🌍 Country Explorer Web App

A responsive web application that fetches and displays live data about countries using the REST Countries API. Built with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

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✨ Features

• ✅ Fetches country data (name, capital, region, population, flag)
• ✅ Displays countries in modern, responsive card layouts
• 🔍 Search functionality by country name (real-time)
• 🌐 Region filter (Africa, Europe, Asia, etc.)
• 🔢 Sort countries by population (ascending/descending)
• 📄 Pagination: Browse through countries page-by-page
• 📱 Fully responsive design for all screen sizes
• 💅 Clean and attractive UI using Google Fonts and custom styling

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📦 Technologies Used

• HTML5
• CSS3 (Responsive Grid, Media Queries, Hover Effects)
• JavaScript (Fetch API, DOM Manipulation)
• REST Countries API v3.1

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🚀 Getting Started

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/dem205/country-explorer-app.git
Open the project folder:

cd country-explorer

Launch in your browser: Open index.html in your preferred web browser.

🖼️ Screenshots

Desktop View	Mobile View

🛠️ Folder Structure

country-explorer/
├── index.html
├── styles.css
├── script.js
├── README.md
└── /screenshots

📌 TODO (Optional Enhancements) Dark mode toggle ☀️🌙

Lazy loading images or infinite scroll

Region summary or statistics

Country detail modal or page

📄 License
This project is open-source and available for educational use.

👨‍💻 Author
Ademilade Ogundele ❤
Frontend Web Developer | Aspiring Software Engineer
📧 ogundeleademilade@gmail.com