REST Countries
Comprehensive data for every country in the world. Look up population, capital, languages, currencies, flag emoji, and geographic details. Search by name, ISO code, region, spoken language, or currency.
Tools
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
search_countries |
Search countries by name (partial matches work) |
get_country_by_code |
Lookup by ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 (e.g., "US") or alpha-3 (e.g., "USA") code |
countries_by_region |
List all countries in a region: africa, americas, asia, europe, oceania |
countries_by_language |
Countries where a given language is spoken (e.g., "spanish") |
countries_by_currency |
Countries using a given currency (e.g., "eur", "usd") |
Use cases
- Building country selector dropdowns with flags and calling codes
- Answering "what countries speak French?" or "which countries use the Euro?"
- Enriching location data with population, timezone, and regional info
- Geographic research comparing countries by area, population density, or income
Example: countries that speak Arabic
curl -s -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/countries/mcp \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"countries_by_language","arguments":{"language":"arabic"}}}'
Returns each country's name, capital, region, population, and flag emoji.
Setup
{
"mcpServers": {
"pipeworx-countries": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "mcp-remote@latest", "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/countries/mcp"]
}
}
}