Key:country
 country
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Country code of a sending country of a diplomatic mission; country of flag when used on flagpoles.  
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| Group: properties |
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| https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-2#$1 |
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| Documented values: 2 |
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Status: approved
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The key country indicate the country represented by the feature. This can be in the context of features like diplomatic missions or flags, specifically:
- In conjunction with
office=diplomatic, it indicates the sending country of a diplomatic mission. The receiving country would be intarget, which is typically the same as the country in which the mission is located (addr:country). - In conjunction with
man_made=flagpoleandflag:type=national, it indicates the country whose flag is flown from the flagpole. - On a boundary relation with
boundary=maritime, it indicates the adjacent country or territory to which the maritime zone belongs.
Values
As value for country you need to provide the country code according to ISO 3166-1 alpha-2. This code is given as two UPPER CASE characters. You will find a conclusive list of all internationally recognised country codes here: 
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2. The same country codes according to ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 are also used for the key ISO3166-1:alpha2 (on boundary relations of countries), for the key target (receiving country of a diplomatic mission), and for the key addr:country (country component of an address).
country=EU in conjunction with office=government indicates an office belonging to the European Union.
Examples
country=DEfor the German embassy to another power.country=DKfor the Danish embassy to another power.country=TZfor the Tanzanian embassy to another power.country=DZfor the Algerian embassy to another power.country=EUfor a building or office operated by the European Union.