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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.

## 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.

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## 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`

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## 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())