continent-country-utils/src/continent-country.ts

Utility functions for continent and country lookup by ISO3 or name

export interface Country {
  country: string;
  continent: string;
  ISO_3: string;
}

export interface ContinentCountries {
  continent: string;
  country: Country[];
}

const continentWiseCountryList: ContinentCountries[] = [
  {
    continent: "Asia",
    country: [
      {
        country: "Afghanistan",
        continent: "Asia",
        ISO_3: "AFG",
      },
      {
        country: "Armenia",
        continent: "Asia",
        ISO_3: "ARM",
      },
      {
        country: "Azerbaijan",
        continent: "Asia",
        ISO_3: "AZE",
      },
      {
        country: "Bahrain",
        continent: "Asia",
        ISO_3: "BHR",
      },
      {
        country: "Bangladesh",
        continent: "Asia",
        ISO_3: "BGD",
      },
      {
        country: "Bhutan",
        continent: "Asia",
        ISO_3: "BTN",
      },
      {
        country: "Brunei Darussalam",
        continent: "Asia",
        ISO_3: "BRN",
      },
      {
        country: "Cambodia",
        continent: "Asia",
        ISO_3: "KHM",
      },
      {
        country: "China",
        continent: "Asia",
        ISO_3: "CHN",
      },
      {
        country: "Cyprus",
        continent: "Asia",
        ISO_3: "CYP",
      },
      {
        country: "Georgia",
        continent: "Asia",
        ISO_3: "GEO",
      },
      {
        country: "Hong Kong",
        continent: "Asia",
        ISO_3: "HKG",
      },
      {
        country: "India",
        continent: "Asia",
        ISO_3: "IND",
      },
      {
        country: "Indonesia",
        continent: "Asia",
        ISO_3: "IDN",
      },
      {
        country: "Iraq",
        continent: "Asia",
        ISO_3: "IRQ",
      },
      {
        country: "Israel",
        continent: "Asia",
        ISO_3: "ISR",
      },
      {
        country: "Iran",
        continent: "Asia",
        ISO_3: "IRN",
      },
      {
        country: "Japan",
        continent: "Asia",
        ISO_3: "JPN",
      },
      {
        country: "Jordan",
        continent: "Asia",
        ISO_3: "JOR",
      },
      {
        country: "Kazakhstan",
        continent: "Asia",
        ISO_3: "KAZ",
      },
      {
        country: "Kuwait",
        continent: "Asia",
        ISO_3: "KWT",
      },
      {
        country: "Kyrgyzstan",
        continent: "Asia",
        ISO_3: "KGZ",
      },
      {
        country: "Lebanon",
        continent: "Asia",
        ISO_3: "LBN",
      },
      {
        country: "Lao People's Democratic Republic",
        continent: "Asia",
        ISO_3: "LAO",
      },
      {
        country: "Macao",
        continent: "Asia",
        ISO_3: "MAC",
      },
      {
        country: "Malaysia",
        continent: "Asia",
        ISO_3: "MYS",
      },
      {
        country: "Maldives",
        continent: "Asia",
        ISO_3: "MDV",
      },
      {
        country: "Mongolia",
        continent: "Asia",
        ISO_3: "MNG",
      },
      {
        country: "Myanmar",
        continent: "Asia",
        ISO_3: "MMR",
      },
      {
        country: "Nepal",
        continent: "Asia",
        ISO_3: "NPL",
      },
      {
        country: "Oman",
        continent: "Asia",
        ISO_3: "OMN",
      },
      {
        country: "Pakistan",
        continent: "Asia",
        ISO_3: "PAK",
      },
      {
        country: "Philippines",
        continent: "Asia",
        ISO_3: "PHL",
      },
      {
        country: "Qatar",
        continent: "Asia",
        ISO_3: "QAT",
      },
      {
        country: "Russian Federation",
        continent: "Asia",
        ISO_3: "RUS",
      },
      {
        country: "Saudi Arabia",
        continent: "Asia",
        ISO_3: "SAU",
      },
      {
        country: "South Korea",
        continent: "Asia",
        ISO_3: "KOR",
      },
      {
        country: "Singapore",
        continent: "Asia",
        ISO_3: "SGP",
      },
      {
        country: "Sri Lanka",
        continent: "Asia",
        ISO_3: "LKA",
      },
      {
        country: "Tajikistan",
        continent: "Asia",
        ISO_3: "TJK",
      },
      {
        country: "Thailand",
        continent: "Asia",
        ISO_3: "THA",
      },
      {
        country: "Turkey",
        continent: "Asia",
        ISO_3: "TUR",
      },
      {
        country: "Turkmenistan",
        continent: "Asia",
        ISO_3: "TKM",
      },
      {
        country: "Taiwan",
        continent: "Asia",
        ISO_3: "TWN",
      },
      {
        country: "United Arab Emirates",
        continent: "Asia",
        ISO_3: "ARE",
      },
      {
        country: "Uzbekistan",
        continent: "Asia",
        ISO_3: "UZB",
      },
      {
        country: "Vietnam",
        continent: "Asia",
        ISO_3: "VNM",
      },
      {
        country: "Yemen",
        continent: "Asia",
        ISO_3: "YEM",
      },
    ],
  },
  {
    continent: "Europe",
    country: [
      {
        country: "Albania",
        continent: "Europe",
        ISO_3: "ALB",
      },
      {
        country: "Andorra",
        continent: "Europe",
        ISO_3: "AND",
      },
      {
        country: "Austria",
        continent: "Europe",
        ISO_3: "AUT",
      },
      {
        country: "Belarus",
        continent: "Europe",
        ISO_3: "BLR",
      },
      {
        country: "Belgium",
        continent: "Europe",
        ISO_3: "BEL",
      },
      {
        country: "Bosnia and Herzegovina",
        continent: "Europe",
        ISO_3: "BIH",
      },
      {
        country: "Bulgaria",
        continent: "Europe",
        ISO_3: "BGR",
      },
      {
        country: "Croatia",
        continent: "Europe",
        ISO_3: "HRV",
      },
      {
        country: "Czech Republic",
        continent: "Europe",
        ISO_3: "CZE",
      },
      {
        country: "Denmark",
        continent: "Europe",
        ISO_3: "DNK",
      },
      {
        country: "Estonia",
        continent: "Europe",
        ISO_3: "EST",
      },
      {
        country: "Faroe Islands",
        continent: "Europe",
        ISO_3: "FRO",
      },
      {
        country: "Finland",
        continent: "Europe",
        ISO_3: "FIN",
      },
      {
        country: "France",
        continent: "Europe",
        ISO_3: "FRA",
      },
      {
        country: "Germany",
        continent: "Europe",
        ISO_3: "DEU",
      },
      {
        country: "Gibraltar",
        continent: "Europe",
        ISO_3: "GIB",
      },
      {
        country: "Greece",
        continent: "Europe",
        ISO_3: "GRC",
      },
      {
        country: "Holy See (Vatican City State)",
        continent: "Europe",
        ISO_3: "VAT",
      },
      {
        country: "Hungary",
        continent: "Europe",
        ISO_3: "HUN",
      },
      {
        country: "Iceland",
        continent: "Europe",
        ISO_3: "ISL",
      },
      {
        country: "Ireland",
        continent: "Europe",
        ISO_3: "IRL",
      },
      {
        country: "Italy",
        continent: "Europe",
        ISO_3: "ITA",
      },
      {
        country: "Latvia",
        continent: "Europe",
        ISO_3: "LVA",
      },
      {
        country: "Liechtenstein",
        continent: "Europe",
        ISO_3: "LIE",
      },
      {
        country: "Lithuania",
        continent: "Europe",
        ISO_3: "LTU",
      },
      {
        country: "Luxembourg",
        continent: "Europe",
        ISO_3: "LUX",
      },
      {
        country: "Malta",
        continent: "Europe",
        ISO_3: "MLT",
      },
      {
        country: "Monaco",
        continent: "Europe",
        ISO_3: "MCO",
      },
      {
        country: "Montenegro",
        continent: "Europe",
        ISO_3: "MNE",
      },
      {
        country: "Netherlands",
        continent: "Europe",
        ISO_3: "NLD",
      },
      {
        country: "Norway",
        continent: "Europe",
        ISO_3: "NOR",
      },
      {
        country: "Poland",
        continent: "Europe",
        ISO_3: "POL",
      },
      {
        country: "Portugal",
        continent: "Europe",
        ISO_3: "PRT",
      },
      {
        country: "Romania",
        continent: "Europe",
        ISO_3: "ROU",
      },
      {
        country: "San Marino",
        continent: "Europe",
        ISO_3: "SMR",
      },
      {
        country: "Serbia",
        continent: "Europe",
        ISO_3: "SRB",
      },
      {
        country: "Slovakia",
        continent: "Europe",
        ISO_3: "SVK",
      },
      {
        country: "Slovenia",
        continent: "Europe",
        ISO_3: "SVN",
      },
      {
        country: "Spain",
        continent: "Europe",
        ISO_3: "ESP",
      },
      {
        country: "Svalbard and Jan Mayen",
        continent: "Europe",
        ISO_3: "SJM",
      },
      {
        country: "Sweden",
        continent: "Europe",
        ISO_3: "SWE",
      },
      {
        country: "Switzerland",
        continent: "Europe",
        ISO_3: "CHE",
      },
      {
        country: "Ukraine",
        continent: "Europe",
        ISO_3: "UKR",
      },
      {
        country: "United Kingdom - Scotland",
        continent: "Europe",
        ISO_3: "SCT",
      },
      {
        country: "United Kingdom",
        continent: "Europe",
        ISO_3: "GBR",
      },
      {
        country: "Isle of Man",
        continent: "Europe",
        ISO_3: "IMN",
      },
      {
        country: "Guernsey",
        continent: "Europe",
        ISO_3: "GGY",
      },
      {
        country: "Jersey",
        continent: "Europe",
        ISO_3: "JEY",
      },
    ],
  },
  {
    continent: "Africa",
    country: [
      {
        country: "Algeria",
        continent: "Africa",
        ISO_3: "DZA",
      },
      {
        country: "Angola",
        continent: "Africa",
        ISO_3: "AGO",
      },
      {
        country: "Benin",
        continent: "Africa",
        ISO_3: "BEN",
      },
      {
        country: "Botswana",
        continent: "Africa",
        ISO_3: "BWA",
      },
      {
        country: "British Indian Ocean Territory",
        continent: "Africa",
        ISO_3: "IOT",
      },
      {
        country: "Burkina Faso",
        continent: "Africa",
        ISO_3: "BFA",
      },
      {
        country: "Burundi",
        continent: "Africa",
        ISO_3: "BDI",
      },
      {
        country: "Cameroon",
        continent: "Africa",
        ISO_3: "CMR",
      },
      {
        country: "Cape Verde",
        continent: "Africa",
        ISO_3: "CPV",
      },
      {
        country: "Central African Republic",
        continent: "Africa",
        ISO_3: "CAF",
      },
      {
        country: "Chad",
        continent: "Africa",
        ISO_3: "TCD",
      },
      {
        country: "Comoros",
        continent: "Africa",
        ISO_3: "COM",
      },
      {
        country: "Congo",
        continent: "Africa",
        ISO_3: "COG",
      },
      {
        country: "Côte d'Ivoire",
        continent: "Africa",
        ISO_3: "CIV",
      },
      {
        country: "Djibouti",
        continent: "Africa",
        ISO_3: "DJI",
      },
      {
        country: "Egypt",
        continent: "Africa",
        ISO_3: "EGY",
      },
      {
        country: "Equatorial Guinea",
        continent: "Africa",
        ISO_3: "GNQ",
      },
      {
        country: "Eritrea",
        continent: "Africa",
        ISO_3: "ERI",
      },
      {
        country: "Ethiopia",
        continent: "Africa",
        ISO_3: "ETH",
      },
      {
        country: "Gabon",
        continent: "Africa",
        ISO_3: "GAB",
      },
      {
        country: "Gambia",
        continent: "Africa",
        ISO_3: "GMB",
      },
      {
        country: "Ghana",
        continent: "Africa",
        ISO_3: "GHA",
      },
      {
        country: "Guinea",
        continent: "Africa",
        ISO_3: "GIN",
      },
      {
        country: "Guinea-Bissau",
        continent: "Africa",
        ISO_3: "GNB",
      },
      {
        country: "Kenya",
        continent: "Africa",
        ISO_3: "KEN",
      },
      {
        country: "Lesotho",
        continent: "Africa",
        ISO_3: "LSO",
      },
      {
        country: "Liberia",
        continent: "Africa",
        ISO_3: "LBR",
      },
      {
        country: "Libya",
        continent: "Africa",
        ISO_3: "LBY",
      },
      {
        country: "Madagascar",
        continent: "Africa",
        ISO_3: "MDG",
      },
      {
        country: "Malawi",
        continent: "Africa",
        ISO_3: "MWI",
      },
      {
        country: "Mali",
        continent: "Africa",
        ISO_3: "MLI",
      },
      {
        country: "Mauritania",
        continent: "Africa",
        ISO_3: "MRT",
      },
      {
        country: "Mauritius",
        continent: "Africa",
        ISO_3: "MUS",
      },
      {
        country: "Mayotte",
        continent: "Africa",
        ISO_3: "MYT",
      },
      {
        country: "Morocco",
        continent: "Africa",
        ISO_3: "MAR",
      },
      {
        country: "Mozambique",
        continent: "Africa",
        ISO_3: "MOZ",
      },
      {
        country: "Namibia",
        continent: "Africa",
        ISO_3: "NAM",
      },
      {
        country: "Niger",
        continent: "Africa",
        ISO_3: "NER",
      },
      {
        country: "Nigeria",
        continent: "Africa",
        ISO_3: "NGA",
      },
      {
        country: "Rwanda",
        continent: "Africa",
        ISO_3: "RWA",
      },
      {
        country: "Sao Tome and Principe",
        continent: "Africa",
        ISO_3: "STP",
      },
      {
        country: "Senegal",
        continent: "Africa",
        ISO_3: "SEN",
      },
      {
        country: "Seychelles",
        continent: "Africa",
        ISO_3: "SYC",
      },
      {
        country: "Sierra Leone",
        continent: "Africa",
        ISO_3: "SLE",
      },
      {
        country: "Somalia",
        continent: "Africa",
        ISO_3: "SOM",
      },
      {
        country: "South Africa",
        continent: "Africa",
        ISO_3: "ZAF",
      },
      {
        country: "South Sudan",
        continent: "Africa",
        ISO_3: "SSD",
      },
      {
        country: "Sudan",
        continent: "Africa",
        ISO_3: "SDN",
      },
      {
        country: "Togo",
        continent: "Africa",
        ISO_3: "TGO",
      },
      {
        country: "Tunisia",
        continent: "Africa",
        ISO_3: "TUN",
      },
      {
        country: "Tanzania",
        continent: "Africa",
        ISO_3: "TZA",
      },
      {
        country: "Uganda",
        continent: "Africa",
        ISO_3: "UGA",
      },
      {
        country: "Western Sahara",
        continent: "Africa",
        ISO_3: "ESH",
      },
      {
        country: "Zambia",
        continent: "Africa",
        ISO_3: "ZMB",
      },
      {
        country: "Zimbabwe",
        continent: "Africa",
        ISO_3: "ZWE",
      },
    ],
  },
  {
    continent: "Oceania",
    country: [
      {
        country: "American Samoa",
        continent: "Oceania",
        ISO_3: "ASM",
      },
      {
        country: "Australia",
        continent: "Oceania",
        ISO_3: "AUS",
      },
      {
        country: "Christmas Island",
        continent: "Oceania",
        ISO_3: "CXR",
      },
      {
        country: "Cocos (Keeling) Islands",
        continent: "Oceania",
        ISO_3: "CCK",
      },
      {
        country: "Cook Islands",
        continent: "Oceania",
        ISO_3: "COK",
      },
      {
        country: "French Polynesia",
        continent: "Oceania",
        ISO_3: "PYF",
      },
      {
        country: "Fiji",
        continent: "Oceania",
        ISO_3: "FJI",
      },
      {
        country: "Guam",
        continent: "Oceania",
        ISO_3: "GUM",
      },
      {
        country: "Kiribati",
        continent: "Oceania",
        ISO_3: "KIR",
      },
      {
        country: "Marshall Islands",
        continent: "Oceania",
        ISO_3: "MHL",
      },
      {
        country: "Micronesia, Federated States of",
        continent: "Oceania",
        ISO_3: "FSM",
      },
      {
        country: "Nauru",
        continent: "Oceania",
        ISO_3: "NRU",
      },
      {
        country: "New Caledonia",
        continent: "Oceania",
        ISO_3: "NCL",
      },
      {
        country: "New Zealand",
        continent: "Oceania",
        ISO_3: "NZL",
      },
      {
        country: "Niue",
        continent: "Oceania",
        ISO_3: "NIU",
      },
      {
        country: "Norfolk Island",
        continent: "Oceania",
        ISO_3: "NFK",
      },
      {
        country: "Northern Mariana Islands",
        continent: "Oceania",
        ISO_3: "MNP",
      },
      {
        country: "Palau",
        continent: "Oceania",
        ISO_3: "PLW",
      },
      {
        country: "Papua New Guinea",
        continent: "Oceania",
        ISO_3: "PNG",
      },
      {
        country: "Pitcairn",
        continent: "Oceania",
        ISO_3: "PCN",
      },
      {
        country: "Samoa",
        continent: "Oceania",
        ISO_3: "WSM",
      },
      {
        country: "Solomon Islands",
        continent: "Oceania",
        ISO_3: "SLB",
      },
      {
        country: "Tokelau",
        continent: "Oceania",
        ISO_3: "TKL",
      },
      {
        country: "Tonga",
        continent: "Oceania",
        ISO_3: "TON",
      },
      {
        country: "Tuvalu",
        continent: "Oceania",
        ISO_3: "TUV",
      },
      {
        country: "United States Minor Outlying Islands",
        continent: "Oceania",
        ISO_3: "UMI",
      },
      {
        country: "Vanuatu",
        continent: "Oceania",
        ISO_3: "VUT",
      },
      {
        country: "Wallis and Futuna",
        continent: "Oceania",
        ISO_3: "WLF",
      },
    ],
  },
  {
    continent: "North America",
    country: [
      {
        country: "Anguilla",
        continent: "North America",
        ISO_3: "AIA",
      },
      {
        country: "Antigua and Barbuda",
        continent: "North America",
        ISO_3: "ATG",
      },
      {
        country: "Aruba",
        continent: "North America",
        ISO_3: "ABW",
      },
      {
        country: "Bahamas",
        continent: "North America",
        ISO_3: "BHS",
      },
      {
        country: "Barbados",
        continent: "North America",
        ISO_3: "BRB",
      },
      {
        country: "Belize",
        continent: "North America",
        ISO_3: "BLZ",
      },
      {
        country: "Bermuda",
        continent: "North America",
        ISO_3: "BMU",
      },
      {
        country: "Canada",
        continent: "North America",
        ISO_3: "CAN",
      },
      {
        country: "Cayman Islands",
        continent: "North America",
        ISO_3: "CYM",
      },
      {
        country: "Costa Rica",
        continent: "North America",
        ISO_3: "CRI",
      },
      {
        country: "Cuba",
        continent: "North America",
        ISO_3: "CUB",
      },
      {
        country: "Dominica",
        continent: "North America",
        ISO_3: "DMA",
      },
      {
        country: "Dominican Republic",
        continent: "North America",
        ISO_3: "DOM",
      },
      {
        country: "El Salvador",
        continent: "North America",
        ISO_3: "SLV",
      },
      {
        country: "Greenland",
        continent: "North America",
        ISO_3: "GRL",
      },
      {
        country: "Grenada",
        continent: "North America",
        ISO_3: "GRD",
      },
      {
        country: "Guadeloupe",
        continent: "North America",
        ISO_3: "GLP",
      },
      {
        country: "Guatemala",
        continent: "North America",
        ISO_3: "GTM",
      },
      {
        country: "Haiti",
        continent: "North America",
        ISO_3: "HTI",
      },
      {
        country: "Honduras",
        continent: "North America",
        ISO_3: "HND",
      },
      {
        country: "Jamaica",
        continent: "North America",
        ISO_3: "JAM",
      },
      {
        country: "Martinique",
        continent: "North America",
        ISO_3: "MTQ",
      },
      {
        country: "Mexico",
        continent: "North America",
        ISO_3: "MEX",
      },
      {
        country: "Montserrat",
        continent: "North America",
        ISO_3: "MSR",
      },
      {
        country: "Nicaragua",
        continent: "North America",
        ISO_3: "NIC",
      },
      {
        country: "Panama",
        continent: "North America",
        ISO_3: "PAN",
      },
      {
        country: "Puerto Rico",
        continent: "North America",
        ISO_3: "PRI",
      },
      {
        country: "Saint Kitts and Nevis",
        continent: "North America",
        ISO_3: "KNA",
      },
      {
        country: "Saint Lucia",
        continent: "North America",
        ISO_3: "LCA",
      },
      {
        country: "Saint Pierre and Miquelon",
        continent: "North America",
        ISO_3: "SPM",
      },
      {
        country: "Saint Vincent and the Grenadines",
        continent: "North America",
        ISO_3: "VCT",
      },
      {
        country: "Saint Martin",
        continent: "North America",
        ISO_3: "MAF",
      },
      {
        country: "Trinidad and Tobago",
        continent: "North America",
        ISO_3: "TTO",
      },
      {
        country: "Turks and Caicos Islands",
        continent: "North America",
        ISO_3: "TCA",
      },
      {
        country: "United States of America",
        continent: "North America",
        ISO_3: "USA",
      },
      {
        country: "Virgin Islands, British",
        continent: "North America",
        ISO_3: "VGB",
      },
      {
        country: "Virgin Islands, U.S.",
        continent: "North America",
        ISO_3: "VIR",
      },
      {
        country: "Caribbean Netherlands",
        continent: "North America",
        ISO_3: "BES",
      },
      {
        country: "Curaçao",
        continent: "North America",
        ISO_3: "CUW",
      },
    ],
  },
  {
    continent: "Antarctica",
    country: [
      {
        country: "Antarctica",
        continent: "Antarctica",
        ISO_3: "ATA",
      },
      {
        country: "Bouvet Island",
        continent: "Antarctica",
        ISO_3: "BVT",
      },
      {
        country: "Heard Island and McDonald Islands",
        continent: "Antarctica",
        ISO_3: "HMD",
      },
      {
        country: "South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands",
        continent: "Antarctica",
        ISO_3: "SGS",
      },
    ],
  },
  {
    continent: "South America",
    country: [
      {
        country: "Argentina",
        continent: "South America",
        ISO_3: "ARG",
      },
      {
        country: "Brazil",
        continent: "South America",
        ISO_3: "BRA",
      },
      {
        country: "Bolivia",
        continent: "South America",
        ISO_3: "BOL",
      },
      {
        country: "Chile",
        continent: "South America",
        ISO_3: "CHL",
      },
      {
        country: "Colombia",
        continent: "South America",
        ISO_3: "COL",
      },
      {
        country: "Ecuador",
        continent: "South America",
        ISO_3: "ECU",
      },
      {
        country: "French Guiana",
        continent: "South America",
        ISO_3: "GUF",
      },
      {
        country: "Falkland Islands",
        continent: "South America",
        ISO_3: "FLK",
      },
      {
        country: "Guyana",
        continent: "South America",
        ISO_3: "GUY",
      },
      {
        country: "Paraguay",
        continent: "South America",
        ISO_3: "PRY",
      },
      {
        country: "Peru",
        continent: "South America",
        ISO_3: "PER",
      },
      {
        country: "Suriname",
        continent: "South America",
        ISO_3: "SUR",
      },
      {
        country: "Uruguay",
        continent: "South America",
        ISO_3: "URY",
      },
      {
        country: "Venezuela",
        continent: "South America",
        ISO_3: "VEN",
      },
      {
        country: "Eswatini",
        continent: "South America",
        ISO_3: "SWZ",
      },
    ],
  },
];


export const continentWithCountryList = continentWiseCountryList;

export function findCountryContinent(countryISO: string): string | null {
  for (const continent of continentWiseCountryList) {
    const country = continent.country.find(
      (c) => c.ISO_3.trim().toUpperCase() === countryISO.trim().toUpperCase()
    );
    if (country) return continent.continent;
  }
  return null;
}

export function findContinentByCountryIso3(countryInput: string): string | null {
  for (const continent of continentWiseCountryList) {
    let country = continent.country.find(
      (c) => c.ISO_3.trim().toLowerCase() === countryInput.trim().toLowerCase()
    );
    if (country) return continent.continent;

    country = continent.country.find(
      (c) => c.country.trim().toLowerCase() === countryInput.trim().toLowerCase()
    );
    if (country) return continent.continent;
  }
  return null;
}

export function getCountryDetails(countryISO: string): { country: string; continent: string } | null {
  for (const continent of continentWiseCountryList) {
    const country = continent.country.find(
      (c) => c.ISO_3.trim().toUpperCase() === countryISO.trim().toUpperCase()
    );
    if (country) {
      return { country: country.country, continent: continent.continent };
    }
  }
  return null;
}

export function listCountriesInContinent(continentName: string): string[] | null {
  const continent = continentWiseCountryList.find(
    (c) => c.continent.trim().toLowerCase() === continentName.trim().toLowerCase()
  );
  return continent ? continent.country.map((c) => c.country) : null;
}