Country Files (GNS)
Database most recent update - April 30, 2012
Database next estimated update - May 07, 2012
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.
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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 States Code Section §445."
NGA/Office of GEOINT Sciences provides a free coordinate conversion tool (GEOTRANS).
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| Country Name | Country Code | Most Recent Modification Date (Number of Modified Records on day of last modification) | Number of Records |
| AFGHANISTAN | AF | 2012-04-27 (19) | 328828 |
| AKROTIRI | AX | 2011-02-17 (3) | 144 |
| ALBANIA | AL | 2012-02-14 (226) | 24196 |
| ALGERIA | AG | 2012-04-24 (5) | 67141 |
| ANDORRA | AN | 2011-02-25 (200) | 3091 |
| ANGOLA | AO | 2012-04-24 (18) | 61671 |
| ANGUILLA | AV | 2010-11-04 (2) | 187 |
| ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA | AC | 2008-12-05 (1) | 690 |
| ARGENTINA | AR | 2011-10-14 (140) | 52800 |
| ARMENIA | AM | 2012-02-14 (120) | 4740 |
| ARUBA | AA | 2008-12-05 (1) | 300 |
| ASHMORE AND CARTIER ISLANDS | AT | 2007-02-28 (1) | 17 |
| AUSTRALIA | AS | 2012-04-10 (2) | 114846 |
| AUSTRIA | AU | 2012-01-19 (1) | 44364 |
| AZERBAIJAN | AJ | 2012-04-17 (21) | 15921 |
| BAHAMAS, THE | BF | 2011-07-18 (1347) | 2617 |
| BAHRAIN | BA | 2011-11-22 (5) | 1269 |
| BANGLADESH | BG | 2012-03-26 (8) | 62519 |
| BARBADOS | BB | 2008-09-26 (1) | 760 |
| BASSAS DA INDIA | BS | 1993-12-21 (8) | 8 |
| BELARUS | BO | 2012-04-25 (2546) | 69076 |
| BELGIUM | BE | 2012-03-22 (14) | 28497 |
| BELIZE | BH | 2011-12-05 (1) | 2605 |
| BENIN | BN | 2011-04-26 (1) | 6513 |
| BERMUDA | BD | 2001-05-04 (12) | 713 |
| BHUTAN | BT | 2011-12-09 (62) | 578 |
| BOLIVIA | BL | 2011-08-11 (1) | 34674 |
| BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA | BK | 2012-04-20 (427) | 55247 |
| BOTSWANA | BC | 2012-03-22 (2) | 4260 |
| BOUVET ISLAND | BV | 2005-09-30 (2) | 110 |
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| BRAZIL | BR | 2011-12-14 (5) | 111039 |
| BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY | IO | 2008-12-08 (9) | 129 |
| BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS | VI | 2008-09-26 (1) | 604 |
| BRUNEI | BX | 2008-12-05 (2) | 1287 |
| BULGARIA | BU | 2012-03-12 (1) | 26005 |
| BURKINA FASO | UV | 2012-03-13 (35) | 13056 |
| BURMA | BM | 2012-04-26 (12) | 55295 |
| BURUNDI | BY | 2012-03-15 (1) | 11099 |
| CAMBODIA | CB | 2012-03-28 (6) | 22264 |
| CAMEROON | CM | 2012-03-22 (2) | 24146 |
| CANADA | CA | 2012-02-21 (6) | 22237 |
| CAPE VERDE | CV | 2012-03-22 (2) | 1004 |
| CAYMAN ISLANDS | CJ | 1997-08-29 (2) | 325 |
| CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC | CT | 2012-03-21 (5) | 17685 |
| CHAD | CD | 2012-03-22 (23) | 27108 |
| CHILE | CI | 2012-03-21 (5) | 43731 |
| CHINA | CH | 2012-04-26 (132) | 578518 |
| CHRISTMAS ISLAND | KT | 2012-02-01 (1) | 93 |
| CLIPPERTON ISLAND | IP | 1997-07-12 (2) | 2 |
| COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS | CK | 2012-02-01 (1) | 105 |
| COLOMBIA | CO | 2012-04-09 (1) | 79164 |
| COMOROS | CN | 2009-09-10 (1) | 1805 |
| CONGO | CF | 2012-03-21 (2) | 12795 |
| CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE | CG | 2012-04-26 (87) | 49116 |
| COOK ISLANDS | CW | 2011-01-18 (29) | 805 |
| CORAL SEA ISLANDS | CR | 2007-02-28 (1) | 145 |
| COSTA RICA | CS | 2011-03-04 (1508) | 5489 |
| CROATIA | HR | 2012-02-28 (8) | 28898 |
| CUBA | CU | 2011-07-15 (7988) | 46296 |
| CURAÇAO | UC | 2012-02-03 (1) | 599 |
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| CYPRUS | CY | 2012-02-08 (1) | 8904 |
| CZECH REPUBLIC | EZ | 2012-03-19 (2) | 26998 |
| CôTE D'IVOIRE | IV | 2012-02-21 (598) | 23362 |
| DENMARK | DA | 2011-03-03 (2) | 19507 |
| DHEKELIA | DX | 2011-02-17 (3) | 95 |
| DJIBOUTI | DJ | 2011-08-31 (10) | 7417 |
| DOMINICA | DO | 2007-02-28 (4) | 494 |
| DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | DR | 2012-03-15 (2314) | 28658 |
| ECUADOR | EC | 2010-08-31 (54) | 17038 |
| EGYPT | EG | 2012-03-22 (4) | 54540 |
| EL SALVADOR | ES | 2010-10-27 (2) | 9487 |
| EQUATORIAL GUINEA | EK | 2012-04-09 (1) | 5843 |
| ERITREA | ER | 2012-03-22 (1) | 6642 |
| ESTONIA | EN | 2012-02-13 (67) | 14172 |
| ETHIOPIA | ET | 2012-02-21 (1) | 28767 |
| EUROPA ISLAND | EU | 1996-11-29 (2) | 5 |
| FALKLAND ISLANDS (ISLAS MALVINAS) | FK | 2011-06-03 (1) | 1920 |
| FAROE ISLANDS | FO | 2011-01-04 (1997) | 2652 |
| FIJI | FJ | 2011-08-10 (2) | 13306 |
| FINLAND | FI | 2012-04-27 (23) | 53482 |
| FRANCE | FR | 2012-03-22 (2) | 97784 |
| FRENCH GUIANA | FG | 2012-02-21 (3) | 4054 |
| FRENCH POLYNESIA | FP | 2010-11-18 (8) | 4337 |
| FRENCH SOUTHERN AND ANTARCTIC LANDS | FS | 2011-02-25 (1400) | 2505 |
| GABON | GB | 2011-02-18 (17) | 7971 |
| GAMBIA, THE | GA | 2011-11-29 (2) | 3252 |
| GAZA STRIP | GZ | 2011-11-18 (146) | 980 |
| GEORGIA | GG | 2012-02-29 (116) | 15198 |
| GERMANY | GM | 2012-04-26 (7) | 169700 |
| GHANA | GH | 2011-05-10 (2458) | 20280 |
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| GIBRALTAR | GI | 2007-06-15 (1) | 298 |
| GLORIOSO ISLANDS | GO | 1997-07-10 (2) | 14 |
| GREECE | GR | 2012-04-26 (2) | 48138 |
| GREENLAND | GL | 2011-01-20 (114) | 12545 |
| GRENADA | GJ | 2007-02-28 (2) | 851 |
| GUADELOUPE | GP | 2012-01-18 (1) | 2011 |
| GUATEMALA | GT | 2012-02-27 (4) | 16753 |
| GUERNSEY | GK | 2007-03-20 (161) | 959 |
| GUINEA | GV | 2012-02-14 (10) | 13098 |
| GUINEA-BISSAU | PU | 2008-12-05 (3) | 8730 |
| GUYANA | GY | 2012-03-13 (31) | 8079 |
| HAITI | HA | 2012-03-14 (390) | 17993 |
| HEARD ISLAND AND MCDONALD ISLANDS | HM | 2007-02-28 (3) | 136 |
| HONDURAS | HO | 2011-03-01 (1) | 24572 |
| HONG KONG | HK | 2011-08-24 (3) | 3117 |
| HUNGARY | HU | 2012-02-28 (12) | 29910 |
| ICELAND | IC | 2012-02-21 (4) | 17230 |
| INDIA | IN | 2012-04-19 (35) | 58142 |
| INDONESIA | ID | 2012-04-03 (38) | 432437 |
| IRAN | IR | 2012-04-27 (86) | 447986 |
| IRAQ | IZ | 2012-04-25 (2164) | 116856 |
| IRELAND | EI | 2010-11-22 (2) | 24772 |
| ISLE OF MAN | IM | 2007-06-15 (1) | 128 |
| ISRAEL | IS | 2012-04-25 (1) | 14281 |
| ITALY | IT | 2012-01-18 (1) | 33782 |
| JAMAICA | JM | 2011-03-31 (2841) | 4965 |
| JAN MAYEN | JN | 2007-06-15 (1) | 432 |
| JAPAN | JA | 2012-01-24 (164) | 97834 |
| JERSEY | JE | 2007-06-15 (457) | 550 |
| JORDAN | JO | 2012-04-16 (2) | 13491 |
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| JUAN DE NOVA ISLAND | JU | 2010-09-30 (5) | 5 |
| KAZAKHSTAN | KZ | 2012-04-27 (1059) | 34221 |
| KENYA | KE | 2012-03-22 (12) | 30958 |
| KIRIBATI | KR | 2007-02-28 (3) | 694 |
| KOSOVO | KV | 2012-02-21 (82) | 13221 |
| KUWAIT | KU | 2012-02-03 (2) | 2823 |
| KYRGYZSTAN | KG | 2012-04-27 (4) | 12878 |
| LAOS | LA | 2012-04-04 (42) | 28372 |
| LATVIA | LG | 2012-01-27 (13) | 16618 |
| LEBANON | LE | 2012-04-05 (4) | 43072 |
| LESOTHO | LT | 2012-03-19 (21) | 1720 |
| LIBERIA | LI | 2012-03-22 (4) | 11563 |
| LIBYA | LY | 2012-03-22 (1) | 38734 |
| LIECHTENSTEIN | LS | 2007-02-28 (3) | 110 |
| LITHUANIA | LH | 2012-03-26 (2) | 21764 |
| LUXEMBOURG | LU | 2011-09-02 (1) | 1609 |
| MACAU | MC | 2012-02-23 (3) | 351 |
| MACEDONIA | MK | 2012-03-12 (1) | 7672 |
| MADAGASCAR | MA | 2012-03-22 (1) | 37802 |
| MALAWI | MI | 2011-05-19 (950) | 10190 |
| MALAYSIA | MY | 2012-03-28 (5) | 88566 |
| MALDIVES | MV | 2011-08-26 (184) | 1055 |
| MALI | ML | 2012-03-19 (8) | 31411 |
| MALTA | MT | 2009-12-17 (1) | 4028 |
| MARSHALL ISLANDS | RM | 2010-10-05 (1) | 5336 |
| MARTINIQUE | MB | 2012-01-18 (3) | 2029 |
| MAURITANIA | MR | 2012-03-22 (49) | 14603 |
| MAURITIUS | MP | 2012-03-22 (5) | 2026 |
| MAYOTTE | MF | 2012-01-18 (11) | 440 |
| MEXICO | MX | 2012-02-29 (12) | 115425 |
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| MICRONESIA, FEDERATED STATES OF | FM | 2010-01-14 (46) | 6408 |
| MOLDOVA | MD | 2012-03-19 (1) | 7402 |
| MONACO | MN | 2011-08-16 (26) | 41 |
| MONGOLIA | MG | 2011-11-29 (9) | 19263 |
| MONTENEGRO | MJ | 2011-12-15 (4) | 16430 |
| MONTSERRAT | MH | 1997-07-07 (3) | 311 |
| MOROCCO | MO | 2011-08-22 (3) | 62393 |
| MOZAMBIQUE | MZ | 2012-03-22 (18) | 58816 |
| NAMIBIA | WA | 2011-03-09 (1) | 9729 |
| NAURU | NR | 1996-11-29 (4) | 69 |
| NEPAL | NP | 2011-10-19 (2) | 2028 |
| NETHERLANDS | NL | 2012-02-03 (6) | 21596 |
| NEW CALEDONIA | NC | 2010-11-18 (4) | 5888 |
| NEW ZEALAND | NZ | 2012-03-20 (384) | 19703 |
| NICARAGUA | NU | 2011-11-01 (12) | 8489 |
| NIGER | NG | 2012-04-17 (1) | 31031 |
| NIGERIA | NI | 2012-04-23 (1) | 57484 |
| NIUE | NE | 1996-11-29 (2) | 92 |
| NO MAN'S LAND | NM | 1996-04-05 (1) | 104 |
| NORFOLK ISLAND | NF | 2007-02-28 (1) | 2 |
| NORTH KOREA | KN | 2012-04-26 (2) | 78130 |
| NORWAY | NO | 2012-04-26 (3) | 84182 |
| OCEANS | OS | 2010-03-17 (2) | 893 |
| OMAN | MU | 2012-03-23 (1) | 10145 |
| PAKISTAN | PK | 2012-04-26 (2) | 184709 |
| PALAU | PS | 2008-03-14 (133) | 2947 |
| PANAMA | PM | 2011-08-18 (1191) | 20547 |
| PAPUA NEW GUINEA | PP | 2012-04-12 (21) | 28205 |
| PARACEL ISLANDS | PF | 2006-08-03 (121) | 476 |
| PARAGUAY | PA | 2012-03-08 (79) | 4613 |
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| PERU | PE | 2012-03-01 (1) | 102795 |
| PHILIPPINES | RP | 2012-04-23 (18) | 93783 |
| PITCAIRN ISLANDS | PC | 2007-02-28 (1) | 48 |
| POLAND | PL | 2012-02-13 (116) | 62342 |
| PORTUGAL | PO | 2011-07-06 (7833) | 25101 |
| QATAR | QA | 2012-03-22 (4) | 2510 |
| REUNION | RE | 2012-01-18 (1) | 1369 |
| ROMANIA | RO | 2012-02-28 (8) | 39546 |
| RUSSIA | RS | 2012-04-27 (20) | 745661 |
| RWANDA | RW | 2012-03-22 (1) | 20965 |
| SAINT BARTHELEMY | TB | 2010-11-04 (8) | 121 |
| SAINT HELENA | SH | 2011-02-11 (6) | 736 |
| SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS | SC | 2010-11-04 (1) | 788 |
| SAINT LUCIA | ST | 2008-12-05 (2) | 750 |
| SAINT MARTIN | RN | 2012-02-28 (1) | 274 |
| SAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELON | SB | 2007-02-28 (7) | 542 |
| SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES | VC | 1996-10-16 (25) | 339 |
| SAMOA | WS | 2012-03-26 (7) | 1144 |
| SAN MARINO | SM | 2011-02-24 (3) | 31 |
| SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE | TP | 2007-06-15 (1) | 788 |
| SAUDI ARABIA | SA | 2012-03-20 (4) | 34417 |
| SENEGAL | SG | 2010-09-02 (2155) | 16805 |
| SERBIA | RI | 2012-02-28 (8) | 29093 |
| SEYCHELLES | SE | 2012-02-22 (1) | 557 |
| SIERRA LEONE | SL | 2009-06-17 (213) | 9795 |
| SINGAPORE | SN | 2007-02-28 (1) | 1654 |
| SINT MAARTEN | NN | 2012-02-03 (3) | 243 |
| SLOVAKIA | LO | 2012-02-28 (8) | 9767 |
| SLOVENIA | SI | 2012-01-19 (398) | 7117 |
| SOLOMON ISLANDS | BP | 2011-04-05 (23) | 11780 |
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| SOMALIA | SO | 2012-02-13 (30) | 25308 |
| SOUTH AFRICA | SF | 2012-03-19 (6) | 116988 |
| SOUTH GEORGIA AND THE SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS | SX | 2009-04-30 (2) | 719 |
| SOUTH KOREA | KS | 2012-04-25 (1) | 169757 |
| SOUTH SUDAN | OD | 2012-04-19 (3) | 13956 |
| SPAIN | SP | 2011-11-07 (6) | 53866 |
| SPRATLY ISLANDS | PG | 1995-11-20 (3) | 266 |
| SRI LANKA | CE | 2012-03-23 (284) | 56696 |
| SUDAN | SU | 2012-04-19 (3) | 35978 |
| SURINAME | NS | 2012-02-17 (11) | 3946 |
| SVALBARD | SV | 2011-03-30 (7196) | 11605 |
| SWAZILAND | WZ | 2011-03-08 (6) | 569 |
| SWEDEN | SW | 2012-04-26 (3) | 98113 |
| SWITZERLAND | SZ | 2012-04-26 (41) | 5320 |
| SYRIA | SY | 2012-04-27 (11) | 50914 |
| TAIWAN | TW | 2012-01-05 (1) | 155001 |
| TAJIKISTAN | TI | 2012-04-27 (19) | 8347 |
| TANZANIA | TZ | 2012-03-22 (3) | 18001 |
| THAILAND | TH | 2012-04-26 (94) | 299576 |
| TIMOR-LESTE | TT | 2012-03-13 (2) | 7370 |
| TOGO | TO | 2009-03-12 (1013) | 7482 |
| TOKELAU | TL | 1993-12-22 (76) | 76 |
| TONGA | TN | 2012-03-22 (1) | 962 |
| TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO | TD | 2012-02-27 (11) | 2184 |
| TROMELIN ISLAND | TE | 1997-07-10 (2) | 7 |
| TUNISIA | TS | 2012-03-22 (27) | 35560 |
| TURKEY | TU | 2012-04-27 (5) | 100365 |
| TURKMENISTAN | TX | 2012-04-27 (19) | 6380 |
| TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS | TK | 2008-09-24 (1) | 206 |
| TUVALU | TV | 2002-11-08 (4) | 190 |
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| UGANDA | UG | 2012-04-17 (1) | 14940 |
| UKRAINE | UP | 2012-04-26 (6) | 63082 |
| UNDERSEA FEATURES | UF | 2012-04-05 (1) | 9533 |
| UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | AE | 2012-03-16 (7) | 8044 |
| UNITED KINGDOM | UK | 2011-10-18 (4) | 31789 |
| URUGUAY | UY | 2011-10-14 (10) | 9600 |
| UZBEKISTAN | UZ | 2012-04-27 (19) | 13386 |
| VANUATU | NH | 2011-03-24 (15) | 5120 |
| VATICAN CITY | VT | 2007-02-28 (5) | 6 |
| VENEZUELA | VE | 2012-03-23 (31) | 73014 |
| VIETNAM | VM | 2012-04-03 (33) | 50707 |
| WALLIS AND FUTUNA | WF | 2010-11-18 (5) | 250 |
| WEST BANK | WE | 2012-02-13 (1) | 14031 |
| WESTERN SAHARA | WI | 2011-04-07 (5) | 3641 |
| YEMEN | YM | 2012-04-23 (145) | 76790 |
| ZAMBIA | ZA | 2011-06-10 (10) | 38289 |
| ZIMBABWE | ZI | 2012-03-22 (26) | 31572 |
