Geography reference lists
Reference lists are provided to help you better understand the geography region information.
Geography information provided in the 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 Rapid Geography APIs this representation is provided in the type field.
Reference list
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
continent | Large landmasses such as Europe, Asia, or South America. Refer to the Top level regions section below for the list of continents. |
country | Nation states such as United States of America, Australia, or 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 below 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. |
airport | Airports such as LHR (London Heathrow). |
point_of_interest | Locations such as museums, convention centers, beaches, or 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. |
bus_station | Bus stations such as Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York, NY, USA. |
Top level regions
Regions at the top of the hierarchy are typically used in the Regions API.
In the Rapid Regions API, you can request all regions in a specific continent, country, or other level by providing the corresponding Region ID of that region.
The Region IDs for continents and countries are provided below.
Continents
| Name | ID |
|---|---|
| Africa and Indian Ocean | 6023185 |
| Antarctica | 11700 |
| Asia | 6023099 |
| Australia, New Zealand, and the South Pacific | 6023180 |
| Caribbean | 6022969 |
| Europe | 6022967 |
| Mexico and Central America | 6023181 |
| Middle East | 6023182 |
| North America | 500001 |
| South America | 6023117 |
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.
| Name | ID |
|---|---|
| Albania | 2 |
| Algeria | 3 |
| American Samoa | 11399 |
| Andorra | 4 |
| Angola | 5 |
| Anguilla | 6 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 7 |
| Argentina | 8 |
| Armenia | 11398 |
| Aruba | 9 |
| Australia | 10 |
| Austria | 11 |
| Azerbaijan | 12 |
| Bahamas | 13 |
| Bahrain | 14 |
| Bangladesh | 15 |
| Barbados | 16 |
| Belarus | 11401 |
| Belgium | 17 |
| Belize | 18 |
| Benin | 19 |
| Bermuda | 20 |
| Bhutan | 11400 |
| Bolivia | 21 |
| Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 6143084 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11414 |
| Botswana | 22 |
| Bouvet Island | 11702 |
| Brazil | 23 |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | 11704 |
| British Virgin Islands | 24 |
| Brunei | 25 |
| Bulgaria | 26 |
| Burkina Faso | 27 |
| Burundi | 28 |
| Cambodia | 29 |
| Cameroon | 30 |
| Canada | 31 |
| Cape Verde | 32 |
| Cayman Islands | 33 |
| Chad | 35 |
| Chile | 36 |
| China | 37 |
| Christmas Island | 11706 |
| Cocos Islands | 11708 |
| Colombia | 38 |
| Comoros | 39 |
| Cook Islands | 41 |
| Costa Rica | 42 |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 87 |
| Croatia | 43 |
| Cuba | 44 |
| Curacao | 6143269 |
| Cyprus | 45 |
| Czech Republic | 46 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 198 |
| Denmark | 47 |
| Djibouti | 48 |
| Dominica | 49 |
| Dominican Republic | 50 |
| Ecuador | 51 |
| Egypt | 52 |
| El Salvador | 53 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 54 |
| Eritrea | 11402 |
| Estonia | 55 |
| Ethiopia | 56 |
| F.Y.R.O. Macedonia | 105 |
| Falkland Islands | 11711 |
| Faroe Islands | 11714 |
| Federated States of Micronesia | 118 |
| Fiji | 57 |
| Finland | 58 |
| France | 59 |
| French Guiana | 60 |
| French Polynesia | 61 |
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | 11712 |
| Gabon | 62 |
| Gambia | 63 |
| Georgia | 11403 |
| Germany | 64 |
| Ghana | 65 |
| Gibraltar | 66 |
| Greece | 67 |
| Greenland | 11107 |
| Grenada | 68 |
| Guadeloupe | 69 |
| Guam | 70 |
| Guatemala | 71 |
| Guinea | 72 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 73 |
| Guyana | 74 |
| Haiti | 75 |
| Heard and McDonald Islands | 11713 |
| Honduras | 76 |
| Hong Kong SAR | 77 |
| Hungary | 78 |
| Iceland | 79 |
| India | 80 |
| Indonesia | 81 |
| Ireland | 84 |
| Israel | 85 |
| Italy | 86 |
| Jamaica | 88 |
| Japan | 89 |
| Jordan | 90 |
| Kazakhstan | 91 |
| Kenya | 92 |
| Kiribati | 93 |
| Kuwait | 95 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 11404 |
| Laos | 96 |
| Latvia | 97 |
| Lebanon | 98 |
| Lesotho | 99 |
| Liberia | 100 |
| Libya | 101 |
| Liechtenstein | 11405 |
| Lithuania | 102 |
| Luxembourg | 103 |
| Macau SAR | 104 |
| Madagascar | 106 |
| Malawi | 107 |
| Malaysia | 108 |
| Maldives | 109 |
| Mali | 110 |
| Malta | 111 |
| Marshall Islands | 11407 |
| Martinique | 113 |
| Mauritania | 114 |
| Mauritius | 115 |
| Mayotte | 116 |
| Mexico | 117 |
| Moldova | 11406 |
| Monaco | 120 |
| Mongolia | 11408 |
| Montenegro | 6051403 |
| Montserrat | 121 |
| Morocco | 122 |
| Mozambique | 123 |
| Myanmar | 124 |
| Namibia | 125 |
| Nauru | 126 |
| Nepal | 127 |
| Netherlands | 129 |
| New Caledonia | 131 |
| New Zealand | 133 |
| Nicaragua | 134 |
| Niger | 135 |
| Nigeria | 136 |
| Niue | 11409 |
| Norfolk Island | 137 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 112 |
| Norway | 138 |
| Oman | 139 |
| Pakistan | 140 |
| Palau | 141 |
| Palestinian Territories | 11726 |
| Panama | 142 |
| Papua New Guinea | 132 |
| Paraguay | 143 |
| Peru | 144 |
| Philippines | 145 |
| Pitcairn Island | 11718 |
| Poland | 146 |
| Portugal | 147 |
| Puerto Rico | 148 |
| Qatar | 149 |
| Republic of the Congo | 40 |
| Reunion | 150 |
| Romania | 151 |
| Russia | 153 |
| Rwanda | 154 |
| Samoa | 155 |
| San Marino | 11720 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 156 |
| Saudi Arabia | 157 |
| Senegal | 158 |
| Serbia | 197 |
| Seychelles | 159 |
| Sierra Leone | 160 |
| Singapore | 161 |
| Sint Maarten | 6143274 |
| Slovakia | 162 |
| Slovenia | 11413 |
| Solomon Islands | 163 |
| South Africa | 165 |
| South Korea | 94 |
| Spain | 166 |
| Sri Lanka | 167 |
| St. Barthelemy | 6069953 |
| St. Helena | 11721 |
| St. Kitts and Nevis | 130 |
| St. Lucia | 168 |
| St. Martin | 6069955 |
| St. Pierre and Miquelon | 11719 |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 169 |
| Sudan | 170 |
| Suriname | 171 |
| Svalbard | 11722 |
| Swaziland | 172 |
| Sweden | 173 |
| Switzerland | 174 |
| Taiwan | 176 |
| Tajikistan | 11410 |
| Tanzania | 177 |
| Thailand | 178 |
| Togo | 179 |
| Tokelau | 11723 |
| Tonga | 180 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 181 |
| Tunisia | 182 |
| Turkey | 183 |
| Turkmenistan | 11411 |
| Turks and Caicos | 184 |
| Tuvalu | 185 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 186 |
| Uganda | 187 |
| Ukraine | 188 |
| United Arab Emirates | 189 |
| United Kingdom | 190 |
| United States of America | 201 |
| Uruguay | 191 |
| US Minor Outlying Islands | 6190474 |
| Uzbekistan | 11412 |
| Vanuatu | 192 |
| Vatican City | 11724 |
| Venezuela | 193 |
| Vietnam | 194 |
| Wallis and Futuna | 11725 |
| Zambia | 199 |
| Zimbabwe | 200 |