Item 2. PROPERTIES

Our world headquarters is located in the U.S, in Marlborough, Massachusetts, with principal regional headquarters located in Singapore and Voisins-le-Bretonneux, France. As of December 31, 2022, we maintained 15 principal manufacturing facilities, including eight in the U.S. and Puerto Rico, three in Ireland, two in Costa Rica, one in Malaysia, and one in Brazil, as well as various distribution and technology centers around the world. Many of these facilities produce and manufacture products for more than one of our divisions, and also perform research activities. Our products are distributed worldwide from primary customer fulfillment centers in Massachusetts, the Netherlands, Malaysia and Japan. The following is a summary of our facilities as of December 31, 2022 (in approximate square feet):

(1) Includes our principal manufacturing facilities in Minnesota, Ireland, Puerto Rico and Coyol, Costa Rica, our manufacturing facility in Malaysia, our primary customer fulfillment centers in Massachusetts, the Netherlands, Malaysia and Japan, as well as our global headquarters located in Marlborough, Massachusetts.

(2) Includes our principal manufacturing facilities in California, Indiana, Brazil and Heredia, Costa Rica, as well as our regional headquarters located in Singapore and Voisins-le-Bretonneux, France.