What are the implications of using country codes for defining countries in filterable map charts?

Using country codes for defining countries in filterable map charts allows for a more precise and flexible data representation. It enables you to showcase data from a specific country by selecting it from the dropdown. This is particularly useful in platforms like Google Sheets where map types are less dynamic. However, it's important to note that each country is defined by a country code, so you can change the country names to your preference.

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Finally, they're also filterable by country. To showcase data from a particular country, select it from the dropdown. Each country is defined by a country code on the Fields tab, so you can change the country names to whatever you want. This country filtering is important on the Google Sheets version, where the map types are less dynamic. But we'll explain this more later. Underneath the filters, the min and max ranges of your data are provided for more precise filtering.

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