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+{
+  "name": "factbook.js",
+  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "description": "factbook.js - World Factbook Country Profiles in JSON - Free Open Public Domain Data",
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "git://github.com/factbook/factbook.json.git"
+  },
+  "keywords": [
+    "world",
+    "countries",
+    "factbook",
+    "open data"
+  ],
+  "author": "Gerald Bauer",
+  "license": "Public Domain",
+  "bugs": {
+    "url": "https://github.com/factbook/factbook.json/issues"
+  },
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/factbook/factbook.json"
+}