# This dictionary will be used to ensure standardized country naming conventions for each dataset.
country_name_map = {
    'Puerto Rico' : 'United States',
    'Guam' : 'United States',
    'Netherlands Antilles' : 'Netherlands',
    'Jersey' : 'United Kingdom',
    'Greenland' : 'Netherlands',
    'New Caledonia' : 'France',
    'Guernsey' : 'United Kingdom',
    'Congo (Kinshasa)' : 'Democratic Republic of the Congo',
    'Congo (Brazzaville)' : 'Republic of the Congo',
    'Reunion' : 'France',
    "Martinique" : "France",
    "Guadeloupe" : "France",
    "French Guiana" : "France",
    "Gibraltar" : "United Kingdom",
    "French Polynesia" : "France",
    "Isle of Man" : "United Kingdom",
    "Bermuda" : "United Kingdom",
    'Anguilla': 'United Kingdom',
    'Saint Pierre and Miquelon': 'France',
    'Wallis and Futuna': 'France',
    'Aruba': 'Netherlands',
    'Faroe Islands': 'Denmark',
    'Cook Islands': 'New Zealand',
    'Mayotte': 'France',
    "Northern Mariana Islands" : "United States",
    "Réunion" : "France",
    'United States of America': 'United States',
    'Türkiye' : 'Turkey',
    'Czechia' : 'Czech Republic',
    'Burma/Myanmar' : 'Burma',
    'Ivory Coast' : "Cote d'Ivoire",
    "Timor-Leste" : "East Timor",
    "North Macedonia" : "Macedonia",
    'Turkiye': 'Turkey',   
    'Russian Federation' : 'Russia',
    "Taiwan, China" : "Taiwan",
    "Venezuela, Bolivarian Rep. of" : "Venezuela",
    'Korea, Rep.' : 'South Korea',
    "Korea, Dem. People's Rep." : 'North Korea',
    "Hong Kong SAR, China" : "Hong Kong",
    "Macao SAR, China" : "Macau",
    "Egypt, Arab Rep.": "Egypt",
    "Viet Nam" : "Vietnam",
    "South Sudan, The Republic of" : "South Sudan",
    "Sudan, The Republic of" : "Sudan",
    "Korea, Republic of" : "South Korea",
    "Macedonia, The former Yugoslav Rep. of" : "Macedonia",
    "Venezuela, RB" : "Venezuela",
    "Bahamas, The" : "Bahamas",
    "Iran, Islamic Rep." : "Iran",
    "Congo, Democratic Republic of the" : "Democratic Republic of the Congo",
    "Myanmar" : "Burma",
    "Kyrgyz Republic" : "Kyrgyzstan",
    "Yemen, Rep." : "Yemen",
    "Congo, Dem. Rep." : "Democratic Republic of the Congo",
    "Tanzania, United Republic of" : "Tanzania",
    "Iran, Islamic Rep. of" : "Iran",
    "Congo, Rep." : "Republic of the Congo",
    "Lao PDR" : "Laos",
    "Slovak Republic" :"Slovakia",
    "Gambia, The" : "Gambia",
    'Western Sahara': 'Morocco',
    'Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)': 'Venezuela',
    'Iran (Islamic Republic of)': 'Iran',
    'Congo': 'Republic of the Congo',
    'Congo (Democratic Republic of the)': 'Democratic Republic of the Congo',
    'Lao People\'s Democratic Republic': 'Laos',
    'Republic of Moldova': 'Moldova',
    'Syrian Arab Republic': 'Syria',
    'Tanzania (United Republic of)': 'Tanzania',
    "Hong Kong, China (SAR)" : "Hong Kong",
    "Hong Kong, China" : "Hong Kong",
    "Korea (Democratic People's Rep. of)" : "North Korea",
    "Korea (Republic of)" : "South Korea",
    "Côte d'Ivoire" : "Cote d'Ivoire",
    "Bolivia (Plurinational State of)" : "Bolivia",
    "Moldova (Republic of)" : "Moldova",
    "Brunei Darussalam" : "Brunei",
    "Cabo Verde" : "Cape Verde",
    'Turkiye': 'Turkey',    # Added both versions to be safe
    'Russian Federation' : 'Russia',
    'Korea, Rep.' : 'South Korea',
    "Korea, Dem. People's Rep." : 'North Korea',
    "Hong Kong SAR, China" : "Hong Kong",
    "Macao SAR, China" : "Macau",
    "Czechia" : "Czech Republic",
    "Egypt, Arab Rep.": "Egypt",
    "Viet Nam" : "Vietnam",
    "Venezuela, RB" : "Venezuela",
    "Bahamas, The" : "Bahamas",
    "Iran, Islamic Rep." : "Iran",
    "Myanmar" : "Burma",
    "Kyrgyz Republic" : "Kyrgyzstan",
    "Yemen, Rep." : "Yemen",
    "Congo, Dem. Rep." : "Democratic Republic of the Congo",
    "Congo, Rep." : "Republic of the Congo",
    "Lao PDR" : "Laos",
    "North Macedonia" : "Macedonia",
    "Slovak Republic" :"Slovakia",
    "Gambia, The" : "Gambia",
    'Western Sahara': 'Morocco',
    'Republic of Korea': 'South Korea',
    'Czechia': 'Czech Republic',
    'Viet Nam': 'Vietnam',
    'Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)': 'Venezuela',
    'Iran (Islamic Republic of)': 'Iran',
    'Myanmar': 'Burma',
    'Congo': 'Republic of the Congo',
    'Congo (Democratic Republic of the)': 'Democratic Republic of the Congo',
    'Lao People\'s Democratic Republic': 'Laos',
    'Republic of Moldova': 'Moldova',
    'Syrian Arab Republic': 'Syria',
    'Tanzania (United Republic of)': 'Tanzania',
    "Hong Kong, China (SAR)" : "Hong Kong",
    "Korea (Democratic People's Rep. of)" : "North Korea",
    "Korea (Republic of)" : "South Korea",
    "Türkiye" : "Turkey",
    "Côte d'Ivoire" : "Cote d'Ivoire",
    "Bolivia (Plurinational State of)" : "Bolivia",
    "North Macedonia" : "Macedonia",
    "Moldova (Republic of)" : "Moldova",
    "Brunei Darussalam" : "Brunei",
    "Timor-Leste" : "East Timor",
    "Cabo Verde" : "Cape Verde"
    }