RIPE ran out in 2012, just after APNIC in 2011. RIPE had a policy to extremely rate limit allocations from their last /8, which is how they were able to contin

RIPE ran out in 2012, just after APNIC in 2011. RIPE had a policy to extremely rate limit allocations from their last /8, which is how they were able to continue allocating for an extra 7 years. The other RIRs had no such policy.