World - country shapes
Country shapes and Country code ISO 3166-1 alpha-2
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Data schema (9 fields)
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| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| geo_point_2dGeo Point | geo_point_2d | — |
| geo_shapeShape | geo_shape | — |
| cntry_nameCountry | text | — |
| join_nameJoin name | text | — |
| iso2_2Iso2 2 | text | — |
| iso_a2Iso a2 | text | — |
| iso2 | text | — |
| cou_iso3_codeCou iso3 code | text | — |
| iso3 | text | — |
Schema captured from opendatasoft 58 minutes ago.
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Sample data (5 records)
Record 1iso2: VG · iso3: VGB
{
"iso2": "VG",
"iso3": "VGB",
"iso2_2": "VG",
"iso_a2": null,
"geo_shape": "[large value omitted]",
"join_name": "Virgin Islands",
"cntry_name": "Virgin Islands",
"geo_point_2d": {
"lat": 17.7355381365,
"lon": -64.7625859619
},
"cou_iso3_code": "VGB"
}Record 2iso2: KI · iso3: KIR
{
"iso2": "KI",
"iso3": "KIR",
"iso2_2": "KI",
"iso_a2": null,
"geo_shape": {
"type": "Feature",
"geometry": {
"type": "Polygon",
"coordinates": [
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-157.23501586914097,
1.70499968528753
],
[
-157.32806396484398,
1.754166364669909
],
[
-157.43640136718798,
1.78972196578979
],
[
-157.56764221191398,
1.85583293437963
],
[
-157.57792663574193,
1.86958312988293
],
[
-157.58169555664094,
1.883054971695
],
[
-157.58096313476594,
1.89805531501781
],
[
-157.54809570312497,
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],
[
-157.52891540527295,
1.935138583183349
],
[
-157.51863098144497,
1.934444069862369
],
[
-157.51712036132798,
1.92083287239086
],
[
-157.53196716308597,
1.906527400016899
],
[
-157.54196166992196,
1.89944398403173
],
[
-157.54823303222696,
1.888471841812249
],
[
-157.54321289062497,
1.87229132652283
],
[
-157.48306274414097,
1.845277309417779
],
[
-157.47280883789097,
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],
[
-157.42944335937497,
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],
[
-157.37002563476597,
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],
[
-157.35473632812497,
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],
[
-157.35000610351597,
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],
[
-157.35610961914094,
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],
[
-157.43920898437497,
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],
[
-157.48681640624994,
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],
[
-157.49958801269494,
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],
[
-157.50932312011696,
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],
[
-157.50558471679696,
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],
[
-157.48916625976594,
2.03305435180664
],
[
-157.44110107421898,
2.025554656982369
],
[
-157.43167114257795,
2.021388053894039
],
[
-157.35083007812494,
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],
[
-157.33807373046898,
1.9299995899201
],
[
-157.34458923339798,
1.915832877159119
],
[
-157.34805297851597,
1.888333082199209
],
[
-157.34945678710898,
1.86916637420654
],
[
-157.34860229492196,
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],
[
-157.34446716308597,
1.84319400787354
],
[
-157.33500671386693,
1.83569407463074
],
[
-157.31307983398398,
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],
[
-157.25946044921898,
1.801388502121089
],
[
-157.19514465331997,
1.76722216606134
],
[
-157.18087768554696,
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],
[
-157.17584228515597,
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],
[
-157.17254638671895,
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],
[
-157.17668151855497,
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],
[
-157.18502807617196,
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],
[
-157.23501586914097,
1.70499968528753
]
]
]
},
"properties": {}
},
"join_name": "Kiribati",
"cntry_name": "Kiribati",
"geo_point_2d": {
"lat": 1.83893621098,
"lon": -157.371021158
},
"cou_iso3_code": "KIR"
}Record 3iso2: IM · iso3: IMN
{
"iso2": "IM",
"iso3": "IMN",
"iso2_2": "IM",
"iso_a2": null,
"geo_shape": {
"type": "Feature",
"geometry": {
"type": "Polygon",
"coordinates": [
[
[
-4.777778625488218,
54.05554962158209
],
[
-4.787153244018499,
54.061660766601584
],
[
-4.712083816528319,
54.21582794189459
],
[
-4.698889732360779,
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],
[
-4.643611431121829,
54.23902511596668
],
[
-4.621528148651119,
54.251525878906186
],
[
-4.598889350891059,
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],
[
-4.588055610656739,
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],
[
-4.578056335449218,
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],
[
-4.554028511047359,
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],
[
-4.552778244018439,
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],
[
-4.541389465332029,
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],
[
-4.527500152587889,
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],
[
-4.485000610351509,
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],
[
-4.443056106567379,
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],
[
-4.364167213439939,
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],
[
-4.3534727096557,
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],
[
-4.308681011199949,
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],
[
-4.3216667175293,
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],
[
-4.386111259460449,
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],
[
-4.394444465637089,
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],
[
-4.470556259155219,
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],
[
-4.491111755371039,
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],
[
-4.550556182861329,
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],
[
-4.623888969421389,
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],
[
-4.687500476837159,
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],
[
-4.704722404479869,
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],
[
-4.720833778381349,
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],
[
-4.777778625488218,
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]
]
]
},
"properties": {}
},
"join_name": "Man, Isle of",
"cntry_name": "Man, Isle of",
"geo_point_2d": {
"lat": 54.2290801915,
"lon": -4.52585022105
},
"cou_iso3_code": "IMN"
}Record 4iso2: SY · iso3: SYR
{
"iso2": "SY",
"iso3": "SYR",
"iso2_2": null,
"iso_a2": "SY",
"geo_shape": "[large value omitted]",
"join_name": "Syria",
"cntry_name": "Syria",
"geo_point_2d": {
"lat": 35.0130478424,
"lon": 38.5055919109
},
"cou_iso3_code": "SYR"
}Record 5iso2: BG · iso3: BGR
{
"iso2": "BG",
"iso3": "BGR",
"iso2_2": null,
"iso_a2": "BG",
"geo_shape": "[large value omitted]",
"join_name": "Bulgaria",
"cntry_name": "Bulgaria",
"geo_point_2d": {
"lat": 42.7613767152,
"lon": 25.2315070042
},
"cou_iso3_code": "BGR"
}Live sample captured at profiling time — values may have changed upstream.
Using the API
Configuration
- Base URL
- https://public.opendatasoft.com/api/explore/v2.1/catalog/datasets/country_shapes
License
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Query examples
curl -s 'https://public.opendatasoft.com/api/explore/v2.1/catalog/datasets/country_shapes/records?limit=20' -H 'Accept: application/json'First 20 records of the dataset as JSON.
Uses the Opendatasoft Explore v2.1 syntax — supports select, where, group_by and order_by.
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