This project is an application that allows users to consult information about countries, retrieved from an API. Users can select a country and be redirected to a page with detailed information, including population over the years, the country's flag, and its neighboring countries.
- Country list: Displays a list of all available countries.
- Country selection: Upon selecting a country, the user is redirected to a page with detailed information.
- Country information: Population over the years, flag image, and neighboring countries.
- Node.js (v14 or higher)
- npm (v6 or higher)
This project is divided into two folders: backend and frontend. To run the app properly, follow the instructions below for both folders.
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Navigate to the backend folder:
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Install the necessary dependencies: npm install
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Create a .env file in the backend folder with the following environment variables: GET_ALL_COUNTRIES_URL = 'https://date.nager.at/api/v3/AvailableCountries' GET_COUNTRY_INFO_URL= "https://date.nager.at/api/v3/CountryInfo/" GET_COUNTRY_POPULATION_URL = "https://countriesnow.space/api/v0.1/countries/population" GET_COUNTRY_FLAG_URL = "https://countriesnow.space/api/v0.1/countries/flag/images"
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Start the development server: npm run dev
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Navigate to the frontend folder: cd frontend cd countries-info-app
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Install the necessary dependencies: npm install
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Create a .env file in the frontend folder with the following environment variables: GET_COUNTRIES = http://localhost:3000/getAllCountries GET_COUNTRY_DETAILS= http://localhost:3000/getCountry BASE_URL=http://localhost:3001/
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Start the development server: npm run dev
To run both the backend and frontend simultaneously, open two separate terminal windows:
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In the first terminal, navigate to the backend directory and run: npm run dev
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In the second terminal, navigate to the frontend directory and run: npm run dev
-Frontend: React
-Backend: Node.js, Express