# Country

The Country object provides information on world territories that are generally recognised to have sovereignty.

When countries are referenced externally, the [ISO 3166](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166) Alpha-3 code should be used as it serves as a unique identifier.

| **Property**          | **Type**       | **Description**                                                                                                                         |
| --------------------- | -------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `name`                | string         | The common name of the country in English.                                                                                              |
| `officialName`        | string         | The official name of the country in English. This is sometimes different from `name`                                                    |
| `iso2`                | string         | The [ISO 3166](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166) Alpha-2 code.                                                                    |
| `iso3`                | string         | The [ISO 3166](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166) Alpha-3 code.                                                                    |
| `isoNumeric`          | number         | The [ISO 3166](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166) Numeric number.                                                                  |
| `localIdentifierName` | string, `null` | The name of the identifier that this country issues to airports that don't have an official ICAO or IATA code, or in addition to these. |

**Example:**

```
{
      "iso2": "MX",
      "iso3": "MEX",
      "isoNumeric": 484,
      "name": "Mexico",
      "officialName": "United Mexican States"
    }
```


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