World Countries 2006 represents the boundaries for the countries of the world as they existed in January 2006.
World Countries 2006 provides political boundaries for the world in 2006. To display World Political Organization Membership attributes or CountryWatch Demographics 2000 attributes, join these tables to this attribute table using Fips_cntry or Cntry_name as the common field.
Largest scale when displaying the data: 1:15,000,000.
publication date: 1996, 1998, Winter 1993/1994, 20000101, 20000225, 20010128, 20000612, 1995-2002, 19991001, 20020201, 20020520, 20020314, 20021115, 2003, 2000, 20041209, 20050210, 2004, 200405, 200603; ground condition: 1994
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The shapefile is converted to SDC (Smart Data Compression) format using either ESRI SDC Data Development Kit Professional 2 (DDKP2) or tools in ArcGIS. The SDC data set is then loaded into ArcSDEr to verify and validate the geometry. The data set is created directly from a topologically correct ArcInfor coverage.
After processing, the data set is checked for drawing display and number of records and file sizes compared with source materials.
The geospatial part of this data set was originally extracted from the ArcWorld Supplement database and then generalized (tolerance unknown). The positional accuracy is unknown.
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The following steps were performed by ESRI for Data & Maps 2002: Updated Saudi Arabia - Yemen border. Updated attributes for East Timor, Yugoslavia, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen. Recalculated attributes based on area. Created ArcGISr layer file (.lyr) and ArcView GIS legend file (.avl). Copied projection file (.prj) and created spatial indices. The following steps were performed by ESRI: Extracted the features from ESRI Data & Maps 1999 data set-cntry98.shp. Updated political boundaries and attributes for 2000 for Macau, Hong Kong, and East Timor. Extended political boundaries into the Caspian Sea and removed the shoreline. Created ArcGISr layer file (.lyr). Created ArcView GIS legend file (.avl). Created projection file (.prj). Created spatial indices.
The following steps were performed by ESRI: Updated fields to reflect change from Yugoslavia to Serbia and Montenegro. Updated fields for East Timor, Romania, and Gaza Strip. Updated currency information for the European Euro. Created ArcGISr layer file (.lyr), projection file (.prj), and spatial indices. Converted the data set to SDC.
The following steps were performed by ESRI: Updated attribute values for East Timor, Serbia & Montenegro, and Taiwan. Recreated country regions, absorbing the province of Taiwan into the country of China. Removed the Paracel and Spratly island groups.
The following steps were performed by ESRI: Added attributes ISO_NUM, ISOSHRTNAM, UNSHRTNAM, LOCSHRTNAM, LOCLNGNAM, and STATUS. Removed attributes SOVEREIGN, CURR_TYPE, CURR_CODE, and LANDLOCKED. Updated attribute values for LONG_NAME. Reduced the attribute width for CNTRY_NAME.
The following steps were performed by ESRI: Renamed the attribute POP_CNTRY to POP2005, added the values from the World Factbook, and redefined the field width. Converted the data set to SDC. Created ArcGISr layer file (.lyr), projection file (.prj), and spatial indices.
Internal feature number.
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Feature geometry.
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The FIPS code (two-letter) for the country.
Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology
The country code (three-letter) for the country from Global Mapping International.
Global Mapping International
The country code (two-letter) for the country from the International Organization for Standardization.
International Organization for Standardization
The country code (three-letter) for the country from the International Organization for Standardization.
International Organization for Standardization
The 3166-1-alpha-2 code for the country from the International Organization for Standardization.
International Organization for Standardization
The country name.
ArcWorld Supplement, Geographic and Global Issues, CIA Factbook
The official country name.
ArcWorld Supplement, Geographic and Global Issues, CIA Factbook
The short form of the country name from the International Organization for Standardization.
International Organization for Standardization
The short form of the country name from the United Nations Cartographic Section.
United Nations
The local short form country name. This name is displayed using an English character set. It is blank for countries with no local short form name.
United States Central Intelligence Agency
The local long form country name. This name is displayed using an English character set. It is blank for countries with no local long form name.
United States Central Intelligence Agency
The United Nations political status of the political entity. This identifies whether the political entity is an independent United Nations member state, territory, occupied territory, dependency, etc.
United Nations
The 2005 estimated population of the country.
United States Central Intelligence Agency
The country area in square kilometers using an equal area projection.
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The country area in square miles using an equal area projection.
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The number allows the country to be shaded uniquely from its neighbors.
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