c# : Get country name from country code

Question

I am trying using c# to get the country name from a country code

For example :

• fr-fr gets me France
• it-it gets me Italy

The problem with my code is that I am not getting the name but a information like this :

French (France)

This is my code :

var cultureInfo = new CultureInfo("fr-fr");
var result : cultureInfo.EnglishName

My result is "French (France)" instead of France.

I have managed to get what I want by use the parent property of the cultureInfo but I am not sure if it's a good method.

Answer 1

Because CultureInfo.EnglishName still returns culture name.

You can create a RegionInfo based on this culture and call it's EnglishName property as well.

var cultureInfo = new CultureInfo("fr-fr");
var ri = new RegionInfo(cultureInfo.Name);
ri.EnglishName // France

or

var cultureInfo = new CultureInfo("it-it");
var ri = new RegionInfo(cultureInfo.Name);
ri.EnglishName // Italy

Answer 2

You can get country name this way

RegionInfo cultureInfo = new RegionInfo("fr-fr");
string result = cultureInfo.EnglishName;