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-license: apache-2.0
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+license: apache-2.0
+language:
+- en
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+# Sovereign States Dataset
+
+This dataset provides a comprehensive list of sovereign states, along with their **common and formal names**, **membership within the UN system**, and details on **sovereignty disputes and recognition status**. The data was originally scraped from [Wikipedia's List of Sovereign States](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states) and processed for clarity and usability.
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+## Dataset Features
+
+- **Common Name**: The commonly used name of the country or state.
+- **Formal Name**: The official/formal name of the country or state.
+- **Membership within the UN System**: Indicates whether the country is a UN member state or has observer status.
+- **Sovereignty Dispute**: Any sovereignty or territorial disputes involving the state.
+- **Further Information**: Additional details regarding the state’s recognition and status.
+
+---
+
+## Dataset Details
+
+### Source
+- **Website**: [Wikipedia - List of Sovereign States](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states)
+- **Scraped On**: [12 January 2025]
+- **Data Cleaning**: Non-ASCII characters, unnecessary symbols, and text within brackets were cleaned for clarity.
+
+### Format
+- **File Type**: CSV
+- **Encoding**: UTF-8
+- **Number of Rows**: [196]
+- **Columns**:
+  - `Common Name`
+  - `Formal Name`
+  - `Membership within the UN System`
+  - `Sovereignty Dispute`
+  - `Further Information`
+
+---
+
+## Usage
+
+### Loading the Dataset in Python
+To use the dataset in Python, you can load it using pandas:
+
+```python
+import pandas as pd
+
+# Load the dataset
+url = "https://huggingface.co/datasets/your-username/sovereign-states-dataset/resolve/main/sovereign_states_cleaned_final.csv"
+df = pd.read_csv(url)
+
+# Preview the dataset
+print(df.head())
+
+# Licensing
+This dataset is derived from publicly available information on Wikipedia. The content is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.