I need to create two dropdowns for an app. One shows all countries the the world, the other is filled with all cities of a selected country in the first dropdown. Is there any web service or database that provides such information?
This free geocoding API has over 2 billion addresses covered around the world. That means pretty much whatever your location is you’ll likely be able to plot it. It also offers real-time geocoding and frequent updates every day. The API allows you to send up to 10,000 requests per day for free.
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Since the Regional Internet Registries are the custodians of the IP addresses, they are the primary source of data for geolocation service providers. Internet Service Providers (ISPs) may also be a source of data for databases that are used by IP geolocation service providers.
Unfortunately, the free version only lets you geocode one address at a time. If you need a batch geocoder you’ll have to sign up for Google Maps Platform, which is a paid service. This free geocoding API has over 2 billion addresses covered around the world. That means pretty much whatever your location is you’ll likely be able to plot it.
Given that you found by yourself the answer to your question, I'll give the answer for what you ask in the comment:
Maybe Boxer Text Editor will do the trick:
Large file capacity
- edit files up to 2 GB in size
- no theoretical limit on the number of open files
- line lengths to 32K characters
- total editing capacity is limited only by the operating system's virtual memory capabilities
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