Business Country Key Type File

The country key type file (bizCountryTypeKeys.dat) lists countries and continents, along with their abbreviations and assigned nationalities. For continents, the abbreviation is “CON” to separate them from countries. This enables the standardization engine to recognize and process these values as countries or continents. You can add entries to the country key type file using the following syntax.

country abbreviation nationality

The following table describes the columns in the country key type file.

Following is an excerpt from the country key type file.

AMERICA                       CON  AMERICAN
AFRICA                        CON  AFRICAN
EUROPE                        CON  EUROPEAN
ASIA                          CON  ASIAN
AFGHANISTAN                   AF   AFGHAN
ALBANIA                       AL   ALBANIAN
ALGERIA                       DZ   ALGERIAN