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Get Key Country Information About Japan from the REST Countries API

Source: R/get_country_info_jp.R
get_country_info_jp.Rd

Retrieves selected, essential information about Japan using the REST Countries API. The function returns a tibble with core details such as population, area, capital, region, and official language(s).

See the API documentation at https://restcountries.com/. Example API usage: https://restcountries.com/v3.1/name/japan?fullText=true.

Usage

get_country_info_jp()

Source

REST Countries API: https://restcountries.com/

Value

A tibble with the following 8 columns:

  • name_common: Common name of the country.

  • name_official: Official name of the country.

  • region: Geographical region.

  • subregion: Subregion within the continent.

  • capital: Capital city.

  • area: Area in square kilometers.

  • population: Population of the country.

  • languages: Languages spoken in the country, as a comma-separated string.

Details

The function sends a GET request to the REST Countries API. If the API returns data for Japan, the function extracts and returns selected fields as a tibble. If the request fails or Japan is not found, it returns NULL and prints a message.

Note

Requires internet connection. The data is retrieved in real time from the REST Countries API.

Examples

get_country_info_jp()
#> # A tibble: 1 × 8
#>   name_common name_official region subregion capital   area population languages
#>   <chr>       <chr>         <chr>  <chr>     <chr>    <dbl>      <int> <chr>    
#> 1 Japan       Japan         Asia   Eastern … Tokyo   377930  125836021 Japanese