factbook-codes - world factbook country codes (by region, by category, etc.)¶ ↑
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home :: github.com/factbook/factbook
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rdoc :: rubydoc.info/gems/factbook-codes
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forum :: groups.google.com/group/openmundi
What's the World Factbook
?¶ ↑
Usage¶ ↑
List all codes¶ ↑
Factbook.codes.each do |code| pp code end
resulting in:
#<Factbook::Codes::Code code ="af", name ="Afghanistan", category="Countries", region ="South Asia"> #<Factbook::Codes::Code code ="al", name ="Albania", category="Countries", region ="Europe"> #<Factbook::Codes::Code code ="ag", name ="Algeria", category="Countries", region ="Africa"> #<Factbook::Codes::Code code ="an", name ="Andorra", category="Countries", region ="Europe"> ...
Note: You can filter codes by category e.g. Countries, Dependencies, Miscellaneous, Oceans, etc. and/or by region e.g. Africa, Europe, South Asia, Central America and Caribbean, etc.
assert_equal 260, Factbook.codes.size ## categories assert_equal 195, Factbook.codes.countries.size assert_equal 52, Factbook.codes.dependencies.size assert_equal 5, Factbook.codes.oceans.size assert_equal 1, Factbook.codes.world.size assert_equal 2, Factbook.codes.others.size assert_equal 5, Factbook.codes.misc.size ## regions assert_equal 55, Factbook.codes.europe.size assert_equal 9, Factbook.codes.south_asia.size assert_equal 6, Factbook.codes.central_asia.size assert_equal 22, Factbook.codes.east_n_souteast_asia.size assert_equal 19, Factbook.codes.middle_east.size assert_equal 55, Factbook.codes.africa.size assert_equal 7, Factbook.codes.north_america.size assert_equal 33, Factbook.codes.central_america_n_caribbean.size assert_equal 14, Factbook.codes.south_america.size assert_equal 30, Factbook.codes.australia_oceania.size assert_equal 4, Factbook.codes.antartica.size assert_equal 5, Factbook.codes.region('Oceans').size assert_equal 1, Factbook.codes.region('World').size ## categories + regions assert_equal 45, Factbook.codes.countries.europe.size ...
See {data/codes.csv
} for the built-in listing of all codes with categories and regions.
Frequently Asked Questions (F.A.Q.s) & Answers¶ ↑
Q: The World Factbook
front-page says “for 266 world entities” - but the Factbook.codes.size
is only 260 (thus, 6 entities short)? What's the story?
The World
Factbook
provides basic intelligence on the history, people, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, terrorism, and transnational issues for 266 world entities.(Source: {
cia.gov/the-world-factbook
})
A: Since March 2006 the United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges (um
) country profile consolidates seven profiles into a single new one (but keeps entities count as before):
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Baker Island (
fq
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Howland Island (
hq
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Jarvis Island (
dq
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Johnston Atoll (
jq
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Kingman Reef (
kq
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Midway Islands (
mq
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Palmyra Atoll (
lq
)
Q: What happened to the Western Sahara (wi
) country profile?
In December 2020 the World Factbook
dropped coverage of the Western Sahara (wi
). Why? In a deal with Morocco the United States recognizes the claim of Marocco over the Western Sahara and in return Morocco starts official diplomatic relations with Israel.
Code, Name, Category, Region wi, Western Sahara, Miscellaneous, Africa
Install¶ ↑
Use
gem install factbook-codes
or add to your Gemfile
gem 'factbook-codes'
License¶ ↑
The factbook
scripts are dedicated to the public domain. Use it as you please with no restrictions whatsoever.
Questions? Comments?¶ ↑
Send them along to the Open Mundi (world.db) Database Forum/Mailing List. Thanks!