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+## Citation
+If you use this dataset in your research or project, please cite it as follows:
+
+@misc{sovereign_states_dataset,
+  - author = {Your Name or Team Name},
+  - title = {Sovereign States Dataset},
+  - year = {2025},
+  - url = {https://huggingface.co/datasets/your-username/sovereign-states-dataset}
+}
+
+## Acknowledgments
+Special thanks to the contributors of Wikipedia for maintaining and updating the List of Sovereign States. This dataset was scraped and processed using:
+
+- Python
+- Scrapy
+- Pandas
+- Regex for cleaning data
+
+## Contributing
+Contributions are welcome! If you spot an issue or have suggestions for improvement:
+
+1. Fork the repository.
+2. Make your changes.
+3. Submit a pull request.
+
 ## Usage
 
 ### Loading the Dataset in Python
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 df = pd.read_csv(url)
 
 # Preview the dataset
-print(df.head())
+print(df.head())