# Places

All Laws.Africa content belongs to a country or a locality within a country. A locality is a jurisdiction within a country, such as a province or municipality. Together, they form a two-level hierarchy.

## Place codes

**Countries** are identified using two-letter [ISO 3166-1 alpha-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-2) country codes, such as `na` or `za`.

**Localities** are identified using a combination of the country code and a locality code specific to the country, such as `za-cpt`.

Locality codes are not well standardised and may vary between different countries. In South Africa, for example, municipalities are identified by the codes determined by the [South African Municipal Demarcation Board](http://www.demarcation.org.za/).

## Get places

{% openapi src="<https://4163728571-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LrrJ5L0RJ3goKWzqKVC%2Fuploads%2FYkGoMScj3txq3sbsbbwo%2FLaws.Africa%20Content%20API%20(v3)%20(2).yaml?alt=media&token=7476d4cb-8aff-4c63-8ec8-44782e977024>" path="/v3/places" method="get" %}
[Laws.Africa Content API 2024-04-23.yaml](https://4163728571-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LrrJ5L0RJ3goKWzqKVC%2Fuploads%2FYkGoMScj3txq3sbsbbwo%2FLaws.Africa%20Content%20API%20\(v3\)%20\(2\).yaml?alt=media\&token=7476d4cb-8aff-4c63-8ec8-44782e977024)
{% endopenapi %}

## Get a place

{% openapi src="<https://4163728571-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LrrJ5L0RJ3goKWzqKVC%2Fuploads%2FYkGoMScj3txq3sbsbbwo%2FLaws.Africa%20Content%20API%20(v3)%20(2).yaml?alt=media&token=7476d4cb-8aff-4c63-8ec8-44782e977024>" path="/v3/places/{frbr\_uri\_code}" method="get" %}
[Laws.Africa Content API 2024-04-23.yaml](https://4163728571-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LrrJ5L0RJ3goKWzqKVC%2Fuploads%2FYkGoMScj3txq3sbsbbwo%2FLaws.Africa%20Content%20API%20\(v3\)%20\(2\).yaml?alt=media\&token=7476d4cb-8aff-4c63-8ec8-44782e977024)
{% endopenapi %}

## Get work expressions for a place

Use the `frbr_uri_code` for the place to fetch work expressions in that place.

{% openapi src="<https://4163728571-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LrrJ5L0RJ3goKWzqKVC%2Fuploads%2FYkGoMScj3txq3sbsbbwo%2FLaws.Africa%20Content%20API%20(v3)%20(2).yaml?alt=media&token=7476d4cb-8aff-4c63-8ec8-44782e977024>" path="/v3/places/{frbr\_uri\_code}/work-expressions" method="get" %}
[Laws.Africa Content API 2024-04-23.yaml](https://4163728571-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LrrJ5L0RJ3goKWzqKVC%2Fuploads%2FYkGoMScj3txq3sbsbbwo%2FLaws.Africa%20Content%20API%20\(v3\)%20\(2\).yaml?alt=media\&token=7476d4cb-8aff-4c63-8ec8-44782e977024)
{% endopenapi %}