{"id":907,"date":"2026-02-26T06:32:44","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T05:32:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silken.windhound.com\/starcastlehounds\/?page_id=907"},"modified":"2026-02-28T17:28:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T16:28:02","slug":"first-litter-of-silken-windhounds-by-country","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.silken.windhound.com\/starcastlehounds\/history-of-the-silken-windhound\/global-presence\/first-litter-of-silken-windhounds-by-country\/","title":{"rendered":"First litter of Silken Windhounds by country"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>This table shows when the first Silken Windhound litter was born in each country.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the arrival of an individual dog marks the physical presence of the breed, the birth of a first litter indicates the beginning of local breeding activity. It represents a transition from ownership to stewardship \u2014 from keeping the breed to actively participating in its development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-custom-accent-border-color is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c2fa4475 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-width:1px;padding-top:16px;padding-right:16px;padding-bottom:16px;padding-left:16px\">\n<p class=\"has-custom-starcastle-gol-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-ea4aabdd0cbad49cf7a225b497cb1bad\"><strong>Explore the Global Expansion<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.silken.windhound.com\/starcastlehounds\/history-of-the-silken-windhound\/global-presence\/first-arrival-of-silken-windhounds-by-country\/\" title=\"First Arrival of Silken Windhounds by Country\">First Arrival of Silken Windhounds by Country<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.silken.windhound.com\/starcastlehounds\/history-of-the-silken-windhound\/global-presence\/first-litter-of-silken-windhounds-by-country\/\" title=\"First litter of Silken Windhounds by country\">First litter of Silken Windhounds by country<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.silken.windhound.com\/starcastlehounds\/history-of-the-silken-windhound\/global-presence\/recognition-of-the-silken-windhound-breed\/\" title=\"Recognition of the Silken Windhound breed\">Recognition of the Silken Windhound breed<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">\u21b3 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.silken.windhound.com\/starcastlehounds\/history-of-the-silken-windhound\/global-presence\/recognition-of-the-silken-windhound-breed\/are-silken-windhounds-recognized-in-akc\/\" title=\"Are Silken Windhounds recognized by AKC?\">Are Silken Windhounds recognized by AKC?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">\u21b3 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.silken.windhound.com\/starcastlehounds\/history-of-the-silken-windhound\/global-presence\/recognition-of-the-silken-windhound-breed\/why-isws-registrations-are-not-accepted-everywhere\/\" title=\"Why ISWS Registrations Are Not Accepted Everywhere\">Why ISWS Registrations Are Not Accepted Everywhere<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.silken.windhound.com\/starcastlehounds\/history-of-the-silken-windhound\/global-presence\/recognition-of-the-silken-windhound-breed\/are-there-silken-windhounds-in-australia\/\" title=\"\u21b3 Are there Silken Windhounds in Australia?\">\u21b3 Are there Silken Windhounds in Australia?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.silken.windhound.com\/starcastlehounds\/history-of-the-silken-windhound\/global-presence\/list-of-countries-where-silken-windhounds-can-be-found\/\" title=\"List of countries where Silken Windhounds can be found\">List of countries where Silken Windhounds can be found<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.silken.windhound.com\/starcastlehounds\/history-of-the-silken-windhound\/global-presence\/global-presence-map-interactive\/\" title=\"Global Presence Map (Interactive)\">Global Presence Map (Interactive)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A first litter does not necessarily mean that a sustained breeding population immediately followed. In some cases, early efforts remained limited in scope. However, for the purpose of this documentation, the first recorded litter in a country is regarded as the starting point of that country\u2019s breeding history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is also important to note that national breeding populations within Europe have never functioned in isolation. The Silken Windhound community has, from early on, relied on international cooperation, imports and cross-border breeding to maintain genetic diversity. Therefore, these first litters should be viewed as milestones within a broader, interconnected population rather than as the creation of separate national gene pools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the breed has established litters in multiple countries, the numerical center of gravity remains the United States, where the vast majority of the global population resides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most of the information presented here is based on my own collected records, cross-referenced with official registration data and the breed\u2019s documented timeline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"air-after\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-tableberg-wrapper justify-table-center arrivals-table wp-block-tableberg-table\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tableberg-table-wrapper\" style=\"border-width: 2px; border-color: #000000; \">\n\t\t\t\t<table class = \"has-inner-border has-table-width\" style=\"width: 600px; max-width: 600px; --tableberg-even-bg: var(--nv-light-bg, #f7f7f3); --tableberg-block-spacing: -1rem; border-spacing: 0 0; --tableberg-inner-border-top: none; --tableberg-inner-border-right: 1px solid #000000; --tableberg-inner-border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; --tableberg-inner-border-left: none; --tableberg-inner-border-top-first: 1px solid #000000; --tableberg-inner-border-left-first: 1px solid #000000; \" data-tableberg-header=\"converted\" data-tableberg-footer=\"\"  ><colgroup><col style=\"\"\/><col style=\"\"\/><\/colgroup><tbody><tr class=\"tableberg-header\" style=\"\">\n<th data-tableberg-row=\"0\" data-tableberg-col=\"0\" style=\"\" class=\"wp-block-tableberg-cell tableberg-v-align-center\"><div class=\"tableberg-cell-inner\" style=\"display: block; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; \">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Year<\/p>\n<\/div><\/th>\n\n<th data-tableberg-row=\"0\" data-tableberg-col=\"1\" style=\"\" class=\"wp-block-tableberg-cell tableberg-v-align-center\"><div class=\"tableberg-cell-inner\" style=\"display: block; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; \">\n<p>Country<\/p>\n<\/div><\/th>\n<\/tr><tr class=\"tableberg-odd-row\" style=\"\">\n<td data-tableberg-row=\"1\" data-tableberg-col=\"0\" style=\"\" class=\"wp-block-tableberg-cell tableberg-v-align-center\"><div class=\"tableberg-cell-inner\" style=\"display: block; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; \">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>1985<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/td>\n\n<td data-tableberg-row=\"1\" data-tableberg-col=\"1\" style=\"\" class=\"wp-block-tableberg-cell tableberg-v-align-center\"><div class=\"tableberg-cell-inner\" style=\"display: block; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; \">\n<p><strong>USA<\/strong><br>The first real Silken Windhound litter is born<\/p>\n<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr><tr class=\"tableberg-even-row\" style=\"\">\n<td data-tableberg-row=\"2\" data-tableberg-col=\"0\" style=\"\" class=\"wp-block-tableberg-cell tableberg-v-align-center\"><div class=\"tableberg-cell-inner\" style=\"display: block; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; \">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/td>\n\n<td data-tableberg-row=\"2\" data-tableberg-col=\"1\" style=\"\" class=\"wp-block-tableberg-cell tableberg-v-align-center\"><div class=\"tableberg-cell-inner\" style=\"display: block; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; \">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr><tr class=\"tableberg-odd-row\" style=\"\">\n<td data-tableberg-row=\"3\" data-tableberg-col=\"0\" style=\"\" class=\"wp-block-tableberg-cell tableberg-v-align-center\"><div class=\"tableberg-cell-inner\" style=\"display: block; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; \">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/td>\n\n<td data-tableberg-row=\"3\" data-tableberg-col=\"1\" style=\"\" class=\"wp-block-tableberg-cell tableberg-v-align-center\"><div class=\"tableberg-cell-inner\" style=\"display: block; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; \">\n<p><strong>EUROPE<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr><tr class=\"tableberg-even-row\" style=\"\">\n<td data-tableberg-row=\"4\" data-tableberg-col=\"0\" style=\"\" class=\"wp-block-tableberg-cell tableberg-v-align-center\"><div class=\"tableberg-cell-inner\" style=\"display: block; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; \">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>2001<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/td>\n\n<td data-tableberg-row=\"4\" data-tableberg-col=\"1\" style=\"\" class=\"wp-block-tableberg-cell tableberg-v-align-center\"><div class=\"tableberg-cell-inner\" style=\"display: block; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; \">\n<p><strong>Sweden<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr><tr class=\"tableberg-odd-row\" style=\"\">\n<td data-tableberg-row=\"5\" data-tableberg-col=\"0\" style=\"\" class=\"wp-block-tableberg-cell tableberg-v-align-center\"><div class=\"tableberg-cell-inner\" style=\"display: block; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; \">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>2003<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/td>\n\n<td data-tableberg-row=\"5\" data-tableberg-col=\"1\" style=\"\" class=\"wp-block-tableberg-cell tableberg-v-align-center\"><div class=\"tableberg-cell-inner\" style=\"display: block; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; \">\n<p><strong>Finland<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr><tr class=\"tableberg-even-row\" style=\"\">\n<td data-tableberg-row=\"6\" data-tableberg-col=\"0\" style=\"\" class=\"wp-block-tableberg-cell tableberg-v-align-center\"><div class=\"tableberg-cell-inner\" style=\"display: block; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; \">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>2004<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/td>\n\n<td data-tableberg-row=\"6\" data-tableberg-col=\"1\" style=\"\" class=\"wp-block-tableberg-cell tableberg-v-align-center\"><div class=\"tableberg-cell-inner\" style=\"display: block; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; \">\n<p><strong>Slovenia<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr><tr class=\"tableberg-odd-row\" style=\"\">\n<td data-tableberg-row=\"7\" data-tableberg-col=\"0\" style=\"\" class=\"wp-block-tableberg-cell tableberg-v-align-center\"><div class=\"tableberg-cell-inner\" style=\"display: block; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; \">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>2006<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/td>\n\n<td data-tableberg-row=\"7\" data-tableberg-col=\"1\" style=\"\" class=\"wp-block-tableberg-cell tableberg-v-align-center\"><div class=\"tableberg-cell-inner\" style=\"display: block; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; \">\n<p><strong>United Kingdom<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr><tr class=\"tableberg-even-row\" style=\"\">\n<td data-tableberg-row=\"8\" data-tableberg-col=\"0\" style=\"\" class=\"wp-block-tableberg-cell tableberg-v-align-center\"><div class=\"tableberg-cell-inner\" style=\"display: block; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; \">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>2007<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/td>\n\n<td data-tableberg-row=\"8\" data-tableberg-col=\"1\" style=\"\" class=\"wp-block-tableberg-cell tableberg-v-align-center\"><div class=\"tableberg-cell-inner\" style=\"display: block; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; \">\n<p><strong>Netherlands<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr><tr class=\"tableberg-odd-row\" style=\"\">\n<td data-tableberg-row=\"9\" data-tableberg-col=\"0\" style=\"\" class=\"wp-block-tableberg-cell tableberg-v-align-center\"><div class=\"tableberg-cell-inner\" style=\"display: block; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; \">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>2009<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/td>\n\n<td data-tableberg-row=\"9\" data-tableberg-col=\"1\" style=\"\" class=\"wp-block-tableberg-cell tableberg-v-align-center\"><div class=\"tableberg-cell-inner\" style=\"display: block; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; \">\n<p><strong>Germany<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr><tr class=\"tableberg-even-row\" style=\"\">\n<td data-tableberg-row=\"10\" data-tableberg-col=\"0\" style=\"\" class=\"wp-block-tableberg-cell tableberg-v-align-center\"><div class=\"tableberg-cell-inner\" style=\"display: block; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; \">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>2011<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/td>\n\n<td data-tableberg-row=\"10\" data-tableberg-col=\"1\" style=\"\" class=\"wp-block-tableberg-cell tableberg-v-align-center\"><div class=\"tableberg-cell-inner\" style=\"display: block; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; \">\n<p><strong>Austria<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr><tr class=\"tableberg-odd-row\" style=\"\">\n<td data-tableberg-row=\"11\" data-tableberg-col=\"0\" style=\"\" class=\"wp-block-tableberg-cell tableberg-v-align-center\"><div class=\"tableberg-cell-inner\" style=\"display: block; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; \">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/td>\n\n<td data-tableberg-row=\"11\" data-tableberg-col=\"1\" style=\"\" class=\"wp-block-tableberg-cell tableberg-v-align-center\"><div class=\"tableberg-cell-inner\" style=\"display: block; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; \">\n<p><strong>Norway<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr><tr class=\"tableberg-even-row\" style=\"\">\n<td data-tableberg-row=\"12\" data-tableberg-col=\"0\" style=\"\" class=\"wp-block-tableberg-cell tableberg-v-align-center\"><div class=\"tableberg-cell-inner\" style=\"display: block; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; \">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>2017<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/td>\n\n<td data-tableberg-row=\"12\" data-tableberg-col=\"1\" style=\"\" class=\"wp-block-tableberg-cell tableberg-v-align-center\"><div class=\"tableberg-cell-inner\" style=\"display: block; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; \">\n<p><strong>Hungary<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr><tr class=\"tableberg-odd-row\" style=\"\">\n<td data-tableberg-row=\"13\" data-tableberg-col=\"0\" style=\"\" class=\"wp-block-tableberg-cell tableberg-v-align-center\"><div class=\"tableberg-cell-inner\" style=\"display: block; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; \">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>2022<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/td>\n\n<td data-tableberg-row=\"13\" data-tableberg-col=\"1\" style=\"\" class=\"wp-block-tableberg-cell tableberg-v-align-center\"><div class=\"tableberg-cell-inner\" style=\"display: block; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; \">\n<p><strong>Estonia<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr><tr class=\"tableberg-even-row\" style=\"\">\n<td data-tableberg-row=\"14\" data-tableberg-col=\"0\" style=\"\" class=\"wp-block-tableberg-cell tableberg-v-align-center\"><div class=\"tableberg-cell-inner\" style=\"display: block; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; \">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>2024<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/td>\n\n<td data-tableberg-row=\"14\" data-tableberg-col=\"1\" style=\"\" class=\"wp-block-tableberg-cell tableberg-v-align-center\"><div class=\"tableberg-cell-inner\" style=\"display: block; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; \">\n<p><strong>Poland<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr><tr class=\"tableberg-odd-row\" style=\"\">\n<td data-tableberg-row=\"15\" data-tableberg-col=\"0\" style=\"\" class=\"wp-block-tableberg-cell tableberg-v-align-center\"><div class=\"tableberg-cell-inner\" style=\"display: block; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; \">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/td>\n\n<td data-tableberg-row=\"15\" data-tableberg-col=\"1\" style=\"\" class=\"wp-block-tableberg-cell tableberg-v-align-center\"><div class=\"tableberg-cell-inner\" style=\"display: block; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; \">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr><tr class=\"tableberg-even-row\" style=\"\">\n<td data-tableberg-row=\"16\" data-tableberg-col=\"0\" style=\"\" class=\"wp-block-tableberg-cell tableberg-v-align-center\"><div class=\"tableberg-cell-inner\" style=\"display: block; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; \">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/td>\n\n<td data-tableberg-row=\"16\" data-tableberg-col=\"1\" style=\"\" class=\"wp-block-tableberg-cell tableberg-v-align-center\"><div class=\"tableberg-cell-inner\" style=\"display: block; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; \">\n<p><strong>NORTH AMERICA<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr><tr class=\"tableberg-odd-row\" style=\"\">\n<td data-tableberg-row=\"17\" data-tableberg-col=\"0\" style=\"\" class=\"wp-block-tableberg-cell tableberg-v-align-center\"><div class=\"tableberg-cell-inner\" style=\"display: block; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; \">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>2007<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/td>\n\n<td data-tableberg-row=\"17\" data-tableberg-col=\"1\" style=\"\" class=\"wp-block-tableberg-cell tableberg-v-align-center\"><div class=\"tableberg-cell-inner\" style=\"display: block; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; \">\n<p><strong>Canada<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr><tr class=\"tableberg-even-row\" style=\"\">\n<td data-tableberg-row=\"18\" data-tableberg-col=\"0\" style=\"\" class=\"wp-block-tableberg-cell tableberg-v-align-center\"><div class=\"tableberg-cell-inner\" style=\"display: block; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; \">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/td>\n\n<td data-tableberg-row=\"18\" data-tableberg-col=\"1\" style=\"\" class=\"wp-block-tableberg-cell tableberg-v-align-center\"><div class=\"tableberg-cell-inner\" style=\"display: block; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; \">\n<p><strong>Mexico<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr><tr class=\"tableberg-odd-row\" style=\"\">\n<td data-tableberg-row=\"19\" data-tableberg-col=\"0\" style=\"\" class=\"wp-block-tableberg-cell tableberg-v-align-center\"><div class=\"tableberg-cell-inner\" style=\"display: block; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; \">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/td>\n\n<td data-tableberg-row=\"19\" data-tableberg-col=\"1\" style=\"\" class=\"wp-block-tableberg-cell tableberg-v-align-center\"><div class=\"tableberg-cell-inner\" style=\"display: block; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; \">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr><tr class=\"tableberg-even-row\" style=\"\">\n<td data-tableberg-row=\"20\" data-tableberg-col=\"0\" style=\"\" class=\"wp-block-tableberg-cell tableberg-v-align-center\"><div class=\"tableberg-cell-inner\" style=\"display: block; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; \">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/td>\n\n<td data-tableberg-row=\"20\" data-tableberg-col=\"1\" style=\"\" class=\"wp-block-tableberg-cell tableberg-v-align-center\"><div class=\"tableberg-cell-inner\" style=\"display: block; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; \">\n<p><strong>ASIA<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr><tr class=\"tableberg-odd-row\" style=\"\">\n<td data-tableberg-row=\"21\" data-tableberg-col=\"0\" style=\"\" class=\"wp-block-tableberg-cell tableberg-v-align-center\"><div class=\"tableberg-cell-inner\" style=\"display: block; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; \">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>2008<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/td>\n\n<td data-tableberg-row=\"21\" data-tableberg-col=\"1\" style=\"\" class=\"wp-block-tableberg-cell tableberg-v-align-center\"><div class=\"tableberg-cell-inner\" style=\"display: block; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; \">\n<p><strong>Japan<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr><tr class=\"tableberg-even-row\" style=\"\">\n<td data-tableberg-row=\"22\" data-tableberg-col=\"0\" style=\"\" class=\"wp-block-tableberg-cell tableberg-v-align-center\"><div class=\"tableberg-cell-inner\" style=\"display: block; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; \">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/td>\n\n<td data-tableberg-row=\"22\" data-tableberg-col=\"1\" style=\"\" class=\"wp-block-tableberg-cell tableberg-v-align-center\"><div class=\"tableberg-cell-inner\" style=\"display: block; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; \">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr><tr class=\"tableberg-odd-row\" style=\"\">\n<td data-tableberg-row=\"23\" data-tableberg-col=\"0\" style=\"\" class=\"wp-block-tableberg-cell tableberg-v-align-center\"><div class=\"tableberg-cell-inner\" style=\"display: block; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; \">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/td>\n\n<td data-tableberg-row=\"23\" data-tableberg-col=\"1\" style=\"\" class=\"wp-block-tableberg-cell tableberg-v-align-center\"><div class=\"tableberg-cell-inner\" style=\"display: block; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; \">\n<p><strong>OCEANIA<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr><tr class=\"tableberg-even-row\" style=\"\">\n<td data-tableberg-row=\"24\" data-tableberg-col=\"0\" style=\"\" class=\"wp-block-tableberg-cell tableberg-v-align-center\"><div class=\"tableberg-cell-inner\" style=\"display: block; 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