diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 83ec0c6..191b441 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,4 +9,10 @@ __pycache__/
 /build/
 hoi4-presence*/
 *.zip
-.venv/
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+.venv/
+flags/
+releasedCountries.py
+initialCountries.py
+tools/flags/
+tools/releasedCountries.py
+tools/initialCountries.py
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diff --git a/tools/getVanillaCountries.py b/tools/getVanillaCountries.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a37f469
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/getVanillaCountries.py
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
+import requests
+import os
+
+# this script is used to get the vanilla countries from the wiki
+# It creates a file with the countries and their codes in a python dictionary format
+# it also downloads the flags of the countries
+
+# Todo: this was made in a hurry, LMAO. Refactor it!
+# Hint: use threads to be faster
+
+HOI_SOURCE = "https://hoi4.paradoxwikis.com/"
+
+def getCountries(table: list[str], filename: str):
+    for row in table.find_all("tr"):
+        if row.find_all("td"):
+            country_name = row.find_all("td")[0].text.strip()
+            country_code = row.find_all("td")[1].text.strip()
+
+            print(f"Country: {country_name}Code: {country_code}")
+
+            # Write the country to the file
+            with open(f"{filename}.py", "a") as countriesFile:
+                # it must be in the format "ITA" : ("Italy", "ita"),
+                countriesFile.write(f'"{country_code}": ("{country_name}", "{country_code.lower()}"),\n')
+
+
+            # Download the flag of the country
+            # the flag is in another webpage
+            image_webpage = HOI_SOURCE + row.find_all("td")[0].find("a")["href"][1:]
+
+            image_response = requests.get(image_webpage)
+            if image_response.status_code != 200:
+                print(f"Failed to get flag WEBPAGE for {country_name}")
+                continue
+                
+            image_soup = BeautifulSoup(image_response.text, 'html.parser')
+
+            image = image_soup.select_one("div.eu4box:nth-child(2) > a:nth-child(2) > img")
+            if not image:
+                print(f"Failed to get flag IMAGE for {country_name}")
+                continue
+
+            flag_url = HOI_SOURCE + image["src"]
+
+            flag_response = requests.get(flag_url)
+            if flag_response.status_code == 200:
+                with open(f"flags/{country_code}.png", "wb") as flag_file:
+                    flag_file.write(flag_response.content)
+                print(f"Flag for {country_name} downloaded.")
+            else:
+                print(f"Failed to download flag for {country_name}")
+
+
+def main():
+    countriesWiki = "https://hoi4.paradoxwikis.com/Countries"
+    responseCountriesWiki = requests.get(countriesWiki)
+    if responseCountriesWiki.status_code != 200:
+        print("Failed to get countries from wiki.")
+        return
+    soup = BeautifulSoup(responseCountriesWiki.text, 'html.parser')
+
+    os.makedirs("flags", exist_ok=True)
+
+
+    # pick the table with the initial countries
+    initialCountriesTable = soup.select_one("table.wikitable:nth-child(16) > tbody")
+
+    # Download the images and create the dictionary with the countries
+    getCountries(initialCountriesTable, "initialCountries")
+
+    # todo: do this part
+    # # pick the table with the released countries
+    # releasedCountriesTable = soup.select_one("table.wikitable:nth-child(26) > tbody")
+
+    # # Download the images and create the dictionary with the countries
+    # getCountries(releasedCountriesTable, "releasedCountries")
+
+    print("Done.")
+
+
+
+
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()