country-info-lookup

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides detailed, real-time information about any country using public open data sources.

Features

• Look up any country by name for comprehensive details: population, capital, region, official languages, currency, flag URL, and neighboring countries.
• List all globally recognized countries with their names, region, and flag.

Installation

You can use this server via npx (zero install):

npx @dennisk2025/country-info-lookup

Or install locally with npm:

npm install @dennisk2025/country-info-lookup

Adding to Claude Desktop

To use this MCP server with Claude Desktop, add the following configuration to your claude_desktop_config.json file.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "countryinfo": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@dennisk2025/country-info-lookup"]
    }
  }
}

Path:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

Usage Examples

1. get_country_info

Fetch detailed information about a specific country.

Parameters:

• country (string, required): Name of the country (e.g., "France", "Brazil", "United States")

Example call:

{
  "name": "get_country_info",
  "arguments": {
    "country": "Norway"
  }
}

Example result:

{
  "name": "Norway",
  "region": "Europe",
  "population": 5421241,
  "capital": "Oslo",
  "languages": ["Norwegian Bokmål", "Norwegian Nynorsk", "Sami"],
  "currencies": ["Norwegian krone"],
  "flagUrl": "https://flagcdn.com/no.svg",
  "borders": ["Sweden", "Finland", "Russia"]
}

2. list_all_countries

List all recognized countries with basic info.

Parameters: None

Example call:

{
  "name": "list_all_countries",
  "arguments": {}
}

Example result:

[
  {
    "name": "Japan",
    "region": "Asia",
    "flagUrl": "https://flagcdn.com/jp.svg"
  },
  {
    "name": "Brazil",
    "region": "Americas",
    "flagUrl": "https://flagcdn.com/br.svg"
  }
  // ...
]

Available Tools

get_country_info

• Description: Fetches comprehensive information for a specific country, such as population, capital city, official languages, currency, flag URL, region, and bordering countries.
• Input Schema:
  • country (string, required): Name of the country (common or official).

list_all_countries

• Description: Returns a list of all recognized countries with basic info (name, region, flag).
• Input Schema: None (call with an empty object).

MCP server maintained by Dennis K.