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# Geography

Get countries, states, and provinces. Use these endpoints to retrieve geographic data for use in shipping, tax, and address validation workflows.

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## API Docs

- Admin Management: Geography > Countries [List Countries](https://docs.bigcommerce.com/developer/api-reference/rest/admin/management/geography/countries/get-countries.md)
- Admin Management: Geography > Countries [Get Country](https://docs.bigcommerce.com/developer/api-reference/rest/admin/management/geography/countries/get-country.md)
- Admin Management: Geography > Countries [Get Count of Countries](https://docs.bigcommerce.com/developer/api-reference/rest/admin/management/geography/countries/get-countries-count.md)
- Admin Management: Geography > States [List Countryʼs States](https://docs.bigcommerce.com/developer/api-reference/rest/admin/management/geography/states/get-country-states.md)
- Admin Management: Geography > States [Get Countryʼs State](https://docs.bigcommerce.com/developer/api-reference/rest/admin/management/geography/states/get-country-state.md)
- Admin Management: Geography > States [Get Count of States](https://docs.bigcommerce.com/developer/api-reference/rest/admin/management/geography/states/get-states-count.md)
- Admin Management: Geography > States [List States](https://docs.bigcommerce.com/developer/api-reference/rest/admin/management/geography/states/get-states.md)
- Admin Management: Geography > States [Get Count of Country’s States](https://docs.bigcommerce.com/developer/api-reference/rest/admin/management/geography/states/get-country-states-count.md)

## OpenAPI Specification

The raw OpenAPI 3.1 specification for this API is available at:
- [OpenAPI JSON](https://docs.bigcommerce.com/developer/api-reference/rest/admin/management/geography/openapi.json)
- [OpenAPI YAML](https://docs.bigcommerce.com/developer/api-reference/rest/admin/management/geography/openapi.yaml)