create table
countries (id int8 primary key, name text);
create table
cities (
id int8 primary key,
country_id int8 not null references countries,
name text
);
insert into
countries (id, name)
values
(1, 'United States');
insert into
cities (id, country_id, name)
values
(1, 1, 'Atlanta'),
(2, 1, 'New York City');