ITunes U raw data reports - identifying locations

We would like to collect data on what countries or regions the users of our iTunes U site are from. What is the most efficient way to associate the Storefront numbers or partial IP addresses in the raw data with the region or country they represent?

The global list of iTunes U Apple Storefront ID link:
http://www.apple.com/itunes/affiliates/resources/documentation/linking-to-the-it unes-music-store.html#appendix
It would be tremendously helpful if the data by country could be included in the automated weekly reports. It currently takes much time to filter through the daily raw data, convert the Storefront ID or IP address to country and tally number of downloads, streams, browse by country... to make a report.
Many resource publishers provide this data to site managers, such as YUDU.com and ning.com. It's very helpful to know as much as possible about the users.

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