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Country Code

Code identifying the country where the principal place of performance for the Other Transaction Award is located. It is stored as a coded location value rather than a free-text place name; the example value "USA" indicates the United States.

Family: Other Transaction Award
Category: Place Of Performance
Data Type: identifier_or_code
Semantic Type: identifier
Mapping: flattened_fpds_xml_field
AI Confidence: high

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__placeOfPerformance__principalPlaceOfPerformance__countryCode
Title
Country Code
FPDS Path
OtherTransactionAward/contractDetail/placeOfPerformance/principalPlaceOfPerformance/countryCode
Description
Code identifying the country where the principal place of performance for the Other Transaction Award is located. It is stored as a coded location value rather than a free-text place name; the example value "USA" indicates the United States.
Business Meaning
This field supports geographic analysis of where award work is performed, including domestic versus foreign performance, concentration of activity by country, and compliance or policy reviews tied to location of performance. It is especially useful for tracking cross-border contracting patterns and identifying awards performed outside the United States.
Example Value
USA
Observed Non-Null Count
38,894

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__placeOfPerformance__principalPlaceOfPerformance__countryCode
FPDS XML Path
OtherTransactionAward/contractDetail/placeOfPerformance/principalPlaceOfPerformance/countryCode
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'OtherTransactionAward/contractDetail/placeOfPerformance/principalPlaceOfPerformance/countryCode' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__placeOfPerformance__principalPlaceOfPerformance__countryCode'.

Use Cases

  • Dictionary lookup and field explanation
  • SQL filtering and grouping
  • Analytical reporting and reusable query building
  • Geographic award analysis

Common Usage

  • Filter awards by performance country
  • Split domestic and non-domestic place of performance
  • Map award activity by country

Common Mistakes

  • Assuming the field contains a full country name instead of a code
  • Using it as a recipient location instead of place of performance

Query Guidance

Filter on the exact stored code value, and group by the code for country-level summaries. If you need readable output, join or map to a country reference table; use NULL checks to separate missing location data from coded non-U.S. entries.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__placeOfPerformance__principalPlaceOfPerformance__countryCode AS country_code
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__placeOfPerformance__principalPlaceOfPerformance__countryCode IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__placeOfPerformance__principalPlaceOfPerformance__countryCode AS value,
    count() AS record_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__placeOfPerformance__principalPlaceOfPerformance__countryCode IS NOT NULL
GROUP BY value
ORDER BY record_count DESC
LIMIT 25

Each dictionary item includes SQL-ready examples generated alongside the variable metadata, allowing immediate use in FPDS Query for filtering, aggregation, and analysis.