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For all examples, the following global statements are in effect:
options nodate nonumber linesize=80 pagesize=60; libname sql 'SAS-data-library';
The tables that are used in this document contain geographic and demographic data. The data is intended to be used for the PROC SQL code examples only; it is not necessarily up-to-date or accurate.
Note: You can find instructions for downloading these data sets at http://ftp.sas.com/samples/A56936.
These data sets are valid for SAS 9 as well as previous versions of SAS. ![[cautionend]](../../../../common/61991/HTML/default/images/cautend.gif)
The COUNTRIES table contains data that pertains to countries. The Area column contains a country's area in square miles. The UNDate column contains the year a country entered the United Nations, if applicable.
COUNTRIES Name Capital Population Area Continent UNDate ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Afghanistan Kabul 17070323 251825 Asia 1946 Albania Tirane 3407400 11100 Europe 1955 Algeria Algiers 28171132 919595 Africa 1962 Andorra Andorra la Vell 64634 200 Europe 1993 Angola Luanda 9901050 481300 Africa 1976 Antigua and Barbuda St. John's 65644 171 Central America 1981 Argentina Buenos Aires 34248705 1073518 South America 1945 Armenia Yerevan 3556864 11500 Asia 1992 Australia Canberra 18255944 2966200 Australia 1945 Austria Vienna 8033746 32400 Europe 1955 Azerbaijan Baku 7760064 33400 Asia 1992 Bahamas Nassau 275703 5400 Central America 1973 Bahrain Manama 591800 300 Asia 1971 Bangladesh Dhaka 1.2639E8 57300 Asia 1974 Barbados Bridgetown 258534 200 Central America 1966
The WORLDCITYCOORDS table contains latitude and longitude data for world cities. Cities in the Western hemisphere have negative longitude coordinates. Cities in the Southern hemisphere have negative latitude coordinates. Coordinates are rounded to the nearest degree.
WORLDCITYCOORDS (Partial Output)
WORLDCITCOORDS
City Country Latitude Longitude
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Kabul Afghanistan 35 69
Algiers Algeria 37 3
Buenos Aires Argentina -34 -59
Cordoba Argentina -31 -64
Tucuman Argentina -27 -65
Adelaide Australia -35 138
Alice Springs Australia -24 134
Brisbane Australia -27 153
Darwin Australia -12 131
Melbourne Australia -38 145
Perth Australia -32 116
Sydney Australia -34 151
Vienna Austria 48 16
Nassau Bahamas 26 -77
Chittagong Bangladesh 22 92
The USCITYCOORDS table contains the coordinates for cities in the United States. Because all cities in this table are in the Western hemisphere, all of the longitude coordinates are negative. Coordinates are rounded to the nearest degree.
USCITYCOORDS
City State Latitude Longitude
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Albany NY 43 -74
Albuquerque NM 36 -106
Amarillo TX 35 -102
Anchorage AK 61 -150
Annapolis MD 39 -77
Atlanta GA 34 -84
Augusta ME 44 -70
Austin TX 30 -98
Baker OR 45 -118
Baltimore MD 39 -76
Bangor ME 45 -69
Baton Rouge LA 31 -91
Birmingham AL 33 -87
Bismarck ND 47 -101
Boise ID 43 -116
The UNITEDSTATES table contains data that is associated with the states. The Statehood column contains the date when the state was admitted into the Union.
UNITEDSTATES Name Capital Population Area Continent Statehood ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Alabama Montgomery 4227437 52423 North America 14DEC1819 Alaska Juneau 604929 656400 North America 03JAN1959 Arizona Phoenix 3974962 114000 North America 14FEB1912 Arkansas Little Rock 2447996 53200 North America 15JUN1836 California Sacramento 31518948 163700 North America 09SEP1850 Colorado Denver 3601298 104100 North America 01AUG1876 Connecticut Hartford 3309742 5500 North America 09JAN1788 Delaware Dover 707232 2500 North America 07DEC1787 District of Colum Washington 612907 100 North America 21FEB1871 Florida Tallahassee 13814408 65800 North America 03MAR1845 Georgia Atlanta 6985572 59400 North America 02JAN1788 Hawaii Honolulu 1183198 10900 Oceania 21AUG1959 Idaho Boise 1109980 83600 North America 03JUL1890 Illinois Springfield 11813091 57900 North America 03DEC1818 Indiana Indianapolis 5769553 36400 North America 11DEC1816
The POSTALCODES table contains postal code abbreviations.
POSTALCODES
Name Code
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Alabama AL
Alaska AK
American Samoa AS
Arizona AZ
Arkansas AR
California CA
Colorado CO
Connecticut CT
Delaware DE
District Of Columbia DC
Florida FL
Georgia GA
Guam GU
Hawaii HI
Idaho ID
The WORLDTEMPS table contains average high and low temperatures from various international cities.
WORLDTEMPS
City Country AvgHigh AvgLow
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Algiers Algeria 90 45
Amsterdam Netherlands 70 33
Athens Greece 89 41
Auckland New Zealand 75 44
Bangkok Thailand 95 69
Beijing China 86 17
Belgrade Yugoslavia 80 29
Berlin Germany 75 25
Bogota Colombia 69 43
Bombay India 90 68
Bucharest Romania 83 24
Budapest Hungary 80 25
Buenos Aires Argentina 87 48
Cairo Egypt 95 48
Calcutta India 97 56
The OILPROD table contains oil production statistics from oil-producing countries.
OILPROD
Barrels
Country PerDay
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Algeria 1,400,000
Canada 2,500,000
China 3,000,000
Egypt 900,000
Indonesia 1,500,000
Iran 4,000,000
Iraq 600,000
Kuwait 2,500,000
Libya 1,500,000
Mexico 3,400,000
Nigeria 2,000,000
Norway 3,500,000
Oman 900,000
Saudi Arabia 9,000,000
United States of America 8,000,000
The OILRSRVS table lists approximate oil reserves of oil-producing countries.
OILRSRVS
Country Barrels
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Algeria 9,200,000,000
Canada 7,000,000,000
China 25,000,000,000
Egypt 4,000,000,000
Gabon 1,000,000,000
Indonesia 5,000,000,000
Iran 90,000,000,000
Iraq 110,000,000,000
Kuwait 95,000,000,000
Libya 30,000,000,000
Mexico 50,000,000,000
Nigeria 16,000,000,000
Norway 11,000,000,000
Saudi Arabia 260,000,000,000
United Arab Emirates 100,000,000
The CONTINENTS table contains geographic data that relates to world continents.
CONTINENTS Name Area HighPoint Height LowPoint Depth ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Africa 11506000 Kilimanjaro 19340 Lake Assal -512 Antarctica 5500000 Vinson Massif 16860 . Asia 16988000 Everest 29028 Dead Sea -1302 Australia 2968000 Kosciusko 7310 Lake Eyre -52 Central America . . . Europe 3745000 El'brus 18510 Caspian Sea -92 North America 9390000 McKinley 20320 Death Valley -282 Oceania . . . South America 6795000 Aconcagua 22834 Valdes Peninsul -131
The FEATURES table contains statistics that describe various types of geographical features, such as oceans, lakes, and mountains.
FEATURES Name Type Location Area Height Depth Length ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Aconcagua Mountain Argentina . 22834 . . Amazon River South America . . . 4000 Amur River Asia . . . 2700 Andaman Sea 218100 . 3667 . Angel Falls Waterfall Venezuela . 3212 . . Annapurna Mountain Nepal . 26504 . . Aral Sea Lake Asia 25300 . 222 . Ararat Mountain Turkey . 16804 . . Arctic Ocean 5105700 . 17880 . Atlantic Ocean 33420000 . 28374 . Baffin Island Arctic 183810 . . . Baltic Sea 146500 . 180 . Baykal Lake Russia 11780 . 5315 . Bering Sea 873000 . 4893 . Black Sea 196100 . 3906 .
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