In a move that should only help Google’s impressive social network growth, the company announced today (via Google+ update) that Google+ is now available for iOS in 48 new countries and territories.

Google’s Vic Gundotra shared a post by Googler Frank Petterson (via 9to5Google) announcing the news.

New countries and territories getting the Google+ iOS app include:

Albania
Anguilla
Barbados
Benin
Bermuda
Bhutan
Brunei Darussalam
Burkina Faso
Cambodia
Cape Verde
Cayman Islands
Chad
Republic of Congo
Dominica
Fiji
Gambia
Grenada
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Kyrgyzstan
Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Liberia
Macau
Malawi
Mauritania
Federated States of Micronesia
Mongolia
Montserrat
Mozambique
Namibia
Nepal
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Saint Lucia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Solomon Islands
St. Kitts and Nevis
St. Vincent and The Grenadines
Suriname, Swaziland
São Tomé and Príncipe
Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
Turks and Caicos
Ukraine
British Virgin Islands
Zimbabwe

Earlier this week, Google launched some new photo sharing options for Google+ Local. More recent Google+ news and discussion here.