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Determine a user’s country from their IP in #Javascript

If you need a quick check to determine the country of origin of your website visitor using Javascript, then you can use this little snippet of code using the ip-api service;
var s = document.createElement("script");
s.src = "http://ip-api.com/json/?callback=ipFound";
document.body.appendChild(s);
function ipFound(ipInfo)
{
alert("You are from " + ipInfo.countryCode);
}
It’s free to use (for non-commercial purposes), and uses no API Key, It’s using JSONP which is supported on most browsers.
Evidently, if you want more foolproof check, then a server-side check would be better, but it’s good to help guide your users to the right country, or preselect some options for them.
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