Bamwor World Data

Access data on 261 countries and 13.4 million cities — population, GDP, geography, rankings, and comparisons. Built for Claude, Cursor, and AI agents.

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bamwor-mcp-server

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.

Quick Start

npx bamwor-mcp-server

Or install globally:

npm install -g bamwor-mcp-server
bamwor-mcp-server

Configuration

Claude Desktop

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"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor / Windsurf

Add to your MCP settings:

{
  "bamwor-world-data": {
    "command": "npx",
    "args": ["-y", "bamwor-mcp-server"],
    "env": {
      "BAMWOR_API_KEY": "your_api_key"
    }
  }
}

Environment Variables

VariableRequiredDefaultDescription
BAMWOR_API_KEYNo(anonymous)API key for full access. Get one free at bamwor.com/en/developers/quickstart
BAMWOR_API_URLNohttps://bamwor.com/api/v1API base URL override
BAMWOR_REQUEST_TIMEOUTNo15000Request timeout in ms

Available Tools (8)

get_country

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_countries

Search for countries by name or keyword. Returns matching countries with basic data.

Input: { "query": "south", "limit": 10 }

search_cities

Search for cities worldwide by name from a database of 13.4M cities.

Input: { "query": "Tokyo", "limit": 5 }

list_cities_by_country

List cities in a specific country, sorted by population or name. Supports minimum population filter.

Input: { "country": "brazil", "min_population": 1000000, "limit": 10 }

compare_countries

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_rankings

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_city

Get detailed information about a specific city by its GeoNames ID. Returns coordinates, population, elevation, timezone, and province.

Input: { "city_id": 1850147 }

get_nearby_cities

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 Coverage

  • 261 countries and territories with 20+ statistics each
  • 13.4 million cities with coordinates, population, elevation, timezone
  • 9 proprietary indices (IBEU, IBCP, IBDA, IBCX, IBEE, IBFM, IBDI, IBED, IBSA)
  • Rankings by any metric
  • Country comparisons — 67,860 combinations
  • 4 languages — English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian

Data sourced from CIA World Factbook, GeoNames, UNDP, and World Bank.

Links

License

MIT

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