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PostgreSQL - SELECT DISTINCT statement
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In this article, we would like to show you how to use SELECT DISTINCT
statement in PostgreSQL.
Quick solution:
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SELECT DISTINCT "column1", "column2", "columnN"
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FROM "table_name";
To show how the SELECT DISTINCT
statement works, we will use the following table:

Note:
At the end of this article you can find database preparation SQL queries.
In this example, we will display unique countries from the users
table.
Query:
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SELECT DISTINCT "country"
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FROM "users";
Output:

create_tables.sql
file:
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CREATE TABLE "users" (
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"id" SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
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"name" VARCHAR(100) NOT NULL,
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"country" VARCHAR(15) NOT NULL
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);
insert_data.sql
file:
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INSERT INTO "users"
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("name", "country")
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VALUES
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('Tom', 'Poland'),
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('Chris', 'Belgium'),
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('Jack', 'Belgium'),
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('Kate', 'Algeria'),
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('Denis', 'Germany'),
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('Matt', 'Germany');