World countries in JSON, CSV, XML and YAML.

Countries data

This repository contains a list of world countries, as defined by ISO Standard 3166-1, in JSON, CSV, XML and YAML. Warning: not all entities in this project are independent countries; refer to the independent property to know if the country is considered a sovereign state.

Each line contains the country:

• name
  • common - common name in english
  • official - official name in english
  • native - list of all native names
    • key: three-letter ISO 639-3 language code
    • value: name object
      • key: official - official name translation
      • key: common - common name translation
• country code top-level domain (tld)
• code ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 (cca2)
• code ISO 3166-1 numeric (ccn3)
• code ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 (cca3)
• code International Olympic Committee (cioc)
• ISO 3166-1 independence status (independent) (denotes the country is considered a sovereign state)
• ISO 3166-1 assignment status (status)
• UN Member status (unMember)
• currencies - list of all currencies
  • key: ISO 4217 currency code
  • value: currency object
    • key: name name of the currency
    • key: symbol symbol of the currency
• International Direct Dialing info (idd)
  • root - the root geographical code prefix. e.g. +6 for New Zealand, +4 for UK.
  • suffixes - list of all suffixes assigned to this country. 4 for NZ, 809, 829, and 849 for Dominican Republic.
• capital city(ies) (capital)
• alternative spellings (altSpellings)
• region
• subregion
• list of official languages (languages)
  • key: three-letter ISO 639-3 language code
  • value: name of the language in english
• list of name translations (translations)
  • key: three-letter ISO 639-3 language code
  • value: name object
    • key: official - official name translation
    • key: common - common name translation
• latitude and longitude (latlng)
• demonyms - name of residents, translated & genderized
  • key: three-letter ISO 639-3 language code
  • value: genderized demonym object
    • key: f (female) or m (male)
    • value: genderized demonym translation
• landlocked status (landlocked)
• land borders (borders)
• land area in km² (area)
• Emoji flag (flag)
• calling codes (callingCodes)

Additional data

The data folder contains additional data such as the countries GeoJSON outlines and flags in SVG format.

Examples

JSON

{
	"name": {
		"common": "Austria",
		"official": "Republic of Austria",
		"native": {
			"bar": {
				"official": "Republik Österreich",
				"common": "Österreich"
			}
		}
	},
	"tld": [".at"],
	"cca2": "AT",
	"ccn3": "040",
	"cca3": "AUT",
	"cioc": "AUT",
	"independent": true,
	"status": "officially-assigned",
	"unMember": true,
	"currencies": {"EUR": {"name": "Euro", "symbol": "\u20ac"}},
	"idd": {
		"root": "+4",
		"suffixes": ["3"]
	},
	"capital": ["Vienna"],
	"altSpellings": ["AT", "Osterreich", "Oesterreich"],
	"region": "Europe",
	"subregion": "Western Europe",
	"languages": {
		"bar": "Austro-Bavarian German"
	},
	"translations": {
		"cym": {"official": "Republic of Austria", "common": "Awstria"},
		"deu": {"official": "Republik Österreich", "common": "Österreich"},
		"fra": {"official": "République d'Autriche", "common": "Autriche"},
		"hrv": {"official": "Republika Austrija", "common": "Austrija"},
		"ita": {"official": "Repubblica d'Austria", "common": "Austria"},
		"jpn": {"official": "オーストリア共和国", "common": "オーストリア"},
		"nld": {"official": "Republiek Oostenrijk", "common": "Oostenrijk"},
		"por": {"official": "República da Áustria", "common": "Áustria"},
		"rus": {"official": "Австрийская Республика", "common": "Австрия"},
		"spa": {"official": "República de Austria", "common": "Austria"}
	},
	"latlng": [47.33333333, 13.33333333],
	"demonyms": {
		"fra": {
			"f": "Autrichienne",
			"m": "Autrichien"
		},
		"spa": {
			"f": "Austriaco",
			"m": "Austriaca"
		}
	},
	"landlocked": true,
	"borders": ["CZE", "DEU", "HUN", "ITA", "LIE", "SVK", "SVN", "CHE"],
	"area": 83871,
	"callingCodes": ["+43"]
	"flag": "\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf9"
}

GeoJSON and TopoJSON outlines

See an example for Germany: GeoJSON or TopoJSON.

CSV

"name";"tld";"cca2";"ccn3";"cca3";"cioc";"currency";"idd";"capital";"altSpellings";"region";"subregion";"languages";"translations";"latlng";"demonym";"landlocked";"borders";"area"
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"Aruba,Aruba,Aruba,Aruba,Aruba,Aruba";".aw";"AW";"533";"ABW";"ARU";"AWG";"+2,97";"Oranjestad";"AW";"Americas";"Caribbean";"Dutch,Papiamento";"Aruba,Aruba,Aruba,Aruba,Aruba,Aruba,Aruba,Aruba,Aruba,Aruba,アルバ,アルバ,Aruba,Aruba,Aruba,Aruba,Аруба,Аруба,Aruba,Aruba";"12.5,-69.96666666";"Aruban";"";"";"180"
"Afghanistan,Islamic Republic of Afghanistan,جمهوری اسلامی افغانستان,افغانستان,د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت,افغانستان,Owganystan Yslam Respublikasy,Owganystan";".af";"AF";"004";"AFG";"AFG";"AFN";"+9,3";"Kabul";"AF,Afġānistān";"Asia";"Southern Asia";"Dari,Pashto,Turkmen";"Islamic Republic of Afghanistan,Affganistan,Islamischen Republik Afghanistan,Afghanistan,Afganistanin islamilainen tasavalta,Afganistan,République islamique d'Afghanistan,Afghanistan,Islamska Republika Afganistan,Afganistan,Repubblica islamica dell'Afghanistan,Afghanistan,アフガニスタン·イスラム共和国,アフガニスタン,Islamitische Republiek Afghanistan,Afghanistan,República Islâmica do Afeganistão,Afeganistão,Исламская Республика Афганистан,Афганистан,República Islámica de Afganistán,Afganistán";"33,65";"Afghan";"1";"IRN,PAK,TKM,UZB,TJK,CHN";"652230"
"Angola,Republic of Angola,República de Angola,Angola";".ao";"AO";"024";"AGO";"ANG";"AOA";"+2,44";"Luanda";"AO,República de Angola,ʁɛpublika de an'ɡɔla";"Africa";"Middle Africa";"Portuguese";"Republic of Angola,Angola,Republik Angola,Angola,Angolan tasavalta,Angola,République d'Angola,Angola,Republika Angola,Angola,Repubblica dell'Angola,Angola,アンゴラ共和国,アンゴラ,Republiek Angola,Angola,República de Angola,Angola,Республика Ангола,Ангола,República de Angola,Angola";"-12.5,18.5";"Angolan";"";"COG,COD,ZMB,NAM";"1246700"
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YAML

- { name: { common: Aruba, official: Aruba, native: { nld: { official: Aruba, common: Aruba }, pap: { official: Aruba, common: Aruba } } }, tld: [.aw], cca2: AW, ccn3: '533', cca3: ABW, cioc: ARU, currency: [AWG], idd: { root: '+2', suffixes: ['97'] }, capital: Oranjestad, altSpellings: [AW], region: Americas, subregion: Caribbean, languages: { nld: Dutch, pap: Papiamento }, translations: { deu: { official: Aruba, common: Aruba }, fin: { official: Aruba, common: Aruba }, fra: { official: Aruba, common: Aruba }, hrv: { official: Aruba, common: Aruba }, ita: { official: Aruba, common: Aruba }, jpn: { official: アルバ, common: アルバ }, nld: { official: Aruba, common: Aruba }, por: { official: Aruba, common: Aruba }, rus: { official: Аруба, common: Аруба }, spa: { official: Aruba, common: Aruba } }, latlng: [12.5, -69.96666666], demonym: Aruban, landlocked: false, borders: {  }, area: 180 }
- { name: { common: Afghanistan, official: 'Islamic Republic of Afghanistan', native: { prs: { official: 'جمهوری اسلامی افغانستان', common: افغانستان }, pus: { official: 'د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت', common: افغانستان }, tuk: { official: 'Owganystan Yslam Respublikasy', common: Owganystan } } }, tld: [.af], cca2: AF, ccn3: '004', cca3: AFG, cioc: AFG, currency: [AFN], idd: { root: '+9', suffixes: ['3'] }, capital: Kabul, altSpellings: [AF, Afġānistān], region: Asia, subregion: 'Southern Asia', languages: { prs: Dari, pus: Pashto, tuk: Turkmen }, translations: { cym: { official: 'Islamic Republic of Afghanistan', common: Affganistan }, deu: { official: 'Islamischen Republik Afghanistan', common: Afghanistan }, fin: { official: 'Afganistanin islamilainen tasavalta', common: Afganistan }, fra: { official: 'République islamique d''Afghanistan', common: Afghanistan }, hrv: { official: 'Islamska Republika Afganistan', common: Afganistan }, ita: { official: 'Repubblica islamica dell''Afghanistan', common: Afghanistan }, jpn: { official: アフガニスタン·イスラム共和国, common: アフガニスタン }, nld: { official: 'Islamitische Republiek Afghanistan', common: Afghanistan }, por: { official: 'República Islâmica do Afeganistão', common: Afeganistão }, rus: { official: 'Исламская Республика Афганистан', common: Афганистан }, spa: { official: 'República Islámica de Afganistán', common: Afganistán } }, latlng: [33, 65], demonym: Afghan, landlocked: true, borders: [IRN, PAK, TKM, UZB, TJK, CHN], area: 652230 }
- { name: { common: Angola, official: 'Republic of Angola', native: { por: { official: 'República de Angola', common: Angola } } }, tld: [.ao], cca2: AO, ccn3: '024', cca3: AGO, cioc: ANG, currency: [AOA], idd: { root: '+2', suffixes: ['44'] }, capital: Luanda, altSpellings: [AO, 'República de Angola', 'ʁɛpublika de an''ɡɔla'], region: Africa, subregion: 'Middle Africa', languages: { por: Portuguese }, translations: { cym: { official: 'Republic of Angola', common: Angola }, deu: { official: 'Republik Angola', common: Angola }, fin: { official: 'Angolan tasavalta', common: Angola }, fra: { official: 'République d''Angola', common: Angola }, hrv: { official: 'Republika Angola', common: Angola }, ita: { official: 'Repubblica dell''Angola', common: Angola }, jpn: { official: アンゴラ共和国, common: アンゴラ }, nld: { official: 'Republiek Angola', common: Angola }, por: { official: 'República de Angola', common: Angola }, rus: { official: 'Республика Ангола', common: Ангола }, spa: { official: 'República de Angola', common: Angola } }, latlng: [-12.5, 18.5], demonym: Angolan, landlocked: false, borders: [COG, COD, ZMB, NAM], area: 1246700 }

Customising the output

The data files provided in the dist directory include all available fields, but is also possible to build a custom version of the data with certain fields excluded.

To do this, you will first need a working PHP installation, composer and a local copy of this repository. Once you have these, open a terminal in your local version of this project's root directory and run this command to install the necessary dependencies:

composer install

After this finishes, run the following command (here we will exclude the tld field from the output, but you can exclude any field you want):

php countries.php convert --exclude-field=tld

You can also exclude multiple fields:

php countries.php convert --exclude-field=tld --exclude-field=cca2

# Or using the shorter `-x` syntax:
php countries.php convert -x tld -x cca2

If you prefer to include only some fields (this can not be combined with --exclude-field):

php countries.php convert --include-field=name --include-field=area

# or using the shorter `-i` syntax:
php countries.php convert -i=name -i=area

The generated files are put into the dist directory, but you can change this to another existing directory:

mkdir foobar
php countries.php convert --output-dir=foobar

You can also choose to only generate some of the output formats:

mkdir foobar
php countries.php convert --format=json_unescaped --format=csv

# or using the shorter `-f` syntax:
php countries.php convert -f json_unescaped -f csv

Showcase

Projects using this dataset:

• REST Countries
• International Telephone Input
• Telephone JS
• Countries of the World
• Country Prefix Codes For Go
• Country Info Mapper in Go
• Visa requirements in JSON
• Country picker modal for React Native
• Agnostic Virtual Assistant

How to contribute?

Please refer to CONTRIBUTING.

To do

• add the type of the country (country, sovereign state, public body, territory, etc.)
• add missing translations
• pull in data automatically from CLDR at build time (idea from @Munter, see #108)

Sources

https://www.currency-iso.org/ for currency codes.

Region and subregion are taken from https://github.com/hexorx/countries.

GeoJSON outlines come from https://thematicmapping.org/downloads/world_borders.php.

The rest comes from Wikipedia.

Credits

Thanks to:

• @Glazz for his help with country calling codes
• @hexorx for his work (https://github.com/hexorx/countries)
• @frederik-jacques for the capital cities
• @fayer for the population, geolocation, demonym and area data
• @ancosen for his help with the borders data
• @herrjemand for country names and various fixes
• all the contributors: https://github.com/mledoze/countries/graphs/contributors

License

See LICENSE.