Apple last week said that the iPhone 5, the iPad Mini, and the fourth-generation iPad would hit the China market in December.
As with previous launches, Apple has had a tough go of it this time around in meeting demand for the iPhone 5. Previously, consumers ordering online had to wait several weeks before getting the device.
The iPhone 5 is currently available in 47 countries.
Here are the new countries that will get the iPhone 5 in the coming weeks:
December 7: South Korea
December 14: Albania, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Ecuador, Grenada, Indonesia, Israel, Jamaica, Jordan, Kuwait, Macedonia, Malaysia, Moldova, Montenegro, Panama, Paraguay, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Taiwan, Turkey, United Arab Emirates and Venezuela.
December 21: Barbados, Botswana, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Egypt, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Morocco, Niger, Senegal, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St.Vincent & the Grenadines, Tunisia, Uganda and Vietnam.