Country Files (GNS)
We provide complete files of geographic names information covering countries or geopolitical areas. The files are not in customary gazetteer format, but are in a special format amenable to input into geographic information systems, databases, and spreadsheets, giving end users powerful capabilities for data analysis, manipulation, and display. They are offered with both names formats provided within each of the files: Reading Order format (Mount Everest) that works well with mapping applications, and Reverse Generics format (Everest, Mount) that works well with gazetteer listings. Follow the links below to learn more and to begin downloading files.
As of late September 2014, the GeoNames Pre-Positioned Country Files, both the separate
and the combined, now include additional breakdown of content by Feature Class (FC)
values. For more information, refer to September 2014
Prepositioned Country File format.
Description of Names Files for Countries and Territories Format
Downloadable compressed zip files:
- Entire country files dataset (Approximately 462MB compressed/ 2.42GB uncompressed) - Dated 2017-04-10
- Entire country files dataset separated by feature class (Approximately 459MB compressed/2.37GB uncompressed) - Dated 2017-04-10
- All individually zipped country files (Approximately 970MB compressed/4.52GB uncompressed) - Dated 2017-04-10
Downloadable Names Files for Countries and Territories - FTP
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Note:
The GEONet Names Server (GNS) does not contain any data for the United States of
America or its Dependent areas. To obtain U.S. data, please access the
United States Geological Survey (USGS) Geographic
Names Information System (GNIS) database of names.
Foreign geographic names data is freely available. A suitable citation note is:
"Toponymic information is based on the Geographic Names Database, containing official
standard names approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names and maintained
by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. More information is available at
the Maps and Geodata link at www.nga.mil. The National
Geospatial-Intelligence Agency name, initials, and seal are protected by 10 United
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NGA/Office of Geomatics provides
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(GEOTRANS).
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Country Name | Country Code | Most Recent Modification Date | Number of Records |
AFGHANISTAN | af | 2017-01-27 | 343473 |
AKROTIRI | ax | 2015-04-30 | 227 |
ALBANIA | al | 2017-03-02 | 24630 |
ALGERIA | ag | 2016-10-31 | 67222 |
ANDORRA | an | 2015-10-22 | 3141 |
ANGOLA | ao | 2016-10-04 | 62525 |
ANGUILLA | av | 2016-03-08 | 202 |
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA | ac | 2016-03-08 | 713 |
ARGENTINA | ar | 2016-11-23 | 54764 |
ARMENIA | am | 2017-02-01 | 67558 |
ARUBA | aa | 2017-02-16 | 322 |
ASHMORE AND CARTIER ISLANDS | at | 2007-02-28 | 18 |
AUSTRALIA | as | 2016-08-25 | 129338 |
AUSTRIA | au | 2016-12-15 | 44847 |
AZERBAIJAN | aj | 2017-02-01 | 23650 |
BAHAMAS, THE | bf | 2017-03-01 | 3003 |
BAHRAIN | ba | 2016-06-30 | 1278 |
BANGLADESH | bg | 2016-07-14 | 63549 |
BARBADOS | bb | 2016-03-08 | 772 |
BELARUS | bo | 2017-03-23 | 73010 |
BELGIUM | be | 2016-07-19 | 28778 |
BELIZE | bh | 2016-12-14 | 2770 |
BENIN | bn | 2014-12-30 | 6513 |
BERMUDA | bd | 2013-06-12 | 713 |
BHUTAN | bt | 2017-01-19 | 613 |
BOLIVIA | bl | 2017-03-22 | 36308 |
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA | bk | 2017-03-02 | 55671 |
BOTSWANA | bc | 2015-04-30 | 4291 |
BOUVET ISLAND | bv | 2005-09-30 | 111 |
BRAZIL | br | 2016-12-22 | 117251 |
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BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY | io | 2008-12-08 | 129 |
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS | vi | 2016-03-08 | 619 |
BRUNEI | bx | 2014-01-29 | 1286 |
BULGARIA | bu | 2017-03-27 | 38285 |
BURKINA FASO | uv | 2016-10-17 | 13108 |
BURMA | bm | 2016-07-26 | 55381 |
BURUNDI | by | 2017-03-09 | 13875 |
CAMBODIA | cb | 2017-03-12 | 36234 |
CAMEROON | cm | 2016-09-15 | 28740 |
CANADA | ca | 2016-07-19 | 26132 |
CABO VERDE | cv | 2015-09-04 | 1048 |
CAYMAN ISLANDS | cj | 2016-03-08 | 343 |
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC | ct | 2016-10-04 | 17693 |
CHAD | cd | 2017-03-28 | 27240 |
CHILE | ci | 2016-12-07 | 48555 |
CHINA | ch | 2017-03-27 | 1517918 |
CHRISTMAS ISLAND | kt | 2013-04-12 | 96 |
CLIPPERTON ISLAND | ip | 2015-09-02 | 14 |
COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS | ck | 2013-03-13 | 115 |
COLOMBIA | co | 2017-03-17 | 87388 |
COMOROS | cn | 2014-11-20 | 1458 |
CONGO | cf | 2015-01-27 | 12826 |
CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE | cg | 2017-02-21 | 73736 |
COOK ISLANDS | cw | 2014-04-03 | 806 |
CORAL SEA ISLANDS | cr | 2007-02-28 | 146 |
COSTA RICA | cs | 2015-04-30 | 5513 |
CÔTE D'IVOIRE | iv | 2016-10-27 | 23607 |
CROATIA | hr | 2017-03-02 | 30277 |
CUBA | cu | 2016-07-21 | 51257 |
CURAÇAO | uc | 2016-06-22 | 618 |
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CYPRUS | cy | 2015-07-24 | 16333 |
CZECHIA | ez | 2016-08-23 | 27217 |
DENMARK | da | 2017-02-14 | 19664 |
DHEKELIA | dx | 2015-04-30 | 113 |
DJIBOUTI | dj | 2017-03-24 | 7407 |
DOMINICA | do | 2016-03-08 | 508 |
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | dr | 2017-03-16 | 28699 |
ECUADOR | ec | 2015-09-08 | 18172 |
EGYPT | eg | 2016-11-28 | 69090 |
EL SALVADOR | es | 2016-03-18 | 9509 |
EQUATORIAL GUINEA | ek | 2016-03-18 | 5849 |
ERITREA | er | 2017-03-24 | 9226 |
ESTONIA | en | 2017-02-07 | 19447 |
ETHIOPIA | et | 2017-03-23 | 30106 |
FALKLAND ISLANDS (ISLAS MALVINAS) | fk | 2011-04-04 | 1920 |
FAROE ISLANDS | fo | 2017-02-22 | 2772 |
FIJI | fj | 2017-03-17 | 20613 |
FINLAND | fi | 2017-03-03 | 55136 |
FRANCE | fr | 2017-01-26 | 98371 |
FRENCH GUIANA | fg | 2016-06-30 | 5180 |
FRENCH POLYNESIA | fp | 2016-09-28 | 4379 |
FRENCH SOUTHERN AND ANTARCTIC LANDS | fs | 2015-12-09 | 2544 |
GABON | gb | 2015-04-30 | 8145 |
GAMBIA, THE | ga | 2016-12-21 | 3283 |
GAZA STRIP | gz | 2016-07-29 | 988 |
GEORGIA | gg | 2017-03-23 | 17469 |
GERMANY | gm | 2016-08-23 | 170538 |
GHANA | gh | 2016-10-17 | 20418 |
GIBRALTAR | gi | 2015-10-22 | 305 |
GREECE | gr | 2017-03-02 | 84795 |
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GREENLAND | gl | 2017-02-14 | 12552 |
GRENADA | gj | 2016-03-08 | 862 |
GUADELOUPE | gp | 2016-03-08 | 1957 |
GUATEMALA | gt | 2017-03-27 | 22743 |
GUERNSEY | gk | 2007-03-20 | 954 |
GUINEA | gv | 2016-11-10 | 13208 |
GUINEA-BISSAU | pu | 2016-03-16 | 8744 |
GUYANA | gy | 2015-08-03 | 8544 |
HAITI | ha | 2017-03-29 | 18918 |
HEARD ISLAND AND MCDONALD ISLANDS | hm | 2015-08-27 | 155 |
HONDURAS | ho | 2017-01-03 | 24627 |
HONG KONG | hk | 2017-02-16 | 7216 |
HUNGARY | hu | 2016-08-22 | 30148 |
ICELAND | ic | 2017-02-14 | 17230 |
INDIA | in | 2017-03-30 | 594623 |
INDONESIA | id | 2017-01-25 | 490021 |
IRAN | ir | 2017-03-08 | 614975 |
IRAQ | iz | 2017-02-28 | 130163 |
IRELAND | ei | 2016-03-22 | 27819 |
ISLE OF MAN | im | 1997-08-29 | 127 |
ISRAEL | is | 2017-01-31 | 24888 |
ITALY | it | 2017-01-26 | 34503 |
JAMAICA | jm | 2016-06-15 | 4969 |
JAN MAYEN | jn | 2017-02-14 | 413 |
JAPAN | ja | 2017-03-28 | 263490 |
JERSEY | je | 2014-05-07 | 560 |
JORDAN | jo | 2016-12-19 | 19481 |
KAZAKHSTAN | kz | 2017-03-26 | 87750 |
KENYA | ke | 2017-03-23 | 32831 |
KIRIBATI | kr | 2017-02-21 | 854 |
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KOSOVO | kv | 2017-03-02 | 13792 |
KUWAIT | ku | 2016-04-22 | 2828 |
KYRGYZSTAN | kg | 2017-02-23 | 19708 |
LAOS | la | 2017-03-10 | 37111 |
LATVIA | lg | 2017-02-07 | 17837 |
LEBANON | le | 2016-12-30 | 45976 |
LESOTHO | lt | 2014-10-24 | 1729 |
LIBERIA | li | 2016-07-19 | 14119 |
LIBYA | ly | 2016-08-11 | 39472 |
LIECHTENSTEIN | ls | 2016-07-26 | 1941 |
LITHUANIA | lh | 2017-02-06 | 47731 |
LUXEMBOURG | lu | 2016-07-19 | 2252 |
MACAU | mc | 2017-02-16 | 347 |
MACEDONIA | mk | 2017-03-02 | 55382 |
MADAGASCAR | ma | 2014-10-06 | 37882 |
MALAWI | mi | 2014-10-24 | 10218 |
MALAYSIA | my | 2015-04-30 | 88985 |
MALDIVES | mv | 2013-03-19 | 1065 |
MALI | ml | 2015-04-30 | 31797 |
MALTA | mt | 2014-08-07 | 4174 |
MARSHALL ISLANDS | rm | 2015-04-30 | 5378 |
MARTINIQUE | mb | 2016-03-16 | 2049 |
MAURITANIA | mr | 2016-03-14 | 14742 |
MAURITIUS | mp | 2015-10-20 | 2027 |
MAYOTTE | mf | 2015-07-29 | 906 |
MEXICO | mx | 2017-03-22 | 456549 |
MICRONESIA, FEDERATED STATES OF | fm | 2014-04-03 | 6431 |
MOLDOVA | md | 2017-03-23 | 9713 |
MONACO | mn | 2014-09-11 | 50 |
MONGOLIA | mg | 2017-02-01 | 19288 |
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MONTENEGRO | mj | 2017-03-02 | 16514 |
MONTSERRAT | mh | 2016-03-08 | 329 |
MOROCCO | mo | 2017-02-21 | 172961 |
MOZAMBIQUE | mz | 2016-06-30 | 59238 |
NAMIBIA | wa | 2015-04-30 | 9750 |
NAURU | nr | 2016-10-19 | 83 |
NEPAL | np | 2016-10-03 | 23174 |
NETHERLANDS | nl | 2017-03-01 | 22739 |
NEW CALEDONIA | nc | 2015-04-30 | 5901 |
NEW ZEALAND | nz | 2017-03-22 | 41154 |
NICARAGUA | nu | 2016-09-28 | 8512 |
NIGER | ng | 2016-08-11 | 30800 |
NIGERIA | ni | 2016-10-06 | 75515 |
NIUE | ne | 2014-04-03 | 92 |
NO MAN'S LAND | nm | 2015-06-19 | 122 |
NORFOLK ISLAND | nf | 2016-09-27 | 50 |
NORTH KOREA | kn | 2017-02-22 | 86010 |
NORWAY | no | 2017-03-02 | 86464 |
OCEANS | os | 2017-03-24 | 955 |
OMAN | mu | 2017-03-06 | 11287 |
PAKISTAN | pk | 2017-03-30 | 271076 |
PALAU | ps | 2016-12-20 | 2972 |
PANAMA | pm | 2017-01-13 | 22149 |
PAPUA NEW GUINEA | pp | 2016-08-10 | 28957 |
PARACEL ISLANDS | pf | 2015-11-17 | 430 |
PARAGUAY | pa | 2014-05-21 | 4618 |
PERU | pe | 2017-03-28 | 111519 |
PHILIPPINES | rp | 2017-03-09 | 114044 |
PITCAIRN ISLANDS | pc | 2013-04-10 | 50 |
POLAND | pl | 2017-03-01 | 63234 |
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PORTUGAL | po | 2016-07-19 | 25731 |
QATAR | qa | 2017-01-12 | 9224 |
REUNION | re | 2014-10-24 | 1373 |
ROMANIA | ro | 2017-03-02 | 39622 |
RUSSIA | rs | 2017-03-29 | 748334 |
RWANDA | rw | 2016-12-05 | 20979 |
SAINT BARTHELEMY | tb | 2016-03-08 | 201 |
SAINT HELENA | sh | 2017-02-16 | 737 |
SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS | sc | 2016-03-08 | 804 |
SAINT LUCIA | st | 2016-03-08 | 785 |
SAINT MARTIN | rn | 2016-07-19 | 295 |
SAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELON | sb | 2014-03-13 | 565 |
SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES | vc | 2016-03-08 | 357 |
SAMOA | ws | 2013-10-30 | 1147 |
SAN MARINO | sm | 2013-10-30 | 40 |
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE | tp | 2015-03-16 | 788 |
SAUDI ARABIA | sa | 2017-03-06 | 37622 |
SENEGAL | sg | 2016-12-21 | 17003 |
SERBIA | ri | 2017-03-14 | 30064 |
SEYCHELLES | se | 2012-02-22 | 558 |
SIERRA LEONE | sl | 2015-04-30 | 19791 |
SINGAPORE | sn | 2012-05-17 | 1651 |
SINT MAARTEN | nn | 2016-06-22 | 266 |
SLOVAKIA | lo | 2016-07-21 | 9848 |
SLOVENIA | si | 2017-03-02 | 7279 |
SOLOMON ISLANDS | bp | 2016-12-14 | 11907 |
SOMALIA | so | 2016-09-08 | 25412 |
SOUTH AFRICA | sf | 2016-06-30 | 117676 |
SOUTH GEORGIA AND SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS | sx | 2015-08-27 | 1356 |
SOUTH KOREA | ks | 2017-02-22 | 253091 |
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SOUTH SUDAN | od | 2016-10-04 | 14825 |
SPAIN | sp | 2017-02-17 | 54966 |
SPRATLY ISLANDS | pg | 2015-11-17 | 1071 |
SRI LANKA | ce | 2015-04-30 | 56595 |
SUDAN | su | 2016-12-15 | 36846 |
SURINAME | ns | 2016-07-21 | 4317 |
SVALBARD | sv | 2017-02-14 | 11604 |
SWAZILAND | wz | 2016-03-17 | 574 |
SWEDEN | sw | 2017-03-03 | 100521 |
SWITZERLAND | sz | 2017-03-30 | 20723 |
SYRIA | sy | 2017-02-08 | 94196 |
TAIWAN | tw | 2017-02-16 | 155230 |
TAJIKISTAN | ti | 2017-01-12 | 10137 |
TANZANIA | tz | 2016-06-30 | 22560 |
THAILAND | th | 2017-01-24 | 529971 |
TIMOR-LESTE | tt | 2016-06-30 | 7801 |
TOGO | to | 2013-10-29 | 7502 |
TOKELAU | tl | 1993-12-22 | 76 |
TONGA | tn | 2016-12-27 | 1040 |
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO | td | 2016-12-22 | 2355 |
TUNISIA | ts | 2016-03-04 | 37457 |
TURKEY | tu | 2017-03-02 | 121679 |
TURKMENISTAN | tx | 2017-01-13 | 9488 |
TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS | tk | 2016-09-01 | 607 |
TUVALU | tv | 2013-06-06 | 202 |
UGANDA | ug | 2017-03-30 | 21790 |
UKRAINE | up | 2016-12-22 | 112931 |
UNDERSEA FEATURES | uf | 2016-06-30 | 10361 |
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | ae | 2017-02-06 | 8786 |
UNITED KINGDOM | uk | 2017-03-01 | 31978 |
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URUGUAY | uy | 2016-05-01 | 12328 |
UZBEKISTAN | uz | 2017-02-03 | 17366 |
VANUATU | nh | 2016-12-14 | 5278 |
VATICAN CITY | vt | 2014-01-24 | 7 |
VENEZUELA | ve | 2017-02-28 | 73047 |
VIETNAM | vm | 2017-03-04 | 86780 |
WALLIS AND FUTUNA | wf | 2016-12-14 | 519 |
WEST BANK | we | 2016-11-23 | 14238 |
WESTERN SAHARA | wi | 2016-02-17 | 3648 |
YEMEN | ym | 2017-03-24 | 99036 |
ZAMBIA | za | 2016-10-04 | 38472 |
ZIMBABWE | zi | 2016-03-18 | 31654 |