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# AWS::Route53::RecordSet GeoLocation
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A complex type that contains information about a geographic location.

## Syntax
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To declare this entity in your CloudFormation template, use the following syntax:

### JSON
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```
{
  "[ContinentCode](#cfn-route53-recordset-geolocation-continentcode)" : String,
  "[CountryCode](#cfn-route53-recordset-geolocation-countrycode)" : String,
  "[SubdivisionCode](#cfn-route53-recordset-geolocation-subdivisioncode)" : String
}
```

### YAML
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```
  [ContinentCode](#cfn-route53-recordset-geolocation-continentcode): String
  [CountryCode](#cfn-route53-recordset-geolocation-countrycode): String
  [SubdivisionCode](#cfn-route53-recordset-geolocation-subdivisioncode): String
```

## Properties
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`ContinentCode`  <a name="cfn-route53-recordset-geolocation-continentcode"></a>
For geolocation resource record sets, a two-letter abbreviation that identifies a continent. Route 53 supports the following continent codes:  
+ **AF**: Africa
+ **AN**: Antarctica
+ **AS**: Asia
+ **EU**: Europe
+ **OC**: Oceania
+ **NA**: North America
+ **SA**: South America
Constraint: Specifying `ContinentCode` with either `CountryCode` or `SubdivisionCode` returns an `InvalidInput` error.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: String  
*Minimum*: `2`  
*Maximum*: `2`  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`CountryCode`  <a name="cfn-route53-recordset-geolocation-countrycode"></a>
For geolocation resource record sets, the two-letter code for a country.  
Route 53 uses the two-letter country codes that are specified in [ISO standard 3166-1 alpha-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-2).  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: String  
*Minimum*: `1`  
*Maximum*: `2`  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`SubdivisionCode`  <a name="cfn-route53-recordset-geolocation-subdivisioncode"></a>
For geolocation resource record sets, the two-letter code for a state of the United States. Route 53 doesn't support any other values for `SubdivisionCode`. For a list of state abbreviations, see [Appendix B: Two–Letter State and Possession Abbreviations](https://pe.usps.com/text/pub28/28apb.htm) on the United States Postal Service website.   
If you specify `subdivisioncode`, you must also specify `US` for `CountryCode`.   
*Required*: No  
*Type*: String  
*Minimum*: `1`  
*Maximum*: `3`  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

## See also
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+ [Return values](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-properties-route53-recordset.html#aws-properties-route53-recordset-return-values) in the topic [AWS::Route53::RecordSet](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-properties-route53-recordset.html)
+ [GeoLocation](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/Route53/latest/APIReference/API_GeoLocation.html) in the *Amazon Route 53 API Reference*