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Country Code Name

Human-readable country name for the vendor's location in the vendor site detail record. It is the label associated with the underlying country code at OtherTransactionIDV/contractDetail/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorLocation/countryCode.

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

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorLocation__countryCode__name
Title
Country Code Name
FPDS Path
OtherTransactionIDV/contractDetail/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorLocation/countryCode/name
Description
Human-readable country name for the vendor's location in the vendor site detail record. It is the label associated with the underlying country code at OtherTransactionIDV/contractDetail/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorLocation/countryCode.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts identify the geographic location of vendors for sourcing, supplier concentration, and domestic-versus-foreign procurement analysis. It supports reporting on where awarded vendors are based and can be used to segment awards by country.
Example Value
UNITED STATES
Observed Non-Null Count
13,417

FPDS Compare

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

  • Vendor geography and country-level reporting
  • Domestic versus international supplier analysis
  • Filtering or grouping awards by vendor location

Common Mistakes

  • Using the label for joins instead of the coded country field
  • Assuming the value reflects performance place of work rather than vendor location

Query Guidance

Use this field for display, filtering, and simple grouping by country name. For robust SQL, join or group on the paired country code when available, and use the name only as a readable output column.

SQL Examples

Preview values

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

Top values

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