Get a list of countries and / or a list of cities through the web service

Question

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Where can I get a list of all countries / cities to fill out the list?

Is there any web service that provides a list of all (almost all) countries and / or a list of all (almost all) cities in the world?

Answer 1

You can use the GeoName API.

http://www.geonames.org/export/JSON-webservices.html#citiesJSON

for more information

http://www.geonames.org/