Add order_countries() to make sorting vectors of countries simpler, particularly when passed to the limits parameter of a ggplot2 discrete scale.
Change country_format() to accept a factor parameter along to as_country_name().
Update documentation and tests to account for DSTK downtime.
Added a NEWS.md file to track changes to the package.
Added option to use geocoding web APIs to supercharge parse_country().
Added convert_country() constructor for ggplot2 convenience.
Added essential API for converting between country names and codes.