JapanAPIs (version 0.1.1)

get_country_info_jp: Get Key Country Information About Japan from the REST Countries API

Description

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()

Value

A tibble with the following 8 columns, or NULL if the API is unavailable:

• 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 an informative message.

Examples

# \donttest{
# Requires internet connection
result <- get_country_info_jp()
if (!is.null(result)) {
  print(result)
}
# }