Get-countries-regions
From UNHCR
Returns a list of geographic regions and their countries
Resource URL
http://data.unhcr.org/api/countries/regions.json
Example Request
GET | http://data.unhcr.org/api/countries/regions.json |
[ { "region_code": "002", "region_code_en": "Africa", "countries": [ { "name_en": "Algeria", "country_code": "ALG" }, { "name_en": "Angola", "country_code": "ANG" }, { "name_en": "Benin", "country_code": "BEN" }, { "name_en": "Botswana", "country_code": "BOT" }, { "name_en": "Burkina Faso", "country_code": "BKF" }, { "name_en": "Burundi", "country_code": "BDI" }, { "name_en": "Cameroon", "country_code": "CMR" }, { "name_en": "Cape Verde", "country_code": "CVI" }, { "name_en": "Central African Republic", "country_code": "CAR" }, { "name_en": "Chad", "country_code": "CHD" }, { "name_en": "Comoros", "country_code": "COI" }, { "name_en": "Congo", "country_code": "COB" }, { "name_en": "Côte d'Ivoire", "country_code": "ICO" }, { "name_en": "Democratic Republic of the Congo", "country_code": "COD" }, { "name_en": "Djibouti", "country_code": "DJB" }, { "name_en": "Egypt", "country_code": "ARE" }, { "name_en": "Equatorial Guinea", "country_code": "EGU" }, { "name_en": "Eritrea", "country_code": "ERT" }, { "name_en": "Ethiopia", "country_code": "ETH" }, { "name_en": "Gabon", "country_code": "GAB" }, { "name_en": "Gambia", "country_code": "GAM" }, { "name_en": "Ghana", "country_code": "GHA" }, { "name_en": "Guinea", "country_code": "GUI" }, { "name_en": "Guinea-Bissau", "country_code": "GNB" }, { "name_en": "Kenya", "country_code": "KEN" }, { "name_en": "Lesotho", "country_code": "LES" }, { "name_en": "Liberia", "country_code": "LBR" }, { "name_en": "Libya", "country_code": "LBY" }, { "name_en": "Libyan Arab Jamahiriya", "country_code": "LBY" }, { "name_en": "Madagascar", "country_code": "MAD" }, { "name_en": "Malawi", "country_code": "MLW" }, { "name_en": "Mali", "country_code": "MLI" }, { "name_en": "Mauritania", "country_code": "MAU" }, { "name_en": "Mauritius", "country_code": "MTS" }, { "name_en": "Morocco", "country_code": "MOR" }, { "name_en": "Mozambique", "country_code": "MOZ" }, { "name_en": "Namibia", "country_code": "NAM" }, { "name_en": "Niger", "country_code": "NGR" }, { "name_en": "Nigeria", "country_code": "NIG" }, { "name_en": "Rwanda", "country_code": "RWA" }, { "name_en": "Sao Tome and Principe", "country_code": "STP" }, { "name_en": "Senegal", "country_code": "SEN" }, { "name_en": "Seychelles", "country_code": "SEY" }, { "name_en": "Sierra Leone", "country_code": "SLE" }, { "name_en": "Somalia", "country_code": "SOM" }, { "name_en": "South Africa", "country_code": "RSA" }, { "name_en": "South Sudan", "country_code": "SSD" }, { "name_en": "Sudan", "country_code": "SUD" }, { "name_en": "Sudan", "country_code": "SUD" }, { "name_en": "Swaziland", "country_code": "SWA" }, { "name_en": "Togo", "country_code": "TOG" }, { "name_en": "Tunisia", "country_code": "TUN" }, { "name_en": "Turkey", "country_code": "TUR" }, { "name_en": "Uganda", "country_code": "UGA" }, { "name_en": "United Republic of Tanzania", "country_code": "TAN" }, { "name_en": "Western Sahara", "country_code": "WSH" }, { "name_en": "Zaire", "country_code": "ZAR" }, { "name_en": "Zambia", "country_code": "ZAM" }, { "name_en": "Zimbabwe", "country_code": "ZIM" } ] }, { "region_code": "142", "region_code_en": "Asia", "countries": [ { "name_en": "Afghanistan", "country_code": "AFG" }, { "name_en": "Armenia", "country_code": "ARM" }, { "name_en": "Azerbaijan", "country_code": "AZE" }, { "name_en": "Bahrain", "country_code": "BAH" }, { "name_en": "Bangladesh", "country_code": "BGD" }, { "name_en": "Bhutan", "country_code": "BHU" }, { "name_en": "Brunei Darussalam", "country_code": "BRU" }, { "name_en": "Cambodia", "country_code": "CAM" }, { "name_en": "China", "country_code": "CHI" }, { "name_en": "Cyprus", "country_code": "CYP" }, { "name_en": "Democratic People's Republic of Korea", "country_code": "KRN" }, { "name_en": "Hong Kong SAR, China", "country_code": "HKG" }, { "name_en": "India", "country_code": "IND" }, { "name_en": "Indonesia", "country_code": "INS" }, { "name_en": "Iran (Islamic Republic of)", "country_code": "IRN" }, { "name_en": "Iraq", "country_code": "IRQ" }, { "name_en": "Israel", "country_code": "ISR" }, { "name_en": "Japan", "country_code": "JPN" }, { "name_en": "Jordan", "country_code": "JOR" }, { "name_en": "Kazakhstan", "country_code": "KAZ" }, { "name_en": "Kuwait", "country_code": "KUW" }, { "name_en": "Kyrgyzstan", "country_code": "KGZ" }, { "name_en": "Lao People's Democratic Republic", "country_code": "LAO" }, { "name_en": "Lebanon", "country_code": "LEB" }, { "name_en": "Macao SAR, China", "country_code": "MAC" }, { "name_en": "Malaysia", "country_code": "MLS" }, { "name_en": "Maldives", "country_code": "MDV" }, { "name_en": "Mongolia", "country_code": "MNG" }, { "name_en": "Myanmar", "country_code": "MYA" }, { "name_en": "Nepal", "country_code": "NEP" }, { "name_en": "Oman", "country_code": "OMN" }, { "name_en": "Pakistan", "country_code": "PAK" }, { "name_en": "Palestinian Territory, Occupied", "country_code": "GAZ" }, { "name_en": "Philippines", "country_code": "PHI" }, { "name_en": "Qatar", "country_code": "QAT" }, { "name_en": "Republic of Korea", "country_code": "KOR" }, { "name_en": "Saudi Arabia", "country_code": "SAU" }, { "name_en": "Singapore", "country_code": "SIN" }, { "name_en": "Sri Lanka", "country_code": "LKA" }, { "name_en": "State of Palestine", "country_code": "GAZ" }, { "name_en": "Syrian Arab Republic", "country_code": "SYR" }, { "name_en": "Tajikistan", "country_code": "TJK" }, { "name_en": "Thailand", "country_code": "THA" }, { "name_en": "Timor-Leste", "country_code": "TMP" }, { "name_en": "Turkmenistan", "country_code": "TKM" }, { "name_en": "USSR", "country_code": "SUN" }, { "name_en": "United Arab Emirates", "country_code": "UAE" }, { "name_en": "Uzbekistan", "country_code": "UZB" }, { "name_en": "Viet Nam", "country_code": "SRV" }, { "name_en": "Yemen", "country_code": "YEM" } ] }, { "region_code": "150", "region_code_en": "Europe", "countries": [ { "name_en": "Albania", "country_code": "ALB" }, { "name_en": "Andorra", "country_code": "AND" }, { "name_en": "Austria", "country_code": "AUS" }, { "name_en": "Belarus", "country_code": "BLR" }, { "name_en": "Belgium", "country_code": "BEL" }, { "name_en": "Bosnia and Herzegovina", "country_code": "BSN" }, { "name_en": "Bulgaria", "country_code": "BUL" }, { "name_en": "Croatia", "country_code": "HRV" }, { "name_en": "Czech Republic", "country_code": "CZE" }, { "name_en": "Denmark", "country_code": "DEN" }, { "name_en": "Estonia", "country_code": "EST" }, { "name_en": "Faeroe Islands", "country_code": "FRO" }, { "name_en": "Federal Republic of Yugoslavia", "country_code": "YUG" }, { "name_en": "Finland", "country_code": "FIN" }, { "name_en": "France", "country_code": "FRA" }, { "name_en": "Georgia", "country_code": "GEO" }, { "name_en": "Germany", "country_code": "GFR" }, { "name_en": "Gibraltar", "country_code": "GIB" }, { "name_en": "Greece", "country_code": "GRE" }, { "name_en": "Holy See", "country_code": "VAT" }, { "name_en": "Hungary", "country_code": "HUN" }, { "name_en": "Iceland", "country_code": "ICE" }, { "name_en": "Ireland", "country_code": "IRE" }, { "name_en": "Italy", "country_code": "ITA" }, { "name_en": "Kosovo (S/RES/1244 (1999))", "country_code": "KOS" }, { "name_en": "Latvia", "country_code": "LVA" }, { "name_en": "Liechtenstein", "country_code": "LIE" }, { "name_en": "Lithuania", "country_code": "LTU" }, { "name_en": "Luxembourg", "country_code": "LUX" }, { "name_en": "Malta", "country_code": "MTA" }, { "name_en": "Monaco", "country_code": "MCO" }, { "name_en": "Montenegro", "country_code": "MNE" }, { "name_en": "Netherlands", "country_code": "NET" }, { "name_en": "Norway", "country_code": "NOR" }, { "name_en": "Poland", "country_code": "POL" }, { "name_en": "Portugal", "country_code": "POR" }, { "name_en": "Republic of Moldova", "country_code": "MDA" }, { "name_en": "Romania", "country_code": "ROM" }, { "name_en": "Russian Federation", "country_code": "RUS" }, { "name_en": "San Marino", "country_code": "SMA" }, { "name_en": "Serbia (and Kosovo: S/RES/1244 (1999))", "country_code": "SRB" }, { "name_en": "Serbia and Montenegro", "country_code": "YUG" }, { "name_en": "Slovakia", "country_code": "SVK" }, { "name_en": "Slovenia", "country_code": "SVN" }, { "name_en": "Spain", "country_code": "SPA" }, { "name_en": "Sweden", "country_code": "SWE" }, { "name_en": "Switzerland", "country_code": "SWI" }, { "name_en": "The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia", "country_code": "MCD" }, { "name_en": "Ukraine", "country_code": "UKR" }, { "name_en": "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland", "country_code": "GBR" } ] }, { "region_code": "419", "region_code_en": "Latin America and the Caribbean", "countries": [ { "name_en": "Anguilla", "country_code": "AIA" }, { "name_en": "Antigua and Barbuda", "country_code": "ANT" }, { "name_en": "Argentina", "country_code": "ARG" }, { "name_en": "Aruba", "country_code": "ABW" }, { "name_en": "Bahamas", "country_code": "BHS" }, { "name_en": "Barbados", "country_code": "BAR" }, { "name_en": "Belize", "country_code": "BZE" }, { "name_en": "Bolivia (Plurinational State of)", "country_code": "BOL" }, { "name_en": "Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba", "country_code": "BES" }, { "name_en": "Brazil", "country_code": "BRA" }, { "name_en": "British Virgin Islands", "country_code": "BVI" }, { "name_en": "Cayman Islands", "country_code": "CAY" }, { "name_en": "Chile", "country_code": "CHL" }, { "name_en": "Colombia", "country_code": "COL" }, { "name_en": "Costa Rica", "country_code": "COS" }, { "name_en": "Cuba", "country_code": "CUB" }, { "name_en": "Curacao", "country_code": "CUW" }, { "name_en": "Dominica", "country_code": "DMA" }, { "name_en": "Dominican Republic", "country_code": "DOM" }, { "name_en": "Ecuador", "country_code": "ECU" }, { "name_en": "El Salvador", "country_code": "SAL" }, { "name_en": "French Guiana", "country_code": "FGU" }, { "name_en": "Grenada", "country_code": "GRN" }, { "name_en": "Guatemala", "country_code": "GUA" }, { "name_en": "Guyana", "country_code": "GUY" }, { "name_en": "Haiti", "country_code": "HAI" }, { "name_en": "Honduras", "country_code": "HON" }, { "name_en": "Jamaica", "country_code": "JAM" }, { "name_en": "Martinique", "country_code": "MAR" }, { "name_en": "Mexico", "country_code": "MEX" }, { "name_en": "Montserrat", "country_code": "MSR" }, { "name_en": "Nicaragua", "country_code": "NIC" }, { "name_en": "Panama", "country_code": "PAN" }, { "name_en": "Paraguay", "country_code": "PAR" }, { "name_en": "Peru", "country_code": "PER" }, { "name_en": "Puerto Rico", "country_code": "PUE" }, { "name_en": "Saint Kitts and Nevis", "country_code": "STK" }, { "name_en": "Saint Lucia", "country_code": "LCA" }, { "name_en": "Saint Vincent and the Grenadines", "country_code": "VCT" }, { "name_en": "Sint Maarten (Dutch part)", "country_code": "SXM" }, { "name_en": "Suriname", "country_code": "SUR" }, { "name_en": "Trinidad and Tobago", "country_code": "TRT" }, { "name_en": "Turks and Caicos Islands", "country_code": "TCI" }, { "name_en": "United States Virgin Islands", "country_code": "VIR" }, { "name_en": "Uruguay", "country_code": "URU" }, { "name_en": "Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)", "country_code": "VEN" } ] }, { "region_code": "021", "region_code_en": "Northern America", "countries": [ { "name_en": "Bermuda", "country_code": "BER" }, { "name_en": "Canada", "country_code": "CAN" }, { "name_en": "Greenland", "country_code": "GRL" }, { "name_en": "United States of America", "country_code": "USA" } ] }, { "region_code": "009", "region_code_en": "Oceania", "countries": [ { "name_en": "Australia", "country_code": "AUL" }, { "name_en": "Cook Islands", "country_code": "COK" }, { "name_en": "Fiji", "country_code": "FIJ" }, { "name_en": "French Polynesia", "country_code": "FPO" }, { "name_en": "Kiribati", "country_code": "KIR" }, { "name_en": "Marshall Islands", "country_code": "MHL" }, { "name_en": "Micronesia (Federated States of)", "country_code": "FSM" }, { "name_en": "Nauru", "country_code": "NRU" }, { "name_en": "New Caledonia", "country_code": "FNC" }, { "name_en": "New Zealand", "country_code": "NZL" }, { "name_en": "Niue", "country_code": "NIU" }, { "name_en": "Palau", "country_code": "PLW" }, { "name_en": "Papua New Guinea", "country_code": "PNG" }, { "name_en": "Pitcairn", "country_code": "PCN" }, { "name_en": "Samoa", "country_code": "WES" }, { "name_en": "Solomon Islands", "country_code": "SOL" }, { "name_en": "Tonga", "country_code": "TON" }, { "name_en": "Tuvalu", "country_code": "TUV" }, { "name_en": "Vanuatu", "country_code": "VAN" } ] } ]