A JavaScript module to get country information in various standards.
Country name: -
A-2: Alpha-2 codes from ISO 3166-1
A-3: Alpha-3 codes from ISO 3166-1 (synonymous with World Bank Codes)
Num: Numeric codes from ISO 3166-1
ITU: Codes assigned by the International Telecommunications Union
GEC: Codes from the U.S. standard GEC
IOC: Codes assigned by the International Olympics Committee . These codes identify the nationality of athletes and teams during Olympic events.
FIFA: Codes assigned by the Fédération Internationale de Football Association
DS: Distinguishing signs of vehicles in international traffic (oval bumper sticker codes)
WMO: Country abbreviations used in weather reports from the World Meteorological Organization
GAUL: Global Administrative Unit Layers from the Food and Agriculture Organization
MARC: MAchine-Readable Cataloging codes from the Library of Congress
Dial: Country code from ITU-T recommendation E.164 (international dialing code), sometimes followed by area code
Independent: Country status, based on the CIA World Factbook. This column is just a superficial note, provided for convenience. I don't care to
argue about it. For full details, please consult your favorite official source.
Data was gathered from http://www.statoids.com/wab.html
npm install country-code-info --save
const CountryCodes = require('country-code-info');
// you can search countries by any data field
// by passing in a key value pair
// key: data field
// value: value to search for
let uk = CountryCodes.findCountry({'name': 'United Kingdom'});
/* returns:
{
'name': 'United Kingdom',
'a2': 'GB',
'a3': 'GBR',
'num': '826',
'itu': 'G',
'gec': 'UK',
'ioc': 'GBR',
'fifa': 'ENG, NIR, SCO, WAL',
'ds': 'GB',
'wmo': 'UK',
'gaul': '256',
'marc': 'xxk',
'dial': '44',
'independent': 'Yes'
}
*/
// examples showing searching by various data fields
let uk = CountryCodes.findCountry({'fifa': 'eng'});
let uk = CountryCodes.findCountry({'dial': '44'});
// if you need to match exactly the string you pass in
// as the search term, you can pass in a second argument
// to findCountry function which will enable exact match.
let uk = CountryCodes.findCountry({'ds': 'gb'}, true); // exact match
If a country is not found, a null object is returned.
Key and Value pairs are not case-sensitive so {'name':'united kingdom'} and {'NAME': 'united kingdom'} are treated in the same way.
If an invalid data field key is used or a search object is not provided, errors are thrown.
If you spot any problems, feel free to raise an issue or submit a PR.