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Geography Reference Lists

Reference lists are provided to help you better understand the geography region information

Geography information provided in the EPS Rapid Geography APIs is often represented as predefined lists or IDs. Use these reference lists to understand the meaning of the region information.

Region Types

Geography is categorized by region types.

Regions are categorized by the geographic entity represented. In the EPS Rapid Geography APIs, this representation is provided in the type field.

Reference List
Type Description
continent Large landmasses such as Europe, Asia, South America. Refer to the Top Level Regions section for the list of continents.
country Nation states such as United States of America, Australia, Germany. Countries are defined in the geographical sense, not necessarily in the political sense. For example, Guadeloupe is a French department in the Caribbean. This region is politically French, but its own geographical entity. Refer to Top Level Regions section for the list of countries.
province_state Administrative areas within a country such as the state of California or the province of New South Wales. Includes lower level administrative areas such as counties and departments within a country.
high_level_region Touristic regions such as High Rhine in Germany or Wine Country in California.
multi_city_vicinity Larger metropolitan areas containing a primary city and its surrounding suburbs, such as Cairo and its vicinity. Their polygon boundaries are loosely defined based on touristic value.
city Urban areas such as Bellevue, Washington. A city may exist for larger metropolitan areas such as London. In this case, the city will cover a smaller area than the related multi_city_vicinity. Every property which is contracted by Expedia must be linked to a city, since this is our fundamental unit of geographical coverage. City polygon boundaries are defined based on official administrative sources.
neighborhood Geographical areas smaller than a city, such as Old Town in Bonn, Germany. Neighborhood polygon boundaries are based on touristic value, not administrative definitions.
point_of_interest Locations such as museums, convention centers, beaches and parks. This list goes beyond the obvious tourist attractions to cover a very wide range of places, such as Shanghai Exhibition Center, Texas State Capitol or Prague Zoo.
train_station Train stations such as Grand Central Station in New York.
metro_station Metro stations such as Avtovo Station in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Region Descriptors

Region descriptors provide additional information about the region type.

In the EPS Rapid Geography APIs, region descriptors are provided in the descriptor field, when applicable, to further categorize and explain the region. This additional metadata can be used by partners to filter regions or can be displayed for further user clarification.

Reference List
NameDescription
and vicinityVicinity represents urban areas that cover larger markets than just a single city's boundaries.
autonomous communityAutonomous Community represents the first-level administrative sub-divisions of Spain.
autonomous regionAutonomous Region is mainly a Chinese concept, but it can be found also in other countries like Portugal, Cyprus or Lebanon.
boroughBorough is known best from New York City's boroughs but is also found in the UK.
cantonCanton is the first level administrative sub-division in Switzerland and Bosnia.
countyCounty is a very widespread concept mostly found in the United States, China and Spain.
departmentDepartment is generally a secondary administrative level, like in France, but also found in Honduras, Columbia, Urugay, Guatemala and Nicaragua.
districtDistrict is used in a wide variety of countries to describe small administrative zones. It often translates into a neighborhood in large cities and to a administrative region of secondary importance in the rest of the country.
emirateEmirate exists only in the United Arab Emirates.
federal subjectFederal subject is a top administrative level in Russia.
länderLänder is the top administrative level in Germany. It is not used outside of Germany.
municipalityMunicipality exists in Mexico and South Africa, and marginally in other countries.
parishParish is mostly found in Jamaica, Lituania and Portugal.
prefecturePrefecture is used in several countries but it mostly known for describing secondary level administrative regions in Japan.
provinceProvince is a term used differently in different countries. In Canada, it is the top administrative level. In Spain, it represents a secondary administrative level.
regencyRegency is only used in Indonesia.
regionRegion is a concept that covers a lot of different realities in different countries. It is the top administrative level in France.
stateState is mostly known in the United States, but is also used as a top administrative level in Brazil.
sub-provinceSub-province is used as a secondary administrative level in some countries, below province.

Top Level Regions

Regions at the top of the hierarchy are typically used in the Region Descendants API.

In the EPS Rapid Region Descendants API, you can request all regions in the world or all regions in a specific continent, country or other level by providing the corresponding Region ID of that region.

The Region IDs for the world, continents and countries are provided below to help facilitate the API request.

World
NameID
World 0
Continents
NameID
Africa and Indian Ocean6023185
Antarctica11700
Asia6023099
Australia - New Zealand and the South Pacific6023180
Caribbean6022969
Europe6022967
Mexico and Central America6023181
Middle East6023182
North America500001
South America6023117
Countries

Countries are defined in the geographical sense, not necessarily in the political sense. For example, Guadeloupe is a French department in the Caribbean. This region is politically French, but its own geographical entity.

NameID
Albania2
Algeria3
American Samoa11399
Andorra4
Angola5
Anguilla6
Antigua and Barbuda7
Argentina8
Armenia11398
Aruba9
Australia10
Austria11
Azerbaijan12
Bahamas13
Bahrain14
Bangladesh15
Barbados16
Belarus11401
Belgium17
Belize18
Benin19
Bermuda20
Bhutan11400
Bolivia21
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba6143084
Bosnia and Herzegovina11414
Botswana22
Bouvet Island11702
Brazil23
British Indian Ocean Territory11704
British Virgin Islands24
Brunei25
Bulgaria26
Burkina Faso27
Burundi28
Cambodia29
Cameroon30
Canada31
Cape Verde32
Cayman Islands33
Chad35
Chile36
China37
Christmas Island11706
Cocos Islands11708
Colombia38
Comoros39
Cook Islands41
Costa Rica42
Cote d'Ivoire87
Croatia43
Cuba44
Curacao6143269
Cyprus45
Czech Republic46
Democratic Republic of the Congo198
Denmark47
Djibouti48
Dominica49
Dominican Republic50
Ecuador51
Egypt52
El Salvador53
Equatorial Guinea54
Eritrea11402
Estonia55
Ethiopia56
F.Y.R.O. Macedonia105
Falkland Islands11711
Faroe Islands11714
Federated States of Micronesia118
Fiji57
Finland58
France59
French Guiana60
French Polynesia61
French Southern and Antarctic Territories11712
Gabon62
Gambia63
Georgia11403
Germany64
Ghana65
Gibraltar66
Greece67
Greenland11107
Grenada68
Guadeloupe69
Guam70
Guatemala71
Guinea72
Guinea-Bissau73
Guyana74
Haiti75
Heard and McDonald Islands11713
Honduras76
Hong Kong SAR77
Hungary78
Iceland79
India80
Indonesia81
Ireland84
Israel85
Italy86
Jamaica88
Japan89
Jordan90
Kazakhstan91
Kenya92
Kiribati93
Kuwait95
Kyrgyzstan11404
Laos96
Latvia97
Lebanon98
Lesotho99
Liberia100
Libya101
Liechtenstein11405
Lithuania102
Luxembourg103
Macau SAR104
Madagascar106
Malawi107
Malaysia108
Maldives109
Mali110
Malta111
Marshall Islands11407
Martinique113
Mauritania114
Mauritius115
Mayotte116
Mexico117
Moldova11406
Monaco120
Mongolia11408
Montenegro6051403
Montserrat121
Morocco122
Mozambique123
Myanmar124
Namibia125
Nauru126
Nepal127
Netherlands129
New Caledonia131
New Zealand133
Nicaragua134
Niger135
Nigeria136
Niue11409
Norfolk Island137
Northern Mariana Islands112
Norway138
Oman139
Pakistan140
Palau141
Palestinian Territories11726
Panama142
Papua New Guinea132
Paraguay143
Peru144
Philippines145
Pitcairn Island11718
Poland146
Portugal147
Puerto Rico148
Qatar149
Republic of the Congo40
Reunion150
Romania151
Russia153
Rwanda154
Samoa155
San Marino11720
Sao Tome and Principe156
Saudi Arabia157
Senegal158
Serbia197
Seychelles159
Sierra Leone160
Singapore161
Sint Maarten6143274
Slovakia162
Slovenia11413
Solomon Islands163
South Africa165
South Korea94
Spain166
Sri Lanka167
St. Barthelemy6069953
St. Helena11721
St. Kitts and Nevis130
St. Lucia168
St. Martin6069955
St. Pierre and Miquelon11719
St. Vincent and the Grenadines169
Sudan170
Suriname171
Svalbard11722
Swaziland172
Sweden173
Switzerland174
Taiwan176
Tajikistan11410
Tanzania177
Thailand178
Togo179
Tokelau11723
Tonga180
Trinidad and Tobago181
Tunisia182
Turkey183
Turkmenistan11411
Turks and Caicos184
Tuvalu185
U.S. Virgin Islands186
Uganda187
Ukraine188
United Arab Emirates189
United Kingdom190
United States of America201
Uruguay191
US Minor Outlying Islands6190474
Uzbekistan11412
Vanuatu192
Vatican City11724
Venezuela193
Vietnam194
Wallis and Futuna11725
Zambia199
Zimbabwe200