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3 changes: 0 additions & 3 deletions markdown/icpsr_metadata_schema.md
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Geographic locations are drawn from the GeoNames geographical database. Source: [https://www.geonames.org/](https://www.geonames.org/). Allowable feature codes include:

* From Feature Class A (country, state, region,... – e.g., Administrative Divisions):

* ADM1 (first-order administrative division – e.g., US states, Canadian provinces, etc.)
* ADM2 (second-order administrative division – e.g. US counties)
* PCLI (independent political entity – e.g., countries)
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* ZN (zone – e.g., European Union, Commonwealth of Nations, and NATO)

* From Feature Class P (city, village,... – e.g., Populated Places)

* PPLG (seat of government of a political entity)
* PPLC (capital of a political entity)
* PPLA (seat of a first-order administrative division)
* PPLA2 (seat of a second-order administrative division)
* PPL (populated place)

* From Feature Class L (parks,area, ..)

* RGN (region)
* CONT (continent)

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Geographic locations are drawn from the GeoNames geographical database. Source: [https://www.geonames.org/](https://www.geonames.org/). Allowable feature codes include:

* From Feature Class A (country, state, region,... – e.g., Administrative Divisions):

* ADM1 (first-order administrative division – e.g., US states, Canadian provinces, etc.)
* ADM2 (second-order administrative division – e.g. US counties)
* PCLI (independent political entity – e.g., countries)
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* ZN (zone – e.g., European Union, Commonwealth of Nations, and NATO)

* From Feature Class P (city, village,... – e.g., Populated Places)

* PPLG (seat of government of a political entity)
* PPLC (capital of a political entity)
* PPLA (seat of a first-order administrative division)
* PPLA2 (seat of a second-order administrative division)
* PPL (populated place)

* From Feature Class L (parks,area, ..)

* RGN (region)
* CONT (continent)
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