Country Code to Flag Emoji

local codes = { -- if any unicode wizards know a better way of doing this lmk
    A = '🇦',
    B = '🇧',
    C = '🇨',
    D = '🇩',
    E = '🇪',
    F = '🇫',
    G = '🇬',
    H = '🇭',
    I = '🇮',
    J = '🇯',
    K = '🇰',
    L = '🇱',
    M = '🇲',
    N = '🇳',
    O = '🇴',
    P = '🇵',
    Q = '🇶',
    R = '🇷',
    S = '🇸',
    T = '🇹',
    U = '🇺',
    V = '🇻',
    W = '🇼',
    X = '🇽',
    Y = '🇾',
    Z = '🇿'
}

return function(countryCode)
    local mergingCodes = {}

    for index = 1, #countryCode do
        local letter = string.upper(countryCode:sub(index, index))
        table.insert(mergingCodes, codes[letter])
    end

    return table.concat(mergingCodes, '')
end

-- worth noting that the flag emojis may not appear unless they're actually placed on a gui