GeoLite Country

location based services

GeoLite Country is similar to the GeoIP Country database, but is not as accurate. Should you require greater accuracy, GeoIP Country is a drop-in replacement for GeoLite Country. We are unable to offer direct support for GeoLite users. Please visit GeoIP Support Center for available documentation and MaxMind Forum if you encounter problems.
Under the license agreement, all advertising materials and documentation mentioning features or use of this database must display the following acknowledgment: "This product includes GeoLite data created by MaxMind, available from http://www.maxmind.com/."
Binary Format
Our binary format is a highly optimized database that supports fast lookups using our Open Source API code.
Select an API from our list of supported programming languages
Download the latest GeoLite Country Binary Format (Last updated August 1st, 2006, next update September 1st)
Once you have downloaded the database, you can uncompress it using gunzip on Linux or WinZip on Windows. You can then query the uncompressed file, GeoIP.dat, by using the example program in the API you selected for GeoIP Country.
CSV Format
Our CSV format enables you to load the database into a SQL database.
Instructions on how to use our CSV databases with a SQL database.
Download the latest GeoLite Country CSV Format (Last updated August 1st, 2006, next update September 1st)
GeoLite Country and GeoIP Country Comparison
GeoLite Country
GeoIP Country
Cost
Free
$50 initial, $12 per month of updates
Accuracy
Approximately 97%
Approximately 99%
AOL Users
Returns US for all AOL users
Identifies AOL users in United States, Great Britain, France, Germany, Japan, and Brazil*.
Redistribution
Free, subject to GPL and database license. Commercial redistribution licenses are available.
Please contact us
Updates
Updated monthly, at the beginning of each month.
Weekly updates, automated updates available by using geoipupdate program included with C API.
Additional Information

Anonymous Proxies, Satellite Providers
* Some French AOL users appear to come from Great Britain or Germany due to the way that AOL routes their traffic through proxy servers. Other countries may appear to come from the US if AOL routes the traffic through US proxy servers.
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