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KOUNTRY: Stata module to standardize country names across various datasets

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  • Rafal Raciborski

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Stata

Abstract

kountry standardizes names of countries from various datasets. For example, the codes 2 (COW code), 111 (IMF), 840 (UN Stats), and the names United States of America, U.S.A., USA, U.S., US, UNITED STATES, etc., lower or upper case, with or without the definite article "the", will all be converted to "United States". The command makes it easier to merge data sets that use different codes and names to identify the same countries. The command is described in an article in Stata Journal, 8:3, 2008, updated in 10:4, 2010.

Suggested Citation

  • Rafal Raciborski, 2005. "KOUNTRY: Stata module to standardize country names across various datasets," Statistical Software Components S453301, Boston College Department of Economics, revised 16 Aug 2013.
    • Handle: RePEc:boc:bocode:s453301
    Note: This module should be installed from within Stata by typing "ssc install kountry". The module is made available under terms of the GPL v3 (https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt). Windows users should not attempt to download these files with a web browser.
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