Amazon is launching the Amazon Appstore for Android internationally, expanding its Appstore to cover nearly 200 countries, including Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, India, South Africa, and South Korea.

Given that the store, which is the only way to officially download apps on the Kindle Fire, was previously only available in seven countries, this is a huge expansion.

The stores will be available in the new countries in the coming months, but apps submitted by developers will automatically be made available internationally, unless they specificy otherwise.

“Amazon’s platform is a complete end-to-end solution for developers wanting to build, market and monetize their apps and games on Kindle Fire and Android devices,” said Mike George, vice president of apps and games at Amazon. “Allowing developers to target distribution of their apps and games in even more international countries is yet another important milestone as we strive to serve consumers and developers globally. Many of our existing developers have localized their apps and games for international consumers, and we look forward to working with new developers that have been waiting to bring their apps to more Amazon customers across the globe.”

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