[1] Introduced on January 1, 1997, Maple was the first beanie baby to be exclusive to a country other than the United States.
The following beanies were made in honor of various Canadian provinces: America the bear was introduced on March 22, 2002.
This beanie's purpose was to raise money for the American Red Cross to aid victims of the September 11 attacks.
Beanie Baby bears have been named after the following U.S. states: Alabama, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin.
In the spring of 1999, a Teenie Beanie version of Britannia was made to be offered by McDonald's, and was available even in the United States.
Australia was one of six Asia-Pacific region countries, which had their respective bears generally released in a series.
Bunga Raya the bear was made as a set of six Asia-Pacific beanies introduced in 2002 to be exclusive to their respective countries.