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Country Code

Code identifying the country associated with the primary consortia member's location in an Other Transaction IDV record. It is a coded geographic identifier, typically stored as a standardized country code such as "USA" rather than a free-text country name.

Family: Other Transaction IDV
Category: General
Data Type: identifier_or_code
Semantic Type: identifier
Mapping: flattened_fpds_xml_field
AI Confidence: high

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__consortiaInformation__primaryConsortiaLocation__countryCode
Title
Country Code
FPDS Path
OtherTransactionIDV/contractDetail/consortiaInformation/primaryConsortiaLocation/countryCode
Description
Code identifying the country associated with the primary consortia member's location in an Other Transaction IDV record. It is a coded geographic identifier, typically stored as a standardized country code such as "USA" rather than a free-text country name.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts understand the geographic footprint of consortia participating in Other Transaction IDVs. It is useful for assessing domestic versus foreign participation, jurisdictional patterns, and supplier network concentration across countries.
Example Value
USA
Observed Non-Null Count
294

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__consortiaInformation__primaryConsortiaLocation__countryCode
FPDS XML Path
OtherTransactionIDV/contractDetail/consortiaInformation/primaryConsortiaLocation/countryCode
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'OtherTransactionIDV/contractDetail/consortiaInformation/primaryConsortiaLocation/countryCode' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__consortiaInformation__primaryConsortiaLocation__countryCode'.

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Classify consortia members as U.S. or non-U.S.
  • Map geographic distribution of primary consortia locations
  • Filter or group awards by country code

Common Mistakes

  • Assuming the code is the full country name
  • Using the field without validating the code set or lookup table

Query Guidance

Use this field in WHERE and GROUP BY clauses for country-level analysis, and join to a reference table when you need labels or normalization. Compare values against the official code set before aggregating, and handle NULL or nonstandard codes explicitly.

SQL Examples

Preview values

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

Top values

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