Google Places is a free service that offers a wide range of mapping functionalities. While Google is making them available from everywhere, it will take some time before this free service is available around the entire globe.

You can get the additional information from Google at the following link:

http://www.google.com/support/places/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=168339

As of this writing on June 13, 2010, there are 66 countries listed below in alphabetical order where Google Places is available. Bookmark this page and check back regularly for any changes to this list.

Angola
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Bermuda
Botswana
Brazil
Bulgaria
Canada
Chile
China
Croatia
Czech Republic
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Denmark
Egypt
Finland
France
Gabon
Germany
Greece
Greenland
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Kenya
Korea Dem. People’s Rep.
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Madagascar
Malaysia
Mauritius
Mexico
Mozambique
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Serbia
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
South Africa
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Thailand
Turkey
Uganda
United Kingdom
United States