Allowed Countries configuration

Some merchants choose to only serve a set number of countries like the United States, Canada, and Mexico because international shipping is either too complex for their volume or too expensive for the products sold.
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Figure 26 - Allowed Countries (partial list)
You can customize which countries are allowed (ie - selectable from the country drop-down field during checkout)

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The Allowed Countries screen displays a list of countries, each with a checkbox to the left of the country name.

Allowed Countries (checkbox)

If you wish to allow customers from a specific country to place orders in your online store, check the box next to that country. Only the selected countries in the list will appear in the country drop-down menu selection presented to customers during checkout. You can quickly select & unselect all of the countries shown using the buttons on top of the list.
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State Optional (Checkbox)

Some countries do not have a formal state/province, for those countries you can select the "State Optional" checkbox, so that the customer will not be required to enter a State/Province for their location.

Remember to click the "Save" button when finished updating the Allowed Countries and/or State Optional configuration.