World Countries JSON Dataset

A comprehensive dataset of major world countries with essential geographic and demographic data.

Quick Stats

• 51 countries from all continents
• ~5 KB file size
• Fields: name, code, capital, region, population, currency

Download

• Download JSON
• Open in JSONLint

Schema

Sample Data

{
  "countries": [
    {
      "name": "United States",
      "code": "US",
      "capital": "Washington, D.C.",
      "region": "Americas",
      "population": 331002651,
      "currency": "USD"
    },
    {
      "name": "Japan",
      "code": "JP",
      "capital": "Tokyo",
      "region": "Asia",
      "population": 126476461,
      "currency": "JPY"
    }
  ]
}

Usage Examples

JavaScript

const response = await fetch('https://jsonlint.com/datasets/countries.json');
const data = await response.json();

// Find country by code
const usa = data.countries.find(c => c.code === 'US');

// Get all European countries
const european = data.countries.filter(c => c.region === 'Europe');

// Sort by population (descending)
const byPopulation = data.countries.sort((a, b) => b.population - a.population);

Python

import requests

data = requests.get('https://jsonlint.com/datasets/countries.json').json()

# Create a lookup by country code
by_code = {c['code']: c for c in data['countries']}
print(by_code['GB']['capital'])  # "London"

# Get total world population (from this dataset)
total = sum(c['population'] for c in data['countries'])

Use Cases

• Country selectors - Populate dropdown menus with country names and codes
• Localization - Map countries to currencies and regions
• Data visualization - Population comparisons, regional groupings
• Form validation - Validate country codes

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