gisco_countries_2024: Countries 2024 'sf' object
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gisco_countries_2024 R Documentation
Countries 2024 sf object
Description
This object contains the administrative boundaries at country level of the
world.
Format
A sf object with MULTIPOLYGON geometries, resolution:
1:20 million and EPSG:4326. with
263 rows and 12 variables:
CNTR_IDCountry ID as per Eurostat.
CNTR_NAMEOfficial country name on local language.
NAME_ENGLCountry name in English.
NAME_FRENCountry name in French.
ISO3_CODEISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code of each country, as provided by
GISCO.
SVRG_UNSovereign status as per United Nations.
CAPTCapitol city.
EU_STATEuropean Union member.
EFTA_STATEFTA member.
CC_STATEU candidate member.
NAME_GERMCountry name in German.
geometrygeometry field.
Source
CNTR_RG_20M_2024_4326.gpkg file.
See Also
gisco_get_countries()
Other datasets:
gisco_coastal_lines,
gisco_countrycode,
gisco_db,
gisco_nuts_2024
Examples
data("gisco_countries_2024")
head(gisco_countries_2024)
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Countries 2024 sf object
Description
This object contains the administrative boundaries at country level of the world.
Format
A sf object with MULTIPOLYGON geometries, resolution:
1:20 million and EPSG:4326. with
263 rows and 12 variables:
CNTR_IDCountry ID as per Eurostat.
CNTR_NAMEOfficial country name on local language.
NAME_ENGLCountry name in English.
NAME_FRENCountry name in French.
ISO3_CODEISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code of each country, as provided by GISCO.
SVRG_UNSovereign status as per United Nations.
CAPTCapitol city.
EU_STATEuropean Union member.
EFTA_STATEFTA member.
CC_STATEU candidate member.
NAME_GERMCountry name in German.
geometrygeometry field.
Source
CNTR_RG_20M_2024_4326.gpkg file.
See Also
gisco_get_countries()
Other datasets:
gisco_coastal_lines,
gisco_countrycode,
gisco_db,
gisco_nuts_2024
Examples
data("gisco_countries_2024")
head(gisco_countries_2024)
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