World countries feature class (World_Countries)

The World_Countries feature class supports cartographic use cases and publishes polygon outlines of country borders.

For a description of the attributes OBJECTID, Shape, Shape_Length, and Shape_Area, see Esri® system fields.

Field nameData typeDescription
POLYGON_IDDouble (8)Unique ID for each country border outline polygon
NAMEString (100)Name of the outlined country
LANGUAGE_CODEString (3)Language code of the respective country
NAME_LATINString (100)Name of the outlined, using Latin character set
LANGUAGE_CODE_LATINString (3)Language code of the respective country, using Latin character set
GENERALIZEDSmallInteger (2)Default value is 1
ADMIN_PLACE_IDInteger (4)Unique ID for the administrative area. This is a foreign key to the Admin table
CLAIMED_BYString (3)Indicates which country claims an administrative area boundary in a disputed territory. This attribute is empty in non-disputed areas
CONTROLLED_BYString (3)Indicates which country is in control of the area according to international agreements in disputed areas. This attribute is empty in non-disputed areas
ISO_COUNTRY_CODEString (3)ISO 3 character country code