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+## retrieving Wikidata dataset by SparQL:
+curl -o wd_countries.csv -G 'https://query.wikidata.org/sparql' \
+     --header "Accept: text/csv"  \
+     --data-urlencode query='
+ SELECT DISTINCT (?simple_value AS ?iso2_code) ?wd_id
+ WHERE {
+   ?item p:P297 ?statement .
+   ?statement ps:P297 ?simple_value .
+   OPTIONAL { ?statement pq:P582 ?qualifier . }
+   FILTER ( !bound(?qualifier) )
+   BIND ( strafter(str(?item), str(wd:)) AS ?wd_id ).
+ } ORDER BY ?iso2_code
+'
+
+# Eliminate duplication (confusion with kingdoms and territories)
+# in the future we can use "P31 Q417175" to eliminate doublets of kingdows, but "territory vs nation" need some check.
+# so, filtering invalid doublets and saving with same name:
+grep -v 'Q756617\|Q29999\|Q407199\|Q240592\|Q83286\|Q1246' wd_countries.csv  | sponge wd_countries.csv
+# filtering also the last two, that are not in use at ISO: Q83286=old YU, Yugoslavia; Q1246=XK, Kosovo.
+# filtering wrong duplicated Q240592 Macedonia.