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### Layers ### Layers
The type of record is referred to as its `layer`. All records are indexed into the following layers: The type of record is referred to as its `layer`. All records are indexed into the following layers:
* `venue` |layer|description|
* `address` |----|----|
* `microhood` |`venue`|points of interest, businesses, things with walls|
* `neighbourhood` |`address`|places with a street address|
* `macrohood` |`country`|places that issue passports, nations, nation-states|
* `county` |`macroregion`|a related group of regions. Mostly in Europe|
* `macrocounty` |`region`|states and provinces|
* `localadmin` |`macrocounty`|a related group of counties. Mostly in Europe.|
* `locality` |`county`|official governmental area; usually bigger than a locality, almost always smaller than a region|
* `borough` |`locality`|towns, hamlets, cities|
* `region` |`localadmin`|local administrative boundaries|
* `country` |`borough`| a local administrative boundary, currently only used for New York City|
|`neighbourhood`|social communities, neighbourhoods|
|`coarse`|alias for simultaneously using `country`, `region`, `county`, `locality`, `localadmin`, and `neighbourhood`|
You can also refer to all the administrative hierarchy layers with a single alias, `coarse`. You can also refer to all the administrative hierarchy layers with a single alias, `coarse`.

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