diff --git a/superset-frontend/plugins/plugin-chart-country-map/scripts/.gitignore b/superset-frontend/plugins/plugin-chart-country-map/scripts/.gitignore
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+# Build cache (downloaded NE shapefiles)
+.cache/
+
+# Build outputs (regenerated; not committed at the script-dir level —
+# the eventual location for shipped GeoJSON is the plugin's src/data/)
+output/
diff --git a/superset-frontend/plugins/plugin-chart-country-map/scripts/build.py b/superset-frontend/plugins/plugin-chart-country-map/scripts/build.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Country Map build pipeline — Natural Earth → GeoJSON.
+
+Replaces the legacy Jupyter notebook. Reads YAML configs from config/,
+downloads pinned Natural Earth shapefiles, applies declarative transforms,
+optionally runs procedural escape-hatch scripts, and writes per-worldview
+GeoJSON outputs to output/.
+
+Run with: ./build.sh  (which is just `python3 build.py` with sensible env)
+
+This is the POC version — currently implements:
+  - NE shapefile download + cache (pinned to v5.1.2)
+  - Shapefile → GeoJSON conversion via mapshaper CLI
+  - name_overrides.yaml application
+  - One worldview (UA) at Admin 0
+
+Future commits will add: multiple worldviews, Admin 1, flying_islands,
+territory_assignments, regional_aggregations, composite_maps, simplification,
+procedural/ orchestration.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+import shutil
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import urllib.request
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Any
+
+import yaml  # type: ignore[import-untyped]
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Constants / paths
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+NE_REPO = "nvkelso/natural-earth-vector"
+NE_PINNED_TAG = "v5.1.2"
+NE_PINNED_SHA = "f1890d9f152c896d250a77557a5751a93d494776"
+NE_RAW_URL = f"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/{NE_REPO}/{NE_PINNED_SHA}/10m_cultural"
+
+SCRIPT_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent
+CONFIG_DIR = SCRIPT_DIR / "config"
+OUTPUT_DIR = SCRIPT_DIR / "output"
+CACHE_DIR = SCRIPT_DIR / ".cache"
+
+SHAPEFILE_EXTS = ["shp", "shx", "dbf", "prj", "cpg"]
+
+# Worldview codes shipped by NE as suffixes on the Admin 0 file name. Empty
+# string = the "Default" (ungrouped) NE editorial. The new plugin's
+# documented default is "ukr".
+WORLDVIEWS_ADMIN_0 = [
+    "",       # Default
+    "ukr",    # Ukraine — Superset's documented default
+]
+
+
+def log(msg: str) -> None:
+    print(msg, file=sys.stderr, flush=True)
+
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# NE download
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+def fetch_ne_shapefile(admin_level: int, worldview: str = "") -> Path:
+    """Download (or use cached) shapefile components for one NE layer.
+
+    Returns the path to the `.shp` file; sibling `.shx`/`.dbf`/`.prj`/`.cpg`
+    files live alongside as mapshaper requires.
+    """
+    if admin_level == 0:
+        suffix = f"_{worldview}" if worldview else ""
+        basename = f"ne_10m_admin_0_countries{suffix}"
+    elif admin_level == 1:
+        # NE only publishes worldview-specific files at Admin 0. Admin 1
+        # uses a single file with per-feature `WORLDVIEW` attributes.
+        basename = "ne_10m_admin_1_states_provinces"
+    else:
+        raise ValueError(f"Unsupported admin_level={admin_level}")
+
+    target_shp = CACHE_DIR / f"{basename}.shp"
+    if target_shp.exists():
+        return target_shp
+
+    CACHE_DIR.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
+    log(f"Downloading NE {basename} (worldview={worldview or 'default'})…")
+    for ext in SHAPEFILE_EXTS:
+        url = f"{NE_RAW_URL}/{basename}.{ext}"
+        dest = CACHE_DIR / f"{basename}.{ext}"
+        try:
+            urllib.request.urlretrieve(url, dest)
+        except urllib.error.HTTPError as e:
+            if ext == "cpg" and e.code == 404:
+                # .cpg is optional in shapefile bundles
+                continue
+            raise
+
+    return target_shp
+
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Shapefile → GeoJSON via mapshaper CLI
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+def shp_to_geojson(shp: Path, output: Path) -> None:
+    """Convert a shapefile to GeoJSON FeatureCollection."""
+    if shutil.which("npx") is None:
+        raise RuntimeError(
+            "npx not found in PATH; mapshaper is required for shapefile conversion"
+        )
+    log(f"  mapshaper: {shp.name} → {output.name}")
+    subprocess.run(
+        ["npx", "--yes", "mapshaper", str(shp), "-o", str(output), "format=geojson"],
+        check=True,
+        stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+    )
+
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Match helpers
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+def _matches(props: dict[str, Any], conditions: dict[str, Any]) -> bool:
+    """Check whether a feature's properties satisfy all conditions in match.
+
+    Supports two value forms:
+      - scalar: exact equality
+      - {in: [...]}: membership in a list
+    """
+    for k, want in conditions.items():
+        got = props.get(k)
+        if isinstance(want, dict) and "in" in want:
+            if got not in want["in"]:
+                return False
+        else:
+            if got != want:
+                return False
+    return True
+
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Transforms
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+def apply_name_overrides(geo: dict, overrides: list[dict]) -> dict:
+    """Apply attribute overrides from name_overrides.yaml."""
+    n_applied = 0
+    for entry in overrides:
+        match = entry["match"]
+        new_values = entry["set"]
+        for feature in geo["features"]:
+            props = feature["properties"]
+            if _matches(props, match):
+                props.update(new_values)
+                n_applied += 1
+    log(f"  name_overrides: applied {n_applied} field updates "
+        f"across {len(overrides)} entries")
+    return geo
+
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Main
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+def main() -> int:
+    OUTPUT_DIR.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
+
+    log(f"Country Map build — pinned to NE {NE_PINNED_TAG} ({NE_PINNED_SHA[:8]})")
+
+    # Load configs
+    name_overrides = yaml.safe_load(
+        (CONFIG_DIR / "name_overrides.yaml").read_text()
+    )["overrides"]
+    log(f"Loaded {len(name_overrides)} name override entries")
+
+    # POC scope: UA worldview, Admin 0 only. Future commits expand this.
+    worldview = "ukr"
+    admin_level = 0
+
+    log(f"\nBuilding worldview={worldview} admin_level={admin_level}")
+    shp = fetch_ne_shapefile(admin_level, worldview)
+    raw_geojson = OUTPUT_DIR / f"_raw_{worldview}_admin{admin_level}.geo.json"
+    shp_to_geojson(shp, raw_geojson)
+
+    geo = json.loads(raw_geojson.read_text())
+    log(f"  loaded {len(geo['features'])} features")
+
+    geo = apply_name_overrides(geo, name_overrides)
+    # TODO(next-commit): flying_islands, territory_assignments,
+    # composite_maps, regional_aggregations, simplification, procedural/
+
+    final = OUTPUT_DIR / f"{worldview}_admin{admin_level}.geo.json"
+    final.write_text(json.dumps(geo))
+    log(f"  wrote {final} ({final.stat().st_size:,} bytes)")
+
+    # Cleanup intermediate
+    raw_geojson.unlink()
+
+    log("\nDone.")
+    return 0
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.exit(main())
diff --git a/superset-frontend/plugins/plugin-chart-country-map/scripts/build.sh b/superset-frontend/plugins/plugin-chart-country-map/scripts/build.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Country Map build pipeline.
+#
+# One-shot, reproducible: pinned upstream NE version, deterministic outputs.
+# Replaces the legacy Jupyter notebook. See README.md for details.
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+cd "$SCRIPT_DIR"
+
+# Sanity checks
+command -v python3 >/dev/null || { echo "python3 required" >&2; exit 1; }
+command -v npx     >/dev/null || { echo "npx (Node.js) required for mapshaper" >&2; exit 1; }
+
+python3 -c "import yaml" 2>/dev/null || {
+  echo "PyYAML required: pip install pyyaml" >&2
+  exit 1
+}
+
+exec python3 build.py "$@"