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 name | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| POLYGON_ID | Double (8) | Unique ID for each country border outline polygon |
| NAME | String (100) | Name of the outlined country |
| LANGUAGE_CODE | String (3) | Language code of the respective country |
| NAME_LATIN | String (100) | Name of the outlined, using Latin character set |
| LANGUAGE_CODE_LATIN | String (3) | Language code of the respective country, using Latin character set |
| GENERALIZED | SmallInteger (2) | Default value is 1 |
| ADMIN_PLACE_ID | Integer (4) | Unique ID for the administrative area. This is a foreign key to the Admin table |
| CLAIMED_BY | String (3) | Indicates which country claims an administrative area boundary in a disputed territory. This attribute is empty in non-disputed areas |
| CONTROLLED_BY | String (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_CODE | String (3) | ISO 3 character country code |