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"
}
]
}
]
