Perl 5 version 24.3 documentation

Locale::Codes::Country

NAME

Locale::Codes::Country - standard codes for country identification

SYNOPSIS

  1. use Locale::Codes::Country;
  2. $country = code2country('jp' [,CODESET]); # $country gets 'Japan'
  3. $code = country2code('Norway' [,CODESET]); # $code gets 'no'
  4. @codes = all_country_codes( [CODESET]);
  5. @names = all_country_names();
  6. # semi-private routines
  7. Locale::Codes::Country::rename_country('gb' => 'Great Britain');

DESCRIPTION

This module provides access to several code sets that can be used for identifying countries, such as those defined in ISO 3166-1.

Most of the routines take an optional additional argument which specifies the code set to use. If not specified, the default ISO 3166-1 two-letter codes will be used.

SUPPORTED CODE SETS

There are several different code sets you can use for identifying countries. A code set may be specified using either a name, or a constant that is automatically exported by this module.

For example, the two are equivalent:

  1. $country = code2country('jp','alpha-2');
  2. $country = code2country('jp',LOCALE_CODE_ALPHA_2);

The codesets currently supported are:

  • alpha-2, LOCALE_CODE_ALPHA_2

    This is the set of two-letter (lowercase) codes from ISO 3166-1, such as 'tv' for Tuvalu.

    This is the default code set.

  • alpha-3, LOCALE_CODE_ALPHA_3

    This is the set of three-letter (lowercase) codes from ISO 3166-1, such as 'brb' for Barbados. These codes are actually defined and maintained by the U.N. Statistics division.

  • numeric, LOCALE_CODE_NUMERIC

    This is the set of three-digit numeric codes from ISO 3166-1, such as 064 for Bhutan. These codes are actually defined and maintained by the U.N. Statistics division.

    If a 2-digit code is entered, it is converted to 3 digits by prepending a 0.

  • dom, LOCALE_CODE_DOM

    The IANA is responsible for delegating management of the top level country domains. The country domains are the two-letter (lowercase) codes from ISO 3166 with a few other additions.

NOTE: As of version 3.27, the FIPS code set is no longer supported. See the Locale::Codes::Changes document for details.

ROUTINES

  • code2country(CODE [,CODESET] [,'retired'])
  • country2code(NAME [,CODESET] [,'retired'])
  • country_code2code(CODE ,CODESET ,CODESET2)
  • all_country_codes([CODESET] [,'retired'])
  • all_country_names([CODESET] [,'retired'])
  • Locale::Codes::Country::rename_country(CODE ,NEW_NAME [,CODESET])
  • Locale::Codes::Country::add_country(CODE ,NAME [,CODESET])
  • Locale::Codes::Country::delete_country(CODE [,CODESET])
  • Locale::Codes::Country::add_country_alias(NAME ,NEW_NAME)
  • Locale::Codes::Country::delete_country_alias(NAME)
  • Locale::Codes::Country::rename_country_code(CODE ,NEW_CODE [,CODESET])
  • Locale::Codes::Country::add_country_code_alias(CODE ,NEW_CODE [,CODESET])
  • Locale::Codes::Country::delete_country_code_alias(CODE [,CODESET])

    These routines are all documented in the Locale::Codes::API man page.

SEE ALSO

AUTHOR

See Locale::Codes for full author history.

Currently maintained by Sullivan Beck (sbeck@cpan.org).

COPYRIGHT

  1. Copyright (c) 1997-2001 Canon Research Centre Europe (CRE).
  2. Copyright (c) 2001-2010 Neil Bowers
  3. Copyright (c) 2010-2015 Sullivan Beck

This module is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.