🌍 Country Information Lookup System

📌 Project Description

This is a Python project that allows users to search for countries and retrieve important information such as:

• Capital city
• Continent
• Population

The system uses a CSV file as a database and implements a Binary Search Algorithm for fast searching.

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🚀 Features

• Search for any country
• Displays:
  • Capital
  • Continent
  • Population
• Handles invalid or non-existing countries
• Uses efficient binary search
• Reads data from a CSV file

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🛠️ Technologies Used

• Python 🐍
• CSV module (built-in)
• Binary Search Algorithm

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📂 Project Structure

project/ │── main.py │── countries.csv │── README.md

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▶️ How to Run the Project

1. Make sure Python is installed

2. Open your project folder in VS Code

3. Run the program: python main.py

4. Enter a country name when prompted

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💡 Example Usage

Enter country name (or exit to quit): Nigeria

Country: Nigeria Capital: Abuja Continent: Africa Population: 242431832

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⚠️ Notes

• Country names must be spelled correctly
• The search is case-insensitive (thanks to .title())

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🧠 How It Works

1. Loads data from countries.csv
2. Stores:
   • Country names in a sorted list
   • Country details in a dictionary
3. Uses Binary Search to check if the country exists
4. Retrieves and displays the country's data

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📈 Future Improvements

• Add GUI (Graphical User Interface)
• Add fuzzy search (handle misspellings)
• Connect to an API for real-time data
• Add flags and languages

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👨‍💻 Author

Eniola (Harid_joy)

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⭐ Acknowledgment

This project was built as part of learning:

• Data Structures
• Algorithms (Binary Search)
• File Handling in Python