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dadeg/php-country-definite-article
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PHP library for adding the definite article 'the' to country names that require it for correct English grammar.

1.0.1(8y ago)1606MITPHP

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Adding Definite Article to Country Names
========================================

[](#adding-definite-article-to-country-names)

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This PHP package allows for adding the definite article ("the") to country names if required for proper English. Example: "United States" becomes "the United States." If it is a country that does not need the definite article added, it remains. Like so: "Japan" stays "Japan."

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

```
  composer require dadeg/php-country-definite-article

```

Getting Started
---------------

[](#getting-started)

```
use CountryDefiniteArticle\CountryFormatter;
$countryWithDefiniteArticleAdded = CountryFormatter::format("United States"); // "the United States"
```

###  Health Score

30

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LowBetter than 64% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity15

Limited adoption so far

Community6

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity64

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~0 days

Total

2

Last Release

3204d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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