get_countries

get_countries.py

 import cartopy.crs as ccrs
 import cartopy.feature as cf
 from cartopy.feature import ShapelyFeature
-from matplotlib import pyplot as plt
 import cartopy.io.shapereader as shpreader
 
 proj = ccrs.PlateCarree()
-ax = plt.axes(projection=proj)
-
-# Show only Africa
-#ax.set_extent([-23, 55, -35, 40])
-ax.stock_img()
-ax.add_feature(cf.COASTLINE, lw=2)
-
-# Make figure larger
-plt.gcf().set_size_inches(20, 10)
 
 # Read shape file
 shpfilename = shpreader.natural_earth(resolution='10m',
@@ -26,10 +16,9 @@ kenya = [country for country in reader.records() if country.attributes["NAME_LON
 
 # Determine bounding box
 lon_min, lat_min, lon_max, lat_max = kenya.bounds
-ax.set_extent([lon_min, lon_max, lat_min, lat_max])
+print(kenya.bounds)
 
 # Display Kenya's shape
 shape_feature = ShapelyFeature([kenya.geometry], ccrs.PlateCarree(), facecolor="lime", edgecolor='black', lw=1)
-ax.add_feature(shape_feature)
-
-plt.show()
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+print(shape_feature)
+print(kenya.geometry)
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