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# Region

A region holds settings specific to a geographical location, including the currency, tax rates, and fulfillment and payment providers. A Region can consist of multiple countries to accomodate common shopping settings across countries.

## Properties

<ParameterTypes parameters={[{"name":"automatic_taxes","type":"`boolean`","description":"Whether taxes should be automated in this region.","optional":false,"defaultValue":"true","expandable":false,"children":[]},{"name":"countries","type":"[Country](entities.Country.mdx)[]","description":"The details of the countries included in this region.","optional":false,"defaultValue":"","expandable":true,"children":[{"name":"display_name","type":"`string`","description":"The country name appropriate for display.","optional":false,"defaultValue":"","expandable":false,"children":[]},{"name":"id","type":"`number`","description":"The country's ID","optional":false,"defaultValue":"","expandable":false,"children":[]},{"name":"iso_2","type":"`string`","description":"The 2 character ISO code of the country in lower case","optional":false,"defaultValue":"","expandable":false,"children":[]},{"name":"iso_3","type":"`string`","description":"The 2 character ISO code of the country in lower case","optional":false,"defaultValue":"","expandable":false,"children":[]},{"name":"name","type":"`string`","description":"The normalized country name in upper case.","optional":false,"defaultValue":"","expandable":false,"children":[]},{"name":"num_code","type":"`number`","description":"The numerical ISO code for the country.","optional":false,"defaultValue":"","expandable":false,"children":[]},{"name":"region","type":"[Region](entities.Region.mdx)","description":"The details of the region the country is associated with.","optional":false,"defaultValue":"","expandable":true,"children":[]},{"name":"region_id","type":"`null` \\| `string`","description":"The region ID this country is associated with.","optional":false,"defaultValue":"","expandable":false,"children":[]}]},{"name":"created_at","type":"`Date`","description":"The date with timezone at which the resource was created.","optional":false,"defaultValue":"","expandable":false,"children":[]},{"name":"currency","type":"[Currency](entities.Currency.mdx)","description":"The details of the currency used in the region.","optional":false,"defaultValue":"","expandable":true,"children":[{"name":"code","type":"`string`","description":"The 3 character ISO code for the currency.","optional":false,"defaultValue":"","expandable":false,"children":[]},{"name":"name","type":"`string`","description":"The written name of the currency","optional":false,"defaultValue":"","expandable":false,"children":[]},{"name":"symbol","type":"`string`","description":"The symbol used to indicate the currency.","optional":false,"defaultValue":"","expandable":false,"children":[]},{"name":"symbol_native","type":"`string`","description":"The native symbol used to indicate the currency.","optional":false,"defaultValue":"","expandable":false,"children":[]},{"name":"includes_tax","type":"`boolean`","description":"Whether the currency prices include tax","optional":true,"defaultValue":"false","expandable":false,"featureFlag":"tax_inclusive_pricing","children":[]}]},{"name":"currency_code","type":"`string`","description":"The three character currency code used in the region.","optional":false,"defaultValue":"","expandable":false,"children":[]},{"name":"deleted_at","type":"`null` \\| `Date`","description":"The date with timezone at which the resource was deleted.","optional":false,"defaultValue":"","expandable":false,"children":[]},{"name":"fulfillment_providers","type":"[FulfillmentProvider](entities.FulfillmentProvider.mdx)[]","description":"The details of the fulfillment providers that can be used to fulfill items of orders and similar resources in the region.","optional":false,"defaultValue":"","expandable":true,"children":[{"name":"id","type":"`string`","description":"The ID of the fulfillment provider as given by the fulfillment service.","optional":false,"defaultValue":"","expandable":false,"children":[]},{"name":"is_installed","type":"`boolean`","description":"Whether the fulfillment service is installed in the current version. If a fulfillment service is no longer installed, the `is\\_installed` attribute is set to `false`.","optional":false,"defaultValue":"true","expandable":false,"children":[]}]},{"name":"gift_cards_taxable","type":"`boolean`","description":"Whether the gift cards are taxable or not in this region.","optional":false,"defaultValue":"true","expandable":false,"children":[]},{"name":"id","type":"`string`","description":"The region's ID","optional":false,"defaultValue":"","expandable":false,"children":[]},{"name":"includes_tax","type":"`boolean`","description":"Whether the prices for the region include tax","optional":false,"defaultValue":"false","expandable":false,"featureFlag":"tax_inclusive_pricing","children":[]},{"name":"metadata","type":"`Record<string, unknown>`","description":"An optional key-value map with additional details","optional":false,"defaultValue":"","expandable":false,"children":[]},{"name":"name","type":"`string`","description":"The name of the region as displayed to the customer. If the Region only has one country it is recommended to write the country name.","optional":false,"defaultValue":"","expandable":false,"children":[]},{"name":"payment_providers","type":"[PaymentProvider](entities.PaymentProvider.mdx)[]","description":"The details of the payment providers that can be used to process payments in the region.","optional":false,"defaultValue":"","expandable":true,"children":[{"name":"id","type":"`string`","description":"The ID of the payment provider as given by the payment service.","optional":false,"defaultValue":"","expandable":false,"children":[]},{"name":"is_installed","type":"`boolean`","description":"Whether the payment service is installed in the current version. If a payment service is no longer installed, the `is\\_installed` attribute is set to `false`.","optional":false,"defaultValue":"true","expandable":false,"children":[]}]},{"name":"tax_code","type":"`string`","description":"The tax code used on purchases in the Region. This may be used by other systems for accounting purposes.","optional":false,"defaultValue":"","expandable":false,"children":[]},{"name":"tax_provider","type":"[TaxProvider](entities.TaxProvider.mdx)","description":"The details of the tax provider used in the region.","optional":false,"defaultValue":"","expandable":true,"children":[{"name":"id","type":"`string`","description":"The ID of the tax provider as given by the tax service.","optional":false,"defaultValue":"","expandable":false,"children":[]},{"name":"is_installed","type":"`boolean`","description":"Whether the tax service is installed in the current version. If a tax service is no longer installed, the `is\\_installed` attribute is set to `false`.","optional":false,"defaultValue":"true","expandable":false,"children":[]}]},{"name":"tax_provider_id","type":"`null` \\| `string`","description":"The ID of the tax provider used in this region","optional":false,"defaultValue":"","expandable":false,"children":[]},{"name":"tax_rate","type":"`number`","description":"The tax rate that should be charged on purchases in the Region.","optional":false,"defaultValue":"","expandable":false,"children":[]},{"name":"tax_rates","type":"`null` \\| [TaxRate](entities.TaxRate.mdx)[]","description":"The details of the tax rates used in the region, aside from the default rate.","optional":false,"defaultValue":"","expandable":true,"children":[]},{"name":"updated_at","type":"`Date`","description":"The date with timezone at which the resource was updated.","optional":false,"defaultValue":"","expandable":false,"children":[]}]} expandUrl="https://docs.medusajs.com/development/entities/repositories#retrieving-a-list-of-records"/>