Highcharts - Maps data structure - dictionary

Question

I am trying to build an array of data returned from a third party API, and display it using the Highcharts map module.
I've done so with the charts module, using line and pie charts both with not much difficulty. Now that I've moved onto maps, I seem to be running into a bit of difficulty. It was quite clear from the examples provided how the data should be structured to be properly read by Highcharts.
When it comes to the maps module, the data structure is not clear at all. How would I structure my data to pass into my Highcharts map???
[ 'US' , 'United States' , 32 ] , [ 'CA' , 'Canada' , 100 ]
If I use the provided :
jQuery.getJSON('http://www.highcharts.com/samples/data/jsonp.php?filename=world-population-density.json&callback=?', function (data) {
console.log(data);
// Initiate the chart
jQuery('#geo_map').highcharts('Map', {
title : {
text : 'Campaign Link Clicks Around The World'
},
mapNavigation: {
enabled: true,
buttonOptions: {
verticalAlign: 'bottom'
}
},
colorAxis: {
min: 1,
max: 1000,
type: 'logarithmic'
},
series : [{
data : data,
mapData: Highcharts.maps['custom/world'],
joinBy: ['iso-a2', 'code'],
name: 'Population density',
states: {
hover: {
color: '#BADA55'
}
},
tooltip: {
valueSuffix: '/km²'
},
}],
credits: {
enabled: false
},
});
});
});
It works. But I can't seem to figure out how to pass in my data. I thought it was as simple as
[ 'Abbreviation' , 'Name' , Value ] , [ 'Abbreviation' , 'Name' , Value ]
but clearly not. The documentation isn't very clear on data structure.
Thanks.