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Old 06-06-2006, 10:11 PM   #1
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Adjusted nations.txt file

Thought I'd share my slightly tweaked nations.txt file with more realistic (IMHO) Baseball Levels.

Using a terrifying complicated formula (weighing things like: strength of domestic league (if any); performance in the WBC, Baseball World Cup and the Olympics; and number of players in MLB), I jiggered some of the ratings.

Actually, most of them stayed the same: most of the zeroes are still zeroes. All countries with domestic leagues and/or are members of the IBAF got at least a 1.

Highlights: South Korea was bumped from a 4 to 5; Netherlands, 3 to 4; Spain gets some love (an inexplicable zero to 2); China slides from 4 to 3; Aruba drops from 3 (!!) to 1; Costa Rica 4 to 2 (they're surrounded by good baseball countries, but they aren't one themselves); Argentina and Chile both drop from 3 to 2; and Scotland jumps from zero to 1! Yea!

Anyway...enjoy! (Just copy and paste into your nations.txt file; rename the original file "orig_nations.txt" first...)


ID,Country Long,Country Short,Abbr,Nationality,Region,Baseball Level,Ethnicity1,%,Ethnicity2,%,Ethnicity3,%,Ethni city4,%
1,Afghanistan,Afghanistan,AFG,Afghan,2,0,17,100,,, ,,,
2,Albania,Albania,ALB,Albanian,3,0,21,97,23,3,,,,
3,Algeria,Algeria,ALG,Algerian,1,0,17,100,,,,,,
4,American Samoa,American Samoa,ASA,American Samoan,5,1,30,100,,,,,,
5,Andorra,Andorra,AND,Andorran,3,0,1,70,8,20,5,10, ,
6,Angola,Angola,ANG,Angolan,1,0,5,100,,,,,,
7,Anguilla,Anguilla,AIA,Anguillan,4,0,20,100,,,,,,
8,Antigua & Barbuda,Antigua & Barbuda,ATG,Antiguan & Barbudan,4,0,20,100,,,,,,
9,Argentina,Argentina,ARG,Argentinian,6,2,1,85,9,1 5,,,,
10,Armenia,Armenia,ARM,Armenian,3,1,26,99,13,1,,,,
11,Aruba,Aruba,ARU,Aruban,4,1,6,50,1,10,20,40,,
12,Australia,Australia,AUS,Australian,5,4,28,93,4, 7,,,,
13,Austria,Austria,AUT,Austrian,3,2,31,100,,,,,,
14,Azerbaijan,Azerbaijan,AZE,Azeri,3,0,29,90,13,10 , , ,,
15,Bahamas,Bahamas,BAH,Bahaman,4,1,20,100,,,,,,
16,Bahrain,Bahrain,BHR,Bahraini,2,0,17,85,20,15,,
17,Bangladesh,Bangladesh,BAN,Bangladeshi,2,0,27,10 0,,,,
18,Barbados,Barbados,BRB,Barbadian,4,0,20,100,,,,
19,Belarus,Belarus,BLR,Belarusian,3,1,29,70,15,5,1 3,25
20,Belgium,Belgium,BEL,Belgian,3,2,6,60,8,40,,
21,Belize,Belize,BLZ,Belizean,4,0,20,60,1,40,,
22,Benin,Benin,BEN,Beninian,1,0,19,100,,,,
23,Bermuda,Bermuda,BER,Bermudan,4,0,20,85,5,15,,
24,Bhutan,Bhutan,BHU,Bhutani,2,0,27,100,,,,
25,Bolivia,Bolivia,BOL,Bolivian,6,1,1,100,,,,
26,Bosnia and Herzegovina,Bosnia,BIH,Bosnian,3,0,22,100,,,,
27,Botswana,Botswana,BOT,Botswanan,1,0,19,100,,,,
28,Brazil,Brazil,BRA,Brazilian,6,3,5,90,1,10,,
29,British Virgin Islands,British Virgin Is.,VGB,British Virgin Islander,4,1,20,100,,,,
30,Brunei,Brunei,BRU,Brunei,2,1,36,85,4,15,,
31,Bulgaria,Bulgaria,BUL,Bulgarian,3,2,35,85,21,15 ,,
32,Burkina Faso,Burkina Faso,BFA,Burkinabe,1,0,19,100,,,,
33,Burundi,Burundi,BDI,Burundian,1,0,19,100,,,,
34,Cambodia,Cambodia,CAM,Cambodian,2,0,0,80,38,15, 4,5
35,Cameroon,Cameroon,CMR,Cameroonian,1,1,19,100,,, ,
36,Canada,Canada,CAN,Canadian,4,5,32,65,33,30,4,5
37,Cape Verde Islands,Cape Verde,CPV,Cape Verdean,1,0,5,70,19,30,,
38,Cayman Islands,Cayman Islands,CAY,Cayman,4,0,20,100,,,,
39,Central African Republic,Central African Rep.,CTA,Central African,1,0,19,100,,,,
40,Chad,Chad,CHA,Chadian,1,0,19,60,17,40,,
41,Chile,Chile,CHI,Chilean,6,2,1,100,,,,
42,China,China,CHN,Chinese,2,3,4,100,,,,
43,Taiwan,Taiwan,TPE,Taiwanese,2,4,4,100,,,,
44,Colombia,Colombia,COL,Colombian,6,3,1,100,,,,
45,Comoros,Comoros,COM,Comoran,1,0,17,100,,,,
46,Cook Islands,Cook Islands,COK,Cook Islander,5,1,28,100,,,,
47,Costa Rica,Costa Rica,CRC,Costa Rican,4,2,1,100,,,,
48,Croatia,Croatia,CRO,Croatian,3,1,22,100,,,,
49,Cuba,Cuba,CUB,Cuban,4,5,1,100,,,,
50,Cyprus,Cyprus,CYP,Cypriot,3,1,23,80,24,20,,
51,Czech Republic,Czech Republic,CZE,Czech,3,2,14,100,,,,
53,Denmark,Denmark,DEN,Danish,3,1,25,100,,,,
54,Djibouti,Djibouti,DJI,Djiboutian,1,0,17,100,,,,
55,Dominica,Dominica,DMA,Dominican,4,0,20,75,8,25, ,
56,Dominican Republic,Dominican Republic,DOM,Dominican,4,5,1,100,,,,
57,East Timor,East Timor,TMP,East Timorese,2,0,0,75,5,25,,
58,Ecuador,Ecuador,ECU,Ecuadoran,6,1,1,100,,,,
59,Egypt,Egypt,EGY,Egyptian,1,0,17,100,,,,
60,El Salvador,El Salvador,SLV,Salvadoran,4,2,1,100,,,,
61,England,England,ENG,English,3,2,20,95,16,5,,
62,Equatorial Guinea,Equatorial Guinea,EQG,Equatorial Guinean,1,0,19,80,1,10,8,10
63,Eritrea,Eritrea,ERI,Eritrean,1,0,19,60,17,40,,
64,Estonia,Estonia,EST,Estonian,3,1,29,70,13,30,,
65,Ethiopia,Ethiopia,ETH,Ethiopian,1,0,19,80,17,20 ,
66,Macedonia,Macedonia,MKD,Macedonian,3,0,21,90,24 ,10,
67,Faroe Islands,Faroe Islands,FRO,Faroe Islands,3,0,25,95,0,5,
68,Fiji Islands,Fiji Islands,FIJ,Fijian,5,1,30,80,20,20,
69,Finland,Finland,FIN,Finnish,3,2,11,92,12,8,
70,France,France,FRA,French,3,2,8,100,,,
71,French Guyana,French Guyana,GUF,French Guyanese,4,0,8,100,,,
72,Gabon,Gabon,GAB,Gabonese,1,0,19,100,,,
73,Georgia,Georgia,GEO,Georgian,3,1,29,80,13,20,
74,Germany,Germany,GER,German,3,2,7,95,24,5,
75,Ghana,Ghana,GHA,Ghanaian,1,1,19,100,,,
76,Greece,Greece,GRE,Greek,3,1,23,100,,,
77,Grenada,Grenada,GRN,Grenadan,4,0,20,80,8,20,
78,Guadeloupe,Guadeloupe,GLP,Guadeloupian,4,0,8,10 0,,,
79,Guam,Guam,GUM,Guamean,2,1,0,100,,,
80,Guatemala,Guatemala,GUA,Guatemalan,4,2,1,100,,,
81,Guinea,Guinea,GUI,Guinean,1,0,19,100,,,,
82,Guinea-Bissau,Guinea-Bissau,GNB,Guinea-Bissauan,1,0,19,50,5,50,,
83,Guyana,Guyana,GUY,Guyanese,4,0,19,60,20,40,,
84,Haiti,Haiti,HAI,Haitian,4,0,8,100,,,,
85,The Netherlands,Netherlands,NED,Dutch,3,4,6,100,,,,
86,Honduras,Honduras,HON,Honduran,4,2,1,100,,,,
88,Hungary,Hungary,HUN,Hungarian,3,2,35,75,21,20,7 ,5
89,Iceland,Iceland,ISL,Icelandic,3,0,0,80,7,5,25,1 5
90,India,India,IND,Indian,2,2,27,100,,,,
91,Indonesia,Indonesia,IDN,Indonesian,2,1,36,95,30 ,5,,
92,Iran,Iran,IRN,Iranian,2,1,17,100,,,,
93,Iraq,Iraq,IRQ,Iraqi,2,0,17,100,,,,
94,Israel,Israel,ISR,Israeli,3,2,0,75,17,25,,
95,Italy,Italy,ITA,Italian,3,3,9,100,,,,
96,Ivory Coast,Ivory Coast,CIV,Ivorian,1,1,19,100,,,,
97,Jamaica,Jamaica,JAM,Jamaican,4,1,20,100,,,,
98,Japan,Japan,JPN,Japanese,2,5,2,100,,,,
99,Jordan,Jordan,JOR,Jordanian,2,0,17,100,,,,
100,Kazakhstan,Kazakhstan,KAZ,Kazakh,3,1,13,98,7,2 ,,
101,Kenya,Kenya,KEN,Kenyan,1,2,19,100,,,,
102,Kuwait,Kuwait,KUW,Kuwaiti,2,0,17,100,,,,
103,Kyrgyzstan,Kyrgyzstan,KGZ,Kyrgyzstani,2,0,13,1 00,,,,
104,Laos,Laos,LAO,Laotian,2,0,38,100,,,,
105,Latvia,Latvia,LVA,Latvian,3,0,29,70,13,25,15,5
106,Lebanon,Lebanon,LIB,Lebanese,2,0,17,100,,,,
107,Lesotho,Lesotho,LES,Lesothoan,1,1,19,100,,,,
108,Liberia,Liberia,LBR,Liberian,1,1,19,80,20,20,,
109,Libya,Libya,LBY,Libyan,1,0,17,100,,,,
110,Liechtenstein,Liechtenstein,LIE,Liechtensteine r,3,0,7,85,9,15,,
111,Lithuania,Lithuania,LTU,Lithuanian,3,2,13,92,1 5,8,,
112,Luxembourg,Luxembourg,LUX,Luxembourger,3,1,7,4 5,8,45,5,10
114,Madagascar,Madagascar,MAD,Madagascan,1,0,19,70 ,8,30,,
115,Malawi,Malawi,MWI,Malawian,1,0,19,100,,,,
116,Malaysia,Malaysia,MAS,Malaysian,2,1,36,60,27,8 ,4,32
117,Maldives,Maldives,MDV,Maldivian,2,0,17,100,,,,
118,Mali,Mali,MLI,Malian,1,1,19,100,,,,
119,Malta,Malta,MLT,Maltese,3,1,20,100,,,,
120,Martinique,Martinique,MTQ,Martiniquais,4,0,8,1 00,,,,
121,Mauritania,Mauritania,MTN,Mauritanian,1,0,17,1 00,,,,
122,Mauritius,Mauritius,MRI,Mauritian,1,0,0,100,,, ,
123,Mayotte,Mayotte,MAY,Mahorais,1,0,8,100,,,,
124,Mexico,Mexico,MEX,Mexican,4,5,1,80,0,20,,
125,Moldova,Moldova,MDA,Moldovan,3,1,26,85,13,15,,
126,Mongolia,Mongolia,MGL,Mongolian,2,1,0,100,,,,
128,Morocco,Morocco,MAR,Moroccan,1,1,17,50,19,50,,
129,Mozambique,Mozambique,MOZ,Mozambican,1,0,19,10 0,,,,
130,Myanmar,Myanmar,MYA,Burmese,2,1,38,100,,,,
131,Namibia,Namibia,NAM,Namibian,1,1,19,90,7,10,,
132,Nepal,Nepal,NEP,Nepali,2,0,27,100,,
133,Netherlands Antilles,Netherlands Antilles,ANT,Dutch Antillean,4,1,6,100,,
134,New Caledonia,New Caledonia,NCL,New Caledonian,5,0,8,100,,
135,New Zealand,New Zealand,NZL,New Zealander,5,1,28,95,4,5
136,Nicaragua,Nicaragua,NCA,Nicaraguan,4,4,1,100,,
137,Niger,Niger,NIG,Nigeriens,1,0,19,100,,
138,Nigeria,Nigeria,NGA,Nigerian,1,1,19,100,,
139,North Korea,North Korea,PRK,North Korean,2,1,3,100,,
140,Northern Ireland,N.Ireland,NIR,Northern Irish,3,1,18,95,0,5
141,Norway,Norway,NOR,Norwegian,3,1,10,100,,
142,Oman,Oman,OMA,Omani,2,0,17,100,,
143,Pakistan,Pakistan,PAK,Pakistani,2,1,37,100,,
144,Palestine,Palestine,PAL,Palestinian,2,0,17,100 ,,
145,Panama,Panama,PAN,Panamanian,4,4,1,100,,
146,Papua New Guinea,Papua New Guinea,PNG,Papuan,5,1,36,100,,
147,Paraguay,Paraguay,PAR,Paraguayan,6,0,1,100,,
148,Peru,Peru,PER,Peruvian,6,1,1,100,,,,
149,Poland,Poland,POL,Polish,3,1,15,100,,,,
150,Portugal,Portugal,POR,Portuguese,3,1,5,100,,,,
151,Puerto Rico,Puerto Rico,PUR,Puerto Rican,4,5,1,90,0,10,,
152,Qatar,Qatar,QAT,Qatari,2,0,17,80,27,20,,
153,Ireland,Ireland,IRL,Irish,3,2,18,90,20,10,,
154,Reunion,Reunion,REU,Reunionese,1,0,8,90,19,5,4 ,5
155,Romania,Romania,ROM,Romanian,3,1,35,100,,,,
156,Russia,Russia,RUS,Russian,3,2,13,100,,,,
157,Rwanda,Rwanda,RWA,Rwandan,1,0,19,100,,,,
158,Saint Lucia,St Lucia,LCA,Saint Lucian,4,0,20,80,8,20,,
160,Saint Pierre and Miquelon,Saint Pierre and Miquelon,SPM,French,4,0,8,100,,,,
161,Samoa,Samoa,SAM,Samoan,5,1,30,100,,,,
162,San Marino,San Marino,SMR,San Marinese,3,1,9,100,,,,
163,Saudi Arabia,Saudi Arabia,KSA,Saudi,2,0,17,100,,,,
164,Scotland,Scotland,SCO,Scottish,3,1,16,95,20,5, ,
165,Senegal,Senegal,SEN,Senegalese,1,0,19,100,,,,
166,Serbia & Montenegro,Serbia & Montenegro,SCG,Serbian,3,1,22,95,21,5,,
167,Seychelles,Seychelles,SEY,Seychellois,1,0,8,60 ,19,20,27,20
168,Sierra Leone,Sierra Leone,SLE,Sierra Leonean,1,0,19,100,,,,
169,Singapore,Singapore,SIN,Singaporean,2,1,4,95,2 7,5,,
171,Slovakia,Slovakia,SVK,Slovakian,3,2,14,100,,,,
172,Slovenia,Slovenia,SVN,Slovenian,3,1,22,100,,,,
173,Sao Tome & Principe,Sao Tom & Principe,STP,Sao Tomean,1,0,0,100,,,,
174,Solomon Islands,Solomon Islands,SOL,Solomon Islander,5,0,0,100,,,,
175,Somalia,Somalia,SOM,Somalian,1,0,19,100,,,,
176,South Africa,South Africa,RSA,South African,1,3,19,80,20,18,27,2
177,South Korea,South Korea,KOR,South Korean,2,5,3,100,,,,
178,Spain,Spain,ESP,Spanish,3,2,1,100,,,,
179,Sri Lanka,Sri Lanka,SRI,Sri Lankan,2,1,0,100,,,,
180,St Kitts & Nevis,St Kitts & Nevis,SKN,Kittian & Nevisian,4,0,20,90,5,10,,
181,St Vincent & The Grenadines,St Vincent,VIN,Vincentian,4,0,20,90,8,10,,
182,Sudan,Sudan,SUD,Sudanese,1,0,19,60,17,40,,
183,Surinam,Surinam,SUR,Surinamer,4,0,0,100,,,,
184,Swaziland,Swaziland,SWZ,Swazi,1,0,19,100,,,,
185,Sweden,Sweden,SWE,Swedish,3,2,12,95,11,5,,
186,Switzerland,Switzerland,SUI,Swiss,3,1,7,70,8,2 0,9,10
187,Syria,Syria,SYR,Syrian,2,0,17,100,,,,
188,Tahiti,Tahiti,TAH,Tahitian,5,0,30,60,8,40,,
189,Tajikistan,Tajikistan,TJK,Tajik,2,0,26,50,29,5 0,,
190,Tanzania,Tanzania,TAN,Tanzanian,1,0,19,100,,,,
191,Thailand,Thailand,THA,Thai,2,1,38,60,4,15,36,2 5
192,Congo,Congo,CGO,Congolese,1,0,19,100,,,,
193,Gambia,Gambia,GAM,Gambian,1,0,19,100,,,,
194,Philippines,Philippines,PHI,Filipino,2,2,34,10 0,,,,
195,Togo,Togo,TOG,Togolese,1,1,19,100,,,,
196,Tonga,Tonga,TGA,Tongan,5,0,30,100,,,,
197,Trinidad & Tobago,Trinidad & Tobago,TRI,Trinidadian & Tobagonian,4,1,20,60,19,30,27,10
198,Tunisia,Tunisia,TUN,Tunisian,1,1,17,100,,,,
199,Turkey,Turkey,TUR,Turkish,3,1,24,100,,,,
200,Turkmenistan,Turkmenistan,TKM,Turkmenistani,2, 0,13,100,,,,
202,US Virgin Islands,US Virgin Is.,VIR,US Virgin Islander,4,1,20,100,,,,
203,Uganda,Uganda,UGA,Ugandan,1,1,19,100,,,,
204,Ukraine,Ukraine,UKR,Ukrainian,3,1,29,60,13,20, 26,20
205,United Arab Emirates,U.A.E.,UAE,Emirian,2,0,17,100,,,,
206,The United States,U.S.A.,USA,American,4,5,0,71,1,27,2,2
207,Uruguay,Uruguay,URU,Uruguayan,6,0,1,100,,,,
208,Uzbekistan,Uzbekistan,UZB,Uzbek,2,1,13,100,,,,
209,Vanuatu,Vanuatu,VAN,Vanuatuan,5,0,36,100,,,,
210,Venezuela,Venezuela,VEN,Venezuelan,6,4,1,80,9, 8,5,12
211,Vietnam,Vietnam,VIE,Vietnamese,2,0,38,100,,,,
212,Wales,Wales,WAL,Welsh,3,1,20,100,,,,
213,Wallis and Futuna Islands,Wallis & Futuna,WFI,Wallisian,5,0,30,100,,,,
214,Yemen,Yemen,YEM,Yemeni,2,0,17,100,,,,
215,Zambia,Zambia,ZAM,Zambian,1,1,19,100,,
216,Zimbabwe,Zimbabwe,ZIM,Zimbabwean,1,1,19,100,,
217,Kiribati,Kiribati,KIR,Kiribatean,5,0,30,100,,
218,Western Sahara,Western Sahara,WSH,Western Saharean,1,0,17,100,,
219,Palau,Palau,PAU,Palauean,5,1,30,100,,
220,Marshall Islands,Marshall Islands,MIS,Marshallean,5,0,30,100,,
221,Tuvalu,Tuvalu,TUV,Tuvalean,5,0,30,100,,
222,Micronesia,Micronesia,MIC,Micronesian,5,0,30,1 00,,
223,Monaco,Monaco,MSR,Monacean,1,0,8,80,9,20
225,Principe,Principe,STP,So Tom,5,0,0,100,,
226,Nauru,Nauru,NAU,Nauruean,5,0,0,90,4,10
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