{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://andresgmg.github.io/World-GeoJSON/schemas/countries.schema.json",
  "title": "World GeoJSON country registry",
  "description": "pipeline/src/wgj/tables/countries.json — the curated table of territories the pipeline knows: identity, upstream source and which level is the municipal tier.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "$comment": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string" } }
  },
  "patternProperties": {
    "^[A-Z]{3}$": {
      "type": "object",
      "required": ["iso_a2", "m49_region", "name", "municipal_level", "source"],
      "additionalProperties": false,
      "properties": {
        "iso_a2": { "type": "string", "pattern": "^[A-Z]{2}$" },
        "m49_region": { "enum": ["Northern America", "Central America", "Caribbean", "South America", "Northern Europe", "Western Europe", "Eastern Europe", "Southern Europe"] },
        "name": { "$ref": "manifest.schema.json#/$defs/localised" },
        "source": { "enum": ["geoboundaries", "ide-chile", "natural-earth"] },
        "municipal_level": { "oneOf": [{ "type": "string", "pattern": "^ADM[1-5]$" }, { "type": "null" }] },
        "adm1_term": { "$ref": "manifest.schema.json#/$defs/localised" },
        "adm2_term": { "$ref": "manifest.schema.json#/$defs/localised" },
        "municipal_term": { "$ref": "manifest.schema.json#/$defs/localised" },
        "verify": { "type": "boolean" },
        "dissolve_by_name": { "type": "boolean", "description": "Merge municipal features that share shapeName into one before building: the source splits units (Germany: coastal districts come as land plus water polygons)." },
        "note": { "type": "string", "minLength": 1 }
      }
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}