World geographic data for AI agents: 261 countries, 5.2M cities, rankings, and 9 indexes.
MCP Server for world geographic data — 261 countries, 13.4M cities. Connect AI agents to real country and city data.
Works with Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, and any MCP-compatible client.
npx bamwor-mcp-server
Or install globally:
npm install -g bamwor-mcp-server
bamwor-mcp-server
Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"bamwor-world-data": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "bamwor-mcp-server"],
"env": {
"BAMWOR_API_KEY": "your_api_key"
}
}
}
}
Add to your MCP settings:
{
"bamwor-world-data": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "bamwor-mcp-server"],
"env": {
"BAMWOR_API_KEY": "your_api_key"
}
}
}
| Variable | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
BAMWOR_API_KEY | No | (anonymous) | API key for full access. Get one free at bamwor.com/en/developers/quickstart |
BAMWOR_API_URL | No | https://bamwor.com/api/v1 | API base URL override |
BAMWOR_REQUEST_TIMEOUT | No | 15000 | Request timeout in ms |
Get detailed data about a country by name, slug, or ISO code. Returns population, area, capital, region, coordinates, and 20+ statistics.
Input: { "query": "Japan" }
Search for countries by name or keyword. Returns matching countries with basic data.
Input: { "query": "south", "limit": 10 }
Search for cities worldwide by name from a database of 13.4M cities.
Input: { "query": "Tokyo", "limit": 5 }
List cities in a specific country, sorted by population or name. Supports minimum population filter.
Input: { "country": "brazil", "min_population": 1000000, "limit": 10 }
Compare two countries side by side across all available metrics: population, area, GDP, HDI, life expectancy, and more.
Input: { "country_a": "France", "country_b": "Germany" }
Get country rankings by metric. Available metrics: population, area, gdp, hdi, life-expectancy, and 9 Bamwor proprietary indices (ibeu, ibcp, ibda, ibcx, ibee, ibfm, ibdi, ibed, ibsa). Omit metric to list all available.
Input: { "metric": "population", "limit": 10, "countries_only": true }
Get detailed information about a specific city by its GeoNames ID. Returns coordinates, population, elevation, timezone, and province.
Input: { "city_id": 1850147 }
Find cities near a specific city using PostGIS radius search. Returns nearby cities with distance in km.
Input: { "city_id": 1850147, "radius": 50, "limit": 10 }
Data sourced from CIA World Factbook, GeoNames, UNDP, and World Bank.
MIT
Source-derived launch command. Check the maintainer’s required arguments and credentials before running:
npx -y bamwor-mcp-serverMerge this template into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json. Keep existing servers. Add any arguments, credentials, and permissions required by the maintainer; this template has not been install-tested.
{
"mcpServers": {
"io-github-bamwor-dev-bamwor-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"bamwor-mcp-server"
]
}
}
}Restart Claude Desktop completely for changes to take effect. Confirm the server appears connected in the client’s tool list, then try a read-only example from its documentation.
Claude Desktop setup referenceio.github.bamwor-dev/bamwor-mcp-server works with any MCP-compatible client. Copy the config snippet from the Configuration section above and add it to the file shown for your client, then restart the application.
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.jsonRestart Claude Desktop completely for changes to take effect.~/.cursor/mcp.jsonRestart Cursor for changes to take effect..vscode/mcp.jsonReload VS Code window for changes to take effect.~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.jsonRestart Windsurf for changes to take effect..mcp.jsonSave at the project root, then start Claude Code in that project and review the MCP server approval prompt. Keep real credentials out of shared files.