Td> see McDonald's Finland </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 35 </Th> <Td> Thailand </Td> <Td> February 23, 1985 </Td> <Td> Bangkok </Td> <Td> 240 </Td> <Td> (source: 2017) </Td> <Td> 283,162 </Td> <Td> see McDonald's Thailand </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 36 </Th> <Td> Aruba </Td> <Td> April 4, 1985 </Td> <Td> Oranjestad </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> (source: 2016) </Td> <Td> 25,750 </Td> <Td> See McDonald's Aruba and Curaçao </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 37 </Th> <Td> Luxembourg </Td> <Td> July 17, 1985 </Td> <Td> Luxembourg City </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> (source: 2013) </Td> <Td> 57,600 </Td> <Td> see McDonald's Luxembourg </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 38 </Th> <Td> Venezuela </Td> <Td> August 31, 1985 </Td> <Td> Caracas </Td> <Td> 133 </Td> <Td> (source: 2018 website) </Td> <Td> 226,964 </Td> <Td> see McDonald's Venezuela </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 39 </Th> <Td> Italy </Td> <Td> March 20, 1985 </Td> <Td> Piazza di Spagna, Rome </Td> <Td> 571 </Td> <Td> (source: 2018) </Td> <Td> 106,296 </Td> <Td> see McDonald's Italy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 40 </Th> <Td> Mexico </Td> <Td> October 29, 1985 </Td> <Td> Mexico City </Td> <Td> 402 </Td> <Td> (source: Dec. 2012) </Td> <Td> 297,340 </Td> <Td> see McDonald's Mexico </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 41 </Th> <Td> Cuba </Td> <Td> April 24, 1986 </Td> <Td> Guantanamo Bay </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> (source: Dec. 2012) </Td> <Td> 11,239,000 </Td> <Td> Guantanamo Bay--Open only to base personnel . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 42 </Th> <Td> Turkey </Td> <Td> October 24, 1986 </Td> <Td> Istanbul </Td> <Td> 250 </Td> <Td> (source: 2018) </Td> <Td> 313,000 </Td> <Td> see McDonald's Turkey . First outlet in West Asia . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 43 </Th> <Td> Argentina </Td> <Td> November 24, 1986 </Td> <Td> Belgrano, Buenos Aires </Td> <Td> 222 </Td> <Td> (source: Jun. 2018) </Td> <Td> 207,736 </Td> <Td> see McDonald's Argentina . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 44 </Th> <Td> Macau (Portuguese Macau at the time) </Td> <Td> April 11, 1987 </Td> <Td> Rua do Campo, Cathedral Parish, Macau Peninsula </Td> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> (source: Dec. 2012) </Td> <Td> 24,111 </Td> <Td> Then Portuguese territory; McDonald's would only open a restaurant in Portugal itself 4 years later . see List of restaurants . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 45 </Th> <Td> Serbia (part of Yugoslavia at the time) </Td> <Td> March 24, 1988 </Td> <Td> Slavija Square, Belgrade </Td> <Td> 30 </Td> <Td> (source: October 2016) </Td> <Td> 271,461 </Td> <Td> First outlet in a communist country and first outlet in the Balkans . See McDonald's Serbia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 46 </Th> <Td> South Korea </Td> <Td> March 29, 1988 </Td> <Td> Gangnam District, Seoul </Td> <Td> 450 </Td> <Td> (source: June 2017) </Td> <Td> 113,888 </Td> <Td> See McDonald's South Korea </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 47 </Th> <Td> Hungary (HPR at the time) </Td> <Td> April 13, 1988 </Td> <Td> Budapest </Td> <Td> 89 </Td> <Td> (source: 2018) </Td> <Td> 109,222 </Td> <Td> Second communist country, first Warsaw Pact member, thus first outlet behind the Iron Curtain . See McDonald's Hungary </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 48 </Th> <Td> Russia (part of Soviet Union at the time) </Td> <Td> January 31, 1990 </Td> <Td> Pushkin Square, Moscow </Td> <Td> 645 </Td> <Td> (source: January 2017) </Td> <Td> 223,255 </Td> <Td> See McDonald's Russia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 49 </Th> <Td> PR of China </Td> <Td> October 8, 1990 </Td> <Td> Shenzhen </Td> <Td> 2,391 </Td> <Td> (source: December 2016) </Td> <Td> 624,336> </Td> <Td> See McDonald's China . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 50 </Th> <Td> Chile </Td> <Td> November 19, 1990 </Td> <Td> Santiago de Chile </Td> <Td> 77 </Td> <Td> (source: Dec. 2012) </Td> <Td> 233,844 </Td> <Td> See McDonald's Chile </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 51 </Th> <Td> Indonesia </Td> <Td> February 23, 1991 </Td> <Td> Sarinah, Jakarta </Td> <Td> 170 </Td> <Td> (source: 2016) </Td> <Td> 1,550,058 </Td> <Td> See McDonald's Indonesia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 52 </Th> <Td> Portugal </Td> <Td> May 23, 1991 </Td> <Td> CascaiShopping, Cascais </Td> <Td> 148 </Td> <Td> (source: Sep. 2015) </Td> <Td> 69,871 </Td> <Td> See McDonald's Portugal </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 53 </Th> <Td> Greece </Td> <Td> November 12, 1991 </Td> <Td> Athens Syntagma Sq . </Td> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> (source: 2018) </Td> <Td> 456,458 </Td> <Td> See McDonald's Greece </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 54 </Th> <Td> Uruguay </Td> <Td> November 18, 1991 </Td> <Td> Montevideo </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> (source: 2014) </Td> <Td> 163,190 </Td> <Td> See McDonald's Uruguay </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 55 </Th> <Td> Martinique </Td> <Td> December 16, 1991 </Td> <Td> Fort - de-France </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> (source: 2016) </Td> <Td> 42,888 </Td> <Td> See McDonald's French Antilles </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 56 </Th> <Td> Czech Republic (part of Czechoslovakia at the time) </Td> <Td> March 20, 1992 </Td> <Td> Vodičkova street, Prague </Td> <Td> 95 </Td> <Td> (source: Feb. 2015) </Td> <Td> 111,094 </Td> <Td> See McDonald's Czech Republic </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 57 </Th> <Td> Guadeloupe </Td> <Td> April 8, 1992 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> (source: 2016) </Td> <Td> 50,250 </Td> <Td> See McDonald's French Antilles </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 58 </Th> <Td> Poland </Td> <Td> June 16, 1992 </Td> <Td> Marszałkowska Street, Warsaw in department store "Sezam" </Td> <Td> 403 </Td> <Td> (source: 2018) </Td> <Td> 94,875 </Td> <Td> See McDonald's Poland </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 59 </Th> <Td> Monaco </Td> <Td> November 20, 1992 </Td> <Td> Monte Carlo </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 19,000 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 60 </Th> <Td> Brunei </Td> <Td> December 12, 1992 </Td> <Td> Bandar Seri Begawan </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> (source: 2016) </Td> <Td> 208,500 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 61 </Th> <Td> Morocco </Td> <Td> December 18, 1992 </Td> <Td> Casablanca </Td> <Td> 41 </Td> <Td> (source: 2018) </Td> <Td> 846,200 </Td> <Td> First outlet in Africa--McDonald's is now present in all continents except Antarctica . See McDonald's Morocco </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 62 </Th> <Td> Northern Marianas </Td> <Td> March 18, 1993 </Td> <Td> Saipan </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> (source: August 2011) </Td> <Td> 26,500 </Td> <Td> First outlet opened on the island of Saipan--Along with a second outlet in 1997 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 63 </Th> <Td> Israel (details) </Td> <Td> October 14, 1993 </Td> <Td> Ayalon Mall, Ramat Gan </Td> <Td> 185 </Td> <Td> (source: 2016) </Td> <Td> 47,021 </Td> <Td> First outlet in the Middle East . See McDonald's Israel </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 64 </Th> <Td> Slovenia </Td> <Td> December 2, 1993 </Td> <Td> In Čopova Street, Ljubljana </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> (source: 2016) </Td> <Td> 103,300 </Td> <Td> See McDonald's Slovenia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 65 </Th> <Td> Saudi Arabia </Td> <Td> December 8, 1993 </Td> <Td> Riyadh </Td> <Td> 263 </Td> <Td> (source: 2018) </Td> <Td> 147,321 </Td> <Td> See McDonald's Saudi Arabia McDonald's Saudi Arabia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 66 </Th> <Td> Kuwait </Td> <Td> June 15, 1994 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 72 </Td> <Td> (source: 2018) </Td> <Td> 57,973 </Td> <Td> See McDonald's Kuwait </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 67 </Th> <Td> New Caledonia </Td> <Td> July 26, 1994 </Td> <Td> Nouméa </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> (source: 2012) </Td> <Td> 134,500 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 68 </Th> <Td> Oman </Td> <Td> July 30, 1994 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> (source: 2018) </Td> <Td> 304,866 </Td> <Td> See McDonald's Oman </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 69 </Th> <Td> Egypt </Td> <Td> October 20, 1994 </Td> <Td> Cairo </Td> <Td> 100 </Td> <Td> (source: 2017) </Td> <Td> 1,260,621 </Td> <Td> See McDonald's Egypt </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 70 </Th> <Td> Bulgaria </Td> <Td> December 10, 1994 </Td> <Td> Plovdiv </Td> <Td> 42 </Td> <Td> (source: 2011) </Td> <Td> 169,095 </Td> <Td> See (3) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 71 </Th> <Td> Bahrain </Td> <Td> December 15, 1994 </Td> <Td> Muharraq City </Td> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> (source: 2018) </Td> <Td> 68,900 </Td> <Td> See McDonald's Bahrain </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 72 </Th> <Td> Latvia </Td> <Td> December 15, 1994 </Td> <Td> Riga </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> (source: June 2012) </Td> <Td> 162,750 </Td> <Td> First outlet in the Baltics . See McDonald's Latvia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 73 </Th> <Td> United Arab Emirates </Td> <Td> December 21, 1994 </Td> <Td> Abu Dhabi </Td> <Td> 165 </Td> <Td> (source: 2018) </Td> <Td> 88,938 </Td> <Td> See McDonald's UAE </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 74 </Th> <Td> Estonia </Td> <Td> April 29, 1995 </Td> <Td> Tallinn </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> (source: June 2015) </Td> <Td> 131,600 </Td> <Td> See McDonald's Estonia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 75 </Th> <Td> Romania </Td> <Td> June 16, 1995 </Td> <Td> Bucharest </Td> <Td> 70 </Td> <Td> (source: 2017) </Td> <Td> 280,543 </Td> <Td> See McDonald's Romania </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 76 </Th> <Td> Malta </Td> <Td> July 7, 1995 </Td> <Td> Valletta </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> (source: McDonald's 2016, 9 in Malta, 1 in Gozo) </Td> <Td> 44,500 </Td> <Td> See McDonald's Malta </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 77 </Th> <Td> Colombia </Td> <Td> July 14, 1995 </Td> <Td> Centro Andino, Bogota </Td> <Td> 81 </Td> <Td> (source: July 2013) </Td> <Td> 607,530 </Td> <Td> See McDonald's Colombia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 78 </Th> <Td> Slovakia </Td> <Td> October 14, 1995 </Td> <Td> Banská Bystrica </Td> <Td> 30 </Td> <Td> (source: 2015) </Td> <Td> 180,866 </Td> <Td> See McDonald's Slovakia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 79 </Th> <Td> South Africa </Td> <Td> November 11, 1995 </Td> <Td> Blackheath, Gauteng </Td> <Td> 252 </Td> <Td> (source: 2018) </Td> <Td> 244,253 </Td> <Td> See McDonald's South Africa </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 80 </Th> <Td> Qatar </Td> <Td> December 13, 1995 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 42 </Td> <Td> (source: 2018) </Td> <Td> 107,040 </Td> <Td> See McDonald's Qatar </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 81 </Th> <Td> Honduras </Td> <Td> December 14, 1995 </Td> <Td> Tegucigalpa </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1,031,250 </Td> <Td> See McDonald's Honduras </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 82 </Th> <Td> Sint Maarten </Td> <Td> December 15, 1995 </Td> <Td> Philipsburg </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> (source: December 2013) </Td> <Td> 11,333 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 83 </Th> <Td> Croatia </Td> <Td> February 2, 1996 </Td> <Td> Zagreb </Td> <Td> 30 </Td> <Td> (source: 2018) </Td> <Td> 139,033 </Td> <Td> See McDonald's Croatia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 84 </Th> <Td> Samoa (named Western Samoa at the time) </Td> <Td> March 2, 1996 </Td> <Td> Apia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 192,000 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 85 </Th> <Td> Fiji </Td> <Td> May 1, 1996 </Td> <Td> Suva </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> (source: 2001) </Td> <Td> 224,690 </Td> <Td> As of April 2012, Fiji is the only country in the world to still use the 2003 "i'm lovin' it" packaging, even though the other countries are using the 2008 packaging for meals and items . See McDonald's Fiji </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 86 </Th> <Td> Liechtenstein </Td> <Td> May 3, 1996 </Td> <Td> Triesen </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> (source: 2018) </Td> <Td> 38,111 </Td> <Td> See McDonald's Switzerland </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 87 </Th> <Td> Lithuania </Td> <Td> May 31, 1996 </Td> <Td> Vilnius </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> (source: 2018) </Td> <Td> 257,090 </Td> <Td> See McDonald's Lithuania </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 88 </Th> <Td> India </Td> <Td> October 13, 1996 </Td> <Td> Delhi </Td> <Td> 290 + </Td> <Td> (source: 2017) </Td> <Td> 5,306,288> </Td> <Td> First outlet in South Asia . See McDonald's India </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 89 </Th> <Td> Peru </Td> <Td> October 18, 1996 </Td> <Td> Lima </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> (source: 2014) </Td> <Td> 778,800 </Td> <Td> See McDonald's Peru </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 90 </Th> <Td> Jordan </Td> <Td> November 7, 1996 </Td> <Td> Amman </Td> <Td> 31 </Td> <Td> (source: 2018) </Td> <Td> 352,928 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 91 </Th> <Td> Paraguay </Td> <Td> November 21, 1996 </Td> <Td> Asuncion </Td> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> (source: 2018) </Td> <Td> 616,636 </Td> <Td> See McDonald's Paraguay </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 92 </Th> <Td> Dominican Republic </Td> <Td> November 30, 1996 </Td> <Td> Santo Domingo </Td> <Td> 31 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 325,000 </Td> <Td> Country with the second most locations of McDonald's in the Caribbean, after Puerto Rico . See McDonald's Dominican Republic </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 93 </Th> <Td> French Polynesia </Td> <Td> December 10, 1996 </Td> <Td> Tahiti </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 47,666 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 94 </Th> <Td> Belarus </Td> <Td> December 10, 1996 </Td> <Td> Minsk </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> (source: 2017) </Td> <Td> 864,272 </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> First McDonald's in a non-Baltic former Soviet republic (not including Russia) </Li> <Li> The company claimed this as McDonald's "100th country" although this calculation included many non-sovereign territories . See McDonald's Belarus . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 95 </Th> <Td> Trinidad and Tobago </Td> <Td> May 6, 1997 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 225,000 </Td> <Td> McDonald's previously had stores in Trinidad (May 6, 1997--October 25, 2003) but closed due to low sales . Re-opened at The Falls At West Mall in 2011 and has expanded to 5 other locations . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 96 </Th> <Td> Ukraine </Td> <Td> May 24, 1997 </Td> <Td> Kyiv </Td> <Td> 80 </Td> <Td> (source: October 2017) </Td> <Td> 545,410 </Td> <Td> All three restaurants in the peninsula of Crimea were closed in 2014 . See McDonald's Ukraine </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 97 </Th> <Td> Cyprus </Td> <Td> June 12, 1997 </Td> <Td> Larnaca </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> (source: 2016) </Td> <Td> 63,388 </Td> <Td> See McDonald's Cyprus </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 98 </Th> <Td> Jersey </Td> <Td> August 1, 1997 </Td> <Td> Saint Helier </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 100,080 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 99 </Th> <Td> Ecuador </Td> <Td> October 9, 1997 </Td> <Td> 6 de Diciembre Avenue, Quito </Td> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> (source: 2014) </Td> <Td> 597,925 </Td> <Td> See McDonald's Ecuador </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 100 </Th> <Td> Bolivia </Td> <Td> October 24, 1997 </Td> <Td> La Paz </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 10,980,000 </Td> <Td> McDonald's was open in Bolivia from October 24, 1997 to September 30, 2002, when it closed due to slow sales and cost . A new restaurant opened on October 10, 2017 after fifteen years of absence . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 101 </Th> <Td> Reunion </Td> <Td> December 14, 1997 </Td> <Td> Saint - Denis </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> (source: 2018) </Td> <Td> 210,904 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 102 </Th> <Td> Isle of Man </Td> <Td> December 15, 1997 </Td> <Td> Douglas </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 84,000 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 103 </Th> <Td> Suriname </Td> <Td> December 18, 1997 </Td> <Td> Paramaribo </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> (source: 2010) </Td> <Td> 293,000 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 104 </Th> <Td> Moldova </Td> <Td> April 30, 1998 </Td> <Td> Chișinău </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> (source: 2018) </Td> <Td> 599,647 </Td> <Td> See McDonald's Moldova </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 105 </Th> <Td> Nicaragua </Td> <Td> July 11, 1998 </Td> <Td> Managua </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> (source: June 2010) </Td> <Td> 1,027,833 </Td> <Td> McDonald's outlets ceased operation during the Nicaraguan civil war and re-established a presence in 1998 after an absence of two decades . During the civil war one continued operating as "Donald's". See McDonald's Nicaragua </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 106 </Th> <Td> Lebanon </Td> <Td> September 18, 1998 </Td> <Td> Beirut </Td> <Td> 33 </Td> <Td> (source: 2013) </Td> <Td> 187,424 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 107 </Th> <Td> Pakistan </Td> <Td> September 19, 1998 </Td> <Td> Karachi </Td> <Td> 60 </Td> <Td> (source: 2018) </Td> <Td> 2,885,757 </Td> <Td> McDonald's Pakistan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 108 </Th> <Td> Sri Lanka </Td> <Td> October 16, 1998 </Td> <Td> Colombo </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> (source: March 4, 2013) </Td> <Td> 2,896,857 </Td> <Td> see McDonald's Sri Lanka </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 109 </Th> <Td> Georgia </Td> <Td> February 5, 1999 </Td> <Td> Rustaveli Avenue, Tbilisi </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> (source: 2018) </Td> <Td> 338,181 </Td> <Td> First outlet in the Caucasus . See McDonald's Georgia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 110 </Th> <Td> San Marino </Td> <Td> July 6, 1999 </Td> <Td> Borgo Maggiore </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> (source: 2018) </Td> <Td> 33,328 </Td> <Td> See McDonald's Italy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 111 </Th> <Td> Gibraltar </Td> <Td> August 13, 1999 </Td> <Td> Westside </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> (source: 2018) </Td> <Td> 32,194 </Td> <Td> See McDonald's Spain </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 112 </Th> <Td> Azerbaijan </Td> <Td> November 6, 1999 </Td> <Td> Fountains Square, Baku </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> (source: 2016) </Td> <Td> 818,666 </Td> <Td> See McDonald's Azerbaijan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 113 </Th> <Td> French Guiana </Td> <Td> February 22, 2000 </Td> <Td> Cayenne </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> (source: 2016) </Td> <Td> 125,000 </Td> <Td> See McDonald's French Antilles </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 114 </Th> <Td> American Samoa </Td> <Td> September 29, 2000 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> (source: 2008) </Td> <Td> 27,000 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 115 </Th> <Td> Mauritius </Td> <Td> July 4, 2001 </Td> <Td> Port Louis </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 192,571 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 117 </Th> <Td> Iraq </Td> <Td> August 10, 2006 </Td> <Td> Baghdad </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> (source: 2006) </Td> <Td> 38,146,000 </Td> <Td> One location in Baghdad for the U.S. Army, but there is also a knockoff called MaDonal . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 118 </Th> <Td> Bosnia and Herzegovina </Td> <Td> July 21, 2011 </Td> <Td> Sarajevo </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> (source: 2015) </Td> <Td> 882,790 </Td> <Td> After some 10 years of trying to enter the Bosnian market with no success, McDonald's opened its first restaurant in BiH on 20 July 2011 . See McDonald's Bosnia and Herzegovina </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 119 </Th> <Td> Vietnam </Td> <Td> February 8, 2014 </Td> <Td> Ho Chi Minh City </Td> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> (source: 2017) </Td> <Td> 6,180,000 </Td> <Td> See McDonald's Vietnam </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 120 </Th> <Td> Kazakhstan </Td> <Td> March 8, 2016 </Td> <Td> Astana </Td> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1,778,844 </Td> <Td> First outlet in Central Asia . See McDonald's Kazakhstan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 121 </Th> <Td> Tunisia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Tunis </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Coming Soon </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 122 </Th> <Td> Kenya </Td> <Td> Coming Soon </Td> <Td> Nairobi </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> (source: 2017) </Td> <Td> 49,125,325 </Td> <Td> Announced on December 10, 2017 . McDonald's is still yet to open in Kenya . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> 1 #</Th> <Th> Name of country </Th> <Th> Date of first store </Th> <Th> First outlet location </Th> <Th> Number of currently operating outlets </Th> <Th> Source and date of source </Th> <Th> People per outlet </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr>

When did mcdonald's open in south africa