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3.5.0
Current Version
35
Releases
82
Total Changes
38
Major Updates
415
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3.4.6
Rankings Updated to 2024
World rankings now use the 2024 CIA World Factbook edition as the default data source.
Data Minor Feb 14, 2026
3.4.0
10 New HathiTrust Text Archive Files
Cleaned text files for 1981, 1983-1989, 1998, and 1999 editions copied to /data/archives/hathitrust/. Automatically available in the HathiTrust Reader, Download Center, and Resource Library. SQL backup files generated for each year in /data/import/.
Data Minor Feb 14, 2026
Country Name Aliasing for Historical Editions
Comprehensive alias map resolving 50+ historical country names to current database entries. Covers Cold War-era names (USSR, East/West Germany, Yugoslavia), colonial names (Zaire, Rhodesia, Burma), and format-specific variants (comma-inverted names like "Korea, North").
Data Minor Feb 14, 2026
Import 10 Historical Text Editions (1981-1989, 1998-1999)
New import script process_other_archives.php parses CIA World Factbook text editions from Internet Archive and Project Gutenberg. Supports three parser modes: OCR (1981, 1983-1989), Gutenberg98 with @Country:Section markers (1998), and Gutenberg with ====== separators (1999). Imported 124,630 records across 1,754 country-editions.
Data Major Feb 14, 2026
3.0.0
Learning Platform Database Schema
Added 9 new database tables for Learning Paths and Classroom features: learning_paths, learning_lessons, user_path_enrollment, user_lesson_progress, classrooms, classroom_students, classroom_assignments, assignment_submissions, classroom_discussions. Seeded 8 learning paths with 36 lessons containing rich educational content.
Data Major Feb 8, 2026
1.2.0
Historical Editions Import
33 editions imported (1990-2024) with 1,400,719 total records. Timeline viewer for historical data comparison.
Data Major Feb 1, 2025

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