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NAME
Get-Country
SYNOPSIS
function to retrieve information about one or more countries
SYNTAX
Get-Country [-Name <String>] [<CommonParameters>]
Get-Country [-CountryCode <String[]>] [<CommonParameters>]
Get-Country [-CallingCode <Int32>] [<CommonParameters>]
Get-Country [-Capital <String>] [<CommonParameters>]
Get-Country [-Currency <String>] [<CommonParameters>]
Get-Country [-Language <String>] [<CommonParameters>]
Get-Country [-Region <String>] [<CommonParameters>]
Get-Country [-SubRegion <String>] [<CommonParameters>]
DESCRIPTION
function to retrieve information about one or more countries
PARAMETERS
-CountryCode <String[]>
Specifies one or multiple country codes
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Name <String>
Specifies the name of the country
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-CallingCode <Int32>
Specifies a country calling code
Required? false
Position? named
Default value 0
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Capital <String>
Specifies a country capital.
Examples:
Paris
Ottawa
Washington
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Currency <String>
Specifies the currency of the country/countries you are looking for
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Language <String>
Specifies the language of the country
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Region <String>
Specifies the Region of the world
Values:
Africa
Americas
Asia
Europe
Oceania
Polar
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-SubRegion <String>
Specifies the Subregion of the world
Values:
Australia and New Zealand
Caribbean
Central America
Central Asia
Eastern Africa
Eastern Asia
Eastern Europe
Melanesia
Micronesia
Middle Africa
Northern Africa
Northern America
Northern Europe
Polynesia
South America
South-Eastern Asia
Southern Africa
Southern Asia
Southern Europe
Western Africa
Western Asia
Western Europe
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
<CommonParameters>
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug,
ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable,
OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see
about_CommonParameters (https:/go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).
INPUTS
OUTPUTS
NOTES
Francois-Xavier Cat
lazywinadmin.com
@lazywinadm
github.com/lazywinadmin
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------
PS C:\>Get-Country
Retrieve all the countries
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 2 --------------------------
PS C:\>Get-Country -Name France
Retrieve information about France
name : France
topLevelDomain : {.fr}
alpha2Code : FR
alpha3Code : FRA
callingCodes : {33}
capital : Paris
altSpellings : {FR, French Republic, République française}
relevance : 2.5
region : Europe
subregion : Western Europe
translations : @{de=Frankreich; es=Francia; fr=France; ja=フランス; it=Francia}
population : 66186000
latlng : {46.0, 2.0}
demonym : French
area : 640679.0
gini : 32.7
timezones : {UTC-10:00, UTC-09:30, UTC-09:00, UTC-08:00...}
borders : {AND, BEL, DEU, ITA...}
nativeName : France
numericCode : 250
currencies : {EUR}
languages : {fr}
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 3 --------------------------
PS C:\>Get-Country -CountryCode CA
name : Canada
topLevelDomain : {.ca}
alpha2Code : CA
alpha3Code : CAN
callingCodes : {1}
capital : Ottawa
altSpellings : {CA}
relevance : 2
region : Americas
subregion : Northern America
translations : @{de=Kanada; es=Canadá; fr=Canada; ja=カナダ; it=Canada}
population : 35749600
latlng : {60.0, -95.0}
demonym : Canadian
area : 9984670.0
gini : 32.6
timezones : {UTC-08:00, UTC-07:00, UTC-06:00, UTC-05:00...}
borders : {USA}
nativeName : Canada
numericCode : 124
currencies : {CAD}
languages : {en, fr}
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 4 --------------------------
PS C:\>Get-Country -CallingCode 32
name : Belgium
topLevelDomain : {.be}
alpha2Code : BE
alpha3Code : BEL
callingCodes : {32}
capital : Brussels
altSpellings : {BE, België, Belgie, Belgien...}
relevance : 1.5
region : Europe
subregion : Western Europe
translations : @{de=Belgien; es=Bélgica; fr=Belgique; ja=ベルギー; it=Belgio}
population : 11248330
latlng : {50.83333333, 4.0}
demonym : Belgian
area : 30528.0
gini : 33.0
timezones : {UTC+01:00}
borders : {FRA, DEU, LUX, NLD}
nativeName : België
numericCode : 056
currencies : {EUR}
languages : {nl, fr, de}
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 5 --------------------------
PS C:\>Get-Country -Capital Amsterdam
name : Netherlands
topLevelDomain : {.nl}
alpha2Code : NL
alpha3Code : NLD
callingCodes : {31}
capital : Amsterdam
altSpellings : {NL, Holland, Nederland}
relevance : 1.5
region : Europe
subregion : Western Europe
translations : @{de=Niederlande; es=Países Bajos; fr=Pays-Bas; ja=オランダ; it=Paesi Bassi}
population : 16916000
latlng : {52.5, 5.75}
demonym : Dutch
area : 41850.0
gini : 30.9
timezones : {UTC-04:00, UTC+01:00}
borders : {BEL, DEU}
nativeName : Nederland
numericCode : 528
currencies : {EUR}
languages : {nl}
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 6 --------------------------
PS C:\>Get-Country -Currency Eur | Select-Object -Property Name
Åland Islands
Andorra
Austria
Belgium
Cyprus
Estonia
Finland
France
French Guiana
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Germany
Greece
Guadeloupe
Holy See
Republic of Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Martinique
Mayotte
Monaco
Montenegro
Netherlands
Portugal
Republic of Kosovo
Réunion
Saint Barthélemy
Saint Martin
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
San Marino
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 7 --------------------------
PS C:\>Get-Country -Language De
name : Austria
topLevelDomain : {.at}
alpha2Code : AT
alpha3Code : AUT
callingCodes : {43}
capital : Vienna
altSpellings : {AT, ╓sterreich, Osterreich, Oesterreich}
relevance : 0
region : Europe
subregion : Western Europe
translations : @{de=╓sterreich; es=Austria; fr=Autriche; ja=??????; it=Austria}
population : 8602112
latlng : {47.33333333, 13.33333333}
demonym : Austrian
area : 83871.0
gini : 26.0
timezones : {UTC+01:00}
borders : {CZE, DEU, HUN, ITA...}
nativeName : ╓sterreich
numericCode : 040
currencies : {EUR}
languages : {de}
name : Belgium
topLevelDomain : {.be}
alpha2Code : BE
alpha3Code : BEL
callingCodes : {32}
capital : Brussels
altSpellings : {BE, Belgiδ, Belgie, Belgien...}
relevance : 1.5
region : Europe
subregion : Western Europe
translations : @{de=Belgien; es=BΘlgica; fr=Belgique; ja=????; it=Belgio}
population : 11248330
latlng : {50.83333333, 4.0}
demonym : Belgian
area : 30528.0
gini : 33.0
timezones : {UTC+01:00}
borders : {FRA, DEU, LUX, NLD}
nativeName : Belgiδ
numericCode : 056
currencies : {EUR}
languages : {nl, fr, de}
name : Germany
topLevelDomain : {.de}
alpha2Code : DE
alpha3Code : DEU
callingCodes : {49}
capital : Berlin
altSpellings : {DE, Federal Republic of Germany, Bundesrepublik Deutschland}
relevance : 3
region : Europe
subregion : Western Europe
translations : @{de=Deutschland; es=Alemania; fr=Allemagne; ja=???; it=Germania}
population : 81083600
latlng : {51.0, 9.0}
demonym : German
area : 357114.0
gini : 28.3
timezones : {UTC+01:00}
borders : {AUT, BEL, CZE, DNK...}
nativeName : Deutschland
numericCode : 276
currencies : {EUR}
languages : {de}
name : Holy See
topLevelDomain : {.va}
alpha2Code : VA
alpha3Code : VAT
callingCodes : {379}
capital : Rome
altSpellings : {Sancta Sedes, Vatican, The Vatican}
relevance :
region : Europe
subregion : Southern Europe
translations : @{de=Heiliger Stuhl; es=Santa Sede; fr=voir Saint; ja=??; it=Santa Sede}
population : 451
latlng : {41.9, 12.45}
demonym :
area : 0.44
gini :
timezones : {UTC+01:00}
borders : {ITA}
nativeName : Sancta Sedes
numericCode :
currencies : {EUR}
languages : {la, it, fr, de}
name : Liechtenstein
topLevelDomain : {.li}
alpha2Code : LI
alpha3Code : LIE
callingCodes : {423}
capital : Vaduz
altSpellings : {LI, Principality of Liechtenstein, Fⁿrstentum Liechtenstein}
relevance : 0
region : Europe
subregion : Western Europe
translations : @{de=Liechtenstein; es=Liechtenstein; fr=Liechtenstein; ja=?????????; it=Liechtenstein}
population : 37370
latlng : {47.26666666, 9.53333333}
demonym : Liechtensteiner
area : 160.0
gini :
timezones : {UTC+01:00}
borders : {AUT, CHE}
nativeName : Liechtenstein
numericCode : 438
currencies : {CHF}
languages : {de}
name : Luxembourg
topLevelDomain : {.lu}
alpha2Code : LU
alpha3Code : LUX
callingCodes : {352}
capital : Luxembourg
altSpellings : {LU, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Grand-DuchΘ de Luxembourg, Gro▀herzogtum Luxemburg...}
relevance : 0
region : Europe
subregion : Western Europe
translations : @{de=Luxemburg; es=Luxemburgo; fr=Luxembourg; ja=???????; it=Lussemburgo}
population : 562958
latlng : {49.75, 6.16666666}
demonym : Luxembourger
area : 2586.0
gini : 30.8
timezones : {UTC+01:00}
borders : {BEL, FRA, DEU}
nativeName : Luxembourg
numericCode : 442
currencies : {EUR}
languages : {fr, de, lb}
name : Switzerland
topLevelDomain : {.ch}
alpha2Code : CH
alpha3Code : CHE
callingCodes : {41}
capital : Bern
altSpellings : {CH, Swiss Confederation, Schweiz, Suisse...}
relevance : 1.5
region : Europe
subregion : Western Europe
translations : @{de=Schweiz; es=Suiza; fr=Suisse; ja=???; it=Svizzera}
population : 8256000
latlng : {47.0, 8.0}
demonym : Swiss
area : 41284.0
gini : 33.7
timezones : {UTC+01:00}
borders : {AUT, FRA, ITA, LIE...}
nativeName : Schweiz
numericCode : 756
currencies : {CHE, CHF, CHW}
languages : {de, fr, it}
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 8 --------------------------
PS C:\>Get-Country -Region Europe
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 9 --------------------------
PS C:\>Get-Country -SubRegion 'Southern Europe'
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Get-Country
SYNOPSIS
function to retrieve information about one or more countries
SYNTAX
Get-Country [-Name <String>] [<CommonParameters>]
Get-Country [-CountryCode <String[]>] [<CommonParameters>]
Get-Country [-CallingCode <Int32>] [<CommonParameters>]
Get-Country [-Capital <String>] [<CommonParameters>]
Get-Country [-Currency <String>] [<CommonParameters>]
Get-Country [-Language <String>] [<CommonParameters>]
Get-Country [-Region <String>] [<CommonParameters>]
Get-Country [-SubRegion <String>] [<CommonParameters>]
DESCRIPTION
function to retrieve information about one or more countries
PARAMETERS
-CountryCode <String[]>
Specifies one or multiple country codes
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Name <String>
Specifies the name of the country
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-CallingCode <Int32>
Specifies a country calling code
Required? false
Position? named
Default value 0
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Capital <String>
Specifies a country capital.
Examples:
Paris
Ottawa
Washington
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Currency <String>
Specifies the currency of the country/countries you are looking for
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Language <String>
Specifies the language of the country
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Region <String>
Specifies the Region of the world
Values:
Africa
Americas
Asia
Europe
Oceania
Polar
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-SubRegion <String>
Specifies the Subregion of the world
Values:
Australia and New Zealand
Caribbean
Central America
Central Asia
Eastern Africa
Eastern Asia
Eastern Europe
Melanesia
Micronesia
Middle Africa
Northern Africa
Northern America
Northern Europe
Polynesia
South America
South-Eastern Asia
Southern Africa
Southern Asia
Southern Europe
Western Africa
Western Asia
Western Europe
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
<CommonParameters>
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug,
ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable,
OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see
about_CommonParameters (https:/go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).
INPUTS
OUTPUTS
NOTES
Francois-Xavier Cat
lazywinadmin.com
@lazywinadm
github.com/lazywinadmin
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------
PS C:\>Get-Country
Retrieve all the countries
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 2 --------------------------
PS C:\>Get-Country -Name France
Retrieve information about France
name : France
topLevelDomain : {.fr}
alpha2Code : FR
alpha3Code : FRA
callingCodes : {33}
capital : Paris
altSpellings : {FR, French Republic, République française}
relevance : 2.5
region : Europe
subregion : Western Europe
translations : @{de=Frankreich; es=Francia; fr=France; ja=フランス; it=Francia}
population : 66186000
latlng : {46.0, 2.0}
demonym : French
area : 640679.0
gini : 32.7
timezones : {UTC-10:00, UTC-09:30, UTC-09:00, UTC-08:00...}
borders : {AND, BEL, DEU, ITA...}
nativeName : France
numericCode : 250
currencies : {EUR}
languages : {fr}
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 3 --------------------------
PS C:\>Get-Country -CountryCode CA
name : Canada
topLevelDomain : {.ca}
alpha2Code : CA
alpha3Code : CAN
callingCodes : {1}
capital : Ottawa
altSpellings : {CA}
relevance : 2
region : Americas
subregion : Northern America
translations : @{de=Kanada; es=Canadá; fr=Canada; ja=カナダ; it=Canada}
population : 35749600
latlng : {60.0, -95.0}
demonym : Canadian
area : 9984670.0
gini : 32.6
timezones : {UTC-08:00, UTC-07:00, UTC-06:00, UTC-05:00...}
borders : {USA}
nativeName : Canada
numericCode : 124
currencies : {CAD}
languages : {en, fr}
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 4 --------------------------
PS C:\>Get-Country -CallingCode 32
name : Belgium
topLevelDomain : {.be}
alpha2Code : BE
alpha3Code : BEL
callingCodes : {32}
capital : Brussels
altSpellings : {BE, België, Belgie, Belgien...}
relevance : 1.5
region : Europe
subregion : Western Europe
translations : @{de=Belgien; es=Bélgica; fr=Belgique; ja=ベルギー; it=Belgio}
population : 11248330
latlng : {50.83333333, 4.0}
demonym : Belgian
area : 30528.0
gini : 33.0
timezones : {UTC+01:00}
borders : {FRA, DEU, LUX, NLD}
nativeName : België
numericCode : 056
currencies : {EUR}
languages : {nl, fr, de}
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 5 --------------------------
PS C:\>Get-Country -Capital Amsterdam
name : Netherlands
topLevelDomain : {.nl}
alpha2Code : NL
alpha3Code : NLD
callingCodes : {31}
capital : Amsterdam
altSpellings : {NL, Holland, Nederland}
relevance : 1.5
region : Europe
subregion : Western Europe
translations : @{de=Niederlande; es=Países Bajos; fr=Pays-Bas; ja=オランダ; it=Paesi Bassi}
population : 16916000
latlng : {52.5, 5.75}
demonym : Dutch
area : 41850.0
gini : 30.9
timezones : {UTC-04:00, UTC+01:00}
borders : {BEL, DEU}
nativeName : Nederland
numericCode : 528
currencies : {EUR}
languages : {nl}
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 6 --------------------------
PS C:\>Get-Country -Currency Eur | Select-Object -Property Name
Åland Islands
Andorra
Austria
Belgium
Cyprus
Estonia
Finland
France
French Guiana
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Germany
Greece
Guadeloupe
Holy See
Republic of Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Martinique
Mayotte
Monaco
Montenegro
Netherlands
Portugal
Republic of Kosovo
Réunion
Saint Barthélemy
Saint Martin
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
San Marino
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 7 --------------------------
PS C:\>Get-Country -Language De
name : Austria
topLevelDomain : {.at}
alpha2Code : AT
alpha3Code : AUT
callingCodes : {43}
capital : Vienna
altSpellings : {AT, ╓sterreich, Osterreich, Oesterreich}
relevance : 0
region : Europe
subregion : Western Europe
translations : @{de=╓sterreich; es=Austria; fr=Autriche; ja=??????; it=Austria}
population : 8602112
latlng : {47.33333333, 13.33333333}
demonym : Austrian
area : 83871.0
gini : 26.0
timezones : {UTC+01:00}
borders : {CZE, DEU, HUN, ITA...}
nativeName : ╓sterreich
numericCode : 040
currencies : {EUR}
languages : {de}
name : Belgium
topLevelDomain : {.be}
alpha2Code : BE
alpha3Code : BEL
callingCodes : {32}
capital : Brussels
altSpellings : {BE, Belgiδ, Belgie, Belgien...}
relevance : 1.5
region : Europe
subregion : Western Europe
translations : @{de=Belgien; es=BΘlgica; fr=Belgique; ja=????; it=Belgio}
population : 11248330
latlng : {50.83333333, 4.0}
demonym : Belgian
area : 30528.0
gini : 33.0
timezones : {UTC+01:00}
borders : {FRA, DEU, LUX, NLD}
nativeName : Belgiδ
numericCode : 056
currencies : {EUR}
languages : {nl, fr, de}
name : Germany
topLevelDomain : {.de}
alpha2Code : DE
alpha3Code : DEU
callingCodes : {49}
capital : Berlin
altSpellings : {DE, Federal Republic of Germany, Bundesrepublik Deutschland}
relevance : 3
region : Europe
subregion : Western Europe
translations : @{de=Deutschland; es=Alemania; fr=Allemagne; ja=???; it=Germania}
population : 81083600
latlng : {51.0, 9.0}
demonym : German
area : 357114.0
gini : 28.3
timezones : {UTC+01:00}
borders : {AUT, BEL, CZE, DNK...}
nativeName : Deutschland
numericCode : 276
currencies : {EUR}
languages : {de}
name : Holy See
topLevelDomain : {.va}
alpha2Code : VA
alpha3Code : VAT
callingCodes : {379}
capital : Rome
altSpellings : {Sancta Sedes, Vatican, The Vatican}
relevance :
region : Europe
subregion : Southern Europe
translations : @{de=Heiliger Stuhl; es=Santa Sede; fr=voir Saint; ja=??; it=Santa Sede}
population : 451
latlng : {41.9, 12.45}
demonym :
area : 0.44
gini :
timezones : {UTC+01:00}
borders : {ITA}
nativeName : Sancta Sedes
numericCode :
currencies : {EUR}
languages : {la, it, fr, de}
name : Liechtenstein
topLevelDomain : {.li}
alpha2Code : LI
alpha3Code : LIE
callingCodes : {423}
capital : Vaduz
altSpellings : {LI, Principality of Liechtenstein, Fⁿrstentum Liechtenstein}
relevance : 0
region : Europe
subregion : Western Europe
translations : @{de=Liechtenstein; es=Liechtenstein; fr=Liechtenstein; ja=?????????; it=Liechtenstein}
population : 37370
latlng : {47.26666666, 9.53333333}
demonym : Liechtensteiner
area : 160.0
gini :
timezones : {UTC+01:00}
borders : {AUT, CHE}
nativeName : Liechtenstein
numericCode : 438
currencies : {CHF}
languages : {de}
name : Luxembourg
topLevelDomain : {.lu}
alpha2Code : LU
alpha3Code : LUX
callingCodes : {352}
capital : Luxembourg
altSpellings : {LU, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Grand-DuchΘ de Luxembourg, Gro▀herzogtum Luxemburg...}
relevance : 0
region : Europe
subregion : Western Europe
translations : @{de=Luxemburg; es=Luxemburgo; fr=Luxembourg; ja=???????; it=Lussemburgo}
population : 562958
latlng : {49.75, 6.16666666}
demonym : Luxembourger
area : 2586.0
gini : 30.8
timezones : {UTC+01:00}
borders : {BEL, FRA, DEU}
nativeName : Luxembourg
numericCode : 442
currencies : {EUR}
languages : {fr, de, lb}
name : Switzerland
topLevelDomain : {.ch}
alpha2Code : CH
alpha3Code : CHE
callingCodes : {41}
capital : Bern
altSpellings : {CH, Swiss Confederation, Schweiz, Suisse...}
relevance : 1.5
region : Europe
subregion : Western Europe
translations : @{de=Schweiz; es=Suiza; fr=Suisse; ja=???; it=Svizzera}
population : 8256000
latlng : {47.0, 8.0}
demonym : Swiss
area : 41284.0
gini : 33.7
timezones : {UTC+01:00}
borders : {AUT, FRA, ITA, LIE...}
nativeName : Schweiz
numericCode : 756
currencies : {CHE, CHF, CHW}
languages : {de, fr, it}
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 8 --------------------------
PS C:\>Get-Country -Region Europe
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 9 --------------------------
PS C:\>Get-Country -SubRegion 'Southern Europe'
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