About · since 2018
Open geographic data, maintained with the community.
CountryStateCity is open geographic data, built and maintained by one founder and a community of contributors. The goal hasn't changed: nobody should have to hand-collect a list of cities again.
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Database · since 2018 →The original open dataset, its contributions and versioned releases.Hosted API →REST endpoints, API clients and plan-specific capabilities.JavaScript packages →Offline snapshots, TypeScript types and package release history.Python packages →Offline data packages and the Python API client.
Location data should be open, accurate and boring to use.
Community-ownedThe data is open under ODbL-1.0 and improved by the people who use it.
Developer empathyReal examples, stable IDs and docs that respect your time.
Global by defaultEvery country, in every format, with translations.
Trust and reliabilityPublic releases, source-linked corrections and a public API status page.
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