add data/countries.json — canonical country registry #1

	# .github/workflows/validate_name_register.yml
	#
	# Runs pytest on every governance/update-name-register-* PR.
	# Must pass before the PR can merge.
	#
	# Also runs on PRs that touch REFERENCES.md directly, so authors
	# get fast feedback before a culture/* branch reaches main.

	name: Validate name register

	on:
	pull_request:
	branches:
	- main
	paths:
	- 'data/names/name_register.json'
	- 'regions/**/REFERENCES.md'
	- 'scripts/sync_name_register.py'
	- 'tests/test_name_register.py'

	jobs:
	validate:
	name: pytest — name register
	runs-on: ubuntu-latest

	steps:
	- name: Checkout
	uses: actions/checkout@v4

	- name: Set up Python
	uses: actions/setup-python@v5
	with:
	python-version: '3.11'

	- name: Install dependencies
	run: pip install -e ".[dev]"

	- name: Run sync script (dry-run)
	run: python scripts/sync_name_register.py --dry-run

	- name: Run pytest
	run: pytest tests/test_name_register.py -v --tb=short

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