wrong country code ISO_3 for France in naturalearth_lowres dataset

Not sure this is the right place to mention it, but code iso_3 for France should be ‘FRA’ not -99.

    import geopandas
    path = geopandas.datasets.get_path('naturalearth_lowres')
    world = geopandas.read_file(path)
    world[world['name']=='France'].iso_a3

[tommycarstensen]

I have the same issue:

The following iso_a3 codes are incorrect.

import geopandas as gpd
world = gpd.read_file(gpd.datasets.get_path('naturalearth_lowres'))
world = world[(world.pop_est>0) & (world.name!="Antarctica")]
print(world[world['iso_a3'] == '-99']['name'])

21 Norway 43 France 160 N. Cyprus 167 Somaliland 174 Kosovo Name: name, dtype: object

[rraymondgh]

That does not have these issues? I wouldn’t include both.

It’s all in data definition… but to your point simplest is to override for general simple use in way I have indicated.

I’d be personally fine with manual renaming to resolve the issues pointed out in this issue and document that there is this small deviation from the original data.

I’ll go ahead with this and generate a PR