December 4, 2024 - David Oyinbo
Country flags and currency package
Type-safe country and currency data with handy helpers for distances and lookups.
TypeScriptLibraryNPMGeographyCurrency
Overview
Provides countries, currencies, flags (unicode + SVG), capitals, dial codes, and simple geospatial utilities like distances and closest/farthest country queries. Zero dependencies and ships with TypeScript types.
Highlights
Data + Types
- Strong TS types for Country, Currency, and Location
- Country flags (unicode + SVG), capitals, dial codes
- Handy methods: getCurrencies, getCountries, getCountriesBy, distanceBetweenLocations
Zero dependencies
- Lightweight and tree-shakeable
- Works via ESM import or CDN bundle
- MIT-licensed
Minimal usage
import CountryAndCurrency from "@workmate/country-and-currency";
// Look up a currency by code
const mxn = CountryAndCurrency.getCurrencyBy("code", "MXN");
console.log(mxn?.symbol); // $
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