worldfinder.get_country_statistic
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.. py:module:: worldfinder.get_country_statistic


Functions
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.. autoapisummary::

   worldfinder.get_country_statistic.get_country_statistic


Module Contents
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.. py:function:: get_country_statistic(country, statistic)

   Returns an integer or float representing a specific piece of
   information about a country. Possible statistics include population, GDP,
   and surface area.

   :param country: The name of a country
   :type country: str
   :param statistic: The name of the statistic of interest
   :type statistic: str

   :returns: * *string* -- The value corresponding to the specified statistic for a specified
               country.
             * *Raises*
             * *-------*
             * *TypeError* -- If country or statistic are not a string.
             * *ValueError* -- If country or statistic contain an empty string OR
               If statistic is not population, gdp, birth rate, cpi, or unemployment
               rate OR
               If country is not a valid country

   .. rubric:: Examples

   >>> getCountryStatistic("Canada", "population")
   '36,991,981'