According to a 2007 BSA and International Data Corporation (IDC) study, the five countries with the highest rates of software piracy were: 1. Armenia (93%); 2. Bangladesh (92%); 3. Azerbaijan (92%); 4. Moldova (92%); and 5. Zimbabwe (91%). According to the study's results, the five countries with the lowest piracy rates were: 1. U.S. (20%); 2. Luxembourg (21%); 3. New Zealand (22%); 4. Japan (23%); and 5. Austria (25%). The 2007 report showed that the Asia-Pacific region was associated with the highest amount of loss, in terms of U.S. dollars, with $14,090,000, followed by the European Union, with a loss of $12,383,000; the lowest amount of U.S. dollars was lost in the Middle East/Africa region, where $2,446,000 was documented. COUNT 5
QSN1 Who did a study in 2007 regarding the five countries with the highest rates of software piracy? ANS1 BSA and International Data Corporation QSN2 Which country had the lowest rate of software piracy? ANS2 U.S. QSN3 Which region had the highest loss? ANS3 Asia-Pacific QSN4 How much did the EU lose? ANS4 $12,383,000 QSN5 Where was the lowest amount of U.S. dollars lost? ANS5 Middle East/Africa region