# Country Lookup — MCP tool `findutils:country_lookup`

Return country facts — capital, currency (name, code, symbol), phone code, timezone, region, subregion, flag emoji, and languages — for countries that match a search query, an ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code, or a region. Call with no filters to list every country.

- Category: datetime
- MCP server: https://mcp.findutils.com/ (Streamable HTTP, no API keys, 120 req/min per IP)
- REST endpoint: POST https://api.findutils.com/api/tools/country-lookup/execute (no API keys, 60 req/min per IP)
- Reference page: https://findutils.com/mcp/country-lookup/
- Same tool on the other surface: https://findutils.com/api/country-lookup/

## Connect

```bash
claude mcp add findutils --transport http https://mcp.findutils.com/
```

Claude Desktop (`claude_desktop_config.json`):

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "findutils": {
      "url": "https://mcp.findutils.com/"
    }
  }
}
```

## Call the tool (verified example)

```bash
curl -X POST https://mcp.findutils.com/ \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 1,
    "method": "tools/call",
    "params": {
      "name": "country_lookup",
      "arguments": {
        "code": "TR"
      }
    }
  }'
```

## Input schema

| Argument | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `query` | string | no | Country name, capital, currency name or code (e.g. USD), phone code (e.g. +90), timezone, or language to search for. |
| `code` | string | no | Exact ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code, e.g. "TR", "US". Case-insensitive. |
| `region` | string (Africa \| Americas \| Asia \| Europe \| Oceania) | no | Restrict to one region. |
| `limit` | integer | no | Maximum number of countries to return (1-300). Default 25. Default: `25`. |

Example arguments (verified):

```json
{
  "code": "TR"
}
```

## Also a REST endpoint

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.findutils.com/api/tools/country-lookup/execute \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "code": "TR"
  }'

# Parameter schema
curl https://api.findutils.com/api/tools/country-lookup
```

Full REST reference: https://findutils.com/api/country-lookup/ · OpenAPI 3.1 spec: https://findutils.com/api/openapi.json

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Full catalog: POST https://mcp.findutils.com/ with method `tools/list` · https://findutils.com/mcp/ · https://findutils.com/llms.txt