Country boundaries
Natural Earth is a public-domain map dataset useful for country outlines and small-scale world maps.
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Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Country boundaries are sourced from Natural Earth.
COUNTRY DIRECTORY
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Search the starter directory or filter by continent.
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Street maps
OpenStreetMap is a collaborative geographic database. Map display requires attribution and compliance with tile usage policies.
Data & attribution ↗Country statistics
For future population and development indicators, use documented datasets and display each metric's year and source.
World Bank Open Data ↗Data quality note
This first phase includes a small curated directory for interface testing, not a complete or authoritative database of every country. The next phase will import validated country boundaries and structured country records.
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