GeoLite2-Country - Free IP to Country Database

Free MaxMind GeoLite2-Country database for IP geolocation. Lightweight country-level lookup from any IP address. Automatically updated and served via jsDelivr CDN.

Website: geo.wp-statistics.com

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Features

• Country-Level Lookup - Fast country detection from IP addresses
• Ultra Lightweight - Smallest database option (~2 MB)
• Auto-Updated - Database updated automatically
• Fast CDN - Served via jsDelivr with global edge locations
• No Authentication - Direct download, no API keys required
• Free Forever - Open source under CC BY-SA 4.0 license

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Quick Start

Direct Download

https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/geolite2-country/GeoLite2-Country.mmdb.gz

PHP

use GeoIp2\Database\Reader;

$reader = new Reader('/path/to/GeoLite2-Country.mmdb');
$record = $reader->country('128.101.101.101');

echo $record->country->name;     // 'United States'
echo $record->country->isoCode;  // 'US'

Node.js

const { Reader } = require('@maxmind/geoip2-node');

const reader = await Reader.open('./GeoLite2-Country.mmdb');
const response = reader.country('128.101.101.101');

console.log(response.country.names.en);  // 'United States'
console.log(response.country.isoCode);   // 'US'

Python

import geoip2.database

reader = geoip2.database.Reader('./GeoLite2-Country.mmdb')
response = reader.country('128.101.101.101')

print(response.country.name)      # 'United States'
print(response.country.iso_code)  # 'US'

WordPress (WP Statistics)

use WP_Statistics\Service\Geolocation\GeolocationFactory;

$location = GeolocationFactory::getLocation('128.101.101.101');
echo $location['country_code'];  // 'US'

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Database Info

Property	Value
CDN URL	https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/geolite2-country/GeoLite2-Country.mmdb.gz
npm	npm install geolite2-country
Update Schedule	Automatic
Size	~2 MB (compressed)
Format	MaxMind DB (MMDB)
License	CC BY-SA 4.0

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Country vs City Database

Feature	GeoLite2-Country	GeoLite2-City
File Size	~2 MB	~68 MB
Data	Country only	Country, city, coordinates
Speed	Fastest	Fast
Best For	Geo-blocking, basic analytics	Detailed location needs

Choose Country if you only need country-level data. Choose City for detailed location information.

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Related Resources

• Documentation: geo.wp-statistics.com
• City Database: GeoLite2-City
• DB-IP Alternative: DbIP-City-lite
• WP Statistics: wordpress.org/plugins/wp-statistics

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Attribution

This database is provided by MaxMind. When using this database, please include appropriate attribution as required by the CC BY-SA 4.0 license.

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License

GeoLite2-Country by MaxMind is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Maintained by VeronaLabs and the WP Statistics team.