Memory Upgrade: Whgat Generation Macbook do I have??

Hello! Can anyone tell me what Generation Macbook I have? Here is what "About this Mac" tells me:
Model Name: MacBook
Model Identifier: MacBook2,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 4 MB
Memory: 2 GB
Bus Speed: 667 MHz
Boot ROM Version: MB21.00A5.B07
SMC Version (system): 1.13f3
Serial Number (system): 4H6483GLWGQ
Hardware UUID: 00000000-0000-1000-8000-0017F2F29B96
Sudden Motion Sensor:
State: Enabled
I'd really like to upgrade to 4G of Ram if possible.
Thanks

Hi and welcome to Discussions,
have a look here http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook/stats/macbook-core-2-duo-2.0-black -13-specs.html
You can this http://www.everymac.com/ultimate-mac-lookup/ to identify your Mac.
OWC MacSales is a reknown supplier for RAM upgrades for Macs.
Heres what you need http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/MacBook/DDR2/
Regards
Stefan
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