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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.
NAME_LATINString (100)Name of the outlined country character set.
ISO_COUNTRY_CODEString (3)ISO 3 character country code
FEATURE_TYPEInteger (4)Standard HERE NAVSTREETS feature type code.
GENERALIZEDSmall Integer (2)Default value is 1.
LANGUAGE_CODEString (3)
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 not populated in non-disputed area.
CONTROLLED_BYString (3)Indicates which country is in control of the area according to international agreements in disputed areas. This attribute is not populated in non-disputed areas.