earthkit.geo.gisco.countries

earthkit.geo.gisco.countries(resolution='10M', year=2024, geometry_type='polygons')

Retrieve country boundaries.

Parameters:
  • resolution (str, optional) – The desired resolution of the shapefile. Must be one of the following: ‘01M’, ‘03M’, ‘10M’, ‘20M’, or ‘60M’. Default is ‘10M’.

  • geometry_type (str, optional) – The type of geometry to retrieve. Must be one of ‘polygons’, ‘lines’, or ‘points’. Default is ‘polygons’.

  • year (int, optional) – The year of the country data to retrieve. Default is 2024 (latest available).