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 Type: Package
 Package: countrycode
 Title: Convert Country Names and Country Codes
-Version: 1.4.1.9003
+Version: 1.5.0
 Authors@R: 
     c(person(given = "Vincent",
              family = "Arel-Bundock",
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-# countrycode 1.4.0.9000
+# countrycode 1.5.0
 
-* New `get_dictionary()` function to download custom cross-walks:
+* `get_dictionary()` function to download custom dictionaries (cross-walks):
   - US States, Swiss Cantons, Global Burden of Disease, ExioBase, GTAP.
 * New codes: Polity V "p5c", "p5n"
 * New code "unhcr_region". Thanks to @galalH for code contribution #329