2019Q4.0 Major Release
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The 2019Q4.0 release makes improvements to the performance of the verification process and the quality of the results. Please remember to update the reference data. The improvements are tied to the data in the Global Knowledge Repository and the Local API. If you need any assistance with the upgrade of the Local API or the data update process, please contact GBG Loqate Support.The md5checksum can be used to help ensure the datapacks have been fully downloaded.
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Knowledge Base & Reference Data Updates
The table below shows which countries have been updated, and how, in this release.
If there is a PDH in the reference data column, this shows a country was included in the country improvement project.
- Reference Data = 185 countries (new PDH: Belgium, Greece, India, Turkey)
- Lexicons = 13 countries
- Context Rules = 9 countries
| COUNTRY NAME | ISO CODE | CONTEXT RULES | LEXICONS | REFERENCE DATA |
| ALBANIA | AL | X | ||
| ALGERIA | DZ | X | ||
| AMERICAN SAMOA | AS | X | ||
| ANGOLA | AO | X | ||
| ANGUILLA | AI | X | ||
| ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA | AG | X | ||
| ARGENTINA | AR | X | ||
| ARMENIA | AM | X | ||
| ARUBA | AW | X | ||
| AZERBAIJAN | AZ | X | ||
| BAHAMAS | BS | X | ||
| BANGLADESH | BD | X | ||
| BARBADOS | BB | X | ||
| BELGIUM | BE | X | X | PDH |
| BELIZE | BZ | X | ||
| BENIN | BJ | X | ||
| BERMUDA | BM | X | ||
| BHUTAN | BT | X | ||
| BOLIVIA, PLURINATIONAL STATE OF | BO | X | ||
| BONAIRE, SINT EUSTATIUS AND SABA | BQ | X | ||
| BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA | BA | X | ||
| BOTSWANA | BW | X | ||
| BOUVET ISLAND | BV | X | ||
| BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY | IO | X | ||
| BRUNEI DARUSSALAM | BN | X | ||
| BURKINA FASO | BF | X | ||
| BURUNDI | BI | X | ||
| CAMBODIA | KH | X | ||
| CAMEROON | CM | X | ||
| CANADA | CA | X | X | X |
| CAPE VERDE | CV | X | ||
| CAYMAN ISLANDS | KY | X | ||
| CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC | CF | X | ||
| CHAD | TD | X | ||
| CHINA | CN | X | ||
| CHRISTMAS ISLAND | CX | X | ||
| COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS | CC | X | ||
| COMOROS | KM | X | ||
| CONGO | CG | X | ||
| CONGO, THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE | CD | X | ||
| COOK ISLANDS | CK | X | ||
| COSTA RICA | CR | X | ||
| Côte d’Ivoire | CI | X | ||
| CROATIA | HR | X | ||
| CUBA | CU | X | ||
| Curaçao | CW | X | ||
| CYPRUS | CY | X | ||
| CZECH REPUBLIC | CZ | X | X | |
| DJIBOUTI | DJ | X | ||
| DOMINICA | DM | X | ||
| DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | DO | X | ||
| EL SALVADOR | SV | X | ||
| EQUATORIAL GUINEA | GQ | X | ||
| ERITREA | ER | X | ||
| ESTONIA | EE | X | ||
| ESWATINI | SZ | X | ||
| ETHIOPIA | ET | X | ||
| FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS) | FK | X | ||
| FAROE ISLANDS | FO | X | ||
| FIJI | FJ | X | ||
| FRENCH GUIANA | GF | X | ||
| FRENCH SOUTHERN TERRITORIES | TF | X | ||
| GABON | GA | X | ||
| GAMBIA | GM | X | ||
| GEORGIA | GE | X | ||
| GHANA | GH | X | ||
| GIBRALTAR | GI | X | ||
| GREECE | GR | X | PDH | |
| GRENADA | GD | X | ||
| GUADELOUPE | GP | X | ||
| GUAM | GU | X | ||
| GUATEMALA | GT | X | ||
| GUERNSEY | GG | X | ||
| GUINEA | GN | X | ||
| GUINEA-BISSAU | GW | X | ||
| GUYANA | GY | X | ||
| HEARD ISLAND AND MCDONALD ISLANDS | HM | X | ||
| HOLY SEE (VATICAN CITY STATE) | VA | X | ||
| HONDURAS | HN | X | ||
| HUNGARY | HU | X | ||
| ICELAND | IS | X | ||
| INDIA | IN | X | X | PDH |
| IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF | IR | X | ||
| IRAQ | IQ | X | ||
| ISLE OF MAN | IM | X | ||
| JERSEY | JE | X | ||
| JORDAN | JO | X | ||
| KAZAKHSTAN | KZ | X | ||
| KENYA | KE | X | ||
| KIRIBATI | KI | X | ||
| KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF | KP | X | ||
| KUWAIT | KW | X | ||
| KYRGYZSTAN | KG | X | ||
| LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC | LA | X | ||
| LATVIA | LV | X | ||
| LEBANON | LB | X | ||
| LESOTHO | LS | X | ||
| LIBERIA | LR | X | ||
| LIBYA | LY | X | ||
| LUXEMBOURG | LU | X | ||
| MACEDONIA (NORTH MACEDONIA) | MK | X | ||
| MADAGASCAR | MG | X | ||
| MALAWI | MW | X | ||
| MALDIVES | MV | X | ||
| MALI | ML | X | ||
| MALTA | MT | X | ||
| MARSHALL ISLANDS | MH | X | ||
| MARTINIQUE | MQ | X | ||
| MAURITANIA | MR | X | ||
| MAURITIUS | MU | X | ||
| MAYOTTE | YT | X | ||
| MEXICO | MX | X | X | |
| MICRONESIA, FEDERATED STATES OF | FM | X | ||
| MOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OF | MD | X | ||
| MONACO | MC | X | ||
| MONGOLIA | MN | X | ||
| MONTENEGRO | ME | X | ||
| MONTSERRAT | MS | X | ||
| MOROCCO | MA | X | ||
| MYANMAR | MM | X | ||
| NAMIBIA | NA | X | ||
| NAURU | NR | X | ||
| NEPAL | NP | X | ||
| NETHERLANDS | NL | X | ||
| NEW CALEDONIA | NC | X | ||
| NIGER | NE | X | ||
| NIGERIA | NG | X | ||
| NIUE | NU | X | ||
| NORFOLK ISLAND | NF | X | ||
| NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS | MP | X | ||
| OMAN | OM | X | ||
| PAKISTAN | PK | X | ||
| PALAU | PW | X | ||
| PALESTINE, STATE OF | PS | X | ||
| PAPUA NEW GUINEA | PG | X | ||
| PARAGUAY | PY | X | ||
| PITCAIRN | PN | X | ||
| POLAND | PL | X | ||
| PUERTO RICO | PR | X | ||
| Réunion | RE | X | ||
| ROMANIA | RO | X | ||
| RUSSIAN FEDERATION | RU | X | X | |
| RWANDA | RW | X | ||
| SAINT BARTHÉLEMY | BL | X | ||
| SAINT HELENA, ASCENSION AND TRISTAN DA CUNHA | SH | X | ||
| SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS | KN | X | ||
| SAINT LUCIA | LC | X | ||
| SAINT MARTIN (FRENCH PART) | MF | X | ||
| SAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELON | PM | X | ||
| SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES | VC | X | ||
| SAMOA | WS | X | ||
| SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE | ST | X | ||
| SENEGAL | SN | X | ||
| SERBIA | RS | X | ||
| SEYCHELLES | SC | X | ||
| SIERRA LEONE | SL | X | ||
| SLOVENIA | SI | X | ||
| SOLOMON ISLANDS | SB | X | ||
| SOMALIA | SO | X | ||
| SOUTH GEORGIA AND THE SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS | GS | X | ||
| SOUTH SUDAN, REPUBLIC OF | SS | X | ||
| SPAIN | ES | X | X | |
| SRI LANKA | LK | X | ||
| SUDAN | SD | X | ||
| SURINAME | SR | X | ||
| SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN | SJ | X | ||
| SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC | SY | X | ||
| TAJIKISTAN | TJ | X | ||
| TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF | TZ | X | ||
| TIMOR-LESTE | TL | X | ||
| TOGO | TG | X | ||
| TOKELAU | TK | X | ||
| TONGA | TO | X | ||
| TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO | TT | X | ||
| TUNISIA | TN | X | ||
| TURKEY | TR | X | X | PDH |
| TURKMENISTAN | TM | X | ||
| TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS | TC | X | ||
| TUVALU | TV | X | ||
| UKRAINE | UA | X | ||
| UNITED KINGDOM | GB | X | ||
| UNITED STATES | US | X | X | |
| UNITED STATES MINOR OUTLYING ISLANDS | UM | X | ||
| UZBEKISTAN | UZ | X | ||
| VANUATU | VU | X | ||
| VENEZUELA, BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC | VE | X | ||
| VIRGIN ISLANDS, BRITISH | VG | X | ||
| VIRGIN ISLANDS, U.S. | VI | X | ||
| WALLIS AND FUTUNA | WF | X | ||
| WESTERN SAHARA | EH | X | ||
| YEMEN | YE | X | ||
| ZAMBIA | ZM | X | ||
| ZIMBABWE | ZW | X |