The region: parameter specifies the political region for terrestrial coordinates. It is used to select appropriate map resources. If no region: parameter is provided, GeoHack attempts to determine the region from the coordinates.
The region should be supplied as either a two character ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code or an ISO 3166-2 region code.
Examples of ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes:
Examples of ISO 3166-2 region codes:
The oceans have the following Wiki assigned code elements per de:Vorlage:Coordinate#Ozeane.
In addition, two Wiki assigned code elements can be used with {{coord}}:
| Focus region | Region | Markup | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | CH
|
{{coord|46.9524|N|7.4396|E|region:CH}}
|
46°57′09″N 7°26′23″E / 46.9524°N 7.4396°E / 46.9524; 7.4396 |
| Berlin, Germany | DE-BE
|
{{coord|52.5164|N|13.3775|E|region:DE-BE}}
|
52°30′59″N 13°22′39″E / 52.5164°N 13.3775°E / 52.5164; 13.3775 |
