While Walmart operates a massive international retail footprint spanning numerous countries across North America, Central America, South America, Africa, and Asia through various localized subsidiaries and majority-owned brands, many sovereign nations do not host Walmart stores. Notable European countries such as Germany and the United Kingdom—where Walmart previously operated subsidiary chains like Asda—no longer feature physical Walmart locations following major corporate divestitures, and nations throughout much of the Middle East and continental Europe do not have any operational Walmart stores.