i18n-iso-countries

What is i18n-iso-countries?

The i18n-iso-countries npm package provides functionalities for working with ISO 3166-1 country codes. It allows you to get country names in different languages, convert between different country code formats, and validate country codes.

What are i18n-iso-countries's main functionalities?

Get Country Name by Alpha-2 Code

This feature allows you to get the name of a country given its Alpha-2 code. You can specify the language in which you want the country name.

const countries = require('i18n-iso-countries');
countries.registerLocale(require('i18n-iso-countries/langs/en.json'));
const countryName = countries.getName('US', 'en');
console.log(countryName); // Output: United States

Get Alpha-2 Code by Country Name

This feature allows you to get the Alpha-2 code of a country given its name. You can specify the language in which the country name is provided.

const countries = require('i18n-iso-countries');
countries.registerLocale(require('i18n-iso-countries/langs/en.json'));
const countryCode = countries.getAlpha2Code('United States', 'en');
console.log(countryCode); // Output: US

Validate Country Code

This feature allows you to validate whether a given country code is a valid ISO 3166-1 Alpha-2 code.

const countries = require('i18n-iso-countries');
const isValid = countries.isValid('US');
console.log(isValid); // Output: true

Get Country Names in All Languages

This feature allows you to get the names of all countries in a specified language.

const countries = require('i18n-iso-countries');
countries.registerLocale(require('i18n-iso-countries/langs/en.json'));
countries.registerLocale(require('i18n-iso-countries/langs/fr.json'));
const countryNames = countries.getNames('en');
console.log(countryNames); // Output: { 'AF': 'Afghanistan', 'AX': 'Åland Islands', ... }

Other packages similar to i18n-iso-countries

country-list

The country-list package provides a list of country names and their corresponding ISO 3166-1 Alpha-2 codes. It is simpler and more lightweight compared to i18n-iso-countries, but it does not support multiple languages or validation of country codes.

iso-3166-1

The iso-3166-1 package provides ISO 3166-1 country codes and names. It is similar to i18n-iso-countries but does not offer as extensive support for multiple languages and lacks some of the additional functionalities like validation.

countries-list

The countries-list package provides a comprehensive list of countries with their ISO 3166-1 codes, names, and additional information like currency and phone codes. It offers more detailed information compared to i18n-iso-countries but may be overkill if you only need basic country code and name functionalities.

README

i18n-iso-countries

i18n for ISO 3166-1 country codes. We support Alpha-2, Alpha-3 and Numeric codes from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1#Officially_assigned_code_elements

Code to Country

Get the name of a country by it's ISO 3166-1 Alpha-2, Alpha-3 or Numeric code

var countries = require("i18n-iso-countries");
console.log("US (Alpha-2) => " + countries.getName("US", "en")); // United States
console.log("US (Alpha-2) => " + countries.getName("US", "de")); // Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika
console.log("USA (Alpha-3) => " + countries.getName("USA", "en")); // United States
console.log("USA (Numeric) => " + countries.getName("840", "en")); // United States

Get all names by their ISO 3166-1 Alpha-2 code

var countries = require("i18n-iso-countries");
console.log(countries.getNames("en")); // { 'AF': 'Afghanistan', 'AL': 'Albania', [...], 'ZM': 'Zambia', 'ZW': 'Zimbabwe' }

Supported languages

• en: english
• de: german
• nl: dutch
• fr: french
• sv: swedish
• es: spanish
• pt: portuguese
• fi: finnish
• et: estonian
• ar: arabic

Country to Code

var countries = require("i18n-iso-countries");
console.log("United States => " + countries.getAlpha2Code('United States', 'en')); // US

Codes

Convert Alpha-3 to Alpha-2 code

var countries = require("i18n-iso-countries");
console.log("USA (Alpha-3) => " + countries.alpha3ToAlpha2("USA") + " (Alpha-2)"); // United States

Convert Numeric to Alpha-2 code

var countries = require("i18n-iso-countries");
console.log("840 (Numeric) => " + countries.numericToAlpha2("840") + " (Alpha-2)"); // United States

Convert Alpha-2 to Alpha-3 coe

var countries = require("i18n-iso-countries");
console.log("DE (Alpha-2) => " + countries.alpha2ToAlpha3("DE") + " (Alpha-3)"); // Germany

Convert Numeric to Alpha-3 code

var countries = require("i18n-iso-countries");
console.log("840 (Numeric) => " + countries.numericToAlpha3("840") + " (Alpha-3)"); // United States

Convert Alpha-3 to Numeric code

var countries = require("i18n-iso-countries");
console.log(countries.alpha3ToNumeric("SWE")); // 752

Convert Alpha-2 to Numeric code

var countries = require("i18n-iso-countries");
console.log(countries.alpha2ToNumeric("SE")); // 752

Get all Alpha-2 codes

var countries = require("i18n-iso-countries");
console.log(countries.getAlpha2Codes()); // { 'AF': 'AFG', 'AX': 'ALA', [...], 'ZM': 'ZMB', 'ZW': 'ZWE' }

Get all Alpha-3 codes

var countries = require("i18n-iso-countries");
console.log(countries.getAlpha3Codes()); // { 'AFG': 'AF', 'ALA': 'AX', [...], 'ZMB': 'ZM', 'ZWE': 'ZW' }

Get all Numeric codes

var countries = require("i18n-iso-countries");
console.log(countries.getNumericCodes()); // { '4': 'AF', '8': 'AL', [...], '887': 'YE', '894': 'ZM' }