world-information

WORLD INFORMATION

A package for fetching world information

world-information

Installation

npm install world-information

This repository provides a comprehensive dataset based on the ISO 3166 standard, which includes internationally recognized codes for continents,countries,states & cities. The ISO 3166 standard is a globally accepted system used for identifying countries and their subdivisions, ensuring consistent and reliable data across various applications.

world-information is a comprehensive npm package designed to provide detailed geographical information. It includes data on continents, countries, states, and cities, making it an essential tool for applications that require location-based data.

Features:

• Continent Data: Features standard codes and names for continents as per ISO 3166-1.
• Country Data: Includes ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 (2-letter), alpha-3 (3-letter), and numeric codes for countries.

AVAILABLE METHODS & ARRAY:

Continent array
Country array
State array
getCountryByContinentName(continentName);
getStateByCountryName(countryName);

COMING SOON:

Cities
getCitiesByStateName(stateName);

Note : Above lists and methods are currently being enhanced and will be available in future updates.

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EXAMPLE TO FETCH CONTINENT LIST :

const worldInformation = require('world-information');

// Get a list of continents
const continents = worldInformation.continentList;
console.log(continents);

// Output:
[
  { name: 'Africa', code: 'AF' },
  { name: 'Antarctica', code: 'AN' },
  { name: 'Asia', code: 'AS' },
  { name: 'Europe', code: 'EU' },
  { name: 'North America', code: 'NA' },
  { name: 'Oceania', code: 'OC' },
  { name: 'South America', code: 'SA' }
]

The current version includes data for all 7 continents.

EXAMPLE TO FETCH COUNTRY LIST :

const worldInformation = require('world-information');

// Get a list of countries
const countries = worldInformation.countryList;
console.log(countries);

// Output (sample):
 [
   { "name": "Afghanistan", "alpha-2": "AF", "alpha-3": "AFG", "numeric": "004", "continent": "Asia", "phoneCode": "+93" },
   { "name": "Albania", "alpha-2": "AL", "alpha-3": "ALB", "numeric": "008", "continent": "Europe", "phoneCode": "+355" },
   ...
   { "name": "Zimbabwe", "alpha-2": "ZW", "alpha-3": "ZWE", "numeric": "716", "continent": "Africa", "phoneCode": "+263" }
 ]

The current version includes data for all 196 countries.

EXAMPLE TO FILTER COUNTRY LIST BY CONTINENT NAME :

const {getCountryByContinentName} = require("world-information");

// Get a list of countries in asia continent
/*
Make sure the argument name is one of the below continent. 
I have also configured the JSDoc Annotations, So you will get the suggestions too.
The argument value(continent name) is case insensitive.
'Africa' | 'Antarctica' | 'Asia' | 'Europe' | 'North America' | 'Oceania' | 'South America'
*/
const asianCountries = getCountryByContinentName("Asia");
console.log(asianCountries);

// Output (sample):
[
{ "name": "Afghanistan", "alpha-2": "AF", "alpha-3": "AFG", "numeric": "004", "continent": "Asia", "phoneCode": "+93" },
...
{ "name": "Yemen", "alpha-2": "YE", "alpha-3": "YEM", "numeric": "887", "continent": "Asia", "phoneCode": "+967" },
]

EXAMPLE TO FILTER STATE LIST BY COUNTRY NAME :

const {getStateByCountryName} = require("world-information");

/*
Make sure the argument name is one of the below country. 
I have also configured the JSDoc Annotations, So you will get the suggestions too.
The argument value(country name) is case insensitive.
'Afghanistan' | 'Albania' | 'Algeria' | 'Andorra' | 'Angola' | 'Antigua and Barbuda' | 'Argentina' | 'Armenia' | 'Australia' | 'Austria' | 'Azerbaijan' | 'Bahamas' | 'Bahrain' | 'Bangladesh' | 'Barbados' | 'Belarus' | 'Belgium' | 'Belize' | 'Benin' | 'Bhutan' | 'Bolivia' | 'Bosnia and Herzegovina' | 'Botswana' | 'Brazil' | 'Brunei' | 'Bulgaria' | 'Burkina Faso' | 'Burundi' | 'Cabo Verde' | 'Cambodia' | 'Cameroon' | 'Canada' | 'Central African Republic' | 'Chad' | 'Chile' | 'China' | 'Colombia' | 'Comoros' | 'Congo' | 'Costa Rica' | 'Croatia' | 'Cuba' | 'Cyprus' | 'Czech Republic' | 'Denmark' | 'Djibouti' | 'Dominica' | 'Dominican Republic' | 'Ecuador' | 'Egypt' | 'El Salvador' | 'Equatorial Guinea' | 'Eritrea' | 'Estonia' | 'Eswatini' | 'Ethiopia' | 'Fiji' | 'Finland' | 'France' | 'Gabon' | 'Gambia' | 'Georgia' | 'Germany' | 'Ghana' | 'Greece' | 'Grenada' | 'Guatemala' | 'Guinea' | 'Guinea-Bissau' | 'Guyana' | 'Haiti' | 'Honduras' | 'Hungary' | 'Iceland' | 'India' | 'Indonesia' | 'Iran' | 'Iraq' | 'Ireland' | 'Israel' | 'Italy' | 'Jamaica' | 'Japan' | 'Jordan' | 'Kazakhstan' | 'Kenya' | 'Kiribati' | 'Korea, North' | 'Korea, South' | 'Kuwait' | 'Kyrgyzstan' | 'Laos' | 'Latvia' | 'Lebanon' | 'Lesotho' | 'Liberia' | 'Libya' | 'Liechtenstein' | 'Lithuania' | 'Luxembourg' | 'Madagascar' | 'Malawi' | 'Malaysia' | 'Maldives' | 'Mali' | 'Malta' | 'Marshall Islands' | 'Mauritania' | 'Mauritius' | 'Mexico' | 'Micronesia' | 'Moldova' | 'Monaco' | 'Mongolia' | 'Montenegro' | 'Morocco' | 'Mozambique' | 'Myanmar' | 'Namibia' | 'Nauru' | 'Nepal' | 'Netherlands' | 'New Zealand' | 'Nicaragua' | 'Niger' | 'Nigeria' | 'North Macedonia' | 'Norway' | 'Oman' | 'Pakistan' | 'Palau' | 'Panama' | 'Papua New Guinea' | 'Paraguay' | 'Peru' | 'Philippines' | 'Poland' | 'Portugal' | 'Qatar' | 'Romania' | 'Russia' | 'Rwanda' | 'Saint Kitts and Nevis' | 'Saint Lucia' | 'Saint Vincent and the Grenadines' | 'Samoa' | 'San Marino' | 'Sao Tome and Principe' | 'Saudi Arabia' | 'Senegal' | 'Serbia' | 'Seychelles' | 'Sierra Leone' | 'Singapore' | 'Slovakia' | 'Slovenia' | 'Solomon Islands' | 'Somalia' | 'South Africa' | 'South Sudan' | 'Spain' | 'Sri Lanka' | 'Sudan' | 'Suriname' | 'Sweden' | 'Switzerland' | 'Syria' | 'Taiwan' | 'Tajikistan' | 'Tanzania' | 'Thailand' | 'Timor-Leste' | 'Togo' | 'Tonga' | 'Trinidad and Tobago' | 'Tunisia' | 'Turkey' | 'Turkmenistan' | 'Tuvalu' | 'Uganda' | 'Ukraine' | 'United Arab Emirates' | 'United Kingdom' | 'United States' | 'Uruguay' | 'Uzbekistan' | 'Vanuatu' | 'Vatican City' | 'Venezuela' | 'Vietnam' | 'Yemen' | 'Zambia' | 'Zimbabwe'
*/
// Get a list of states in india
const indianStates = getStateByCountryName("India");
console.log(indianStates);

// Output (sample)
[
{name: 'Andhra Pradesh', code: 'IN-AP', country: 'India'},
{name: 'Arunachal Pradesh', code: 'IN-AR', country: 'India'},
...
{name: 'Puducherry', code: 'IN-PY', country: 'India'}
]

CONTRIBUTING:

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