World Continents, Countries, Cities, Languages and Timezones

This project uses an Parse App created at Back4app, which has a free, public database connected from the Database Hub containing the World Continents, Countries, Cities, Languages and Timezones to make a few queries and demonstrate data usage.

Use this App as you'd like. It is free to use and distribute.

Prerequisites

This program is writen in NodeJS, which is a Javascript runtime, therefore, familiarity with Javascript is required.

It will be necessary to use the Parse SDK for Javascript (Node.JS) to run this project. For your convenience, the Parse SDK for Javascript is already built in this project.

If you wish to reinstal it, the easiest way is to use the Node Package Manager.

If your system already hasNPM installed, just run this command:

$ npm install parse

All the documentation about the Javascript SDK canb e found in the Javascript Docs.

Running the program

To run the program, just run this command from the directory where the project was cloned/decompressed:

$ node index.js

Results of the program

This example will retrieve two results. The first will look for the Capital and Country Code of Ukraine. The output will be:

Found 1 countries with the searched name

    The Capital of this country is: Kyiv

```
    The Code for this country is: UA
```

The second will also output the Continent pointer for Ukraine. The output will be:

Found 1 countries with the searched name

    The Capital of this country is: Kyiv

```
    The Code for this country is: UA
```

    The Name for the Continent for this country is: Europe

Free account without any limitations of functionalities

Back4app provides free accounts that does not have any limitation in functionalities. To create your account, go to Back4app and fill up the forms.

Up to the limit of 600 API requests per minute, enough for medium production environments and most development environments, there is no charge. Above that limit there are plans with distinct prices to meet all of your needs.

Using other Databases

Back4app and its users are constantly publishing new Databases in the Database Hub, all free for use and compatible with REST API and GraphQL.

Check the availability of Databases that might interest you, or publish your own databases that might interest other users.

The collaborative platform of the Database Hub help all Developers to speed the development process by having a fully working, completed database to start.