2020Q2.0 Major Release
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The 2020Q2.0 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 = 180
- Lexicons = 15
- Context Rules = 2
- New PDH Countries = 3 (Russia, Slovenia, Ukraine)
| COUNTRY NAME | ISO CODE | CONTEXT RULES | LEXICONS | REFERENCE DATA |
| ANDORRA | AD | |||
| UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | AE | |||
| AFGHANISTAN | AF | X | ||
| ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA | AG | X | ||
| ANGUILLA | AI | X | ||
| ALBANIA | AL | X | ||
| ARMENIA | AM | X | ||
| ANGOLA | AO | |||
| ANTARCTICA | AQ | |||
| ARGENTINA | AR | X | ||
| AMERICAN SAMOA | AS | X | ||
| AUSTRIA | AT | X | X | |
| AUSTRALIA | AU | X | X | |
| ARUBA | AW | X | ||
| ÅLAND ISLANDS | AX | X | ||
| AZERBAIJAN | AZ | X | ||
| BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA | BA | X | ||
| BARBADOS | BB | X | ||
| BANGLADESH | BD | X | ||
| BELGIUM | BE | |||
| BURKINA FASO | BF | X | ||
| BULGARIA | BG | |||
| BAHRAIN | BH | |||
| BURUNDI | BI | |||
| BENIN | BJ | X | ||
| SAINT BARTHÉLEMY | BL | X | ||
| BERMUDA | BM | X | ||
| BRUNEI DARUSSALAM | BN | X | ||
| BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF) | BO | X | ||
| BONAIRE, SINT EUSTATIUS AND SABA | BQ | X | ||
| BRAZIL | BR | |||
| BAHAMAS | BS | X | ||
| BHUTAN | BT | X | ||
| BOUVET ISLAND | BV | |||
| BOTSWANA | BW | |||
| BELARUS | BY | |||
| BELIZE | BZ | X | ||
| CANADA | CA | X | X | |
| COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS | CC | X | ||
| CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE | CD | X | ||
| CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC | CF | X | ||
| CONGO | CG | X | ||
| SWITZERLAND | CH | |||
| CÔTE D’IVOIRE | CI | X | ||
| COOK ISLANDS | CK | X | ||
| CHILE | CL | |||
| CAMEROON | CM | X | ||
| CHINA | CN | X | ||
| COLOMBIA | CO | |||
| COSTA RICA | CR | X | ||
| CUBA | CU | X | ||
| CABO VERDE | CV | X | ||
| CURAÇAO | CW | X | ||
| CHRISTMAS ISLAND | CX | X | ||
| CYPRUS | CY | X | ||
| CZECHIA | CZ | |||
| GERMANY | DE | X | X | |
| DJIBOUTI | DJ | X | ||
| DENMARK | DK | X | ||
| DOMINICA | DM | X | ||
| DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | DO | X | ||
| ALGERIA | DZ | X | ||
| ECUADOR | EC | |||
| ESTONIA | EE | X | ||
| EGYPT | EG | |||
| WESTERN SAHARA | EH | X | ||
| ERITREA | ER | X | ||
| SPAIN | ES | |||
| ETHIOPIA | ET | X | ||
| FINLAND | FI | |||
| FIJI | FJ | X | ||
| FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS) | FK | X | ||
| MICRONESIA (FEDERATED STATES OF) | FM | X | ||
| FAROE ISLANDS | FO | X | ||
| FRANCE | FR | X | X | |
| GABON | GA | X | ||
| UNITED KINGDOM | GB | X | ||
| GRENADA | GD | X | ||
| GEORGIA | GE | |||
| FRENCH GUIANA | GF | X | ||
| GUERNSEY | GG | |||
| GHANA | GH | X | ||
| GIBRALTAR | GI | X | ||
| GREENLAND | GL | X | ||
| GAMBIA | GM | X | ||
| GUINEA | GN | X | ||
| GUADELOUPE | GP | |||
| EQUATORIAL GUINEA | GQ | X | ||
| GREECE | GR | |||
| SOUTH GEORGIA AND THE SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS | GS | X | ||
| GUATEMALA | GT | X | ||
| GUAM | GU | X | ||
| GUINEA-BISSAU | GW | X | ||
| GUYANA | GY | X | ||
| HONG KONG | HK | X | ||
| HEARD ISLAND AND MCDONALD ISLANDS | HM | |||
| HONDURAS | HN | |||
| CROATIA | HR | X | ||
| HAITI | HT | |||
| HUNGARY | HU | |||
| INDONESIA | ID | |||
| IRELAND | IE | X | X | X |
| ISRAEL | IL | X | X | |
| ISLE OF MAN | IM | X | ||
| INDIA | IN | X | ||
| BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY | IO | X | ||
| IRAQ | IQ | X | ||
| IRAN | IR | X | ||
| ICELAND | IS | |||
| ITALY | IT | X | ||
| JERSEY | JE | X | X | |
| JAMAICA | JM | |||
| JORDAN | JO | X | ||
| JAPAN | JP | |||
| KENYA | KE | X | ||
| KYRGYZSTAN | KG | X | ||
| CAMBODIA | KH | X | ||
| KIRIBATI | KI | X | ||
| COMOROS | KM | X | ||
| SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS | KN | X | ||
| KOREA (DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF) | KP | X | ||
| KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | KR | |||
| KUWAIT | KW | X | ||
| CAYMAN ISLANDS | KY | X | ||
| KAZAKHSTAN | KZ | |||
| LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC | LA | X | ||
| LEBANON | LB | X | ||
| SAINT LUCIA | LC | X | ||
| LIECHTENSTEIN | LI | |||
| SRI LANKA | LK | X | ||
| LIBERIA | LR | X | ||
| LESOTHO | LS | X | ||
| LITHUANIA | LT | X | X | |
| LUXEMBOURG | LU | |||
| LATVIA | LV | |||
| LIBYA | LY | X | ||
| MOROCCO | MA | X | ||
| MONACO | MC | X | ||
| MOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OF | MD | X | ||
| MONTENEGRO | ME | X | ||
| SAINT MARTIN (FRENCH PART) | MF | X | ||
| MADAGASCAR | MG | X | ||
| MARSHALL ISLANDS | MH | X | ||
| NORTH MACEDONIA | MK | X | ||
| MALI | ML | X | ||
| MYANMAR | MM | X | ||
| MONGOLIA | MN | X | ||
| MACAO | MO | |||
| NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS | MP | X | ||
| MARTINIQUE | MQ | X | ||
| MAURITANIA | MR | X | ||
| MONTSERRAT | MS | X | ||
| MALTA | MT | X | ||
| MAURITIUS | MU | X | ||
| MALDIVES | MV | X | ||
| MALAWI | MW | X | ||
| MEXICO | MX | |||
| MALAYSIA | MY | |||
| MOZAMBIQUE | MZ | |||
| NAMIBIA | NA | X | ||
| NEW CALEDONIA | NC | X | ||
| NIGER | NE | X | ||
| NORFOLK ISLAND | NF | X | ||
| NIGERIA | NG | |||
| NICARAGUA | NI | |||
| NETHERLANDS | NL | |||
| NORWAY | NO | |||
| NEPAL | NP | X | ||
| NAURU | NR | X | ||
| NIUE | NU | X | ||
| NEW ZEALAND | NZ | X | ||
| OMAN | OM | X | ||
| PANAMA | PA | |||
| PERU | PE | |||
| FRENCH POLYNESIA | PF | X | ||
| PAPUA NEW GUINEA | PG | X | ||
| PHILIPPINES | PH | X | X | |
| PAKISTAN | PK | X | ||
| POLAND | PL | |||
| SAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELON | PM | X | ||
| PITCAIRN | PN | X | ||
| PUERTO RICO | PR | |||
| PALESTINE, STATE OF | PS | X | ||
| PORTUGAL | PT | X | ||
| PALAU | PW | X | ||
| PARAGUAY | PY | X | ||
| QATAR | QA | |||
| RÉUNION | RE | X | ||
| ROMANIA | RO | X | ||
| SERBIA | RS | |||
| RUSSIAN FEDERATION | RU | X | X | PDH |
| RWANDA | RW | X | ||
| SAUDI ARABIA | SA | |||
| SOLOMON ISLANDS | SB | X | ||
| SEYCHELLES | SC | X | ||
| SUDAN | SD | X | ||
| SWEDEN | SE | |||
| SINGAPORE | SG | |||
| SAINT HELENA, ASCENSION AND TRISTAN DA CUNHA | SH | X | ||
| SLOVENIA | SI | X | PDH | |
| SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN | SJ | X | ||
| SLOVAKIA | SK | |||
| SIERRA LEONE | SL | X | ||
| SAN MARINO | SM | |||
| SENEGAL | SN | X | ||
| SOMALIA | SO | X | ||
| SURINAME | SR | X | ||
| SOUTH SUDAN | SS | X | ||
| SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE | ST | X | ||
| EL SALVADOR | SV | X | ||
| SINT MAARTEN (DUTCH PART) | SX | |||
| SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC | SY | X | ||
| SWAZILAND | SZ | X | ||
| TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS | TC | X | ||
| CHAD | TD | X | ||
| FRENCH SOUTHERN TERRITORIES | TF | X | ||
| TOGO | TG | X | ||
| THAILAND | TH | |||
| TAJIKISTAN | TJ | X | ||
| TOKELAU | TK | X | ||
| TIMOR-LESTE | TL | X | ||
| TURKMENISTAN | TM | X | ||
| TUNISIA | TN | X | ||
| TONGA | TO | X | ||
| TURKEY | TR | |||
| TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO | TT | X | ||
| TUVALU | TV | X | ||
| TAIWAN | TW | |||
| TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF | TZ | X | ||
| UKRAINE | UA | X | PDH | |
| UGANDA | UG | |||
| UNITED STATES MINOR OUTLYING ISLANDS | UM | X | ||
| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | US | X | ||
| URUGUAY | UY | |||
| UZBEKISTAN | UZ | X | ||
| VATICAN CITY | VA | X | ||
| SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES | VC | X | ||
| VENEZUELA (BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF) | VE | X | ||
| VIRGIN ISLANDS (BRITISH) | VG | X | ||
| VIRGIN ISLANDS (U.S.) | VI | X | ||
| VIET NAM | VN | |||
| VANUATU | VU | X | ||
| WALLIS AND FUTUNA | WF | X | ||
| SAMOA | WS | X | ||
| YEMEN | YE | X | ||
| MAYOTTE | YT | X | ||
| SOUTH AFRICA | ZA | |||
| ZAMBIA | ZM | X | ||
| ZIMBABWE | ZW | X |