About World Explorer

📖 What is this project?

World Explorer is a Next.js project that uses real API data to display countries around the world. It allows users to browse, search, and explore detailed information about any country.

🌐 API Used

This project uses the REST Countries API v5 (restcountries.com), a free and open API that provides detailed information about every country in the world.

• Base URL: https://api.restcountries.com/ countries/v5

⚡ Next.js Topics Practiced

• ✅ Next.js App Router
• ✅ File-based routing
• ✅ Shared layouts (layout.js)
• ✅ Dynamic routes ([code])
• ✅ Server Components (Countries & Details pages)
• ✅ Client Components (CountrySearch)
• ✅ Data fetching with async/await
• ✅ Static rendering & caching (force-cache)
• ✅ Dynamic rendering (no-store)
• ✅ generateMetadata() for dynamic metadata

🛠️ Tech Stack

• Next.js 14+ (App Router)
• JavaScript
• CSS (Custom Properties)
• REST Countries API