Google maps API. Get continent where the country is located

Question

There is a simple query to google API

https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?address=&components=country:Russia&language=ru&key=MY_API_KEY

Answer 1

Up to date list (see https://gist.github.com/nobuti/3816985 and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-2) :

var continent = { //see https://gist.github.com/nobuti/3816985
"AF":"Asia", // "Islamic Republic of Afghanistan") 
"AX":"Europe", // "Åland Islands") 
"AL":"Europe", // "Republic of Albania") 
"DZ":"Africa", // "People's Democratic Republic of Algeria") 
"AS":"Oceania", // "American Samoa") 
"AD":"Europe", // "Principality of Andorra") 
"AO":"Africa", // "Republic of Angola") 
"AI":"North America", // "Anguilla") 
"AQ":"Antarctica", // "Antarctica (the territory South of 60 deg S)") 
"AG":"North America", // "Antigua and Barbuda") 
"AR":"South America", // "Argentine Republic") 
"AM":"Asia", // "Republic of Armenia") 
"AW":"North America", // "Aruba") 
"AU":"Oceania", // "Commonwealth of Australia") 
"AT":"Europe", // "Republic of Austria") 
"AZ":"Asia", // "Republic of Azerbaijan") 
"BS":"North America", // "Commonwealth of the Bahamas") 
"BH":"Asia", // "Kingdom of Bahrain") 
"BD":"Asia", // "People's Republic of Bangladesh") 
"BB":"North America", // "Barbados") 
"BY":"Europe", // "Republic of Belarus") 
"BE":"Europe", // "Kingdom of Belgium") 
"BZ":"North America", // "Belize") 
"BJ":"Africa", // "Republic of Benin") 
"BM":"North America", // "Bermuda") 
"BT":"Asia", // "Kingdom of Bhutan") 
"BO":"South America", // "Plurinational State of Bolivia") 
"BQ":"North America", // '535' 
"BA":"Europe", // "Bosnia and Herzegovina") 
"BW":"Africa", // "Republic of Botswana") 
"BV":"Antarctica", // "Bouvet Island (Bouvetoya)") 
"BR":"South America", // "Federative Republic of Brazil") 
"IO":"Asia", // "British Indian Ocean Territory (Chagos Archipelago)") 
"VG":"North America", // "British Virgin Islands") 
"BN":"Asia", // "Brunei Darussalam") 
"BG":"Europe", // "Republic of Bulgaria") 
"BF":"Africa", // "Burkina Faso") 
"BI":"Africa", // "Republic of Burundi") 
"KH":"Asia", // "Kingdom of Cambodia") 
"CM":"Africa", // "Republic of Cameroon") 
"CA":"North America", // "Canada") 
"CV":"Africa", // "Republic of Cape Verde") 
"KY":"North America", // "Cayman Islands") 
"CF":"Africa", // "Central African Republic") 
"TD":"Africa", // "Republic of Chad") 
"CL":"South America", // "Republic of Chile") 
"CN":"Asia", // "People's Republic of China") 
"CX":"Asia", // "Christmas Island") 
"CC":"Asia", // "Cocos (Keeling) Islands") 
"CO":"South America", // "Republic of Colombia") 
"KM":"Africa", // "Union of the Comoros") 
"CD":"Africa", // "Democratic Republic of the Congo") 
"CG":"Africa", // "Republic of the Congo") 
"CK":"Oceania", // "Cook Islands") 
"CR":"North America", // "Republic of Costa Rica") 
"CI":"Africa", // "Republic of Cote d'Ivoire") 
"HR":"Europe", // "Republic of Croatia") 
"CU":"North America", // "Republic of Cuba") 
"CW":"North America", // "Curaçao") 
"CY":"Asia", // "Republic of Cyprus") 
"CZ":"Europe", // "Czech Republic") 
"DK":"Europe", // "Kingdom of Denmark") 
"DJ":"Africa", // "Republic of Djibouti") 
"DM":"North America", // "Commonwealth of Dominica") 
"DO":"North America", // "Dominican Republic") 
"EC":"South America", // "Republic of Ecuador") 
"EG":"Africa", // "Arab Republic of Egypt") 
"SV":"North America", // "Republic of El Salvador") 
"GQ":"Africa", // "Republic of Equatorial Guinea") 
"ER":"Africa", // "State of Eritrea") 
"EE":"Europe", // "Republic of Estonia") 
"ET":"Africa", // "Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia") 
"FO":"Europe", // "Faroe Islands") 
"FK":"South America", // "Falkland Islands (Malvinas)") 
"FJ":"Oceania", // "Republic of Fiji") 
"FI":"Europe", // "Republic of Finland") 
"FR":"Europe", // "French Republic") 
"GF":"South America", // "French Guiana") 
"PF":"Oceania", // "French Polynesia") 
"TF":"Antarctica", // "French Southern Territories") 
"GA":"Africa", // "Gabonese Republic") 
"GM":"Africa", // "Republic of the Gambia") 
"GE":"Asia", // "Georgia") 
"DE":"Europe", // "Federal Republic of Germany") 
"GH":"Africa", // "Republic of Ghana") 
"GI":"Europe", // "Gibraltar") 
"GR":"Europe", // "Hellenic Republic Greece") 
"GL":"North America", // "Greenland") 
"GD":"North America", // "Grenada") 
"GP":"North America", // "Guadeloupe") 
"GU":"Oceania", // "Guam") 
"GT":"North America", // "Republic of Guatemala") 
"GG":"Europe", // "Bailiwick of Guernsey") 
"GN":"Africa", // "Republic of Guinea") 
"GW":"Africa", // "Republic of Guinea-Bissau") 
"GY":"South America", // "Co-operative Republic of Guyana") 
"HT":"North America", // "Republic of Haiti") 
"HM":"Antarctica", // "Heard Island and McDonald Islands") 
"VA":"Europe", // "Holy See (Vatican City State)") 
"HN":"North America", // "Republic of Honduras") 
"HK":"Asia", // "Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China") 
"HU":"Europe", // "Hungary") 
"IS":"Europe", // "Republic of Iceland") 
"IN":"Asia", // "Republic of India") 
"ID":"Asia", // "Republic of Indonesia") 
"IR":"Asia", // "Islamic Republic of Iran") 
"IQ":"Asia", // "Republic of Iraq") 
"IE":"Europe", // "Ireland") 
"IM":"Europe", // "Isle of Man") 
"IL":"Asia", // "State of Israel") 
"IT":"Europe", // "Italian Republic") 
"JM":"North America", // "Jamaica") 
"JP":"Asia", // "Japan") 
"JE":"Europe", // "Bailiwick of Jersey") 
"JO":"Asia", // "Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan") 
"KZ":"Asia", // "Republic of Kazakhstan") 
"KE":"Africa", // "Republic of Kenya") 
"KI":"Oceania", // "Republic of Kiribati") 
"KP":"Asia", // "Democratic People's Republic of Korea") 
"KR":"Asia", // "Republic of Korea") 
"KW":"Asia", // "State of Kuwait") 
"KG":"Asia", // "Kyrgyz Republic") 
"LA":"Asia", // "Lao People's Democratic Republic") 
"LV":"Europe", // "Republic of Latvia") 
"LB":"Asia", // "Lebanese Republic") 
"LS":"Africa", // "Kingdom of Lesotho") 
"LR":"Africa", // "Republic of Liberia") 
"LY":"Africa", // "Libya") 
"LI":"Europe", // "Principality of Liechtenstein") 
"LT":"Europe", // "Republic of Lithuania") 
"LU":"Europe", // "Grand Duchy of Luxembourg") 
"MO":"Asia", // "Macao Special Administrative Region of China") 
"MK":"Europe", // "Republic of Macedonia") 
"MG":"Africa", // "Republic of Madagascar") 
"MW":"Africa", // "Republic of Malawi") 
"MY":"Asia", // "Malaysia") 
"MV":"Asia", // "Republic of Maldives") 
"ML":"Africa", // "Republic of Mali") 
"MT":"Europe", // "Republic of Malta") 
"MH":"Oceania", // "Republic of the Marshall Islands") 
"MQ":"North America", // "Martinique") 
"MR":"Africa", // "Islamic Republic of Mauritania") 
"MU":"Africa", // "Republic of Mauritius") 
"YT":"Africa", // "Mayotte") 
"MX":"North America", // "United Mexican States") 
"FM":"Oceania", // "Federated States of Micronesia") 
"MD":"Europe", // "Republic of Moldova") 
"MC":"Europe", // "Principality of Monaco") 
"MN":"Asia", // "Mongolia") 
"ME":"Europe", // "Montenegro") 
"MS":"North America", // "Montserrat") 
"MA":"Africa", // "Kingdom of Morocco") 
"MZ":"Africa", // "Republic of Mozambique") 
"MM":"Asia", // "Republic of the Union of Myanmar") 
"NA":"Africa", // "Republic of Namibia") 
"NR":"Oceania", // "Republic of Nauru") 
"NP":"Asia", // "Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal") 
"NL":"Europe", // "Kingdom of the Netherlands") 
"NC":"Oceania", // "New Caledonia") 
"NZ":"Oceania", // "New Zealand") 
"NI":"North America", // "Republic of Nicaragua") 
"NE":"Africa", // "Republic of Niger") 
"NG":"Africa", // "Federal Republic of Nigeria") 
"NU":"Oceania", // "Niue") 
"NF":"Oceania", // "Norfolk Island") 
"MP":"Oceania", // "Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands") 
"NO":"Europe", // "Kingdom of Norway") 
"OM":"Asia", // "Sultanate of Oman") 
"PK":"Asia", // "Islamic Republic of Pakistan") 
"PW":"Oceania", // "Republic of Palau") 
"PS":"Asia", // "Occupied Palestinian Territory") 
"PA":"North America", // "Republic of Panama") 
"PG":"Oceania", // "Independent State of Papua New Guinea") 
"PY":"South America", // "Republic of Paraguay") 
"PE":"South America", // "Republic of Peru") 
"PH":"Asia", // "Republic of the Philippines") 
"PN":"Oceania", // "Pitcairn Islands") 
"PL":"Europe", // "Republic of Poland") 
"PT":"Europe", // "Portuguese Republic") 
"PR":"North America", // "Commonwealth of Puerto Rico") 
"QA":"Asia", // "State of Qatar") 
"RE":"Africa", // "Réunion") 
"RO":"Europe", // "Romania") 
"RU":"Europe", // "Russian Federation") 
"RW":"Africa", // "Republic of Rwanda") 
"BL":"North America", // "Saint Barthélemy") 
"SH":"Africa", // '654' 
"KN":"North America", // "Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis") 
"LC":"North America", // "Saint Lucia") 
"MF":"North America", // "Saint Martin (French part)") 
"PM":"North America", // "Saint Pierre and Miquelon") 
"VC":"North America", // "Saint Vincent and the Grenadines") 
"WS":"Oceania", // "Independent State of Samoa") 
"SM":"Europe", // "Republic of San Marino") 
"ST":"Africa", // "Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe") 
"SA":"Asia", // "Kingdom of Saudi Arabia") 
"SN":"Africa", // "Republic of Senegal") 
"RS":"Europe", // "Republic of Serbia") 
"SC":"Africa", // "Republic of Seychelles") 
"SL":"Africa", // "Republic of Sierra Leone") 
"SG":"Asia", // "Republic of Singapore") 
"SX":"North America", // "Sint Maarten (Dutch part)") 
"SK":"Europe", // "Slovakia (Slovak Republic)") 
"SI":"Europe", // "Republic of Slovenia") 
"SB":"Oceania", // "Solomon Islands") 
"SO":"Africa", // "Somali Republic") 
"ZA":"Africa", // "Republic of South Africa") 
"GS":"Antarctica", // "South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands") 
"SS":"Africa", // "Republic of South Sudan") 
"ES":"Europe", // "Kingdom of Spain") 
"LK":"Asia", // "Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka") 
"SD":"Africa", // "Republic of Sudan") 
"SR":"South America", // "Republic of Suriname") 
"SJ":"Europe", // "Svalbard & Jan Mayen Islands") 
"SZ":"Africa", // "Kingdom of Swaziland") 
"SE":"Europe", // "Kingdom of Sweden") 
"CH":"Europe", // "Swiss Confederation") 
"SY":"Asia", // "Syrian Arab Republic") 
"TW":"Asia", // "Taiwan 
"TJ":"Asia", // "Republic of Tajikistan") 
"TZ":"Africa", // "United Republic of Tanzania") 
"TH":"Asia", // "Kingdom of Thailand") 
"TL":"Asia", // "Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste") 
"TG":"Africa", // "Togolese Republic") 
"TK":"Oceania", // "Tokelau") 
"TO":"Oceania", // "Kingdom of Tonga") 
"TT":"North America", // "Republic of Trinidad and Tobago") 
"TN":"Africa", // "Tunisian Republic") 
"TR":"Asia", // "Republic of Turkey") 
"TM":"Asia", // "Turkmenistan") 
"TC":"North America", // "Turks and Caicos Islands") 
"TV":"Oceania", // "Tuvalu") 
"UG":"Africa", // "Republic of Uganda") 
"UA":"Europe", // "Ukraine") 
"AE":"Asia", // "United Arab Emirates") 
"GB":"Europe", // "United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland") 
"US":"North America", // "United States of America") 
"UM":"Oceania", // "United States Minor Outlying Islands") 
"VI":"North America", // "United States Virgin Islands") 
"UY":"South America", // "Eastern Republic of Uruguay") 
"UZ":"Asia", // "Republic of Uzbekistan") 
"VU":"Oceania", // "Republic of Vanuatu") 
"VE":"South America", // "Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela") 
"VN":"Asia", // "Socialist Republic of Vietnam") 
"WF":"Oceania", // "Wallis and Futuna") 
"EH":"Africa", // "Western Sahara") 
"YE":"Asia", // "Yemen") 
"ZM":"Africa", // "Republic of Zambia") 
"ZW":"Africa" // "Republic of Zimbabwe"); 
}