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Localization
The Natural Earth Quick Start for QGIS project includes multiple localization options including for names used in text labels; boundary lines for admin-0, admin-1 and disputed regions; and country polygons used for choropleth mapping.
To change the QGIS project variables, use the Project > Properties menu item and choose
Variables in the left table of contents. Scroll down to the bottom of the list to find
the following Natural Earth specific variables:
The sections below explain each variable and available values. The values power functions used in data driven labeling and styling in the QGIS project.
Setting Names Localization
Natural Earth includes name localizations for 26 languages across several dozen themes including populated places, all admin-0, admin-1, rivers, lakes, playas, geographic lines, physical labels, parks, and airports (since version 4).
The QGIS project includes the following variables:
project_language(default:name_en)project_language_fallback(default:name)
The following Natural Earth property names can be used to specify the labeling language:
| Language | Native name | NE property | ISO 639-2 code | ISO_639-1 code |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | اَلْعَرَبِيَّةُ | name_ar |
ara | ar |
| Bengali | বাংলা | name_bn |
ben | bn |
| German | Deutsch | name_de |
deu | de |
| English | English | name_en |
eng | en |
| Spanish | español | name_es |
spa | es |
| Farsi | فارسی | name_fa |
fas | fa |
| French | français | name_fr |
fra | fr |
| Greek | Νέα Ελληνικά | name_el |
ell | el |
| Hebrew | עברית | name_he |
heb | he |
| Hindi | हिन्दी | name_hi |
hin | hi |
| Hungarian | magyar | name_hu |
hun | hu |
| Indonesian | bahasa Indonesia | name_id |
ind | id |
| Italian | italiano | name_it |
ita | it |
| Japanese | 日本語 | name_ja |
jpn | ja |
| Korean | 한국어 | name_ko |
kor | ko |
| Dutch | Nederlands | name_nl |
nld | nl |
| Polish | Język polski | name_pl |
pol | pl |
| Portuguese | português | name_pt |
por | pt |
| Russian | русский язык | name_ru |
rus | ru |
| Swedish | svenska | name_sv |
swe | sv |
| Turkish | Türkçe | name_tr |
tur | tr |
| Ukrainian | Українська мова | name_uk |
ukr | uk |
| Urdu | اُردُو | name_ur |
urd | ur |
| Vietnamese | Tiếng Việt | name_vi |
vie | vi |
| Chinese simplified | 中文 汉语 | name_zhs |
zho | zh |
| Chinese traditional | 中文 漢語 | name_zht |
zho | zh |
A full 2-character language code decoder ring is available.
Each Natural Earth release name localizations are collected from Wikidata via the wikidataid concordance value on the Natural Earth feature. If you see a localized name that is missing or in error, please fix the corresponding Wikidata record and file a Github issue noting the change and asking for the script to be re-run.
Many thanks to Wikidata for their CC0 license!
Setting Boundary POV
Natural Earth includes support for defacto and alternate points of view
(aka worldview) with different admin-0 fclass_* properties (like fclass_iso). The
QGIS project includes a data driven toggle for adjusting the point-of-view for country,
map units, state and provinces, and disputed boundaries (since version 5).
The QGIS project includes the following variables:
project_pov(default:fclass)project_pov_fallback(default:fclass)
The following country and international organizations worldviews are supported:
| Country | Native name | NE property | Recommended name pairing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | Argentina | fclass_ar |
name_es |
| Bangladesh | বাংলাদেশ | fclass_bd |
name_bn |
| Brazil | Brasil | fclass_br |
name_pt |
| China | 中国 | fclass_cn |
name_zhs |
| Egypt | مصر | fclass_eg |
name_ar |
| France | France | fclass_fr |
name_fr |
| Germany | Deutschland | fclass_de |
name_de |
| Greece | Ελλάς | fclass_gr |
name_el |
| India | भारत | fclass_in |
name_hi |
| Indonesia | Indonesia | fclass_id |
name_id |
| Israel | ישראל | fclass_il |
name_he |
| Italy | Italia | fclass_it |
name_it |
| Japan | 日本 | fclass_jp |
name_ja |
| Morocco | المغرب | fclass_ma |
name_ar |
| Nepal | नेपाल | fclass_np |
name |
| Netherlands | Nederland | fclass_nl |
name_nl |
| Pakistan | پاکستان | fclass_pk |
name_ur |
| Palestine | فلسطين | fclass_ps |
name_ar |
| Poland | Polska | fclass_pl |
name_pl |
| Portugal | Portugal | fclass_pt |
name_pt |
| Russia | Россия | fclass_ru |
name_ru |
| Saudi Arabia | المملكة العربية السعودية | fclass_sa |
name_ar |
| South Korea | 한국 | fclass_ko |
name_ko |
| Spain | España | fclass_es |
name_es |
| Sweden | Sverige | fclass_se |
name_sv |
| Taiwan | 中華民國 | fclass_tw |
name_zht |
| Turkey | Türkiye | fclass_tr |
name_tr |
| Ukraine | Україна | fclass_ua |
name_uk |
| United Kingdom | United Kingdom | fclass_gb |
name_en |
| United States | United States | fclass_us |
name_en |
| Vietnam | Việt Nam | fclass_vn |
name_vi |
| ISO* | ISO | fclass_iso |
name_en or name_fr |
*: NOTE: ISO stands for the International Organization for Standards.
Setting Country Polygon POV
Alternate point-of-views for ne_10m_admin_0_countries theme are available preassembled
for 31 different viewpoints (eg fclass_*), in the format ne_10m_admin_0_countries_*
where * is the Natural Earth alpha-3 code (since version 5). These are helpful for
building choropleth maps – though be aware the population, area, and other statitics are
for the defacto shape not the POV shape. If the country is a liberal democracy, then the
defacto status might be shown instead of official policy (eg Spain and Gibralter), But
when a country has a strict legal policy around showing it's own or another countries
boundaries that is followed. For example: Argentina is ne_10m_admin_0_countries_arg.
NOTE: These variants are NOT included in the QGIS package, you must download them from the website and add them to the QGIS project manually.
The following country and international organizations worldviews are supported:
| Country | Native name | NE alpha-3 code* | NE alpha-2 code* | Recommended name pairing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | Argentina | arg |
ar | name_es |
| Bangladesh | বাংলাদেশ | bdg |
bd | name_bn |
| Brazil | Brasil | bra |
br | name_pt |
| China | 中国 | chn |
cn | name_zhs |
| Germany | Deutschland | deu |
de | name_de |
| Egypt | مصر | egy |
eg | name_ar |
| Spain | España | esp |
es | name_es |
| France | France | fra |
fr | name_fr |
| United Kingdom | United Kingdom | gbr |
gb | name_en |
| Greece | Ελλάς | grc |
gr | name_el |
| Indonesia | Indonesia | idn |
id | name_id |
| India | भारत | ind |
in | name_hi |
| Israel | ישראל | isl |
il | name_he |
| Italy | Italia | ita |
it | name_it |
| Japan | 日本 | jpn |
jp | name_ja |
| South Korea | 한국 | kor |
ko | name_ko |
| Morocco | المغرب | mar |
ma | name_ar |
| Nepal | नेपाल | nep |
np | name |
| Netherlands | Nederland | nld |
nl | name_nl |
| Pakistan | پاکستان | pak |
pk | name_ur |
| Poland | Polska | pol |
pl | name_pl |
| Portugal | Portugal | prt |
pt | name_pt |
| Palestine | فلسطين | pse |
ps | name_ar |
| Russia | Россия | rus |
ru | name_ru |
| Saudi Arabia | المملكة العربية السعودية | sau |
sa | name_ar |
| Sweden | Sverige | swe |
se | name_sv |
| Turkey | Türkiye | tur |
tr | name_tr |
| Taiwan | 中華民國 | twn |
tw | name_zht |
| Ukraine | Україна | ukr |
ua | name_uk |
| United States | United States | usa |
us | name_en |
| Vietnam | Việt Nam | vnm |
vn | name_vi |
| ISO** | ISO | iso |
n/a | name_en or name_fr |
* NOTE: In most but not all cases the Natural Earth alpha-3 and alpha-2 codes are the
same as ISO alpha-3 and alpha-2 codes.
**: NOTE: ISO stands for the International Organization for Standards.