▁low ▁number ▁of ▁particip ating ▁countries ▁that ▁year . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁a ▁compilation ▁CD ▁was ▁released ▁by ▁the ▁host ▁broad c aster ▁and ▁supported ▁by ▁an ▁independent ▁record ▁label . ▁ ▁Part icip ation ▁▁ ▁El ig ible ▁participants ▁include ▁primarily ▁Active ▁M embers ▁( as ▁opposed ▁to ▁Associ ate ▁M embers ) ▁of ▁the ▁E BU . ▁Active ▁members ▁are ▁those ▁who ▁are ▁located ▁in ▁states ▁that ▁fall ▁within ▁the ▁European ▁Broadcast ing ▁Area , ▁or ▁are ▁member ▁states ▁of ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁Europe . ▁ ▁The ▁European ▁Broadcast ing ▁Area ▁is ▁defined ▁by ▁the ▁International ▁Tele communic ation ▁Union : ▁ ▁The ▁" Europe an ▁Broadcast ing ▁Area " ▁is ▁bounded ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁by ▁the ▁western ▁boundary ▁of ▁Region ▁ 1 , ▁on ▁the ▁east ▁by ▁the ▁mer id ian ▁ 4 0 ° ▁East ▁of ▁Green wich ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁south ▁by ▁the ▁parallel ▁ 3 0 ° ▁North ▁so ▁as ▁to ▁include ▁the ▁northern ▁part ▁of ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia ▁and ▁that ▁part ▁of ▁those ▁countries ▁border ing ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁within ▁these ▁limits . ▁In ▁addition , ▁Armen ia , ▁A zer ba ij an , ▁Georgia ▁and ▁those ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁territ ories ▁of ▁Ira q , ▁Jordan , ▁Sy rian ▁Arab ▁Republic , ▁Turkey ▁and ▁Ukraine ▁lying ▁outside ▁the ▁above ▁limits ▁are ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁European ▁Broadcast ing ▁Area . ▁ ▁The ▁western ▁boundary ▁of ▁Region ▁ 1 ▁is ▁defined ▁by ▁a