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Country Code Name

Human-readable country name for the vendor site location recorded on the award. This is the descriptive label paired with the underlying country code in the vendor location structure.

Family: Other Transaction Award
Category: Vendor Site Details
Data Type: string
Semantic Type: label
Mapping: flattened_fpds_xml_field
AI Confidence: high

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorLocation__countryCode__name
Title
Country Code Name
FPDS Path
OtherTransactionAward/contractDetail/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorLocation/countryCode/name
Description
Human-readable country name for the vendor site location recorded on the award. This is the descriptive label paired with the underlying country code in the vendor location structure.
Business Meaning
Helps analysts determine where a vendor site is located when assessing geographic concentration, foreign versus domestic participation, and vendor footprint by award. It supports reporting on supply chain exposure, international sourcing, and location-based compliance or market analysis.
Example Value
UNITED STATES
Observed Non-Null Count
38,882

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorLocation__countryCode__name
FPDS XML Path
OtherTransactionAward/contractDetail/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorLocation/countryCode/name
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'OtherTransactionAward/contractDetail/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorLocation/countryCode/name' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorLocation__countryCode__name'.

Use Cases

  • Dictionary lookup and field explanation
  • SQL filtering and grouping
  • Analytical reporting and reusable query building
  • Contractor profiling and competitor analysis

Common Usage

  • Identify vendor site country on an award
  • Separate domestic and foreign vendor locations
  • Report vendor geography in dashboards

Common Mistakes

  • Treating the name as a stable code for joins
  • Assuming the field reflects the contractor headquarters rather than the recorded site location

Query Guidance

Prefer joining and filtering on the paired country code when available, then select this field for labels in result sets. In SQL, use it in GROUP BY only when exact text values are acceptable; otherwise normalize through the code field and handle null or inconsistent labels explicitly.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorLocation__countryCode__name AS country_code_name
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorLocation__countryCode__name IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorLocation__countryCode__name AS value,
    count() AS record_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorLocation__countryCode__name 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.