Retrieve a list of country names using Google places api -

how can list of countries/stats/cities in world using google places api? using either google api javascript library or google api web service interface.

i don't believe that's allowed under license terms of google places api.

instead, suggest using http://geonames.org. data updated , licensed under creative commons attribution license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

for country names & stats, file located here: http://download.geonames.org/export/dump/countryinfo.txt

all available downloads here: http://download.geonames.org/export/dump/

so, list of places within country requested, fetch zip file 2-letter iso country code. example, places within united states, fetch file: http://download.geonames.org/export/dump/us.zip

once fetched, further have filter list in order cities.

alternatively, if you're ok cities population > 1000, use file: http://download.geonames.org/export/dump/cities1000.zip

in fact, recommend 2nd approach, because all cities can big list.

for more info , list of files available: http://download.geonames.org/export/dump/readme.txt

good luck on project!