European Rest Countries Lookup MCP Server

Returns detailed information about any European country such as capital, population, languages, currencies, and region using the public REST Countries API.

Installation & Usage

Install globally or run instantly:

• Via npm: npm install -g @dennisk2025/european-rest-countries-lookup european-rest-countries-lookup

• Via npx: npx @dennisk2025/european-rest-countries-lookup

This will start the MCP server and listen for Model Context Protocol requests via stdio.

Adding to Claude Desktop

Add the following block to your claude_desktop_config.json file at one of these locations:

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "european-rest-countries": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@dennisk2025/european-rest-countries-lookup"]
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop for changes to take effect.

Available Tool(s)

get_european_country_info

Fetches general country information for a specified European country by name (e.g., "France", "Germany").

Parameters

• country (string, required): The English name of a European country, such as "France", "Italy", or "Hungary".

Returns (JSON)

• name: Official common country name
• capital: Capital city (string)
• region: "Europe"
• subregion: Subregion (e.g., "Northern Europe")
• area: Country area (number, km²)
• population: Population (number)
• flag: SVG or PNG URL to the country's flag
• currencies: Array of currency objects: { code, name, symbol }
• languages: Array of language names

Example Tool Call

{
  "name": "get_european_country_info",
  "arguments": {
    "country": "Hungary"
  }
}

Example Tool Response

{
  "name": "Hungary",
  "capital": "Budapest",
  "region": "Europe",
  "subregion": "Central Europe",
  "population": 9749763,
  "area": 93028,
  "flag": "https://restcountries.com/data/hun.svg",
  "currencies": [
    { "code": "HUF", "name": "Hungarian forint", "symbol": "Ft" }
  ],
  "languages": ["Hungarian"]
}

Notes

• If you provide a country name outside of Europe or with a typo, a clear error will be returned.
• This MCP server uses the public https://restcountries.com API. No authentication or API key is required.
• For best results, use the English name of the country (as used at restcountries.com).
• Typical response time: under 2 seconds for most queries.

License

MIT