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Countries

Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2004 1:00 pm
by grahamd
Incidentally - for those of you who may be wanting to incorporate a dropdown box for users to enter their location (country) here's a whopping great big list of every country that I found during my travels! Toodle oo!

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<select name="location" size="1">		
<option>United Kingdom</option>
<option>United States</option>
<option>Afghanistan</option>
<option>Albania</option>
<option>Algeria</option>
<option>Andorra</option>
<option>Angola</option>
<option>Antigua and Barbuda</option>
<option>Argentina</option>
<option>Armenia</option>
<option>Australia</option>
<option>Austria</option>
<option>Azerbaijan</option>
<option>Bahamas</option>
<option>Bahrain</option>
<option>Bangladesh</option>
<option>Barbados</option>
<option>Belarus</option>
<option>Belgium</option>
<option>Belize</option>
<option>Benin</option>
<option>Bhutan</option>
<option>Bolivia</option>
<option>Bosnia and Herzegovina</option>
<option>Botswana</option>
<option>Brazil</option>
<option>Brunei</option>
<option>Bulgaria</option>
<option>Burkina Faso</option>
<option>Burma/Myanmar</option>
<option>Burundi</option>
<option>Cambodia</option>
<option>Cameroon</option>
<option>Canada</option>
<option>Cape Verde</option>
<option>Central African Republic</option>
<option>Chad</option>
<option>Chile</option>
<option>China</option>
<option>Colombia</option>
<option>Comoros</option>
<option>Congo</option>
<option>Congo, Democratic Republic of</option>
<option>Costa Rica</option>
<option>Cote d'Ivoire/Ivory Coast</option>
<option>Croatia</option>
<option>Cuba</option>
<option>Cyprus</option>
<option>Czech Republic</option>
<option>Denmark</option>
<option>Djibouti</option>
<option>Dominica</option>
<option>Dominican Republic</option>
<option>East Timor</option>
<option>Ecuador</option>
<option>Egypt</option>
<option>El Salvador</option>
<option>Equatorial Guinea</option>
<option>Eritrea</option>
<option>Estonia</option>
<option>Ethiopia</option>
<option>Fiji</option>
<option>Finland</option>
<option>France</option>
<option>Gabon</option>
<option>Gambia</option>
<option>Georgia</option>
<option>Germany</option>
<option>Ghana</option>
<option>Greece</option>
<option>Grenada</option>
<option>Guatemala</option>
<option>Guinea</option>
<option>Guinea-Bissau</option>
<option>Guyana</option>
<option>Haiti</option>
<option>Honduras</option>
<option>Hungary</option>
<option>Iceland</option>
<option>India</option>
<option>Indonesia</option>
<option>Iran</option>
<option>Iraq</option>
<option>Ireland</option>
<option>Israel</option>
<option>Italy</option>
<option>Jamaica</option>
<option>Japan</option>
<option>Jordan</option>
<option>Kazakstan</option>
<option>Kenya</option>
<option>Kiribati</option>
<option>Korea, North</option>
<option>Korea, South</option>
<option>Kuwait</option>
<option>Kyrgyzstan</option>
<option>Laos</option>
<option>Latvia</option>
<option>Lebanon</option>
<option>Lesotho</option>
<option>Liberia</option>
<option>Libya</option>
<option>Liechtenstein</option>
<option>Lithuania</option>
<option>Luxembourg</option>
<option>Macedonia</option>
<option>Madagascar</option>
<option>Malawi</option>
<option>Malaysia</option>
<option>Maldives</option>
<option>Mali</option>
<option>Malta</option>
<option>Marshall Islands</option>
<option>Mauritania</option>
<option>Mauritius</option>
<option>Mexico</option>
<option>Micronesia</option>
<option>Moldova</option>
<option>Monaco</option>
<option>Mongolia</option>
<option>Morocco</option>
<option>Mozambique</option>
<option>Namibia</option>
<option>Nauru</option>
<option>Nepal</option>
<option>Netherlands</option>
<option>New Zealand</option>
<option>Nicaragua</option>
<option>Niger</option>
<option>Nigeria</option>
<option>Norway</option>
<option>Oman</option>
<option>Pakistan</option>
<option>Palau</option>
<option>Panama</option>
<option>Papua New Guinea</option>
<option>Paraguay</option>
<option>Peru</option>
<option>Philippines</option>
<option>Poland</option>
<option>Portugal</option>
<option>Qatar</option>
<option>Romania</option>
<option>Russian Federation</option>
<option>Rwanda</option>
<option>Saint Kitts and Nevis</option>
<option>Saint Lucia</option>
<option>Saint Vincent and the Grenadines</option>
<option>Samoa</option>
<option>San Marino</option>
<option>Sao Tome and Principe</option>
<option>Saudi Arabia</option>
<option>Senegal</option>
<option>Seychelles</option>
<option>Sierra Leone</option>
<option>Singapore</option>
<option>Slovakia</option>
<option>Slovenia</option>
<option>Solomon Islands</option>
<option>Somalia</option>
<option>South Africa</option>
<option>Spain</option>
<option>Sri Lanka</option>
<option>Sudan</option>
<option>Suriname</option>
<option>Swaziland</option>
<option>Sweden</option>
<option>Switzerland</option>
<option>Syria</option>
<option>Taiwan</option>
<option>Tajikistan</option>
<option>Tanzania</option>
<option>Thailand</option>
<option>Togo</option>
<option>Tonga</option>
<option>Trinidad and Tobago</option>
<option>Tunisia</option>
<option>Turkey</option>
<option>Turkmenistan</option>
<option>Tuvalu</option>
<option>Uganda</option>
<option>Ukraine</option>
<option>United Arab Emirates</option>
<option>Uruguay</option>
<option>Uzbekistan</option>
<option>Vanuatu</option>
<option>Vatican City</option>
<option>Venezuela</option>
<option>Vietnam</option>
<option>Yemen</option>
<option>Yugoslavia</option>
<option>Zambia</option>
<option>Zimbabwe</option>
</select>

Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2004 1:10 pm
by kettle_drum
Could maybe make that into an array as well so that people can use it in their code.

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foreach($country as $c){
   echo "<option>$c</option>";
}
Is always a nice way to reduce the source code.

Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2004 3:38 pm
by mudkicker
wow thanks, that will help...

Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2004 3:49 pm
by The Monkey
kettle_drum wrote:Could maybe make that into an array as well so that people can use it in their code.

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foreach($country as $c){
   echo "<option>$c</option>";
}
Is always a nice way to reduce the source code.
It also allows you to dynamically insert 'selected="selected"' code into a particular <option>; for instance, if the user has already selected their country and wants to change it. :roll:

Perhaps not useful in this case, but it is useful in others.

Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2004 4:19 pm
by m3mn0n
*pops open notepad*

*uses the find/replace tool*

New list:
United Kingdom
United States
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burma/Myanmar
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
Comoros
Congo
Congo, Democratic Republic of
Costa Rica
Cote d'Ivoire/Ivory Coast
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
East Timor
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
Fiji
Finland
France
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Korea, North
Korea, South
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macedonia
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Russian Federation
Rwanda
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Vatican City
Venezuela
Vietnam
Yemen
Yugoslavia
Zambia
Zimbabwe
I'd say the most ideal country list would be one with the full political name, short name, abbreviation, & TLD country code. But this will suffice for most needs.

Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2004 4:24 pm
by timvw
doesn't mysql have such a world thingie?


http://dev.mysql.com/doc/world-setup.html