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Country boundary datasets are available as GeoJSONs and Shapefiles in WGS 84 (EPSG:4326).
Country Boundary Lines
| Detail | GeoJSON | Shapefile |
|---|---|---|
| Full resolution (unsimplified) | country-lines-unsimplified.geojson | country-lines-unsimplifed.zip |
| High detail | country-lines-high-detail.geojson | country-lines-high-detail.zip |
| Medium detail | country-lines-medium-detail.geojson | country-lines-medium-detail.zip |
| Low detail | country-lines-low-detail.geojson | country-lines-low-detail.zip |
File attributes
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
id | string | Overture Maps GERS ID or NULL |
disputed | integer | Mark with 1 if the border is contested. Possible values are 0 and 1. |
Country Polygons
| Detail | GeoJSON | Shapefile |
|---|---|---|
| High detail | country-polygon-high-detail.geojson | country-polygon-high-detail.zip |
| Medium detail | country-polygon-medium-detail.geojson | country-polygon-medium-detail.zip |
| Low detail | country-polygon-low-detail.geojson | country-polygon-low-detail.zip |
File attributes
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
id | string | Overture Maps GERS ID or NULL |
name | string | Country name in English |
abbrev | string | Country name abbreviation in English |
labelrank | integer | Labelrank values are sourced from Natural Earth and control label density. Each country is assigned a value from 1-6 to help limit how many labels appear at once. |
iso_a2 | string | ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code. Matches the officially assigned codes. A few unofficial codes are also present, which may be subject to change: • XD — Senkaku/Diaoyu/Diaoyutai Islands • XH — Golan Heights • XP — Paracel Islands • XR — Spartly Islands • XU — Akrotiri and Dhekelia • XY — Abyei • XZ — No man’s land |
License
These datasets are derived from Overture Maps Foundation data, released under the ODbL license, with supplementary data from OpenStreetMap contributors.
Attribution on maps should be: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Overture Maps Foundation