It's an address geocoder, not a country finder. Neither Alabama nor Albania are addresses, so it's stretching things a bit to rely on what might be returned. Perhaps a state is considered more like a full address than just a country, or a planet.
It is not the only geocoder ; others might be more fit for purpose http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-api/web/resources-non-google-geocoders this one looks relevant http://www.geonames.org/ There are only a limited number of countries ; it wouldn't be too onerous to make your own look-up table for this. Raw data http://www.nearby.org.uk/coords/countries.csv -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps JavaScript API v3" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-js-api-v3?hl=en.
