World Bank · Schema

Country

World Bank country record with geographical and economic classification data.

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Properties

Name Type Description
id string ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code
iso2Code string ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code
name string Official country name
region object World Bank geographic region
adminregion object World Bank administrative region (for developing countries)
incomeLevel object World Bank income level classification
lendingType object World Bank lending type classification
capitalCity string Name of the capital city
longitude string Longitude of the country centroid
latitude string Latitude of the country centroid
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JSON Schema

country.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://api-evangelist.github.io/worldbank/json-schema/country.json",
  "title": "Country",
  "description": "World Bank country record with geographical and economic classification data.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code",
      "example": "USA"
    },
    "iso2Code": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code",
      "minLength": 2,
      "maxLength": 2,
      "example": "US"
    },
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Official country name",
      "example": "United States"
    },
    "region": {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/ClassificationRef",
      "description": "World Bank geographic region"
    },
    "adminregion": {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/ClassificationRef",
      "description": "World Bank administrative region (for developing countries)"
    },
    "incomeLevel": {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/ClassificationRef",
      "description": "World Bank income level classification"
    },
    "lendingType": {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/ClassificationRef",
      "description": "World Bank lending type classification"
    },
    "capitalCity": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Name of the capital city",
      "example": "Washington D.C."
    },
    "longitude": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Longitude of the country centroid",
      "example": "-95.7129"
    },
    "latitude": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Latitude of the country centroid",
      "example": "37.0902"
    }
  },
  "required": ["id", "iso2Code", "name"],
  "$defs": {
    "ClassificationRef": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Reference to a World Bank classification category",
      "properties": {
        "id": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Classification code"
        },
        "iso2code": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "ISO 2-character code for the classification"
        },
        "value": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Human-readable classification name"
        }
      },
      "required": ["id", "value"]
    }
  }
}

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